the who's ah, stories of the week on our he, china dismisses as political hype, president biden's probe into the origins of cove. it. the lovely theory is now gaining traction in the media, which had rejected it when the trump administration made the same claim. oscillation all the nation february faces a barrel. of course, this isn't unclosed as space from the e. u. off the a passenger jet was supposed to make an emergency diversion to mid over a hoax. bomb threat, but then an opposition activists on board was arrested cities in the us back track on the decisions to cut police funding off the crime rate

surge. and the white house declares an epidemic of guns violence. ah, i will welcome you watching the weekly on our international bringing you will the latest headlines along with around that, but the stories the shape the week. the 1st time is once again refuted claims. the corona virus originated from one of the countries lapse. it comes off to the us that it's doubling down on f as to track down the source of the epidemic of the panoramic phosphate. taylor reports rambler. donald trump and his administration's take on the corona virus. the chinese virus comes lou, the china virus calling lou janie's flew to china flew. there's enormous evidence that that's where the big yet, remember turn has

a history of infecting the world. and they have a history of running sub standard laboratories. these are not the 1st times that we've had a world exposed to virus as a result of failures in a chinese lab. remember how his theory about the virus escaping from a lab with labeled racist and mad. a wall won't stop a virus, racism won't stop a virus. do your job. well, it turns out now it's not racist, but a totally rational ferry. why? because it's not trump peddling it. all you have this year fresh in the oval office bite, and they'll actually shut down a trump. there are top secret operation to look into the origins of the pandemic. and specifically whether the virus leaked from the woo hon institute of viral a g q. his own altering off her report into the origins of the pandemic with the lovely one of the top 2 fairies. which is much more valid because fightin are not

trump, or to that. i've no off the intelligence community to redouble their efforts to collect and analyze information that could bring us closer to a definitive conclusion and report back to me in 90 days. and just as quickly as biden decided that it's not racist or not, but the to summit and in the interests of public safety. so when for them to lee did others, a new york times drawn a thought, i decided pro incidentally to delete a previous tweet about the problematic nature of the lab, meek theory, and big peck which the month has been finding any covert. conspiracy theories has coincidentally decided to give the delete button a bit of a break in light of ongoing investigation since the origin of course 19, and in consultation with public health experts. we will no longer remove the claim that covered 19 is men made or manufactured from our apps. in fact, the only one who's actually stuck to its guns is china. lately. some people have

played the old trick of political high on the origin. tracy of covered 19 in the world smear campaign and blame shift, and i'm making a come back. and the conspiracy theory of love lake is resurfacing as cool that more transparency from beijing got the momentum as the woo, how meek theory begins to enter the mainstream. and people pick aside the w h o has decided to sit on the fence. only recently determining that the hypothesis was highly unlikely, but at the same time can't be entirely ruled out where the virus originated remains to be determined. but one thing is for sure, a theory can todd from conspiracy to credible as quickly as the establishment decides, which trump would probably tweak about if you know you thought twitter. but then again, we're talking about trump. he always finds a way. now everybody's agreeing that i was right when i very early on code one as

the source of koby 19, sometimes referred to as the china virus. to me was obvious from the beginning, but i was badly criticized as usual. now they are all saying he was right, thank you absolutely vindicated. now remember facebook and others still won't allow people in my country to even contest suggest there may be an election might not be on the up and up. so they're very slow to issue a reprieve. so there must be a lot of evidence for them to go this far. this is a trump victory, and as was stated to bad, he can't speak as to social media as reprieve because they have not allowed him a reprieve from his prohibition on the platform. in the 1st place, a former president, i sure that this is another example of the in seen world that we're living in. and

instead of people going to joe biden and say, wait a minute, or whoever is running the show today. why are you changing your mind? oh no, no. we're going to have an investigation into this. you just realize this. now, this is just come to you just, you're just been made aware of this. dear god, what else have you just become aware of? i mean it's, it's really frightening. following a huge diplomatic storm over the 4th diversion of a passenger plain to bella. ruth, the country's president alexander lucas shanker, has been defending them, the claiming no laws were broken. the ryan plane was intercepted by a fight a jet and ordered to make an emergency landing hoax bomb threat. however, an opposition activist on board and his girlfriend would then arrested. the event sparked protests in some european cities and the russians living in amsterdam. and walsall rallied alongside locals in support of political prisoners. but rousseau

insists there's no political persecution in the country. the us and the you are drawing up coordinated sanctions against members of lucas and because government both advise against flying through bella russian space. however, critics question whether the west is in a position to lecture bella bruce, as all ecos dawn of explained this week, it seems there was no bigger scoundrel in the world than this man. alexander lucas shinkel, the president of bella, ros. that's after a ryan f flight had to make an emergency landing in minsk because of a bomb threat according to the bill of russian authorities. but there was no bomb. instead, quite conveniently for blood shall go. one of the most outspoken opposition activists roman pro, to savage, just so happened to be on board. and when he got arrested, the collective west didn't like it. not one bit. we strongly condemn the lucca

shanker regimes brazen and choking acts to divert a commercial flight in the rest. the journalist, look at saint luke's sancho has done as a disgrace. that's hard to suppose. here the lights of more than 170 passengers were in danger. in order to arrest a journalist, the high, the plane on the pension, the passage is, it's something that was completed in the room. and we really started discussing the implementation of the i said secretary over that, but i'm extensions now along with proto savage, his girlfriend was arrested as well. accused of dog, st. bella, russian security officers essentially calling on lynch mobs to go get them. and one by one e, you, nation's began to close the as space to bellows national airline. while europe based areas, in terms refused to fly over the country to russia,

england has received, we have to understand that this will have severe consequences. and we are looking into sanctions against the ation sector in but i was want to see this cd. we have decided to prohibit the bell russian airline from accessing european airports to invite europe and airlines and not to fly over bel russian territory. force landing a jet simply so you can extract a political thorn on the heard of except it really isn't. because back in 2013, several countries closed off there as space to the jet of bolivian president evil morality. which was grounded in vienna. simply because the us suspected edward snowden was on board, which he wasn't by the way. but america wanted him arrested so badly. it was willing to ground a president's personal plane. the bolivian president's plane was once forced to land. the president was taken out of the plain, but nothing was said about that silence. in 2016 ukraine ground at a but

a russian commercial jet. also arresting an opposition activist who was on board. but of course this time it's all different. so the e u has frozen its investment into bellows. the whole 3000000000 euros of it. there is a tendency in the west, unfortunately not to regard sanctions as inactive war when in fact it is inactive war. it's just a lower level of warfare before shooting war. this is particularly dangerous in the sense that if, if europe, europe in its allies of us, britain and get together in the rapid reaction, g 7 mechanism and put sanctions on beller roof, for instance. then you have a problem because this is really standing between russia and the european union and who's gonna, who's going to be the victim of this is going to be the people of bella. ruth,

one been a russian opposition figure in exile. took the idea of financial incentive if you like to a whole new level offering 11000000 euros to anyone who arrests. luca sion go just get clint eastwood on the case already. oh and yes. perhaps the grounding of the ryan and jet wasn't exactly the sort of thing you'd expect to see in a democracy. remember though, we are still talking about the man, the media branded europe's last, dictate him, and who can blame him if he can play the game as well as his big and very democratic brother the us? that's an obvious point of hypocrisy in how this story is being framed. that's not to say that there is a debate regarding international law, whether a government scrambling its air force to ground commercial airliner over its

airspace and also an apprehension somebody from a commercial flight that's. that's the legitimate point of debate. however, to say that this is unprecedented, or to say that of this never happens in the west is a ridiculous proposition. and so this is time and time again. we see this every time, the western media governments, they don't look at the wider context of what's going on. and if you look at the internal affairs of bella ruse, and how much pressure is also being put to bear on the country from the outside, from these very powers that are condemning this act, it's a very different story and it's a much wider discussion that needs to be had news now from russia's euros region. a gun man has been arrested in the city of katherine berg off the injuring to people including a child. the shooter is believe to be a retired police officer, opened fire from his balcony indiscriminately hissing pedestrians and cause in

a residential area. police then stormed his apartment, detaining him, a young girl, and a national guard officer injured the child was shot in the stomach and is now in a critical condition with following the developments and will keep you updated. what you think that to the rapidly wise in crime rates in the us are forcing some officials to rethink plans to the funds the police. on wednesday, a white house spokes person said gun violence was spiraling out of control. the comments came off, the 8 people were killed in a ma shooting in san jose in california. we are suffering from an epidemic of gun violence in this country, both in mass shooting and in the lives that are being taken in daily gun violence that doesn't make national headlines. the cause to cut funding and even abolish whole police department started last year following the death of george floyd an officer has since been convicted of his murder more than 20 major us cities have

now reduced that police budgets. i me, the year i am for massive structural and transformational reform, we will not be increasing our police budget. we will be moving funding from the n y p be to youth initiatives and social services. many democratic party politicians around the country heard the cry of the protesters, but now as crime surges, many of them are back tracking fatal shootings in minneapolis in 2021 have nearly doubled from last year. there have been 3 times as many carjackings. this is the very same city where george floyd's killing last year spark protests crying defun the police all over the country. but now in minneapolis, that refund the police,

big overarching statements that we're going to defend or abolish and dismantle the police department and get rid of all the officers. we've an impact to that needs to stop. it's unacceptable. we should be holding those perpetrators accountable if that include safety beyond policing and it includes police. now the city council is increasing the police department budget by $6400000.00 after cutting it by 8000000 last year. in april of this year, there had been 166 percent more shootings in new york city. there were in april of 2020 new york city mayor bill de blasio who wants pledge to cut the police budget by $1000000000.00 as now promised to build an entirely new police precinct in queens. this is something that for decades the community asked for, it was one or the other, which was the choice in 2020. we leaned into the investments in the young people. now thankfully, we have resources to address both these issues. in the 1st months of this year,

the city of los angeles has seen an increase in shooting hair to the same timeframe last year. now that democrat mare the same one who jumped on the div on the police band wagon is calling for an increase in the police budget. the city council wants $250.00 more officers to be hired. if you want to abolish the police, you're talking to the wrong there. now the mayor of st louis is sticking to her gun despite having one of the highest murder rates in the country. not only does she want to defend the police, she also wants to shut down the jail. no human being should be cased for weeks and months on end with little certainty of when and if they'll ever see their family again, we share a commitment to reducing harm in our communities and ending the cycles of trauma that have cause far too many of our neighbors to be locked up in our cities jails. the number one reason why crime keeps going up is because the politicians, politicians keep doing everything they can to weaken the system to make the public

more happy. and we're not asking the right questions which are, what does the poor, what does the public doing in criminal aspects, which is calling the police lawfully act the way they do and then the public is in there. they're on educated, ignorant and misguided eyes. seeing that says police brutality, so the public really needs to step up to the plate. they need to come to the table . they need to be educated on why the police do what they do. they need to understand laws. they need to understand department policies a year after the killing of george floyd and joe biden's police reform bill is not exactly a hit in congress. americans do not see eye to eye while crime is rising. outrage about police brutality and killings is also sky. hi, caleb martin, r t new york. a growing number of asian americans are buying firearms for the very 1st time after a search in hate crimes. they're also joining lobby groups to resist the push, restrict the gun laws by the democratic party. there is

a real and imminent threat and we need to defend ourselves and our loved ones. we refuse to be silent and we refuse to be victims. again, re cope id for me last year. i'm the father of the next asian family. my wife is 100 percent chinese american and so it's my daughter and we were just walking down the street as we normally do to go to simple park. it went to many things. group is folks that showed up in a pickup truck and yelled a bunch of racial borders that us them spit out us out the window. and that just really got me thinking, you know what, what would have happened if i hadn't been there? would they've been more aggressive, would they have followed my wife home and done something even worse? and so that really just kind of pointed to see, to me that you know, you really do have to take personal detraction into your own hands, especially in its own little group like the asian american community, which historically isn't known for don ownership or things of that nature

cocaine has since co founded the asian american and pacific island, a gun owners group. it has thousands of followers on social media and encouraging responsible ownership of firearms as well as resistance to policy seen as to restrictive. attacks on asian americans have jumped 164 percent in major us cities since the pandemic in comparison to the same period. last year. new york san francisco and los angeles showed the biggest increases with hate crimes continuing to spike the cocaine against a u. s, gun culture has changed on the current administration, needs to take that into account. i think that today's gun ownership is not

you know, the traditional conservative beer to dude and tactical gear with tattoos and a mag, a, had its minorities and people of color divide administration with some of the proposals on the table would turn many of his constituents into criminals overnight, i view our mission as educating policy maker is more or less to what the realize that gun ownership is changed. it's not the stereotypical letter a member anymore. we're coming from the perspective of, you know, liberal biden's supporters. i personally voted democrat and every election since 2004. and i think there's just the role need for this kind of a group in the, in the world that has a different perspective that we're used to hearing from israel could be in for a political last quake to key parties are closing in on a dale to remove the long serving prime minister benjamin netanyahu will bring the details off of this short break. stay with us.

i i, with the united states, it's very clear that the united states has aligned itself with warlords and drug lords war criminals basically. while the people suffer. so as the united states has been about a $150000000000.00 us dollars trying to rebuild afghanistan, there is almost nothing to be seen from that. when the united states government special inspector general has gone out to look for the schools and the health care centers. when journalists have gone to look out, look at these things at the united states supposedly built, they can't be found. the news rather driven by adrian shaped by those this

in me who dares thing? we dare to ask me. ah, welcome back. after 12 consecutive years at the helm of israeli politics, benjamin netanyahu could be on the way out. right wing opposite. you need to natalie bennett has just announced that he's ready to form a new government. although netanyahu himself is refusing to budge, we cannot cross live to fall asleep and tell her leave paula, great to see you. and so 2 of the opposition parties now look close to forming

a coalition deal. could you tell us what happens and how the prime minister has reacted? well, it, it was a lot of speculation healing as well throughout the course of the day. and with the heard about an hour ago from natalie bennett, who is a former defense minister and the leader of the far right. young nina, which means rights. all the party saying that he is joining forces with the opposition needed. now together they have exactly 61 parliamentary peace and you need exactly 61 to be able to form the next government search. they have cost that threshold, but nick hung out who is still prime minister for another $8.00 days and the law can happen in israeli politics in 8 days. we've just heard from these were prime minister addressing the nation, but basically he was appealing to those 61, pete, the people who whole bench saying to them, we think your decision because you are, you represent such a cross spectrum of political party. this is in fact the,

the why to spectrum we did the theme in israeli or potential israeli clinician, you have the benefit from the right. you have to parties in the same 10, you have ever parties and parties on the what really has combined damages is a and t nitro yahoo sentiment rather than what issues on which they agree. so now with appealed to those $61.00 thing to the people who hold them, rethink your decision and it's just one of them back will be in the $61.00, c is going to disappear and israel will have to go to another election. what is surprising about bennett? joining forces with that kid is that he comes from the far wife, that you have someone from the far right. joining forces with our parties, parties in the middle. and the reason given is that it has been promised that he will be the next his really prime minister if he joins the coalition for 2 years following which the leader of the opposition party, which appeared will then be prime minister. not bennett did make the point that he

was doing this to try and get israel out of the political crisis that it's been, we've been holding for inaction in the space of q. yes. so that's the motivating factor for banish. but i can tell you that there's a lot of anger amongst been supporters there. right. wing supported and bennett is really taking a political gamble with his career. because if the coalition doesn't work, or if in fact, it gets warning, most people think it will only last a number of months. it's questionable whether bennett will have a political career afterwards. because so many of his supporters feel that they've been betrayed by the leader who represents the rice now forming forces with the center. and so it's a very fragile, wide ranging combination at the same time is going to have to avoid controversial issues because they've just going to be such a difference of opinion when it comes to issues like the peace treaty, palestinians. they'll focus more on the economy on. we building the economy, rebuilding israel off the curve at 19, and stabilizing the god of the fire. the next pick is for the kids as the leader of

the opposition to now go to the israeli president river and tell him you can do it anytime from now on wednesday that he is able to for the next coalition government . so that's what we're waiting to speak, but as i say, things are still up in the air and it might not just be quite the end of natania who will be watching this closely. for now, ortiz pool asleep and television. thank you very much. and thank you for joining us. hey arty international will be back at the top of the hour. the latest the the

younger son julia, which is threatening julia. mia, i'm pretty sure she'll jump in the cause of which energy, though. we're good to get to the julia. now you pay more. yeah, i see i was wrong, but also years old. you nice need to go to the i need to quit the summer and i had already made more news with the new location to them on

the in the me i know welcome to all the part 20 years after declaring war on the taliban and launching operation enduring freedom, the united states has ordered its military to back up and go home. living to taliban more empowers and before have the americans finally accepted. that's what can be cured. must being dirt to discuss that. i'm now joined by matthew polt, marine comment veteran and senior fellow with a center or international policy. matthew is great to talk to you. thank you very much for finding the time. thank you for having me on the phone a. now, to start with, this is not the 1st year of ministration to promise to bring the american troops back home from a gas or bama and

a trunk latch to do the same. but the various reasons weren't able to pull that off . do you think the bottom team has what it takes to see through? i think they do, i think there is a commitment by the, by an administration to at least remove the conventional or acknowledged us forces in afghanistan. however, there will be a large force remaining of special operations and ca personnel, as well as aircraft and drones in the region with the question about what will happen with the $18000.00 private contractors that are currently under the american under the american government, they are, you know, so there are a lot of, of, of aspects to this withdraw that don't make it just as easy, straightforward as it would appear when you just hear that word withdraw. all right? so that's, that, that's a big question about what will look like in terms of the american presence after

september. the, the will, it's clear is that there will be an american presence. it will just be an acknowledged, which is very similar to how the united states is, are fighting these wars. if you look at the, from western coast of africa, all the way to pakistan, this is the way the united states fight these wars with, with an a knowledge forces with commandos, with ca, personnel, with drones and bombers cruise missiles from ships and then using local forces proxy forces to do the bulk of the fighting, and you have met me. i think we will have to read that the visual decision to pull out a again, it is still a major step for washington when barack obama was considering that option back in 2009, he offered for a search for fighting on. what do you think have happened between 292-0214 his close associate.