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here in dough hall coming up in the next 60 minutes. dual visits china as president in moscow, while japan's prime minister heads to cave. so i can think of a crisis from protest to a bailout winkleman bay with ranch into an a $3000000000.00 loan from the international monetary fund. also outrage and criticism to israel finance minister state says no such thing as a palestinian and cholera is spreading income for displace people in the democratic republic of congo. and it's fortunate, defeated mexico to set up a world baseball classic title, decided with the united states and back and forth. game ended with japan climbing a 65 semi final winds in miami. ah, welcome to the news. the leaders of 2 of ages largest economies visiting rival

capital in the wall in ukraine. chinese presents reaching ping as hell talks with russia as a prime minister me hi mrs. thin. on day 2 of his visit to moscow. last, i'm trying to trying to values the friendship between china and russia. this has historical logic because we are neighbors and to large countries where also strategic partners such a position determined that we have a very close relationship last month trying to present the piece plan to end the war in ukraine. present blood, emit putin said russia is open to a political and diplomatic solution. it's essentially lettering, you mean we have considered your proposals for settlement of the current crisis. of course we will have an opportunity to discuss this. we know that you are basing this on principle of furnace and upholding the principle of the international law and divisible security for all countries. you also know that we're always open to negotiations. we'll discuss all these issues including your initiative. meanwhile,

japanese prime minister few meshida is making a surprise trip to keith to meet present. lot of his landscape is cuz he does the 1st trip to ukraine since russian russia invaded a year ago. while let sir talk to our correspondence in a moment. we'll be speaking to stephanie deca in key, but 1st julia shap, alova in moscow. analia. let's just begin with the timeline of the leaders meeting and where we can expect them to speak later in the day publicly at the moment. as he just mentioned, we know that president a, she has met with russia's prime minister, me hi michelle. it's been, they discussed the neutral partnership. various projects like the development of the trans siberian and trans asian railways and so on. while letting me payton and the chinese president, well hold official talks at the grand kremlin palace, the meeting will begin in approximately 2 hours time from now. members of the 2

delegations will join the leaders at the meeting. so it's going to be a busy day for all the parties will discuss energy and military technical cooperation, trade and economic cooperation, and so on. and we've also heard from leader of the community functional to stay deem below house of russian parliament did not use the gun up. and he said that he's to hey, he too will be meeting the chinese lead later today and tomorrow. so how was actually being publicized to the russian public at large oh, absolutely, i've been watching and listening to various tv and news outlets to gauge the opinions. and obviously all are talking about the visit here. some newspapers published just official political information, but many alters and experts just say about benefits. so the russian chinese political and economic partnership officially, russia expresses an opinion. but this is an example of china's unprecedented

support for russia was the formation of a militia political alliance. something about fiji partnership between russia and china without any lines. the business community is reacting quite actively, many representatives of big business a very much interested selma personally involved and what's going on. they understand that depending on agreements on what kind of industries will be involved in, in the partnership, those industries will thrive, they will receive support investments will sort of benefits they will develop and eventually get profit. so the reason for when you've called, especially when so many foreign industries and enterprises have left russia like weston and japanese. com manufacturers, electronics produces multinational, trying like kick cetera, a mega talk politics saying that the 2 countries are trying to change the unit upon world. russia, particularly sometimes using war while russia is trying to, to change that you poll a world politically rather sometimes using war that all china,

economically using diplomacy and trade. and this is, it is designed to synchronize the global goals of the 2 countries. but at the same time, we hear some of the saying that none other than china can play a need a think role in resolving the crisis between russia and ukraine. china shows it can talk to anyone. it demonstrates that it's piece. proposals are accepted by many countries. piece initiatives are supported and accepted by russia. china is a piece, especially in the backdrop, against the backdrop of the agreements between iran and saudi arabia, between syria and b, u, a, which they will have some through the day, you know, a sharp of alova in mosca. thank you. those calls over to stephanie deca, he's and the ukranian capital kiva, and get up with the stuff. i mean has ukraine reacting to cheese it across the board are considering they have their own high profile visitor arriving from asia? yes, so far they've said very little, most of their action really coming out of washington and the key of as maintain

that it's willing to meet the chinese president i. we've actually heard one of the officials saying that they'll wait and see whether they will get a call. there has been some speculation that she ging ping may call lodge, mister lansky, the ukrainian, or leader. after his i summit with her putin will have to wait and see yes, you're mentioning there are another economic powerhouse coming to visit. i think significantly certainly that you have, you know, china and japan, opposite ends of when it comes to this conflict. and we have this visit, we're expecting a full mucus sheet or the japanese prime minister to arrive at any time this afternoon for a talks with the, with the ukranian leadership army. and from what we understand from the japanese foreign ministry, giving a statement is basically a trip to show solidarity. a support for the resilience of ukrainian people. japan husband supporting ukraine with humanitarian means with economic assistance. of

course, nothing when it comes to military and that's in line with its past. it is also the 1st time that a post war, japanese leader is visiting a war zone. so i think certainly in terms of a p, r in terms of the split screen potential that you'll see on the media to major leaders on opposite ends of when it comes to this conflict. the ideology of it, a meeting at the same time, stephanie decker for us in key. thank you. well, plenty more, had hill minis are including racist and sexist and home. a big report on the largest police force pulls urgent reform for me as president trump faces legal trouble. as the new york district attorney investigate alleged us money payment and his for one of the world. toughest bank races underway in south africa and they will have a story little bit later. ah,

sir lanka will receive an almost $3000000000.00 bailout from the international monetary fund, full parts of an effort to rescue it back to the economy. colon bay will receive the funds over the next 4 years. the 1st installment of $330000000.00 is expected within the next 2 weeks. 2 days of me. so lank is facing the worst economic crisis and decades. most protests against skyrocketing inflation and shortages of basic goods for the president from office last year. we're going to look over the law drawer. i'm happy that we got the loan because the people in the country are living very difficult times. we hope there will be a reawakening going on, and i go good, we got it. it must be spent to solve the country's problems. if they steal that to you, then we will lose again. if they reduce the price of fuel and food items and give people some relief. good. well, mission bellville is an economist and executive director of verity research and

joins us now from colombo. i think i'm ready something to do well, really didn't it from the people. it was speaking to us from sterling care that they hope the money comes in and can help reduce the debt, but they also don't want the politicians as they see it to be stealing those funds . that's right. and so has, i think there is a great understanding them and a growing understanding is that the economy crisis that the country is facing is not simply due to problems and external load or other kinds of economic mishaps. but that it's very significantly due to a crisis of governance and corruption and people are asking the question, is the i m f program adequately seized? the problem? and is it going to just pay attention to the symptoms, or is it going to address the deeper problem of governance that constantly takes too long come back into the crisis and that will be these areas of checks and

balances. one, once the money lands on israel, anchors shows but the low and apparently a sort of shore of the macro economic stability and debt sustainability mitigate the economic impact of the pole and vulnerable, as well as safeguarding the financial sector. according to the ion math, but alone is alone and lo needs to get repaid back to the i m f. and that will be another question. the public will want answering is how does that loan get paid? it gets paid back by a taxes and it will be the people that pay it back. so i think the expectation is that 3 law co, once it starts this journey with the i m f program will have to cross a 2nd rubicon, which is getting its debt to restructured and asking creditors to take significant haircuts. even that doesn't get 3 lank at the end of the road, the 3rd rubicon. and the final step is when 3 lanka regains access to international financial markets. now, when it does that,

it can re borrow and use that borrowing to pay back the loan. but if sri lanka repeats the actions of the past, that borrowing can once again become an sustainable and sri lanka can fall back into a debt and economic crisis in the future. as you know in the last 50 years, 50 percent of the country is that restructured that debt couldn't get back to sustainability, what one restructure? so the challenge for sri lanka is, is the restructuring going to be deep enough? is the plan that is being unrolled going to deal with the symptoms or the pauses deeply enough, such that sri lanka doesn't relapse into another crisis and can come out sustainably through this process. and of course, that the public at large want to see the change happen quickly in your opinion, where will those changes be seen or be evident? will it be in a reduction in the cost of fuel prices or will it be commodities and food?

where do you think we'll see the differences in the short term? i think that the main difference you will see in the short term is the lack of reduction of shortages. so the public has faced not only escalation cost, but none availability of basic items. and that is the main thing that can be alleviated at the moment. the plan that the i m f has agreed with, the government actually increases cost to the public. i would say a somewhat irrationally and unproductive sometimes because the taxation structure has not been designed in a weird to tax. the areas like tobacco taxes are not properly implemented, though, withholding taxes on the rich are extremely low levels. are 5 percent and the marginal taxes on the middle class has gone up to 36 percent. so there are significant weaknesses in the plan. and i think if the tick another round of discussions and analysis to bring the plan to

a level that gives people the kind of rationality and the kind of a subsidies or assistance that they need to get back into their normal economic label. the i m f, is actually projecting for lancaster g d p, which is in the red right now, not to reach the black until 2024. or, you know, positive signs or such global trade in a post. wobbly pandemic is still difficult. false rely anchor, it needs to you might say, steer a very steady economic ship. what does it have to be careful of, in, in the next 18 months to make sure that the money that it gets from the i m. f is used in the appropriate way to make sure that this economy doesn't start tanking again in the not too distant future. they had the world bank projects that straight lock out will be though west performer in terms of economic growth in 2023

and their project and negative 4.2 percent. the i m s. and i think mr. lunk and government project fit to be a more negative 3 through luck, i will still be in the bottom 5 performers in terms of economic growth. so i think that's absolutely a concern that the policies that i put in place cannot simply reduce that they must increase growth. and through lanka has to grow itself out of their crisis. not simply have debt forgiveness out of the crisis that won't be enough. shantelle now, joining us from colombia, thanks so much for your time. thank you. thank you, though is rel, silence minister has sparked a backlash after saying there's no such thing as the palestinian people that a conference in paris on sunday as alice march described, palestinians as an invention of the past century. oh, there's no such thing as a palestinian. there's no such thing as a palestinian people. gina,

who's palestinian. i and palestinian. ah, ah, my late grandfather whose 13 generation at jerusalem night is the true palestinian . wow. ah, the palestinian people are in invention. that is less than a 100 years old. these foreign policy of yes of george, beryl, urge israel to reject the statement and the palestinian prime minister said the comments were an incitement to violence in not possibly had the look the idea behind was utilized lately. the statements made by the israeli minister, smart rick saying that there is no palestinian people and that it was invented in the last 100 years is conclusive evidence of the extremist racist zionist ideology that governs the parties of the current israeli government. no, no levine, i'll play maley. philos theme is maha. we are the ones who gave palestine his name and the land. its value and status of this land is ours. and israel is

a colonial state established by the colonialists and settlers, and it expanded like any settler colonialism within one called has more from west jerusalem the far right in israel. i've always said this type of thing. it goes back to golden hair. the as really prime minister in 1969, she said she used to say that there was no such thing as the power thing. this, despite the fact that the 1st recorded use of the term palestine was 3200 years ago during the bronze age on the line between the jordan river. and the mediterranean sea has always been referred to as a palestine all the way up until the establishment of the state of israel, in 1940 a. if that hadn't happened, it's still we called palestine. but the far, i've always said that the husband know state of palestine, and that's partly true because of the occupations that the land has actually been under. much recently by the british in 1948. so these comments are inflammatory, that designed to really rochester tensions,

but they're also designed to play to small churches base, which completely agrees with the kind of things he said. and now management and yahoo through a tweet has said now is not the time to go to the us meet with president. so he's actually on the back foot now he's trying to defend his decision, not the visit, but the simple fact of the matter is, according to state, home officials is simply as an invite. they're both 800000 people, have been full from their homes and east and democratic republic of congo. as in $23.00 groups, seizes territory and breaks agreement to withdraw many and are living in unsanitary comes around the city of gamer. we're not break of color is affecting hundreds of people. welcome web reports from the lingo camp irina messina, a is the 100 and 35th person to walk into this cholera treatment center. today. it's run by the charity doctors without borders in a camp for displaced people near the city of coma. every now can barely walk or

talk section start with clinic diarrhea, and if on treated can end with that. it's already killed 8 people in the camp. children of the most vulnerable to shasky michelle manners. 3 children are infected young manion on the door. i saw that my children started vomiting and became very weak when we brought them here. we found that they were suffering from cholera. they're still very weak in the treatment is simple and effective if it's provided in time. most patients may need re hydration and can recover within days. all of these tens of fuel of patients and doctors without borders said it's putting up more as the number of cases rapidly rises to material. we've seen a growing number of cases. we're not averaging over 15050. and the numbers

between now here in this can lego and also across the road initially dollars will and go camping home to about 100000 people who fled the n 23 armed group. as it ceased territory from congo. government forces in recent month and $23.00 widely understood to be backed by neighboring bewanda, one to deny that many of the people here say they run away when and $23.00 fighters executed men and raped women in their villages in mississippi territory. m 23 denied committing atrocities and fights with the mounting evidence. entire communities fled then now struggling to get by and unsanitary conditions. it's raining almost every day here at the moment the ground is wet and the sudden becomes crumbs. the shelters is squeezed. close together. this is one of few toilet facilities here. there's only one toilet for around every 500 people sprang

disinfectant can help to prevent confections for the medic say the cholera outbreak won't be stopped until the annotation is improved. there's not nearly enough clean water for drinking, cooking and washing humanitarian agencies installed from top. but it's only about to say what's needed rapidly growing population here. back at the treatment center doctor say they expect everyone here to survive. others he's fled to new comes to don't have medical facilities, may not. it's a health crisis that can easily be ended, if only there's enough help. but one that would never have happened if people here hadn't been forced from their homes. malcolm web al jazeera lingo, democratic republic of congo. now the warning signs in the oven ball due to release nearly $900.00 detainees and a prisoner swap, deal the internationally recognized government and hit the rebels agreed on the exchange as part of a un mediate. to deal reached in 2018,

it's unclear how many prisoners are still being held, but the number is thought to be in the thousands. the conflict in yemen is widely seen as a proxy war between saudi arabia and iran, a restore diplomatic relations this month. we have a level of trust with all the parties involved in this release. we have this unique partnership with the un in yemen. and i have no reason to believe that it will be a success and a success which needs to happen as soon as possible because we all know that my dad is coming, and i think we can't lose a single day to have those detainees, united comedies, terrifying stain as a former us ambassador to yemen. he says the prisoner release could be an important step and efforts to end the conflict i. it will be a morale booster for our many emmys around around the country. and so from that

aspect, it's a, it's a positive sign, any time that you're releasing detainees as a good thing. the key, of course, will be the implementation because we've seen are these agreements struck in the past, or that have not been fully implemented? any resolution, any progress in establishing a comprehensive end to the conflict are really requires agreement among the emmys themselves. a lot of people are looking at the saudi, iranian, or agreement as of perhaps an important step either or saudi arabia who these have been talking of for some time. and there have been some progress there. but those things are not critical. i to resolve in the real meat of the matter, which is the i, the disagreement among the yemenis themselves about the way forward for their country. if the iranians indeed are willing to add their voice to those in the

international community that are urgent. who tease to and this conflict, and to come back to the negotiating table with the internationally recognized government. that's a positive thing about the hudy's have also been very clear and saying that they are not bound by any obligation that they owe to the iranians, who it is, will make their own decisions. and up until now, or they have not been willing to make the decision i to i to resolve the conflict and establish a negotiated solution. now the usaid worker and a french journalist who kidnapped by all groups in west africa, have been released. aid worker jeffrey wood, was abducted in nisha more than 6 years ago. jealous, olivia, why was taken hosted in neighbouring molly? in 2021 official say the circumstances surrounding their release are not clear. nicholas has moved from decker in synagogue. one is an american aid worker. the

other is a freelance french journalist. they were both seen for the 1st time. at the tear mack of new year's main airport in the may, the both looked haggard, tired, but overjoyed to looking forward to be reunited with their family. jeffrey would key was abducted in 2016 in the region of abeline. this christian missionary was held captive for 7 years. and will you, did you who with captured almost 2 years ago in the region of go in molly? well, both according to new shares, ministers say that they were both abducted by now affiliated gym on the side. when the slum while loosely mean and they share organized their, their release with the help of french and american forces on duty to bid. the hostages were recovered safely by nay jiri now or it is before handed over to

france in an american outdoor. it is after several years of captivity, oliver war and jeffrey was a very happy to be reunited with their family. communicate coming out of the white house and lili's in paris, both relieved that their nationals have been released. but there are hundreds of millions people from burkina, faso teacher or soldiers that we've met, their relatives that we've met, that say that their family members are being held hostage by arm groups linked to al qaeda and i so and so this liberation comes just days after anthony blink kid visited nice air, announced $150000000.00 additional dollars in age military. a to these countries are fighting off armed groups, but millions of people are being displaced and killed and many are still be held captives. nicholas hawk al jazeera, the car dubbing report by an independent member of parliament in the u. k,

who's found london. metropolitan police force is racist, sexist and homophobic. casey says offices aren't properly vetted and does call for a comprehensive reform program. harry faucet of all this report was born of a crime that shocked him. sick and an equal measure. in march 2021. sir everard was abducted tortured, raped and killed by a serving officer in the metropolitan police. when cousins was jailed for life, that case prompted another woman to come forward accusing. another officer, david carrick was convicted of more than 20 rapes of 12 victims spanning 17 years, and that failure in his duty to bet offices and protect women and children. central louise casey's findings, rather than see one person or bad apple or a roman. what you should do in a situation like this is look whether your entire system is copper bottomed, to reach out the predators and not allow them in, in the 1st place. in her report, she also finds that police protection for children and women is failing,

saying an overworked inexperience workforce polices child protection rate and serious sexual offenses. offices have to contend with overstuffed, dilapidated, or broken bridges, and freezes containing evidence, including the rape kit to victims. she points to bullying racism and sexism within the specialist, firearms unit, and calls the parliamentary and diplomatic protection unit where cousins and carried both worked a dark corner of the force. but the whole force, she said, was institutionally homophobic, massaging stick and races taken as a whole. this report is entirely condemning of this organization. it says the metropolitan police has lost public support, and consent needs to wake up and engage in comprehensive wholesale reform. i accept diagnosis about the racism, so if i'm, if i were in the organization and also that we have these systemic failings, nicer findings, cultural failings, i understand her use of the institutional is not term i use myself on the practical

place officer. i have to use language that's an ambiguous and is a political campaign as though are already worried that reforms won't go far enough . the subs, trace of the matter is that rapport off to rapport into the met police space intensive individuals and their misconduct as well as the institutions sit on the shower and collect dust, luis k. she says her recommendations from specialist sexual assault units to new systems for dealing with misconduct. the bringing in external expertise ought to be picked from but to be implemented as a whole. otherwise, she says the course may need to be broken up. careful sit al jazeera london, well still had hail the news, an invasion without a plan. we look at the u. s. decision to disband the rocks army, and the impact has had 2 decades on by mexico's pushed go. green is filling a rift with usaa oil and gas producers and in sport that could be a new role for francis. welcome star. as his country targets be 3rd european title

. ah ah. hello. there are lots of spring weather to be enjoyed across europe at the moment things the looking launch the womb a temperature sitting one above the average in many places that thanks to woman air wafting up from the saw southwest. but we still got from bits and pieces of rain about and wintery weather, particularly across more northern areas. but down in the south, it is an improving picture ticket as that wet weather moves away from central parts of the mediterranean. moving to the east, taking that rain to greece and to western areas of, to keep leaving behind, largely fine and dry skies. they extend old way to spain and portugal where temperatures will continue to rise on temperatures off fitting high in the north

west. but we want more rounds of rain coming in the island of ireland and britain, heaviest up in the north, still from bright to spells in the east of england. but there will be more rain coming in as we go into wednesday. and the winds pick up, they'll blow a bit of a wintry mix into southern areas of norway. wet weather is well creeping into the south of sweden, snow across the north and into fand and temperatures. his sitting low cost more sensual areas. it is a warming picture, things certainly dry up across the north of italy, 19 degrees celsius to be enjoyed in milan on tuesday. ah, what a scarcity has become a major global issue. the demand is going straight up and the supply is going straight down. turning in, essential natural resources into a commodity traded profit, just because it's more about the price. what about the guy that can't afford it?

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ah, book back your child is here with me. so rob, the reminder of all top stories, each company's prime minister, a few mucus sheeter, is make a surprise trip to ukraine to meet president ultimate zalinski is khatri, this 1st trip to ukraine, since the russian invasion, erica, this comes as the chinese either changing thing is in moscow meeting or rushes, president vladimir putin and prime minister be highly interested. she has invited them for a return visit to china. later in the year, she use our correspondent and beijing and standing by for katrina. it's really the 1st full day of work where each party can really see where the other stands and for president she has post. suppose we had a chance to set out his stall. that's right, so china and president, she didn't ping a really presenting the chinese leader as this envoys the keys and

a global statesman in russia looking to do what he can to end the wooden frame. and certainly if they didn't use a ne, is able to bring zalinski and fusion back to the, to the negotiating table. that will be a big win said aging. and she to think is trying to capitalize on the success and the ment, him a, b, p. steel broken by beijing, between saudi arabia and iran, earlier this month. now since the invasion of ukraine, beijing has said that it is a neutral party, but unfortunately this impartiality has been continuously crushed and n. for good reason. since the invasion, we've seen tires between moscow and they do deep in increased military jills, for example. joint military deals between the 2 countries. i've also seen trade saw between in aging and it's now come to about $190000000000.00 us dollars that plays out 30 percent since last year. and much of that is in the trade of resources, trying to does benefit from sanctions of russia, and that it's get cheap oil and gas that former customers are no longer bike. now

the biggest skeptic i think of the cheese visit is certainly the united states. u. s. has said to the world that it should not be fooled by any potential piece plant that agent presents that. it's simply going to try to freeze russia, gains already in ukraine, and washington has also accused paging of considering supplying military a for russia was something that china has denied, but unfortunately, well they didn't use us is not the only skeptical country. much of europe is also skeptical that she thing is going to be able to do anything much to really significantly move the needle in the war crane. but certainly, we have ukraine also watching itself. and kid actually has said that it's cautiously receptive, debating costs, as long as any potential piece plan does have the rough interest from ukrainian territory. so generally, you know, we have a view of what everything about the chinese proposals outside of the board of china . but how's the chinese public reacting to what they're being told about this visit?

well, it's funny you should ask me that because i got here to chinese media newspapers and no surprises. big dental picture of the 2 liter shaking hands is making front page news. and there's really 3 prevailing messages here that the chinese public are hearing from aging on this trip. the 1st is that student thing is bringing home to this crisis in your brain. the crisis that has not been told by the us and its allies of parts of that isn't back being was and according to aging mind, the 2nd message is that's wrong. china, russia, ties on mutually beneficial for both trees and important to the security and stability of a multi polar world. one article that says that this partnership is a cornerstone of regional stability. and an example of how many moony is relations of 2 well powers. but i think the most important message that here in chinese media

about this trip is that in a situation where china is being heavily pressured by the u. s. and other western countries to be more self toward russia. cheese trip is a symbol, a symbol of chinese strength and independence. that no matter what the demands are from the u. s. and the west, beijing simply will not yield to them. continue that force in beijing. thank you. let's go over to william her. he's a professor of chinese politics at cambridge university and joins us now from cambridge. could tell me this, professor on the program. i mean, while all eyes and a is, will be on the statements about you praying that come out of moscow post the meeting between she and to to will bit this be really the overriding issue many will be focused on for the next few days. yes, i think this will be very important aspects of the meeting. really, the only important aspect of this meeting. i don't think chinese politics is likely to see any other reading major event in the next few days in this light. i also

don't think that the visit of prime minister kesha, which i heard about the 1st time on the report just now is a coincidence. i think that the timing of that is quite deliberate. of course, as she arrived in moscow fresh from being ratified for the term as president of china and securing the diplomatic, the steel, you might say, between saudi arabia and iran. do you think he really does have any fresh ideas that russia, a willing to listen to with regard to the conflict in ukraine always is justified to opportunity? i don't think it either. actually. i think it's more than a photo opportunity because it is a chance for trying to demonstrate its genuine commitment to not just neutrality in the conflict, but also a general strategic position. which is seeking an equilibrium in the war in which russia doesn't lose. right. it's not seeking to support russia, at least not overtly or concrete in any ways more than it may already be with trade and so forth. but rather without taking sides to make sure that russia doesn't lose

conclusively, because that would upset what china is hoping to be a global balance between great powers of which it considers russia to be one. indeed you talk about equally. and i'm just wondering whether the fact that these 2 power houses a united in there for want of a better word, distaste of the western alliance. i mean, how much of this is a meeting about god rings support for non western alliance nations. others of the same sort of mindset. well, i'm not sure i'd, i wouldn't overplay that angle actually, i don't think, you know, china has only one ally in the world and it isn't russia, it's actually north korea. and that's, that's not a very productive alliance for china. most of the time. so rather than actually a lie or play kind of alliance politics, china i think, is really seeking at least to balance russia with japan and the united states and other great powers. there's a fear, i think,

in china that too many great powers are lining up against chinese interests and russia. while not exactly in mind, completely with china's interest is weakening to the point where it can't really counterbalance effectively the u. s. and japan. so i think that's what this is about to the extent, but it's about managing a conclusion to the war or a turn in the war that isn't about russia losing. but at the same time, trying to absolutely doesn't want to take sides of these. not overtly, because remember that china has very good relations with ukraine before the war and carries a great deal about not upsetting those relationships. also not upsetting relationships further with for example, your be in countries or even countries elsewhere in the world. looking at this and seeing russia being an aggressive power, indeed, this meeting was prearranged and pre arranged before you might say, the icpc warrant was issued, which are truly make, she reassess how he can or can't do business with russia. what does he have to

consider? because in the back of his mind will be the comments and the the, the presentation of the g. d. p. results in china, the people's congress just a few weeks ago. and china stating that its growth will only be 5 percent. it wouldn't want that to drop in the face of any further sanctions from big trading partners like europe or the us. yes, that's certainly part of it. more broadly, i think china is also close to the limit of what it can really do in its so called, no limits partnership with russia visa, or any kind of support for russia's current position. and i think part of what this visit is about is demonstrating a good faith effort to try to bring the war to a lower temperature, our lower intensity, perhaps by trying to convince russia to make some kind of concessions or to begin

negotiating for some kind of cease fire agreement at the same time, i think china will turn to ukraine and to other powers supporting ukraine and try to get them to draw back some of what they're looking to do in terms of offensive advances in the war. hoping basically to, to end the war or at least stamp things down so that russia doesn't lose, but things also don't get worse. the war is not productive or beneficial to china at all. we shall see what happens. certainly in the next few weeks. so william has from cambridge university, thank you for joining us. thank you. she does have all many rockies also criticizing how the united states invaded the country without a plan. among what they say or failures was the decision to disband the iraqi army . and a lot has changed since and including the rise and fall of security forces and the emergence of new threats that he will and you that are some of been job is report

form by that can state contains disturbing images in the battle of iraq. the united states and our allies have prevailed. the iraqi army essentially was dissolved either they were killed or they've gone back and back to their homes. one of the 1st decisions, the youth net force is made after invading europe was to defend the country military, which used to be one of the largest in the middle east. 20 years later, the country is still dealing with the repercussions. one former commander of the reconstituted forces believer it was a calculated move. as for carol ally, that it was the worst decision it led to the destruction of a rock, we are paying its price until now. i think the decision was deliberate. a lack of forces enabled months of robbery. the rashid military camp was the biggest in the middle east. and there was an estimated theft of 8 to 10000000 weapons, such as the one that by my products had the reformed. in part of this, us led coalition forces and demanded their withdrawal. sectarian fighting between

cheers and sa needs was one of the results. it killed tens of thousands of people. the chaos led to the rise of armed groups such as either an iso and the newly formed army fled. when i sell fighters took mosul, iraq, 2nd city, only to later unify which he, a militias at the forefront to liberate almost 40 percent of the country. now took on iraq, are they have ever been? was toa, one of the biggest problems was the relation between security forces and citizens. now iraqi security forces sol, loyalty is for iraq and the military enterprise regardless of their sectarian ethnic or tribal affiliation. these an international coalition comprising more than 18 nations, has helped it off to rebuild its armed forces and counter threats from armed groups . the international coalition, which came together to fight against, i think, has taken a much smaller advisory role now as the rocking 40, fairly confident that they can defend their own homeland. but questions remain

about the powerful, malicious and sectarian forces. 20 years on the threat have evolved. don't check in without any doubt. the biggest challenge in iraq, his drugs were trying to eradicate the rising drug trade. then this a challenge of electronic, unorganized crime. terrorism now comes 3rd or 4th, after the development of our security forces on the retreat of the terrorist groups . that would look for what in the battery threats have changed and the forces protecting iraq have been rebuilt. but many people here say they still don't feel completely safe from a job without the 0 back that police in new york are tightening security as a city brace is for possible criminal charges to be filed against donald trump. the for me, you as president, posted on social media that he expects to be arrested this week is in connection with alleged hush money paid to the adult films dahl stormy daniels by trumps form a lawyer, michael karen. well, trump was called on

a supporters to protest. gabriel, as under, has moved from new york. this is the center of the political world right now, at least here in the united states. we're in this court house behind me here in new york city. there is a grand jury that we believe is in the final stages of making a decision if they will bring a criminal indictment against donald trump. if they do, it would mean trump is the 1st president ever in us history to face criminal prosecution. the manhattan district attorney has been investigating trump for several years. the case revolves around stormy daniels, a former adult film star, who claims she had an affair with trump and threatened to take her story public right before the 2016 election. knowing that the embarrassing claim could derail his presidential campaign. trump allegedly had his then fixer michael cohen kaye daniels, $130000.00 to keep quiet. but as part of that payment,

the grand jury is investigating if whether trump also falsified business records, which would be a felony. police in new york have stepped up security. trump denies all wrong doing . but his called for his supporters to take to the streets in protest should he be indicted. as a potential indictment looms or media attention has increased its indicted, trump would need to turn himself in. and the spectre of a former president walking into a court house to surrender to authorities is something that would have never been seen before in us history. it's important to point out that even if trump is indicted, it does not necessarily mean that he is guilty. if he's indicted, it would go to a jury trial and it would be those jurors that would ultimately decide if he's guilty or not guilty of the crimes. he is accused of. now if he is found guilty

during a later trial, the prison term could be up to 4 years in jail, but there is no mandatory prison required. and most independent analysts say it's highly unlikely that trump would ever serve any time in jail. for this case, gabriel is on the i'll just the new york us climate envoy john kerry is visiting mexico to look at ways the country can speed up its transition to clean energy. the mexican goal of energy independence is slaying and move towards renewables. is also fueling a rift with us oil and gas producers, monroe rap. hello, how's the details from mexico city? mexico's president and this manuel job is over the board once his country to be energy independent prompts. you know, in the coming year we will push his gasoline or over the road to fulfill his

promise of energy self sufficiency. president lopez over the world has doubled down on investments in domestic oil and gas production, favoring the country's state owned producers over foreign private enterprise. when it comes to mexico's energy sector, this protectionist energy policy expert say, has come at the expense of a trade dispute between mexico and its north. their neighbors who have areas where the problem is rooted in deals made and the free trade agreement between the u. s. canada and mexico agreement specific to generating energy. critics to see mexico's energy policies have also flowed progress on renewable energy, undermining north american energy integration and competitiveness for his part mexican president and manuel of is over. that has pledged that 35 percent of all energy consumed in mexico will come from clean and renewable sources by the year 2024. earlier this year, president lopez over or announced the launch of

a $1600000000.00 solar form in the sonora desert, the largest of its kind in latin america. the president has also announced plans for 10 new industrial parks that will harness wind energy along mexico's trends is mac corridor. while critic say president lopez over that seemingly contradictory attitude, some have even called it double speak when it comes to fossil fuels and renewable energy, has put the country at an energy crossroads policy. experts instead argue that pressure from the united states under the u. s. mexico, canada free trade agreement, or u. s. m. ca has force mexico to slowly opening stores to private investment unit. all of this pressures under private companies and the potential sanctions that could derive from all of this have led mexico to change course. though, current policies in mexico have prioritized energy independence nationally. experts warn that it's critical for mexico to look beyond its political disagreements with the u. s. in canada, for the sake of

a more integrated north american energy market. one that can also meet the regions, long term goals for sustainability. mun miserable al jazeera mexico city. well, still had here all out there in sport, japan set up a well baseball classic title decider with the united states. i'm the one that story straight up to the break. ah ah

ah ah ah ah, what time spot? he's on the thank you so much. so i will, japan of defeated mexico to set up a world baseball classic title, decided with the u. s. a. back and forth game ended with japan climbing

a 65 semi final. when in miami, mexico looks likely when is for much of this consist, there is areas here hitting a 3 run homer in the fall fitting japan star player show. hey tani came up with a key play. then in the night, feeling a little double inspiring, a light raleigh from his team minutes mirror call me then sets up to deliver a to ron double that sent you punch with 65 walk of victory to san total in japan will place the writing champion the us in the final, later on this tuesday, anytime you know, you get a plague, it's a line up like they have a team that they have. it's going to draw a crowd, but for it's b, u. s. 8 or japan. and then, you know, obviously, you know, travelers so tiny i think i think that special, it's 2 countries that love baseball. they get it all be watching. so we're looking forward to it. you know, it's, it's, you know, we got a resilient bind. so we,

we just can't wait for that opportunity. i some good news for the football as a spine in georgia. they won't have to face erling holland in the coming days. the mentioned to city players picked an injury set to miss noise. your qualifies this week, colon or school 21 goals. in 23 appearances for his countries already found that 42 times received 53 moving to decades has no way qualified for major tolerance. carrying them by expected name captain, a front siegler east retired, went to national football in january. sweeps are leading france to a 2nd straight. welcome. final posting camp. 66 times boys country appear to strike or cool school that hattrick in the final against argentine of france. playing the netherlands in a year, a qualifier on friday. christian rinaldo appears, determined to extend his international career. portugal coach roberts or martinez insists he doesn't look at age and was happy to select the 38 year old for this round of qualifies. renaldo left the pitch in tears when portugal knocks out in the well kept quarter finals last year and he since joined saudi arabian club,

our nasa gone start there, africa cup of nations qualifying campaign under a new coach. chris sheets and the 64 year old is gone as 4th cochin. as many years the foreman new castle and brought some manager will be amps when the countries for tea cup of nations, title droughts gone, or say con angola in their 1st group game on thursday. is something that i will give every think to make the chamber successful as possible. this is something that i will do to make sure that the communication and the relationship that i have with this association for those around the association. and of course, are suppose to give all of my best. so some exam, hugely looking forward to or south korea now have juergen clench been in charge. clinton says he's targeting a title in that next he is asian cup in castle south korea. haven't worn fat continental tournament since back in 1960,

the former german international as held his 1st training session, the team ahead of a friendly against columbia. that's coming up on friday. you have goals. and the goal is, as gentleman said in the beginning, is to win something. so the next from dish to replace the asian cup to win, asian cup and the 2nd time. then into the same moment. you want them to enjoy what they're doing. you want them to have fun. they want them to have a smiling face when they play football. now, 3 time rugby will champions new zealand have named their new coach. scott robinson is the choice, but he won't be taking over. and so after this she is will cup robinson has a huge success in club rugby and his appointment as a pretty controversial selection process, which has been criticized by current head coach in foster foster. they will lead the all blacks see the world cup in france, knowing and lose his job. even if new zealand win the title for a full time. how leave my mark on the group was here?

what or to present it on to die? who can get for the presentation of your but i, i think, you know, while you can view the game with different, the way of tried the culture is going to be different. and you know, the game will be totally different. so it's going to be neutral. innovation with just a different way. we look at the game also wanna recognize the incumbent, all black coaching team and they and foster and all of his staff and the team is they look to, he towards ragwall kept 2023 in france. they have a 100 percent support as i go into the tournament and we're looking forward to working with him over the next 6 months to do everything we can to make sure that tournaments a huge success. one of the world's toughest bike traces is underway in south africa . the cape epic. we'll see. mountain bike is taking on hundreds of corridors of top serena the next week. jeremy's george egg,

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smiling through the coals, tamara and her colleagues at the school for peoples with special needs, wants to pay royce that meets the rising cost of living and keeps people in the profession with these teachers are making sure bad to mom. so i don't what is clearly a sizable demonstration in mary, a wave of industrial action taking in various parts of the economy. coating on the government for pay arises that meets inflation. if there is no movement to pay, we likely to be seeing more protests look just from people like tomorrow, but work is in other key professions who enjoy growth support from the public. ah, jewel visits china's president is an laska, and while japan's prime minister visits keep.