or to school calls. i don't know who she is. you know, for the don't know if i should just to do. do you mean with you used to play in finances come with a headline story. this are in done by the russian private military group. buckner reports taking a key suburb of an arc. shem on your list, document local to where it safely evacuated, helping sharing their stories is good if you're more, i'm from our tools yesterday. wagner evacuation for many thanks to them for point with our otherwise we would've died. i'm sure like i say it's hopes are high up, securing a much needed anticipated loan from the india's external affairs minister steps in to help with the country deal with 2nd on the crisis. and also ahead on

with rage and anger and lots of protests in the french capital against president microns plans to increase the retirement age in the country with from moscow to the world. it is our take good to have your company this our, i'm union only. we start on the front lines up, don't pass the head of rushes. wagner, private military company has said his forces have gained full control over a strategically important suburban archibald, also known as black mood. that ton of clay shift is less than 10 kilometers from archibald. an area which has been a vital transport hub for the ukranian military. they had of the wagner group said fierce fighting is ongoing in nearby or is previously the russian defense ministry

confirmed that wagner had made a solid contribution in taking the city of solid dar, another strategic the important location in the region in well, locals, in our team also have thank the military company for helping them evacuate. yes, good of that. it's your mosque. i'm from our to mosque yesterday. wagner evacuation forces came with many thanks to them for pulling sour cream. otherwise we would have died there when we left the house and came under fire from the kracken ukrainian nationalist group. look at the we had to drop down to the ground during the shelly school. we crawled about 3 to 400 meters during the day. when at night we walked a very long distance and my grandmother couldn't even walk. we carried her on a stretcher, were very thankful to the wagon, was pro okla freeman from during the vacation were taken out by the wagner and crew . god bless them, but the shelling has not seen for a 2nd or the last 4 days. although we showed no signs of being part of the military, when you had was ukrainian forces that were selling union portion to the electrical, it's very difficult in our chill musk right now. just like in march,

april may be even worse since august. we have been living in the basement of our houses are not going out anywhere. ukrainians were shooting at us civilians because most likely they have political issues against us. we were evacuated by the wagner group. they came at night. they said we need to leave urgently. we were getting out of the ruins as soon as we came out of the basement, the ukrainians started shooting nearby. earlier we spoke with yellows, put colon editor in chief of finish news website m v media. he says, despite the takeover of key cities in don boss at being a major development for russia and western media on playing it of course. so in the military muse, bottled has a very big importance and it's difficult for, for the, for, and media to western media to accept the full bottled. oh, bad. but like i said, when we're talking about lobby, asking from what doors we are talking about fully duration of dorm was. and that is

exactly what the wish and propagandist are afraid of. they try to keep the beacher that gray. ha, steal a bus ability to weave a war against russia, each grade being to do but, but that's what exact exactly what they are doing. trying to convinced that there is the says to said all these billions of dollars and a western military oh weapons to duke. kiki of troops on the pentagon has insisted about crimea, is still a ukrainian territory. while seeing key if can use any means to regain its lungs, the statement came in response to a question on whether washington approved attacks on the peninsula using american weapons. russia's ambassador to the u. s. previously branded a similar assertion by the state department belligerent rhetoric. commentators nameless hume that russia will not retaliate for attacks in his territory. it

should be obvious to everyone that we will destroy any kind of weaponry supply to the zalinski regime by the americans are native. isn't it clear that pumping a crane with more weaponry, no matter where it is produced in the u. s. are any other nato countries will only lead to an increase in the deaths of civilians? the rhetoric of u. s. officials is becoming increasingly belligerent. after hearing such remarks from washington, the criminals and kia will feel complete impunity. the risks of the conflict escalating will increase once again, a lot of people regarding my comment just now is calling it a potentially wiring escalation. we know about the patriot missile systems and theoretically tanks from america, thank radically they're all being cold for by the sky and kia. what's the latest? right, well the both the actual supply of tanks from the u. k and potential supply of tanks that we could see from other countries in the west really does present a serious possibility for an escalation and the current conflict. according to reports, france is already getting ready to send tanks to key of and like i said,

just now the u. k. has said it's sending thanks officially to ukraine, and it's actually been pressuring germany to do the same. now at the same time, there's not everyone in the west has been expressed, such willingness to take this conflict to the next level because we saw berlin say that bail only send their tanks to ukraine if washington agrees to do so. and washington is saying, we're not going to do that right now. we just don't think we're there yet. the abrams tank is a very complicated piece of equipment. it's expensive. it's hard to train on. it has a jet engine. i think it's about 3 gallons to the mile with jet fuel. it's not the easiest system to maintain. naturally, this stands for washington has taken has actually upset quite a few germans who basically think that the us is trying to sacrifice other people at the altar of its own foreign policy agenda. one german m p basically voice that opinion and also suggested that this is really risky. bringing us closer to a nuclear confrontation. western tanks could ultimately provoke the use of nuclear

weapons primarily against germany. that seems to be the deeper reason why washington is so reserved on the subject of supplying tanks. but as forcing its ally to make those sacrifices like a vassal, one of the main questions we have to ask is why. why is the wes allowing for such an escalation right now? and actually the german chancellor explained pretty well the west position on, on this. and it's quite simple. basically, they see the west as good, and they see russia as bad in order for the war to end russia, us aggression must fail. that is why we are continuously supplying ukraine with large quantities of arms in close consultation with our partners. it is extremely important that preston church and doesn't win this war party because it will be a tragedy for ukrainians. but when very dangerous for all of us. because then the message to open a tell you need this not only to putin but also all the author, tiny, there's inside. when they use brute force, when they want,

it's in rational law, they, it, she, what they want. and that would be a very bad and dangerous lessons. it'll make the world more dangerous and also more vulnerable if we want to negotiate the peaceful solution to the war ukraine, we need to provide me to support your crime. that's the only way. weapons they are the way to peace. so the knighthood against oldenburg, right? they don't know basically saying that more weapons and more death other way to peace. and just before him, donald, the left shoulder, german chancellor, the man looking surprisingly optimistic, didn't his job, didn't his defense minister just quit? yeah, that's right. and you know this, this kind of rhetoric combined with these recent developments with the potential massive future supplies of western tanks. to the ukrainian military, all that combined really makes it scary to wonder how far will the west to go just to spite russia at the end of all this, my colleagues were re sushi double quarter there. while the pentagon has also

commented on the possibility of sending us tanks to ukraine, seeing maintenance issues would make it on viable both despite urging european countries to send their heavy military missionary press tv correspondent, johnny miller believes natal members are split over the issue of weapon supplies, nato says, and it says over and over again, the, the only way to create peace in ukraine, send more weapons or well, in the great piece we need more, more know, there is another way for peace and that is peace from jason with the russian government it's been a bit of a split between united states and britain on one side of the poland and some of the baltic states. i'm germany and france and that so i think what we're seeing some hesitation from the german government now about whether to send these times. i think we are going to see inevitably, those fits can lead to increase as particularly german and french establishment.

and i'm not talking about left when journalists are left during activists, but in the german conservative establishment and the french conservative establishment. the behind the scenes as many people are asking questions about whether this is a new or an interest to continue to support this war. rather than to pursue peace negotiate and hey, another story we are closely following today. india has reportedly stepped in to help for a length restructure it's dead. the island nation is seeking a 2900000000 dollar loan from the i m f to help find its way out of the big economic crisis. it's in taking a $3000.00 r t fringes sharma. she long cars hoping to get nearly 3000000000 dollar bill, our package from the i m f and to secure that it has to renegotiate loans with its foreign lender, mainly japan, china, and india. and india is 3 lancaster,

2nd largest bilateral lender, and which is via this with it over in del foreign, minnesota. off the edge, a shankar becomes extremely important. in fact, he landed in on got to do with the local time. he's expected to meet with his counterpart also tomorrow he's expected to meet with the president to 3 long car, ron and vitro missing and all that to talk on that restructuring. that really is going to be the key focus of this particular was it not in? does also confirms that it has written to the mass as far as these talks around that restructuring are concerned. so india has given its approval to the i m f to give free long call that bailout package. the feeling really desperately is looking at also sri lanka, always india, about $1000000000.00 only last year. india had given 3 long got around $700000000.00 on credit line and this was then the crisis was added. speak in july

last year, july 2022. things had gotten really, really bad for so long. we all remember those we're all of the. she was outside patrol station that makes 4 kilometers in kilometers. but also the government offices were runaway, the presidential palace was ransacked. the faith broadcaster was hijacked, and the prime minister's office was sec believes the economic crisis now had really turned into a political and of humanitarian. one thing on the ground for sri lanka had become extremely extreme. me difficult, of course, that also led to the fall of the long standing roger buck shot government, a buff for sri long called the priority now is to read, negotiate a loan with for lenders. and that's what india is trying to help. 3 long calls for

these debt restructuring talks between india and free long become extremely important because they do provide a glimmer of war to the island nation of 22000000 people. okay, to a developing story. protests are raging on the streets of paris with thousands of people demonstrating against the president's pension reforms, which would see the retirement age raised in france. ah, demonstrators block roads, while some club with police, with reports of bottles and small films being more than 20 people have been arrested. the president l said retirement reform quotes must be carried out. the proposed legislation would been people having to work 2 more years until their 64 to qualify for a full stay pension. a move strongly opposed by trade unions manual my con, urge protesters to demonstrate peacefully on the void and the violence. a local

reporter sent this from the ground pneumonia just as the movement of the protested who, being widely monitored was blocked shortly after the start, especially after clashes with people dressed in black and with masks on their faces . nevertheless, every one joined this protest, action people and protesting against the extremely unpopular pension reform in france. according to a recent poll, 66 percent of french people do not support reform. 75 percent people age 35 to 64, oppose it, which has not been the case for a long time. or french trade unions, including large ones, such as the general confederation of labor and the french democratic confederation of labor called for protest in the country. if the security service was afraid that radical people might be present among the protested, which has happened within causal on the route of the protest column were removed in order to avoid serious incidents. given the number of demonstrate as the authorities were forced to pro 10000 policeman,

angel dobs throughout france and 3500 employees in the capital alone. can know the story to tell you by today the un representative in charge of coordinating peace efforts in the middle east has call for more accountability over the actions of as really, soldiers against palestinians describe the issue as a dangerous cycle of violence. the perpetrators of war acts, violence must be heading the counter with the brought to justice. security forces with exercise, maximum restraint the use of the course of all the rest, the other boys vague life. while despite mounting international pressure is really authorities helping withholding the bodies of some killed palestinians. the families of the deceased condemned the practice of a human rights violation. ortiz middle east correspond. maria phenomena picks up the story on a sunny day like this 121 years ago. mohammed sun shoddy left his home in

a village near nablus in the west bank and never came back. 2002 was the time of the 2nd intifada and massive palestine and our prize in against israeli occupation . mohammed was told shoddy, had been killed by these railey military during clashes between protesters and the army. the family started preparing for a funeral, but more than 2 decades on it still hasn't happened. the garage doors in sunny concern of almost 21 years have passed. and until now we do not know where his body is or how he was more to it. but we want to take him and bury him here in the town and read a prayer over his body and know that we return him to caroll. this is all new wish before would be farewell to this world. with their sun still not rested in peace. the parents pain and anger has not been buried either and will not go away. the, through the lobby on these rallies are doing this to torture us more hot food offered. if i had got back his body and buried him,

we would have been able to move on. but since i have not got him back, how can i forget gibson? so the now sir is our one of around a 1000 other palestine and families who have corpses of dead relatives been withheld by his railey authorities at practice. that 1st began in 1967 man women and children are among them. hussein from jerusalem legal aid and human rights sent a tells me those who were killed and clashes and rage, but also died in his railey prisons or hospitals. i left in our youth. any occupation authorities claim they will use these bodies as pressure and bargaining chips in future prison exchange deals with armed groups in gaza. and as a policy of collective punishment for the families. we also expect this is the way to conceal evidence, in cases of extra judicial executions were carried out by the occupations soldiers in the cities of the west bank and $48.00 territories. the rules, this is among palestinian families about the issue of organ, sasha. will donald the forgot to be your mother,

the center helps the families get the buddies of their loved ones back. they go to israeli courts negotiate with the army. police. some cases have 0 progress like shot is one for others. legal battles take months and years as of today, more than 300 but is still haven't found their way back home, captain israeli morgues or buried at so cold cemeteries of numbers. m no lemon. alabama community know about full known cemeteries which are military areas that have forbidden to when terms of these corpses were buried in an inappropriate manner at a close distance from the surface of the ground. in this cause, many cases of corpses being washed away and lost in heavy rains and through predatory animals that could dig up the graves. bob macnado, israel says it has legal authority to halted buddies, palestinian families seed as a violation of international laws. and they are human rights, all those we talked to, while firm in this report told us they thought that bearing their beloved ones is

the worst thing. but now they see that losing them forever without a chance to say a proper good bye is a bit more painful. but even when a family is successful and receives a body back, there could still be issues. a sam awaited for 37 days for these rarely army to return the body of his youngest son, but could not recognize him. it was flows in his was google ice, dr. sir 5 this through different full body. because we need the to concede for, for him. when did the autopsy show show? he was good for like 3 bullets from back and close distance. i saw ma shows me. i'm just the room and the clothes he was returned in with holes from the bullets. he believes his 14 year old son, irregular protests against israeli occupation was assassinated by special forces in an ambush prior to and after his death. israel arrested menu of i'm just friends. some others also died. some of the buddies were never returned with crime against

humanity. when someone kill your son and store his body. it's that was before for his brothers, his cousins, his fans to do something. and that's what's happening. the details about it is to, to fuel the violence in the area. we conduct a different israeli institutions asking for a comment on the state practice of detaining but is they didn't reply back re from ocean archie from the west bank. and earlier, my colleague re sushi, spoke to the director of the palestinian independent commission for human rights are marred to like the fears. now the death toll of palestinians will continue to mind throughout the year and seen that the $22.00 into 3 will be a bloody or like $1.00 to $20.00 to $1.00 to $21.00 like any or under israeli occupation. last year, 250 palestinian were shocked,

and kids with good blood by his late soldiers and as a settler with no accountability to the perpetrators. and we expect that this will continue through this year and it might escalate, due to the political changes in israel and the escalation in the open incitement. again, felice damien is a petition. we spent 2023 also to see more confiscation of land for the building. and there i believe without meaningful gimme one pressure from the national community. it is will continue as they used to act against commit to more and more crimes against humanity is trying to do the rest of the law with complete comparison. as you well know, the united nations recently passed a motion involving 70 countries quoting for accountability from tel aviv for that

of id f soldiers. they must be held responsible for the violence classes with palestinians. that is 70 countries mister wake. does that mean the world is, is finally getting united on this to state conflict? this is not something new. we have here this from the work for decades repeated the resolutions from the un general assembly from you and security council event from the highest addition buddy in the world, the i c, j, the mission, the course of justice, the all the may, the all made the decisions and solutions against is ryan calling for the end of the patient adult for certain man. but 2 of the student is to say the 3rd, but nothing has materialized because simply all these decisions just shallow off in statements without any consequences on the zain, is the nation. although the law, why on that all states need to act again,

violations committed by israel will do so. you know that sanctions with location, no penalties, just statements. resolutions ok to a story, getting a lot of reaction. a russian ice hockey player in the u. s. has made headlines after refusing to worry gay pride themes, pre game jersey, philadelphia flyer star, even popular off decided not to take part in the n h l. warm up event fighting is religious lease. everybody's choices. my choices to stay true myself and my religion. mental, i'm gonna say like really rational. we've got a hockey player from philadelphia who says he doesn't want to participate in events that his team is involved with that glorify the l g b t, community and homosexuality, et cetera. he says that his religion just doesn't, you know, doesn't think that's a good idea that's not consistent with his religious beliefs. he's going to stay

true to himself. we're in this situation where we're seeing an increased politicization of sports. there were similar issues regarding the l g. b t concerns that were raised our, regarding the world cob guitar, et cetera. and now we have some leading voices, just piling condemnation on to ham, man. and you know, a basically, you know, having a meltdown over the fact that he is staying true to his religious principles and just doesn't want to participate in certain activity. the national hockey league today. nice to find that organization, a $1000000.00 to reevaluate how the support gay rights. cuz because that is insulting. nothing scares me more than any human being who says i'm not doing this because of my religious beliefs. because when you look at people's lives, you normally say that publicly throw what, but what you saw ivan prover off can get on a plane any day. he wants him to go back to the place where he feels more comfortable. i understand there's a conflict going on, maybe get involved. we have a situation here where because this hockey player of russian heritage wants to stay

true to his religious beliefs. he's being told woke go back where he came from. i. this is white bigoted language of you taught tv personality tucker, carlson, or recently commented on how bizarre it is that we have someone of russian origin sticking up for what supposed to be an american value, freedom of religion. but it seems like, increasingly spaces that are not political in the united states. spaces like sports and education of children and other places are becoming highly politicized. and if you're not on the politically correct side of these things, if you're not willing to take the side that is promoted by the democratic party and be woke, social media outlets, and cetera, you become the target of widespread born and condemnation. it seems like in many ways this is yet another sign of the united states in the west in general, are not living up to the ideals of freedom and formality and diversity. they wanted spouse a new report claims the persecution of christians is on the

rise globally, with thousands of people killed last year because of their faith. the paper by the religious research group opened doors stated that 5600 christians were killed in 2022. it said that many of the crimes were committed by islamist extremist and added that more than 120000 people were displaced due to anti christian violence. and at least $15000.00 christians became refugees. the report went as far as to say that in some regions, violence against christians is actually condoned. well, african nations make up the majority of the top 10 countries where christians reportedly face the most violent, some example fear, somalia named 2nd after north korea. the head of the research group said the rates of. busy crimes against christians in africa. it's deeply troubling. i think even we were shocked by our own numbers,

7 out of 10 countries where there is the greatest violence against christians or in sub saharan africa. violence can mean killings and a large percentage of those who were killed for their faith in the last year were in africa. but it can also mean rate. it can mean a reduction. it can be the destruction of property. i'm pretty staggering figures. the reports say 360000000 christians face persecution and discrimination because of their faith is one in 7 christians worldwide. one and 7 of is breaking that down by region one. and 5 christians are persecuted in africa even worse in asian fact 2 and 5, and then last numerical one. in 15, we discussed the findings with a night yearian christian association. it is side on the fortunate that in a country. it has a constitutional in the country that has a government from google, didn't get enough to acknowledge india school and could not really

do it. if you look at the on more than line, maybe a gets in there and i'm killing some of them. that becomes a good concert if give nothing, why killing the please? why do you plan to put that to do if you're happy with government, what kind of it was under that could have been in thank you in a seat, where was george? and so we could not get to catch you. i miss enough to know so much a bit concerning the criticism community, but citizens generally what? because now given seems not secure on the slide. rising, religiously motivated violence in subsaharan africa, local christians in ethiopia, as northern to gray regent. happily celebrated the preface holiday this week.

dedicated to the baptism of jesus christ. thousands of christians gathered for the event locally of tim kit. it's widely celebrated by a philippine orthodox christians, a period of religious revival, and an occasion to give thanks for personal prosperity. and in moscow epiphany celebrations there in full swaying crowds of russian orthodox faithful gathered to take the traditional dip in freezing cold waters. on the eve of the holiday after a church service or look our lucky correspondence his year was steep, sweeney. he was daring enough to take not lunch. well, as predicted, the temperature has dropped slightly. i can feel rain floating down on my body, but i'm making my way now to the ice poland. i'm going to get myself into the freezing cold water. there are a men, the women of all ages are here to day, and many a row already made the plunge into the icy water. and as cuza people, now,

as you can see, i'm prepared it's, it's very, very cold. and this is, as i've said, this is about the celebration of epiphany, which is an commemorating the baptism of jesus christ. there are many health benefits that come with diving into the waters home told i'm, i'm about to go in. so i'll let you know what it's like when i come out and, and, and how i feel i, with i feel a little bit invigorated. it's quite refreshing getting into the water and i'm plunging my head under 3 times. i can see the benefits of it. and i can see why many people come here and do this every year. are not promising the i will come back and do it again. you can see many, many people here still waiting to, to get into the po, caesar. so it's not the 1st time i've dipped myself in the waters. it's the 6th time there are always emergency workers here. every one house almost identical. what's my youngest son and i tried to.