the full picture posts. on this month from around the globe in the book. too. as ukraine's president promises his troops will soon lay dying arms a graphic video surfaces online showing body parts scattered across a residential area after the latest army shelling in kiev's military crackdown. the u.n. condemns the killing of two russian journalists in eastern ukraine and calls for a full investigation died during army shelling while filming fleeing refugees. militants close in on baghdad after a run sacking half the country and trying to seize its largest oil refinery u.s. troops have been sent to secure their embassy which is seen as a top target for is a missed. also later in the hour the king of spain officially abdicates and hands

the throne to a new generation of royalty made a growing republican movement. you're watching from in the world welcome to moscow and to our international i mean only on our top story ukraine's new president petro poroshenko says his forces will soon unilaterally hole through offensive in the east of the country but residential areas and be siege cities are scarred by weeks of yelling we're about to show you graphic footage of the aftermath in the city of pramod torsella surfaced online within the last few hours a witness filmed several victim shortly after the attack on tuesday at least ten locals were killed as you can see the buildings are full of bullet holes on body parts or scattered light side one woman carrying

a bucket of cherries home from market was reportedly among the victims there is a constant stream of footage coming in showing devastated residential areas including churches schools and hospitals left in ruins the dire. situation was the focus of a full conversation between the ukrainian and russian leaders it was following up the ceasefire promise and reports. did say that there is going to be a very short term cease fire implemented unilateral ceasefire implemented in south east of ukraine but he did emphasize that it's going to be extremely short in the amount of time that he's going to give to all armed groups in the region to lay down arms the details are supposed to follow in the next couple of days now that that decision seems to have. a late night phone call which was conducted between the ukrainian president and russian president putin and what could not be immediately tied to that phone call is another decision made by the ukrainian

leader and that is to possibly lay off the interior minister of foreign affairs who has made kind of a tourist name for himself in recent days after appearing at a riot by the russian embassy in kiev and behaving in the following manner. but. it's not clear exactly how well go ahead with delivering on his first promise concerning the cease fire in the southeast of ukraine but it does seem however that he has already found a possible replacement for the interim foreign minister. russia's foreign minister believes any step towards dialogue that includes the self-defense forces in eastern ukraine is a step in the right direction. you. know if this initiative is aimed at making a ceasefire only inclusiveness then so defense forces who oppose the current leadership must also be able to exercise their free will if the initiative includes

an invitation by the cuban authorities to start dialogue with the southeast this would be in line with what you promised it was and it is what we expect from him. ok let's discuss the day's events in ukraine with journalist and broadcaster neil clark who joins me live and thanks for doing not sir but this isn't the first time the president has promised to end the crackdown in the studio if he's well genuinely committed to that well it is the first time that's why you've got to be very wary it's because it's quite clear that he's acting out of a position of weakness things haven't gone to plan for the ukrainian authorities here they launched their offensive against the s. so-called terrorists in the east several weeks ago and has launched a plan the fact is they haven't been able to regain control of parts of the country the fact is they haven't been able to kind of provoke russia into intervening and as we know the people in the east still there they're fighting back if they can he

says so i think now has had to rethink and i think the united states which of course is behind all of this is having to rethink so i think we got to be very wary the worst thing that would happen here would be for the people in the east to lay down their arms and then them to be another massive assault on the vote on the ukrainian government using a kind of phony pretext to carry on the offensive so i think we could have tried very carefully wait to see the details and reports are also jesting that ukraine could be applied to by a thousand to armored vehicles how does this match up and pledges to scale dannatt operation well absolutely and i and i sort of fear that what we could be seeing here is playing for time he might be calling for the cease fire to kind of local people into a false sense of security. and then of course when his new. the highways are arriving to relaunch this offensive said the offensive hasn't gone well it hasn't succeeded there's been a lot of reverses for the ukrainian authorities and so i think we've got to be very cynical we've got to wait to see the actual details of course every sane person

wants to see it and it has still it is we've had over three hundred people killed from the un figures in the east and many of them have been civilians women and children are being killed so i think that obviously we want peace however i think that we don't i don't think we can completely trust trust portion called ukraine with origin it would await the details and before that to to to reserve judgment really you know we're constantly hearing the west state that russia is not trying hard enough to stop the conflict in ukraine is kiev trying any harder now and i think part of the strategy has been quite clearly has to be has to been to try to provoke russia into intervening that has failed of course and i think russia what more could russia have done than what it's already done i think the responsibility for this is from the ukrainian government and behind of course is united states and so i think that. the face of it is welcome to hear this from president poroshenko talking about a ceasefire we've got to be very careful to wait to have the details we've got to

see the dead already is in the in the details here before we can even talk about having some kind of negotiations and a peaceful solution to this because up to now we've had this before we've had the kiev authorities saying they want to cease fire and carrying on with the pounding carrying on with the assault on people in the east so it's actions speak louder than words really just finally bit deaths of two russian journalists a new dance along with abductions of media workers shot many people are there also reports that russian channels are being blocked in several cities in ukraine is there any freedom of press there for left in the country well i think the situation ukraine is quite appalling from a journalist point of view we've had journalists have been targeted if they have reported the wrong kind of news or working for the wrong kind of channels i heard the r.t. to be coming in ukraine if that's true so i think that the. cranium government is very draconian they are actually actually working against the free press here and i had somebody coming to that it's actually worse the situation in iraq iraq war when even the iraqi authorities were better towards the crash that the ukrainian

authorities are here so it's another. ukraine i think journalists need to talk we appreciate your input thank you today i hear about the un security council is urging an investigation into violence against journalists in eastern ukraine after a crew from a russian t.v. channel were killed by army shelling near the city of lugansk the only survivor of the attack was the cameraman who sees the attack targeting a group of refugees he believes it was not accidental fire. the crew is filming the evacuation of refugees when a shell hit their group these are images of civilians leaving the scene seconds before the explosion signed engineer on to lotion died immediately reporter igor cornelius who was taken to hospital with a severe injury but died on the operating table thirty minutes after that here's how the cameraman described what occurred. to you who knows we went to the place

where according to the information we got there were refugees self-defense groups were helping the refugees to flee the areas under attack and when i reached the forefront the self-defense activist told me to hide behind a big car and i film from that spot as self-defense activists raised his hands to show the refugees the safe part and at this moment the first shell exploded and damaged his hand now a journalist stayed further away to check i turned my head and saw that the second and the third shots went up exactly where they were i didn't see my colleagues as my view of them was blocked by trees i only managed to film people dragging away or self-defense activists he had no legs there was a road between us between our journalists and me i could hear mortar shells exploding all the time they both had press written on their clothes but that didn't save them from. witnesses say the shell exploded at the feet of signed engineer on

the lotion he was twenty seven years of age reporter eagle according to at least behind a wife and a seven year old daughter the bodies of the journalist have been sent to moscow. the killings have triggered an international outcry your organization for security and cooperation in europe called on key have to find those responsible and hold them accountable the new york based committee to protect journalists condemned the killing and urge safety for journalists working in ukraine also reporters without borders call for a probe into the deaths as well and said the violence against journalists has reached on preset dented levels russia's own voice to the un vitaly churkin call conditions for reporters in ukraine even worse than during the iraq invasion oh journalists with a lot of experience in other conflicts over this for the first time and for the few . being got to get the government forces that were before them i mean they were pointing out that the women during saddam hussein times when. being.

invaded by the u.s. troops of the jordan was good the good operate them. no physical problems arose for them from the government this is not the case they've been until now almost one hundred kilometers from the frontline of the government offensive thousands of miners rallied in the regional capital the next to the man the end of the military operation the crowds are threatening to bring the country's coal mining hub to a standstill until arms unless the government stops the killing of civilians but an afghan lugansk regions account for almost half of the country's coal but a man costs revels in the thick of the protests for us. locals say that when coal miners come out to protest and the situation had really reached a boiling point the general sense here is that the people are fed up with what's going on in their own backyard the leaders all miners are giving the president a political mission call one c four hours to end the punitive action against his own people in the east of ukraine they say if the bloodshed continues they're ready

to get out of the coal mines and pick up arms in order to protect their homes and families. and to r.t. dot com for a minute by minute updates on the volatile situation in the country. moving on sunni militants have attacked iraq's largest oil refinery in the north baghdad is now on high alert with isis to harvest closing in on the capital meanwhile the pentagon is beefing up security so far the u.s. president has stopped short of sending in combat troops but as they say catherine off reports that may change. armed to the teeth determined to carry on the march across iraq the islamic state in iraq and syria also known as isis is quickly emerging as one of the world's most powerful jihad is groups the groups goal just what the name implies an islamic sunni caliphate stretching across the middle east isis already controlled large swaths of land in

syria and iraq and barr province last week they moved on iraq's north. seemingly overnight isis captured the second largest city of mosul more than half a million residents were forced to flee. we were afraid of isis and its camp because they have no mercy there are people they killed they have no conscience that was just the start after mosul a lightning speed advance towards baghdad with cities and towns falling to isis along the way as iraqi soldiers fled their posts they left behind tanks humvees trucks and weapons paid for by the americans and now in the hands of isis the militants have their supporters to the shiite dominated government of prime minister nouri al maliki has alienated iraq's sunni population isis is also

believed to receive financial support from sympathetic gulf monarchies and with iran backing the iraqi government there is fear the internal conflict could become a regional one all sides are bracing for the worst in the capital shiite militia men are responding to a call to arms from their religious leaders ready to defend their capital and their faith the iraqi army is also fighting back but this means airstrikes against sunni cities and that could make the already sectarian conflict go from bad to worse sitting out the fight at least for now are the americans with the hottest determined to press on the question is for how long. lucie county r.t. what we do know is that the u.s. has already sent a hundred soldiers to protect its embassy in baghdad there are also warships in the persian gulf dozens of helicopters and over five hundred marines all on standby

however qatar has won the us that any military intervention to prop up the iraqi government will be seen as an act of war against the entire sunni our world the middle east is of course a melting pot of diverse religious groups we made up a mop and marked here in red are the countries where sunni muslims make up the majority those include qatar and of course america's closest ally in the region saudi arabia iraq is currently on the shiite rule on isis obviously wants changed washington is now considering teaming up with iran to prevent an overthrow military affairs expert eric margolis sees the current turmoil in iraq is breaking up traditional alliances the u.s. has more interests. she whom behind the scenes gurus who consume. who are very. much goes things who agree on it's very ironic because not just

a few weeks ago the. congressman will never. be run as a terrorist nation never. know who to go into. who caused the mourners. of iran this week it's going to be very confused and everybody isn't terrorists. do go thinking out which terrorists the word. thing with iraq india's foreign ministry says forty of us nationals employed us construction workers have been kidnapped in the city of mosul which is not controlled by isis their wives in india say the men call them three days ago to say they were in trouble turkey is also investigating claims that a number of its nationals were abducted near cook while building a hospital still ahead this hour g.m.o. giants go bananas their new plan to convince the world genetically modified

products are not a risk to human health using you frankenstein with all the details just ahead. the true nature of the iraqi regime and the insurgency sweeping across the country and is iraq facing the grim reality of becoming a failed state or facing partition. i can only hope for. peace now right and. what if the. sign.

welcome back to the program a new king will be crying tonight in spain the senate has approved the advocation of one carlos who is stepping down after almost four decades on the throne but as his son philippe prepares to take over on to the monarchy protests have been breaking out on the streets so that your ship is in madrid and is following this story the fact that essential madrid is now patrolled by more than seven thousand policemen and national guard speaks volumes the government has every reason to be

concerned because of the pro republican protesters who said that they will hit the streets during the coronation ceremony despite the officials slapping a ban on all mass gatherings in the next two days the general discontent of the people with the government in spain has been long they blame the government for their poor living conditions in fact almost a third of the country is unemployed that is more than six million people out of a job and we spoke to some of the report the republican activists have been saying that a change of the name inside the palace does not change the system and it's the system which they are protesting against the recent polls more than sixty two percent of the spanish population would welcome the idea of a referendum to determine whether spain should remain as monarchy or should it revert to the republican form of government but the country's prime minister said that this referendum would not be held that contradicts the constitution and this is the photo that angered the protests the royal family did or didn't do itself any favors by being involved in several corruption scandals this is also angering the protests and they are assuring us that they will hit the streets as they've done

before in fact ever since king juan carlos announced his abdication on june the second there have been protests on june the mass protests the stance of thousands hit the streets of madrid paralyzing the spanish capital and we are pretty much expecting the same thing to happen in the next two days make sure you state you keep track of everything up and everything happening in madrid and we'll provide all the news as we get it. the crime prince is taking the throne of a low point for the royal family however despite the recent controversy surrounding one carlos his reign many will remember him for the positive changes to the country . came. to the ship by. its true that he hoped. to have. the war know how a. tree. play the political role.

with the arrival of democracy i don't think there was this strong political role the outgoing king is one of europe's most colorful royals among many famous slip ups in two thousand and seven he venezuela's president hugo chavez to literally shut up but he's in good company the u.k. to duke of edinburgh famously told british students in china their risk looking like the locals if they stayed too long in the country also the current king of sweden where he was criticized by some media outlets for being a party gore but the fend for themselves to the press saying there's a broad definition to sex and to strip clubs. with the all royals being consigned to the history books questions are being asked as to whether the next generation will help in europe's hereditary monarchy survive in the twenty first century for analysis or not is just a click away for you on our website. two convicts have

been put to death using lethal injection in the us the spite an ongoing backlash over a botched execution back in april an oklahoma convict was left arriving in pain for almost an hour before he died after being injected with an experimental lethal cocktail for more let's cross to a new york correspondent. why have these latest executions going ahead despite what has occurred recently been. well the executions in georgia in missouri moved forward because the supreme courts of the supreme respective states refused to halt them the execution of georgia in georgia prisoner marc as well as follows the botched one of clayton lockett in oklahoma back in april as you mentioned mr lockett suffered for more than thirty minutes after his vein exploded that's because prison officials did not insert the lethal injection into his vein properly now that episode shined a new spotlight on executions in the u.s.

and even prompted u.s. president barack obama to call for his justice department to review the procedures of capital punishment now prison officials in georgia say the execution of mr welland seemed to go smoothly with no noticeable complications a few minutes into the procedure he took a couple of heavy breaths and within five minutes according to reports there was no visible movement now while the state did acknowledge that he used a single drug pentobarbital to execute the fifty nine year old many of the other details surrounding the procedure were kept secret now that's because the state law allows authorities in georgia to withhold information about the people and companies involved in executions and mr whelan's lawyers argued that the confidentiality exposed him to the too radical and unusual punishment because they could not evaluate the qualifications of those that were on the execution team or the safety record of the unidentified loosely regulated compound being pharmacy

where the execution drugs were obtained the nine executions in the u.s. have been stayed or postponed since late april however i would not bank on big changes in terms of capital punishment in the us a third execution is scheduled to take place in florida wednesday evening that prisoner is believed to be mentally ill and intellectually disabled all three states that i just mentioned refused to say where they up. tain there are lethal injection drugs or if those drugs are tested before they are used to kill prisoners many critics believe that the drugs are not tested beforehand leaving the prisoners to serve as lab rats in an inhumane execution experiment yeah disturbing developments indeed we thank you for the update. merck is putting super phenomena through a six week human trials genetically enhanced rich claimed they could improve the

diet of people in east africa but scientists michael hansen thinks this is nothing more than a publicity stunt to improve the reputation of g.m. giants things like golden rice or golden bananas are attempts to say oh we can use this technology for a useful purpose that will help the poor so i see it more as propaganda purposes and i think the reason that they are trying so desperately with the genetic engineering is it does have a bad name eighty five percent of the global acreage in engineered crops are all herbicide tolerant they're designed to be sprayed with herbicides they're doing they're designed to have you spray more pesticides on them part of the problem is in the in the united states for example we don't require safety assessments or feeding studies before these products are allowed on the market before these are even fed to people they should go through a safety assessment. to be fed you know not only to animals or

they're given to humans because in other countries this would not be allowed. in other news dozens of indonesia member grants are missing and eight people dead after both camps eyes sinking off the west coast of malaysia the wooden vessel was not designed for the open sea and was carrying ninety seven in the knees in this including women and children so far sixty survivors have been accounted for the search is ongoing officials say the passengers were illegal migrant workers trying to return home ahead of the muslim holy month of ramadan. al jazeera journalists. has been released from an egyptian prison after more than four months on hunger strike in protest of his post long contention he spent ten months with. a charge to rest was related to the crocked on an islamist supporters of the us that price and mohamed morsi egyptian officials accuse the network of supporting more sees muslim brotherhood. the true nature all of the iraqi regime the insurgency sweeping across

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