lots and lots of interest has been esl reasoning funds theater, that like the funder. boyles in niger of crowds attacked good french embassy and protest, talk to the former colonial power cuts all a to the west african states. following another recruit facing reacts to tokyo was accusations of the country of japan was biggest test. last thing at those parts of a smear campaign against china is legitimate defense activities. and if we sever, we suffer. that's the winning from problems about a push from the west to deep couple its dependence on inputs from china over security. the

from us go to the world, this is are too great to have your company today. my name's we start this hour in western africa. thousands of protesters in nature of attack, the embassy of the country's former colonial power fronts. it follows last week's electric. the crowds in front of the embassy were seen throwing back tear gas canisters that had been fired, often from over the front of the walls, security forces, and instead to the demonstrators attempted to storm. the complex of start fires are assigned to your opinion some days ago. cut off all the financial aid to the country. other western african nations have been post sanctions on niger following me over through the people have

been separately gathering in the countries capital in the i'm a to express support for the nations new leadership. some health science, the nice thing from 12 others, wave russian flags seemingly to express things that most school security efforts against been searching. we heard reaction to events on the we came out today to tell the nation and community that we spent with our army. they must understand base, we'll take these to the very end. if they want to help us, we are here and we will welcome them as friends. but if they want to fly to us, we'll treat them as enemies. the people are suffering in this country. we should not have to leave like these people

are coming out to support the military stake over because they're here to bring the balance to the country. this is a historic day and niger following the crew. we are on this morning of july 30th, 2023 out of place of consultations with our many men with men and young people who have come out and mask to this historic location in the capital b. i may, they are here to support the soldiers, gather that the national security council to say no to france and yes to russia, as well as no 24 and military rule. and no to equal was. those are the messages of the people who have come out here on this day. well, some of the chance we heard there were against the west african block of nations known as equal was last week, 5th written military intervention. and niger, if the us, the president was not reinstated within 7 days in the event,

asada tears demands i'm not met with. and why don't we take our measures necessary to restore constitutional florida in the republic of lanesha. such measures include the use of force west africa need as we checked at the military takeover in the south. and florida. the immediate release and reinstatement of president mohammed assume within 7 days. and of course, right seems to use force if poorly does do not comply and also allows sanctions including closing board us with major freeze and assets and travel bands. but while via, of course, meet in house, in a bu, jeff, thousands of supply. busy much in the sure, in support of the cool products on wednesday. soldiers of the presidential gods allstate in this area, and present, assume and have since held him hostage for soldiers set. but the season was due to the prevailing security and economy challenges in the country. this year has been bottling on the militants and local bandits for years. on friday,

the military hunter named general abdulla humane sion jani as the leader of the new transition council. since 2020 west africa has been seen, the military typical verse included in guinea malli and became a fossil nigeria. the electric to the niger is causing plenty of concern within both think your opinion, you know, those we are the economic community of west africa. you can find out for a bite on top of the very latest on the follow type of situation in the country or website. the award of words has erupt it in east asia with china as defense, ministry, taking a swipe at japan for quote, fretting, regional security and stability. it comes shortly after talk. you have run that. the challenge presented by paging as unprecedented on that's great to strategic test, chinese foreign ministry, spokes person modeling. so japan's new defense strategy intrudes on china is

internal affairs to been seen vents only by peaceful c pounds. new defense white paper grossly interferes in china's internal affairs. wantonly smears china is normal, national, defense, development and construction, and naval and air military activities deliberately exaggerates the so called china threat and creates tension in the region. the chinese side expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this, and it is made solemn representations to the japanese side. the relationship between china and japan is approaching. boiling point stays to japan's the latest documents which sucks out their future defense plans and names. china as an unprecedented and the greatest strategic challenge to the country. why? or here's an excerpt from the 2020th. we defense white paper on why tokyo thing spacing is such that spreads chinese rapidly enhancing this military capability,

quotes delete and quantitatively including nuclear and me. so for us as well as continuing an amplifier, it's, you know, actual changes to the status quo by force and such attempts in the east china sea and the south china sea. this call is as tokyo, is planning itself to significantly increase defense spending. so we'll take a $322000000000.00 over the next 5 years. and this is not a new trend. the court into the chinese who claim that japan doesn't face any security threats yet. it has really increasing its defense budget for over a decade. now, and this is just the tip of the iceberg, the new phone we've done some in recent years. the japanese side has continuously increased its defense budget, revise the defense policy, and sort of break through in military development, which is a route strong concern in the outside world as to whether it's still adheres to the past of peaceful development. we urge the japanese side to earnestly respect the

security concerns of its neighboring countries. deeply reflect on its history of aggression, stop exaggerating the security threats around it, to find an excuse for its own military expansion, and when the trust of its asian neighbors in the international community with practical actions. china has reasons to be suspicious. the last time japan called the country a threat, it resulted in an invasion in 1931 and again in 1937, china is mentioned 64 times in this new 510 page documents which follows a brand new and controversial national security strategy which was adopted in december no longer limits in japan's use of force to self defense. naturally, the chinese are wondering why and taking into accounts that japan has always been closer to washington. well, china, what's closer to russia, it makes you wonder, especially after jo biden's announcement that washington will be shipping

$345000000.00 in military 8 to taiwan. so mostly it's on his arm in taiwan and was passes. japan is kind of, it's biggest, the military build up since world war 2. and it's all somehow lost his fault. because according to the white paper, china may become inspired by russia strategy in ukraine. such as russian aggression is tolerated. it could send a message with the rolling blood cation that unilateral changes to the status quo by force are acceptable in other regions as well. include in asia. therefore, the international community, including japan, should never tell the rate watcher as action. furthermore, through russia's deepening cooperation with china and other factors, this may have an impact on global affairs, including the development of the strategic competition between the united states and china and its impact on age made. so for its part phrases, japan and for being the alliances, closest partner, i'm think tokyo ford supports of ukraine while expressing concerns about china's

heavy military bill dots. well, no surprises there. rather another case of dash, i've moved with potentially devastating the facts because as history taught us, nothing good can come from such significance military expansion. in addition to words of support and encouragement from nato, mixed in with substantial military age from washington. as some have said before, it's a classic recipe for disaster or political level. it's on regional blogger, alex report, a face to face tokyo viewing beijing as in the media challenge, points to a sense of outside interference in the relations. i think the end of japan is trying to look out for its best interest itself and also partnering with united states over the last 3 or 4 decades. it's very common for japan to have this very anti china tone. of course, china is building up its military presence as it should as it's

a solver nation. but when we're dealing with japan, well, japan is probably looking for uh, i would say more new weaponry from united states to, you know, bring its military up to speed. i don't think it can really say that china is a threat in the region. just those statements alone is disco. ludicrous? yes. this is japan. kinda throwing up the flags saying, look at us. we're in a vulnerable position yet, not one instance has happened between these nations in decades. it's just, you know, beating the drums and potentially trying to, uh, you know, gives us more excuse to arm tie one, which i think is, depends kind of, well, we'll say it's a, maybe there ultimatum here. got to remember, china has not been any conflict since 1979. this military may be on tested here in china, but i can guarantee you that it is well equipped. it hasn't had to be in part of

a conflict and a to spend billions of dollars preparing for what potentially lee could be one major conflict coming up in the near future or keeping a focus on china. the possibility of the west severing trade ties with the nation is nothing but an illusion. that's the assessment of the french finance minister, who sees the level of dependence on certain imports. it's just too high. what totally opposed to the idea of the copland? the copland is an illusion. there is no possibility of having any kind of the coupling between the american european and chinese economists. the risk convinced that we want to be more independent, we realized with the cold with crushes that we have too much dependence on some very specific components. okay, some background to those remarks they came in and interview following comments from a few western states that by limiting their dependence on vision as a trading partner and that security concerns. the recently put forward

a plumb design to cut the dependency on chinese inputs in areas such as critical rule materials, digital technologies on sale. but minneapolis believe such a move is wishful thinking. spacing remains europe's largest import park there. well, senior fellow up the beijing based type institute, the think tank in our tongue and believes the french finance ministries just being realistic. that's cutting off china would spike inflation and could trigger a global financial nelson. what you're seeing is the french being very realistic and saying that they're going to do what is necessary to maintain trade with both the us and china, and not get caught between them. in essence, not giving it into washington's desire for them to be all in one way or the other quality disasters, especially for the country like germany, which is already going into recession. they are very, very export oriented, but it would also affect france and many of the other nations in terms of market

access. and you'll note that just recently, when bruno marie was in china, he was talking about the additional access for french companies, not limited cost of trying to reproduce what china does, would be faster article. it would lead to increased inflation print. they would have to rec protection as barriers. this would lead to, you know, a global, financial and trade meltdown similar to what happened during the crash of 1929 and the aftermath of that. so it's not realistic. they understand that, but there has to be adjustments made so that countries can trade freely with both china and also the united states. i mean, last, the use introducing new regulations intended to reduce dependency on the mineral inputs from outside the block unvil. instead, try the source more of them from within, but that could have

a big impact on exports for a wide range of african countries. the new e u. trade regulation. so let's go through this will affects 34 critical 17 strategic materials including copper, cobalt titanium. now they're using the manufacturer of electronics from mobile phones and laptops to aircraft part some of the space industry. the new rules will also affect foreign exchange debt repayment, and those employed enough for it as well to mind the commodities former statistician general office. so i thought forget, probably the whole class fears the move could significantly effect global trade prices. the 2 major constraints the fast these that the cheap materials that'd be good for offered for well, for got. if they don't accept exports, will not be available to them. so that price level in dc. see right, so to magic, got a 2nd thing is that did the consumption market that they used to have this africa

we will disappear because relative to the price level, it seems i forgot that at exports very much more expensive. you as a market, it's quite a big market decipherable market and the advance to worry about that we get brody and everything, the better they have an asian population, the reach them website, gives them jabs of the consumption of goods and services. and they cannot, that easily be best the that you did, you 8 that they have. so you be done about the t as a best strategy is not going to work. it's more intuitive, started you out of it and send you the idea of what action or lation connection. but it was a way to take it for another 50 or 60 as a for it, for us, the nation's eh, you up, we lose all that you. we lose sitting here,

i want to turn attention uh on the program to the ukraine conflict, where the security situation around europe's largest nuclear power plant is said to remain tense. the kremlin has won the key of may try to a tuck this up, but it was your facility while ukraine claims russia has wired the plant with explosives, something else to that's raising the current tensions, rushes saves you printing and surveillance phones have recently been seen in the area, the slide keeps claims that moscow is threatening the whole of europe with a legit plans to destroy the plant. a recent visit to this side by the un, so i'll make energy watch dog. i know explosives there. after russia took control of the facility in march last year, it was part the shut down for safety, which we heard from a senior figure of a russian nuclear power plants operator role center. go up some to believe the accusations against moscow. they're not based in reality, a way of getting in,

you know, let's use case you get any accusations of the russian federation has attacked the separation nuclear power upon a known sense, accusing us of creating a danger zone as a show of all be as primitive a bias the desire of the united states to create a source of universal evil from russia, as well as a line to misinform the world community. they have a double stand is, 1st of all, of course, the americans and your suffers from the same thing. this is part of the state philosophy. they do not know how to do things differently. the task is to not solve problems but to generate them. this is why they behave like this. they only made the threat to nucleus safety and the contacts on feasible region. nuclear power plants is the key every gene and those who script and direct the actions of it. but key as long before the military operation was launched is not a subject. and this is one of the main problems of such a long development of this complex because it is the united states and you are the ones who are interested in this conflict, deepening and continuing for as long as possible. in general, we understand the support the i a proposal to create

a securities or how we will be implemented is another mass, a one of the principles voice by the i. e, a secretary general that no shot should be fine at a nuclear power plant is correct. another thing that is, unfortunately without international legal mechanisms to implement this principle, it turns into nothing more than a good wish. therefore, the absence of these legal principles gives rise to risk. because raising the issue of weakening the combat protection of the physical perimeter of the plant will automatically create additional threats to nuclear security. of course, any of our weaknesses or weakening will be instantly used by those who organize all these terrible experiments with the nuclear power plant, taking into account and assaults. hillary shilling attempts to commit sabotage. and all of the actions ended undermining nuclear safety. and the russian federation is responsible for the police safety at the plant. you do not shoot yourself in the 1st. we will not agree to any decision that will be detrimental to the russian federation of the. okay,

a deadly day. and so things at least 44 people have been killed in close to 200 injured after a suicide bomber attack. the political raleigh in north western park is found on sunday. video footage shows over to insurers and pilots of shoes on drake flops roof and the aftermath of the glass with survivors being treated at a local hospital. the incident occurred during a crowded raleigh for islamist movement in the roll up to national elections earlier this year. no group has claimed responsibility so far for the last, but a local branch of isis has previously targeted the parties leaders as they consider them a paul states, a representative. busy i'm the tell me of, so let me is one party to monitor the source. he's both security out. the events at all is how does it, how would you mind the government and a sort is still vase. terrorist attacks come on. people and innocent civilians are being targeted by the terrorists. we demand the government investigated these

attacks and bring the terrorists into courts. the must be exposed and punished is locked down there. around 400 people was that when the bomb went off, just near the stage of the pot to rally, to rescue the wounded eleanor called ministration. emergency workers and security forces have worked hard to buy your product off. at least 40 people have been killed in more than a 100, were wounded in a bond blast in the car area of bodies or the explosion is alarming. as the vice prime minister of china was landing in pakistan to participate in celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the china, pakistan's economic court or the blast is considered a serious threat to the court or project. the bomb exploded during the proceedings of a worker's convention of the drum, yet really i met you slum party. hundreds were listening to the speakers there. now, it seems all the sagas and continuing headlines around joe biden. psalms are beginning to make an increasing number of democrats nervous. some new symbol fingers from the

president's party have even suggested its time to post hunters apartment presidential protection. let me say something that you never heard. the republican member of congress say in the 4 years of the trumpet administration, which is that of hunter bite and broke the law, he should be prosecuted if he treated on his father's influence. he should be held accountable for that. the claims against hunter biden range from tax evasion to a legal arms position while whistle blowers helping queuing up to dish the dirt on his business dealings. his recent plea deal to avoid any jail time recently fell apart. and he's also accused of selling political influence allotted to that, the discovery of cocaine in the oval office earlier this month. so plenty of accusations combined in junior's way, who has a history of drug use and addiction? well political level, as for maker, sean stone leaves the cycle will cast

a shadow on his father's future political hopes. it looks like it was quite a circus at the, the, the court hearing this past week where, um essentially, you know, a 100 binding goes into court, expecting to just, you know, have a simple pre deal that's been worked out. and you really are suspicious because as you know, as we know, the d o j basically works for his father or hide it in so that, you know, were suspicious of what kind of sweetheart plea deal. but the judge said no, i don't, i don't think this this deal works and i don't think you guys have really work this out. so does he basically squash the police deal? and then you know, answer play not guilty. so we're going to see, i think this could be very interesting because if there is tax evasion and a drug, i don't know how that that drug use fixed factors into it. but the weapon discharge as well. i mean, all these things can, you know, can come up and really buy him, but not as him. obviously his father is a comedy. it's dark comedy. like, uh, you know, robert davi, the movie. i think it was called the my son hunter. i think it's, it's out, it's,

uh, you know, it's pretty, pretty decent little in the film about some of these things. some of these scandals are covered in there. so he did it in a set tier, a dark comedy way because he kind of feel for hunter and that way, like this guy really is now what a disaster this crack smoking guy in his forty's and ok up with his brother's ex wife and having children with women, he is even though i mean it's inside these is that character using the power of music to healed pain. the bridge divides. that's where the young palestine choir is seeking to achieve it. once it solves to send out the message of peace and hope out of time with violence intentions in the west bank particularly is rising again. ortiz, middle east, corresponding maria finish the up to listen for herself. they have voices of angels. they come from a place where jesus is said to have been born with the songs no matter whether they are ever be classic or medieval teams are full of heartbreaking feelings. texas

service life is really hard to post time, the face slow to fear a lot of problems with the occupation, the content freely. our goal is to send a message to the whole world, show in the score and pain showing how we use those time facing these occupation. mikaela is the group's co founder haines in italy, and he came here 20 years ago out of curiosity. nevertheless, whenever i moved to people abroad to say i was told that was a single word, terrorism in to moment use your own brain. how can you not realize how racist it is about a population to say that they are terrorist mikaela sees the project that is part of an educational program as cultural resistance as well. the resistance in particular towards what's as a false perception of palestine abroad,

which is the results of from the propaganda by those who impose the apartheid and often by the mainstream media and foreign governments . so for go along with that, the group has the 4 and 4 times and friends and just came back from italy. the travel, that's how most of the kids was the 1st time leaving palestine was a challenge. and the able to, like when we go, they don't take, utilize our best book, like where does it, where does it do it by this time? like, what's going through this and the even to go through. it's only like we went a couple of weeks ago and we like so for the last 2 days to go to the country that it's 5 hours in the blame, then uso, and acquires a rapid tour. it was written by a young and famous poet from chasm. talley, stating an enclave on the mediterranean, in french,

the what we want as palestinians to show to the other part of the world as we are in the humans. we love music. we love the 2 lives as, as the other people. and we are a piece for the nation. the choir is made up of around 60 boys and girls, age age 218 from bethlehem and heavy. that's exactly a big number. but they represent 3000000 palestinians living in the west bank and more than 2000000 others from gather wire wash, meaning they have, they have always coming from the heart association and the hearts to resonate and

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