u s. but the big one to also watch out for a quiet, subtle one but important one which i called jobless japan, philippines u. s. 3 larger alliance. that is very much about the whole 1st island chain. so not only taiwan, but both east trying to install, trying to be so us is i want to say carolling, but mobilizing all of the st. the allies. and now the philippines, i would argue that is the new star, i like the united states. so this is also a message by us that, hey, it's not just me versus you china. i got a lot of our leasing the region sort of understand the for the being the strategy more particularly president marco's and strategy to deal with beijing. there is the territory disputes in the south china sea and then there is the obligation to washington as being treaty allied with washington. so what exactly is the philippines? a strategy with regard to china? what probably folks can read my books, explain the whole strategy, but to keep it very brief. what i can say is the philippines over the past decade has really realized how serious is the implications for the philippines when it comes to the sovereign rights in the sou

u. s. and china, not least over taiwan, washington has been seeking to increase its influence in the area by forging new alliances against china. so the u. s. sector stayed anthony blinking has been in hanoi for talks with prime minister pam, and chin and other leaders. his trip came just after the 50th anniversary of america's withdrawal of combat forces from south vietnam and the end of its direct military involvement in the vietnam war. lincoln infused about a new era of corporation without mentioning vietnam's, giant neighbor china. i also focused on how our countries can advance a free and open indo pacific one that is a piece and grounded in respect to the rules based international order. when we talk about free and open, we mean country's being free to choose their own path and their own partners. and their problems will be dealt with openly. rules will be reached transparently and applied fairly and goods ideas and people will flow freely across land. the seas, the skies in cyberspace. while for 20 years, the u. s. was at war with north vietnam. the legacy of the conflict linger is on with chemical agents

u s. the australian. what is it a u, a u k u s alliance, which, which also can be seen very much as an anti chinese grouping. certainly the chinese says that way. and so i would say that since the bomb administration, the sense the confrontation has deepened and that, and it was a little blurry while during the above administration. but it's now quite sharply defined. are getting, getting more sharply defined. right. and what about donald when it is when it comes to the issue of the after we were mentioning russia moments ago, and specifically the war and ukraine? because what we found recently was that vietnam did not vote when it comes to you. and general assembly resolutions, vietnam did not vote with the west condemning russia's invasion of ukraine. so what do you think of that? i mean, there must be growing pressure on vietnam from the west, and particularly from the united states. aside with them on the ukrainian issue, are you surprised that vietnam is playing a balancing act here? i wouldn't be surprised by that date. there's no reason to vietnam to do or condemn the russians in ukraine. what's it,

u. s. rock alliance with tension is being driven by north korean propagation. so let me ask you the question there that greggs alluding to than have us calculations risk calculations in particular had they potentially changed. now that we're seeing increased north korean capabilities, a hit city isn't in the continental united states. i think any good military strategist would say that things have definitely changed over the last few years. the military 1st policy in north korea has seen a number of successes over the past couple of years, including the cruise missile technology tests of summer in the launch based missiles and recently solid fuel rocket launch. so they're moving ahead and they're evolving and the united states is going to have to evolve with it. so is south korea? i would like to piggyback on what was just sent. however, and saying that although south korea may not get in a digital nuclear capability and they don't have the will for the united states right now, currently enjoys an approval rating of about 90 percent here. and south korea and ch

u. s. intelligence alliance. and also brussels pushes e u countries to lift up, bombed on ukrainian brain export despite he has commodity.

u. s. intelligence alliance. and also brussels pushes e u countries to lift a bond on ukrainian brain exports despite he has commodity hurting european farmers livelihoods under the block, struggles that deal with an overflow of the food staple, african states face shortages in the sofa unfold fil western with from moscow to the world, this is your r t international without your company today. my name to, to know the saudi foreign minister has met with syrian president assad in damascus . the 1st top level meeting between the 2 countries. in 12 years, a solution to the conflict in siri was top of the gender. our resumption of diplomatic ties was discussed as well. we know, potentially ending the serious decade long regional isolation. r t correspondent, maria for national delves into how the middle eastern world is blazing forward with new and renewed alliances, leaving a neutral world power hang on the side line tectonic movements in the turbulent middle east. where more and more countries and forces decide to ta

u. s. is playing beyond the borders of the alliance. the u. s. is using ukraine as a puppet. in reality, it's not in the interest of the e. u to support the ukranian conflict and the sanction regime against russia. however, there is a bloodthirsty atmosphere of war among e, you politicians, finland, being a member of the european union, has also recently joined the chorus of western voices rationing up the pro war rhetoric against russia. and that's a new position for europe actually, which over the past few decades hasn't always blindly cited with washington for her french president, jacques chirac and german chancellor. gerhard schroeder, allied with russian president vladimir putin against the u. s. invasion of iraq, for example. and that was at a time when washington was looking to build that so called coalition of the willing . and that descent is actually what kept europe out of that particular quagmire to the economic and other benefit of the entire block and people of europe. today though, where's the voice of reason in europe? well hungarian prime minister, victor r

u. s. let 5 i's alliance, which includes the u. k. australia, new zealand. canada has been no publicly in recent years, which shows that the us seems to have decided to use this as part of its weapon. republican exercise. it's hard to monitor control over the world to weeks. don't that they're even not even ashamed of discussing about this. in parliament or congressional gatherings, which otherwise they supposed to be of a cold nature. so yes, this is this revelation is significant for escalation is, is designed to send another message to china. well, yes, there are rumors that the ongoing discussions include the proposal of bringing on board japan, korea, and germany, and even taiwan into the allies. this is pathetic, but is kind of expected after all, given the ongoing competition and a conflict between the us and china, really with the increase the taste over the taiwan straits. but the point is about the voluntary involvement of taiwan in this alliance. so from trying to standpoint, this is but a further proof of the local re,

u. s. let 5 eyes alliance, which includes the u. k, australia, new zealand to canada. being no public today in recent years, which shows that the us seems to have decided to use this as part of this weapon republic to exercise its had more control over the world, 2 weeks dent, or even not even ashamed of discussing about this in parliament or congressional catholic, which otherwise they supposed to be of a cold but sure. so from trying to standpoint, this is but a further proof of the locally james physical to separate the island from china best adding to the list of its crimes. so what i would like to point out, yes, i would like to point time to this danger of this activity. public does suggest the continuing effort all think us to once again try to provoke china. indonesia has announced that it's shifting away from using the us dollar and trade the head of indonesia central bank. the country is following the lead of the briggs group of nations as comes onto the blokes biggest economy, china reveal, but a so new one has replaced the dollar as a country's most used tr

think will underscore russia's commitment with china to creating this sort of counter alliance to counter the u. s led alliance and its support. for ukraine, the chinese defense minister that has just a month into his job has actually been sanctioned by the us in 2018 later. all right. claire sebastian in london. thank you. so much for your reporting. and just ahead. japan's prime minister narrowly escapes a violent attack, and now he's speaking out about the need to keep public officials safe from harm. i'll speak with an expert in tokyo. hmm batman. does it click a snack man? wonderful pistachios . get cracking. uh huh. no i can find someone they love extra projects.e need promotional products. i'm on it. exclusive apparel bags, high tech items and more for imprint takes the stress out of getting exactly what you need with the certainty that you'll get your promotional products on time and on budget make your go to choice for imprint dot com. you can come out now i'm on it. four imprint for certain this is annie. she started a school for dogs but had trouble getting the loan she needed to grow.

well, president, you and it's making very, very clear the strong alliance between the u. s. and south korea. he's speaking at a time when it is the 17th anniversary of the alliance between the u. s. and south korea. and while he's speaking now, he's making repeated reference to this fact pointing out that he's in fact, the 7th south korea and president to have address the joint houses of congress. this is very much a buying partisan event. and the south korean president was escorted into the chamber by representatives from both parties. you're welcome by the speaker of the house. and at present, he's halfway through his speech in which he extols that alliance between the u. s. and south korea and saying how important it is to build on this alliance in the weeks, months and years to come. the business, part of his visit came yesterday in a meeting with president biden, with the to lead assigned what is called the washington declaration. this also includes a commitment by the u. s. to keep south korea notified of any nuclear deployment within the region. and also they formed a

to sort of foster their alliance as a counterpoint to us influence and the u. s led alliance and its support for ukraine. it will be, of course, closely watched, given that these are the defense minister's li xiang, who set to meet with russian defense minister sergei shoigu, given the u. s concerns that china could be planning or considering to provide military aid to russia in its war in ukraine, that, of course, raising significant concerns that the official line from the russian defense ministry, they're pretty vague at the moment, saying us the statement outlook for bilateral cooperation in the defense sector and current questions of global and regional security. but on the eve of this visit, russia has launched snap drills of its pacific fleet multiple videos coming out of the defense ministry this morning, including nuclear capable bombers, conducting air support and controls there, so certainly very closely scrutinized, particularly as chinese relations with the us continue to deteriorate. kim and then claire further on the diplomatic front, separate but

u. s. during an address before the u. s. congress unit in washington to monkey 70th anniversary of the alliance between south korea and the u. s. turkish president wretched type heir to one has reappeared after a short illness to open a russian built nuclear reactor air to one and russian president vladimir putin. both appeared by a video link to unveil the i qu, power plant. the facility is expected to eventually meet about 10 percent of turkey's electricity needs out of if the 1st time that air to one has been seen since he got sick during a tv interview. he is facing a tough election battle as he seeks a 3rd term in office. the election is not until mid may, but turkish citizens living in germany have already begun voting. germany is home to the biggest population of turkish ex pats, and it could also play a crucial role in whether air to one is able to stand power. germany is home to more than 3000000 people of turkish descent. around half of them hold a turkish passport and have the right to vote there during the last elections in 2018, 2 thirds of german turks voted for irwin and his a k p party. many say he's moder

alliances of the cold war. i think a pretty clear statement on the fact that both sides are hoping this relationship will serve as a counterpoint to the u. s alliance and its support. for ukraine, even though of course publicly, beijing has not officially expressed support for russia's war. it continues to foster that relationship. so as i say no concrete steps emerging from this meeting, but very significant updates as we watch how this relationship unfolds. and claire what is the latest on fighting around mahmoud? so an exceptionally violent bloody weekends, whereas mary, according to the ukrainian side , the spokesperson for the eastern grouping of the ukrainian armed forces said that there was an unprecedented in recent decades level of fighting over the weekend, and that has continued into monday morning. the ukrainian general staff, saying that russia is attacking mahmoud suburbs, including locations on the supply routes that ukraine uses to get food and medicine, ammunition in and of course wounded soldiers. out they have said in recent days that those suppliers remain open . but clearly they are coming under attack now. also over t

u. s. has 800 for military bases. it's why the european union also engages in many of these wars through nato, considering that you members are part of the same military alliance with the u. s. the rubber stamp every single us war of aggression. multiple european union member states participated in the legal invasion of iraq and the 20 year military occupation of afghanistan in the destruction of the state of libya in 2011, which was a nato operation, backed by numerous e u. member states right now in libya, there are open air slave markets, thanks to the european union, the u. s. nato, and their so called rules based order. nicaragua saw what happened in libya. nicaragua doesn't want to be the next libya. venezuela doesn't want to be the next livia. no country wants to be the next, libya or a, and they're learning those lessons as they go along. now speaking of that interference, the government in nicaragua has also said that the e u is looting the state to riches and cultures. what is your take on that statement? yeah, well it's one a reference to the sanctions and the sanctions are not just targeted against individuals. this is frequently missed portrayed i

u. s. head yamani is deteriorating because of what he calls neo con projects in iraq and ukraine. the collapse of u. s. influence over saudi arabia and the kingdoms, new alliances with china and iran are painful emblems of the abject failure of the neocons strategy of maintaining you as global head you money with aggressive projections of moon through power. the neil come projects in iraq and ukraine have cost $8.00 trillion dollars. hold out or middle class made the laughing stock of u. s. military power and moral authority to china and russia into an invincible alliance destroy the door as the global currency cost millions of lives, and done nothing to advance democracy or when friendships or influence. now on the republican side, many of the candidates including former president, donald trump, say the country is headed off a cliff. fast country is going to hell or currency is crashing and will soon no longer be the world standard. which will be our greatest defeat, frankly, and 200 years there will be no defeat like that that will take us away from being even a great power. countries moving away from the us dollar is a big deal and it's happening fast. brazi

but if this alliance with the u. s. would suppose that we blindly systematically followed the position of the united states on all issues. no, there has been a leap forward on strategic autonomy compared to several years ago. okay, so it's one thing to talk a good game about autonomy, but really only time will tell whether europe is actually serious about prioritizing its own interests. and it citizens over the agenda of the washington leg western political cast. and that starting not with any eventual conflict over taiwan, but with the current conflict in ukraine that has brought your closer than ever to basil status. keep up with all the very latest wild news by visiting our website, r t dot com. as always, we appreciate your company. thank you for choosing asi international with to what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy confrontation, let it be an arms race group is on often very dramatic development. only personally, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful

rebels is part of efforts to end the 8 year war between the iran by group and saudi led military alliance. the u. s. vice president has met 2 democrats who were expelled from the republican controlled tennessee house of representatives, and they lead to protest against gun control laws on to the floor of the house last week. another democrat, a white woman narrowly survived the vote to expel or upstate with headlines. hero now deserted. we've got more news coming up right after we go to felicity post. as you like on counting the cost, will opec classes decision to cut oil production make inflation worth? the u. k. agreed to join the asia pacific trade block as quick as promised field breakfast boss. why has africa received only 11 percent of the billions required in climate funding due to the cost on al jazeera ah, and the media are typically seen as makers of consensus and harmony, and concord and all of that. but india is actually a spectacular case of the opposite. happening. the hindus were the majority of being positioned as the victims of historic injustice. and it's the minority that are bei

u. s. were joined by astrid monte allegra who supervising attorney for the nicaraguan american human rights alliance. and don coverlet, a human rights lawyer and author of nicaragua, a history of u. s. intervention and resistance is joining us from pittsburgh. thank you so much for joining us on inside story, a warm welcome to you all. ben, if i can start with you in managua, you say ben, that there's a lot of this information on nicaragua. so can you start off by telling us the reality of the situation in the country today? what is happening? absolutely, we have to understand what's going on in nicaragua today in the historical context of latin america for 200 years. this is the anniversary of the so called the monroe doctrine in which the united states has treated latin america as its proverbial back yard, or joe biden recently said front yard. but it shows this very arrogant mentality in which unfortunately, washington has not tolerated. many independent governments in the region, especially left when governments, cuba has been under sanctions under a blockade for more than 60 years by the united

u. s. military power and moral authority. poor china and russia into an invincible alliance destroy the door as the global currency cost millions of lives, and done nothing to advance democracy or when friendships or influence. now on the republican side, many of the candidates including former president, donald trump, say the country has headed off a cliff. fast, a country is going to hell or currency is crashing and was to no longer be the world's standard, which will be our greatest defeat, frankly, and 200 years, there will be no defeat like that. that will take us away from being even a great power countries moving away from the us dollar is a big deal and it's happening fast. brazil, china, india, and other major countries are starting to do their transactions in different currencies. saudi arabia is making the shift as well. all of this comes on the heels of a very important meeting between chinese leadership in king and russian president vladimir putin. now the favorite tool of us leaders to smack down countries, they don't like sanctions may be rendered useless. as we see, ongo

u. s. during an address before the u. s. congress unit is in washington to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance between south korea and the us. veteran us talk to her house, jerry springer has died. he was 79. the show that kennedy's name ran for nearly 3 decades was renowned for it's on a fight, swearing and infidelity revelations. his family says spring, a died after a brief illness, years, and a spite of recorded europe's highest temperature on record for april. on thursday, the southern city of cordova reached 38.7 degrees celsius, a reading easily only seen at the very height of summer. the record breaking hate wave and the drought that is making it worse. a forecast ticket in summer temperatures, relentless sunshine and not a drop of rain, seville spring fair and southern spain is proving to be a testing time for those working at the open air event and for visitors. animal rights activists have also been calling for better protections for animals out in the heat. across large parts of spain, temperatures have been breaking records as a mass of hot air from africa, sits on top of the iberian peninsula. for those

u. s. marking 70 years of friendship between the 2 countries. and this alliance could not have been better underscored then by the lavish dinner, the white house, through for the visiting delegation with president young, taking the stage and surprising guests with a performance of the classic hit song. american pie. yes, when i was in going to school, it was one of my favorite song. well we weren't here, you sing it. oh good me. 6 a for one more see maybe the movie. oh, well to see how that moment and, and use have been received in south korea. we have do young kim joining us from sole she is an adjunct senior fellow at the center for a new american security. do young president young's ratings back home? haven't been great, but he seems to have one over the americans. oh, clearly it's one over the americans. i think that song, especially the choice of that song, reportedly being one of his favorite. i think that many koreans would scratch their heads and wonder why, even though i personally think is a great song. well pivoting to the more serious matter of nuclea

but if this alliance with the u. s. would suppose that we blindly systematically followed the position of the united states on all issues. no, there has been a leap forward on strategic autonomy compared to several years ago. okay, so it's one thing to talk a good game about autonomy, but really only time will tell whether europe is actually serious about prioritizing its own interest. and those of its citizens over the agenda of the washington lead western political cast. and that starting not with any eventual conflict over taiwan, but with the current conflict and ukraine that has brought your closer than ever to vassal status. when he, thankfully, a company here were naughty international this sunday. and i went back to the top of the i with with a one time i've got a legacy from one, you're sure she either way, if i did a whole every morning natalia into the mother of journalist area davina who was killed in a terrorist attack begins with the same ritual, she rearranges dashes, photographs on her bookshelf, is the

but if this alliance with the u. s. would suppose that we blindly systematically follow the position of the united states on all issues. no, there has been a leap forward on strategic autonomy compared to several years ago. okay, so it's one thing to talk a good game about autonomy, but really only time will tell whether europe is actually serious about prioritizing its own interest. and those of it citizens over the agenda of the.