the with with a historic fuss in coordination with allies, the you with is were leasing strategic oil reserves to bring down petrol prices on the failed attempts to convince opec to boost production what i will never accepted idiots who from the guys we are dissatisfied. he's pure violence against people. judge prime minister launch about to protest is off the night of rioting against tough new clothes restrictions. as cases such, i'm look downs i'll re imposed across europe. and britain's government is sending troops to poland by lowers border to assist with the refugee situation. get back home is facing accusations of failing to cope with an even bigger clients with

a very welcome you're watching auntie international with me. nicky aaron, top story this our j biden has opened america strategic petroleum reserve making available some 50000000 barrels through the coming months. but despite the unprecedented move, which political rivals claim smacks of desperation in a struggling economy, the president made this rather astonishing boast were experienced the strongest economic recovery in the world. even after accounting for inflation, our economy is bigger. and our found is that more money in their pockets, and they did before the pandemic or u. s. correspondence. caleb, more pin explains how the decision to open up oil reserves came about. the decision was made in coordination with other major energy consumers, such as india, japan,

and south korea in response to the fact that oil exporting countries have not made the decision to ramp up the oil supply as the biden administration has repeatedly request it. now, many have looked on and seen this is potentially a p r, move on the part of the biden administration to show that they are concerned about the economy and the rising oil prices. but as you can see on social media, it's kind of have the opposite effect. we see many voices speaking up and calling the move out and rages bite and releasing 3 days worth of oil. that taxpayers already paid for joe biden would rather dip into a strategic oil reserved and puts americans to work in the energy industry bite and gave away our biggest bargaining chip when he shut down domestic oil production. what incentive would opec have to negotiate when they know we have no or else to go? the price gouging is just beginning. this comes as 70 percent of the us public says they think the economy is moving in

a bad direction. the approval ratings of the biden administration are not good by didn't ministration has attributed the, the rise in gas prices and to the global oil supply, essentially not keeping pace with the world economy that is now recovering from the pandemic. now they've blamed other countries for holding back oil supplies, as well as energy companies for not passing along the decreases to the consumer. the by did ministration, has repeatedly called on the opec plus countries, led by saudi arabia and russia, and said that they should pump more oil in the hopes of getting the price down. opec countries that represent roughly 77 percent of the world's crude oil reserves . they have declined to do that essentially, and they're sticking to their plan for only modest increases. you know, you have to remember oil consumption in the states is roughly 18 to 19000000 barrels per day. so biden is essentially releasing about 3 days worth of oil. very gradually, over the course of the next 3 months. so at this point they were failing to see any

real impact on the oil prices. american economists, jeffrey a truck, i think that in the long term to release off the reserves will make the situation even worse. this strategic petroleum reserve was invented in 1975. it's never served any purpose. that was the height of oil and gas controls of the time it was just created to give some impression that the government was doing something. and that's what's going on now with the releasing of it. but what are they going to do? but all the other prices and lumber prices, car prices, the prices of chicken and turkeys for thanksgiving and beef. this looks to me like a foreshadowing of something really terrible. you have at least an acknowledgment on the part of the by administration, that inflation is becoming a problem, especially in oil prices. but he's focusing on this because gas prices are going way up, and people are really upset as driving down his poll numbers. so he wants to be seen as doing something. so to release the reserve is purely

a cosmetic attempt a to give but please people. but it's not going to make any difference in prices over long term. if anything is going to have the opposite effect of causing people to realize that the really, that's not an illusion that we got major problems. so i think the, my prediction is that this is going to drive the problems. it become even worse than they were already. europe is in the grip of another wave of covert with cases rising in germany and the netherlands in the 10s of thousands. on tuesday, the w h o and it's i said, is the continent number one cause of death. so now tough restrictions that being reposed in several countries, sparking a public outcry in the netherlands at least $130.00 people would attained as anti locked down, protest turned violent with the prime minister there calling those responsible idiots and excel to me as a prime minister as a liberal,

i will always defend demonstrations in this country as part of our democracy, of our rule of law. what i will never accept is idiots who under the guise, if we are dissatisfied, he's pure violence against people who are working every day to keep it come to stay in neighbouring germany. daily. new corona virus cases have more than doubled over the last 2 weeks with health care workers warning about being pushed to the limits of nissan. you have been working here for 5 years and the situation has never been as bad as it is. now, we are completely overwhelmed with an incredible number of patients. we no longer have an intensive care unit. all this patients are waiting until best become available. eventually, patients that need to go in ventilators will be in the emergency department, rather than in the intensive care unit. there should actually be 7 nurses on duty, but we only have 4. and sometimes 3. it is not clear how we can take care of patients adequately with more now on the situation in germany has all europe

correspondence. what is the serious debate underway in germany right now? well, the, whether the country should follow australia is lead and making vaccine. mandatory austria will make that move from the 1st of february of next year. the debate in germany is really over whether it would be legal or not under the current constitution. there are other measures being taken though, in some regions in germany or imposing nighttime curfews saying you can't go out of your home after 10 p. m. while this, if you've stood god, becomes the latest region, the latest area to cancel christmas markets for the festive period. following on from the state of bavaria, the states of saxony and a number of other cities across the country angular merkel has described this 4th wave of covert 19 as the worst thing the country has faced, while health minister and spawn is painted a bleak picture of the way he sees the current state of affairs,

the chinese and the thesis been to us probably by the end of this winter or the sometime cynically said, pretty much everyone in germany will be vaccinated, recovered or dead. but it's true with the highly contagious delta. very, he's very, very likely. well, in australia they are into the 2nd day of their latest national coven lockdown. it will last for at least 10 days could go on until the 13th of december. people there though, and people here in germany as well, have been expressing their concerns that the actions taken by the government. haven't been the right one off. i don't believe at all the lock down will be over after 3 weeks. not even for us vaccinations, but it is what it is. too late. too late. especially the mandatory vaccination. we should have been implemented earlier. not in february. we thought what did the last few months bring vaccinations were done? tests were done. distance was capital math floor and yet still the numbers rise

high. i think it's not nice because at 1st they said that it would opens up, but then they built everything and then we are told that it must be closed and cannot open in slovakia and the czech republic, covert cases are all so soaring. in fact, in those 2 countries from monday, extra restrictions have come into place barring the young, vaccinated from hotels, bars, hair, dresses, and almost all public events. as the fear is that intensive care beds will be well, they'll run out of intensive care beds due to the sheer number of people the contracted coven. 19 lawyer hines may essays. the issue of mandatory inoculation is legally complicated. yeah, i lose duration for, for some silly reason. all austrian lawyers specializing in constitutional law unanimously hold the opinion that is common. mandatory vaccination is permissible when the situation requires it. it means that mandatory vaccination is

a suitable means to prevent serious threats to human health looking at the current situation and what's my role as you say about it? this is exactly the case. therefore, here, only when mandatory vaccination is formulated at the level of law, can we say whether or not is possible, but in general, it is permissible. there have been opposing rallies in australia as people turn out to support and protest cove. it restrictions the authority, the trying to expand their pandemic powers with a new bill to allow them to reinforce locked downs and vaccine mandates. once the state of emergency ends next month, the head of one region says that anybody opposing the mandates isn't anti vaccine. you are out there in any way, shape or form campaigning against this man, that you are absolutely any fax, your personal taxation status is only irrelevant. earlier we discuss where the governments are failing in their fight against cove it with a panel of guests. of course, i can see why the people of course drama protesting. if you look at the background,

brianna great will take a moment, crisis since 2008. that even deeper, 2020 in that crisis that was brought forward measures against corona with which are not consistent in favor of the people. but for example, in favor of big companies. and then there is a kind of a lock down, which again is more hitting the small companies, the restaurants, the small cultural industry. some of the protests that we've seen over the past week, they've been a little bit agitated, but i think by far the most ferocious has been in the netherlands with the police opening fire there. is that an appropriate response? i think it really depends on the circumstances that that police officer found themselves in if offices are really genuinely did feel that their life was threatened. and again, i wasn't there and we didn't see exactly what the situation was. they don't defy, could be justified. it does raise questions as to why offices didn't have less

lethal means to combat people that are the media. and they have deemed riotous, you know, far more about this disease than we did 2 years ago for the alternative to lockdown some restrictions. so while the antibody levels go down, within 3 months, doesn't mean that the personal immunity is lost, but in fact, that the rate of transmission is not altered. so then the conceptually, the idea that you quarantine or restrict in some way, those who haven't been vaccinated versus those who have doesn't have any actual impact on the spread we've been told her to. the protest is our idiots there by the dutch prime minister. and that they are the 8 agents of violence. i do think a criticism of the demonstrators is misplaced, given these really very draconian restrictions which are at any rate illogical. governments are facing recalled levels of mistrust resort. a survey, how they switch since he showed doctor the doctor, the next move, well trusted,

but politicians were less trusted than any other member of the record level of the production. we've seen a very large factor in people, not trusting the message of the government and actually not wanted to take up medical advice. but it also has confirmed britain will be sending troops to the poland valerie border to help with the micro crisis that but the u. k government accused of failing to cope with an even bigger immigration problem at home with the numbers of those trying to cross the english channel, traveling it's lost in reporting from westminster. his shoddy with dusty, well pretty fertile. the home secretary is being accused of totally losing control of the current crisis on the english channel class. she's being accused of double standards when it comes to how the united kingdom protects borders. you remember 3 years ago pre to patel said that she would make crossings on the english channel, an infrequent phenomenon. then later on more recently, she said she would shut off the route entirely,

making it on viable. but what we seen this year is up to $25000.00 people of cross english channel headed to the british shoals. in the last few weeks, numerous occasions over a 1000 people have made that perilous journey. and very sadly, in recent weeks, around 10 people have lost their lives, making that journey too well. both sides of the english channel is simply blaming each other. what we're seeing is a slight tit for tat, coming from the british and the french, basically a wall of words. but the united kingdom, as says that, the french refusing to keep its word on a joint patrol mission even though the u. k is forked out around 54000000 pounds at to try and help with this operation. but the french simply say, this is a british problem. and now the home secretary is almost back tracking on what she said, that this isn't a quick fix solution. this problem will take time to fix and that there is no silver bullet. the only solution is whole scale reform of our silence system. so

that the home secretary is saying that this isn't something that can be dealt with overnight. in comparison though, to the migrant crisis on the polish by the roost border, while the united kingdom got involved in that almost immediately as the crisis i was developing some weeks ago, the united kingdom deployed a small team to assist in the operations on the polish side what we're seeing more recently as an additional 100 troops will now help to reinforce the frontier and adding to one of this the u. k. as now signed an agreement with potent missing to even help bills of all to stop migrants from guessing. and now this moral is expected to cost $1600000000.00, locked out, surround $300000000.00 pounds. it will be equipped with electronic surveillance equipment and talk with bob. why a 2 not that would be erected in mid 2022. now the punish ministration of banking and welcoming the british forces to help fight an insecure at border. i border is

and will be tight. we will ensure pulling security with the support of british troops. a company of british soldiers will be deployed to serve alongside pull the soldiers as soon as possible, hopefully later this month. well, both campaign is on the left and right of politics here in the united kingdom are far from happy and slamming this move on the right. they say that the british government is essentially sharing a double standard because it's not really dealing with the crisis on the english channel, but almost immediately is trying to alleviate the crisis on the polish border, plus campaigns on the left. well, they too are condemning the government. they say the british government shouldn't be sending troops to deal with a humanitarian crisis. it's not a military one. so why send the troops and particularly pay attention to the fact that these people are helpless. refugees fleeing west and generated conflicts. so 2 issues here, very different issues regarding asylum seekers that the united kingdom is broiled

in one here at home and one abroad ones. i was seeing more rhetoric rather than action to try and deal with it. but then if we look over to the polish border, very, very different tactics being used by the united kingdom. some say though, a slippery slope that those tactics could then be deployed here in the united kingdom to pfizer bowen tag says is coded vaccine is 100 percent effective for children over 12 according to its late stage trials. the phase 3 trial is the last stage before getting approval for public use. the united states us down to the food and drug administration, which house that vaccinating children is a vital step in fighting the pandemic. vaccinating younger children against coven 19 will bring us closer to returning to a sense of normalcy. the f. d. a approval process is though have attracted suspicion from scientists, calling themselves public health and medical professionals for transparency. they

felt a freedom of information law suit to force the agency to reveal its decision making . but the f d. a says it alone is released the fraction of the documents every month so that they can be redacted. when it's being calculated, that will mean the full will try one to release for another. 55 is battles not being forced out in court with the scientists pouring school on the f. d. a is excuses. the premise of transparency, the pile of illusions while it can conduct that intense review of 5 documents in a 108 days in the us for over 20000 days to make these documents available to the public. federal government shields for the from liability, gives it billions of dollars makes americans take its product, but won't let you see the data supporting the product, safety and efficacy. who does the government work for a doctor from the great the father law so told us the lack of transparency at the f . d. a decreases public trust. this is a major breach of public health ethics and will,

will only further undermine the trust of a public in the regulatory process and in the vetting process for these vaccines. they gave a sort of pretense that i don't know, it's going to take a long time to make photocopies and to review the pages. but the f d a was able to move very, very quickly in dealing with all of this documentation. when it came to deciding whether the vaccine should receive full approval or not, they continue to drag their feed. one has to wonder what it is in that data that they may not want independent researchers or the general public to have access to. i don't know why, why the company wouldn't want to be as transparent as possible in order to increase the trust trust of a general public in the product that they have developed. and i certainly don't

know why the f da would cooperate in, in a project like that of keeping very relevant information from, from the view of the, of the public. so we'll have to see and wait. we'll have to wait and see what it shows. but the fact that they are so reluctant to me, some suggest to me that there may be interesting findings. once we get that information, developing round between powers and the e. u, as outraged french politicians criticize a meeting between the e u equality commissioner. and the great that france runs islamist. they meant in brussels as part of an anti discrimination campaign, but power is called the talks abnormal. more on that next from charlotte dimansky. well, the european commission has found itself in the dog house, with frogs, with french ministers blowing up over a meeting that was held last week between the commission and muslim youth

organization. several high profile ministers here in france really blasting the fact that that meeting took place saying that the commission, which met with this group called famous so was meeting with an islamist association that has been attacking france. this did we're referring to the matter to the commission in order to find against this islamist associations that are taking france and are infiltrating are very institutions. it is absurd. indeed. we are now approaching the european commission. don't let anything go. why is this great cause such as well? it's done so on several levels. it's been around for about 25 years. and in the last decade or so, if the parent received 3 lots of funding directly from the european commission frenchman, this is also say has links with the muslim brotherhood. this is a group that is being designated as a terror organization by several are countries and has been banned in those

countries. so front says, one by meeting with families. so it's given the commission is given it a platform that it shouldn't have. and to, by financing it, it's financing womic extremism, but feminist has also caused some other upset to france just in the last few weeks on its website. it said it was part of an anti discrimination campaign that was financed by the council of europe. now that campaign focused on women wearing he jobs who are being discriminated against, which is a very sensitive topic here in france that cause such a fury. the french government actually protested against that campaign on the plug was pulled on it now at the time. so was furious, the thought that happened and said, but france was the country that was exporting the moose racism. we're seeing that the french fate is really behind this smear campaign, the censoring of the human rights campaign. and we are seeing that family. paris is

currently the capital of western prejudice. now the commission has denied that fantasy has received any money, but all she has seen a written statement from 2015 shows that at least in 2012, the group received funding just over 70000 euros famous. so for its part didn't realize that it has any links to them, loosely, brotherhood, and it says it's appointed the frenchman. this is taking the time to essentially the, legitimize the work that a dove. but it does appear that frances north, to back down on this particular topic. in fact, there is a suggestion that very soon found me, so could find itself on the list of band organizations hearing from the kremlin defense chief as want of a massive increase in u. s. strategic bomber activity around russia's border, including particularly disturbing drills, testing nuclear weapons use. so again,

sure, good. may. the revelation in a talks with his chinese counterpart across the story as asked, he's don quarter, it looks like both russia and china are ready for deeper cooperation when it comes to mutual defense. and that's because the united states, as posturing itself as a military fall of both powers. i mean, it's no secret that china isn't happy about american naval operations in the south china sea, or washington's claim that taiwan is separate from the mainland. as for russia, it looks like the u. s. is taking a more nuclear approach. let's take a listen to what the russian ministry of defense had to say. whether this is, were due this month during the us global thunder strategic forces exercises 10 u. s. air for strategic bombers practice options of nuclear weapons use against russia almost simultaneously from western and eastern directions. based on what was spoken about at this meeting. it looks like the u. s. military aggression is actually bringing us, is actually bringing russia and china closer together. the chinese defense minister

at the meeting said that the u. s. is using the same aggressive military actions against his country as it is against his russian counterpart. we did hear from the russian defense minister again, who outlined what some of those actions entailed admissions issued lucia records. a significant increase in the activity of us strategic bombing ation. in the past month, around 30 flights to the borders of the russian federation have been made, which is 2 and a half times more than in the same period last year. it's likely a joining of these 2 eastern powers wasn't exactly what washington expected to result from. it's increased the nuclear posturing either one of them is a serious is a force to be reckoned with for washington. but both of them together that could be a major obstacle for u. s. foreign policy. from a pentagon analyst micro maloof or suspects, the us didn't see russia when china's move coming. when you consider that, since the disasters pull out of afghanistan,

the united states is once again been trying to agitate both on the on the western front, with, with nato and in the black sea area. and now in the, in the pacific, somehow to try and rectify it's abysmal failure. and after 20 years, an afghan. stan, and i'm afraid that the united states is beginning to overreact. and, and you cannot blame russia and china now to decide to band together and deal with this constant. irritant. i think that it is, it is a surprise, somewhat to washington, that the 2 have united and all that they're doing really is looking back on the good old days of the cold war when soviet union and, and china even though they were aligned with one another somewhat, there was an ability to play one off against the other. that's not going to happen

today. the pentagon has confirmed it's bringing in almost 2 decades of military presence in iraq. however, this statement leaves open the option of keeping so called consultants that an undefined roll movements had made during the july 2021 us iraq strategic dialogue, including that there will be no us forces with a combat role by the end of the year. the white house also pleasure to keep helping the iraqi army and government. however many fare repeat the recent afghans barco. when the u. s. abruptly abandoned, the country will not stay involved in that canister. militarily. our diplomatic and military work will continue, will continue to support the government that can stand. we will keep providing assistance to the african national defences and security forces who's

of us invaded iraq in 2003 on the pretext of finding weapons of mass destruction. however, none have ever been found. 11 years later than president obama sent more troops to fight iso around 2 and a half thousands pentagon soldiers are still thought to be in the country. the pentagon, withdrawing at a time of particular turmoil for iraq, must protest swept the capital, backed up this month, and the prime minister survived the assassination attempt. the author of renowned book, blood on our hands, which heavily criticizes us auctions in iraq, is the worst of the pentagon pulls out the us forces. his presence in iraq is highly inflammatory. you know, after invading and conducting a brutal, murderous occupation of the country. not so long ago, and then, you know, bombing most ill and other cities virtually to the ground. if the us does the same

as what they did in afghanistan, which is to try to deal with just and by you know, the sort of post us occupation government. and if they freeze $9000000000.00 of iraqi assets as they have done with the afghans foreign exchange and then then yes, i mean iraq face to simulation, humanitarian crisis, brushes, federal internet watched august demand thing. the more than a dozen big tech companies, open representative offices in the country to comply with national laws as a coastal of explains. it's all about accountability, basically, so that the russian government has an easier reaching out to these internet joins. whenever the russian government rules that some content on those platforms violates

rushes, louis, essentially, there are 13 names on the list, including such obvious picks as apple, google, as spotify, twitch, tick, tock, and so on. so all these companies, basically, every company with an active, daily use or audience of half a 1000000 people or more, they will have to open their bureaus. representative offices here in russia. they should provide an electronic feedback form on their website for russian uses, set up a personal account on the ross cabinet. so website for communications with the authorities include the recommended visit to counter on the publication and foreign entities are obligated to restrict access to information that violates russian law . so lady, there has been an increase in the number of cases when the russian authorities had to contact some of these joins and have them take down some content that the courts here have ruled to be well.