u. k. policy is that depleted uranium. munitions can be used in weapons because it would be wrong to deny our armed forces illegitimate in effect of capability that can help them achieve their objectives as quickly and safely as possible. claims of serious health and environmental effects by very small number of people attract media attention, but are disputed by most scientists and international agencies. whether other countries use do munitions or not as a matter for them on the tanks being sent to cry. but leopard, the bradley fighting vehicle, the abrams on the challenger to oh, capable of firing the deadly payload. it seems, washington could deploy the same tactics and ukraine. i'm to hell with the consequences. i corresponded steve sweeney wrapping up his hours weekly edition hero naughty international. so good to have your company here on the weekend program. thank you for joining us. a lot of heavy hitting stories in the past 24 hours with a force over the past week as well. we will addres

u. k. policy is that depleted uranium. munitions can be used in weapons because it would be wrong to deny our armed forces illegitimate and effective capability that can help them achieve their objectives as quickly and safely as possible. claims of serious health and environmental effects by very small number of people attract media attention, but are disputed by most scientists and international agencies. whether other countries used to munitions or not as a matter for them. on the tongue being sent to you crying, the leopard, the bradley fighting vehicle, the abrams on the challenger to oh, capable of firing the deadly payload. it seems, washington could deploy the same tactics and ukraine. i'm to hell with the consequences may thank their company or not he international this sunday will be back in 30 minutes with more see them. ah, what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy, even foundation, let it be an arms race is on a very dramatic development. only personally, i

u. k. data policy. there's nothing that we are do. i mean the, the west is providing ukraine with lethal weapons. right? they kill russians. why they doing that? it's not, you know, it's to kill russians. so we can dance around. you know, this, this phrase ology, which is unfortunate. i don't like using the term kill, you know, it's much more, it's much nice to say expel russian and beta, which is all true. but weapons are designed largely to kill people. and when we train soldiers, that is, that is say, gall and anyone who thinks and there is another goal to military training or other goals. but there is no other on central goal, perhaps more important than that. so we teach him how to shoot the weapons, understand what they're getting asked, but we also teach them how to look after themselves had a treatment so that, that wounded how to treat comrades and, you know, i mean, we, i tend to emphasize more the lives we sit eve than the lives perhaps we contribute to ukrainians taking retired gun. i'll stop you there more from the us mar

u. k. data policy. there's nothing that we are do. i mean the, the west is providing ukraine with lethal weapons. right? they kill russians. why they doing that? it's not, you know, it's to kill russians. so we can dance around. you know, this, this phrase ology, which is unfortunate. i don't like using the term care. you know, it's much more, it's much nice to say expel russian and beta, which is all true. but weapons are designed largely to kill people. and when we train soldiers, that is, that is sick all. and anyone who thinks said there is another goal to military training or other goals, but there is no other central goal, perhaps more important than that. so we teach them how to shoot the weapons, understand what they're getting asked, but we also teach them how to look at themselves, how to treat themselves at that wounded, how to treat comrades and, you know, i mean, we, i tend to emphasize more the lives we say eve than the lives perhaps we contribute to ukrainians taking we're tired can all stop you the more from the us mar

u. k must, let's go with it's colonial mindset that china reacts to london's criticism of its policies in hong kong human rights watch sounds the log a violation for the u. k itself with a very welcome. this is auntie international. with the latest world news updates, good, happy with us. top story this out, the russian defense ministry said moscow has taken full control of the strategic count of sola, dawn and dawn. yes, we're public. that we say it's combined. russian forces took part in that battle, including the voc, their private military group, which forward inside the town and it's underground lines. these were long calls or if details the events and the significance of the battle. according to russia's defense, been as freely offensive in their salazar, that ended with the defeat of the armed forces of ukraine and the capture of the city were carried out by different branches of the russian forces. now liberation mission includes a blocking of the city from the north and south isolation of the combat area and also prevention of the enemy from transferring reserves to the city from

u. k. public order bill is designed to shut down protests before disruption begins of the upper chamber of parliament in the u. k. the house of lords voted against the policy on the same day extinction. rebellion protesters disrupt its proceedings in the chamber earlier, amnesty international and 73 other organizations called on british politicians to reject what they branded the quote, deeply draconian bill this bill and it's last minute amendments are deeply draconian and must be called out and rejected before it's too late, these type of restrictions are likely to have a chilling effect by seriously dissuading people from johnny protests and the 1st place. protest is meant to be disruptive. it can be very inconvenient, but it's vital for a healthy open society. we allow those in power to make protest a crime at our peril. where hong kong based, international and independent china specialists, andrew lung sees western countries call i china for protecting its territorial integrity, but do exactly the same themselves in hong kong. they a why elated hong kong constitution by openly promoting hong kong independence and, and they, and hong kong, enacted the

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u. k . government is on the prussia as the wording policy, chem and faces cause for his resignation. ah hello, there is more heavy rains come to parts of mozambique as a cyclone is set to reform in the mozambique channel. but before we get there, let's have a look at the middle east and live van and we've got some intense shower cloud bringing heavy rain. some of the gulf states over the next few days with heavy rain expected to fall in riyadh saudi arabia and dough. her title also get a little bit colder with that where to weather sweeping in. if we have a look at the 3 day, we're going to see 15 degrees as a minimum on tuesday. it gets colder at night. that rain expected to last through to thursday. now when windy weather is the story across the northern crust of africa, that thanks to a storm system sweeping across the mediterranean, it's going to bring some heavy rain to the likes of algeria as well as to nicea and brisk a winds. certainly by wednesday, temperatures here sitting below the average for this time of year logic here of south of this, the rain picks up, however, for p

u. k. must lead to go with colonial mindset. somehow, china reacts to london's criticism of its policies in hong kong. paul gordon is told to mind its own business that comes under criticism from human rights with welcome. this is not the international with the latest world news updates good to have you with us. now the russian defense ministry, se moscow has taken full control of the strategic town of solar dot in the don units republic. it's a, it's combined to russian forces took part in the boston, including the wagner, private military group, which fort inside the town. and it's on the ground mines ortiz were long calls or of details. the events and significance of the advance according to russia's defense pin is freely offensive. in this salazar, that ended with the defeat of the armed forces of ukraine and the capture of the city were carried out by different branches of the russian forces. now, the liberation mission included a blocking of the city from the north and south isolation of the combat. area and also prevention of the enemy from transferring reserves to the city from neighboring are

i am shy, mom, the policy that he represents. tax troubles, the u. k. prime minister sex is potty chairman, under pressure over an ethics bridge. ah, ah. hello, they, after that shock of severe cold calls, much of east asia, things have improved about high pressure in charge for much of china that's being reflected in the temperatures even as far north as mongolia. it does remain bitterly cold. however, for russia's far east temperatures here still are heading down, but it will be picking up over the next few days with a change in the wind remains rather wintry across much of japan on monday. but as those wind such change, look at that. so does the weather down in the south, just a few snow flurries affecting the very north and edging across the north of china. but clear skies warm sunshine to be enjoyed in shanghai temperatures. here on the up. we have a look at the 3 day for whoo, han, exceptional warmth. flooding back in on tuesday. sunny skies at least till thursday, when it gets cloudy and cooler. 8 degrees celsius. then we moved to south asia. we

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u. k. regarding iran's nuclear activities regarding iran's nuclear negotiations, regional policies, and the plants, how to tackle with the the sanctions. and it's a variety of the accusations did. did they are bees in does acquisition bees after that of centered around that, him being a very much key figure in, in, in this a power structure in iran. and so, and they also seemed as specifically, has provided the information to the u. k. that finally led the killing or the destination off amazon for his either who was assassinated in 2020. and that guy was simply under the head of the iranian nuclear program. and also they said that the information that he has provided lead the assassination of the top general customs for the man who was killed by the se in back that in 2020, to buy the citizens had been killed by his early forces in the occupied west. bank they were accused of firing at is really troops near jeanine. this leverage a hard group says the 2 were fighters from its armed wing called the ar couldn't brigades. meanwhile, a 19 year old from janine died on saturday from bullet wounds

at how far right astray the government is bringing pro democracy and pro policy movements together. strikes continue across the u. k. as pressure bills to improve working conditions for the national health service. and this is the latest gadgets around vales who passed of the tokyo tech expo ah, for weeks ukraine has been pleading with its western allies for desperately needed battle tanks to bolster its campaign against russia. and now it appears the water country as such, receive some of the most advanced combat vehicles in the world from the u. s. and germany. sources of told al jazeera that the by the administration will approve the delivery of m one abrams tanks. as soon as wednesday for the tanks could take months or even years to reach the front lines, russia says any supply of such tanks would be a blatant provocation. but you rains president vladimir zalinski says his country needs decisions all real deliveries. ringback that of the region by the wooded there is a lot of talk about tanks, about modern tanks that we need and about the way this shortfall can be filled if it's a lot of efforts, words promises

policies in hong kong. well, human rights watch sounds, the alarm violations in the u. k. it's so with a warm welcome. this is dorothy international with the latest world news updates good to happy with us. this our top story, the russian defense ministry, se moscow has taken full control at the strategic town of full a door in the dawn. yes, we're public. i would say it's combined. russian forces took part in the battle, including the wagner, private military group, which fort inside the town, and it's on the ground mines. ortiz, mom calls, or if details the events on significance, they had problems. according to russia's defense, been as freely offensive in this salazar, that ended with the defeat of the armed forces of ukraine as a capture of the city were carried out by different branches of the russian forces . now, the liberation mission included a blocking of the city from the north and south isolation of the combat area and also prevention of the enemy from transferring reserves to the city from neighboring areas, as well as blocking the exit of ukraine, an army from salazar, now all that was

u. k. must to let go of it's colonial mindset. that's how china react to china is quick to send them of it's policies in hong kong. this is human rights, which is now found that the alarm violations in the you k itself with hello and welcome. it's 9 pm here in moscow, and this is anti international with the late is world news is good to happy with the top story this, our, the russian defense ministry said moscow has taken full control of a strategic town of solar dot and don, yes, republic, it's a, it's combined to russian forces took part in the boston, include including the volcanic military group which forward in fight the town as well as in its underground mines. we can go live to our corresponded room on cause or of for the latest. now i remind was the latest one brushes defense ministry, what more can you tell us about the basset solid on well, according to russia's defense ministry, the offensive in their salazar, that ended with the defeat of the armed forces of ukraine or the capture of the city were carried out by different branches of the russian forces. now, the liberation mission included a blocking o

policy. i will work day in and day out to deliver the youth, the u. k. like other countries is now in recession. why is it to be the 1st country into recession and the last country out there with me? thankfully a company here in the international way back, and they spoke with ah, 1972. when i 1st met philly back, and we sat down on a bench like this, and i had the 1st conversation with the man that i was to follow for many years. and of that path changed my life down in 1976. feel bad at all here that and once they got on banded together with others, fighting for independence and formed last, much at that us or the cane cutters. in the context was that vietnam had one in the cuban revolution at that time, was like a beacon to a lot of latin america. the, the tide of history is on the side of anti colonialism. we should be able to to prevail one of the 1st things you have to have is a fake id. assign, visited a number of graveyards and picked and on someone who had died. you know, as a child wasn't likely to have a social security number or any other type

sources of energy in favor of so called environmentally friendly policies. despite the costs and consequence is all about. and j i, u. k executive head of an african energy law group sees the west mission, is hurting the resource rich continence potential. with the criticism from western countries, especially d, e. u is clearly unfounded and unjust, and not. ready right, thing to do when you're an african country lecturing them about one thing. they're doing something on the other side. african countries know that our resources are critical for our roles, for i'm sure lies ation for us having a, just a transportation for us to leave. all of them are people out of poverty, but also for us to be energy poverty. we realize that right now, at this time, we have no choice but to fail our right to use our resources. that includes our natural gas and cold, in some cases, to drive up for life station. we have 600000000 people in the continent without electricity, 900000000 without access to most of them. we cannot leave them behind our resources. i t. r of leasing people out of poverty, i'm sure enough industrialization and cr

dung active if it's pushing for a radical shift in government policy in order to avert a climate crisis. and i make the carbon in the u. k. and i have come to learn about movement known as extinction. rebellion, whose members believe is the only route to environmental change is that a people is rising fearful for the planet, they'll inherit young people around the world are standing up and demanding a better future. in the u. s. a growing and passionate group of youth is campaigning for urgent environmental action. and the forcing the adults to listen we're talking about painless happening now. with this is the sunrise movement in state just 2 years. this group of activists, most of whom are under 30, has grown 210-0000 members for not for the one percent and their strategy clear to hope climate change. my working within the system and lobbying politicians into pushing through legislative and economic reform had come to boston to find out how the sunrise movement has become a force to be reckoned with in us politics. leading the charge of 26 year old varsity for cash was sitting in massachusetts. she joined the universit

u. k. island, france and spain had declared 2020 to their hottest year on record award is a policy and communications director at the london school of economics. he says, europe in results will continue to adapt to the new economic reality. driven by climate change was certainly true that although skiing is generally a winters, both the general small part of the overall economy nationally that the results are very locally. and this is paul, long term trend has been experiencing a decline in snow for because of the rise in averages. some of the results are beginning to adapt and using that facility to encourage people to come walking, particularly during the summer months. but this year, even, i think some of the results of already opened up some of the walking trails. so they tried to pull back some of the losses from, from a lack of skiing by encouraging more people to come and visit. and that's the kind of thing we will have to see around the world as people have to cope with this changing climate. it will mean that many of our traditional businesses and activities need to change, but there are goi

expanding even in settlements is a k policy objective of many of the hard line members of benjamin netanyahu coalition government. but expansion of settlements is a red line for the u. s. for example, it's something that they say that they will not want to go ahead and do the blinking will definitely be wanting to hold any expansions and urging benjamin netanyahu to do that. that netanyahu knows that he has to keep the us on side. and so he will be trying to do a belt delicate balancing act, if he will, between the mo, hardline members of his coalition government and the wills of the u. s. rebecca blinkin will be meeting with a palestinian leaders to morrow. what can we expect there? tell us just briefly please absolutely blank and will be traveling to ramallah to speak with the palace in, in president muffin abbas he will definitely be reiterating the u. s. commitment to the 2 state solution. now that something that has really same a diminishing popularity here all consensus of recent poll suggests that that less than a one 3rd of people on both both sides, israel and the palestinian territories. don't say that is a likely all possible outcome. but on top of the u

u. k. regarding iran's nuclear activities regarding iran's nuclear negotiations, regional policies, and the plants, how to tackle with their the sanctions. and it's a variety of the accusations did. did they are bees and his acquisition bees. after that of centered around that, him being a very much key figure in, in, in this a power structure in iran and so, and they also seemed as specifically has provided the information to the u. k. that finally led the killing or the fascination of mos in for his either who was assassinated in 2020. and that guy was simply am, did the head of the iranian nuclear program. and also they said that the information that he has provided lead destination off the top general cousins to the man who was killed by the se in back that in 2020. so that's why we can say that this is quite a highest level. one of the highest levels execution in the more than history, right? and we certainly had reaction from the u. k, saying that the has that one go unpunished and tell us more about the international reaction that has come through. as well as how this is being viewed

so my ways trade with china, with a policy surge more than 30 percent to record high around 2 and a half $1000000000.00. the u. s. the u. k. and the you impose economic sanctions against, as in bob way over alleged you, human rights concerns that measures have caused international banks to cut tides with us of an african country and fermented public unrest, zimbabwe government, as acute western powers of seeking to cripple the country. while the usaa said the couric hardship was due to local corruption, many african leaders have stood up. those in, by way in recent years with cools at the un for the sanctions to be removed. we heard from zimbabwe, the information minister who says the country is open for businesses despite what she described as weston attacks. she said africa as future must be based on a quality between its partners, not on economic pressure these illegal sanctions. they're just not functions like when you talk a function is actually called a mix. translation sub footage and threats of military envision which have been incessantly been manipulated. disgrace, our territorial integrity sanctions, if it's ec

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against the country symbol always trade with china, the policy is searched about 30 percent to record heart around 2 and a half $1000000000.00. the u. s. u k and the u. imposed economic sanctions against them by way of alleged human rights concerns. the measures have caused international branch to cut ties with the southern african country and fermented public on rest. i'm always government as a fuse western powers of seeking to cripple the country. while the u. s. a said, the economic hardship was due to local corruption. many african leaders have stood up for them by way in recent years, with schools or the un, the sanctions to be removed. we heard from zimbabwe information mess. it says the country is open up of businesses despite what she described as weston attacks. she said, africa future must be based on the quality attorneys partners, not on economic pressure. these illegal functions. they're just not functions. like when you talk a function, it's actually called a mixed translation sub what is in threats of military envision which have been incessantly been manipulated. disgrace, our territory integrity sanctions, if it economy. b

u. k. should get rid of its colonial mindset. that's the message from china's foreign ministry, which lashed out london's recent report criticizing beijing policy on hong kong. so not like regular hong kong has long been returned to china and hong kong affairs are purely the internal affairs of china, which allow no room for foreign interference. we urge the u. k. to recognize reality trend, let go of its colonial mindset and respect china sovereignty and unity u. k. government report claims freedoms are being a, wrote it by the chinese government. and hong kong, alleging authority systematically cracked down on free speech. hong kong was handed over to china by the u. k. back in 1997. the city was guaranteed a high degree of autonomy and freedom of speech under a principle of one country to systems. then and 2020 being imposed a national security law to punish terrorism, prison and subversion which has been met with criticism from the west. with that in mind to human rights watch is now sounding the alarm over violations in the u. k. itself. in 2022, we saw the most significant source on human rights protections in the u. k. in decades. from y

u. k . a chinese government has announced a number of people who died in hospital from 19 says it abandoned 0 current policy last month, trying to reported nitty 60000 deaths since paging abruptly stopped. frequent testing, travel curbs and mass locked downs around the 8th of december. trying to previously reported just over 5000 since the pandemic began one of the louis death rates in the world. this week, the world health organization said beijing was heavily under reporting cova death. but it's now providing more information on its outbreak. but international health experts focused at least 1000000 coven related deaths in the country. by the end of this year. don't go far, amend. literally all the number of the outpatient nationwide picked on the 23rd of december 2020 to 2000000. 867000 then continue to decline, falling back to 477000 by the 12 generator. and 83.3 percent decrease from the page number. the number of visits to favor clinics in all provinces is now showing an overall downward trend. after reaching the pig, rural areas are also showing a downward trend. katrina, you has more from beijing. t

u. k. i simply not getting the point, but india has reiterated that it doesn't want other countries poking bad news in india matters. and the policy think tank is a huge rush of quote weaponized in migration. it says the grain conflict, facilitated travel from the middle east and africa through russia have sparked a new wave of mass migration into europe. there is a national center for migration policy development says that he has maintained an open door policy frequently and refugees. it says about 8 menu ukrainians have fled into fellow european countries since the conflict interrupted nearly a year ago. about 5000000 of them have reported to registered for the ease temporary protection program and other aid. the organization said another 4000000 ukrainians can be expected to migrate into europe in the near future. last february, e commission president of underlay and pledged broad support for the cleaning refugees and the countries that host them. that starts was in stark contrast to how the ears treated refugees from war form syria and north africa. chris, a major point design fee to the e. u for refugees from the middle east.

u. k is of indian descent? well, in any way, benefit relations between the 2 countries, or is there going to be much more emphasis on what his actual policies are? see in bonus mill with them? so where do we listen? your to hardly matters that what it, what are we getting? what do you, what he may have, indian origin, but he is representing the witness interest, interest of buddhist or trade and commerce. what did, so you won't be of any consequence that some long indian oregon, if he has become the plain minister of united kingdom, it will be, it will affect the re and your objective can be some objectives can distance off read, and comments or international diploma. we listen. so it's the inconsistency in a real, real question. it is indian and economy of computation. why now it seems, it's not, they are not comparable. they have given different infect, on some fx, a very contradictory expectation, maybe difficult to reconcile the contradictions, certainly a lot of moving parts their new delhi based foreign affairs observer such and rub on john. thank you so much for joining us to break this one down. thank you and that's all for now. we'

u. k. to deploy troops on each other's territory for an android giant is ever it is professor at university of adelaide and an expert on japanese foreign policy. he says there is a risk of an arms race in the pacific region because japan's leadership has been talking about what's happened in what has happened ongoing and new grain that might possibly be did in the, in the free. and that me is called the high one place and china is action. but also i think japan was concerned about north korean messiahs launches. busy very often and that sentence japan quite a bit. it's not just china, i think it's not as well. so wide ranging security challenges as the japanese. busy just tell us the reality of this situation is that the good it could create an arms race, which i find is the call just to get to dilemma that one countries in the budget on defense can lead to another countries increase in defense spending. that's what's happening, it's besides the, at this stage. but i think japan is interested in lot in seeking peace and japan option. i just see that miss, you have to have some kind of greater difference realty, including what she has said. an