ah ah ah, the headlines of this hour seen the u. s. a trip to asia during which she is expected to take issue with rushes substantial arms to india. india reiterate that is the times with russia are indispensable. fucking in the snow with challenges, consider me position well in the field in the still because virtually invisible, intense lighting, persistent on this right increment the weather as russian artillery maintains its firing positions, our correspondent is in the gas regent reports from the frozen ground and

into the science, a gas deal with billions of euros with the north african nation of libya. it says it has no intention to have a predatory role in the region. but there is considerable mistrust among local residents. that most of the europeans care about their own interests. first, they don't care about us, they only want oil and gas, but we need investments. when you occupied us, you left nothing. and after all those years, they want us to think that they care about us. no. a good morning and welcome to the international rule costing a life for more. so i'm at my mom and it's great to have you with us. let's take a look at today's top stories. senior us diplomatic victorian newland has called for fixing quote dependencies and bombed abilities in india's relationship with

russia. the u. s. under secretary of state made those comments as she embarks on a week long tour of asia and middle east with india. one of the destinations as close live mass are, is india correspondent, rondon shaw my in new delhi to discuss the details will be great to have you on the chena newton visit comes off the most of us tools with india about the south asian countries purchases of russian oil and art supplies, but will directly is new that expected to do on her trip. well the reason why newland is doc i'm into india is for the annual us india, a foreign office consultations. and of course they're going to be covering a wide range of issues from bilateral to global issues. but let me point out that she's also here in a pile sri lanka and got there until the 3rd or february. now just to head all

staff with it, she's made that statement about wanting to help india. but if i'm fact here it is because of the us that in the i have to face all these difficulties. and that's the reason that india, in fact give to defy the western actions against russia. i'm to keep your jury oil from moscow on the grounds that these unilateral sanctions in india, even i'm not, was in the past for instance, united states against iran. so after that in the i was not able to procure oil from my, from there also iran to when is the law on those sanctions? so now suddenly the u. s. wants to hell, but india, how much sense does that statement me? we don't know, but let's listen in to what the dock us diplomats said these dependencies that they've created and make them more vulnerable. in the case of the oil price campus,

you know, which india was quite skeptical of their now major beneficiaries. because the oil that they're buying from russia is, is so much cheaper. and we are now working with them on ways to diversify away from russian, russian weapons. i'll be in india. so it's not just oil, but rushing record. so you have now was it has a problem away. it does the partnership that you deli has like moscow. and remember this defense partnership between the 2 countries. it dates back to the cold ford and the very reason or the bank ground really there for this thriving partnership between u deleon. moscow is the very fact that for several decades the west refused to supply military equipment to india. and now over the years, this friendship with his son, a shape between moscow and new delhi has become strong and factor. and this is a relationship which is valued by the top leadership of india.

i, our defense cooperation is being strengthened through joint development and joint production under the made in india program as well as expanding cooperation in space and civilian nuclear energy. so new delhi is rather happy with it. start partnership with more school when it comes than not just to military equipment, but also oil. but suddenly the u. s. wants to help new delhi. the question is, was asked for this help. excellent, i t's and of course on a british i'm a thanks so much for joining us here in the cedars or on live here in las been great talking to you. okay, let's continue. now we heard from the defense expert dinner, car perry, who said the u. s. is unable to tolerate even the middle ground. the india is chosen as washington drives increase. the pressure on luster is also

a daily deals within india. and the you, us in developing just dance and reaction the war in ukraine. so that's well known in your started as well known the, the, the middle bought issue on to call it that it has taken, it has been very well articulated at different levels. this is been ongoing us or u. s. lead western afoot to get for the rest of the major major companies including india and others in the us. yeah. the others and she on trying to get more concrete on board as things get tougher on the west is trying to ramp up or you know, under sure, in terms of sanctions, if they're giving greater weapons in the back room, that they would want differently more pressure to support for their moves. now listen to the crank conflict. local authorities say

a missile fired by an air defense system. was it residential building in the countries 2nd largest city harker. this footage circling on social media shows the aftermath of the incident. a local official said to myself, find by an es, 300 defense system. media report said it was ukranian, an aerial attack alert has been declared in the city. meanwhile, and on last intense fights, he has persisted despite increment weather conditions r t. one garcia reports from the frozen ground vinegar region. the weather has turned for the worse snow, and freezing temperatures have returned. my change as little, the war grinds on it yet. will you approve moment guppy? oh, well, i didn't want that boy him. i told him in the 2nd,

the conflict is large, new position on artillery. does the fighting and drones do the scouting troops on both sides are at their mercy. the snow offers only the illusion of relief fighting and the snow presented its own its own challenge of his enemy position well concealed a father in the slow regarding virtually invisible. at 1st. quickly, the downsides emerge. tracts and dog camouflage become a give away. she here, this is a fortified ukrainian outpost. with a u. s. supplied humvee onsite tracks and movement him realm of other drones monitor the impacts corrections made and the barrage tightens day in day out,

the grinding war of attrition. while somebody is 1000000 clicking it. there isn't a lot of change from mostly positional warfare. the only thing that's changed is that we have to come flash accordingly. further south, russian forces are on the attack. over the past month, ukraine has lost one city and stands to lose 2 more. even of ukrainian president has acknowledged how critical things are. so daughter, dozer, raska, the situation is brutal and that in bach moot, google a door and denounced. there are constant russian assaults efforts to break through our defenses. what those defenses are breaking. after losing solider. there are rumors of a ukrainian retreat from bachman and russian forces are already in glendora, all spelling serious trouble for kiev. and it's nato sponsors. or i'd gasdio r t from le ganske in italy, thousands of people of signed

a petition against a speech by trans present zalinski at the local music vessel. a recent opinion poll is shown and only about a 3rd of its these populations actually in favor of sending weapons to ukraine with a clear majority against it. processes took them to the seats, express their outrage against the weaponry supplies to plane and to oppose a speech. quite zalinski being at the music festival. more than 70000 people have signed the petition under the title that quote, music must have nothing to do with the war propaganda. media reports have said a recorded speech by zalinski will be broke off during the last day of the popular san remo festival. there is a po, reveal that 55 percent of italians are again sending weaponry to ukraine. only a 3rd of the responders expressed support about the 10th were unable to answer

another survey by an italian newspaper showed that more than 60 percent of residents were against native, potentially engaging that direct conflict with russia. we heard from people on the streets of san marino, they spoke about my concerns lost a domain to count out of designs. gifford, i'm totally against the zalinski thing because russia hasn't done anything wrong to me. neither has ukraine is to us war against the rest of the world. because we who are in favor of peace have to spend a lot of money and expensive surveillance and honest workers to make war and destruction or india that out of me. so center and i've always been against sending weapons because they're always secondary roads to find and follow. generally, we can invest 500000000 in italy for other things. we have many problems. american . all the other states that send to arms have no problem because they have them, their policy is war mongering and always has been. we have to stay out of it was an order, there was a, this is a sitting faint event and it must only be about sitting to politics. must not come

into it. if you d a me at the center or anthony is a member of the nato alliance, is she for the say, the sending weapons ukraine is the pa fools piece. it's these recently reached an $8000000000.00 energy deal with the north african nation of libya, which was left in classes by the name to military campaign a decade ago. we heard from local residents who expressed grave concerns about the new partnership. will you give em in? they any welcome and i thought it would try to make deals with companies from neighboring countries, but in a way that ensures our rights and liberties development. how we know that we feel is our closest neighbor different, but it had a call in our history with us and you know, and they didn't bring us the benefits that they should have brought in the past for the and almost like the europeans care about their own interests 1st, which they don't care about us. they only one toil and guess, but we need investments ladies. yes, ed. this is the policy of european countries like italy and france and blaming each

other in the media. but behind the, since they grew on everything and just divide the wealth for african countries among themselves, european countries didn't help. so oblivious crisis there made it even worse. they didn't support a true political solution. they only make statements and nothing else. one law he who was a lot, we don't want anything from the italians. they should leave us alone. we have our educated young men and new companies about to be established soon. we want our youth to work in the oil and gas industry without any foreign intervention, shall we tell them. thank you, but stay away from us. we don't want anything from them. go. when you occupied us, you left nothing. and after all those years, they want us to think that they care about us. no, it said the, i'd say the rescue while italy has replaced russia with al jerry as its main energy supplier. it's now banking on libya to boost gas supplies to europe is just sign the landmark 25 year agreements. that's considered the most important new

investment in libby as energy sector in decades. i see it really valuable here is where italy wants and complain. important role also in order to help african countries to grow and become richer, a cooperation that does not want to be predatory. that wants to leave something to the nations. well, this corporation may be short lived because of libya's political conflicts. and wyvil factions where one man signature means nothing to the other. the country has been split into government in the east and west, but in this case, we're already seeing disagreements within just one side activate. and the investment agreement is illegal, and lex parity between the li, been an italian sites. this is the state of affairs in the country a decade after nato's invasion was supposed to fix everything where italy played a significant role. italy has decided to increase the operational flexibility visit croft with targeted actions against specific military targets selected on the

libyan territory. with the aim of helping to protect the libyan civilian population with their same participating on an equal footing and allied operations, italy always remains within the limits established by the mandate of the operation . and by the resolutions of the un security council, italy had no problems in business with gadhafi before becoming one of his largest arms suppliers and largest buyer of crude oil. all that stopped after the so called intervention, which just happens to come after gadhafi had proposed trade in oil for gold instead of dollars and raising taxes for foreign companies operates in libya in mama them there is a conspiracy to control libyan oil to control the libyan land and to colonize libya, again, this is impossible. impossible. and we will fight into the last man and woman to defend libya during the western bombing campaign. italy's foreign minister said that his conscience energy giant ian, i will have,

and number one roll in the future of the north african country. and on the day, tripoli fell the new york times. had a headline ready? the scramble for access to libya's oil wealth begins and it did. the largest oil reserves in africa were up for grabs, with sources on the ground reporting that some natal countries even took some crude for free. and here we are now in a new scramble. it seems with concerns talking about how much they want to help africa while of course, helping themselves well in libya's case, we're seeing european support for the tripoli based government. now, you know, the ones are closer to the oil fields. well if history taught us anything, it's that today's friend might be tomorrow's enemy. we've seen what happens with those who dont play by the western rules. the game is the same and so are the players. and the price is the natural resources. at any cost

for north africa has south roses of south africa have been increasingly turning to individual generators to power their homes and businesses. as the country struggles with national electrons in shortages last year, south africa experienced, experienced more than 200 days rolling black house. i'll g correspondent, terrible, et cetera. as the story. this is the soundtrack of south africa. it is the humming sound of generate as then represent the source of life for business is big and small. doesn't become live yet for some 6 or 7 hours in a 24 hour cycle. businesses have to survive somehow. and that is the only way they get to keep the economy taking. this is more than just a cosmetic problem now is become real politics in this country. there was a initiative by right. you have to actually install 810000 meg, almost 9600 megawatts or

a nuclear power plant in south africa. that didn't happen because there was a who's against nuclear. the major controllers of policy in south africa on any to be is the queen. lot, they have lots of money, they are intonation out. they are funded by big, big banks, internationally. now we are, the sasa offices. these offices don't seem to have a backup generator. so what happens to government social services that people actually need? when the time comes? the climate change from canada avoid if we have to be going green, we have to but should not be something where we're held ransom is expensive. just saw like in the self there in, if he's in a valid solar panels just to see john legend on 45th, who can afford to have talking about even the pro good. so, so why should we abundant cold? now as we are aware that there is in our college, been exported to other countries that you case that those who are say we must go great. so, so with the politics must not play with us,

where we need to be serious about some of the low chitty, also affects things like the legal system, quotes me, computers, they needs, you know, life, they need to be able to access records of those that appear before them, it depends on the type of cases that we dealing with at the point in time. so the cases need to be recorded, then we cannot actually record them. you understand. also the locating itself, it actually affects the recording machine, which results in court cases being postponed, of course, which in turn results in the backlog of cases. and the difficulty of that is felt most from those that rely on that electricity. i mean, bothers, for instance, they have to really dig in there to make sure that what they do is able to finish the job despite the challenges of having power cut. alex, tell me how, how do you navigate locating, especially when it's extended hours, a 2 hour, 2 and

a half hours, 5 hours? how do you do? um, we have a couple machines, like cordless ones, like this ones. and one of them can even take about an hour. so alpha but 4 of them . so if electricity goes for 4 hours, i can really work. yeah. did you buy these machines specifically below jetting? yes, we bought this machine specifically for follow 7. and then you have it that the daily grind in south africa, the electricity shortage, has really made some people numb. but some people angry enough to vote with their feet next week as they march to the head offices of state utility escal. because people have a love and it life has not been easy as everything else flows down from cell phone reception to traffic because traffic lights also now just always stops. but some

way, this low cheddie must also stop. and now to west africa, thousands of people rallied in the capital of the keener facets. so pulled the president's decision to spell fresh troops from the country within a month. we heard from locals in the west african nation has said that the former colonial power france was no longer ignore their sovereignty. a company captain abraham tro, ready to help him drive out that it's just our, the french that we can have our sovereignty, that we can dry out see us as well as those of our parents. look alive. we went back to france, he should not return here any more. we say to the neighbors who, ally with france to stop their plies. nothing can go against burkina faso. anyone who organizes conspiracy should know it will backfire. the people are standing here in the people on one with the rulers. demonstrate is held up signs with anthem,

french, and anti imperialistic slogans. national flags and even some russian banners was seen of the event as a good country as been strengthening its ties with moscow. france reported the still has full 100 troops in the west african country. now, while there are demands full withdrawal of fresh choose from africa, russia security forces are actively involved in showing stability, particularly in the central african republic, which is readily attacked by medicines. fresh wasn't emmanuel micron is glass far said choose russia promote the anti french sentiments in the continent. we heard from the head of the commonwealth of offices for international security, alexander island of who says that, the c a r official, strongly appreciate the activity the russian security forces is

little russian instruct us work efficiently in the central african republic. the government of the country satisfied with our work, it was stated by officials of the republic, including the president and the prime minister. the local population is proud of the current level of training of law enforcement agencies that can protect them from external enemies. the russian military takes part not only training soldiers, but also helped and carrying out various operations. i declare, once again, the russian, instructors of the commonwealth of international security officers are working in the central african republic and invitation of the official authorities. and soldiers of the wagner group are not there. the local population treats the russian military well as they are aware of their role, ensuring the security of the country are i? that's all for this news. alba. nice check out a special interview with iran 1st. lady ana with oak saw waco and blue back little today.

ah ah ah ah ah, ah patel. i'm also the, let me start with the issue that has been a lot and the headlines recently, and i mean the, the tragic death of, of mos armine, which sparked, ah, a reaction not only in this country, but also a broad, wider thing. these tragedy costs such an last sing and such

a broad response public response. i am a man who's gonna be with your permission. i would like to discuss this issue in depth. the thing you referred to as a tragic death and the news of which resonated throughout the world is actually a new form of what we call the policy of intimidation. says a policy that america is carrying out against my country. iran for the very essence of american foreign policy is intimidation. over the past 50 years, the u. s. has always sought to scare our people into submission. they've sent their navy to our shores is showing off their warships and their missiles. they've forced us into flawed and unfair agreements with them going on. it is always been about intimidation. however, what you mentioned is just a new form of the same policy that are more by doing this. the u. s. wants to say to us, look with is, i'm right here in your very cities. i can take terrorists to the streets and set

cars on fire. so they want us to submit to surrender lawyers. this is a component of policy of intimidation that america has deployed and is pursuing against iran to show a skewed picture of our country to the world. i imagine that you too now have a similar experience of dealing with america. as it promotes false narratives about russia to the rest of the world, i learn america exercises its power through the media and others. mass media is used to push intimidating narratives and falsehoods. that's their modus operandi. or if you want to sell weapons, make a country afraid of something and no body off you. so americans to bully our neighbors into being afraid of iran. they do the same to the global community. they want people to be scared. i agree with you that the west has always,

or has long used propaganda as a, as a tool against countries that they disagree with. and that happened with regards to russia. there augusta run and with regards to many other countries. but if you look at the particulars of the story, you know, a young 22 year old woman who was detained, intact, run, it happened. she was visiting her brother, she was out of town, and her family never got a chance to see her again. now i know there are many speculations about what actually happened, that her family, for a long time was very bitter about the way how this whole situation was handled. i wonder as a, as a woman, as a mother of 2 daughters, as a university professor, i'm sure you have many similar students. what was your personal reaction not to the weight was played out and used, but to the actual tragedy, to what happened to that girl, to that young lady and her family? my money, the way i see it as an iranian woman,

as any iranian woman would. i certainly am distressed by this incident. in fact, i'm saddened by all of the incidents that have happened recently was, but then again to drive the point home. both britain and america have been trying to infiltrate iran for years. there was this remarkable iranian woman who lived a 100 years before all that i don't. she was the mother of the shaw, but under the influence of britain in america, she turned her son against amir. kabir, the shars son in law, which resulted in his execution. this is what they've always done, infiltrating our society and exerting their influence, sewing discord between family members, setting them against each other. they're doing the same thing to the entire iranian nation. well, this is what the devil does. a mom khomeini called america,

the great satan one and it truly is america. so it seeks to tempt and seduce. we have been living under the corrupting influence of america, britain and their intelligence agencies for a 100 years now and still we keep fighting back. there it is because of this incitement and the pig like grunting of the americans and the british. that bad things happen regardless. we do our best to defend ourselves, especially our unity and integrity, our mutual compassion and sense of justice before they seek to so discord among us to divide our people in our country that have in their goal, is to break up our country. many times we've seen america in britain attempting this, but we to have learned much and are prepared to defend ourselves. certainly, the incident you mentioned makes me and every one else in iran, very uncomfortable. all iranian women reacted strongly to this tragedy on this but,

but as soon as they realized they were being used, however, many of them changed their minds since the, for their own media. can i ask specifically about a job because this issue has been politicized by western media or from the very beginning of the iranian revolution. and there was always an issue rounded. ma'am, i've read a dub. the morality police may have become more restrictive over the last couple of years because of, you know, new job fashions that the younger women in iran practice. on the other hand, being here on the campus of the university where you're teaching, we've seen a couple of young iranian women who do not cover their hats. i wonder what is the accepted practice when it comes to not only the legal but the culturally accepted practice when it comes to her job at this point of time moving his hand look.