Gravitas LIVE | Six months of Ukraine war | What next in battleground Ukraine? | Putin's big bet

[Applause] [Music] good evening and welcome to gravitas and palki sharma pad here let's get started [Music] good [Music] foreign it's the 24th of august ukraine's independence day the date separated from the soviet union in 1991. it's also six months since the war the day russia invaded ukraine today there were no celebrations there were air raid sirens fears of a fresh russian provocation president zielinski said his country was reborn the day russia invaded it later in the day he received uk prime minister boris johnson this is his third visit to the country since the war began he said ukraine can and will win the war makes for a good headline but hard to believe given the way things are going ukraine is not winning thankfully for them neither is russia it's been a frozen conflict and now it is escalating tonight we'll take stock and look at what lies ahead we'll discuss the six big takeaways from the six months of this war and we also want to share the story of how we covered it for you why we believe our coverage stands out because wars can be overwhelming when you're caught in one even as a journalist you tend to lose sight of the big picture you take sides you lose perspective we at weyon believe we did not when we say that ours has been the most comprehensive and balanced coverage we mean it and we hope you agree as we track the conflict from ground zero but i'm standing in the podulski district which was targeted by what is believed is a russian missile this morning at around 8. welcome to beyonce a war is many things at once it is a humanitarian tragedy it is a strategic maneuver an economic crisis and a political statement which is why reporting a war is so difficult you cannot just focus on one part of it you must focus on everything the cause the politics the objectives the finances all of it put together gives you the full picture hear it we on we've done that even before the first shot was fired we visited ukraine we met the locals we talked to the experts we visited the training fields at that point ward was not a certainty yes ukraine was preparing for the worst but they had not given up hope there was an outside chance that peace would prevail [Music] you can see the reserve forces are getting ready they're picking up the weapons here this is how it's gonna look seventeen thousand foreigners from all parts of the world have come and joined this force to my right is belarus to my left is russia and in front of me is ukraine honestly it's jarring to watch it again those snowy locations are now the front lines of the war those soldiers are perhaps in the trenches and those bomb shelters maybe frightened families used them in the early days of the war like i said all of it is jarring those reports were from the first and second week of february around 14 days before putin invaded throughout that time we dissected the looming war we told you why putin was obsessed with ukraine why the war may not go to plan and how nato sold fake dreams to ukraine which is quite different from the western perspective the cnns and the bbc's of the world made up their mind this would be a fight between good and evil the democratic world on one side putin and his autocratic regime on the other in other words they picked aside and don't get us wrong here russia is clearly the aggressor in this war you cannot justify their invasion of ukraine we did not either instead we tried to make sense of it we tried to tell you why putin invaded why the nato led ukraine on answering those questions is key to war reporting it's not just battlefield strategies or frontline casualties it's also about the political calculations behind the war not everyone liked when we reported that earlier this week they blocked our channel on the 22nd of march no new uploads no videos a total block we simply broadcast the russian foreign minister's statement just like we broadcast the ukrainian minister statement we do not believe in censorship we do not believe in telling half the story apparently that's what youtube wants that is another aspect of this war technology is completely on ukraine's side facebook instagram twitter all over social media support boarding for ukraine and credit to them president zielinski turned out to be a social media whisperer his selfie videos went viral immediately around the same time he began our second reporting assignment in ukraine our pakistan bureau chief was on the job he traveled to three major ukrainian cities live in the west kiev in the capital the capital of course and urpin in the north remember this was early march russia was making swift territorial gains around that time their soldiers had reached the outskirts of kiev many expected the capital to fall any day we're seeing people are emotional leaving their houses the situation here is grim the radio station is almost empty i'm currently in bukha and this was the bridge that used to connect airplane to bucha i'm at the sherman shell train station which is serving as a connectivity route for the people of ukraine [Music] six months later kiev stands strong today there were muted independence day celebrations president zielinski and the first lady attended a prayer at the saint sophia cathedral they also paid tribute to fallen soldiers at the golden doomed monastery it was indeed a moving occasion a reminder of ukraine's resolve and courage but as journalists we cannot get carried away with emotions we must deal with the cold realities like the rising cost of oil or the endless supply of western weapons or india's position of neutrality and that last one has been debated a lot western media sees india's neutrality as lacking principle as tacit support for vladimir putin but we have repeatedly explained the strategy behind it india has historic relations with russia it is not something that can be sacrificed overnight and it really comes down to nuances western media analyzes this war with broad strokes something we've tried to avoid because every conflict is influenced by history culture and sometimes race this one in ukraine is no different you may have seen reports of european countries welcoming refugees with the red carpet but that is just one side of the story those same countries also blocked the entry of black people from ukraine we see the plight of the ukrainian people and we have reported on their hardships but what about the western media they only see race the color of your skin the color of your hair european people with blue eyes and blonde hair being healed these are not refugees from syria now like iraq or afghanistan this is a relatively civilized ukraine does not deserve war or hardships because ukraine is civilized well this is what systemic racism looks like looking back how would we describe our six months of reportage probably holistic you reported from the battlefield dissected the diplomacy and analyzed the strategy all of this without picking sides it's easy to get carried away in narratives of good versus evil or invader versus invaded but conflicts are not so black and white here at we on we have stuck to facts and discuss the real politics we've seen this war for what it really is a needless conflict triggered by world powers and ukraine is the chess piece doing all the fighting so that's the story of the last six months and this war is nowhere near an end what are the big takeaways what lies ahead for ukraine and the world that's what we'll discuss next let's pull up ukraine's map first and this is takeaway number one russia is not winning yet it had hoped to capture ukraine within days most experts said it would be a swift affair well it wasn't six months and counting kiev is still standing russian forces control just twenty percent of ukraine and this is a commentary on superpower russia and its military capabilities the broken down russian tanks may have been hyped by the western press but there's no denying the fact that russia's supposed military superiority has not been seen in action take away number two the nuclear threat it is rising look at where the fighting is on the donbass region in the east crimea in the south and japaresia in the south east and this last one zapariza is a dangerous flash point it's a nuclear power plant it's europe's biggest it is also the latest battlefield there have been warnings about a nuclear catastrophe attempts to broker a ceasefire deal but no luck number three the human cost it continues to rise no one really knows the true number of casualties but we have some estimates almost 9 000 ukrainian soldiers and anywhere between 15 to 20 000 russian soldiers are said to have been killed in action what about civilian casualties the united nations says more than 5 500 civilians have died in this war most agree the actual numbers could be much higher this invasion has created the largest post-war refugee crisis in europe more than six million people have been displaced within ukraine take away number four europe's miscalculation all the shuttle diplomacy all the grandstanding about supporting democracy and look where europe is today suffering a power crisis reporting soaring inflation and facing a difficult winter europe got this one seriously wrong as did the u.s let's take away number five this was a reality check for america this war the world did not join their sanctions they could not isolate russia yes their defense companies are rolling in money but the political upsets for joe biden are way too big to ignore and take away number six the global south stood up for itself from asia to africa countries refused to join europe's war they took decisions based on their own national interest they refused to be bullied by either side case in point india despite all the pressure and the lectures india continues to buy russian oil and is better off for it so that's the six big takeaways from the last six months that's where we are today what happens next no good news the fighting will not just continue it will intensify by the looks of it ukraine has changed attack earlier it was defending itself now it's on the offensive the shift began with the attacks on crimea two key russian bases were struck an ammunition depot and a military aircraft russia called it sabotage ukraine refused to take responsibility but last week the defense minister spoke out he said that we're using a strategy to ruin their stocks to ruin their depots to ruin their headquarters commander commander quarters it's our answer to their meat grinder tactics so he's saying it in so many words ukraine is using covert attacks to weaken russian forces what is the end game president vladimir zilensky says he wants to take back every piece of land that's in russian control and this includes crimea and we will put our hands up only once when we will celebrate our victory the whole of ukraine because we do not trade our lands and our people for us ukraine is all of ukraine all 25 regions without any concessions or compromises we do not know these words they were destroyed by missiles on february 24th donbass is ukraine and we will regain it whatever the path may be crimea is ukraine and we will regain it crimea is ukraine says he is building diplomatic support for his military campaign in crimea yesterday kf hosted a conference on the liberation of crimea 60 countries and international organizations registered their presence 40 presidents and prime ministers joined this includes leaders of g7 nation so ukraine wants to make crimea the new battleground what about russia what are they doing they're pushing forward trying to take as much territory as possible while not letting go of what they have what are moscow's targets donetsk kerason luhansk and zaparizia russian forces are already present here the aim is to fully control these territories and integrate them with russia why these four territories russia believes control over these regions is necessary to end the war from here they can weaken western support to ukraine they can buy time and mount a larger offensive that's apparently the plan in july president vladimir putin signaled the making of a bigger offensive we are hearing that they want to defeat us on the battlefield what can i say let them try we have often heard that the west wants to fight us until the last ukrainian it's a tragedy for the ukrainian people but it looks like it's heading in that direction but everybody should know that largely speaking we haven't even yet started anything in earnest at the same time we don't refuse peace talks but those who refuse should know that the longer it lasts the more difficult it will be for them to make a deal with us ukraine sees what's coming it's been warning about a russian escalation a special operation around ukraine's independence day well today was the day nothing has happened so far and where yet we know that this is war nothing can be taken for granted and is one world power that is closely watching this battle which is china the communist party has studied the fall of the soviet union extensively took lessons from the fall of the ussr to secure its grip on power at home and now beijing is carefully studying russia's offensive at ukraine because when china decides to invade taiwan the lessons from ukraine might come in handy in fact china is already applying these learnings all in fact they are applying these learnings already let me tell you how what is the most obvious takeaway from the war in ukraine that no modern day war can end swiftly russian forces were were overconfident they believed they could swiftly capture kiev it did not happen ukraine's forces were able to defend their capital western weapon supplies boosted ukraine's firepower and this forced the russian forces to retreat to their strongholds what has china learned from this that it's going to need a lot more firepower to invade taiwan so beijing now wants to build more warships a new report has some details on this plan it says the communist party has recently given new orders they have restarted the construction of guided missile destroyers what's a guided missile destroyer it's basically a warship it is equipped to launch guided missiles now these are weapons that can dictate their own path they can chase targets and strike them without the need for constant human interference china is said to be building five missile destroyers for its navy some pictures have come out these are from the dalian shipyard in northern china these are the warships under construction why does china need more destroyers to create a blue water navy a fighting force on the high seas that can operate almost anywhere in the world china wants to compete with the us military it wants the ability to challenge the us in any theater of conflict dominating the high seas is a big part of that plan and for that china needs a massive navy first by 2031 it plans to add at least five aircraft carriers over 60 cruisers and destroyers a range of logistical vessels and strategic bombers with this firepower china will dominate the indo-pacific or it hopes to this would make a potential invasion of taiwan much easier how close is china to doing this let's look at some numbers china already has the world's largest navy it has 300 000 active personnel 79 submarines two aircraft carriers 41 destroyers and more than 100 small boats and ships so beijing is quite close to its goal and it's conducting military activities around taiwan every day today taiwan detected five chinese ships and 20 aircraft in fact we've been bringing you these numbers almost every day so we decided to crunch them today and what we found was mind boggling how many times do you think chinese aircraft were detected near taiwan this month 750 35 times 735 what about warships at least 140 times what is china trying to prove with all of this it is demonstrating how quickly it can reach taiwan taiwan's president saying gwen is concerned recently china's military exercises in areas surrounding taiwan have posed significant threats to the status quo across the taiwan straits and throughout the region countries in the region and global democratic partners have expressed serious concerns over china's actions an escalation cannot be ruled out when china announces these drills they will be limited they were in fact limited to six zones but now the pla's activities have been detected in at least seven zones around taiwan let me show you another map the chinese military has surrounded taiwan from all sides and just for context the last major drills around taiwan happened in the 1990s chinese military activities then were limited to at least three zones and during those drills in the 1990s the pla remained close to the mainland but now the picture looks different now the chinese forces have come dangerously close to taiwan beijing is amassing more firepower and accelerating defense acquisitions this is a clear signal of intent china may not start a war immediately but it's definitely preparing for one japan too is trying to prepare for war but a war of a different kind throughout this year japan has dealt with serious electricity shortages and this country is not energy independent japan relies on imports for most of its energy supplies rising demand and record high prices have raised the risk of blackouts japan's prime minister fumio kishida has a new plan he wants to start using japan's nuclear power plants again but will his people support him our next report tells you why this plan is so controversial it was a disaster that shook the world in 2011 a tsunami wave smashed into a nuclear plant in japan it caused the world's worst nuclear disaster since chernobyl japan shaken up by that nightmare dialed back its use of nuclear power 11 years after that disaster in fukushima a major shift is happening tokyo now wants to switch on all of japan's reactors with regards to nuclear power plants on top of ensuring the operation of the 10 already restarted reactors the country will fully work toward restarting those reactors across the country that have already received permission this is a controversial policy shift when fukushima happened japan had 50 operational nuclear power reactors 46 were switched off but recently some plants were turned on again as of april 2021 nine more reactors were put back into service another 14 were under review kishida wants to operationalize all available reactors and he doesn't intend to stop there he plans to build new nuclear power plants too japan had almost dumped nuclear power now it is taking a complete u-turn the reason is a brewing power crisis earlier this year tokyo narrowly avoided a power crisis an earthquake took several coal and gas-fired power plants offline it led to a serious shortage of electricity the japanese government sounded an alarm households and businesses switched off their lights to save electricity offices sent their workers home early the tokyo sky tree tower is the tallest structure in japan it went dark to save power tokyo was successful in avoiding a blackout but japan's vulnerabilities were exposed the japanese import most of their energy the war in ukraine has already made energy supplies more expensive now extreme weather has led to shortages once again in june japan's government was forced to make fresh appeals they asked 37 million people to cut back on their use of electricity citizens were asked to switch off lights for at least three hours and use air conditioners judiciously nuclear power is the only way to end these shortages but kishida will have to deal with stiff resistance just half of japan's citizens support the return of nuclear plants the bitter legacy of fukushima still haunts japan bureau report we are worthless one pakistan's prime minister is on a two-day visit to qatar no prize is for guessing why as always pakistan needs money since taking over as prime minister shaiba sharif has visited the usual horns for saudi arabia then the united arab emirates and now qatar shabbat sharif arrived in doha on tuesday he held talks with his qatari counterpart khalifa bin abdulaziz al-thani what did they discuss mostly trade and investments the prime minister posed this posted rather this message before embarking on his trip this is the pakistani prime minister and this is what he said i will highlight the exciting investment opportunities in pakistan's various sectors such as renewable energy food security industrial and infrastructure development tourism and hospitality exciting investment opportunities he says opportunities yes but exciting we're not sure about that because pakistan's economy is a sinking ship it is a risky bet to say the least their foreign reserves have fallen to 7.8 billion dollars barely enough to cover one month of imports inflation is almost 25 percent trade deficit is 48 billion dollars and their currency the pakistani rupee is at a record low so shaba sharif's first objective was to strike some deals maybe raise some money and what is he offering qatar in return assets owned by the pakistan government specifically two of them the last making pakistan international airlines and the roosevelt hotel in new york sharif was expected to offer shares in the state enterprises did qatar take the deal at this point we do not have official word on that but qatar's sovereign fund has agreed to new investments they will pump three billion dollars into the pakistan economy in other words it's another lifeline the second objective of sharif's trip is lng liquefied natural gas it's really a simple equation pakistan needs lng qatar produces lng in fact it is the third largest producer in the world but right now most shipments are being scooped up by europe they're using lng to replace russian gas the result is this pakistan cannot find any gas shipments they're facing a nationwide power crisis shabbat sharif is hoping to change that he wants a new lng deal with qatar also he wants to make deferred payments for it meaning you can buy now but pay later and i know all of this sounds like a raw deal most countries would not agree to it but pakistan repeatedly gets assistance from the gulf saudi arabia the uae qatar all of them agree to bail pakistan out the question is why one reason of course is muslim solidarity pakistan is the second largest muslim country in the world it is also the only islamic nuclear power and that gives islamabad a lot of attention in the gulf many pakistanis also live and work in the region including in qatar more than 200 000 pakistani nationals live in qatar most of them work in construction in fact they played a crucial role in realizing qatar's biggest dream to host the fifa world cup many of the stadiums were built by expat workers including those from pakistan but the work is not done yet according to reports pakistan's army will be deployed in qatar during the world cup they will provide security during the tournament the cabinet has already approved the proposal now both sides will decide on the specifics like how many soldiers will be required where will they be deployed and what role will they play and none of this is new for pakistan the army has historically played an important role in the gulf it dates back to the 1970s and the 1980s the gulf states were rising to prominence on the world stage and the oil boom was still taking shape what they needed was some military assistance for training for security and for intelligence sharing enter pakistan that's the only plus point of having an oversized army you can spare a lot of resources and i can give you examples in 1979 the grand mosque in mecca was captured by extremists their goal was to overthrow the house of saud pakistan played a key role in reclaiming that mosque their special forces were deployed to the kingdom and the same thing happened during the iran-iraq war when saudi arabia felt the fighting could spill over they called pakistan their soldiers protected the kingdom and since then military cooperation has grown pakistan has deployed soldiers in kuwait in saudi arabia the uae and qatar they train their pilots senior commanders also sailors most pakistani leaders have leveraged those ties they've used the military relations to secure financial aid the question is for how much longer the gulf states are now military powers themselves they can buy weapons from the us europe or china they're also fighting wars in yemen and libya so how long before they cut pakistan off that's the thing about military diplomacy it only works from a position of strength and pakistan lost that position years ago but the best friend hasn't i'm talking about china unlike pakistan china does not use their military to forge relations at least not yet china is more inclined to use their checkbook and that's their strategy in iraq too and honestly it's the perfect plan most of us associate iraq with war and instability a battleground between the west and iran but that also means opportunities you see iraq has been at war for almost two decades first the united states invaded the country they hunted and killed saddam hussein and once the u.s left the islamic state emerged iraq became a front line in the war on terror both these conflicts have ravaged the country schools hospitals roads airports all of it was destroyed by the fighting so iraq's number one priority is rebuilding and how much money will that take at least 88 billion dollars now in the last decade the u.s played this role they called it nation building but the public sentiment was never favorable in 2020 iraq's parliament voted to expel all u.s troops plus iranian proxies attacked american assets in iraq so gradually the u.s pulled out and that's where china sensed an opportunity their trump card was oil almost 44 of iraqi crude is sold to china it's an important supply line for beijing in return iraq gets massive investments they call it the oil for reconstruction program it was announced in 2019 and how much money is china pledging nearly 10.5 billion dollars were promised last year that's almost one-sixth of all belt and road investments in 2021 imagine that almost 16 percent of the bri budget was invested in iraq alone it tells you what china's priorities are they have secured three important projects so far one is to build eight thousand educational facilities eight thousand the second is an airport in the city of the syria and the third is a science city in the north all three are part of the oil for reconstruction deal now you can understand why iraq is interested in this project a they need the money and b there is no baggage unlike the u.s china has no history in iraq they're not interested in the regional conflicts so naturally baghdad likes chinese investments the question is what's in it for beijing after all it's a risky bet even now there is no political stability in iraq in fact a powerful cleric is shaking up iraqi politics as we speak his name is muktada al-sadar you could call him an iraqi nationalist his goal is to create a fiercely independent arab state no influence from iran no influence from the west where does china leave where does all of this in fact leave china's investments and frankly it's too early to say beijing expects iraq to play an important role in the belt and road initiative we can think of three reasons why number one is the oil reserves traditionally saudi arabia has been the top supplier for china but like all countries beijing wants to diversify iraq has a lot more untapped reserves than saudi arabia reason number two is the axis negotiating with iraq is a lot easier than negotiating with saudi arabia iran those are regional powerhouses iraq is not their government is desperate for money and investments and reason number three a chance to displace the united states washington is slowly pivoting from west asia to the pacific and that leaves a lot of political vacuum in the region needless to say china is eager to fill it and don't get us wrong reconstruction is not bad neither is building 8 000 schools in a war-torn country the problem is china's intentions even middle-income countries are falling into their debt trap they're unable to repay chinese loans so the big problem for beijing is the pr it's a problem they're working on china has decided to waive 23 loans given to 17 african countries they did not say which countries nor did they say how much debt is being forgiven what explains the sudden generosity the need for good pr china accounts for 40 of all bilateral lending to poor countries those loans have attracted a lot of criticism a lot of backlash so this move to forgive those loans can be attributed to damage control countries like iraq must be wary of this yes they need money for reconstruction but they also need to preserve their sovereignty and autonomy as a country that survived dictatorships and foreign occupation iraq must understand that but often you see understanding is too much of an ask some people in europe for example recently made a big deal about a stranded train a euro tunnel train broke down 10 minutes into the journey people were asked to walk through a service tunnel and board a rescue train what happened next is anybody's guess have you ever been on a train or a metro that's broken down were you told to deboard wait a little and then walk to a rescue train or a metro things like this happen and they happen all the time but when they happen in europe it is headlined as a disaster movie take for instance what happened at the euro tunnel when a journey that was supposed to take 35 minutes took six hours the ordeal became an issue as big as the war the story first a train was traveling from coquels in france to foxton in the uk it was traveling through the channel tunnel this is the longest undersea tunnel in the world it passes under the seabed of the english channel for 38 kilometers ten minutes into the journey the train's lights went out and it came to a halt the authorities were caught unprepared and the passengers panicked the trains technicians tried fixing the problem but there was no hope so after a couple of hours the passengers were asked to leave the train they were told to take a service tunnel to the rescue train they had to walk for 10 minutes some along with their suitcases some with children and pet dogs then a rescue train arrived and took them to their destination now was it such a big deal one passenger told the media several people were freaking out about being down in the service tunnel it's a bit of a weird place another said it was like a disaster movie you were just walking into the abyss not knowing what was happening we all had to stay under the sea in this big queue how long did they have to walk again 10 minutes many captured videos of the service tunnel calling it terrifying we are not undermining the ordeal of the passengers being stranded in a tunnel can be horrifying to some but for the rest was it really such a big deal technical glitches happen all the time around the world machines break down and this was not even the first such incident in the euro tunnel back in 2016 too a train was stuck mid-journey yes the authorities could have been better prepared yes the disaster response could have been more prompt and yes this makes you question europe's capability to handle a glitch as basic as this the railway services say they will contact every passenger and compensate them individually passengers are offended they were not greeted with food at arrival some complained about the long queues at the terminal's burger king and it was just another day in first world europe what do you do when a guest overstays is welcome i'm guessing you politely ask them to leave for thailand prayut chanocha is that guest he's the country's prime minister also the face of thai democracy he's being accused of overstaying his term so thailand's top court has suspended him it has asked the country's prime minister to temporarily surrender his active duties before we proceed any further let's first get a better understanding of the story's main character prairie channel he's no ordinary prime minister he is thailand's ex-army chief in may 2014 he staged a military coup and seized power in august 2014 he appointed himself as a country's prime minister three years later he introduced a new constitution in 2019 chanucha oversaw an extremely restricted general election he obviously retained power now the constitution of thailand says the prime minister cannot stay in office for more than eight years it does not matter if he has a mandate eight years is the limit so our channocha's eight years over to answer that we must first try and answer when exactly did his term begin was it when he seized power in 2014 or was it when the constitution was reintroduced in 2017 or was it after the 2019 election the answer varies depending on who you ask the opposition says the prime minister's term began in august 2014 that was when he appointed himself the pm and by that logic he's supposed to leave office this month but prayer channocha does not plan to start packing so soon so the opposition party has moved court and the judges have voted to suspend the prime minister can you call this a constitutional crisis perhaps you can so what happens next the suspension comes into effect today which means as per the constitution a caretaker prime minister will soon be appointed who will that person be most likely the country's deputy prime minister praveeth wong sawan he is an ally of chanucha and he too was part of the thai military also keep in mind that the prime minister has been suspended not expelled meaning he could be back in office soon depending on which way the court rules but then the court just ruled to suspend him well that's the catch the suspension is not the court's verdict technically the court has said that it is suspending the prime minister until it hears the case so there's a good chance that once the court is has heard this case it may decide in favor of the prime minister and i'm saying so keeping in mind the court's history rarely has it gone against the government but what about the voters do they want the prime minister gone for good a recent poll found that two-thirds of thai voters want prayer chanucha to leave immediately his leadership is being questioned especially over the handling of the pandemic it does not help that the thai economy has hit a 30 year low even before the pandemic chanucha was not all that popular some of you may remember these images they're from the pro-democracy protests in thailand this was in mid-2020 a lot of anger was directed towards the prime minister the people wanted him to dissolve the parliament also draft a new constitution two years on factions have emerged within his party the pm's party in the parliament too there have been several no confidence motion against the former army general but none so far has managed to secure his exit now one theory is that the party is waiting till the upcoming election it could be scheduled as early as november this year analyst state island's ruling party may not win may not in fact want a shake-up so close to the election so they will argue in court that genocide should be allowed to stay in office the ball is now in the court of thailand's top court it can decide that chanocha's term began only in 2017 and so he'll be allowed to remain in office till 2025 that's one possibility and that is provided he wins the upcoming election but what about the palace what does the thai monarchy want remember thailand is a constitutional monarchy its king is officially above politics it is believed that his preference often influences big decisions so will the palace support prayer chanocha actually in this case it helps if the palace if the court expels him for good because if it doesn't the protesters could be back on the streets they could reignite democratic sentiments and once again demand an end to the constitutional monarchy of thailand so if the palace has a say it would most likely say that prayur chanucha should go and you know what they say about all the things that we keep fighting about on earth they seem extremely trivial when you look at them from above when you look at the planet from space our earth is so tiny compared to other celestial bodies that you can fit over a thousand earths inside jupiter so after a show packed with stories of conflict let's end with a story from the space it's a story about the biggest planet of our solar system jupiter the giant planet recently got a facelift take a look recognize this planet this is jupiter the giant of our solar system we won't blame you for not being able to tell after all never before have we seen jupiter in such clear light what you see is jupiter as captured by the james webb telescope its powerful lenses have done it again they have once again managed to give us a fresh view of the universe jupiter is no longer a yellow and red giant it has colourful auroras massive storms even rings this is amalthea and that's adrastia they are jupiter's tiny moons spectacular aren't they this is jupiter's great storm it's so massive that it can swallow the earth it would earlier be called the great raid spot because in all previous photos the storm would be red but here it is white and that's because it's reflecting a lot of sunlight see these spots scientists say these are most likely galaxies that are casually photobombing the view you must know that the james webb telescope does not send ready-made wallpaper-worthy photos [Music] it sends raw data which is then stuck together processed and translated into images so far the james webb telescope has managed to capture several cosmic wonders like the cosmic cliffs in karina it's a star-forming region it is located some seven thousand six hundred light-years away from earth then there is stephen's quintet it's a group of five galaxies now seen in detail like never before nasa spent 10 billion dollars to build the james webb telescope it is observing the universe from a point that is 1.5 million kilometers away from the earth's orbit nasa says that putting together a photo of jupiter was harder than the other cosmic wonders and that's especially because of how fast the giant planet rotates the earth takes 24 hours to complete a single rotation jupiter on the other hand takes just 9.5 hours jupiter is 11 times wider than earth as for the volume it would take 1 three 312.3 to fill up jupiter like we said it's a jumbo planet jupiter is 2.5 times bigger than all the other planets in the solar system put together now that we have this new image of the giant the old red and brown photo in the school textbooks can finally get a facelift bureau report we on world is one now let's take a look at what else is making news across the world this is gravitas global headlines on the table right now is a bad deal it would give iran 100 billion dollars a year israeli prime minister yay lapid says a new nuclear deal between world powers and iran would allow other nations to avoid sanctions and give tehran a hundred billion dollars a year to destabilize the middle east turkey welcomes palestinian president mahmoud abbas even as it restores full diplomatic ties with israel turkish president erdogan says that there was no shift in the country's west asian allegiances protesters and relatives of the victims of the august 2020 beirut port blast blocked a road near beirut port hours after a port of the port's silos fell on tuesday the northern section of the grain silos were damaged two years ago by a blast at the beirut port south korea staged an anti-terror drill simulating chemical and drone attacks at the headquarters of seoul's subway it was a part of the country's annual civic defense drills military and police were seen breaking into buildings and rescuing people from attackers while an explosive disposal team removed a mock chemical bomb international monetary fund team meets sri lanka's president for talks on a bailout including restructuring debt of about 29 billion dollars amid the nation's worst financial crisis inflation in south africa accelerates to its highest level in 13 years in july pushed mainly by surging prices for food transport and electricity colombia has suspended the forced eradication of coca fields colombia's new police director said that operations aimed at forcefully removing coca leaf plantations in remote areas were suspended europe is facing its worst drought in at least 500 years with two-thirds of the continent in a state of alert according to a study by a european union agency [Music] world number 18 hs pranoy moved into the round of 16 of the badminton world championships with a short 21-17-21-16 win over two-time champion kento momota however it was the end of the road for former world number one kid dambi's rikant as he went down against unseated zhao zhunpeng 21-9 21-17 [Music] former women's world number one angelique kerber has announced that she is pregnant and will take a break from tennis for the next few months the 2016 champion will also miss the us open which starts next week with that it's a wrap we're leaving you with gravitas images thanks for watching [Music] [Music] very comfortable [Music] [Music] [Music] you

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