escalating violence in eastern ukraine kiev really launches its crackdown on defined regions after ending its ten day truce we find out what's driving some women to join anti-government forces. israel mourns the killings of three teenagers abducted in the west bank while the death of an eighteen year old palestinian boy shot by troops during a night raid draws little attention. the leader of this militant group isis is all muslims to come to iraq and syria to help secure a vast islamic state. and

you live from moscow you with r.t. and. now leaders of separatists in eastern ukraine say they are ready to negotiate a new cease fire kiev ended the truce on monday stepping up to yourself in the restive region at least four civilians were killed in residential areas came under fire despite president poroshenko pledging not to target the army shelling continued over night. well these are the pictures from the city of slavyansk which has seen some of the most severe damage your russian woman was reportedly killed there in the latest attack on monday more pictures a room buildings are emerging from the city and a local television tower as also collapsed as a result of fighting between the army and local militia well the city of comatose

which is another target of kiev crackdown also saw renewed artillery fire a local school was pounded by shells this is all that remains of that and as the standoff between kiev in ukraine is shows no signs of letting up women on both sides and taking up arms as artie's marie if an archon or reports catarina is twenty one years old she's a trained mehdi with a passion for nature and painting. and she can assemble a kalashnikov in seconds she says she's a good shot to you have you ever had to kill anyone. yes i have it wasn't self-defense it was them who approached not us catarina belongs to eastern ukraine's self-defense forces she started on the frontline as a nurse but soon to be up in arms. but the problem is that she sees the people

she's fighting against as mere pool ins in a big game over some of those who are responsible they send young boys to kill us and die for them they hide behind them most of them are young conscripts they have no choice and they come to kill us. as a self-defense checkpoint outside lugansk catarina meets alessia she's in charge here then one is loaded up with a few days ago i went to a hairdresser and i saw a woman there a client she was looking at me with her eyes wide open it turned out i had forgotten to take my place off it happens. she sees no contradiction in her current status. this is what happens during wartime they don't even ask they just come to your land i was just an ordinary woman i even cook quite well. catarina and a lesser a far from the only two in these women from ukraine's eastern south have a strongly warded message for female fighters on the other side that is

a special hello to the thirty ninth my down women's battalion girls you either stop doing this or you'll see still exist if you continue to seek information about our men your men will die. the paramilitary battalion the addressing finds for the new government and for national unity and it's still growing. today then why don has reached far beyond cave censors he has embraced the whole country and we must protect its borders women from the thirty ninth company have set off for the nets and look guns and they need your help. the out of this battalion is also an assistance to crane's new defense minister today but do not fear reprisals working for the common good each of us needs to preserve their own dignity as. i realized i would be seen as a man to separate despite a rather than a woman or a business means they would kill me if that's what you need to present at the south

or for that so i have to hold my firearm close we are also waging a battle for hearts amongst this ukrainian band considers itself patriotic but some see slater expressed ultranationalist. was. proud. but the real conflict has been fought here and was growing numbers joining both sides every day some fear it's passing the point of no return. in eastern ukraine. help you keep track of what's happening in eastern ukraine you can follow maria's twitter feed as she is in the city of the ganske right now one of the main hubs of antigovernment resistance. while relaunching its operation

against the regions in eastern ukraine kiev working to get closer to the new president poroshenko signed an association deal with brussels last friday there's no vote on the issue and the european commission's enlargement chief stephan fuel doesn't think that that would have been necessary when he spoke to artie's oakes on a boy on her show well it's a part. in been the case of ukraine we have one part of the country waging a conflict with another part of the country and yet nor referendum if you think was the war and there was no one down here called democracy no you know. no no no no i'm sorry i mean referenda in the presence of the people in the group uniforms without insignia about true refers to here or there are not ours and then a couple of weeks after all they have been ours. so referring to the coalition call for that's one thing the second thing carol this is going to read about me i was

only i don't i don't know why i don't why i the argument. is so fired of one part of ukraine and good thing in another part of ukraine. and you can watch the full interview there with the european commissioner for large and neighborhood policy on thursday right here on r.t. international. israel has bombarded gars about dozens of air strikes in retaliation against the islamist group hamas which it believes to be behind the killing of three jewish teenagers tens of thousands have joined mourning for the youngsters that were abducted more than two weeks ago and found dead this week in the west bank their deaths have also sparked a firestorm in the international media. in that sense that there will be some retaliation for these threats it's becoming increasingly apparent that his promise

to make our must pay for the three teenagers found dead on monday so there is a huge amount of grief discovering the grim discovery of the three bodies of those israeli teenagers late yesterday israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the three teenagers were murdered in cold blood by what he described as animals while in his letter of condolence president obama had described the killing of jewish boys as a senseless act of terror against innocent youth meanwhile the killing of an eighteen year old palestinian boy by israeli troops during a night raid in the west bank has gone largely unnoticed for many more civilian deaths are blamed on israeli defense forces in the occupied territories and according to official figures here more than one hundred more than fifteen hundred palestinian children have been killed in up to six thousand injured by israeli

forces since two thousand and that means that one palestinian child has been killed every three days activism stuff. says the international media has repeatedly harsh to israel's deadly record. it is very important for the world media to remember to mention not only the three israelis killed but also the eleven palestinian killed who are among whom there are three children who were also killed in cold blood by the israeli army itself which also amounts to war crimes the israeli army has been killing palestinians for several years we are talking about thousands and thousands of palestinians were killed by the israeli army and tens of thousands of people who were injured during forty seven years of military occupation even when we organize peaceful nonviolent protests the israeli army responds by shooting high velocity gun shots at young people which by the way lead in that incident to killing two

young palestinians. and their israeli army refused to conduct. the investigation into the matter. so it's an echo of american exceptionalism that the later. we look at why that. might be the result of washington's policy plus u.s. cyber security. hundreds of western companies under threat. is opening up a new story in a couple of minutes. which

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you're watching our. world wide to travel to iraq and syria and join them. battle for the recently declared islamic caliphate and in already a message to lead the fight for their breakaway state investigative journalist matt carr says it's unlikely iraq can remain a single country as a result of the chaos. isis is not just a creation of the series for eyes it's his origins in iraq itself in the heart its resistance to the u.s. occupation when they withdrew troops in iraq after the so-called surge there was a view. of those groups have been defeated or at least neutralized that probably never really happened and isis has been an hour to iraq not just because it was out in syria but also by the incompetence sectarianism and corruption of a mostly good government in iraq so all these different forces are closer to asia which is very probable that some iraq could fragment into three stages because i

can't see the moment of the time being any kind of sectarian movement that could overcome the division that are ripping it up to shreds and the jihadist group is now seize control of the key syrian border town of el book after pouring in reinforcements from iraq it comes shortly after the white house approved a half a billion dollar windfall for rebels in syria the movie saying to counter the radical islamist group which is also fighting a sad and terrorizing cities in neighboring iraq but the plan was met with the school of condemnation saying the aid to rebels would mean feeding america's enemy artie's miniport night takes a look at washington's long involvement in the region. all over the arab world and their guy has left behind its military footprint but i believe america is exceptional. in part because we have shown a willingness through the sacrifice of blood and treasure to stand up not only for

our own narrow self-interest but for the interests of all america's exceptional armed forces have invaded afghanistan and iraq dropped bombs on libya pakistan and yemen and reportedly trained rebels fighting to overthrow the government in syria. directly leading to the insurgency in iraq who are extremists have now declared their own caliphate not enough to just say that we are exceptional one way or the other the reason we can point to american exceptionalism is because we've done exceptional things and we do exceptional for. we have to live up to that standard but time and time again washington's eagerness to involve itself in foreign conflicts has fueled six tarion divisions creating an exceptionally dangerous circumstance the us policy unfortunately lately has destroyed and made

a mockery of the main you know what they have done in libya what they have done through you and continue to do what they've done in iraq. it is all something that. doesn't jive with claiming any kind of exceptionalism and yet in each case washington has washed its hands of any responsibility the united states of america is not responsible for what happened in libya nor is it responsible for what is happening in iraq today in the absence of u.s. military action in iraq is warning that it could ask iran to carry out airstrikes against the hardest group isis that could throw a wrench into the works of american foreign policy potentially having to rely on an adversary to defeat a threat that washington itself is blamed for indirectly creating. marina port knocking out our team. and coming up a little later today pay to live l.

and his cross talk panel discuss the impact of american media conservative politics on the world and the middle east in particular is a quick preview. the neoconservatives have also been very successful in controlling the narratives of washington they succeed so for instance you have the catastrophe in iraq in the last decade but then the neoconservative narrative is that well yes the after great invasion was very successful invasion there was a problem with the implementation of the occupation but then came the surge then came near a victory for instance the catastrophe in syria is now being blamed. even though the the u.s. side is supporting with working with the saudis and others helped create this problem in syria where these extremist became very powerful as rebel forces some of the isis group an illness or a front the the narrative is that if obama had only sent in million more military support for the rebels earlier then it would have worked out fine.

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post only what really matters. to your facebook you street. welcome back cyberspace is becoming a new area of combat operations with hundreds of western energy giants coming under attack from so-called industrial hack is they in fact oil and gas cyber defenses with malware which could possibly disrupt power supplies that is according to report released by the u.s. security symantec but we caught up with a company security manager and he told us this is a growing threat. most definitely as more and more information becomes available online or put on computers we are seeing a shift from the physical world to espionage being conducted through the internet or through computers we are definitely in an in an in an age where every country what every organization or every person is able to leverage the internet in its own

unique manner so if a nation state wanted to conduct espionage or an attack another country. can most definitely utilize the internet to do so likewise person on person or organization an organization. let's have a look at some international news in brief and we start with japan where clashes broke out between anti militarization protesters and police. the arrest was sparked by the cabinet decision to end a post world war two ban on collective self-defense the resolution would expand japan's military role and overseas deployment japan's postwar constitution prohibited the use of force in international conflicts. a car bomb has exploded in a market in northeast nigeria killing at least fifty six people an official say only twenty one could be identified as the rest were too severely burned according

to witnesses the explosives were hidden under a load of charcoal in a large vehicle authorities are blaming boko haram extremists for the attack. mexican soldiers have killed twenty two suspected gang members in a shootout at a warehouse one soldier has also been injured in the gunfight and it is the bloody issued since president pain and yet though in twenty twelve pledging to quell gang violence that has claimed up to one hundred thousand lives over the past seven years. johnny's authorities have arrested almost two hundred people during a rally for greater democracy in hong kong after the march of protests and staged a sit in in the central financial district of the city demanding electoral freedom demonstration was held to mark the anniversary of when china returned control of the british colony at nine hundred ninety seven. i brussels is warning hungry may need additional budget cuts to lower government debt and avert the risk of

reentering the european union's finance monitoring process it comes after budapest hardly managed to keep its deficit within e.u. limits artie's alexia share of ski reports in the country's thorny path to keep a flight. had little hesitation when choosing a new car for a major german brand only the car was manufactured in his home country if you want to buy it maybe you have to pay for. it because of. registration because of the tax so if you buy a hanger from germany then. a little bit cheaper. but it makes no difference i mean in terms of the quality right you know. so if it's the same why pay more this logic may have driven several european car manufacturers to set up factories in hungary with an obviously cheaper labor force than in germany but the one that is just as skilled back in the days when hungary was part of the socialist block used

to be one of the biggest car manufacturers in eastern europe when the country entered the european union most of its factories went bankrupt as their predecessor was not needed in europe i must a decade on europeans have decided to experience and are now producing their cars here. largely because of that and we're talking several hundred thousand units produced annually hungary is now experiencing the biggest industrial growth in a decade but would that mean the two thousand and four edu accession promise of a better living has been capped a recent poll stunningly suggested that seventy two percent of whom variance felt that economically they were doing better under communism. seventy two and thank god i have a good job because without it i wouldn't have survived with my pension unlike twenty five years ago when pensioners didn't have to work. livingstone that's worse than ten years ago. consumption is. a level the

investment is below ten years ago level hungry is a comic officials are happy to see improvement and say this is largely due to them finding their own ways to run the country no mr out but that may be among the reasons why hungary's prime minister orban does not get along with brussels fighting a strong leadership that has unable to hungry to get out of this mess is something . those politicians envy we want all the degrees of freedom that we can have understanding that being a member of a club like the european union has implications for for the for the policies that we can pursue but you're not in favor of. having to coordinate more policies than necessary. hungary's recovering economy is now facing a big test e.u. funding is predicted to slow even more in the next three years that's when it will be clear whether it has indeed found its own way but officials are already making

no secret of it budapest is now looking eastwards to boost trade with russia and china. reporting from budapest in hungary. thanks for being with us internationally today up next it's boom bust and if you're watching us in the u.k. abby martin looks to have facebook conducted a social experiment in over seven hundred thousand. war is probably the most complex and difficult human activity. of all. caught up. in the phenomenon of friendly fire probably extends back to the invention of gunpowder. to kill

a bunch of people in the jungle warfare on the premises there are of us people. reading. this some of the shoots my brother in the leg not intentional because it is because it was night times four in the morning even the best given the mesh shoulder. are going to make mistakes does this whole idea of brotherhood an author and then end camaraderie in this sense it was in this context that has absolutely no place. as a new physician i swear to abide by the hippocratic oath. to the best of my ability and judgment. i will prescribe for the good of my patients. i will not give deadly doses to anybody.

or advise others to do so. i will never do harm to any. doctors of the docs on. this is what we do we kill people and break things. we can see something as simple as people playing soccer you can see individual players and you can see that. you can only see his facial expression you can see is. crying. maybe he cursed us or maybe he asked. for forgiveness for. there must be near certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured.

over there i marinated this is boom bust and these are some of the stories that we're tracking for you today. first up you can hold a good city down for apparently a mediocre car manufacturer general motors a surprisingly robust sales in june despite record breaking recalls we look into how and why in today's headline story and professor darren asha in mobile who is on the show as well darren is an expert in understanding how political and economic institutions can lead to economic success and we're getting his take on former treasury secretary of the secretary timothy geithner's point of view got it and in today's big deal edward harris and i are talking about the end will be i asked report and what it says about our current post crisis monetary policy experiment it

all starts right now. welcome to the now our lead story today perseverance by way of general motors now like the beleaguered city of the american car manufacturer is based in general motors just can't seem to catch a break yet they keep on trucking pun intended now only twenty four hours after g.m. announced its latest and massive vehicle recall on monday the company reported a june sales increase of one percent compared to a year ago beating analyst estimates for a six point three percent decline all as its vehicle recalls rose to record levels

in the u.s. now the automaker has recalled more than twenty five million vehicles already this year and mind you we still have six more months to go in two thousand and fourteen but the problems have apparently not repeat not kept customers away from g.m. showrooms now g.m. has been struggling for months with a series of recalls and revelations that for more than a decade it failed to disclose an ignition switch defect now the company has linked at least thirteen deaths to that ignition switch defect problem and it seems like the company's vigilance to root out safety issues has only dragged them further into the recall hole now the deeper g.m. digs into its portfolio of vehicles the more problems they seem to be finding so what's the total cost of all these recalls to g.m. one point three billion dollars in the first quarter quarter alone now the updated second quarter charges bring the total amount for recall repairs to two point five billion dollars this.