very dramatic and get into disease. i don't see how that strategy will be successfully, very difficult time to sit down and talk with this is a fragment of a show that landed in this residential building. i get more reports of another serious and by raj of shelling this one coming from the city of don. yes. also when your program china slams a western critics of it and lifting of cobra restrictions saying they are representing what should i say misrepresenting china's policy? and at the end of the day, they say that reporting is a case of double standards. also britain's push for african nations to go green comes to a head, a somalia says no to london trying to source oil in somalia northern region.

ah, well, it's a pleasure to have you with us for this. i was program from moscow. this is anti international. so the bell russian foreign ministry has summoned the ukrainian ambassador after a missile from key of armed forces was taken out by air defenses in the skies over bela roofs that's according to officials in minsk will show you pictures of the remnants of the es $300.00 projectiles scattered across that field. now the incident didn't cause any casualties, and president lucas jenko was quickly notified of the incident. and as updates our incoming and we understand that the beller russian state tv channel is reported that the unexploded war head of the missile is set now to be destroyed. meanwhile, explosions happened, witnessed in several ukrainian cities, including the capital key f, according to local reports, electricity and water supply infrastructure have old in head,

and the following footage is circulating on social media showing plumes of smoke. as the ukrainian military has stated, that air defense systems are operating throughout the country. air and sea based missile attacks have been reported, and the black sea port city of death has also been experiencing water and power supply shortages well in russia. explosions have also been reported in the western city of belgrade, very near the ukrainian border. this video was taken by local residence. authorities say that the air defense systems are operating all across the region. will updates to bring you as well from don bass. at least one person has been killed and 2 others wounded in don at city. and what local officials say is just the latest round of ukrainian artillery, again, targeting residential areas. are the upcoming footage now showing the moment an apartment building is struck by our rocket. the show fragments appear to be from a soviet design grad rocket system. but the mayor says key of forces fired at least

16 of them into the city. and local authorities also say the ukrainian military has been increasing its artillery attacks on residential areas, all of which are allegations, which key denies. so on that aspect, in particular, is all corresponded roman casa ref. one person was killed and 3 people were wounded and done. ask as the results of ukrainian artillery, showing that ukrainian nationalists used multiple launch or rocket systems and fired against civilian areas. here in the next, i'm standing in one of the houses right now. the suffered at direct hit by those grad missiles. now a woman that was killed, she was in her bed during the attack. so she, it happened about 6 p. m. i only had my windows chatted, but my neighbor who lived next to me suffered more. she didn't die instantly, but was carried away from the building and later died. ukraine's indiscriminate

shutting off civilian areas here in damascus, taking place on a daily basis or the last a few weeks that have been using multiple launch a rocket systems. this is a fragment of a show that landed in this residential building. several apartments here had been destroyed hand once again as the result of the shilling, at least 3 people were wounded and one person was killed from one cause for of r t done as republic. overwhelmed doctors and patients without care. that's the current situation in hospitals across china as it lifts cove. it restrictions nationwide, or at least according to videos circulating on social media. for example, following footage report li, filmed and various chinese hospitals for trying a new surgeon infections. western media reports alleged that medical staff have been unable to cope with the influx of patients. some stories put the blame on

china's strict so called cove. it's 0 lockdown policy, which was eas. this december, mid a spate of protests where headlines and recent months have described the chinese government as a self made victim of its own covert restrictions and state that the reported new wave of infections has led cremation. centers being overwhelmed, probation has lashed out at those claims, saying that nothing more than an example of double standards being pushed by the western mainstream media. a small number of western media have deliberately hyped up and even misrepresented china's covert policy adjustment, and yet avoided reporting on the deficiencies and heavy price paid in their own countries called response. this is nothing but double standards, and it's clearly against journalistic ethics. people on social media are also quick to point out what they say contradictory stories when it comes to the media reporting of china's cove and policy. pictures were posted on twitter, showing

a number of media outlets is doing contrary statements in the span of just a couple of months. those went from claims that quote, china's coven policy as a nightmare to that of china, was unprepared for the situation at hand. and while china has relaxed its policies, some countries have set up new restrictions of their own. washington and our new measures will apply to all travel as incoming from china, including obligatory testing beginning early next month. other nations like japan, malaysia, india and south korea. but also announce similar requirements with chinese arrivals, which are reported though to include trucking methods and surveillance measures. the chinese government has repeatedly said its measures during the past 3 years were aimed at protecting its people. a c, g t. n correspondent, unifor job. as a country did so, the view in china was that many other nations put in place policies that people did suffer from all the practice that china has been conducted over the past 3 years.

are based on the death rates, the how much threaten the threatening it would bring to the society or also the capacity of the medical resources. if you take a look at the offer very and all the beginning, the beginning of the crisis, early in 2020, i was in the center of will hon. the country really locked down the entire city of 11000000 people. and that's a really brave vocation, decision making, but really save the lives of the rest a part of the country as well as the entire world. and that we deal with the possibility from people to getting infected with the alpha variance. and then the delta variant is also threatening when it comes to overcome. china do have experience facing the army, including the outbreaks in shanghai and joe, and realize that hey, this is no longer threatening anymore and the rate is really relatively low. and you have to make a balance between the social economic development versus the epidemic prevention

and control. and that's why prompted the health authority to lift such restrictions . where if you listen to the ordinary people, because there are do, there are some people got, in fact they also got infected a few weeks ago. and a lot of people when they really experienced the whole process of cobit and they realize that, hey, this is something that really bring a certain degree of attacks to your body, to your anti body system. so they realized that it is dangerous. and when they experience it, the, a lot of people would realize that how important it is for the government to protect them over the past 3 years. because a lot of people will claim that the american, according to the western narrative or a lot of politicians from the western world, are really taking advantage of coded as a political thing. and then think about the beginning of the pen to make it, let's say, take you as an example. i mean, a lot of the policy, we really ignore the threatening of the virus itself and sacrifices so many

people's lives. and if you look at the entire process, the chinese practicing it, respect signs, it respect to how the country is making efforts to boost is medical reserves and vcr capacity. and that really when the battle over the crisis at the energy crisis slams into western countries, somalia has pulled the welcome mat from u. k. based energy from general, that comes off to britain has been pushing africa to switch to green energy, but is at the same time engaged in looking for oiled in somalia northern region. the federal government of somalia categorically rejects general energy policies, claim to own petroleum rights in somalia, northern regions, the federal government of somalia, in response to any violation of its sovereignty over its resources, shall take all possible measures and pursue all legal avenues as part of its

constitutional mandate, or protecting somalis, territorial integrity, unity in its permanent sovereignty over its natural resources. somalia is a defector or somalia landra as a de facto of somalia and it obtained its independence in $99.00 to $1.00, but no foreign power actually recognizes it as an independent now. so my land is highly prospective when it comes to on shore exploration in that region. and as you mentioned, janelle energy, which is an independent london based oil company, is looking to target resources of up to 2000000000 barrels of oil in that region. now, the ministry of the petroleum and mineral resources in somalia has released a statement and they do hold the principle of permanent sovereignty. that the country holds over the natural resources officer, my dear land. and with that, that statement is condemning the legal activities of janelle off this british owned

company, emphasizing that it should even refrain from claiming the rights to from maryland. now, the federal government has also released within that press statement, putting to now in the light of the correct company that is illegally occupying or looking to occupy the resources of that northern region on canals website. you will see that they obtained the rights or people awarded to the exploration license in 2012. and it seemed as though as early as a year ago in december of 2021, it was all systems go for going into that region of somalia. now just to give a little bit of background, we know that so malia land gained the independence in 1960 and $5.00 days they, after they made the decision to join forces with somalia in becoming the greater somalia for all the ethnic groups within that region. but it soon showed that that union was not working out as it was wrought by very unsteady political as well as

financial circumstances within. so monday lent, withdrawing from that to read from that union. and reasserting its sovereignty $9.00 to $9.00 to $1.00. but because that decision did not breach any international laws at the time, it has created, created a gray area for corrupt companies such as gen now, which is of u. k. orange. you will also note that the u. k. has an office in somebody landed liaison office and somebody land and so my land has an office in the u. k. as while now in that price statement, the ministry warns of the potential risks to investment, as well as legal ramifications that would be carried out if this illegal exploration of some media continues. and it's cited that they as an institution are the only ones granted to authorize to grant a mineral rights to any of the company. now with somalia, recognizing so my land as its own territory and its sovereignty. we know that many countries around the world are mostly considered

a country only when it happens or by the west. we tend to then ask the question that so has the u. k. been recognized, so my dear land only to benefit from its oil. nigerian police say they've rescued more than 200 people who had been kidnapped in the last 9 months. it does come a mid rise in criminal activity and violence that has swept across the country. 02 more mass kid. nothing's occurred in the country this past week. with nearly 60 people, abducted of one person killed volunteers increased during the last few months with different ethnic groups waiting various fierce battles. according to local authorities and armed is limited faction attack 2 villages shooting residents, including christian herdsman, and then burned down. holmes. this was earlier in december, open out to a local correspondent, polo, and dove. it gives us an overview. you know, people of satin katerina have, once again the phone in the morning,

the lives of young men, women and children, were cut off in via prime by midnight on december 18th, in these community violent attacks by criminal gangs have been on for decades in sodom. kaduna for kidnapped people for ransom. luther farmers produce steel, livestock, bridge, houses, cars, motorcycles and keel residents. local authorities say represent looks acts between heritage and farmers are responsible for these killings. 72 year old moses so far. a correct edition on a farmer who narrowly escaped been killed, but most forming the thieves in the latest attack says valentine's castle, head, as she would be blamed somebody to come to a house one you won't approach were parked from of your property. do you? and in bond house, you are farm,

undo everything we see that we get quite your family from him, i will pose his couse inside. okay, brother, is there somebody you had the children? the old site says in is usually a time when people living in different areas and cities get together to rejoice and reconnects with the families of the country side. sadly, some communities here in sodom cardona on able to enjoy such facilities as more than 40 people have been killed. and over $100.00 homes burned down in replacing the facts, which farmers and hed us in the last few days. indigenous people of the affected communities. one left with memories of the loved ones home for the governments will do better as improve insecurity. calling on the golf men to lease even if they want to saying security in this issue. the issue sense

that have the masses not to come uncomfortable on chilling the people in the community series of the sole southern organized by traditional institutions, religious leaders, politicians, and auto, critical dakota's. so identify and with the conflicts. yes, it's laying as a government official at the gross gerald o consoled families of the was killed, described the acts as inhumane, but said, but people should remain calm as the government is working. took a tale of a crisis and drama trying, trying to see what you thought. oh, it's teams would help me out. i've seen the form of government have even more shows relieved material. although these relief materials can never measure for the loss in these communities. some say it's better than

nothing. my criteria is battling with heavy insecurity issues, especially with spoken her empty hobbies and bondage in the north. what's my curious precedence? mohammed polly insist that he is living no stone unturned to reduce insecurity to the barest minimum, even as a country's general actions. joel near quote, no easy all quiet way. that is the australian trade minister, summing up the process needed to resolve the ongoing trade dispute with china. this comes as disputes and the world trade organization have led to both can bra and beijing, teaming up to protest washington's policies. i'm not sure there is any easy or quiet way to resolve this issues. we would prefer to sit down and discuss the issues with the chinese government and obviously if that opportunity rises, then we'll take the opportunity to meet with them. that's giving you just

a little bit of context on all this. australia has admitted that china remains its top trading partner, but it's economy suffers because of beijing's restrictions on australian products like wine. so it's filed a formal complaint to the w t o against the chinese vans and refer to the organization as the best entity to solve these trade disputes. now, as the w t o has formerly set up panels to hear those disputes, here's the key floor. it doesn't have the judges to hear an appeal or any of the decisions that's due to the us be coming appointments of an extra judges to adjudicate the matters. in fact, the bible whitehouse is said that the w t o, the appeal body of which quote over step sits roll and encroaches on us sovereignty . so now australia and china, together with more than a 100 countries of protesting the judicial block by the united states. but we discussed this matter earlier with mister chin to show a political analyst and

a senior fellow at the pan gold institute. now, according to him, he says, the united states is abusing the concept of national security for its own profit. i think the us is clear that to be, are in the wrong and the taking advantage of the paralysis of the p. o bought a ended up with you all the now is a national security. and if you talk to each national, pre to word every book, i don't think anybody with the us fear us clearly the isolated and then the rest of the world is against us. because of all the rest of the economy is much smaller than the us. the need rule, clear rule of bass international order for all of his ankle in terms of between and, and the economic intended you follow the tablet, you want that multilateralism. and if there's any member you can go to the fact that these fields and now the u. s, as a lobbyist,

economy has been the leaving the rule not following the rules and simply for the national interest at the court. national security. this is abuse of the concept of national security global leadership and the unification of the european union. when, according to the cranium, president zelinski, during his new years addressed to the countries parliament, these are some of the countries many achievements. and now we are truly one with the world, with the strongest, with the freest in the world. we restore faith and values to millions of people in different countries. well, zalinski say the ukraine is one with the quote freest in the world is like that person who's really kind of mediocre at best. and who walks up to you and says, hey, we could pass for twins and you take it as an insult because you really didn't think that you looked that bad. zelinski basically just did that to the entire western world. maybe zalinski is just high on all the comparisons in the western press

between himself and former world war 2 era, british prime minister, winston churchill in the wake of zelinski address c. u. s. congress. last week. you know, churchill war air raid overalls to the white house in 941. zalinski dressed for his speech in front of congress like he was a courier in the building, making a delivery and accidentally took a wrong turn into the house chamber. churchill said, we will never surrender and well, so did zalinski with that very unique phrase. you know, so well, yeah, pretty much twins. so now that he's church of double yesterday figures that making ukraine the west twin would probably work as well. the west has freedom of worship and under zelinski and ukraine, well, they don't. zalinski secret police have rated monasteries across ukraine, even a convent full of nuns and arrested dozens of priests for no justifiable reason

whatsoever. and in clear violation of the cleaning constitution, which no longer matters and in the face of this, the, by the ministration has said nothing, not one word. instead they just continue to push to send zalinski more tax dollars . so naturally, zalinski has become much bolder. why wouldn't he? oh, okay, so maybe not quite totally twins with the west there, but at least ukraine upholds the notion of political freedom. right. well, earlier this year's owens, he's government suspended 11 political parties under the pretext that they were to pro russian. well, how about freedom of the press and ukraine, while last year zalinski band online and broadcast media outlets, including one of the largest news websites in the country by decree, citing national security and over the summer. zalinski propos bill to tighten government and control over the countries media was voted in the ukrainian parliament, despite western concerns, the coercive regulation and visited by the bill and in the hands of

a regulator totally controlled by the government is worthy of the worst authoritarian regimes. it must be withdrawn, a state that would apply such provisions simply has no place in the european union . but in zalinski is mind. ukraine is just like europe identical. really same values, which is why he said in his speech on wednesday, that now is the time for ukraine to join the european union. ukraine is twins with the e. u. like zelinski is twins with churchill. so you know, what's the hold up? guess i means that both enjoy the same which haunting of the political opposition or of citizens who speak russian and both have the same kind of diplomatically savvy elected officials. what will we do have to do a coupon? her son is a police, doesn't do its job till the end. i don't think that will happen, not this time. the price is too high. so if the justice system does not work with the traders than the military will do it, there is no other way. i talk to the soldiers and that is what they're saying. they

will simply shoot them like dogs. so if you crane is one. busy the west, as the lensky suddenly speech department. maybe it's the west that should be wondering if it really looks as bad as ukraine. maybe it isn't so free or democratic, or without corruption, as it likes to think so. really. is it any wonder that lensky looks at all of this? and instead she's looking at a mirror image of ukraine? so what should be a time of celebration over the christmas period as anything but the christians and syria's italy, province, and report by human rights groups as being brutally oppressed and are afraid of practicing their religion and the organization. syrians for truth and justice says the properties have been seized on a mass scale by islamists militant groups near the turkish border. some christians have been abducted for ransom and even killed and would appear to be religiously motivated crimes. according to this report,

the western media report to describe insurgents who control much of the italy region as legitimate political opposition to the u. s. opposed government in damascus. there have been multiple c speier agreements implemented for the province with a well a very fragile truce still in effect right now that we spoke with our independent investigative journalists, vanessa bailey, she's actually based in damascus. she says that the human rights groups findings contradict the western mainstream narrative about what is really happening in that country. this report as a refreshing change from the usual protectionism that we have from western align human rights groups like amnesty international or human rights watch. who still protect the image of the so called rebels, which are in fact, varieties of service groups affiliated to or dominated by ok. either, even though they have been rebranded multiple times,

the white how much came in with the armed groups and they affectively kicks or the christian or communities out of their homes in order for you to be able to occupy those foam stretches are also being occupied there not only being desecrated, and people are not only being prevented from worshiping in those churches that are being used as military centers. i mean, nation centers and so on. this level of prosecution of the christian communities, the desecration of places of worship, and the prevention of christian festivals and christie and worship is something that has been ongoing in the terrorist told areas. now, of course, predominantly in the northwest atlanta, for some time the authorities in gambia have detained military personnel and laws and investigation into the attempt to overthrow the government that was just last week. as we understand 4 soldiers have been arrested for their involvement. what officials are calling and attempted coup around the country?

there are no reports of any military deployment, and the government says that everything is under control. well, the current president, adama botto, came into office in 2016 for a victory against the countries previous long serving president who is now living in exile and equitorial guinea. a borrow relations barriers relations i should say with the countries military is reported to be tenants with many officers stepping down as he rose to power. moreover, barbara was firstly relying on seneca lee's troops for his safety, which certainly caused distrust from the locals, who saw it as potentially undermining the countries this offering. a short time ago we were speaking with a military officer in gambia and the si se, who said that the current government's approach with the gap be an army needs to change this echo citizen in defiance. who really caused some koreans among some toilet in public?

yes, it is not, but most of the time we were private and confidential. who soon as you see any of the spectrum of the government, i mean being did as a secondhand citizen in the still because they're a move. we have group, the president income to go to a dad that is any reasonable i live with. i doubt that in because the people who had mentioned, i really genial rank one with 3 of them are really the with this time and i'm any more stories problem of the african continent available for you 247 on our website r t dot com. that'll just about wrap up this alice broadcast from moscow from the entire news team here. thank you for joining us. we will return soon and the more of your time, ah

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