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a with me ah, syria and officials say at least 5 people are killed and 50 now. those wounded in on is railey missiles, dr. that talk you did a residential building in damascus. also they didn't you weapons, now you can be 100 percent. sure. we will destroy these letters at the head of the russian, a private military company, wagner group forecasts the demise of western weapons and says that the key city held by key of force and bond boss will soon be around it. also
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it convenient now to pass off the financial math translating for all 3 shit in the 3 dec stuff to do some document that those are exclusive comments to out to you from a india is rolling political party off b, b c. offices in the country will read it on suspicion of tax evasion. and china says, but u. s. 3rd of hysteria about the recent balloon incident in order to deflect attention away from a massive chemical spill in ohio, but turned into an environmental catastrophe. with what's been such a busy week for your new is here, what out to international. so let's run down some of the highlights, but also 0 in on today's top headlines as we're starting the program now with some of the very latest from them at least as a syrian official say at least 5 people have been killed and 15 others wounded in
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an israeli miss styles strike on damascus. the authorities say a residential apartment building was struck in the center of the capital. official say most of the incoming missiles were intercepted, but some managed to hit a number of points in and around the city. a quick look for now, let's have a look at the off the market. residential building was directly hit with a number of other nearby structures also damaged. it's the 1st major attack on syria since the series of deadly earthquakes devastated northern parts of the country. and reasonably mohammed ali local journalist sent us this report in a statement that what happened was that about 22 a m local time. there was a new radio question, it's really hard to hear it out, right? are getting areas in and around the syrian capital damascus yet. so i happened from
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the direction of the occupied, the golan, and as a result of the attack at these 5 people were killed. one of them is that military personnel and 15 others injured. now, of course, most of those are civilians. i mean, you can see just behind me, as there was a building in an area called jefferson's in the heart of the capital, damascus. and this is a very big hole that was caused by the israeli mac file. that's landed right over here at the instance of this residential building. now, despite the fact that this quarter yet includes a government establishment like the interior, the prime minister's office. yes, this area in particular is only areas 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 that it's actually the allies at $1222.00 a. m. what was actually happening windows growth. most of the balconies of those
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residential building collapse towards the building close to the area. there is an iranian cultural center, but it has not been damaged or effected nor attack directly. by the behind me is completely a residential area and this is why we have to wait. and if there are any detail from the out from the radio side to tell the world why they attacked this sign up, i think that these really fine, always use pretext of attacking your in your targets. and yet in a bit to try to justify it for the international community. it's a violation of sovereignty attacked the 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 the civilian area. it's not a secret that yes, there are radian military advisors assisting the through an army in the war on
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terror. this is at the request of the syrian government 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. it's conference said attacking a country that has just come out from a massive earthquake. people are offering already and they're suffering israeli officials have yet to comment on the strike. meantime, moscow has condemned what israel good calling the mythos joints on acceptable as other countries are actively helping damascus deal with the consequences of the recent earthquakes. now, earlier we discussed the attack with our guests, a retired syrian army journal mohammed boss, an independent dutch journalist sonya vanda, and they want to say ok, we're getting, we are getting, i guess. but the truth is the good being to get the she and position positions or even the in the economy position looks like in the
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4th the, the must be up or the board people in the back of the victim, the, the victim of the stock or the addition, the cd and most of them are to have these again, that the only thing the israel and they never said truth in the western media. i was and they always excuse israel if they use something inside syria and going over time already. perhaps they approve what israel doing inside and of course i ran into a party a space many years already for the west, even though they try to make some pieces of people negotiations about their are coming for. okay. so yeah, never, and the story, let's hope it will end to develop now on the don't bass front lines from this week i, russian troops alongside forces from the private military group. wagner led an assault
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and took control of the strategic, important village of a how to school for yes. so there was on saturday, very close to the major city of traumas. now the ukrainian health city also known as bach mood, is located in the don't ask republic ladies that yvonne's has compromised ukraine's remaining supply roots paving the way for a new russian offensive reports state that ukrainian troops have been taking heavy casualties in order to mosque with those concerns being voiced by both western officials and mainstream media outlets. i should warn you, the upcoming images are disturbing. it's an verified video shows a warehouse with scores of ukrainian soldiers and wooden coffins ready to be sent back home. meanwhile, as wagner fight his bonds, the groups chief says out of trim off could be completely surrounded with the next couple of months. and the flow of western arms will be dealt with. my c business loves up there about 90 battalions inside or around by mood. that's about
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as new, 40 to 50000 people. the enemy draws of a new reserves every day. we're going to 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. so of course, on an eagle have done off, had a chance to speak with the head of the wagner group who gave us his take on the frontline situation undescribed. how was pfeiffer's or 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 bama jet. it was
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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 was closing in on our chops. what normal fur moist one heard this is flight 48 the glacier fuel to fulfill their desk. having cries the blaine and the enemy territory rowing their military convoy, it's now time to commemorate what they have done. what did it in our charm of score? back mote, it's wagner, verses the entirety of ukraine's military might. no man knows the situation on the ground better than the roots chieftain preggers. look our friends above them,
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astro bahamas, one wiser than bought nothing. it seemed 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 40 fight erin. every yard gave them a gun. then we see another familiar face. a fighter who starred in 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 cells debunked to say 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. i crossed the footage on line from my family to see were to go to the lou. oh yes,
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sure. decorated vitamin commanders also mingle in the room. they all are very aware of the new batch of heavy western weapons, though soon have to face on the battlefield. wagner's commander of artillery with the smoke. hence his men, have plenty of experience. count from cruise using nato made weapons of what the true cover for 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 with him. and 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 progress well in your life itself has forced us to develop new tactics for conducting artillery combat operations. when no one here showed any disrespect or disregard to the fo skill. yet no one doubts. wagner will come
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out victorious, ambiguous done of reporting from the dom bus, r t. o. right now at this very moment we are getting breaking news from russia is don't yet script public or ukrainian troops report lead launched a barrage of 40 rockets straight into the city of don. yes. as we understand, as a result of fire has broken out a gift on the prosecutor's office in the central district of the city other projectiles hit a library, park, and multiple residential building. it will be to use your services have arrived at the scene. and as of now, reports of casualties have not yet come in the official state for the meantime. there are no military targets anywhere in that area or so good to have you with us for this sunday program from moscow and annual
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summit of the african union is now wrapping up in ethiopia with hopes to basically strengthen economic integration across the continent. that's as a 3 west and african nations, but in a fossil guinea and molly have launched a bids to re enter the block. they were suspended due to government who was in recent years, a hit the local journalist with this report. 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 enormous haitian of the african union assembly have we're all together head all to see it in the government . official from members can 3 to be of a bar in the op, need to speak a commission chairperson. what's the fact mohammed said that infrastructure energy and to digitize ation of economy? will i love raging potentially prime minister, but also address on the conference. tell you about your breast on the,
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on the principle african salvation to african problem. while the principle of african solutions love to come problems is why the rest and the scope of conflict. it is imperative that we begin to extend this principle to or to a wide range of peace and security issue, continental for security. and for so vanity is one such issue out continent is not only will able to fit itself, but can become a big basket of the wallet. you're in secretary janet island pony alba, perez paul. the das emberly that africa has their wells off, not for our resorts, but have not yet been able to use them properly. a speaking of the regions party show the african continent free thread agreement. it was the largest pre thread area and to bring together the $55.00 countries off the african union. and
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a regional economy, community of tough blonde is to boost into africa thread by 60 person by 2034 by eliminating almost all tardy and a great economy. blog posts, $1300000000.00 people with a combined gross domestic product of $3.00, part $3000000.00 of god is important because we need and, and then to great said the community to solve the program of god. so the importance of scott is the link. i'll click on the countries together to share i just into 6 the way to develop the country and new initiative, new projects. and does when i was going up to country country for the trade all about 50 percent off goods and a service with each out there compared to more than 65 percent with european
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country. and you want the bank a steady state. the agreement is expanded on the plan, it will be the last policies of investment, competition, e commerce and intellectual property rights. deeper into aggression in d. c. out would help build the pad and efficient market improve competitiveness and attract the more data for the investment by radio, seen glorious cost shifting regulation and the policies. the scenario could bank income gains off 9 person by 335 and red deals. the number of people on the bike, extreme poverty disrupt mom that our sub bar. when looking back at the beginning of the summer, it did not go down without a scandal. as a senior israeli diplomat, the countries, the deputy director for african affairs was kicked out of the opening ceremony and that a dispute about her accreditation, a video. so getting,
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so getting on social media showing security is essentially escorting of the israel diplomat out of the assembly of summit official says, and israeli envoy had been invited but just not one israel's observer status. and the african union, though, it's been a thorny issue in recent years, some member states fully opposing as president israel condemned the action. the preventative from participating, accusing south africa and algeria are fueling a diplomatic spot. and while it says it will someone south africa envoy to discuss the issue this week, it laid the foundation 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 organization of the african union itself in the entire continent. a former south africa national assembly member says that all
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african union states should come together and revoke israel. observe a status. well, either the races, but they do using the language to use cellphone on identity. it's one character i would hope that there would be a very strong united african voice on the undermining of the african bridge monday african juices or how i hope that efficient of their actual official escorted the the right, the delegation of the conference. thank you. wouldn't be endorsed by the entire and ticklish of all of the
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from the african continent. institutions african particular, we hope that there's no more indication extended to government. great to have your company today. india's government has accused a, b, b, c of tax evasion, saying the british state broadcast of fail to pay sufficient duties on its income in the 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. the allegations of comet arise intentions are controversial documentary by the british broadcaster about indians. prime minister, no ranger modi in the report modi a hindu, is accused of discriminatory policies against muslims spokesperson for his political party, insisted that the tax case is not any type of retaliation. but those claim the
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v. b, i've been doing a lot ation of consisting of time for breaking news. it has been indulging in, in, in a sense it's been indulging in what we could call and leave the region of profit. i'm putting a link of financial my go. so that is about compliance with taxes in this country. documentary, which is based on 2 quad is based on one second, i mean, you know, to boss of the financial mishandling or should in the next thing that it is going to some documentary sensually shows up when, while lot has the cast to go, really denied that there is any link between the b b, c documentary or another, 2000 to be dropped, wired that in fact,
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we spoke about the role of the community itself. but then of course, he was the chief in a sort of withdraw the adapt documentary and currently the surveys that are being carried out. and she also says a both in new delhi as well as a move by what they're saying is that this is a 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 had to do that. even if they could have just done it way back. you know, they didn't have to wait for all these. we really also what they trying to see is the b, b, c, a white being employs and shown stack says, you know, by all frauding of them be their employees as free lancers, for example. and gdc has been a long time offender. and every time was sylvie is conducted by the tax department
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. it is carried out only when there are repeated violations. so the question being asked is why did b b c 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 to read oral surge air in my vision, which is all for now, while i was the national spokesperson of the park? you jones all body, he's categor. all guy categorically denied any link between the bdc document re add these surveys that are being carried out was essentially saying is that nobody know, broadcast star 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 this tax rules. and if you're not doing that, that india has the lied to conduct. so wave of the so called raids as they're being
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called on the company for couples from probation accused of trying to traffic children in zambia had been granted bail. they now await their court hearing in march. they 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. while the initial charges were dropped, the couples were once again detained at an airport in zambia. and one local legal activists told us the corporations are formally used, forged documents in the attempt to get the kids off border control. if i'm children, we are crying endlessly, and it became with source of consent to the owners of the lodge. and because of that, it was lated these foreign course nationals were trying to leave the via through 51 with up with, with what. and that's how the way intercepted by the immigration department. what
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they did, in fact, was that they were found to do our passports, which were endorsed in it's on the passport. the child's name was endorsed. as 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 suspected that they were forged. so with porous borders it's reported easy for criminals to target kids in countries like the democratic republic of congo and moving them to zambia. well and beyond. now this comes as child trafficking has been a major problem in africa, going back decades as ambia itself seemingly has become a regional hub, while nearly $400000.00 children of traffic in africa every single year. some western citizens have been caught up in scandals involving child smuggling. last year american foster parents were arrested in uganda and charged with child trafficking, a crime punishable by death. but us citizens have also been accused of
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a well torturing a 10 year old boy and the care. now a local activist again says child trafficking is a long standing problem on the continent and share his thoughts on the difficulties and tackling of the crisis. now what you need to understand, but this has been ongoing for a long period of time because of our port us board that we have been because the board does your board couple board and one of the boards that customer melissa board, the near 3 board does not quite paula, especially the 5th to the quiet port us board. that means that people are able to just cross into congress and come back without showing any documentation. and they took advantage of that to put us to work with the locals, so that they could get the children and transport them human trafficking. i've become of much calls saying that your video or friends with michelle here in africa
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. 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 the f b, i has opened an investigation into the deaths of 2 convicts and a texas jail. it comes from allegations from a former prison employee who says that those in custody were mistreated and little witness. correctional staff mistreat detainees because they were in need of insulin for diabetes or other medical issues that brings the number of prison that's to for since the start of the year in harris county, the wall in the neighboring state of arkansas or a family of a mentally ill, a man who starved to death after a year in jail opened a lawsuit against the county of caleb. more than now, reports the details of the law suit or not for the squeamish. we have
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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. office is documented 1000 off such checks and moms. weak stays in our legion up to the mr. price. his stuff using the same boiler played phrase each time a made him sell. okay. they use this phrase when the obviously mal, nourished, may surprise lay dying in the pool of contaminated standing water. they consented to use destroys, even after he was discovered, unresponsive while he was being transported to the hospital. and during his time in the emergency room. shockingly, they made at least town additional entries in may,
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10 cell ok. after mister price's pronounced, that while this is evidence of their deliberate indifference, it is also a child tail sign of glaring stomach 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 everything 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 gas of larry eugene price. his gruesome dad was
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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 in angry . 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 us media and us officials are really
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being genuine and their concerns about other countries when this kind of thing is happening right here in the united states. a la martin r t, new york. beijing has slammed washington saying that u. s. is trying to use china as a scapegoat in order to turn attention away from its own domestic blunders, abrasions foreign ministry, says washington stood up unwarranted hysteria surrounding the chinese balloon incident in order to deflect public attention away from an environmental disaster that occurred in ohio. following a trained around visual them 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 bought out by western media outlets were quick to high pop the balloon incident. american forces shut down the chinese balloon r.

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