i with ah, the president of israel sent a message to prime minister benjamin netanyahu to come to his senses as thousands take to the streets and protests over the government, traditional reform new and what is the us doing that creating more and more new mil to realign this is the worst that is building new axis. in a major interview, vladimir putin excuses nato of aggressive global military expansion. denying that russian and chinese opperation is aimed at other states with one of the worst

atrocities of the us led invasion with eyewitnesses reporting, the indiscriminate shooting of women and children. and we continue our special coverage of the legacy of the us led invasion of iraq with a special report from lucia. a city poison was toxic residue for generations to come. our correspondence speak with the occupation forces hit illusion with white phosphorus and uranium. and as a result, we have been suffering from birth defects and illnesses. ah, good afternoon. this is art international with the latest world news updates. i'm paralyzed about, great to have you with israel's president has called on the country's prime minister benjamin netanyahu to come to his senses and brought the controversial judicial reform, which sparked huge protests across the country. ah

. let's cross live now to our correspondent maria fin notion are joining us from jerusalem. maria, what's the current situation on the ground? and what can you tell us about the protests that happened overnight? yes. hi. i have to say that we have been expecting prime minister's address to the nation in the last couple of hours, but it has been postponed and several times,

no surprise. we can understand that benjamin and tell yeah. who is currently very delicate position if he announces the freezing of the reforms. this is something that we hear from the report so far, but there was no official confirmation that would endanger the country's government . but if he doesn't fears that the whole country will be paralyzed as already for now, we know that the country major airport been going on was shut down with all the flights canceled the health care workers already announced that they are going on a strike to if the government does not stop the reform with other factors ready to join. the israeli prime minister has been facing tremendous pressure since these traditional reform was announced for 13 weeks in a row. tens of thousands of people have been taking to the streets of major cities of israel complaining they arise and democracy are being tolling from them. they have been blocking major roads and highways,

including those leading to the airport, preventing promising to yahoo to go to his official troops abroad. they have been burning tires, throwing stones to security forces, patrolling the areas. there were clashes with police and there were casualties from both sides and added to that. the growing number of idea reserve is have repeatedly threatened to give up their call up. if the government does not back off from its plans, the air force commander is so the country's national airline, and many, many influential public figures have repeatedly been speaking out against their reforms. and on saturday, the country's defense minister of gallons, a member of prime ministers, we could party, one of the key figures in the countries right blog expressed his concerns about israel security regarding the situation. and especially given the fact that the disobedience in the milton ranks have been spreading very far. and that is

especially the danger of giving us these rarely palestinian conflicts. recently ends with a very dramatic page. there are casualties from both sides. we know that at least 15 israelis have been killed since the beginning of this year in major terror attacks, including here in jerusalem and at least $809.00 palestinians died most the in the military idea raised, especially in the north of the wide was bank. so very dangerous, sensitive, vulnerable situation and the defense minister cold on from madison to yahoo to stop the reform. and he was fired the next day. nathan, yahoo took this decision on the pressure again because there were several ministers in the right when block have especially a very, very controversial but influential figures roles, national defense, minutes of band we are, he called on nathan,

yahoo to set could go along. 7 just hours have to this decision again, thousands of people have taken to the streets and what they called a spontaneous protest major gatherings happened to tell. and even here in jerusalem in front of prime ministers residence residence they was again clashes with the police. so far we don't not know if the rock casualties from any side, but we know that there was a number of rest already following the decision to sec, the country's defense minister, several members of the coalition and members of the party made statements saying that they would back out, they would support prime minister if he decides to stop the traditional reform right now. but chances of him doing bad, very slim, because again, he's in a very delicate position. if he praises the reform, he will definitely lose the support among the right tween

a block in the country. but definitely he has to react somehow and we are expecting him to talk about that and to announce what kind of steps he is offering. the u. s . has already reacted to the development here in israel, calling them alarm and the rally, media and all the media actually following the event here on the ground. these really media refer to prime minister and yahoo as a threat. the country's national security warning that israel is moving towards scales. well, why specifically, are so many people in israel, so outrage regarding the new judicial reform. while the protests are complaining to because of these judicial reform, the country is threatened to be on the road from democracy to dictatorship. the demonstrators major complaint is that controversial proposals will give more power to the country's government. the most far right in the

country's history would strengthen political control over the appointment of judges weakening the supreme court, which is the only effective protect of civil rights and minorities in the country with no written constitution. and that would leave israel with no real checks and balances demonstrators say, and also the reason they so called incapacitation law, it already became the law. it was a bill, so it passed in the class. and so now it is a law that would prevent the country's state of attorney to declare a prime minister. netanyahu is incapable of serving as the head of the government. and that would mean it will give him more power and less accountability and protest and not happy with that. clearly our team, at least correspondent maria f. a notional, with the latest from israel. lets

for us live to michael klein, former israeli parliament member from the lecount party, joining us from television. hello. hello. so what are your thoughts on the latest develop banks? we're seeing in israel? are we likely to see the protests grow in numbers? i guess it will end in 2 days, the going to recession of holidays and a lot of holidays either a low will pass so the government is now we've been there will be postponed. and then of course it will be an opening of negotiation. i guess the fuel will end for this month straight as though and extreme elements will not be satisfied with me because this is made by the even by stopping the legislation for several time because there is a real goal is bringing down

a miss any oh into the last election that was 4 months ago and gave, given the majority, this is a minority. they believe that they design the best in the country and they cannot do it by election. they will drive by hiring this and you know, by putting that against him any way that they can bring down the government, but they will live number will win the momentum and then maybe we will speak with reason. so you don't think benjamin, but no, yahoo will give into public pressure and give up on the judicial reform. no, i believe is supposed to be a now even defendant be the meeting where the coalition bosses would say that if you decide that you want to stop in,

in order to go into negotiation with some position, the mainly is the democrat, the union of generally a gun is the way they were supposed to continue. they were supporting a so yeah, i believe the big 2 days a chance with the people faulty that they will say legislation and postponed in the up the only they which isn't a month a month to month to month. it will leave in the israeli president has called on him to come to his senses. why are we seeing a clash between the 2 main political figures in his ro know that looked as to main political big is the president gimme a really the embodying a, a position he has no way. he has no authority. a just say like it's been been and try to intervene in the conflict, often

a compromise in the name and he was paid because it was one to say that it was totally 95 percent in the building. so the position so why government trusted the president? why is this reform so important for the government that they have no problem risking civil on rest on the streets across israel? because israel in the last of via israel is actually a dictates of keep run by the supreme. busy court, which i don't care by in devious ways that took that upon himself authority without any display he will story to say to abolish every, every law that never decision of the government and actually is a real power. and if they contrary to the will of the people and most of the people

voted for this government in order to rule it and parliament in all of them to be placed. and there is a consensus of 80 percent of the supreme court must be a defined to in laws and law creating law which they do know and they decide to fire home. so a what the season they prime minister elected by the public they want and what they don't call this must be changed. otherwise it's not the democracy. is the demonstrate going in the street and selling democracy. democracy is like goes always in joe's always been a people. it was a lie. they was night like dogs and they, they speak about democracy. actually. they want to brazil. they dictate the people to supreme court in israel and the public wants to changing. and the government

wanted to make one, and it wasn't for ever this change, it government will govern the parliament will make laws and the judges will decide what is legal and hope to hear legal according to the laws. the laws are not causing the criterion. they invent it to their opinions for the bottom of also the israel. the judges elect themselves, the very liberal, so green called contrary to the most of the public which is conservative. and that was the only use and that is open now is to add 2 or 3 concerned that it just did that will bring more balance to the supreme court that will represent the public. because the now they took upon themselves to, to deal with every political question. so if they decided to go into it because it's so rough, so that's the cause of the judge. it must isn't the public. and so they say it was

then they left the lot, the mainstream of the public, michael kline, former israeli parliament member from the look good party, television, and q. ah, russia and china are not creating a military alliance and have nothing to hide in the military cooperation while the west builds in you access. that's the comment from russian president vladimir putin . it is latest interview after a meeting with chinese counterpart of jean paying and moscow. the dullness he says to reached zeus, we're not creating and a military alliance. it is true that we have some military cooperation, but it is all transparent. there are no secrets. there are conducting joined military drills too, but it is not a military alliance. and what is the us doing that creating more and more new mil to re alliances. it is the west that is building new axis look, last year, nato agreed. a new strategic concept for its development. western analysts are

saying that the west is building and you access similar to the one that was created in the 19 3rd is by the fascist regime in germany, in italy and the militaristic, japan vladimir putin. in that very same interview said that russia was going to put tactical nuclear weapons in bel roofs. the russian president said that this was a response to a move by london that he called absolutely reckless it's decision to supply ukraine with uranium, depleted munitions. now, putting also emphasized to everyone that these are nuclear weapons in question will remain under russian control fishery wednesday. consciously same scene as americans placed their tactical nuclear weapons on their allies, territory, and trained crews, and pile us to use them if necessary. we have decided to do the same beginning on the 3rd of april, we'll start to train crews, and on the 1st of july, we'll finish the construction of a storage facility, specifically for tactical nuclear weapons on bowler russian territory, who will not hanover, the weapons to billers, just as the u. s. doesn't to its allies, we're simply doing what they have been doing for decades on terms of the west,

3 action to this development. it hasn't been all the same. the european union responded quite aggressively. actually it threatened sanctions if bela roost went through with hosting these nuclear russian weapons. but on the other hand, the united states actually took a more cautious approach. surprisingly enough, it said that this move by russia does not change u. s. posture at all. we have not seen any reason to adjust our own strategic nuclear posture, nor any indications. russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon. we remain committed to the collective defense of the nato alliance. both leaders, of course, signed over a dozen documents, deepening defense, industrial and economic cooperation between the 2 countries. moscow and beijing have said they want to deepen their strategic partnership, make it even even more all encompassing than it was before for a new era. and this is something that obviously is quite frightening for washington and secretary of state antony blank and said himself, it's

a great concern for washington. and the united states that this strategic cooperation is increasing between mont, moscow and beijing. on the other hand, hootin is of course more than happy to have a friend like choosing ping right now. so he had a piece kick anemic, if in europe's economic dependence and chinese and cruising at a much higher rate than russia's trade. but when europe and chinese drawing at a very high rate is the other way around so they should really think about themselves. for decades, there is always been someone who wanted to turn china against the soviet union or vice versa. we know what kind of world we live in. we value our relations and the level that we have reached in recent years. so with russia and china growing closer than ever before, washington is going to be in for a hard time. if it tries to continue this business as usual, foreign policy gripped by a paralyzing economic crisis and political deadlock, lebanon continues to face its worst crisis. in recent years, people are taken to the streets to protest against

a serious financial downturn. the international monetary fund has given its grim assessment, stating the country will be unable to overcome hyperinflation unless it introduces reforms. ah lebanon, is it a dangerous crossroads? and without rapid reforms, will be mired in a neverending crisis. poverty and unemployment will remain high and economic

potential will continue to decline with the lebanese lira losing an astounding 98 percent of its value since 2019. the population has been less struggling with massive inflation. that's fueled by huge dollar debts, accumulated after its brutal 15 year civil war, along with the transfer home of dollars by lebanese living abroad. when you add in what critics call persistent political competence, you've got a perfect storm which leads the audrey lebanese, facing almost medieval levels of hunger and deprivation. while i'm at alley did, when i went through a lot did ease of shelling, kellen and shooting all of them up by today's and now this is the real war, the war of hunger when your eyes desires something and he cannot get it even a bundle of bread, i lived in the days of the flood and revolution, and it was not as difficult as now her little we are in a difficult situation. the dull and the high exchange rate crate instability. we're facing a very big problem when we sleep. vaccines rate is at certain level on the base of

which we said the price of goods. and when we wake up in the morning, we see that we have lost money. we'll try to stand by the people. it's food up, soil and people will not stop in today's struggle is compounded by the dollarization of the lebanese economy, which fee to continue in collapse of the local currency with purchasing pair of residents being eroded almost daily. we cannot change the prices of 38000 products daily in supermarkets, with every change in the u. s. dollar price. people will be able to pay specific amount in us dollars, instead of witnessing daily changes in prices set in lebanese pounds. so where did it all go wrong for lebanon? well, it's a complex mix of political mismanagement over borrowing. and of course, geopolitical pressure. lauren, iraq, which left a trail of destruction and millions killed and displaced passes its 20th anniversary. rti continues special coverage of the conflict that through the oil

rich country into chaos in d stabilized to region for years to come. at this hour, american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq, to free its people, and to defend the world from great danger. whose with it's with a rain of fire fell on the city. that's how residents of felicia described the u. s

. at hack on the region. the battles which took place in 2004 led to dramatic increase as an infant mortality and cases of cancer leukemia and serious birth defects. the rise and serious illnesses exceeded similar numbers after the atomic bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki. our t correspondence, steve sweeney reports from the scene where the devastation unfolded. it was just the mass killing of arabs. that's how the u. s. massacre in fallujah has been described. the city been relatively young, touched by the war, the old bombing aside. for all that change went for us. mercenaries were killed on this grid. their bodies were burned and hung as a warning to others. but washington thomas, to take its revenge. the enemy's gotta face his cold satan, he's in felicia, and we're going to destroy him. if response was one of the worst atrocities of the us led invasion with eye witnesses reporting,

the indiscriminate shooting of women and children, washington was accused of war crimes. as the city was held under c, u. s. troops slaughtered approximately $600.00 iraqi civilians, including more than $300.00 women and children, along which he 100 insurgents during the 1st battle of felicia craig named operation. vigilant resolved. the battle was launched in april 2004 to avenge the deaths of 4 black water contractors. 27 u. s. soldiers were killed during the retaliatory siege. felicia was effectively punished for resisting the u. s. occupation with as many as 50000 people held their men 8 between 15 and 45 were blocked from leaving while medical support was unable to enter the city with either the loyalty with lava the vents took place at the beginning of the occupation in 2003, especially in the city of fallujah. as resistance fighters were there, they considered their occupiers policy as a violation to the dignity of iraqis and the seizure of your ex territory. the

occupation forces committed crimes against innocent civilians. they killed destroyed homes and people were left homeless and the resistance appeared because of attacks committed by the americans against the civilian population. as a result, the population was caught between a rock and a hard place of american forces and the resistance. washington covered up the extent of its crimes. blocking reporters from reporting what took place head it finally admitted to using white phosphorus. a substance similar to napalm which burned skin to the bone is legacy of using depleted uranium continues to effect. i was born after 2003 perhaps unsurprisingly, washington on its allies, have blocked efforts to and the use of depleted uranium in warfare and have denied a link to kansas and birth defects. but evidence is not on their side. they 2010 study by leading medical journal found it for lou to showed

a fourfold increase in all cancers. and a 12 fold increase in child had cancer in under fourteen's. it found a tenfold increase in female breast cancer and significant increases in lymphoma and brain tumors in adults. research is found a 38 fold increase indicates via this exceeded the figures for her rossimer, where survivors of the atom bomb attack showed a 17 fold increase into kaymere, medics on the ground agree. but they were reluctant to appear on camera, saying they were under pressure from the us not to speak out. it's no surprise that western powers wants to deny the causal link to do so would leave them open to war crimes charges. but once again, they continue to avoid accountability as a rockies live with the legacy of the wall. where the city under fire and left without power and water for days are t spoke with

a rockies who fought against us forces, who responded with overwhelming force that i will go. and the last well we fought was light and medium weapons. the u. s. forces used white phosphorus, as well as internationally banned weapons. in agreement with the mayor of fallujah, the football stadium was turned into a cemetery for our martyrs who were in great numbers. the city lost many of its residents, but the u. s. forces failed to break into it. the 1st part of the improvised cemetery was dedicated to the scholars, while the 2nd one served as the grand cemetery, which initially had 4000 bodies. then the number rose to more than 7002008 ambulance. and the most significant violations perpetrated by the us occupation forces were bombarding with white phosphorus. lack of compensation for those affected and raids without warning. someone arrayed occurred and their faces broke into the house that we had to gather all the family in one room. this practice is

a violation back then. the occupation forces hit felicia with white phosphorus and uranium. and as a result, we have been suffering from birth defects and illnesses. the city is still paying the price as our main hospital is still treating birth defects to date r t continues its coverage of the grim legacy, the u. s. left in iraq after it's 2003 invasion, which led to decades of turmoil in the country. and that's a rap for this tower. and coming up, china takes our gloves off on us aggression. a discussion on president jean pinks visit to moscow. the chinese broker deal between iran and saudi arabia and the u. s . as escalations was china next on going underground. stay close. ah, ah.

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i imagine return, see welcome to going underground, broadcasting all around the world from dubai, in the u. e. wait thousands of years for peace deal, and then to come within a few weeks of each other after the saudi arabia, iran, d. o came she gin ping's state visit to moscow, where putin said mutual relations were more than an alliance. so now could a communist party broke a peace deal, end washington's war on russia through ukraine, or will the export of british depleted uranium to care of an entity blinking warnings against to cease fire? continue the war to the last ukrainian is russia and china hail their friendship and relations are to reach their highest point in history. i'm joined now from the city that gives its name to a possible rival to nature. the shanghai cooperation organisation by marriage is professor into natural history. politics at the geneva graduate institute in distinguish fellow insta international peace and security thinktank, the simpson center. professor. jang, thank jen. thank you so much, professor for coming on. i thought your lie said.