our top stories this hour berlin say germans are not safe to travel to turkey and britain's economic retaliate following the arrest of several human rights activists . so. a turkish news agency publishes american military base locations in northern syria sparking concern in washington. approval rating plummets it's revealed that no other u.k. prime minister has ever been so. following a general election. every

year churning in from around the world this hour welcome to r.t. international my name's unit o'neill good to have your company our top story this hour following the arrest of several human rights activists in turkey the german foreign minister is threatening to rethink economic ties but development comes as relations between the two countries continue to plunge to new lows with more here's our tease peter all of our. what we have seen and what's triggered this latest flare up which has prompted the foreign minister to cut short his holiday come back to berlin an issue which is quite a strong statement from zig mar gabriele forces we have to rethink opposition towards turkey the situation in turkey is not transparent we should call it for what it is we're waiting for ankara to return to european values and it all came about following the arrest of peter now he's

a human rights console tinti was arrested in turkey along with the director of amnesty international turkey it del s. and four others they have been accused of aiding and being part of and helping a armed terrorist organization that hasn't been named as it stands at the moment now that prompted this statement from. the german people warning them of potential risks of travel to turkey suggesting that they could be potential targets while they're there he's also made some recommendations towards businesses advising against investing in turkey he said that there was no legal certainty in the country at the moment and that x. appropriations had already taken place and he couldn't warn against them taking place it again in the future of the german chancellor angela merkel spokes person has described the whole predicament we're in at the moment is serious and signs

that this is the latest in deepening crisis between in and just recently and it's still ongoing at the moment there was the crisis over the incirlik air base the german lawmakers from the bundestag and wanted to go and visit that air base they were told repeatedly that they couldn't and that prompted the german defense ministry to move those aircraft from that base in incirlik in turkey over to jordan well there are strong. economic and social links between germany and turkey at the moment both the diplomatic links between the two countries all there pretty much is low as they can get it all further said the comments made by german officials were on acceptable amount to an attempt to interfere with the judiciary president or one spokesman also suggested they were aimed at winning votes in the upcoming national election in germany we discussed

the issue with a former turkish foreign minister attention of course is going up unfortunately and the. statement made by mr the third shows that germany is planning to bring the. even to a higher level and of course the common collusion will suffer from it because when there are. four german fifty there is not the moon that the businessman will not will so the two acute germany is one of the countries that has huge investment in turkey if. the turks economy will suffer a few turkey's human rights record of course is not the best level prevent turkey was not part of those democracy but since last year's attempted coup.

things are going. down. the american military say's its concern for the safety of its troops after a turkish news agency released a map showing the location of u.s. bases in northern syria. in a comment to r t v u.s. central command said that the sources which contributed to the story cannot be independently verified adding that it would be very concerned if officials from its nato ally would purposefully endanger forces by releasing such sensitive information in the story now from nuclear. this is how america's military presence in northern syria allegedly looks now according to turkish state news agency on the dollar it claims to have detected america's hidden outposts scattered across the kurdish held areas the agency reports there are as many as ten including two air bases one in army leon which is large enough for cargo planes and used to supply

kurdish forces and another in hair up here which is slightly smaller and reportedly used by military helicopters there's also said to be eight more military points which it's claimed are used to house military consultants operational planning offices and units to engage in active conflicts plus the equipment cap that allegedly includes artillery batteries rocket launchers and all made vehicles with the turkish news agency revealing washington's active operations in a war zone in so much detail with accurate or not it's likely upsetting for the u.s. and course the pows that ally the discussion of specific troop numbers and locations would provide sensitive tactical information to the enemy which could in danger coalition and partner force we respectfully request that you refrain from disseminating any information we chose not to disseminate all the details listed by

the un a dollar agency like the number of u.s. special forces and strategic talks of the outposts arguably a bigger question here is not about the publication's accuracy but rather why would turkey want to undermine its ally by revealing potentially dangerous details of its secret military bases well perhaps it has something to do with the location of these bases which form within the region controlled by the kurdish militia a group the u.s. considers to be a key ally in the fight against eisel but one which turkey deems as terrorists probably the turks are doing this and thinking down the same line in response to this event. that you know we can tamper with turkish interests probably the turks are thinking well we could probably get it to be a challenge the american administration and other nato allies if you're not from fully respected as a member then probably should rethink this with a ship in a sense threatening need to stability now turkey allegedly slams the u.s.

every support for the kurds but now by revealing this sensitive information it appears ankara is using more direct tactics to strike back nato ally. reports are emerging not president trump has the side to halt a covert cia train program for moderate rebels in syria although u.s. officials have so far declined to comment publicly the story's been getting a lot of media attention many publications are framing the reported move as a victory for putin he suggests trump capitulated on a key u.s. foreign policy goal in order to try and improve relations with moscow the rebels were being trained to fight against the russian backed government of bashar assad. the cia program was launched by in twenty thirteen under the obama administration it's proved training for providing training for commanders from the free syria army

at bases in jordan and supplied certain opposition groups with weapons and also equipment from the scheme has reportedly cost over a billion dollars per year and it's not been without its critics in twenty fifteen overall spending on the program was reduced following claims of ineffectiveness. in twenty six being clashes between two different rebel groups one armed by the cia and one by the pentagon raised further questions as did reports that some of the weapons intended for syria were repeatedly stolen by jordanian intelligence agents and resold on the black market one former u.k. for former u.k. a former ambassador to syria excuse me told us the significance of the decision to end the program is being overblown. it is hysterical quite simply if you can put rusher in a headline in the mainstream media in the west that makes the news

in truth being and saleable it is not based on any objective reality. in this case what may turn out to be quite modest inflection of american policy long overdue supported by those pillars of the deep state of the i.a.e.a. and the national security agency. trump getting so i think something which you eminent youth and it will just be called a lie and. a little bit closer with rush's. as europe experiences a surge in migrant arrivals many are raising concerns over how it's being italy which is currently accepting most of the newcomers sees it doesn't have the resources to cope in spain activists have protested against refugee policies and violations of their human rights while in greece not angry demonstration has been

held against delays in the immigration process. but. about one hundred refugees and migrants protested outside the german embassy in office the delays have left always been separated from their families on stranded increase the visions between different ethnic groups have also been emerging in the overcrowded. legal. problem which is. most of the city just waiting for the decision to

sleep i friggin people sometimes if they are just says start by saying they want to get their ride spidy they found in floyd's some of the . fundamental thing considers to syrian people they can get a sign and move quickly and sell some trees it would be. not only fun to spot some. people coming from africa feeling neglected when they are arrive suddenly they faced the. different treatment because of their skin and skin color or because of different other right and when you feel that not receiving your interview in a couple of months but in four five six months you're seeing that there's a longer rejection rate for your community or for the group of people you are from

your attention on your frustration raises. you know all. being desperately calling for help saying it feels isolated and then bounded by other e.u. members the block however repeatedly voice the readiness to help but it seems it leaves patients is rapidly running out. reports. the city of messina is the beginning of the main ferry transit route to mainland italy there you have it there are more and more migrants filling the local streets and there are no solutions coming from the central government and the european union brussels has been voicing repeated the reading help but italy says that saying something is different from actually providing real solutions and getting things done we need a unity of purpose international regional effort and this is why the utopian union continues to work with the quartet for libya to don t that there is unity in

approach the only thing. in europe is to me to lead to the location kronk's from we are continuing to push because in europe you know particularly you could actually in general the only thing that counts is the odd negotiation italy has threatened with issuing temporary visas for migrants which will allow free travel all around europe and that will be of course a thorn in the side of the record breaking numbers of migrants and refugees have been arriving in the country in the recent months since january it's really has received more than eighty thousand refugees but those are just official estimates the numbers may actually be much higher and that led to unprecedented measures by the government for example restrictions on n.g.o.s that are trying to rescue the refugees that are coming from north africa on boats and also even leading to

closures of here in sicily locals who are getting increasingly fed up with the situation there saying that responsibility must be shared i believe that welcoming people is the right things will tell you but the european union must pay more attention to this phenomenon and support italy in this enormous effort of social integration for the. people is a must but the e.u. cannot just look at it from afar it needs to get involved and not abandon italy and sicily in particular. yes we feel abandoned i believe that the european union should really focus on its allies issues especially on the issues that affect the south of the city we have been welcoming italians are true europeans sicilians have been welcoming and supportive for years but we are not willing to be the fools of europe the e.u. has left us alone this is our country we will try in every way possible to block this arrogance and the selfishness which is not european after

a serious of protests in the region mayors of local towns around the scene i have decided to gather at the municipality behind my back to find solutions to the crisis there's a glimmer of hope that this can be done a lack of action could lead to more protests here and also in the towns around the city the british prime minister trees and they are setting new records for popularity we have that story about ninety seconds. of trafficking organizations are very sophisticated they function very much like a corporation. their. components that engage in money

laundering and you know the. security forces that. dropping bombs brings peace to the chicken hawks. they don't. do socks credit tell you that they'll be gossiping tablets let. me. tell you you are not cool enough to buy their product. all the hawks that we all want to watch. your back with r t international u.k. prime minister of treason may has hit a record low approval ratings following her snap election set back artie's probably

broke it down for us. well this is one of those records that nobody wants to hold to reason may's approval rating is at an all time low according to this source mori research and what this poll has done is that it's looked at all the modern day politicians and where their popularity was at a month after the general election and two reason they have the lowest approval rating of any prime minister a month after the vote pouring salt on her wounds will be the fact that the same research data has shown that the leader of the opposition labor party jeremy corbyn he scored a personal best he's never been more popular than he is right now and i think what the pollsters are most fascinated by is this b. which the prime minister's fall in the popularity ratings has taken place back in april when two reason may call for the snap election her personal approval ratings

a massive her conservative party were all time high but she was then seemed to have waged a bit of a disaster of an election campaign she refused to take part in televised debates she did many huge social policy issues and of course the u.k. was also hit by a string of terror attacks in the run up to the general election here and and after that disastrous election result to top it all off there was also the gren fell tower disaster which a lot of people have said has become sort of two reason may's hurricane katrina moment the prime minister was forced to apologize for the government's inadequate response to the tragedy and also for the failings that led up to it happening in the first place and if all that wasn't enough there's this sort of slow chug chug of the brags that negotiations are under way it is becoming ever more apparent that these talks with brussels are going to be long and they're going to be painful

we've just time for the second part of these negotiations. wrapped up in the u.k. spreads it minister david davis however upbeat he tried to sound he couldn't hide the fact that michel barnier the e.u.'s chief negotiator was all effectively complaining that britain hadn't done its homework that the e.u. still waiting on britain's clarifications on a number of key issues going forward so the prime minister now has a lot to think about as the politicians head away from parliament and from westminster for their summer break. closures have erupted in bethlehem between palestinian protesters and those really police and after the west bank's fatah leadership called for a day of rage tensions have been running high in east true islam. over the last number of days. some of those clashes have also been taking place in the old city of jerusalem and

the surrounding arab neighborhoods israeli police have been employing riot control measures now they've been using stun grenades they've been dragging protesters away protestors in response have been throwing several objects various objects at the police themselves and dozens of people are reported to have been injured yesterday was declared a day of rage by the palestinian fatah faction and thousands of palestinians converged on the old city of jerusalem now all of this violence was sparked by a deadly shootout on friday in which two israeli security officers were killed by three israeli arabs since then israel has closed most of the entrances to the al aqsa mosque and has reopened several but those that it has reopened it is opened with metal detectors now palestinians say that this is an infringement on the right of freedom to worship they are also concerned that israel might be trying to change the status quo now the israelis and jordanians are in talks the israeli prime

minister benjamin netanyahu has said repeatedly that he has no intention to change the status quo and we also know that the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has urged to calm the situation but this is a hugely volatile area and many are bracing for more violence particularly ahead of a call tomorrow that has gone out by the jerusalem top muslim cleric and he has called for all mosques in jerusalem to remain closed and for worshippers to make their way to the compound so we are expecting another day of rage and potential clashes tomorrow friday. last week love amir putin's the internet into a frenzy over a mysterious passengers seen in the back of his car or were they reveal wasn't quite as spectacular as what everyone had been hoping for.

well the initial disappointment didn't long as people began guessing the contents of red ink instead the was filled in during president putin's visit to a secret history north petersburg a spokesperson for the russian patriarch said he was holding the bike before it was seen in the president's car we caught up with. everything that gets caught in the camera lens unfortunately requires explanation in reality there are no mysteries secrets during the visit the president public and private programs the story with the read books belongs to the private one contained and as i understand it was meant for personal use. only we have to respect the private life of the president people and leaders need some time to themselves out of the camera. we certainly do our world stories are looking in thirty five minutes time you have the pleasure of.

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greetings and salutations all right mark your calendars hawk watchers because as the twenty seventeen dog days of summer are now descending upon us we can officially declare that the global empire of the united states is falling apart and this isn't this isn't the opinion of some random super progressive millennial protester at a march or a right wing paranoid proper gold online no this is the conclusion of a year in the making pentagon report published in june by the us army war college is strategic studies institute and it was sponsored by the us army strategic plans and policy directorate the joint staff and the office of the deputy secretary of defense for strategy and force. development just to name

a few it's gloomily titled at our own peril the study essentially concludes that quote while the united states remains a global political economic and military giant it no longer enjoys an unassailable position versus state competitors the status quo that was hatched and nurtured by u.s. strategists after world war two and has for decades been the principal beat for d.o.b. is not merely fraying but may in fact become lapsing so with the post world war two power structure that centered around the wants and needs of the united states and its allies now starting to collapse it's now staring collapse in the eye just what is an empire to do what do the brilliant minds in the department of defense suggest is the remedy well investigative journalist not these ahmed or insurgent teligent points out that the solution proposed to protect us power in this new post primacy

environment is however more of the same more surveillance more propaganda sorry strategic manipulation of perceptions and more military expansionism so if it's broke don't fix it. what is the definition of insanity again now let's start watching the honks. if that's. what it's like you know that i got.