u. s. and asia is this where the automotive industry of the future will be created. we w wants to use its new plan to produce the green unified cell for use in the groups, electric cars in the future, the combustion engine which formed the foundation for v w. success will become a thing of the past and just a few years. listen county and thought we need not fear this transformation. you opportunities outweigh the risks to those of the forefront to the that applies the site here in south ghetto, but also to brown fi where we build our battery systems. that applies to castle where we build the electric motor. this transformation off is a lot more opportunities than risks and fraud. but you need money for that gate. brown money is needed. the investments are high. yes. building costs and up to 2000000000 euros. the factory should be ready by 2025. the plant will act as a blueprint for further sake sale factories in europe and the prospect of further factories in north america. in the future. we are marveling, we've already committed to valencia dependent on subsidies. w

u. s. is meddling in its internal affairs. it considers taiwan to fundamentally be an internal affair for beijing to manage, and also considers that the u. s. is meddling in matters that concern the asia pacific and that should be managed by asian countries. we have heard from the chinese of foreign ministry. they mentioned that the talks would focus on bilateral relations between the 2 countries, as well as some regional and international issues, including likely the war in ukraine. we also heard from the u. s. a state department who noted that the talks may also include matters of regional security. importantly for this part of the world, se asia, those talks may also extend to the crisis in me and mars. i'm jessica, just briefly. so what do we know about how both countries believe the relationship can be managed? well, that's really where there was a rift in perspective. from the us side, we often hear talk of managing competition. just before secretary blinking arrived in bali, a state department official commented that while a competition is a profound part of the relationship between the u. s. and china, the competition has to be managed in a sustainable way. and we often hear u

u. s. is meddling in its internal affairs. it considers taiwan to fundamentally be an internal, assess of aging, to manage. and also consider that the u. s. is meddling in matters that concern the asia pacific and that should be managed by asian countries. we have heard from the chinese foreign ministry. they mentioned that the talks would focus on bilateral relations between the 2 countries, as well as some regional and international issues, including likely the war in ukraine. we also heard from the us state department who noted that the talks may also include matters of regional security. importantly, for this part of the world, se asia, those talk may also extend to the crisis in me and mark, still to come here on, i was just 0. someone i said this moment and make the right decisions, the race begins to replace the u. k. as primitive subarus johnson, as the governing, conservative party looks to replace him and elect of you leader. ah, hell i, we still sang some rather wet weather into where eastern parts of indonesia, unusually wet weather for this time of year actually nearly 300 millimeters of fright. here in just 24 hours and it stays very disturbed across a good part of at

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u. s. is meddling in its internal affairs. it considers taiwan to fundamentally be an internal, assess for aging, to manage. and also consider that the u. s. is meddling in matters that concern the asia pacific and that should be managed by asian countries. we have heard from the chinese foreign ministry. they mentioned that the talks would focus on bilateral relations between the 2 countries. as well as some regional and international issues, including likely the war in ukraine. we also heard from the us state department who noted that the talks may also include matters of regional security. importantly, for this part of the world, se asia, those talk may also extend to the crisis in me and ma, so, so, so to come here now does air including us president joe biden lashes out of the supreme court over abortion, and vows to protect access someone written this moment and make the right decision, and the race begins to replace u. k. prime minister boris johnson as the conservative party proposed to elect annuity that morning. ah hello, we have some rather wet weather. the forecast for the middle east over the next couple days, we have seen raised some very heavy rain in recent days. lots

u. s. president mentioned genocide and forced labor practices in relation to beijing, treatment of weaken muslims. he also criticized what the u. s. e. 's as china's aggressive military posture across asia, on the subject of trade, biden reported he stopped short of discussing the removal of terrorists on chinese goods. accusing basing of unfair practices, which hon. american walk as well. our white house correspondent kennedy house. it has well what we know. 2 is, is there is right now, no change to u. s. policy. the united states is sticking firmly to is one china policy. in other words, that taiwan is a part of china. but where things get murky is that under us law, there is also an obligation of the united states to defend taiwan a if it is attacked in any way that is something that it would be obliged to help support. and so that is why there is a bit of a diplomatic problem for the united states. if nancy pelosi were to visit the island, the potential that there could be some sort of military confrontation, given the fact that right now in the c surrounding the island are not only the taiwanese military, but also the united states military and also the chinese military. now in ter

u. s. canada, and the u. k. and that's simply not enough. this is a global problem, this a global threat security based in the asia region. and now it's time for global action where there is global action. we're witnessing button donation to another crisis, the ukraine crisis through thing me and i'll will continue to remain in the back home as long as this war continues. well, we're concerned that the, the situation ukraine is drawing all the air out of the room. you know, the reality is that the situation ukraine is very grave and i don't want to take anything away from what's happening in ukraine. but the situation myanmar is working in the, in a constant downward spiral. crimes against humanity being committed across the country. we have a military that is in the dark at the international court of justice for genocide. i dont know how much worse it needs to be in myanmar international. give me the care, the international community has to have the capacity to care about more than one thing at a time. and while the people of ukraine deserve our support, so to the people of myanmar from robinson relieve her for the time

and asia. and the biggest loser is the with the so called enhanced interrogation techniques used by the u. s. officials were basically designed as techniques to break down the human mind. if you force a human being to stay in a certain position doesn't take very long to the pain involved, to become absolutely excruciating, but nobody's lean finger on you. you are doing it to yourself. we started adopting those techniques when i was stationed in mosul among them were, stress, positions, sleep deprivation and confusion hyper thermo. there's already beginning to be evidence that these old techniques are now being used on immigrants and children, whatever you do or more. and it comes to home, nobody has been held accountable for the torture that happened in the past. and the moral authority that made america world leader sacrifice the shimmer of effective interrogation with ah hm. mm ah with needs of knowledge of the style to study of columbia. you still, your mom will follow you use a lot.

u. s. is meddling in its internal affairs. it considers taiwan to fundamentally be an internal, assess of aging, to manage. and also consider that the u. s. is meddling in matters that concern the asia pacific and that should be managed by asian countries. we have heard from the chinese foreign ministry. they mentioned that the talks would focus on bilateral relations between the 2 countries, as well as some regional and international issues, including likely the war in ukraine. we also heard from the us state department who noted that the talks may also include matters of regional security. importantly for this part of the world, se asia, those talk may also extend to the crisis in me and my serious president, bashar al assad, has visited the heavily damaged northern province of left for the 1st time since war broke out in the country 11 years ago. and he supervised a partial re launch of a major power plant in the east and countryside, as well as a water pumping station electricity networks and other infrastructure were ravaged by the conflict which is estimated to have killed up to half a 1000000 people and left millions of others, displaying russia has vetoed a resolution of the

and our values to hedge money, no negotiation. so what we now see is that the u. s. is in pursuing a confrontation with many, emily, russia in europe, china in asia, and iran in the middle is a business effectively we're seeing that it's use will fight to restore is global hedge money. even though this does not seem very likely at all. well, you bring up a really good point learn. i mean, one of the things that you know, in glenn gives a perfect explanation there. but is this an ideological thing? is it based on security? is it based on g o politics? because if it's ideological, then the west cannot lose will that is, everything goes against everything in history. empires rise and fall centers of power move around. i mean, that is the nature of geo politics to all of time. and so the where seems because of its ideology, the it is the end of history is fukuyama said go ahead mar. yeah, i think come tony blair, having a wine about some western power when ms. collection isn't it must be done over $2000000.00. cor, go, because you question about ideology. i don't know that's the right word or is it an ideology? is it philosophy? it's the only model t

girls between the ages of $15.00 to $19.00 parts of africa and south asia account of 86 percent of maternal deaths worldwide. and last month, the u. s. supreme court overturned rove s way the landmark pulling that guaranteed abortion rights in poland has also restricted access to the procedure. is obviously boston at chrissy when it comes to reproductive rights. kathleen, how does that then translate into a broader patterns of inequity? i think one of the most fascinating things to think about and to look at when we're, when we're examining population, trying to understand what they tell us about persistent inequities across society. whether that's inequities in reproductive rights and reproduce access to reproductive health care, which is still a huge problem for many people from young women and girls around the world who would like to be able to delay pregnancy or away pregnancy, but don't have access to meaningful information and services that would enable them to achieve reproductive autonomy. there's a very basic fundamental human right for reproductive autonomy that hundreds of millions of people around the world still do not

u. s. secretary of state and politicians all across the u. a little this condemnation here in the region, se asia will the malaysia's foreign minister did say this was a crime against humanity. but to a certain extent, azia and the association southeast asian nations has tried to engage the mere mom, military child curb their excesses. they say, this will be seen very much as a slap in the face. and a rare common from me on mars military on the executions at a press conference in answer to a question from local media. they said they had nothing personal against these men . and they had been given every opportunity to prove their innocence. that said their charles took place in the military court in secret process. many people deemed to be very unfair. and that feeling of unhappiness is also being seen and the streets of miramar. flash mobs take into the streets of yang, gone. amanda lay many of the main cities demonstrating their anger and calling for revenge. and that is the big concern that with this conflict getting worse and worse since the military coup in 2021. as both sides become more ent

facility which left 50 of care, spiders, dead and 73 wounded conscience rise in the taiwan strait as the u. s. how speaker nancy pelosi start. her poor of asia was a stop scheduled for taipei, despite multiple warnings from china and to the stories that shape the weak, rushes, foreign minister received.

ah ah, then to step up and say that for her women in asia season to this week, ah, ah ah, ah, it's a 20 year 1st. the year reaches parity with the u. s. dollar will tell you what's behind the trend and what it means for americans and europeans. also on the show, ukraine and russia come back to the table over critical grain exports. and a solution can come fast enough on hunger. this is growing a mid soaring food prices and rising scarcity. and what does co aisha think about the euro? it's switching to the currency next year. but not everyone is thrilled about it. i'm christie plaza. this is d w. miss business. the euro reached $1.00 to $1.00 parity with the us dollar on tuesday, continuing a downward trend. the product with lowest value in 20 years. rising interest rates and a relatively stronger outlook in the us have helped fuel and ongoing dollar rally. meanwhile, in europe, fears of slowing growth within the euro's own, driven by the war and ukraine and developing energy crisis are weighing on investor sentiment. well, earlier we spoke to the w correspondent, christine mcguire about the to currencies. she told us, this is the 1st

and that we go to asia where u. s. house. speaker nancy pelosi is plane, has reportedly landed on one of the islands in the pacific ocean. the precise location of the aircraft is currently unclear as online tracking of the flight has been disabled earlier, china warned against policies trip to taipei and promised serious consequences if the visit goes ahead. our corresponding rachel blevins has the story. nancy pelosi has kicked off her highly anticipated trip to asia, but she refuses to say whether she will visit taiwan this week, claiming she can't reveal too much for security reasons. of course, so far thou speakers team has provided a list that includes japan, south korea, malaysia and singapore. however, china continues to warn against us politicians setting foot and taiwan, and beijing's military has started conducting unscheduled exercises, 280 kilometers from the island. tensions continue to escalate in the south china sea with taiwan launching drills of its own. all of this as beijing says, it considers a belo

u. s. is, is interacting with asia today. that includes this notion of an indo pacific that brings in india as part of, of the countries that the u. s. and japan were closely west. it includes a leadership of that t p, p, a trade deal. and he was remarkably effective in dealing with trump in ways that many of other u. s. allies failed to do. i think he was a very savvy about how he treated trump and it was quite effective the, the you esther pan relationship state quite strong throughout the trial period. and it's very strong today. it's a 20 meeting and indonesia has been overshadowed by tensions around russia's invasion of ukraine. jessica washington reports from barley when russian think a lot from the right at the t 20 foreign ministers meeting his host. see denise. his read no more. 30 greeted him warmly and as if the media would notice welcoming, why? oh, he's gathering monks the 1st time g 20 foreign ministers have met since russia invaded to ukraine. and the war has dominated the meeting. leverett accused his western counterparts of russia phobia and said they are deliberately not looking for common ground on economic issues. no,

euro touches a to decade low against the dollar on new recession and energy fears investors in asia. meanwhile, see a glimmer of hope. the u. s. is considering setting aside some tariffs on chinese consumer goods. also on our show can germany keep worker wages in check? mid rising prices will look at what the government is telling, unions and industry groups. and prices are rising fast across europe will take you to the country where they're rising, the fastest blown welcome to the show. i'm seeking, beardsley in berlin. it's good to have you with us. the euro touched a 20 year low against the us dollar in early trading. tuesday, following new concerns over an economic slowdown, the euro reaching $1.03 a level not seen since the end of 2002. behind the slide as a new purchasing manager survey published by s and p global on tuesday. the showed a 16 month law, low in overall confidence, and worry about gas supply in germany and a strike by norwegian gas workers, or adding to that cloudy picture. or a regime biswas as chief economist for the asia pacific region at s and p global market intelligence. he joins me now from singapor

euro touches a to decade low against the dollar on new recession and energy fears. investors in asia. meanwhile, see a glimmer of hope. the u. s. is considering setting aside some tariffs on chinese consumer goods. also on our show, can germany keep worker wages in check? a mid rising prices will look at what the government is telling, unions and industry groups and prices are rising fast across europe will take you to the country where they're rising, the fastest. hello, welcome to the show. i'm seeking beardsley in berlin. it's good to have you with us . the euro touched a 20 year low against the us dollar in early trading tuesday, following new concerns over an economic slowdown. steer reaching $1.03 a level not seen since the end of 2002. behind that slide, as a new purchasing manager survey published by s and p global on tuesday, the showed a 16 month law low in overall confidence. and worries about gas supply in germany and a strike by norwegian gas workers, or adding to that cloudy picture. or a raji biswas as chief economist for the asia pacific region at s and p.

and run for a 3rd term. now u. s. house beacon nancy pelosi has started a tour of asia, or office as your visit, singapore, malaysia, south korea and japan to discuss trade coded and climate change has been no mention of a trip to taiwan. though as part of our itinerary, china is warned against a visit to the island, which it says is part of its territory. now, columbia is left as president elect gustavo patrol, be sworn in on august 7th. he's promised to normalize diplomatic relations with neighboring venezuela, and we start trade, which has been reduced to a trickle since 2015, alessandro deity reports now from the border city of cook rita. so, don't catalina morris, co owner of a biodegradable detergent? company inquisitor proudly shows off her cleaning products or what she's missing these days are clients. economic hardships meant she had to let go of 21 of her 23 employees. she says only the resumption of trade with venezuela will save her philippines. okay. it is of extreme importance if not vital for us. i think this could offer us a lifeline. we could reach markets and clients again. it's a big opportunity and we

u. s's is interacting with asia today. that includes this notion of an indo pacific that brings in india as part of, of the countries that the u. s. and japan were closely with it includes a leadership of that t p, p, a trade deal. and he was remarkably effective in dealing with tromp in ways that many of other u. s. allies failed to do. i think he was a very savvy about how he treated trump and it was quite effective. the us japan relationship state quite strong throughout the trump period. and it's very strong today. so he was prominent internationally as you mentioned that, but domestically, was he a good leader? i mean, he's known, of course for app nomics designed to break japan out of years of economic stagnation. but did that benefit all well i, you know, he was really a towering figure in japanese politics. he was 2 hands along a surveying, prime minister. and he's been out of office now for a for a couple of years, but he was still kept his seat in the lower house. and he, in fact, was on the campaign trail. that's where he was assassinated and leads a leading faction within the ruling l t. p party, in terms of his legacy. as

facility which left 50 of ken spiders, dead and $73.00 wounded conscience. rise in the taiwan strait. s a. u. s. how speaker nancy pelosi start her for of asia with a stop scheduled for taipei. despite multiple warning from china and to the stories that shaped the weak rushes, foreign minister received a warm welcome while visiting 4 african nations, despite western pressure for them to snub moscow with hello from moscow to wherever you're catching us. i'm here ella is above what the top stories from the past 7 days and the latest news as well. this is the weekly on r t, and we have breaking news right now. ukrainian drones attacked the headquarters of the russian navy in the black sea, leaving 5 people injured. that's according to the civil stapo governor all russian navy day celebrations in the crimea and port city this sunday have been canceled with locals, told to stay home due to the threat of further possible attacks. ah, residential areas of the desk. republics, capital continue to be struck by ukrainian shelly, according to local authorities, with videos of the ensuing exposure of circulating online. ah. this on verified video shows

asia. now the indian rupees is that all time low against the u . s. dollar, and the indian government is concerned. now officials are introducing a measure that they hope with a shine back in the home currency. in a newly unveiled ruby settlement system for international trade. and you want payments and invoices for imports and exports to be made in their local currency. the order takes immediate effect. it's also expected to reduce trade friction between india and russia. a bilateral trade between those 2 nations has already been increasing. last year, russia was the source of less than one percent of total oil imported by india. by back, by may of this year, that figure had jumped to 10 percent. and that's turned russia into india's 2nd largest oil supplier. in the hopes its efforts to conduct more business in rupees will boost the currencies, popularity internationally. i let's go now to charo carts. ok, he's our deli correspondent, char, break this down force. why exactly does india? why is it making this move now? well steven, a primer for see when it's when

and opting to change the status quo in the taiwan strait. but from beijing's perspective, concerned that the u. s. is opting to meddle in its internal affairs and indeed medalie in the matters concerning the asia pacific. we did hear a short while ago from the chinese foreign ministry, who noted that the talks will focus on the bilateral relationships between the 2 countries, but also some regional and international matters. so quite a, a broad statement there, but we also heard earlier from the u. s. sec u. s. state department and official who commented that the talks may also extend to more general conversations about climate change, about global health infrastructure. but importantly for this part of the world, the situation in me and ma, the increasing violence and the hung, hundreds of civilians who have been killed since the coo, early last year. importantly, these talks are the 1st high level known talks between us and chinese officials. since we heard those reports that the u. s. may be looking to ease some of the tariffs on chinese goods significantly that should help with easing some cost of living concerns for american citizens. but also it could go some way in helping to mend the r

and how to tie, pay, view it from where you sit there and tie $1.00 so obese, reassure taiwan, but also show china of other u. s. stake in the asia pacific. i think this law so quite infant calling the death of general ave, for example, are raising questions about regional power. i mean, he was not, i'm the sort of and in the form of i, mr. but after that, for example, one saw strength thing of relations between calendar and with vice president william ly, traveling to japan as the top government official and ears. and so i think it's re to reassure, but then at the same time with us, i mean there's also fashion with this impact, american election, mineral actions. and i think that's what ap biden's concerned about. but he's also scheduled to talk this evening within this month. and so raising up close each up, having that occur. now it as a shadow over the stocks. and so i think that's another reason why it's brian just a final thought to you. i mean this trip by pelosi comes, just as china, as you point out, is preparing for it's hugely important party congress and october. how much will china want to show its domestic audience

and in our endeavors to make sri lanka in rich countries, by 2025, we aim to include asia even more and leverage strategic access to emerging markets ranging from india, pakistan. the u. s. government is the only member that has veto power over the decisions of the bodies. and we've seen that throughout the global south in particular, the i m f in the world bank have been involved in imposing structural adjustment programs. that force countries to cut social spending, privatize their natural resources, and then sell off their assets to western corporations. usually the i m f demands that a country cut, pensions, reduce the minimum wage, basically implement policies that are bad for the people of the country and are good for the interest to foreign corporations. and it's very likely we don't know, of course, what's happening inside the talks between the sri lankan government and the i m f. but it's very likely that the i m f was demanding these conditions that were simply unacceptable for any self respecting sovereign government of sri lanka. we look at the history of the i m f. conditionality is that have been imposed on countries like sri lanka. they have been very ard

and are from asia. so the russian forces there are barely, are now. we are to wonder who he's talking to. and the u. s. is passing more sophisticated weapons for ukraine on wednesday, ukraine's 1st lady became the 1st spouse of a foreign leader to address the u. s. congress. i mean, as the landscape used the chance to appeal for air defense systems. magical hain as the story she brought the faces of war and loss to the powerful in washington. liza beloved, so what should they do? dr. lisa was only 4 years old. she is no longer with us. here is the stroller, dorm, ukraine's 1st lady. only nissan sca had a simple message. the u. s. can help more ukrainian survive by sending more air defense systems. yes, it has protruded. she agree, avenue. cool. in the which you were received them weapons that would not be used to wage a war on somebody else's land, but to protect one's home in their right to wake up alive in that home. i'm asking for air defense systems in order for all kids not to be killed and not to kill children in their strollers. in order for august not to destroy children's roles and kill entir

and the 2nd half of the year has started with more bad knees from global stock markets, with slums across the board from the u. s. to asia fridays, all leading american, the stalks take their biggest sty for the 1st health the year since 1970 fears off recession and week consumers spending of fueling the self leading world stokes index. the m s. c. i is held. it's worth start to a year to the year in decades and the biggest losses in asia when taiwan, where the benchmark index fell by 3 percent. the taliban supreme leader has joined a meeting of thousands of religious scholars, clerics and tribal elders in afghanistan. it's the 1st gathering of the lawyer jiggle since the taliban sees power nearly a year ago. the meeting last 3 days and women have not been invited jenin wolf as well. oh, i know that this is a school for young girls and boys and afghanistan's capital of kabul. determined to learn students write the days lessons on a white board in a school without a roof that they madison. i me, i want you to know that if i urge the islamic emerald to prepare our class, it's been 6 years since we've had chairs, tables, bo

so we and we've seen the same kind of strategies that have played out in syria are being played out in ukraine. meanwhile, u. s. house speaker, nancy pelosi has started her torn asia, yet so unclear whether he will visit. i want china has warned against the trip to taipei and promise serious consequences if the visit goes ahead. our correspondent rachel blevins has a story. nancy pelosi has kicked off her highly anticipated trip to asia, but she refuses to say whether she will visit taiwan this week. claiming she can't reveal too much for security reasons. of course, so far thou speakers team has provided a list that includes japan, south korea, malaysia and singapore. however, china continues to warn against us politicians setting foot and taiwan and beijing's military has started conducting unscheduled exercises. 280 kilometers from the island. tensions continue to escalate in the south china sea with taiwan launching drills of its own. all of this as beijing says, it considers a below c visit to be a red line that the u. s. should not cross blue. you do? we have repeatedly made it clear to america, our stern position against you was house speaker nancy pelosi i

and russia will continue u. s . house speaker. nancy pelosi has started. her much hyped asia tort during which she may visit taiwan after all. her plane has landed in hawaii from where it's expected to head to another location in the region. close these possible trip to ty pay has been strongly opposed by china, which is warned of serious consequences in response. when he do, we have repeatedly made it clear to america our stern position against he was house . speaker nancy pelosi is potential visit to taiwan. well, if the u. s. insists on going its own way and, and challenging the red line of china, it will surely be met with forceful responses. all in suing. consequences are completely borne by the us may from combat. those who play with fire will perish by it. i hope the u. s. side can see this clearly. if the u. s. insists on taking its own course. the chinese military will never sit idly by and it will definitely take strong actions to fort any external forces interference. anticipating a possible escalation, china has reportedly started to pull its military forces towar

and is upward asia and her, he hasn't been very clear about that. but he might be hinting at that in an annexation of these territories as the u. s. has also warned. right, and let's talk about that. so that you are so awarding what, what are you hearing there about her that so the u. s. has warned, basically that russia is preparing some kind of a referendum that would be in this scenario, or like in crimea in these are self proclaimed republics that only russia has so far recognized in no hands and done yet. but though, in their house on region with russia nearly totally a controls and says there's apple, easier at region where it controls some parts. um or they have been om rumors or um, speculations about such a referendum several times and they have not taken place so far. presumably for security reasons, because there is a resistance movement and armed resistance movement working, eric and her russian officials are under threat and a referendum would look because the a target for these are for these rebels, these ukranian em partisans as their court here sometimes. and her, but we don't know the russia has, has, has been making preparations