[000:00:00;00] ah, does the thing that we in years live from berlin, russia, cuts, gas supplies to germany, okay? 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. you a secretary of state antony 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 could take place now. and more. wildfires burn across europe and ablaze crosses the check border to threaten one of germany's most popular national parks. ah, i'm nichol early. he's got to have you with us. russia's state energy supplier gas problem has cut gas supplies to germany through the north stream, one pipeline. germany's network operator says flows have dropped to 20 percent of its full capacity. the cuts mean it will be difficult for the country to fill its reserves before winter. russian energy giant gas prom is delivering a warm front. it's promise made early this week to further cook gas supplies to europe. german authorities say only 20 percent of north stream one's capacity was

delivered on wednesday. half the amount is been receiving in recent days. does prom blames maintenance work for the further could box? but berlin says russia is playing politics. bessie, he is he, what we're seeing here is a power play and we won't let ourselves be impressed by that time. european gas prices jumped to percent on news of the curtailment. b, e. u is already implementing contingency plans. on, despite the ongoing invasion, ukrainian president vladimir lensky said his country will do whatever he can although much does louisiana, we're preparing to increase our electricity exports to consumers in the european union. despite such a war, we ensure the connection of the cranes energy grid to the entire energy system of

europe. in reco time, he reserves had been built up for the cold months ahead, but beds growing unease. but sooner rather than later, da supplies to europe might come to a stop. dw spoke with a new energy commissioner, country simpson, and she's at europe should be able to make it through winter, even without rush and gas. we know that the russia is not to lie up at partner and any moment they can not introduce it fully disruption of gas. despite the fact that right now they had to rank as fi a 3 pipelines, but debt, we are prepared. and i know that there with the help of reliable gas suppliers at this sir storage level full enough. a provide as tentative, a gas supply is also when eating season is it did speak and the savings

and the fuel switch. so or those are different aspects that 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, certainly love ralph 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 us professional basketball player, brittany greiner and former marine hall whelan together. so we did use mckayla, krista and washington has more on what blinking will we looking to get and what he may have to offer in return? well, in sword imminent the, the us secretary of state wants the release of brittany griner and paul wieland

those 2 high profile us citizens who are in rawson captivity, arbitrary tensions, is what the united states is definitely calling this. and it is willing to put a substantial offer on the table off about this and to bring it wouldn't go into details this speculation that there could be yet another high profile russian citizen, potentially honda, over the talk of a convicted russian army traffic and none of this confirmed but there was an exchange already in april, also of a u. s. citizen, in exchange for russian pilots. so we could see something like a repeat of that. what is completely new is that these other 1st direct talks between the us and russian foreign minister on the phone since rasa invaded ukraine . here, anthony blink, and said he had no illusions that there would be any diplomatic headway. quite to the contrary,

that the signs on the ground were that russia simply would continue to fight, would try 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 that is a willingness on the russian side to in some shape or form returned to diplomacy. and the sound gets you up to speed on some other stories making headlines around the world today. at least 4 more protesters have been killed in the democratic republic of congo after soldiers fired shots, which hit an electric cable that fell on the crowd. the protest was against a united nations peacekeeping mission in the eastern city of mira a day earlier, at least 15 people died in protests elsewhere in the country. intense game fighting has broken out in the haitian capital of poor duprang's.

rival groups are reportedly locked in a deadly battle for control of large parts of the city. suspected gang members are said to have set a church on fire in an attempt to kill their opponents and gain more territory. flash flooding in the us state of missouri has killed at least one person and 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. 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. one 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 near the border with the check republic or threatening a german national park now. and d. w. william noah glue croft has been reporting from the scene of the fires in eastern germany and send us this update. fire crews from all around the region have come to this part of eastern germany just on the border of the czech republic to try to fight one of the largest fires this area has ever seen. started on sunday on the check side of the border and was driven into germany due to high wind, high temperatures, and extremely dry conditions on the ground. now, so far, there have not been needed to have any evacuations from the villages and towns that dot this prestige landscape that vacationers flock through every year. that's good news for them, but bad news for fire curves that have to get into very rugged, very rough terrain. very isolated terrain that is, that makes it very hard to put out this fire. that's why they've been relying on helicopters from the germans, federal police and the german armed forces to make constant trips from the river. elbow that runs through this area,

pick up water and to drop their watery payloads onto hotspots deep inside please woods. now this is all driven by high temperatures and dryness, that we've been seeing all around europe, which climate scientists say is being driven by climate change. and therefore, we can expect conditions like this to be the norm in the years. and now to sell more world news. 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 is railey athletes, and a german police officer have already received 2 payments, totaling about 5000000 euros. hundreds of iraqi protesters stormed the national parliament in baghdad, protesting and ran back to parties nominee for prime minister. they breached

security and were seen walking on tables and rifling through documents. many of them are reported to be followers of the influential shiite cleric and look tada of solder. 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 or refugees around the globe. in rome, a group of women are making new lives for themselves by learning to become desert chefs. they worked as cooks in their homelands, but wore 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 both

known 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 sweets 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 war. my desert is called cut. i have home. the ingredients are dried fruit. this not making it by this, my country's name is bangladesh. i came to italy 8 years ago to stay here with my children that we believe it a funny m 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 dessert creations and in football germany are through to the final of year or 2020 till after beating france to one. germany's women kept their composure and a fiercely contested match in mails and keels. captain alex i'mma pop scored twice . she's now scored thanks goals and the tournament. germany will face england in

the final, at wembley, on sunday. and for more on the euro, semi final, i'm joined now by our sports reporter my t as flick 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, alexandro pope, the captain of the germany team, again prove 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 german. go get the mail from. and alexander pope is just an absolutely amazing story. she's 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 she also contract a coven? just 3 weeks before the tournament. so our 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 treated 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 that we're 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 defensively. and if germany can get the pressure game going, i think that 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 of the w sports. thank you so much. and that's all from us for now . up next dock film. with a look at the caliph at legacy hunting down islamic state fighters, i'll have more headlines for you at the top of the hour. don't forget, you can always find the latest news on our website or on twitter article freely. thank you so much for watching. with ah, linda, blue, what people have to say matters to us. mm hm. mm. that's why we listen to their stories reporter every weekend on