me, the ah, you can gas prices fall off, the lot of your pollution tells russia, and if you join just from, to wrap it up, supplied headlines. americans are losing faith and jo biden's ability to turn the economy round off. the kobe with new polling showing it's democrats who, becoming disillusioned office, also freedom or a possible 175 year prison sentence in a soldier's faith rest in the hands of the court. as an appeal hearing on the us extradition request get underway, the orders polo took off up a 1000000 euros every single day. and then it abandoned the controversial reform to its court system. as probably was also accused brussels of black males

ah, law for moscow. thanks for joining us tonight to international. i'm daniel hawkins . whether you are this evening. welcome to the program. now in europe for what she's in the group, when energy crisis gas prices have begun to full. the market reacted also about putin told the chief of russian gas sean gas from to rush it up gas volumes in european storage facilities. earlier i discussed what the russian president had to say with our correspondence. it was rank up posted. okay, i ask you that once you have finished pumping gas into underground storage facilities in russia to start work on increasing the volume of gas in your underground storage facilities in europe, in austria and germany, what exactly did the russian president say to cause this plunging gas prices, well, this is how the market's work. they almost immediately reacted to the russian

president's decision to make gas from the russian energy giant increased the volumes of natural gas in its european underground storage facilities. after such facilities are filled in russia, the prices for european natural gas futures went down by 3 per cent. and the russian energy giant expects its storage facilities in russia to be filled by november the 8th. so right in less than 10 weeks, the volumes of natural gas in the european storage facilities will start growing. and this is indeed a true relief for european consumers ahead of the winter season. but perhaps more importantly, following an incredible surge and gas prices in the last several weeks. now, during the meeting with the rushes senior government officials latimer potent once

again weighed in on the roots of the energy crisis in europe. america, isn't it? as though the situation on the european gas market remains unstable, the reasons are a decline and domestic gas production in europe and a reduction in liquefied natural gas, primarily from the united states. but they removed a significant amount from the european market by the way, gas from replenished us and even delivered more than the americans withdrew. at the same time, the demand for gas has also grown due to a drop in energy production from renewable sources. and the closure of conventional generation facilities. obviously this is why the islands has risen. the newness of the things that a lot of consumers and you bring the saw relief for following the news. what else we hearing from the europe inside on the latest updates while we're using the word relief. but the question is whether anyone in europe will actually notice the efforts on the part of russia and praise moscow form the help and the approach

that it has chosen for the time being. because actually, in the past few weeks, we've only been hearing many critical voices in the critical of moscow blaming russia for using its natural gas exports as a geo political tool. some of the nations are continuing to act as the staunchest enemies of gas prom and natural gas exports from russia. probes, investigations are being launched in particular. the european commissions competition department is currently gathering evidence to see if gas suppliers are manipulating the market during the energy crisis. they're not specifically mentioning gas problem, but it's clear what they're driving at. only recently, poland called on the european commission to open an investigation into whether gas

prom broke 80 rules in failing to make extra gas volumes available on the spot markets. but there you have a lot of more prudent has sent a clear message. the volumes that the european storage facilities will be boosted with russia natural gas. the prices have fallen. and perhaps at this point, it will simply be unfair towards russia to fail to notice these efforts on the part of moscow or otherwise they can all be explained through pure politics. we spoke with you with the important member maximilian try who told us that. but in brussels should take responsibility for the spike in energy prices. true, it shows the cold warriors we have that they are just wrong. so it gives people like me was always the business of supporting all stream to and who tried to explain that to me. we need it desperately for economic reasons and that there is

no reason to see a russia that would be the right, the left wing media trying to portray russia as warm as possible. the russians was comparable for high energy prices and with the ship we see today this story is proven wrong though from now on. we know this for rising energy prices for russia. russia even were willing to deliver more gas. and then the contract obliged to do shrew forces that are responsible for, for increasing energy prices for, for installation they're not sitting in moscow, but they sitting in berlin and less than half of americans and are confident the biden administration can insure a quick post funding recovery and fresh polling suggest democrats in particular are

losing faith, is always taylor morphin with the story. joe biden is facing yet another drop in approval ratings. this time, democrats are starting to approve of the administration last, with already significantly low approval among republicans and independence. now it's also important to note in one area, which is the rolling out of the vaccine. the biden administration does seem to be winning some approval and appreciation from the u. s. public. the poles. authors say this is a matter of messaging by the government. the problem is not the max native, the problem is convincing. those who are vaccinated that they have the tools to navigate a covert world and reassuring those who have been vaccinated, that they can live a normal life again. now growth in the 3rd quarter of this year will be 4 points lower than the 2nd quarter, which was already pretty painful for many working families throughout the united states. furthermore, we have

a situation with problems in the supply chain empty shelves throughout the country store is not having the goods that people are expecting to buy. this is a serious concern is we're heading close to the holiday season. now, the baton administration seems to hold onto the idea that this is a recovery despite acknowledging some pretty serious problems in the economy. with both covert 19 cases and unemployment claims declining. it is clearer than ever that america is in the midst of an historic economic recovery. when that continues to leave the world that didn't prevent joe biden from having the 2nd lowest approval ratings this far into his presidency. since those approval rating numbers were actually taken. and at this point, democrats are concerned about how this could affect the mid term vote, which is upcoming. old democrats should be more alarmed by the drop and the president's approval rating. since rancorous debate has broken out over his post american rescue plan agenda. the work of defeating coven and ensuring our recovery isn't done. and that is simply where governing and political focus needs to be. it

appears the job idle still has a lot to do. if he's going to convince the u. s. public that the nation is really recovering. now imprisoned wiggly found as a son, she finds himself back in court today as a to day extradition hearing was on the way in the u. k. i was considering an appeal by the us over generally ruling block. it was lowes extradition. he's wanted by washington to face 17 chargers of espionage, and one of conspiracy to a government computer is convicted. he could face a prison sentence of 175 years. ah, i will. li, hearing has wrapped up for today the 2nd day of the proceeding is coming tomorrow. today's been marked by mass radi outside the cool building was schools in the

morning didn't assange is free and expressing strong concern over the blow as health lily rod. he shuddered. dash the fall, the report from outside the court with john the 3 should met us to follow the stream of the hearing. also reporting from vienna today we had the 1st day of the appeal hearing at the high court. and so he's not as states what they've been trying to do today in court is very much what they did last year, which is try and destroy the medical test. so many of the key medical expert professor compliment, who's a renowned euro psychiatrist the world over, and they're trying to chip away his credibility because he did not disclose the identity of sanchez partner and seller. morrison that they had had 2 children, which of course is a very reasonable thing to have done. even the judge agreed with this, given the fact that the, as we, as we've just seen, was at least considering kidnapping or killing him inside the ecuadorian embassy. so you're not out of concern for the family safety. this is

a minor detail that professor compliment had left out, but it doesn't take anything away from his medical testimony about us on just well being. nevertheless, the prosecution is making this a very, a big point of contention. they're trying to attack his integrity, his honesty, as an expert witness to the court. they're saying he abdicated his duty to the truth and that his testimony does not give an accurate representation of a san jose health. and then of course, they're trying to attack the diagnosis. the united states prosecution are saying that a song does not have a heightened suicide risk, that he is able to control an impulse to commit suicide and that he's perfectly fit to be extradited. which of course, you know, it's very, very much cherry picking which is what they've been doing. they've been going through the testimony that we heard at the old bailey. busy last year and cherry picking pieces out to make it look like a song just fit. but this is categorically untrue. and they've been trying to contest the to so that depression diagnosis and as well as the asperger's the where just diagnosis is important because in combination with depression, it gives the height of suicide risk. but even without asperger's,

assange would still be at risk of suicide. if extradited to the united states, so you know, they're, they're misleading the court in many ways about this. and they're essentially putting julian assigned to mental health on trial. and it, you know, for us, for journalists who are watching the court were sitting as we could see, that julia saw just not well, you know, any one of us if we'd be, if we've been persecuted like that for 10 years, we would also be unwell. so there is a real risk of, of suicide here for united states, extradite him, which they're trying to downplay in court. soviet about today, washington to tend to over time, that decision not to extradite uranus on to the united states. but actually many people here in central london have been defending jude in this on standing in solid darcy with him for some 10 hours throughout the day here today. but also we've had from some key players within the campaign as wow hoops say that they will not stop campaigning until june. the son is free. oh,

i was judy in condition, a just fall love to visit the u. s. has abused the laws. the agreements with this country, it's abusing the expedition agreements with this country in order to have this hearing today, it has to come to an end. julian has to be freed. we had from sell a margin of very emotional and teary response from her today. she actually said she was taken back by just how then he was including today in the court room and she says, if he is extradited to the united states, he simply will not survive and is tantamount to killing him to. of course why he has enjoyed the last near decade now has been absolutely grueling. we only have to

look back to his time in london's ecuadorian embassy, where he was there for nearly 2 and a half 1000 days, which equates for around 7 years when he was seeking a political asylum. he was then dramatic. j. r holz out by british police back in april of 20 and 19 and flung into bel marsh prison, which is of course, the united king's most notorious prison. for many people outside the port room, say that unit font is actually being made. an example of this is all about setting a precedent so that all the journalists don't follow suit. and some people, i would argue like those in the heads of state or in certain organizations potentially like this cia, they decide you're in a solid is a terrorist of these people. these point us is outside the courtroom today. they hail him as a hero. a mom is very briefly to interview hobby general. if you submitted a very serious

a bank to bring you get a hold of you as of now with now with the decision dated january, with the fact that the united states can reach their long harm out into the world. a is not even an american who has never worked in the united states and charge or try to charge him with a us called we trust. they think they say they talk about the fees, expedited, this is what they are. but if he's extra charges, they will kill it effectively. so there's absolutely legal labrons that you in the

songs continues to place. her hair standing shoulder to shoulder would you in a song could have done so for the last decade today, we had some really powerful words, again from stella morris. and she says that his rights are our rights. and if he loses, we all lose not really touches the crux of this court cases far beyond. a the story of one man is far beyond the story of hearing the sergeant asked for many is about the fundamental tenants and principles of the rights to express yourself the rights to publish and the rights to gain access to journalism that we heard earlier from margaret previous a g p in australia who says sonjee is at risk of indifferent imprisonment. something but lonely was his health only being in belmont between half his he's a non violent person in a really tough environment. if the verdict against him,

what's already happened and damage is going to just continue and get worse. i mean, he has suffered really meals, meltzer, the united nation special report on torture, said that he had been psychologically tortured, he has really, ah, suffered. and if it goes against him, the sort of ongoing, indefinite imprisonment will continue. and really, i was a great deal about his health outcomes. whether he would suicidally american friends, hard to believe that they can, could be even worse, bill mash. and i think it's a really major threat to julian's mental health and his survival in some ways. his prolonged imprisonment, like imprisonment of clinical prisoners globally in all countries. i'm often used just steadily around the health and, and damage from poland as trying black. my old love to the e, ordered its members day to pay a $1000000.00 euros a day and that scraps along wrangled. i would you to reform can either be in court

of justice rules potent supreme court must have all should, is literally chamber of judges arguing and put the independence of the country's judiciary at risk. hold on is simply ignore the ruling. one of the reasons the court says it had to get tough vice president recalls that the members state cannot plead provisions. practice is all situations prevailing in its domestic legal order to justify failure to observe obligations arising under a new law that it is necessary to strengthen the effectiveness of the interim measures by providing for the imposition of a periodic penalty payment on poland in order to deter that member state from delaying bringing its conduct into line with that order of his monthly you polish relations sowed further. when was those talk? court ruled polish laws had priority over europe's voters. prime ministers warned as country will defend its rights and will not be intimidated. what will happen if

your pain commission starts a 3rd world war by going to defend, all right, with any weapons which are at our disposal, we've got, he's on the dispute for a former labor party and p, kate, hurry, and spool muscle, a former member of the european parliament erecting, just like i'm afraid be always in a very overpowering bullying way. i mean the amount of money is, is huge, but you know, it's the principal really that matters. and i magine, that's what the police government would be interested in, and not necessarily the actual details, even if they find that very, very more my question of who actually wrong to their country. and we're finding this even in my own pocket, united kingdom, northern whether you're trying to interfere and run even though it's probably not. so this is, this is nothing new to you. i just hope that the polish government i don't actually

take on what isn't very, very significant issue of i who actually runs the country and who controls the laws . well, it's invested doesn't, says, especially considering that the polar prime ministers argued the german coal, the spanish at the french, they will pass in the rulings regarding the privacy of the you law. yet nothing seems to happen. so in the european union, it seems that there's one rule for the east. central european countries like poland . i don't know that for the rich west of european countries, and i think it's wholly on. the whole polish dispute has split the or a p and union in many ways, who does a split it amongst the capital. but also there's a split amongst the institutions. so whereas the european commission wants to sit down and have more conversations with poland regarding this issue, the european parliament wants to see poland punished right now. and therefore

european parliament has threatened to to suit your opinion commission unless the acted before november the 2nd. so there's problems all round on this is got the, this is going to play out now for quite a long time, but it will be interesting to see how well so responds that ahead of scenes, national facebook is embroiled in one scandal off to another rival social media platforms try to distance themselves from the tech giant by claiming that different . so coming up off the break. so you see this statistic that 90 percent of the well the cell by 10 percent of the population and they added millions of dollars to their network. since the pandemic one would look out on to the american landscape and look at all the wonderful innovation, these folks have brought people to their lives. oh, wait,

hold on. coming to life expectancy is down into mortality is up wealth and income gap between widening genie coefficient looks terrible. death of despair are exploding. so i think it's natural to conclude that all this money printing is not feeding amera talk or see is back that speeding attack a stock or see rule by the least qualified join me every thursday on the alex simon. sure. i'll be speaking to guess when the world politics sport business. i'm show business. i'll see you then. mm. the the me ah,

welcome back. social media platforms are scrambling to prove them much better behaved than facebook, the likes of tick tock you been snapshot of testifying at the us senate hearing on charles if the on line. so this is want to establish whether you control the facebook or necessary when it comes to content, moderation and privacy. the networks rivals eager to avoid a possible regulation. snapshot is difference. snapshot was built as an antidote to social media. tick tock is not a social network based on followers or social graph. it's not an app that people check to see what their friends are doing. you watch tick tock, you create on tick tock. it's crucial to put in place protections that allow them age appropriate access to information. we do this by investing in the partnerships technologies and policies that create safer environments that allow children to express their imagination and curiosity and in power families to create the right

experiences for their children. facebook has been embroiled in one scandal after another lately. it's been a gives of everything from harming children's mental health far since the ground platform to exacerbating divisions of us society with face. but will blow. frances, how can giving evidence for the senate on how the network may have helped find the capitol hill right in january. she also keep facebook for spreading misinformation, height and violence. now on top of that mach zuckerberg and his wife are being sued for harassment, and discrimination is full, most thoughtful, as there was subjected to the family free. and hyper sexualized remarked to former employees all sort of non payment of wages. now both suit named sharon mach zuckerberg as defendants. we spoke earlier to host the politics politics. politics podcast just enroll at young. he says it's time. social media was rained in well, facebook has been begging to be regulated. in fact,

if anybody follows american media, they have been among the biggest ad purchasers on a lot of the, the kind of institutions that people who follow american government read every day . and each and every one of them says the last time that we regulated the internet, people were buying cds and tapes at sam goody. isn't it about time that we create new laws for the internet? they desperately would love to be regulated. it's more specifically they would desperately love to be regulated in a way where they a dominant player in the space right now would be an advantage. so they would love to have, let's say, the deed, safe harbor laws that we have here in america, where things can go up on facebook platform and they would then only have to remove them after they were alerted to it, as opposed to how we have things with like newspapers or television, where once it goes out the newspaper or television, a station or company would be responsible for it. the okay home

secretary is on the pressure to explain the deal between amazon on you guys spies. nancy's among the leading voices lowering the deal is the labor party. he won't security concerns address since top secret information is being held for us private company. these reports are deeply concerning and race serious questions about the wida security safeguards in place when it comes to the potential risks of outsourcing critical elements of u. k. national security infrastructure to non u. k. based companies, lamson landa, lucrative contracts with government communications. headquarters am i 5 and am i 6 for the use of its cloud system? according to reports, the dealers for easiest fly communications and making greater use of artificial intelligence in return for the tech cameras and gets 1000000000 pounds over the next 10 years. and the you could government intelligence agencies and amazon up yet to comment on this contract or we spoke earlier to professor from cisco, who says it would be a struggle to hold amazon to account if something did go wrong. this relationship

is essentially caruso because they do have divergent interest. this would mean that the security services are not in control is a private for profit seeking organization. and it, and it will have a basically all the intelligence material. and suppose the servers are down. suppose the servers are hacked, then what will the security services even be told that the amazon, the servers that have been hack? and though without really any explanation in parliament, there has been no discussion about it. we can't see the government contract. we don't know the terms, we don't even know the full amount. we only have some belief reports of the press. there are widespread concerns of the government has so far not come forward has not promised any statement to parliament. no minister has actually made a statement. and we are still awaiting, and i am pretty sure that fairly soon,

the defense committees and both houses security committees and both buquet houses of all around will be asking serious questions, especially as so father ministers have not really been forthcoming with any anything worth while we're in the u. k. a new report says the government has failed with it's energized test and trace program unveiled as a cut would contact raising for them. it's alleged the main objective of curbing cupboards was not achieved. and a chest destin trace has been one of the most expensive health programs delivered in the pandemic. haven't been allocated and i'm watering 37000000000 pounds over 2 years. it has focused on delivering programs, but outcomes have been muddled. and a number of its profess ames have been over stated or not achieved. and a chest destined traces continued over alliance on consultants is likely to call stock space. hundreds of millions of pounds,

test and trace was launched 2 years ago and coast britain equivalent of 20 percent of the initial annual budget program flagship for from system is an app which use if they come into prolonged contact with someone, it infects it with its advises but not legally larger than to self isolate for 10 days. oh, partially missing, there are some functions you guys say that the advantage is outweigh the disadvantages we had from dr. john pontus, a pediatrician who believes the government has learned from past mistakes and let test and trace is no exception. i think they'll keep the money at it and say no, no, everything's fine. the commons accounts committee is got it wrong. so you select committee is go to rome and they'll just carry on their head in the sand, which is basically a kind of common characteristics that run through the government. thinking that if you throw money at private companies, you're going to get something that's effective. and they should have learned by now,

since you know the case, they should have invested in n h, s, laboratories and local public health teams. these are the kinds of things which people have been saying for a month now. very little evidence. they've done that up next, audio commentary, explorers and challenges facing the us health care system. the for you, cave you as a spanish middle class, one unit of allah will take the halt, seats at in half an hour time to be with you throughout the nights and give you the nightly news update. do you join us again in half hour time? ah, who was driven by drink shaped bankers and those with

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