[000:00:00;00] a top headlines right now, an r t, at least 4 civilians killed and 10 injured, including children as ukrainian forces. talk it a fairy crossing area and the hubs sought in the region. it's according to local officials. so one survivor describes the attack. i'm sure of what i saw. the military was not there. it was a column of civilians. just people who wanted to evacuate from the city and go to a safer place. no agreement on a gas price cap. it's e u leaders clash over the deepening energy crisis with both germany and hungary, opposing and attend by the block to create

a so called unified policy. also in the program, a protest turning deadly in the african country of chad. we understand 50 people killed, hundreds injured, it's off, the police are portly, use lethal force against the crowds. opposed to the front back government. ah, certainly look like a busy out here. one off you international with a raft of guests and correspondence lined up to address your top stories though without the fluff, it's good to have with us. we understand now it's up full. people have been killed and 10 injured, including kids. i went to a fairy crossing point in the hot saw, new regions came under fire over night by ukrainian forces. this is according to local officials. as we understand authority said, 12 us supplied high mas rockets will find the area with 11 of them,

reportedly intercepted by russian and defenses. a key of confirmed the nighttime attack, but said that no civilians could have been a hom because of a curfew in place. ukraine also claims that could only of hit russian soldiers disguised as civilians. however, thus statement is very much contested by some of the survivors. is just his per needs as i'm in the hospital right now and everything is fine. take a look at the chart. they took out of me, there was a missile strike by the ukrainian army on the antonio sky bridge. we stood with a column of journalists and waited for the crossing. every one could hear the air defense systems working and got rather used to it. so i was sitting in the back seat and heard an explosion. i felt glass falling on me and a colleague pulled me out of the car and covered me with his body. that saved me. he is also fine, but a, i'm sure of what i saw. the military was not there. it was a column of civilians. just people who wanted to evacuate from the city and go to

a safer place. it is yet woman store. we're remember the defense is firing. my colleague asked me why i was hugging her, but i was trying to cover her with my body. she was injured, but she's been treated now. unfortunately, i edited died. we just wanted to get to the other side and continue all work there . we don't soldiers, we don't carry guns. we didn't record anything on the bridge. we didn't have any duties that we wrote in a coven. unfortunately, we were caught by the shelling. we want to stop doing our job and shot our mouse when she cranes botched efforts. we keep telling the truth or say, you understand, the waterway has actually been used to transport civilians from the city of hudson . as the nearby bridge is impossible to to continue its shelley. the local authorities say the fairy crossing is continuing to spite the attacks of the plan in question intends to move around $60000.00 residents from the right bank of the de napa river to the left bank authorities announced the start of the process on

wednesday, saying it could last about 6 days more in the story now with a correspondence, his roman cotton was the moment the local authorities have come up a with a number of people who were killed during this attack by the cranium military. at the moment. 4 people are dead ends at 13 people are wounded and they're being treated at nearby hospitals at the moment. according to local authorities, ukraine fired at least as well. of us made hi mars multiple rocket systems. 11 of those have been intercepted, but one of them had hit the target at this said very crossing local officials are also saying that this particular rocket was also filled with clocks for munition, in order to maximize the civilian casualties and to maximize damage as well. now key, if indeed had confirmed this strike however, they said that no civilians could have been killed or wounded in this attack because it was

a curfew hour. um and they also said that those people who were killed could have been russian soldiers dressed as civilians. well now would you have already a confirmation that indeed there were civilians that were killed among them is a russian tv producer. there are also people from the local press corps as well. local authorities are saying that said this particular point is always always full of 1st civilians at any given time of day or night. let's have a listen. radio boldness knowledgenet changed to what the opposite side may claim. there couldn't be civilians as the curfews imposed, but everybody knows that after the bridge was damaged, the summer the people spent all night at this river crossing. moreover, while curfews imposed people are sleeping in their cars near the crossing. they are in the queue and they have no other option. this crossing is only for cars, so all the victims were sitting in the cars. of course, there are huge queues now as everybody wants to leave the city,

fearing along with shillings terror attacks by ukraine and even possible flooding in case the cutoff sky. hydro electric power plant is hit by guided missiles and is partly or completely destroyed. now this is not the 1st or unfortunately not the last time that ukraine is that sorry, getting civilian population and will do and had successfully as well. according to a russian military command, nato had been a long demanding from the ukrainian authorities to continue their offensive no matter the cost to whether it's a civilians or civilian infrastructure. a summit of e u leaders has failed to uphold a united front on the decision to impose a price cap on russian gas. now with both germany and hungary refusing to rush into an agreement that apparently has no official plan. the commission's proposal on the gas price cap is like going to

a bar and telling the bar tender you want to pay half price for your beer. not going to happen. customers can reduce energy prices, only diversification and competition. can the methods the leaders who met? well, into the night last night, desperately want everyone, but, you know, especially russian president vladimir putin to retain from this energy crisis meeting is that everyone is united. but anyone listening to what victor or von said there, for example, can tell that there's really no consensus among all of these members states and the idea of a price cap. that the you can dictate to the world how much they can charge for the e for energy is exactly the kind of arrogant, counterproductive ideological fantasy that while you'd expect from the block to the point where some of them like hungry and germany, are just not waiting around for his brain driving to fully rifle, but other than their unity propaganda. they already have no actual results to report from their meeting except to that they agreed keep working on it. according to european council president shot michelle e, you council has reached an agreement on the energy you didn't see. and so there is

a prevail agreed to work in measures to continue energy prices for households and businesses. sounds like you're celebrating the fact that they simply agreed to keep meeting, you know, we should all try that next time it worked out why didn't accomplishment european citizens are taking for pools here pretty much are struggling under crushing inflation and energy bill and warmed by the feelings of european unity aren't going to power their heating or put food on their tables when they really need to do so today, not no week, non a few days or whenever we can get around to working on this problem. next, unity is not going to power the german industry that deals the you either, which is why germany isn't waiting around for a block, why pollution? and it already decided to throw 200000000000 euros. that the problem just to keep the country afloat. but french president, emanuel mac cole does not like how germany is handling its own sovereign affair. i

think our role is to do everything for there to be european unity and for germany to be part of this. this is how i see my function, my role, i think that is not good for germany of europe to isolate itself. the fear is that his country to go their own way and start doing whatever they want to deal with this crisis caused by brussels on policies. then risk completely deregulating the european common market. it's a bit late for that though brussels impose the sanctions against its own interests, demanded adherence, and unity of the member states, and then left them defend for themselves. while they figured out what to do about it. beyond yelling at people, how to dress and shower, to save energy or pay better yet, just don't use energy at all as european commission vice president front temperament now just saving energy, not using energy is the cheapest energy, obviously. and this is not just something that is discussed between doing here i'm, i'm not trying to,

to convince you because i don't need to. i know you, you agree with me, but it's something that i hear everywhere in europe now. yeah. not using energy certainly is the cheapest energy. so the bottom line here is that still really every country for itself and every citizens for himself or herself and paying the bills that are piling up. while the european leaders figure out when they can next it around the champagne and celebrate their unity. so glad you can join us for this program. now, recent polls show that joe biden has lost touch with his supporters with survey suggesting that presidents intense focus on funding ukraine could be partly to blame. let's learn more right now crossing life straight to new york and kelly muffin. joining us on this program here could just see you, caleb. so more bad news polls for the joe biden administration take us through the story if you want. sure. well, november 8th, we've got mid term elections coming up in the united states. and many are asking

the question if the republicans take back control of the house and the senate will the government continue to get. ready blank checks from the united states to continue to prolong this war and fund their activities. well, recent comments from the leader of the republicans in the house, gavin mccarthy, they say that that will not be the case, that they will slow down to some degree funding from the united states for the military conflict. so that raises question now joe biden apparently says he's staying up late at night, worrying about this. this is by reacting they said that if they, when they're not like they have no sense of american foreign policy. now that dismissal of republicans of just not having sense of american foreign policy isn't just a snub at the republican party. it's a snob, the bulk of the american people. polls show that one era americans are asked to

their top priorities regarding the situation in the country, what they're voting around. they don't list foreign policy, and ukraine is among them. the top concern that americans are taking to the polls on november 8th, according to a recent poll that was conducted their top concern is inflation and the rising cost of food, the rising cost of energy, in addition to being concerned about inflation. another major issue that american voters are concerned about is the border, and they're not talking about the borders of ukraine. they're talking about the borders of the united states and the security issue. there. my constituents are saying, why are we more worried about ukraine's borders than we are about america's borders? my constituents are no sit and they're going, gosh, we have to say if you grains borders this isn't the only poll that's been taken to show this biden doesn't seem to take the hand. but polling has consistently shown

that the american people are not really as deeply invested in this conflict with ukraine as the white house is. they just don't sheer, the white house's enthusiasm about it, and there's a feeling that the domestic situation is being neglected. these are the results that came out in a recent poll taken by the very prestigious pulling agency known as quincy. courage, us arms, policy, and practice too often fuel war rather than deterring it. roughly 2 thirds of current conflict. 34 out of 46 involve one or more parties armed by the united states. of the us supplied nations at war. 16 received $50000000.00 or more worth of us arms between 20172021. this contradicts the long standing argument that u. s. army routinely promote stability and deter conflict. now that poll from the quincy institute shows what poll after poll after poll has shown that essentially

the white house's ukraine policies are lose lose on the one hand pouring more money . and the key is only going to prolong this conflict that has already had disastrous results. for the global energy market, for the global economy, affecting american. and on top of that, the more money that the white house continues to pour into, the more average americans feel like their need are being neglect. know the white house is just ultimately losing out with their ukraine policies. all right, i live in the big apple. he's kill them off and thank you. hungary, his bow to do whatever it can to reject any european proposals that could damage its relationship with china. the thought of the e, you said it would have rethink the blocks approach towards this ties with beijing. this is a serious issue on the european agenda, and this is the possible destruction of the european chinese economic cooperation,

which we definitely have to reject if the ties between european and chinese companies and businesses would cut. it would have severe economic consequences for europe are costing life out her daughter, georgia zamarelli, a senior research fellow at the global policy institute of london joining us here live on the program. great to see it's and i, thanks so much for joining us in the program. george and just wanted to ask you the e, you re thinking ties with beijing, where on earth is, is coming from? well, the e u is falling in the united states, which is try to maximize the number of enemies or atlas, or is that your conflict with at any time. so the e u, which has now disastrous, really bad relations with russia, usually going out of its way, went agonize a china as well. what about so i will, i'll get to that, that part in just a moment. but i wanted to say regarding a hungary, i mean is hungry. one of the,

the few european states openly and actively trying to improve relations with china rather than put them i think so hungry has very expensive trade dies with china. and you know, particularly with the electric batteries because, you know, hungary, producers of those china, china is also investing a great deal in building up this that the. busy university campus in hungary we should be ongoing in the very near future. but above all, hungary has to worry about being cut off completely from you from. indeed angry has to worry about possibly getting kicked out of the you all together. hungary is very intelligent, live cultivating is economic and trade ties with as many countries as possible. i

mean, obviously, as the extensive trading side with russia, unlike anyone else in europe, and it's find these, there is some energy agreements with russia, but it's also seeking to cultivate extensive trade and commercial ties with china. georgia, as, as you say, hungary stuffy and a bit of a bit of a difficult position when it comes to well acting in the right, if its own suffering, see its own independence, for example, it's hungry. it's been the anti anti russia sanctions, for example, the sanctioning of russian energy hungry. so please don't do that. we rely and depend on russian energy, very, very much hungry now being also pro beijing as well. i wanted to ask you, you know, china comes into europe, it comes for a visit every year, and it starts investing big time and infrastructure businesses. i mean, china bought 10 percent of attempts water, you know, the u. k. water and sewage company that you're probably, you know, enjoying right now it's,

it's supplies millions of people in your region and beyond. but what aspects of the current relationship with china are of such concern for your opinion leaders do you think? well, that's a very good question. i mean, if you remember, liz truss when she was foreign secretary delivered the big important i mentioned how speech earlier this year in which she bold to declare the china is reckoning our interest in asia as part of the global nature that she was advocating on behalf of it means warding china's ambition in asia. and europe tends to follow the united states because the reason is got it into its head of what china does in asia, whether you like it or not, is somehow europe business. so, you know, with call or it's di won or is building these various islands in the south china

sea and the east china sea. somehow this is your own business. and it's, it's hard to see exactly why when already europe should need is trading and commercial dies with china for georgia is i'm really a senior research fellow at the global policy institute of london. i should clarify my remarks regarding temper water that would be in london and the surrounding oxford region. of course, you are joining us in budapest talk to thank you very much for your time. we'll see you soon. bye bye. thank you. thank you for the latest protest over a deepening political crisis in the african country of chad, as we understand has left now 50 people dead, hundreds of which are actually say the numbers now are 300 as we understand wounded . apparently they were all off the security forces did use lethal force to break up the crowds. i should warn you some of the following images you may find disturbing . the countries been under military rules and last year, when the president was killed while visiting troops,

a protest of race since it was an hour earlier this month of the army would remain in power for 2 more years. meanwhile, the country's former colonial power of france had condemned to violence, but denied any connection to the christ. it's pulling the situation, quote, chads in tunnel affair. short time ago, i spoke with our africa correspondent, corolla counselor. he took us through more details of the crisis continues to unfold in john. well, rory, what we know is that this has been a country in turmoil following the death of it's for my leader, a man who ruled with an ironclad 1st really miss that edris debris. he passed away while he was on the front line of a military offensive and operations fighting the rebels in that region. now as you know, chad is a very strategically important country for western countries,

but particularly for france, it is a former colony. but ever since it got its independence in 1960, the country has not really enjoy did the fruits of what would be a democratic state. mr. de b has been in charge of their country for 3 decades. and in their time, he has used his strong military and security apparatus to quell any resistance that challenged his authority. but following his death in april, the 2021, his son mohammed, debbie, or more popularly known as mohammed coca, took over the as the head of the transitional military government. now this government has pushed back on the original, agree to date that the 20th of october would be the day when the transition ends and an asha, a democratic rule. now what has not been said largely is that that was pushed back

by mohammed's debbie. rather, he was pre pushed the date back for the democratic dispensation to october 2024. now for opposition party civil society, as well as general cheddie. and this was not a palatable decision and particularly might, yesterday on the capital city to void that. and as a symbolic way of saying that they deserve the right to choose their own leader and their own governments. but i really think read what really stirred the pot was when the protestors took to the offices of the national union for democracy and renewal, which is the political party of the current leader of the transitional government to mister selah absorber. and upon setting their allied, that's when really things intensified. but gloves remember here, chaired still remains one of the poorest countries in the world. in fact,

according to the u. n. is the 5th for his country in the world, and there has not been any kind of sovereignty even post independence from france. there's always been a sense that the country has been ruled almost by satellite from paris. and there has not been as single ruler and leader in that country who has not done so with the blessing and support of paris. now for france to come and deny its involvement here. considering the economic power it wields in that country, as well as the political clouds that it continues to enjoy. and the military exercises that its been part of in that country. france cannot deny complete responsibility. they are at least culpable, but at best they are just as guilty as the transitional government. now, the former, the former foreign minister of that country, who now happens to be the a you leader, miss thumb mussa fucking, muhammad tweeted that he sees this as

a suppression of people's rights to demonstrate and called former cessation to the violence and, and restoring of peace ah, great to have you with us today. a number of the world's female foreign ministers have held an online meeting, chaired by canada's talk different. i'm out on the situation in iran. it's where protests over the harassment of women continue to flare. are in protest movement was gone by and is being sustained in large part by the incredibly brave woman of her on we have a moral obligation to support as woman foreign ministers. we have the responsibility to help amplify the voices of woman and her on. so the protest arrested originally over the death of a young woman in iran who had been detained by morality police for incorrectly wearing a job. however, a few days off the,

her detention she killed. i'm done. many blame the police sparking demonstrations against the oppression of women's rights. well, let's learn more right now. of course in life to i guess, the legal and media analysts, lionel a very well welcome to use. so the canadian foreign minister called it a moral obligation to support the protesters in iran. perhaps she has a point this is one of those arguments that there is no other side to somebody being taken into custody by what is referred to as the morality police. now just let that go and then killed. i don't care where you're from. i don't care what the cause is. there is no other position, but let me just say this, please, if any one is listening, let's don't let this story go for more than 3 days or less than 3 days. do you know how many times in my career in my life?

i've heard a story about women in 2005, 2008 in the congo genital mutilation, rape as, as an instrument of war. and then all of a sudden, it's gone. i, julian isn't gone, we talk about it. we're, we're angered by this, something has to be done in that because we have the collective attention span of a gnat. it's all forgotten. so please, i hope that we continue this for maybe, oh, i don't know a week. can we do that? is that possible? i doubt it well when you, when you talk about maintaining, you know, people's attention spans and of course, the rotation of the new cycles. i think you've got a pretty fair point that line. oh, but, but do you think though, is an online meeting of some of the world's female foreign ministers? is it gonna send out as powerful of message as they're hoping? do you think? ah no, because this is a zoom meeting. this is zoom, this is, this is the way we meet. here's a we're marching in the streets. we tweak,

we might have a pithy little rip post in some type of a, of a tweet. in fact, what i'm hearing here, various news organizations, they will say that so and so slammed to somebody, and that somehow was become a moral equivalent of some huge revolt. no, i don't think this is going to be it because i think it takes more than just this teacher where outrage at this choreograph. what are we could do like the post? you know, this is the thing i don't understand. we're becoming more and more acclimated to more and more in action. we have taken the substitute of zoom meetings and postings and a bunch of folks sitting at home on their bed with fake background as some kind of a, of an equivalent of actually getting into the st. imagine doctor king at the mall at the, at the lincoln memorial today, it would be a zoom meeting. it would be on the line. it would be nothing. so i don't want to be

so pessimistic, but i'm realistic. i hope this gets some legs if you will, but a line or what about, i mean, just generally speaking, the issue of human rights today, it has become, generally speaking, fairly politicized. would you say politicize past, say overdone, let me also just say something very, very carefully. let me, let me, let me be very careful when we talk about theocracies and we talk about the rights of people in other countries who exhibit or participate in religious practices. that we don't understand now, murder, torture, we're not talking about them, but i will never forget. one time there was a, after after $9111.00 of our leaders was talking to a woman in the in arab cartridge. she says, you know, one day i can't wake until you'll be able to drive and not have to wear a veil. she's an excuse me. i like wearing

a veil. mother theresa wor avail. and as far as driving, i'm a pediatrician, i have drivers. so what happens is we sometimes go outside of the lane of interest and we start to impart and impose our own view of what isn't, isn't okay. there are some people who, again, absent torture and death and mayhem. there were some people who might like to live in the society that you and i might be that would be, feel craddick li, onerous but to them it's a perfect melding of faith and politics. so let's always keep that in mind, but certainly human rights. we must maintain our vigilance and let don't let, let the word becomes anodyne and sac brennan, trade and diluted. it really means to important things. human rights, as in guaranteed, always enjoy getting a chance to pick your brain. lionel legal on that media outlets. joining us by for a nazi thanks a lot. we'll see you another time. thank you,

sir. i thank you for joining us. her an assay international. great. have your company with us here on the russian capital. we will return soon with more of your names. ah. did you skin it, do you mind she can you mean yeah with go to leah from