dishonest to do so. the u.s. state department faces similar quick questions over the seizure of russian diplomatic corps prosy. as a tool for full of diplomatic protocol you know what i don't know if you are working for today or what but i think you've met with the. russians planning the military drills impellor over scores uproar among western politicians we look at whether there's any basis to the blind support conic. and honesty international accuses bahrain of man's torture and a crackdown against his government critics human rights group also blames the u.s. and u.k. for ignoring the problem. is

r.t. international broadcasting to you live from the russian capital i'm looking at. the u.s. state department has been facing a grilling over the seizure of the russian consulate in flight from francisco as it appears all t. is becoming synonymous with uncomfortable questions media briefings just normal does that include i'm sorry sir what's your name let's move on let's move on to something else if you still consider that sovereign russian property or were those properties searched because there was a concern that they were being used for intelligence purposes which would be like a different issue i'm just not going to get into that let's let's not let's move on to something else here. or any other country u.s. missions that it would be treated has been searched by the. government you know what i don't know if you are working. you are today or what but i remember

a us department of state spokes person heather nauert was grilled by reporters who focused on the seizure of russian diplomatic buildings last week the u.s. state department ordered the closures of the russian consulate in san francisco a trade mission complex in washington and a trade office in new york us security services subsequently searched the buildings and denied all access to the spokesperson heather nauert characterized it quite lightly calling it a tour which immediately provoked a backlash from journalists russian officials were invited to come along with us as we toured those facilities to get to you so you think what you want to. do this is that which is this is a this is a very serious activity and it was a very serious damage to me and if i use the word two or and that seem to light fitting in. the activity that took place then pardon me for that the russian

foreign ministry slammed this move as an illegal invasion it's spokesperson even said that she views the u.s. raids of russian diplomatic properties as some kind of diabolic circus illegal and pointless while the u.s. state department said the measure came in response to moscow ordering the u.s. to reduce its diplomatic personnel in russia russian president vladimir putin has stated that he has taken legal measures to fight the closures ordering the filing of a lawsuit still remains unclear where this will all lead and how these latest tensions will affect diplomatic ties between the two countries despite the diplomatic fallout the russian president says the u.s. and russia will not stop economic cooperation that about putin also joked that the current situation is because u.s. secretary of state directs tennis and simply landed himself in a bad crowd but you smothered in there. despite all our current diplomatic differences we continue to have contacts with american firms including from. asked

energy companies such as exxon mobil which rex tillerson used to head up which we also gave to listen a metal once the company but he seems to have ended up in a bad company and is headed in the wrong direction but i hope that the cooperation and friendship will lead him back on the right path. we discussed the cooperation issues between washington and moscow with several experts here's what they told us it's extremely frustrating because whatever happened to free trade. you know the the core of anything diplomatic really lies in economics and when you have a free flow of trade. diplomacy becomes just that much more u.s. president putin has always been keen on cooperation and it's the endemic raso phobia in the american deep state system that makes sure that that cooperation doesn't reach the proper level it should be at it's counterproductive for the u.s.

as well because really it's driving russia away in many ways both financially and militarily and in terms of all kinds of cooperation in all spheres it will probably in the long run do more damage to the u.s. than it will to russia i think what really. president putin the russian elite are saying is we can escalate the stakes if you do as well we can also play hardball do you want us to so really it's a question being posed all the americans and forty of the moment american seem to want to play hardball. with the german election in a little over two weeks many say a victory for angola merkel is a foregone conclusion but not the chancellor herself it seems. to me it isn't gentlemen we hear a lot here that the german election has already been decided i'm telling you that this is simply not true. well the latest polls show angler merkel's party breaking away from her main rival martin schultz's a social democratic policy however the so-called third policies may also play

a key role if majority can't be formed in government and pay to all of that explains with most pundits already calling this german election a win for. schultz there isn't a great deal of intrigue there what's more exciting though has been the battle for third place and who will perhaps be called the kingmaker in the next coalition government the smaller parties in germany providing a lot more than that big arrivals. delicateness or p.s.s. on our long beach of guns. to those close to the mouth of. only wanted to present to the time. about. nazis.

bringing some scandal and controversy to the relatively calm seas of the german political scene is alternative for germany it looks like they will enter a pall of it for the first time following this election and they run on a message against. policy and what they see is the islam isolation of this country even drafted in one of the out agencies that helped promote trump in his campaign and not seen them produce some role the provocative post is. a. good alternative for germany it's not going to be halted. any coalition with. the chancellor has said so repeatedly more likely to be part of a coalition with mrs merkel all the free democratic policy of tuskegee liberal

business traditional ally of christine union but this time around they call it something of an opt in benefits they don't charismatic and photogenic leader has appeared front and center of the campaign however he does appear to have lifted so all his migration policy right out of the alternative think jodi playbook if peace prevails refugees must return there's no such human right for cheese in your place in the world i'm not being harsh this is lauren realism speaking to a troll form a dot com entrepreneur has been to by some as a potential next foreign minister and deliver a joint in a coalition with them but one thing the a.f. did may prove to be a wise move as he looks to shore up his own party's position basically this is just political maneuver to get more voters from this from this side of the spectrum

f.t.p.'s at the moment constantly collecting in all kind of fields voters for example with all these digital subjects they took all these photos which are coming like more from the digital natives area and now with this new statement about refugees they try to pick of course also people from they if the from the rightwing side the woman who has already ruled out forming a coalition with the left party the greens this time out at the lagging way behind in the polls there's even the possibility that we could see you know the grand coalition with the social democrats and when it comes to coalition possibilities there are even some that would see i'm going to look cool not to be the next chancellor of germany however the most realistic options are that the free demo. krauts will not only return to the fold to start calling september the twenty olds vote but that they will also be part of the ruling coalition feature all over

people in. russia's upcoming military drills that will take place in belarus next week have got the mainstream media and european politicians in a panic my girlfriend says sounds jago looks into the story russia and bella roots are to hold joint military training exercises this month i was planning to be real serious about this but hey how can i resist when the reactions pouring in are just so colorful what washington thinks russia does they're about to do an exercise in be able rouge russia. that's going to tail up to one hundred thousand russian troops moving into into that country the great concern is they're not going to leave and that's you know that's not paranoia on did you get that one hundred thousand troops that's just the russians not counting the forces and bella ruse i mean that's probably enough to storm europe and yes they are concerned what europe thinks russia does it is undisputed that we have seen

a demonstration of the capabilities and power of the russians and one who does that has only to look at the high number of forces participation in the south but exercise more than one hundred so that it doesn't end there there are more fantastic predictions what did in neighbors think russia does well seriously wired the head of the zappa twenty seven thousand drills is numerous aggressive forces taking part in it and there is a demonstrative preparation for war with the west now russia and belarus are allowing three nato observers to monitor the exercise even though the alliance thinks that is not enough but hey there are supposed to be a hundred thousand troops yet at the same time nato secretary general mr stoltenberg says there is no i quote imminent threat to any of its allies confuse. right and how does bella see the upcoming drills we should just stop making excuses whether our drills are defensive or not we have an army we have

a join russia and belarus military formation in the west and while it exists which we did make a secret off we're going to train it how to fight just in case now let's take a look at the real numbers from the russian ministry of defense in fact it's thirteen thousand soldiers around a quarter of them arriving from russia plus three hundred military vehicles and twenty five aircraft doesn't sound like a blitzkrieg now does it. one of islamic states most prominent commanders gold color of is believed to be among forty i still find has killed as a result of a russian airstrike in the syrian city of the that's according to the russian defense ministry kalam of was a commander down special unit security forces he moved to syria in two thousand and fifteen and became an i saw war minister another i still member confirmed dead in the strike is abu muhammed ali he's of saudi arabian origin and was i still find on

chief he is also suspected of organizing the two thousand and fifteen terror attacks in paris. staying in syria and dia as though a humanitarian convoy has reached the city for the first time since and i still see it began in two thousand and fourteen forty trucks delivered food to people who previously could only receive basic amenities through air dropped into the area.

these are the latest images we have from around dia as or where clashes with terrorists are continuing as syrian troops have now established a four kilometer long corridor that will allow humanitarian convoys to deliver supplies. now we are going to continue to closely follow the liberation campaign india as one of the largest pockets of terrorists still remaining in syria and will be bringing you all the latest updates as soon as we get them here on r.t. . in the german capital some people are doing their best to help refugees settle into the country and i shall and culture club in burlington is offering free kung fu lessons to migrant children. thank you i i

i find we don't mind like my brother and my friends started doing conflict so i came to i wanted to learn more about the cultures of other countries. i was skeptical and of the little space when i first did a class with just the refugees i saw that they had no discipline i realize that conflict might help instill that one chance out and help them integrate into german society better one teenager who came here to train had has some issues for the police specious or fighting as in to come full essence learn to show for all and try and john war spiraled because here nobody is allowed to use martial arts also as a club what else you would be excluded by the train helps him pull himself together and develop a support said i. i like this school. is good both for your body and mind and it helps me with.

a refusal to shake noways immigration ministers how it has been grabbing the headlines in europe we'll tell you why after this short break stay with us. in case you're new to the game this is how it works now the economy is built around corporations corporations run washington washington post media the media over voters elected businessman to run this country business equals power you must it's not business as usual it's business like it's never been done before . here's what people have been saying about rejected in the

sixty's people on. your show i go out of my way to find you was the really back of the party oh yeah it is the john oliver of our dear mary is going to say we are apparently better than. see people you never heard of love redacted the night. president of the world bank very. seriously send us an e-mail. welcome that of a leader of a muslim organization in norway has found himself in the headlines after refusing to shake hands with the country's immigration minister because she's a woman and the man on the left who leads a group called islam to offer the minister a bunch of flowers but when she reached out to shake his hand he declined we asked our guests for their views on the story boys trying to do is push his religious

beliefs onto other people and what he's doing he's actually not integrated he doesn't want to integrate shake hands it's just a gesture of friendship and it's not down to religion it's not religious based however not shaking these and we'll insult it well i'm not here to defend that particular remark but i'm here to defend the right of people to choose how they practice their faith we have in our country and europe many orthodox jewish people who refused to shake the hand of women so actually it's something which goes on it's not disrespectful it's a formal respect this is really just freedom and you know nowhere in what i've just seen or will know and i'm sure. well let me. not only. so far you believe an issue or let me finish let me let me finish ok. it's not about you telling other people what they can and cannot say and it's

not about you to decide to determine what's acceptable or not if there is somebody within the jewish community orthodox jew jewish community. refusing to shake people's and do you have a problem well when i run from a greater manchester you could come that it was jewish refused to shake and swear with me. and i said that was not right that was against our culture so it's not just against islam or what you're talking about one hundred friendship being given to somebody and it's been thrown in the face so when we go to mars or we go to synagogues we expect two other women to have a headscarf we expect to take our shoes off and very sort of things which we do as a matter of respect and i'm saying to you is you've got to understand that if somebody individually wants to express their own way of practicing their faith why do the jewish member of our society why the remote slim or a christian or whichever faith they are from all they have to do is decide it is their choice to do that and we have to respect our. rain has arrested and

tortured one hundred sixty nine activists and their relatives in the gulf states crackdown over the last year as according to a new report by amnesty international titled no one can protect you. it lays the blame for some of bahrain's human rights abuses on other countries as well including the u.s. and britain as they turn a blind eye to what's happening in the country despite having

a high level of influence over the kingdom. now bahrain denies the allegations of abuses against its government's critics calling them terrorists who are trying to undermine the stability of the country well we've got reaction on this from a member of the bahraini freedom movement but. of what is doing is that he's been sick you would think the people the political stance of london goes into an. impact on the policies of the regime there or do laws that without their support it cannot survive if without the support of the british and americans of course under through these there is you would have called out your strongest from washington london. to improvement over the human rights situation and broadly political transform it into those democracy but they don't want that. hungary and slovakia have lashed out at brussels last the e.u.'s highest court

ruled that their countries will have to abide by mandatory migrant quotas and both countries earlier trying to challenge the program and refuse to take refugees in. it was not a legal expert but a political decision politics was raped european law and european values. by the european court of justice doesn't bring any new quality political position oh my good man unquote is a migrants has not changed at all he used migrant quota system was introduced back in two thousand and fifteen at the height of the migrant crisis and the scheme all member states are required to take in a share of refugees arriving in greece and italy via the mediterranean hungary rejected the program taking good zero of its quite out of its quota of one thousand three hundred refugees poland took a similar stance and slovakia received only a dozen migrants out of more than eight hundred

a professor of european studies told us that the e.u. is putting its own survival at risk. by imposing these rules on its member states actually the people who are preaching about solidarity in europe. cohesion in europe are actually undermining the unity of europe by forcing states to do things they don't like they don't want to have which they see as interference in their serenity so i think that in this case the more pressure will be put on rebellion states like hungary stonework ia and others that are opposing the open door policy the illegal migration to europe will work like a boomerang it will undermine european unity and in the end it is a ticking time bomb that might. contribute to the final collapse of

the european union. disney has begun filming a remake of its hits animation film aladdin but the movie giants are already coming under fire some fans of the original cartoon are confused why disney is including a new white character for a tale that sets in the middle east. the only way. the white characters in the movie allowed. was oh. i didn't notice they're going to have a white character in this one it's guy ritchie and disney they're redoing it which

character do you think they're going to make white. which i think the only way well below the main character i don't know why he would be because he's from middle east not white. they can kill whatever characters they want to in the movie and i don't think colors always so they just think it could be important it could be a reflection on society especially if minorities were training badly it's only a few michael.

on the back at the top of the hour with the latest headlines to me that. the united nations and the security council in particular should be it should not be a place full. to the spotlight the last the last bit of that excuse. they should be a place should be a place. which is a which with which should perform its main responsibilities to maintain security.

i'm lindsey francis is the boss broadcasting around the world from washington d.c. tonight we've got a resignation on the fed board governors another nominee isn't confirmed yet and skeptics say janet yellen may not keep her seat as chair it's a panic and the race is on here in the united states as the government begins drafting laws for self driving cars also my guest tonight talking budget and how the president has lassoed congressional democrats to do his bidding it's

a shell first my gas says he saw it coming down by the bus starts right now. well it doesn't look like the european central bank is ready to slow its stimulus program just yet during a press conference on wednesday e.c.b. president mario draghi announced the governing council's decision. based on a regular economic your money tree analysis we decided to keep the key interest rates unchanged we expect them to remain at their prison levels for an extended period of time and well past the. one minute so that purchases

well right now the bank is buying sixty billion euros of bonds per month but we could see that adjusted based on new figures during that conference druggy added the e.c.b. raised its eurozone economic growth forecast to two point two percent that's up from a one point nine percent forecast and would be the fastest growth in ten years. druggy also went on to say the eurozone created six million jobs in the past four years and called its recovery robust however the bank trimmed its forecasts for inflation to one point two percent in two thousand and eighteen a one point five percent in two thousand and nineteen as an increase that's below the two percent target. and the federal reserve board of governors is down by one stanley fischer has submitted his resignation he says it's for personal reasons his office will be packed up by mid october just after the fed me.