and dryer and dryer, and we need more and more water. so there's no water, no global struggle for water. first starts august 10th on d, w. mm. mm. oh, this the state of news and these are out of stories u. s. secretary of state antony blinkin has said he's made a quote substantial offer to his russian counterpart, sergey loved ralph, secure the release of to us detainees, and russia. officials are suggesting the deal could be a prisoner exchange. lincoln and laboratory are expected to discuss the matter next week in their 1st direct talks since the russian invasion of ukraine.

russia has cut gas deliveries to germany through a key pipeline to just 20 per cent of normal capacity. moscow says the reduction is because of maintenance work on the north stream, one pipeline. the german government has described it as a power play. more wildfires are burning across europe. one of germany's most popular national parks is threatened by ablaze, which has spread from the czech republic. global warming has made droughts and heat waves, more intense business dw news from berlin. you'll find much more on our website. that is d, w dot com. ah, taiwan has been holding its largest ever military drills to practice repairing

a chinese invasion intentions are being further stoked by rumors of a potential visit by us. how speaker nancy pelosi. so just how dangerous are those growing tensions? i'm fil gail in berlin and this is the day ah ginger, we are firmly opposed to speaker pillows. he's visit to taiwan. i think that it's important for us to show support for time with them, even if the us pushes ahead and challenge is china's bottom line. they will inevitably face firm countermeasures. i think i'll be talking to friends machines in the next 10 years. the united states will bear all the consequences arising from any business.