[000:00:00;00] oh, [000:00:00;00] i the state of news live from berlin, russia, cuts, gas supplies to germany, again, flows through moscow's biggest pipeline or down to a 5th of normal capacity. germany describes the move as a power play, also on the program. us secretary of state entities, lincoln seeks the release of americans held in russia and says there is

a substantial offer on the table. rare direct talks with the russian foreign minister of could take place and we meet a group of refugees and rome, cooking up new lives for themselves by mastering the art of the perfect desert. ah, i'm nichol fairly ships, good, happy with us. russian sustained energy supplier gas problem has cut gas applies to germany through the north stream. one pipeline. germany's network operators says, flows have dropped to 20 percent of its full capacity. the cuts mean it will be difficult for the country to fill its reserve tanks before winter and any further reductions could trigger emergency gas rationing. but the french government says it could help by supplying 2 percent of its neighbors needs over the winter. d

w spoke with e u energy commissioner, countries seems done and said europe should be able to make it through the winter, even without russian gas. we know that the russia is not to lie up with partners and any moment they cannot introduce it fully disruption of gas. despite the fact that right now they are delivering gas for year 3 pipelines. but we are prepared and we know that there with a help of reliable gas suppliers this a storage level full enough to do well, provide alternative a gas supplies or so when eating season is it did speak and the savings and fuel switch. so all those different aspects will help us through this winter and, and they will help us through this winter safely without emergency alert. he was secretary of state antony,

blanket has said he intends to speak with russia's foreign minister surgery love raw to free us citizens being held by russia. it would be their 1st direct talk since the russian invasion of ukraine secretary blinking said his priority would be to secure the release of u. s. professional basketball. player, brittany greiner and former marine paul whelan. so we were t w's. mikaela. christian washington has more on what lincoln will be looking to get and what he may have to offer in return. well, in sot imminent, the, the u. s. secretary estates wants the release of brittany griner and pull wheelin those 2 high profile us citizens who are in rawson captivity, arbitrary def, tensions is what the united states is definitely calling this. and it is willing to

put a substantial offer on the table. asked about this, answered lincoln wouldn't go into details this speculation that there could be yet another high profile rawson citizen, potentially handed over this talk of a convicted russian alms trafficker. none of this confirmed but there was an exchange already in april, also of a u. s. citizen in exchange for a russian pilots, so we could see something like a repeat of that. what is completely new is that these other fuss direct talks of between the us and russian foreign minister on the phone since rasa invaded ukraine . here, antony blink. and said, he had no illusions that there would be any diplomatic head way quite to the contrary, that the signs on the ground were that russia simply would continue to fight, would try and, and next father regions of ukraine. and wouldn't be willing to return to the negotiating table. and that was also the reason he said that the u. s. continues to

back ukraine militarily, until there is a willingness on the russian side to in some shape or form returned to diplomacy. as i'll get you up to speed on some other stories making headlines around the world today, the german government has announced it'll compensate the families of people who died in the 972 olympics terror attack and munich surviving relatives of the 11 israeli athletes. and the german police officer have already received 2 payments, totaling about 5000000 euros. hundreds of iraqi protestors stormed the national parliament in bagdad protesting. and ron backed parties nominee from prime minister the breached security and were seen walking on tables and rifling through documents. many of them are reported to the followers of the influential she eyed cleric, mac tada,

of sondra. flash flooding in the us state of missouri has killed at least one person had left 100 stranded record rainfall has caused widespread damage across the st. louis area. authorities have declared a state of emergency with more storms expected later this week. meanwhile, europe is struggling with drought and extreme heat which have caused wildfires across the continent from spain to norway. in germany, military helicopters have been called in to help hundreds of fire fighters battle blazes. wild fires are not unusual in germany, but global warming has made them more common and more intense in recent years. fires in the eastern part of the country and near the border with a check republic or threatening a german national park. and at least 15 people have been killed during violent protests against the united nations in the democratic republic of congo. both

protesters and un staff are among the dead. critics say, a long standing un peacekeeping mission has failed to protect civilians from militia violence. ah, the people of the democratic republic of congo have had to live with conflict and violence for decades. now, some of turned against those assigned to protect them from it. the troops and the blue huts are from a no scope. the un peacekeeping force, which served in the country for more than 20 years. but some believe they have failed to deal with the militia violence which has long brutalized, the eastern part of the country. protests against the you and forces this week, organized by a youth wing of the country's ruling party, quickly turned deadly in the cities of goma on dutempo. at least one un peacekeepers and 2 un police personnel were killed along with several protesters. the death toll is still rising. we add our voice to the acting head of monasco cassim gen,

to condemn the killing of our colleagues and express our deepest sympathy to their families and colleagues. mr. jang has described the violence against the un as absolutely unacceptable and counterproductive. given that the mission is in the country to work alongside local authorities, to protect civilians, deter armed groups and build a capacity of state institutions and services. but monasco forces are accused of shooting protesters, a potential breach of their mandate. have you done obama, his son? oh, what has just happened here is a piece keeper has killed one person here at their base, and he has injured another. we don't want them here any more. best yet to let them go to their homes. i never took enough give like, like, well, last didn't go it. reuters journalist has reported seeing un peacekeepers shoot to people dead as protesters through rocks and tried to set fire to you and building and goma the you and says it will investigate those claims. obviously,

if there's any, ah, if there's any a responsibility by u. n. a of forces for any of the injuries or, or any of the death, we will, we will follow up on that. but uh, but yes, we do 1st need to get to the truth of what was happening on the ground. we should, what is clear on the ground is that there is opposition to moscow. much of it directed by the country's government who have long wanted the you and force reduced or removed entirely. oh miss, i'm up there, tear gassing us because we came to say that monasco does not have both of us that have been in congo for 22 years and nothing works. we came to demand our rights, but they shoot us with tear gas bundled. we don't, mclamore said the fog of conflict in this country is dense. apportioning responsibility is a difficult task. but what is obvious to everyone on all sides? the piece is not being kept. and now look at some more world stories. a one day strike by staff at germany's largest airline,

lufthansa has forced the company to cancel more than a 1000 flights. ground crew are demanding higher wages as air travel returns to pre pandemic levels. nearly all of sunday flights through frankfurt and munich on wednesday were scrapped. fireworks and boat races have marked the opening of a new bridge linking the southern tip of croatia with the mainland. the long awaited project will allow commuters to bypass a narrow strip of bosnian territory. the croatian prime minister has called it a historic day starting a new after being displaced as a huge challenge for refugees around the glow ball and rome. a group of women are making new allies for themselves by learning to become desert shafts. they worked as cooks and their homelands, but wor persecution or poverty forced them to flee. victoria is from

saddam. she's making a national desert. she is one of the many refugees who arrived in italy with personal stories of disadvantage and vulnerability. now a dozen of these women are rebuilding the lights from scratch. but not everything from back home is lost. they're all making sweet that represent the country that become from i still in a dashing granny. i have been living in italy for 5 years. i escaped from ward. my desert is called cut. i have home. the ingredients are dried fruit. this na meeting it by bangladesh. my country's name is bangladesh. i came to italy 8 years ago to stay here with my children.

please leave it on the m b. i came here to gast armando, to attend the pastry workshop because i really like it. and i like cooking very much with the hor, silver. she not a go for them if yes, but it isn't just the passion for baking that's driving them. the chefs hoped to make a living out of this. catherine akeem from ukraine before the war broke out. well, i hope in the future that i will find work in the pastry business. the city in the coming months will be meeting restaurant owners who the hope will collaborate with them and adopt one of the national desired creations. and in football, germany our 3rd to the final of euro 2022, after beating france to one. germany's women kept their composure in a fiercely contested match in milton keynes,

captain alexandra pop score. twice. she's now scored 6 goals, and the tournament germany will face england in the final and wembley on sunday. and for more on the euro, semi final, i'm joined now by our sports reporter my t as like monday, as derby move on to the final at what's the secret to their success? there is many secrets of the success. it was a great team effort. but this lady in the background, alexandra pope, the captain of the germany team again proved crucial for this team, scoring twice in a to one victory against france. and the gold come at a crucial time as well, you know, mid half way through the 1st half. and then towards the end, after germany really had to be resilient against some pressure for the french team . there was some great saves from jerome. go get the mail from. and alexander pop is just an absolutely amazing story. she is 31 years of age, but it is her 1st european cup because she missed out in 20132019 through injury. she's won everything at club level but never lifted the european trophy. so right

now, is there a chance you also contract a coven, just 3 weeks before the tournament. so preparation was far from ideal, but now she's back with a bang and it is quite unbelievable. but she means for this steam, germany f, 18 of the, a lot of the last 12 years and they're going for number 9 now at wembley, wembley, this sunday is england versus germany. and that is always a treat, especially at wembley. what can we expect? it is and what a treat it is for football romance seeks germany against england at wembley. it can't get better than that $90000.00 plus that game has been sold out prior to the tournament. already. obviously many england support to hoping that england would make it to the final and i think they were dreaming about this game against germany . in the final, i think england a slight favorite, 51 percent to 49 percent. maybe simply based on the fans. the majority of the fans in the stadium, when we obviously will be england supporters, but they can be exposed. sweden showed that yesterday as well, defense to flee, and if germany can get the pressure game going, i think they can be very,

very dangerous. and germany could lift the european trophy yet again. one thing is for sure, we in for an absolute kreckchar, but he has like a d w sports. thank you so much. and that's all for me for now. her women in asia is up next with a look at how digitization is changing women's lives. i'll have more headlines for you at the top of the hour up to see that ah lean red alert for the blue climate. ah, we're going to have some epic. moreover, water with her is becoming