h hashem: hello, welcome to the program. russia is the most direct and significant threat to peace and security in the western world. that's nato's latest security assessment of moscow. it was disclosed during a crucial summit in madrid. the alliance's members endorsed a more aggressive stance than the last time they agreed on a strategy in 2010. more troops, more funding and more support for each other. russia choose nato objecting with imperial ambitions and using ukraine to assert its power. nato says it is facing a more dangerous and competitive world as it presented its strategy. the alliance promise more troops in europe and declared an unshakable commitment to ukraine. president joe biden announced a permanent army base in poland and additional deployments across europe. the u.s. will also send two more at 35 fighter jet squadrons to the u.k.. sweden and finland were invited to join nato during the summit, marking a historic shift in european security. it continues to view its nuclear arsenal as a deterrent. for the f

i'm hashem.anka is facing an unprecedented economic meltdown and people are suffering petrol pumps are nearly dry and the government has suspended the sale of fuel for non-essential services while it looks for supplies from russia and qatar . it had already imposed electricity cuts to save energy and food and medicines are running short. people are angry, especially those who need fuel to earn a living, and despite pressuring a prime minister into resigning , workers and protesters want to know why the same government is still in place. >> this is a huge injustice. fuel is essential. without fuel, the country comes to a standstill. people elected this government with high hopes. it is because of the short-sighted policies of the government that people are spending days in line. people are helpless. people and their children cannot do their jobs or study. this is a huge crime. >> i am at the petrol station. somebody needs to do something. >> our children don't have milk powder, there's no fuel for

. ♪ >> hello and welcome to the program i am hashem ahelbarra. ferdinand marcos jr.een an r-rated as president of the philippines. -- has been a cannot -- has been inaugurated as president of the philippines. his father was a leader who killed, jailed thousands of opponents. and more than 30 years since his father fled the philippines, his son is now in power after winning a landslide victory plan -- promising to tackle inflation and a struggling economy. will his father's legacy proved to be too much of a challenge? here is a report from manila. >> after more than 30 years, the rehabilitation of the marcos name in the philippines is nearly complete. ferdinand marcos jr., the only son of the countries late dictator is now it's president after winning an unprecedented 31 million votes. they are one of the most in -- infamous names in asia and it is synonymous with corruption of power. they were ousted after a people's revolution. >> his appearance on friday is more grand than his predecessors. there is more parade and party than usual. his speech was less of nostalgia

which is the kingdom hashem, hashemite of jordan, and the arab republic of egypt. and the brotherly our neighbouring ah, republic of iraq till he gets home. and it says, gives me pleasure to welcome president joe by then president of a friendly united states of america, a war and brotherly. welcome for his historic visit at to the middle east and his sharing his generous sharing with us. i'm participation and this summit is of an am remembering with pride the, the level that our relations have reached to with the united states of america in the loose. and the success is accomplished in many fields with reflected on brazil also, and the incentive o action that we do to strengthen the strategic interests between our countries. notice on the so here i can only do you remember i a nation with the, with the prominent leadership carried out by the united states of america or shotgun as a leadership, people and people in the combating the, ah invasion in an epic battles with the help of all of our brothers in the gcc countries, along with their strong well and with you on

ah, let's bring in our guests all in colombo, joining us from their cup, your hashem, who's a member of the parliament, with the main opposition, and a former minister. she had pereira is the executive director of the national peace council luster lanka, and harsh on it. and then a car is a lawyer and member of national people's power. that's an opposition coalition. welcome to the program. thanks so much for your time. john perrera, who's in control of the country, who's in control. it is the government, it is in control, but it is a tenuous control because the government has lost its legitimacy. it has a majority in parliament. it has the power of the presidency. but the people who people have not decided not to fight that mandate by that, by the peaceful revolution that took place where the president had to flee the country. so he waits very unsettle situation. it is not cable problems are not being solved. problems are massive in the country. their lines lines, extraordinary law, 2 or 3 kilometers. people are staying 2 or $3.00 to $4.00 days, waiting for petrol overnight in there