ation let it be an arms race is often very dramatic development only personally, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successfully, very difficult. i'm time to sit down and talk with russian reinforcement center ukraine, nor the thing called region to build up defensive bare according to local moscow box and visual queen elizabeth the 2nd important longest ruling monarch, died at the age of 19 sake being an enduring link between britain, the glorious era and the state, the country now finds itself in turkey's presidency. ukrainian grade is being shipped to wealthy countries instead of those that need it the most that he joined the chorus of international condemnation. although western failure to help africa

with a warm welcome, this is the international with the latest world news update is good to happy with us this hour. and we start to with the latest from ukraine. russian reinforcements have been entering the north east in caulk of region to both the defense is that according to local moscow, back to officials i comes amid ukrainian claims of in military offensive in the area. officials, income, piano, sky, russian controlled city in the cock of wage and say that fortifications have being built up as they await more troops. reinforcements will bring you more information on that as it comes in more russian box, or thirty's in the southern ukrainian cities avenue, ga dot. and many topo say electricity supplies have been cut off that earlier there was a drone strike on america dollars main administration building. the city is located

close to the embattled, sampled osha nuclear power plant officials, a call and get an attempted terrorist attack. these are the images we have from the thieves. kamikaze drone carrying an improvised explosive device detonated on the roof of the building. authority have recovered the remains of the wavy and now examining them base say, there were no casualties in the attack. across in don't boss, at least one person has been wounded in the laces. ukrainian shelling of don. yes, according to local officials. they said there have been increasing number. the civilians wounded by internationally bands pethel lines which have been scattered across residential areas by the cranium. military ortiz, were mon concert reports from the ground. xanax trauma sensor continues to receive wounded civilians to this morning. another woman was wounded here in the next, not far away from this hospital. she received her injuries to her arm. thankfully,

her daughter was very close to her and called an ambulance that she was promptly delivered here to the hospital and the doctors it everything to save her arm right now. i will talk to her and she will tell me about what happened. yes, leonard, i am would look signal madonna's of i was walking to work when the blessed suddenly came a piece of shrapnel in my arm in the doctors pulled it out and i will be, i'm sick leave. now. i was treated quickly without a cue and everything is all right now. daughters at the da nascar trauma center are working 24, a 7 in order to help the a wounded patience. look, i need you, but also some of them are arriving not in ambulances. so their relatives are bringing them here by themselves, according to the head of the local trauma sensor. a lot of the wounds are those who stepped on the prohibited anti personnel mines, so called butterfly mines. and this is what he told me about the latest injuries,

non smoker horror do. also, the situation in the city remains tense. the wounded already brought us this morning. recently more than 20 patients were brought in with wounds from pestle mines. in 11 cases, limbs had to be amputated. these are very dangerous weapons design to main people instead of killing them. any artillery shelling of the nest by ukrainian nationalist continues on a daily basis. killed and wounded civilians is a daily affair at the moment. oh, so civilian infrastructure is suffering as well. there is no running water in and ask at the moment, so a lot of places are without electricity. this hospital also has no water supply. so local government are delivering water in trucks like these in order to make sure that this hospital is functioning properly. room on costs for have already done that, the people's republic returning to breaking news from the u. k. now,

queen elizabeth, the 2nd has passed away at foul moral castle in scotland amid recurring health problems. she was 96 years old. the queen had been last seen in public on tuesday as she welcomed incoming prime minister and his trust. he can see the latest images from london, buckingham palace, where dozens has gathered, also that the news of the queen's death and the british flag is being lowered on all government buildings in central london, newly elected prime minister lives truss has announced that britain will well commits new king charles the 3rd. let's take a look at the legacy of clear elizabeth the 2nd person's longest ruling monarch. might mister marguerite? i feel too much for you to share the danger. to renew every one. in the end, all will be well ah.

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a chance to join in the shed objective of creating a safer, stabler future of her people and from the planet on which we depend. none of us underestimates the challenges ahead, but history, ition. but when nations come together in common cause there is always room for working side by side. we have the amenities to show the most in surmountable problems and to triumph over the great use of adversities for more than 70 years. i have been lucky to me and to know many of the world's great leaders. and i have perhaps come to understand little about what made them special united kingdom and around the world. people have risen magnificently to the challenges of the and i'm so proud and moved by this class,

endowment and most spirit to young people in particular. i say thank you for the part you have played me. ah, we will meet again. but for now, i send my thanks and warm a good wishes to all. awkward elizabeth was the leader of the british commonwealth, bringing together more than 50 countries since a support has been called into question. in recent years, though, particularly in africa, asi correspondent paula clear, explains if i can provide you the perspective here from africa. of course, for many the queen is a symbol of the greatness of the u. k, but she's also a symbol of its demise. you have many countries in the world, particularly countries here in africa that gained independence from the crown

during her reign. and mrs. despite her attempts through the commonwealth to re establish the empire, the queen never acknowledged any wrong doings on behalf of the royal family or on behalf of the u. k. in terms of its colonial history and its colonial policies here in africa. so for example, if you take south africa way, i am, if you had to ask the average person in the street, what they think of the british royal family. many of them associated with south africa's colonial past. and their colonial past obviously paved the way for the implementation of a parties. i must mention at the same time though, that the queen was friends with the iconic freedom lead and nelson mandela. and she was seen as part of the soft power that put pressure on the apartheid government and bought about its demise. having said that though, the queen paid little attention to africa. she sell dimension to africa. and all

her attempts to keep the empire alive through the commonwealth did not seem to work here amongst african countries. this a sentiment expressed in the next clip is very much representative of the feeling on the ground here, amongst many africans shoes becoming irrelevant here. we know about chinese president jim ping or russian president vladimir prudent. not the queen is also feeling on the ground that with the passing of the queen, the commonwealth itself might become irrelevant. so with the queen now gone, you have issues of mir colonialism. issues of african poverty, no longer receiving any more attention than they did when she was alive. so it's one devane that many here feel that the u. k. has lost africa, largely because again, many people here will tell you that the queen simply did not care about this continent. of course, bishop journalist and former editor forbes africa says that england cons $40.00 pay

reparations to african nations. i was just thinking about the start of africa. i mean, it was the, the common diamond that was found in south africa basically and was given was named after the man you are in the mind. it was given basically to the roll family on the things with about $400000000.00. right back crown, and a building calls for it to be returned to africa in terms reparations. i mean, i was a very difficult one when you think about how many countries were talking about and how many people were talking about, reparations, everything from slavery to colonialism. i still don't saying england's origination anymore that they can actually afford to come up with reparation. i mean, the cynics say the commonwealth is the british empire on the cheap, which i suppose if you look at it and you guys still got to go, i argue with but, but then again, having said that, despite breaks it, which i don't think is done,

the nation any good at all and what i think is that there will be attempts to keep the column altogether on anything, any form of brotherhood of nations is a good thing. no matter who you are, which country you are quit is about. the 2nd, the seen, the throwing i met the downfall of the british empire and therefore had to build relations with one of its biggest and brightest former colonies, india on more, mutually beneficial terms. it wasn't always a successful endeavour. nazis. when jan sharma takes a closer look, the 2nd has never really been the queen of india, but she was the 1st more not to be crowned both in the board independence. she was, in fact, the last witness of british empire in all its glory in the norm as the jewel in the british crown. and i mean that figuratively and literally literally, the jewell in the british crown. and the crown has been the infamous diamond port

from india. and figuratively because it has been the richest colony that has been ruled by the brit. in fact, in hall, jo lean with india 3 times the 4th signed with the senior officer in the waters independence. in fact, he seemed to india in 1961. the 1983 and then 1990. so a lot to with it particularly did not without scandal that when she 1st went to pockets on and then drilled him to be in dire need to be a despite the common practice of not just single one. when the ticket is shoes, especially when they're fairly, nevertheless, her father, king george, to fix that was the last girl who are in india until august of 1947. it was in his new will of that india

was divided into 2 into majority. india. and what's the majority boxed on ever since that the 4th lines of india have never really been of bed. but of course, since then to now there are lots of developments that india has seen in the 75 year old or the feeder that in the court in your also, or what the in the u. k as the 5th largest economy. so india is really with this in a sense who they can normally and securely. and the queen has seen at all as well as now cross to martin j award winning journalist, the editor and honor pundit. many thanks for joining us on the program. marcy, now at the spot of queen elizabeth life, which went from the world's biggest empire to a country that no longer even considered itself. possibly you part of europe in some ways after breaking up with the e. u. so what do you make of the crowns role in this historic transition?

well i'm not so sure that i agree with some of the previous from texas, particularly the lady in south africa. and other things you can speak on for and time constant being based on africa was very divided. it depends. you used to talk to the educated classes and a lot of these african countries that were former british colonies, reformed affection for the queen and for the history. and you know, when you interview them, as i have done as a journalist. ready you know, they, they appreciate and they want image a historical role, the british empire, and then the come work played in develop in the development economic development, the infrastructure, the building of the many of those countries. i'm lifting many, those come semester kenyon for 6 years and i can tell you that there are many people in kenya. very, very fond idea of the british royal family and british history and colonialism. it's not all doom and gloom. it's not all the towns image that people

portray i'm hearing of, i'm sorry, i'm hearing a play, but the studio. can you hear me now? yes, nothing. please continue. so i think i'm to make a parallel between where britain is standing now today. i think it's a difficult one too because, you know, in the last few years, britain has started to realize that it needs to break with the european union given, given the, the crisis that with the countries gone through the last couple of years and having to face the economic hardship and now the current war is kind of difficult to be objective because the queen wasn't involved in any of those most foreign policy positions. so she rose above all the and i think she was a, she'll be remembered for being this extraordinary states were mom who had incredible influence and leverage grace. and i think finesse around the world to, to be in that position with some g is to still keep the job. you know,

there's not many leaders around the world who can you can say that i think what you'll see in the next few hours and tomorrow you'll see condolences pouring in from all of those commonwealth countries for many of those that's calmness. so i think we need to be more objective on, on that side. absolutely. and couldn't. elizabeth, of course, doing has 70 year rain. what if the rise of the u. s. as the new weapon superpower essentially replacing the british empire in many ways? so to what extent do you think the u. k is become no more than what some would call a side kick to it's an american allies. and where is the country heading right now? well, i'm sorry, i didn't cut out. so you're going to repeat that. i wanted to ask you about how under a queen elizabeth rain, she's seen the us and just the new super power essentially replacing the british empire. so the person is almost become a side kick to the us. where do you see the future? as for britain, on the king charles, the 3rd

a don't quite skeptical about the future. now i think it's one of the reasons what to do so sad is that the kind of love and empathy and reverence and fondness the british people had fought for the queen will not be replicated with charles told one of the reasons why charles has been so so touchy, so on edge about how megan on how we go about the business. just because he realizes that when he takes up the monarch probably from tomorrow, he will have a lot different. he will have to face. it can be a different environment from people, from the press to be much more critical of him if you don't have the christmas, the skills you doesn't really have any of the qualities you'd expect. in a modern british monica given the queen elizabeth bowes, so high and the 1st place. so i think the future for britain is, is quite a poor one. i think we're going to retreat into a shell. i'm given the slide of the economy. i mean, this couldn't, of, you know,

that was to be just distasteful, but a death today couldn't really come the worst time, you know, with the economy imploding almost daily basis because of the ukraine war with britain now is really going to become positive even not even a g 7 country and that's couple of months. i mean it's really going to slide into a former shudder of itself. and i think today's, you know, passing of between, you know, was, was almost very, very big chapter, historically person ending and now re emerging now is a different country, a poor country and a country. there's going to fight a lot more global markets and geopolitics policy as well to be heard and be taken seriously. i think the ok, having stepped in as one of the big key supporters of ukraine. i'm at the, the conflicts that you think then to some extent the situation is helping london regain some of its influence in the global arena. no, i think come,

i think things aren't going to get worse. i can't imagine how a person will continue now with this ridiculous position that lives trust is now taken up from birth. johnson, the birth can still lead the way, so to speak, in the championing campaign to support your claims against the russians. i think they'll be certain tipping point and it would be in the next few weeks when winter bikes to be certain tipping point. well, the politics on the media will actually slide in one direction and be so overpowering it'll, it'll just to off any ridiculous political narrative the trust might have about, you know, fighting russia and hitting push in, etc. so i think come, this is what we've got to look for to this is really now on the card some next few months. is of a very different person, emerging, weaker. britain, a person that have somebody like the queen at the helm to give it that incredible

sparkle. that magic she had, you know, we got now prince charles, who is a man who, bailey you could say is really very intelligent. just even though that doesn't even want to know how to operate, a computer is not in touch with manuel to children. understand people understand sensibilities what's going on in his own country, let alone around the world. and i think people will feel the difference. i think, i think prince charles would not have the edge around the world with world leaders and britain will, will emerge when you, when you make reference to ukraine. i think people won't take us seriously. and so what's your assessment of the role of the commonwealth now also negative. unfortunately, i think the point that some your south african correspondent made earlier, i think it's probably valid. i think there will be questions now over whether the commonwealth can really be held together because queen elizabeth did that brilliantly, that was one of the real achievements in the, in the post colonial era was the she kept those come more countries altogether. 15

of them respected as the head of state. if you look at example of australia, let's just take one example which has a very tumultuous and unpredictable view towards which monica and the queen being the head of state, i think you may will see. now countries like australia and others no longer, no longer accepting the british model because the head of state. and i think the commonwealth will have to quickly reinvent itself. i don't know how prince charles will do that because if it does, if he actually has the dynamism within it to stay and to survive, it won't be charles that will lead the inertia of that. that certain energy. it'll be some of the, some of the leaders, those countries themselves, if they want to keep going. but you know, it was already completely fulfilled. the idea of the commonwealth, you know, and just post bricks. it the idea that person could invest more in the commonwealth or something on the table for a long time, leading up to the referendum leading up to bricks. it. and we never really,

boris never really got round to, going to putting his ideas and his thoughts into that area. it may well be the list, trust has an opportunity to now to, to work with prince charles to actually try and create some new inertia. a new, a new energy within the commonwealth, but i have to say, look, it doesn't look very positive. the thing is we have to be more realistic. but the queen held to come together and i don't think prince charles if he's going to call himself prince shows, will do the same. many thanks was open to us today. we've been speaking to martin j award winning journalist editor and on a pundit, thank you. moving on a turkish leader with the tie up earth. one say the cranium grain is not being shipped to developing countries as was initially promised. but instead of going to the more wealthy and prosperous ones, and he's pledge to work out a solution to the issue together with russian president vladimir putin,

b e k. well says mister putin is right about one thing for sure. grain is being shipped to wealthy countries and unfortunately not to poor countries. i will discuss this issue with mr. prudent at the c o summit in summer con, today. we also want to start grain supplies from russia. we're looking forward to that. let's begin this process and deliver the cargo to the countries that really needed. i don't statement comes to the day of the law may put in both the issue with the eastern economic forum saying that only 2 cargo ships ounce of 87 have taken ukrainian grain to africa. well, the lion's share went to europe. potent accused western countries of deceiving other nations over the grain, vale and safety agreement should now be reevaluated. according to a stumble based center for monitoring the great deal, only 30 percent of ukrainian grant has reached low income countries. meanwhile, western leaders have also been criticized for failing to financially support african nations. as maria phenomena reports, the west war is

a lot about losing ground to russia in africa, at least that's what a confidential internally you report shows. and that's after we've seen some desperate attempts to fix things as a number of us and european leaders. and top politicians recently visited the african continent trying to convince the public and decision makers there that they are loyal friends. but their actions don't really seem to be matching their words. on monday, the netherlands held the african adaptation summit, the 1st of its kind to help the continent tackle the fall out of climate change, 3 african presidents, flu, thousands of miles to be there. so what about western leaders? only one, the dutch prime minister, the host of the venue turned up in person. and the high profile african guests were not impressed. i cannot help but note with some bitterness, the absence of leaders from the industrial world. i think if we made the effort to

leave africa to come to rotterdam, you'll be easier for the europeans and others to be here. i associate myself wholly with these sentiments of precedence mackey sell about. the failure of certain vested interests to be present with us at this meeting. it is my turn to also deplore the absence of leaders of industrialized nations. strong words this not by western liter as seems even more unacceptable given that their nations are responsible for the majority of carbon emissions in the world. as the african participants pointed out. because these are the main polluters of our planet. and it is they who should finance adaptation. the african continent has the smallest impact on climate change, but paradoxically suffers the majority of its consequences. in fact, africa is all are responsible for 3 percent of global carbon emissions. and yet it bears the brunt of the climate crisis as the most vulnerable continent. despite

having contributed the least to global warming and having the lowest emissions, africa faces exponential collateral damage. posing systemic risks to its economy's infrastructure, investments, water and food systems, public health, agriculture and livelihoods threatening to undo its modest development gains and slipped into higher levels of extreme poverty. the perceived disrespect of western or is, wasn't the only topic on the agenda. some of the promises industrialized nations made that have failed to meet. we're also discuss, we find that australia, canada, and the u. s. continue to fall massively short on international climate finance. the u. s. is overwhelmingly responsible for the climate finance cap having provided just 5 percent of its fair share in 2020. although its economy is 40 percent larger than the european union's. it provided only $112.00 as much climate finance. but are any of those countries even listening? according to the use climate had reached nations couldn't care less that africans

suffer from what westerners are responsible for, because they're simply too busy with their own 1st world problems. let's be frank. many of us citizens in europe will not buy this argument today, because i worries a link to their own existence in this energy crisis is food crisis in this inflation crisis. this might seem very strange from an african perspective, but it is always what is closer to your own worries is always bigger on your agenda than someone else's worries. a controversial statement at a time when western leader is a telling their own citizens to be prepared to rush an energy cost their food consumption and perhaps have in fries because of the re sanctions they imposed on russia. while the fact that the africans are literally dying due to western policies, isn't alarm enough for them to take action. the summit by all accounts confirmed what, what am i putting pointed out recently at the eastern economic forum when he revealed that most of the grain shaped froman blocked ukrainian ports,

went to the you while only 2 out of 87 boats actually went to africa and it's not easy to argue with that after seen what happened at the summit in the netherlands, a chance to call parade, to help fix their mistakes, to create an equal partnership, and prove their commitment all successful, ignored and missed by western countries. my phenomenon r t you can find the latest news updates on our website, r t dot com. thank you for joining us. her announced international ah as winter draws near in temperatures, drop europe finds itself to be very vulnerable. rejection of russian energy is not

only slow in euro's economy, but also bringing on a recession. what's worse? europe's economic woes for self inflicted is europe attempting suicide? a 2nd, let me let me. but if you leave with the new global challenges, namely western sanctions, have placed upon demick, posing a threat to the whole world. in western undisguised attempts to aggressively impose on other countries favorable models of behavior, deprived them of sovereignty and submit the states. the western will. there is nothing special about it really recollect west that conducted this policy. for decades, however, will capitalize this process with the weakening dominance of the united states in global economy and politics, but also, stubbornness and non willingness and even an inability to acknowledge solid facts. recently, international relations of undergone irreversible tectonic changes.