that make money based decisions are much more common than they would ever admit publicly. on a mission to surround the eastern ukraine's largest city shells hit residential buildings a hospital and a school in donya. western wall and they could lose billions of dollars as moscow responds to sanctions with a food him saying it's simply taking his business elsewhere. directed our military to take targeted strikes against terrorist convoys should they move toward the city and the u.s. prepares to get involved in iraq again but the islamic militants have managed to. have territory including that of the country's largest christian city. the israeli offensive in gaza puts jewish people worldwide at risk to violence against the

palestinian people spose anti semitic sentiment across the globe. headlines right now and the international for me rule re sushi in the whole crew welcome the ukrainian army is encroaching on the largest city in the country's east to crush the anti government resistance that a series of attacks on the center of don't yet skate to a new apartment blocks killing at least one. this because right here was shot inside one of those apartments you can see how badly it's just two hundred meters from the buildings it's

a hospital it's second floor completely ruining the walls the windows the furniture and medical equipment just to give you an idea don yes because a city of almost a million people roughly the size of brussels. let's show you another video from a town just outside on the outskirts of church and state was in a further ultimately after it was shelled all right next to it you can see this children's playground here luckily empty at the time of the attack all this happened in just one day that crater right there well that was from a strike and a few days before a military official say they already being troops for street fights and join your guns as part of a so-called crucial phase in the operation to take control over the rest of regions artie's maria from picks up the story ukraine's national security and defense council has confirmed that the army is currently preparing to regain control over the major cities in eastern ukraine it is also now confirmed by the officials of

what kiev calls its antiterrorist the region in these parts of the country they spokesperson has said that the military will take the cd send the towns and the villages street after street building off to building without specifying which city will come first saying that it will either be denounced or lugansk these are big cities of course and these promises from cave to intensify the attacks that concerns are that they could be even more simply than deaths in less than four months of the operation in ukraine more than one thousand people have already been killed ordinary civilians we just couple of days ago visited this city all the guns going we saw a very dramatic picture on the ground many. have already scathed the town but to many still inside and they are hiding in the basements they are living under constant shelling and now you see women children how or see and old all this is the situation now in ukraine and

a photo correspondent for the news agency is missing in eastern ukraine. he was last heard of three days ago when he was a filing photos from the region at first it was thought that destruction to communications in the area was the reason he had gone quiet but now there's genuine concern about his whereabouts standen is well known for working in dangerous areas like syria and egypt he's been taking photos all over the rest of regions where a number of journalists have been killed or abducted. a moving away from the east to the ukrainian capital kiev which is also witnessed a turbulent twenty four hours people back on the central square again clashing with police burning tires then well dismantling the pavements as well it happened when the city or thirty's try to tear down barricades that have been on my down since last november of course you remember that in november that's when the protests against the government started a foreign affairs analyst derek monro he says the situation is all too familiar.

actually situations quite ironic to say the least since the revolution seemed to be taken to see the return of these situations that transpired today the same point of exit it was last november when the call to place so right now it seems to me that all the variety of different people who would then why use or the likelihood as far as the overall revolution is concerned are simply realizing that a government they have right now is simply replaced the other and they're simply to a point of exit right now it seems like nothing much to exchange overall plus there's a civil war in east so overall if i can sum it up the whole developments in the ukraine is would a complete disaster and there's really nothing else to show for the grief destruction am and the european food industry is sounding the alarm over the ban russia has placed on most imports fearing billions of euros in potential losses

a moscow move to counter western nations which had resorted to sanctions over the events in ukraine more now with peter out of. no market for those that backed sanctions russia's ban on the import of certain food stamps from the us canada australia norway m b u is it response to the economic sanctions imposed on moscow the ban will block meat fruit vegetables some dairy and fish imports for one year those watching international trade say this shows that russia is a different animal to other nations sanctions recently what's striking is that when the sanctions were ramped up against iran there was very little iran could do the west a didn't really need much from iran that's not the case with russia and i think russia has made very clear that it will retaliate in a proportionate manner with european culture said to bear the brunt of the import ban e.u. leaders that backed sanctions against russia look likely to face farmers and export

is demanding compensation for their losses there's someone there know. it's going to affect us all it will take two or three months to correct all remaining crops of oranges and we don't know what will happen if no one buys them so if there isn't a sufficient market prices will go down and we don't know if we can cover the costs of production because it is so expensive. european food exports to russia worth over twelve billion euros last year if you win year and finland were the first to contact brussels about compensation some estimates suggest the ban could cost the finnish economy four hundred million euro mostly from dairy exports elsewhere the german trade union that deals with wholesale foreign trade said that posed a risk to the economy in his country in greece the opposition party accused the current government's actions of being detrimental to farming and in ireland the

minister for agriculture said there was real worry particularly regarding cheese eggs. sports which were valued at four point five million euro in twenty thirteen european analysts a warning that sanctions aren't the way to find a solution the trade is a key for peace we shouldn't be in this game of tit for tat thing we sanction is we we should be negotiating on the same table but as it stands russian consumers are going to have to go without certain imports and western exports is going to be locked out the russian markets peter all over. and now the largest opposition party in greece is urging the government to drop sanctions against russia even if the move is not supported by other e.u. nations cost us is yours some member of the party's political secretary have told us earlier that athens cannot afford to lose such a key trading partner. greece is going through

a fifty year old for constant recession the memorandum policies which we followed with all steroids in the last five years created great problems from what we could bring on the end of it specially for british sports russia has been a strategic partner for greece in many farming and food export. products brussels does not fill in that our economic from the economic decrease of exports for greece or other countries greece has a long history of traditional good ties with russia and we should continue on that road. where we love it when you get involved with our stories here on r.t. if you go to our website you can tell us who you think will be hit hardest by the sanctions over the crisis in ukraine as bring up the numbers here are the options to choose from for example right now the majority believing the e.u. and the u.s. could suffer the biggest losses only now a little less feel that both russia and western nations will be affected equally the rest of you say it's either russia or no one as the world will adjust quickly

you cast your vote it's r.t. dot com. it's a pleasure to have you with us today president obama has given permission to launch u.s. airstrikes on she hottest militants of the so-called islamic state that have occupied a good chunk of northeast iraq however obama did say the strikes would only take place in the event of islam is talking the city over to build right there which is where many u.s. diplomatic personnel based now this comes as the militants have certainly stepped up their offensive capturing the largest christian city of qatar cos it's thought some two hundred thousand people have fled the fighting in recent days meanwhile balms went off in baghdad on the oil town of code cook killing dozens. as the latest. the mission of the u.s. to get in the way of the humanitarian crisis in raveling in the country as these

slamming states an al-qaeda affiliated group also known as isis ravages through northern iraq pushing two hundred thousand iraqis to flee and trapping about forty thousand religious minorities on mount sin jar where according to unicef forty children have already died from heat and dehydration air drops of humanitarian aid in iraq are now being conducted by the u.s. these climate militants have been sweeping through northwestern iraq taking over multiple towns and cities as well as the country's largest down intensifying concerns that this is only the tip of the iceberg and that the instability in the country only keeps growing directed our military to take targeted strikes against terrorists convoys should they move toward the city. we intend to stay vigilant and take action if these terrorist forces threaten our personnel or facilities anywhere in the world but are there any other options one of those is actually putting together a nato type organization which consists of jordan turkey egypt saudi arabia you can

organize the sunni nations which we've helped train and equip to go take care of this nobody wants isis to be. successful even the symphony was so you've got to look at this realistically and frankly the american people are tired of war so which steps if any could actually bring more stability to the chaos torn country and how far could any u.s. involvement lead these are sensitive questions after almost a decade of u.s. presence in iraq which cost over seven hundred fifty billion dollars and the country is now at the point of catastrophe as chaos and six hereon violence continues to rage on and as. previously the u.s. and coalition into iraq was a very costly exercise both in terms of human life and financially let's bring up some numbers for you to give a greater picture of the white house spend a whopping one point seven trillion dollars on the holo deal that is ultimately five thousand dollars post second during the operation each american soldier costs three hundred fifty grand to deploy and the government will still need to give

billions to his veterans in pension payments and he will activist richard becker says our washington was will still need to pull even more money into iraq the cost of the war has not really been added up yet in terms of the damage done in iraq the damage done to people who died in it from the united states and the actual cost which will be ongoing and hundreds of billions if not trillions of dollars will be added to that in terms of health care in the future and i think people are quite aware of what a catastrophe that war was for the people in iraq and also for the people in the united states. still to come here on the channel parents and bloggers in the u.s. are up in arms over a controversial book that promotes gun rights to children we will that story and the rest of your top world headlines in just about.

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the movement then welcome to the big picture. thanks for joining us nearly time for the world update here on the program but for now israel has resumed strikes on gaza in retaliation to missile attacks by hamas literally hours off of the truce between the sides expired the month long conflict has already claimed almost one thousand nine hundred lives with most of the dead being palestinian civilians a correspondent how you feel now reporting from the ground. well the situation is extremely tense it's electric here in the west bank over the last month all the

crisis we've seen real increasing tension over one hundred twenty palestinians have been arrested just in the last eight days on choose day more than to. dozen arrested overnight we've seen several killed in clashes with israeli troops and the human rights watch here on the ground says that at least some of those deaths of palestinian of protesters are stenciled reconstitute crime or face the war crimes as a result of the israeli force used here the situation has its own kind of crisis and we've seen vast humanitarian efforts here in the west bank for the gaza strip garza has has experienced incredible human loss over these last thirty days we've seen tens of thousands of palestinians have lost their homes their homes have either been partially or totally destroyed meanwhile it's not just homes but also schools and mosques that have been attacked more than one hundred schools have been damaged more than one hundred mosques have been down and damaged

a quarter of the population of gaza quarter one point eight million people have been internally displaced and one million palestinians do not have access to water in gaza and hundreds of protesters in madrid have taken to the streets demonstrating against the violence in gaza they're demanding israel put an end to its military ambitions and the patients of palestinian territories this is just the latest in a series of rallies that have swept across the world during the month. but it's not just protests and demonstrations though that have been sparked by the israeli operation tel aviv's military campaign is given away to a growing anti semitic sentiment and attacks on jewish people worldwide. marina cost of a look at the latest incidence. we've seen the tragic images. and the public outrage that followed. i and now it appears that backlash has been directed at anyone who has any links to

israel or judaism. in sydney australia five teenagers were arrested for allegedly screaming and systematic abuse at a group of jewish school children as young as five. in the french city of toulouse police arrested the man for throwing fire bombs at a local jewish center in the danish capital copenhagen police had to disperse a pro israel rally fearing for the safety of those taking part in that silly rome's historic jewish area has been transformed by the graffiti and flyers covering shops and walls and even in berlin german protesters were seen barren and systematic banners and chants in hate slogans thousands of brits show up at each procrustean rally calling for an end to israel's operation and demanding the british government stop selling weapons to them foreign office minister baroness c.

also quit calling david cameron's position on the morally indefensible authors and their anger more destructively. according to the metropolitan police and systematic crimes have doubled in london over the past year and these figures predates israel's a recent operation in gaza on officially it appears there's been an even sharper rises since the conflict began and jewish communities living here in the capital and beyond are now warning everyone to take extra care with over three hundred and systematic incidents recorded across the u.k. in the first half of the year including twenty two filing to tax their concerns are understandable while politicians scramble to find a peaceful way out of the israeli palestinian conflict there are many other issues which will need resolving too far away from gaza marina cost of our reporting from london for r.t. and over on our website right now to protect and sometimes blow off the constitution you can learn why one u.s. police officer says he doesn't need to follow the country's basic laws and rights

that full story right now on our website while you're there check out this one we tell you how google is favoring web site owners who are boosting their online security those details just a few clicks away. first strike. and i think. thanks for joining us your analogy international a new children's book that teaches youngsters about gun rights is raising more than a few eyebrows in america and while some of the lashing out of the idea is completely inappropriate others have leapt to the defense of the author's auntie's

guy nature kind of reporting on how the gun advocacy groups taking their fight for rights to the next level. a new children's book has hit the bookshelves of america my parents' open carry is designed to explain to children why it is a great idea for their parents to be carrying guns with them everywhere to the thirteen year old character in the book the parents say when seconds count police are minutes away the book already has its supporters and its haters. why do you think it's because people need to know how to take care of themselves protect themselves and to protect the children in the home if they know how to use them for them are you are you a father very much i have three boys but i don't think that that's good for example . i think that we already have a pretty violent nation as it is so i think that we have a nation so that just promotes it in a sense some in social media hit back at gun advocates by changing the book's cover irenaeus site the american academy of pediatrics points to grim statistics firearms

are one of the top three causes of death among children in the u.s. killing twice as many as cancer injuries from fire arms send an estimated seven thousand children to casualty every year and an additional three thousand died from gunshot wounds before they get to a hospital and despite the growing number of deaths among children gun culture in america seems to be gaining momentum. the documentary film kids and guns features american families who encourage their young children to own and shoot arms . and those who regret ever having given a gun to their child he had a little twenty two thank you twenty take he and i had just purchased it for him first and have purchased from us. obviously are a great purchase he did it. and this hank was crossing the creek they said these little

rubber slipped. and when he did the bet it again hit the guy on. you know we're not working and i ran into several non american says that was asking people what they thought about the children's book you have to explain your kids why your perry parents carry guns i can't even stretch my mind that it's. for me it's just. very culture shock american children younger than fifteen nine times more likely to die in a gun related accident and those in the rest of the developed world gun advocates in the us seem variably see all attempts to restrict the use of guns as an encroachment on the constitution so all meaningful efforts to bring about policy change have hit a dead end in washington i'm going to. let's open up the now to the world health organization which has announced the spread of the ebola virus now is a threat of international importance africa's most populous country nigeria

declared the outbreak there a national emergency there were after five more cases were confirmed in the city of twenty one million people the ebola outbreak has also hit guinea sierra leone nigeria as well and the death toll is over nine hundred. more than two thousand people had to be evacuated from the mexican town of san pedro after a gas line exploded creating a burning crater in the middle of a highway it's thought a water leak toppled an electricity pole into the pipeline causing the shooter explosion however luckily no injuries reported. the south sudan where human rights watch has said civilians there have been subjected to extraordinary acts of cruelty including ethnically motivated murder and mass gang rape the international body says members of the army and rebel forces have committed widespread killings and lootings are property and potential crimes against humanity and the violence

erupted in december when the president accused his deputy of plotting a coup the eight month conflict has left thousands dead and forced at least one point five million to flee their homes that's according to the u.n. . well thanks for joining us here on r.t. international a continuation of our investigation into portugal's banking system is teetering on the brink again the details next. during a press briefing president barack obama said something very unusual and used a certain term you almost never hear from a government bureaucrat he told the audience that in the immediate aftermath of nine eleven we america did some things that were wrong we did

a whole lot of things that were right but we tortured some folks here it is a rare thing to hear someone in the white house admit to torturing people after nine eleven but the question is why did he say this now please allow me to suspect first obama is the teleprompter master since he loves to read off a screen i doubt this was some sort of slip up this was probably done consciously but why well it always helps if you look good by condemning the moral failings of previous presidents liberals and democrats love to hate bush so this could be some kind of pandering or trying to look good by comparison headlines like obama condemns torture sound nice and drown out the fact that he sure approves of shelling civilians in eastern ukraine if obama really does feel that the post nine eleven torture was a shameful part of american history that as the leader of the executive branch of the nation he could do a lot to punish those who did the torture then and prevent it from happening again in the future but if i do obama this is all just a bunch of sweet talk but that's just my opinion.

hello there i'm marinating this is boom bust and these are some of the stories that we're tracking for you today. first up we're talking about debt in all its forms and glory today the good the bad and the ugly of portugal's a banco spirit to some to resolution plan is at the top of the deck and what the rest of the eurozone can learn from it then william white is on the program the former chief economist of the b. i asked and current chairman of the economic development and review committee is joining us live on the show today. to discuss ultra easy monetary policy and

whether public and private debt is still a problem today post-crisis now also in today's big deal edward harrison and i are going to be sticking with this whole debt he will be looking at public and private forms of it and again how much of it exists post-crisis you want to miss a moment specially the gaps in debt it all starts right now. with. our lead story today debt more specifically debt in the context of portuguese bank spirit. now late sunday portugal's central bank unveiled a four point nine billion euro or six point six billion dollar.