ah, with ah, they're getting you weapons now you can be 100 percent. sure, we will destroy these lab work the pm. se wagner chief harris's insight on the conflict in ukraine with our correspond it being the key city of already of could to solve with one of the top carriers and the ukranian grain deal has been delivering we not to african state the need, but to with own livestock thing as disgusting, you know, thought for human beings to be starving and for the, for the president. although the priority to be fixed, it's almost like putting, you know,

the value of human beings to that of like animals and child trafficking remains a major problem in africa with corporation. couples the latest to be arrested in zambia for attempting to smuggle children out of the continent with good morning for marquee international students in moscow. and welcome to the hour's top news stories from across the globe. i'm here all is about. we start with the latest from the ukranian conflict officials in crimea, say the local air defense system shot down to ukrainian drones over the see close to the port city of 70 stobel. there has been no information on any damage or casualties. this comes as on the other side of the border, local ukrainian authorities have confirmed multiple strikes and several regions. at least one strike on energy infrastructure facilities has been confirmed by the head

of the western region of love. meanwhile, a shocking video, reportedly released by the wagner group, has appeared on line a warning. the following images are disturbing. the on verified video allegedly show scores of dead ukrainian soldiers in wood and coffins ready to be sent back to the ukrainian side. there is no information on where this video was recorded. however, this comes as the situation for many ukrainian army continues to deteriorate near the city of art, the almost also known as back moot, multiple reports. se ukrainian forces are preparing to fall back from the region with fighters from the russian wagner group advancing in the area the head of the wagner. you have guinea, pre goshen says our deal most could soon be surrounded in the coming months. your room with your business woven up there, about 90 battalions inside or around by mood. that's about 40 up to

50000 people. the enemy draws up a new reserves every day. we're going to circle back, move in march or april, but let's not get ahead of ourselves there. didn't you? weapon snow. you can be 100 percent. sure, we will destroy these leopards. meanwhile, corresponded or start off, got the rare opportunity to speak with the wagner. chief in person, he gave his take on the situation on the front lines and describe how his fighters lead the way in combat operations. the few years ago this group was more mythical than real. now we stand in a large warehouse greeted by the head of the wagner company himself. the occasion is solemn, commemorating the self sacrifice of 2 hero pilots. the no man left behind principle in case of the wagner group had applies not just to personnel, but to symbolic relics of war like the remains of this russian bama jet. it was

shut down by the ukrainian forces during the fighting for the city of buck mood. when the pilots realised that while they were doomed, they directed the burning machine towards the enemy, towards their military column dying heroically themselves. and while taking a bunch of foes with them, ukraine had already returned with honors the bodies of the pilots. the jets debris though could only be retrieved now, as the wagner group is closing in on our chops, were normal for a commercial one. her. this is flight 48, the guys have fuel to fulfill their desk. having cries to blame the enemy, territory rowing their military convoy. it's now time to commemorate what they have done. what that in our charm of score, back mote, it's wagner versus the entirety of ukraine's military might. no man knows the situation on the ground better than the groups chieftain preggers in flock of

friends of buffalo. them asked by mood one, why is it important? it's lead to paralyze the korean army and it's already paralyzed. the enemy is deploying reserve troops, but we're advancing in different directions every day. somewhere. it's 50 meters and somewhere it's $100.00. we're fighting for each house for each square meter. there is a 40 fight erin. every yard regarding then we see another familiar face. a fighter who starred in woods, believed to be a ukrainian propaganda video. the footage purported to show him being brutally executed, bludgeoned to death, alive well and back in the ranks. he himself debunked the fake lou. when i was captured, they beat me. i was tortured and pressed into saying what they wanted me to say. i got many threats. they threatened to kill me and dismember my body. close to footage on line for my family to see were through the loo. oh yes,

sure. decorated wagner commanders also mingle in the room. they all are very aware of the new batch of heavy western weapons. they'll soon have to face on the battlefield. wagner's commander of artillery with the smoke, hence his men, have plenty of experience come from cruise using nato made weapons from water to cover. this is not the 1st time we have encountered nato artillery. so we came here prepared when you, thanks to lessons from previous experience against other nato artillery in i'm not going to say which one, but we met more than once and we met some more powerful artillery than the ones here on this front. i'm not going to share the details, but that experience has taught us a lot unusual, based on that we have developed organ. well, your life itself has forced us to develop new tactics for conducting artillery combat operations of them. no one here showed any disrespect or disregard to the

pho skill. yet no one doubts. wagner will come out victorious. i'm again done of reporting from the dorm bus r t fain, one of the top 3 carriers of the ukrainian grain deal via the black sea corridor has been using the crucial wheat for feeding its pigs to dan. so more pork abroad and boosted to con me instead of helping the poorest nations as was initially agreed archie, contributor rachel marsden has the details. remember all the talk about how critical it was to get ukrainian grain shipped out of ukraine to feed the hungry in africa asia. well, according to the latest real time data published by the united nations black sea green initiative, joint coordination center, the top 3 destinations for ukrainian grain are china, spain, and turkey. and those 3 countries alone represent 46 percent of all exports. so

we're talking, all exports being roughly $700.00 plus shipments of grain. china acts as the gateway to asia and turkey acts as the gateway to africa. but what's the deal with spain? spain domestically produces more than enough of the grain that it needs to feed its own people with grain for people accounting for just about a quarter of all the countries domestic consumption, the rest of the grain that the country produces goes to feed its livestock. and notably, pigs, spain is routinely ranked as one of the top, if not the top port producing country in the entire world. which means that with all this grain being imported into spain, from ukraine, now it's hard to escape the conclusion that the countries literally picking out on ukrainian grain. and it's not like this is about making sure that cute little pigs roaming freely around the spanish countryside. don't go hungry,

it's not about taking the food out of their mouths. more grain just basically means that more pigs can be churned out for poor to the economic benefit of madrid and ultimately to the european economy. which of course is great for europe. but when exactly was growing spain's pork industry used as a reason to unblock you, raining grant, last month, spain was able to increase its meat exports by 79 percent overall. and that's in part due to its ability to meet china's demands, to sell a 124 percent more spanish port to beijing compared to the same period last year. again. wonderful for the spanish economy, but not exactly following the spirit or the letter of the deal to unblocked ukrainian grain to feed. the poor. russian president vladimir putin has repeatedly

raised the issue of food from ukraine being misdirected dish. give sure you don't know where was you most of korean, almost so grain exported from ukraine is south north of the developing and poorest countries. but to the european union states on the 2 ships out of $87.00 below that as part of the you out the world food program. i'd like to say that just like many european countries, so a previous decade and sensory sector does colonize us. so they continue to do today . so just how much ukrainian grain is getting to the countries that need at most? well collectively they're getting about 15 percent of the total export volume, which works out to roughly one percent each. but guess he's proud of those efforts . spain, here's the spanish we're administer patting himself and ukrainian authorities on the back last fall for their humanitarian initiative. green from ukraine. spain joins ukraine and the rest of its allies in this program, which is an honor, an immortal testament to ukraine's commitment against hunger in the world,

even as it fights against russia's aggression and its indiscriminate shelling of export logistics infrastructure, which endangers millions of people who depend on ukrainian products, but hey, if hungry nations are getting a short changed on the grain, maybe they're at least getting some of the pork from spain after the pigs are done . stuffing their faces with it. currently not china is the top importer of for followed by japan and then european countries like italy, germany and poland. so if the intent is truly to feed the hungry rather than just benefit europe's economy, the current ukrainian brain scheme is really missing the mark. this comes with multiple african countries, faith, a looming famine somalia, recently hit by consecutive droughts, is now approaching what oxfam describes as one of its worst humanitarian crises in brazil, history with over 700000 already facing famine and several 1000000 in need of

humanitarian assistance. meanwhile, international bodies, like the international rescue committee and action against hunger, warn that almost more than 1000000 people in states like nigeria, ethiopia, and south sir don are and others are on the brink of famine to we discussed, the revelation on spanish policies was citizens of african states who expressed indignation for being forgotten over livestock and commercial interests. i think as disgusting, you know, thought for human beings to be starving. and for the, for the president. although the priority to be pigs are completely unacceptable. whether it be a, if it's rather disturbing, because you know, as africans were different, who needs more than what's currently available to us to consume by then if you really think about to, to got food is really going to pigs. it's almost like putting, you know,

the value of all human beings to that of lake anymore speak with free or out of the big figs are more important done. done us human being for us. he african, the controversy comes amid strengthening relations between russia and africa, which aren't limited to only green exports, but include various fields with bright development prospects in the future. that's the view of the director of the institute for african studies of the russian academy of sciences in her recent exclusive interview to r t. you can watch a full version throughout the day on r t c. but here's a quick preview. interestingly, in terms of technology, russia is particularly competent in areas that africa needs most energy, water, purification, agriculture, medicine space technology. i t smart cities. these are all priority areas for africa through russia can offer africa,

lots of valuable engineering solutions to give you one example. we've created a certain type of fertilizer that when placed in the soil, stores moisture for up to 3 months. can you imagine how vital this is for african countries, most of which are located in the arid zone. you put the fertilizer in the soil and you don't need to irrigate for 3 months. so when it comes to energy and food security to developmental issues or the processing of mineral resources, something that africa has huge reserves of our geologists, our mining companies, our equipment, all that could really help them out. so on the one hand, this opens up prospects for russia, for our own development. and on the other hand, by capitalizing on our technology, africa would be able to move to a new level of development instead of remaining a resource colony within the wider western system. for creation

couples accused of trying to traffic children and zambia have been granted bail and are now waiting. the court hearing and march, the for married couples from croatia were arrested in december while trying to leave the country with 4 children from the neighboring democratic republic of congo . they claim that they legally adopted the miners, and the charges were dropped by the court. but the couple were again, just change an airport in zambia, a local, legal, and governance activists. listen children were emotional, as the creations try to get them over the border, reportedly using force documents to pass through border control. if i'm children way, i crying endlessly, and it became with of consent to the owners of the lodge. and because of that, it was lated these foreign question nationals were trying to leave the as i'm to, through someone with up with with applet. and that's how the way intercepted by the

immigration department. what they did in fact, was that they were found to do our passports, which were endorsed in the passport the child's name was endorsed. of having been adopted by the, the course admission was when the migration department and the law enforcement, i guess they've checked for the paper. they 1st picked it that they were forged with poorly protected borders. it's easy for criminals to target children and countries like the democratic republic of congo, moving them on to zambia and then beyond. but child trafficking has been a major problem in africa for decades. zombie itself serves as a regional hub, while nearly $400000.00 children are trafficked in africa every year. and western citizens have been embroiled in multiple scandals involving child smuggling. last year,

american foster parents were detained in uganda under child trafficking charges, which carried the death penalty. the u. s. citizens were also accused of torturing a 10 year old boy in their care, a local activist again. so child trafficking is a long standing major issue for the african continent. he shared his thoughts on the reasons behind the crisis. now what you need to understand you've had this has been ongoing for a long period of time because of our port us board. as we have been the 3 board i've gotten a board couple board and one of the board customer melissa board. the near through board does not quite paula, especially the fist to the quiet port us board. that means that people are able to just cross into cold war and come back without showing any documentation. and they took advantage of that to put us to work with the, the locals, so that they could get the children and transport them human trafficking. i've

become of much calls saying, i go visiting or things with mission here in africa. well, but situations where you thought beyond lebanese being transported into this country through different border and in a very same and 5th condition, they use content on trucks. some guy along the way, and that is what we are trying to fight. meanwhile, the israeli security minister has called for more jewish settlements in the occupied west bank territory. israel belongs to the jewish people. i'm telling the americans and the europeans stop being worried. this is our goal, this is of you. 9 downs is nice, but this is definitely not enough. we want much more. now the statement comes as israel approves the legalization of 9 saddler. outpost in the occupied was bank with more housing units likely to be built in other existing settlements,

according to prime minister benjamin netanyahu. meanwhile, the un security council drafted a resolution urging israel to seize all settlement activities. archie's maria phenomena has more details. this is bait hoglan, one of 9 jewish communities in the occupied westbank that israel security cabinet has rolled to authorize. these were so called wild settlements, considered illegal outposts, according to israeli law, built without government permission, but that's about to change from a humility clock. we heard about the news, we were excited happy. we came out dance together, including the kids, even though some kids were already asleep. we're happy to continue building israel to see this country growing bigger and blooming as yourself know stephen, my wife and i was sitting on the couch at home and suddenly we heard the news saying we wrote hearing up, we were excited and we went out to celebrate with our neighbors, we've been waiting for these for a long time. some of these outposts started with 4 families. he gets was among them

. in 7 years it grew to 35 families. that's around 100 people, most of whom i children. there are only residential house is here, and a synagogue kids go to school in the nearby settlement. the nearest shop is some 20 kilometers away, but locals believe there is a bright future ahead and a hello i'm so we are striving to get bigger and established permanent houses. here we want to establish a big town of 700 families here in israel, in the jordan wiley, in this beautiful strip of land. we want to settle down if we're looking at only those things that we can see. we won't be able to see anything beyond that promise welcome to warmly at home. these rarely government decision has sparked outrage hand control recei beyond the boulders, the 1st of its kind since 2012. this decision was a response to deadly terror attacks in east jerusalem that took the wives of 11 people, 10 of them civilians, including 2 children,

fears and concerns. now are that the legalization will only provoke more bloodshed, a number of european countries. and most recently, canada have old announced to legalize ation of the settler outposts. the cabinet has also approved the building of some 10000 new units in judea and samaria. these rally term for the west bank palestinians are outraged. the move comes as israel carries out unprecedented demolitions in the neighborhoods of east jerusalem. thousands of buildings that israel considers illegal will be turned to ruins. the satler's have their own view on how things should develop. a switzerland. it is all right to be here in the tora, god promised abraham that it is all right to be here. and it doesn't matter what other states say will leave here. we came here after 2000 years of exile and thank god we were privileged to establish a town here. no more than 4 175000 israelis leaving over at 140 settlements in the west bank,

which is also home to almost 3000000 palestinians. all of these settlements are illegal and international law. the palestinian authority has called delayed his decision and open war against its people and is now pushing for un security resolution to block the move israel on his part. he is working hard to convince the us and its western partners to veto this step. the victory and the stand off will determine whether the place i'm staying in and now will become a new settlement, or if it will remain an illegal outpost race notion of r t from bake hog love. meanwhile, the u. s. has withdrawn the candidacy of a leading rights activists to an international human rights posts for describing israel as an apartheid state. this also comes after the candidate accuse a democrat representative in congress of being bought by a pro is rope groups. the state department informed me that they were withdrawing my candidacy because of my view that the conditions in israel palestine meet the

definition of apartheid under international human rights law. censorship of human rights advocates who denounce apartheid in israel also affects countless palestinian academics. activists and students more than 200 settlements were built on palestinian land with more than half a 1000000 israelis living there. according to the un, last year was the deadliest year for palestinians in the occupied west bank since 2005 as more than 200 people were killed across the territory of palestine. in 2022 israeli rates and killings and palestinians have intensified after the new government was sworn in despite the statistic state department folk person ned price believes it was the role of the candidacy of a leading rights activists was due to his inappropriate point of view on israel i, his statements clearly do not reflect us policy. they are not a reflection of what believe i and they are inappropriate to say the

least. we have decided to withdraw our nomination of this individual. we've created this place where the israeli government is sacrosanct or cannot be criticized. so it came out we talked about even we've had congresspeople simply say we need to respect the human rights of palestinians and then be called anti semitic. i think that what we're saying is that the u. s. violating their own principles, violating international law in order to prop up these really regime, we all know the bidding. yahoo has been a voter out of office by his people on multiple occasions will yet still still will refers to power. he has one of the most right when governments and is really history currently in the united states is complicit by not allowing even the most mild criticism of the current actions of these really regime that since the message to the, to both american citizens, the people internationally that even a word criticize me, israel or

a word defending the palestinian people will be equated to being anti semitic, will be acquitted. ring anti israel will be equated to be anti american policy. i don't see how that opposed to balance in the united states of america. the f b, i has opened an investigation into 2 inmate that in the texas jail. this comes the mid allegations from a former employee of the jail that those in custody were mistreated and literally witness. correctional staff miss treat detainees because they were in need of insulins for diabetes or other medical issues. there's been for prisoner does since the start of the year in harris county jail, while a neighboring state of arkansas, a family of a mentally ill man who starved to death after a year in jail have opened up a lawsuit against the county kayla mop and has more on the story, the details of the lawsuit are not for the squeamish. we have a mentally ill,

disabled homeless man who is arrested for pointing his fingers at police officers. he can't afford to pay $100.00 to get out of jail. so he's held awaiting trial during that time and he's put in solitary confinement and he eventually dies from malnutrition. as larry eugene prize was dying, and even after he was dead, reports filed by prison authorities said he was fine. offices, documented thousands of such jackson moms weak stays and i was lazy now to the mr. price. his stuff is in the same boiler plate phrase each time a made him sell. okay. they use this phrase when the helplessly malnourished mister prize laid dying in the pool of contaminated stand in water. they can sanity his disgrace even after he was discovered unresponsive while he was being transported to the hospital. and during his time in the emergency room shall can lead the man at least 10 additional entries in they 10 cell ok after mister price has pronounced that while this is evidence of their deliberate indifference, it is also

a tell tale sign of glare and systemic deficiencies it appears that what happened is they just threw him into a cell all by himself and ignored him. they did not bother to check and see whether he was eating or drinking. as a result, the disabled man rotted away. the lawsuit alleges criminal neglect price, his medications had been cut off, making his mental illness much worse. it appears pretty clearly that the staff were not checking in on him or else falsifying their reports and saying every thing was fine as he was wasting away. when larry price was 1st locked up, his weight was about a $185.00 pounds. at the time that he died, he weighed only 90 pounds. he'd lost roughly half of his body mass. no one was fired or even disciplined after the death of larry eugene price. his gruesome dad was considered to be just another day at the sebastian county criminal detention

center. in arkansas, the family is now suing for what they say is a pretty obvious case of wrongful death and criminal neglect. now what started all of this anyway? larry price was a disabled homeless man who suffered from hallucinations. he walked by this police station pretty frequently, often speaking incoherently. on one particular day seemed rather fired up and angry and he pointed his fingers like a gun. the police arrested him charging him with making a terrorist threat. now this is a crime, the mental health experts say this highly disabled man was not even capable of committing us media is. busy filled with unverified allegations about violations of human rights and the mis treatment of prisoners and other countries. but the details that have emerged about the heretic gruesome way that larry eugene price died. forces us to ask whether u. s. media and us officials are really being genuine and their concerns about

other countries when this kind of thing is happening right here in the united states. a live martin, r t. new york. we spoke to paul wright, founder of the prison legal news project, who says the man, symptoms were obvious, but negligence is common in most american jails. he was seriously mentally ill. he suffered from elusive nations, he suffer from outbursts. and these are things that the, these are symptoms of such serious mental illness. that one does not have a psychiatrist or a medical doctor to know that the symptoms are so serious that the person requires immediate, serious and immediate medical, psychiatric intervention. and unfortunately, this is very common. there's as a journalist for prison, legal news, we report many cases every year were prisoners, the united states, they are start to doubt. the dipole therm, ya, they dive heat exposure in very basic causes of death that are, you know,

easily alleviated and should not even be occurring at all. and if you plead a total failure by the prisons and jails that hold people, and mister price is casey, starved to death over a more than one year period. and it's critical to note that even if he starve to death, even as he wasted away before the eyes of his captors, they were checking on him every day and claiming and filling out reports, saying that he was fine even as he died in front of them. on the european union could been r t arabic broadcast on its territory as part of a new package of anti russian sanctions. the restrictive measure may be introduced by the end of february. this decision comes as another blow in a series of crackdowns against the russian media agencies. earlier in january are 2 francis bank accounts were frozen, leaving the channel struggling to broad.