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00:10a fragile ceasefire in west asia but tensions they remain high from the state of hormuz to
00:18lebanon and from washington to islamabad key developments are unfolding hello and welcome
00:23this is five live i'm sonal merotra kapoor let's start as always with the top 10 war headlines
00:29at this hour u.s president donald trump has warned iran against charging fee on ships passing through
00:36the state of hormuz he said such actions if true must stop immediately trump also accused iran of
00:42restricting oil flow through the strait and said it violates the existing understanding between the
00:48two sides meanwhile on the other side mustaba kamenai has announced a new phase in iran's
00:57management of the state of hormuz signaling tighter control over the key global shipping routes
01:03tehran says that the strait remains open but with strict restrictions with ships required to
01:09coordinate with the iranian authorities traffic has been capped at about 15 vessels a day
01:15so also raising global concerns over the key global energy route
01:24mustaba kamenai has also issued a strong warning saying attacks on iran will not go unanswered and
01:30those responsible will face consequences he said iran will seek compensation for damages
01:35from the conflict and will not step back from its position kamenai also signaled that iran is prepared
01:42to respond if provoked even as diplomatic efforts continue a statement comes as the world awaits the
01:49crucial meeting in islamabad tomorrow talking about it pakistan's capital islamabad has been placed
01:57under a full security lockdown ahead of high stakes u.s iran talks that key government zones and diplomatic
02:04areas have been sealed with roads blocked and civilian movement heavily restricted security forces have
02:11been deployed across the city with checkpoints barricades and petrels in fact all of those
02:18intensifying ahead of the u.s iran talks
02:23israel mean islam has continued military operations in lebanon despite the ongoing ceasefire efforts
02:29israel prime minister netanyahu has made it clear there will be no pause in strikes until security objectives
02:35are met israel forces have carried out fresh airstrikes and also artillery shelling in southern lebanon the northern front
02:43remains active even as diplomatic efforts continue in the region
02:50also coming from the region then hezbollah continues to retaliate launching cross-border
02:55attacks on israeli positions the group claims it has targeted israeli troops in southern lebanon
03:01including missile strikes on military gathering including a strike on israel's military gathering at the
03:07krim detention center
03:12israel has also announced plans to begin direct negotiations with lebanon
03:17netanyahu said the talks could include discussions on disarming hezbollah
03:21and describe the potential agreement as significant he added
03:25that any peace agreement with lebanon would be historic
03:31meanwhile back in pakistan the defense minister there has sparked a controversy
03:36with remarks against israel in a social media post he made a scathing attack on israel calling it evil
03:42and a curse on humanity for attacks on lebanon israeli prime minister netanyahu hit back strongly
03:48condemning the statements and questioning pakistan's role as a neutral peace mediator
03:54if comments like these exist it was of course an older tweet there moments after the rebuke
04:00pakistan defense minister quickly deleted his anti-israel post
04:07iran has also announced that all bank branches will resume full operations the decision was confirmed
04:14by the national banking coordination body including branches in tehran signaling a push towards economic
04:19normalcy amid the fragile ceasefire environment
04:26and that meant what that meant that asian stock markets have shown gains and cautious optimism
04:32investors are reading in to what's really happening they're also reading in and reacting to the ceasefire
04:39and upcoming u.s iran talks even as oil prices remained volatile indian equity benchmarks actually ended the week on
04:47a strong note
04:48with sensex closing 919 points higher nifty crossing the 24 000 mark the japan's nikki and the south korea's kospi
04:56also rising over one percent
05:03so that was your quick roundup of what's happening when it comes to the west asia war which is over
05:1040 days
05:11now but what else is making news here in india here are the other headlines let's take a look at
05:17that
05:17home minister amit shah and will bjp is a sankalpa patra uh for bengal the saffron party's poll manifesto
05:24included big ticket announcements including implementation of the uniform civil code in west bengal
05:29rollout of the seventh bay commission within 45 days of forming government or also crack down on
05:35illegal immigration with a detect delete and deport policy the party is positioning governance law in
05:42order and identity politics at the center of its bengal strategy as it looks to expand its footprint
05:48this election
05:51massive blow to vijay the tvk chief's film janan ayagan leaked online ahead of the release tmk has now
05:57blamed both dmk and bjp and called the leak a threat aimed at vijay linking it to the political rise
06:04the
06:04kvn productions has issued a public notice they're stating that sharing and downloading the movie clips
06:10is a serious criminal offense they have also said that the immediate civil and criminal proceedings
06:15will be initiated
06:19and this is a big one justice yashant varma of the alabad high court has resigned now which comes
06:25nearly a year after allegations of large cash recovery from his delhi residence he was earlier
06:31transferred from delhi high court following the controversy justice varma has denied any cash was
06:37recovered an in-house supreme court panel found that he and his family had control over a room in
06:43question with the probe continuing and also possible impeachment proceedings ahead he has now stepped down
06:53talking about stepping down nitish kumar has taken oath as the rajasabha member the oath was administered
06:59by cp radhakrishnan at a brief ceremony in delhi sources say nitish kumar will not join the union cabinet he
07:08will
07:08continue to guide the bihar government and focus on strengthening the janata dal united in the state he's
07:14expected to stay in delhi only during the parliament sessions and spend the rest of his time in bihar
07:21and telangana high court has granted one week anticipatory bail to pawan khaira the relief comes in a
07:28case linked to an fir filed by riniki sharma over allegations that she held multiple passports she's of
07:36course the wife of the bgb leader there
07:43the west asia conflict may have seen a temporary ceasefire but the flashpoint is now shifting from
07:50battlefields to a choke point that controls global oil the focus is now firmly on the state of hormuz
07:56and the messaging from washington and tehran could not be more different at the center of the current
08:03standoff is the state of hormuz and a critical global point there donald trump has warned that iran
08:09will not be charging ships passing through should not be he says charging ships passing through the
08:16state of hormuz and said that such move must stop immediately accusing tehran of not honoring the
08:23agreed terms on free passage in contrast what exactly is happening in contrast staba kamenai has taken a
08:31hard line position signaling tighter control over the strait and saying only around 15 ships will be
08:37around through each day what else are the contradictions let's look at trump again he is calling for
08:44unrestricted movement through hormuz while iran is enforcing controlled and limited access to the route
08:51with the supreme leader now today declaring that iran is entering a new phase in its management of
08:57the strait sounds long term then donald trump says that iran must follow existing rules while iran is
09:04indicating it will reset how the strait is managed after the conflict kamenai also warned that attacks
09:11on iran will not go unanswered further raising tensions around the key global energy corridor
09:24the west asia war looks far from over even as the temporary ceasefire takes shape
09:29and now all eyes are on the peace talks that will be held in islamabad on saturday
09:34which could provide a concrete solution to the conflict amid this war posturing continues
09:40between donald trump and mojtaba kamene for trump the contention remains the state of hormuz
09:46the u.s president has warned iran against charging fees from vessels passing through the state of hormuz
09:51asking them to stop at once minutes later trump said that iran was doing a very poor job of allowing
09:58oil to pass through the state of hormuz and that it is not in accordance with their agreement
10:03iran's supreme leader mojtaba kamene meanwhile threatened criminal aggressors who attacked his
10:08country and said that the state of hormuz's management will enter a new phase
10:16everyone should know this by the will of god almighty we will definitely not abandon the criminal
10:21aggressors who attacked our country we will definitely pay for each and every shock demand the blood of the
10:26martyrs and the blood of the veterans of this war and we will definitely bring the management of the
10:31strait of hormuz to a new level not just threats iran also continues to hold a tight grip on the
10:40strait reports have suggested that only 15 ships a day are being allowed to pass through that strait
10:47until now the strait of hormuz is open of course there are technical restrictions because of the
10:53the war zone and because of many uh arrangement that iran did during the war during this aggression
10:59against iran so there are some technical restraints and this is why that all the ships that they would
11:05like to uh pass through through the strait of hormones they have to communicate with our army and our
11:11uh military uh contact points there because because of the limitations in this strait and this
11:18strait is a very narrow strait it is in our territorial water plus omani territorial water it is in inside
11:24our water so so we have to be very careful even as tensions build up israel and lebanon continue to
11:33pound each other israel prime minister netanyahu has set the record straight and asserted that he will
11:38keep attacking hezbollah israel and lebanon are likely to hold peace talks in the us next week
11:43but the chances of a peace deal are not great given the present scenario bureau report india today
11:54all right i mean the fragile ceasefire as we've been speaking about in west asia all eyes now
11:59are on islamabad which is set to host a crucial us iran talks from april 11th the pakistan capital has
12:06been turned into a high security zone look at those pictures over there with forces deployed across
12:11key roads government installations as well the red zone which houses the parliament embassies and major
12:17official buildings has been completely sealed with civilian movement heavily restricted roads have also
12:23been blocked and access limited as authorities step up security ahead of that high stake diplomatic
12:30engagement these are some of the visuals coming to us from pakistan
12:47the state is set for a meeting that could decide not only west asia but entire world's fate
13:01preparations are underway in full swing in islamabad ahead of the u.s iran talks slated for saturday
13:09this follows a two-week ceasefire both sides agreed to on wednesday ending 40 days of hostilities in the
13:24austin nakvi hosted us charge of the affair natalie baker and detailed the preparations promising full
13:31proof security for delegates for the meeting a 30-member team of us is already in islamabad to review security
13:39arrangements sources say the red zone a high-profile government area in pakistan's capital has been
13:45reserved for the delegates washington will be represented by vice president jd vance special envoy to middle east
13:53steve bitkov and trump's son-in-law and president advisor jared kushner from iran's side foreign minister
14:00abbas arachi and parliament speaker mohammad bagir galiba are expected to lead the talks reports suggest
14:08pakistan prime minister shabazz sharif will formally host the talks and even hold meetings on the sidelines
14:14with vote delegations deputy prime minister and foreign minister is expected to facilitate
14:20so why was islamabad picked for latest round of diplomacy pakistan maintains working relations with
14:29both washington and tehran allowing it to stay engaged with both sides during the conflict
14:35army chief asim monir has been in contact with leaders from both countries as part of back channel
14:42diplomacy to east tensions geographically pakistan shares a border with iran and has a significant
14:49shia population factors that shape its regional engagement and pakistan is also designated as a
14:56major non-native ally of the united states a status it has held since 2004 strengthening its strategic ties
15:04with washington the agenda of this high profile meeting will be to iron out differences and reach
15:12a middle ground a point accepted to both sides but will that happen well we have to wait for saturday
15:20bureau report india today
15:27all right so all eyes on what unfolds in islamabad on saturday i have my colleague geeta muhan joining us
15:33for more details on this geeta we know that islamabad is the venue we know the delegation at least but
15:41that's perhaps the only thing we know so far we don't know if they're actually landing in pakistan we
15:46don't know if this will be a face-to-face conversation how long will it last are there some terms
15:51and
15:51agreements some sticking points what exactly is happening here well a lot of things that we don't know are
15:57is because of security reasons the fact that islamabad which you just reported uh sonal has been turned
16:04into a fortress is for a reason last time around when mbs had traveled to islamabad his aircraft was
16:12escorted by fighter jets expect that even when jd vance's aircraft enters pakistani airspace to ensure no
16:21unto what incident takes place uh the iranians for them it's going to be a very short uh travel uh
16:27unlike uh the american delegation so uh till the very last minute the iranians are keeping everybody
16:33guessing they are as trump said better negotiators than anyone else so they're keeping everybody
16:39guessing is because they've said that we still want clarity on lebanon and we're just about 12 hours from
16:44maybe uh uh hearing uh of jd vance and the delegation of jared kushner and steve whitkoff who are
16:52accompanying him landing in pakistan so um they are set to take off uh from america on friday and the
17:00talks are to take place on saturday for the iranians they can fly out early in the morning on saturday
17:06itself the reason why none of the travel schedule is being revealed it's for security reasons uh but we
17:12do know that kalibaf and uh and and araqchi are the ones who will be leading the delegation and
17:18leading the talks uh but like we were discussing before uh before the show uh that there is no
17:24clarity but maybe the format will remain the same as was the case in the past two occasions uh when
17:30the omani foreign minister was mediating and there were no direct talks so they were not sitting across
17:35the table and talking to each other directly it was the omani foreign minister who talked with the
17:40american delegation and then hold conversations with the iranian delegation and then go back and
17:45forth uh most probably that is the format this time around as well because they have not said direct
17:51talks uh unless and until it's spelt uh as direct talks it is indirect uh surely you know it's araqchi
17:59and vance this time around so maybe the format could change but for now it doesn't seem like they've
18:04spelt out that these talks are going to be direct so pakistan is the mediator will be in the room
18:10all right that's interesting so they don't really come face to face this is uman or perhaps somebody
18:16else pakistan in this case actually uh playing the mediator quite literally so intense uh you know is
18:25the intensity of broken relationships that they can't even sit in one room would that be fair to say and
18:30also i want to understand this from you gita every time we see talks happen you know there is some
18:36kind
18:36of a sort of rollback on uh you know on intensity on ground that we see in this case it's
18:43been the
18:43opposite the number of lives lost in the past two days of the ceasefire also has exceeded so much
18:50of you know it has exceeded anything else we've seen so far devastation has increased as well of course
18:55it's happening in the lebanon region but all of this does not really indicate peace does it well
19:02because sonal uh for israel uh the objectives and end game were very different and i don't think uh
19:09president trump went in thinking that this is going to be their end game as well uh absolute annihilation
19:15is not something that they were talking about but yes uh for netanyahu greater israel entering south
19:21lebanon now having to retreat is not is not something they uh he's comfortable with so when
19:28the announcement of ceasefire happened there's a conversation that took place between washington
19:32dc and tel aviv between president trump and prime minister netanyahu and then later we heard that lebanon
19:38is not part of the proposal iran had made it very clear and sent the 10 point proposal the 10
19:44point
19:45proposal the 10th point is in fact lebanon and ceasefire in lebanon as well uh and president
19:51trump and his truth social post had put that out saying that we have agreed it's workable the 10
19:57points uh that iran has put out and the 15 points that we've put out they're going to talk and
20:02see
20:02whether they can find some middle ground uh for israel that was certainly not something that was
20:07acceptable they wanted to move ahead and make more inroads into lebanon demolish hezbollah but also
20:15take control of lebanon south lebanon uh south of latani river unacceptable does it even make sense to
20:22have uh talks where you don't have an israeli representative absolutely uh the war uh sonal was
20:31between us and israel i say that is because the conversation on nuclear uh and and nuclear disarmament or
20:39uh or or giving up on the nuclear program was never with israel it was always with the united states
20:44of
20:44america whether it's jcpoa or for that matter conversations with biden and thereafter with
20:49uh with trump so israel is being represented by the united states of america there is no other country
20:56that would look at israeli interests more uh than america in fact the joke in america is that maybe
21:03trump is thinking israel first rather than america first uh that's how concerned they are about israeli
21:09interests uh iran would not have gone into talks if israel was in the room so that's not an option
21:15they're not talking to israel but yes they're talking about lasting peace and america is going
21:20to be representing israel's interests as well all right let's see how this goes geetha mohan thanks
21:27so much for adding all that perspective you'll of course have a busy weekend tracking all those talks
21:31and how it goes over there all right and for more perspective on the talks really we're now joined
21:40by a very special guest live from beijing i'm joined now by nr tangent he is the cigi senior fellow
21:48and
21:48the international commentator on geopolitics uh and global economy he is of course based in beijing
21:55joins us live from there he specializes in china's role in global governance and urban development
22:01as well thank you so much for your time mr enar i want to first begin by asking you this
22:07uh you know china's role in the entire talks how exactly did that come into being in the first place
22:16how exactly did china find its fingerprints in this conversation what was if i could say the specific
22:24lever that you pulled to actually get both the sides on the negotiating table
22:36okay so beijing finds itself in the position of trying to be the adult in the room and that means
22:44that there has to be something done about this global situation the u.s attacked a iran along with
22:52israel um it was very foreseeable from within the united states and from without that iran that
22:58would respond asymmetrically with an economic attack e.g they would close the straits of hormuz
23:05unfortunately this is not between just iran and the u.s although that is tragic in itself in terms
23:12of the lives lost but it's about the entire world countries that do not have reserves countries that
23:18are going to be hit very very hard by this not only by the energy but by the resulting food
23:23shock
23:24if you don't have diesel you can't run your tractor if you don't have fertilizers your crop is going to
23:29be smaller so this is something where china realizes now china is not doing anything different
23:35what they're trying to address here is the lack of trust obviously iran does not trust the united states
23:42simply because it the last two peace uh efforts resulted in uh attacks even before the peace
23:50negotiations had finished so they are uh china said look there has to be a way in which we can
23:56build
23:56the table you'll note that china is not putting any conditions it's not saying we should get something
24:02out of this this is very very very different from uh somebody like donald trump who would be more
24:08transactional now next week donald trump is going to arrive in beijing and why why is that significant
24:14because quite frankly china understands that with somebody like donald trump you have to engage him
24:21he's very transactional you have to give him things but you can't give him too much because if you do
24:27he will do what he has done to other countries he will not be nice he will in essence say
24:33you're weak
24:34and pathetic and all of these types of things as he has done to his allies so this is a
24:40situation
24:40where china is not being reluctant it's just simply the only thing that can be done at this point is
24:46to
24:46try to draw these people uh these two countries together to save the world save the world okay let's
24:53talk about pakistan's role in all of this then how did pakistan emerge as a bridge uh you know i
25:01asked
25:01this question because we see a lot of you say trust is an issue but there seems to be a
25:06lack of that even
25:07as these negotiations are yet to begin we are seeing comments coming from the iranian side calling his
25:13comments reasonable the tweets being deleted all of that uh what exactly are you seeing in the
25:21negotiations as they start on saturday morning and how confident are you that they will even happen
25:27face to face that this will actually happen tomorrow well i i don't uh i do not think they're going
25:35to
25:35be face to face this is like the treaty of west valia where the opponents after slaughtering each other
25:41for a hundred years were so bankrupt and tired of killing that they literally couldn't face each other so
25:48they sent an intermediary back and forth across five miles of mud in this case but today in this
25:54case tomorrow it will not be across mud uh pakistan will play the role of a mediator it will take
26:02messages back and forth trying to help narrow uh the issues out there but they're very substantial i
26:09mean the attacks on lebanon uh the you know the kind of negotiating tactics that are being used on both
26:16sides it's understandable ron thinks the united states is is extremely arrogant and brutal uh
26:24you know it's the united states has not had its uh top politicians and leaders decapitated as they
26:31have been in iran so you can't expect people to just kind of waltz in shake hands and say oh
26:38let's
26:39forget everything that's just happened over the last 30 days and the u.s is in a bad situation
26:46israel wants to keep them in desperately afraid the u.s will quote desert them and they would be left
26:53fighting a much larger opponent that's a thousand miles away and has significant resources in terms
27:00of other entities that could attack hezbollah etc so we have a delicate situation the u.s wants out
27:08needs out the midterms are coming donald trump does not want to go to war this is not going to
27:15bring
27:16the american people together because they were not prepared for this war and they don't understand it
27:22and the rapid rise in food prices and also gasoline are not going to play well when it comes to
27:29november
27:30and voting all right then let's talk about the deal then and there are certain contradictions in it
27:38already even before the talks have begun we see uh you know pakistan in fact as a mediator or even
27:45if
27:45i can say china backed pakistan as a mediator in this uh seems to have got it wrong somewhere do
27:51you
27:51think there was miscommunication when it came to the issue of uh strikes in lebanon
28:01beijing is not uh involved either directly or indirectly what it has done is uh what it did
28:07with iran and saudi arabia it brought two powers to the table and suggested that they try to work this
28:15out in the interests of their particular economies but also global and regional interests you do not
28:22hear that there is going to be a chinese envoy there who's going to be trying to take any role
28:27this is pakistan at the front and center and we're going to see exactly what what can be done with
28:34a
28:34neutral uh party uh that has connections to all sides and hopefully uh they can bring some sense uh
28:42into this now let us be clear the fault lies with the united states they were the ones who made
28:49the
28:49attack who you know did this thoughtless attack that has led to the situation we're in but it's a large
28:55power and it has to be accommodated to a certain extent but you know this war is not over until
29:03iran says it is
29:04and they open up the straits of hormuz so in terms of whether or not i don't know specifically but
29:11i
29:12would hesitate to think that something as large as the lebanese invasion that is going on right now was
29:18not discussed at length and that it wasn't part of a deal saying that you have to uh seize fire
29:27on all
29:28fronts um this this is i think game playing by or it sounds to me like game playing by israel
29:36as it
29:37attempts to light a fire under what should be cool water game plan that's interesting you say that uh but
29:46let me be straight when i ask you this uh from your vantage point in beijing from how you're seeing
29:52both sides how hopeful are you the talks will actually happen we just showed our viewers pictures
29:58of what a fortress islamabad has actually turned into waiting to invite both sides but do you actually
30:05think it's going to happen okay well um my hopes are that it would be a 10. my fear is
30:15that it'll
30:16be somewhere around a three um there are okay real differences real space between uh that's 10
30:23point plan that they've been talking about it is not going to be something where they can just say oh
30:29everything's fine we'll just split the difference you're talking about uh major issues where people um
30:35you know they they have to withdraw on fronts there's the issue of nuclear weapons and i think at some
30:41point uh the issue of israel's nuclear weapons will be brought up if iran is expected not to enrich
30:48it's going to be a expectation that their major enemy and the one who attacked them israel would
30:54have to get rid of their things the bases have to be removed there has to be reparations this is
31:00not
31:01going to sit well with the american public especially donald trump who doesn't like to admit defeat
31:05or be labeled a loser so in this particular case it's i think far off at this point uh and
31:13i think
31:13that's really unfortunate i do not know that direct negotiations between the parties will ultimately be
31:19successful i think if there's a resolution to this it is going to have to be the entire world outside
31:26these two countries coming together and saying enough united states stop these tariffs stop these wars
31:33uh own up to your mistakes pay uh iran off and to iran open up the straits of hormuz do
31:41not do that
31:42again now then this would not be a military threat this would simply be all the countries coming together
31:47and say economically we will cut you one or both of you off if you do not comply and that
31:55would be a
31:56powerful message and one that would cement the idea that uh in fact a you know we have a multi
32:03-polar
32:04system that can work when is necessary and this isn't doesn't have to be through the u.n it could
32:10be
32:10but it could has to be a meeting of the minds of all those who are affected to say enough
32:17of this nonsense
32:19all right very interesting answer but you don't sound very hopeful you're saying
32:23on a scale of zero to ten you think it's just going to be about three on the success rate
32:28of
32:28whether or not peace will be achieved through this round that tells a lot about how which way this is
32:32going but let me come to what i think has been the heart of the entire matter right let's talk
32:39about
32:39state of hormuz and one of the reasons why us is so rattled about it is because we've been getting
32:45reports that iran off late has been taking a toll booth charge sorts at the state of hormuz and
32:52charging in chinese currency not even the dollar a could you confirm or deny if that's really the
32:59case and do you think that really helps the negotiation process to actually make it happen at this point
33:08this has nothing to do with china it's the fact that iran has trade with china and can do business
33:14with rnb
33:15it's also rnb is now being increasingly accepted and it can be exchanged so the fact is iran was cut
33:23off from the u.s dollar so they're obviously not going to try to settle in u.s dollars there's
33:29rumors
33:30that they're also accepting bitcoin i do not know if that's true or not uh but i can tell you
33:35that china
33:37has nothing to do with this it's not encouraging it um the china does not want to take the place
33:43of the
33:44u.s dollar they seem quite clearly that the u.s dollar uh the economy of the u.s is
33:50warped by the
33:51u.s dollar the need for constant increase of liquidity uh leads to a very bad uh situation as
33:59we have seen in the u.s the massive debts uh the overpriced dollar which unfortunately makes american
34:04goods less competitive internationally um and you know it's just a situation which seems to have no
34:12resolution china looks and learns they don't want the same thing i think if they were thinking of a
34:20global settlement system that would be more likely something uh centered around bricks where you have
34:27many countries putting into a pool uh and then creating a credit system which can be used internationally
34:36all right uh mr enar thank you so much for joining us live from beijing over there giving us perspective
34:42on which way this goes it's anybody's guess as he's saying at the moment uh that was uh mr enar
34:49uh
34:49remember whatever he says from a china standpoint has to be taken with a pinch of salt uh you we
34:55all
34:55understand the relationship that china has and the dynamics it shares with the united states of course
35:00take his answers with that pinch of salt but let's uh move on now on the bulletin and bring you
35:06the
35:06next report now this one is about the diplomatic row that has broken out ahead of the u.s iran
35:11talks in
35:12islamabad pakistan's defense minister kwajah asif has called israel evil over strikes in lebanon
35:18israel hit back strongly with prime minister himself actually calling the remarks outrageous and
35:24questioning pakistan's neutrality in the whole thing what was the issue there was an old tweet
35:30of the minister which was uh you know which was taken up which got limelight and then to that there
35:37is a reply that has come in from the israeli uh side as well post that comment he was quick
35:45enough to
35:45delete that tweet but then again this is another instance which highlights just how fragile just how
35:52broken and these talks are and also even with the mediator there seems to be constant issue of mistrust
36:13ahead of the peace talks between the us and iran a new face-off is emerging
36:19pakistan's defense minister kwajah asif has launched a scathing attack on israel calling
36:25it evil and a curse for humanity the outburst against bombing of lebanon has left israel fuming
36:34prime minister benjamin netanyahu condemned the remarks questioning pakistan's credibility
36:39as a neutral voice he called the comments outrageous israel's foreign minister gideon
36:47sahar called pakistan blatant anti-semitic blood libels and asserted that his country will continue
36:54to defend itself against threats after the backlash kwajah asif deleted his controversial post
37:04the diplomatic face-off amid an already volatile situation in west asia could not have come at a
37:11worst time especially when islamabad is hosting talks between the us and iran for peace in the region
37:19bureau report india today
37:25let's cut across to some more news coming in from united states now a surprise intervention from melania
37:31trump has triggered fresh weight around the jeffrey epstein case melania trump has publicly denied any
37:37connection to jeffrey epstein rejecting claims that it was he who introduced her to donald trump
37:43calling such reports false she also pushed back against what she described as a surge of misinformation
37:49online including fake images and resurfaced allegations melania said that she has never
37:55been a witness or unnamed individual in any investigation linked to epstein or his uh associate maxwell
38:03but not everyone is convinced with some survivors even saying that the statement misses the larger
38:10point and the debate clearly is far from over many commentators in the u.s also now calling it a
38:17distraction from the way trump is handling the war here's a report
38:25i never been friends with epstein in a rare address from the white house on thursday first lady melania
38:32trump denied ever having ties to disgraced financier and sex offender jeffrey epstein reviving a highly
38:38volatile issue that her husband has repeatedly sought to downplay epstein did not introduce me to donald
38:46trump she did not say why she chose to speak out now as the epstein saga had largely receded from
38:52the
38:52headlines amid the u.s israeli war against iran a spokesperson for the first lady said the president's
38:57aides were made aware of her plans for thursday's statement i am not epstein's victim she also said
39:04she was not a victim of epstein's abuse but urged congress to provide public hearings for those who
39:09were give these victims their opportunity to testify under oath in front of congress with the power of
39:19sworn testimony each and every woman should have her day to tell her story in public if she wishes
39:29members of congress took to social media to voice support for the first lady's address republican
39:34congresswoman nancy mace said quote thank you for standing up for survivors and demanding transparency
39:40across the aisle democratic congressman robert garcia said quote we agree with first lady melania
39:46trump's call for a public hearing with the survivors of jeffrey epstein i have never had any knowledge
39:53of epstein abuse of his victims thursday's extraordinary address brings fresh scrutiny to
40:01the epstein case which has roiled trump's presidency as his supporters accuse his administration
40:06of mishandling disclosures of the related files a bipartisan law passed in november requires the u.s
40:13justice department to release the files tied to criminal probes of epstein after the first lady
40:19spoke around a dozen epstein survivors released a statement opposing her proposal for public hearings
40:24saying they had already done enough to publicize epstein's crimes through testimony and reports
40:29and that it was up to the justice department to follow through
40:36all right in a world where there is violence against women there is
40:40war there is rising prices uncertainty it's friday so we thought we leave you with some hope
40:47and hope is coming from outer space this time did you know that moon actually was not black and white
40:54as we've sort of seen it in pictures colored it or visualize it it actually has color well that's the
41:02discovery that was made by the artemis 2 mission uh and the astronauts who were on that journey actually
41:09get back to the historic return from deep deep space space that no human has ever sort of been to
41:19or
41:19orbited the nasa's artemis 2 mission prepares for splashdown after a 10-day journey around the moon
41:26the four astronauts will be now are going to be the first human since apollo to travel beyond the low
41:34earth orbit marking a very major milestone in space exploration as well and during the mission the crew
41:40orbited moon far side captured some stunning visuals from deep space as well so we thought this friday
41:47let's leave you with some wisdom coming from outer space also with some hope also when you look at those
41:54pictures and you look at earth from that perspective i don't know about you it makes me feel like we're
41:59all one we're all the same and we're all a spec with that thought we leave you see you bye
42:26nasa releases breathtaking footage from artemis 2 mission capturing the journey of four astronauts
42:33as they travel back from their voyage around moon the crew described the experience as a moment where
42:42science fiction became documented history for the first time in decades humans have witnessed the moon's
42:51far side unlike the familiar near side this region is rough heavily cratered and lacks the dark lava
42:58planes seen from earth instead it is a chaotic landscape shaped by ancient asteroid impacts
43:06in one of the most emotional moments as the orient spacecraft moved around the moon astronauts watched
43:14earth slowly disappear behind the lunar horizon in what could be called the earth set similar to a sunset or
43:22a moon set
43:26a small glowing crescent a powerful reminder of how fragile a planet truly is
43:34away from earth's atmosphere the crew captured a crystal clear view of the milky way
43:41in the vacuum of space stars don't twinkle they shine steadily revealing the galaxy in stunning detail
43:51in a rare scientific moment astronauts also witnessed a solar eclipse lasting nearly 54 minutes allowing them
43:59to study the sun's corona its outer atmosphere in ways that are impossible from earth
44:07after completing the historic lunar flyby orion is expected to make a splashdown in the pacific ocean
44:14on friday at 8.7 pm which would be saturday early morning in india
44:21artemis 2 is more than just a mission it is a giant leap towards returning humans to the moon and
44:28pushing deeper into space
44:32and as odrian heads home the world watches knowing that this journey is shaping the future
44:39of human exploration bureau report india today
44:48all right stunning isn't it all right towards the end we've also got a birthday marked not by celebration
44:54but by service executive director of reliance industries limited anant ambani who turns 31 today
45:00chose to dedicate the day to large-scale charitable initiatives across the country
45:04vantara the global wildlife conservation organization founded by anant ambani has announced the launch
45:11of vantara university in jamnagar gujarat it is the world's first integrated global university
45:17dedicated to wildlife conservation and veterinary sciences the foundation ceremony conducted in
45:24accordance with the hindu traditions brought together representatives from academia science
45:30conservation and public life including anant ambani's teachers and mentors the central element
45:37of the event was the ritual placement of soil water and stones as a symbolic act of leading the
45:45foundation with these elements collected from biodiversity rich landscapes across india spanning grasslands
45:53forests wetlands added ecosystems and himalayan and other high altitude habits habitats across
46:01the northern and southern eastern western and central parts of the country symbolizing india's
46:08ecological richness and vision of building the university on foundation of the nation's
46:14natural heritage the foundation ceremony marked the start of a broader national effort to advance
46:22compassionate conservation education this included the announcement of vantara university founding
46:29fellows and every life matters scholarships alongside a call to use knowledge not only for progress but for
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