good to have you with us today. and i as isis insurgents continue their deadly advance across iraq the kurdish minority pushing ahead with plans for an autonomous state in the oil rich north saying they are ready to hold a referendum. ceasefire in eastern ukraine has been extended until monday night kiev government forces both say that they are observing the truce but shells fired from ukraine fall on russian territory. plus the police in qatar brutally crushed another rally of migrant workers preparing of the nation for the twenty twenty two world cup they are protesting against conditions that rights groups describe as horrific.

broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas glad to have you with us now the death toll from a three week insurgent onslaught in iraq continues to rise after seizing several key cities rebels from the islamist group isis have been advancing into the central and southern provinces the latest clashes erupted just fifty kilometers outside baghdad leaving at least twenty government troops dead meanwhile the kurdish regional government says it is not giving up oil rich territories in the north of the country retaken from the islamists kurdish authorities have placed tight restrictions on the border crossings and are planning to hold an independence referendum. looks at the prospects of the vote. less than two kilometers away a stronghold if you draw mixed state in iraq and syria fighters from isis or

as they're called in arabic have taken over the neighboring village these kurdish soldiers known as the peshmerga are the only defense that's keeping the insurgents from marching north. to this whole area of isis fighters with snipers the militant offensive smuggler cross a rock is redrawing the country's borders but so too are the kurds as a rocky forces crumbled in the wake of that the harvest onslaught kurdish soldiers moved in to fill the void nearly doubling their territory in the process in just a matter of hours the kurds seized militarily what they failed to secure politically for decades the oil rich province of cure cooled and its main city spofforth. the fishmongers controlling their. own because group and the other side there's no on the other groups but of course the peshmerga which three

a year ago i couldn't really walk around here without the help of an armed escort it was just too dangerous there are suicide bombings frequent clashes between rival groups but controlling care coolpix the kurds hope to prove that they can do a better job than the central government maybe safer so far but with neighbors like isis it's unclear for how long. it didn't take long that evening we witnessed care cooke's temporary or spitefully violence shattered a suicide bomber tried to enter a market in the kurdish part of town at least six people killed dozens wounded the kurds may seem as though when there's. some of them are living in the euphoria pretty much told the truth but more tentative people. means more problems if it wasn't planned for. already divisions are emerging minority arab and turkmen residents are worried about their rights in the new

kirkuk kurdish authorities promised a referendum but in a worrying sign of what could be ahead these shiite turkmen are taking matters into their own hands so. we don't trust any government or any group to protect us so we're taking on to defend ourselves lucy caffein of kirkuk iraq. former pentagon analyst michael maloof says that the kurds are going to use the instability in iraq to snatch as much authority as they can. the kurds see a golden opportunity to basically declare their independence they've already announced that they're going to have a referendum they do have a choice they can either do that or. do what. kerry wants and work with the government in baghdad i think that while they listen politely to to secretary kerry i think they have their own interests in mind and unless something

miraculous happens in the parliament without moloch you stand on board i think this split enough iraq is going to be inevitable the only thing that is working in anybody's favor is that isis has the has a military capability but the question is will they be able to govern all that territory they're taking over and already they're fighting from within some of the units and some of the other islamist groups and even x. about this that they that joined them temporarily to take the territory over but now there's actually been gunfire and an opposition each each will want their own little chunk in each little piece it's a mess to other news now new leaks have emerged casting a shadow over the nato secretary general's political career reports suggest that back in two thousand and nine he took a direct role in silencing a kurdish t.v. channel broadcasting from copenhagen in order to secure his future role as head of the western military alliance we'll bring you the full story later in the program.

a ceasefire between pro and anti-government forces in eastern ukraine has been extended until monday night but to the president petro poroshenko says that he could end the truce earlier if activists build up or upgrade their barricades meanwhile civilians in the region say that they are exhausted from weeks of relentless fighting. one hundred top of the bullets. do you think they're going to want. the experience in your day to my eyes in the bush do you i mean yeah you with the boys you know to day in the shade you know should think that given that notion is that national pray that you should think you can use them wish they hadn't said that and they had to lie you that i was just a lot less than just do it so that you would have always made them like this you can use them to do more here and it's as if they see if i get it in will. mortar

shells fired from ukraine have exploded across the border in russia causing some damage there as well shells continue to fall in russian territory one view the checkpoint building an exploded on the side there were no injuries two more shells landed in nearby villages. the proton m e forces meanwhile have released four o s c e observers who were detained late last month. russia's foreign minister says moscow's calls for peace may have been may have prompted that move but sergey lavrov believes that russia's influence within those anti-government activists isn't limited he added that certain powers could be undermining kids' own plans for a peaceful resolution. ukraine's president poroshenko would like to ease the tension and prolong the ceasefire but there are other forces within the ukrainian authorities radicals who still control or have close contact with armed

ultranationalists there's the right sector the battalions of the tycoon ski and other powerful groups that don't obey ukraine's central command or the commander in chief there are also partners overseas our american colleagues who judging by multiple evidence still prefer to push the ukrainian authorities along a path to confrontation is that things have been mostly calm since the truce was extended besides the border incident we mentioned earlier russia called the shelling of its checkpoint a provocation which should be investigated immediately for more on what's been going on in the region during the cease fire here's artes or if a national. the truce remains in place here in eastern ukraine but so does the tension in the weeks since the ceasefire came into effect sporadic clashes between the army and local defense forces have carried on regardless sometimes resulted in fatalities including civilians on friday and woman and her son very poor to be killed in the army shalyn in the town of slovyansk in donetsk region which is the

epicenter of what key of calls its anti terror operation and here in the guns overnight there was little sign of calm either on the return from filming at the ukrainian russian border at a checkpoint we heard a conversation between local fighters why we're talking in which they described shooting happening right then next to a nearby railway bridge as well as wrong the local hospital at this checkpoint had recently been taken by self-defense forces and the ukrainian military was trying to regain control of this strategic location we were forced to take another turn or two of route along a wild path through the forest all the time we had to coordinate we saw the french soldiers patrolling that area but even then we were told that it was still very dangerous. work. just. to stop. some.

of the driving from the rush to the quantitative for one hour but still for the others to go to the top the guards were to other was also the better local sop that says that the road so obvious that the tree is full of surprises that. signal. that. such a. big stand a truce is supposed to pave the way to prolong. peace in the country but so far we can see trust between both sides and it's fair to say whatever peace the reason part of the country remains fred at the best we have nationality from lugansk in ukraine you're looking at video of right sector members who plan on heading east to fight alongside kiev's of forces but first they stopped by

a local police station in western ukraine the crowd threatened to burn the building down unless the deputy police chief resigns within twenty four hours they're angry with officials who are prosecuting those involved in february school in kiev authorities say one officer was severely beaten now the u.n. says over one hundred thousand people have fled ukraine this year most of them ending up in russia but the u.s. state department doubts that that number is a legitimate since the start of two thousand and fourteen one hundred and ten thousand ukrainians have arrived in russia we just have seen no evidence to support that we don't believe they're credible we're watching we just don't think that the hundreds of thousands number is credible we don't have anything to cooperate if this is the u.n. this isn't the russians this isn't a united not being there is this is an agency you guys give millions and millions of dollars through in there now when we don't have anything to back up that number

. in other news migrant workers in qatar say their treatment at the hands of employers has reached a new low with staff denied breaks food and water and even subjected to whippings in the latest episode at a hotel complex construction crews clashed with guards these are rare pictures from qatar showing how bad the situation is tens of thousands of my earnest on looking on for world cup venues and infrastructure often in deplorable conditions a german filmmaker who was arrested by police for exposing the situation believes the latest case is just a drop in the ocean. it was initiated by the workers not being allowed to take proper lunch break bear in mind we are in the middle of for ramadan and ramadan obviously has four is workers and there are quite a few of them on the building sites. you know meeting and i think it's really right

now as these things come up more and more you know with higher frequency i think it's time to really face a possible rerun of the vote for the world cup in qatar that's something that you know comes into reality with all the human rights issues with all the corruption issues coming up on a daily basis right now i think this is what we had in front possibly rights groups worldwide have condemned the treatment of migrant laborers in qatar time and time again according to activists one foreign worker dies there every day on top of the harsh conditions staff are left without pay for months and are even prevented from leaving the country still to come in the program a neo nazi attack sparks street protests just north of london are to speak to this two are willing to take drastic action in their stand against extremism this and much more after a short break watching like the international. media

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welcome back you're watching our team international now an annual family festival in britain this week turned into an all out brawl after a gang of neo nazis attacked a party goers stabbing one man perhaps surprisingly the mob was not even made up of locals but rather it was polish immigrants witnesses say the sailings shouted profanities and fought and threw bottles at the crowds before police arrived since then there have been nearly daily protests against neo nazi activities are teasers here first followed one of the marches. where here just walking outside monks in

a park at the moment in north london that was where nancy fascist demonstration had taken place and i got some of the demonstrators of left the park and then marching out onto the streets of london peaceful demonstration today. there would be no peace is that the best way to fight not susan violet either sure that was the only way to far north is to fight not to stand there and say we don't like you know we don't like you they know we don't like this you know thing that's the danger of provoking move violent provoking more violent for you to be violent in office about time the course in action which is the reaction to an action we could have the peace nazis last month we were you know we would have british nazis polish north of the john you nazis were known to be so no senators and no resist and no first use then just of course because look what happens when it gets out of control or destroy the bullet or destroy i think that's what today's protest is about the not

technically allowed to be on the streets here marching like this police say at this point it's actually going to be more hostile see break them up essentially now there have been a number of arrests that have taken place today already the demonstration itself incredibly well police those a strong police presence there you can still see the police and monitoring closely what's going on as the greek take to the streets of london. british a race relations activist lead jasper believes politicians are partly to blame for the rise of ultra nationalism in europe. one always has to be vigilant and concerned and particularly when one looks across the european union after the european elections and the drift to extreme why right and in some cases openly neo nazi party i think what's happening is that austerity is acting as a magnifying glass when people get anxious and concerned for their future the

future of their children and of course they get angry the issue is that at the moment politicians are directing their anger not to the bankers and the rich institutions of europe that led to the economic crisis but to look vulnerable in society at lows on welfare those unemployed those who are migrants those who are elderly and other minority communities and this is an extraordinarily dangerous line. now as always plenty more stories for you online including social guinea pigs a new study reveals that facebook has been manipulating the content of user's newsfeeds without their knowledge to assess how they react to uplifting or depressing posts you can find out more on our team com. also there for you astronauts show their devotion to the usa soccer team usa to isis crewmembers shaved their heads after losing a bed at their team would beat germany in the world cup all of the details for you

online. term as nato chief may be almost up but now questions are being asked about how he got the job in the first place now freshly in the spotlight wiki leaks documents suggests rasmussen abused his powers during his time as denmark's prime minister to secure himself his future job specifically denmark reportedly agreed to start legal action against a kurdish separatist channel that was broadcasting from copenhagen in two thousand and nine in return turkey said it would have backed rasmussen as the future nato chief so why it was turkey so worried about these broadcasts in the first place on car long claimed raj t.v. was a mouthpiece for the kurdistan workers party which fights for the rights of the kurdish minority and is considered a terrorist organization in turkey and also in the west now the channel started

broadcasting in two thousand and four in two thousand and ten it was officially accused in denmark of promoting terrorist activities and this year the channels license was finally revoked we spoke to their lawyer. we have a special independent committee on television denmark which would issue the search if it cuts to the turks the turkish government had at three different occasions complained to this committee and each time they concluded that the coverage was just like the coverage you would fight at the big day the stews television stations so we thought that also the courts. would respect the freedom of expression the freedom of press the freedom of information but it didn't occur now we asked nato to comment on the leaks about the deal to appoint rasmussen their press office told us to talk to danish judicial

authorities insisting that the courts were fully independent however journalist lawyer and former m.p. bjorn elam quest questions that claim there were some conflicts of political character between that bar and turkey joe di the states intervened because a light very broad stroke they describe it is to become the six and zero there was a big pressure from us forces and says to think. the creative bad guy how to a diet and how to prove that rusts elevation was promoting terrorism we had in the end until they died but what there was there within hours after that a dyke with it was announced that there was a dream and between the turkish government and the other bits of cox's to decide the previous stage privatised as a second surgery. now take

a swing around the globe to look at some other headlines making stories this hour two rockets fired from gaza have hit a factory in southern israel causing a massive fire according to officials there are no serious injuries and the blaze have been now brought under control israeli tanks fired shells across the border in retaliation reportedly injuring several people israeli troops are continuing a large scale search for three missing teenage boys believed to have been abducted by hamas. at least two people have been killed by twin bomb blasts on the outskirts of cairo according to local reports homemade explosives were placed in a small telephone exchange nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack as of yet militant groups have been waging a year long campaign against the egyptian government since the ousting of islamist president mohammed morsi last july. in new delhi a dilapidated residential building has collapsed killing eleven people and trapping dozens more hours later

a nearby twelve story structure which was still being built came down killing four there over three hundred emergency workers are ab the sites scouring the debris for survivors officials say the collapses were caused by heavy rains along with poor maintenance and low quality construction materials. in russia's belgrade region a truck has collided with a bus killing at least two people and leaving another eleven injured a passenger vehicle reportedly carrying fourteen people was heading for the region's main city the injured among them two boys are being treated in the hospital now according to preliminary reports the truck driver fell asleep behind the wheel. the bankrupt us city of detroit is on the brink of a water crisis thousands of people there have been left with no supplies at all the authorities say that they are only protecting the city's budget from unpaid bills the situation for several activist groups to demand the united nations step in and

help now the u.n. experts looked into the matter and said that the shutoffs are a violation of human rights and close inspection reveals it's not just the hard up of not paying their bills either some corporations are tens of millions of dollars in the red as well but there is a little pressure being put on them as as details. it is one of the most essential elements of life. americans enjoy some of the cleanest and most abundant water in the world but what happens when the pipes are turned off and the tap runs dry how am i supposed to wash my child heilman i supposed to shower must fill in the largest american city to ever filed for bankruptcy residents are falling behind on their water bills now facing five billion dollars in bad debt the water department is taking drastic measures to plug holes and that means cutting water this is one of those houses that has had its water shut off and

you can tell that because the detroit water and sewer department went ahead and painted on the porch that water cut time now they've been doing this more and more frequently to abandoned houses and they are they say going after abandoned houses first and worse you kind of avoid it wasting water for houses that people simply don't live in however more often these days the houses facing shut off have residents living inside this is did detroit water brigade headquarters groups like the way fun in the detroit water brigade are working with residents to get them the water they need in the short term and the funding in the long term to sustain themselves we have donations the water people have say we also have water filtration devices as well as aqua tablets so that people could you know access to clean drinking water these groups are now calling for help from the federal government and even the united nations to address what they describe as a humanitarian crisis nikita rally is one detroit resident who is afraid of the

consequences of missing even a single payment if you tell someone i don't have water in my home that's the first strike you can get your children removed or you go to the war department if they help get my children back they don't care don't just think it's me and she isn't alone no you're shutting out all the water all the most votes. first which now raises a human rights question that raises a moral question what people do once the water is cut off out of the take their medicine if they see the shot of they make the formula for the babies however the water department argues we have the the burden of being heavy to be realistic in a lot of folks the activists for example don't have that burden they have what they feel are simple solutions. which really don't really hold water if anybody can come up with a way that we can make the detroit drinking water is good as it is right now for pennies on the dollar will want to listen unfortunately this is not the case leaving some residents salivating for

a solution to this water crisis and others just plain thirsty reporting in detroit michigan michigan lopez r t. coming up next on our to international find out whether a new revolution is brewing from comedian russell brand he's of a special guest on the times report stay with us. his name was joseph goebbels he was nazi germany's minister of propaganda the myths that he created exist to this day. it was google's propaganda it was posing actually trying to denigrate other nations while at the same time raising ordinary german so students would. keep its complete

use of go bill sniff precisely what the masses need to hear in order to make them follow him he was like the kite paper from the fairy tale that made grant's fall to the tune of his plight. the myths created by the chief nazi ideologist bound for tal soil in the west we have to fight these myths today in memory of those who won in the second world war. this is what we do we kill people and break things. we can see something is simple as people playing soccer you can see individual players and if you see the ball. you can almost see his facial expression you can see he is down from open and crying out. maybe cursed us or maybe he asked.

for forgiveness for. there must be near certainty that no civilians will. we killed war in. the kaiser report imax kaiser in the words of the great philosopher. who was of course an inspiration for the french revolution in truth laws are always a useful tool.