oh oh, i'm with a tooth. we start with breaking news from armenia. we're one person has been killed and more than $26.00 injured in a series of devastating glass that hit market in the capital city of your event. a major search and rescue operation is under way at the scene. i specter of a potential nuclear disaster hangs over europe as the ukrainian military shelves, the continents and biggest nuclear power plant that's according to russia's envoy

to the un. the u. s. secretary of state, look to confirm america's commitment to africa earlier this week, while blaming russia for the continent. food problem with these are the top stories of the week and today. welcome to the weekly on our t international. i'm rachel. glad that we start with breaking news is our out of the armenian capital of your event, where one person has been killed and $26.00 injured after an explosion in this city center o. a wholesale market was rocked by repeated blast repeatedly, reportedly leaving many still trapped under the rubble eye. witnesses claim one building has collapse. according to local news agencies,

a warehouse packed with fireworks also caught fire with pyrotechnics. continuing to detonate at the market. firefighters are working at the scene and rescue operations are under way. officials have tried to evacuate the area, but many people are said to be remaining in place to help the emergency services dig through the rebel and help any victims. now, one of the fatalities in the explosion was said to have been a middle aged man. footage filmed by locals at the theme is said to show his body under the rubble meanwhile, and another tragic incident. this sunday, a huge fire has claimed the lives of at least 41 people in egypt. flames tore through a church in guys, a province in the north of the country. emergency services were quick on the scene, and an investigation has been launched into the cause of the blaze efforts to bring

the fire under control. continue will keep you updated on all the latest there. with the head of the russia back, the administration and ukraine's oper oci region says the authorities are considering shutting down the nuclear power plant. that's as the ukranian army again showed the power plant on saturday. ortiz ego or is it on not filed this report on the situation there? these are for oscar nuclear power plant is being shelled, relentlessly and well quite religiously, by the ukranian side. now it has been shelled before it has been shelled literally hours before a before russia cooled an emergency meeting with the un security council literally hours before that meeting happened, the power plant had been shelled under on the 5th on the 7th of august as well. so it is a target for the ukrainian forces. this is according to the russian side, just like it was super rules. if the attacks of ukrainian army continue

a nuclear catastrophe could happen at any moment. in this case, the entire responsibility for this will fall on the western sponsors of key of even though ukraine denies allegations and is saying something along the lines that russia is, is shelling its own positions, is a shelling its own infrastructure. so something that moscow has clearly brushed off, and indeed, speaking of the consequences, they can be absolutely devastating, huge territories and ukraine. russia and other countries will be under the threat of radioactive contamination. the real scale of a nuclear disaster at the plant is impossible to even imagine if for the nuclear power plant was indeed to be destroyed under. interestingly enough, ukraine was to be hit the hardest. it was too bad the most of the impact effectively, the entire country would have to go through the nuclear fallout. bella roost parts of russia as well. and depending on the wins, in fact, it's hard to predict as to how far and how and what direction the nuclear this

nuclear fallout cloud will travel, eastern europe, western europe could be impacted as well. if you crane continues this highly irresponsible behavior for weeks. now russia has been calling for the international atomic energy agency to visit the power plant. but as had told the last un security council meeting that quote, there is no immediate threat to the nuclear plant. now, the u. s. representative that the blame for the situation at the plant foley on russia and demanded a full withdraw. a russian troops. moscow though, claims its keeping the site secure. the cause of the situation at the zip reach, a facility is not a mystery. it is another tragic result of the russian federation decision to further invade its sovereign neighbor ukraine. russia alone created risks. it could eliminate those risk now by withdrawing from ukraine. turning am wind,

i to why the conflict and ukraine started is just covering up the west real intentions. that's the claim of former us senator richard black. right now, there are such enormous force from the west, from the us, from nato, from the united kingdom. there's tremendous pressure from the western media to never say anything bad about ukraine and to make up any kind of buying that you can say against the russians. that's becoming a little bit frayed. pete, the information is beginning to leak out, and people are beginning to say, you know, wait a minute. it wasn't russia that started this war. it was, they tell they started the war because they forced brushes back to the wall where the president, he had no alternative but to defend the sovereign territory of

russia. and he had to launch an attack to do that in order to preempt the attack that ukraine was planning against the don bass. amnesty international is to face an evaluation by external experts who will look into a recent report on controversial ukrainian military tactics. that's according to media reports. they expose a has drawn western score and push back from ukraine, including calls to fire those. an amnesty international who worked on the paper amnesty, it's a torrent of criticism. wall is co founder per waste berg resigned from his position. following its relief, the organizations chief agnes calla mart defended the report, saying the work is impartial and the accusations of bias against ukraine are baseless. some media have even called for the human rights n g o to close. it is time for amnesty

international to completed 60 emission and go down in history before memories of the heroic days of a struggle for human rights have faded. the scandal with the cranium report is a moment that amnesty should season close its doors forever. it is the only remaining honorable exit worthy of a nobel peace prize winner. unfortunately, amnesty international did not understand this, and thus it condemned itself to a shameful and painful end. there are 4 states that the ukrainian army was deliberately placing troops and military vehicles in residential areas and therefore endangering civilian lives. this comes as amnesty called the cranium tactics, a violation of humanitarian law, and urged to stop putting civilians in harms way. the report accuses ukraine of placing its army in schools and hospitals within residential areas. however, other outlets have been more balanced in their approach. what the report actually

said. the organization says it's researchers documented multiple cases of ukrainian forces, basing themselves in schools and hospitals, and launching attacks from populated neighborhoods. join russian fire that endangered civilian lives. president vladimir lensky would have done better to acknowledge that even his heroic defenders are capable of air. and take the report to heart, instead of accusing amnesty, we discuss the issue with vanco valid, a human rights lawyer who says it's strange to criticize a human rights watch dog reporting on the ledge rights violations. i think it's absurd. you know, i don't understand petitioning a human rights group because you don't like the fact that they're reporting on human rights abuses. let's face it, people, you know, amnesty international job, which honestly i don't see them largely carrying out is to be neutral. to tell, you know, both sides of the story. the one time they report truthfully,

on the, you know, ukraine's violations that's appropriate, that people should not be lobbying them to, to change how they're reporting or to fire people who report on things that you know, they find and could be the whole point of a human rights group is to tell truth. people don't want to hear, right? that's why they, these groups exist. so if they want to keep their integrity, they should stand by the report not given to public pressure, not fire people because of the report. president biden's foreign policies have been dismissed as having little to do with democracy. in an interview, former congresswoman told c gabbert cast doubt that washington's actions and ukraine have the country's best interest at heart. despite their lectures and their crocodile tears, it's never been about morality. it's not about the people of ukraine or protecting

democracy. this is about regime change in russia and exploiting this war to strengthen nato and feed the military industrial complex that joe biden. it's even about bringing about, quote, a new world order. now that's not the 1st time told gabbert has been critical of biden's policies on fox news. she also pinned europe's energy crisis on the u. s. president suggesting that similar repercussions could be on the cards for americans . we discussed gabrielle stands with earl ross, news, and of the eurasia center. she was exactly right. she, her statement as far as that, this is not about ukraine. it's not about european values. it's not about democracy. it's about regime change. it's about containment of russia and ultimately regime change. and ultimately, i would say dismantling of russia as well. i think similar is happening. we've got

another play going on with taiwan and china, also filthy gabbert, colonel mcgregor grand greenwald, the whole list of them. unfortunately, they're not widely heard and most of the media is completely controlled. it's projecting whatever the policy of the government is adding. if you listen, tanis nbc or c, and then it's like somebody wrote a script from them and they're leaving, you don't even have basically the saying the same thing over and over again and felt gabbert right on the money and has hit completely correct in her statement the us secretary of state has given assurances that america is not competing with anyone in the sub saharan region. his words came on a tour to south africa, the d n. c and ro, wanda. earlier in the week, his visit comes hot on the heels of russian foreign ministers, their de la rog,

receiving a warm welcome. in several countries on the continent. we've seen the repercussions of rushes worn ukraine, which are felt across the planet, especially across africa in rising food and energy prices. what we seek most of all is a true partnership between the united states and africa. we don't want an unbalanced or transactional relationship. and our commitment to a stronger partnership with africa is not about trying to out. do anyone else? now coinciding with a visit, the white house released a document detailing it's new strategy towards sub saharan regions. the plan for most u. s. involvement and the policies of african nations, including issues such as pandemic, climate change, and food security. while linkedin says is to where is not and in time to counter russia and china is growing ties within the continent. the report suggest otherwise . the people's republic of china by contrast,

sees the region as an important arena to challenge the rules based international order. and we can us relations with african peoples and governments. russia use the region as a permissive environment for paras, stables, and private military companies, often fermenting instability for strategic and financial benefit. while the u. s. aims to continuous presence in the region. china now stands as south africa is biggest trading partner. moscow's trade with the country is also on the rise with monthly exports from russia more than 4 times in the past year. all of this as the u. s. secretary of state tries to convince south africa to sever ties with russia and china. south africa, top diplomat sized blame for problems on the continent, rest with those who are capitalizing on their regions. resources. this fear that we exist under some push is i think, a totally

a rear, unfounded. a belief in the relationship that we have with eva country is also a concern about countries that have mineral interests in african countries are not there as a destabilizing force. so i think we need to look at the full plethora of problems that give rise to insecurity, bad governance. and the absence of democracy on the african continent is not a one country problem in its new strategy. washington also sites a long and proud history of supporting africa and we discussed this strategy with joe altman, hosted the conservative daily podcast. i don't think the u. s. is every state of the sovereignty of other nations and when they talk about destabilization they can look no further than themselves. and the sad part about with the us says it's just a bunch of rhetoric and look, i'm, i'm an american and i'm proud to be an american. but the apparatus within the us

government has long been a destabilizing force and almost putting out, you know, african place for the check grow that can't excel at the same rate, that other countries across the world are growing. and that has a lot more to do with their natural resources and how they can get access to those resources. so no, i don't believe they respect the sovereignty of any decisions that they make. and i and i, i'm actually fearful that it's going to become a tug of war and the people of those african natives, 54 nations are the ones that are going to suffer. and the african nation from south africa does not trust the united states. many notions don't trust united since i don't think anything the united states does right now will be seen as anything other than a grand standing and making empty promises that they will mirror into the future not be able to deliver this week. some european countries have been discussing new ways to sanction russia, as the block considers, barring russians from getting sion. jen, this is to europe. now. a number of politicians have called on you to deny russians

any access to europe, for as long as the conflict and ukraine continues. moscow slammed the initiative as were so phobic saying it's been 80 years since similar sentiments were a last voice on the continent. it's not right that at the same time as rush his waging and aggressive, brutal war of aggression in europe. russians can live a normal life travel in europe, be tourists. it is not right. stop a sheen to resist to russians. visiting europe is a privilege, not the human rights are trav from russia shut down, it means washing and congress issued visas. neighbors to russia carried the batch in time to an tourist from russia. now, latvia for its part, has made its own contentious statement against russia declaring and a state sponsor of terrorism, claiming moscow intentionally target civilians in ukraine. the russian foreign ministry lash out at the motion. another hostile action by lot fin lawmakers fits

perfectly into the anti russian hysteria unleashed by riga. after all, it is well known that the pathological russo phobia of lat fee is ruling elite, has already caused serious economic and social issues in this baltic country. bringing down the standard of living for its population and its only getting worse . some in europe have been paying particular attention to the blocks policy toward moscow. one of them, austrian presidential candidate jerome grows, believes that brussels has developed a quote, gets in for an attitude towards russia. yes, seeming to dirty boy can mail some some so i see. and she may get there and see if we can ga smith. let's hope that the answer younger guys will guide my company in a sense of a that you cannot do without energy on one hand. and then complain about the lack of energy and fear. black out on the other speak of the devil, and the devil shows up that a skis of freak. and that is what currently characterizes to european elite skis of

freedom, yet they are in favor of sanctions against russia. on the one hand there waging their economic war against russia because of military conflict, that in reality, does not affect europe in any way. and on the other hand, they complain about the reaction to the economic war. namely, the lack of guess, guess is not only used for heating, but guess from russia, which we have received for the last 50 years, is also used to secure the electricity supply. this means that if you want to secure the supply of electricity on the european continent, then we must also an economic sanctions against russia and try to restore a reasonably satisfactory solution for the people through diplomacy. are taken chevy to racial lars and says europe is only just starting to experience the effects of its own sanctions. it seems like a slow motion car crash here in france already. for example,

we're seeing public officials using the engineer gas shortage as an excuse to reduce public services. now, public swimming pools, both near paris and in the south of france, have made news recently when local governments said that they were shutting them down for the rest of the summer to save money. them air of cavalry. yes, which is in the south of france said the high costs now mean that she has to choose between purchases like organic food for kids, school lunches, or the pool. so the pool got the ax during one of the hottest summers on record. so you can see the ball is already rolling on rationing, even in anticipation of a shortage later this year. and we haven't even begun to see where the knock on effects might pop up. now to make matters worse, norway, which is otherwise known as europe's battery, produces hydro electric energy that it typically exports to the you and to the u. k . but now it's saying that because it's lacking water because of the dry and,

and heat. it now feels that it will be able to step up and help with exports this year. and just when you think that things couldn't possibly get a worse, the financial times is now reporting that european utility companies like frances energy giant, o. d, f are sounding the alarm over radioactive, contamination of liquefied natural gas deliveries from britain to the e. u. i originally sourced from the u. s. and cutter. the problem could to cause pipelines between britain and the e to close. and the new york times is reporting that the looming energy crisis is causing germany to reconsider and nuclear energy, a power source over which berlin has absolutely lambasted paris for maintaining. so i guess a better send gret, a timber over there to yell at them. maybe perhaps she can beat zalinski in a screaming match because really all of this economic and environmental harm, including the refusal to fire up the north stream to pipeline which less faces just

sitting there, gathering dust is being done in the name of ukraine. i say yes, the government rules it out. we face difficult months ahead. but it is clear that we stand firmly on the side of ukraine and we stand behind the sanctions that we agreed together with the european union in the international community. and noticed europeans who are suffering, but also folks in the global south. europe is also apparently dragging along countries like pakistan and bangladesh behind the energy price roller coaster. the fact that emerging countries in south asia, like pakistan, for example, are currently experiencing one power blackout after the other is also a consequence of europe's failed energy policy in its attempt to free itself from its dangerous dependency on russia. record speed, the u is causing massive turbulence on the global energy markets, which it for countries particularly hard, but least europe is united, right? well, maybe not counting those opting out from the gas cuts or poland which wants the

rest of europe to keep their hands off polish. guess rush. ringback president vladimir putin may not be quaking in his boots at. busy this stellar competence but europeans her might be as winter approaches. legendary french heroine, joan of arc will appear before audiences of the famous london globe theater. like never before as a gender neutral character and a drastic re thinking of the globe with artistic director. not the patron saint of france will be played by isabel tom, a non, by an airy actor in a new production called i, joan, written by a non, by an airy author. the play includes a day and then pronouns an aims to quote question the gender by mary. the decision to strip joan of arc of her gender identity ignited heated online debates with

thousands criticism, criticizing the globe for its approach to history. congratulations, you've managed to insult the majority of women in the world. the catholic church for whom joan of arc was a patron saint and the french saint joan has and will be a source of strength for women and girls. long after the globe returns to rebel. these people are pathetic. the cult of the pronoun brigade strikes again. she was a woman and a role model for women and girls. stop stealing our women! stop the crap! the globes joan of arc is yet another attempt to remove women from their own rightful stories and spaces. the whole thing has got so far out of hand. now it's beyond parity. i won't be watching this or anything that seeks to neutralize or minimize what a woman is. earlier my colleague worries, sanchez spoke to marnie halla community activists and discuss the issues surrounding the controversial topic. i was actually really surprised how much

debate this has stirred up. and i think, in my opinion, i think what sort of happening is very interesting because we have 2 groups that have faced discrimination. you have women that historically face discriminate and, but you also have 99 binary people. and just to be clear, 9 binary individuals are individuals who do not identify with any gender male or female. and i think whenever you have a situation, you really have, you know, to sort of disadvantage groups that are going to be heard. you know, and i think also like my opinion and i feel like both, both sides think really, really valid viewpoints, you know, going, going back, she was born in the 15th century so. so basically, i'm not even sure can i call or a hero, or can i call her a heroin. right now i'm getting really confused about this, but for apparently for 600 years joe dog was a woman. something just changed?

yes. yes. that i think, you know what you see, i mean, i think the issue really here is, you know, you're balancing artistic that the artistic expression and freedom of a theater trip to produce, of play. you know, versus the fact that you know, john of are she was a woman, this is the thing, isn't it? now children today are being entrusted with making a decision on their own. i mean, even a full year, a full year old child before you're right. you know, they're there i, i was reading something online recently about about a, about a woman who had had a boy, he was about 4 years old or so. and he decided in his own words, he didn't like his p p. i'm because of that. he got together was mother, they had a big talk about and she said okay, get rid of it. you can change your agenda. so he changes his gender, the age of 4 or 5 years old. does again understand that. yeah, i mean, that's a very, very extreme case and i like it in my experience, we have, you know, teenagers that are sort of, you know, grappling with, you know,

what is the identity. they feel comfortable. it's all well and good for you and me to make up our minds about l. g. p t q, stoffel agenda issues. but when it comes to children today, there are many saying that they're just being indoctrinated in schools to, to go along with this. and we should, we, as potentially parents be worried about what this might be doing to the heads and minds of children today. children are going to be exposed to many, many, many different things in school with their friends on the internet. i think it's really incumbent on parents to have like, good solid relationships with their children and have these discussions. i was just to recap, are breaking news story from this hour so far. one person has been killed and at least 34 injured after an explosion in the center of the armenian capital of europe . van with smoke at the site now said to be intensifying, a wholesale

market was rocked by repeated blasts, reportedly, leaving many still trapped under the rubble. a middle aged man was confirmed to be the only fatality for now with a 5 year old girl in intensive care, but her condition is reportedly stable. eye witnesses claim one building has collapse. according to local news agencies, a warehouse pack with fireworks also hot fire with pyrotechnics continuing to detonate at the market. firefighters are working on the scene and rescue operations are underway. officials have tried to evacuate the area, but many people are said to be remaining in place to help the emergency services dig through the rebel and help any victims. now we will continue to provide the latest updates on this story and more. a for more information, be sure to check out our t v dot com and we'll see you next hour lou

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