u. s. congress doesn't seem too concerned about that. i degree now and a surveillance story that just won't go away despite the government's best efforts . it involves the countries national security agency, the e y p, and a new contentious piece of spying software called predator. predator is like a cheaper, less sophisticated version of the israeli software pegasus dozens of greeks including members of prime minister kitty echoes mitzo talk. this is, own cabinet, had been swept up in the spyware nat, yet the ruling party denies any culpability, and has done little to find the alleged perpetrators. the great mainstream media, meanwhile, have stayed most the quiet on this issue, which is odd since journalists have been amongst those targeted, exposes, produced by smaller independent news outlets, as well as international ones have caught the attention of the european parliament, though just in time for greece's parliamentary elections next month. the listening posts flo phillips now from athens on a spyware story, that should be making m

u. s. congress. earlier this month made for interesting viewing. the chinese government has that data. wow, how, how can you promise that that, that will move into a, into the united states of american be protected here centrally to washington suspicion is the access the chinese state has to use or data collected by tick tock . those suspicions are not entirely unfounded. all social media apps collect data on mass and that a few and impediments to beijing's access to the data than they would be in the united states. congress has demanded that by don celtic, talked to an american company, or risk being banned in the u. s. it's largest market, the c, you're countered, that tick talks us operations could be hives off and run by the texas based i t giant article he was how one of the most prominent young members of congress, alexandra, or casio cortez sees the issue. and he said, because of this, egregious amount of data harvesting, we should band this app. however, that doesn't really address the core of the issue, which is the fact that major social media companies are allowed to collect

u. s. congress at the end of his state visit. he told members that soul will respond firmly to north korean provocations, but that the door will remain open to dialogue with pyongyang. iran's army says one if it's vessels has collided with an oil tanker in the gulf, which was later seized by its forces. earlier the u. s. navy reported the seizure of a martial island flag ship the advantage sweets in the gulf of oman, the turkish president of ty berto, has made his 1st public appearance in cancelling 2 days. if election campaigning due to sickness or to attend the inauguration of the country's 1st nuclear power plot by video link. on tuesday, he became ill during a live television interview. 3 top newspapers in the u. s. have run join ad demanding the release of an american journalist held in a russian prison. evan gerber giving was arrested in the city if you catch her in berg last month. and he was charged with buying a 2nd man has been arrested in kenny and connection with the deaths of thousands of members. if a legit colt, as

u. s. congress universally began the state visit on wednesday. the 1st such trip by a south korean leader in 12 years. the u. s. and south korea unveiled a nuclear deterrence plan to boost cooperation in the face of threats from north korea. my county is joining us from washington d. c. so what's the south korean president have to say to congress? well, he certainly received a rapturous welcome. he was interrupted more than 45 times by applause during his speech. and as he has just been leaving the chamber now members of congress had been lining up to take self thieves with him and to have their program signed up. but the south korean president played very strongly on the fact that this is the 7th death anniversary of the alliance between the u. s. and south korea. very significant date. he highlighted the close relationship that has existed between the 2 countries over the decades, and insisted that this relationship to fill needs to be both on further. he seeking support from the united states and the ongoing confrontation with north korea. and

u. s. congress has approved for ukraine just in one year comparing it to 20 years. and i can't stand. so do you think that there are limits to the level of u. s. a ukraine or is this just feeling like a bottomless pit? still, at this point, it seems like a bottomless pit, but there are real limits based on what's going on in the real world. there couple of limits. one is if the russians managed to conquer or let's say manage to demilitarize, you great. what's the 1st objective fact in february of 2020 to be nobody to give weapons to so that's one limit that you know, basically the russians when off aid to ukraine won't stop except the manage area. the other limit is the ability of the united states government to to pay to come up with enough money. there's a debt ceiling limit vote approaching. and i don't know if it will pass. so the dollar is getting weaker and weaker. and i think some, you know, the letter that you mentioned describes that the treasury is not bottomless. it's not in senate. we're running out of money here and in the u. s. right. and i know up until this point us law

u. s. congress. he told lawmakers that soul will respond firmly to north korea provocations, without the door will remain open due to, to dialogue with pyongyang. iran armies i was one of its vessels has collided with an oil tanker in the gulf, which was later seized by its forces. earlier the u. s. navy reported the seizure from marshall islands flag ship the advantage sweets and the gulf of all mon, the turkish president of ty berto, has made his 1st public appearance since counseling 2 days. this election campaigning due to sickness early on attended the inauguration of the country's 1st nuclear power plant via video link on tuesday became ill during a live television interview. early on is facing a close contest and next month vote city because of all go has more on president. are the ones help? there were many rumors on also international media. all that stuff he was being hospitalized and even his family was being co. ok, cold by the doctors and hospitals, but just one hour before the video con

u. s. congress that so will respond firmly to north korean provocations. but he said the door will remain open to dialogue with pyongyang. on wednesday, the u. s. and south korea unveiled a nuclear deterrence plan to boost corporation in the face of threats from north korea. use state visitors the 1st met kind by a south korean leader in 12 years. i cannot, has more from washington this was a truly bipartisan occasion. the south korean president was formally invited by the speaker of the house, but also by other senior republican and democratic leaders. he received a rapturous welcome good as the 70th anniversary of the alliance between south korea and the united states. and the south korean leader made clear the critical support that the u. s. has offered in the ongoing confrontation with north korea. and north korea has abandoned freedom and prosperity and dismissed peace. north korea's nuclear program. and mr. provocations, all are serious. a threat to the peace on the korean peninsula and beyond. to deter is rac lease behavior. the ally us must stand un

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

u. s. congress. you officially began the state visit on wednesday, the 1st such trip i felt friend, leader in 12 years. the us on south korea unveiled a nuclear deterrence plan to boost cooperation in the face of threats from north korea. my kind of has more from washington. well, he certainly received a rapturous welcome. he was interrupted more than 45 times by applause during his speech. and as he has just been leaving the chamber now, members of congress had been lightning up to take sophia with him and to have the program signed. but the south korean president of played very strongly on the fact that this is the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the u. s. and south korea . very significant date. he highlighted the close relationship that has existed between the 2 countries over the decade and insisted that this relationship will need to be both on further you seeking support from the united states and the ongoing confrontation with north korea. and by the reaction of the joint houses of c

u. s. congress approved $288000000.00 worth of foreign military financing last year under the guise of countering russia. warsaw also scored $34000000.00 in security assistance to improve intelligence capabilities and military mobility over the past 5 years. with $1200000000.00 in sales of u. s. defense articles to poland just between 20192021. that's according to the us state department, so it's hardly surprising that more away he objects to the controversial remarks made by french president, a menu and nicole to journalists on his presidential plane, our route back from china. that really had some wondering if the pilot had maybe miscalculated the pressurization of the cabin. michael said that european nations should reduce their dependence on the quote extra territoriality of the us dollar, and avoid becoming vassals. and he doubled down on those remarks in a press conference in the netherlands, alongside the dutch prime minister. this time with his feet firmly planted on the ground. so no one can really blame it on altitude. it's against being an ally, doesn't mean vina vasily. we don't, we d

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

u. s. congress saying they have evidence of almost 80000 will crimes committed by russian troops. united nations plans to hold talks to discuss granting recognition, draft gannons dance tell about un deputy security general says engagement could lead to holding the group accountable for its actions. an elderly man in the us state of missouri has pleaded not guilty to shooting a black teenager. andrew lesta is charged with 1st degree of soul and criminal action. prosecutor say he shot ralph yard in the head and um, after the 16 year old went to his house by mistake. the case has a racial component according to the prosecutor. but lester is not facing any hate crime charges. so those were the headlines that he's continues here now to 0 after out a 0 will stage and then so much ah, will. july 1958 us marines landed on the beaches of the lebanese capital bay route. they were there at the request of president camille, cham, president sham moon of lebanon, sent to me an urgent plea, that the united states stationed some military unit in lebanon. this rud, he felt evidence are concerned

u. s. congress. both republican and democratic, the emphasis on this part, bipartisan a membership is to was send a message, not just to, to the tie when he's people, but to the government in beijing that at least in washington to the u. s. congress affirmatively stands with the taiwanese government and the taiwanese people. now of course, it is understood that there are no official ties between washington and i pay and that's because of the normalization agreement that was reached with beijing back in 1979. but certainly, it is already a raising threats of recrimination from the government in beijing. and there are reports even that there may be a built up by chinese naval presence near the taiwanese island. yeah, and rosalind, of course, we remember not that long ago when you us house speaker. she was like nancy pelosi went to taiwan. china's response was to carry out military air drills very close to what taiwan regards as its own, the air space. the u. s. is going to be watching very carefully wh

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u. s. congress has spent investigating january 6th . you would think that a case like this involving tens of thousands of children who have gone missing might generate a bigger outcry. let's see how much attention mainstream u. s. media gives to what should be considered to be a very serious scandal, especially for those who claim they are concerned about the lives of migrants and refugees. halo martin r t new york. ah, tucker carlson has broken his silence after leaving from fox news. same, that important topics are not up for discussion in us media. his statement on twitter has been viewed by over 32000000 people in 10 hours. the undeniably big topics, the ones that will define our future, get virtually no discussion at all. war civil liberties, emerging science, demographic change, corporate power, natural resources. what was i said, he heard a legitimate debate about any of those issues. it's been a long time debates like that are not permitted in american media. both political parties and their donors have reached consensus on what

u. s. congress today and praised his country's security partnership with america at the law op yoon is in the u. s. to mark these 70th anniversary of that alliance american. on wednesday night, however, the korean leader showed off his up crooning skill. she could say with his rendition of the 1970s hit american pie, and he did it in front of a visibly impressed president joe by oh hm. can you connect me. 6 with those i for one more thing. do you know the news on the yes i little huh. i can oh really. right. so see touch me means that wow, the movie ha. oh, you know what he'll do after biology you want to dw do is coming up next to the point. i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i'd be seeing some to up to see you then a with you to the point to strong opinions, clear positions, international perspective with now give me a pull things approval rating continues to rise and russia. meanwhile, the last remaining voices of the opposition are being silenced. on to the point we are russia under both. why is the opposition disappearing? to the point on d.

u. s. congress in protecting and fortifying us ty, when we'd a at a time of changing diplomatic realities. present reagan 6 assurances of 1982 on top of the landmark tie. one relationship pass by the congress lay the foundation for a strong and unique partnership of over 4 decades, during which we have maintained peace and promote prosperity and will come the evans of tie once democracy. however, it is no secret that today the peace that we have maintained and the democracy which have worked hard to build up facing. i'm president, challenges we once again my ourselves in the world where democracy is under andy, urgency of keeping the beacon of freedom shining cannot be on the state prison rent. president reagan said it best freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation in a discussion with congressional leaders this morning, i re iterate to tie one just commitment to defending the peaceful status quo, where the people of taiwan may continue to try in a free and open society. i also highlighted a b, b, which

u. s. congress, which allows the united states government to invade holland. if the i c. c tries to arrest any u. s. official for war crimes that's, that's an incredible nonstarter does not work. a lot of discussion. united states is not going to invade. nope, it clearly, but it shows a certain type of attitude. arguably. you keep talking about russian terrorism and so forth. what do you think analysts at the cia and of the state department? how do they, how do they see this war progressing? because, i mean, i mean, presumably they realize russia will win the war because of its overwhelming must already lost, lost the war. i don't know h, my brushing, winning the war. russia cannot accept a defeat in the war, which is less than that these acts of terror. but if you talk about battle field performance, if you talk about the retreat from key retreat from archy, there she from her son, they've lost on the battlefield. that's why they resorted to terrorism. what happens to what happens to a nuclear date? what happens to a nuclear state? you teach international relations? it tu

u. s. congress to add a strong disagreement with tucker carlson. so there's a political edge to this. now, this raises even more questions because robert kennedy junior was running for president, says that he intends to prosecute to those who prevent it accurate medical information from getting to the us public. and that if he were to become president, he would make sure that accurate medical information was available and he would oppose censorship, done for political purposes. and this comes at the same time that 500 vaccine injured individuals in australia have fired, filed a lawsuit, arguing that they were not provided with accurate information. and that they would like to see big pharma and those were engaged in censorship on its behalf. held accountable for the fact that they were injured. so it appears that the forces in the united states and elsewhere that have been censoring social media and determining what the public has the right to hear and what the public does not have the right to your art. so that's all for now. be sure to check out our t v dot com for all of the later.

u. s. for meeting with his house speaker, but kevin mccarthy on them as well as my part is and delegation off the u. s. congress made here today as well. there will be a 2 plus 2 ministerial meeting in washington, d. c, between the philippines and the usaa, and that will involve in the state secretary anthony blinking usaa pacific. every lloyd austin philippine defense secretary curly develop is junior and could be for an affair seminary and, and begin. and out of the 3rd. and on monday, u. s. worship sale that very close to miss. she read, which is a chinese occupied band made island, but very close to the philippines. so a lot happening in this region here, definitely height and pensions. so kerry, it is easy to understand how one can cause shoe or misconstrue everything that is happening here right now as provocative or as a response to the chinese actions in the south china sea, as well as in the taiwan strait. so internal significance, the timing here is very significant, although it is worth noting that these, this is have your plan for months and months and months and we've known that they will be happen

u. s. congress saying that evidence of almost 80000 war crimes committed by russian troops. politicians in cuba have re elected president miguel diaz cornell for a 2nd term. it comes as cuba face is one of its worth economic crises in history with shortages of fuel and electricity, and 40 percent inflation. and the sky above the ukranian capital lit up on wednesday, leading people speculating about its origin. a framing object is seen speeding towards the ground. cities military administration said it may have been a crashing massa satellite, but the space agency has denied this. so those are the headlines you can keep on the date with all news on our website down to 0 dot com. the news continues after witness statement. that's a much want to al jazeera. we are, who is really fighting? is russia visit wagner, or is it the russian or military? we listen, we started talking to me. i'm on the i yours. who does it usually take them back. we meet with global news makers. i'm talk about the stories that matters on al jazeera with with my name is kim has miss angel. i'm a professor of climate

u. s. congress has spent investigating january 6th . you would think that a case like this involving tens of thousands of children who have gone missing might generate a bigger outcry. let's see how much attention mainstream u. s. media gives to what should be considered to be a very serious scandal, especially for those who claim they are concerned about the lives of migrants and refugees. ala martin, r t, new york international criminal court activities are destructive and full of hypocrisy. that was the comment by the russian deputy foreign minister. it comes after the i c. c issued an arrest warrant on vladimir putin, which raise questions of whether he will attend the brick summit in south africa. this august. we asked the russian diplomat whether the court's decision will have an impact on the president's travel itinerary. planning me as soon plans have not changed. i think this matter will be discussed in the nearest future. a meeting of foreign ministers is bland and context on the highest level are taking place. we initially be

u. s. congress has spent investigating january 6th. you would think that a case like this, him, they are concerned about demographic change. corporate, both political parties and their donors have reached consensus on last their brain dead. nobody actually believes them. hardly any one's life is improved by them. this moment is too inherently ridiculous to continue. and so it won't. the people in charge know this. that's why they're hysterical and aggressive. they're afraid. they've given up persuasion, they're resorting to force, but it won't work. when honest people say what's true calmly and without embarrassment, they become powerful. at the same time, the liars who been trying to silence them shrink and they become weaker as the iron law of the universe. true things prevail. where can you still find americans sang true things. there are many places left, but there are some, and that's enough. as long as you can hear the words, there is hope. meanwhile, a journalist has been forcibly removed from a conference after confronting a pa

u. s. congress has spent investigating january 6th . you would think that a case like this involving tens of thousands of children who have gone missing might generate a bigger outcry. let's see how much attention mainstream u. s. media gives to what should be considered to be a very serious scandal, especially for those who claim they are concerned about the lives of migrants and refugees. ableman r t new york. ah, a russian citizens life is at stake. well, that's the message from the countries ambassador to the us while making a request to american authorities to trust a roof, a national to a different jail. not thought the ambassador visited the new york detention facility. well, alex, a la could deem a founder of bills, also a crypt. so exchange was arrested in junior this year and accused of unlink more than $700000000.00 in elicit funds. there are some bits of fund is not a detention 30 awaiting sentence. he has been refused bail, and he supposedly facing 5 years in prison, but he does deny the charges of the spoke with the diplom

u. s. congress has spent investigating january 6th. you would think that a case like this involving tens of thousands of children who have gone missing might generate a bigger outcry. let's see how much attention mainstream u. s. media gives to what should be considered to be a very serious scandal, especially for those who claim they are concerned about the lives of migrants and refugees. ala marvin r t new york, ah, the u. s. has promised to give south korea, i say if washington decides to use nuclear weapons on the korean peninsula, which sol considers entirely its own territory? that's according to american president joe biden, who's also said us nuclear submarines would be frequent, guessed at south korean ports. know what exact ration means is that we're going to make every, every saw or the allies when it's appropriate, if any action. so call for the bottom line here is there's even closer cooperation, closer consultation. and we're not going to be stationing nuclear weapons on the financial them, but we will have business to po

u. s. congress woman, for supposedly lying under oath, the information comes from a document published by the 0 hedge media outlet. it has come to my attention that information foundational to your testimony. that day has since been revealed to be false and misleading under the federal perjury statute. providing false information is punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment. after e, one must work over twitter last year t i. e. b was given access to documents proving former company executives had ties to washington officials. and that platform moderator showed a bias against opponents of the biden administration. the accusation that he lied during his testimony to congress arose because he later made an error in a tweet which he admitted to. that seems to be at odds with a portion of his statement at last month's hearing, the journalism community. back coming to tie these defense disturbed that a member of congress who attempt to threaten a journalist with imprisonment for summarizing his report in june, the congressional hearing stacy plaskett trying to disprove the notion that the federa

u . s. congress. holding hearings to discuss allegations that russian troops committed war crimes in ukraine, grains, prosecutor general, and that i crossed and testified that ukraine has registered almost 80000 cases of war crimes committed by russian troops torture chambers. we have discovered de approximately 20 such locations and even more unlawful detention facilities. all were 1000 thought your chambers, survivors submitted their evidences, survivors to report that russian forces subjected them to different forms of abuse . including beating with sticks and robert bade dance use of electric shocks. what a boarding, stripping them make it threats of death or mutilation, and others particle haine as moron has hearings from capitol hill. a fairly unusual hearing here at capitol hill because it began by showing a video from ukraine, interviews from people impacted by the war and some rather graphic video, the carnage in the streets of ukraine. now, this is happening on the house of representatives. this is a part controlled by the republicans. they called this hearing. now it's interesting

u. s. congress, it's divided between republicans in the house democrats controlling the senate, and therefore it's very unlikely anything will happen there. despite the fact that from the white house podium, the president press secretary asked for increased gun laws. that is not likely to happen after this. thank you very much, john hendrick forcing on the story for us. go to israel now and have been will protest against plan judicial changes. oh, the plan will give more political control. 2 politicians, the expense of the supreme court. but critics say the amendments could also pose a threat to israel's democracy. and then only a prime minister benjamin netanyahu announced that he would not to fire his development as to you of gallant who would open. he criticized his reforms. comalla, we live like a bit so happy to hon. gerland, a few words about to faint minister gallant home. even in the last few days we worked together and stand together around the clock on all fronts and the face of security challenges. we were disagreements between us even severe disagreements on summer shoes, but i de

u. s. congress. units in washington to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance between south korea and the us. the veteran us talk to host jerry springer has died. he was 79, or is bring your show the show, the hearing his name ran for nearly 3 decades. it was renowned for its own air fights, swearing and revelations of marital infidelity is families as that springer died after a brief illness signal. ukraine says a russian missile strike has killed one person in the southern city of nikolai dozens. more of a wounded to the attack. the missiles struck private homes and a high rise apartment building all scale have repeatedly denied deliberately targeting civilians. mining harbors and coastal waters has long been a tactic of warped. russia and ukraine accuse each other of lane minds that are now drifting through the black sea and nearby country such as romania say, the marine weaponry is threatening their fishing fleets. d. w is funny for char reports to 9 from romania as black sea coast. you ought to get an george, you lost his job fishing on the black sea. but since to war and neighbo

u. s. congress that so we'll respond firmly to north korean provocations. but he said the door will remain open to dialogue with young. on wednesday, the u. s. and south korea unveiled a nuclear deterrence plan to boost corporation in face of threats from north korea . units state visit is the 1st of its kind by a south korean leader in 12 years. occurs president in a blue art is declared a state of emergency it borders own areas to curb illegal migration. this issue allow police and military to carry out operations and increased migration control in several provinces. hundreds of migrants have been making their way from chile, after government, their tightened immigration policies. the red lines, as always, our website out is there a dot com as latest on all or top stories. a stream is next examining the social impact of africa's sports betting. boom. to stay with us without. i'll be about one use straight after i've now talked to al jazeera. we ask who is really fighting this rush, or is it wagner, or is it the russian military? we listen, we started talki

u. s. congress at the end of his state visit. he told members that so we'll respond firmly to north korean provocations, but the door will remain open to dialogue with pyongyang. 33 soldiers have been killed, dozens more injured in attacking burkina faso. the government says it happened in the eastern province of good night, la turkeys president, richard, ty, berda, one has made his 1st public appearance since cancelling 2 days of election campaign due to sickness or to one attended the inauguration of the country's 1st nuclear power plant via video link to colorado, and those are the headlines. one use fear on al jazeera, after all, hail the planet. next. the latest news, as it breaks, the fight think hasn't just been confined to the capital or thought, claim control of major facilities. but so far, it's been hard to confirm who has the upper hand with detailed coverage. people have come a heads demonstrate against roaring police violence in the demonstration from around the world. and even when doctors here are able to make an