and engage with so many find themselves worlds apart. we choose to look for common ground. ah, breaking news from nepal, where dozens have reportedly been killed in a plane crash at the country's international airport. the russian defense ministry says camp is preparing a provocation to blow up a large granary to acute mall scope of disrupting the brain deal. and in this week's top story is moscow confirms its military has taken full control of the strategic town or sola dar in the don. yes, republic. after months of ruling battles, a

state of emergency has been declared in several regions of peru for 30 days. a big mass protest across the country as peruse in term president dina board that refuses to leave office despite calls for her resignation. with hello, good afternoon from moscow to wherever you may be watching this is the weekly with the hour and weeks most vital stories from around the globe. i'm fiorella isabel. we start with breaking news from nepal. we're doesn't have reportedly died in a plane crash at the country's international airport. this unverified footage allegedly shows the moment before and the aftermath of the plane crash near the city of folk gra, in central nepal. latest reports say that there may be survivors. the plane was reportedly trying to land before it plummeted to the ground arches region sharma has more 80 or 72 or the yeti

a lines that was on the road from the capital city. alternate paul got mando to book and that stretch takes about put the minutes and 20 minutes into the take off from god to mando. crash was reported to the local media in the fall. and i was seeing that there's a possibility of the pilot in order to avoid a crashing into the busy market area. the water, the plane towards the sect is reward. and that's where the crash was reported around 11 e. m. local dying on the back of the set, you know what, this was only about one and a half kilometers from the ball cra airport where the plane was supposed to land. now as far as the civil aviation authorities of neat ball, there was $68.00 passengers on board, including 15 foreign nationals and 4 crew members. these foreign nationals included . 45 indians for russians do koreans and some other

nationalities as well. and now as far as the prime minister of maple is concerned, a push for comma, the hard. he's held an emergency muting with his cabinet and on monitoring the situation very, very closely. me police are me as well as the police and also some lucas, really trying to help in the rescue operations there at this stage that are different reports on how many dead bodies have been pulled out a. but at this stage, it would be very difficult to say that if anyone has survived or not, of course, the chances of that a very please very, very unlikely. what happened without cleaning, of course, those details are still very sketchy at this point. but of course, we'll keep following all the updates and our viewers updated on that. the bomb is martha says, care of is planning a large scale provocation to blow up large green stocks and blame russia. the

russian defense ministry says cubes. goal is to leverage western public opinion. ukraine security services are preparing a large scale provocation in the coming days to discredit russia's actions within the grain deal and to accuse russia of creating a food shortage in ukraine. in the western media, the incident will be presented as another atrocity by the russian troops requiring a tough response from the world community. the fence, been se goes as far as providing details of the plants sabotaged mission, saying that at least a 30 ukrainian explosive specialists and security officers have already arrived in article. and the storage facility itself is owned by a man affiliated with the security service of ukraine. now, according to the defense ministry, the publication is meant to increase pressure on public opinion in western countries. in order to achieve you, large scale arm supplies to ukraine on the eve of the

a meeting of nato defense ministers and ramstein germany, which will take place on january 20th. now this is a 2nd warning about the ukranian provocations issued by russian defense ministry. this year alone, on the 8th of january, military officials issued a warning. the key of so security services are preparing to accuse russian forces of committing atrocities against civilian population in harkell. now, the alleged plan was to dig up the graves of civilians who died of natural causes disfigure their bodies and put them in a mass grave all in order to accuse russia of committing war crimes. now this would not have been the 1st time ukraine would stage such provocations in order to find support in the west. last year world headlines were full of stories about news from boucher ukrainian city that russian forces returned to keith's controlled you to successful negotiations. at that time. western media were presented with the corpses of civilians on the streets of the city. 3 days after the russian army had

left now linkage between the dead and the russian military was established almost immediately without any fact based data to back it up. now, anyone who dared to question the established russia didn't narrative, was the shouted down and the belittled as a russian shill, or even worse for its own part. russia has vehemently denied the allegations and has requested an emergency meeting of the un security council to discuss what the russian foreign ministry has called the criminal provocations by ukrainian soldiers and radicals in boucher. now the presidency of the security council was held by great britain, and the british mission to the un has denied the russian requests of the time. so in general, the latest ukrainian provocation falls in line with key attempts to boost military support from the west. due to its own failures on the battle ground. meanwhile,

on saturday, multiple missile strikes are reported across ukraine. ukrainian officials and local media reported that at least $100.00 missiles were fired. several large explosions were reported in emergency electricity. blackouts were then declared in the capital as well as 7 other regions of ukraine, according to local officials, one large power plant in the western part of the country went offline with unverified images on the internet showing the a legit damage. a tragic incident also occurred in the city of nip up at 3 score residential building was partially destroyed by a rocket, according to local officials, at least 21 people died with dozens more injured. ukrainian officials were quick to blame russia of intentionally striking civilian buildings. moscow has repeatedly stated it only targets military objects and infrastructure used by the green army. this comes as one of the landscape advisors contradicted the official narrative

saying that ukraine air defenses cause the incident. but you'll, you'll be there no pull in the but it's the missile was shut down, but it fell on the building. it exploded when it fell down. the mayor of net proper thralls has already called for our storage to be investigated by the security services. the russian military has previously said that ukrainian air defenses have been ineffective, citing examples of missile defense, rockets heading, civilian buildings in the country, as well as neighboring states when a ukrainian rocket killed 2 farmers in poland in november last year. and now to the don bass, the front lines were russian forces achieved a major breakthrough. this week the private military company, wagner took the strategic city of sola, dar, under its control. this exclusive footage shows the wagner group head and members inspecting an underground mine. that was previously used by caps troops to store

weapons. the companies had said that remaining ukrainian troops who were surrounded and refused to surrender, were killed in battle. guinea precaution also symbolically brought thought to the mind in an apparent swipe at western media, which claimed he has business interests in the city so that there would be no rumors spread in the yes that we are fighting for source. have some ukraine insult with me. live it and solider after we go through it. solid are, is a strategically important location. gaining control over it pays a way for russian forces to put pressure on ukrainian forces in the major city of already almost a vital transportation hub with a network of roads in railways. use a supply routes. the head of the don, yes, republic said that after solar are russia military will be able to move towards sub risk. another key city, the city of chroma horse can fly young,

would then be key targets for the russian army. this comes as kiev continues to deny its military has lost control over the city. the reluctance could be explained by the large losses. the ukrainian army has reportedly suffered in the area. meanwhile, desperate relatives of ukrainian fighters who are said to be missing or in captivity have taken to the streets of what local media labelled a march of widows, women were seen holding photos of their husbands calling on the government to help bring them home. the protest follow multiple eye witness accounts, suggesting that he is reluctant to retrieve some of its wounded and slain service men from the battlefield. he has the biggest military backer the united states downplayed the significance of the latest developments on the front line. according to a pentagon spokesperson that ukrainian armies latest defeat would not have any impact on the conflict. let's take a listen. we don't know how it's going to go,

so i'm not gonna predict failure or success here. but even if they're both back mood until it are fall to the russians, it's not going to make a i, it's not going to have a strategic impact on the war itself. and it certainly isn't gonna stop ukrainians or, or slow them down in terms of their and their efforts to regain their territory was put in this way of sold or hadn't fallen in the ukrainian defences that they have been building up for over 8 years from 2014 to 2022 would still be intact. and that would complicate extraordinarily, any russian offensive that has been planned. when the remaining 12550000 of mobilized troops, finally appear on the battlefield with the follow solid r o the russians have put at risk of the ukrainian positions in bar moot.

the fact is that the defense of this area is going to become untenable and or rather than risk and even larger cauldron. the ukraine's will have no choice but to withdraw and seek, create a new defensive bill and further to the west. the capture of sola dar, the eventual capture of bark mood. the piercing of the ukrainian defences is an essential precondition for any follow on russian offensive operation. so this is a, this is a battle of tremendous significance and tremendous consequence. for both sides, it is light, a statement that ukrainian foreign minister appears to have confirmed what russia has been saying for months that ukraine is another territory for another u. s. proxy war. if ukraine loses the world in which the united states place such an important role will begin to fall apart because of ukraine loses countries,

some align actress across the world will prefer to follow the russian path and to take the same risks to invade, to commit atrocities to destroy trade, and this is everything that the united states had defended over decades and centuries of its foreign policy. he also claimed vladimir putin faith as losing the war, but can't accept that outcome. the u. s. has been the biggest sponsor of ukraine to date, providing the country with another, almost $4000000000.00 aid package confirmed. just last week. we spoke to steve gill, radio host and political commentator, who says that ukraine has little to back up. it's tough rhetoric. i think by mayor and russia made their intentions very clear. i think the rest of the world thought distribution intentions were very clear. they match the military force and stuff and said they were going into eastern ukraine, if the lensky and ukraine didn't make the session. so the ukrainians may have been

the only ones in the world who miscounted that i think that they're feeling more and more desperate as the ground freezes, as russian tags in the military transport 1st now can be moved over hard frozen brown. i think they see that russia is making offensive moves, both in terms of environment into other portions of ukraine. i think the successes that russian horses have had just in the last couple of days in re taking territory and moving into new territory as the ukrainians on their heels. and i think they're, you know, talking tough with little to explain or back up their tough talk. it is when you're starting to see western european countries and others talk about these prospects that are different than what that process soleski is put forward. and they clearly see that there's a past the piece that is not the my way or the highway demands of president salenti . i think that you're seeing that zaleski and ukraine are increasingly desperate to

justify getting more arms more funds from the u. s. and from europe, and i think that as you look at the u. s. congress changing hands and the demand for more accountability of where previous dollars have thought, i think that there is desperation on the side of your brain. i don't think that tough talk and bluster is going to help their cause. chinese new foreign minister is wrapping up his 5 nation trip across africa. the last country on the checklist was beneath, during an official meeting with the country president, he emphasized the importance of chinese african cooperation to identify more areas to strengthen bilateral ties. but jane by painting good. my proposal is that we work together to promote the energy between beneath strategic development plan and the belt in the road initiative and the achievement of the forum on china, africa cooperation. so in order to identify more fields of action in growth rates for our cooperation, i am thinking of infrastructure, agriculture, human resources, training, manufacturing, and peace and security. earlier this week,

the chinese foreign minister also visited angola. he noted that both states have always enjoyed solidarity and trust, as well as growing momentum in their mutual opperation, with chinese companies making significant contributions to infrastructure upgrades . and the goal of his african trip also included a stop in ethiopia, where he held a meeting with his a p, o, p, and counterpart. they discuss bilateral cooperation and their joint experience in governance. chinese new foreign minister also met with the head of the african union commission in a swipe at u. s. involvement in the continent. he stated that no world power should force african countries to take sides in matters of geo politics. instead of saying africa should be a place for promoting economic development. siegel josh, would africa needs to solidarity and cooperation, not confrontation?

no country, no people have the right to force african countries and their people to take sides . africa should be a platform for international cooperation, not an arena for competition between major countries. africa refuses to be seen as an arena for competing influence. we're open to cooperation and partnerships with everyone as long as their respect our principles, our priorities now interests. the partnership we have with china is built on this principles. while cooperation between china and african nations is on the rise, the us says, such actions are actually the stabilizing the continent. the u. s. defense secretary made those claims last month at a summit of african leaders in washington were witnessing the purity, expand its footprint. ah, in the on, on a continent on a daily basis, and that creates the problems that will be eventually destabilizing if they're not already. or we see russia continuing to peddle cheap weapons,

employing mercenaries across the continent. and so the combination of those activities by those 2 countries, i think, you know, that bears watching. and certainly i think their influence again, can be the stabilize chinese, the fair expert, ender long says the countries approach to africa is more holistic than that of western powers. taught us engagement with africa, it's very different from the west and looks at the relationship in a holistic way. the emphasis is always been on building infrastructure, notice capacity building for development. it will help the these countries to develop. and also, of course, it would force crucial ties between china and africa. their so called democracy as defined by the united states is only a facade channel to excerpt americans in france to impose the americans more go

on on other countries, regardless of the, the state of the development of the internal political situation, the geography and so on. so forth, the african countries and other developing countries, they are more in debt to western commercial lenders, multiple times more than time. thomas become much more a price and allow, in some sort of that relief. but also taking into account all the stakeholders interest. but overall, the loans are here, as i said, to wants building infrastructure within the country and connecting these countries to other neighboring countries. it would bring a lot of economic progress. a state of emergency has been declared and several regions of peru beginning january, 15th, for 30 days, amid mass protest across the country. as proof of income that president,

dean below are to, has refused to leave office. i will nest losses. some voices that have come from the violent and radical factions are asking for my resignation, provoking the population into cash disorder and destruction. i will not resign. i, my commitment is with peruvian magnetic response. 17 people were reportedly killed and hundreds more injured, including at least $23.00 police officers, as locals attempted to take over an airport in southern peru on tuesday. at least 43 people have been killed in reported confrontations between police and civilians . in what many activists are calling a massacre? the protest call for the resignation of in term president d double ark day with demonstrators claiming their being discriminated against by the new government. who is going to defend us, who is going to after this, children are traumatized. this children who are becoming fatherless,

motherless orphans a little offended, up with him. a found a spot on the police office were shooting at us. i think the raw food it and one debt we're calling president of through d and a blue are to resign because you are murderer. many people are dying because of you, you boss. except that people don't want to you. ah ah, with again in being me voted with it, you know, one of them with dealing with the demands out

here. they want not to be out of the government. they want the dictatorship to end . and they also police the congress, along with the executive power of the killing, of people who are actually exercise in the right. not just the lima, everywhere in the u. s. s. plus to support president bulwark, the despite escalating anti government protest demanding her resignation since december last year. impeach president bed the rest, the or earlier claimed us involvement is behind the violence suppression of protesters. meanwhile, former bolivian president eval morales, has expressed his support for peruvian demonstrators in responsible arts as government banned him from entering the country. we spoke to peruvian activists got the real who says that the states actions against the protesters and of morales are

acts of racism. there is evidently relation between in the border through which, i mean we're speaking about the same indigenous i'm our people. so that's the evidence they will be on. you know, well, yes, actually that will be supported it strongly. and there was no proof, however of the of the government. he said, well, what i think is that evidence me, racist attack is not only against him, but obviously again, the people, as i mentioned, it's mostly indigenous i, mara, that have crap. now experienced the latest scaling and the the action of

bombing able from entering the country. it's just, it's a joke to me, but it is a statement from a statement from the government. so create been a life basically imagine that people and to blame everywhere. alas and believing and less when movement in latin america for whatever is going on in the country even for their own killing. so they're trying to make us responsible for people to speak against the government as responsible for repealing b r. committing over 60 years since gaining independence, the democratic republic of congo continues to feel the effects of a ruling decades long conflict. the southern mineral rich region of the country was

torn between former colonial powers and insurgents. our teeth corolla, top law, explains how the current government is still picking up the pieces left by western powers of the 6 long decades of brutal conflicts. countless lives lost and displaced the war in the r. c, 1000 mineral rich province of cut anger is finally over. it's been a harrowing endeavor for his people and the region itself. meghan 1961 time, came for congress to gain her independence. the imperialists and colonizers led by belgium, the united kingdom, and the united states. shows conflict and separatism in cassandra, but why did they do it? they all parroted ally and by western colonizers, an imperialist that it was to hold the spread of communism in the world for in the d r. c. that also men control of major resources at bargain basement prices,

and that's how the war in the region began. but for the democratically elected leader of the congo, patrice le mamba, the future of the country, was only as one united nation. i informed the public in the congo and throughout the world decay tango will not be separated from the congo, the province of catania as an integral parts of an independent congo from the point of view of internal public law and of international law. just as the province of antwerp in belgium will not become independent, neither will, the province of catania become independent in the congo. our great rich country will remain united in order to play a primary role in the association of free nations of africa. but la moda was beaten to the top and proposed by army general, known as mother to us as a 2nd. lemme over a democratically elected leader of the congo, was handed to his enemies. he was beaten brutally, and tortured by his enemies. it was later revealed that belgium and the cia

engineered and planned for his downfall, and that the mover was handed over to his enemies, to be tortured and fav woody, to be doused with essex. to further hasting decomposition, this is, according to the u. s. is own national security council sub western pressure made sure that the united nations security council was hum, strung, and could not get a consensus on the burning conflict and west than missionaries filled to the con, the united nations secretary general at the time. doug hamas called was todd to change this west been narrative and called for peace. he even called for all foreign forces to leave the congo. but sadly, he was to lose his life in a mysterious plane crash. in 1961, details of which i had to be no lodging. because the united kingdom and the united

states archives both refused to cooperate with the mission. and the investigation has since gone no way. the continued non disclosure of potentially relevant new information in the intelligence security and defense archives of member states constitutes the biggest barrier to understanding the full truth of the event. the situation in the congo only kept on getting worse, and as public opinion grew against western powers, it was up to john f. kennedy to do something about it. he decided to flip and not support the leader in katana easier said than that something that took nearly a year to end it all. the congo crisis raised on and the country shattered and devastated by it's still an able to recover largely because of western greed and an unwillingness to accept that congress has the right to decide its

own destiny and terrible attack quality and john local media and the chinese province of leaning have reported a massive explosion in a chemical factory. the cause of the explosion is still unclear, but local media report a fire starting immediately after the explosion. emergency services were said to deal with the situation on site. there is no information yet on any casualties. the explosion ads that we can fire appear to have caused big smoke in the area and shattered windows of buildings within a one kilometer radius. and that's a wrap on the hour and week sub stories from all around for more up to the minute updates head over to r t dot com. and don't forget to follow us on odyssey rumble. thanks for tuning in . we'll see you back at the top of the hour. ah,

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