a with a breaking news this our officials in done yes. got queues. kiev targeting the city, leaving at least 6 people dead. one of the areas here was a hotel housing media with an assistant to an rti come or a month left with concussion. with also ad on the program of the international reveals. it's documented how key, how's endangered its own civilians by allowing its forces to place themselves at schools and hospitals with beijing and circle with taiwan with large scale military exercises in direct

response to the visit to the island of u. s. i speaker nancy pelosi, the chinese defense ministry has confirmed the use of ballistic missiles in with, from moscow to the world. this is our t pleasure to have your company today. my name's union o'neill. we begin with breaking news. this our from the done yes. get people's republic were officials say 6 people have been killed on at least 7 injured and ukrainian shelling of the regions capital, and warning. you may find the following image is disturbing. according to local official, some 10 projectiles hit done, yet. city center damaging several buildings, including the don boss, palace hotel, where journalists were based, an assistant to an rti camera model was injured during the shelling and i believe to have suffered come caution. now the strikes happened just before

a commemoration service in the local theater. fris slain, female commander. all those present were evacuated to shelters. canadian journalists, steven barclays, 2 narrowly escaped being hit by a missile, spoke to the program earlier. the 1st blast occurred around 10 20 am in a series of blast within a few minutes. ah, when things calm down journalist started going outside to document the damage. there was unfortunately one dead woman just outside the hotel. i was actually in the hotel when it started. i was working and i went and after the 1st 3 very strong explosions, i went to the hotel lobby. ah, and at the time that the assistant to the camera man was injured, that was the 5th blast, a very powerful blast. right next to the hotel. i had just stepped back from the, from the lobby, so it thankfully of i'm sorry that he was injured, but yeah that's, that's where i was at the time. and about an hour prior, i had been working in the room that took the most damage of because this hotel is

a journalist, go to it because it's a central location and it has powerful why fi and those her tools that we need. so i'm pretty sure that ukraine knows that this is a hotel, that journalist i stay in. i don't think that this was accidental. it's now. com. um, but people ever of course, on edge knowing that if you crane has struck the center already a few times, not could happen at any moment. just to warn you again, the following images are disturbing. video has appear humans to prove we are relatives, but this is my granddaughter and here lies my wife, the projectile flu here. what is your buena, the shell struck the theater in the don base palace hotel to civilians and one member of the military were killed. the blast tore the civilians apart and a char just flew past me. i feel incredibly motion. what i hope? no one ever experiences anything like that. you have to publish that. i came out from a shop after the blast, which forced every one to hide in a basement. we have no idea what's next. whether there will be further attacks.

ortiz from lancaster, if he's in done yes, goes well. he has been for some time and has more known what else was hit in today's the tech. once again, multiple districts have been shelled in the city of the nest, including the very center of the city, of course. so don bass palace hotel where many journalists, including foreigners, are staying and as well as a drama theater, which is located just about a 100 meters away from where we are. now, this is not the 1st time that said the nest has been shell. this has been happening over the last 8 years. continuously of course shelling had intensified over the last few months since the start of the special military operation. now local officials believed that the the reason for today's shelling was at the funeral. all for colonel all got got euro, who was killed on her return from a mission in girl of god. of course. so she's been given the honor of the hero of

the nest people's republic, as well as an honor of the hero of russia, which was assigned by president vladimir putin and local officials believe that this is exactly why ukraine decided to show the center of the city to disrupt her funeral, let's take a listen. look. we should probably have expected that this would happen, that such a service would not have been allowed to take place so easily. i think the ukrainians targeted the theater. how ukrainian officials have issued their own statement saying that they are not to blame for the deaths of civilians in the center of don't ask and that their army is not to blame for they shelling of the center of the city as in that they never, ever target civilians or civilian infrastructure. however, the reality on the ground is very different. we've been working here for the last 8 years and hundreds, literally hundreds of people have been killed in the last to 4 months alone as

a result of ukrainian artillery shilling. and there are plenty of fun. there's plenty of proof and expertise on of that as well. now we're wait to find out what exactly the nest was shelled with. local officials are saying that reportedly your grade used high caliber 155 millimeter natal made rockets, and we did find a few of fragments of the shell that landed in the palace hotel. we've already taken the pictures and footage of that senator specialist, and we will find out exactly what that rocket was. remind culture of well independent journalist loop of a believe such cases where civilian infrastructure is targeted are usually ignored by western media as outlets. simply copy and paste information directly from the santa key f army over the last years. yes, shell bomb don't. yes. repeatedly,

while it is not a military target, just to kill civilians is, is really all any, is martin depress here in west? these things are not mentioned. you know, it's one thing to have collateral damages. there are collateral damages, unfortunately, in every conflict. but in this instance, it's not the case, it is bombing a city with, you know, a population which has nothing to do with the armies on the field. and so it is really difficult in the sense that they should methyl bomb the city of don't, yes. and here in west we, we simply people don't know, they think it's a french don't yet, they don't know. it's the same sizes, brussels, where i call from. so it's some, it's really terrible that the media in the west. just copy paste what comes from here. and i wonder if this will be mentioned in the news tonight. ok,

another big news line to bring attention to today, global human rights organization, amnesty international. how stated ukrainian forces purposely use schools, hospitals, and other civilian objects as a basis for their troops? russian foreign ministry spokesman maria's harbor responded by saying russia has been reporting non ki, abusing civilians as human shields for quite some time. we have documented to pass and if your cranium forces put in civilians, a trace can violate the loss of war when the operating populated areas at $22.00, out of $29.00 schools visited, amnesty researches the hall and soldiers using the passes or found evidence of currents or prior military activity includes in the past, and so the military for teaks, discarded munitions on the ration packets and military vehicles. we talk about this all the time, calling the actions of the armed forces of ukraine, the tactics of using the civilian population as

a human shield. while i'm the theology ukraine has been endangering its own civilians by putting not only troops, but also weapon systems in residential areas. rounding the move, a violation of humanitarian law. they are demanding kiev stop using civilians in the conflict on to evacuate them from old battle round areas where moscow was blamed by the organization for causing indirect casualties and public areas by using highly destructive weapons to hit ukraine's military. journalist and author, looper. evey again is of the view you printing authorities endanger their citizens as a means to feed the western normative i. steve international, which is respected everywhere. white's in the west. that is important because it's usually very much less leaning and, and perceived this as quite neutral. and in this are really on mentioning things that are totally unacceptable. so for the governments, it will be difficult in germany as well as every way of france, italy,

in all places because there will be questions they think simply that the population that this event population is a protection for them. that's all they just high within the population. in the cities and villages just to, to avoid the shelling of the russian artillery that are really not the way to, to wrong to, to behave in a conflict for an army. but of course then they can produce that press release is saying that the rashaw me aim, surprised, and killing civilians buying or selling schools and hospitals and showing photos of hospitals. forgetting that it is their troops, your gray and troops that were in the building and were show by the russian army. ok to another of a headline story today, the chinese army is currently involved in large scale military exercises in the taiwan strait. drills are being conducted in 6 zones are on the island, 3 of which overlap lands the ty. pay claims are part of its territorial waters.

ah, the chinese defense ministry confirm the use of ballistic missiles, taipei say, in response, it activated it's defense system. spamming. 11 of those missiles landed in waters around the island today. the backdrop to all lot of course u. s. high. speaker nancy pelosi is recent visit to taiwan. mr. low c met high ranking tonys officials including the deputy speaker along with ty, one's president. that all that came this by the, a strong backlash from beijing and a warning to washington that its actions in the region will have consequences. the u. s. and turn said it's still firmly committed to its core one china principle. and that there is no reason for beijing to over react. when we discuss developments

with a journalist from china working just across the taiwan strait in fujian province, he believes nancy close his trip to taiwan was a deliberate provocation. that military noted earlier that the purpose is to explore, to the interference by external forces and the separate your schemes for taiwan, independence. the chinese admitted to announce the exact locations about 38 hours ahead of the exercises. and the warns advisors and aircraft. now to answer these areas for safety reasons that it follows an international practice tavern question the most important and a sensitive issue of china us relations. what a nancy pelosi has done is not about i'm holding democracy, but a provocation and infringement. i'm trying to solve and see, and territory integrity. her visit was how one is a bridge of american political commitment. so 5 assurances to china flows is a visit, a sense of wrong signal to the separatist of forces, or taiwan independence and as police tensions across. that's how i street is

a very dangerous and many people here pointed out such a close. it's a provocation. is all about making personal political gains is a sheer political fuss. there are also people saying, with a well philosophy is a one staging this acts to the china u. s. relationship and appears as the ability in the region that are taking the tone. in general, the visit arouses a strong indignation among the chinese people. and people hear optimistic about a complete radio and if occasion of china well after her meeting this week with the tie when he's president, nancy pelosi made some muddled up remarks. no, she was citing at benjamin franklin, but confused the famous quote on the unity of liberty and safety. benjamin franklin, the presidency, said, freedom and democracy, freedom and democracy. one thing security here. if we don't have,

we can have either. if you don't have both while her trip came with words of hope, freedom, security, and unity. the 3rd in line to the u. s. president. he was criticized by many for making the contentious stop on the island territory, which really has driven an even bigger wedge in relations between china on washington. those we're seeing political founder as ted ralph sees the taiwan issue . there's not one many americans are thinking about at all. this is an inherently ridiculous journey. it seems to be an attempt on the part of the democratic party preceding the november 2022 mid term elections to look tough on foreign policy. something that they sort of never do, even though really they are these days more aggressive than their republican counterparts. and i'm disappointed you know, nancy pelosi used to be one of america's sharpest and brightest politicians. but look, we all get old and we all get pastor expiration date. i think that's fair to say that the house speaker appears to be moving in that direction. and of course it's

not even a friday and flip that she mangled benjamin franklin. you know, i think she's become such a china hawk such a militarist over the years in her position and her alliance with the military industrial complex that she's not even able to even remember that there is a significant part of american political culture that is highly skeptical of militarism and adventure as them overseas. i mean, these days americans are americans, are really focused on inflation, inflation and inflation. they're really worried about the economy. and to a secondary level, they're worried about the federal reserve bank, perhaps going too far and driving the economy back into a ditch, into a recession as they have done in similar circumstances in the past. i think this is not going to move the needle very much. i don't think anyone cares among american voters about taiwan and china can let's turn attention to the middle east. we're

only an hour before the morrill event was to get underway to mark the 2nd nursery of the blast that devastated the port of beirut lebanon. a huge section of the surviving bring silos, their club sending dust smoke concerned into the earth. no injuries where report said the blast that rocked lebanon's capital on august 4th 2020 left him within 200 people dead. some more than $6000.00 injured as well as causing billions of dollars worth of damage. the silos here in the picture hold special significance for many be read residents. having absorbed much of the shock wave of that explosion on the shielding the city from even more damage. we heard from the murder of the port district of barret recalls the tragedy. i was home and heard a plain hovering overhead. then a few seconds later i heard something like a shot. and another 5 seconds later the explosion thundered probably the projectile

hit a certain point 1st and then explode it. i went out of the houses, so people lying on the road, half naked, covered in blood. it was a catastrophe. we lived with dignity, but now everything has changed. as people have lost, everything, banks have left the country, no one can withdraw the money. the situation has become deplorable. there's nothing . there's not even any bread flowers being smuggled to syria. many government officials have information about why this explosion occurred. many people have heard that this explosion occurred when the phantom plane was flying over bay route . they knew what was in the ports, and at 1st there was a small explosion and then a huge one. also, why hasn't france given us its satellite images of the port? the french authority said they would give them to us so that we would know the truth. why didn't they do it? because it will expose many people. or we spoke to the former austrian foreign minister who's now living in lebanon by the way. that's the story itself. which we'll get into at the end of this news look at current. can i sell shared with us

while the country's been going through? ah, the lebanese rushes, the stories and they're angry is desperate about this dysfunctional government. because lot of the last few years, it was all about corruption in 2019 people went into the streets to say hello. we are fed up with this corruption and the explosion. harvey anita, was a very tragic symbol. wasn't a symbol. hundreds of people got fields, but all did not seek for at this saxon administration. we have seen 11 long friends, huge political criminal cases. if you want to call them. it was also like the s a sedation off on the prime and is the highly the even established in international courts,

which in my humble opinion was not. so we did the right way to think to do it only costs money and nothing ever moved a little both. what the nice need is the trust in a credit for administration and government, and it's not there, but it's nothing specific from them. i always call lebanon. i like the laboratory, all international affairs, and many other levels, because i started here a few of us a short period later, we can see it happen of all about the infrastructure. no electricity wants to supply very difficult. people organized the only way i, since it is very, very sorry for the people who pay to have the live with the house who lost the houses and it's, it just came at the moment, fund lebanese anyway, suffocated by economic circumstances. so my deep respect was the people who somehow

continue can tell the story to bring attention to on a busy news day. russia essays, it's concerned were tensions in the disputed territory of no globe caught her bank . and her goal for a diplomatic solution to the crisis. the foreign ministry sees it's in close contact with both of the opposing sides, armenia, and observation. russian peacekeepers are also working on the ground in attempt to stabilize the situation. as of now, there are no active battles going on now, and the general secretary of the collective security treat the organization on the lines of posts on states, as called on both sides to further refrain from violence. here, shorties maria phenomena with more pensions are high in the disputed territory of na gordon. he cut off 20 months after the military conflict. there had ended up with the cease by agreement between armenia and as it by john mediated with the

help of russia on wednesday. as it by johnny troops launched an air strike hating that armenian military unit, claiming it was a response to the armenian armed forces, illegal activity in the area. and now, because he's saying it's taking control over the strategic heights and key territories in the cut off region at the same time or media is blaming as it by john for violating the cease fire agreement. one as it by johnny into or meaning. soldiers have been confirmed dead, we've a 14 more armenians reported wounded. there was already an international reaction to what's happening in the board and the cut over with you and washington, both calling to end the fighting. gordon, incredible has announced a partial mobilization and he's now saying that he is trying to stabilize the situation in that region. with the help of the russian peacekeeping forces, patient in the area. this conflict is more than 3 decades old and i've gotten it

could have been broke away from. i did it by john with the help of armenia after the collapse of the soviet union in the early 99 case in 2020 as it by john and of mania for to war and but who was able to win back some of the territories. and the sides then agreed to end the fire, but apparently the region still remains a source of trouble rushes, defense ministry claims. it's fund new evidence of u. s. involvement and biological activities that may have led to a wider outbreak of the coven pandemic. on currently the monkey pox virus, new brushes, one chocolate condenser, we trace a clear trends which pathogens does call into the zone of friend. of the pentagon subsequently become a present pandemic, while the beneficiaries are american pharmaceutical companies and their patronage. delete their of the united states democratic party also. well,

let's get more on this now. i'm bringing ortiz, rachel blevins. hi, rachel. quite an accusation coming from the russian defense ministry in one with potentially enormous consequences. what more can you tell us? that it is now russia defense ministry is referencing a series of documents which they released. and they said that they obtain these documents as part of the ongoing investigation in the u. s. funded by a labs in ukraine. now, one of the major allegations from these documents is that the u. s. has been actively funding corona virus research since at least 2009, using funding from the u. s. agency for international development. now when it comes to one of the main programs that was mentioned there, they talked about the predict program. notably one of the founders of that is met by 0, one of the u. s. companies that has been found to be directly involved in ukrainian bio labs. so a lot of this is coming full circle when it comes to these allocations that are being made from these documents. but they also said it wasn't just research. they

said that there were drills that were being carried out, both in ukraine and even in the united states. specifically, johns hopkins university, where they looked at a response to a korean virus outbreak. and also looked at transmission from bats to human. and how that would play out. now, all of this comes as russia's defense ministry says that it also has findings related to cranium. soldiers who have retreated and they found that in their bloodstream, there were levels of opioids and even methamphetamines raising questions about whether ukraine was actively drugging it. soldiers in order to alter their mental state. similar to the ways in which nazi germany has been accused of drugging soldiers back during world war 2. so a lot of major allegations made here. now we notably did reach out to you as a i d for comment, but they have yet to respond. extraordinary stuff and verified. wow. r t racial

blevins bring this up the data. not thanks, rachel, to a big update now in a story that is generate a lot of interest over the last number of months. us basketball player, brittany griner has been sentenced to 9 years in prison after being found guilty by a russian courts of the possession and smuggling of drugs. she's also been fined $16000.00. the 31 year old was arrested of moscow's sure, a mess of airports around 6 months ago. griner was accused of trying to smuggle cannabis oil in her luggage. she earlier pledged guilty to the charge, but claimed today the vapor cartridges ended up in her baggage on intentionally at whether gunner serves the entirety of the sentence in russia. those remain at to be seen. president joe biden has condemned her arrest and has pledged to get her home . okay, it was he mentioned

a few minutes ago. a former foreign minister of austria speaks through our t next. and karen can nice, old story is truly i opening. you don't wanna miss this catch discussion right ahead, bye for i was called a russian pig, a russian prostitute, and austria, i have repeatedly received death threats. you putin's prostitute. one should cut your throat and bury you alive. the russian pig needs to be strung up for me. lebanon is despite everything, an opportunity to live. the country isn't decline, and you can feel it on what's left here. are sick cats and dilapidated buildings for the 3 and a half years ago. karen can, i saw, was still the minister of foreign affairs of austria, and now she lives a simple life far from her homeland. she was expelled from europe in lebanon. she has a chance to start a new life and live in peace. the regime economic crisis with inflation of more than 200 percent. and as a result, power outages in the country are

a lesser evil for can i saw compared to what she had to go through me. shortly before her departure, we visited her in france to talk about the reasons for her departure. i was very tired and already in the fall of 2020, i decided that i would have to leave austria. it was a forced decision at autumn 2020. let me remind you, it was long before the war. long before i joined, the board of directors of ra snapped, but even then, in the fall of 2020, i was attacked on the streets of vienna who i was called a russian pig, a russian prostitute. i could no longer work in austria when 2 of my books were published in june and september 2021, one about diplomacy, the other about the prospects of personal mobility. they were boycotted, therefore i had to buy part of the circulation myself. no one wanted to review them, take them to library. in the fall of 2020, it became clear to can i so that she would have to leave austria. she went to

france with her dogs and horses. and initially she stayed in hotels. the french secret services did not help her with a search for housing at all. as i said, in the autumn of 2020, it became clear to me that i had to leave austria. i took my dogs and pony which are over there, and i think you can still get to know them better. later. i've been looking for an apartment for a long time on long term rent. in the fall of 2021, i finally found it french media contacted the owners of my house, interviewed them, and they literally told them, don't let her on the threshold. and the most curious thing is that no one has contacted me personally. even then my name was on the blacklist and this was even before this resolution of the european parliament from the end of may when sanctions were adopted against me. but i am obviously on some lists that i don't know anything about. and as for me,

this contradict all legal norms and the rule of law because even if we compare in previous centuries, for example, in the 17th century, during which hunt indictments were at least declared to them, there was a hearing, there was a jury to whom they had to answer and there were protocols, it was all written down somewhere. but what happened to me is not fixed at all. this is a media campaign, and i learn about a lot of things only indirectly, but i never come across it directly. so what am i guilty of? the russian pig should be hanged, animal killer. the k g, b mall. the threats of physical violence and insults, slanderous articles are increasingly appearing in professional media. karen, nice, those daily life looks more and more like a nightmare. i contacted 2 lawyers in austria with whom i have successfully completed 26 trials in the past. at that time, in the spring of 2020,

i was accused of killing animals poisoning them. the media accused me in particular of poisoning animals with navy chalk that was just the beginning. the media campaign was rather huge and there are many reasons for this. we can discuss them later. and in the last few months, new attacks began. one of the reasons for them was that i live in a luxurious life here in the south of france in a villa on the car does your, and bade and money. that's how it's all presented. and when the war started in ukraine, nestle is making money, their hand over glove and does not want to help refugees and so on. that's how it all start.