[000:00:00;00] ah, ah, russia says it's, we're drawing troops from the city a per song that made fears that ukrainian attacks on a local dub could cause compass traffic flooding. also ahead african solving they own problems. and the last that was caused by the global not with the ongoing you and climate conference addressing, rising pollution level, western countries come under fire for using africa as a dumping ground for millions of voters. a

clue about their concerns. what are the next 2 years you intend to do differently? nothing. us president joe biden refuses to compromise on his controversial policy making, despite public outrage. approval ratings, plummeting to near historic lows also on the program today with ever increasing inflation and energy prices lead to a new round of process increase in belgium. large greek cities, witness violent clashes between protesters with who are in the morning in the past 4 in the afternoon and singapore 11 am right here in the russian capital. welcome to the news our on our t international. we begin with the developments in the embattled,

her song region. russia says it's withdrawing troops from the regional capital and other locations on the right bank of the didn't. yep. or river. the defense ministry states that it's been done. busy to avoid potential unnecessary losses among russian forces. amid the danger that ukrainian forces could destroy a critical local top better for me, what it said is somebody else, nobody of them. the enemy is firing randomly at the city. for this reason, it was decided to evacuate the population from the right side of the river. we provided everything possible to ensure the evacuation the plans of the enemy to create flooding of territories can lead to dangerous consequences. this is confirmed by the constant shelling of the co op sky hydro electric power station. under these conditions, the most appropriate option is to organize defenses along the line of the denice river. when the, when the general went on to say that catastrophic flooding could occur if the ukrainian forces succeed in destroying the dom,

the high water would also complicate supply routes, which are used to bring food to the russian army, as well as local residents. while eliminating that dom would also jeopardize fresh water supplies to the neighboring crime me at region. let's go through that to reduce the danger to civilians, russia has been evacuating tens of thousands of local residents in recent weeks. now the troop withdrawal was supported by russia's defense minister surrogate shampoo, who also ordered the creation of a new line of protection. meanwhile, general service can also reportedly overall stable situation in other frontline aries on the interception of up to 90 percent of incoming ukrainian at rockets by russian forces. he also added that the ukrainian army lost around $12000.00 soldiers last month, a low nuts, around 8 times more than russian losses. from a u. s. marine corps intelligence officer scott ritter. say that by relocating

troops. russia is depriving ukraine of its pretext for destroying the dumb. i think another thing that the russians are doing, by withdrawing from the right bank is reducing or eliminating the justification that ukraine could have been blowing up the damn. now the russia is evacuating the city of care song and the right bank. there's no reason for ukraine to, to blow this damn. so i think russia's literally removing any justification ukraine could, because of russia remained on the right bank and continued to defeat ukrainian attacks the ukrainians once their forces spent might come to the conclusion that the only hope they have in preventing a rushing counter attack is to destroy the dam in flood the region. so i think this is also a, a prophylactic move on the part of the russians to prevent the ukrainians trying to

have justification for blowing up the dam. on the president of ukraine's biggest ally, the united states wasn't exactly on the bowl when taking questions from the press this week and by the conflict and joe biden managed to confuse her son with an iraqi city. i think the context is that new weather and i would they pull him back from felicia and the army from the the care song the the city of care shot. nevertheless, president biden still hopes that his country's age ukraine, which is contesting her son. it will be quote, on interrupted wherever the american leader confessed that the types of health available are restricted, don't always conform to the website r t dot com. folks. let's turn to

dunbar from the situation in done yet. city where the regional capital came under renewed overnight shelling by ukrainian forces, according to local authorities. this on verified footage is said to show civilian areas being targeted. officials say the shelling killed, one civilians left another wounded attack was the latest of many conducted by key or forces in the region. lead korean military has been accused the targeting any one really who sees them of any type of hostile force about long lasting enmity was recently confirmed by some of the country's troops themselves. let's take a listen because this is one at several hours off battalion fighters said interviews with bloggers and media outlets about the pro russian sentiment of the don boss, population. but at the noise, how could you describe the moods of people in merry you, paul, before the war started to get them in percentages and how many of those you encountered were pro russian. this up, for example,

with the 60 percent of people were pro russian. they wanted to go to russia the same as in donors and lugens. there has always been a large pro russian part of the city. so the only thing i know is that 70 percent of people of mary you, paul, supported the russians. the new russian regions have an approximate population of 6000000 people. u. n. data shows that almost 3000000 people from the territories have moved to russia as refugees since the start of the conflict. the chief editor of m v media yellow book comment is concerned of the western media. normative is based on glorifying the actions of new c out of fighters in on both, even though they were never welcome there. the surgeon leads good that the dad meet that they were. they're not welcome but, but my job to people really didn't want them. they are in the 1st place and as of was to keep them therefore, for a long time. and certainly that's the good that there is some truth in it. and,

but the horrifying thing is that these other fighters are glorified in the western media. what do we know about the shelling of the sheet? these from already sees 2014 up to these days is that the when the grading troops have losses, when they are beaten in the front line, they revenge not to the front line of the russian troops, but they will shoot and they have been shooting and they will keep shooting very far behind the frog line to the sea really reaches so that the soldiers in the front line positions feel themselves guilty for the destruction of the sea, william populated areas. and that is the punishment strikes what we have been speaking for over 7 years. that is what's happening now in the dorm bus region, they are punishing from their losses due to civilian population. the

world's leading recycling organization. plastic bike will take part in the ongoing comp $27.00 conference in egypt to once again raise the alarming rates of global pollution. the african continent is the hardest hit becoming edge again. take dumpsite for plastic waste sent there from western countries. archie correspondent, code on the letter, brave the mountains of rubbish, to bring us the story. plastic is ubiquitous. it fills our air, lands and oceans and landfills like this are full of it. from my this current tooth brushes, shoes, clothes, tv removed, you name it. it's a plastic world, but africa is faring better than is global counterparts. and according to the u. n . environmental program, the continent produces the least amount of global plastic waste. and most of our

ways is also organic. so where does this come from reliever people talk about blessing input, the decision to south africa. the only looking at the economic benefit that it has for the cancer environment that is not even be discussed at the stage. 20 companies as sad to be responsible for more than half of the global single use plastic waste. and none of them are in africa. and according to the 2021, plastic waste makers index in the global north that producers and creates the global plastic use crisis. an average american or a united kingdom citizen will produce about a 100 kilograms of plastic waste annually. now, what responsibility do they, bay, to this global wasteland they've created? this is mainly supposed to be less at the county. or because we don't

death most of the blessed. it's that we suppose there is other secret to make products. some africans have come up with a plan. then a missouri works with can sign is collections, and not for profit company in the education space. they turn plastic into briggs and they saw this plastic from where ever we can get it at times. even buttoning with locals in exchange for stationary and such items, plastic that would otherwise be filling the air, polluting the water systems, and causing diseases. when people been plastic in the community because they've got no way to damp it, it causes in people breathe it. it causes type 2 diabetes, it causes cancer and it also causes aging. so those are the main hazards that one can think of. but besides that, it, when it goes into our water,

it also causes our problems is fire is water. animals our content like your fish and things like that. and then when they eat the plastic, we end up eating that fish and they beat into perfecting as his will from hell to point or fuel. plastic is cut into smaller bits and is put into a 2 liter bottle and the must all way between 550 and 600 grams. and before you know it, viola, you have a school, and soon there will be a bigger one here with a science lab, as well as toilets. and it will all be run on solar power, all in an impoverished community, but also build by that same community. so for us, what is important is plastic is going to affect everyone in the world. so what we're doing here is we're inviting different communities from different areas to come in, live, what we are doing, give them the same skills, that, of course, and then they go back in, they do the same in their own areas. so far we've got 5 communities that we've

identified that will be training and then helping them also to set up a similar environment like ours africans as solving their own problems and the mass that was caused by the global not. and is these kinds of solutions that must be echoed at the u. n. club 27 climate change conference. and maybe just maybe those who pollute must pay the lute for the clean bill can i will, if at to $40.00 in johannesburg. care from africa to europe rampaging, inflation rates and energy prices have led to a new ride of protests in to you. member states major cities in greece so violent clashes between protesters and right place. ah,

a public and private sector workers walked out in a union organized 24 hour strike to protest against the rising. some say swearing cost of living. the rallies were the biggest seen there since 2015, who increased received controversial be alive, funds from the u on the now the countries dropping with a 12 percent inflation rate that is one of the highest one across any of the states . and it is despite the greek economy expected to grow by over 5 percent this year . thanks to stronger than expected tourism numbers. the strike disrupted public services all across the country, including ferries to greece, is many islands and calls, school closures and staffing shortages of not just not either enormous choose a public transport stops,

were witness to at metro stations were closed. buses taxi's real with stations. and this all services cut as well, while rental car agencies, they were inundated with people, eager to secure some sort of transportation. here's one view. heard on the street every now so will salaries need to increase and the fat taxation system needs to be abolished. the government must stop stealing from us but will not leave simply to work. you must leave for the sake of living, not just to survive. while in belgium, people also made their feelings felt against high living costs of the time this footage was taken. only one metro line was working in brussels. the countries, railways and ports had significantly reduce services. belgium's main workers union says gas prices have risen 130 percent and then monday the government respond to its members. right. but i don't know if you have received the proof since the government cannot do anything without europe, it should go and shake out europe. the price of electricity must be decoupled from

the price of gas. it was a real sick, got some bail where on a general strike because people can't pay the bills anymore. and we can't put up with those who are making excess profits. people the shareholders and making a lot of money. and there are workers who are struggling to get through them and see, see, we're also with we asked the government to nationalize the price of gas and electricity so that everyone can benefit from a minimum level of comfort. the united states has warned australia against joining a lunmark treaty bombing nuclear weapons. washington saying the agreement would prevent the u. s. l. its allies from conducting adequate defense of the asia pacific region. we do not support the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons . it would not allow for us extended deterrence relationships which are still necessary for international peace and security. as a u. s. ally, australia comes under the so called nuclear umbrella for american forces to defend

it with atomic weapons because it doesn't have any of it. so notably cambra earlier abstaining from a vote in the un sort of bomb the developing, using or threatening to use nuclear arms or helping another country do so. also the u. s. need st. louis and it's china containment efforts of the key, geographical partner in the so named orcus part. but recent plans for reproach meant between beijing and cambra, may raise concerns in us in washington as australian prime minister anthony albany . a is to meet with chinese president sheet and paying later this week of been a thing noted. the meeting would be quotes a positive thing after years of troubled relations. me while i am delighted to welcome live on to the program much robson, former deputy minister of foreign affairs for new zealand to his take. you're most welcome. we've seen

a st abstaining from joining the treaty that the bomb this nuclear weapons essentially. what do you think influenced by the decision you straight in public? there's big support in australia or australia to stop rethinking its position of being what is called a dangerous ally of the united states. and it's a dangerous ally because it draws them into was this phrase has been used by a former conservative prime minister who wrote a booklet for malcolm fraser. and by the labor prime minister keating of both of argued the district needs to withdraw from the alliance with the united states. that's got quite a lot of public support because many streams can see that if they don't join with those countries that haven't got nuclear weapons and stand up to the pressure of the united states and put it into war situation then puts them in danger. so the term dangerous allies, there's also

a pressure in the region because indonesia is nuclear free, signed the t, t and w. the treaty of vision on nuclear weapons malaysia has important partners, frustrated important neighbors, australia, and even my tiny country compared to australia, 5000000 people, new zealand assigned the to you, the t p and w as one of the leading proponent of it. so it's the public pressure, it's the public is the neighbor of neighbors pressure. and this by simply common sense that australia can do this. according to the u. s. we mentioned that there they try lateral orcus agreement between australia, the u. k. washington. washington said it's intended to defend the region that's its primary reason for putting them in place. what's your taking that? is that correct? no, it's not correct. because for example, it same to china. a china has always kept to the know for strike policy. i don't know, russia used to have the,

i understand the reasons they don't with the growing aggression of the united states. but china has stuck to the policy and china has not invaded countries in the region. the united states has many times and occupied many the islands and the pacific. so it's a false arguments and it's just leading straight into a situation where one they have to spend an enormous amount of money on these nuclear submarines to, to your power submarines and capable nuclear and it doesn't increase australia security decreases. and because china then has to treatise trailer as a, an enemy or potential enemy, or the last thing that destroyed it is it's the last thing that the region needs is this upping of the arms race, lived by the united states to contain china, high,

significant history for the u. s. as regards containing china. well, it's a, if you like, the picture, just radio's aircraft carrier, a stable stationary one. but the northern territory, the northern part of a trailer, which is a massive landmass that has already got the united states military base, is the big one out of the capital, the northern territory. darwin and the station b, $52.00 bombers there and intend to which a 4 hour flight from china, and capable of dropping nuclear weapons and other weapons on china. so the united states sees it as incredibly important, but it also the reason that took action against new zealand in the 1980s when your ceiling became nuclear weapons free. and came out of the so called nuclear umbrella . was they called the new zealand disease that it would spread? so the fear that the united states as well, this trailer pulls out of this because already in the asia, malaysia important countries. the mom,

they don't want to be at war with china or containing china. they might have differences, but they don't want a war policy. and if a straight couples out, it's one of the most important allies that united states is god, not because they kill is straight, but because it's such an important strategic position in this part of the world. but they've been going beyond that if cambra does. in fact, develop closer ties with china, not what's the result of that? very important to low in the tensions in the region. and stopping the nonsense of the united states had been peddling. the china was an aggressive power striking over in the pacific. i mean, people can see the, the nonsense that, that is because the power that's taken over the pacific has been the united states, got such a large military presence, far from its own shores, far from its own needs. and only aimed at containing china. so frustrated does the albany to government because remember, it's a labor government so it has to look to it's based on

a boating base of working people in the trailer who don't want to water one or be dragged into confrontation with china. frustrated does have better relations and the foreign minister and he won the prime minister albany. he's now going to meet or says he's willing to meet with president and thing at the various meetings that are coming up one very soon in indonesia, in the meeting. then it's, it's a very good and important step for our region. that's what we need. we need dialogue and we need to lower the tensions, and we need to put the united states back in this box. i don't think it's trail, you will get the treatment. the other countries have built that if you cross them, you could sanction or you get threatened. but certainly the united states is already started to threaten that some more softer terms and so like cuba and you can either go but it's still a threat to pull out and is going to be problems as well. the united states is telling us really, yeah,

very interesting developments there are top notch analysis as always from robson, former deputy minister of foreign affairs for news even live for more. can this are my thank you so much. aah! joe bite has refused to even consider changing the direction of his presidency despite admitting that much of the american public is dissatisfied with the path. the concrete taking, the american leader made those comments while expressing relief that rival republicans didn't make bigger gains in the mid term elections. voters spoke clearly about their concerns. they're still frustrated. i get it. what in the next 2 years you intend to do differently? nothing. i'm not going to change the direction i said i ran for 3 reasons. i'm going to continue to stay remo. that statement came as a vote concert in the nation's high stakes. mid term bullet continues with a razor thin race taking place for control of the senate. in the other chamber of congress, the republican party is at projected to win

a slight majority in the house of representatives. ortiz, caleb martin, us more now on the reaction to the us from the us president. the context of the election is very key to understand now, the big red way the suite that was predicted for republicans doesn't appear to have materialized. however, there were substantial victories for republican one wonders if joe biden would be talking the same way. if that redway ad indeed materialized, he seems to have tell him things down from before the election when he was talking about democracy being at stake, et cetera about how he still has is. and on the veto pan. now it's important to know that despite the fact that joe biden seems to be turning things down, old in the united states indicate that 74 percent of us public is still unhappy with the direction the country is moving in. 71 percent. believe that democracy is at stake and in question,

an under threat in the united states. these are some ohio voters that we spoke to. i think the climate extremely polarizing across the board. again and kind of scary where we fan, unfortunately, a 3rd of the country doesn't care about the facts, the truth, the honesty and never going to get in the way of what they want to believe. now the rhetoric in the united states in the lead up to these elections was especially heated allegations of being fascists wanting to destroy the country. putting democracy in question were being hurled left and right. donald trump's, you took to the podium and he had this to say in the lead up to the mid term vote on tuesday. this country has gone crazy to view support the decline fall of america . then you must, absolute. they must vote for the radical left crazy people, the radical left democrats. now we've also heard from the democratic side complaints about what they call voters,

suppression and voting regulation. they say were intended to suppress the vote. the level of voter suppression is beyond anything that we saw in 2018. we can't say that whatever happens tonight is a fair and equitable election. and we've heard some pretty shocking rhetoric as well. for example, alexandria how's the court has the representative from new york recently accused prominent tv host who's been critical of u. s. foreign policy tucker, carlson of being a terrorist. here is what you said. there is a major news channel that is fueling political violence. one of the largest sources of death threats that i get is tucker carls in this is like, what's the catholic terrorism is? so we have a wide spread polarization within the united states. the president also indicated that he along mosque the billionaire in the united states who recently acquired twitter, maybe the subject of some kind of investigation were alleged for and ties and the

manner in which he's been running twitter in the short time since he's assumed leadership. joe biden said there may be some kind of investigation launched against ilan mosque. so white an interesting day in the aftermath of the mid term vote of which there was a lot of heavy anticipation and nervousness among the u. s. ready political establishment and the public. we discussed the current political situation in the us with a panel of guests who expressed opinion that it's increasingly appearing that despite its name, the democratic party is actually rather on democratic. the united states preaches democracy all over the world, but they don't practice, sit here that's been known for some time and it's becoming more and more clear. and i don't think it's going to sit terribly well with the american people. it's an american, it's not democratic. the reality is that this is a 2 party country of sorts. and that the, all the,

the make strategy has been sense by and quote, one, the white house has been to completely discredit the republicans to read, to claim that the republicans are involved with insurrection. to claim that anything that the republicans did to oppose abiding policy was designed to subvert democracy. it's just, it's really, it, it's an evil, evil approach. what has been a recent trend, and this is ben from that both democrats and republicans have been doing is finding elaborate ways to engage in voters suppression, specifically targeting independent candidate 3rd party candidate by creating huge valid access hurdle. so the idea that that, that democracy under credits absolutely true. but the idea that it's more under threat from republicans and democrats as lou, laughable and manual, my problem has a 90 the end of the empty journalist operation back home in africa. it comes 3 months after french troops fully withdrew from molly, of its height,

the strategy. so more than 5000 french soldiers deployed in molly and other sal regions. unless say from south to acknowledge the failure of park. after the june to in molly abruptly terminated relations, $3000.00 french troops are still expected to remain in the region suggesting it's no longer an external operation, but a less visible presence being the aim. meanwhile, in mali, locals concerned about their security situation, went on strike in an appeal to the government that says, many roads and villages are reportedly of the control of molly and forces which were trained by french troops and were supposedly skilled fighters. we heard the thoughts of some local sceptical don't do this. initiative was the more money orders from the transportation walk is to provide a solution to the security problem where really we shall, authorities will get involved in solving this that if this is a successful strike, people followed our appeal and we will do our best to advocate our situation with