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with me pish Shar new week new conflict this time in South Asia it is Pakistan against Afghanistan Pakistan has carried out air strikes on Afghan soil it has bombed two places in Afghanistan Kabul has responded tonight we

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tell you where this is going. Will it be a total war? Either side can afford it while there is a battle over batteries and China appears to be winning while the United States works on its next moves elsewhere. Europe is being hypocritical, lecturing the world. on democracy but showering autocrats with money to keep immigrants at bay in Russia Vladimir Putin has won a

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change for Moscow and the world in Japan the world's last negative interest rate regime is ending what it means why Tokyo is doing it now: Apple is working on an agreement with Google to incorporate artificial intelligence into iPhones.

Schools teach children to avoid junk food. Why do they sell it in school cafeterias? pirates why Iceland has declared an emergency over a volcanic eruption and what forgives mom and dad's day we will discuss the headlines first in India Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is on the defensive after attacking the government using the word Shakti, which means could Prime Minister Modi says Indian women embody Shakti ruling BJP calls Gandhi's comment misogynistic Congress leader claims govt is twisting his words Israel's spy chief to talks with Qatar PM over Gaza truce sources say these talks in Doha are the first since mediators failed to secure a Truce deal before Ramadan.

Hamas had previously demanded that Israel withdraw completely from Gaza, but they are now willing to accept a partial withdrawal to agree to a truce. At least 16 soldiers were killed in Nigeria. They were responding to a distress call during a confrontation between two communities. The attack took place in the oil-rich Delta state. President Bola ubu has ordered a manhunt to bring the perpetrator to justice. Chinese Foreign Minister Wongi on a rare visit to New Zealand. This is the beginning of their diplomatic blitz through New Zealand and Australia. It's Wong's first visit. To either country from 2017, the focus will be on trade as Beijing's economic slowdown battles the country and Cuba stages rare protests over food and electricity shortages.

Some places on the island are without electricity for 14 hours a day. The cash-strapped nation has also raised fuel prices by more than 400%. Cuba is facing its worst economic crisis since the 1990s. Breakups can be ugly. There can be a lot of shouting. A lot of emotions. Maybe even some salty messages. but this breakup has taken it to the next level which involves fighter jets airstrikes and terrorism i am talking about pakistan and the taliban both are clashing again the taliban say that pakistan bombed two afghan areas the first was baral in paktika province the second was separated in the host now both provinces border Pakistan the Taliban says the Pakistani planes flew in around 3:00 a.m. local time they dropped bombs on two places and then returned and that the casualties were around eight people, the Taliban claimed they were women and children and what Pakistan says is that they have admitted to carrying out airstrikes but not in Afghanistan Islamabad says that this operation was inside Pakistan they claim that eight terrorists were killed now the reason is quite clear Pakistan suffered a terrorist attack over the weekend a military post in waziristan was attacked around seven soldiers were killed and two of them Officers now this attack was claimed more late by a new terrorist group called J fsan Mohammad Pakistan says this group is based in Afghanistan and the Taliban protects them, so a response was always on the cards.

A funeral was held on Saturday for the slain Pakistani soldiers. Asif Ali Zardari and army chief Asim Munir attended. Both men seemed quite involved. Take a look at this sayak. Then there was a warning. Pakistan's

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hinted at a military response and 24 hours later it arrived, but how are the Taliban

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ing to his statement? For an interesting read, let me quote what the Taliban have said. We have long experience in fights for freedom against superpowers. We do not allow anyone to invade our country. This is the saying of the Taliban. Pakistan should not blame Afghanistan for lack of control, incompetence and problems. on their own territory, what if the Taliban says that Pakistan is incompetent and it is not just words that they are responding militarily?

There were also reports of a firefight near the border, apparently the Taliban fired on Pakistani military targets, so it's a tit fortat cycle. attacks, but how did things descend to this level and what happens next? Fast forward to 2021. Pakistan supported the Taliban's conquest of Kabul, they urged the global community to work with the Taliban to provide them aid, but soon the equation changed. Pakistan needed the The Taliban help contain the TTP, that is, the Pakistani Taliban, basically the Pakistani Taliban, their goal is to establish an Islamic caliphate in the country. By overthrowing the current regime, but these Taliban have ethnic links, most of their base are Pashun, so Pakistan expected the Taliban.

They would use their influence, maybe they would recover in the TTP, but the opposite has happened. A United Nations report has detailed this Nexus, it says that the Taliban are arming and financing the TTP, setting up training camps, giving them aid packages and also protecting them from Pakistan and the data supports this. About 650 attacks were reported last year, killing nearly 1,000 Pakistanis. About 93% of these attacks occurred in two provinces, Balochistan and Kber Pakun, and what's special about them, both provinces border Afghanistan, so you can join the dots here. Taliban are giving safe haven for TTP and what has Pakistan done about it in 2022 they launched similar airstrikes around 47 Afghans died in the bombing then Afghan refugees were deported there are 4 million of them in Pakistan around 1.7 million They were ordered to leave the country.

The idea was to put pressure on Kabul, but no luck. Finally Pakistan complained to the United Nations. They called on the United Nations Security Council to act against the Taliban again. No luck because the international community has moved on. They can criticize and condemn, but they will not come. to save Pakistan, which begs the question of what's next. Well, this Pakistani regime seems weak, the civilian government is deeply unpopular and the army's position has eroded. In January, the Iranians flew into Pakistani airspace, bombed a border town in the

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, so the regime had to send a message, a strong and symbolic message that Pakistan is capable of defending itself, hence this airstrike against Afghanistan.

At the same time, they may not want escalation, why else would they deny attacking inside Afghanistan, so the next step is the Taliban? They have many options. Choosing between the easiest would be another indirect attack to unleash the TTP again, but either way it is a lesson for Pakistan's generals: they back the Afghan Taliban as good terrorists, they fought the Pakistani Taliban as bad terrorists and now they consider them good and bad. They joined hands and together they are bleeding Pakistan. I fear that Islamabad is alone in this battle, not because the world does not care about the terrorism we do, but because Pakistan is responsible for this disaster.

Their deep state-funded and armed terrorist groups are meaningless. Complaining now what are the biggest names in Eevee, you'll guess the easiest ones of course like Tesla or by the way those are car manufacturers, although what about the units that power those cars? I'm talking about batteries, it's equally important, if not more, one. the country is monopolizing this industry that country is China just look at this list the top EV battery manufacturers at number one is catl stands for contemporary amperex technology catl limited you have probably never heard of this company but look at their share of market is almost 37% since last year, one in three batteries sold are manufactured by this company and its customers are companies like Tesla Volkswagen and BMW, which are second on our list, and have around 16% share of market.

Now guess what is common. between these two companies, catl and byd, they are both chinese, together they account for 53% of all electric vehicle batteries, so randomly take two electric vehicles, one of them will have a chinese battery, do you understand why that is a problem in the future? Most vehicles are expected to be electric. and those vehicles will need batteries if China controls that market, powers them, they can choke off rival countries or drive up prices or use batteries as a bargaining chip, a bit like the Gulf does with oil, so what are other countries doing?

The United States is pressing. Local automakers, for example Ford catl and Ford, reached an agreement to manufacture batteries in Michigan, but American politicians opposed it, so Ford is scaling back this project. The proposed factory capacity has been reduced by 40% 40 but why not ban it completely? Why not eliminate the Chinese? batteries from the Al markets together because the alternatives are few, it is seen that China has played the long

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here, they have become indispensable in this industry and they have done it with three steps, the first was to acquire raw materials, in this case the material prima en Lithium is a silver metal used to make batteries.

Now China has about 8% of the world's lithium. The rest is being purchased in the last two years. China has bought stakes in 20 lithium mines. 20 of them, most of them are in Africa and Latin America. check the raw material the next step is to refine it again china has an ad

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in the last four years the world has spent $300 billion on battery factories china accounted for 74% of that so processing also check the final step was help these battery manufacturers in fact, catl topped the list, they received 391 million dollars in 6 months, so naturally they are ahead. Experts say it will take US companies 5 to 10 years to catch up.

Imagine an entire decade just to catch up. so the world is in a difficult situation, on the one hand, electric vehicles are needed and, by extension, batteries are needed, on the other, you cannot bet on Chinese supply chains, they are simply not reliable, so, what? what is the solution? One is to use regulatory powers to legally. reduce dependence on Chinese batteries China may complain at first, but in the end they will have to accept, after all there is a lot of money at stake Beijing has invested billions of dollars in this industry, eventually they will want to make a profit, that's why companies like Catl They are in a conciliatory tone, refusing to collect or share American data, the second solution is to think about the country to build its own battery factories.

Take India, we import 100% of our lithium, basically there is no domestic production of these imports. 95% comes from China, so New Delhi seeks to diversify in January the government decided to invest 24 million dollars in Argentina the plan is to develop five lithium mines there of course all this will take time most experts say it could take at least a decade but it is important To work in this direction it is never ideal to continue buying critical resources from abroad and in this case the supplier is not even your ally, it is a strategic rival in China, so expect the battle for batteries to be intensify in the coming years.

Now let's turn our attention. in Egypt its

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is Abdul Fat Ali, he is a former military man, he even reached the rank of field marshal before opting for a different career in 2013, he decided to take charge of his country, Abdul Fat LCC, orchestrated a coup d'état and defeated the first democratically elected in Egypt. The president, one Mohammad Morsy LCC, took power, won the presidential election the following year and has ruled since 2013. The man he dethroned was imprisoned and died there in 2019 after hearing all this. What do you think of Abdul Fat LCC? He is not exactly a champion of democracy, at least by the Western definition of democracy, you can expect the West to despise LCC, impose its usual sanctions on it or even plan a regime change in Egypt, but exactly what is happening is happening.Contrary: The West is showering LCC with gifts today marks a historic milestone with the signing of our joint declaration for a strategic and global partnership.

This is a partnership based on six main pillars, six areas of mutual interest for Europe and Egypt, and I am pleased to announce that it will be supported by a new financial framework and investment package of €7.4 billion over the next four years. European Union has promised Egypt $8 billion $8 billion will be in the form of grants concessional loans and other funds this payment will be made over the next four years the EU has also improved its relationship with Egypt it is now a strategic partnership considering what we know about Egypt's past this may all come as a shock but there is a reason why the EU is following Abdul fat LCC is something they see as an existential threat we agreed on a package ranging from trade and investment to low carbon energy, migration management Partners to eliminate irregular migration or whether it is to cooperate on issues such as migration, this initiative is also the best way to address the challenge of migration, illegal migration, That's why LCC gets paid what it has worked for.

Well, the EU has stopped migrants from using Egypt as an exit ramp and is being rewarded for it. Everything else is just a cover-up. The EU is willing to forgive anything if it means they can stem the tide of migrants. Abdul Fat CC is not. the first to be rewarded like this in December the EU signed a similar agreement a similar migration agreement with Tunisia Tunisia is led by President K is another authoritarian who cracked down on opposition politicians Tunisia's press and judiciary, but has also cracked down on Europe-bound migrants, so Guess what the EU is choosing to focus on?

It's the same story in Morania. The EU signed a migration partnership with this country.earlier this month, guess who is President Moritan, this man, Muhammad, the old Ruani, is a former chief of army staff, he was part of the Moran military government, hun Razani helped OU presidents twice and his immediate predecessor is in jail after all this, the European Union is giving this country millions of euros what happened to the ethics and morality that the West is always doubting and Look, we understand that pragmatism trumps rhetoric, we know that sometimes you have to do unpleasant things for the common good, everyone does it, but that's not the real thing.

The problem here is the blatant hypocrisy that is entrenching itself. Together we will also work on our commitment to promoting democracy and human rights. That was the president of the European Commission, Ula V Delan. She says that the ideal is that the agreement with Egypt will, and I quote, promote democracy. and human rights is trying to convince us or herself anyway no one believes it this is what we mean by European hypocrisy they will say all this nonsense and go ahead and pay the authoritarians that's why their reputation is in tatters and why doesn't one really want to listen to the Western conferences that continue to demonstrate time and time again that they do not practice the democratic values ​​that they preach now let's look at Russia and President Vladimir Putin, a leader that the West does not hesitate to criticize Putin, has returned to win the Russian presidential election.

This will be his fifth presidential term. He aims to become the country's longest-serving elected leader. He will even surpass Joseph Stalin before he finishes this term. Far from being anti-government, Putin's popularity is on the rise. He won the election with a

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87% vote share so what does this mean for Russia for the war in Ukraine and the broader geopolitical picture? How will Putin's expected victory affect the world? Here is our report. Polls closed yesterday in Russ Ria after 3 days of voting. Russia chose its next president, of course, the results. They were never in doubt with a resounding 87% in the initial count Vladimir Putin returned with another overwhelming he will be the president of Russia for a record fifth term first of all I want to thank the citizens of Russia we are all one team all the citizens who came to the electoral colleges and I voted once again.

I want to say that this is very important, it is not formal, the source of authority in the nation is the Russian people, he thanked the people of Russia, but Putin's opponents criticized the polls, called the elections a farce. I have seen the Russian elections and the ESTs derived from the 27th will be published uh uh after the council, but I want to anticipate that these have not been free and fair elections. The EU says the elections were neither free nor fair. British Foreign Secretary David Cameron agreed. German Foreign Minister Analena Bok called the election an election without a choice: The United States and other Western nations will do their bit soon, but so far the harshest criticism comes from the lack of prizes for guessing that Ukraine It doesn't have an ounce of legitimacy in this simulation. of an election and it cannot be that this actor should be judged in it, Zilinsky is expected to be furious that he is losing the war, to add insult to injury, Russia held the vote in the annexed parts of Ukraine via an election bus in some places, so it seems that Putin has no intention of returning the annexed lands and considers them Russian citizens and voters.

Now Putin even talked about creating a buffer zone between Ukraine and Russia using the current Ukrainian territory, which means that Ukraine still has a long fight ahead, that's why it seems Zinski. angrier than usual, but while Russia's enemies sow rage, Putin's allies sent their congratulations with more than 87% of the votes. Putin has completely won the war against the entire Western Collective Empire. China congratulates this. China and Russia are each other's largest and most integral strategic neighbors. Partners in the new era where, under the strategic direction of President Shiin Ping and President Putin, China-Russia relations will continue to advance.

Putin also said that ties between China and Russia will continue to grow, which is bad news for the West: the Russian president has won. a resounding mandate will encourage it to continue on its current path unless the West finds a way to get along with Russia the world may be in for some tough years Japan is preparing for a massive change the central bank will meet today and tomorrow at Al In the end, an important decision is expected that could shake Japan's economy and what is that decision? Japan is ending its negative interest rates. Now bear with me for a minute.

We all know how interest rates work. Let's say you deposit $1,000 into your bank account. account and the bank interest is 10%, then you get $100 as interest, that's how it normally works, but negative interest is the opposite. Take the case of Japan, their interest rate is 0.1%, so they will not pay you money for your deposits. You will have to pay the bank to keep your money there. How much in this case is 0.1% of $1000, that is the negative interest rate? 0.1% of $1000 is $1. Now I know you have questions, so let's first break this down into three parts, why? Japan has this strange system, two, what are they, why are they changing it and three, what will it mean?

Negative interest is a policy tool of central banks, they use it to fight against falling prices. You might be wondering what's wrong with them not being lower prices. Good for consumers in the short term, yes, but in the long term, no, it is not good when prices fall, companies make less money, after all, their products are now cheaper, so they make less money and when Companies make less money, they reduce production. requires fewer jobs So eventually you will see layoffs, your economy will stagnate and that is what Japan was experiencing in the 1990s, they fell into a recession, there was a stock market and real estate crisis in Japan, most of the Japanese banks reported massive losses, so they later ran out of money.

Lending this led to a gradual decline in the supply and circulation of money and the end result was deflation, meaning that prices decreased over time. Another factor is Japan's work culture. The first priority for most Japanese employees is job security, not a massive bonus, not a double-digit raise. Of them they only want security, as a result, companies stop increases again, the end result is the same, less spending, less inflation to combat this. Japan went into negative interest rates in 2016 and the idea here was pretty simple. Force banks to continue lending more force. To spend more, people basically do anything except deposit their money in bank accounts.

Some European banks also tried it in the 2010s, but today there is only one negative interest regime in the world and that is Japan, so why are they changing it now? The wish has come true. Finally they have inflation. Prices rose almost 2% in January. It was the third consecutive month of inflation. One reason is geopolitics. The wars in Ukraine and West Asia have driven up energy prices around the world, and Japan has not. It has its own energy, about 90% of its oil comes from West Asia now, as prices rose, so did Japan's inflation. Another reason is the record salary increase every year.

Japanese companies negotiate with worker unions and decide that their salary increase this year is 5.28%. that's the pay rise, it's the biggest in over 33 years 5.28% all the big companies are on board this time, like Toyota Motors, they have announced their biggest pay rise in 25 years, but how will this help inflation ? Well, more income equals more expenses. spending equals more inflation, so the Central Bank of Japan is now optimistic and feels confident enough to increase the interest rate to get out of the negative interest regime, as I said, the current rate is minus 0.1 %, the plan is to increase it to 0.1%, which brings us to the final Question, what will be the impact of this measure?

Well, it's good news for companies and banks, if prices increase, companies will make more money and that money will finance corporate expansion, we are talking about more jobs, more investments, it could rescue Japan from its economic crisis. Until 2024, Japan was the world's third largest economy, but in January this year it fell to fourth place. Germany came in third place and that's in the middle of a recession, so Tokyo needs to revive its economy, let's see if it exists. Getting out of the negative interest regime helps them do that Our next story is about an unlikely union Apple and Google two tech rivals are looking to collaborate Apple wants to use Google's AI chatbot on iPhones It's in talks to license Gemini and in this moment none of This is confirmed, but if it happens, it will not be the first time that Samsung already uses Google's artificial intelligence technology.

Apple can do the same. A potential deal will give a big boost to Google's artificial intelligence dreams. It could be deployed on two billion phones. Plus, it could help Apple. They have been slow with the deployment of artificial intelligence. The addition of Google will compensate for this weakness. Is it a win-win deal for the tech giants or is there a problem? Our next report tells you that the year was 2012 Apple. had just released iOS 6, everything looked familiar but there was one obvious difference if you went to the maps app, it was no longer the usual Google Maps, it had been replaced by Apple Maps, this was a shock for Google after all the companies They were close allies. but the Friendship soon ran into an obstacle.

Google launched its own operating system. Apple didn't take it so well. It was called Map Wars. Many people even called it a technological Cold War, but since then the two companies have come a long way that you may not always see. toi, but that has not stopped them from collaborating. The latest example is this: a new report says that Apple is in talks with Google for its artificial intelligence chatbot. Gemini, you could license it for iPhone. Gemini could push new features in new iPhone software. This is all speculation for now, but talks about the deal gave both companies a boost.

Alphabet shares were trading 5.5% higher and Apple shares were up almost 2%. The deal could be a win-win situation for both companies. Let's look at Google first. money on artificial intelligence, but the tech giant is still lagging in the AI ​​race, plus Gemini has been accused of historical inaccuracy and has faced backlash in India, so Google has not performed well if the deal goes through. beats. Gemini could beavailable on more than 2 billion iPhones that would give Google's AI dream seem like a big boost for Apple is more of a mixed bag, the positive here is that it could squash investor fears about a slow rollout of the AI.

The new iPhone models would have generative AI features, but there is a risk here too. that would mean Apple's own AI technology isn't up to par. CEO Tim Cook has long talked about Apple's AI dreams and says the company is investing significantly in generative AI. Reports suggest that Apple is testing an internal chatbot called Apple GPT, but it is believed to be inferior to other models using Gemini for its phones will show that this is not the first time Apple and Google have teamed up Google is the powerhouse of Default search in Safari is a deal the company settled 20 years ago Google pays Apple will receive $10 billion each year to remain the default, so a new deal would be unprecedented, but Google isn't the only one with whom Apple is speaking; is also in talks with open AI chat GPT, no deal is likely to be announced in the coming months.

We'll only know when Apple releases its new software later this year. Do you remember your school cafeteria? For most of us it was a happy place, a place to hang out, a place to chat with friends and a respite between classes, but? Remember what was served in those C's, most likely it was junk food, chips, soda, fried items, all types of packaged foods, and it's not just your school cafeteria; This is the case of school cafeterias around the world, where they serve junk food to children in the US. The state of California wants to change that it wants to ban junk food in schools.

Foods with artificial colors and chemicals like Cheetos Doritos Fruit Loops and other popular snacks. They contain dyes and chemicals and the state says these ingredients are linked to health risks, so they should be. banned, the bill has not yet been passed, but once it is signed into law, schools can no longer serve these items. Now this is just for California, but we want to highlight this story in the hopes that schools and governments around the world will take note and follow suit. I'll tell you why, repeating what you probably already know, why junk food is a problem and what exactly qualifies as junk food that contains high levels of fat, salt or sugar, generally has little fiber, protein and vitamins, has little or no nutritional value.

It's addictive and increases your energy levels almost instantly, plus it harms your body. Junk food alters your concentration levels. Causes digestive problems. It is related to diabetes and cholesterol. It can cause heart disease, even stroke, and in some cases even cancer. Related to childhood obesity worldwide, more than 400 million children are overweight, 37 million of them are under five years old. Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic, and in many cases it is linked to junk food, so it's bad and we know it. but our children still consume it, it is still widely available in schools around the world.

Has it ever occurred to you why schools teach children to avoid junk food with lessons and activities that start in preschool, but the same schools offer children the same junk food and I can see what happens and it's not That no one has tried to change this. Some countries tried it, like in Canada, schools have banned junk food. The same happens with Chile. Norway restricts the availability of junk food for children. Japan has some of the healthiest children in the world because of its society's war on junk food, but what about India? In 2020, a new directive was issued on junk food in India.

It came from fssai, which is India's food safety and standards authority. It is the food regulator. Basically he proposed a banjunk food in schools and not only in schools at least 50 m around the schools there are no advertisements or sales of junk food that was the proposal but it has changed little because the implementation depends on the schools. Additionally, this directive was only for public schools, so private schools continue teaching. against junk food in class and its service in canteens, and even if some schools try to change it, the market is difficult to resist because there is a lot of money at stake with junk food.

India is an emerging market for junk food companies, the sale of snacks and soft drinks. has almost tripled in the last 10 years in 2023 the sale of junk food in India will exceed 30 billion dollars this is at the cost of your child's health enter any school cafeteria and you are likely to be greeted with packets of potatoes chips and sodas that would tempt anyone, even adults, survive, blame the kids, a child's food choices are influenced by their environment, if junk food is available they are likely to eat it, that's why Schools play a crucial role here; they must be healthy places, they must form healthy eating habits.

They must help improve children's diets, which means regulation is the only way forward schools are the pillars of a child's life it's time they lead by example on healthy eating our next story is from the Ocean Indian Navy has proven its worth once again here they carried out a daring anti-piracy operation an operation that lasted 40 hours the target was a ship captured by Somali pirates a Maltese flagged bulk cargo ship called MV ruin The ship was captured by Somali pirates in December. For months they held the crew hostage. Until Saturday, the Indian Navy swung into action, rescuing the crew and capturing 35 pirates.

The pirates are now being taken to India, where justice will be served. Our report. The Indian Navy has carried out a daring rescue. He has reiterated his position as guardian of. In the Indian Ocean this weekend the Navy saved the lives of 17 people 17 people who had been captured by a horde of Somali pirates it was a daring rescue it took 40 hours and a little help from the Indian Air Force here's how It sank on December 14. Somali pirates had captured this ship, the MV ruin, it is a bulk cargo carrier, it was carrying steel, it was sailing near the Yemeni island of Sakra, that was where the pirate attacked, they captured the ship and held taking its crew hostage, it was the first time Somali pirates had captured a ship since 2017, the Pirates turned the ruins of the MV into a mother ship, effectively a base of operations to launch more attacks.

All this happened in mid December, the crew was held hostage for over 3 months and the world struggled to do much because they were being used as human shields, but the Indian Navy was watching, they have been monitoring the ruins all this I've been waiting for the perfect opportunity for a while and that opportunity arose over the weekend on Friday. The ruins were intercepted by the Kolkata guided missile destroyer supporting Kolkata. it was a patrol vessel the inss subadra the rescue squadron was also composed of p8 I long range maritime patrol aircraft and maritime observation drones this squadron intercepted the ruins the indian navy issued a warning telling the pirates to surrender and They released the hostages, but the pirates responded by shooting at the Indian Navy.

They even shot at one of the Navy drones that had approached the ship to conduct reconnaissance and that was their biggest mistake. The Indian Navy could now act in self-defense. The 40-hour mission had begun. The Indian ships cornered the warning of ruin. Shots were fired, the Indian Navy kept telling the Pirates to surrender, but a second phase of the operation was also underway. An Indian Air Force Globe Master c17 transport craft was being prepared. The Indian Navy Commandos or Marcos boarded Ed's plane after a 10-hour flight. The forces were over the pirate ship and then executed a precision airdrop.

The commanders were dropped near the pirate ship, as were two assault ships, allowing the Indian Navy to close in on the pirates and eventually Bard, the ship. All 35 Somali pirates were captured. The crew members were rescued and the Indian Navy achieved a heroic feat. We are investigating all suspicious vessels that have a piracy trigger and this operation is ongoing, so while doing this we came across this wreck of the MV that was being used as a piracy. The mother ship, so the pirates surrendered, there was a crew of 17 people on board, seven from Bulgaria, one from Mongolia and nine from um mymar, so everyone is safe and the ship is now being sent back a, it's an export, of course.

The ruin was run by a Bulgarian company. You can imagine how happy Bulgaria is now that both the crew and the ship are free. The Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister thanked the Indian Navy for her heroic acts and received a warm response from the Indian External Affairs Minister. This is the last time. incident that demonstrates how India is working hard to protect our seas and our Navy is at the forefront of that effort. Our next story comes from the land of fire and ice. Iceland This week the Nordic nation is making headlines for the fire of a volcano erupting in the south.

Iceland on Saturday occurred without warning and unleashed a series of eruptions in the area that led authorities to declare a state of emergency. This is the fourth volcanic eruption in the region since December, although such eruptions are common in Iceland. This is one of the biggest. in the region since 2020 1 and represents a great risk to the geothermal infrastructure here is a report that plays at full volume Sirens a dark sky in shades of orange plumes of smoke and glowing magma oozing what appears to be the Gates of Hell opening is a scene from the Iceland, land of fire and ice, a volcano erupted in southern Iceland on Saturday night, the fourth in the region since December and one of the largest lava fountains since 2021, erupted from the ground nearby from the city of Grindvik, where about 4,000 people live, and the Blue Lagoon.

One of Iceland's most famous tourist attractions, residents and visitors were evacuated shortly after the eruption. I had never experienced anything like this before the rash occurred without warning. According to the meteorological office, the indications were received about 40 minutes before the eruption and the first. The first warning was sent just moments before the eruption, so it was definitely expected that several statements had already been issued from the Icelandic Mets office about an impending eruption in the area, but of course the exact time at What started is uh no uh. It is not possible to predict that the Authority has declared a state of emergency as we speak, the lava flow has slowed down, so it seems that the speed of the lava flow is getting lower and lower and the barriers that were built around the city they are deviating. the flow around it, most of the flow goes east of the city towards the sea, so it looks like the barriers are actually doing the job they were designed to do, however, the lava flow is still moving forward and this represents a great threat.

It is about 650 feet away from the region's water main. This is the distribution pipeline for a geothermal plant that provides hot water for most of the region, so this is crucial infrastructure and moving lava could damage it, but there's a bigger problem here: lava is flowing. towards the south, if it continues, it could reach the sea if it comes into contact with seawater, it will become unstable and cause minor explosions and toxic fumes, but there is not much anyone can do about it, so far the authorities hope that the Lava flow stops in its tracks. There are risks here, but Iceland isn't too worried after all, it's not their first rodeo.

Iceland is one of the most volcanically active places on Earth. An eruption occurs every 3 to 5 years, in fact this has spawned a whole new branch of volcano tourism. Adventurers from all over the world fly to Iceland, hike their bikes, or rappel through active volcanoes. These eruptions attract hundreds of thousands of visitors. This Volcano 2 will likely help Iceland turn its lemons into lemonade, although waiting for that to happen may be like playing with fire. For our last story tonight we thought about the motivation for Monday and for a change it comes from the USA, the USA seems to be celebrating everything and they have weird days like beer day, garlic day, doll day, we didn't invent it, these are national days. in statesUnited they may seem silly, but there are others that invite reflection, like today is the day of forgiveness for mom and dad, it sounds like a parenting agenda or pop psychology propaganda, but in the US it is celebrated today, March 18 , the day of forgiveness of mom and dad, there is no historical proof. linked to this day but the message is pretty simple your parents did the best they could most of the time their instincts were right but sometimes they made mistakes that maybe weren't their intentions but they did it today you can think about it, accept it and forgive them because At the end of the day, they did the best they could and that's what counts, in a nutshell, except it's not, it also raises a lot of questions like why should children forgive their parents and if they do, what difference does it make? there is?

Is it rebuilt? a relationship increases connection is a complex problem it was once thought that four main factors affect a child gender sexual orientation genetic relationship with parents and the way the child was conceived these factors were believed to define the psychological and emotional development of a child children, but a few years ago science scratched that so apparently they no longer matter so much now the experts point out an important factor and that is family ties or the concept of family connection the relationship between parents and children the better and stronger the bond. , the better it will be for the child if children feel accepted and cared for at home they can build a healthy identity if family ties are strong children have a high probability of thriving in life look at this study conducted in 26 countries that says that A child's chances improve by 49% if family ties are strong, so it all depends on the quality of their relationship and what affects this quality.

Very few surveys are done on this. They say that socioeconomic factors don't really play a big role. The age of the child. Are young children deeply connected? Adolescence tends to have a lower quality relationship with parents, and once you're an adult, things tend to get better again. Also, if the parents get along, it helps the child, but again, the research is limited here, so it's dangerous to generalize. Instead, let's look at an individual case tonight, yours. Scientists say that family connection depends on five categories: care, support, security, respect, participation, so today we urge you to introspect to observe your bond with your parents and rate each. one of these factors on a scale of 1 to 10 care support safety respect participation and don't expect a 10 out of 10 on each factor because you will have to live inside a Hallmark movie, so be kind to yourself and your parents because parenting It is a satisfying but demanding job, parents learn as they go, there is no manual.

There are some, but they only help up to a point, so mistakes are part of the job, but accepting them and deciding to move on is a fundamental part of adulthood. Why if we take away morality simply because a body of solid research says resentment is bad for you increases the risk of blood pressure depression and other health problems hinders academic and personal growth worsens sleep quality increases anxiety about So forgiveness is good for both you and your family, which doesn't mean you have to stay in an abusive relationship or sweep problems under the rug. It just means you develop real expectations of each other.

It means you accept. the past and forgive your parents and, if you are parents, forgive yourself because most likely you are doing the best you can and Now it's time for Vantage images that tell the story in Spain. Thousands of protesters lie on sweets as a tribute to the victims of Gaza. In London, a new Banky mural appears next to a cut down tree and sandboarding returns to Namibia for the first time. Since the pandemic, we will finally take you back to history on this day in the year 2000. Sen Soan was elected president of Taiwan. He was a leader of the independence movement that sought statehood for Taiwan.

His victory ended the 55-year rule of the Nationalist Party. He left you with that note, thanks for watching, see you tomorrow.