u. s. press talking about the so called penal colony that, that britney griner had been sent to. and they were saying, oh my god, it's so terrible they make her work for almost nothing. and the food is terrible and there's no medical care. and i wrote an article, i dashed it off, and i said, clearly none of these american journalists have ever seen the inside of an american prison. because what they're describing is an american prison. we have no right to complain about prisons anywhere else when ours don't even meet the most basic level of human rights. that's just meet people and people go out there should not trust and i can't agree with you more or throw the stones fix or glass. how 1st? yes, exactly. do you know? yes, spoken to 2 countless attorneys activists elected officials. has anybody been able to explain to you how the bureau of prisons has gotten away with using these c m use as a weapon to silence? how high profile prisoners, how's the b o. p. able to use these units so unethically? without there being any fall out. yeah, that's a great question. i mean there's been

i mean, the international press institute accused the u. s. a violating press freedom in iraq because it said that the u. s. was delaying the publication of photographs that showed us troops abusing prisoners. why apparently the military top brass thought that that would make their job. and felicia a lot more difficult. i remember the battle. so well and now here we are almost 2 decades later, i can't believe that one legacy has events left behind for the people living lack. of course, the usage of chemical weapons on the people of fallujah has had that serious negative long term consequences for the people living there. i mean, horrific birth defects began to be reported. incidents in which babies were dying within the 1st 30 minutes of being born. a were reported as well, and we even saw a 12 fold rise in the rate of childhood cancer in felicia, after the battles of 2004 there, there have been a lot of reports have been made since then that linked these types of illnesses to the battlefield findings suggest the enriched uranium exposure. it's

u. s. state department press briefings. i believe yet. hey, we are. so sir. do you think there's a foreign influence? do you think the u. s. government could be pushing twitter, either muscle, whoever's in charge these days to buy and you because you're speaking up against israel. i don't believe that the government and then i say it says doing that. you know, i have been in a picture in the state department. i've been going there for the better part of 21 years and so on. you know, it's in for a short period of time when i was an added nation spokesmen in iraq. you know, i was, i go daily whenever the press briefing is there i am there, i have the space in the bullpen and the state department. and so i don't believe it is the government. then i see it. however, i do believe that there is that, you know, maybe at some point in japan as maybe from israel, maybe from the re, the think tanks and israel, maybe the pro is really lobby and then i'd say i was locked by a pack, which is the premier pro israel lobby group and then i'd say it was several years back to 3

u. s. and that was a huge press, a point that saw him on my coin, essentially accusing joe biden of endangering potentially creating a rift in the west and of a destroying a level playing field. now we see a little concrete headway here, but we seem to abide and say that it is the intention to create jobs in the u. s. yes, but not at the expense of europe, and how that can be prevented is now being pushed into a working group a workforce. so a man of my car doesn't come home with a concrete plan, but a pledge that there is an intention of not destroying jobs in europe and just shifting them towards the us. but that is essentially an outcome of the ukraine war together with that high energy price is much higher energy prices in europe. that is industry already moving from europe this way and also to china. that was mc helicopter. their reporting from washington, ukraine's military says that russia has poured some of its troops back from the main front line near the city of your song. but missiles and rockets continued to pound. the city and the front line villages, ukraine's presidential office

u. s. congress, a he is meeting with republican and democrat leaders in both the us house as well as the u. s. senate and immediately following the press conference that has just wrapped up moments ago. he's heading over to the state department to meet with the secretary of state antony blanket. and following that out, there will be a very short break. and then there will be a very elaborate steak dinner that will be taking place here again at the white house. and this is going to be full of all of the pop and pageantry that you can expect of a white house state dinner. it is going to have an elaborate menu of main lobster and, and steak as well as the wisconsin cheese and, and all the sort of lovely dresses that you would expect to almost like a hollywood event. so this is going to be a bit of a spectacle, if you will, and, and then the visit was the 3 day visit here to the united states will be culminated by a tour to the south of the united states to the state of louisiana, where the french president will be meeting with the francophone community, so it is a very busy itinerary, but it is really to highlight the relationship between

u. s. companies is clouding the visit and take your life to washington. when the 2 presidents speak to the press, also on the program, ukrainian officials warn rushes, gearing up for a massive aerial attack. satellite images from the russian air field suggest preparations for an assault. ah, i'm so gale. welcome to the program. u. s. president joe biden has welcomed his french character party manual macro to the white house and the 1st state visit of mister biden's presidency. the french president was greeted by an honor guard ahead of a lavish white house. dinner talks will focus on the war in ukraine, but president macro also wants to discuss trade used in earlier press conference to attack white house policies, accusing the u. s. a threatening europe's economy by offering subsidies to encourage investment in u. s. companies at green initiatives that come on we're expecting the 2 presidents to speak in the course of the next hour. and we hope to bring that to you live and other satellite images have suggested that russia may be gearing up for a massive aerial assault on ukraine. these pictures

the situation has come to a very brutal war of attrition and a stalemate. ukrainian pressed and has addressed the u. s. congress saying his country will never surrender to russia with him as lensky argued that giving military 8th ukraine is an investment in global security. and democracy is the 1st overseas trip since the russian invasion began almost a year ago. what kind of reports from washington d. c. the ukranian president receives a hero's welcome as he enters the house rule that men must wear a jacket and tie, waived or simply not enforced. the invitation to address both houses of congress is a rare honor, but the ukrainian president is also well aware that the legislators here control american per strings. and it is they, he has to persuade to continue aid to his country. thank you for both financial packages. you have already provided us with and there was you may be willing to decide on your money is not sherry team is an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way. this is one of the last occasions how speaker nancy pelosi will preside over the

u. s. a. in the new geopolitical landscape is renowned expert on china's foreign relations press, one ging, he's the director of the institute of the u. s. and pacific studies at the shanghai international studies university. and he joins me from berlin, where he is richard, one read seca fellow at the robert bush academy. thank you so much, professor for coming on. so it must have been important if even a host of the world cup pazzar officials that to a tend to leave the world cup. what does it signify because there's been relatively little press attention in nature, nation media, where is the global south as it is, method, headline all, and use bulletins. oh, very significant is the 1st time as far as i can remember that, that chinese talk mostly in a country and nice. symbolic also has a lot of, it actually shows that both sides, china and other countries as a strong common ground interest, go into the school, which is a lot going on your credit. and also your compensation to united states. and china . cost is a great on 70, about future bar this summer in china, aerobics countries, all the c

press information about u. s. president, go by the controversial son. hunter. made pressure from the white house with you want to get off and get a rate where ever you are in the world. welcome to international, just go 7. i am here in the russian. capitalize great to have you with us. i'm ready to mommy. let's take a look at the stories this our mazda has sony condemned, the collective west decision to impose a price cap on russian on exports, the g 7 and e. you have agreed to limit the price of russian supplies of the commodity at $16.00 per barrel. that's about $20.00 lower than the current market rate. the measure is part of sweeping sanctions against russia. the green complex we deliver on the commitment of g 7 leaders to prevent russia from profiting from its war of aggression against ukraine, to support stability and global energy markets and to minimize negative economic spill overs of russia's war of aggression. especially on low and middle income countries who have felt the impacts of putin's war dispro

u. s. has long been trying to divide the post soviet world and influence ukraine. and that's what president vladimir putin had to say at a press conference after today's state council meeting. patricia scully, mores. can we now say that the u. s. is directly involved in the conflict? the u. s. has been dealing with this for a long time. it's been involved and trying to undermine has an influence ukraine since soviet times our opponent civil was trying to divide us and then tried to manage the separate ponce. nothing new there. the idea of ukrainian separatism was born a long time ago, while the russian president of course, spoke a lot about how the a west was trying to stoke the flames of nationalism and ukraine long before the soviet union even collapsed. but the russian president also spoke a lot about the russian economy. of course, he said that it's fair a lot better than many people in the west had predicted back in march in february of this year despite predictions that russian gdp would fall by double digits. it's only actually fallen by 2.5 percent and on top of that, indicators connected to unemployment and inflation

in ukraine. president macro also wants to discuss trade used in your press conference to attack white house policies, accusing the u. s. a threatening europe's economy by offering subsidies to encourage investment in u. s. companies green initiatives on the agenda, comma alcala, has got more from our correspond that we can occur in washington that welcome became a, what are we expecting? well, we've already seen quite a bit and what we expect to happen behind closed doors is some quite serious top, particularly on ukraine. that's where both sides are stressing that they stand together as allies, as they have done historically dating back to us independence. and also the 2nd world was a lot of simple, isn't there a clear message towards moscow that the allies, france, the u. s. when there by europe, will stand together? we also heard u. s. president biden is speak of him and i'm a call, not just as the french president, but also a european leader. so that is clearly highlighting that he's speaking to europe when he speaks to mano my call. so that certainly raising his profile, but then there is the overarching issue th

u. s. president joe biden are due to hold press conference briefly while we wait for them to show up though i want to ask you, richard and joe biden expressed his support for a just peace. cannot be interpret and as a promise of support until russia is defeated. yeah, what i did, i think it, we can't be sure exactly how to interpret that and i will, it will be interesting to see if one of the assemble, journalists that can really ask questions of bite and about what he sees as a potential. and this will, because i think this is a really interesting part of what to lensky mission is here. you know, to shore up the support in terms of, you know, keeping those weapons flowing. but also to, to try to make sure that he feels the u. s. is on side in terms of like, what is a way, way in which this war can be ended just and you see periodically and there's another phase of this at the moment of voices in europe, but also partly in the united states saying ok, maybe it's time to think about, you know, diplomacy with russia, trying to find in negotiated, enter the war sci fi and then the negotiated t

war in ukraine with president macro also wants to discuss trade. used a press conference to attack a white house policy saying the u. s. policy of offering tax breaks and encourage investments in u. s. companies green initiative was threatening the french economy. that coma let's get more from our correspondence in washington mckay. me shanna cook. no. welcome. michelle, at what we expect today. well, we just saw pictures of emmanuel, my cause official arrival at the white house for this 1st state visit by any foreign leader under the biden. ministration, so quite a special outing here in the white house pulling out all the stops. and both leaders emphasizing their historic role, their historic partnership, also particularly in the face of once again having arrived in europe and clearly symbolic speeches there with that much more detailed debate happening behind the scenes. the 2 leaders had dinner, also last night at a restaurant in georgetown at sea food restaurant. and it clearly already a head to head has taken place on the more contentious issues, the nitty gritty, particularly of what do biden is terming the ant

but, you know, standing there the national press club seeing us of former u. s. officials and lawyers actually indict a publisher and journalist was just so full of irony was hard not to protest. and finally, the prime minister of popper, a new guinea has worn that's his nation won't be taking part in the increasing tensions in the pacific between us, australia and china, our nation is still an emerging economy. we cannot afford a standoff between our trading partners of the country doesn't consider the us to be a significant trade partner. that's what the country's prime minister sets abide in during his september visits. the u. s. and in the u. s. is very far away from his country. so keep your fights and debates to yourselves. your enemy is not my enemy . that's a line emerging in the pacific. we will not compromise democracy or our relationships with the west as far as democratic values are concerned. at the same time, we will never compromise our trading relationships that we spoke to the director of the sensor fall counts a hedge, a monic studies him under

be used a press conference to attack the white house that to attack white house policies. in the u. s. a policy of tax breaks to encourage investment c. u. s. companies green initiative is threatening the economy of the european union. when get more from a correspondence, mckayla cooper in washington. welcome mckayla. and what can we expect from today? well, with just a short while ago, saw the 2 leader sit in the oval office in front of the fireplace, and we have see not just a lot of grandeur and a huge reception. the 1st is state visit an official state visit in the biden administration, but also a lot of historic re bonding both describing each other as vital partners. also throughout history, dating back to american independence, backed by france. of course, this is a clear sign to was russia and ukraine, that once again, these allies will stand together on european soil. and just as they spoke there in the oval office, it to the press to with the press conference still coming up. it's quite interesting that ado biden described emmanuel, my call is not just the french president,

u. s. has long been trying to divide the post soviet world and influence ukraine. and that's from the russian president vladimir putin speaking. that a press conference after today's state council meeting, patricia scully, mores. can we now say that the u. s. is directly involved in the conflict? the u. s. has been dealing with this for a long time. it's been involved and trying to undermine has an influence ukraine since soviet times our opponent civil was trying to divide us and then tried to manage the separate parts. nothing new there. the idea of ukrainian separatism was born a long time ago. oh i, let's talk about a put his remarks without he's don't quote are joining us live here in this thursday evening in the studio. great to see you dawn. so, i mean, honestly, i mean, a lot of really strong statements from the russian president, he anywhere from the economy to the defense industry. we'll get to the defense industry a bit later with the s m o. but when it comes to the economy, for example, and some of the highlights of the press conference, what do you have for? well, the russian president of course, spoke a lot about how the a we

u. s. total support package to near a $70000000000.00. at this point, they re emerged hours later in a more formal press conference where they took questions from the press, have a listen to president zalinski addressing a question about the patriot missile defense system. we share of them. what's going to happen when the patriot missile systems are installed? we'll give a signal to president biden that we would like to get more of them. ah, we're, we're, that is a lot alive who we are in war. i'm sorry. i'm really sorry. it's a bit disconcerting that both presidents, zalinski and biden, and the whole press pool, i would laugh about such an idea of having a more patriot systems given to ukraine, not just this one. so this to me highlights the dysfunction here in washington being completely disconnected from the average american who is more worried about the cost of living, the cost of food, the cost of eggs, bread, flour, the cost of heating their homes, the cost of putting gasoline in their cars, they're more concerned about that. then continuing to fund what we all know is a u. s. proxy war. while a newly announced aid package seems to h

u. s. support packaged all in all to near $70000000000.00. at this point, they re emerged hours later in a more formal press conference where they took questions from the press. let's have a listen to president zalinski addressing a question about the patriot missile system. me shears them. what's going to happen when the patriot missile systems are installed? we'll give a signal to president biden that we would like to get more of them. oh, we're, we're that is a lot alive who we are in war? i'm sorry. i'm really sorry. i understand mister zalinski was a former comedian, president biden laughed. the whole crowd laughed that this is not a laughing matter. the patriot system is america's most sophisticated defense system. joe biden chimed in to say on that. this was what he called, not an escalation of the conflict because this is a defense system. it's a bit disconcerting that both mr. zalinski and mr. biden, and the whole press pool would laugh about such an idea of having more patriot systems given to ukraine. this highlights, for me at least the dysfunction here in washington being completely disconnected from the average american who is mo

u. s. companies this cloud and the president will take your life to washington as the 2 presidents to speak to the press.

u. s. producers of computer chips and renewable energy tech. you says that as a result, european businesses will suffer. molina joint press conference between the 2 presidents, joe biden, stroke a conciliatory note. so there's tweaks that we can make. note can fundamentally make it easier for your opinion. countries to participate and or be on their own. but that is something that is a matter to be worked out. there is no fundamental that was never intended. my road to legislation never intended to exclude folks who were cooperating with us. that was not the intention. well, it's close to our correspondence in washington, mikaela mikaela, a biden appeared to suggest the inflation reduction that could be altered that to help your p and businesses is that good to diffuse a bit of the tension across the atlantic? well, it certainly gives friends present one work or something to take home and to say, look, there is no intention of harming you of businesses at all. that there's this talk of tweaks. and i noticed that this is being picked up a lot. but the big question will be, what does tweak actually mean? will it mean that they will try and allevi

this is al jazeera will often double, also coming up, ukraine's president presses more a to fight russia in an address to the u. s. congress. your money is not sharing an investment in the global security at do more mercy on soon flogs, sweet malaysia, killing at least 5 people enforcing tens of thousands from their homes. and benjamin netanyahu is set to return to power with the most likely coalition government. and israel history the battle for the eastern ukrainian city of buck moods is continuing. almost 5 bounce off to russian. invaded oh, ah, these are some of the latest pictures coming out of the city which lies in ruins. ukrainian forces had held our ground in a territory which russia could use as a stepping stone to advance towards other cities. if they succeed. let's go live to cave, now to speak with it. charles, stratford and charles at the frightened continues unabated and backward. that's right. yeah, but it is undeniably one of the hottest places along like $1300.00 coloma front ally and it's a city that has been for, for with increasing intensity. i suppose over the last 5 months of this 10 months

u. s. president, the new york post, the article containing the story was the pressed on twitter ahead of the 2020 presidential election. the story came back to lay amid the publications of the so called twitter files, the social media giants, internal documents released by you must, after his takeover of the company. they alleged twitters, intentional suppression of conservative voices including limiting the visibility of tweets. they also mentioned the deletion of donald trump's account, despite concerns of staff members on whether he actually violated any rules. back in 2018 congressman had lose sight at the popularity of donald trump's account, while mocking the possibility of censorship against conservatives. this is a stupid, ridiculous hearing. only reason i'm still here is i want to enter some fax, enter the record, the top 3 you like to officials. number one, donald trump, over to vice president parents. number 3. speaker ryan, the notion that social media somehow sensory concert folks is ridiculous. lou said government regulation of social media content would be unconstitutional

. >> the president promises to keep pressing to free another american, the u. s. says it's wrongfully jailed in russia. businessman and former marine, paul whelan. >> griner's release has brought heightened attention to other detained americans, including paul whelan. let's welcome david whelan, paul whelan's brother. thank you so much for taking the time to be with us. i wonder if you think that the attention on britney's return could help pressure the white house, and the kremlin to move more quickly on polls case. >> i don't think so. i think that maybe it reminds anybody in the white house who thought that maybe they could take a moment to breathe that there really won't be a moment. there is a bit of a reset going on i think as they try to figure out how they can recalibrate to bring paul home. the things that they were trying after the substantial proposal that have been made in the summer did not work out. so i think that they need to come up with something new. but i think they're already dedicated to it. the people you speak to in the white house and stat

welcome to this hours most pressing new stories from around the globe. i'm fearless about the u. s. government is involved in helping ukraine's military select targets on the battlefield. that's according to the chief of raytheon technologies. one of the u. s. is largest defense contractors. the admission is in stark contrast to washington's claims that it is not playing an active role in the conflict. there we do work with the government to provide real time intelligence on the battlefield. crane. we can see russian tank, we can see a russian, apc, we can see a russian missile, get launched in blood information, gets fed to the premiums and they can actually at the level almost immediately, which is something i think the russians in liver contemplated when they invaded the governments raytheon is one of the largest defense contractors in the united states, generating nearly $65000000000.00 in revenue last year alone. and while they have been very open about the fact that they are supplying ukraine with weapons, this appears to be the 1st time that they are admitting that they are

ah, ah, ukraine's president press is for more 8 to 5 russia in address to the u. s. congress. one. your money is not cheery team is an investment in the global security and democracy. ah, i'm carry johnston. this is al jazeera law from dough also coming up. one soon floods in on data malaysia, killing at least 5 people enforcing at tens of thousands of others from their homes . the founder of the collapse to f t x crypto currency exchange is extra doctor to the us to face fraud charges. and benjamin netanyahu is set to return to power with the most right wing coalition government and israel's history. the ukrainian president has addressed the u. s. congress saying his country will never surrender to russia. vanessa lensky argued that giving a military 8 ukraine is an investment in global security, and democracy is his 1st overseas trip has since the russian patient began almost a year ago. mike, hannah reports from washington dc. the ukranian president receives a hero's welcome as he enters the house rule that men must wear a jacket and tie, waived or simply not enforced. the invit

press 2. now details of africa to country to bring peace on the u. s. has produced and supplied drones to ukraine, to target russian infrastructure. that's according to our tea sources. that's us by washington's claims, that weapons supplied to kiev have not been used to hit russian territory. it's been determined that the ab onyx and control stations of the drones were manufactured by american company scepter works, which performed their initial calibration and testing at scottsdale airport. and arizona analysis of the electronic units of intercepted drones showed that the ukrainian military also used these a, these 2 attack infrastructure facilities in some stop all, as well as the belgrade curse can varone as regions sources familiar with the story told us that final drone assembly and test flight were conducted near a polish airport, which was used as the main natal hub for supply weapons to the u. a. these are said to have been launched from the ukranian cities of odessa increased wardrobe. the revelation contradict washington's claims, that weapon

u. s. congress. i did obvious in his paul in washington, thanks so much for joining us. earlier presidents biden and zalinski met for talks and then how the joint press conference here some of what they had to say at this prescott frozen zaleski. i'm honored to welcome you back to the white house. we spent an awful lot of time in the telephone as well as on video with it's good to see you in person. and we've been in close and frequent communication throughout this conflict from the very beginning, particularly particularly meaningful to talk with other person. look each other in the eye. because leadership through this terrible crisis has inspired ukrainian people as you have done, mister president and the american people in the entire world. this year has brought so much needless suffering and last ukrainian people. but i want you to know presidents lisky. i want you to know that all the people who crane to know as well, the american people who i'm with you every step of the way and we will stay with you. we will stay with you for as long as it takes what you're doing, what you've achieved. it matters not just the grade book to the entire world, an

u. s. 2222, you know, state that's ukraine need needed more support. he said it actually are doing a press conference. he said, of course, we very grateful for those weapons. but of course, we will also ask for norm, because we are at war or several him, it was very, very important to go there. i despite her wrist, but we know today, you know, 2 days ago we saw him going to batman. actually this is very strong image of him getting a ukrainians flag from sold is in battle and is it the same flag? nancy gifted the united states during his visit, so it's a highly symbolic. did he get or what he asked for? where for now? yes, he got there at patriots or miss our system. he got more funding. but will he ask for more? of course, because this war is far from being over fun word from brussels, terry, in his address to congress zalinski, mentioned the global whiskey of prudence ami wasn't beaten back. a new crime. can he rely on continued military support from other nato members as well? there is the risk as we see in the united states of flagging support with inflation rising with risks of an ener

u. s. and its allies in time of war. i would agree that they really wanted him. they've been pressing for his release or exchange for the past 10 year census conviction. i mean, it's hard to believe that he didn't have extensive ties with the russian national security community. i mean, he was operating one, the largest fleets of military aircraft transporting helicopter. and i really have the weapons from app to africa, latin america, asian officials, he se booths release one to me, that improvement in relations with washington. but it shows the 2 nations can still keep the lines of communication open, even if they're in direct and shooting at each other. in ukraine, the actual jazeera, more school, a south africa government has published a draft bill that d criminalizes prostitution to help combat growing violence against women who justice ministry says it will provide women with access to health care, better working conditions and legal protection. many of the trade face cent increase in attacks and even murder, according to police. critics ag criminalizing prostitution could worse

communication and energy centers known as rheumatoid. meanwhile, the press secretary of ukraine's neo nazi as of battalion has been on a tour of the u. s. visiting pro ukraine events during his trip. dmitri kazinsky was picture with hollywood actors, sean penn, as well as the u. s. law maker and is even reported to have visited the state department earlier because that's k posted multiple images featuring nazi symbols on his twitter page which were later deleted the images showed neo nazi t shirts. and his wardrobe a top 2 of a double armed swastika. similar to those warned by german concentration camp guards and a swastika inspired pizza, human and labor rights lawyer, dan paval, i believe support of the far right has been a part of us foreign policy for decades. well, i mean, i think where to go back to the reality that the u. s. has been supporting neo nazis and even nazis hardcore nazis in crane for about 80 years old. these are the friends of the u. s. these are the folks that the u. s. is using it's world 1st against the soviet union and now against russia. so really, it's not surprising at all. this is part and parcel of u. s. f