ocean of the united states from afghanistan to the united states has to show re assertiveness that it's still a leader in the so called free world. it lacks any recognition really, spheres of influence. just like if the russians were to come into the area of gulf of mexico tomorrow, you can believe that there would be a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth in washington. the united states feels that it can do it to others, but it cannot be done to itself as part of that exceptionalism concept that the united states like to child around the world in a sort of a provide a way. and it's getting tiring. brits could soon be having to pay double to heat their households and gotten to you a few poverty monitor site to the planting trees to the energy price countless coming up next april. the cost of living in the u. k. is that it's highest level in a decade with household energy bills, the biggest driver, when the costs of essential services go up. those on the lower thing can get hit

hardest. now it is estimated, some $4000000.00 british households are currently behind when it comes to paying their energy bills each winter, $10000.00 deaths nationally caused by cold homes. the latest polling suggests half of the countries more concerned about the cost of heating than it is about coven. james on this, and founder of a company that provides emergency heating to the elderly says that the government isn't doing enough to help those in fuel poverty. the fuel clay, surely united kingdom is better because the usage is very high. the cost is very high with people that have to pick between he think of the whole all put on the table. in my opinion, my honest opinion, the government are not taking any steps at all to reduce you or who publicly within the united kingdom in the correct mama and over europe says of fill poverty

are growing their energy prices. a high winter is reducing the scope of green energy. the governments are to be fed dishing out age to help poor homes as well as businesses. surprisingly, marty shall do. mosquito takes a closer look. as the bitter cold hits europe, everyone is doing their best to stay warm. but as natural gas prices are 5 times higher than they were a year ago, there is a real concern that states across the block could face shortages or even potential blackouts. many including luca here in paris face a winter full of difficult decisions. says corner dish. oh no. yeah. and we have already received a reminder for the charges for heating once that's increased, while at the same time we have less heating. so myself and several tenants are really worried about the choices we will have to make. people are already having difficulty, so it's not easy. we feel

a little neglected. people living hand to mouth is worrying a, becoming more normal in some of you rips richest nations. that the bristles literally feel safe. we'll have to make choices. we will have to buy cheaper foods that are less nutritional. we have problems like that. people will lose their health. tens of millions of people in europe are already living in energy poverty. and there are fears that this figure is about to see a steep rise. europe's energy crisis has been building for months. now. governments across the block of try to put in place measures in an attempt to alleviate the strain on households. for example, here in france, the poorest households are to receive a one off payment of a 100 euros to help them shield. from those price rises, italy has put in place

a 3000000000 euro aid package, while the spanish government has passed emergency measures that redirect billions of euro's from profit of energy companies to consumers in a bid to lower their bills. yet, despite such measures, many fear they simply will not be enough. what is the structural problem in anna? she policy shaping and policy making in many countries is who is really in charge. we have an interaction of various authorities, bodies, and on the other hand, we have seen various governments being very much occupied with themselves. so there is an energy in my eyes. it's still not yet having to priority it should house throughout the e. u. member states are facing the same issue over various sources of energy, including natural gas. why?

well, although the pandemic, so large scale industry and even workplace is pretty much closing down when the locked downs were lifted, the demand short straight back up. and the companies just haven't been able to keep pace to add to that, but e. u is also trying to move towards renewable energy, such as wind power, yet low winds. in 2021 have meant that there's been less renewable energy being produced. these have always steamed the days, bits and of generation where experts have been warning against air possibility or even probability offer of a stance still in the world of renewables. photovoltaic and wind fox, the one that is now in the thought of come back is nuclear. at that, i always say within to european union, not only that, we don't dispose of a common energy policy. we don't even dispose of something like

a common energy mentality as may say. because that is a completely different attitudes to, for instance, nuclear energy. oh, east and west of the rhine, the some e u countries. i'm the u. s. still opposing rushes completed nord stream to pipeline, saying it would make you far too reliant on russian gas. others who say that link is vital so that people can hear that homes at reasonable prices. such political games could end up pushing more people into fuel poverty this winter, and even cost them their lives. charity, blue sky, marty paris said we're going to speak to a correspondence in india. let's do just that. we'll go back to our top story. vladimir putin is due to fly to new delhi some time this evening. russia's foreign and defense ministers. they arrived in india a day earlier,

they've already held the talks with that to parts. let's go to a correspondent, a trunk. welcome. i mentioned earlier, i believe that putin emoting from the movie we're going to be speaking to morrow because put in the riving so late on this another actually going to be speaking, squeeze it in this evening. tell us more about what they're going to be talking about and about the conversations of already taken place today with the defense and foreign ministers. neil hello there. well, la indeed, i could actually give you the exact planned time latimer, potent plain is supposed to touch down in new delhi. and just over an hour, if he's not late and we've already been moved very close to the location where the summit is supposed to happen, i'm very close to the waiting room. so this explains the background. now, this trip is indeed very special because i can tell you that lot of our hooton's

last foreign trip abroad a major one was when he met joe biden, engine, eva. and we all remember how important that was. now. this is not a coincidence. tomorrow, mr. brewton is going to have a video call with joe biden, so the schedule is very tight, and i can tell you that while the western world, while nato countries are all but accusing a russia of getting ready to attack ukraine, russia is showing to the rest of the world that its ties with its allies in asia and the east are very strong. we do remember that russia is selling arms to india. russia is selling missile defense systems. russia is upgrading a nuclear power plant in this country. in the india, in its turn, is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in the russian economy, or at least is announcing plans to do that. and again,

this is very significant that water potent is heading to india after months of not travelling abroad. besides this, the russian minister of defense, the foreign minister, of course they are here as well. they have taught they have been having talks with their counterparts as well. we've been hearing from sergio lab who keeps saying that rushes caused with india rushes. partnership is privileged and through jake, the 2 countries keep calling each other friends, but that doesn't mean that russia doesn't have any concerns about what's happening in the, in the pacific region. in particular, certainly, lab rob has been saying that he passed on the message to the indian diplomat about rushes concerns of the us military build up in the region. we do remember how the united states, the u. k. and australia came to an agreement, cold,

all coast and nuclear technology will be passed on to us. whereas at the same time, we can say that india is not part of this blog. however, according to 30 live rob moscow is always watching out for potential threats. when it comes to a different military aligns now india is part of that together with japan of the us and australia, it's called quad. at the same time, moscow has been raising eyebrows about the expanded at times between india and the us. but. 2 here in delhi, we've been hearing that india is trying to keep a balance when it comes to its ties with the major superpowers. and the are expressing hope that whatever happens between them and washington won't harm the friendship between moscow and new delhi. so we're expecting to hear more,

of course, when latimer potent arrives, i'll be there inside the room where the handshake is going to take place between the rent remote the and a lot of our post. and so, of course, i'll be keeping you up to date and we will be the 1st one to do that. yeah, anything silly looks like you're in the perfect location as keepers of right across events in new delhi will of course be speaking to you a little later on. thank you. well, let's take a quick look at some stories in brief, from around the world. now we'll start with france, where next year's election is already creating tensions. ah, now these are the scenes of the 1st rally of these right wing presidential hopeful, erickson more who's known presenting immigration views, and apparently anti racism activist managed to infiltrate his event. also vote was making his way to the stadium and charged that even briefly put it into a headlock. that's where thousands wants through the belgian competence to protest

and to cope with restrictions. frankly, she's water cannon to disperse. some processed as a lobbying flash over the weekend. there was similar rally seen across europe, including an ostrich, france on silvia. they routes ethiopian community to put on a colorful protest in the lebanese capital for against us interference in the home country, which is gripped by civil conflict, claiming washington sanctions to help him to assist the main rebel great fighting the ethiopian government and canadians stranded in south africa struggling to make sense of their government rules for returning home. this is post only cromwell here from some of them after this short break. ah.

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to the canadian governments being accused of relieving as citizens in south africa in the lurch, without a clear way of finding themselves back home. confusing girls have been imposed by all to us in the wake of the new only crumb variant. allowing flights only through one particular airport and its in frankfurt, or correspond in south africa policy or explains dozens of canadians are stranded in south africa. after the canadian government announced it would not accept the results of covert tests done in this country. the uproar led to a last minute change. now, if you book a flight to frankfurt and only frankfort, no other germans city and you arrive in canada within 48 hours of leaving south africa, you'll be lit in confusing and stressful to say the least. we know you've now heard the bad news that you're not going to be able to board. the slightly, a group of travelers was kicked off a flight at the last minute after they arrived at the airport. and we're waiting to board a plane out of the country. first came the announcement,

the canadian citizens were only allowed to fly back to canada via ethiopia, where they would have to get out of the airport. go to a hotel, do a cobra test and wait for the results. but get this. ethiopia is on canada's no fly list because of the civil war they. ottaway is potentially prepaid to harm its own citizens safety. rather than having to a co test in this country, canadians are stranded in south africa. they're desperately trying to get assistance from this government. they're having to jump through hoops just to find an affordable p c r test or a safe flight back home. it really struck me that it is citizens, really trying to help citizens, citizens of south africa and marcus citizens of canada. it's not the government trying to help citizens. and i think it really needs to be the other way around. but canada are saying, we trust south african scientists enough to block our own citizens from

getting home and put so many different obstacles in place for them to get home. but at the same time, we don't touch the signs enough to take them. so you can't be tested in south africa, and that makes f so deeply know seems to me when it goldman was in south africa with her husband when she celebrated her father. when he was 90th birthday, she was one of the lucky few to get to frankfort some way she spoke with us. while in transit basic you need to have it to even start africa. you just get on the fly project and then you need to, you know, in transit, they will be robbing toronto. we have a case, we then have to current teen in a hotel. and so we get back negative. if it's negative, we allowed to go home. that have to current team for the full team days as well as get a taste on day. and even if it's negative, we still have to call renting for 14 days. i just don't understand why they want to fix that problem. me, but then it come into the it's actually causing chaos in south africa. i've had

a group watch and we've been over like 2 weeks now to 100 people and it was in a panic for those canadians. currently, there's a massive scramble to swap to could buy new ones and get cobra test results. no mean feat when south africa's covert figures are wising and the pasting centers cannot promise, they'll get the results out quickly. options are running out for those canadians stuck in the country as they try to navigate confusing travel rule simply to get back home. pointlessly our teeth, johannesburg, south africa spoke early to run no choose a ceo of south africa, the largest private health ensure he says that doubts over testing in his country are, in his opinion, groundless. our genetic screening of samples in south africa is outstanding. the best in the world and hence lead to this early detection on the wrong. so you know, failure to accept kind of a testing from south africa. ready is confusing, it's

a great sadness when politics interferes in science and so these are very distressing. ready situation for many people who are seeking to travel at this time of year punishing south africa this way by limiting travel and effectively imposing a lock down from external countries. really dis, incentivize those kinds of behavior from around the world. so it really is difficult to understand. failure to provide equal worldwide access to vaccines could result in new cove. it strains emerging. that's the warning coming from the president of the international federation of the red cross. he gave an exclusive interview to r t, discussing not only the war on cove it, but also the poland pillar is mine can try to see was speaking with my colleague who received and there was some county 9 european union. for example. we administer that there dosa. while in africa we sta, louisa raised that tisa temper, sandy boonies,

engrossed with 0 percent salt. something that says morgana said that what we're ready to rule so far. we are ready to scale up our activities in africa. but daddy shoes about our audited the, the vaccines to have access to the vaccines. we have to put pressure on the pharmaceutical companies. there, you will be an union, the united states, u. k. we invested the b unsolved dollars, so ins researcher due to the dual to make this vaccine accessible. so why the boy discount ended up being county is that, that does not derive that to have access. so i think these, it should be a common road, not something that said belong to the it will be from a central young company because they beginning there, believe me, i did it on them. it got to be politicized. to look at they, they did, they did the level of the fake news or their day even political lisa had to spread . busy around the world. so this is something that unfortunate has been 40 decisive bukasa. it has to do with the fear of to people. it's up to the political leader to

follow they, they advise is coming from they sankey, community to least and not to them, to walk with them to avoid the total, to vote at the, on the same level and diesel to the media is an important responsibility. yes, and tv community and people the media and the governments are continuing to ring the alarm bells over this very end. but we're having the w h o. the chief australian medical officer and the south african medical association saying don't panic. what do you say we should follow the. the advisors coming from the debris had shaw and his and d. v. community saw dwarfed, and a political lead us and the government's out substituting a there this and given community in dealing with a call in 19 and, and this is the deal to may davie and sat in terms of our over, ah, did they did the reason why we have these new very answer, so we have called it will be me, debbie, the incident that we'd outta i brought my vaccination without giving access to any

human beings up to the vaccines de risk of new volumes, sir hays age of very high aga, and we can not blame also, these is another aspect of it, for as is it is of concern. we cannot, we cannot blame the a. so deputy, a scientist, a tool to hook for heavy anger, open the door to the scientific community about these new discovery galaxy. i think was i was it with idea. unfortunately, it is not working as expected. so the number of distribution, all of the vaccine swell. go on michael, that so he's, i ism, is not so high go. and i, we, we expected much more ride them, so of general she from the international community and, and they had the idea that was a good idea. he will start to, to give the priority and then of distribution by callback. so today medical doctors to the nazis that are working on the front line. and unfortunately this is working or less the 50 percent so far. so then i'm, they said very, very,

very low and that is issa eyes and i did an aspect of the international community should take as easily in consideration. so we have to do more intensive distribution and giving access the better will split cross with this part of the international federation. i think that the moment is they're doing a good job. of course, this is not a mid term long term solution that area hosted in a shelter era, but so far they are in a warmer environment. and then we are engaging in the attic discussion, we de mer, man, the government of mendoza or to find other solution out for them and put on the unfortunately, we don't have access to the board. unfortunately, i'm not even nineties i. so he's on a full consent for myself that i'm not surprised about either european union now. and there were just county ira reacting in dealing with the human beings. this is, and i'm wondering if we are losing global humanity because it's not about every

county has the right to set up policies for migrations. we are not questioning it some outdated, the humanity, or which we have to, to treat every human beings. this is the only point that we are raising. but before we go, a recap for you and our top story in some time in the next hour. it is an anticipated vladimir putin will arrive in india's capital, new delhi. it's his 2nd trip abroad since the start of the pandemic. india long regarded by russia as being a privilege strategic partner, the 2 countries, foreign ministers they've already met. they will accompany that presidents for that meeting customary after such a significant meeting to have a press conference. no doubt will be going to that if it happens live, and would also bring the updates, swear out the afternoon, leaving from our correspond. it is in new delhi for is elliot katrinka. i also look for to appreciate your company today with all the international to join us for updates sitting around 30 minutes time.

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i'm african return senior watching a special edition of going underground on this day 156 years ago. the end of legal slavery was ratified by the u. s. congress through the 13th amendment. however, the global power and economic system remains shackled to a racist colonial logic. axiomatic linked to the so called enlightenment which fostered genocide. so argues professor contained andrew's author of the new age of empire. now, racism and colonialism still rule the world. he joins me now from the infamous slave town of birmingham in england. thank you so much a professor, andrew, for coming on the show. before i get to how you begin this book, with the amazement of a b, b. c. news night presenter emily make lists of famous from introduce into being prince andrew actually our amazement about what you said about the enlightenment. i better just ask you quickly about barbados, which you, you delineate the genocide there of the calin. i go people in this new book that you say, her majesty may be the premier symbol of whiteness on the planet. barbados,

of course, was just became a republic. why, obviously, members of an independent were 50 years, almost at the idea that he still kept this queen. this is the primary, similar way supremacy in the world, right? the british empire, those links, and what that means to a place like barbados, which was britain's 1st laid colony. i read this is just not really news. it happened a long time ago. the real question is why, why do we still have the queen is out of state a place like jamaica in my family's from of the commonwealth? i mean, is this just a bad time of this? that this money? he was removed from countries like barbados. i would say for me and of course prince charles the edge of a throne did acknowledge the argument, some of the arguments in this book. so, so are we acknowledged use is a nice way to put it, i guess. but i mean, even if the princess was there, i mean, i think sometimes we may need is good that barbados, who got rid of the queen as an estate. does that mean the barbados is, is a fully independent country that can run its own economy that isn't in the clause

of the west? absolutely not. this is invalid change. and, but it doesn't mean necessarily that much a meaningful jake, unfortunately. okay, now to how you begin this book, which will up all the jacket bins watching this program. i'd suggest you, you talk about emanuel can't a, as an architect of racist philosophy of the he was used as the justification for colonial genocides preceded him and went on after and go on to say, you can say similar things about voltaire. hey, go right up to dar when right up to canes, and his attitude about the i m f being able to be used in case a monkey house was created in former colonies. what have you go against the enlightenment or the elaborate is just white supremacy of good p r. i mean, the very idea, the notion that you, that knowledge spread out of europe in the 18th century and in lightens,

the rest of the world tells you that he is completely p r. this is not true, is completely false. and actually the, the knowledge get from the enlightenment is one which is the knowledge of white supremacy. so someone like emmanuel can, for example, who is the intellectual philosopher for a career framework, a human right wasn't just erase is nice with somebody you actually invite the slave owners in america have best to beat that for him because he actually genuine, fundamentally believe that i was not a human being because of my blindness, but i couldn't pro ration entity because of my blood and that he was better superior could understand the world in a bit more reasonable way because of his weight. and that's what people were talking about when we defending the unlikely. and you mentioned that definition of human rights. we often talk about human rights industry on this program. you can see echoes of the racism that you've identified in the so called enlightenment in the us conventional and rights of the child.