it was either or but, and now it's about russia and it's about yes, we have to fight russia. russia has to be taken off the map with with korean trip to launch a barrage of some 40 rockets on the city of done yet leaving at least 7 people wounded. according to local officials who reiterate that the area does not of any military facilities. and also i had on the program with only only one logical suspect to begin with, be nato and united states. because russia would never do that to what's on pipeline . about veteran journalist joe loria, who interviewed the award winning writer seymour hearse on his new extreme pipeline sabotage investigation. you concluded nato, led by the us is the only logical suspect with

a very big hole that was caused by the crowd that planted the right over here at the imprint of the thread. the rental, a building, serene official, say at least 5 people were killed and 15, others wounded overnight following and there's really missile strike on central the mosque. it comes with the country. it's already dealing with the aftermath of recent deadlier. with bringing you the top stories for the past 7 days and right off to the moment developments as well. this is the weekly on our tape. okay, we will get to our headline, so he's in just a moment, but some news coming in to us. the latest date from russia's belgrade border region where authority say a 12 year old girl has been killed by ukrainian shelling it occurred in the village

of navea to vol jenco. the local governor said the girl had been in the street talking to her father on the phone when 9 shells were fired up the area. meanwhile, in dumbass, local official save a city of done yet was targeted with 40 ukrainian rockets this sunday entering 7 people. the attack sparked a fire at the prosecutor's office in his central district of this city, a library, par student residence on multiple residential buildings where his will for respondent acres at dallas has more. no, i am not shelling on the current situation. reach nath large of the city of dynette because once again come under a heavy artillery attack, the ukrainian side has launched about 40 rockets towards the city center. they managed to hit the prosecutor general's office along with a bunch of schools kindergartens. a dormitory and several civilian apartment

buildings new york to just keep them still near the project all fell a 100 meters away from us. we miraculously survived the 1st. we had the incoming sound and then they started to hit. he was deafening, and very strong. my friend panicked to be honest, me too well, you know, when it arrives so the was trembled. yes. and then we went out into the corridor and the whole left wing. it was in smoke because the plaster had fallen everywhere and we went down to the 3rd and the 2nd full to tell people to come down and then went down to the 1st floor and there are no casualties because no one lives here. it's an empty floor, an empty wing after the last attack. there was no one left here for the previous attack happened on december. the 18th. i guess i now see the thing is the front line lies very, very close to the city with certain districts being mia kilometers away were from where the most of the fighting happens. now the city center which came under the shelling to day. it has sort of remind immune from such attacks for a while, just

a quick reminder, the city has been shield relentlessly by the ukrainian side, the self, the since the civil strife broke out in ukraine back in 2014, with the attacks intensifying since russia launch the it's a military campaign in ukraine. now again, the city center will throughout these years, it has been immune from these attacks because while ukrainian side couldn't reach it with the weapons that it had. but since the nato made artillery fell into the hands of ukrainian troops. well, the entire territory of the nets is vulnerable. there are several hotspots all across the front line. it arguably the biggest hot spot is right now. the city of buck moved to our charm of square. it says the domain of rushes, wagner's company, and they are showing some really impressive results there we've just returned from the village of paris could be of course, it is a small town, but very important. it has changed hands quite recently. and basically,

it allows the russian forces to kind out well to flank the city of buck moved from the north. as another divisions of the wagner company are attempting the same from the south. now the city of our tall mosque is already while it is it, the situation has come close to it being as surrounded there, of course, quite a few settlements and villages and towns that have to change hands and fall into the hands of the wagner grew. but they are, while they are showing results and they are moving forward. now at the same time i hear in the look guns, republic, the main host hotel. it stretches from the town of freeman night to the town of spots of around the town of freeman night. the russian forces have also managed to show some gains in the forest or in the national park. this is what used to be before the war and before the minds that have been buried in its soil and that the

russian regular army is moving forward slowly, taking over one ukrainian stronghold after the other. and also the russian fruits in the past week or so. it has managed to come back and gain a foothold in the hike of region capturing a couple of villages. just a quick reminder, of course, this happens after russia's retreat from the region last year in the fall. ah, now an irish european parliament minister has law starts at the parliament for its quote, subservient behavior towards the u. s. in light of recent revelations about the nord stream explosions for prize winning reporter sima hersh. probably the most legendary investment journalist alive just published a report that presents detail claims that on president biden's orders to us with norway's help blew up the north stream. pipelines. does the yield care these need

to know who did it? or do you want to know her says the us did it, did you asked him? did it ask him to do it? or are these asked him questions any more? have we become saw? subservient. has the you become so subservient to us empire that this guy didn't ask him if the dentist seymour hurt his investigation was published earlier this month. breaking down in detail who he sees was behind september's attacks on the pipelines. the pure letter award winning journalist report concluded the u. s. use that cover of annual nato naval drills in the baltic sea to plant sea for explosives on the russian infrastructure and then destroy it in collusion with norway. the reason being, he believes both countries are big energy suppliers and wanted to take over the lucrative e u market for themselves and cut european economic ties with moscow. the writer later added, he seriously darts, washington will ever admit its guilt over concerns of future business contracts.

the last thing the white house is look, i'm telling you they're never going to say they're never going to say, i surrender. they're just never going to do it because they can't. so they're going to keep the story going and they'll put the pressure people not to talk. and it won't matter that people talk like there are other people. there's. there's are community in the pipe lane business. they know what happened, but they, they're not going to talk because they want to keep on getting contracts. earlier my colleague morisha spoke to independent journalist jewelry, who interviewed at seymour hersh after his bomb shell report came up with a tough interview is well known to be a difficult man to in the interview because he goes off on a lot of tangents. but they're all very interesting what he says, but to 0 in on something new about the his article was difficult because he's working on another piece. he's doing a follow up. but seymour was very forthcoming and a lot of areas. but do you think she's in a tough position, or is he going to get threats or has he been getting any threats? do you think?

now he's not on the edge because they just ignore everybody's ignoring it. like it didn't happen. whitehouse denied it. no reasons denied it was a white one west, the me, the white, the western media being so quiet about joe, well, i talk to see more a lot of our interviews about the state of the media right now. and i was subservient. use that word again. that corporate board is, are towards government officials. you know, i work for 25 years in the mainstream media for the wall street journal for the boston globe. i note from the inside. we knew what we were expected of us to on. foreign affairs stories was to publish the official line and don't deviate from that. if you did, you're in trouble. irish m e p. make wallace a. he says the use behavior is subservient in the wake of understanding, essentially who blew up one of the biggest energy pipelines. do you think subservient is the right word here, joe? oh yes, we already knew this and you were western, your backs is a vassal look at germany. he all up shows the chance of stood next to biden in

february of last year. was it sometime last year just before the invasion? and he said, if that, if you imagine you crane occurs, we're going to shut down north stream too. he had a also hit north street one, and he was asked, how can you do that? if germany controls by said, we don't worry, we can do it. we, we have other officials saying similar things and she said nothing. he stood there, he allow his pipeline to be blown up. they have to know the u. s. didn't know the suspect. but why, why, why do they seem so afraid to say something that to push back to joe? well, 1st of all, they're still u. s. troops in europe to look at the entire post. more history was only child. the goal, when you stood up to nato and take them out, and france withdrew during the area of the lead up to the iraq and a 2003 germany and france joined russia and china to vote against their resolution to authorize the invasion of iraq. those are the only 2 times in 506070 years now,

where western european leaders decided to go against united states. look at my crone. he said in a conference that he didn't believe in regime change in, in russia. he didn't believe a huge, always talked about a new security architecture, new york, and then he does nothing. so at least he speaks, even shouts made some good noises at the beginning that we have to accommodate rochard to have security interest. they do nothing to their instincts might be good and they get pulled back. don't ask me that because i don't know what they have on these people. they could destroy them. maybe they're political careers. who knows what else. but the united states has complete dominance in europe. they are hurting the german economy. they're hurting your economy because of the sanctions that have not heard in russia, but hurting your european just stand there and change it. instead of being independent sovereign block, that could have good relations with russia and united states. this is what we need and this is what we don't get. serene officials already dealing with the aftermath

of last week's deadly earthquake, say at least 5 people have been killed and 15 others wounded in and is really missing strike on damascus. ah, authority say a residential apartment building for struck in the center of the nation's capital. they are, most of the incoming missiles were intercepted, but some members to had a number of points in on to run the city for this residential building was directly hit with a number of other nearby buildings damage to it. it was the 1st major attack on serious since the series of quakes earlier this month, devastated northern parts of the country killing follies in the neighboring cherokee. a damascus based journalist sent us an official military sort and a statement that what happened was that about 22 a m local time. there were the new radio radio potter carried out the

right targeting areas in and around the syrian capital la, damascus. soc happened from the direction of the occupied, the syrian golden and as a result of the attack, as these 5 people were killed, one of them is military personnel and 15 others injured. now, of course, most of those are civilians. i mean, what you can see just behind me is there was a red. 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 ma 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 up until you're 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 that an earthquake?

it's a terrorist attack. they didn't actually realize it. well, 22 a m. what was actually happening windows rows, 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 affect the path directly by the aggression. behind me is completely a residential area and this is why we have to wait and see if there will be any from out from the radio side to tell the world why they attack this sign up. let's say that these radio always use precepts of attacking iranian targets in syria and a bit to try to justify in front of the international community. it's a violation of sovereignty attacked, but you know 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 through an army in the war on 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 attacking it? sovereign said, attacking a country that has just come out from a massive earthquake. people are suffering already and they're suffering well, israel has yet to comment on the situation. the syrian foreign minister has called the aggression a quote, crime against humanity. while moscow has also condemned these really strikes labeling them on acceptable, particularly as other countries are actively helping damascus cope with the consequences of the natural disaster. there. earlier we discussed the a talk with political analyst and commentator tele abraham. this lay sir garcia in

the middle of damascus. it just an civilian building. all the people it's, it's, as i told you, it's in middle of damascus. all that people are going through this places. it's just civilian people at which they act yesterday. it was really a shock in the middle of the of that night yesterday, syria, which she is suffering under, asked quicker until now. and the, all the countries, the, i'm going to to headed the syrian victims, se them people. my analysis about why is that i had, we were since the beginning of the equity in syria and turkey. we saw that. is that a good stop attacking girl? syria, we, we were thinking that it, it, they should stop really because in many countries they are going to help syrian people thought to send a through the airport of syria. many adult lives,

many aid to syria. these at that. gov is that a that means that they are looking at the f quick also as an ev boutique, an issue and not too many their initial and this is amy and advanced, advanced with the hand of the syrian people to him. people they are looking at that this day was thank and they didn't send and now is an m and a suddenly in the meeting of the night, they are attacking it at the head of damascus and the attacking their civilians. this a 20 years of get or war against syria. it's a lot of the major whole building was the measure, and many people were killed tool and national host because while where many people they came to this sir hospitals, an annual summit of african union countries has wrapped up in if it had been

striving to boost economic integration on the continent. however, there was a notable absence of 3 western african nations burkina faso, guinea, and molly were suspended from the block due to government cruise in recent years. all 3 have long spades in order to rejoin a correspond reports. now from other suburbs, it is a major meeting off mind designed to pull the continent on the fast, the threat to stability and prosperity. this 36 are being re haitian, of the african, the union assembly have for all together head also see it in the government. official from members can 32 at the suburbs in the opening a speech, a commission chairperson, what's the fact mohammed say about infrastructure energy and the digitalization of economy? will i love the rage and potential prime minister abbey, but also abreast on the conference,

talking about each of them on the principle of african salvation to african problem . while the physical 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 or to a wide range of peace and security issue, continental for security. and for so vanity is one such issue. our continent is not only will able to fit itself, but can become a big basket of the wallet. you're in secretary janet lawn pronoun terrace paul. the death, emily, that africa has their wells off, not for our results, but have 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 of tough blonde is to boost into africa thread by 60 percent by 2034 by eliminating almost all tardy. 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 the grid said the community to solve the program. so the importance of scott is to link i'll click on the countries together to share i just into 6 the way to develop the country with new initiative, new projects and does when i was going africa, country, country trade all about 50 percent off goods and

a service with each job there compared to more than 65 percent with european country. and you want the bank a steady state. if the agreement is expanded on that plan, it will balance policies of investment, competition, e commerce and intellectual property rights. deeper integration indeed 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 red deals . the number of people on the bike, extreme poverty, basra, mom, that our i be a sub by just thing with the story and independent on the list from sudan attending the summit. say's the union is split on whether to allow states that have had recent military coups, to join the lines when we come to believe that there are

opinion or to fight some day one african union. the fountain from miley, probably if i go from sudan from the african countries, that the members have, or the vision is offended in union because of what they've got to be guarded by that because the union i'm on the 5th and then but other there won't be who, who venue closed? there was an agreement that this could be revisited. why? because also most of the presidents and created by the found on those jobs. meanwhile, the summit,

how to earlier kicked off with a stumble, a senior is really diplomatic. the countries deputy director for african the 1st was objected from the opening ceremony amid a dispute about her accreditation, we're going to show you some video that's been circulating on social media. i really portraying security escorting the figure. we believe out of the assembly a some of the official said, there's really own boy hard been invited just not this one. israel's observer status in the african union won't be any issue with some member states opposing its israel condemn the diplomats removal, accusing south africa and algeria fueling a diplomatic spot. it sees it will summon south africa's envoy to discuss the issue this week and laid significant blame on another country to around 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. around all the things i get. i mentioned that, well, a former south africa national assembly member believes that all now african union states should come together to revoke israel's observer status. well, either the race is about a big they do using the language to sell on its own identity. if one character i would hope that those be very strong united african voice on the undermining of this so, but any of the office on monday after that. but if there's an article or how i hope that fish, we will have to actually be in court at the

delegation out of the conference. thank you. wouldn't be endorsed by the entire and ticket national products and all of the states from the african continent and from the institutions in particular, we hope that there's no more indication extended to the government. now i paging has taken aim at washington saying the u. s. is trying to use china as a scapegoat in order to turn attention away from domestic blunders, the asian nation phase washington stirred up on warranted history is running the chinese balloon in order to deflect public attention from an environmental disaster in ohio. if i'm an unkind yeah. how is it that the u. s. can see balloons flying at an altitude of 800000 meters but it ignores

a final chloride mushroom clouds. high ok question. when merican force is shut down the object after it had crossed us or space alleging it was a spy craft, beijing stresses, it's rather more mundane that was a instrument rather to study the weather that just of course, later several other all identified flying objects responded over north american aerospace and were dispatched by heat seeking fight winder miss styles, president biden subsequently admitted the balloons were most likely tied to private company studying the weather with an american hobby group. also saying one of their tracking balloons had gone missing at the same time. the u. s. or a force intervenes. well, that story made headlines over many days. it's just as a train derailment in eastern ohio cause a huge release of toxic chemicals into the or soccer officials, then set the remaining chemicals up the side on fire in what they described as

a controlled bird to prevent further contamination. not sent a pill of thick black smoke into the sky. some time later, the states governor said it was safe for residents to return to their homes, but local fear, they're not being exposed to the truth. here i thought i was hopeful that i was going to get it, but i feel like it was just a big run around. 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, the police department, the fire department, all the 1st responders, they don't have the answers to get us because i don't think they know they're not getting the straight answers either. well, the federal government's humbling of the disaster in ohio spurred

a slew of internet names with some critics mocking authorities for intentionally setting the toxic chemicals a blaze. others mock joe biden playing off the u. f. o rhetoric and suggesting he could have been abducted by aliens. we heard from asian, the 1st specialist nelson. one is says countries need to handle their own problems and not create destructions. to divert the public's attention. 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 whether analysis or whether 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 to, with the problems that are facing instead of calling on other countries. you know, to, to cover it up. today's gas on worlds apart is ex foreign minister of austria. curren, can i self stay close of the countries for me or talk to myself deep into historical in europe? russia relation the i ah mm mm.

mm. mm. hello, welcome to wells apart. teaching russia lesson has never been an easy undertaking for the europeans to centuries ago. napoleon, despite considering russia and natural allies, decided to punish him for rebuking a french embargo and lost much of his army. in that effort. in the 20th century, the germans made their move and meant the same fate. can europe close this historical gestalt, this time around? by joining forces against russia in ukraine. to discuss that i'm now joined by austria's former minister of foreign affairs. karen nestle. madame is great to see you and welcome to russia. thank you very much for the kind of invitation, and it's always a pleasure to be in your country. now, before we delve into history and your politics, i want to ask you about your own post ministerial transition because i know that

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