john oliver of party of america is this. apparently better than. the c. people you've never heard of. jack the. president of the world bank. sent us an e-mail. twitter a vehicle attacks in spain leaving fourteen dead and one hundred others injured and the country now joining the ranks of european states you've been affected by unsophisticated low cost terrorism. tensions flared an anti hate rally in texas as demonstrators confront a group of activists calling for the protection of a confederate monument. and auntie's campaign to find relatives of russian speaking children who were stranded in their write in an iraqi orphan each after their

parents travelled to the country to join i still have more breaking stories. good evening to you my name is neil harvey you're watching the weekly here and. this week in spain's deadliest terrorist attacks for thirteen years vehicles in two separate incidents plowed into pedestrians killing fourteen and injuring one hundred others are going to show you the immediate aftermath of a van driving into a crowd in barcelona it was warn you the video does contain some distressing images . i i i. i. i i. i i.

i. i i so many people wanting to cover the bodies of kids lying in the street this is a tragedy. you. saw an avalanche of people running in every direction when it was total chaos we had no idea what was going on and i didn't see the man i just heard a boom boom boom sound and people screaming. and. all around look in the floor i saw all of the blood he was. able to look. like it's crazy it's just. five pm on thursday a white van was driven into people on the popular destin ice streets of los about

a focal point for tourists in the city the van in question drove on for around five hundred meters until it reached plausible career where the driver then fled on foot he's still on the loose the authorities say they don't know his location and in that he may have even left the country i was later a similar incident occurred in the resort town of cumberland's. police opened fire there on a car after it failed to stop at a security check the vehicle carried on struck people on the promenade before overturning its five occupants then immersion tried to attack pradesh trains with knives. dead by police authorities believe that the perpetrators of the two incidents were linked and that they were planning even bigger attacks these capabilities has more from spain. 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 thirteen nationalities became the victims of this atrocity. and the tragic reality is that events such as this are now such across border threats that even members of one family can become victims or witnesses of different attacks across europe we met one such witness while covering the events here impossible and. was painfully familiar you knew immediately what what was going on i mean i live this life my daughter lived next to the bottle 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 the 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 this principal. jumping off point for getting recruits into turkey and syria and the question for me is while isis was in control of the attacks were fairly local laws but now i ask myself if these networks are starting to pick up on their own and whether they'll become just more widespread and markers cross your. the fruit seller across from the bar in. brussels what's going on he knew a hell of a lot more that was going on the police but no one seems to be engaged in understanding

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 on their own blood and for another survivor to be a moment the boss a loner attacked first heard 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 around it looks like it's already returned to normal partridge azzi. also this week in finland two women died in a night from page in what's being described as the country's first ever terrorist attack a war people wounded before police managed to shoot the suspect in the leg and arrested people have been urged to stay away from crowded places security measures have been stepped up at airports on roadways stations. in spain and finland are the latest in the wave of terrorism which has spread across europe particularly in the

last two years. magazine direction longwalls to rent a truck and drive into a crowd. days

after the terrorist attacks in spain australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull failed plans to make crowded places in his country more secure against such atrocities and he proposes police and rising local businesses on what safety and security measures they can and also items to increase the number above all to

separate calls from pedestrians all the presence of offices and security personnel in public places should be increased. rally protesting white supremacies in the city of dallas has resulted in tensions with a group of activists calling for the protection of the confederate statue. the mother please don't tell me about it. the police moved in to protect a group of demonstrators in favor of the monument remaining both sides are reported to have been on top of a there are no reports of shots fired tensions are part of the fallout from last weekend's deadly violence in the u.s. town of charlottesville which was also centered around the relocation of a civil war monument similar first to take down at least she's regarded by some a symbolizing racism taking place across the country throughout the week.

but this simple i just. think they were told in our dallas. here. that for a time the statue barbarity was actually a. thing that's owned by a slave owners changed yeah it should be there's a difference between honoring history and recognizing that we shouldn't repeat it.

russia tensions in the united states have been stoked up to donald trump appeared to back down from singling out the role of white supremacists in last saturday's brawls in virginia rallies similar to the one in charlottesville took place in boston on saturday thousands of counter protesters marched. against the planned rally for free speech clashes between demonstrators and police people were arrested earlier this week hundreds protested against trump outside his residence in new york and also in washington d.c. . petition meanwhile has been launched on the white house website calling to recognize anti far as a terrorist organization and sixty thousand people have already signed up in just three days with one hundred thousand required for the white house to issue a response on the scale of more protests been looking at how america's political debate is increasingly about labeling divided groups a warning though his report

contains some scenes of violence 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 rush as white supremacy. that. i. i now the suspect in the horrific charlottesville car ramming was himself a member of the far right but the mayor of this 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 when he made a choice in his presidential campaign the folks around with to you know 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 you know 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 an increasing intensity of hostility on the left three percent tension has been building. i think since election night. 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 something. and demonize me and i don't you. do that was yes. thank you. thank you very much. 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 party's yet the 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 and what's 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 new york. well of more news analyses campaign to find relatives of russian speaking children who was stranded in an iraqi orphanage coming up after the break. local blogs selling you on the idea that dropping bombs brings police to the chicken hawks forcing you to fight the battles with. the new socks for the tell you that every gossip the tabloids but most importantly. off the bad guys and tell me you are not cool enough to buy their product. all the hawks that we along with all the what.

seems wrong why don't we all just don't. let me. get 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. north korea has threatened a quote merciless strike and warned washington of the risk of uncontrollable nuclear war if planned ten day military drills between south korea and the united

states go ahead the annual war game simulated military conflict with an isolated country and young says that the drills are a provocation while the u.s. maintains they are merely defensive in nature and this year some seventeen and a half thousand pentagon troops are expected to take part john donne who is emeritus professor at king's college cambridge in the u.k. says that there will be retaliation if young attacks american soldiers. this is a very dangerous situation because. waters happened in the past when north korea has actually attacked. has always been that is attacked south korean military or naval targets obviously if it is attacked american forces i mean there would be retaliation i don't think you should ever think of the declared intention to use what could be nuclear armed. weapons

as an empty threat because it is possible to use them and they have been used before and they are used the results are absolutely appalling and i don't think north korea wants to risk a nuclear war i mean it would have to be crazy to do so and actually not all crazy . jacqueline viggo now looks at how us foreign policy sometimes goes 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 volatile 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 done. and this may not get away with what he's doing only they will be met with fire and fury. like the world has never see kind of attitude will see the escalation rest freak certainly

doesn't solve the problem the solution to this crisis must be political the potential consequences of military action are tool raef week 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 the landmark diplomatic treatment this is a historic day. in 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.

tell bring an end to that trumps and just meeting fire with fire apparently the white house wants to kill a divided society and political scene with more violence we have troops all over the world in places that are very very far away venezuela is not very far away and the people are suffering and dying we have many options for event as well. including a possible military option if that's or 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. . has been campaigning to help fund the relatives of orphans russian

speaking children stranded in an iraqi orphanage it's believed their parents traveled to the war torn country to join eisel and then either abandoned them or killed we've already received responses from people who've recognize some of the children one of those spotted with little. a 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 do is over i. will study with us that might be a bit of this and that. because it's clear mariam is lucky to be alive there are scars right on her 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 you. like it was a trickle. it seems the lucky escape happened shortly after that dreadful experience but here's maryam describing what happened just before she found herself at the epicenter of the war. they teach a buddhist it's just that they just need to remember that it was a. little bit of unknown that a lot mariam 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 moment this is just. the living. the mom i know never. did what kind of other horrendous things these 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 do we need him to stay with us and bill do you. believe . this yet there is a glimmer of hope that she can grow up in peace and reunite with her family grandparents. good for good or wash. this guy you bought the stuff. that elicited was. it tough

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a i hate those that have. to step. thanks for joining us this evening here on our to international and don't forget you can follow the news on the go we're on twitter on facebook you can even download. the city of minima so moch was hit the hardest by the twenty eleven tsunami but it

was damaged mostly by the radiation after the nuclear disaster moved a little not even enough to let you know the real. mom also some of what i. am a little slow so to sum it up there will be contamination is not complete much many locals could not leave their houses and farms most of us you know he nice. nice nice. neat chicks don't want to. stay strong like their ancestors centuries ago good. for you. and i mean i'm also. a lot i want. to be sure that when i will there will and souls find a way to rebuild their lives in the world headlines.

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 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 nor religion can every decisively win this battle for hearts and minds in the way your own cause will never be will be fully realized i look forward to seeing the cathedral very much i love seeing computer calls him i don't want to enter into any local political disputes but local is global these these days if you speak about the value of i run across a village and when i despise all religions 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.