[000:00:00;00] ah, this is dw news live from berlin, russia cuts, gas supplies to germany, again, flows through moscow's biggest pipeline are down to a 5th of normal capacity. germany describes the move as a power play. also on the program. he was secretary of state antony blank and think the release of americans held in russia and says there's a substantial offer on the table. rare direct talks with the russian foreign minister could take place now and

a wildfire threatening california yosemite national park continues to burn through huge areas every day. we'll get an update from our correspondence on the ground. ah, i'm not really, it's good to have you with us fairs over germany's the energy supplies are once again growing after russia significantly reduced gas imports through the north stream one pipeline. in the early hours of wednesday, 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 gas reserves before the winter comes. russian energy giant gas problem 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 as he has e. 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 containment. 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 o. dumas does beachy, and that way preparing to increase our electricity exports to consumers in the european union. despite such a war,

we ensure the connection of the crimes energy grid to the entire energy system of europe. in reco time, evil reserves have been built up for the cold months ahead but base a growing unease. but sooner rather than later, da supplies to europe might come to a stop. he was secretary of state antony, blanket has said he intends to speak with russia's foreign minister, sergey love, ralph, to free us citizens being held by russia. this would be their 1st direct talk since the russian invasion of ukraine, the secretary blank and said his priority would be to secure the release of u. s. professional basketball. player, brittany greiner and former marine paul whelan, working together t w. mckayla. clifton washington has more on lab lincoln will be 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 pensions 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 detail this speculation that there could be yet another high profile russian citizen, potentially honda, over the talk of a convicted russian army traffic a 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 lincoln 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. official sending you a state of california say a wildfire threatening yosemite national park has now burned through more than 18000 acres of land. cruise in mariposa county said they're making progress against the biggest blaze of the year. what are far from bringing it under control? dozens of homes and other buildings have already been destroyed, and thousands of residents are under evacuation orders to w stephanie simons,

spend the day with fire fighters at work in mariposa county. and i asked him about the progress they had been making well, have to tell you the fires 30 per cent contained, but as you mentioned, almost 19000 acres strong now destroyed by the fires and still burning. we spend a day with cal fire, with fire fighters from all over the country and the forest service here. and uh, that was quite an experience. so those crews are busy mopping up where the fire has already raged through and left only destruction in its way. um, they're putting out hot spots and checking on so called lines. those are spaces they clear of the brush in of undergrowth so the fire can jump. so they have established those, they go back, they check they have to water down tree trumps, or which are still smoldering. so that is not all hunky dory. here it's a dangerous situation,

and there is still thousands and thousands of impact of $3000.00 fire fighters taking care of the fire now and making progress, but slowly, very slowly. other than the sheer size of the fire, which are the main challenges there, encountering well, of this fire is, is radically behaving it's jumping. it has a lot of fuel to burn. why is that? because mariposa county didn't have a wildfire of note for almost a 100 years, the last big one for he was in the twenty's 19 twenty's. um, so there's a lot of brush undergrowth which is fuel for this fire. and if you had wind, which we didn't have to day, and that was a good thing for the fire fighters because they could use helicopters to pick up water and dumping over the hotspots over those fires where it's where the fire still raging. actually, i'm. but if they don't have that,

if you add the wind to this fire can jump and destroys, lots of acreage, lots of a acres very, very quickly, and holes and livelihoods of the people who live in the mountains. he around yet the actually a big part of mariposa county residents have already been evacuated to day meant some of them. one of they've been telling you yeah, they have been evacuated. some actually allowed to go back now to their properties or to what is left of them. we met a very interesting young couple who actually have the tools to protect their property. well, but those are a bulldozer basically in the front yard. and so the young gentleman was able to actually make a line to protect his home and that of her fiance from the fires when he started just a few days ago. but a lot of people are not so lucky and they are devastated. traumatized and come home to nothing. they are still a lot of people. he in the recreation center in mary ppos are

a small town of 1100 people. and as you can imagine, this puts a strain on the town, on the county and everybody here are those people are of course not very happy and they will have to wait to what they come back and find what they come back to. maybe last livelihoods, or maybe just them it shops did having a correspondence, different simons and my impulse, i thank you so much and let's not get you up to speed on some other stories making headlines around the world. 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. a protest was against the united nations peacekeeping mission and the eastern city of lira a day earlier, at least 15 people died and protests elsewhere in the country. intense gang fighting has broken out in the haitian capital. porto prompts 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 and an attempt to kill their opponents and gain more territory. the german government has announced it will compensate the families of people who died in the 1972 olympics terror attack and munich surviving relatives of the 11 israeli athletes. and a german police officer have already received 2 payments, totaling about 5000000 euros. starting a new after being displaced is a huge challenge for refugees around the globe. well and rome, a group of women are making new lives 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 said on. she's making her 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 or dried fruit, this nominated by bangladesh. my country's name is bangladesh. i came to italy 8 years ago to stay here with my children. we believe it. on the m b, i came here to goose jam window to attend the pastry workshop because i really like

it. and i like cooking very much with the horses where 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 p st. 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 in football, germany are through to the file of euro 2022. after beating france to one, germany's women kept their cool and a fiercely contested match in milton keynes, captain alexandra popped netted both gold so far. the 1st timer has scored an

amazing 6 times and his aiming for the golden boat. her team will face england in the final, at london's legendary wembley stadium 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, 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 goals come at a crucial time as well, you know, mid half midway 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, it's 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 contracted coven?

just 3 weeks before the tournament. so preparation was far from ideal, but now she's back with the bank 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 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 in 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 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 a d, w sports. thank you so much. and that's all from us for now. if you're looking for more news, you can always find the latest headlines and analysis on our website or on twitter article for at least for me and the entire team here in berlin. because so much for a company with a interest in the global economy. our portfolio g w business beyond here's a closer look at the project. our mission to analyze the flight for market dominance. get us did that with