news and re for this hour iran's nuclear chief has slammed the west for trying to exert pressure on tehan by abusing. mechanisms of the international atomic energy agency. muhammad islami says western countries resort to political means and sanctions to achieve their goal. he also urged the iaea to maintain his impartiality and professionalism. ukraine confirms the arrival of the first batch of us made abraham's battle tanks in kiev, that's part of a multi-billion dollar security assistance promised by washington. us officials say the tanks are armed with 120 millimeter rounds of depleted uranium in enough to peace

conventional tank armor. the study has found that the uk's inflation filled cost of living crisis will cause thousands of premature deaths and significantly widen the wealth and health gap between the richest and the poorest. researchers stress that implemented public policy responses are not sufficient to protect health and prevent widening inequalities. thousands of ethnic armenians in nagorno-karabakh are fleeing into armenia, this after azerbaijan's defense. of last week forced separatist fighters in the disputed region to surrender. the leadership of the breakaway region says they leave for armenia for the fear of ethnic cleansing. last one leave south korea and us have kicked up joint war game in the waters east of the korean peninsula amits simering tensions with pyongyang. south korea's navy says the three-day exercises involve nine vessels and two patrol aircraft from the two sides.

welcome everyone, france has been plagued by nationwide protest against systemic racism and police violence. this comes after another unarmed young man of color was killed by police during routine traffic stop. peris alone saw over a week of riots against the police killing and controversial law which police have seized upon to justify what protesters are calling state violence and summary executions, the controversial law and its consequences for minorities and