u. s. dominance of the global financial system ortiz . rachel blevins explains b, u. s. dollar may still hold the title of the world's reserve currency, but its biggest competitors continue to gain ground, especially as washington steps up its attempts to use economic power as a weapon against countries it doesn't get along with. but while the us has been turning up the sanctions countries like china has been on the rise. in fact, according to the latest annual reserve survey from u. b as 85 percent of central banks say they either hold or want to hold the chinese you want. and that's no coincidence. as mainstream analyst admit that washington's campaign to target and isolate russia this year has led to concern that other countries will be next on the list. and that they could receive similar treatment if they don't go along with demands from the us as a result of the current economic climate, central banks average share of us dollar holdings was 63 percent in june, down significantly from 69 percent in 20. 20 want this as other countries, such as argentina and iran, h

u. s. president joe biden arrives in israel kicking off a high stakes trip to the middle east. b u. s. president declares his country's bone deep bond with israel. but for days of difficult diplomacy lie ahead. also coming up.

on his middle east, toward b. u. s. president flies from israel to saudi arabia to attend the summit of arab leaders. but the saudi visit is the most controversial stop on the president's trip . and we're neil. we currently synergy is sworn in as sher lancoste interim leader off the days of political turmoil. a protest.

u. s. president joe biden arrives in israel kicking off a high stakes trip to the middle east. b u. s. leaders paying tribute to the holocaust victims at the country's yup for shame. memorial after declaring his country's deformed with a days of difficult diplomacy, lie ahead also coming up she lanka and poses a nationwide curfew. anger and unrest with the country. protestors stormed the office of the prime minister and acting president of the former president. put a buyout of park south fleece the country. plus pope saw a breakthrough on easy global food shortage. ukrainian negotiate is express. optimism often talks with russia on resuming grain exports. the talks would help release huge amounts of brain to feed millions facing hunger. ah. i'm gallows. welcome to the program you as president joe biden, as landed in the israel. it's the 1st stop on his 1st trip to the middle east as american head of state. he visited the yog for shame, holocaust memorial, where he lit the flame of remembrance for victims. after 2 days in jerusalem, the u. s. president will then go on to the occupied

he, b. u. s. secretary of state antony blank and says roughly 25000000 people around the world are currently victims of human trafficking. that's according to the state department's annual report on the issue. report also stressed that russia's invasion of ukraine has left ukrainian refugees, highly vulnerable to trafficking. the u. s. house of representatives has approved a bill to recognize same sex marriage at the federal level. the measure is in response to growing concerned that the supreme court could nullify a previous ruling guaranteeing marriage equality. it's unclear of the bill has enough support to pass and the sin sri lankan lawmakers have elected 6 time prime minister. ronald would rim a single as their new president. the decision means grimacing. a who is currently acting president will officially keep the job until 2024. yeah, he's a controversial choice as much of the public. see him as being too close to former president brought it by a roger pox up. but he won the backing of a

b. i and other relevant u. s. offices or agencies to launch a thorough credible in independent and transparent investigation into shaheen. on. * and rachels murders, it is also clear that the state department has comprehensively failed to live up to its mission, to protect americans abroad when they are murdered in the hands of israel. this is why i encourage again my colleagues to stand up with us in regards to this. but one thing that i know in tony lena, victor, i just want you to know i'm in all of your courage to get up every morning these last few days to meet with members of congress in the head of state was an easy, i know your hope is that president biden would agree to hear your plea for help and get the justice your family and in our journalist community deserve. i know, i promise you this. many of us standing with you here today are going to continue to fight along your side every step of the way. again, thank you for your determination, your strength, and living up to the legacy of a city. she would

over there recently. skip the summit of the americas to protest the exclusion of leftist government b u. s. says it has killed the leader of the syrian branch of the so called islamic state in a drone strike. maha was hit while riding a motorcycle near jen diaries in the north. the syrian observatory for human rights has confirmed ala god's death the funeral of former japanese prime minister, since the abbey has taken place in tokyo. thousands of mourners gathered outside the temple where the private service was held. abbey was assassinated on friday, while campaigning in the city of nara, just days before a parliamentary election. the euro has had parity with you as dollars. that's a 1st and more than 20 years. the exchange rate between the 2 countries, occurrences rather, is now just one cent apart. the euro has been particularly vulnerable due to the one ukraine, and rising gas prices. but today's full marks, the weakest, the euro has been a decade. and it is raising fears of a recession in europe for more this i'm no joint in the studio by christy, placid from the w business chrissy. w

with, with mr. credidio, who did you know that is more of a b u. s. foreign policy had joseph burrell lament the wes has failed to win the battle of narratives when it comes to ukraine. well, that's not the only battle of narratives to west is losing. the entire neo liberal project is being called into question. it's legitimacy, quickly, erode, pohden is the aggression. today, i'm authorizing the additional strong sanctions. today. russia is the country with the most sanctions imposed against it. a number that's constantly growing. a list of questions that i speak on the bill in your senior, mostly mine or will ship we're banding all in ports of russian oil and gas news. i know they plenty of with the literature with regard to joe by imposing these sanctions on russia has destroyed the american economy. you. so there's your boomerang. after the wounded or admitted piles of army boots left before treatment, their boots had taken all cut off. and then this simply forgotten the soldiers treated in hospitals in ro stove for dennis, but their boots left h

forces to germany and coma as part of our commitment to nato's eastern flag allies with using it b, e, b, u. s. was thinking possibly, scattering me for weeks. so i usefully issue you can use doc live not oh shoot. what evening nancy, hold on that boy. is that much g e s for more of mr. murphy ah, with who posted yesterday that you pick it up with beacon on february, the 24th 20. 22, president putin delivered an address on the situation in don bass. i'm opening it that if you open again it sadly. why? gimme a garage. you'll see that she to louie catherine the party anyways. 1000000. but you got to go see you. i just, i'm not able to get on the keys collision decision to deploy troops was taken up, it was clear that full scale, ukrainian aggression in don't manson crimea, couldn't be avoided. this was corroborated by intelligence reports. we, the minister teachers can use up with this when that should have been super good them remember was so come under when you were so love to look up on idea was my media comes korzy of can americans q 4 currently report was to use their name correct me, orang

b u. s. president flies from israel to saudi arabia to attend this summit of arab leaders. but the saudi visit is the most controversial stop on the president's trip. and ronnie albert kramer, cindy is sworn in as free lunches, interim leader, after days of political term, all but protests is joy over the resignation of president. good, a bye. are russia park? so could be short lived plus russia, target, southern ukraine. several missiles strike 2 universities in mich alive. the port city has come under heavy bombardment and recent debts. add a court sentence as a german soldier to 5 and a half years in prison for plotting a far right taro attack. ah! i've got others welcome to the program. joe biden is heading to saudi arabia to attend a summit of arab leaders. biden will hold talks with saudi crown prince. muhammad could summon it a highly anticipated meeting as a presidential candidate. he had but vowed to treat the saudis as a pariah for their human rights record. it's the next stop on his middle east trip after visiting israel and the palestinian territories. he stress

u. s. president joe biden arrives in israel, taking off a high stakes trip to the middle east. b u. s. leaders paying tribute to the holocaust victims at the country's yup for shame. memorial after declaring his country's deformed with.

b u. s. president arrived, the saudi arabian city of jetta to attend to summit of arab leaders in saudi visit is the most controversial stop on the president's trip. and ronnie over crimson, g is sworn in as sri lanka, interim leader, after days of political turmoil. but protest.

u. s. 2 net 0 carbon emissions by the year 2030, which was something he campaigned on. now those powers would include things like halting the 2015 obama era crude oil exports b. u. s. up until 2015. for many, jackie did not export crude. obama reversed all of that by declaring a national emergency bite and could also put a stop to offshore drilling and force manufacturers to ramp up production on electric vehicles and other green energy related products l. this is all coming as congressional talk fell apart. after jo mansion, the democrat senator from west virginia is refusing to vote along party lines. the senate is split. 5050 right now in his vote is greatly needed for budget reconciliation and a very untimely explosion that shuddered. a liquid nat gas plant in texas, the free port ellen g plant accounts for a whopping 20 percent of the u. s. l and g processing and 70 percent of that goes to europe and great britain. now that catastrophe has resulted in about a 1000000 tons of last l. n g for euro, but it's the issue of u. s. crude exports that is garnering joe biden. a lot of criticism on the international level, that's because america's u allies are facing sti

and the b u. s. and you kind of said that more heavy weapons are on the way, all those weapons making a difference. certainly if you look at one specific u. s. weapon there, the high mall, which with food about a listen to report does long range missile systems. now they do have the capacity to be quite precise. in fact, we have here via been hearing reports about a bridge in house and region of being a destroyed by ukraine and forces with the help of high morse. a long range missile system to definitely helps to gain momentum here for ukrainian forces and to slow down a little bit of a rush, an offensive there. but at the same time, you one, the other then slowing down. what can be seen when he comes to ukraine trying to start the counter offends if they haven't seen much of that. and of course you also hear people saying, why didn't the west send those weapons much earlier? because then it wouldn't be the case that about one 5th of ukraine is already occupied by russian forces in a way people, ukrai

the mexican navy arrests notorious drug lord, convicted for the murder and torture of b. u. s. drug enforcement agents decades ago. and parts of europe swelter under a staring summer heat wave spark it wildfires, prompting evacuation. ah 1st we begin with breaking news, alto garza explosions, have been heard in the besieged enclave hours earlier. israel's military said that at least 2 rockets were fired from garza over the southern city of ash cologne. this video shows one of the rockets which official se was intercepted by the israeli air defense system with the iron doug. the other hit an empty area, but as we said, we are now hearing that explosions have been heard in garza and we will bring you more on the story as we get it's i was a candidate he pledged to make saudi arabia a pariah. now on his 1st visit to the kingdom, as you, as president joe biden is trying to reset relations and a push for more oil iden, says he confronted saudi crown. prince mom had been salomon of the murder of journalists, jamal christian g, and raised the issue of human rights, was the 1st encoun

traditional group photo with rushes foreign minister in a boy court that was reportedly spearheaded by b, u. s. secretary of state antony blinking now for his paul lab for office, said that the west wants to put its own ideological priorities above any piece efforts for ukraine will sit in the pool and taking the liberty of reminding on western colleagues about what they have been saying all these previous months and asking them to decide what they actually want. if it's piece talk, then it should crime which is stop them. if they want your crime victory of a rush on the battlefield instead, then i guess there is nothing to talk about with the west. because such an approach means they are not allowing ukraine to move toward peace. and this west and geometry demonstrates that the main thing here is the ideology, instead of a concern for ukrainian citizens, the country itself, or even european security as a whole. much that comes as u. s. senators have been meeting with president, so lensky in kiev, highlighting the importance of washington support for ukraine. but it appears that north every bo

half course international outrage, japan b u. s. even china a seems to be concerned. do the international reactions to this or have any effect laquanta i think what we seen from the hunters that they are, are largely immune to what the statements of condemnation and even some of the less direct forms of pressure that has been applied to them. you know, there's been sections, there's been a repeated condemnations from a around the world ever since. they conducted the crew last february. but we are what are the people who are seeing is continual escalation of the violence 1st that was attacking protesters. then it was nitrate and the rest and then it was attacking civilian villages. and now we're also seeing that they are carrying out that penalty sentence is something that hasn't been done in min more since at the late 19 eighties. now, what do you think is the likely effect of these executions on the democracy movement in melbourne? so the parallel civilian government, the national unity government, which is which has risen up in a response to the qu, has called it an

now the b u. s. president will revoke afghanistan. special status as a major non nato ally, care biden's and accident comes almost a year off of a humiliating american pull out left afghan, astounding tatters, and without any funds to rebuild. well, let's get more on this issue. discuss it fully with our correspondent. don't quote a don't. thanks very much for joining us in the studio. what exactly does this removal of the known nato allies status been? can you elaborate moral math? while charlotte, the taliban has been in power for almost a year now, and only now is washington revoking afghanistan status as a major non nato allies the you do to the united states. basically, this is washington admitting, utter defeat in the u. s. is longest war in its history. i mean, american forces fought for 20 years. washington spent 2 trillion dollars just to prop up and ineffective and corrupt government in kabul. and in the end, the taliban around to stay. and on top of that, it's also got tons of state of th

b, u. s. president arrives of the saudi arabian city of jetta to attend the summit of arab leaders in saudi visit is the most controversial stop on the president's trip . and ronnie over crimson, g is sworn in as sri lanka as interim leader after days of political turmoil. but protestors joy over the resignation of president, got a by are roger parks that could be shortly. and russia target southern ukraine. several missiles strike 2 universities in mich alive. the port city has come under heavy fire in recent debt. and the court sentences, a former german soldier to 5 and a half years in prison for plotting a fall rights, tara ah, i'm gabelle as well come to the program. you as president joe biden has arrived in saudi arabia on a highly anticipated but controversial visit. biden. is due to attend a summit of arab leaders, but his visit will be a delicate dance. he has condemned saudi arabia's de facto leader, crown prince mohammed ben solomon for human rights abuses. but now biden needs the

traditional group photo with rushes, foreign minister in a boy court that's reportedly been spearheaded by b, u. s. secretary of state antony blinking. now for his part lab rove says the west put fits o ny the a logical priorities above the peace efforts for ukraine. yeah. sit in the form and taken the liberty of reminding western colleagues about what they have been saying all these previous months and asking them to decide what they actually want. if it's piece talk, then it should crime which is not with us. you'll, if they want your crimes victory over russia on the battlefield instead, i guess there is nothing to talk about with the west. because such an approach means they are not allowing ukraine to move towards pieces. and this western geometry demonstrate that the main thing here is the ideology. instead of a concern for ukranian citizens, the country itself, or even european security alcoholism, much yellow. well, that says us sentences made with president the lensky in kiev, highlighting the importance of washington support for ukraine. but it appears that not every battle should be sou

b u. s. has for, for her immediate release a landslide has engulfed part of a town in northern peru. video captured the moment, it swept over at least 150 homes, sending a huge cloud of dust into the air. no deaths were reported. officials have been searching for other people still missing. the government in ecuador has signed a deal with indigenous leaders bring an end to protest that paralyzed the country for almost 3 weeks. the agreement cuts fuel prices to address protesters anger over the rising cost of living. 5 civilians and one soldier have been killed in the unrest. shun high's disney theme park has reopened for the 1st time and more than 3 months, welcoming thousands of visits. the park was closed during the cities. reese had lockdown to control an outbreak of coven 19 shanghai. as since eased restrictions. 30 said locally transmitted cases, fallen to 0. john as president didn't paying, has concluded a visit to hong kong to mock 25 years since the united kingdom handed over control

on his middle east towards b, u. s. president flies from israel to saudi arabia to attend the summit of arab leaders. of the saudi visit is the most controversial stop on the president's trip . and we're neil. we cream with synergy is sworn in as sher lancoste interim leader off the days of political turmoil of protesters. joya with the resignation of president, couldn't, by our roger boxer, could be short lived. russia targets southern ukraine. several missiles strike 2 universities in mich alive. the port city has come under heavy bombardment in recent days. plus a court sentences, a german soldier to 5 and a half years in prison for plotting a fall rides. tara tar ah, i'm gabelle. furs welcome to the program. you as president joe biden has just landed in saudi arabia on a highly anticipated bus controversial visit. watching live footage here from a jetta biden is preparing to attend a summit of arab leaders, but his visit will be a delicate dance. he has condemned saudi arabia's de facto leader conference bahamas be

ah, also coming up, b. u. s. president resorts to executive action to push through climate policy. can america make the transition to clean energy even without the help of congress? i come here to day with a message as president, i have a responsibility to act with urgency and resolve when our nation faces clear and present danger. and that's what climate change is about. oh, to our viewers around the world, it's good to have you with us. our house is on fire. those were the words of great tune berg addressing the world economic forum in 2019. she was a learning of the devastating consequences climate change was bound to have on all our lives. to day europe, the house of hundreds of millions is on fire, as it has been for days and in some regions for weeks, while fire fighters throughout the self keep battling the blazes authorities in france, spain and portugal are finally able to report improved conditions with searing temperatures slowly abating and france, the area around bordeaux has been one of the worst hit on wednesday. president munger mccomb visited firefighters and local

lawmakers say, former president donald trump show was not to act as a mob of his supporters storm b, u. s. capital for 100. 87 minutes on january 6th. this man of unbridled destructive energy could not be moved with a u. s. congressional panel accuses the former president of failing to call off the rioters, because he did not want to my only goal was to ensure the integrity of the vote does not represent or to they also shared, never before seen outtakes from a trump speech, showing an angry president unwilling to admit defeat even after the insurrection for the job and the world's 2nd largest rain forest under threat, we'll find out how the democratic republic of congo is empowering communities to stop deforestation. ah, i'm nicole really. it's good to have you with us. a deal has been signed to allow the resumption of grain shipment from ukrainian ports on the black sea following months of russian blockades. representatives from both sides attended the signing ceremony, and it's dumble along with turkish president richard type erred one and un secretary general until new terrorist. so t

b u. s. president declares his countries boned the bond with israel. but 4 days of difficult diplomacy lie ahead. also, coming up to lanka declared a state of emergency protestors. storm the offers of the acting prime minister and acting president. gotta buy out roger parcher has meanwhile fled the country. and hope saw a breakthrough on ease in global food shortages. ukraine says its negotiators are close to striking a deal with russia to resume grain exports. the talks good, free supplies to feed millions, currently facing hunger. ah, i'm glad elf as welcome to the program. you as president joe biden has landed in israel. it's the 1st stop on his 1st trip to the middle east as american head of state. he's under pressure to balance human rights concerns with america's geopolitical objectives. in the region, biden was briefed on is ross, miss all defense systems after landing and will now visit the yuk, the shame memorial to holocaust victims. after 2 days in jerusalem, the u. s. president will then go on to the occupied west bank. that philistine lead

previous is really prime minister bunch of that he has given him one gift after another including moving b, u. s embassy from deliveries to jerusalem. so that a city is we're hopeful that the, by the administration would at least we open the u. s. consulate in jerusalem. but as many officials, as we've been speaking to officer the breast, some friends, they say that their medical position is good when it comes to that, just a solution that i do 67 borders. but when you talk to palestinians, they would tell you that they've waited for decades and decades, and they are still living under is really occupation. and here comes by then. now talking about political move, not talking about reopening the pianos offices in washington, i was talking about handouts, talking about $100000000.00 to the hospitals and occupied these through them. and as well as other pledges are also talking about poor g internet services. reopening the bridge, the only exits to the palestinians to the outside words, the bridge via jordan. that usually closes early on. we can close is also a certain time during the day we've be

u. s. president joe biden, hell talks with saudi crown. prince, mom had been silman, a man he once promised to make a prior over the murder of u. s. b s john list. jamal kush old g casual g fiance reacted to the meeting with the tweet. seeing the blood of the princess next victim is on biden's hands. the u. s. president has counted the criticism. thank you, bill here. respect to the murder of cash yogi, i raise it at the top of the meeting, making it clear what i thought of it in time. and when i think of it now, he basically said that here he, he was not personally responsible for it. i finally came on was he said he was not personally responsible for it, and he took action against those who were responsible human rights groups waddy, that this is far from enough. now, saudi arabia has never been a rights respecting country. it's ever been a country where you can speak freely, but what we've seen in the past 5 years is a total shut down of the space for any public criticism or any hint that you might disagree with the authorities. the leaders discussions ranged from regional security to clean energy initiatives, but saudi oil is be