from spiraling costs. our immediate priority is to protect europe s consumers, especially the most vulnerable. second, we have to make our branches, system better prepared and more resilient. so that we don t have to face a similar situation in the future. natural gas prices have soared in europe in recent weeks, partly driven by a certain demand, as countries emerge from loc downs, natural gas accounts for a quarter of the european union s energy needs. the majority of that is imported into the block from countries including how jerry, a norway and qatar, but mainly russia. some say that the kremlin is fueling the price rise by failing to boost gas supplies in order to pressure the you to prove the controversial north stream to pipeline. at an energy conference in moscow though, present vitamin putin said russia was ready to increase supply. it says enough bush, really to do sure. if they ask us to increase deliveries, we are ready to do so we are increasing them as much as
afghanistan on the agenda to at this virtual g. 20 meeting, led by italy. i minister mighty draggy warned of a humanitarian disaster. valuables humanitarian emergency that is unfolding is very serious. many people in representatives of international conversations. i add the united nations as talk of humanitarian catastrophe. alco bowman and they have noticed that with the onset of winter, the situation will get worse in cobble. hardly any one has any money, as wealthy can one of the salami of all the things. the arrival of these la mc emirates. i believe that all our colleagues have been employed. meanwhile, our salaries have not been paid by the government. therefore, my request to the government of these law mc emerett of afghanistan, he stood by yes, our seller is 1st, because the people leaving poverty, unpaid salaries, no jobs, a country that has a severe cash flow problem, huge dependent on billions of dollars of international aid that is now being withheld and there s
there s very little jobs these days. there is no cash people cannot get hold of cash. i. if you do have money in the bank, you need to q, you could only get it in cobbled in a couple of other major cities. so you need to travel if you live anywhere else. q up major qs, and then not guarantee that you get your cash 200 dollars maximum a week in this people who have means you have other people who ve been depended on daily jobs, daily wages, and without feeding their families, their large families. here people have many kids, 8910 children and then you have food insecurity. you ve had one of the worst droughts that have candice on has in over 30 years. so the farmers in the provinces are, you know, there is no water, they don t have crop. so it s a whole cycle of catastrophe at the time when this 100 already before the taliban took over, was facing economic hardship. people you speak to now? okay. yes. many people want to leave because of the taliban. but there s others who say
impact of drought and governance. rec, know, with s, it s frozen and development. 8 pulsed the economy is breaking down, banks are closing and the same. so services such as l scared have been suspended in many places or to prevent, to get to james bay s has more from the united nations. well, the g 20 r meeting in an emergency session. it s a video conference with g 20 leaders that s happening in just a matter of hours. or they ll be talking specifically about afghanistan trying, i think, to get a joint position on afghanistan ahead of the big g. 20 summit, which is just 2 weeks away. and of course, these are the richest countries on earth, the ones that have the power to, or perhaps help the people of afghanistan, which as you heard, the 2nd general say there is facing what he says a make or break moment with the economy potentially collapsing. now what s clear to me from speaking to diplomats is there s no way that those g, 20 countries and certainly the western countries,
yeah, the relationship between taiwan and china will be achieved by negotiation with 50. we will keep negotiating and show the world that we re committed to self defense. however, no one can force us to go the pathway that is designed by china because that road will not lead to solidarity and freedom for the people of taiwan. d. o g 0. rob mcbride is following developments from hong kong. i think it sort of reflects the current feeling and as a taiwan itself where you find, i think the majority of the people at the moment at least, are equally resistance to all of this pressure that s being exerted from across the taiwan strait from china and saying when we ve written, saying, when referred to that directly talking about china exerting this precious, she said more and more that tie one could not relax. also referring to the a increasingly assertive at times, aggressive posturing in the east china. see where a taiwan is located. evidence this incursion a bye up to 150 war plai