u. s. is the largest single shareholder of the world bank and the i m f and the financial capital from the u. s. and the europe is to biggest commercial creditor for african countries. they have responsibility in terms of resolve and africa's debt. we urge the u. s. to earnestly step up to its responsibility and make greater efforts to work on the substantive participation of multilateral financial institutions and commercial creditors in the handling over custodial issue so matter. well let's delve deeper into those remarks with arctic correspondence. lenovo, you couldn't k, welcome to, you know, for you debt such a crucial issue for countries trying to progress and become at more independent financially, particularly in the global south tickets through china's criticism of the u. s. as regards well, good morning. of course, china is really urging the united states to earnestly shoulder is responsibilities and make a greater efforts to address debt issues in african countries while also accusing the u. s. off really avoiding those responsibilities towards africa, the debt to relieve chinese foreign ministry s

there is divergence between europe and the u. s. on the china. europe doesn't want to confront the ocean already to, to china, frances, and wanted germany does unwanted. most european countries do not wanting the day, rear ice does. it does about time to so rebalance our trade with her with china, to reduce risk for why europe was seen a bit as the global village idiot. you accepting all kinds of investment in a country or cause of import and not asking for reciprocity from china for on the shoe of public markets. and therefore just why there is a threat in june. there's going to be discussions on a global investment act in order to see how europe can defend itself in this global world where he does so further on in terms of import francis and the europe in port far more than the. ready export to china, so now it's done, but at the same time, the issue of trade, an economy is very important. but here my call so wanted to put that forward. the idea that china is not only a competitor, but either. so a partner, it's a partner, especial

the us, growing robustly this year. and it's not really from exports because of the slow growth in the u. s. and in europe, both regions, we're projecting to grow less than one percent this year. exports are not really driving the growth in india. so it's more coming from domestic demand recovery from their can them, it also renewed activity on demand for services. investment coming in, some of the efforts of the government to support development of manufacturing sector with incentive programs, with infrastructure investment, etc. that those are the more important drivers of higher growth in india. now major are producing countries announced a cut and output to take effect in may sending crew price is higher at the start of the week. how much of a risk does that pose to economies in the asia pacific region? yeah, that's very worrisome. i think because we know that the big spikes in commodity price is energy and food caused by the russian invasion of ukraine. last year has been a real challenge for economies in the region. so if opec is cutting and if china is recovering and increasing its demand, there ar

and the last reason is that many, most of the countries in regions did not have big stimulus packages, like in the u. s. and in europe, which really fueled inflation kind of from the demand side, that's been a much more gradually recover, gradual recovery process in asia. now along with china, you mentioned india as one of the main drivers of growth in the region. where is the demand for products made in debt for services in india, coming from well india's growing robustly this year. and it's not really from exports because of the slow growth in the u. s. and in europe and both regions, we're projecting to grow less than one percent. this year. exports are not really driving the growth in india. so it's more coming from domestic demand recovery from their can them, it also renewed activity on demand for services. investment coming in, some of the efforts of the government to support development of manufacturing sector with incentive programs, with infrastructure investment, etc. that those are the more important drivers of higher growth in india. now major are producing countries announced a cut and output to take ef

the pedro sanchez from spain will be visiting china shortly as well. and colleen europe's kind of stuck in the middle between china and the united states, to what degree is the u. s. wanting this conversation between europe and china? i think the united states would like to see an action from china on, on ukraine, that would bring us closer to a resolution and that, you know, if there is an ability for your leaders to help gain traction, urge china on this. i think there is, this is, i'm here and probably in parts of europe on whether that's actually possible or whether this visit just yet she, diplomatic, when i'm looking like you're paying the grand statement hosting. i'm european leader, but not really, but on the spot to make any movements towards toward the resolution. and so i think there's, there's hope, but i think there's also at the same time, sort of skepticism in awareness that this may actually be counter productive and just feeding. she is sort of in view of china as being the center of the world stage and all think my friends her hand and you know the rest of the world kind of accommodate his views and positions. indeed. how closely do you think ke

president and your vega, who by the way is one of the most popular presidents in latin america. pulling has consistently showed that he has between 60 and 70 percent support. and yet the u. s . and europe, the european union continued to prop up unpopular unelected regimes like in peru right now, which has a 6 percent approval rating. and in the case of the 2018 qu, attempts, hundreds of people were killed. yes, but what's not mentioned by the western media is that many of the people who were killed were not protesters. they were actually a violent insurgents who were arms, who were burning down government buildings and radio stations and who were trying to violently overthrown elected government. in addition, there were also many, it's on the nice the supporters who were killed. there were many police officers who were killed, and there's a gruesome story that is well known here in nicaragua, of a police officer, a young man, a father named gabriella velo luis and he was kidnapped by the coo platters tortured and then his body was set on fire, so when the european union claims falsely that the nicaraguan government supposedly killed protesters and all of this, what they're actually co

to the chris, a criticism that france and the president mccall have suffered after those remarks on china, on the u. s. and our relationship and the role of europe in this relationship towards taiwan. yeah. and let me pick up on, on what he said about trying to tie wine this speech. it came in just a couple of days after microns politico interview, saying europe should not get mixed up in a conflict between the u. s. in china is macro, is he looking for a future in which france does not have to pick sides? that's a good question. i don't think that's and that was a very common interpretation of his remarks in the political and lazy core interview that frank was somehow putting china and the u. s. on power that these relationships should be equal. france and the european union. i don't think that's what the president my call meant, but yes, i think that he wanted to underline that. and gentlemen, the friendly position and the condition of the european union, visa, the china and the u. s. and was a position of strength of independence in this mounting conflict between the 2 blocks of super powers, blocked as the french and my call it. and that the

the u. s. secretary of state, visiting taiwan anytime soon. because of these growing tensions between the u. s. and china with europe in the middle and a kind of a disarray. thank you. that's a click of a tune in china. excellent. thank you. and some sad news from the world of motor sports. her islands top rally driver craig brain has died in an accident during testing for the creation around the world. rally championship is team hyundai. i gave no details, but said his co driver. james fulton was unharmed. craig breed made his w. r. c. dave, in 2009, the 33 year old clinched a career best 2nd place in last month's rally of sweden is death is the 1st in the world championships and that of german co driver bashed in 2006. is remind of our top story at best our jeremy has granted permission to poland to deliver old and mig fighter jets to ukraine. hold on board the former east, german jets in 2002 and required for permission to send them a bread golf will have more well news at the top of the our up next here on the w. a documentary about the fate of young people born into mexico's drug cost helps a more news analysis

u. s. and e, you have a high degree of overlap in the types of strategic critical minerals they need. they are high risks of supply on shortages and in the cumulative strategies of the u. s. europe, china is regarded as the men opponent and an important factor influence in their strategic directions and measures. so they are trying to build a supply chain independent of china. that is why china also needs to develop a relevant strategy and make a response or, and of course, we know that many of these minerals don't just sit in china, this shit, they sit in other asian countries like indonesia of does that mean that the chinese chinese mining industry is going to be one of the big winners of this, of this race that you just mentioned. yes. what china is certainly one step ahead in terms of a national strategy to build trade and investment relationships out. it is interesting out that if you look at indonesia, at the end of that last month, ford motor site, a $4500000000.00 nicole smelter deal with vel, indonesia and china. so down why you're a company working on the whole entire thatcher chain of critical minerals, indonesia, in the we know indonesia is the top nichol producing c

the shanghai center for room pack and international studies. nelson wong. here in the studio, he said, europe is hostage to conflicts where the u. s. demands complete support. there is no need for china to, to try and separate europe from america, because china looked at the world in a totally different approach that fire respecting everybody's interest and to, to look after its own inches to as well. but most importantly, i think that china is presenting to the world as a different kind of global power. it's interesting. so that's how this is operating out. you know, we had of ursula on the line. we had macro visits in china shortly after. she's him, he was here in russia, speaking with was in the u. s. seems to think, well, my call seems to think that the u. s. is using the e as in vasa as a, as a way to sort of, you know, push the u. s. is terms, do you think us that could be a possible that you think that could be a possible know of advantage for the us if it has the e. u, as as a power piece? well, i think her europe has been understood to be supporting the u. s a whether it's willing lay or unwilling lay earl or being held h

and the u. s. secretary of state visiting taiwan anytime soon. because of these growing tensions between the u. s. and china with europe in the middle and a kind of a disarray. i thank you for that. clicks of it, colonel china, excellent. thank you. crane has launched a war crimes investigation into a video posted on social media that appears to show a russian soldier beheading ukrainian. prisoner images of prompted international outrage. russia says the authenticity of the footage needs to be established and has opened its own inquiry. here in ukraine. dickory social media video has brought back memories of the boots or massacre just one year ago. many a saying that this is just the latest example of russia's lack of regard to the lives of ukrainian people. your glucose is needed, this is no accident. this is a video of russia, normalizing the destruction of life in much very much president zalinski called for a moment of silence to honor the slain soldier's memory. united notion says it's shocked by the incident. regrettably, this is not an isolated incident. in recent reports, the un human rights mission documented

the u. s. could pull it support for ukraine and leave europe to face the conflict on its own. that's the warning to the french president from a republican senator entering choppy waters, attention spike in the pacific region, has the u. s. navy vessel sales through the south trying to see all wall beijing old major drills all around taiwan. ah, coming to you live from the russian capital. this is our t international. i'm rachel blevins here with the top stories of the hour. welcome to the program. questions are still being asked about the authenticity of document, supposedly leaked from the pentagon that have been making headlines. but russia noted it wouldn't be the 1st time that washington has spied on its friends. this creature, nothing should be excluded. there have been some interesting leeks. every one is analyzing them and they are being widely discussed. the fact that the u. s. has been spying on some world leaders, especially european ones, has been revealed not just once. there have been many scandals. there is also a tendency to blame everything on russia. it's a com

like i've done the last, almost 3 decades, i see cost a p, a society which is working towards harmony and stability. when i look at the approach, especially in the u. s. and so in europe to is because of the more course you, i mean, so called the more crappy, which, i mean, it is only by what it's, it's not really tv, it's not, it's a, it's a system of divided in control. gives you use of the free choice to the people and it is extremely emotional. it is marketing they. they have done the same as they always product. they've done to politicians. as a politician, i'm going to tell you what you want to hear. once i'm elected, i will do whatever i want. i will bait you who live a fund to be not you who elect me. so you see the country extreme, a different approach. one, which is very rational. china has a long history. it's solid in terms of values, you know, human being values, family and so on. and then you have the other side, the collective west, and especially the us way divided in controlling people over issues which are not important identity issues, sexuality, you know, left and right and so on. and if the vice a psyche, any chris chaos, but by doing this kills,

u. s. and european interest since boeing and airbus is so economically critical. so heading home with this new yet from china for the french economy at a time when the u. s. side has given europe a string of headaches and empty promises. it's not hard to imagine why michael might suddenly be seeing the praises of keeping his geopolitical dating options open. early i spoke with the vice chairman of the shanghai center of a rim package international studies nelson wong whitehead this year, he said that europe is a hostage to companies where the u. s. demand complete support. there is no need for china to, to try and separate europe from america. because china look at the world in a totally different approach that fire respecting everybody's interest and to, to look after its own inches to as well. but most importantly, i think that china is presenting to the world as a different kind of global power. it's an interesting so that is how this is operating out. you know, we had of ursula on the line. we had macro visits in china, shortly after she's in pain, was here in russia, you speaking with, but in the u. s. seems to think, well, my crossing to think that the u. s. is using the

and possessive love or the chairman of the shanghai center of her room, hack and international studies. now, he said here is a hostage to conflicts where the u. s. demands complete to, to try and separate europe from the world in a totally different approach and to, to look after its own interest as well. i think that china is presenting to the global power. it's an interesting this how the on the land we had maximum visits in china shortly off the russia with us in the us soon. so that the us is you seeing the e as a vasa as a, as a way to sort of says terms, do you think of us that could be a possible that you think that could be vantage for the us if it has the e. u, as, as a power think or europe has been understood to be lay or unwillingly or, or being held hostage. that's up to everybody's interpretation. i think europe and a hostage in my view, or when it comes to the, you know, to, to be all the usaa this trip of president mc kron in china. mac chrome, being one of the european leaders is actually look after their own interest charge . as i always say, europe and the cost of energy is going up. so it's people's lives we're talking about and with the politicians they're the leaders wer

and fossil fuel power plants, especially those running on natural gas. yes, some winter bands also stopped working, but that could have been prevented their wind turbines in many states in the u. s. and in northern europe, the don't friends because they actually have the icing equipment on them. so the problem was not intrinsically with the wind turbines, but the fact that there is no dicing it. what's happened in texas was not the fold of renewables, but that's exactly what's countless people were told and believed. the online world is like a kind of cooking and there are things that have been in that cutting caught for quite a quite a long while. there are new ingredients being added in every time he gets out a day it gets to adopt. this is neil johnson who researches online misinformation many one time in any place in this, in this network can appear any kind of combination of preexisting ideas which will never go away. he can't and rat. okay, then our brain place, it's part in this as well. it favors information we get from people we trust or admire. and information that supports our worldview change can be intimidating. and it's also not always easy to separate fact from fake. much of the misinfor

and basically saying that europe needs its own position on this sort of thing. and he got accused of sort of suggesting will, should europe just be completely in the middle between the u. s. and china and have no kind of stake in this whatsoever. just at the time when europe is so dependent on the united states over the ukraine war, the united states being absolutely essential to, to european security at this time. so my home was going there saying he wanted to have it in hans european unity on china. but in the end he, he ended up kind of proving the opposite. and i lena bear book has been much more critical of china, historically protect you on the issues of human rights, but even her own government is pretty divided. all of chelsea chancellor, see this much, much more cautious. so the overall picture of what we're seeing here is china getting much more assertive about saying this is okay. this is not okay. and europe looking pretty muddled in its response interviews, which are walker. thank you so much. ukraine says that it has opened a war crimes investigation after 2 videos emerged online, appearing to show russian soldiers be heading ukrainian prisoners of war. the

to find the source of belief with official saying russia or pro russian supporters are likely behind it. from our let's bring and ben hodges, former commanding general of the u. s. army in europe and senior adviser with human rights 1st in frankfort. general ha, just thank you so much for rejoining us here on the program. these reports suggesting that ukraine is just weeks away from running out of missiles to support its air defense network situation. sounds dire, is it? well, sir, thank you. yes, of course, it is significant. and in the ukraine is running low on their air and missile defense systems. and ammunition for those systems. and it highlights the fact that we need to help ukraine deny sanctuary for russia in crimea, another occupied parts of ukraine from which they are launching aircraft and drones and missiles. so part of this is the need to get them more ammunition, but also to deny the sanctuary from which russia is able to last. there's a tax the late documents. general hodges also suggests that there is concern that that person could use any weakness here to use is fighter jets, has considerable air power to change the course of the war. do you share that will t

hard rock fans and performers flocked to northern germany to experience the world's biggest heavy metal event, the legendary vulcan festival. most of the bands are from europe and the u. s. but a few metal heads in kenya, but also battling for the chance to turn their amplifiers all the way up at walking . ah, they scream, they yeah, they are heavy metal band. saturday night in the club and i will be kenya or heavy metal is not so popular but has a growing hardcore fan base. aah! let me read. read. read on many of them i'm letting go. i've never let go. like i have to deal with sidebands babbling in the preliminary round for a chance to play at what's been called the biggest metal festival in the world. they've rehearsed for weeks. last year's tragedy is made up of guides who live ordinary lives, but let it all out on stage. they've dreamed of attending whackin for over 15 years . ah, parking, like it could be a chance for us to kind of push this gift that we have gotten further to see what is our limit, where's the ceiling? these no ceiling if we want to. so what can will be a kind of like a checkmark, but also a new step on a ladder for her sing in a small room and th

and the world over. it comes just stays after the french president, a memo my cause visit. he raised concerns in europe, and the u. s. full cautioning against being drawn into a crisis over taiwan. babylon says she'll be spelling out germany's position on the island and calling on china to use its influence on russia to help and the war in ukraine. before leaving for china, bare bulkhead for our country a lot depends on whether we succeed in properly balancing our future relationship with china. potter competitor systemic rival, that is the campus of european china policy, in which direction the needle will swing in the future depends in part on which path china juices while ma, how all back is a senior fellow with the inner pacific program of the german muscle fund is bare balkan away, leaving it out to china to choose is said no stopping by jane. i mean i think she's telling them low here reading tressa and talking were interested in striking a balance. but she also right the but yeah. china doesn't have agency and not every escalation, not every problem in the relationship is necessarily always on the german end

u. s. the u. s. government and u. s. courts, but, and the iranian, since they have had assets are frozen in the united states and in europe it's, that's always been a problem. iran doesn't hold us assets. so in immediate future, there really isn't much that can be done. but the world is changing rapidly in the americans are withdrawing from the region and who knows what sort of opportunities will be around in the coming months and years. but i think at least for the moment it is a political response to the united states. it's sort of the global south speaking back to power. and the iranians are saying that remind or reminding the world that the united states created isis from famously admitted during his presidential campaign. and he knew that because michael flynn was his military and intelligence advisor and we had other officials admitted and in the media and books come out. so this is basically a reminder that the iranians have been suffering at the hands of the united states . and this is just one chapter, let's move on to a little bit about iran, honest relations with russia, china in the south, after the bricks. ho

the u. s agriculture department. the problem production in china, pakistan, the u. s and europethe cost of wheat around the world that is driving higher demand for other grains. including rice , pam cook, that's a look at your dollars and cents. thank you. card is revealing the top selling item people order every week, according to the grocery delivery companies, shopping data. bananas are the number one selling grocery item in the country, the bay area based company says. last year, a quarter of all orders had bananas on the list. so far, more than a billion bananas have been delivered through instacart . now, look, i like to choose my own everything at the grocery store, especially bananas, because what you think is the perfect banana is likely not what i think is the perfect banana. to so but, hey, you need bananas to get them. the perfect banana looks don't know green, andre green yellow spots, though not the brown spots. no, no, you don't want that's way too far gone. i can already tell that this conversation could last a long time. viewers are timing is good morning, every

u. s. if it does come to taiwan. i don't think so. i think the europe is now thinking more about what they should do to look after their own interest, because any conflict between china and the u. s. over the issue of taiwan has nothing to do with europe actually. so what's the point of getting involved or offering themselves to, to get involved in any potential conflict, but talking about the, the potential conflict over the issue of taiwan. i think it's not so much of, you know, the people in taiwan or even the microchips in taiwan that the us is looking after . no, i don't think so. it's more of the military industrial complex that these people are more interesting keep stirring up or cooking up some conflicts so that they can make more money. so this is how, you know, american politics went away saying that they're going to stop sending weapons that are one out of the ukraine. much that will somehow come to a pc. let's hope so. that negotiations go back onto the table again. the, the emergency complex is not going to have any wants to sell arms to. so let's cause trouble in tie one that will say, well, tall one is not the only thing that they're looking at, right? le

u. s. and european interest since boeing and airbus is so economically critical. so heading home with this new yet from china for the french economy at a time when the u. s. side has given europe a string of headaches and empty promises. it's not hard to imagine why michael might suddenly be singing the praises of keeping his geopolitical dating options open. okay, something else we're keeping a close eye on to lay late night peace talks on sunday, rolled into monday morning, us delegations from saudi arabia and oman met with hootie rebels in yemen. now it comes on the heels of a reconciliation between long time rivals, saudi and a run. in a deal brokered by china, the conflict in yemen has been raging for a decade with saudi lead forces, leading a fight against the hootie group, which is supported by children. early report say the talks are focused on a ceasefire and an end to the earth london. c. blockade of the country with plans also mooted to rebuild the war torn country steps of mediation had already been underway with a recent prisoner swap conducted be tween the sides now the war wrapped it in 2014 . when an uprising by hootie rebels topple the government, which then e

the u. s. a has blacklisted and international investment bank based in hungry and he's become an outpost for russian intelligence in europe. the sanctions come as budapest has taken a more conservative stance towards the war in ukraine, the u. s. ambassador su hungry said that washington has concerns of budapest relationship with moscow. unlike other nato allies previously engaged with this russian entity, hungary has dismissed the concerns of the united states government regarding the risks its continued presence poses to the alliance. we have concerns about the continued eagerness of hungarian leaders to expand and deepen ties with the russian federation. the sanctions come just one day after hungry agreed a gas deal with russia. and where is prime minister has repeatedly stated that his country is subject to pressure from its name. so allies with demands coming from washington and brussels to sever energy ties with russia inside with ukraine of budapest has its been firm and its position. the americans have not given up on forcing hungary into the pro war stands shared by many of our allies, but hungary remains convinc

and it is actually fighting to help create a better environment for them or to mitigate the damage that the european union and the u. s. than posey across europe. as the c a marks the 62nd anniversary of the 1st money space, gar, in russia and iran, hoped to further develop their own space cooperation contributor usage to lolly, things as more today we hear a lot about mankind trying to travel back to the moon or turn mars into a new home for human beings. but all these wild ambitions or their existence to soviet cosmonaut here regarding the 1st man who braved outer space and took the 1st man fly to round earth's orbit back on april 12th 1961. the russian embassy into iran has hosted a ceremony to celebrate the historic occasion marked worldwide as the international day of human space flights. the event brought together experts from the iranian space agency, as well as officials from iran and russia to celebrate the occasion which is viewed as a milestone in man's obsession with the extra terrestrial universe. it was actually a very remarkable day, not only for the soviet union, but worldwide for that is what we celebrate. because i think it's