[000:00:00;00] a with 50 russian service men have landed in moscow after release from ukrainian captivity following the latest prisoner swab. we were report from the airport and hear their stories 1st hand. the conflicts between the democratic republic of the congo and rebel groups made it as african nations agreed to mediate the rebels withdrawal from occupied areas and then military support. this is the most important thing for us is that we want peace to that our children who remain in the east of the country . our mothers, fathers, children,

older brothers will live in peace. we need help. and with the group stage at the thief, a world cup and guitar and full swing, we look at how the tournament has turned into a festival of controversies, or rather than football records, with from lost out of the world. this is our t international. i'm rachel, blah. that's here with the top stories of the our welcome to the program. we begin with the latest from the ukrainian conflict, moscow and yet have conducted another major prisoner swap with some 50 russian service met released on thursday in exchange for captured ukrainian troops. russian soldiers have just landed in moscow for medical treatment and rehabilitation. our correspondents, sophia noon, yet was at the scene. here's her report from the airport. the release russian

soldiers will be 1st taken, so a military hospital in moscow for a magical and psychological assessment before they can finally return to their homes. the russian defense ministry says that all this man were at risk of death while being held captive in ukraine. oh, well no telephone love. it was difficult at 1st. then you get used to it. you prepare yourself the best you can every day. i always thought that i would return home and everything would be fine. now i want to get home and see my relatives. i shut it off, i have no words for how happy and delighted i am. it was hard for me mentally. i thought about everything about family, about home, about russia. it was hard, according to the acting, had of done yet people's republic, denise bushland. ukraine received the same number of people, the majority of whom i personnel of the ukrainian armed forces. this is the 4th satch exchange this month, and the 2nd in just the past 2 days. the previous one brought 35 russian soldiers back to their country with another 45 from the russian logans people's republic.

returning home just 2 weeks earlier. and in the beginning of november and major prisoner swap resulted in a $107.00 captured service. men 65 of them from de donates, and logan's people's republics being released. moscow and keith, i'm now in talks to exchange even more prisoners in the near future. and other developments power outages have been reported across the whole of ukraine with president zalinski saying that every region has serious problems with electricity supply in the capital of kiev authorities now say our will be available only for 2 or 3 hours per day until repairs are complete, earlier russia's representative to the un said moscow's air strikes on ukrainian infrastructure. our response to weapons deliveries by western stays with the goal of this strikes being to undermine the combat capability of ukrainian army.

peace could be on the horizon and the democratic republic of the congo as east african nations have agreed to help jointly fight the m 23 rival group and the east of the country. that's after talks and angle as capital. we got reaction from congo . these people on the latest news and their expectation on the cooperation between african stays. really the most important thing is that we want peace between the d r c and rolanda. rwandans have long lived in the territory of the d r c. that is why we need peace, only peace and good mutual understanding with this that this is the most important thing for us, is that we want peace, so that our children who remain in the east of the country, our mothers, fathers, children, older brothers, will live in peace, we need help fees expected to return to democratic republican congo on friday, after enablement was reaching dead deal ensure, se, so fire ended the immediate, we'd well of the and $23.00 rebels in the upgrade areas. these comes after the

current lease president made to we did the honda farming minister in a move to bring an end to the recent taishan in the eastern the r c. though a whole set of by the angle, then president into the cop told luanda these, these are fire agreement comes after a previous attempt to restore a peace. in july haley, the eastern b r. c has been play good for nearly 30 year by violinist from army group. many of them retired from a word that bloated the region in the wake of 994 wonder juna seed with the d. r. c, accusing its neighbor wanda. awful. baking the m 23. kenya far moleed there has been attempting to immediate in the recent weeks. we did a hope that the one that president polka got me, who the incorrect the military to see, so fire and the pull back from cup traded territory on monday. can yet president

will young, who to healed to talks with the he's congress contain barked as a part of an in going diplomatic plan to come to the taishan uganda. a said to become the 3rd stage to send troops to the region after contingent from kenya and burundi. arrived to the d. r. c. the m $23.00 rebel group wants to major offensive this year, saving multiple territories with thousands of locals displaced and provoking a diplomatic conflict between the. 3 d, c, and rwanda. uganda agreed to deploy military forces following april decision by 7 countries of the east african community to set up a force to fight the rebels. the democratic republic of the congo joined the community. earlier this year, we spoke to a ugandan army spokesperson, who described how the african troop deployment would work. and how a un mission in the region failed to meet its aims. the east african states

mid meadow on the gym when the shipper was integrated into can yetta and decided to deploy a i'm he's tough. who can division force guzman? and it would be to this um, the foot in the city. then they got to put in indiana se vivian has been going with a 960 to leader. is it only the most expensive mission in you? and he's been fighting england by being killed. ugandans gave us their opinion on the collective fight against m. 23 rebels saying it's time to think about shared solutions to problems instead of focusing on single states. i personally, i believe in what we quote unity and togetherness integration as is suffering. now, goodies is fibiger, then think about that country individually. but now about thinking about your stuff,

because a whole you, you and i know that if there is a problem in columbus, africa is not that piece under free stuff. you guys know that piece, even you good basement, at least. yeah. when days giving a hoping hon to cornwell was people coming that they, you in, i mean, taking the, it's like that you, in a, me picking the goods of the people of color. so you gotta coming up is like coma being gay. me. but are you gonna say like giving hoping time displaying rainbow flags and support of the l g. b t. community could be allowed and could tar during the ongoing world cup after months of debate as well as recent incidents that algy b t symbols being confiscated by authorities. ortiz, e. g, or is it on off reports on the controversies which have meyer the world's biggest football festival. the thief, a world cup, has the reputation for bringing a sporting spectacle to the fans every 4 years. the one that's tough and casa is no

exception. on the contrary, this year's event has already become a source of drama, both on and off the pitch. on day 3, already saudi arabia's team sitting in the modest 51st place in the global rankings, made headlines of to beating the world's top 3 argentina. and the devastation of the messy devotees could only be matched by their rivals, triumph, who seems we're excited to remove every barrier and every dual that could stand between the team and the trophy. oh, the me, i think the even the saudi king took notice of the show when declaring the next day

a national holiday. the tournament also quickly took a political turn to even before the ball was kicked for the 1st time. in fact, in the run up cutter had repeatedly warned that the stands are no place for activism, mainly addressing the advocates for l g b t writes that alone cause the storm and the western media. while some european politicians profusely ignored the rules theme. germany covered their mouth ahead of the match with japan in an act of protest as fee for band captains from wearing l g . b t colored arm bands. the stunt didn't do anything for them on the field though . as the game turned into a major upset for the european favorites and other clothing items that drove the spotlight away from sports was the scarf of the hungry and press didn't see you as noticed. it featured a map of so called greater hungry,

which includes parts of modern ukraine and some other european countries safe to say those ations weren't exactly impressed by the land grab. the promotion of revisionist ideas in hungary does not contribute to the development of ukrainian hungarian relations and does not comply with the principles of european policy. a quick glance at historical maps in the viennese ministry of foreign affairs has confirmed initial suspicions, according to which tresley thanielle, the kingdom of hungary cease to exist around 100 years ago. a political stunt came from team iran 2. they refused to sing their national anthem before getting thrash 6 to buy england. but global golden church, we have to accept that the conditions now country are not right, or people are not happy. we're here, but it does not mean that we should not be the voice or we must not respect them. and in general, the atmosphere at the world cup has been rather uncomfortable. fans from israel,

given an overwhelming public support for palestine in kata. i'm not if i, if you just mclean unofficially enough leon. oh, of his leave. lisa, this is i with a little from the thing that about his little salesman is being less than a week and already the tournament has yielded a very rich harvest of scandal. both sports and politics wise, all to show this year's cup is going to be the one to remember. one notable abscess from the tournament is the russian national football team. however. 6 this by being missing from the pitch fans have been showing their support. good, good. serbian football fans express their solidarity with russia chanting and

displaying the russian and serbian flags together. the move comes after reports of uruguay and, and the south korean fans dancing and singing russian patriotic songs. russia was suspended from participating in the 2022 world cup. shortly after the start of we're in ukraine. multiple countries in the african region are set to receive almost $600000000.00 from the e. u to help tackle the food crisis. the funds are dedicated to the most vulnerable states in africa, as well as the caribbean and pacific south africans. we spoke to consider the you move trivia publicity stunt. why is it that for a while now? all for the previous time did not come. i did do it for 2 africans. and now that to do health issues, which roacha or you cream and add that to is the one in the african continent you

what african nations to support them if they were supposed to bring money all along, then the money was coming, and now they are increasing it, it means they're trying to buy the vote of the africans, africa, much theory from discipline to you may press and i don't trust them because they are dripping from all that as well. for most of most of the, both very close to the doctor came for a month with life. i used to not do much. i don't you could been through and i don't see been like good africans have reasons to be concerned. while millions on the continent struggle with food insecurity, the grain deals signed between russia, ukraine, tortilla, and the un was aimed at helping those in greatest need. but of the millions of tons of grain exported from ukraine under the plan, only 15 percent made it to the continent does by western voices of concern on the african hunger crisis. most grain ended up and develop stays. part of the green

deal included lifting a ban on crucial russian fertilizers to countries in need, which also didn't happen. and the exacerbated africa, hunger price is further. we spoke to the president of the socialist party of zambia, who says the e u is capitalizing on the conflict and ukraine, while also trying to get africa support. we're my and the probably the food security. now if you knew more subsequent countries for a long time on this, it would be a security has been caused by them in did me. yeah. wonder mind out if what's drugs from security? we are been a dumping ground window someplace is that they don't know what to do with their never aids. our food security, our agriculture systems there have undermined them or the day if we were hungry before the ukraine, me crash and coffee. how can we not to be hungry during the conflict there

between that conflict they benefit from that conflict? it, do they have conflict this that they did their shooting? they shouldn't use africa. they're trying to use africa to secure. they support their woods and to the you and generous him. but our vision ship with the russian. people have never been that like that. we are by the dealing to russian people garage and people have been on our site when we're struggling against them for our independence. and as the region seeks an urgent solution to the food crisis, some have turned to g. m. o cross controversy has gripped kenya over the government's decision to order 11 tons of genetically modified mays feats from south africa for next years, planting season with one of the countries governors demanding the government review its decision. g m. o seats are more resistant to pass with the crop only meeting

around 3 protective sprays before reaching maturity. instead of an average of 12 sprays for non g m. o harvest, the government says it made the move to help stabilize national food security. we have taken deliberate decision to improve the current di food situation in the country. we have decided to allow the importation of g m o maze into the country until the food situation improves. severe drought as of why chain disruption are among the main reasons for kenya's lifting the g m o band, which was 1st enforced back in 2012, but abandon this year by the new government making can yes, the 4th african nation to do so. we talk to an expert in the field who says that not everyone is happy about the government's decision. yeah, actually really feel disappointed in italy caught us or said because this was not expected when it comes to genetic modification. there's some other dicks touch the experts who claim that this thinks us, if they don't really tell us something else, might happen somewhere that we may not know. and that's it. that is why we are

really against the introduction. we're allowing of this jim amazing. so they make it look like macy's, the only middle that we need, so that the dick advantage of that and then bring in the g m. but we have a lawful fibbs here which we have been using and they're very productive. they're very actually nutritious, and that is what we thought it could have been done. they needed to our festival may be promoted, the fees that we have in here and may be sought for my guess. we also have some markets around here. uganda who is only by here, they don't have gym or miss, but they always have suppressed the cancer plate or us does i knock on give us missed that is g o g m free but then unfortunately they went ahead co allowed their gym to come in when they didn't actually try to find out or, or this alternative and just try to see what would be good for us before they went to that extent. and now on to the 3 day bricks gathering and russia st. petersburg, bringing together business delegations from 50 countries to discuss investment

initiatives within the block delegations from berks member states are presenting their business ideas in russia, northern capital. the man session on friday will focus on digital development, raising urban living standards and rural economic projects. we caught up with the co founder and director of the indian russian cultural society who says that birds cooperation embraces more than just financial matters. but here i would like to say the concept of riskless municipality fordham. this is a very great initiative. and a great idea because everybody's working on different platform or agenda, which is related to government level or in the business facing level. rick's book is not a viable. it is a one group open a black box which equally support and help such concrete. and when we talk about the new world order or the new, most people are like bricks and the brick friendly countries, please. a very important go into this thing. russia, india, china, to please a very important role on making a new market. and at the same time,

all such countries, like the certainty of iran, saudi arabia, they have shown their interest to join the big block because they understand that this is one platform which is not biased. it is like a neutral block, and then we will get equal opportunity to grow and develop our concrete and help our churches. and also for the end of the year, a pan commission has agreed to exclude russian gas from joint procurement contract, which were set to account for 15 percent of the box gas storage facilities. next year, the move of large is the european commission to find other suppliers that those countries remain divided on whether the price cap on russian oil in port should go ahead. hungry, foreign minister says the energy price cap is a bad idea. today we started negotiations on the introduction of a ceiling on gas prices. i can say that these are bad proposals,

which also threaten europe's energy security. the you right now is like a little group of girls and junior high school that thinks they rule the whole town when all they really control is their own school yard. and they can't really even agree on how to do that. we're hearing today from the hungarian foreign minister that the blocks energy ministers could not agree on a natural gas price. ceiling and divisions have also emerged over a russian oil price cap, bulgaria hungry slovakia, the czech republic, estonia, poland, and latvia threatened to veto it for the block. arguing that the cap price will be set so high that is virtually useless to de russian. oil is trading at 77.7 dollars down already from yesterday's $81.00 and that's without any price cap, which the u. s. argued needed to be higher than what you initially wanted. and that's to avoid major global oil market disruption. russian, deputy prime minister, alexander novak has said that any customer implementing

a cap just won't get oil. we're not planning to supply oil and petroleum products to countries which will apply the price cap. we could instead divert our supplies to market oriented partners or reduce output. the whole idea of a cap was cooked up in the 1st place between the g 7 and the unelected u commission bureaucrats. and it's supposed to be implemented starting december 5th, which is coming up pretty quick. on that day, b, u is supposed to totally ban russian oil imports and their g 7 allies are supposed to stick to the cap price. but get this. the u. s. treasury has already issued permits, allowing us firms to continue to provide maritime transport of russian oil, including t e u countries like bulgaria, croatia, and other landlocked member states of the you as long as they abide by the price caps. so, so much for all that public height about the u banning russian oil. the idea of course is to deprive russian president vladimir putin of cash. they keep talking

like they're hitting him personally. bam. right in the pocket book, which frankly isn't much more ridiculous than the idea of hitting the russian economy when the g 7 and e, you represent just a fraction of the world market. so what's the west going to do? sanction the rest of the world buying russian oil at market prices. former u. s. secretary, treasury secretary, steve minutia and sounds like he's in awe of the price cap idea. but in the way you would be in awe of someone jumping out of a plane without a parachute. i think it's the most ridiculous idea i've ever heard. a price cap. the market is going to set the price. so if you put sanctions on at higher prices in a way, you're just making the situation worse. in my opinion, the you had already reduced its direct imports by 90 percent in anticipation of this cap, all while gorging itself on russian fuel like a fat kid who was about to be dragged away from the buffet table. they've imported it through offshore transfers between russian tankers and tankers of other

countries. and also they've imported it from other countries that bring in russian oil themselves. and then you know, the authoritarian russian oil co mingled with molecules of oil from other nationalities and the storage tanks and then gets shipped out to the u. moscow's oil output has been humming along at its highest level since the onset of the ukraine conflict. that's according to western press reports, opec plus members state saudi arabia has pointed out. it's unclear how the cap would actually even work in practice. so looks like another largely symbolic act for the e u and not without huge potential blow back. but who's going to let pragmatic reality get the way of ideology? apparently not the european commission. president ursula vander line, who sounds like she's already limbering up for virtue signaling. the way an opera singer does scales before a big performance. i'm confident that we will very soon approve a global price cap on russian oil with the g 7 and other major partners. we will

not rest until ukraine has prevailed over putin and his unlawful and barbaric war. and washington is only too happy to cheer her on as the you continues right down this particular garden path to washington's own ultimate economic benefit. as americans wrap up their holiday, the u. s. department of agriculture says the conflict and ukraine is the reason why they are paying more for their thanksgiving dinners. the price of a large, fresh turkey will cost just $0.02 more per pound than last year. in a large, frozen turkey will cost $0.09 more per pound than last year. with the ongoing highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak, rushes war on ukraine and drought across the united states pushing up the price of thanksgiving, staples. according to officials, the conflict has resulted in a critical supply of wheat, corn, barley, and other grain being depleted. joe biden earlier referred to rising food prices as pittmans price hike. however, costs were surging,

even before the war. a ruptured back in february with inflation beginning to rise almost immediately after biden took office a your earlier. many americans are unhappy with the unpleasant thanksgiving surprise, while one farm owner said she was embarrassed to tell people the latest turkey prices. you know, i have a very good picture now. i'm thinking maybe it's not enough. i was 10 years ago. i tell people some people retire early. do you know it would be inflation with tried to turn. he said very high. i don't know how much cook my daughter. whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, time ago. but they're high school, the prices of even the plot with the prices of the turkeys, astronomy, the cold. i'm in dallas to tell people with there's no way around it. well, a lot of people hear the price and even though their customers for many years,

they say i can't pay that. and turkeys may not be the only ones receiving a thanksgiving part in this year. you on mass cows promised to extend a general amnesty for van twitter account after holding an online vote on the issue . we've got all the details on that story and more on our website, r t dot com with plenty of other news opinions and analysis on some of the world's biggest events, plus the headlights, the mainstream media isn't telling you about, be sure to check it out. and that's all for now. we'll see you right back here with all the latest at the top of the hour. ah, bullying it a so booty thought you know cranium, tv, toys, shooting, id, she ship, dr. lien,

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