the shell shocked population of eastern ukraine struggling to find food water. to continue here and i'll tell you where you follow the anti-government forces bringing relief to the suffering locals. and the conflict will be up for discussion at a meeting between the presidents of russia and ukraine if indeed the meeting goes ahead we have more on the expectations from the talks. as the u.s. president approves the surveillance of jihadists fighting in syria. we look at how working with. could suddenly become. a full washington. just a few weeks ahead of the scottish independence referendum poll suggest they get campaign

claimed a crushing victory this in the final debate between the leaders of the two camps. worldwide news twenty four seven it's r.t. international with me will receive from the entire news team here welcome to the program the ukrainian army and ukraine unceasing the forces pushing on with their operation to crush the anti-government forces there several villages outside the latest targets to be smashed and show you a church that came under during the evening you can see how badly damaged very little of the roof left most of the walls and been turned into rubble. it shouldn't be you know how do you decide who gets not. very well for you bill of crimea

teacher. you can do some of them duty now weeks of fighting and shelling have left thousands of people in the east struggling to find any food a russian issue monetary an aid though is being distributed in lugansk with anti government forces also handing out supplies to the struggling citizens of done yet sc r t correspondent with more. these men have seen some of the worst fighting in this conflict but there's one thing they find even worse life is trying to destroy the local population their own people basically those who survived kiev's onslaught are slowly starving for four long weeks residents of yassin ovata have been without food and water the only way in or out is surrounded by heavy artillery believes there was more this will be a continuation we're doing everything we can sort of people there who do no good we're not going to let you in here in crisis happen it's now fall in on the

anti-government fighters to make sure cities under siege get supplies our first stop is this bread factory they've been baking this bread for the last twelve hours and a half thousand blows good money for everybody knows that this is all humanitarian aid for the hungry people look at how bread it's perfect. but it's not so pretty driving into yes. twenty kilometers outside of the netsky where some of the fiercest fighting is taking place just like it off an hour ago missiles hit in the street a man was killed in a woman in just yesterday they hit the central gas boy every hour there was shooting with shelling while you were here you will hear it all. would quickly sprague's that helps arrived those who haven't fled the town risk the thunder of shelling to come quickly and take what they can.

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for now with the emergency supplies still reaching the city at least there was momentary relief for the people who refused to be driven out policy r.t. yesin of arter eastern ukraine. and amid the war of words between russia and the west over their events in ukraine president vladimir putin and petro poroshenko are due to meet later on tuesday on that with r.t. is a ridiculous. they haven't seen each other since june and even then very briefly on the sidelines of the d.-day celebrations in france that meeting was that first and only since president poroshenko his inauguration at the beginning of this year ended war little fruit still expectations hold for today speaking ahead of the summit russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said that moscow is ready for negotiations in any format as long as there is a result what could be on the table are the discussions concerning the fate of the hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing from donetsk and lugansk into russia as

well as moscow's humanitarian aid to the suffering civilians in those regions also unconfirmed reports say that most pro and key of could renew their stalled gas talks and that would explain why there is the e.u. energy chief in attendance on the guest list what is expected from this meeting is a possible ease of tensions between russia and ukraine at least what moscow could be expecting from this is to see some sort of a cease fire that would hold long enough to provide a permanent solution to the crisis in southeastern ukraine. correspondent. we spoke to political analyst richard he believes it won't be easy for putin to find common ground because well because of the outside factors that are shaping ukraine's politics. neither pushing cork has agreed deal of leeway in the proceedings has altered for a military solution in the east and he cannot backtrack on that one with ultra

losing credibility with his base particularly in the west of the country but the elephant missing from the room if you will is john kerry and victoria nuland because it is the brother family that will be beautiful in the tendons from brussels. to see and be adjourned for here is being drawn up in washington d.c. it is not in the interest of moscow to prolong this conflict but at the same time the hard line from kir of supported unfortunately by some of the worst elements in the country such as the right sector. and the slow border party do not bode well for a political solution if there is the readiness in the west to prompt here in the direction of a political solution we indeed would have it in me. and every move was analyzed

during prudent and partial encodes first encountered two months ago in france and today will be much the same here on r.t. will be very closely following the discussions all throughout the day. now two more journalists were detained in ukraine they've now been released they were correspondent and photographer for a crimea based newspaper unfortunately there's still no word though on the missing photo journalist andre stand in he disappeared in ukraine three weeks ago and numerous campaigns for his release have been held all across the globe backed up by calls from the un russia and international human rights organizations and we are posting updates on the search for understanding on our website r.t. dot com. good to have you with us today for the program american drones will be flying over the syrian airspace surveilling the position of islamic state militants that the

move was approved by the american president making it a possible precursor for as strikes however washington made this decision without any approval from the syrian government as it still officially considers assad to be an enemy but now there's mounting speculation that the u.s. will eventually have to work with the syrian president if it wants to eliminate the jihadist threat his guy in a church of god. there is no love lost between the west and the syrian president but while their enemies today they could meet each other tomorrow top former military and counterterrorism officials say the u.s. should be prepared to start working with the government of bashar assad in order to fight the islamic state if you're going to make a choice if we want to eliminate this isis we're going to have to deal with people we don't like in a similar vein the former head of the british army was quoted as saying the old saying my enemy's enemy is my friend is going to have some resonance with our relationship with. but those are former officials speaking the current ones reject

the prospect of cooperation with the syrian government the regime there the assad regime by their actions has allowed this group to flourish. the claim has raised many eyebrows given that the islamic state is hell bent on destroying the assad government and has gained momentum in the syrian civil war despite his differences with the west damascus now says it's ready to cooperate when it comes to fighting terrorism but that any efforts must be coordinated with the assad government. well after years of trying to topple bashar assad and it's time for assad to get out of the way we both agree that assad needs to go it may not be easy for the u.s. to be seen cooperate with him but while the west still liberates over going after the two hottest of these on the state in syria the issue becomes even more pressing well we're going to have to say something to the syrian government if we're going to start bombing in syria and the west may have already started helping us secretly

a source told the independent that western intelligence agencies have provided the syrian government with details of the location of islamic state leaders targeted air strikes the source claims the information was passed to assad forces by the german intelligence service which acted as an intermediary even if there's a temporary act of convenience some sharing of intelligence which is unproven i believe the united states is still looking primarily to overthrow the assad government imagine the president of the united states coming out and saying i know i said enemy number one and all that but today well we may have to work together that may not be an easy thing to swallow for the presidential but it deal and cooperation could say many lives in washington i'm going to check out our team still to come here on r.t. international the teenager killed by a police officer is laid to rest but public anger is a strong as ever later in the for. the for the on the iron fist police tactics

being used against the protests across america. the arab world accept a new challenge using the. promote peace and awareness of the child victims of the . final televised debate between the two sides of the scottish independence campaign has been held a referendum will take place in mid september i spoke with. a short review of how the leaders in this debate. very loud in the very fiery debates in which both men gave it their all but it appears the victory isn't alex salmond's hands in favor of independents according to a snap poll some seventy one percent of voters thought he came out on top which is a dramatic turnaround for scotland so first minister let's not forget that last time he was challenged over issues such as the future of scotland's economy and the future of the power of the sun he came prepared to give his currency options

offering three plan b.'s in fact something which he kept repeating but saying that sick and soothe the palate would be now the head of the better together campaign alistair darling head back saying that that would mean scotland at the mercy of a foreign country telling it how to spend its money just like eurozone countries which have to get their budget signed off in brussels now other topics the two clashed on the war oil revenues the future of nuclear weapons as well as a health care the hour and a half debate ended up being a little bit of a slanging match as the pair repeatedly shouted over each other to be heard there was very clear that the scottish national party leader was adopting a more emotional but more confident approach some said that the fact that he was shouting over his opponents could put off some voters but as we can see with the results of the snap election it seemed in his favor well a fifth of scotland's electorate will start receiving their ballots as early as this tuesday and many of them could be making their decision today based on that

debates are just around the corner here in our international how a crime or prevention has actually increased the danger from local gangs in london we're back in just a moment. those who want to get involved to stop isis in iraq are allied with isis in syria and we still should be doing everything we can to support the free syrian opposition we will continue to provide military assistance and advice to the iraqi government and kurdish forces as they battle these terrorists. becoming independent schools a nation that nation should be governed the feels better than someone else to do.

again will get to be very shortly but for now a public over the places military style response to mostly peaceful rallies over the shooting of a black teenager refuses to go away in the days leading up to michael brown's funeral on monday there was a period of calm but a country wide rallies against police brutality are planned for tuesday. looking at

the accusations that america's law enforcement officers into combat soldiers. thousands braved the boiling temperatures monday patiently waiting to enter a st louis church inside an hour funeral service for the young man whose name and story has dominated international headlines more than two weeks after michael brown was shot and killed by a police officer he is finally laid to rest his family and friends get the chance to say goodbye but what this community has not yet received are the answers to the endless questions surrounding the death of the unarmed teenager the white officer who shot at least six bullets into the african-american eighteen year old remains on paid administrative leave while state and federal prosecutors investigate. the police killing fueled nearly two weeks of violent protests in which heavy handed actions of a militarized u.s. police department shocked the world tear gas rubber bullets flash grenades and

death threats. that they're used against mostly unarmed activists and journalists at work dragnets all of the country i'm working in fugitive manhunt that i've been involved in shootings and i can tell you that the amount of force that was an excessive amount of force and it happens everywhere everywhere around the world tuesday citizens are being encouraged to take to the streets for an international day of action demanding an end to police brutality and unchecked state violence the campaign is called hands up united the tear gas of the islam here they're also using a broad right and a lot of people were even comparing ferguson torsos but those were so shouldn't be about pilot anyway right like it's not ok for tear gas to use against citizens in the u.s. decide ok in other countries either so we're calling on communities and citizens across the world to sort of push back together at the same time because none of us

deserve that kind of treatment from the state tear gas was banned in warfare under the chemical weapons. convention of one thousand nine hundred three however it was not banned from police forces to use domestically. while america's law enforcement only fires the chemical on its own people it remains the top supplier of tear gas to governments around the world tuesday's international call for action as a united everyone wants to be in the sea that's a great show of solidarity because it will put pressure on our leaders on everyone to know that hey everyone's watching you we see we're not going to allow this to keep going like this cornelius flowers says the tragic reality is that the use of chemical weapons against unarmed demonstrators is becoming the new norm practiced and promoted by american officials we were out the other night i'm standing out and someone. prepared and had a bag you know pull out a gun he put out a gas mask and he said that are you prepared and that's crazy that's crazy that's

what preparation it is a gas mask the police shooting of michael brown sparked a palpable sense of anger and frustration extending far beyond the borders of turkey and all the country bleeds for justice and accountability america's police practices remain under heavy scrutiny. r.t. for arson. and amid the unrest in ferguson two police officers have been suspended for their behavior one went on twitter to say the protestors should be killed like rabid dogs while another appears to posted a video two years ago in which you says he's ready to kill people and to take on the black community a political columnist had a role believes the approach of the predominantly white police force and ferguson made rallies such as these inevitable. what we're talking about is a powder keg that was ready to explode we're talking about a predominantly black community that had been harassed and abused by

a predominantly white police force for many many years and in a city that had declining economic status for most people who lived in it and so it was only a matter of time before something happened to set that off michael brown may or may not be an angel will probably never going to really know the truth there he's dead he can't speak for himself but in a sense it doesn't really matter what matters is that the overall situation that created those riots was going to create a riot from something at some point. as always lots of stories waiting for you online right now and are not called for example it strikes again at the hacker group has taken sides in the gaza conflict targeting israeli government websites details on that right now at and t. dot com. also why is that if you have a one to your very own town today could be a lucky day one entire town is going up for sale. well somewhat bargain price for

story right now on our web site. for the meantime you can't but help i've noticed a social networks have been flooded with thousands of people posting photos and videos of themselves getting doused in ice cold water everyone from politicians to movie stars have taken part in the stunt to promote awareness of. motor neuron disease. well parts of the world are struggling to raise awareness of their own tragic situation hoping to use their own version of a popular campaign in gaza for example after weeks of conflict water is scarce and a lack of power makes it very hard to turn it into ice so a palestinian journalist is using the one thing which is freely available the rubble created by israeli missile strikes is asking people to shower themselves in the debris of ruined buildings instead a must move that has taken part of the campaign we asked them about the serious

message palestinians are trying to send to the outside world. we've organized a campaign called we have hope for children in gaza in order to support child victims in the region these children are getting shelled in their houses with the roofs crumbling over their heads i want to share this picture with the world and i hope the people not only in the arabic world will feel the pain of the children and people of gaza are to some of the international headlines in brief time starting with iraq because yet another car bomb explosion that has killed seven people early this morning it comes just a day after a string of attacks across the country then claimed to be a suicide bomb attack on a shiite mosque explosion in karbala killed fifteen and two car bombs in but. this year iraq has faced rising levels of violence caused by islamic state and other sunni groups. and police and the austerity protesters clashed in the city of

santiago. outside a meeting between the german chancellor and the spanish prime minister and several people were pushed over during the charges by the police who were forced to call for backup a number of people were injured at the local government saying the tough response was justified because the demonstration was illegal but it. to iran where the wreckage of a downed drone could be seen near an iranian nuclear site in its been identified as a hermes four fifty which is known to be an israeli model although there were no visible markings in the footage and the israeli army right now declining to make any comment. now the reigning formula one champion sebastian vettel has become the first f one driver to test the new race track in the russian city of sochi and his mission was to test the circuit for the first ever russian grand prix show jule to take place this october. full circle souped up road car instead of

a typical one praise the race track which offers the chance to for drivers to work through his alongside the venue's that were made for the twenty four team. now to london where a gang crime looks to be falling but communities are now worried about a different kind of violence taking its place and your farmer explains. gang crime and shocking scenes like these were becoming rarer in london cheatings it for them by a half an stabbings by a third over the last two years but community leaders a nice sounding the alarm over recent upturn in violence and ironically some blame operation trident a police game relaunch to tackle gangs after the london riots in twenty eleven what tribe has done taken out many of the low low level of foot soldiers that used meat on the street apparently in small amount of drugs and let the boyd people are

fighting over that void and the people who are now stepping into that void are more violent than the one that it's a concern borne out in recent crime figures in parts of north london knife crime has risen by thirty percent in the last twelve months while turf wars have been sparked by the vacuum left after active gang members were jailed community project leader sheldon thomas runs anti gang schemes in the capital and says there needs to be a change in policy the government can't just say right let's increase the number of police because that's going to make a difference because the police are not respected by some communities so the answer to this is to strengthen communities but that says the matter is exactly what it's been doing it frequently visit schools and a long list of foundations aimed at diverting youth away from gangs and has reached over twenty thousand youngsters in t.v.'s we've been really clear that you don't

solve a problem like gang crime by police action alone it's really about understanding what are the things that causes a young person to get into a gang what are the things that would get them to leave a gang and of course there are things that the police on the expert in things like addressing mental health concerns keeping people opportunities for employment of training those are things so the rest of london needs to join together and i think we've seen some success in that. success though that's been hamstrung by cutbacks but him ducasse has worked hard to fight gang culture in london's could if communities. do two or three of the measures funding to community groups charities willing to introspect up is reduced dramatically so i think government has to find or think twice about tackling this is a key issue as well. there is no doubt that london's gangs have been weakened since the riots of twenty eleven but the long term wisdom of projects like operation trident and i being questioned putting offenders under lock and key may bring down

crime but there is a concern that that would just be temporary a more work needs to be done in communities to stop gang culture andree farmer. or up an externality international little bee and the kaiser report. gender trying to symbolize this their gender madness in swedish acadian here because i found this. project finest with seventy thousand euros to investigate the transplants from a gender perspective. tried

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