liberal leaders in east africa all for a cease fire in the democratic republic of congo as the em 23 rebel group make gains in the mineral rich area. ah, i m really mohammed, welcome to the program. china has condemned the u. s. is military s decision to shoot down a suspected chinese, the balance balloon that flew over the us last week? did i did say shut down the balloon on saturday. crating. a diplomatic and political storm, the pentagon says it was a platform for espionage. china warns there may be repercussions, and the balloon was nothing more than a civilian weather balloon blown off course. after floating across the us for days, the suspected chinese spy balloon has been shot down. the coast of south carolina. several air pulse was shut and as space closed, before the balloon was brought down by military fighter jets. landing 11 kilometers of the u. s. mainland u. s. president joe biden said he altered the balloon to be down as soon as it could be done so safely or wa