foundation let it be an arms race is often very dramatic. developments only personally, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful. very difficult. i'm time to sit down and talk with you. crane shells. a chemical plant in a don. yes. for a public setting fire to the building and halting production, that's just weeks after a similar attack on a civilian facility by key have led to the leak of a cloud of hazardous death. with the u. s. malling a multi 1000000 aid package to new delhi to help improve human rights. we hear from a former indian foreign secretary who questions the motive behind the funding for which the country didn't even ask behind this is our position on the ukraine crisis. we are very unhappy that we haven't condemned to worship

a case that bad my life coverage on, on, on, on the screen. and they're trying to ban me from politics because there's a case of contempt against me. former pakistan prime minister in wrong con speaks exclusively to r t in the aftermath of being charged with threatening current government officials . much to the anger of his supporters. ah, good morning for marketing, international studios in moscow, and from wherever you're tuning and welcome to the program. i'm fiorella is about what this hours tops new stories from around the world. happy to have you join us. we begin with developments and don bass. fire breaks out at a chemical plant in the don. yes, republics. eastern city of gordon. after relentless shelling by ukrainian troops,

the blazes soon extinguished with all operations now halted. local officials reported ukraine fired around 40 shells at the facility, causing a large place. emergency services quickly managed to extinguish the flames with the plants director stressing risk of harmful emissions or environmental disaster had been averted. the attack came nearly 2 weeks after ukraine bombed a brewery in the don. yes, capital, which led to a cloud of toxic ammonia gas leaking around the city. as the relentless shelling of civilian infrastructure and residential areas by ukrainian troops continues. moscow says more than 25000 civilians have been evacuated to russia, despite fierce opposition by kiev. that's after russian troops provided nearly 480 tons of humanitarian aid on thursday alone to war torn regions of ukraine. don. yes and logan's republics are tease collette algebra. he visited one of the many camps

set up by russian forces to provide long awaited medical help for the civilians in the city of several don, ask me, how many in the theatre theatre? what's it in? by order that the command of the russian avalon forces, his special medical team has arrived in the city of several the nes, to provide assistance and medical care in the city. my, him, his medical unit that a mobile unit to quit the latest equipment examination and analysis of the campaign was organized in accordance with the request of the airborne forces to help the people in several genetic. this is a comprehensive campaign. it consists of providing medical care in the form of a general hospital. patients are being checked by doctors behind me right now. a good metal to be at all settled medical services will be available to more than 200 people. in addition, more than 30 types of essential vital medicines will be distributed to the people. what? hi, jojo to this? okay. today, antiviral disinfectants, healing, white,

mense dressings, iodine, what people need every day were distributed. we also immediately hand out medications prescribed after a doctor's examination. of cathedral, no, on the rumor you have you money, see this event as a lifeline and the ray of hope for a gradual return to normal life in a city affected by ukrainian bombing. medina tillman. kolber like this help you see there is no help when the pregnancy were here than practically no one came to us. who began to receive help only with the arrival of russian troops. how many people are there in the city? it was very difficult in the city in winter. every one had wounds. i don't even want to tell you, out of how your to probably are your returning to normal life in the city will not be easy and light the data on the destruction left by the ukrainian military presence. however, russia is restoring what was destroyed by kia mercenaries and healing the winds of

don last residence, guardian, don barza, members of u. s. congress have been asked to approve a financial aid package worth millions of dollars for india, with the legislators research service suggesting the assistance could be linked to improvement in the countries human rights. however, near delhi has not sent a plea for any such american help. the biden administration requests $117000000.00 in foreign assistance to india for the financial year of 2023. congress could consider whether or not condition so all of such aid on improvements in human rights and civil liberties in india. the byte in administration's request was made a month after usa id chief samantha power travel to new delhi, a visit which saw her call out beijing's opaque lone deals while praising india as an impactful development leader. then america's human rights concerns about india were not mentioned, despite much previous criticism from american officials,

which here deli, repeatedly review fighting its constitution had safeguards to ensure democratic practices by russia has created. earlier we spoke to india's foreign 4 former foreign secretary commonwealth about who offered some thoughts on the possible motives behind the funding in the cost of this money. and we will give this money to because we have very well established rules and regulations regarding foreign money coming into india to and deals and other things. and if this money is intended for a political purpose, then i don't think our rules will allow this. the u. s. senators very often believe that individually. ready or many that all the world and then ship the intersection at which the world would go. now they will take a moral high ground to say that they are the defenders. all right,

look at the issue of this isn't with the my 1st attend to their own problems. look at the shooting that list. constantly in schools, in malls, in st. innocent people are being children are being killed. but there's no consciousness of this. even if some other countries, yeah, can point out all these things to the united states, you know, they don't control the international information is controlled by the west and it's agency. so this is all kind of a posturing and show and embarrassing in the best of use that are working against us. and behind this, let me tell you, is our position on the ukraine crisis. they are very unhappy that we haven't condemned to russia. we haven't voted against russia, and this is one way that subtle lobbies in the united states are actually paying us back by eating at us on the issues of human rights and minority rights. and

any report says that accounts shut down by matter products and twitter that claim to be independent media outlets were in fact, propaganda channels run by the us government ortiz caleb map and brings us the details. it's always supposed to be those evil conspiring russians who are spreading fake news with their bots and their troll farms, making us distrust our. oh, so benevolent western leaders and our great democratic western institutions. but it looks like some shady internet activities had just been uncovered and they're coming from the united states. how jones investigation found an interconnected web of accounts that used to set to tactics to promote pro western narratives in the middle east and central asia. these campaigns consistently advanced narrative promoting the interests of the united states and its allies, while opposing countries including russia, china and the room. we believe this activity represents the most extensive case of

covert pro western influence operations on social media to be reviewed and analyzed to date. so fake news from the u. s. state department bashing, russia, china and iran. stanford university and graphic i issued the report and meta, the parent company of facebook, and instagram provided the necessary data to promote the narratives. the now deleted accounts, shared news articles, calling for a ban on russian tv channels. they called on central asian nations to curb chinese influence and so on. here are some details of the operation. the operation talk it russian speak in central nation. alden says in focused on praise in american aid to central asia in criticized and russia, particularly rates foreign policy. facebook's post often had few within 10 locks. it don't make 10 post kane more than 1000 reactions. it was pretty shallow stuff. photos of models doctored into profile pictures, synthetic hash tag campaigns all to help push

a pentagon version of world events. of course. now facebook says this is the 1st time that they removed a foreign influence operation directed by the united states. now that's interesting, as many suspect, this is definitely not the 1st time something like this has happened. meanwhile, what about all the other voices that have been accused of being russian bots are simply said on popular things that have then been silenced by the tech giants. what about all the other voices that have been simply asking questions about the war and grain only to be silent over the past few months? now we shall see what new information surfaces in the coming weeks, months and years. but one thing is clear, the narrative that russia is spreading dis info, while the leaders of the united states simply believe in transparency and democracy has been completely blown. it is now a matter of public record that the united states has been spreading this information across the world. everybody knows the u. s. volved,

in these kinds of information campaigns. it's obvious. i mean, any of it would be foolish to believe that you know, that the, the only, the only party that does this is russia, that's, that's crazy as a reference, always accusing others of betraying these high and is high and mighty principles that the us itself, you know flouted every opportunity and the us, us engaged in a major propaganda campaign, especially domestically here in the united states, doing everything i can to make sure that americans do not receive alternative source of information. it has done everything i can to penalize russian or other outlets as being you know, agents of this information. but it's all nonsense to complete, not just because the united states is the greatest perpetrator can perpetrator propaganda. and this information to begin with. the white

specks, their problems are going to be our problems, but that will not happen. that's what form or pakistan prime minister iran con, told r t during an exclusive interview. this thursday, the wide ranging discussion came shortly after and his mom about cor extended his bail after terrorism charges were brought against him. union o'neill spoke to the outset prime minister. they have made this into a terrorism case. they ban my life coverage on, on, on, on screen and, and they're trying to ban me from politics because there's a cases of contempt against me a since i left office 4 months back. never has there been such a public response for, for any political party as it is for my body today? the government is panicking. they out there watching us growing popularity. we were swept up by elections in the biggest province and been job. there were though other

to bi election which was swept. so there, but scared and that's why they're clamping down. if we go back, mister can to, when you are, i stayed from power in the spring time. you've mentioned several times that certain documents exist that confirm foreign interference in your removal from power. are you in any position to tell us what those documents may be? well deserve the cipher alert conversation between the bogus than ambassador and washington. and the under secretary of state, or of the you of the u. s. there is a conversation between them where he threatens the pakistani investor. that unless i m. ron hahn was removed as a prime minister in a no confidence a motion that but that still wasn't table as yet that there would be consequences, august sun. the biggest problem is that western countries expect their

problems through to become our problems. some background in april, a know confidence vote removed, and ron kon, from the country's top political position. and the s p. m, has been holding rally's regularly since earlier this month. his chief of staff shabba goal, was arrested on charges of sedition and tortured prison. according to con, you demanded action to be taken against the police chief and a judge which led to the terrorism charges. the former global kirk at star is out on bail and so his next high court hearing on august 31st you can watch our exclusive in depth interview with the former pakistani prime minister in wrong con infill throughout the day here on archie. ah, the brutal legacy of 2 decades of us occupation on us, kenneth, stan, all in the name of the civilized war on terror. we examined the heretic

consequences of america's policies in the central asia country in special coverage, marking one year since the chaotic pull out of us forces. no name, no nation has ever done anything like it in all the history mod. i own this friday, mark sienna, verse 3 of 2 explosions, that capital airport seen by many to be some of the worst terror attacks during america's presence that afghanistan, the bloss,

which struck many of those desperate to get on evacuation flights, claimed the lives of nearly 200 people and injured many more. a warning you may find some of the falling footage disturbing. the 1st explosion is believed to have been an attack by an eye full suicide bomber at the entrance to the airport were crowds were trying to enter, and u. s. troops were conducting checks. the 2nd blast followed a few moments later in the midst of chaos, sparked by the explosions, a full aid of gunfire by us. troops was also reported. however, washington claim that was the taliban deliberately firing at civilians and us troops. the families of the killed, however, pin the blame on the us. oh my god. oh, we lost our song in that deadly blast. he had been living with his family in belgium for the last 10 years and came here and vacation. when the situation changed, he sent his family back by himself, decided to spend several months with me.

ah, ah. the telephone takeover made him very worried. he said he had to leave because he was miss a his family. he was afraid and made the cows saying if there are no flies, he would be stuck here. he left for the airport with my other son, but couldn't get inside. ah, we heard a huge sound of an explosion. 5 minutes later we saw tv footage show in blood bodies and injured people. i went there and found one of my sons, and he told me there was a bomb blast. i asked him, where is your brother?

he said he had no idea how much he went there and came back saying his brother was dry and injured in an open drain covered by 2 bodies. he didn't want to tell me that my son had passed away. ah, when i removed the bodies, i saw my son had passed away. i saw several bullet wounds on his head and body. ah, aquatic of the americans, did this crime? why aren't they? they wants to answer. we have a, this question when the americans came here, what did they do for us? we have seen nothing about destruction, killing blood and homeless people over at their own governments and overwhelming spread of terrorism globally, just some of the legacy of america's war on terror. a year after the chaotic us

pull out of afghanistan, rachel blevins looks at the victories and failures of the civilized world under washington slade. the attacks on 911 resulted in the death of around 3000 americans. but it was the bush administration's response to those attacks and its decision to declare the war on tear that ushered in an era of u. s. foreign policy marked by military intervention nation building an attempt to reshape the middle east. it was, as former president bush predicted, a new and different war. the attack took place on american soil. but it was an attack on the heart and soul of the civilized world. and the world has come together to fight a new and different war. the 1st and we hope the only one of the 21st century or against all those who seek to export her and

a war against those governments that support or shelter them. now, more than 20 years later, the global war on terror has resulted in more than 900000 and dest, including soldiers, civilians, journalists, and humanitarian aid workers. it is cost an estimated $8.00 trillion dollars, and it has led to a u. s. military presence in more than 80 countries around the world with no plans to bring those troops home anytime soon. so if the goal from the start was to put an end to terrorism around the world as the us side then hasn't been successful. well, the initial goal was to defeat the terrors group al qaeda and more importantly it's leader. yet this group still exist to this day, and it was nearly a decade before a former president obama announced that at least one mission had been accomplished after a fire fight. they killed osama bin laden and took custody of his body for over 2

decades. then lawton has been al qaeda's leader and symbol and has continued to plot attacks against our country and our friends and allies. the death of been law marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al qaeda. but while that was seen as a significant achievement, it was also an isolated victory in the global campaign. in fact, the war went on to do the opposite of it stated objective. it made the world even more unstable, especially in the middle east, where government overthrows bombing campaigns and years of occupation by the u. s. and has allies created a vacuum that allowed the most extreme groups to flourish. and that's exactly what they did. a study from a dc based think tank found that the number of active tara groups in 2018 was 67, the highest level in decades. they also found that there were as many as 230000 fighters, a 270 per cent increase since 2001. the objectives that it set for itself were

unachievable. terrorism cannot be defeated. the threat is constantly evolving. all kinda is far from the threat. it once was, its ideological views had continued to spread as other groups like the islamic state began to gain influence numbers and even u. s. weapons and iraq and syria. the results, various terrorist groups have become known beyond the middle east in asia and especially africa. and it's not just the groups as there have also been a number of long wolf atrocities. over all the terrorist attacks have skyrocketed. extremists continued to spread instability and chaos across the globe. al qaeda affiliates in africa to hel, region pose, some of the greatest dangers in the past. 15 years groups like elisha bob and al qaeda in the islamic and grab a q i. m have increased their attacks tenfold to day they are drawing ever closer to realizing their dreams of creating islamic states rooted in sherry, a law al qaeda affiliates are particularly gaining ground in molly,

especially as france withdraws its forces in response to the military coup in bama co, the jihadists are already turning the country into a launching pad for attacks throughout the region. these groups goals aren't limited to africa. so if the mission was due from the start, then how did the methods used by the us play a role? well, for starters, the u. s. pledge to bring freedom and democracy to nations without any understanding of the countries they were invading. and their aggressive strategy of force military intervention, combined with nation building led to d stabilization that allowed corruption and extremism to run rampant from saddam hussein and iraq to mar gadhafi and libya, every government overthrown. the u. s. supported went on to have devastating long term consequences for the country it targeted. and despite all of the money spent in the name of military and humanitarian aid, the regular destruction of communities and the increase in bombing campaigns over

the years, fuel to worse living conditions and more poverty. as a result, the people who lived in the countries invaded, bombed and occupied by the u. s. are more likely to hate, resent, and even consider attacks against americans. for example, when a pakistani american man tried to bomb time square in new york city back in 2010, he said he was attempting to respond to u. s. foreign policy in the middle east. i want to plead guilty $100.00 times because unless the united states pulls out of afghanistan and iraq until they stopped drone strikes in somalia, pakistan and yemen and stop attacking muslim lans we will attack the united states and be out to get them. it's a war and i am a part of it. and while the u. s. bombing campaigns have since been reduced, the government installed by the u. s. have proved that they are unable to exist without constant us support. that was, of course, the case in afghanistan were the nato back government fell in a matter of just 10 days. the u. s. then turned its back on the country,

replacing billions of dollars in aid with crushing sanctions, will lead to a devastating humanitarian crisis. and most notably the same group that was defined as a terrorist organization and targeted for 20 years by the u. s. is now back in charge . the war on terror came full circle when the afghan government flood and the taliban took control of the nation's capital. they had washington's policies to thing for the fact that after 2 decades, they were more powerful than they had been at any point since the war began. and it was that swift fall of the government, the u. s. built in a country, it poured trillions of dollars into that has become the picture of the u. s. war on terror. proving that no matter how many lives are lost, how much money is wasted, and how many countries are occupied by us troops. it won't bring an end to the existence of terrorism. and in many cases it's all of those factors that make the spread of terrorism, even worse. the fall out from the sanctions against russia over the

conflict in ukraine has turned europe into quote, the 3rd world of the western world economies. that's according to an article recently published and forbes magazine. it comes as figures show european stock markets are down a full 22 percent compared to last year. r t contributor rachel mars then gives her take on the situation terribly. it's investors who are starting to wonder whether the european union is on the verge of becoming the 3rd world of western economies. according to that forbes article, you really have to wonder why heads of state across the block are just sitting there, slack jawed, and just letting it happen. what's even more troubling is that no one's talking much about how the you can pull out of this kamikaze tailspin. but the new piece in forbes dropped some clues as to possible outcomes. micro traders are looking for 2

signals for europe and the world economy. these are a sci fi in ukraine, or europe becomes so desperate this winter on supply chain. so stretched that it has no choice but to relax some sanctions or convince non u partners to be label and trunk ship russian commodities to look in compliance with the own rules, but really doing an end around. now your leaders are behaving like they're like, by my say, a one day german chess are off. schultz is in canada, bragging about a 5 year hydrazine energy project. well as on industrial plants are staring down the barrel that shut down right now. now the next day, berlin is back to firing up coal plants and yesterday, french president amendment my whole rebroadcast and meeting with ministers. you know, the kind, it's not usually for public consumption. now the message, apparently wine frances, to here is this the end of abundance. and there's need to make sacrifices for freedom. now, doubtful friends, citizens feel more free right now as a currency crashes in cost of living skyrockets, along with energy prices. you know,

we're talking here about the 2nd largest economy in the u after germany. and that helps to keep the economies of the other member states of fro afloat. now france thought he could bank on nuclear to replace gas from russia. but now we've learned that it can only get about half of its nuclear power plants operating. so the big problem is that no one really knows where these top yukon emmys are headed, and investors citizens would like to know where all this is going. and it's pretty clear that the leaders of the nations themselves, inspiring confidence in their moves. instead, they're acting like they're just bystanders to crash when reality they've aided and abetted all this at every term by supporting self harming talk down sanctions that the u supranational level to the detriment of their own economies. now these heads of state were elected democratically to uphold their own citizens interest above all else. and when you have to read the riot act to your own citizens about how their way of life is ending as mac hold in yesterday, then there's no doubt you failed miserably in your basic duty as an elective head of state. now, at least the leaders can still brag about being unified in their failure,

as they bury their own responsibilities and elected officials inside the black, you box, and hide behind the unelected. you commission present, or ursula vander, lame skirt or pansy, whatever the case may be. you know, it may be that warm and fuzzy, unity talk will heat europeans homes and put food on their tables this winter to and now 10 years from around the world, a huge fire estimated to have destroyed almost 100 acres of the angeles national forest has been brought under control, but firefighters have been fighting the blades in the northeast city of glendora since thursday afternoon. from the photo, you can see that looms of smoke as fire fighters. tackle the blades with water dropped from helicopters. local authorities have not announced any casualties. as the spire torrential rains and flood water have left hundreds of people stranded at a border. crossing between pakistan and afghanistan. with many bridges and rows

destroyed the border is reported to be blocked with authorities yet to find a solution. that's a rap on this ours top news stories from around the world for more up to the minute news had over to r t dot com. don't forget to follow us on twitter gab odyssey and rumble. thanks for tuning and see you again at the top of the hour. ah ah ah .