a a a report it in the hairs on region targeting a major hydro electric power plant as the russian army with western power plant track on the agenda as they turned to mckenna due to fuel their economy. despite their previous condemnation of african nations. doing that very same thing with several dead politicians when in the us in the mid term elections are the names of not through from the pilot now to funds needed to hold the vote.

and several major german companies, including the diamonds of bosch, criticize government efforts to cut ties with china. go in with hello and welcome to our international broke off in the light from the russian capital just boss the out. i'm glad to have you with us. i'm rather mommy. let's take a look at today's top stories. we start with the latest developments and the conflict between russia and ukraine are to the shelling is reported in the hires on region. as a russian military, relocate troops away from the baffled capital city. amid concerns that ukrainian forces could destroy critical dam suburbs of the regional capital have been repulsively targeted, as well as a vital bridge across the nipper river that is regularly shelled by ukrainian

forces. a hydro electric power plant further upstream is also said to have been under attack. there are fears that the dam connected with it could burst and potentially pools devastating flooding explosions or also heard in the ukrainian cities of nickel poll and her cough. meanwhile, in the la gant's region, a chechen battalion has been holding russian defensive lines in the system of trenches, protecting the land from ukrainian attacks autism, more garcia if reports these is, am matt battalion thousands upon thousands of it's fighters are stationed along some of the deadliest sectors of the front lines and this is no exception with

we're now in the vicinity of children up up up. can you claim a no this is the new frontline has a good stabilize the front lines. i must say. we're only showing you a small stretch. this is safe to shoe due to security concerns. we obviously can't show you everything but the front line. there are multiple layers of defense line fields, trenches bonkers as well as mobile reserves all over the place. rushes pulled back from caddick of region following ukraine successful counter attack only and did hear the ukrainian military and nationalist groups have been unable to break through. daniel, naturally, when we 1st arrived, there was nothing here, just a few dugouts. they attacked then and tried to cut us off to keep us hold up under cover. i don't know where they were firing from, but everything they had, they scented us cut off, but they couldn't get through. no,

they were unable to breakthrough. everything's good digging is survival, how deep and how quickly you and trench dictates whether you leave or die. there has never been a conflict like these where no bomb was, can fly where drones rule the sky and see everything night and day guiding barrages of artillery at the nearest sign of movement or heat signature. a silent war fought between the east and the west. group of there aren't many ukrainians, mostly foreign mercenaries. for example, poles and germans are boys hear them. they mostly work in trios, tanks, mortars and drones. this tree line just over there in the distance he is the extent of russian control over in the valley is what is the hill ah,

and the end the tree line above the hill. those are all ukrainian positions. and the artillery julia is ceaseless. you can probably hear for yourself. endless artillery far more ha and response count the battery far from the ukrainian cycle, vice versa. and with right in the middle, literally the shells and mortar rounds flying overhead. there's very little to do for infantry in a situation such as this other than keep watch in case ukrainian infantry decides to press forward. i. e e n a in a mass mobilized attack from what we understand they currently don't have the necessary manpower, the necessary vehicles,

ammunition stores to push forward. so the situation he has turned into something of a standstill with just artillery jewels. endless artillery jewels. these last soul day that it gets much more intense, but it lost all day all night. and for 2 ceaseless weeks. this has been the reality here by local standards, this was considered quite when things heated up. however, temporarily we would rush to the closest dug out long as flat battalion has come a long way once made up almost exclusively of chechen fighters. now heat includes all ethnicities and creeds, though still answerable to check and lead of rams. and could thereof,

a band of just a few 1000 has grown torn the army of tens of thousands, hardened into veterans by merciless battles in the streets of mary u. pool and cities, fields and forests of east and south ukraine. work for gordon. the enemy is well prepared. there are many foreign mercenaries. you can hear yourself. mercenaries are firing out us, but we are holding our positions. thinking ahead and we've got everything we need. thanks to kid europe in our commanders. more ad gasdio, haughty from the guns creegan, several dead politicians of in voted into office in the us midterm elections as their names were not removed from the ballot. this week. mather's precincts must hold new elections under substantial cost to taxpayers on teens caleb moping as the story on tuesday,

state representative tony deluca from pennsylvania, he had a smashing victory. he won 86 percent of the vote. now that's a pretty big majority in the election. and it's also particularly shocking that he won this victory pretty, pretty big accomplishment on his part because he died on october 9th. he was debt on however, under pennsylvania law. if your name is on the ballot after there printed, it can't be taken off. so tony deluca won the election despite being dead and he wasn't the only one in tennessee, there was a state representative who won the election. barbara cooper. she was also dead. yet she won the election. now, this is not uncommon in the united states for a dead person to win an election because the ballots are printed ahead of time because their name is on the ballot and often forces local municipalities to carry

out special elections, which then cost the taxpayers millions of dollars, they elect a dead person, obviously that dead person cannot go on to serve their term. so they have to then have a special election, which the voters will elect the actual person who will serve the office. so i, it's, it's quite inconvenient but this is a loophole in u. s. law that happens in many parts of the country. and this is all interesting in light of the fact that we continue to hear concerns about what's gone on in arizona, in maricopa county. what's going on in detroit, we heard donald trump's speaking up about voting machines and computer glitches. we also hear concerns from the other side of the aisle, from democrats. they are talking about voters suppression, arguing that results in georgia and other states are not legitimate because of laws passed by republicans intended to curb voter fraud there. calling these election, deny, or laws claiming that they were intended to suppress the vote. and overall, the public's fate in the u. s. election system is declining on both sides of the

aisle. we have americans being critical of the election system. 74 percent of americans hold and the lead up to the vote said they felt the country was moving in the wrong direction. 71 percent of americans, the old democracy in the united states in some kind of danger. this was the recent cover of time magazine showing the dangerous to democracy a sentiment that's very widespread among the population. however, yesterday we heard joe biden speaking in the aftermath of the vote, saying everything seems to be all ok. his town suddenly change and he's not going to change the direction in which he's been running the country despite the fact that polls overwhelming the show, americans are not happy with the job he's doing. there were substantial victories for republicans on tuesday, but it wasn't the massive red wave that many had predicted. so in light of that, we see joe biden saying he's going to continue on the same course. civil rights

attorney, robert patillo says the american electoral system is flawed. outdated must be changed. the votes to be fair. i think there's a flaw in our electoral system that we do have here in the united states. that we should have more flexibility when it comes to secretary state's office and local boards. we latch and to be able to change things balanced all the way up until election day. we've had situations where people were convicted criminals who were unable to serve for authors, but we weren't able to take them off of valid from that situations where individuals have been indicted or scandals have come out at the last minute and parties very much would love to be able to switch those candidates out, but we're unable, unable to do so. so i think we have to update our electoral system in this country to make it easier to switch things out. when a candidate either comes incapacitated or is unable to serve for various reasons including death. as the u. s. a mid term election, a full ap continues biden has hinted that his plan to stop donald trump from bonnie

for the u. s. presidency in 2024 by legibly using the power of the department of justice. we just have to demonstrate that he will not take power by if we, if he does run on making sure here under a legitimate effort. so our constitution does not become the next president to scott this statement. let's close the live now to ed morales in former chairman of the missouri republican party. am form a member of the republican national committee. and thanks for joining us here. archie now was biden the other day. so and i think in their opposition to form of prison don't drop and his possible reelection. well, that's a big question. why they're like that. why they guy are so worried about him. i think part of the reason is because they know that donald trump has been one of the, the most unique republican candidates. he's drawn different kind of voters working

class voters, minority voters. he has an energy behind him. i think they're, i think they're afraid of him. as an opponent, but what's more striking in what should be really troubling for americans for the american people is basically the sitting president united states, saying that he will use the power of his office to keep someone else out of office . and you know, this is the kind of thing that the american public is used to hearing our politicians say about latin america or about some other country don't abuse. the process don't be a threat to democracy. joe biden just expressed what i think is a threat to democracy. his, his idea that he is going to be the judge of who's allowed to run for office. that's pretty, pretty, pretty a damning and pretty worried. is it trump himself? but he's a is, you know, a fearing or is it the i, viola deal make america the my go make america great. again. i look,

i think it's trump. i mean, at this point we see in the last 2 or 3 days, some of the old republican establishment, the, the old guard, even though there's a young man, paul ryan came out and said he didn't think trump should run. and look, donald trump is, is really the consummate outsider. he didn't run for office, he didn't need money or power from washington dc. he just came in and ran. they hate that about him. they hate the fact that he doesn't want to fight wars all over the place. i mean, he's the 1st president of either party that has not wanted to star wars. he's wanted to pull america back and focus on america. and you know, he's the 1st president. we've had in about 40 years, that hasn't thought it was his job to tell the rest of the world how to run their lives. i look, the american people like that, and i think that the parties, biden, and democrats, and the old republican guard are threatened by donald trump. he really is something different. and he really does threaten what we call here the swamp. he threatens the swamp. it's interesting, if there was any back slightly though he filled out by them sort of having,

you know, this, this threat of seeing from other things to think and he seems quite confident in the ways these, i mean, do you think he's got a plan in place already yeah, yes i do. yeah. i think that there's almost no doubt that they will indict donald trump in the next 4 to 6 weeks. maybe 8 we it's, i think they have a plan look dot a joe biden is the man as vice president. he sat in the oval office with barack obama, with susan rice, who now is in the white house, currently as the them domestic secured domestic advisor. and they said in january of 2017, how do we basically, how do we stop these guys? how do we come up with a, the russia hoax and try to do this so that we can stop his administration? that's what got mike flint in trouble. and that's where all this stuff went from there. these people are using power regularly to get after their political enemies . so i do think they have a plan. i do think that they intend to execute a plan that will be ring donald trump in some jeopardy. the problem is they keep

saying donald trump has the walls closing in that he's in trouble. and yet they can't bring anything up. that's a real serious charge. so it's, it's like the little boy who cried wolf over and over again. but when the little boy cried, wolf controls the american government like joe biden. it's very frightening and it's a real threat. and again, it's a real threat to the american way of life to have a president willing to say that out loud. and then do it, make authorities. and finally they add, you know, the more room they put, trumbull, donald trump for president, willing to register it on the podium. so bring brains morsel attention to him. i mean, with only so cripple charges being thrown at him. will the general public look at him and seem perhaps of being like a martyr or, or being targeted? yeah, well, i think that's, i think that they run the risk of that. and i would, it would say that in america, we had about 6 months of the january, 6 select committee up in congress. and it was television televised. and it

basically said donald trump, donald trump, donald trump, and it gave him lots of attention and nothing came of it. so they do have that. i think i will say one thing that sort of, i'm around here in america now. the people talk about the democrats actually competed paid money to try to have republicans succeed in the primaries who were very trumping the worst car. they thought they were, they, the democrats actually invested to get better opponents, that they thought, and it kind of worked. they beat a bunch of those opponents. i think the democrats think donald trump is also the best opponent for them. because if you're joe biden, you're an 80 year old man who doesn't seem to have all your wits. if you can point to a 77 year old man who you've said is a little bit on on unstable. it helps you know, match it up. rhonda santas is 49, and joe biden is 80. it looks like time to turn the page. so i think the democrats are calculating that way. but donald trump loves the attention. he takes negative

energy and is an energy monster. and he just turns it into opportunities for him, so he'll be running for president. and i think it will be quite a couple of years here in america. and thanks so much for joining us here with us until the new. so thanks again for your time. thank you. all right, western countries have been turning to nuclear power as an energy source. that's one of the latest takeaways from the cop 27 conference. but despite the west criticizing africa for its own efforts to develop nuclear power in its search for reliable and affordable energy r t course will kind of a look into the story. following last year's united nations climate change conference in glasgow. busy 17 african countries expressed an interest in acquiring nuclear at the base load to support its people and the economy. a move that was not

embraced by the rich west the nations or their financial institutions. but they stand here now for the 1st time ever had a you and climate change conference, this one happening in egypt as club 27. nuclear is not only back on the agenda, but it has its own pavilion. so what's changed? well, there was a super critical because who actually told that nuclear is a no go, you know, and it's a source and should not even be pursued on by any closer comes. suddenly we hear that the western countries are now actually pursuing nuclear viciously. you know, you okay, it would not be on the table nor have france that is expanding his nuclear base. you have germany that is actually now looking at even building up nuclear plants and expanding his current capacity. so we, we, singer, hypocritical starns, but western hypocrisy is nothing new to most africans. earlier this year we saw european lead as rushing for africa. fossil fuels,

while preaching the exact opposite message to africans. and in august, south africa's coal exports to europe. we're up 720 percent and they have not even picked yet. and it's the same story for the north african natural gas exports to europe, which leave many africans to ask. the question, is climate change only a concern? when it suits the global, not german changes or crisis only when it suits the you know, you know, the western congress, particularly as for certain the global not which is currently being the dominant player on pushing full time at change mitigation. but we are not seeing any aspect of actual insured in that article, which is currently the list. it us is actually given priority of developing a snotty asset as ensuring that we can have multi capacity base and more from all other sources, according to the international energy agency. there are 439 nuclear reactors and 32

countries. they have a combined capacity of $413.00 gigawatts of energy. and nearly 2 thirds of this is in the hands of the rich nations of the west. and if that contrast, almost all africans are affected by the lack of reliable baseload energy. every single day. african count was new to be very decisive. we need industrialization or we need to development. and we need a really robust energy solution, which in this only case for nuclear is the only solution available right now. an african cultural should be pursuing latiere solutions viciously. and ensuring that the content independently, en, because of the pollution that has been caused by many was encounters. this would actually be making sure that african countries are not punished for something that didn't cause. and when south africa wanted to pursue more nuclei in 2015 west than

financial institutions, had closed the tabs on funding it. but now, 7 years later, it themes, the tabs are opening again. last time we're south africa could have used to plan to has building more nuclear power stations, as well as reducing their emissions. so that's it. as an added country doesn't have water when you have you clear. then you also answered the issue of water provision because you can then successfully de saline. that is a direction we should be growing, but nuclear so regulated that there's an ingredient of time on how long it would take for you to commission nuclear. so the longer we delay to actually commence with nuclear installation, the more we're gonna put this country in the state of arrested development. it is not only about renewables is really about cleaner and less emitting technologies. and nuclear is, is one big source of low cabinet,

a power. so we should leave it on the team. because energy demand is projected to grow by 80 percent, by the year 2040 and 4 people on the ground, a reliable, consistent, and affordable energy is more important before any talks of emissions. especially in the face of what seems like energy apartheid. but if they did well, south africa needed them politically. the west is yet again showing its crafty, double speak, and climate hypocrisy, garibaldi, fat of what he enjoyed his work. also at the cook 20. so really to do as climate envoy, john kerry announced the plan to raise money for climate action in the developing world. the scheme would give carbon quinn, so companies wishing to offset their pollution emission by investing money in green enterprises abroad. michelle array between energy transition

and my friends. it takes money to do that. that is why i am so pleased today to be joined with my good friends, russia, the rockefeller foundation, andrew steer basis fun to announce a new partnership to capitalize private capital. to accelerate the energy transition in developing countries. the goal of the group is to raise a $100000000000.00 in financing by 2030. the announced plan intends to tap money from private funds and big emitters to finance developing nations, transition to clean energy. these investments will enable companies to get so called carbon credit and bring their emissions balance sheet to net 0. however, the idea has been met with strong resistance from environmental groups and climate experts themselves. they said we'll give polluters license to continue with

business as usual. some of the partners on this project are massive pollutants such as pepsico. one of the was leading producers of single used plastic bottles. earlier, the u. n. release report on these types of net 0 commitments and warned that such pledges poses the risk of being little more than greenwashing, if not backed up with real action. absence of standards, regulations, and brigitte, involuntary, comp, and markets as deeply concerning targets must be reached through real emissions cuts for her. oh, little sociology side. salik believe washington's plan is just empty. promises also been going to be full $100000000000.00 and the 3rd is climate change from it. and member it was then i think that was due from the climate change on the term and now be back to you like green champions. but there is no way

that you would want the will to the life is out for the conference one month from now, you'll hear nothing about that. and then we'll talk about the, or the busy leisure. and so nothing happened. so the problem is that nobody is speaking old, this bridges seriously. and we have long experience was that when we will focus on the $1000000000.00 all developing countries and they got no environmental activists currently at club $27.00. believe the main focus on the ongoing coffins should be climate change control in developing countries. we hope that progress is made up compton. the 7 and national ma shake, especially on lawson damage and climate one. given the fact that the moment loss

damage is on the agenda, we highly hope the outcome do mention lawson damage from the priority outcomes from our mistake this year. given the fact that there are no many young people from the out of region shouting enrolling for the climate action to make the government and corporate accountable. this is a good opportunity for young people from the region coming together, doing their voices together for collective climate docs, and not only from regional companies but globally. so i am very hopeful that this is a great opportunity and more young people out from the world. and the middle east should be given opportunities to grave. the concerns of climate change to their respective global leader. 8 leading german companies including boss zions and chemical giant b s f. have published in joint article, calling for a 2nd look at aggressive measures being taken against chinese investors and businesses, such as germany, so called china city in these work hold thing is work with

a way the federal government and the you are currently waiting to see whether an exchange with wall, they can be maintained also against the background to the current relations between russia and china. guess it's hard to come up with an independent policy when americans can just lean over and breathe down your neck from military bases inside your country, right? german, chances are all of shells probably isn't even over the jet lag yet from history. china, during which he said, quote, the world needs china and objected to this idea of decoupling from china, and there's all ready back pedaling on that good will. the city of deuce, berg signed on a few years ago for that smart city's collaboration with wall way called china city . now they're trying take the china out of it, and well, maybe even the smart part out of it as well. apparently, since local officials, cited beijing's relationship with russia for the suspension of the project,

ignoring the fact that while way is already been moving operations out of russia just to avoid problems with us, anti russians, sanctions all around the world. meanwhile, the german cabin, as just blocked the sale of 2 semiconductor companies, one of those companies called almost now can't even be sold to a swedish company silex. because silex is a subsidiary of china's cy microelectronics. here's how german economy minister, robert havoc is framing the blocking of that sale. we must look very closely at company takeovers when it relates to important infrastructure. or when there is a danger that the technology would flow to buyers from non e u countries. danger to important infrastructure there, semiconductors, not nuclear secrets. oh, which, by the way, germany doesn't have because it's totally dependent on the us nuclear umbrella. but if you're not buying that rationale, that have x given there, how about a worker's rights one by tomorrow,

we have both times prohibited an investor from outside the european union from entering into a german company. both cases are justified by the fact that security in germany must be maintained and protected and critical production areas require special protection was this idea of saving germany from china is kind of ironic when the u . s. and not germany is the obvious beneficiary of all this maneuvering at this point. like when state department officials bragged about browbeating berlin in to reducing the share sold to china in a hamburg port deal. there been some articles in the western press recently since schultz is chinese trip. that play on the notion that germany doesn't need china even though beijing is berlin's largest trading partner. the rationale on these pieces is that germany has the rest of the e. u to trade with sure, i guess why not accept the rest of the e u as in a tailspin because of the e use own sanctions on its energy supply. the german business community doesn't seem to be buying politicians, excuses for the.