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00:00:00the American administration continues to claim victory, it is
00:00:03of being forcibly pushed out
00:00:04of the Middle
00:00:05East.
00:00:10of
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00:00:23This is
00:00:24a regular hospital here in Dunes, there isn't a single military
00:00:27facility. in the area, this
00:00:31is right in the center
00:00:33of the city. Ukraine strikes a hospital in the
00:00:37Dunjetzk People's Republic, killing one woman and wounding two
00:00:40others. Local authorities say that the drone used in the attack
00:00:44was was was of western
00:00:46of in of origin. There are documented cases of
00:00:50western weapons supplied to Kiev, ending up in the hands of militants in
00:00:53Africa as well as in Latin America and the middle east. Russia's
00:00:57anvoy to the UN says the west is using ke. to wage
00:01:00of a proxy war against Moscow and
00:01:03Africa. With thousands
00:01:07of
00:01:07of migrants remaining in Suta following last month's chaos, we delve deeper
00:01:11into the
00:01:11of issue of border protection as the EU shifts
00:01:18of of responsibility to Morocco, for the territory that Rabat
00:01:18of considers its
00:01:19of
00:01:22of of own. that very
00:01:22a first night we were so scared, we were paralyed with fear.
00:01:26of I can honestly say that for the first time I was afraid to go out alone.
00:01:30Next morning,
00:01:31of amid intensifying attacks on religious sites in Jerusalem, a
00:01:35in Russian nun shares her plight with
00:01:37Rt after assault
00:01:38on her mission as Moscow's ambassador condemns the
00:01:42incident.
00:01:46This is an absolutely unacceptable situation as it has negative
00:01:49psychological impact on representatives
00:01:52of the
00:01:52clurgy.
00:02:09story this hour: Ukraine has attacked
00:02:11of hospital in Dunbas launching a drone into one of its
00:02:14wards. One woman was
00:02:16of killed and two others were wounded. According to federal authorities, fragments found
00:02:20at the scene suggest that the
00:02:21a UAV had western
00:02:23of origins. During inspection
00:02:27of of the scene, it was determined
00:02:28that the attack resulted in extensive. damaged to the medical facility building,
00:02:32including destruction of its exterior facades and shattered
00:02:35glass. Furthermore, according to preliminary information,
00:02:39one civilian was killed in the attack and at least two others sustained injuries
00:02:43of varying severity. They are currently receiving medical attention.
00:02:46Furthermore, fragments of what are believed to be foreign-made drones were found at the
00:02:50attack site. These fragments will be seized and sent for examination
00:02:54to determine the specific type and nature
00:02:56of of the explosive device, information on casualties and damage.
00:03:02with the investigation underway and done yet Gartis
00:03:04of Roman Koserev from managed to get to the scene
00:03:07of the attack and he sent us this report from the scene:
00:03:11one woman was killed and another two elderly women were wounded
00:03:15in this therapeutics department at one
00:03:18of the hospitals here in Dunetsk in the
00:03:21Dunetsk
00:03:23a Republic. As you can see the room is completely
00:03:26of destroyed as these women were receiving uh care
00:03:30here in Dunesk, according to the authorities,
00:03:34the drone that flew into this hospital
00:03:37of is of aircraft type, it's called a hornet, it was
00:03:41designed in the United States and as you can see right
00:03:44here, judging from
00:03:48the uh trapnel holes
00:03:50of in the walls, the drone
00:03:54was filled with trapnel, in other
00:03:57words
00:03:58it was uh... the strike was
00:04:01designed in order to inflict as much damage as
00:04:05possible and of course as much death as possible. once
00:04:08in again, this is
00:04:09a regular hospital here in Dunes, there isn't a single
00:04:12military uh facility in the
00:04:15area, this is right in the center
00:04:18of the city, this is Wednesday afternoon
00:04:22and uh closer to the
00:04:23of end
00:04:24of the work day, and of course the hospital is full of
00:04:28patients, but now this therapeutics... wing is closed, as you can
00:04:31see uh volunteers
00:04:33of are right here uh working to rectify
00:04:37this damage as much as possible. we're sealing off the building's thermal
00:04:41envelope because our enemies have attacked the hospital. we rushed here
00:04:45and are slowly
00:04:46of sealing it up, only one window remains. there was blood
00:04:49of on the floor and literally two wards were turned
00:04:52of into one. many beds are under the rubble, lot of concrete is lying
00:04:56around and there's a lot of blood. my guys and i go out frequently to...
00:05:00help those
00:05:00in need, obviously damage was done not only to this
00:05:04particular room but to other areas of this
00:05:07therapeutics
00:05:08wing.
00:05:12republic. Ukrainian attacks on
00:05:16civilians in Russia have only prompted a more intense response for
00:05:20Moscow, with Keyev's black sea ports becoming regular targets for
00:05:24Russian forces and the economic impact these strikes are being felt
00:05:28across Ukraine. Head over to our website RT.com for more on
00:05:32this store. Now it
00:05:35seems Kiev's corruption troubles know no bounds. Just two days
00:05:39after Ukraine's ambassador to Washington was sacked. the same
00:05:43figure has been accused of ilicit enrichment by the country's
00:05:46anti-corruption bureau. Olga Stefanishana
00:05:50seemingly feel failed to declare owning at least two
00:05:54luxury apartments amid other accusations, marking the latest
00:05:58scandal a long list of graft incidents plaging
00:06:01Zelensky's click. The country's former intelligence boss and an
00:06:05entrepreneur known as Vladimir Zelensky's personal bagman were
00:06:08earlier implicated in big money cases.
00:06:22an
00:06:22Trump ambassador with that has criminal charges. I believe this explains the rush to dismiss
00:06:26her, the conflicting statements about whether she left on her own or not, and the almost
00:06:30simultaneous emergence of information regarding a corruption case. Notably, they
00:06:34haven't yet found replacement for her, which also indicates lack of preparedness
00:06:38for such a change in personnel. Overall, corruption within Zelensky's circle is.
00:06:42longer secret to his western patrons, some are simply aware, while others may be
00:06:46complicit, but any case there is likely folder of materials on each
00:06:50individual. we remember how the case against Ermac surfaced, which was brought down
00:06:54by the same west controlled Nabu and SAP. subsequent cases are much
00:06:58less publicized, but more and more officials and deputies close to power are
00:07:02acquiring status as suspects or witnesses. the globalists who control the
00:07:05anti-corruption structures in kieve do not want to accelerate this process as it could
00:07:09destabilize the already precarious situation in Ukraine. However, the news
00:07:13around Zelensky's inner circle is slowly tightening, and the ultimate goal of this
00:07:17operation is to strip him of his monopoly on power in favor of other more
00:07:20subservient managers favored by the
00:07:22sponsors. The west is
00:07:26using Kiev to wage war against Russia and Africa. That's
00:07:29according to Moscow's ambassador to the United Nations, Vasali
00:07:33Nibenzia a security council
00:07:35meeting. The terrorist
00:07:38activities the Kiev regime in Africa must be pointed out. refers
00:07:42to the supply of UAVs and the direct training of terrorists by Ukrainian
00:07:46military instructors. There are documented cases of western weapons supplied to
00:07:50Kieve ending up in the hands of militants in Africa as well as in Latin
00:07:54America and the Middle East. U.S. oversight agencies have questions
00:07:57regarding how the military aid provided to Kiev by the Biden administration was
00:08:01used. The Kiev regime has long been in complete economic and military
00:08:05dependence on the EU and NATO countries which are using Ukraine to wage a proxy
00:08:09war against Russia. The same approach is being employed by Ukraine. western
00:08:13handlers on the African continent, by involving Ukrainians in supporting
00:08:17terrorist groups in the Sahel, they are once again trying to achieve their own goals through the
00:08:21hands of others.
00:08:24Ukraine has been at the center of controversy in Africa after an
00:08:28ambush in July 2025 by Toareg and Al-Qaeda
00:08:32fighters. That attack resulted in dozens of casualties,
00:08:36including among the Russian Africa core as the unit fought
00:08:39off the attack. Russia's defense ministry later... revealed that Ukrainian
00:08:43and European mercenary instructors were behind attempted
00:08:47coup in the country, and earlier, Mali, Burkina Fasso and Niger
00:08:51signed a joint declaration with Russia condemning both western
00:08:55medaling and the activities of Ukrainian mercenaries in the Sahel
00:08:59region. But the Sahel is not the only African
00:09:03region where tensions with Ukraine have escalated. Multiple media
00:09:06reports have revealed that Ukrainian troops have been operating in
00:09:10Libya. Some claim over 200 Ukrainian troops secretly
00:09:14operate in the North African country and they're reportedly smuggling
00:09:18weapons to Africa and are also involved attacks on Russian
00:09:22vessels. Arty has requested comment on the matter from
00:09:26Libya's Government of National Unity. Omar Bu Saida,
00:09:30Libyan Political and analytic researcher says that Ukraine is
00:09:33seeking to export its conflict to other parts the
00:09:36world. We must
00:09:40establish a connection between the events. We clearly remember that in July
00:09:442024, Ukrainian intelligence was involved in the battle of
00:09:48Tinzatan in Northern Mali. In this battle, Ukraine provided
00:09:52support to the rebels in their confrontation with the malian army and Russian forces
00:09:56located on Malian territory. All these facts point to Ukraine's clear
00:10:00intention to interfere in the internal affairs the African Sahel countries
00:10:03amiid its confrontation with Russia. These circumstances create an important
00:10:07interconnection between various reports which, incidentally, come from a single source and
00:10:11confirm the presence of active. Ukrainian activity in such Sahel countries as
00:10:15well as in Libya. This certainly serves as additional indicator
00:10:19since the geographical link points to the interaction between the African Sahel and
00:10:22Libya as well as to the characteristics of the government controlling the western
00:10:26regions of Libya. The conflicts in the capital Tripoli arise from the
00:10:30presence of numerous factions and the intersecting interests of various western
00:10:34countries in these areas the city, where each faction answers to a particular
00:10:37side. Moreover, in Western Tripoly, there is currently a struggle between these
00:10:41groups and traces the Ukrainian side are already evident, providing
00:10:45logistical support to these factions, including training and supplying
00:10:48equipment. Today we will return again to the issue of Tajura east of
00:10:52Tripoli, according to information from the ground. an experts are present
00:10:56in various camps of Libyan factions and characteristic drones are also being
00:10:59used. In addition, there are independent reports describing the transfer of
00:11:03drones from Ukraine to Libya with their subsequent dispatch to the African
00:11:07Sahel. Ukraine wants to demonstrate its ability to be a partner in exporting
00:11:11conflict. Its actions in Syria, along with the major confrontation between
00:11:14Iran and the United States, are part of escalating and dangerous regional
00:11:18conflict with global consequences. All these actions create negative
00:11:22overall climate against Ukraine, which... instead of focusing its internal
00:11:26conflict, seeks to export this unrest to other countries. what is
00:11:30happening in Ukraine is attempt to gain the support the United States and
00:11:33draw them
00:11:34into its struggle with Russia by any possible
00:11:36means. now since
00:11:40last week's chaos in the Spanish city of Suta, most migrants have
00:11:44returned to Morocco. however, between two and 5,00 them still remain
00:11:48in the city, according to local reports. according to Suda's
00:11:51authorities, more than 1,000 of those migrants left ( are young
00:11:55people, hundreds them are living without their parents in dire
00:11:59conditions, as officials have requested assistance from the Spanish
00:12:02government citing a high risk to order and public
00:12:06safety. Here's what migrants had to say about their current living
00:12:09conditions. I've been in Suda for
00:12:13seven days now. I spent three of those days sleeping in the forest without
00:12:17food or water. We barely had enough food to
00:12:19survive. It's been seven days since we've been in
00:12:23the forest, me. "my mom and my brother, hope to become a
00:12:27police officer in the future and to be able to go to Spain so that we can be
00:12:30reunited with my dad, along with mom and my
00:12:33brother, god willing will be okay, they give us
00:12:37only one meal a day and look what's in it, milk and small round cookies, and we're really
00:12:41surviving on just that, you always see infants with their mothers, so we're forced to give them
00:12:45our share of milk, because it won't make difference for us, but it makes a big difference for
00:12:48them, you'll find a woman with a small child who has nothing to feed him, there
00:12:52aren't even diapers, they haven't provided us with..." anything, it's as if all these
00:12:56people don't even exist. while the EU has claimed
00:13:00that the crisis was resolved quickly and conclusions drawn about
00:13:04stronger border protection, questions over whose border
00:13:07it is, and who should be responsible for it, remain. the EU
00:13:11wants to shift responsibility to Morocco, but Rabot considers Suta
00:13:15as its own sovereign territory and rejects the plan. RT
00:13:18correspondent
00:13:20delves deeper into the dilemma. many consider
00:13:23seuta to be Europe's southern border, but this widely accepted
00:13:27fact begs a few rarely asked questions: why does
00:13:31Europe still hold territory on the North African coast? and how can Brussels
00:13:35expect Morocco to defend the border that Rabat has never
00:13:39recognized? a dispute shaped by centuries of
00:13:43complicated relations when tens of thousands of migrants crossed that
00:13:46contested border. Spanish authorities in seuta blamed Robot,
00:13:50insisting Morocco bears the responsibility of securing
00:13:54Madrid. border. We all want to have good relations, but
00:13:58if Morocco does not want this, then we will have to ask it to at least show
00:14:02respect. We cannot ask it to change its policy, not even its foreign
00:14:06policy. Its approaches are legitimate, but we can ask it to respect
00:14:10Spain's territorial integrity and the security of our borders. We
00:14:13must make this demand with the support the rest of Europe. People see this not as
00:14:17a migration crisis. It was fundamentally attack, violation
00:14:21of Spain's territorial integrity. People felt that this, if not
00:14:25orchestrated was at least encouraged or permitted by Morocco. From
00:14:29Morocco's perspective, it's been asked to defend what it considers
00:14:32occupied Moroccan land. That position isn't new. Salut
00:14:36and Milia are among the last remaining traces of Spain's
00:14:39centuries long presence in North Africa, a presence that dug
00:14:43its heels in when Morocco gained independence back in
00:14:471956. Since then, Robot's policy has
00:14:50remained consistent. Both enclaves are part of
00:14:54it. territory. Suta and Malila are integral part of
00:14:58Moroccan territory and their return will be achieved through direct
00:15:01negotiations just as was the case with Tarfea, CID
00:15:05and the Moroccan sahara. Moroccan society, the
00:15:09institutions, and of course, the government agree that Suta and
00:15:13Milila are Moroccan. Regarding the status quo in Suta
00:15:16and Milila, which has persisted for nearly five or six centuries. The
00:15:20day may come when we reopen the file on Suta and
00:15:23Milila. use to dismiss Morocco's claim to
00:15:27the land, Madrid wants rebot to remain cooperative when
00:15:31it comes to controlling migrant flow. We have spoken with the
00:15:34Moroccan authorities, they are willing to cooperate. to expedite the
00:15:38repatriation of citizens to their country of origin. we have made it clear to
00:15:42our neighbor and ally that we need to speed things up and provide much more
00:15:46decisive response to the events that have unfolded in the autonomous
00:15:50city of shooter. i believe it is very important emphasize this, because
00:15:54among other things, the dialogue with Moroccan authorities was constant,
00:15:58fluid and very reasonable, unlike what happened in 2021.
00:16:02therefore we hope that this cooperation intensifies and allows for the
00:16:05repatriation process to be expedited. over the coming hours and days with
00:16:09the aim of restoring order. guard our borders, take back migrants
00:16:13and turn a blind eye while we disrespect your national
00:16:17interests. that's the tone Madrid has taken by court in Rabat's
00:16:21neighbor Algers. just weeks before the migrant surge, Spanish Prime
00:16:25Minister Pedro Sanchez visited Algeria to mend the
00:16:28relations that had frozen
00:16:30in 2022 after Madrid back to Morocco's autonomy plan for
00:16:34the Sahara, the major bone of contention between... but
00:16:37and algeers adding insult to injury, Spain admitted the
00:16:41polisario front leader for medical treatment back in 2021,
00:16:45figur Morocco sees as the leader of violent separatist
00:16:49movement backed by Algeria. The decision the Spanish
00:16:53authorities not to notify their Moroccan counterparts the arrival the leader the
00:16:56Polisario milicias is not a simple omission. It is a premeditated act,
00:17:00voluntary choice and sovereign decision by Spain, of which Morocco
00:17:04takes full note and will draw all the consequences. Just weeks
00:17:08later, thousands of migrants crossed the sauta border. Spain's
00:17:12defense minister called the incident political blackmail. This
00:17:16was Rabot's short response. Morocco has no
00:17:20obligation to protect the borders of countries other than its own. Morocco
00:17:24does not have the vocation of being Europe's genderm or its
00:17:27concierge. Madrid wants it both ways. It demands
00:17:31that Morocco's secure Europe's southern border and stam the flow
00:17:35of migrants all while repeated. antagonizing Robot,
00:17:39the consequences of that approach just landed at Spain's
00:17:42gates. Attacks
00:17:46against Christians have almost doubled this year in Jerusalem.
00:17:50Nons belonging to the Russian mission in the city came under uh came
00:17:54are under latest
00:17:56or the latest to come under attack as RT correspondent Charlotte Dubinsky sat
00:18:00down with one the nuns to hear her story. Jewish youths
00:18:03spitting a monastery in Jerusalem's old city. Then come the
00:18:07stones thrown in an act of vandalism and intimidation. scenes
00:18:11like this have become all too commonplace. rarely the victims speak
00:18:15out, mainly due to fear. but sister elizabetha from the
00:18:19Russian Ecclesiastical mission has found the courage. the sisters were
00:18:23walking along the street, they were returning from night vigil back to
00:18:26their mission and they realized that something wasn't quite
00:18:30right. we finished the night service at the tomb the
00:18:34Lord. we exited through the new gates. that's where we came across. some
00:18:37policeman, we smiled at them and they smiled right back at us and literally
00:18:41after 200 meters on the crossroads near Notar Dame, we started hearing
00:18:45rude screaming and swearing in Hebrew, and we tried not to look at them to avoid
00:18:49aggression. They managed to get to this point, this
00:18:53corner here, and it was then the attack really
00:18:57began. But we had to stop at the intersection because there was red traffic
00:19:01light, and while we were waiting, they kept shouting and approaching us, but we
00:19:04still tried not to look at them to avoid making make it. worse, but then the
00:19:08stone started flying, and thank god that the attack wasn't fatal. stones
00:19:12started flying past us, so many them, two them hit me and another one
00:19:16hit my sister, unfortunately striking her in the chest and causing great
00:19:20pain. incidents like this are not isolated. figures
00:19:24coming out from one Jewish organization, the religious freedom data
00:19:27center, show that this is a worrying trend. it says
00:19:31that anti-christian attacks, incidents against
00:19:35Christians have nearly double. in the past three
00:19:38months, between April and June, 83 incidents were
00:19:42recorded, that was up from 44 reports in the first three months of this
00:19:46year. So what's the root cause of this violence coming from a
00:19:49small but growing section of Israeli society?
00:19:53Everything now is very tense and very oriented
00:19:56towards Jewish, unfortunately, I must say,
00:20:00supremacy. There's a feeling, especially in the last three
00:20:04years and since the Hamas attack. on
00:20:08Israel, there's a lot the
00:20:11nervousness that turns people's mind
00:20:15to see black and white. it's either
00:20:19Jewish, Israeli or enemies, the
00:20:23rest the world. christianity is only learned through the traumas
00:20:27and the realistic traumas the Jewish people. the only
00:20:31thing you'l know about Christians is that they persecuted us,
00:20:34they shed our blood, edd to eat. is the
00:20:38government who is really pushing towards a very
00:20:42halachic, religious state, at
00:20:46least half of this country was taken captive and
00:20:50hostages by this mindset. In one the most brutal
00:20:53attacks caught on camera this year, a nun from another mission was slammed to
00:20:57the ground. That video sparked international outrage. The
00:21:01assailant has been charged, but most these
00:21:05crimes go unpunished. The police
00:21:07closing the files that I submit, it means not
00:21:11that the police couldn't catch them, they were not interested enough
00:21:15in catching them, but they were not interested because the authorities above told the
00:21:19police. bother about it, the RFDC has volunteers across
00:21:23Israel ready to document potential anti-christian harassment and
00:21:26attacks, but even Yiska is aware that there are many
00:21:30incidents that still go unreported. The details the attack on
00:21:34the sisters though, reached the desk the Russian ambassador. He's now
00:21:38raised it with the Israeli police and told RT action was
00:21:42being taken. This is an
00:21:45absolutely unacceptable situation as it has negative psychological
00:21:49impact on. representatives the clurgy, calls into question interreligious
00:21:53peace and harmony, the balance and status quo in interreligious
00:21:56relations, and generally sends bad signals to Christians about the supposed
00:22:00undesirability their presence here in the Holy Land. I have the impression that
00:22:04the Israeli authorities, including the police, realize the seriousness these
00:22:08incidents and are prepared to take measures to address them. During our meeting,
00:22:12General Ketsuni informed us those teenagers who were seen throwing stones at the
00:22:16sisters the Gordinsky monastery on July 23, were detained.
00:22:20She's bravely spoken to RT, sister Elizabetta admitted to us
00:22:24that the attack left her scared to death. That very first
00:22:27night we were so scared, we were paralyzed with fear. I can honestly
00:22:31say that for the first time I was afraid to go out alone the next
00:22:35morning. I mean, we were never afraid before, never. Her faith may
00:22:38keep her strong, but she is only human. Sister
00:22:42Elizabeth is courage to speak out will hopefully now give others the
00:22:46strength to follow in her footsteps.
00:22:56Allah Hutis have said that they've hit a Saudi oil tanker in the Red
00:23:00Sea, something that Riad has not yet commented on. The group's
00:23:03military arm has declared its blockade the kingdom ships will
00:23:07no will continue no matter the
00:23:09cost. While implementing the Yemeni Armed
00:23:13forceson to impose a maritime blockade on the Saudi
00:23:17enemy and to reinforce the equation of blockade for a
00:23:20blockade, the Yemeni armed forces, by the grace of Allah,
00:23:24successfully targeted the Saudi oil tanker Wafa in the northern
00:23:28Red Sea off the coast of Yanbu, with number of ballistic
00:23:32missiles. The strike was precise, thanks be to Allah. The
00:23:36Yumani armed forces affirmed that their operations will continue and
00:23:39escalate in targeting Saudi oil tankers in the northern Red Sea
00:23:43to close all access points and prevent their passage,
00:23:47thus establishing a blockade for blockade equator.
00:23:56The apparent attack is yet another escalation of tensions between the
00:24:00clashing camps. Just last month, the Saudi Airport was hit after
00:24:04the opposing Riad backed government in Yemen took
00:24:06responsibility for earlier Sana airport
00:24:10attack. Soon afterwards, the Hutis formally announced its
00:24:14red sea um naval blockade the Bob El Mandeb
00:24:18straight targeting Saudi vessels. Riad condemned the move branding the
00:24:21embargo maritime piracy, but according to an Ansar Allah
00:24:25spokesperson, Saudi Arabia had already imposed a blockade on
00:24:29Yemen. This latest operation in
00:24:33the Northern Red Sea confirms that Yemen's military operations aimed at breaking
00:24:37the blocade are gradually escalating. It also signals that Saudi
00:24:41Arabia should promptly announce the end of operation decisive storm in
00:24:45exchange for Yemen declaring an end to its military operations aimed at
00:24:48liberating Yemen. and lifting the bloccade imposed on it. This is
00:24:52a strong message to Saudi Arabia that the outcome will be the complete
00:24:56closure of its airports and sea ports if it does not end the
00:24:59military campaign and the blockade against Yemen. We are responding to the
00:25:03Saudi military campaign in kind. The ultimate objective is the
00:25:07complete closure of Saudi Arabia's airports and seaports unless it ends
00:25:11its military campaign in blockade against Yemen. Therefore we have been compelled to
00:25:15choose the military option. We emphasized to everyone that we have other
00:25:19objective. As soon as Saudi Arabia announces the end of Operation
00:25:23Decisive Storm, Yemen will announce the cessation of all military
00:25:26operations targeting Saudi Arabia, whether in the Red Sea or within
00:25:30Saudi territory. Saudi political
00:25:34analyst, Professor Khalid Batarfi takes another view and disputes
00:25:38whether a Saudi oil tanker was attacked at
00:25:40all. I think this claims
00:25:44are basilist, I'm saying that it wasn't verified by any
00:25:48independent entity. and it wasn't acknowledged by Saudi Arabia,
00:25:52Saudi Arabia is open when they
00:25:55are uh heads, they say we were hit and
00:25:59we hit back, they are not uh very... fied
00:26:03by any independent entity and they can say what
00:26:07they can, they they already said once that they
00:26:10occupied najran and the south of Saudi Arabia and they are
00:26:14close to Mecca, so those people who
00:26:18like to heat their own soldiers and they say this is the road
00:26:21to al-quds to Jerusalem and it starts
00:26:25with Marib and it ends and it goes through Mecca
00:26:29and Madina, I I doubt. all this claims
00:26:33and i believe that it's not as bad as they
00:26:37say, in fact it is very bad for them, not for
00:26:41us. according to RT
00:26:45sources, the CEO of Mana Mark Zuckerberg has offered
00:26:48apology to the Indian prime minister after being given three days to
00:26:52do so. it follows a scandal in which a video addressed by Narendra
00:26:56Modhi was abruptly deleted from Facebook. RT India
00:26:59correspondent breaks down the... country's response to an
00:27:03apparent case of high-level censorship. now
00:27:07this apology follows public scrutiny which was
00:27:11very intense in India as well as pressure from the
00:27:14government and as per Indian government sources zakarberg has sent his
00:27:18apologies regarding the child sexual abuse, material,
00:27:22deep fake content and errors in operating the
00:27:26platform. it was made clear to them that they are not covered
00:27:29under the intermediatory definition and select who
00:27:33receives such content, in fact safe harbor
00:27:37under IT act are also not applicable was said by
00:27:41the meta, now in fact the parliamentary standing committee on
00:27:45communications and it has grilled the meta global
00:27:48team and it gave zakarberg just time for three days
00:27:52to issue apology regarding take down of prime minister
00:27:56Narendra Modi's video on Facebook. Now this video was
00:28:00posted by PM Modi on 23rd July. during
00:28:03the youth lead and as well as student led protest that
00:28:07were going on in India and in the video Prime Minister
00:28:11Modi were actually addressing the youth the nation and he was
00:28:15promising stricter action against the examination paper
00:28:19leaks. now Facebook had called it a technical glitch, however
00:28:22India had rejected that explanation and said that it is
00:28:26inadequate and unreasonable. now separately
00:28:29meta's chief global affairs officer had also met with
00:28:33Indian IT Ministry secretary, that's S. Krishnan to
00:28:37explain
00:28:38the entire labs and also talk about the child sexual abuse
00:28:41material on Meta platform. In fact, apart from IT
00:28:45secretary, the meta team also met with
00:28:48India's IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and the
00:28:52police have also raised and registered few cases
00:28:55against Meta's, country head and several Facebook
00:28:59as well as instagram users over post that was... deemed
00:29:02offensive against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, now Nishikant Dube who
00:29:06is the head the parliamentary panel on IT had also
00:29:10tagged this controversy as an attack on
00:29:13democracy and also stated that the government may
00:29:17revoke the safe harbor protection that is provided
00:29:21to social media platforms in India and would also
00:29:25initiate legal remedies. Let's listen in 2024 if
00:29:29you recall Zuckerberg himself made a statement in January regarding the
00:29:322024 elections and later apologized, when a video, the prime minister of
00:29:36India can be removed, and they themselves admitted that the content was missing for
00:29:40five hours from 12:30 a.m. to 5 a.m. this is very serious
00:29:44matter. our committee has clearly stated that apology should come from
00:29:47Zuckerberg. if Zuckerberg does not give one, then his safe harbor protection
00:29:51under section 79 should be withdrawn. now what
00:29:54exactly is the safe harbor clause that they are talking about
00:29:58here?
00:29:59it is a provision under India's IT act that deals
00:30:02internet platforms from liability for use generated content as
00:30:06long as they act neutral, host and follow due
00:30:10diligence. now if this protection is withdrawn under any
00:30:13circumstances, then meta and its officials could face a
00:30:17flood of complaints. now separately, meta has also been under
00:30:21scrutiny over the issue of child sexual abuse
00:30:24material which was seen in paid advertisements on
00:30:28meta platforms and the government just last month had slapped a notice
00:30:32on meta over this issue, in fact the parliamentary panel
00:30:35today also want all social media platforms to comply
00:30:39with these rules or face