the software systems taking a deep sizing system, which because the heat is breaking news this hour here went off the international mass casualties. and you want to you to the truck rams into a crowd during new year's celebrations. 10 people like that and many thousands more with the russian gas transit to europe through ukraine is no mold. gm service with the leading nation sizes of ikea and mold of, of hon. the new year, a kick solomon instead of winter at 9 countries, joining the ranks of bricks positive as present or vows to make their integration a top priority. during this 2025 presidents the but i guess the correspondents gonna be joining us very soon here on the program is

we come to you live from most go. this is out to you international. so straight to operate can use with the updates to at least 10 people killed and dozens injured. when a truck rammed into a crowd in the us city of new orleans. some media report saying the perpetrator was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police. just been out during the program, much as i was discussing this with the updates to with all the corresponding shapers, another terrifying incidents again with a vehicle being used as a weapon of mass destruction essentially awful. of course, people are celebrating in new orleans famous party, a city famous for the mardi gras. anyone who has been to new orleans knows and they will also know bourbon street, the street, which is famous for its pedestrian nature. the people can grab a little on their own light. it's the party capital. if you like a new orleans that street, we know at least 10 people have been killed at the local police chief tells us that most of those people are local law taurus, to police officers have also been shot in this firefight which erupt it with this

uh driver this vehicle we don't know his uh wellbeing. now we don't know if they're alive or dead, whether they were killed in an attraction. an improvised explosive device is also found in the vehicle whether they were viable or not. again, the police chief was unable to confirm on the f b, i even called in and they are going to take over. so let's have a little listen to the police chief on the f, b i o daniel. the situation of this per, per trader who went around our barrel page in order to conduct those. he was held down on creating the carnage and the damage that he done. this is not a terrorist event. what it is right now is there an improvised explosive devices that was found? and we're working on confirming, if it's a viable device or not. so again, all to familiar that are less as being learned. it's always mass celebrations that

which huge crowds as well. and yet, here we have what a couple of weeks ago, a somewhat similar incident taking place in that german city was not the boat. and we also have a call being used as, as you said, a weapon of mass destruction, right? the tragically, the christmas market and magda burg follies, people killed their, the hundreds of people injured. you know, and again, we see these vehicles see me being able to get around the barrier. so it's really shocking to think that the, these lessons aren't. ready learned apparently about these types of attacks. now we, we've also been told that this is not a terrorist attack per se, but i'm sure it was pretty terrifying for the people who were injured or witness. what's happened again to fight that is not a terrorism motivated attack. it doesn't have to diminish the impact on the old me civilians who are suffering these attacks. and you've got to ask yourselves, why are these less? there's nothing wrong wire security officials not really thinking twice about

allowing huge gatherings of some fields, you know, here in red square last night they close red square and for the new year celebration to be christmas market again. better safe than sorry, people out of great fight. they close it. so prevention is better than that. you're saying that the car with around the barriers is one thing, but that's a small consolation for the people who have been killed and their families today. new year's day we really believed or cynical attacks. that's a lot more types of conversation further now with a full about us army a and c o. it's almost pen, not joining us. adrian is breaking news coverage and ology international. that's almost nice, but jumping on the program so quickly here that the police, the thing basically the quote was that this guy was hell bent to carry out this attack the f b i those say it does not appear to be terrorism, although i guess they say they found some i d 's and his vehicle seems a bit of a bit of a ton of conflicting set of points by the authorities here. um, can you, can you help walk me through it? of the yeah, they were. it's a pleasure to be here with you. uh,

happy new years to yeah, it's just a crazy, another crazy event that so, you know, if we would just experience one year in germany and back towards the christmas market and know, you know, another crazed individual has a, you know, carried off kind of a similar attack a bigger scale and, and in the united states in terms of, you know, conflicting reports. i mean, i think the issue is it's just, it's one man here i used the vehicle and um, they usually associate, you know, terrorism has been associated to the police. the last 20 years with a radical as well. um, so i mean it could be that there are, there are no hesitant to label him a terrorist, a joy to come to, you know, write some more, you know, hard hard part facts regarding what exactly what took place down there. but i think one motivated man at this point, regardless of where, where, where he may be. um if he wants to kill people and hurt people and name them. um

let these motivated stuff he's going to is going to do it. and there's really, i don't think there's any, any way just to just stop it to be a prevents. so just that's the issue then. yeah, yeah, i appreciate that thomas. he talked about motivation here. obviously we got no idea yet. but as the chief of police was saying, this guy was hell bent, you know, he drove around this head cold and off area to get onto what is the most the pedestrian strip identity being that told me is that you know, being a former and as an resident you've been developing street. yeah. i happen to add to it in new orleans. it's a huge party town. i'm and there's a great atmosphere down there and he's right, the heart of the french quarter as far as i understand that. and on on bourbon street, this is where he carried out this uh, you know, attack and it's if you're gonna kill people with a car, that's the one new year's eve. i mean it's, it's the, it's a good spot. we do, we just see this. so thomas, so i mean, you know, i lived in america for a number of years, and i just, i can't think of the last time i saw something like this. i mean, yeah, well you,

what were you shocked when you sold in, you know, in terms of, in the united states. yeah. or, i mean, where i've seen it here in europe. i mean, often enough because i think, you know, your peers don't have access to the kind of a sophisticated weaponry that we have in the united states. and that's easy to to, you know, if you want to kill people are going to mass killings for you to do it with a rifle or some other type of a weapon. but yeah, yeah, it's just crazy. the way people are just losing their minds, whether it's here in europe or in the united states. yeah. so much mileage 20. 24 has been a tough. yeah. it's almost, it's been a tough one. a lot of people to say in 2025. so i can pretty potentially brutal as well. you know that i heard the chief of police saying, you know, when this guy card opposite is attacked, they called in old a 50, they called and all the police and all the security they could get to go there. and, you know, i think above and street, you know, the typically especially during mardi gras in february of march is a very, very,

very high police presence. so you've got the mounted police on that horse is going up and down the pedestrian street. so, i mean i, i would imagine that the police presence was high for new. yeah. but somehow this guy got through it, but you said, you know, it's, it's, it's almost impossible to stop someone if that motivated like this. yeah, i don't think most people are, and i mean police, law enforcement officials, it's like if you take 911, for example, nobody really expected people weren't prepared for people to take commercial aircraft and fly them at the you know, the top speed that they can flying into the building and essentially using this is ms south and it's something that you're not really prepared for. you know, it's not something you the normal human beings just that they don't fit these things don't going through their heads and on that the so lunatic common cloud troops, you know, they're, they're looking for people to weapons. but that somebody comes with the car. i mean,

it's clearly, it's something that's going to, they're going to pay more attention to us. no large events in the united states. yeah, i think you're right. you know, it's, it's, it's, yeah, yeah, no, sorry, sorry, thomas, please go on, please. yeah, it's an easy way to kill a name and a lot of people, especially if you have a law and all that, i believe was a truck easy to pick up. yeah. um and uh it just, it just needs a way to get your name. a lot of people. yeah, it's a big truck easy and you see the front hood on that thing. it's all curled up like 10 voyles. i mean, this guy was blasting through the people there he think, you know, poor old new orleans, you know, its itself and getting a being a bullseye for those category 5, hurricane every year you know, the hurricane season, you had higher take it, you know, years ago you know, the levies breaking me that pull southern part of america, which by the way, is quite impoverished, ever since some of these big heart change they've come through. there is a large pool area and the economy is not so good in new orleans either. so, you know, it's, it's a really tough way to start off this new. yeah. thomas, i really appreciate you giving us or giving us coming through those. obviously

we're trying to find out who is the perpetrator. what is the motivation here? and we will continue to dig up those bits of information, but at thomas thomas spend a former us on the n c o, joining us here for commentary and off the international. thank you very much for your time today. it's a pleasure. thank you. well, also in united states, at least 2 people were killed and more than 20 wounded. what appears to have been an accidental firework explosion in hawaii, emergency workers rushed to the scene. they called and of the area of incident occurred during a new year celebration were talking about a city in the island of a 100 lulu authorities, if not, yes, i what might have caused this to happen and investigation is underway. so ukraine's decision to stop the transfer of russian gas to europe came into force on wednesday, jeopardizing supplies with a commodity to several e u member states, particularly slovakia, nearby moldova seems to be following and keeps footsteps with a similar to a gas black males scheme is all contributor now shed some light. so that came prime

minister robert pizza made a hail mary, pass in the final seconds of 2024, in an attempt to keep the russian pipeline gas flowing into europe through his country. the e. u has made a sort of economic suicide packs with t. as for it to shut off the tap on cheap rushing gas trends, new across ukraine. it into the use starting on january 1st and see to address the letter to european commission president and defacto european queen ursula bonder line in a last ditch effort to try getting her to pull out of the economic dest spiral into which she finds the back ends and europeans more generally, and he figured that he'd do that by tried to explain to her that depriving russia of pipeline gas revenues isn't quite the wind that she thinks it is if it results in taking the european economy,

unilateral suspension of the gas transit via ukraine to slovakia will cost europe and citizens, businesses and infrastructure tens of billions of bureaus each year, and ukraine almost 800000000 euros. the losses for russia will amount to only about 2000000000 euros. that's just 3 percent of all the losses cost to the use. 27 member states in russia will easily place that small amount of gas on other markets . so the amount of loss is for russia may be close to 0. the tacit acceptance of the unilateral decision by the ukranian president is absolutely irrational and wrong. it will lead to tensions and reciprocal measures. for this reason, i ask you, not only on behalf of the slovak republic, but above all, on behalf of the entire european union to pay due attention to this unprecedented situation and attached urgent importance to it seems the key of has taken a page from washington's play book and figures that if they can turn off the tap on

the ease energy, then it means potentially a wonderful new customer for them. the ceo of kias state own natural gas actually said, quote, when you print live rates, the south and gains control is that for risha, a nuclear power plant, the balance of electrical energy in ukraine will be very positive if we recover all the energy production in ukraine we will immediately be a significant export or europe's power bank. yeah. and if i could just have buckingham palace, then i could be queen of england kind of a problem where all the resources are on territory held by russia or close to the front lines. so yeah, good luck with that. in the meantime though, hoping, wishful thinking are supposed to fuel the european economy, i guess, which is at least the change from trying to rely on sending wind, although not much for change. feet so has reacted to ukraine, cutting off so that he has pipeline gas with some hardball of his own as well as

suggesting that he's not just some kind of lackey who has to just fall in line and gives lewinski whatever he wants to the detriment of so that can interest guys keep the keep producing assignments of ukrainian presidents. zalinski announced at the summit in brussels that ukraine will not transport any gas to slovakia after 1st of january 2025. and if he says he will not allow slovakia or anyone else simply to pay russia or gas to fund russian war spending. no, i understand that for selfish political reasons, i'm the west gives you almost everything you ask for that. losing is what i am not your servant who cannot express his own opinion to that and who is obliged only to help you and expect nothing from you. if this happens is up and we will stop the supply of electricity, which ukraine urgently needs. in case of network outages or we will agree on another method and we'll give it, we'll see it. but before all the threats were being tossed around,

there were also the bribes because of course there were we're talking about ukraine here. this was actually in foreign ministry accused zalinski of tried to stray dot grease slovak in palms using rushes money. ukrainian president zalinski recently presented an absurd proposal during the december european council meeting to purchase slovakia is consent to nato membership, not with ukraine's own resources. as such, consent is not for sale, but with assets seized from russia. now he threatens slovakia with the european union of which ukraine is not yet a member. such approaches could quickly back fire on ukraine itself. the government of the slow back republic has a duty to defend primarily the strategic interest of our country, our citizens, and the european union. it will act accordingly, regardless of whether the ukrainian side approves or not. meanwhile, another

a country is facing a gas tap set off on january 1st. it also has relied on gas pipe from russia through ukraine, which tier of and you have now cut off. and it was easy for this country to extra other countries like so that the who relied on you train transitive brushing gas because a country, moldova had an alternative supply of rushing gas. we're talking about the gas pipe from russia, into the pro russian separatist enclave of trans mystery. a by a company called multiple gas have owned by rushes gas, chrome and a 3rd by and both of us. but my daughter just stopped paying its bills. and in the process has racked up a $700000000.00 debt and well, anyone can play along at home here and try it out for themselves with their own gas company and just see what happens to their gas supply. oh, and if they cut you off, just tell the gas company that you own their buds and see how that goes. and that's

what they'll do is now doing actually by twain with the idea of nationalizing a russian asset that belongs to gas from which would still require parliamentary approval. so again, let's see how that turns out. so basically the west is stealing interest on russian investments to pay zalinski. zalinski is reportedly using it to try bribing his way into nato with some of back. yeah. you cranes, stealing russian or even pro russian assets through nationalization. $48000000.00 worth in the case of one particular oligarchy. moldova is now trying to steal the gas company that belongs to russia, so it doesn't have to pay its energy bills. wow, sounds like 2025 is starting out on a real high note for the democratic values can well, here we were talking with the treatment of the slo back patriot party and he's at the country's national interest must be respected, but currently the you only cares about the catering to the landscape. so that's

what we do as for possible assistance from brussels, i think the approach will be $5050.00. there was no answer yet, but i think their answer will be that another alternative for gas supplies is possible. for example, turk stream or gas from the us. but let's think who would buy a car, for example, for a 1000 years when he could buy it for a 100 years. of course it is possible to find an alternative, but how can slovakia is economy which stands such an approach? no one considers this, but these are logical economic questions. the present and prime minister must work in such a way that it is economically good for their own country, not for zalinski or the us on our own. national interest must be respected. of course, the interest of the us are good, but there are also the interest of other countries. for example, the interest of russia in china and the interest of slovakia. but it seems to me that europe is now dominated by the lensky interest. for 60 years there was oil and

gas here, everything was fine. even when there were problems between the us and the soviet union, or between us and the soviet union. and still there were energy resources coming in . what is the problem now? the problem is the landscape. you should not believe him. he is not doing anything good for ukraine or anyone else, only for himself and may be for the us. he has never done and will never do anything good for ukraine. the brakes and nations basically, stacking partners like there's no tomorrow at the multi potable. it continues to grow. a total of 9 states have just acquired the stucco cell partnership in the alliance. i believe, russo, i'm a lazy as x don, and others, and brazil, which has taken over the clubs of presidency from russia, says integration of the total group is one of its top priorities. one of our priority tasks during the presidency is to make bricks partners feel part of the association. it is important to ensure their involvement. they will participate in

the foreign ministers meetings, as well as in the 2025 summit. while i was speaking with a pair of guests from these new brake spots in the states and they basically both agree that the blog has much to offer economically, perhaps the case of out the old and in, with the new. the brakes can benefit the much a lot. i mean like it's the difference to buy and uh, credit and assessments, brakes and a lot of individual possible voice innovation always, always want that to, you know, change the global governance so far. and then the 2nd half, you know, access to, you know, going back to them being crazy, my big, there's a lot of things that risk and all that. mostly economic diversification and resilience. secondly, accessed to new markets. and technology is certainly opportunities for creative financial tools that really is a need in the global cut in global joy,

economic jewel, political situation can focus on mutual development. one of the rules of the brakes family is no bricks. member can sanction another briggs men. but meantime, we've got the president elect, donald trump, who is about to re assume his position in the overall face. he's come out saying is particularly towards briggs. if you guys heard the american dollar while trying to diversify, i'm going to stop a 100 percent terrace on you guys. uh as when uh, how do you read into that list like one of these issues going down right now. be like going to be z o u k. um canada, they have so many problems by right now, so it's actually compromised with the joining the join the new members. it's going to be like 40 percent of the company sites, but it can be very anything but the sites and this very big, huge bulk. and they said pollution melisha is a trading nation. and they, that's been the same since been dependent. and we have continued to play with everyone, but it must be done in the fed as possible way,

i think for all is on 5 the us dollars has at the, as a global hegemony. global financial heads up money to many countries. and therefore, it is time for a bricks, bricks, nation, and the rest of the was the thinking about the monkey for life. and i mean existence either let us come up with an ultimate these financial system that governs would simply be uh to out the trade in the women to africa. we go here on the program where nations are jumping on the bandwagon to kick the powers of the continent and the ivory coast at alan's the french forces are packing up in shipping out of the west african nation. as, as the former colonial powers, military exit from the region continues to pick ups the message i have contact, my dear compatriots. we can be proud of our ami, whose modernization is now effective as it is in this context that we have decided on the concerted and organized the withdrawal of french forces from coach people on

the 40. so it'd be ma kemp, the marine infantry battalion and put the weight will be headed back to the coast. it was forces in january, 2025 to mock this new stage and the life of all me. this isn't just a political move. it's a declaration of independence that it isn't an isolated event. it's part of a poor, the movement sweeping across the african continent. as with no, of course it is a decision that has rocked the 2 political stage signaling a shift to that is impossible to go seen. it happens throughout the year of 2024. with my lead between a foss, sony, she have also asked for us to do the same and the respective countries, and very recently sold chad as cynical following suit added syndicate. the citizens habits repeatedly demanded that the authorities reviewed military agreements with fraud significance. these leaders as well open to the voicing dissatisfaction with france submitted fee presence on the country have listened to this god as it is. i have already instructed the minister of the armed forces to propose

a new doctrine for cooperation in defense and security matters which will involve among other things ending all foreign military presence in senegal from 20 to 25. my dear compatriots, let us take the time to look at ourselves in the mirror of our history and our values to remind ourselves of who we are and where we come from. even in chad, the lead is all you that it was time for the nation to assert its full sovereignty . even going as far as describing the agreement as no longer aligned with the political added to your strategic realities of the occurring time. we'll see that the disagreement has become obsolete completely obsolete. it no longer corresponded to the security geo political and strategic realities of our time, nor to our legitimate expectations regarding the full expression of our sovereignty . in the same way, it does not bring us any real added value on the military ground, where we face alone varied in serious challenges including terrorist attacks. the

french military presence in chat is not based on a reciprocal basis. chad must no longer accept from others. what is not accepted by these others? this is the sacred principle of reciprocity. from us has blamed solid nations with the regions military rules and he does on the likes of russia. but at this moment, the hasn't been in the wood from paris also. what can they say when the decision to remove french troops is a monumental one, not just the ivory coast of the african continent as a whole. but here's what phase president i see it before. we're supposed to stick with our role is changing in africa, but this is what we want. it is because the world is changing in africa because public opinions are changing because governments are changing because we decided in a sovereign way. in february 2023 after several years of progressive change, well to rebuild a partnership. and so it is the strength of our armies to think about this and

change our old habits. our group is changing with the world, and that's a good thing. and the symbolized as a continent that is tied to be seen through the leaves of dependencies and continents tired of being told how to govern the phase and be content and titled already into that often prioritizes own interest over those of african people. and we continue to see who all of this is getting a total collapse across a layer claim. call it a fact all the while truth be done because washington a slap new sanctions on iran and rupture suggesting they interfered in the american election us treasury. so the pair of nations launched, quote, this information campaigns without providing a shred of evidence. the governments of iran and russia have targeted our election processes and institutions, and sought to divide the american people through targeted this information

campaigns. the united states will remain vigilant against adversaries. who would undermine our democracy. uncle sam has sent in new years here to iran and russia, but it's not one they would walk up on the eve of the holiday season in the us treasury department. and that was fresh sanctions target. each one and moscow, alleging their involvement in influencing the 2024 us selection that moves targets a subsidiary of it wants as long trouble lucian bar score. and then mass code base affiliates of the russian main intelligence directory, known as through the refrigerator claim. you that these organizations work, of course engaged in a dis, information campaigns and that so in this course, come on the american electro right? so the new sanctions would freeze any assets of the targeted groups and individuals may have in the us. and they also prevent us based entities from doing business

with them. as we read the statement published on a fax official website, it initially appears to present an authentic accounts of alleged interference by russia. i do want in american democratic processes. however, as we take a closer look, it turns out to be a lengthy accusation. letter of the blacks concrete evidence to substantiate these claims the west has that habit of using these fancy allegations. of course, interference as an excuse to throw sanctions parties for countries like restaurants and of course one and this time to the statement twice to paint a menacing picture of a ron and russia. suggesting that these 2 nations could have placed the parts and the outcome of the recent us selection and from pointing fingers adds up to one to the keys in even our t upswing. american choices the list goes on. the even bus house,

the big guns talking deep speaks duplicating room in some a. i generated videos with the aims of breaking down the foundation of american democracy all without solid evidence to back it up. it went in and russian officials of course, have yet to formally respond to these latest allegations we have previously dismissed. similar claims as politically motivated. both countries have underscored that c, u. s. is using these accusations as smokes tween to distract from its own mast back home. critics argue that the west is resorting to these obligations to justify additional economic pressure on both nations. when we have heard at the tone of such tales about the rushes imagined metal and giving us selections recently, washington seems to have a new found fascination with cape coding. it was these endless conspiracy theories . uh, we already are heard conflicting stories uh,

from the bike and administration about that, ron pulling the swings in that we send to the stops nation plots against from all the way to claims of the country's efforts to manipulate the waters opinion. i guess both candidates, ah, putting all these pieces together i, it appears that the outgoing us administration is looking to take it out on suck water for why americans have decided not to re elect biden for a 2nd, sir. but of course, it's too late for a blank game because as a user which is explaining these are sanctions, have nothing to do with any electron interfere in southern america, just wanting to rustle the economies of around on russia. so it's nothing new in your notes surprised your program or to the .