Al jazeera dot com ah, logan. Im fully betty bo, with the top stories on al jazeera, former Prime Minister boys johnston has pulled out of the race for britains leadership. Former finance minister wishes. So knock is now the front runner in the context of succeed list processed by mister and conservative party leader. Ukraine says russian allegations it may use an explosive, mace with Radioactive Material are absurd and dangerous. Rushes defense minister is reported to have raised concerns during calls with counterparts from the u. K. France enter kia moscow has provided no evidence to back the claims harry foster as more from keith and another potential escalation, even if it doesnt turn out to be an escalation on the battlefield. I think we can say to call this an escalation in terms of a diplomatic rhetoric being used in the, in the sheer number of calls for of him on the same day to the french, the turkish, the british and the americans all making the same claim that russia has, it says intelligence of the formation of some kind of dirty bomb for use by ukraine to blame russia for carrying out some kind of Nuclear Explosion inside ukraine. Now this is something that has been, as you say, ugly refuted, the United Nations office for humanitarian affairs as at least 23000 people have been displaced by armed violence in democratic republic of congo. Fighting started on thursday between congolese troops and the m. 23 armed corp in would sure all agencies say about 2500 people have fled to ne, bring uganda in somalia. At least 9 people have been killed in an attack on a hotel. Our bob has claimed responsibility for the siege in the southern port city of k smile. At least a 133 children have died from acute Kidney Injury in indonesia. The deaths are linked to chemicals found in some cough syrups. Indonesia has temporarily bound sales of all syrup based medications, and a team of experts is investigating the case. And 38 migrants have been rescued from a small boat, a draft in the mediterranean sea. Children were among those saved by the rescue ship ocean. Viking, bringing the total number of migrants on board to 73. 00, warm weather and calm seas in Southern Europe and the mediterranean. Ive led to a sharp increase in crossing those are the headlines up next. On al jazeera, the listening class, brazils president ial election is going to a 2nd round on october 30th convent hartline, president james, also narrow and for the socialist president , lucila or vines for votes, but which one poses to reelect to brazils highest office, ongoing special coverage on al jazeera, what is ellen musk playing . The worlds richest man seems to think hes a geopolitical influence. Rupert murdoch and the art of succession. What comes next for the elderly media baron and his family . And lest we forget the lettuce head that outlasted the u. Kays latest Prime Minister, ah, hello, im richard. Desperate in europe, the listening post where we dont cover the news, we cover the way the news is covered. The worlds richest man is turning into one of its loudest voices. Not content with manufacturing cars generating energy, getting into space travel e lawn mosque is in the midst of a 44000000000. 00 takeover of twitter, and now considers himself a geopolitical player. Mosque has business interests in russia. He has proposed away out of the war in ukraine, that is in line with what moscow wants that did not go down well in keith. Then must threatened to cut ukrainians off from his Satellite Network star link, denying them and their armed forces. Critically important access to the internet. He has also injected himself into the dispute between china, where his company is heavily invested. And taiwan. Does the world really need an erotic billionaire with a sizable ego and 0 geopolitical expertise messing with conflicts in which they have a personal financial stake . Our starting point this week, his, he long, ah, in some ways you law must, is a unique billionaire. I know of no other billionaires with master public attention, mastered the ability to have people talk about in the clearly hes motivated by this deep desire to back wants to get involved in all of these areas. We had no expertise and its very dangerous. Whether its twitter lock in a pool or use all humans with you. Crazy knows in the future of stalling. It all seems like living in the long mosques will. I think thats how he likes it. Why would you want to talk to me dude, my for, but his pension for simply staring up. Controversy is not helping if he does really want to help the world and how vulnerable people, like those in new zealand mosque is the richest person on the planet. Most of his social capital comes from his more than 100000000 followers hanging on his every 24 ukrainians mosques, persistent poster about his on again off again. Plan to buy twitter or trolling. His critics or a side show in a far more serious story, because they rely on mosques, satellite, internet provider, starling, to stay connected. Informed journalists depend on it to get the story from the war zone out to the world. And for ukraines military forces. Starling is a weapon that gives them a decided advantage on the battle. Traditionally, you will get access to the internet through cables that connect countries under our oceans, stalling cuz Something Different and it satellite Internet Connection. Lots of these satellites already. Low earth orbit. Something like 550 kilometers above all ruth surface. It allows people who dont have that traditional Internet Connection to still connect to the internet because this is a lifeline for people in order to communicate some of the horrors that are going on in ukraine. Right. Now to start like is option absolutely central visitors lod communication thats been secure amongst ukraine ships. Unlike the Russian Troops that have used open Radio Communication at times. Ah, shes open enough to attacks the crash very well. He is marching ologies and martyr communication, which is other execute very complex missions behind launch something the russians are simply not able to do at this point. Theres no missing words. Starling has been a Heroic Service for many ukrainians, but the larger point is we dont have enough transparency into starlings finances into a what their arrangements are with the u. S. Or any other government or into exactly who us. Ellen mosque is speaking with, given that hes at the helm of this company, that is all the sudden providing essential services to a vulnerable population. And thats really at risk just how vulnerable ukrainians are became clear earlier this month. When musk tweeted out a proposed solution to the conflict one suspiciously along the lines of the kremlin. A ukrainian diplomat responded to musk on twitter using the most and diplomatic language imaginable. Must then tweeted that making star link available to ukrainians for free was costing his company 20000000. 00 a month. Implying that unless others, including the pentagon, stepped up with the money ukrainians and their armed forces could be cut off. Since then both the u. S. And the e u of signaled they may provide the funding ukrainians remain connected through star linked for now, this leads to a larger problem with how we depend on private infrastructure for crucial public services. It might Say Something about masks on character, but in the long term, i think we have much bigger issues to concern ourselves about when it comes to providing Internet Service in these crucial areas. Why was he trying to shake d craniums for the Central Service . If we looked at history, it must corporations, if historically sock every handouts from the u. S. And other corporations have made lots of money in this war. Theyve been receiving Us Government contracts. And he was just at his corporation would also be compensated, speculating as not motivations is a losing battle. I think we need to focus on why any billionaire seems to be making Foreign Policy for the u. S. Or any other government . Why we as a society are letting one private, rather opaque Company Become such an essential partner of this vulnerable population in ukraine. There are more satellite internet providers out there than star link, not to mention all the other Innovative Technologies that can get people connected. Please welcome a lot for years now. Elan mosque has been speaking out on multiple topics such as his contention that social media platforms require less intervention and more that freedom of speech. His for res into the complex world of geo politics. Usually by way of his twitter feed or a more recent development, just a week after, reportedly speaking with latimer pewter, than echoing moscows idea of what a Peace Agreement in ukraine should consist. Us. He weighed in on another dispute that pits east versus west china. And taiwan, he told the financial times, the taiwan, which declared independence in 1949, should be turned into a special administrative zone of china and come under pages control. The Chinese Ambassador to the u. S. Took to twitter to think much, not that his tweet got a lot of lights in china. The platform is banned there, but must has a lot riding in the country. He is increasingly reliant on its Manufacturing Sector and has his eyes on the worlds biggest consumer market. Elan must clearly considers himself a geopolitical player, entering a world in which he has little experience to offer just interests to protect. Really, china and taiwan is the big game for him because he has big interests in tesla in china and china is a massive market and therefore he wants to keep the Chinese Communist party on his side. Thats what is motivating him in making these public outbursts. Its ultimately bottom line business for him. I dont think hes being particularly greedy or ambitious when he dances with vladimir pu or claims to dance with vladimir putin. Hes just feeding us on ego, and its deeply worrisome because its not done out of any profound insight or knowledge. Its done purely on a whim. He runs this Major Company space acts which has engineers and scientists. And yet he, as the boss, is an unstable person who doesnt actually know whats going on. Thats a very dangerous situation. Lou, when ever ellen musk wants to get the word out. Twitter remains his platform of choice. 6 months ago when he announced his 44000000000. 00 bid to buy the company, he indicated that he would loosen its content, moderation and platforming policies. 3 months later, he threatened to pull his offer off the table, only to commit to it once again. A few weeks ago, ah, why the interest in the 1st place, e, long mosque has got the followers, 100000000 plus. How would taking ownership of twitter benefit a billionaire who already seems to have it all . Its something that he. Busy rises ads, whos persona, you know, from other businessmen in a while to dominate the news waves and allows you to, to really have a lot of cap, no economic cap cuz its social capital. Through that social capital, youre able to build and image to build your own persona, which others then it then a fight with. He wants to control the public sphere in which we communicate in which we converse. He has significant concerns about the site and the way that its run. Hewitt decides to platform and who it doesnt. I think that means why he is so keen to take it over as he likes power and he knows the power of twitter because he has more than 100000000 people now who hang ultimately on his every word must twitter battle is a race to the bottom, everyone is losing on the way down again, you know, as bags. The questions about who is in control of these essential communication platforms. Why are these singular billionaires making policy and advancing agenda rather than bribery, civil societies, strong institutions, and folks who believe in Public Infrastructure unfortunately, right. The freedom of expression and robust public tours, thats really getting the short end of the worlds most famous media mobile. Rupert murdoch seems to be on the verge of a Major Business move. This one is not just about the bottom line. Its more about the line of succession monopoly. Robbie has the details. Richard, those in the know say that Rupert Murdoch is about to combine the 2 halves of his media, empire, fox corp paid, and company of the writing american outlet. Fox news, news corp, which owns publications like the times and the sun in the u. K. And the New York Post and the wall street journal in the u. S. Being the companies under one roof, we create a mega Media Corporation that can better compete for Online Advertising and subscriptions with tech giants like google, amazon, and netflix. This isnt a done deal yet. Fox corp makes money, but its business brand is toxic and Many News Corp shareholders may not want it in their portfolio. Id 91 succession planning is something Rupert Murdoch has already been doing for decades. And this plan would clear the way for his eldest son, Laughlin Murdock, who eventually take over the entire media empire. He already had fox corp and co chaired at news corp, ideologically Laughlin Murdock is known to be like the typically fox news viewer writing more than a little conspiracy. And triggered by so called political walking. Under his watch, fox news has sometimes provided a mainstream platform for some extremist views from the fringes of the american right. As it tonight, tens of millions of american suspected this election was stolen from the. If this deal does go through an Laughlin Murdock, the influence grows across the news corp, prepared to see some editorial changes, not to be confused with improvements at outlets like the wall street journal. Thanks mean the United Kingdom is in a state of political disarray with the Ruling Conservative Party melting down. Prime minister list trust resigning after just 44 days in office and the Wider Population dealing with a cost of living crunch. A rare wave of work stoppages has portrayed unions and the medias treatment of them into the spotlight as successive rail strikes have taken place. Influential right wing newspapers, including those owned by Rupert Murdoch, have cited with the government, blaming the union for travel disruptions that set the stage for a string of bruising broadcast interviews with the unions leader, mich lynch. But lynch has flipped the script, putting journalists on the defensive over there, habitual anti union approach. Combat of exchanges have since gone viral, shifting public opinion, the unions way exposing the kind of hostility on the medias part that has long undermined the u. K. Working classes. The listening posts, daniel tory now on the coverage of labor issues in the british media. More than a 100000. 00 roll male postal workers have gone on strike in a dispute over pay. When an unprecedented moment in which politics for the 1st time in 40 years. Were having a significant burst of inflation workers at the countrys largest contain a shipping port. Felix dont have joined the list of those on strike from a price. The rise of bus, Something Like 10 percent, 12 and 13 percent a year. Barristers had been taking action over a month, escalating now with the or out action, and with being food supplies, 15 years old, repeated squeezes on peoples wages. Its the biggest train strike in over 3 decades. And in this moment, trade union is that we have this huge central significance at the full front of the strike, sweeping across britain is the rail maritime transport. Union, the warranty . In june, its members walked out to the 6th time this year of the pay and plan job cops for 3. 00 days, much of the countries metro and braille network was at a standstill. And in the News Coverage, the r m t was feeling the heat for a lot about you is due on the face of the stress, the disruption that they got to face. But when the unions leader make lynch hit, the t. V. Studios, the tables began to tot lynch is someone who is prepared to take, own the media in a way that we dont often see how ever much latent journalists try to attack it. He can stand up to his, are you or are you not a marxist . Because if you are a marxist, then your into revolution and into bringing down capitalism, richard, you to come out, were the most remarkable twaddle dumped on his technique. Is very much to question the question of the minor shrug. Boy, you know, its not just that im just to clarify and off in the world real. Its very rare for a trade union leader and to be able to stand up to media pressure the way a t been t use ago. We have a trading leader, is a trading leader will turn up in the studio and would be to be bullied by a tv present. If you see the marginalized road of trade unions in many areas of life, youre a dinosaur. Oh, well then the die ah, there was a raffle on while you watch mc leach, do a t v interview. A t v presenter might have one or 2 facts and make lynch knows the book on, on, on his own dispute. But interestingly, what hes doing, hes talking directly past the interviewer to the public because people cant take it anymore. Weve got people who do in full time jobs, who are having to take state benefits and use food banks. That is a national disgrace. Hes making clear that the dispute has got something to do with everyone, sat at home watching this interview news, a sort of message that really has struck a chord. Because because of inflation, there are a lot of frightened people in this country. And they see at last, heres a union leader who can stand up for them in the media and they like it. By the time the rail strike was ended. Ready and mit lynch was done sparring with the media. Something highly unusual. It happened. Public opinion had swung behind the orange t. But it wasnt enough to force government and the Rail Companies it toes to offer a deal in industrial, disputes take time. And in the past, hostile News Coverage has helped to break stride much larger than the r n ts grieving critical week for the miners strike. Would it flare up into an all out war between the unions on the government . Or would it fizzle out in the 1980s, the conservative Prime Minister margaret thatcher, privatized british industries, and took on trade unions that stood in her way. The coal miners union, led by office goggle, was among the largest and most military. And when they went on strike, thatcher made an example of in the year long nation wide dispute that followed the media would play a pivotal rope starting with thatchers allies in the press. The treaties were operation in the 1980s against to patch off of an unsympathetic press. And thats putting it mildly, the interests of the owners of the newspapers was themselves to limit the power of the trans unions before the 1980s. The, the print in years decided whether or not the newspapers came out, and the proprietors resented that. The miners strike was defined by battles outside kola between strikers, trying to shut down production and the Police Police officers committed the worst of the violence sometimes unprovoked. But it was the violence of scowl strikers that dominated the headlights and produced a powerful medium of the miners as an angry mob, as scowl as a public enemy. What was so exceptional about the miners strike was that we had a government that understood how to use the media. If you can use up the newspapers to set up the agenda. This will also be reflected in what appears on radio and tell us. After 2 hours, the police were tired of being pushed and pelted with health briggs thickets knew what to expect. Theyd been warned that put to a nasty, addicted. These were the strikers who was threatening law and order. These were the strikers who were the marxists to wanted to bring down the government of the day. There was no doubt that scogel was demonized to a degree that no other union leader has in my life time to set expense cargo office, ga, ga, was his own worst enemy to hell with an industry that cant pay high wages. He cast himself in of, in a very aggressive role and that enabled the press to make him out as some sort of devil incarnate. He was there to try to take the country died. I look back as a broadcaster, i was with the b, b, c. And i really realized that although it was inadvertent, i become almost a cheerleader for Missy Satcher because i was following her agenda. She was determined to get half the mind was back at work and then she could declare victory, which she did. And it was done on the back of the news media. Oh, sure. Britains trade union still live in the shadow cast by the thatcher years fenced in by some of the strictest anti strike laws in europe. Their membership is decline by half since they peak in the late seventys. The journalists who used to cover them industrial correspondence, the verb vanish to replaced by Business Reporters or generalists like the present. As mc lynch has faced, youre often better generating heat for ratings and clicks than they are shedding lights. It makes me laugh honestly that you have the hood as your profile because as a man who really have a gun, the world will, it makes me laugh at your level of journalism is descended so far that you cant think of any other question robin. I think im here are the picket line for the latest rail strike in central london. Its the warranty 7 stripes so far this year. And i come here to ask mick lynch, how he sees the british media today compared to the days of office goggle. Were back in those days. We had the freshmen in the Newspaper Media and we had a couple of channels, bbc and i tv. But what weve got now is a flourishing of outlet says lots of different digital channels, but also the social media channel. And it allows trade unionists to have more of a say whether it gets across hello is another way because the written media is still a very important aspect in this country. And now have a lot more public support your course. But you did at the time of the last, right. You see really want to thank those tv presents as well as b to turn i think what happened to those journalists . They werent with it because that they regurgitate the press releases that they get an, an editorial lines is changed actually, in the last few weeks, some of those mainstream journalists showed a bit more respect, frankly, and have been a bit more cynical about what theyve been told by the government. And so weve seen a bit of a change of attitude, but we still have to work hard to fund i voiced your members may meet lynch is handling of the u. K. Media has given the countries trade unions of boost as they continued as strikes. But like off the scandal on the miners, lynch the r and t and the rest of britains unions face a conservative government that is refusing to back down and has threatened a nava and to union crackdown. It sets the stage for another conflict, one in which the media will once again be participants, as well as observers. And finally, just how much of a failure was the now former british Prime Minister list trust. In her 44 days in the job, before she resigned, she saw her economic plans shredded ministers were hired and fired far too quickly for journalists to keep up. And the british pound tanked against other currencies, even the u. Case right wing tabloids, the typically do the bidding of and help elect conservative governments had had enough. So were leaving now with a collection of tabloids front page is starting with some from a few years ago. Backing various conservative leaders then moving on to trusses, chaotic time at 10 downing street, one paper was actually comparing trust to a head of lettuce, wandering, which would prove to have a longer shelf life. We now know the answer to that question. Was the next on your of the listening. Ah ah ah ah ah ah, my recognize that given the situation i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected by the conservative policy. I therefore slaten to his majesty the king to notify him the i am resigning as leader of the conservative halting blue. Ah. For the 2nd the 2nd time that im going to be at a woke up the 1st time was in south africa in 2010. It really was the face month, eva. Now again, the country that on residing is hosting a little bit. And i know that a lot of people who live here that might be the 1st time that theyre experiencing a woke up. 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