u. s. u, k, and e, you have all severed ties in some way and russia has turned to asia instead. india and china have both increased their imports of russian oil since february. and then let's say that beijing imported nearly $2000000.00 barrels of russian oil per day in may. so let's bring in a chris me for who's chief executive officer micro advisory and global energy specialist joined us live now from moscow. say, chris, what does it mean for, for global oil supply, when you have a transitional change of this nature of this magnitude at you, right? it's the, it's the transition that is causing concern. and this one, the reason why the price is no staying high, because there's, there's a lot of uncertainty as to how would the kind of global market rebalance, so that europe was able to buy or from the markers. and then russian oil, of course, will be looking to for new customers in the asian market. so a lot will depend on what the opec countries do, whether or not in countries like saudi, the rates will increase production to supply europe or whether or not we see kind of a restructuring of the global market. and that would be very confusing. and it says to say, that's the reason why the old price is now staying high. it's some kind of natural rebalance. we're talking about in your, in china increasing the oil imports since, since the war began. yeah, i think that's very like the what we will see over the, the, the next 6 months in europe reduces russian imports. will increase purchases perhaps in the middle east. and then those customers that were previously bought, middle eastern oil will probably buy russian oil. and of course, russia is offering a significant discount to, to acquire those customers. 25 to 33 percent discounts are being reported, and hence we see big volumes going to countries like like india and sue other asian countries. and for russia, that's not a bad deal because of course, with the current high oh, the price, which we say is caused by the uncertainty. russia can afford to offer a 25 to 30 percent discount and still earn the same amount of money as it was getting last year or double the year before. so financially, russia is still a good position. the problem for you, or would be product rather than crude, because europe ports about 2000000 barrels a day of russia. cruise will reduce that to, to maybe a half a 1000000 or 60000 bows. it will easily be able to find that additional one to nap or balances crude, but russia exports $2400000.00 barrels of refined products, gasoline, heating, oil, petrol, et cetera. we know there is no spare refinery capacity in the world. europe will not be easily able to find that product either from its own refineries are from them, from countries or anywhere else. so the big problem for europe will be possibly a shortage of refined products run gas stations coming in next winter. and rush, of course, also will have to find customers for its products. so you write a significant amount of re balancing over the next few months, which will tend to keep oil product and oil prices high during that transition. so when there's no, you say there's no spare refinery capacity. what about storage capacity? because suddenly there must be an awful lot of oil that's refined product. presumably that's lurking that isn't going anywhere. does russia have the capacity to store it or what happens to it? yeah, no, you're right. we're already seeing a going to draft in the production run in russia refineries because you can't, there's that they do not have the storage capacity or nothing significant. we. i've seen that big increase in the volume of products going to china and going to other asian markets by rail. but again, this is very limited amount of infrastructure available to do that. so i think bottom line is that while europe will have a problem resourcing product, russia will have a big problem finding new customers. so my guess is that russia will see a significant drop in refinery output once the span ticks in later, later this year. right. interesting, i great to get your analysis that chris we for thanks very much. you're welcome, and others are a presenter, has been sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison by an injection court. i'm a ton was charged with spreading false news for an interview he conducted in 2018 with my name for to a leading opposition figure in former presidential candidate, says rudy and shameful and lacking logic and network is described. the verdict is an attempt to criminalize journalism as a cello. a know when the message is clear, runs against all values in norms signed by egypt regarding press freedom and allowing journalists the opportunity to do their work. whoever took the decision to arrest and for colleagues who have been detained in egypt or to issue such an insulting sentence against me has actually insulted themselves. and how can they explain to the world that they have sentenced the journalist for 15 years in 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well. we are from us and not only in recent days, but going back to world press freedom day earlier this month. and throughout the course of this administration, we stand with journalists around the world of who are doing their jobs in situations that sometimes are unfortunately dangerous. still had hearing out deserve south koreans voting in local elections. will tell you about what results could mean for politics at the national level. and we'll hear what k pops. biggest styles had to say at the way the journey has begun. the fee for world copies on its way to the catholic group. your travel package today. here's your weather in a minute 15. good to see you again in japan where there is a band of rain over a honju island. it's gonna kick back the temperature a bit in tokyo to 28 degrees on thursday in time. look at beijing. your temperatures are hot, not points again to 35 on thursday, but your air quality will deteriorate in the days to come bit of dots coming in here from mongolia. there are season plum rains really fragmented at the moment on thursday, so that means widespread downpours across at southern slice of the country. now if we take a look at a vietnam, it's been a really wet pitcher for northern areas flooding, land sides, they're destroying hundreds of homes. but by thursday, the worst of the rain is now in southern vietnam. around hoti men, city water view of southeast asia. we see that rain start to fill, break back in across sumatra and java more so for western areas of java is an update on the southwest monsoon. it continues to live further toward the north, across at southwest, at slice of india. so it's now in to go. and in the days to come, it will make its way into more by we'll probably start to see the leading edge of that over the course of the weekend and some high humidity here. and that monsoon extends over the beer band, gall hitting coastal sections of myanmar. so downpours to be expected. cats are officially align with the j. b activists, radical and the founder of african pouches. you will tell us the story of the mirror a day with her with his filmmaking style for that he made a breakthrough. see a friend? well, to me. yesterday. i met with the fighter that his weapons were his mind and his intelligence met rebel african. how may i on how to say, ah ah, but again, you watching out there are one about top stories and the united states is any advanced precision guided rocket systems to ukraine. but their range will be limited. so targets inside russia cannot be reached. they are the most significant weapons sent by the americans to start the war. the governor of hans province in ukraine says russian forces controlled most of the several of the next days of fierce fighting have destroyed 90 percent of the city. preventing the evacuation of civilians and deliveries of humanitarian hate. while the war is fueling a global food crisis in western leaders of play, russia for holding the welt ransom by blockading ukrainian ports. the head of the roman catholic church is called foot everything to be done to free up wheat exports from ukraine and discern naperville. but suny, the blocking of exports of wheat from ukraine is very worrying because the lives of millions of people depend on it, especially in poor countries. i make a heartfelt appeal so that every effort is made to resolve this problem to guarantee the universal right to nutrition. please do not use wheat to a basic food stuff as a weapon of war. and what many countries concerned about food shortages and putting on the brakes on exports. india's begun that restricting sugar exports and says, rising local prices to blame the a 2 weeks ago, ban wheat exports, poverty, metal reports now from what to production, how local farmers rafeely the impacts ah, after being packed and see this batch of sugars headed to the port india has already exported a record 7 and a half 1000000 tons this season. now the government has kept shipments to ensure there is enough left over for domestic consumption. get you're looking, alo, cheatam's company has been refining sugar for 90 years and he says, the new rules, good. it fact farmer's income and the sugar season starts in november, and the government will always like a minimum stock in the country of about 2 months, consumption or 2 and a half months conduct, which is somewhere around 6000000 tons. it's been a bumper harvest with the world's top sugar producer. international demand is high sparking fears over domestic shortage during the festive season. later this year, when high global prices and a strong dollar have opened up business opportunities for farmers and traders, soaring inflation and concerns about food security back home had prompted the government to implement protective measures including restricting wheat exports. wheat farmers such as on j party hope to cash in on a favorable international market. prices rose after rushes invasion cut supply from the black sea region, but a scorching heat wave in india. threatened output and the government band most exports to control domestic prices. that affected farmers profit, so got to go to the, the government price, it was higher last year, so we saw them more. this time the rates are lower from a reproduction is much lower. it kept dreaming, and there was water logan to which impacted the harvest. economists say these restrictions to liquor to reduce inflation. india credibility as the reliable exp, order of friday. our commodities is going to be a seriously doubt. it's. i don't see this as a good signal. al jazeera asper a government comment, but we didn't get a reply. many countries have urged india to lift its ban on wheat exports. government leader said they would relax the bad, but to win consider requests from vulnerable countries partner mit. they'll al jazeera with their british in northern india. at 2 months it came in 19 locked down in shanghai has finally ended. most of shanghai is 25 milli residence, now free to leave home while businesses will gradually resume operations. katrina, you reports from the capital begging where restrictions imposed under china's 0 proven strategy. i've also now believed millions of people in shanghai county down to midnight on wednesday, celebrating b end of district to month pandemic lockdown. there were scenes of joy and excitement as people socialized outdoors and to repair cars for the 1st time in weeks. st barricades have been removed. supermarkets, restaurants, and parks are reopening. public transport has resumed. china's biggest city and commercial center is slowly coming back to life. after being shut down at the end of march. more than 600000 korean virus infections were recorded. and what was the country's worst outbreak since the pandemic began? artists on june was visiting the city and became stuck in his hotel and initial 5 day locked out stretched to more than 60 days. he's relieved it's over, that remains distrustful of the government government the older. so they tell people only 5 days. so i think of by that the, you know, the government always lie to people to more and more and more longer and the longer and the longer and no, andy, no people, when is to finish there was widespread anger along with confusion of food shortages and a lack of access to emergency medical care, locked down, also crippled supply chains and slowed the economy, property and car sales, the service sector and retail consumption all plummeted in april. analyst save recovery won't be quick, easy after the initial phase or there might be more disappointments. because the reality is the consumer competence is dampens property market is still weak, although the weakness, the other part of the economy was due there and not address. and on top of that, his income growth has slowed significantly. so after the left of water restrictions, the thing there is a lot of work has to be done. shanghai authority say the city has achieved a milestone in its battle against the virus in a letter. they thanked presidents for their patience and apologized for the inconveniences caused people in shanghai may be celebrating for now, but the memory of this one walked down won't easily be got. china's leaders refused to live with the corona virus, and any new outbreak can result in the lives of millions be offended without nurse . katrina, you al jazeera, major concerns about the security agreement between china and the solomon islands have been voiced in the white house, us president joe biden, a new zealand prime minister just and then discuss stepping up engagement with pacific island countries to counter china. its influence on china's foreign minister is halfway through a tour of 8 pacific countries discussing security and economic pack. the us presidents is welcome, the korean popstars beat us to the white house. the thing is visited the oval office as youth and basset is to highlight crimes against asians in the us. they say that devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes against people of asian heritage. south korea as president, is facing an early test of his popularity and local elections. president units. a girl was sworn in 3 weeks ago with the lowest ever approval rating of any new comer from a bribe report now. and so with thousands of local government positions being decided across south korea, from rural county officials, to mares of big metropolitan cities, this will be a telling snapshot of which way the country is leaning politically. and whether conservative units of yields presidency will be given a boost since he won by the slimmest of margins of less than one per cent over his rival in guns. i am the duck. well, i like his character and will continue to support him. a little pool if he remains to be seen if he will live up to expectations. but i think he'll carry out state duties better than the previous president. the liberal candidate defeated in the presidential race. the jameel is running again. this time for one of 7 national assembly seats being contested in by elections, seemingly asking voters for a 2nd chance when, when an incompetent can send people to hell. remember that fact, i think holding people accountable for the past that was done in the presidential election, the vacant seat in, in john, which is far more blue color than neighboring soul, is normally considered safe for the liberal democratic party. but lee has been finding it unexpectedly tough, especially emerging from the pandemic will show her thought. i hope this market can be revitalized so that ordinary people can eat and have a better life for the kind of has always em. have said, democrats need to reflect a little more now. i hope they don't lose that original cause and do better in the same elections. 4 years ago, the democratic party scored a landslide. grabbing 14 of these 17 big city mare and provincial governor possessions now racked by in fighting over controversial policies. they face much closer races across the country. these elections will not just be a verdict on the new president, but also on the man and his party that he defeated rob mcbride, al jazeera sol, a rescue workers in columbia, trying to save 14 miners trapped to the coal mine. they've been stuck since monday when an explosion blocked their way out. it happened in the north santander region near the border with venezuela. harkin. agatha has killed at least 11 people in southern mexico. 20 others are missing following the strongest hurricane on record . to hit the southern pacific coast during may, a 160 kilometers in our winds, set wind speeds and heavy rain flooded homes and washed away robes the loss qualifying much as for the fee for wilcox begin on wednesday with the crane facing scotland for swat and footballs. premier tournament security in crowd management at those games will be closely watched off the celtic scenes of the champions league. final in paris is one of several challenges facing cutter when it's a house, the world cup in november, this in tuscany novels. oh, there was chaos at club footballs. biggest match in europe. biggest people, i think we did the scenes of riots in paris or a reminder of the challenges, cut our faces as their prepares to host. one of the world's largest sporting events . cut are, is coordinating with multiple countries to provide security for the world cup. the u. k. military is providing manpower to patrol the sea and skies and support counter terrorism operations. turkey is sending a team of about $3200.00 people, including riot police, special operations forces, and bomb experts. with less than 6 months to go before as many as a 1000000 fans descend on doha. the capital is a massive construction zone. the organizing committee has allocated $130000.00 rooms in hotels, cruise ships, and desert camps. cut our airways is partnering with airlines and neighboring oman, kuwait, saudi arabia and the emirates to fly fans to and from matches on the same day. however, the biggest concern is accommodation as hotels and other infrastructure are unfinished accommodations will be in short supply because the volume in every fifo, even if it is in a big country like south africa, like russia, like anybody else, that has always been a shortage of accommodation so we are not unique criticism persists about the treatment of the army of migrant workers who have