a with a ukraine shells, a chemical plant, and the don, yes, republic setting fire to the building and halting for dutch. and that's just weeks after a similar attack on a civilian facility by care of lead for the league of a cloud of hazardous gas help. but with conditions us congress is being asked to consider a future aid to india should only be given if it improves its human rights record. we hear from a former indian foreign secretary who suggest that when it comes to human rights, washington has to start with itself with dig a moral high ground to say that they are the defenders of human rights. look at the

issue of this is a my 1st identical, their own cop look at the shooting that the list constantly is. schools in more than streets. can't blame russia this time a major online persuasion campaign uncovered with a new report revealing that both meta and twitter deleted accounts, pushing western narrative in the middle east and central asia. their mid doesn't do it better than case them bad. my life coverage on, on the screen. and they're trying to bad me from politics because there's a case of contempt against former pakistan prime minister in wrong can speak exclusively to our teeth in the aftermath of being charged with threatening current government officials. much to the anger of his supporters, with

the hello for martine or national studios in moscow, from wherever you may be watching. welcome to this, our top stories from around the globe. i'm purely isabelle, happy to happy with us. we start with developments in don bass. fire breaks out at a chemical plant in the don. yes, republics, eastern city of burrell of car, 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 blaze. 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

a relentless shelling of civilian infrastructure and residential areas by ukrainian troops continues. moscow says more than 25000 civilians have been evacuated to russia, despite fears, 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 yeske and lugens republics are t collette algebra. re visited one of the many cab setup by russian forces to provide long awaited medical help for civilians in the city of several don esque oh ma'am, we're in fear the food for what's it in by order the command of the russian abilene forces a special medical team has arrived in the city of several been asked to provide assistance and medical care in the city. in this medical unit that a mobile units equipped with the latest equipment for examination and analysis. exerting is on 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 and could metal to be a blue circle of 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. to day antiviral disinfectants healing, white men's dressings, iodine, what people need every day were distributed. we also immediately hand out medications prescribed after a doctor's examination of cathedral ne of the letter. you have the 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 min cobra like this. how p. c. there is no help when the koreans were here. then practically, no one came to us who began to receive help only when 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 winds. i don't even want to tell you. out of how your total, b, r u. returning to normal life in a city will not be easy in light of the days on the destruction left by the ukrainian military presence. however, russia is of storing what was destroyed by care of mercenaries and healing the winds of don, last residence u. s. law makers. i've been asked to approve a financial aid package worth millions of dollars for india. but the congressional research service has suggested that such assistance could be linked to improvements in the countries human rights record. 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 biden administration's request

was made a month after u. s. a. id chief samantha power travel to new delhi. then during the visit, america's human rights concerns about india were not mention, despite much previous criticism from american officials, which you deli, repeatedly rebuked. signing its constitution had safeguards to ensure democratic practices. earlier we spoke to a former indian foreign secretary conwell, sybil, who says that america needs to solve its own human rights problems before it points the finger elsewhere in cost for this money. and we'll, we'll 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 critical purpose, and i don't think our rules will allow this, the senators who very often believe that individually

for many that older world and then ship the intersection at which the world would go. now they would take a moral high ground to say that they are the defenders on human rights. look at the issue of this isn't with the my 1st attend to their own problems. look at the shooting that the list constantly in schools in moreland street. innocent people are being killed, children are being killed. but there's no conscious of this. even if some other countries react and point out all these things to the united states, you know, they don't control the international information is controlled by the west and his agency. so this is all kind of a posturing and show and embarrassing in there are certain rockies 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 lights and things like that. can't blame russia this time. a new report reveals, matter products and twitter deleted accounts, promoting western narratives in the middle east and central asia. r t is caleb martin, brings us the details. it's always supposed to be those evil conspiring russians who are spreading fake news with their box and their troll farms, making us distrust our oh, so benevolent western leaders in 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 joint investigation found an interconnected web of accounts that used to sent to tactics to promote pro western narratives in the

middle east and central asia. these campaigns consistently advanced narratives promoting the interests of the united states and its allies, while opposing countries including russia, china under 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 the 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 self and had few within 10 months. it only 10 post gain more than $1000.00 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 boxer 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 ukraine only to be silenced 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 and 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. ah, an innocent victim of war. that's how pope frances referred to the death of daria. do geena, a russian journalist killed in a car bombing over the weekend. his comments sparked criticism on social media from ukraine's ambassador to the holy c. today's speech of pope was disappointing, and made me think about many things. you can't speak in the same categories about aggressor and victim, how possible to mention one of ideologists of russian imperialism is innocent victim. daria de, again, at the daughter of prominent russian philosopher, alexander doogan, was killed in a car bombing in moscow. russian authorities have accused ukrainian special services of the murder, while ukraine has denied any involvement. we have requested

a response from the vatican, but are yet to hear back. let's discuss this live now with john laughlin, a political scientists and international studies specialists. pope frances is referred to daria de gina as an innocent victim. why has this comment sparks such discontent among ukrainian officials? well, you're right to use the word officials in the plural, because you've quoted the ukranian ambassador to the holy c. but there was a advisor in the presidential administration in here who also made a remark about daria to dinner, describing her as a propagandist and not offering any sympathy, but instead implying, as the ambassador did that she deserved to die. it makes you go, makes your blood run cold when you read these kinds of things. firstly, because we all assumed that alexander dugan was the target and that dar,

his daughter, daria got into the car in his place by accident. but these ukrainian officials seem to be saying that she was the target after all. and by saying what they've said in their tweets, that they are saying something very dangerous and a nasty indeed. and that is, that people can deserve to be killed, murdered because of things that they have said because of things that they have said. in other words, and daria diagnose and not to be an innocent victim because of things that she has said, we all know that she was not competent. she was not fighting in the war. she's not a soldier, she's not in uniform. but we seem to be the ukranian seem to believe that saying things is a crime which merits murder. after the killing many mainstream media pushed a dehumanizing narrative, emphasizing begin as a legit blaine to russian propaganda. as you were saying. but now we see the

pontiff focusing on the tragic loss of her life. what do you make of the different responses to your dad? well, i think they, the ukrainian responses that i've referred to are quite simply in human. i can't see how anyone can fail to have sympathy for, for the brutal death of a young woman and the fact that they have both these 2. maybe there are more than 2, but the 2 i've seen the fact that they have gone out on record a written record. not just. it wasn't just a throwaway line made it made in a discussion. these were tweets. these were written things. the fact that they've gone on record justifying a murder shows that a large part of the ukrainian war effort is indeed it's almost as if the narrative is more important than the actual military power on the ground. the ukrainians seem

to think that if they win in the blogosphere that they will say when in reality of course i don't think that that's true. i think that ultimately this will be decided on the ground, but it shows the extent to which they are determined to control the narrative we sort of course, when the amnesty international report criticized ukrainian military tactics that provoked absolute fury and here because any criticism of ukraine is equated in their mind with russian propaganda, and they regard people who produce the so called russian propaganda as, as worthy of matter of whether you're being mounted. as i've said that i can watch or is i've noticed the pontiff has been very careful with his words. of sympathy when it comes to crane to the same conflict. why do you think that is? well, i think he comes from latin america. he has often made statements,

which shall we say, skeptical about the role of north america in the united states of america. i mean, in world affairs he is politically on the left. and of course the latin american left is very, as we know is very anti american. it's very on to the united states. and there is, of course, also the fact that early on in his papacy, he met the russian patriarch carol in cuba. and seemed to want to establish links with what is after all the biggest of all the orthodox churches. so i think those are the political reasons, but equally, i think that just on a basic human level. and that's what this story a do you know, case shows, you know, there are some people who have human reactions who see a young woman blown to pieces and feel sorry, feel sorry for her and feel sorry for her bereaved father. and there are other

people whose reactions are not human. they are on the country in human because they display no sympathy at all. for what up until now, we all believed was a tragic as it were, accidents to the extent that she was not the target. but once again, these statements justifying hammer to imply that she was actually the target after all, and you know, i do think that this was an act of terrorism. i said this immediately after it happened, and the purpose of terror, terrorism is to make other people frightened as well. it's not just to eliminate the, the alleged propagandist. it's also to make other people frightened as well as to so tara and i certainly when i had this use, i felt personally concerned because i could also be considered to someone who takes the russian side. and, you know, maybe i'm a target as well. maybe i deserve to have my cobbler, john, our friend,

political scientists and international studies specialists. thank you. ah. though i suspects their problems are going to be our problems, but that will not happen. that's what former pakistan prime minister iran con, told r t during an exclusive interview. this thursday, the wide ranging discussion came shortly after in islam about cor extended his bale . after terrorism charges were brought against him, union o'neill spoke to the ousted prime minister. amid doesn't do terrorism case, they ban my life coverage on, on, on, on screen. and they're trying to ban me from politics because there's a case of contempt against me since i left office 4 months back. never has been such a public response for, for any political party as it is for my body today. the government is panicking out

there, watching us growing popularity. we were swept up by elections and the biggest provinces been job there with the other 2 bi election which we slept. so there, but scared and that's why they're clumping down. if we go back, mister can 2, when you are iced it from power in the spring time, you've mentioned several times that certain documents exist that confirm foreign interference in your removal from power investor. that unless i am wrong, con was removed as a prime minister in a no confidence emotion that but that still wasn't table as yet that there would be consequences for august on the biggest problem is that western countries expect their problems to become problems and some background in april, a no competence vote removed enron con, from the country's top political position. and the ex pm has been holding rallies

regularly said earlier this month as chief of staff shop as cool was arrested on charges of sedition and tortured in prison. according to con, he demanded action be taken against the police chief and a judge which led to the terrorism charges. the former global cricket star is out on bail until his next high fort hearing on august 30. first. you can watch our exclusive in depth interview with the former pakistani prime minister in wrong con and full throughout the day here on our to the brutal legacy of 2 decades of us. occupation of afghanistan, all in the name of a civilized war on terror. we examined the river consequences of america's policies in the central asian country in special coverage, marking one year since the chaotic pull out of us forces. no nation, no nation has ever done anything like it in all history.

ah. this friday marks the anniversary of 2 devastating explosions, a cobble airport seen by many to be some of the worst terror attacks carried out during america's war in 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 attacked by an i so suicide bomber at the entrance to the airport for crowds

were trying to enter, and us troops were conducting checks. the 2nd blast followed a few moments later. in the midst of the chaos, sparked by the explosions eye witnesses reported a volley of gunfire by u. s. troops. washington, however, has played the shots were from taliban fighters, firing at civilians and u. s. troops. the families of those killed want the us soldiers may believe open fire brought to justice and we lost our song. linda deadly blossom. he had been living with his family in belgium for the last 10 years and came here in vacation. when the situation changed, he sent his family back by himself, decided to spend several months with me. ah, [000:00:00;00]

ah . the telephone takeover made him very worried. he said he had to leave because he was missing his family. he was afraid of me, the careless saying that 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 foot a show in blood buddies 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. 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 been away. oh, when they remove the buddies. i so my son has passed away. i so several bootable and so he's had anybody ah, before, because of the emergence did this crime. so why are they the ones to answer? we have a valid question when the americans came here, what did they do for us? we have seen nothing but destruction killings, blood, and homeless people. surging multi polarity. iran's foreign minister has met with molly's government during a trip to africa in which the 2 countries agree to boost economic and defense ties . molly has praised iranian efforts to confront western sanctions with a tour ran official emphasizing the fight back. the west nonsensical sanctions

policy has failed, and nations will move forward with perseverance, stability and self confidence. molly's foreign minister praise iran's efforts to expand relations with african countries stressing that while others states seat domination he ran pursues cooperation. the minister said that the 2 countries will intensify. mutual cooperation in economics, technology, science and defense with turan agreeing to support mama co in its fight against terrorism. the agreements come as western countries reduce their support of africa. in august, france completed the pull out of its troops for molly in the country since 2013 in an effort to combat international terrorism. the withdrawal, however contributed to a spiralling security crisis in the country with attacks on civilians continuing political analysts. christopher holly believes that iran involvement is further proof that

a multitude of countries are now coming together to counteract western dominance. it'll bring tremendous opportunities to further the fight against the di sion, against the judges. forces that were back finance and controlled in many ways by the united states and nato. the past few centuries on the african continent to have been written with blood and genocide. and i believe that now in this twilight of the us had gemini, i think what we are experiencing is a new multi polar situation where china, russia, on a cube, venezuela, nicole, south africa. many of these countries are coming together and things we don't want to rely on the west. you know, the 5 eyes, the u. s. u and nato. we want to rely on ourselves. we want to develop ourselves and we want to ensure the sovereignty self determination and humanity of the global self in confronting you know,

washington and brussels. and now to news from around the world. a huge fire estimated to have destroyed almost a 100 acres of national forest, and los angeles county has been brought under control. well, fire fighters have been fighting the blaze in the northeast city of glen doris since thursday afternoon. from the footage you can see if the thick plumes of smoke as a blaze is tackled with water drop from helicopters. local authorities have not announced any casualties. this fire. torrential rains and flood water have left hundreds of people stranded at the border. crossing between pakistan and afghanistan with many bridges and roads destroyed. the border is reported to be blocked with authorities yet to find a solution. and those were this hour's top news stories. thanks for watching for more news coverage, head over to r t dot com and be sure to follow us on twitter, odyssey,

rumble and gab from our content. see you next time lou . a to what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy confrontation, let it be an arms race is on, often very dramatic development. only personally, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successfully,

very difficult time. time to sit down and talk a crate will never be a victory for russia. ukraine war is a proxy war. this is a war between russia and the united states. as amman are made, it comes to last should kick in carbon dioxide. america forces are and you're not in europe to engage in conflict with russian forces. the american forces are heritage, defend nato allies, for nato escalades, even more in the special military operation. become a war though, when you put the dell sips of girls that demo show and that all the notion is my idea that i see your to us thinking costliest. you got what i mean? we have so you sleep, he should me, can you stop philadelphia? we may need physical visa, almost there with them. let's you, when you little only distort finished entering

a sewer in your snare. ashika the co who's february 2007, that amy of huge in munich speech is a milestone in contemporary history. many consider his famous address of the security conference to be a turning point in relations between moscow. on the west with president putin smoke about major geo political issues in no uncertain terms and harshly criticized the uni, polo world model u. s. foreign policy and unjustified use of force against other states. that's just not a school shooting it. me, me, michel, what machine you're wondering you, that's a so my only answer it could be between you be a bus missed you are,