Biden At UNGA, US-Iran Prisoner Swap, Canada Assassination
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President biden lays out america's foreign policy agenda toward leaders today, with ukraine top of mind.

Ukraine needs to be able to effectively defend itself.

but some world leaders won't be .

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President biden is that the united nations in new york today.

he's giving his annual address, line out his foreign policy agenda to a global audience. And top of mind is support for a ukraine defending itself against russia. But there are a big questions about how long U. S. Support can continue.

M, P, R, senior White house correspondent or keh is there? So let's start with a bit a call. China, russia, france and the U.

K. Are not attending this year. So timer, that sounds like president biden has the U. N. Stage pretty much to himself.

Yeah, this does mean he has less competition for his message. And what he's planning to share is his vision about U. S.

Leadership in the world and also what global CoOperation should look like. National security advisor jack Sullivan, a characterize the U. S. World this way.

We see at this point a strong demand signal for more american engagement, for more american investment, for more american presence across all continents in all quarters of the world.

But of course, the twenty twenty four presidential campaign is heading up, and many of vitamins would be opponents, including the front runner, former president Donald trump, have very different views about the value of us, engagement in the world and even what american democracy should look like.

Yeah and certainly ukraine is one of those areas. What you expect to hear from the president on ukraine.

well, this time last year when president biden spoke at the U. N. The war, ukraine was still relatively new. Now he's speaking is that has dragged on for another year with no end in sight.

And he's going to make a strong pitch to the nations of the world to remain resolute in support of ukrainian right to sovereignty. But as lavis said, there are questions hanging over the sustainability of U. S.

Support in terms of weapons and economic for more funding for ukraine.

Yeah, that's right at the White houses asked congress for another twenty four billion dollars in support of ukraine war effort and White house officials insist that there really is a bipartisan coalition that exists to keep that funding coming um but have you seen congress lightly um how speaker Kevin mcArthur, facing open threats from within his conference to ask him from leadership the government is set to run out of spending authority at the end of the month.

There is no clear path to passing a budget at this point and many far right house republicans are walking at the idea of giving additional money to ukraine all of that puts present biden in this awkward and yet quite familiar position of standing up on the world stage and saying, don't worry, guys, amErica is good for IT up when all signs point to instability and uncertainty on the domestic political front, ukrainian an president, the demir zelinski, is going to be speaking to the U. N. today. And then he's heading to washington later this week to make his own pitch for a continued funding.

So already that's a lot of but there is more on the played while he's a new york.

that's right. Uh, he will be the first U. S.

President to meet with the leaders of the nation's, known as the c five, that is, the central asian nations of kosan carkiss an to kiki's an, turkmenistan and is pakistan. They are neighbors of russia and china. And this is all about the us.

Signaling that IT wants to be engaged in that neighbor od two. There are also a couple of interesting leader meetings happening on the sidelines. Biden is set to meet with the brazilian president and labor leaders right in the midst of this united auto workers strike. And then president biden is also meeting with israeli prime minister Benjamin nett, yahoo, someone he hasn't met. Witness that to now who won election again with a new, more conservative coalition.

mp. Camera key, thanks a lot. Camera.

you're welcome.

After seeing their first moments of freedom yesterday, five americans who'd been detained in iran will soon be reunited with their families in the us.

Biden administration officials say negotiations to free these people went on for years. They toss out a number of iranian demands. In the end, five iranians were created from real us.

Custody in U. S. Gave iran access to six billion dollars, have its own oil revenues that have been frozen in a bank in korea. It's that money prompting most of the debate.

P R. Peter kenyon covers joints from istanbul er as as they're coming back home or reminds us what americans have been through.

Well, the group includes the americans held the longest in iran and more than four decades, fifty one year old businesses namaz. He was held for some eight years as the detainees reached doha. Yesterday, namaz, I released a statement thanking all those who would thought for his release.

Now he also said his joy being free was mixed with Sarah. For those still being held in iranian prisons, he said, quote, all the political prisoners of iran, a country where the indictable courage of women leaves us in all deserve their liberty. That was a reference to women defining headscarf rules in iran that includes twenty two year old msa armi, who died in police custody last year after being detained by the morality police in iran.

The other detainees include murad to boz, a business man and conservationist, and amy charge, who was detained on what the us. Called bogus sp. N.

S. charges. There are two other details their families requested at this point that their names not be disclosed.

Okay, what's iran been saying .

while the running of president Abraham are easy, is saying iran in the U. S. Could have completed this prisoner swap much sooner? Quote, if the us.

Had not pin hopes on last year's riots. Now he's also referring to the unrest that followed amine's death last year, rise, who is in new york for the U. N. General assembly gathering. He added that the prisoner swap was done purely unhumanity italian grounds.

Now, by most accounts of what we know, the five iranians in the us. That are being released, and not major figures, most are have facing what charges of convictions for trade sanctions violations. That money though, that's that's getting all the attention.

How is that going to be handled? Well, this is six billion dollars that was already around the money. Everyone agrees to that.

And I was transferred to bank accounts in cutters. And the U. S. Treasury department says IT will be closely monitored.

Its intended to be used for things like food, agricultural products, medicine, things like that at the us says if heron tries to purchase material covered under sanctions with this money, tehran access to that funding can be cut off once again at any time. Now critics say that still leaves around free to spend other money on weapons and other things. They also say making these deals sends iranian leaders the clear message that grabbing westerners can be very lucrative. And the White house is again warning americans considering travel to iran to think again and avoid going there at this time.

So on that, Peter, can anything be done than to keep around from detain another?

Well, that's a question a lot of people have been asking. It's very hard to answer. There have been several us around swap over the years under both democratic and republican us presidents.

But there's also an effort by the us and canada at the us. To unite countries in a deal to act together against any country that the people takes hostages. And there are more hostages in iran, including westerners.

This may be an effort to make them pay a Price, secretary of state antony blank kin says he's talking about that this week in new york at the U. N. Gentle assembly.

That's pr. Peter kenyon in item le.

Thanks for your pointing, Peter. Thank you.

Canadian prime minister Justin trudeau is accusing india's government of ordering the killing of a sick leader in british columbia. Canada has expelled an indian diplomats who'd been described as the head of indian intelligence in the country.

Now trudeau explosive comments in parliament came after canadian national official said they had credible intelligence that india was behind the assassination in june. N P, R.

international affairs correspondent jackie northam has been following the developments. Jackie first to tell us about the alleged assassination who was killed while .

I was a man named her deep singing, the jr. And he was a prominent leader in the sick community in theory, which is a suburb, vancouver. The job was considered really an outspoken advocate for creating an independent sc state in india's punjab, gian and the indian government called matrix.

He was shot dead just outside one of the main sec temples in syrian. Two mass gunmen were seen running away. Know he's killing, really sent a shock wave of of fears for the sick community because I did appear to be targeted yeah .

another canadian government is accusing india of IT being behind IT. Um and I mean, that's a big deal for the for the leader of g seven country to openly accuse another government of assessing one of its own citizens. I mean, what did to do have to say.

well, he said, for the past few weeks, canada's security agencies have been investigating the killing and have come to the conclusion that agents of the government of india, his words, we're responsible, let's have a listen to him talking in parliament.

Any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a canadian citizen on canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereign and a trudeau .

said steps will be taken to go after those responsible for killing the jaw.

What's india's response?

While india dismissed the allegations that is calling them absurd and it's also expelling a canadian diplomats, it's voice concerns about what he calls anti india activities in canada. But trude told parliament that he personally and directly brought up the allegations of naja killing when he met with prime minister nor renda mody earlier this year at the g twenty summit in new delhi. Trudeau.

again in the strongest possible terms. I continue to urge the government of india to CoOperate with canada to get to the bottom of this matter.

and tutor say canada has been working closely and coordinating with its allies on this and the national security council. A spokesperson said it's deeply concerned about the allegations of the assassination and is remaining in contact with its canadian partners.

About IT. So guessing relations between india and canada and too good right now.

No, I know relations were already rocky before this. You know, just about seek separatists in canada. India is complained about demonstrations outside as high commissioner otah's and and elsewhere in canada, you know, really, this month, canada suspended trade negotiations with india.

These are supposed to be wrapped up this year. Know, with these fats, expulsions are now this allegation of assassination. It's hard to imagine relations are .

gonna prove anytime soon. Jack, jack.

thanks very much.

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