kevin rudd is here to help us understand. he is former prime minister of australia who is about to become australia s ambassador to the u.s. he is the author of a terrific book, the avoidable war. kevin, welcome. good to be with you on the program, fareed. when you hear xi jinping what he did and his foreign minister say what he did, this is a big change for the chinese, and they ve not referred to the united states by name and accuse it. what s going on? i must admit as someone who looked at this for the last 40 years, i was surprised. it s probably not since the 90s since i ve seen a paramount leader attack the united states by name. they usually have an expression that says such and such a country or certain nations and that diplomacy was pushed to one side and of course, the foreign minister went one step further, saying if the united states
highways blocked, citizens shouting shame. this is the fierce opposition to what some are calling a coup d etat. prime minister netanyahu s plans to curtail the power of israel s judiciary. i will ask former prime minister erc ehud barack and zippy livni about what is happening on the ground and in the knesset. also china s new foreign minister said this week that there will surely be conflict and confrontation with the u.s. if the american government continues to speed down the wrong i ll dig in deep on the moods in both beijing and washington with kevin rud, the former prime minister of australia who is about to be sworn in as australia s new ambassador to the united states. also, should silicon valley s
let s take a look at the top stories now here on al jazeera, moscow has a kid, the u. s. government of waging a proxy war against russia. the comments, one of the ukrainian presidents, a visit to washington, d. c, to request more weapons, he told congress military support, ukraine s warwick butcher was an investment in global security and democracy. i would like to thank you. thank you very much. thank you for both financial packages you have already provided us with. and there was, you may be willing to decide on your money is not cheery team is an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way. the korean forces are holding their ground against the russian soldiers, and the battle for that lute russian troops could advance on other cities if they seize the territory. eastern ukraine floods triggered by monsoon rains of killed at least 5 people. unfortunately, 65000 from their homes in northern malaysia. evacuations are on the way
watching out his era, these are the main stories now ukrainian president lenimosa lansky has visited at washington d. c. he appealed to congress to continue to provide military support for its war with russia, describing it as an investment in global security and democracy. i would like to thank you. thank you very much. thank you for both financial packages you have already provided us with. and there was, you may be willing to decide on your money is not cheery team is an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way on soon triggered flooding has displaced nearly 65000 people in northern malaysia. evacuations are underway. as more rain is predicted, 5 people have been killed. wells health organization is urging a china to provide more detailed information on the cobra. 19 situation in the country. there s been a record rise in infections after the government began easing restrictions, but fatalities have been low off the china c
him in person. he s reflecting that by making this, the 1st place is visited since the war began. also, lance, his trip comes on the same day that the russian president vladimir putin has in meeting his top military officials to discuss the results of the war. and ukraine so far will release you, you be, we was more listed at our army and military capabilities are increasing the young constantly every day. this process will make no mistake, will not be sped up a personal presidency. nobela warranty has re shuffled part of her cabinets by the warranties appointed a new prime minister and finance minister. they were sworn in just hours after congress approved her request to move elections forward by 2 years. peru has seen widespread protest since former president petro castillo, was impeached and imprisoned. 2 weeks ago, i ve gone asked on taliban rulers, have banned all female students from attending university. the latest crackdown on women s rights takes effect immediately.