lebanon, reportedly in retaliation, for israel's rates on all ok, so worshippers. ah, here the latest images of the rocket strikes and gaza, no casualties have yet been reported. israel says it did target hm. mos training sites and underground complex's used for weapons manufacturing. ah. and here are the latest pictures from neighboring lebanon where israel claims it hit terrorist infrastructure. but local media outlets reported a palestinian refugee camp came under fire. some of the rockets damage civil infrastructure with you. meanwhile,

israel's missile defense systems have been activated in israeli settlements bordering gaza with multiple rockets intercepted earlier. benjamin netanyahu said israel's enemies will pay a price for their actions. now get solution locked in from a legal regarding the aggression against us on other fronts. we will strike our enemies and they will pay the price for any act of aggression. our enemies will discover again, that at moments of truth, the citizens of israel stand united and unified and back the actions of the id f and the other security services to defend our country. and our people were nurtured songs. earlier i spoke to israeli, and palestinian journalists to better under and their potential consequences goes on. they know cut his events and gam, manley, them women and children. they lived and witnessed a very it did odor in my day i made did behavior exclusions. yeah. around did them in all the gather areas and it is,

it's non bit handling now and it would continue if it continues, it's a tag. say again together i pain can maybe hammer will also at that kid. is it a list? it is, but there i'm to now am on say gives a chance for the mediators name it's mission a porter, a you have to, i'm cut out and maybe they can put a shot at that. i had to stop it at tag, say again, and then they can do a deal and they can do a video. those are the latest attacks on gaza and lebanon justified. i think that that is right. thanks for on that side that that should do something because if it will not strike then the next time there will be more violence that this road see that the games and

because of that there are striking good. this is that their best chance that these really probably reach it tends to forget all the problems and unites when they had it and don't use to some kind of that. or she could. we see an escalation into a large scale war, who, in your opinion would be the possible allies of both palestine and israel. if such a conflict does take place. i can say lies a many on here on, on as well and even on all the most. and it's let me get a word to support the seniors at the people and who i consider a holy place today for them. so and now how i say, i also understand is it, it's like seed and collected in collecting on it a lot in the world like it on like

a law in yemen. emergency services are at the scene in gaza were locals are seeing the consequences of the recent strike, the civilian buildings and private property damage by israeli shelling. we spoke to a local whose house was damaged in the attack. listening to the others, we heard an abnormal explosion as if it was had the door of the house and we were confused. i looked out of the window, so smoke, and suddenly after 10 minutes, there was an explosion fold by another wash with her and the house shook, shattering of the windows sofa and curtis, again slowly come on the way. is early strikes, have also damage buildings in lebanon. on the video, you can see one of the victims here, there damage house following the israeli attack. his house was damaged by a rock at during the air strike. our guests ali yaya political analyst and international affairs adviser from lebanon, says rocket fire,

from lebanon into israel. would it be possible without approval from? has bella is what i saw good. many do so many open an area 11 in south of lemons, and one outside. if alice jeannine camp at which beam, that is why i don't for to go with an open war with let on all and want to prevent any, a comprehensive escalation with the law. but at the same time, easy and the f one to restore the wish. and with level office will be after those are off workers that saw that the set and my social level on yesterday . and i can and then my opinion even is why lamed ham ours. so there's a pack, but no one can carry or launch walker's constructively on without the concert without the, without any coordination,

without any readings from hasn't lost on this area, which means that it can be, it could be an inbred mass message to what's happening now, moving onto another major story in france, half a 1000000 demonstrators march on thursday for the 11th day of nationwide protests against pension reform. ah violet demonstrations flared in cities all across the country with clashes between protestors and police drawing concerned from the council of the e. u. human rights commissioner protestors disrupted traffic near the capitals main

airport. as police responded with the rest and tear gas, the clashes come emitted deadlock in debates between them across government and french groups that want the pension reform scrapped. on wednesday you unification, met with the prime minister for talks, which the activists later branded as a failure. protesters claim the french government isn't communicating with people and is undermining democracy. to, to what you'll do in that office today, we have the impression that we are faced with a deaf and dumb government that is not very good at communication gesture. we have the impression that emanuel micron has absolutely no interest in what is happening in his own country would be at the end of the day, the government is taking advantage of the nuances of the law to go beyond democracy . did they do? that's how it's done. to force its way through, we are trying to show that we are many and we are strong in the face of this government. i'm here for the 11th time because this reform is unfair, creates inequalities in a lot of injustices. it is part of

a political project that is unfair. meanwhile, the french president is in china holding talks, wishing, paying on ukraine and accusing moscow of escalation, claiming nuclear weapons should not be based on foreign territory. referring to the recent agreement between russia and bela roost. the french shares the opinion that nuclear weapons should be completely excluded from this conflict that all international tr season. this issue should be respected, and that under no circumstances should nuclear weapons be deployed outside the territories of nuclear powers, especially in europe. in this regard, it is necessary to remind every one of the responsibilities in particular russia, which a few days ago announced its desire to deploy such weapons to bela bruce, which does not comply with the obligations it is assumed to you and to us and to international law, however, this contradicts the policy of some european members of nato, which have been hosting us nukes for decades. washington has been basing its

b 61 tactical nuclear weapons in germany, italy, belgium. the netherlands entered here. the number of american warheads in europe is estimated at around 150. in an interview with r t 1st deputy permanent representative, representative of russia to the you. and dmitri polanski spoke about western double standards when it comes to us nuclear weapons deployed in europe. and how the u. s . undermined international treaties concerning tactical w. m. d's going this national china is our trusted and proven partner, a fact determined by the recently adopted join to russia, china's statement. we know that our cooperation worries many countries because in the western vision, russia should have been isolated for, as they put it, aggression against ukraine. in fact, though, every one is well aware that the true causes of ukraine crisis are much deeper. and

that it began much earlier than the 24th of february 2022. our chinese partners understand this very well. they have their own history of double standards from the west. our partnership with china is not directed against any states. we stressed that all the time when we want the constructive approach to prevail and for the west to stop pursuing its interests at the expense of developing states. we are categorically against it. what a multi polar world has become a reality. and only the united states and its allies are trying to cling to a self proclaimed u. s. supremacy. no one appointed the united states as the world's policeman. arab countries understand the crises to which such self appointed world policeman lead. we oppose had gemini, we stand for a just peace, for indivisible security, for a security architecture that is fundamentally different from what the united states and nato allies are trying to impose. during

a meeting with his turkish counterpart, the russian foreign minister highlighted the destructive line of the collective west toward any state conducting an independent foreign policy. let's cross 5 now. to ortiz up santa waco has been following the meeting between russian foreign minister survey, lab rav and his turkish counterpart. so thought we have 2 questions. my 1st question to you is, what are the key takeaways from this press conference by the foreign ministers? a with well, you know, it was a very brief, but nonetheless, very strategically important visit both in economic and political terms because it's taking place roughly a month before highly contested presidential and parliamentary elections in turkey . and that has the bilateral cooperation in this whole new life life and the whole

new alive as well. now, the minister at the beginning tried to stay true to both international and domestic agenda base trust that context remain. and russia continues to be a major facilitator in the resumption of diplomatic relationship between turkey and syria, as well as the reconciliation. diplomatic reconciliation between cherokee and armenia . jerky is also trying to play a positive and constructive role and some sort of russian ukrainian reconciliation . even though both ministers specified that it's extremely difficult given the position of the west, that at this point of time is not interested in any piece of dialogue. now, the ministers also pointed out that the core of bilateral ties is on

economic and particularly energy corporation. and this is also a very interesting topic that is sort of hard not to politicize the ministers. we're asked about the they feed off of the gas pipelines that carries russian gauss on to char can then on to south in europe. and as you know, after the explosion said, the north stream pipelines or rather, terrorist attacks on the north stream pipelines, there are concerns about the security. all saw all the turkey gas transit, the minister said that they're trying to pay attention to that they expressed hope for a transparent and independent international investigation for what happened that north stream pipeline. to make sure that that does not happen to any other of pipelines, but this question is still ambiguous. and the 2nd point, zolphi corporation, major point of cooperation is the uk who you nuclear power station. this is

a turkish 1st nuclear power station that is being constructed then that will be operated by russia when it comes on line, it will produce roughly 10 percent of turkish electricity. and this is a major achievement. and i think it also a major electoral point for president every the on and he's election campaign because he's party the deafness in development part. it has already printed some posters celebrating how their government has been able to bring turkey to the nuclear power club. and this is an interesting point because on the one hand that russia wants to stay as neutral and as an involved in turkish political affairs as possible. but at the same time, it has to maintain context with the official turkish government. and the turkish government is very eager to make sure that the russian president is here in turkey

when that 1st block of that nuclear station comes on line later this month. and in fact, as minister leaped off, was consulting here with his turkish counterpart. one of the official representative of the turkish president was in moscow discussing the details, all of that potential visit, something that present there the on can felt mentioned. now, at this point of time, we don't know what's going to happen. it's still up in the air and i think for russia to very sensitive and it someone difficult choice because i said it doesn't, no one to be seen as interfering in the turkish elections. but at the same time, president putin being present in turkey to gather with him. and as you mentioned, turkey has been trying to what you 2 percent support for that is still abroad. and he's, some of the bigger is, but the diplomatic way said that the united states will stay, it will stop before nothing, including colored revolutions if they want to

r c a in any particular country. and i think that remark was alluding to you as candid that happened here in turkey a couple of days ago when the american ambassador to turkey decided that it was appropriate for him to meet with the oppositional candidate. and therefore expressed that american support, the opposition that was brad and as a rebuke of the current leadership of president on and he himself reacted very angrily to that. saying that that was a violation of a diplomatic attic. that was a violation of how, what diplomats are supposed to do in the country, you know, conduct official, a foreign policy rather than try to influence political events on the ground. but one thing i would mention is that as much as the official government is critical of the american involvement, i think they're,

they're also perhaps trying to use the image of the russian leader, him standing against western pressure. him defending his country's interests. i think that is one of the reasons why the turkish side is so eager to make sure that some sort of the russian high level, russian participation is president of the launch of the upward nuclear station that which i mentioned earlier. now, let me ask briefly go back to that very important a event because it would be at the delivery of nuclear fuel to turkey delivery from russia. and that whole station was the project of both leaders. so for president, put in and present or the on their oversaw, it's signing it's construction. it's also build under a very interesting and new model. russian did not only design it and constructed it if you'll also be operating it and turkish government at this point of time. is

celebrating it as a, as a major step towards turkish security and energy independence. saw in a way as much as that you sides want to keep economic and energy things separate. you know, politics and geo poultice can help but influence that in certain ways, simply because both the leaders at this point of time stress that the national interest and the silver in t o that countries in making the independent political and economic choices are teas elks on a boy called from ankara to kia, thank you. the oak santa ah, it seems the 2 main rival u. s. parties have a consensus on the countries global power status. so to try to spot the differences, the new democratic party candidate for the 2024 election and the former president. now candidate have lamented the us dollar and economy as a whole being weekend,

as well as agreeing that washington's foreign policy is leading the country to demise our t corresponding kayla mop it has more a blast from the past. robert f. kennedy junior, the nephew of j f k, is running in the democratic primary. he's going to contest joe biden, for the presidency, the nomination or the democratic party in 2020. busy for the 69 year old says that you as head yamani is deteriorating because of what he calls neocon projects in iraq and ukraine. the collapse of u. s. influence over saudi arabia and the kingdoms, new alliances with china and iran are painful emblems of the abject failure of the neocons strategy of maintaining you as global head you money with aggressive projections of military power. the neil con projects in iraq and ukraine have cost $8.00 trillion dollars. hold out or middle class made the laughing stock of u. s. military power and moral authority. post china and russia into an invincible

alliance destroy the door as the global currency cost millions of lives, and done nothing to advance democracy or when friendships or influence. now on the republican side, many of the candidates including former president, donald trump, say the country is headed off a cliff. fast, a country is going to hell or currency is crashing and was to no longer be the world's standard, which will be our greatest defeat, frankly, and 200 years, there will be no defeat like that. that will take us away from being even a great power countries moving away from the us dollar is a big deal and it's happening fast. brazil, china, india, and other major countries are starting to do their transactions in different currencies. saudi arabia is making the shift as well. all of this comes on the heels of a very important meeting between chinese liter. she's in tang and russian president vladimir putin. now the favorite tool of us leaders to smack down countries. they

don't like sanctions may be rendered useless, as we see ongoing landmark political and economic shift. we won't have to talk about sanctions in 5 years because it'll be so many countries transacting and currencies other than the dollar. that we won't have the ability to sanction them. so who is actually responsible for this? well, the united states can only really point fingers that itself. the real threat was the unprecedented economic sanctions that joe biden was allowed to. in fact, encouraged to impose those sanctions. you'll recall, we're supposed to hurt russia, but even in march of last year, it seemed obvious they were going to hurt united states much more than they hurt russia. here's what we said 13 months ago. we should prepare to lose our position as holder of the world's reserve currency. these policies have driven russia, china, india, turkey, and other countries to accelerate their flight from the u. s. dollar. now to be clear, that's the majority of the global economy. this may be the most reckless and destructive

thing. any american president has ever done with united states. and let's not forget the national debt, sending billions of dollars to ukraine, isn't helping that out by any means, as pointed out by some american politicians. among them is us senator joe mansion who says he's considering a presidential run. he says that running up the payments owed to creditors for the country. is downright malpractice. america is fast approaching another needless emergency, the raising of the national debt ceiling, ignoring the debt and deficit implications of these actions as the time news to raise the debt ceiling isn't only wrong. it's policy and political malpractice, a bipartisan group of presidential hopefuls who all agree on one thing. the current administration is running the economy into the ground. and joe biden has a lot to answer for. even as the white house says that the 80 year old still

intends to run for a 2nd term, hail of mopping our tea. new york, the nigerian government has secured $800000000.00 from the world bank to expand its social welfare program ahead of the removal of petrol subsidies this june. the funds to be distributed in past 2, as many as 50000000 people from the most vulnerable social groups. the nigerian government hopes this will help ease the setbacks of phasing out the popular but costly petrol subsidies, though the nigerian government urns billions annually from oil exports petroleum prices in the country are unaffordable to many with cheap subsidy fuel. one of the few available sate benefits less cross live to dr. patrick o casa senior lecturer from the department of history and international studies. a welcome, a dr. pac trickle costs a will the world. 2 bank's package of $800000000.00 make

a big difference to the nigerian people. thank you very much, professor. i name is professor cassie, i'm we hear that in i drago of man just gotten in grand for the world bank is 7 balise fall remove in subsidy. but i, we, we've been through this route for a long time historically. seized during tunnel gamble christian and 1999 successive re james hardness. patience. i've tried to remove subsidy. the climax of this was during the president jonathan's administration in 2012, when they're gonna try to remote subsidy. but it was met with his serious backlash and sort of government, how to resign that decision. i'm here we are again. but one begins to wonder whether it's $100000000.00 loss will be enough to push cindy effect doctoral derived from the removal of sauce to be given that to the niger and economy is

essentially driven by a petroleum until and so by the time you remove subsidy, are this critical point in time when the economies in prices, it is likely going to be met by serious opposition by the civil society on the walk in groups. then i draw level congress. and so i don't see how $400000000.00 it's $100000000.00. when you translate documentary, it gives you about 450000000000 on we are told that this one will be given, shed to the vulnerable who are just about 15000000 in number. the population of $900.00. i went over 2c5xw4c5xw people. last time we check statistics indicate that well, well, 510120 1000900 pounds. i living below poverty line. and so when you address the

issue, you are able to identify if stimuli nigeria what's happened to the order. and then when you share it, $100000000.00 loss, the most vulnerable debt roughly what happens. and so i think that even when you want the most off city, there should be a process within this period, government would not put in place a number of measures to ensure that the doesn't have the backlash that it would when subsidy is fine. i'd be removed while the world bank has been heavily involved in providing funding to africa for years. why does then the continent as a whole and including nigeria sale phase so much poverty? i think from my own point of view, it has to do with leadership challenges. quite often for some of us, we will fall to the ideal the world bank assist in africa. countries up to this

point, we are told presently that world bank is given a bronco 9 sample. what a $100000000.00 we are told not to say to grant. we do not know the conditionality is attached to eat. when we are told i to say grant along with aspect i will free, but quite often, some of disgruntled looms are tied to a number of funds for analysis. but bottom line is that after can lead, i have not been able to provide the kind of leadership that to, you know, foster group on development. essentially. quite often you'll find them running back to the ward band, which in fact that out of knowledge, we have continuously to criticize because quite often the long giving glasses on please are tied to a number of punish analogies that don't our airport to double open punches. so in your opinion, is the world bank actually interested in helping countries like nigeria,

or is this more of a tool that's used to make these countries dependent on it? on a great, i'm bigger countries essentially what the ward bank and perhaps i am if i was to have continued to do on doctors that breaching was, is to just on you still continue to i mash african countries in total and less buildings on dept in the last 60 years, most african countries are painted independence between i to 60 and to date, have not been able to, you know, are forestall groups based on i am. if i'm wor, bottles are sold for me. it doesn't make sense. the irish need for africa, pointers will begin to loop in wants to address. ah, it's the 10th problem. luck read out on going to the i may find what, but every now and then on to collect looms. i thought tied conditionality quite often folks, this won't freeze. ah, even in more danger done, it is expected professor o casa senior lecturer,

department of history and international studies. thank you very much. thank you very much for having me. and that's our route for the our thanks for joining us for the latest breaking news and updates head over to r t dot com and don't forget to follow us on all.