two separate vehicle attacks in spain in the fourteen one hundred more injured in the country into the ranks of european states hit by an unsophisticated low cost terrorism. rally in texas where demonstrators confront a group of activists calling for the protection of a confederate monument. tease campaign to find relatives of russian speaking children stranded in iraq you'll find parents travel to join reveals more heartbreaking stories.

here in moscow welcome thanks for watching this. with me. first of all this week spain saw its deadliest terror attacks in thirteen years after two separate vehicles plowed into pedestrians killing fourteen and injuring one hundred more we can show you the immediate aftermath of a van driving into a crowd just the warning to viewers though the video does contain distressing images.

i saw many people running the cover the bodies of kids lying in the street this is a tragedy. that. saw an avalanche of people running in every direction and when i did it was total chaos we had no idea what was going on and i didn't see the i just heard a boom boom boom sound and people screaming. and. i saw all of the blood it was. like it's crazy it's just. ok let's get some details about what exactly happened around five pm on thursday a white van was driven into people on this popular pedestrian

a street of last just on the bottom of the map here as a focal point for foreign tourists across the whole city the van drove on for a kilometer until it reached the book area where the driver then fled on foot he's still on the loose there's a man ongoing just hours later a similar incident occurred in the resort town of. the police opened fire on the caller offer it failed to stop at a security check the vehicle carried autumn struck people on the problem before overturning its five occupants that emerged and tried to attack but with knives but it was soon shot dead by police at the scene. believe the perpetrators of the two incidents were linked and will planning much bigger attacks. in spain right now. i'm here on the rambler in the hearts of vassallo know where the deadly terror attack took place on thursday this pos at the city is a tourist hot spot people from my this thirty nationalities became the victims of

this atrocity. i. was. and the tragic reality is that events such as this are now such across borders threats that even members of one family can become victims all witnesses of different attacks across europe we met one such witness while covering the events here impossible or not. it was painfully familiar you knew immediately what what was going on i mean i live this life my daughter lived next to the body. in paris my niece was just here for me it's not like for most people here a sudden unexpected. event for me this is the life i live.

i've been working in these immigrant communities and i've been working on jihadi networks all across europe and i thought immediately that it's most likely a moroccan network was interesting because isis had always use spain as the principal. jumping off point for getting recruit. into turkey and syria and the question for me is while isis was in control the attacks were fairly local. but now i ask myself that these networks are starting to pick up on on their own and whether they'll become just more widespread marker across europe. yes the fruit seller across from the bar. in brussels. to a hell of a lot more than was going on with the police but no one seems to be. him understand

what is going on in these networks and there are other examples as well manchester bombing survivor chris pauley also managed to escape death again. and for another survivor to be a moment the boss a loner attack. brush with terror and perhaps it's no surprise if you look at how often attacks rock europe these days experts now say that terrorism is a new normality in europe here on the roundabout it looks like it's already returned to normal partridge azzi. also this week in finland two women died on my front page in what not to be the country's first ever terror attack six more people were wounded before police managed to shoot the suspect in the leg was then arrested people have been urged to stay away from crowded places as security measures have been stepped up at airports and stations there as well in spain and finland other latest in the wave of terror which was hit europe in

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she. told. me. to. ed has. a formal british terror advisor believes europeans should be extremely cautious. it could happen almost anywhere you'd have to literally be watching everybody and have logarithm set to pick up key words and phrases in every single conversation and communication

across an entire continent we always knew there was going to be blowback for what happened in iraq the vacuum that was created by the illegal invasion by coalition forces in iraq and the fact that isis filled that vacuum and they're now looking to him i mean it was predictable it's nothing that we didn't expect. against white supremacist in the u.s. city of dallas a result of intentions between the protesters and a group of activists calling for the protection of a confederacy. a police moved in to protect a group of demonstrators in favor of the monument remaining is reported to have been all over there's no reports of shots being fired tensions opata the fallout from last weekend's deadly violence in the u.s. town of charlottesville which was also centered around the removal of

a civil war monument similar efforts to take down the statues were guarded by some symbolizing racism have taken place across the country throughout the week. i was with god but this symbolizes. the. thanks i think they are dangerous totems in our dallas society because they divide us versus unite us. racial tensions in the u.s. have been stoked off the donald trump of periods but down from singling out the role of white supremacists in last saturday's jena hundreds protested against

trump's response monday his residence in new walk in new york and washington and looking at how america's political debate is now about labeling his report we should warn it does contain scenes of violence. and one of the chants most frequently used at the protests is no trump no k.k.k. no fascist usa essentially trump and his supporters are being tarred with the same brush as white supremacy. ok. now the suspect in the horrific charlottesville car ramming was himself a member of the far right but the mayor of the city was very quick to put his blame on the white house and president trump and he wasn't alone he should look in the mirror and he made a choice in his presidential campaign the folks around with them to you know to go right to the gutter to play on our worst prejudices and i think you are seeing

a direct line from what happened here this weekend to those choices trump has made it clear with bannon gorka in the white house and the klan in the streets it is now the white supremacists house. the incitement of hatred to that got us here is as real and condemn the bill as the white supremacists and i was tweets the democratic response to the car ramming mirrors the way republicans responded to the shooting at the congressional baseball practice they blame democrats for stoking up the atmosphere while reality the attack was carried out by a was a republican a that you had been increasing intensity of hostility on the left because intensity has been building. i think since election night the hyperball that vitriol from the left has spurred threats and now action without historical parallel events like today are exactly why we took issue with and why elites glorifying the assassination of a president now most americans liberal conservative or otherwise are not violent

however it seems like the leaders of the two major political parties try to make the other half of the electorate look like they are and that seems to be mobilizing people in both camps if you want to start some. and demonize me and i don't you. do that was yes. thank you. thank you that is. right that. was the united states has created a political system in a way to demonizing one side means supporting the other side for many voters those who haven't really learned that much about their parties yet the solution to this

is to reduce some of these impediments to we need a system in which political parties have to fight for their own ideas they have to show why what they believe is good and why it's right we watched an excellent idea . not just focus on demonizing be other side so no matter what your political outlook is the best strategy seems to be the same generalizing demonize tabletop and artsy your. brains to reno it's all from the russian speaking children in iraq with the families moral not in just the moment. local blogs sell you on the idea that dropping bombs brings police to the chicken hawks forcing you to fight the battle of. the new socks for the tell you that would be gossip and tabloid but most important. off of advertising telling me you are not cool enough to buy their product. all the hawks that

we along the border will watch. shows seemed wrong why don't we all just don't call. me. yet to shape our disdain comes to educate and in the game equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground.

the program went over to iraq well he's been campaigning to help fund the relatives of russian speaking children stranded in an orphanage that it's believed the parents travel to the wards old country to join also then abandon them all were killed receive responses from people who recognize some of the children one of those spotted is little maria. the phone call to that very same shelter the voice on the other end says another girl has just been brought in from mosul. but it could be too early to talk for her any question and the girl may break down. in this psychological state she's struggling to answer a question as simple as what's your name got to be as. i. bust out able to. get us a good doctor it's clear mariam is lucky to be a while there are scars wynona face surviving this head injury as almost

a miracle. surrounded by other kids in caring shelter workers mariam gradually got to the point when she began talking believe it or not mariam gets least stressed out when she speaks of her once over the just that i'd like to kill the governor the chill button that. it took oakley for. a school kid knew. but it is crucial that. it seems the lucky escape happened shortly after that dreadful experience but here's mariam describing what happened just before she found herself at the epicenter of the war. that each buddhist it's just that they just didn't do that it will. pull it over known that a lot maryam is not the only girl who has told us about the horrors by some river that's apparently where many children lost their mothers.

a mother to suggest that let's say. this little is. this was a mom i knew never mom or dad and what kind of other horrendous things decent people went through somewhere by the river in mosul we can only guess mariam doesn't remember anything more or just can't talk about it we ask about her father but she can barely see a thing but we knew. the stainless from below do you. believe . this yet there is a glimmer of hope that she can grow up in peace and reunite with her family grandparents. ok good to go. does this

involve the stuff. bus but he doesn't. believe to train our teeth. we spoke with mariam's grandmother who hasn't seen the girl for over three years he is what she told us to listen to was. it tough. to mooch death and i think that it. looked pretty good as that her reading us delineates soon you know more soon you know it and i am. i being cheated and that's the end of the narrative that is this is still true. says that hath hands should try not to even study yet most of you do not have it. that you should eat. just that of the people that did not step around

touching its intention who did not get enough the stanza. they are. we've also been contacted by a couple from they believe they recognize their granddaughter who's also called maria the girl says she saw both her parents die and that she's originally from. we're continuing to look for the road to absorb those children but more and more keep arriving. here mom.

dad. over to korea now where in an effort to jump start the program we see on the peninsula south korea declared a wednesday it could consider sending a special envoy to pyongyang if the north brings a halt to its missile and nuclear tests and contrast to the much harder line the u.s. is taking. this president has made clear the era of strategic patience is over with regard to north korea all options are on the table in the united states will continue to bring the full range of american power economic and diplomatic. those comments came despite the fact north korea earlier said it would hold off the strikes which should trump called a very wise decision so i can do good looks at how american foreign policy is often seen as going against the wishes of the international community when it comes to

foreign policy it seems that trump is trying to twist the knife into some of the most balto international issues. there's fire and fury for north korea while the international community is calling for deescalation in the region trying to spouting some of the most aggressive rhetoric that's been heard. and this man will not get away with what he's doing only they will be met with fire and fury. like the world has never see. the escalation resurrect suddenly doesn't solve the problem the solution to this crisis must be political the potential consequences of military action to rethink to even contemplate. the two thousand and fifteen iranian nuclear deal and a group that took two years to reach and one that was hailed as a landmark diplomatic treatment this is a historic day. and response to

washington's threats of more sanctions to promise so that they can pull out of that deal all together but america's u.n. ambassador doesn't appear all that concerned iran cannot be allowed to use the nuclear deal to hold the world hostage the nuclear deal must not become too big to fail. and then there is venezuela a country divided after months of violent protests and the run up to a key election. help bring an end to that trumps in just meeting fire with fire apparently the white house wants to kill a divided society and political scene with more violence we have troops over the world in places that are very very far away venezuela is not very far away and the people are suffering and. we have many options for venezuela including

a possible military option if necessary whatever happened in terms promises of making the world a less nasty place to live i would love to be able to get along with everybody right now the world is a mess but i think by the time we finish i think it's going to be a lot better place to live for now it seems the president has zero intention of making friends with everyone. r. t. washington d.c. ok we'll be back with you all next the run up of the stories that say the week in just thirty minutes time thanks for staying with us here at all to international. oh they are already. here.

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long welcome to worlds apart piece by dan president the pace of scientific breakthroughs humanity still seems to be as far away from the age of reason as ever with really just extremism and political infantilism spreading around the globe aiding each other has the idea of governance based on critical thinking already become a delusion to discuss that amount joined by evolutionary biologist richard dawkins mr dawkins it's great to talk to you thank you very much for your time now this is your first time in russia in st petersburg and this is a city that has long traditions of critical thinking of secularism but also a very in a jet a religious community which called for the cancellation of your visit did you have any second thoughts about coming here no i was not aware of any cold feeling. if i had been i'd have been more determined what is the reception that you has been

receiving so far do people know about this country that has a magnificent reception huge crowds at the picnic and then the gigantic books i think you i don't know how many books we're going to get you to now you know you come here at a time when the city ease galvanised over the phaedo for its largest cathedral beech also happens to be the fourth largest cathedral in the world and it has a very interesting history because back in the early soviet times it was turned into the museum of atheism there was even the fuko pendulum there to install to demonstrate copernicus ideas but now the church wants it back and i wonder if that really demonstrates the. the neither atheism menorah religion can every decisively win this battle for hearts and minds in a way your own cause will never be will be fully realized i look forward to seeing the cathedral very much i love seeing cathedrals i'm i don't want to enter into any local political disputes but the local is global these these days if you speak

about the value of ironic or the same religion when i despise all religion on the other hand a beautiful cathedral is a beautiful cathedral and i value the artistic contribution that religion has made of the centuries but don't you think that despite all your efforts to popularize critical thinking to popular atheism religion seem to be having some sort of a comeback not only in this country but also around the world well give us a few more decades. in america for example which is one of the most religious countries in the western world it's where we're winning in the number of religious people it is going down i'm aware that there's a bit of a backlash in russia i take it that that's about national against the communist regime rather than its atheism and say it's because atheism was the of official state doctrine under communist rule i can easily imagine.