hello, we'll debate it was ida or, and now it's about to russia and it's about yes, we have to fight to russia and russia has to be taken off the map with a theory and official say at least 5 people are killed and 15 others wounded is railey missiles trying to target, so residential up, pop and building in the mass. also, they're getting you weapons. now you can be 100 percent. sure. we will destroy these landlords at the head of the russian and private military company. wagner, group full cost, the demise of western arms and says a key city held by key, of course is inborn. vast will soon be surround it convenient?

no possible financial mishandling or 4 or 3 should be dec stop saying that it is going to some documentary, those are exclusive comments to r t from india's ruling political party. off the b b. c. offices in the country were rated on suspicion of tax evasion. china says america started up hysteria about the recent balloon incident in order to deflect attention from a massive chemical spill in ohio. that turned into an environmental catastrophe. with our time for our traditional sunday program here, what are you into national? we're running down the week's top stories on the main headlines, but this an hour it's so good to have. so we do starting out with some of the latest news from the middle east, as syrian officials say, at least 5 people have been killed and 15 wounded in an israeli missiles strike on

damascus. the authorities say a residential apartment building was struck in the center of the capital official save, most of the incoming miss. alt, what intercepted but some managed to hit a number of points in and around the city. so i show you some of the aftermath here on our tv will show you the following residential building that did take a direct hit. there it is right there. we understand a number of other nearby buildings were also damaged emotions. the personnel was quick to the scene, although no comment yet from israeli officials. and it was the 1st major attack on syria since the series of deadly earthquakes devastated northern parts of the country in recent weeks. a local journalist mohammed, oddly, an official military story and a statement that what happened was that about $22.00 a m local time. there has, there were the new radio, radio hundreds up here out the right targeting areas in and around the syrian

capital la, damascus. soc happened from the direction of the occupied, the golan, and as a result of the attack, as these 5 people were killed, one of them is that military personnel and 15 others injured. now, of course, most of those are civilians. you can see just behind me, there was a run, so building in an area called jefferson in the heart of the capital, damascus. and this is a very big hole that was caused by the israeli mc file. that's landed right over here at the instance of this residential building. now, despite the fact that this quarter, yes, includes a government establishment like the ministry of interior, the prime minister's office. yes, this area in particular is only area that i'm from one where i am standing at the people woke up hearing the course. they didn't know 1st. is it an earthquake? it's a terrorist attack. they didn't actually realize it well to

a m. what was actually happening? windows grove, most of the balconies of those residential building collapse towards the building close to this area. there is an iranian cultural center, but it has not been damaged or effected nor pack directly by the question. behind me, it's completely a residential area, and this is why we have to wait and see if there will be any detail coming out from the radio side to tell the world why they attacked this sign up. let's think that these really fine, always use pretext of attacking iranian targets in syria and a bit to try to justify it for the international community. it's a violation of sovereignty attacked, but civilians and military personnel in theory. yep. but at the end of the day when we go to areas hit every time, it's either it's theory, an army post, or it's a civilian area. it's not a secret that yes,

there are iranian military advisors assisting the 3 an army in the war on terror. this is at the request of the syrian government, an army. it's not a secret, it's a legitimate right for the 3 and 5 to ask for help from its allies. but what is illegal? what is against international law? what is against the sovereignty is a talking sovereign said attacking a country that has just come out from a massive earthquake. people are suffering already and just just add their suffering when i just been out or in this program. here on our see, we discussed the israeli missile attack with our guests retired syrian army general mohammed, our boss, an independent dutch journalist. sonya vanden in de they want to say, ok, well good thing we are getting, i guess, but the truth is the good being to get the in positions, positions or even the, to the in the economy position looks like in, in,

for the manager or the board people in the district, in the victim of the stock or the addition, the cd and most of them are to have this agenda. they always say israel and they never said truth in their western media outlets. and they always excuse israel if they get something inside syria, and this is going on for a long time already. perhaps they approve. what is israel doing inside? and of course, i ran is a party of states since many years already for the west, even though they try to make some piece of the piece, but negotiations about their to make pro. okay, so that's never any story. let's hope it will end. now 2 developments on the don't bass front lines this week are russian troops alongside forces from the private military group. wagner led an assault and took control of the strategically important village of school. africa was on saturday and had

a major city of traumas. ukrainian health city, also known as by movers, located in the us republic, the latest vans as compromised, ukraine's remaining supply routes, paving the way for a new russian offensive, and report states. ukrainian troops have been taking heavy casualties in our troubles, with those concerns also voiced by western officials and mainstream media outlets of warning. there are disturbing images coming your way. the following a unverified video showing a warehouse with scores of ukrainian soldiers ultimately in wooden coffins, ready to be sent back home. meanwhile, as wagner fight his advance, the groups headsets are to come off, could be completely surround in the next couple of months. and the flow of western arms will be dealt with is was woven up there about 90 battalions inside around the mood that's about 40 up to $50000.00 people. the enemy draws up new reserves every day. we can circle back move in march

or april. but let's not get ahead of ourselves. they are getting you weapons. now you can be 100 percent. sure, we will destroy these leopards. of course, on an english down off had an opportunity to speak with the head of the bargaining group and get his take on the frontline situation. but also, the man was describing how his fighters are operating. 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 bomb a 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 well 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. what number for a commercial one? her. this is 548. the guys if her worldly, fulfill their desk. having cries to blame the enemy, territory rowing their military convoy, it's now time to commemorate what they have done was in a charm of score black moat. it's wagner, verses the entirety of ukraine's military might. no man knows the situation on the ground better than the groups chieftain preggers in. look, i've heard from bonham, astro by mood. why is it important? it's lead to paralyze the korean army and it's already paralyzed. the enemy is

deploy reserve troops, but we're advancing in different directions every day. somewhere. it's 50 meters and somewhere it's $100.00. we are fighting for each house for each square meter. there is a fortified erin. every yard. then we see another familiar face. a fighter who starred and was 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. 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 and post the footage on line for my family to see were through blue. oh yes, sure. decorated vitamin command is also mingle in the room. they all are

very aware of the new batch of heavy western weapons, though soon have to face of the battle field. wagner's commander of artillery with the smoke. hence his men have plenty of experience. count friend cruz using nato, made weapons from what a 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. 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 aug. well, life itself has forced us to develop new tactics for conducting artillery combat operations. no one here showed any disrespect or disregard to the foe skill. yet no one doubts. wagner will come out. victorious,

ambiguous done of reporting from the dom bus. r t an annual summit of the african union is wrapping up in ethiopia with hope so basically strengthen economic integration across the continent. that is as a 3 western african nations burkina faso, guinea and molly have launched bids to re enter the block. they were basically suspended. you'd a government cruise in recent years, and we have this report now from one local just. it is a major meeting off mind designed to pull the continent on the fast, the threat to stability and prosperity. this 30 seats are being re, patient of the african, the union assembly have for all to get their head all to see it in the government official from members can 3 to be sub in the operating a speech a commission chairperson was the fact mohammed said that infrastructure energy and the digitalization of economy will i love the rage and potential prime minister,

but also abreast on the conference, tearing about your time to feed them on the principle african salvation to african problems. while the principle of african solutions love to come, problems is widely raised in the scope of conflict. it is imperative that we begin to extend this principle to, to a wide range of peace and secrete the issue continental for security and force of the is one such issue. our continent is not only will able to fit itself, but can become a big basket of the one that you're in. secretary jen. i'm pronoun terrace, paul. the death symbol above africa had their wells off, not for our results, but had not yet been able to use them properly. speaking off the regions, party show the african continent free thread agreement. it was the largest free trade area and to bring together the $55.00 countries of the african union and

a regional economy communities. africa blonde is to boost inter africa thread by 60 person by 2034 by eliminating almost all tale. and the crating economy, blog posts, $1300000000.00 people with a combined gross domestic product of $3.00, part $3000000.00. i've got is important because we need and, and then to good said, we need to solve the program of profit. got so the importance of scott is to blink. i'll click on the countries together to share i just and 6, the way to develop the country and if new initiative, new projects and does when i was going africa, country country for the thread,

all the about 50 percent off goods and the service with each out there compared to more than 65 percent with european countries. any one of the bank is steady state ease. the agreement is expanded on that plan. it will balance policies of investment, competition, e commerce and intellectual property rights. deeper integration in detail would help build a pad and efficient market improve competitiveness and attract the more data for the investment by reducing risk off shifting regulation and a policies. the scenario could bring income gains off 9 person by 335, and reduce the number of people on the bike extreme poverty route. melissa, our be a suburb. looking back at the beginning of the summit, it does not go down without a scandal. is a senior israeli diplomat. the countries, a deputy director for african affairs was kicked out of the opening ceremony and

dispute over the accreditation of video circulating on social media, showing security escorting the israeli diplomat out of the assembly. a summit official says and israeli envoy have been invited but just not that one. israel's observer status and the african union has been a thorny issue in recent years with some member states opposing its presence. israel condemned the action that prevented it from participating and accused south africa and algeria of fueling a diplomatic spot and says it will summon the south africa envoy to discuss the issue this week. it also took a moment to lay some of the blame on iran. it is sad to see that the african union has been taken hostage by a small number of extremist countries such as algeria and south africa, driven by hatred and controlled by iran. we call an african countries to stand against these actions that harm the organisation of the african union itself in the

entire continent. one former member of the south africa national assembly says that all african union states should vote to complete the fleet revoke israel's observer status. well either an extremely gracious about using the language to. busy on its own identity, if one character, we would hope that there will be a very strong united after the voice, when the undermining of any of the african african juices that desert, african people. it is how i hope that of action, the new shower, escorted the delegation out of the conference would be endorsed by the entire issue and ticket national fish products and all

that they from the african continent and some of the institutions in particular. we hope that there'll be no more invitation extended to government. india's government has accused a, b, b, c of tax evasion, saying the british state broadcast of failed to pay sufficient duties on its income . and that's south asian country. during the course of a survey, the department gathered several evidences which indicate that tax has not been paid on certain remittances which have not been disclosed as income in india. with allocations of culminate arising tensions over a controversial documentary by the british broadcaster about india prime minister and the red drum modi and the report modi. a hindu is accused of discriminatory policies against muslims,

a spokesperson for his political part. he has insisted that the tax case does not in any way retaliation with those claims. the b, b. c. i've been doing a lot ation a consistent violation of time for pricing. it's been indulging in, in, in a sense of what we could call and the doc c region taking profits, transferring it to link o finance to my go about compliance with docs in this country, documentary, which is based on 2, was based on one side and i mean, you know, 2 of the financial ms handling or should, in the next thing that it is linked to some documenting centrally shows up when i have cash to go really denied that there's any link between the b, b, c, document 3 or a 2000. and 2, we do all of that. in fact,

we spoke about our prime minister of all these role in the community itself. that then of course he was the chief minister of good job, the adapt documentary. and currently the surveys that are being carried out will be b. c. offices a both in new delhi as well as a mon, by what they're saying is that this is government, nor to the acting out of revenge as it is being pointed out in several publications . even the opposition in their own expected lines, really doing that, but essentially what, what he's saying is that the government have to do that. even if they have just done it way back. you know, they didn't have to wait for all these weeks really also what they're trying to see is the b b c awards being employs and sean stacks is by all frauding of them be their employees as free lancers, for example, and bdc has been a long time offender, and every time a sylvie is conducted by the tax department,

it is carried out only when there are repeated violations. so the question me being off is, why did bbc nor respond to all the notices that were being sent to them? remember at this stage, the tax, the baldwin, the docs officials, are calling get us. so are we not a read or surge air in my vision, which is all for now while i was the national spokespersons of the park, the agents are body, he's catholic or guy categorically denied any link between the b b c documentary. and these surveys that are being carried out was essentially saying is that nobody know broadcaster is above the law of the land that you've a foreign company is working in india. they have to comply. * by the rules, by the tax rules, and if you're not doing that, that india has the right to conduct. so we've the so called rates as they're being

called on these companies. beijing has slammed washington saying that us is trying to use china as a scape goat in order to turn attention away from its own domestic blunders. a badging foreign ministry says washington stood up unwarranted hysteria around the chinese balloon incident in order to well deflect public attention from the toxic smoke billowing from a massive train wreck in ohio vision when i'm kind. yeah. how is it that the u. s. can see balloons flying at an altitude of 800000 meters, but it ignores a vinyl chloride mushroom cloud over ohio. western media outlets were quick to high up the balloon incident. american forces shot down the chinese balloon and us as space and allegations it was spying of aging, has maintained the aircraft, was simply a weather balloon blown off course and later, several other unidentified flying objects was spotted north american space. they

will so taken out by us defenses. meanwhile, the train derailment in ohio caused a huge release of toxic chemicals into the air and soil. a few days later, officials set the remaining chemicals of the site on fire and what they described as a controlled burn to prevent further contamination center bloom, a thick black smoke of the sky. in a while later, the states governor said it was safe for residents to return home, but locals fear and not being told the whole story here and then i got hopeful that i was going to get it. but i feel like it was just a big run around. like i feel like a lot of the questions that were asked for people's rantings and just speaking in circles, the answers that were given were things that we've already been told. we all just want answers. i think that's what everybody here wants is just answers. i honestly

feel that the policy in the police department, the fire department, all the 1st responders, they don't have the answers to give us because i don't think they know they're not getting the straight answers either. the government's handling of the disaster and ohio is supposed slew of online means with some criticizing authorities for intentionally burning the toxic leftovers. others mocked biden playing off the you of our rhetoric and suggesting he could have been abducted by aliens. well, we heard from the vice chairman of the shanghai center, the international studies, nelson wong. he says that countries have to sold their own problems and not use others as a distraction. it is getting a hysterical in a sentence by making such a big muscle the balloon incident on the international arena. what we see is that the u. s. government is making full use of this balloon incident to

distract people. you know, by calling this balloon which is actually a weather analysis or for weather study or web analysis. they are calling it a chinese bible or doing surveillance, which is really quite ridiculous. the government's will have to, to stand up and deal with the problems that are facing instead of calling on other countries. you know, to cover it up. spain has been accused of taking advantage of his position as a transporter of ukrainian grain through the black sea corridor or a wheat supplies that was supposed to have gone to some of the world's poorest nations, reportedly ended up being used to feed pigs on spanish farms. over now to watch a contributor, rachel marston. remember all the talk about how critical it was to get ukrainian grain shipped out of ukraine to feed the hungry in africa and 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 grade 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 what exactly was growing spain's pork industry used as a reason to unblock ukrainian grain? last month, spain was able to increase its meat exports by 79 percent overall. that's in part due to its ability to meet china's demands, to sell a 124 per cent,

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 unblock ukrainian grain to feed. the poor. russian president vladimir putin has repeatedly raised the issue of food from ukraine. being misdirected product is give sure you don't know who was humorous with korean. almost sole 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 and the world food program . i'd like to say that just like money repeat concerts. so a previous decade and sensory sacked at us colonize us. so they continue to do today to feel so just how much ukrainian grain is getting to the countries that need it most. well collectively they're getting about 15 percent of the total export volume, which works out to roughly one percent each. but guess is proud of those efforts,

spain. here's the status. we're a minister 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 commitments 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 europe, countries like italy, germany and poland. so if the intent is truly to feed the hungry rather than just benefit europe economy,

the current ukrainian grain scheme is really missing the mark. now all of this comes out, some african nations are facing a devastating famine. somalia, suffering from a long drought, is now in the midst of what the british charity oxfam describes as one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history. over $700000.00 people, there are believe to be facing starvation. several 1000000 are in need of urgent assistance. other groups such as the international rescue committee and action against hunger of one but another 1000000 people on the continent. nigeria, ethiopia, and south sudan. those people are also on the brink of summit. well, we did hear from some residents of certain african countries about what they thought of the reported spanish actions. they express them outrage that pigs and commercial interests are prioritized over the lives of stopping people. i think as disgusting, you know, thought for human beings to be starving and.