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this is a top stories the review of the week residents of eastern ukraine is stunned by military action for the family of three a killed in the leg. of a residential area. russia succeeds in its effort to bring aid to the suffering population as tons of aid delivered on the convoy. mudda charges should be pressed against a police officer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager demonstrators. weeks since michael brown's death plus. an american journalist is beheaded
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by the islamic state allegedly by british execution we look at how the jihadist movement is managing to find willing recruits in the west. you're watching international coming to you live from moscow it's good to have you with us a family of three have been killed in shelling of residential areas in the ukrainian city of donetsk is the army made another attempt to rid the city of government finances a mother father and there were eleven year old daughter were running to a shelter when the bombing began a rocket landed next to them on the streets people have been killed this week on neighboring suffered in ten shelling and numerous victims. witnessed one attack.
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you know if we worried shelling we were here last four days ago and we've returned to find guns there in the scars of sustained attack kiev is calling this a full on assault the final stage of its military operation and the fact it's having the locals is told to clear every day residential areas of the city of the gonski being targeted fortunately when this five story apartment building was hit no word was heard by the time had happened almost all of the residents have already fled minutes later we come across two of the handful of people still living here and they're clearly terrified. that. many of those still here high the elderly hold to seek to leave
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them again like elenor they're forced to take shelter in their basements when the shelling begins to get a deal as the good you look out at me mohammad got a chilling look at the large media i don't know what that will eventually they are bodies but i am the one that's the horse of levels then you point out of. the real fear floated a couple by our own nobody yelled at oh by the hangar the boat vegetarian guy who was there although this is the scene in lugansk central market it was heat on monday but the smell of burning still haunts having only air and steam in the line of fire this is a vast city market and mon cher who fear groups who. will rush to the nearest bomb shelter and other basement. candles can still be found in the shops and they've become crucial in
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a city without electricity. just about to start moving our piece to have her. show just minutes away from us the near constant bombardment is taken its toll on locals without. knowing there are. big tour it tells us she has little choice but to state what you knew. only a couple. never. knew could be thousands of refugees have poured out of the ganske to escape the recent shelling and even if this turns out to be the final assault on the city as the government in kiev claims the effects of the sustained fighting will be felt by civilians here for many years to come. grief notion r.t. in lugansk ukraine. but after weeks with little food and water
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a russian humanitarian aid convoy finally reached desperate ukrainians who lined up to get basic essentials. thank you. this whole. thing you. love your. children. you would. watch the someone you. see. all the aid convoy is now back in russia or off to unloading tons of food medicine and more time less than twenty four hours two hundred eighty trucks made their way through war torn eastern ukraine after being stalled at the border for over a week here in washington called it a violation of the nation's sovereignty and threatened russia with consequences un humanitarian chief valerie amos believes aid efforts should not be politicized.
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i think that there are politically serious which need to be addressed between you ukraine and the russian federation what i think is important in terms of the humanitarian aspects of this is that those aspects are not politicized one of the important things about humanitarian work is that it's independent it's neutral it's about bringing aid to people desperate need i regret that this whole issue of the convoy became highly politicized and i hope that that does not happen again . but it's not only ukraine's eastern it's being left to deal with the consequences of a military campaign these pictures are from the western ukrainian city of revolve where eleven soldiers were buried a day they died in action in the country's east family and friends gathered to pay their last respects for the coffins were carried to the sound of the national army
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and. now the deluge of information on what's happening in ukraine it can be difficult to see beyond the headlines and catchy videos on western media ego piskun of looks at some of the stories that recently grabbed their attention. conflicting and unconfirmed reports have been coming out of ukraine for a while now but what's surprising is just which of them the western media choose to pick up on here are just a few examples of strong accusations lacking any real evidence to back them up. only russian armored personnel carriers had just crossed into ukraine earlier today when we came down here there were soldiers walking around here we saw dozens like tanks driving past this field heading towards the border just over a week ago the western media exploded with reports that the russian military had mysteriously crossed into ukrainian territory and was even partially destroyed the
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country's president confirmed the story though the only evidence he put forward was based on those very media reports and while no better evidence was ever produced many media outlets presented the story as gospel. here is another example here for allege that a refugee column was attacked by the separatists using grad multiple missile launchers killing at least fifteen and injuring many others the claim was backed by a video of an injured man in hospital who doesn't tell anything to the camera then in another video two elderly men give have coherent account of what happened saying two people were killed in a mortar attack note not to get attacked but even if they were too shocked by what happened to them to be able to talk about it where is the footage of the destruction of the bodies their identities nothing has been forthcoming and yet still many news outlets reported it as a fact but given the scant evidence whether readers or viewers will buy it well that's really up to you to decide. well the international red cross has joined the
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search for andre stan in a russian photojournalist who disappeared in ukraine almost three weeks ago despite an international outcry his whereabouts remain unknown in kiev insist there's no information the un the e.u. various rights groups and journalists around the globe are all demanding secure his release thirty three year old stand in his work for many international news organizations such as reuters and the associated press his mother hopes to see her son see. them in. the beginning of september that mom will be schools as. well as to get the most in the dorm with it in the else but the oval office for the race it could be as. it appears to.
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us president barack obama has ordered a review of arming local police with combat equipment this comes after public fury of the military style police crackdown on rallies following the killing of black teenager michael brown marina portnoy has the story. unrest driven by anger over michael brown's death carried on for a second week demonstrators on the streets of ferguson once again met with tear gas rubber bullets and flash grenades freedom of the press was also under threat as artie's own correspondent was engulfed in a cloud of tear gas clashes continue to unravel between police and protesters here in ferguson missouri the police right now i mean not tear gas of protesters or smoke going to its own way but go let's go let's go. to some guys here guys why don't you just it's a feel good saying oh my god i didn't. see the situation as quiet so. crazy i if you can see right now protesters are running other reporters faced death
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threats from police. in the seat loose city the first amendment was confined to a media pen and at least six journalists were arrested for attempting to do their job captain john said what's the reason for ordering the press out what's the real motoring right about the right of way because your restaurant. bar where are all the result of the trip i don't want. you i don't care to question i just ask the question i just asked the question. but there are roughly two hundred ten people have reportedly been arrested since the august tenth protest began including nineteen year old holocaust survivor hedy epstein the police has and try to incite the people in ferguson of the people that come to the demonstrations. so if they become liable more violent then the police will become even more violent will be
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their excuse and the police our police our peace force now the a military force i mean they've been given equipment that the federal government. gives herself to the local police stations ferguson to the city to other cities across the states and its military equipment that's been used in iraq and afghanistan and so on police have military equipment and as well they don't even know how to use it and it's like you know little boys playing with toy criticism surrounding heavy handed police tactics deepened wednesday when a few miles from ferguson another black man who allegedly shoplifted from a store was shot dead by white police officers could be made powell was brandishing a knife but instead of using a taser or other nonfatal methods cops fired nine shots into the twenty five year
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old asian of america's law enforcement has made front page news around the world critics say arming local cops with war weapons fuels a more aggressive type of policing that lacks accountability it's even caused president obama to order a review of federal programs and funding that enables police to buy military equipment. issues that have a lot of problems they go preaching morality but the ugly images of america's military police and beating people in the streets and riot. troops and soldiers in the military on its own citizens has woken the world up that america speaks with. by the end of the week police clashes and protests decreased significantly as temperatures in ferguson hovered around thirty seven degrees celsius meanwhile the st louis grand jury has already begun hearing evidence to determine if ferguson
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officer darren wilson should be charged with the death of michael brown a decision is expected in october but the make up of the jury made tonight a wave of backlash you see nine white people and only three black people were chosen as jurors the on even representation may spark a new feeling of injustice causing the public to accuse the process of being bias. artie ferguson. well it seems it's not only the police who are after demonstrators in the us the army has released a guide on how to use a lethal force against civilians in the event of full scale riots departments authorized to use snipers aircraft and even artillery all against unarmed civilians one part of the document stresses the need to exploit the psychological effect of such a lethal response r.t. spoke to one of the protesters who felt the wrath of security forces. the police came out of and arrested us including coming into the crowd and dragging myself and
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another person out and then captain ron johnson pointed at that to a bus and said these two get heavier charges not just say oh you're to do for there is great worry about people here continuing to stand up and demand justice and that's why the police rules and regulations are changed right now people can't stand in congregate anywhere they have to keep moving in the protest area and if they are not walking fast enough in the protest there they get threatened with arrest people who go up to cops and go hands up don't you get accused of rowdy provocative behavior and in some cases arrest and that reflects fear not only on the part of the local authorities but on the part of the whole system of people being subjected to this abuse which is a nationwide thing it's not just here in ferguson and they are afraid that their defiance spirit of the youth in ferguson could infect people all across the u.s.
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. well the case of michael brown has hated the debates over the use of lethal force against minorities in america a number of young black men have died at the hands of police this year now they say prolife police officer shot down three hamilton ten times during a struggle in apoc in july aragon a died on the ground after an officer used a prohibited called on him but earlier this month john cool food was gunned down when he picked up an air rifle from a shop shelf in ohio also in august they say mentally ill man was shot dead in compliance with police orders as well ford. was killed after repeatedly being shot with a stun gun on suspicion of a robbery. coming
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out russians in ball go of european products is not seen as a peachy idea in the a you with farmers warrant about russia's food and in response to western sanctions they said more coming up after the break. those who want to get involved to stop isis in iraq are allied with isis in syria we still should be doing everything we can to support the free syrian opposition who will continue to provide military assistance and advice to the iraqi government and kurdish forces as they battle these terrorists. to join us but suggest vulgarize ation of darwin science punishment for an uncommitted crying i was never the least well known for being innately feeble
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minded still today for the future i don't know why. but i still don't know why genetic improvement through forced sterilization the basis for nazi ideology don't stop at just sterilizing and now go to the point of death. for years rarely discussed. till now i'd really rather not talk about that right. this week the beheading of an american journalist by islamic state militants horrified at the world that shock was compounded by the discovery the execution i
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was apparently from britain. the reports. the brutal killing of an american journalist by a british citizen grisly footage posted online showing james foley beheaded by an islamic state militant his execution a speaking in english with an english accent blaming recent days strikes by america in iraq we are in a slum in on a state that has been accepted by a large number of muslims for the wire that it prompted the british prime minister to cut short his holiday while ten downing street called the brutal murder shocking and deprived but it's also prompted calls by some m.p.'s acquits to the west to rethink its policy in syria and iraq we have blood supplied some stuff in public communication to these people all of these people got a hold of this but only. the types of niceness type who are now turned into a formidable force however foreign secretary philip hammond made it very clear
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there will be no change in britain's approach but i reject any suggestion that british foreign policy is providing any kind of excuse for what i solute doing i still has a poisonous ideology we will support moderate. secular democratic oppositions to murderous dictatorships whether it's i sill all whether it's the assad regime in syria but the brutal murder of james foley has raised other all good questions for the government namely the growing number of britons fighting alongside jihadists around four hundred thought to have taken up arms in syria and iraq and some experts believe it's a tide that will be difficult to reverse the counter extremism units have not been very effective and the reason they're not very effective is because they're dealing in a framework which they cannot change they cannot change the social situation of many
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young minority brits in this country they cannot change the foreign policy of great britain and given those. limitations it's unsurprising that they have been unable to fix the situation on their own last year britain was shocked by the horrific killing of british soldier lee rigby outside his london barracks hacked to death by two u.k. nationals who converted to islam and claimed they were avenging the deaths of muslims killed by british forces but despite the outrage that followed hundreds of britons have continued to join the islamic state while there's been widespread condemnation of that you have this it is clear they do have their sympathizers and for britain still very close to home. andrey pharma r.t. . while the islamic state is considered too violent even by al qaeda leaders but despite the atrocities the militants seem to be finding growing support in europe now in france a poll suggests fifteen percent of the population support islamic state and
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a third of those aged between eighteen and twenty four some of the islamic states popularity is being attributed to its p.r. campaign on the web on social media there have been many images posted of famous european monuments emblazoned with arabic slogans such as long live the islamic state for us or one luis gonzalez perez believes the rising radicalization is the result of european and american policy in the middle east. you know hearings by the islamic state that it aims to expand the borders of the caliphate to europe only to draw attention of the media and turn the organization into the world's largest terrorist group the jihadist groups in our country have always been closer to al qaeda is the internationalization of these their mixtape she's quite a recent phenomenon interestingly when members of the oas attacked syria they receive support from the west including england france and saudi arabia the united states and israel but as soon as they cross the bridge line of iraqi kurdistan it
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seems it's time to stop them let's see whether they'll take it seriously or not but what is certain is that a lot of the terrorists of willing to return to their country after suffering one defeat after another in syria and these people a well armed trained and able to organize attacks in the heart of europe so europeans are worried about this but if they had taken care of it but surely they wouldn't have to defend themselves now. i was not just the middle east and europe as it seems the islamic state is spreading far beyond those territories indonesian police have been put on a lot of the world's largest put his temple after a threat made by jihadists all the details are on our website. plus thirty four sailors have been dismayed a seven year long fraud scandal at the u.s. navy's nuclear power training site find out why on our website r.t. dot com. russia's blog
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on importing most european food in response to western sanctions has triggered under across the e.u. . in spain farmers taped out crates of fruit and burnt a new flag produces bracing themselves for a sharp drop in prices due to the recently imposed russian embargo trade unions say this will also mean significant job losses and concern is shared by farmers not only in spain forcing it to programmatically cash to its fruit and vegetable producers. well up to one hundred twenty five million euros will be available to cushion the losses the numbers however show this is only a drop in the ocean as the cost to the worst hit nations is expected to be up to nine times larger than the aid being offered peter all of us spoke to some of the farmers affected. after brussels imposed sanctions on russia moscow was forced to
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react and the e.u. is now feeling the pinch of russia's ban on western food imports. which i think will put some through the sanctions people are very pessimistic now nobody explains to farmers what's happening they don't know what the future will hold. financial services company i n g predict that the above all go on food imports could cost e.u. countries six point seven billion euros a year with one hundred thirty thousand jobs at risk countries whose economies were already in a bad way are especially worried what if the greek people are already suffering from high taxes on employment the greek government needs to take a different position and not support the e.u. . exporters of fruits and vegetables in europe of come in for particular pressure with some farm is outraged by the compensation that brussels has been
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offering. in twenty thirteen the e.u. sold one point two six billion euro a fruit and seven hundred sixty nine million euro of vegetables to russia the european commission is made only a tiny fraction of that available as financial aid to farmers who. listen we're broke we've come to a dead end nobody cares about us except gold nobody cares how much money we knew how are we going to supply. across the e.u. food produces and export is a feeling the bite from the embargo hardest hit in terms of money is germany which could miss out on one point three billion euro however in terms of relative losses compared to the size of the different economies the baltics are in for a bruising but i don't think that the size of the current cost is an affordable but we are talking about. a union that is already in a very weak economic situation is faced. when you sign on recessions the value of
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the in the other the cost of the international come behind those opposed to e.u. sanctions against russia fear that even if the embargo is lifted the damage may feel ready there are a lot of american countries there is turkey there is iran there are other countries in the arab world that are ready to. filling the gap of the russian market greece is in a situation were this market if it's lost it will be very very hard to get in again . the longer these tit for tat sanctions last the more likely seems like the excess ought to become commonplaces pomus an export is trying to get european leaders to pay attention to their plight. germany. starts a report on the child vaccine debate in the us stay with us. it's like you don't want the bullets to stop. because it's like dr.
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so it's almost like there's a big blue and then you just see the big sound it's like the base. of the world laughing at america because every single day jamie diamond. that is the american economy shows up in bloody great you know that and they're saying oh it wasn't jamie that did this it wasn't me that this time i love jamie jamie. and the rest the world. once we do school. biology teachers they're great with their gender experts and they came to the conclusion that the metaphor that the students
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are active and surpass it in their reproduction process reinforces gender. throughout. i love trudie i started training and i was about twelve and then i moved r.c. my freshman year in high school i am but i don't think i'll be cheering next year. my school as soon as myles poly so that's why i'm an old wiltshire because someone has bad days where i'm tired all the time and i can't walk before. i was born i am not angry about it because of what if i can't make it better i'm going to be depressed since sad for most of my life but i know you're going to move
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on and make do with less you got. the boot from what you much. food a. merry go round it's hard because jordan doesn't look disabled and we have this problem of going out in the world with this child who appears to be a normal boy and then doing something really naughty and people yelling at him thinking that he's doing it on purpose but. you know when they're little cute guys you don't worry about him in the same way when they get to be big potentially menacing looking sized people. so we've we we worry about the future we. need to.

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