s. secretary of state antony blinking. that's condemned chinese military exercises in the taiwan strait. we call them a major escalation and wall they could destabilized the why to region. the drills are launched in response to a visit to tie one this week by us house speaker, nancy pelosi, which is and get beijing, china's foreign minister as wall the u. s. will face consequences as a result iraq, she had political liter, but that also has called on supporters to observe friday press on a square inside baghdad, screen zone. his followers have been occupying parliament, which is inside the fortified area. the several days india's central bank has raised its key lending rate by half of one percentage point in an effort to curb spiraling inflation. it's the 3rd increase in the last 4 months, and economists say, it won't be the last this year. a fall in the rupees value as making fuel food and medicine more expensive. the government says the war in ukraine is partly to blame . alighted states as declared a public health emerg

s. secretary of state antony blinking coals badging sanctions, disproportionate and unjustified and says they threatened to destabilize the entire region, grabs a gathering in a major square outside the rocky parliament. as a political deadlock deepens where we live in baghdad. class at 3 more cargo ships, full of grain have left ukrainian ports on the black sea and to record hates and prolonged a dry spell. res fees about the future. water supplies, the british famines in sport, russia says it's ready to discuss prisoner swaps with the u. s a day after brittany griner was convicted of drug possession. the basketball styles, teammates have been showing nasa port after she was sentenced to 9 years in prison . ah, welcome to the program you and secretary of state antony blinkin has condemned china's military exercises in the taiwan strait, calling them a major escalation, the drill czar in response to you as how speak and nancy pelosi is visit to tie one this week, which is angered by jing, speaking in a summit of southeast asian foreign ministers in piano pen, lincoln worn to china's acti

yes, 6, your state, antony blinkin has landed in the philippines ahead of talks with president fed in marcus junior. is it coincides with the release of a new film about his late father, formerly to fund it and had an end marker senior, who led a crackdown on human rights while in office is told from the perspective of the marcus his. but critics say it's part of a continuing campaign to whitewash history on below has more from manila to someone last year. we have finally, a movie depicting the 1986 people's uprising that top of the government of ferdinand marcus inside the presidential palace from the perspective of the marcus's, the film is showing just months after the election of the former leader, son, president, ferdinand marcus junior. it is being promoted as a true story, but historians say cliffs that have been circulating on line have not been consistent with the established truth. the scene shows that opposition leader corazon aquino, who later restored democracy as president launcelot lead playing majel. while a revolution was raging, crossing the line, it's really, it's,

earlier in the day, the secretary of state antony blinkin told the meeting he hoped badging would not manufacture a crisis over taiwan. lawrence louis has more now from the cambodian capital put on pen. while foreign ministers of the association of southeast asia, nations are urging restraint in the taiwan strait in a statesman. as him members said, they are concerned volatility. there could lead to miscalculation an open conflict . but they were careful not to take sides, reaffirming their support for the one china policy while remaining silent on you as how speaker nancy pelosi visit to taiwan. china has used the meetings impact on pen as an opportunity to show up support in exchange for economic investments in the region, only going to re golden bond. we will focus on pushing for high quality development . build new development paradigm provide bigger momentum for regional and global economic recovery and provide more development opportunities for us and countries. immigration, but chinese diplomacy was not extended to all. its minister cancelled a meeting with japan at the last mi

. >> secretary of state antony blinken says the incision whether or not to visit taiwan, by house speaker posey is entirely hers. he warns china should not take escalatory actions of the speaker visits. the secretary's comments came during a news conference on the nonproliferation of new their weapons treaty. at the united nations in new york city. the secretary and other world leaders are at the u.n. to attend the review conference on the treaty. >> including the united states pursue disarmament, making sure that countries who do not have a nuclear weapons do not acquire them by upholding and strengthening up the fresh and and making sure the countries can engage in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, something that is more vital as we deal with the challenges posed by climate change. this is a critical moment for us. it is a challenging one too. different parts of the regime are under challenge. we see that, particularly in the area of nonproliferation. we have changes -- challenges being posed by iran, korea and by russia. so, the next 30 days, the work that is being done here, by coun

secretary of state antony blinken pressed leaders in rwanda today over supporting rebels in the democraticlic of congo, next door. u.n. experts say they've found solid evidence that rwanda is interfering militarily in eastern congo. in rwanda's capital, blinken said leaders in both countries have agreed to talk. >> my message to both president tshisekedi and president kagame this week has been the same. any support or cooperation with any armed group in eastern drc endangers local communities and regional stability. and every country in the region must respect the territorial integrity of the others. william: the rwandan government has disputed the u.n.'s findings. the u.n. secretary-general called today for an immediate halt to all shelling of a nuclear plant in southern ukraine. the facility is in an area controlled by russian forces. the 2 sides have blamed each other for the shelling. meanwhile, satellite images today showed scorched ground and damaged warplanes at a russian air base in crimea. it was hit earlier this week. ukraine has not directly claimed responsibility. and on wall s

and, outreach in africa -- secretary of state antony blinken visits multiple african nations in an effort to counteract chinese and russian influence. >> my worriy is that this strategy will just reproduce those same old dynamics rather than bring about genuine partnership between the u.s. and various african nations. judy: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by. >> for 25 years consumer cellular has been offering no contract or list plans designed to help people do more what they like, our u.s.-based customer service team can help find the plan that it's you, to learn more visit consumer cellular.tv >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions and friends of the newshour including kathy and paul and camilla and george smith. >> fostering informed and engagecommunity is, more at kf.org. ♪ >> this program was made possible for the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: questions are swirling after the fbi searched former pr

you are a secretary of state antony blinkin, as in south africa on a 5 country tall and a countering the influence of russia. lincoln arrived in johannesburg on to visiting cambodia and the philippines. south africa remains neutral over the war in ukraine. police in brazil's capital have arrested a german diplomat on suspicion of killing his husband. the suspect told brazilian authorities that his partner, a belgian national, fell and hit his head off to becoming ill. but investigate to say the victim was severely beaten. nearly a 1000 people are stranded after flooding in death valley in the united states. this is one of the hottest and driest places in the world. floods are not unusual in the area, but these are the most extensive in nearly 20 years. the united states has accused china of irresponsible actions following its air and sea drills around tie one. beijing says it's ending 4 days of exercises that began after the u . s. how speakers controversial visit to taiwan? the government there says china's drills simulates an invasion of the island. it sent out aircraft and worship

let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. us secretary of state antony blinking is in south africa as he continues his 5 country tool. he landed in johannesburg after visiting cambodia and the philippines. the trip is focusing on boosting us geopolitical ties. it'll next take him to congo and wonder nearly a 1000 people have been stranded after flash floods, hit death valley national park in the u. s. one of the hottest and dry places in the world. the floods were caused by torrential showers. they are not unusual for the area, but the last time they hit the park on this scale, it was in 2004 every coast to president allison, what i has pardoned his predecessor, and long time arrival laura bye will. what are i said? he made the decision to quote, boost social cohesion ahead of next presidential elections in 2010. i will refuse to concede, defeat the vote, which led to a civil war one by watch our supporters. washington has accused beijing of irresponsible actions following it and see military drills around taiwan. beijing says it's scheduled to end 4 day

he was secretary of state antony blinking is in south africa setting out washington's policies for sub saharan african countries. his 5 nation tour is seen as a chance to win support for the us and counter russian influence over the war in ukraine. the european union has presented iran with a final text aimed at restoring and international nuclear deal efforts to salvage the agreement, restarted last week for you as president, donald trump scrapped the pact. it lifted sanctions on iran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program. ukraine is calling for a demilitarized zone around your biggest nuclear power station gave accuses russia of shelling the apparition plant a claim. moscow denies that of the united nations. antonio guiterres has warrant that any attack on a nuclear power plant is quote, suicidal you want access for international inspectors in time. a recess prime minister says he did not know the national intelligence agency, wiretaps and opposition. politicians on getting back with attack is says the surveillance was legal wrong. that of the intelligence service as resigned

. >> secretary of state antony blinken says the u.s. will pursue russia's willingness to discuss a prisoner swap. the u.s. has offered to swap viktor bout for griner and paul whelan. >>> taiwan says it's detected multiple aircraft and vessels around their coast this morning. taiwan's defense ministry said the activity could be a possible simulated attack. it comes after a record number of chinese aircraft conducted activities in the waters around the taiwan strait friday. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr reports. >> reporter: a torrent of chinese aircraft, missiles and ships moved towards taiwan as soon as house speaker nancy pelosi left the island. china marking off areas encircling taiwan where its military is doing more than just drills. taiwan says 68 chinese war planes flew rnaround the taiwan strait friday. tokyo was forced to scramble jets. the u.s. ambassador was summoned. reporters were told that the issue of taiwan is sensitive, taiwan is one of the very few issues that may take china and the united states to conflict

of state antony blinken. he is about to appear in cambodia on the subject part of the meeting there on food security and agriculture. he has spoken on paper saying that today's conviction and sentencing by the russian court of u.s. citizens, brittney griner to nine years in prison further compounds the injustice of her wrongful detention. this puts a spotlight on our significant concerns with russia's legal system in the russian government's use of wrongful detention to advance its own agenda, using individuals as political pawns. in a statement from the wnba. "the sentencing is unjustified but not unexpected. brittany grego remains wrongfully detained.." they say they remain committed to bringing griner home to the u.s.. >>> and donald trump jr. and ivanka trump investigating on the finances behind their family business. what this could mean for the former president. that is next. you are watching msnbc. . . astepro and go. i could've waited to tell my doctor my heart was racing just making spaghetti... but

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we're working hard. >> secretary of state antony blinken says the u.s.rsue russia's willingness to discuss a prisoner swap. the u.s. had offered to trade the imprisoned russian arms trafficker it's holding for griner and veteran paul wheland who's also detained in russia. >>> hundreds have ataken to the streets to protest a u.s. drone strike that killed al-qaeda leader ayman al-zawahiri. taliban officials posted photos and videos on social media showing protests across the country. despite the successful strike u.s. officials are concerned about the growing threat of terrorism coming from afghanistan. take a listen to fbi director christopher wray. >> i'm worried about the possibility that we'll see al-qaeda reconstitute, the isis-k potentially taking advantage of the deteriorating security environment. and i'm worried about terrorists including here in the united states being inspired by what they see over there. >> well, the two candidates vying to be kenya's next president have yappedp their campaigns ahead of what is said to be a hotly contested vote

a secretary of state antony blinking looks to confirm america's commitment to africa earlier in the week while blaming russia for the continents food problems. and as india prepared to mock 75 years of independence from british rule and the partition of the country into both india and pakistan in the program, we hear the story of one man whose family was split between the.

secretary of state antony blinken left south asia for africa this week where he is now on a five daylso that of china. >> too often african nations other nation's progress. they have been told to pick a side in great power contests. the united states will not dictate africa's choices. neither should anyone else. >> it's not just africa but u.s. officials have complained to israel that allowing a chinese company to run the high of if a port is a national security issue. bret? >> bret: jennifer griffin at the pentagon. jennifer, thank you. up next officials in albuquerque new mexico have the primary suspect in the slaying of at least four muslim men. >> the whole world has been turned upside down. people are frightened. they are -- they are disenfranchised. they are -- depressed. finding the perfect developer isn't easy. but, at upwork, we found her. she's in prague between the ideal cup of coffee and a truly impressive synthesizer collection. and you can find her right now (lepsi?) on upwork.com (lepsi.) when the world is your workforce, finding the perfect project manager, designer,

secretary of state antony blinken also weighed in. take a listen. >> so let me be clear. ed states doesn't believe that it is in the interests of taiwan, the region or our own national security to escalate the situation. we'll keep our channels of communication with china open with the intent of avoiding escalation due to misunderstanding or miscommunication. >> reporter: blinken also said that china has chosen to overreact and has used pelosi's visit as a pretext to increase proactive military activity. while the international reaction, including from some exp experts that cnn has talked to, says it feels very much like a dress rehearsal for potential war here in taiwan, the mood is surprisingly calm. people are going about their daily lives. the shopping district here has been busy. there were long lines tonight outside restaurants. it just doesn't feel like people here are that concerned about a potential chinese attack, and perhaps it is because people have been living under that constant threat from china for the past seven decades. now, in beijing it is different. th

s. secretary of state antony blinkin has condemned china's military exercises and the taiwan straits, calling them a major escalation. the drills are in response to us house bacon. nancy pelosi visit to ty one this week, which is angered by ging speaking in the summit of southeast asian foreign ministers, blink, and warned at china's actions could destabilize the region. these provocative actions are a significant escalation. we've seen how beijing has attempted to change the status quan, taiwan for some time. for example, more than doubling the number of aircraft flown over the center line that separates china and taiwan with the past 2 years. pursuing economic work, political interference and cyber attacks. against our now they've taken dangerous acts to a new level. united states is conveyed to the p r c consistently and repeatedly that we do not speak and will not provo, a crisis. and lawrence, louise in be on man with mon, he was really quite forceful in his comment about china's actions in the taiwan strait. he said they were unjustified. he described, ty, one's actions as extre

secretary of state, antony blinken, talked to the foreign minister and the two men might meet possiblymbodia. contact has been made, and that is giving hope ceainly to the family of the basketball star, but there could be a prisoner swap that takes place. jane: do we know how either brittney griner or paul welland are being treated at the moment? steve: the information coming out suggests they are being treated ok. what we learned today was that brittney griner is certainly upset at the verdict. it won't comas too much of a surprise but certainly it was a shock to her, nine years sentence in a russian prison for bringing lesshan a gram of cannabis oil innovate cartridges. that has come as a shock. jane: let's have a quick look at some of the day's other news. a rock in the grip of an heatwave, soaring past 50 degrees celsius in several cities, making them the hottest laces in the wld. it is so hot that some state employs have been given a day off. a four-day holiday has been declared as many people struggle without air-conditioning due to frequent power cuts. the lower house of parliam

response, secretary of state antony blinken said that it is on beijing if they try to create a crisis around the speaker's possible visit and multiple sources say president biden has made it known that he doesn't think that it is a good time for the speaker to visit taiwan, but doesn't believe that it is his responsibility or his place to tell her that she shouldn't go. that being said, with pelosi expected to make this trip, u.s. officials said that the defense department is monitoring chinese movements in this region and working to secure the plan to keep nancy pelosi safe. >> blake essig, thank you. we'll be watching the developments closely. >>> still to come, brittney griner is back in court as the u.s. attempts to secure her release from a russian prison. we're live outside the courthouse for you. >>> plus kentucky residents try to move forward after deadly flash floods despite still rising waters. but there is more trouble ahead in the forecast. pedram has the latest. >> max, all eyes here on what is happening in eastern kentucky, flood alerts have been prompted. an incredible

and, outreach in africa -- secretary of state antony blinken visits multiple african nations in an effortse and russian influence. >> my worriy is that this strategy will just reproduce those same old dynamics rather than bring about genuine partnership between the u.s. and various afn

s. secretary of state antony blanket, met with the country's newly elected leader ferdinand mark was junior. and i reiterated our ironclad commitment to the u. s. philippines mutual defense treaty and reaffirmed that an armed attack on philippines armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft, in the south china sea would invoke us mutual defense commitments under the treaty . lincoln arrived from non pen were foreign ministers of the 10 member association of southeast asian nations discussed the growing tension in the taiwan strait. chinese conducting military drills until sunday in response to u. s. house speaker nancy pelosi visit to the self ruled island of taiwan. the total disproportion between a peaceful visit on the one hand and escal, a tory military maneuvers on the other i think is very clear and very clear. 2 countries south throughout the region. president marcos said the latest moves add to an already tense situation. oh, i see it case in point the south china sea, where the philippines and china have had a territorial dispute. in 2016, the philippines won an international

house work, how do they comment on this in washington, and should we expect that the secretary of state antony blinking will try to resolve or discuss this issue with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov in cambodia yuli immediately when we heard the news from russia the first reactions appeared here in washington in particular joe biden reacted he condemned the conviction of er brittney greiner to nine years of imprisonment said that she should return as soon as possible to her family and friends and that his administration will do everything uh depending on if this happens as soon as possible, the speaker of the house of representatives also reacted read excerpts of her statement. she said that congress supports president biden's own decision, supports efforts and prioritizes the return of britney greiner, and she said that every day that britney greiner remains in prison is a reminder of putin's disregard for human rights and human dignity. and law what about anthony blinken will he raise this with sergey lavrov really john kirby representative of the national security council of the unit

secretary of state antony blinken weighed in from cambodia. >> there is no justification for this extreme, disproportionate and escalatory response. >> reporter: china will continue that response through sunday. many believe a precursor to a full-scale invasion to unify taiwan with china by force if needed. china has announced it is now placing sanctions on speaker pelosi as well as her family, but those are pretty much symbolic. >>> a scary scene in thailand. that fire broke out at 1:00 a.m. during a live music performance southeast of bangkok. the speakers on stage went up in flames and then quickly spread to the ceiling. the youngers perspective to who died was 17 years old. the cause is under investigation. >>> a fire sent up heavy smoke from a building in oakland this morning at edgewater drive and pendleton way. no one was injured. that building was already red-tagged after a fire there several monthsgo >> ue on people killed lightnin white house. they were a wisconsin couple in their 70s. also a 29-year-old man. new video shows the moment that bolt struck near a tree in lafayette s

are you a secretary of state antony blinkin has called on government to stop backing armed groups in the troubled democratic republic of congo. his comments came asi, robbie, 3 nations tall to africa, with a meeting with rwandan precedence, bulk agony. rwanda has repeatedly denied allegations it supports malicious responsible, what you were surgeons of violence in the d oxy. earlier in the week of lincoln davis speech in south africa outlining what is being called. he knew you as strategy for the continent. he said it involved engaging with sub saharan african nations as quote equal partners. he said washington did not want on in balanced or transactional relationship with africa and was quote, not trying to i'll do any one else to offer african nations have been treated as issues of other issues. progress rather than the office of the wrong. oh yeah. they've been told to take us about the fuel far removed from the united states will not dictate african choice. neither should anyone us the right to make these choices belongs to an african along to dig into this, to go back to cardia.

secretary of state antony blinken says by sheltering al zawahiri, the taliban grossly violated the terms of the doha agreement, the peace deal reached before the u.s. withdrawal. >> so they are not only doing nothing to prevent terrorist organizations like isis-k and al qaeda from operating in afghanistan, they were actually protecting the number one terrorist in the world so it shows they are not a partner at all. >> reporter: now the house where al zawahiri was staying was reportedly owned by a top aide to a senior taliban leader. mona. >> ike, thank you. >>> house speaker nancy pelosi arrived in malaysia today as the world waits to see if taiwan will be her next stop. local media in taiwan say pelosi is expected to land there tonight despite warnings from china that such a visit would be crossing a red line. the biden administration says any escalation in tensions would be on beijing and the u.s. military is prepared to respond if needed. pelosi's tour is aimed at discussing trade, climate change and security. >>> hundreds of people are still unaccounted for after the devastating floo

big or nancy pelosi visit to tie one back is expected to be top of the agenda. us secretary of state antony blink. and chinese foreign minister, one will both be here that the global times, often seen as a chinese communist party mouthpiece has reported that one has no plans to meet with anthony blinking on the sidelines of planned summit here. and some chinese analysts say this could be intended to send a message to underscore just how angry the chinese government is over the visit. aussie and spokesman, who is also can vote his deputy foreign minister says ministers at the meeting here will be expected or are hoping to use the platform to try and come rising tension on time. one won't be the only issue on the agenda, myanmar will be to, especially given the 5 point piece plan that was agreed to biology and last year and agreed to by the student is not only not working, but it's clearly been ignored by the military time which is not only stepped up military response in parts of the country, but has also recently executed for activists, an antique who opponents, one of them and elected memb

the rising cost of living is increasing tensions. us secretary of state antony lincoln has raised concerns about human rights issues during talks. with roland as president polk agony, lincoln's visit is the last stop in a 3 nation tour of africa he wants to counter russia, influence. hundreds of people are protested in bo gary is capital sophia. after the k take a government signal, they may restart, talks with russian energy supply, a gas from the former pro waste and government had refused the demand to pay for brush and gas in rubles, leading to supplies being cut off nearly a year on from the return to the power of the taliban, afghanistan's health care system is in chaos. victims of violence in particular, suffered from a lack of medical camp. dw molina would bon reports on a german 8 organizations efforts to help sick and wounded children. the people here are hoping to get medical help in germany. hundreds of parents have come to the african capital travel with children. so did 11 year old up to and his father both of doing him would turn off in a bump attack and she's almost blind a

s. secretary of state antony lincoln said there was no justification for china's actions. these provocative actions are a significant escalation. we've seen how beijing has attempted to change the status quan taiwan for some time. for example, more than doubling the number of aircraft flown over the center line that separates china and taiwan over the past 2 years. pursuing economic work, political interference and cyber attacks against taiwan. now, they've taken dangerous acts to a new level. united states is conveyed to the p r c consistently and repeatedly that we do not seek and will not provoke a crisis. it's unlikely china will back down. it's foreign minister has criticized the u. s. and defended beijing's action was dollar to the bottom to the losses be since her serious him but, but china, so good at the seriously, in their food, in our intellectual affairs. but he labored the promiscuous hug made with china and seriously harm that they once threats relations. so it is only natural the chain is said or show hours through opposition. as in foreign ministers, had wa

both russian foreign minister certainly lovegrove and us secretary state antony blinking a set to attend security concerns on top of the agenda. those include the crisis in min more intention about taiwan. for than 5000 indonesian u. s. and other troops holding a joint military training exercise until august 14th, the us on its asian allies of express growing concern about china's increasing influence in the pacific. washington says the drills aren't aimed at any country, an inspection of the 1st grain cargo ship to leave ukraine since the russian invasion has been completed off the coast of turkey. a team board of the need to carry out checks before the vessel has to lebanon. the ship is being monitored by the new joint coordination center in istanbul, turkish, russian, ukrainian, and you and staff are taking part on the deal, signed last month. iraq's influential, surely the macarthur of southern has told his supporters to leave parliament, continue their protest outside. thousands of them stores the building in bagdad on saturday. feather had called on all the rockies to join what he

managing tensions in the south china sea will be on the agenda as the us secretary of state antony blinken summit of asia pacific leaders in cambodia. other topics include the military conflict in myanmar. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, has told myanmar�*s ruling generals that moscow supports their efforts at what he called stabilising the situation in the country. russia is a major ally and arms supplier of the isolated burmese military, and has been accused of arming them with weapons used to attack civilians since last year's coup. ajury in texas has begun weighing how much in damages a prominent far—right us conspiracy theorist should pay for claiming that the massacre of 20 children and six teachers at sandy hook elementary school was a hoax. alexjones, founder of the website infowars has been found liable in multiple defamation lawsuits brought by parents of the victims of the 2012 shooting. spain is experiencing a third intense heatwave, with temperatures spiking at more than a0 degrees in central and southern parts. an orange warning, which predicts a significant risk

palestinian islamic jihad at least 10 others have also died including a 5 year old girl. us secretary of state antony lincoln's meeting, the philippines president fountain and marcos junior are expected to discuss several issues including tensions between the us and china. blank, and the said that the u. s. is committed to a mutual defense treaty with the philippines. marco said the current geopolitical environment shows how important their ties are. tie one's defense. ministry says it's fired flavors to warn offset. we're 7 drones and unidentified planes flying over its territory. tensions remain high with china, which is furious over the visit to taiwan by us house speaker dancy pelosi. they're giving individual plans the international editor of ty, one plus, and she's joining us on skype from taipei good to have you with us. so the military activity by china seems to be affecting ty, ones, outlying islands. now why is that significant? that's right, so the islands that these unidentified aircraft and drones were identified on our scene on which ty, one's military, you fired flares to warn off our

this are you a secretary of state antony blinking is in south africa setting out washington's policies for sub saharan africa, his 5 nation to work if seen as a chance to win support for the u. s. and to counter russian influence on the cot. ukraine is calling for a demilitarized zone around europe's biggest nuclear power station. keep accusing russia of shelling the separate sea of nuclear power plant. a claim that moscow denies the head of the un antonio terrace has warned that any attack on a nuclear power plant would be suicidal. he wants access for international inspectors for russian leaders in ukraine. separate your region are moving ahead with plans to hold a referendum on joining russia. you gave me, but it was installed as leader by the gremlin, signed a decree for the vote. separate. you fell to the russians during the early days of the invasion with germany's center left and social democratic party has ruled. there are no grounds for it to expel the former chancellor. gerhard schroeder, over his charge to russia. the party says that schroeder did not break its rules by work

ah, ah, welcome to the program you a secretary of state antony blinked in his do to hold a news conference and put on pen. on the final day of the assay on foreign ministers meeting with the ty, ty, one china crisis, high on the agenda falls, louis his monitor regard source only cambodian capital. and we all be waiting very patiently for anthony blink. him to take to the lectern. what can we expect him to say? i think we can really expect him to reiterate the u. s. position on us how speak and nancy pelosi visit to taiwan and china's response to that. we heard antony bring cabinets fe yesterday that china really should not be using that visit as a pretext to increase its military activity. and he also said that he hoped china would not seek to manufacture crisis. we heard him say earlier on friday at the east asia summit, the china was being flagrantly provocative in its actions in the taiwan straits. and he also said china was seeking to intimidate, not only taiwan, but also his name. it's neighbors. and i think we can expect him to make much of those same points when he speaks later at a

so robin in doha, reminder of all top news stories, us secretary of state antony blink and his condemn chinese military exercises in the taiwan strait. he called them a major escalation, a wall they could destabilize the wide region. these provocative actions are a significant escalation. we've seen how beijing has attempted to change the status quan, taiwan for some time. for example, more than doubling the number of aircraft flown over the center line that separates china and taiwan with past 2 years. pursuing economic or political interference and cyber attacks against taiwan. now, they've taken dangerous acts to a new level. united states is conveyed to the p r c consistently and repeatedly that we do not seek and will not provoke a crisis. as drills continue for a 2nd day, beijing says it's a spending dialogue with washington non military issues. climate change an anti drug operations is the latest responds to how speak. nancy pelosi is visit to taiwan. supporters of iraq, she political leader, looked at the southern held friday prez in a squad inside baghdad. screen zone. his fol

s. secretary of state antony blinkin said there was no justification for china's actions. these provocative actions are a significant escalation. we've seen how beijing has attempted to change the status quan taiwan for some time. for example, more than doubling the number of aircraft flown over the center line that separates china and taiwan with the past 2 years, pursuing economic work, political interference, cyber attacks. against our. now, they taken dangerous acts to a new level. united states is conveyed to the r c consistently and repeatedly that we do not seek and will not provoke a crisis. it's unlikely china will back down. it's foreign minister has criticized the u. s. and defended beijing's action was dollar to he bought into the losses, visits her serious him. but, but china, so good at the seriously interfered in our international affairs violated the promiscuous had made we china and seriously harm that they once threats relations. so it is only natural, the chinese said, we're sure our strong opposition as in foreign ministers, had warned on thursday the r

s. secretary of state antonie blinkin, visited kinshasa, security martyrs dominated the talks. we are returned by credible reports. that was while supporting 23 we bought the region, se aubrey re, he's also due to hold talks with wand and president polka, gummy, visa, democratic republic of congo and randa. have hide years of pensions with both sides, accusing each other for finding rebellions. not giving us you again, gandhi, but in reality, the u. s. was the 1st country to be concerned about. rule one does support for m. 23. angola has been trying to broke a peace between the 2 countries, but a re then peace deal did not come things blinkin will complete his 3 nation toys on thursday. he also visited south africa and honestly say the u. s. wants to increase diplomacy to count a rash he has growing influence on the african continent. catherine sali alta 0, the u. s. justice department says it's charged a man. it describes as a member of around revolution regard. it accuses him of involvement and applause to kill former national security adviser, john bolton, sharon philosophy

earlier today in the philippines, secretary of state antony blinken rebuked beijing's actions. sec.the differences between taiwan and the maiand need to be resolved peacefully, and what we have seen china do over the last few years is move away from a peaceful resolution of differences to doing so coercively and potenally forcefully. lisa: the chinese military says this week's activities are a test of its land strike and sea assault capabilities. there is escalating violence in the gaza strip, amid an israeli crackdown. a warning -- some of the following images are graphic. israeli airstrikes pummeled parts of gaztoday, leveling buildings, destroying what the israeli military alleges are militant targets. later in the day, israel claims stray rocket fire from palestinian militants caused more civilian deaths in northern gaza. at least 15 palestinians, -- at least 24 palestinians, including a 5-year-old girl, have been killed since israel began strikes against gaza on friday. still to come on "pbs news weekend"... as kids head back school, questions and concerns about safety. and...

now us secretary of state antony, blanking is meeting the philippines president ferdinand michaels junior. they said to discuss several issues including tension between the u. s. and china. lincoln described the relationship with the philippines as extraordinary. he said, the u. s. is committed to a mutual defense tracy with the country. marco said the current, your political environment showed just how important the anti as well. well, taiwan defense ministry says it's 5 flares to one off several drones and on identified planes flying over its territory. tensions remain high with china, which is furious over the visit to taiwan by us. how speak at nancy pelosi that speaker decompile, and she's the international editor of taiwan class. and she joins us now on skype from type a to chinese drills now seem to be affecting high ones, outlying islands. how significant is that? that's right. so these islands are on the tie. 13, and they're seen as the closest point to mainland china. and in fact, one of those islands can min island is only about 10 kilometers away from would you and province in

s. secretary of state antony blinkin visited kinshasa. security matters, dominated the talks. we are very concerned with was what it supported. 43. 0 wow. oh, the reason, se aubrey 23. he's also due to hold talks with wand and president polka, gummy, visa, democratic republic of congo. and wanda, of hard years of pensions with both sides accusing each other for finding rebellions and giving us your american wanted her. in reality, the us was the 1st country to be concerned about. ro, wonders support for him. 23 angola has been trying to broke a peace between the 2 countries, but a resent p steel did not come things blinkin will complete his 3 nation to war on thursday. he also visited south africa, valuable annually. say the us wants to increase diplomacy to count a rash he has growing influence on the african continent. catherine, sorry alta 0, an israeli military court has extended the detention of islamic jihad later, besides saudi, by at least 6 days. his royal launched what's called preemptive strikes. on garza targeting the palestinian group, following saudi to risk 2 we