ah ah, the headlines right now without the international atomic or political iran and the kingdom of saudi arabia have agreed to resume diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies off the years of diplomatic tension. the approach mall has essentially enormous geo political implication. chinese president gigi paying makes history is the country's 1st leader to be elected for 8 foot consecutive tub. also ahead with he follows the russian to put bonds in, you cried as intense fighting eliminates 350 ukranian soldiers and 24 hours. that

is, according to russia's defense minister with a lot of moving and shaking on the wells chess board today. just take, for example, the blossoming friendship between bricks, hope full members, iran and saudi arabia. because the leadership of tehran and re add, have agreed to resume diplomatic ties and reopen their embassies. the statement comes off the top. officials from both countries held talks in beijing. now the states foreign minister will meet to implement the decision and make all the necessary arrangements to assign their ambassadors. so with the latest on this saucy contributor, yusef germany great news for the middle east and the whole world as iran and a saudi arabia finally decided to break the ice and resumed their diplomatic ties. after several years after 7 years of frosty relations,

all the agreement came on friday and it was reached and the chinese capital beijing . after several days of intensive negotiations between our secretary of iran's supreme national security council and he shavani and his mom, saudi counterpart, and the chinese capital beijing, of course, on saudi arabia, severed his diplomatic ties with iran, back in january 2016 after angry iranian nar protester stormed the saudi embassy into iran in following the rios execution of frog tub, shia cleric nibbler boggart and member. and that led to the end of the diplomatic ties between saudi arabia and iran. were the 2 sides closed, there embassies in the 2 countries, or of course. so now this new development is very promising, is a promising step towards ensuring stability and security and peace in the middle

east. as the 2 sides have been always at loggerheads when it comes to many regional issues after the rise and the emergence of dash terrorists, isis terrorists in the region. and the chaos that took place inside syria and iraq are the 2 sides, have been on different fronts, of course. and when it comes to the saudi war on yemen, iraq, back some of them yemen. he and sarah la movement and a ron bax, political resolution to the, you have any conflict, while the saudi arabia has been attacking yemen, so those issues will be resolved, following the new agreement between we off and to juan. so this very great step and we heard that the 2 sides decided to reopen their embassies within the next 2 months. just a bit earlier, we discussed this issue with a number of political analysts who all believe it's a win win agreement for both iran and saudi arabia. but it might go against western interests in the middle east region since prisoner re you see to coffee this his

main agenda was improving foreign trade, especially with the original states the neighboring states. so improving neighborly relations was top on his agenda, but this is not possible unless you deescalate pensions with saudi arabia. that's your main rival. so iran continued for rounds of talks with the saudis in iraq. and during the recent visit to beijing president raised the ass, the chinese counterpart to, to, to take the initiative and be more assertive. we can see iran as a winner. the chinese of course, of our a win inside this. so these could also find themselves saw as a winning side if, if they move along the path correctly. the losing side admittedly, are the americans as well as the israeli saw who have been acknowledging that this is

a great loss to is really foreign policy towards iran. as well as the region and also the american nel, cons are complaining and saying that it's all a loss for the united states. china is increasing. it's footprint in the middle east, and historically on china relations up in strong historically on russia. relations have minister and americans of 15 of the fact that if these 2 countries, china, shannon managed to cooperate, managed to resolve some of the difficulties in this part of the world. and there's no room for americans as a country decline. and this is one example of how that works, that the government that historically been under the u. s. government dictates. so these us historically, at least been a client state of the united states. alba decided to

normalize the relations in its urine. and then they have chosen beijing to announce that actually reaching to have a place for that. it talks with that he learned counterparts. chinese president, gigi ping makes history as the country's 1st leader to be elected for a 3rd consecutive term. it was a unanimous decision by the national parliament in beijing, as eugene king, whose already served in the post for a decade, is now set for another 5 year term. you also secured his position as the head of china's central military commission. following the election, he confirmed as oath of allegiance to the country and it's into my me, washington. i pledge to be a legion to the constitution of the people's republic of china and safeguard the

constitution's authority. fulfill my legal obligations be loyal to the country and the people be committed in honest in my duty except the people supervision and work for a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful. i is eugene ping. take this oath. i was, are right at the great hall of the people this morning to with this of this historic moment. and i talked to some, some of the deputies there. and many of them said that they are very so excited to witness this moment. especially those from the grassroots, such as those from the remote villages or mountainous areas because they are among those who care really feel the changes of this chinese society better than most talking about priorities. i think definitely to boost economy would definitely be one of his priorities ahead. but also i think like at other top is

a green economy, green development ah, in like science and technology development are also oman at the top of jen, of the central government under present. she's gotten talking about china. russia, ties, and made is sweeping western sanctions imposed on russia. china has actually rent up the effort acts for as of energy products, including like natural gas, oil and coal, to china, as well as it's agricultural products. and also, as we know that in 2019 china and russia jointly set the goal of their ballot or trade reaching $200000000000.00 us dollars by 2024. so a lot to expect. of course, at the same time, china is also using, you know, increasingly strong are rhetoric when it comes to china, us relations. you know, it's, it's worth noting that the foreign minister and she in gar directly warned dishonor

us relations, are in a very difficult situation during the pressure of a few days ago. and says firmly that if the religions keep going down in his path and that the u. s. doesn't hit the bricks, there would definitely be quick confrontation and conflict. and that vision would not remain silent if the u. s. landlord or attack could so very strong, worse, but on the other hand, like what has mentioned by farming or searching god. it's also very important to forward. so there's a strong ties where the, the, to the words to large as economies. while the russian president vladimir putin was quick to congratulate his chinese count of ha, adding that moscow values his contribution towards strengthening the relationship between both countries and according to russia's foreign minister. so gay wrapped off those bilateral ties a driving washington and some others around the world, a little bit crazy. he made those comments in an exclusive interview to us, sir, at odds he achieved. and i mean guns of this book would obviously americans are

concerned that are comprehensive partnership and the whole complex of our ties. multifaceted and deep have received an additional impetus and continue to develop despite all our enemies attempts to upset them and damage our relations. the american seem to understand that the russia, china nexus is one of the pivotal elements in the formation of a new multi polar world order. and it is, if you like, an antidote to the american dick tie an american hedge ammonia. we work with the people's republic of china, hand in hand, standing shoulder to shoulder, resisting the onslaughts of our enemies. we have a lot of projects and we have the groundwork for our work with china. we have no hidden agendas. we are driven by the desire to ensure a stable development in a prosperous future for our states in our peoples. and that just seems to drive our enemies crazy in washington and some other capitals. their nervous reaction to what is happening is further confirmation that the course we have chosen with beijing is

the right one. m logo, althea chip war between america and china is spreading. as the dutch government just announced new restrictions similar to washington's on machinery to manufacture of the key high tech component, a china says the measure was adopted under pressure from america. and as urge that the netherlands not to violate free market principles. gina could be of what's available to it in the recent years, an individual country in order to depart, train over to rights to development and see if gary did so. and had yamani has always reach the concept of national security. u haul, it is sized and instrumentalist, economic crate and high tech issues at the cost of a ally center as well and courage and learn some countries to adopt experts, restrictions against china on this young sofa. we hope that the netherlands will uphold an objective and fair position based on market principles. respect this period of the contract received from c, r u. so in the interests and not follow the individual countries abuse of export

control measures. in wednesday, the dutch company a s m l is the world's sole source for the most advanced lithography machines that are used to produce semiconductors. the new restrictions will limit exports of the company. second most advanced product, while it's state of the art machines were banned from export in 20. 19 a dutch officials have not specifically named the countries targeted by the restrictions, but media report suggests that china is in the crosshairs. i spoke earlier with nelson wong, the vice chairman of the shanghai sent up a rim pack and international studies. he says, the controls may actually stimulate the development of china's domestic chip industry. it's obviously a technology wall between china and the u. s. lead west and in the short term, ah, i would like to say that china was sucked for, ah, quite a bit. but that actually gives china also the,

the ground to make the resolve that china would need to develop its own semiconductor industry in perhaps foster pace. and so rumors are that the chinese government is about to announce at last, it's the decision to give out huge amount of money as a financial ground to support the false development of the chip industry. so that's something to be expected as well. ah, as intense fighting is waived on the front lines are, ukraine has lost 350 troops over the last day. that's according to russia's defense ministry, which also said that 9 american high mas rocket launchers were hit, and multiple ukrainian military vehicles destroyed over now to our correspondent, remaining embedded on location. it goes down off tulips. corn flower is con

nations hyacinth, delicate symbols of affection and normal life. here these names harbingers of death, ah, windshield gun with an innocent ne hyacinth packs a monstrous punch. if you've run out of luck and been designated as its target, you better run fast and far. the intensity of the work depends on the situation on the front. we're both day and night. there are no fixed hours here. it takes about a minute and a half to side. the target open fire, and eliminated this detachment is part of russia's airborne troops. the hunt down their prey from up to 30 kilometers away. convoys command h q's,

and enemies own big guns top their target list. if you open fire with the fragmentation effect, the shrapnel spreads over 200 to 300 meters. this gun is very powerful and accurate has been able to take out the lead vehicle in a convoy a tank was the 1st shot. they cover infantry advance in the criminal forest. their ukraine's ranks have grown thinner, partly due to heavy casualties. partly because keith command had to transfer some troops to the south, where the back moved, battle rages on that the wagner company is gradually shutting down the last lifeline that still

available for ukrainian troops. they've been reduced to one road and it's already almost a bulk vehicles have to slow to crawl and become an easy targets for hire. since like this one, ah catch 22 for the generals and key if back move has become too symbolic to just pull out. yet saving it means exposing other parts of the front and it rushes relentless push . i'm a gets done of reporting from the dumbass rushes of foreign minister, mister laughter of says that the events right now in georgia have similarities to the ukranian. my dan qu of 2014. his comments came off of that him have hooton's

meeting with russian security counts very similar to caves made on there is no doubt that the law and registration of non governmental organizations that receive foreign funding in the amount of 20 percent of their budget was just an excuse to start an attempt to force a change of power. nevertheless, in a number of european countries, the same rules are much more stringent. burrell stated, without bad in an eye that this contradicts european values, and puts the block on the path of georgia secession to the e. u. in general, this hypocrisy is, of course, obvious. people in the georgia capital had been protesting against the so called foreign agent bill, claiming it was set to come down on western news outlets and n g o is well, very similar to an existing u. s. law. american officials spoke out against the measure and even threatened to impose sanctions on georgia. though the government reacted to the protesters demand

by canceling the bill and releasing those who had been detained. the number gathering around the national parliament has been growing day by day into the thousands. and amidst all of that, rather, his aunty correspond, donald called behind me the parliament building where thousands of protesters have gathered for the 3rd night in a row. they just launched a new demand to the government, demanding the resignation of the parliament. this is after both of the main demands and the protesters were actually met by the parliament. the 1st one being the release of all protesters weapon detained throughout these protests and riots. and the 2nd one being the rescinding of this law that started these protests in the 1st place. that of course, was a law, a dropped law that the georgia parliament passed that would see a non governmental organizations in this country that make over 20 percent of their income from foreign sources register. as foreign agencies, we've seen a lot of anti russian sentiment here. ukranian flags, american flags,

european union flags alongside the georgia ones. and they've been calling this proposed law that started this all a russian style law. that's despite the fact that this law does exist in russia, but was 1st passed in the united states all the way back in 1938. and it actually carries much more severe consequences. criminal ones, including jail time for employees of organizations that fail to register as opposed to in russia where organizations that failed to register with simply receive a fine. now you can see behind me the protest has today been so far piece all. but this has been the case over the past 2 days earlier in the night. around midnight is when really we started to see violence erupt. protesters throwing molotov cocktails and rocks and objects of police building barricades. and they've been tried to storm the parliament building twice. the police have obviously responded with tear gas and water cannons. and i was actually in the thick of it. yesterday i

got to your gas and saw the action 1st hands. now, the government is actually divided on this issue. the parliament is at odds with the president who was in the united states. when all of this, all of these protests broke out. she released a video with the statue of liberty behind her, putting her support in making for the protests and denouncing the part of the parliament support for this long. and while the political opposition coles' for the current government to resign, there's no guarantee the tensions would subside even if that a code. so over now to watch is marina cause whoever she breaks down how the situation escalated and perhaps more importantly, the role foreign actors supreme play. as soon as the pros has started in georgia, most people follow in european politics thought, here we go again, another college revolution. why? that's why american and european flags,

banners in english st. peaceful protests mixed in with a few molotov cocktails. as well as some words of encouragement from western officials ah life this time instead of assistant secretary of state for a newland handed out snacks to demonstrators and if it was hauled robinson, another us assistant secretary of state who just so happens to be inability a day before the riots are opted, he claimed to be there for slightly different events, but he couldn't help but offer a few words of advice for georgians. this is a lot based on russia's interests,

not george's in truth. in we think it to george's entry to work more closely towards euro atlantic integration. this law doesn't do that. we don't think it's the right thing for georgia and more importantly, georgia. so the right thing for georgia. so let's get this straight. washington doesn't like a law being proposed by the majority of georgia m p's, from the ruling party of georgia, a law that with highlight the companies and individuals receiving substantial funding from abroad like america, who could therefore be acting in the interests of said country. now, why would they care may come to mind a recent u. s. government report names georgia as a lead in recipients of u. s. foreign and military aid in europe and eurasia. and this isn't something new . the u. s. has been sending hundreds of millions of dollars to georgia since the

mid ninety's over $445000000.00 in foreign military financing. i loan since 1997, 35000000 dollars just last year, over a $130000000.00 in bilateral state department and us aid assistance annually. and all this, of course, go and towards helping georgia develop a democratic free market with western orientations. in july state department spokesman, net price told reporters that us has allocated a total of almost $6000000000.00 in assistant funds for georgia over the years. and as we know, nothing comes for free and this is exactly what local impedes had in mind. when considering the draft law on transparency of foreign influence, countries tend to use angie yos and private need the organisations to sway public

opinion and encourage opposition movements in countries of interest. the biggest share of the u. s. funding has directed towards antonio's, which means that this money benefits not our country, but their own agents. we see that there is absolutely no transparency in their spending. the public does not have any information in this regard. that creates risks. our country's a small state. naturally. it is vulnerable to various types of risks. so at this time, transparency is of special importance. georgia is already one foot in the pond, haven't signed the e u association agreement, and this law would jeopardize its future with the wes box. not everyone seems to share these pro west city views, as we've already seen from the scuffles and parliament. so the majority of m. p. 's voting in favor of this particular law. the less didn't like that and started was

saying it's support for the protesters while painting russia, the bad guy as always, the cabal moment for george's own future democracy. and we want to be here to support the georgia people in their aspirations and georgia journey to strengthening its democracy in this region. russia is trying to absorb countries like ukraine absorb countries like beller as threatened countries like georgia. if you look around, no one is choosing to be with russia. what we've gotten stead is a very strong united international support for ukraine and for countries like georgia that are occupied by an aggressor like russia. the west supports georgia, as long as it's part of the gang when georgia had a president who was last euro centered, it all ended with the rose revolution in 2003 and a change of power. that's when opposition leader and western fine. mikhail suckers really entered the picture and what followed was a war and to break away regions. and now here we go again. that's so cold,

controversial bill has since been withdrawn box. protesters have vowed to continue until it's formerly denounced and protesters are released from detention. so once again, democracy brings conflict across ross and borders, and another russian neighbor is been and ties to follow a european future. a plan that has been in the making for years with george bush discussing ukraine. and george is made from membership back in 2008. and thats despite warnings from russia since pretty much the soviet union collapsed. well, not much has changed. it seems. and now we're back to square one. ukraine is a disaster. and now in georgia, the pots is definitely hot and being stirred, and the only question seems to be how long before it spills over. again, officials and the west african nation of marley have issued scathing criticism of

france, citing the former colonial powers approach on the continent. marley's prime minister says his country is now putting its interests 1st. let us say franz sir francis litters are the ones who wanted to impose an out country. what should be done? what we should think about and what to say. but we told them that this gira and this time has been long gone. which shoes and the people choose. la molly's for minister of delayed deal, says france and other western powers of destabilized parts of africa. in particular, he noted the 2011 nato incursion and bombing of libya. he said, european powers must be recognized the sovereignty of african nations, that while highlighting the countries close ties with russia and even taking him, i went to thank moscow for its help in fighting terrorist groups in the region. the russian federation is a strategic partner of molly for

a number of reasons. the main one is moscow's assistance stood by marco and what we have asked for in order to counter extremist groups such as isis and al qaeda. we heard just a bit earlier from a regional security expert who says that rising anti french sentiment across africa is no surprise, considering the countries approach to a number of issues on that continent. but you need your pastor. there is currently a decline in francis popularity. press is no longer in a position of moral authority in many countries. the reason for that is frances attitude towards africa over the past decade. another reason is that africans name of african youth have awakened to an understanding they want to start from scratch . the west unfortunately, has not understood desperation of african youth. these youth a currently going through tough times. it was thee who bushnell crone to conduct this charm offensive. i think of, we sum up their results of macro store of africa. it actually shows the decline, increases popularity and the fact that france is no longer in a position of

a moral authority. mccurry was criticized by the public and officials of many countries that would have seemed unthinkable 10 to 15 years ago. when it's a good to have your company for this program lie from moscow before we wrap it up. donkeys have been used for over 5000 years by humans to basically do the heavy lifting. the animals are commonly seen, strapped and packed to work in the fields and walking the trails. but now they're actually rising concerns that china's demand for them is putting a risk, a key source of transport and basically horse power for. busy households all across africa. ah. with another of our talk tardies are donkeys extremely important nafrica. they used for ploughing to help the community fetch water because most villages have no running water

with key hood record and i'm making a living with these donkeys to help my family. it must love animals to keep them take out them so that they will take care of each with that'll just about wrap up. bas hours, live broadcast. you're an aussie international thanks so much for joining us here, but try not to go too far. rachel blevins is here soon with all the story to take you into the evening hours on this friday. but from me, rory sushi in the anti news team here. it's been a pleasure and thanks for joining us.