actually doing it. cautious optimism talks on syria's chemical continue into a third day with america. forced to make it. as a financial burden terrorist. guilty conscience. to open the doors. of the builds to a new crescendo as fresh missed deadlines and overwhelming debt threaten to tear apart what little stability there is.

a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at. the worldwide headlines live from the russian capital u.s. officials say that washington reported. resolution threatening syria with the use of force in order to make it drop its chemical arsenal as the first sign of progress as the disarmament talks. in geneva and now the president assad is ready to join the chemical weapons convention the u.n. secretary general says that he is optimistic the next round of peace talks could take place in october. now reporting the what the sides have agreed upon and what issues they refuse to agree. it's been a question of will they or won't they in geneva and so far there's been no answer to that question john kerry and sergey lavrov were locked in tense negotiations throughout the day and into the night more than fifteen hours of talks took place

and now those negotiations over how to rid syria of its chemical weapons are set to continue into saturday both parties trying to hammer out a deal and avoid a u.s. military strike against syria that is what is at stake care and already there have been some reports of progress with the u.s. and russia reportedly agreed on the size of syria's chemical weapons stockpiles speaking earlier john kerry and sergey lavrov expressed cautious optimism that they would be able to come up with a diplomatic solution to this crisis despite the diplomacy there are a number of sticking points that could put a spoke in the wheels of coming up with a workable deal here the first is the issue of timing in this latest t.v. interview syrian president bashar al assad said that damascus would begin to provide information about its chemical weapons stockpiles thirty days after signing up to the chemical weapons convention which is standard procedure of the u.n.

has already confirmed that they have received serious documents for signing up to that treaty but john kerry has already rejected this day window that bash our last spoke of and last week he said that he wants assad to be able to give up his weapons within the space of a week which he knows is on viable which has raised some questions from observers as to how constructive the u.s. approach is especially when it comes to the difficult task of disposing of chemical weapons now the second sticking point is the use of force john kerry has said that the u.s. military remains poised to strike syria if they fail to reach a deal here which has been hanging over these talks and it's a condition that russia says is completely under. sceptical that a deal can only be struck if the u.s. military strike is off the table bashar al assad in his latest interview as well has said that the negotiations are only going to work if the u.s. stops threatening military intervention so number of very different positions that

need to be reconciled if the top diplomats here will be able to come to any agreement over the course of the day john kerry's words that the u.s. remains poised to strike syria if an agreement isn't reached as a reminder of what the consequences could be if they fail to come up with a plan here. r.t. . and r.t. discussed the syrian crisis and the current diplomatic efforts surrounding it with dominique. you served as france's foreign interior prime minister he told my colleague why he thinks the use of force will not end the years of bloodshed in syria. i think we should do our best to avoid the use of force we know that the force without the force without. diplomatic efforts is always useless and that's why the priority to the negotiation but of course we

should go forward and we should have results today we have one result to see the signature. of the convention on the ban of chemical weapons that's a first step but that's not enough washington is convinced syria agreed to be designed only because of the real threat of being attacked and bashar al assad says that's not the case or do you think well i think you're firmness is part of the game is showing some results but i think the main factor is the willingness of russia to take responsibility and russia taking the lead. making some proposals this is really changing the whole figure of the whole fijian army of the of the situation threat of military force is now a stumbling block in negotiations and diplomacy as sad ones the threats to and why washington wants to keep the possibility of strikes on the table off the way out of this we know that military strikes are not easy. because there is nobody already in

the congress favoring the use of force second because we know that in the last thirteen years the use of force did not gave any result in the international scene we've seen it in afghanistan we've seen it in iraq we've seen it in libya so we know that the solution for syria is not force. and we know also that there is a way to escape from force from the use of. an attack and this way out is to have some results on the ground some diplomatic results in order to find better solutions for the syrian problem but any other interests be behind the u.s. and its allies in wanting to strike syria beyond just punishing assad for the chemical attack here allegedly connected. well first we know that punishing assad should not be by force for that we have. the league the national legality we have the international criminal court so the answer to punish

is never to use force the answer to punish is to go through justice that's the real issue but the main problem today again is to try to protect the syrian people and for that the force is not going to give us any force will mean more people dying on the ground i mean new escalation we should not forget that not only we have a civil war in syria but we have a big fight between sunnis and shias and so the problem is not at the level of the use of force and we have seen in iraq that force. only created more problems we have one south than people dying every month in iraq so i don't think forces and then their answer is to use diplomacy to have steps going forward and that will eliminate the risk of force if we can have peace again. now it looks like the

overwhelming majority of americans prefer a diplomatic solution to syria despite president obama's attempts to explain why he would like to launch a military strike against a mosque as for example the latest reuters poll shows that basically the amount of people that watched the american president's recent speech calling for action against syria were largely moved by his pleas and let's bring us the numbers here on the program want to let you know exactly where people stand at this point three quarters of americans are back efforts to resolve the crisis in syria through an international agreement to control the weapons and that reflects the antiwar feeling that shadowed obama's request for congress to authorize an attack and that sentiment is crucial to preventing further escalation that's according to lawrence freeman a political journalist at the executive intelligence review president obama is in great trouble the american people were outraged about this war and they basically

bombarded their congress men and women a hundred to one in telegrams and calls and e-mails against this war so he was forced to back off on a policy that they're very old a week ago he was committed to launch a bombing campaign and i think the russian leadership and the american people have boxed a man it's you can't tell what's going to happen because there's so many different factors but we're clearly in a much improved geometry the than we were a week ago. now when it comes to the exodus of refugees from syria europe has found itself for office lit there are those who say the european union must help asylum seekers especially considering the e.u. a two rebels is a major driver of the conflict others though think differently question why e.u. taxpayers must bear the burden of another arab conflict and the wary of jihad ists

battle hardened syria bringing terror back to europe peter all of our reports. here in europe we may be far away from the fighting in syria however the effects of violence are being seen in the form of tens of thousands of refugees flocking here to seek asylum just this last week the first of five thousand refugees arrived here in germany as part of a new resettlement program however there are those within europe that say that the e.u. governments must bear some responsibility for these people having to flee the problem is the e.u. governments continue to support the rebels including the german intelligence and covertly and other ways i think it's completely cynical of germany to pretend to be this humanitarian receptor of five thousand refugees at the same time they're poor in aid let's stop the the reason that people are leaving their homes they don't leave it willingly with over two million people already having being displaced

syria's neighbors are overwhelmed by the deluge of those fleeing for their lives that means that they seeking sanctuary having to look further afield towards countries in the balkans that can ill afford to have thousands of refugees turning up according to some politicians here we'll continue. our government opens up the door it's five thousand and fifty thousand and more and more are cities like liverpool's and can't finance that we are broke it's not germany's responsibility to solve the problems of the arab world with our taxes there's also concern that allowing these people access to europe could see the syria crisis being imported here. because again we are worried that those germans that went there to fight assad will come back here trained in terror and live here amongst us like ticking time bombs it's just a matter of time before a train station would be blown up we demand that our security services stop them returning as more people flee their homes the refugee crisis is one that said to

continue for a long time. are still to come here on r.t. as israel continues to draw. masses of tourists despite paying the slap bang in the middle of a region are rocked by conflict women are being warned to get tough with the locals as they let their hair down and head out for a night on the town and the details on that story just around the corner. will. technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia. the future of covered. this is the media leave us so we leave the media. the sea motions to cure. all your party musical. issues that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from.

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and the portuguese. missed deadlines. all. proposed. that would ultimately. these days may be calmer for europe be able to june period saw the eurozone come out of recession after the longest period of economic misery since records began back in one thousand nine hundred five but the crisis is far from over and the cost in millions of lost jobs and economic stress remains a major concern economic recovery is at best fragile now output from the euro zone's factories had fallen by a much more than expected in july unemployment remains a dramatic levels and some of the southern countries what's more a number of members and nations still are struggling to balance their finances raising fears that more bailouts will be needed in the future now while more loans

have been ruled out for the moment bailouts were still very much at the top of the agenda at the recent meeting of euro zone ministers let's take a closer look at where the actual concerns lie today bailed out twice and still not in the clear greece is likely to need another ten billion euros just in order to bolster its finances but elections in germany mean that help isn't likely to come anytime soon voters in the blocks most powerful economy have grown tired of taxpayer funded rescues and problems in greece spell trouble for cyprus the two countries are intricately linked by history as well as common economic grounds cyprus was bailed out earlier this year for some ten billion euros but new data shows that its economy is shrinking to the world level since the one nine hundred seventy s. raising the possibility that if greece does ask for more cash cyprus may not be far behind and asking for help now ireland may be exiting the bailout program at the

end of the year but the country is also in line for euro zone aid now it's finance minister had suggested a credit line of ten billion euros this is to serve as what he calls a backstop to give confidence to investors moving on to portugal that country faces a bumpy ride the country was set to end its bailout program in the middle of next year but that was before parts of the rescue were actually ruled illegal now officials in lisbon must scramble to find other ways of balancing the books. and now new worries with slovenia falling from economic grace billions of euros in bad loans make the country a candidate for euro zone bailout number five now that country has been in recession since last year and it's been scrambling to fix its banking center for now euro zone finance ministers insist that slovenia won't need a bailout but the country has a long haul ahead before it's in the clear so when it comes to improvements in the eurozone economy better hold off on the champagne at least for now this account for no far t.

moscow and there's no good news in the euro zone's the latest unemployment numbers block wide news has now been growing every month for the past two and a half years ever since greece was given its first bailout but now with the government about to step on the electoral test it could be crunch time for the single currency as aussies laura smith reports. it could be make or break for the euro zone as the german election approaches europe's a region still stuck in recession with outbreaks of social unrest and some believe the outcome of the election could be a catalyst for change i think speaking to vats of klaus the former president of the czech republic a capital markets conference here in london he compares the european project to communism and says the time is now for the people of individual european countries to stand up and say the emperor has no clothes. everyone who.

sees that it's impossible to continue. radical change. is. speaking about a fundamental transition fundamental transformation something we in parts of europe in east central and eastern europe experienced two decades ago. to wake up and to do the same and how likely is it do you think that that will have its will stand up and say ok. the question is. started to really. come from brussels klaus envisages europe as a conglomerate of seoul for an independent nation and he found common ground with ukip snide. we have got two hundred fifty one days until the european election takes place across the whole of europe that is the opportunity

politically to cause an earthquake lobbying is important intelligence briefings are important argumentations important. thing that changes politics is the way people vote i think these european elections are a major opportunity right across the continent of europe to spark something that leads to referendums that leads to real change. and there are just found recognition for the most unlikely source is a man well barry say the european commission president says the u.k. could become the primary force in british politics implying david cameron's jumped on the bandwagon if you keep the skepticism just to win though base pairs and klaus agree the time is ripe for a fundamental decision should the eurozone limp along propped up by its full day or sit there be a return to an economic rationale and a europe based on intergovernmental cooperation rather than integration. now the

european central bank is urging governments not grow complacent over recent signs of recovery by pushing for more action on reforms like wiser political economy professor horse rochelle from the frankfurt school of finance and management he's a urging caution though he does say there is progress happening we have now the peak we reached a peak for example in unemployment and there are signs in the real economy but also in the political area for more progress to come in the future i'm not saying we're out of the woods what i'm seeing we are making progress also although the situation is still difficult also in cyprus as well and we have to awarded to cyprus krises come back and also. swap over to other countries of the euro area but as i said i mean we have also you did the election in germany and i'm pretty confident that after this election more progress to come also into a political arrangement to fix further on the euro crisis also in germany germany

has also a lot of it wanted us from the you ruin our exports and so forth saw i see still the public although. some problems in the mood of the popular power to be loud it also seems but there is support here in germany. a suicide car bomb has exploded near a nato convoy in the southeastern part of afghanistan killing three civilians into the yard. of the device is said to have exploded on a highway near kandahar city airport and no afghan or foreign troops were hurt and it comes just a day after insurgents launched an all out assault on the u.s. consulate in the capital killing two afghan soldiers under security guard. police of storm mexico city's central square clashing with teachers who are outraged at new laws the protesters had camped out there for more than two weeks of already has used tear gas to disperse them saying they wanted to clear the square for

independence day celebrations and the education reforms will see new tests on teachers to judge the level of their performance. heavy violence has again broken out in the philippines between the army and a muslim rebel group despite a cease fire agreement on friday of the morrow national liberation front continues to hold one hundred people hostage in the southwestern zamboanga city more than fifty people have been killed in six days of violence fifteen thousand residents have now been forced to flee the area. and the fifth consecutive night of protests in turkey has once again seen violence between demonstrators and police activists are demanding security forces be punished for reportedly killing an opposition member who they claim was lethally hit by a tear gas canister at one of the rallies is that sparked a nationwide outrage and scuffles with the police every night since the incident.

now tourists are still flocking to israel for its sun and its beaches despite the threat of war spilling over from neighboring syria and more than two million travelers have gone there just for these holidays in this year alone but it's artie's pulis layer reports there are dangers lurking in the party zones of the capital and it pays to be prepared. the middle east is known for many things it's had more than its fair share of war and terror it has blistering sun and cool desert nights it is home to the mosquitoes the jellyfish and the scarring cockroach but the did your species aboard may just be the middle east and male could it be the chemical makeup of the whole most humble tricky one thing certain fallen woman are in for a shock they go after what they want and they're not afraid to just come up to you and talk to you in tell you what they think about you probably because they have confidence they take care of themselves too operators know only too well the dangers of vast cultural differences packaged into the orientation speech is

a clear warnings of how to deal with the macho israeli male the advice reads like a grocery list don't be surprised if they take your number but have a regular girlfriend all day by choosing to need to focus on dates and it means nothing in the program initiation along with advice on sunscreen science of interest and we can't hikes rachel remembers this warning about meeting the kind of have to be prepared that they're expecting something that you may not be like willing to reciprocate so they told us to be very straight forward from the beginning if you're not interested say now be really forceful about it that sort of thing it's not i don't live vise these lessons are put to the test and forced to take it to ma for example the twenty seven year old undercover agent is paid to work his magic not in some hostile in the state but when television dawns forwards through border notices or when stupid. really easy conversation to talk about

both the extent. or just luck with her there's half a dozen amateur guides posted online on how to date and is rated men the best advice to give up on the fairy tale prince on a white horse the mentality is so different so growing and sometimes. it's even. i mean it's going to the point where people assert themselves too much but even the orientation speech and words of warning don't always soften the experience this guy just started talking to us and he started telling me how beautiful i was and all this stuff which i mean it's fine but all the sudden he's like can i kiss you and i was like yeah thanks that would be more forgiving i don't think that it's necessarily there far think being forced to be in the army at the age of eighteen makes a very different lifestyle for them as opposed. to sleep just kind of about

treating them like anyone else and i mean i guess they can be aggressive but if you just stop yourself that's been part of the fun of traveling is finding it out or for oneself which is why i'm at the flexing biceps on telegrams beaches and the mere naked suntan bodies a few cheap pick up lines and an aggressive attitude can seem a small price to pay for a golden summer holiday. television well thank you for joining us here on our. show and we are on standby right now for the third day of talks in geneva we're stretching your press conference any moment here with. john kerry of course regarding syria for the meantime though can you become a billionaire just by bottling water. learn how to next.

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