really national park and i knew all ceremony has been launched the whole pressure then individuals pay $5000.00 to name an elephant. the aim this year is to raise $1000000.00, much of it for conservation initiatives. ah, total turkey blocks a vote from finland and sweden as both countries formerly apply to join nato in the wake of russia's war and ukraine. ah, on carry johnston. this is al jazeera alive from don't also coming up us easy. some sanctions on venezuela. washington says it's to encourage talks between the president do and the opposition. i'm to see a human in havana standing in one of the countless lines were cuban,

say they are spending too much of their lives. coming up. i'll tell you why. wildfires, droughts unless food for millions, whether experts issue another bleak warning on the long lasting effects of climate change in an historic move, finland and sweden, i've submitted their formal applications to join nato. both countries have long stayed neutral. russia's invasion of ukraine has rapidly shifted public opinion in favor of joining the alliance. currently, 5 at nato members share land borders with russia. they include estonians and latvia entire eastern frontiers. norway just touches russia in the arctic circle, while lithuania and poland frank, the baltic, exclaim of cleaning grad. finland's. membership of nato would add a 1300 kilometers to the lance, his land bought with russia, or then doubling its length. he was present as welcome to me,

but turkey is blocking their lines from even beginning the process. the turkish president accuses the 2 countries of harboring what he calls kurdish terrorists. my diplomatic editor james bass reports from brussels. nato secretary general yen stilton burg, welcoming the ambassadors of the 2 countries that want to become the newest members to join an alliance, which currently has 30 members. the ambassadors had with them their formal letters of application. this moment marking a radical change and opinion in the 2 nordic nations with long cherished that none align status. a change that's taken place in the period of less than 3 months since russia invaded ukraine. every nation has the right to choose his own path. you are both made your choice of the follow democratic processes. and i warmly welcome the requests boy finance with me to join nato. you

are our closest partners and your membership in natal would increase our shared security of the current nato members. $29.00 out of 30 strongly supports sweden and finland membership. they both have sophisticated armies, substantial fleets of air craft and both have served alongside nato forces in the balkans and african stop. the leader of one nato member though has objections. turkeys president, odor one accuses both countries of harboring terrorists in particular kurdish nationalists groups. the u. s. is confident the turkey can be persuaded, and that's why the us secretary of state will be meeting his turkish counterpart soon at the you and in new york. if turkey does change its position, the 2 countries could be sitting around the nato table as invitee nations at a summit. at the end of june, formal ratification,

though it will take several months more in a significant move, the us aircraft carrier, the u. s. s. harry truman and it strike group moved in recent town to the baltic sea, finland, and sweden and not yet members covered by nato's security guarantees. but its presence is a clear sign to russia if it was considering any response to the latest developments . james bays al jazeera at nato headquarters in brussels, finland, that prime minister says she hopes the alliance will ratify the applications as soon as possible. i think at this stage we have to get our ice on the ball and that is a very smooth and fast ratification of our membership in every nato, amanda country. so this is what we are focusing now. and i think our most important her job in nato is to defend our own country, our own region, also making sure that the whole nordic nordic region is secure. meanwhile turkey's

president has again expressed his reservations about finland and sweden's bids for nato membership and shipped her dwan accused at sweden of harbouring what he called kurdish terrorists. not on underneath them is the position of nato's enlargement would be meaningful for us as long as our sensitivities are respected. giving all kinds of support to the p k. k into the y p g terrorist organization, and asking us for support for nato membership amounts to say the least inconsistency and of youth target eda, nato, be to go and link all the show a little bit. nato is a security entity. holy. therefore, we cannot say yes to depriving this security organization of security like russia says, almost $700.00 ukrainian fighters out there. i'll star steel plant have surrendered in the past 24 hours. it's unclear what will happen to them next. earlier group was taken to a form of penal colony in russian control territory or the wounded were taken the

hospital for treatment. ukraine once a prisoner swap, but russia's parliaments is considering banning the exchange of as off members for russian prisoners of war. i said, beg, has more from crime, a talk, we're going to stand there still, some of those clinging soldiers still in at that point. now, the presidency lensky has said that the military intelligence and the most influential international mediators are trying to negotiate or talk to try to try to be involved in the evacuation of those remaining fighters. now they have said that they will not surrender. an uncertainty is not a word that ukraine has used, and even for those that have been taken to russian, hel territory doing the work that are being used by the ukrainians is that they have completed their mission. and this is a very politically charged issue. the, those fight to the scene, us defending merrier polar and making the heroic stand. and many of them went on line window at the as of still blunt saying that they felt like they were let down

by the politicians and kids. so it's important for ukraine to at least try to see that they're doing their best to try to get those remaining fights as evacuated as well. those that have been taken to russian separate russian vac separatist areas. well, the ukraine, you the saying that there is a exchange program a for me. and what we've heard from the ukrainians is that there will be some sort of exchange for seriously wounded ukrainians for in exchange for seriously wounded russians when that will take place and how that will take place. as of yet is not clear though search of ari has a reaction from oscar. according to the speaker of duma i, he said that these are not see criminals and that they should not be exchanged with any russian soldiers that are in ukrainian custody. and that there should be a trial sense for them to at really show the international community what they have done allegedly, to our russian soldiers. we've also been hearing from a very prominent figure within the as duma. and that is li noises litski who is

also a part of the art russian negotiating with the ukrainians. i in those ongoing talks that have since, and he's had some very and severe views about how the as of salt, that's how he members should be treated while they're in russian custody. he said they should use the death penalty and that they should really be put forth and a tribunal, a core international court where they have to answer for their legit war crimes that they have committed. according to this lawmaker, a russian soldier has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed ukrainian civilian. he made the play on wednesday as a cave court began harring ukraine's 1st one crimes trial of the conflict. 21 year old sergeant or didn't she? she marin is charged with shooting a 62 year old civilian through an open car window. he's facing life in prison. european union is pushing forward with plans to abandon the use of russian energy

is proposing at $315000000000.00 package that includes more efficient use of fuels on a faster road out of renewable power. the european commission, the president of on the line says, the initiative is to help you countries wind themselves off. russia is very forces have rated several neighborhoods in the janine refugee camp in the occupied west bank, 17 palestinians were detained, palestine and mourner. the funeral of serene actually has been arrested by is very forces. emma dia was attacked by israeli police force. he carried sharina coffin and occupied easter eastern last week. his account of what happened was widely shed on social media. lawyer says, all the questions during his interrogation were related to the funeral, who beheld until at least next sunday, democracy congress, woman that she the today, has condemned. she means kidding. she told al jazeera,

the u. s. must be firmer with israel and push it to uphold human rights. oh, well mainly you hear people saying that we must use leverage of the money and the funding from the united states to promote human rights to push back against apartheid government to push back against the racism, the killings in the work that us the united states. again, need to continue to speak up because our silence from the president biden's you number is officials are using words that i feel like, are you careful or not? i strong enough to make sure that these really government knows we're extremely serious about again, upholding human rights. we so hypocritical, when we say will uphold human rights and other countries and oppose war crimes. but when it comes to the apartheid government of israel, we are silent. israel's prime minister has been challenged in parliament to reveal the truth about the officer who shot and killed shabby. i was actually

a member of the can i sit confronted nestali bennett on monday? i'll come shot, you spot shout. yeah ha. how do i get that should share in? i knew sharon on both the personal and family level. i'm challenging the prime minister bennett, and i'm telling him in front of everyone that he knows the identity of the officer who shot serene. i'm sure you know from which a cheap the officer shot her from. you know, the rifle and telescopic lens, he used to kill sharina here. mm hm. so yeah, i hear you are lying you or a lawyer, emma nissan. if i lied the entire world would know. it's not me who's called the swindler by everyone. and once again, i challenge you that you know, from which a jeep the officer shot her from march, and you know, the rifle and the telescopic lens, he used to kill serene. so the head on al jazeera,

the world's longest serving prime minister, is getting ready to step aside. look at his social choice of success with why the war in ukraine is pushing up food and fuel prices in britain. ah, the journey has begun the faithful wold copies on its way to catherine book. your travel package today that's are at the philippines, eastern side of borneo, salloway, see west, papua, i think we'll see a concentration of pretty big thunderstorms in the next few days. the orange shows up with the heaviest are, but there's a very obvious orange patch coming in to me and mar, which is i think the start of the eastern arm of the monsoon rains. now the seasonal rains for japan and china, they have gone all shore temporaries. you are a couple of days of sunshine. it's in the middle to high twenty's in a good part of home shoe above that and a good but

a child with an occasional shower stuff going through beijing, catching north. korea and rain is trying to rebuild south of the anc see in china, but i'm afraid unless you're in taiwan with big thunderstorms, you'll probably get have a relative dry time of it until later on friday. now is that significant rain? this hitting me in my and that part of india, the sin part of indian extent down the eastern side. the bay bengal is a little bit dryer. now sound than it was last because the concentration rain is for the west through algebra dash and connecticut down towards corolla. the heat is still there in the north, but not as extreme as it was. i have to say tempted to come down little bit, though they might rise, accompanied by dust, stones, and thunderstorms every now again, but only if you're lucky. so hot, dusty and gusty official ally of the journey from the al, jazeera london, girl carpenter, 2 people in thoughtful conversation with no hate and no limitation. what is even

more urgently needed now is system innovation. so, and the design and system transformation part one of human rights activist, q, me, nighty, and environmentally. we know nella cheek. i lived as you have the fossil fuel arrow my entire life, and i'm looking for a graceful transition out of it. studio b unscripted on out his era. ah ah, you're watching out just a reminder of our top stories, finland and sweden have handed in their formal applications to join nato. but turkey is blocking the lines from even beginning the process. turkish pressed into keys as a to conscious of harboring what he calls kurdish terrorists. russia says almost

$700.00 ukrainian fighters at austin still found a surrendered in the past 24 hours. it's unclear what will happen to them. ukraine is suggesting a prisoner swap, but russia wants some to be labeled terrorists. european union is pushing forward with plans to abandon the use of russian energy proposing at $315000000000.00 package and includes more efficient use of fuels and the foster road out of renewable power. the u. s. is easing some sanctions on venezuela to encourage a talks between president nicholas madura and the opposition. us recognizes opposition leader one waiter as venezuela's, legitimate president and imposed sanctions to try to oust madura our white house. correspondent, kimberly how could has more on the reaction from washington. this is coming just one day after the by the administration also relaxed, some restrictions on cuba is that basically these are back to back move. they're

done in coordination and the timing is no accident. now in terms of the easing of the sanctions that are coming on oil rich, venezuela. what this is, is really a re focusing of some of the biden administration's policy on the western hemisphere. some of these moves are controversial, even with members of the president's own democratic party on capital hill. for example, bob melendez, a member of the foreign relations committee, not happen, particularly with some of the changes to cuba policy. also, the president getting some criticism about his decision to ease some of the policies with regard to venezuela. given the fact that this does seem to be an appearance of working with governments with controversial policies, particularly when it comes to human rights, i in favor of easing some of the domestic challenges here, namely the very high oil prices. cuba is facing its worst economic crisis in 30

years. the last time life was this hog was when subsidies from the former soviet union ended or tens of thousands of cubans off freeing island in search of a better life or latin america to lucy newman reports from havana. 55 year old, allow the lena soon that is returning home empty handed, after spending hours in the queue to buy butter, life is a struggle. she says, especially since her daughter migrated to spain, leaving her to care for her grandchildren on her monthly minimum wage was $20.00 at the black market rate. our. she shows us her refrigerator full mostly of water. while on the new adult child, i have 4 children to feed. i have no choice but to go on the street to solve this and that in the line, she explains the chicken by 10 packs of cigarettes for 200 pesos on her rash and card. and sell each one for a $150.00 on the flourishing informal market. long lines for everything from food

to fuel reveal in economy in distress. o people's tempers are short from chewing most of the day. in this case, for 2 bottles of oil, scarce items are sold with a ration card, but most things are no longer subsidized. when are you when they're under lynette fingernail? i'm a vh year since 5 a. m. and i've got numbers 1170. it's now 10 am and there at least 800 people in line hoping to buy chicken cubes. cash starved economy is collapsing under the weight of harsh economic sanctions imposed by washington and a pandemic that's paralyzed tourism cubis, economic engine. i mean, all this aggravated by 3 digit inflation sparked by a long overdue monetary reform. but often i saw last united, younger boy if aiden, we were obliged to de valuate currency by 2300 percent. one of the biggest

evaluations ever seen in the regional havana state, one tourist hotels are empty even as new ones are being built. the few russian tourist to came this year left as soon as war broke out in ukraine for fear of being unable to get back home. thousands of ordinary cubans who invested in bread and breakfasts before the pandemic, are now desperate. here's another sign where they rent rooms in central heaven. i'm going to check to see how they're doing because there's a sign here that says, god bless my business and those who visit, but we'll see just how many visitors they've had. i went on saturdays with iris, the ring are being offered. i went back on the lateral a little say i'm the letting me know that one of my little middle shows as her guest register. oh, she hasn't had any since last year because i was going on with that income. i could

buy things for my grandchild without it were hard pressed on a so a, so this should teach it, planning chief says q was trying to diversify economy to increase biotechnology, industry exports and food production, ambiance, amber neal, implement randomly a part of what we have been taking measures to strengthen and give more autonomy to a state socialist enterprises, which in our view with the fundamental actors of our economy in coming off when i went on men to her, it's clear that maintaining centralized control is still the priority. despite police for greater freedom for the fledgling private sector, those who hoped that the way out of this crisis would be to follow the example of vietnam or china would just have to keep waiting in line. lucy newman, al jazeera havana, camino kitchens in peru or a lifeline for round a quarter 1000000. poor people arising prices are undermining their efforts. arianna sanchez reports from lima in this tiny makeshift kitchen on the

outskirts of lead. now women put together whatever they can to create a nutritious meal on the menu recently was rice, carrots, corn, and chicken bones caught up in tiny pieces so everyone can get some proteins. tis prina fanatical as pinnacle bank them off. ok, we only eat lunch. there is no budget for breakfast, and in the evenings, each one has to figure out what to put on their peebles. caboodle kitchens around the country were a response to the pandemic that left for 1000000 impoverished people without jobs. more than 250000 feet on meals, that cost less than $0.30. rising fuel prices have meet some ingredients, like meat or chicken, impossible to buy and local governments donations to keep them going or waning. in some areas, government distribution of basic ingredients stopped more than 4 months ago for a government that got to be that the local government does not remember us at the

top of the hill. they offer help during political campaigns, but then they forget about us. some of these communal kittens feel 20 to 30 people every day. others 2 to 300, many say this is the last resort to feed their families. and they say, if they didn't have this, they wouldn't know where to turn to for help. to alleviate the pressure, the government has suspended some taxes and fuel and some basic products. but analysts say that insufficient teaching do use, no doubt there is hunger and it's going to got work. inflation is here to stay for a long time producing the purchasing power of household, particularly of the poor. the government apparently believe the prices can be controlled, but this is not possible. the finance ministry already estimates this, your investment growth will be 0. community leader is codio blinks, precedent digital gosti. you buy you back from the president's priority is not the

vulnerable families. i feel angry because he should be concerned about the people in need. the leaders of the near 3000 kitchens around the country said they are desperate. the women have postponed a nationwide protests waiting for the government to resolve the food crisis. but they say their children are hungry and time is running out. but, you know, i just, i just see the limit they do. britons acosta. that in crisis is worsening in the poorest are filling the pinch, the most. inflation rose by 9 per cent last month, reaching a 40 year high. millions of households saw their energy costs increase last month by 54 percent. the citizens advice charity says low income families especially, are struggling to put food on the table. the leader or the you case opposition? labor party has told parliament or the prime minister didn't understand the public's plight. he just off a get it does say ah, he doesn't actually understand what working families are going through in this.

struggling about how they're going to pay their bills. a whilst he differs. british households are slapped with an extra $53000000.00 pounds on their energy bills every single day. meanwhile, every single day dorsey oil dust jams raking, 32000000 pounds in unexpected profit. mister speaker, we will look or we will look at measures or we will look at all measures that we need to take. this is bigger, forget people through till the other side. now whether experts have issued another warning on how the world is heating up with harmful, long lasting effects are you and report to says ocean temperatures. and i signification are at record highs, threatening marine life on land, increasing levels of carbon dioxide or causing extreme weather events. the past 7 years were the hottest ever, that's caused drought in afghanistan,

canada iran at pakistan at turkey, turkmenistan and the us. the tinder joy conditions of triggered major wildfires, costing hundreds of billions of dollars. extreme weather events are causing food and water shortages in many countries. the global energy system is broken and bringing us ever closer to climate catastrophe. fossil fuels had a dividends, environmentally and economically. the water, new crane, and it's immediate effects on energy prices is yet another wake up call. the only sustainable future is a renewable one. we must have fossil for pollution and accelerate the renewable energy transition before we, since it's our only own time is running out of a carry. carla says, 2nd journal of the world meter logical organization. the human agency that released its state of the global climate report. he says it will be cheaper to prevent climate change then deal with that woman can it?

we have again, broken, less comfortable records in men, greenhouse gas, concentrations, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide. we have seen a major both in sea level rise. it used to be too many meters per year in the past . and recently we have seen $4.00 millimeters per year. last year, some melting with the higher speed and, and we have stored more and more heat to the oceans. and we have broken all time record in ocean heat. there are so last the last year and also salad. so serving a sink of carbon dioxide. that means that we are chasing the chemical composition of see water and it's becoming more i saved and be so the also broke is actually the record. the science has been very clear for, for the case. and we have started seeing growing amount of impacts of night, climate change and negative impacts of climate change. and it's clear that it's much cheaper to,

to mitigate climate change than to live with the consequences and beast. consequences are becoming more a more expensive and they also more dramatic. for human beings, we have seen and lots of casualties. and then, and this is expected to grow if we, if we fail to reply with mitigation. the wells longest serving prime minister appears to be making preparations to hand over power. cent has led cambodia for 37 years. as tony chang reports, choosing his son as his successor is provoking accusations of nepotism. cambodian prime minister hood sin meets his malaysian counterpart in the capital plum pen. having taken the position in 1985, his ruled uninterrupted, 37 years making of the longest serving prime minister in the world. ah, although uninterrupted, that rule has been repeatedly contested, disputed coalition rule, compromised elections and intimidation,

have left big questions about his legitimacy. but one thing hudson has always relied on is the royal cambodia forces history. you rely so much all did a force even at all. well, it took and sure internal security. this regime is a way that it is you or not. it shouldn't be a surprise then that hon sent successor is the commander of the armed forces and also his son, hon manette. here, meeting japan's prime minister, a 5 star general, and recently endorsed by his father to be the next p. m. politically, there are very few challenges for him to overcome since his father band, the main opposition party in 2017 fuel turner, tips have emerged. it hasn't been that are the younger generation. i mean, the young generation like me and the atmosphere boy done one to the show of

position. i'm in high position in the government. but it's because that opportunity and a power is holding, ah, within the hun family is really powerful. and they can decide what a, what a, why this is the house, the hon. san built, the enormous headquarters of the cambodian people's party, which is effectively the only major political party left in this country. but the real challenge for her manette could well be to convince the people in here that he's his own man, not just his father's son. goodman at succession could yet be derailed. rapid economic expansion in the cities has benefited a select elite, but the majority of the people in the country and less than $500.00 a year. and with 60 percent of the population under the age of 30 pressure is building for a change of the god. tony chang al jazeera plumping a freak accident with a champagne cork, has mar celebrations for an african cyclist. and one of the sports biggest events

in the america may from eric, became the 1st black african to win a stage at ledger to tell you that his race is over. after champagne, cork popped into his eye on the winner's podium, dr. he needs to avoid physical activity to prevent injury worsening. ah, this is out there, and these are the top stories down finland and sweden have handed in their formal applications to join nater. but turkey is blocking their lines from even beginning the process. turkish president accuses the 2 countries of harboring what he calls kurdish terrorists. i think the magic editor james base has more. you've got to remember if you go back before the invasion of ukraine before february, then public opinion in both sweden and finland was not in favor. overwhelmingly of joining nato.