[000:00:00;00] ah ah, the headlines right now and i'll ask you to national a terror attack on russia thwarted on new year's eve. that's what the country's ministry of defense says. ukrainian force is what? planning using drones before the russian military, neutralize the key weapons factored. so we are now to 2023, but what will the new year bring in the program we tackle pressing social political? i'd be kind of make trends that will define the upcoming months and will perhaps the new year bring around a new world order. 2022 certainly. so cracks emerging in

a long standing uni poto system with new geo political alliances coming to the field with the main headlines of the week and this hours heavy hit is welcome to the weekly it's asi international. we do stop is our in dont bass where a hospital in the new guns region was shelled on new year's eve. local officials are the attack was carried out by ukrainian forces using american supplied high mas rockets. now, the following footage, from the city of a put about mice, you can see the extent of the damage cost of the building according to authorities . 6 people were injured and still kiev has yet to comment. i mean time, a naughty crew did manage to get to the scene very quickly, showing you some footed chair of a damage done to the hospitals, anteria as well. some patients being repaired to be evacuated. and along with the 6 people set who have been injured, other sources are reporting a fatality as well that we con,

confirm that yet the for now here's what one hospital work i had to say, and i should warn you in advance. you may find the following: images disturbing. general put you with the modem in the 1st rocket stroke during an operation. we drug, the patients who stomach was open out of that and sent them for further treatments . thank god, to all the medical personnel survived in the operating room. oh, there is the human body. when the rubble is cleared, it will be understood who that was. the hospital was struck 3 times. this suggests that they wanted to kill as many people as possible. we kill on the front and they kill here behind the front lines. unfortunately, let meanwhile rushes armed forces say they prevented a quote. terrorist attack on the country by ukraine's military. the russian ministry of defense states. it was planned for new year's eve that was prevented by preemptive strikes on our facility, making drones and launch sites. we're still, we're still gathering information on this at them and we'll get more,

we'll bring it straight to you. now across the all 11 that time zones from cassini grad to come, chucker people in the world's largest country certainly hit the streets to welcome in the new year. the biggest celebrations right here in the russian capital and as wide would have been many rounds of western sanctions, putting pretty severe pressure on, on the nation's economy. russia has somehow managed to stabilize its economy. so taking us through it, artes steve sweeney. we will, seeing the sensation is headlines. moscow is ground to holds and completely shut down. life in russia will never be the same again. and the country has once more retreated behind the iron curtain. while i'm here in the capital, i with the opportunity to show you what life is really like here on the ground, on a spoiler. it's very different from the so called iron curtain portrayed in the western media. first of all, no, we are not hit by some kind of social media blackout cut off from the outside world

. a good vpn gets you everything you need. i'm even up to speed with the light is going on in our square. after february, the 24th, the news came flooding in about shots and businesses leaving the country in some kind of mass exodus. if you believe the headlines, there were no shops left in russia at all, but that's not quite true. many of those that didn't leave, did so at great cost, but more than 1000 foreign companies are still doing business haven. her. starbucks is simply rounded itself as stars. and mcdonalds has a new owner and a new name. but it's pretty much the same. i, we're still loving it. we spoke to people in the streets and asked them if they'd notice any differences. i keep it that there are many lem conference at a no winston horn. once we found a replacement for them, we started to support ration brands that maintain quality pacola dealt with us. coca cola is gone, but we have a replacement of the local brand, aubrey call us a lot of beverages,

good ones have appeared since coca cola left russia and i almost see no difference without mcdonald's either. i don't expect that brand to return, and i think the russian version, tasty, full stop is quite delicious. did you see some of that? we managed to partially substitute for the brands that left for furniture, for example, ikea. we've replaced a portion of their products. it will be sydney to deny the impact of sanctions on the russian economy. of course, things aren't quite as they were before the special military operation. but at the same time is not quite as the west haute as it ramped up the pressure. remember biden as a result of these unprecedented sanctions ruble almost as immediately reduced to rubble. well, soon after the military operation began, the rubel did indeed tank 30 percent to the dollar hitting record lows. put the situation a stabilized. it's now $65.00 to $70.00 roubles to the us dollar,

meaning that russia's currency is now stronger than it was before the military operations began. in fact, according to bloomberg, the rubel is the best performing currency in the world this year. but now, as the situation has stabilized, so has a west 3 allies, asian, that is overplayed it's hand. take the economists, for example, back in february, it was reporting doom and gloom that the collapse of the rouble was continuing and compounding the isolation of russia. yet just months later in august, it was asking the question, how does the ruble continue to defy expectations? well, maybe the answer is a simple one. perhaps those expectations shouldn't be lowered in the 1st place, but not to say that there's no awareness of what's going on in the conflict though . it's a topic that not just discussed 80, but also exist in the public way. across the city you'll see billboards adorned

with as ed logo. posters like this one declaring glory to russian heroes. different pictures, different faces of different photo of all run a q, r code. how to find out more information. was there a serious discussion about how best to support those on the front line? this new year will look different for many russians. a lot of towns and cities have scrap by celebrations altogether. have in moscow, a compromise was reached, a citywide boat was held, the outcome, well, a toned down celebration without firewood, but the mer says that it important to keep those traditions allied to day when thousands of men husband's fathers and sons are fighting for the independence of our motherland, when blood is being shed, when hundreds of thousands of civilians are suffering, we also face a choice in the name of the economy in the name of compassion, to abandon these holidays,

or to spite the tragic circumstances to still remain human. people who adhere to their national traditions do not lose their spirit. they do not get discouraged. they believe in victory now with tears, but with deeds. they support those who are on the front line to day. so yes, there have been some hiccups along the way. and for many, life will never be the same in russia again. but rushes, total isolation on its collapse as predicted by the wes has seemingly failed to materialize or attorney now to brazil, where police detained a man armed with an explosive device and a knife. we tried to interrupt the integration of president elect. lou lit a silver on the country's capital brazilian. also ahead of the, you know, variation little silver. i met with the head of a russian delegation who passed them a message directly from president putin. the russian delegation chief disclosed a little silver had been invited to moscow to work on strengthening bilateral ties . she also sent the 2 countries have

a similar vision for an emerging most people know what was the store. it is very important that russian brazil have the same vision of the future of the world . a fair and multiple are world. we have ample opportunities for cooperation within the u. n. and other international platforms. show all the emotions of a multi polar world, challenging the traditional dominance of the west became ever more apparent this past year. news rolled in essentially every month showing the balance of power shifting and a new shad world order on the rise. well no, no, no. she wasn't before our very eyes, the world is changing and really becoming multi polar. however, some countries are trying to preserve their teetering gemini, at any cost using a wide range of political, military, economic, informational, and other methods and means.

since the end of the 2nd world war, it felt like the world was ruled by a very few power, seemed concentrated in the hands of the global north and represented by the g 7 group of economies, all singing to the same west than him. but this year and you, horace is rising, the biggest new block is coming up and with a tidal wave. this is briggs 25 percent of the world's d, d p. that the court of the was gross domestic product and 40 percent of its population. when measured in land was, it is a quarter of the world, this is what you and i, and the rest of us have been waiting for. a multi polar world is rising. and along with it many more keen to join in african biggest country by land mars and the continents biggest guess export algeria once in. iran is also key.

and it was right here in south africa that presidents load on the plaza, told us about saudi arabia's interest as well. egypt and turkey allured and pondered why it's the spirit driven in co operation and inclusiveness, heightened in trade, finance, supply chain and smuggling fracturing here no one is more over another with in the group and there's no medalie in each other's business. all dictating how they should handle their own face, each with equitable global governance. radio, not a new world is coming to san antonio. t was the is the word it all the relation went a bit of ira, just sd geo political ask about changing with new regional powers. emerging. the global financial system is getting a bit of a make over to look them hope major his painful rash. energies of with national current,

this anita 50 to 50 splits between rouble and new that and if the plans of shanghai corporation organization come to life will always see these trend accelerates with alternative payment system. also on the horizon, the reliance on the dollar as the instrument supporting the will, the tournament is not so very promising for him to speak. and that is not by use of them. the more and more countries are shifting through or using co, alternative currencies. shifting still use national currency more and more and then do this process so we will be will be gaining momentum. we have see how washington says hundreds of billions of dollars of fresh assets. we know promised that there will be return. i am of the day to show that tennis un, i counted for almost 3 percent to the highest level since the data began in 2016 at

the same time, no dollars share job to, to below 59 percent to the lowest level in 25 years, but 2022 saw the momentum growth towards breaking his dominance and h. r. training a new fair work order. when the conflict in ukraine started, western leaders said that anyone who doesn't sign up for their sanctions will be on the wrong side. of the history india did not pick sides. in fact, in that position been daycare the position of trying to see after all law school been an old friend to new delhi and also an old trading part. so what india did instead was it started building new banking channels to be able to free with more school. in ruby's india as appetite for russian crew also increased from male on one percent imports in february to almost 22 percent now,

which is nearly $1000000.00 barrels of crude d. now in the own going geopolitical shift, as far as india is concerned, its view or more school is not defined by how western countries see it. we have to be confident about who we are. i think it's better to engage in the world on the basis of who we are rather than try and pleased a one as a limitation of what this idea does define us somewhere and we need to get the approval of the waters. i think that's it. all we need to put behind in the foreign policy has been very, very clear that is to promote its own interest 1st, for despite western pressures and more of judgments, india has been very clear that it's not going to be dictated by anyone. so so 2023 gets under way. people of course, around the world are hoping for

a more positive year ahead. it follows a pretty tough 12 months of mass protests, military conflicts, cove aiden will admit a deepening economic crisis. so my colleague nikki aaron discussed the prospects for the new year with a number of guests. just when i think i have figured that the human race has somehow exhausted, every possible means of destroying itself or its culture already or its saturday. i'm disappointed because there's a new way. no, i think things are going to be much worse. and, but the only thing that will help most people is the diluted effect of the social media platforms which allow people to recess and to revert from reality can go into la la land and take pictures of their food. while society collapses famous, the astrologer nostradamus, he made many interesting and unusual prophecies, as we know, he said, to predict the 3rd world war being on the horizon next year. what's your take on

that and doesn't look like tensions between some of the worlds and major powers are reaching that critical points. i see the possibility of potentially for a forefront war facing the united states, especially because it's out there with it's a gemini, stirring all of the sub has created the mess and in 2022. and i think it's, it just doesn't know how to help itself, and it's going to continue on that path. and it's going to create even greater tension. so in 2023, and we gotta be watchful and any think and there can be something out of nowhere that could absolutely cause a, a catastrophic event. a cascading event that could lead to, to this war front war that i just mentioned. they stem from the middle east to the,

to, into in the pacific to or of course europe, europe could see in a 2nd war next year. and that, what is that war? that is basically co, kosovo. serbia? it was announcement recently, for example, that thanks i, a tv by one of the brushes, largest banks has currently developed a new payment gateway that goes between russia and iran and allow people to lose money more or less instantly between the 2 countries. so that's where we're moving . the dominance of the financial system, which at the moment is controlled by a private company called swift, which is basically how much move our money to and fro around the world. now that's gone now we've seen gone. we're going to see, i think, a whole bunch of new and exciting companies from china, russia, india, iran, all of these ever was saying all these new company, these new companies that will be in this new multi poder, well, we'll start developing really exciting payment technology that we've installed for the financial industry to generations now. the new year's celebration in france to

send in to well overnight violence with police reporting throughout the country. more than 600 cars were burned, and 400 people detained. the following images from the outskirts of the french capital, showing firefighters working at the scene of what was a riot authorities in the western city of north reported that the police cars, they were hungry with molotov cocktails. they specified, however, the few vehicles were destroyed in comparison with the same time. last year we understand roughly $800.00 cars were reportedly burned out 12 months ago. the 2022. so no end of instability on the energy markets with commodity prices all over the place. western sanctions on russian energy supplies lead to spikes and fluctuations. and the sector is expected to get even a rougher this year because of an e. u g 7 price cap on russian oil. but moscow has said repeatedly, it won't play by the western rules and will buy an export to any country complying

with the price cap. we are prohibiting supplies of russian oil and petroleum products to foreign legal entities and individuals provided that the contracts for the supplies directly or indirectly apply a price kept mechanism. things are really not looking very good here in france right now. and moscow's response to the g 7 and european union's price cap on russian oil. that is to ban deliveries, to countries that abide by the cap. does even kick in until february 1st. and the useful embargo on russian oil also hasn't been fully felt yet. because there's also a grace period there until january, so ships don't get caught out at sea, but already there are some signs of trouble here. hey, you know the fairy tale of cinderella, where she had to be home by midnight, or else her magic carriage turned back into a pumpkin? well, french drivers have until midnight on december 31st before their own cars. risk getting bricked turning into pumpkins because of sticker shock at the pump. because the discount that

a live driver's here friends weren't even aware that the government had built into the price of fuel for the past few months to help offset the rising cost of energy is coming to a crashing halt. at that point, the prices are set to go up by $10.00 to $0.20 per liter for everyone, except about $10000000.00 french citizens who will qualify for the help that's replacing it. in the case of workers who make less than $14700.00 euros per year, who will need to fill out a government form to get on all whopping $100.00 euros to cover the entire year of energy price heights for 2023. meanwhile, french factories are already planning to ring in the new year by not reopening after the holiday. citing skyrocketing production costs, one manager of the company that produces isolation material, told the french press that he seen. i 100 percent increase in material costs and

500 to 700 percent spikes in energy prices. oh, and this, the french energy transition minister. i guess, penny alina, she tweeted on tuesday that if you hear home with wood in france, the government will now offer you assistance of between 50 and 200 euros. the state acts against rising prices from this tuesday, december 27th. if you want timber to help you warm up, you can benefit from assistance ranging from 50 to 200 heroes is just so surreal. this tweet that you think you're looking at a parody account. but nope, and apparently the energy transition minister, i guess, is going to help france transition straight back to the cave mandate. hey, maybe the government can toss in a free bag of marshmallows so that at least french citizens can all feel like they're having fun. camping out at home rather than huddling around the fire like they're back in the stone age. maybe we can even like, since production is troublesome right now because it and replies me, we can like start bashing. i roxanne,

the fire to hobbled that. it's hard to believe that this is supposed to be one of the world's most developed countries, which at one point prided itself on its nuclear energy independence before we get to the perception that when russia is being sanctioned, left right and center, i'm not able to respond so this is the response from the russian president from the russian federation does, will send over a quote straight that's not going to come in here and play your games as if now the oil and gas or the energy is controlled, won't in washington, especially the european countries have the ones that i had to suffer from just to crete by to de one star friendly state into russia. i do to get after them, but much it's only the western countries that are more of until russia, yes, it would benefit him from the persistence of russia are going to suffer a new year . and another deadly day in afghanistan. explosion has taken place at the entrance

to a military appleton cobble, according to a spokesman for the taliban run, interior ministry. one local journalist sent us at this report explaining the situation. a warning, disturbing images are head bombed the embassy action back on sunday, january. the 1st at around 7 45 in the morning, a suicide bomber attacked the entrance. gates of the taliban military, base and cobble smote him for the taliban, confirmed that 10 people were killed while eights were injured in the powerful explosion. all those dead or injured all local african people. according to the statements, government officials refused to provide further details. when we approached eye witnesses, they were scared of the taliban, and avoided been filmed on camera at the scene. we were told to the explosion could be heard of to 15 kilometers away. unofficial sauces suggest that the number of casualties is higher than not officially stated. and people in cobble are shocked that this exclusion could take place on the 1st day of the new year. would be more

heat oxy tv. cobble la. during his new year's speech or chinese president teaching ping address, one of the most pressing issues as country faced in 2022, 2022. i should say of course out of cove it. they took a moment to cole, for unity. jing wor, jenko, georgia, illinois, eat from our colossal effort. so we overcame unprecedented difficulties and challenges which were not easy for every one. now the prevention and control of the epidemic has entered a new stage. every one is working hard, persevering, and the dawn is ahead and in persistence in unity is our victory room. so i recently, china accused western media outlets of misrepresenting the situation in the country after its strict anti cobit measures were lifted. and our number of nations of previously urged beijing to remove those barriers all themselves, imposing travel restrictions on chinese nationals, latino were in a culture. epa has her take on this. it's the case of damned if you do damned the

if you don't know the china is relaxing. it's read 0 covert policies after 3 long years, which is 1st and foremost at the expense of its economy. but for the sake of its people, western media are having a field day with headlines like b for this, you know, about as of may this year. more than 1000000 people have died from call it in the us. we learned that more than 1000000 americans have now died from the disease a milestone. we didn't want to think about, but new was coming. pandemic that's far from over. that's more than any country in the world now did was see the same hysteria in the media as we're seeing now with china. of course, not as the us took the headline lead in the number of deaths and cases during the pandemic or american singled out and forth to be tested more than other world travelers. no time is asking how come 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 is clearly against journalistic ethics. just a few weeks ago when we saw dozens of protests across various cities in china against the country, strict coven measures western leaders were keen to push bathing to compromise, and meet the protesters, demands. calling susan, paying an authoritarian dictator. china has to figure out a way forward on dealing with was covered a way for that answers the of the health needs, but also answers the needs of people. locked down is not a policy that we support here. but obviously there are people in china that, that have concerns about that, and they're protesting that. and we believe they should be able to do that piece for i think we're seeing the chinese people speak up for more freedom against the coven lockdown policies. i support that, well, what happened? you got what you wanted, didn't you? and now people are

a change in their soon applaud in china's original success. and. ringback concerning the virus and saying that now it's a disaster, even japan, which was asking china to relax its quarantine measures just a month ago, is now afraid of chinese travelers and in america. as always, the double standards are comical. remember when the by the administration will sneer in trump's china travel back at the start of the pandemic as racist. no republican president nor democratic president, we have racist, and they've existed, they tried to get elected president. the 1st one that has an amazon chris, this is we're the credible year president is most needed, as he explains what we should and should not do. this is no time for donald trump rickard of esther xenophobia historical jennifer. fast forward to this, if you've been to china,

get ready because the covert fast are back even for those who have been vaccinated . so what was the plan, or is it more of a make it up as you go along kind of approach, as long as it's against china? who knows either way, it's clear that in today's reality, whatever beijing comes up with, it's wrong. it locks people up authoritarian, it opens up its reckless and that's right to the world. but maybe it should be about letting countries sort their problems out themselves. i'd wrap up the show for now here on the international life masika, thanks so much for joining us for your lakers world headlines will return at the top of the hour, but between now and then you can always log onto your call at the very latest from

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