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must abortion program and seeking shelter. the so called warm banks being set up across the u. k. to take the edge of the cost of living christ. ah, american basketball player brittany griner has been released from a russian prison grind. it was freed as part of a prisoner swap. yes, president joe biden says she's safe and now on her way home. our white house correspondent, kimberly hall get reports. president biden announced the news in a tweet, releasing a photo of himself, vice president common harris and brittany grinders wife sharelle, speaking to the basketball star. as she flew back to the united states. she said, she's on a plane, she's on her way home after once been unjustly detained in russia. grant was arrested in february at moscow airport for drug possession and smuggling after

authority found trace amounts of cannabis oil in her luggage. she was convicted in august and sentence to 9 years of hard labor in a russian penal colony. us officials, led by the president condemned her sentence as disproportionately harsh for months . the u. s. has been negotiating with russian diplomats to release her was happy. you fly back home to the to the but you wouldn't mind fine. she endured miss treatment showed attitude a show trial and russia with characteristic grid. the white house won't say what suddenly changed only that this week brought a breakthrough on thursday. grider was sent to the you a is part of a prisoner swap for russian army dealer, victor boot referred to by some as the merchant of death. he's been serving 12 of

a 25 years sentence in the u. s. federal prison for conspiring to kill american, acquiring and exporting anti aircraft missiles and providing material support to a terrorist organization. before his arrest, who had built a business, allegedly supplying weapons to support wars and uprisings around the world, from africa to afghanistan. at the white house grinders wife expressed relief, her ordeal was finally coming to an end month. y'all have been so privy to one of the darkest moments of my life. and so today i'm just standing here overwhelmed with emotions. but the most important emotion that i have right now is just sincere gratitude. the biden still faces questions about american po, wayland, left behind, and currently serving a 16 year sentence in russia on espionage charges. his family says he's innocent,

sadly, for totally illegitimate reasons. russia is treating paul's case differently than brittany and while we have not yet succeeded securing paul race, we are not giving up. still, their fear about president violence decision to swap a convicted arms dealer for an american convicted of drug possession. their fear is it could encourage further hostage taking and send a global message about the price, the white house is willing to pay for american lives. kimberly, how can al jazeera the white house. so let's bring in glen coll, he's a former deputy national intelligence officer for trans national threats to the ca and joins of live now from boston. glenn, always good to happy with us on the program. i mean, as you know, the world of hostage diplomacy is always very secretive. what do you think changed that suddenly made the russians release crying? i'm do you think this is a fair trade, a basketball player for a convicted alms dealer?

well, of course, you don't really know what has changed, but exchanges like this. you're part of the great game of seeking influence and intelligence work among we're between in this case to great states. so clearly the us and russia are at odds over the ukraine war over russia invasion of ukraine. and this can be a signal that the russia or washington or both wants to clear away one obstacle and to, to indicate that there is a possibility of, of continued back channel or dialogue. or certainly in the us side. it's an effort to eliminate one element of leverage for the russians to sort of bring america into the conflict and make it somehow against the u. s. which is what russians claim. and now that's less of the call. we don't

really know. ok let's, let's just talk about victor boot for a 2nd glen. i mean, why do you think the russians wanted victor boot back so badly? i mean, it's not known whether he worked for russian intelligence, but they couldn't see him as a prize. that's it. perhaps. yeah, we possibly least you and i can prove that he's working with a russian intelligence, which is most likely military intelligence in this case is what's called the g r u as in arms dealer and the leverage creator for russia. but there's not a lot that would happen at that level of arms shales and diplomatic sensitivity that moscow meaning the kremlin meaning when we are prudent, would not have known about and probably coordinators and been part of an overall intelligence series of policies show they would want him because the evidence to me indicates pretty quarterly. he's one of there's

a significant catch by the west, by the united states, and they will try to get her guy back. and glenn, as you just pointed out these negotiations, took place against the backdrop of the war and ukraine. would this have added another layer of complexity and difficulty to the negotiations? the fact that the buddha's major arms dealer? well, it's part of the equation that we've heard already, unsurprisingly, criticism from various elements of, of the right in the united states that so this is an unfair deal and that the infamous merger, taylor green, has called for yet another feature of the present biding because of this, but this is, this is to be expected. and yes, it complicates the equation because he is a big fish. but they're war that can involve russia in the united states. even a proxy war is about as big an issue as one can have. just

a final thought to glen. i mean, president biden has acknowledged that this deal has come up short because pull, even, of course, is still languishing in a russian prison process, taking, make washington more vulnerable. perhaps because countries like russia know the u. s. as you just said, will make significant concessions to get their citizens back home. yeah, i think that that characterization, they're not saying your characterization to that characterization, i think is a bit inaccurate. that's what one has said about terry dealing with terrorists, united states has made this pure position that we do not negotiate with terrorists . in fact, on occasion, we have felt compelled to but generally speaking, we don't. however, intelligence operations and negotiations between the great states, the great power is russia and united states and distances, is

a different course of a different color. this has a long history. it is always one of the leverage elements that the states try to play upon. so i don't see this as encouraging more terrorism or more kidnapping, spite harris, glen call, always good to get your thoughts and analysis. thank you, glen. anytime. now, dean of all the lot, he has been sworn in as peruse in trim leader after congress impeach president. edward castillo, he was arrested just hours after saying he would dissolve congress by presidential decree a move. the country's constitutional court said was a qu, palatez the country's 1st female president. and as all peruvians for unity, marianna sanchez has more behind meet groups of people that are slowly joining it to support both. oh gusio people who have been there's a he's supporter for these the 18 the 60 months that he was in office. people who are angry at the fact that he has been imprisoned and people who are demanding more

than anything that they want are not just the you not only goes to your to be freed, but they want the government to close congress and for everyone to leave most of the people, most of peruvians, it up, we do impulsive. they want new general elections because we've been in a political turmoil throughout now. that's why the new president, a lena will not be, has asked for a truce. germany says it expects more arrests and raids in connection with the far right plot to overthrow its government. police reg, at a $130.00 sites across the country. on wednesday, a small town in the east was at the center of the plant dominant came reports. now from berlin, bart lorden. stine is a sleepy turn in the eastern german state of thir, india. and yet in this castle, police say the alleged plotters would meet to discuss their plans and store their

weapons. it belongs to hi, miss voice, a minor aristocrat who styles himself as prince heinrich, the 13th, but who investigators believe is the ringleader of the group. a man long denounced by his family and by other townspeople for espousing conspiracy theories. i looked more often by launched our citizens of bad launched. i received a letter this past summer in which we were told that we were not german because our passports were not german. we were then given the opportunity to apply for a german origin documents with, with the sender called the white administration. the driving ideology of the royce group is from the far right rice burger tradition. it would do away with democracy and re impose the imperialist rule by a monarch or kaiser. many thousands of people have a loose and not criminal affiliation to the wider principle, but very few have actively plotted to bring it about convince people our can be

very strange and germany can be very radical and can be violent. we have seen that in our history, and this is the very reason that the big majority of the people say not again. certainly the mood among many germans is one of incredulity. is this is shortish fast, but it's not really comprehensible. you hear about such plans in other countries, but for this to happen outside my front door to because the government we have is not ideal, but probably better than what they had planned to look on to be honest, i have no words so far away from what i personally believe in anything, so i find it hard to grasp. one central question being asked is how some of the alleged plotters could have reached positions of relative power and influence in society. another question is what the country should do to remove such people from office earlier. this is just a consequentialist elevation. the most important consequence of this is that

everyone knows that we have a true state and a defensive democracy, which is able with its security authorities to tort such violations of the law and repelled them with all its might look like bryce borders. have a love hate relationship with this building. as the bond is target federal parliament, it's a demonstration of a democratic germany. they would abandon. but as the old rice tags building, it's a reminder of the imperial germany. they would bring back for now. ministers say they've sworn in that ambition. dominant cane al jazeera berlin. but us secretary of state says he's confident finland and sweden will soon be nitro members. the foreign ministers are in washington dc for talks. rushes invasion of ukraine pushed them to apply to join the alliance. it's been delayed by concerns from turkey. curtis separatists in both countries, don't blink and says those issues hadn't been addressed. their militaries work,

nearly seamlessly with alliance forces. finan sweden will bolster our lives not only through their military capabilities, but also through their values, an abiding commitment to democracy, the rules based international order, respect for human rights, respect for human dignity type. i shall break here now to 0. when we come back, keeping common, carrying on king charles refuses to comment on his, on his tunnel tv series. plus this is how fortress europe looks like. i'm steadfast, reporting from the battleship lithuanian border about how my french asylum seekers and not all being pushed back into valuable. ah, anticipation is rising. and so with the atmosphere, you read the width of my cattle a ways i psycho is creeping closer to the southeast of india harbor one. here's the

details. so this is the name storm. it's going to make landfall just to the south of janai. so a lot of rain, that's a concern, but also the winds around this are going to get stuck to about a 100 kilometers per hour. and some of that what weather will also leak into onto pradesh over the next few days as well. water view of india right now, it's for the northwest. it remains foggy, and smoggy and places like new delhi, for example, with a high of twice 6 degrees off to southeast asia. the bulk of the energy is actually falling to the south of indo china. we'll pick up the story there and one sec, but got some concern over this, potentially could cook up into something. so it is something we'll watch over the next little bit off to indonesia, malaysia, which is waves of rain system concentrated rain, southern sumatra and west jeff of providence. on friday, the temperatures are coming up a bit across china after that cold snap. and then we've also got this wave of rain, clipping northern taiwan was somewhat weather for tech pay with the high $900.00

degrees. it remains snowy for that western side of hoko island. we've had some heavy snowfall alerts in play there. not a bad day in tokyo with a high of 14 degrees to round out the work week that trump the catch later the weather sponsored by catch all. i can image to represent a t, o merely mimic the perception that the beholder behind the camera. preconceptions one sided imagery, reclaiming narrative, and the trauma of colonialist zation and it's lingering legacy, delicately addressed. as a western filmmaker seeks office in the democratic republic of congo, stopped filming as a witness documentary on al jazeera. ah

ah, welcome back and remind about top stories here at this hour. russia has freed basketball. player, brittany greiner, the high level prisoner. what with the u. s. she was exchanged for taurus abdulla victor boot suitable art, has been sworn in as peruse. interim leader up to congress, impeach the president federal castillo. he was arrested just hours after saying he would dissolve congress by presidential decree a move the country, his constitutional court called morrison. raids are expected in germany in connection with the far right plot to overthrow its government lease rated a $130.00 sites across the country. on wednesday, the nigerian army has been accused of running a secret illegal abortion program among victims of all groups. reuters reports, at least 10000 pregnancies have been terminated in the countries north east since

2013. the report says many of the women and girls had been kidnapped and raped by members of armed groups such as boca her. on many of the abortions were reportedly carried out without the woman's consent. nigerian military denies the program existed. in the beginning, we were in our town book, harass, came and attacked. they grabbed us and took us away to the bush. after that, we were in the bush in their hands. soldiers came and took us. after that, they took us to get our barracks and they boarded our pregnancies. lithuania has turned away nearly 20000 refugees and migrants in the past year, despite having an official policy to medically assess them. first out 0 met some asylum seekers who say they had serious injuries when they were rejected. step past and spoke with 2 of them. a 530 kilometer long, 4 meters, height, barbed wire fence to keep out refugees and migrants. but video footage given to us

by the lithuanian border police, shows people are still crossing the border. some have accused the bell erosion forces of coping defense to let people through. not long after they are seen being pushed back through the same hole by the lift away the ants. this re lanchen man who does not want to be identified as this is what happened to him too. after crossing from bella rufe, he says his feet were injured, but lithuanian border police did not supply medical aid. the other day. we raised our hands asking for help, but they show no mercy. they took us right back to the forest. i was praying that with the vice the experiencing, he says he spent 10 days in the cold forest. after crossing again into lithuania, he was finally admitted to hospital with both his feet suffered from serious frost bite and had to be amputated. his lawyer is preparing a legal case against border police, for negligence. well, there was intentional or intentional threat to life and

fail him to perform the duty. every person has a right to life and nobody should be left in life threatening situations without assistance. what and 4000 refugees and migrants mainly from the middle east and africa, arrived in lithuania from bellows. last year. the you accused fellowship leader, alexander lucas shanker of youth, and follow both people as a weapon of war. after europe and the u. s. imposed sanctions on his government. this is one of the recently bill bought offenses. aiming to turn the european union into a fortress for refugees and migrants. still, people are risking their life, making the journey through the forest and freezing temperatures, trying to get through to friends into the e u. a journey that often ends right here in the cold forest. de las delaney and deputy interior minister says all of those pushed back will be medically assessed.

but when asked about the 23 lumpkins, he admits they may have been returned with injuries very few cases. perhaps better . keep in mind that there are they hiding her in any cases, they want to escape from the border guards that are now responsible that they enjoy themselves. the sri lankan man is suffering from serious mental health issues since his amputation while human rights organizations say the push backs is against the un convention for refugees. lithuania says it will continue. as long as the situation at its border with belarus does not improve. stop fasten al jazeera. phyllis temperatures in the u. k are set to fall below freezing. i come to the time when energy prices are high. charities and community groups are responding with the creation of so called warm banks. there spaces where people can go to avoid the cold if they can't afford to heat their homes. need barker traveled to oxfordshire, where volunteers are helping vulnerable people. rural england on the coldest day of

the year. so far. picture perfect villages. but for some increasingly rustic living standards, hey, saint mary's church is opening its doors every week during winter, for those seeking warmth, comfort, and company, and i'm certain times everybody's affected. we had it so easy to may. you know, you've turned the tap has been hot water. i'm have money to pay a bill, so many term heating on. there's only been very, very lucky in this country. very lucky and we always rate how brothers. now, we need the help across the country, thousands of public buildings are being turned into so called warm banks, where people can go to heat up for free, especially if they can't afford the soaring cost of energy bills, which have doubled its down to charities, businesses

a community groups to step in and made a worsening cost of living crisis. this is an affluent part of the country. chocolate box, england for this crisis is affecting a broader spectrum of people than ever before. everyone is getting poorer, every one's wages are being squeezed, and every was casa going up. and for those people who've been just about managing money, couldn't be any tighter. and now, increasingly, poverty is embedded within communities. form banks operate on the same principle as food banks like this volunteer jo. payton is packing surplus goods destined for people who can't afford to feed themselves all their families who is seen. i guess the last month is we're seeing people that are working or people who've been on benefits, but they've coped and now they've got to stages this. there's nothing left. there's nothing left me to put on the matter. i comp heating on because i hadn't got any money left this week. you can is the only g 7 country with a smaller economy. the before the pandemic,

and inflation is at its highest and 40 years the pandemic and warn you crate are undeniably a fault. but breaks it in recent political mismanagement of stifle hopes, of a fast economic recovery. the result, more people relying on the kindness of strangers to meet their basic needs. they've barker al jazeera oxfordshire, now a new series produced by netflix britons, prince harry has opened up about why he left the u. k with his wife megan and their 1st child in the opening episode, released on thursday, tenths of their love story. and while they decided to leave the royal family, but in bother reports, it's really hard to look back on it now and go. what on earth happened? it's 2020 and prince harry and his american wife megan, that you conduct years of sussex a leaving the u. k, we've just finished ah, 2 weeks on the final crucial loss. stent of mortgage,

once it's just 4 years after they 1st met the level of 8 that has been stood over the last 3 years, especially against my wife and my son. as my mom outside with archie, i'm generally concerned for the safety of my family. for children, the 1st 6 episodes of his netflix series goes back to harry's childhood. i think we can look at this can replace this one, but i'm, it explores how he felt the glare of the media of the effect it had on his mother, princess diana, who died in a car crash while being chased by press photographers as of her in the series harry says, members of his family questioned why mega should be protected from the press. the difference he told them was the elements of race. the way tabloid. newspapers used races, tropes. when talking about megan, marco has been well documented. but there was, according to the sussex, is also racism from within the royal family. something the families denied. it led

to a breakdown in relations, which notably with harry's father, king charles and his brother, prince william and contributed to megan feeling suicidal for a long time. people, i, myself have been talking about the insidious nature of the racism in britson, and we've seen it so many times. light reflects twice in british press, and we've been told that we imagined day, although pinks, he sensitive. what this does is it for says a conversation about race and racism and the class system within brits. her over interviews in the netflix series were done by august this year, the month before queen elizabeth died. oh, it's very much the couples account and the royal family says it's not commenting on it. the worsening relationship between the sussex is in buckingham palace is an institution dominated, royal coverage here in britain during the last years of queen elizabeth's life with prince harry's father. now on the throne, you might think that be a chance for resets this new documentary suggests it's still complicated. nadine

baba al jazeera london. ah, i'm not for all the latest news from the world, compares far ismael at auto. i want to foster you lena matthew, emotional work had story continues in the quarter finals on friday against benevolence after a tea wine when in the last 16 against australia, argentina thesis team with high hopes of ending massey's final run. andy richardson reports whether he likes it or not, a little messy is the focus, the most camera lenses. when argentina hit the training ground, competing at his last world cup. 35 year old messy is closing in on his 1st global title. tens of thousands of fans have traveled to catherine from argentina, hoping to witness one of the giddings all time greats. kathy's international career with football is biggest price financials,

i'm with ford is again casey. we see the effort that everyone has made to come here and be part of the games and also the people enjoying it from argentina. i know the all of aren't tina would like to be here, but that isn't possible. the unity that we have enjoyed for a while is very beautiful at every much. it's incredible how they are living each game and transmitting so much passion and energy. i thank them because it's incredible. the netherland female face in the quarter finals certainly enjoyed the new account when against the usa. at the last world, cup of parents in 2014 dutch fun came to an end with defeat against george and sina . in the last 4, we know that you are 3 games away from glory. you could be 3 games away from. ready glory and we are in this position right now. we wanna show we want to perform and get, leave it all on the page and hopefully get success. and this is opportunity. touch

coach louis van haul is another rallying point for the players. he returns the job for a 3rd time last year, the 71 year old guiding the team through will to qualification, while also being treated the prostate cancer of the bed. she's a very good guys. well, you can speak to a normal and i think everyone is good for with him. and i think also because this will be the last one who wants to fight for women duelfer argentina sends hoping it will be their team can bring the netherlands 19 game unbeaten run to an end. and the richardson al jazeera bar football analysts won. rango is with me now, and one can the nebling stand in the way of argentina reaching the final for a could be a rematch of what happened in 2014. when both teams really went down to the wire and had to go to find things and finally kicked, it looks and things tend to be in that direction. but with messy and the way he's

been playing in this tournament, he just needs a couple of moments. a magic to really make things turn around against it does say that maybe aren't the best as a as individual names, but collectively they show that they are motivated to be able to make their, their coach very proud. but also very motivate to get really deep into this tournament. now brazil are the favorites of so many people that live here in katara . by do you think croatia can cause an upset? me crazy. could cause an upset against any team, but this is probably one of the biggest challenges are going to have if you date back to the world couple finally, 2018. as a matter of fact, against france, they haven't seen a team as deep as talented as motivated, but also in sync with what they look to do and what they need to do on the pitch to to me when you start seeing brazil. yeah, they are going to have a hard time, i guess the crucial side that's very competitive. that's always looking to get the results necessary and also do whatever it takes to do so. okay, and what's your prediction for the 1st 70 final line up. oh you got me for the 1st one.