we can all middle of the room sit. through. this hour as headline news stories russian submarine destroying targets around the syrian city of dervishes work continues to support government forces in its campaign to liberate the country from terrorists. officials launch a campaign for independence from spain but are met with fierce resistance from madrid which is threatening to prosecute hundreds of the region's official. hillary clinton opens up on her election defeat in her new book blaming who was chief things cost her the chance to become america's first female president.

run the globe every hour of the day this is our two international pleasure to have your company i mean a new this hour's top story the russian navy has targeted a number of held areas with missiles near the syrian city of dare is where let's get straight into the fields all this because i'm joined by our keys hi there jackie just indeed bring us up to spec with what exactly was targeted in these strikes well these strikes are actually really quite significant because many see darrow's or as sort of one of the last stronghold that islamic state still has in syria and that we may in fact be seeing sort of the beginning of the end for i saw the sort of final push to take back what little land the land. i still does have

left at this point and the pictures we have of the seven missiles that were launched from the two submarines to russian submarines in the mediterranean sea really show quite a lot of destruction done by the projectiles and of course the statement from the russian defense ministry has confirmed that all of their intended targets were in fact hit and that includes control centers communication hubs and possibly most importantly an ammunition stockpile all in the city of dera zor now of course the fall of paris or really started last week on september the fifth when we finally saw some real progress when the landmark event happened that syrian forces backed by the russian air force were finally able to break the three year long blockade of the city and it's also believe that the number of very high level i still militants were killed in the massive air strikes that were conducted by russia september the fifth last week and so while the fighting continues in some parts of jurors or

today of course these successful strikes by the russian air force the russian military really does bring syria one step closer to liberating of course that city from the islamic state and possibly the whole country eventually from i saw as a whole. the significance of those strikes on tours or by moscow thank you very much for the. officials in the rest of the region of cuss allouni are preparing to launch an independence campaign this evening thursday it comes ahead of a plug referendum which madrid has called illegal is trying to prevent spotless with or he's already shut down the separatists official websites although it's house since moved to a new to me the government has also warned they could. be to polling stations in the country's main postal company has been ordered not to deliver any documents related to the vote. meanwhile more than hundred seven. mary's in the region are

facing prosecution by the national government for voicing their support for secession. remember that when a citizen has a problem with justice just one system was a problem but one seven hundred twelve have a problem with justice it's just as the has the problems in this case spanish justice and not the some one hundred twelve because this has never been seen in europe at least in democratic you're going to everybody. this is a great surprise this has never happened before more than seven hundred my united that's why they have called this meeting our unanimous position is to act together that our priority is to work to guarantee as a referendum. additionally the spanish prosecutor's office announced that it will seize any printed material relating to the election along with the ballot boxes authorities were also branded permission to take action against any individuals or groups promoting the referendum and organization supporting the leave campaign are

not regarded for anyone following guilty could face up to eight years in prison and a twenty year ban from public office well on monday there were mass gatherings as people voiced their desire to separate from spain they say the referendum will go ahead regardless if the result is a yes catalonia will look to proclaim independence within forty eight hours while newcastle on murder that we spoke to st he's ready to face prosecution for the cause. there's a reason there's about democracy is about the right to decide for follow people and i think it's really really difficult at the well if how letting people of both democracy and supporting this act of the most closely that i find them could be could be a trick out of it as a crime i believe in in democracy and why i want. to protect to defend them about the rights of our people and if i have to explain this to the

problem show prosecutor i want to have any problem to build out india everyone will realize that what we need is common sense when it is stuff and when it is to try to calm things down. by respecting the result by a respected. free will of the people. now if you've ever wondered is there life oster losing a presidential election clinton is showing the ribs nearly a year after her shock defeat to donald trump she truly stupid folds what happened aside from a few personal touches on i'd like to scranton said so to explain what real good her campaign through in more than a few accusations ochs people country indeed organizations which she says cost her the chance of becoming america's first female president

a washington correspondent sim your account flick through the chapters. looks like hillary clinton is back in the headlines promoting her memoirs and giving interviews left and right to discuss what exactly went wrong in two thousand and sixteen when she suffered an unexpected defeat to reality t.v. star donald trump. and it seems like she's compiled quite the lists of exactly who and what to blame or says that word work in two thousand and sixteen russian wiki. it's our press nothing from the democratic party not a democrat jim call me my primary opponent and a lot of his supporters sexism and the massaging the resentment the stereotype. a lot of people didn't want to hear my plans. for an even more detailed explanation of hillary clinton has just released a new book entitled what happened in the book clinton managed to blame everyone and

everything under the sun including jill stein. barack obama and of course. mentioning him and russia about three hundred thirty three times clinton even leveled attacks at senator bernie sanders for impugning her character but here's what else happened the e-mail scandal when it turned out clinton lied about handling classified information as secretary of state there is no classified material our investigation found that there was classified information so it was not true let's not forget the constant shaming of supporters you could put half of supporters into what i call the basket of deplorable zx and then there was a major strategic miscalculation when she chose not to campaign in the rust belt losing the democratic fire wall that obama won in two thousand and eight and two thousand and twelve the same voters bernie sanders won over during the primaries hillary clinton says she doesn't plan to run for president again but she's

definitely making sure she steals the spotlight with response on. our to washington d.c. . well in the booth clinton goes on to compare ourselves to a car tour from the phone to see t.v. hit game of thrones with people online on able to resist picking up on it. they shouted guilty guilty like they really just salads and game of thrones chanting shame shame well so see lannister walked back the red king. he's basically said he minds a good. place to stay no matter. what that.

having said all this why are not defined so how. did you make another mistake sure so to steal action without immediately. i will say that. you could put half of trump supporters and get what i call the basket of the horrible. everyone isn't. isn't it basically you're saying that there's there's nothing you're going to do differently as a way to try to win over his supporters. and let's start from that premise for losing the people. here have the people who think.

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general heading up the european deployments it's in response to drills which start today between russia and belarus no adding that a deal is needed to allow the free movement of troops across europe that's similar to the e.u.'s open border and ghana agreement that would allow u.s. units to deploy all nato members territories with the country's permission but only five e.u. members are said to back the idea meanwhile american troops are also taking part in sweden's biggest military drill in more than twenty years our roar of seventeen is taking place on an island in the middle of the baltic sea here's miguel francis sent to go on why the neutral nation feels the need for such large scale exercises knowledge. there is a video out there on sweden that peaceful beautiful land full of green fields good food and very generous social programs.

but actually this video turns into something hard and heavy right away turns out it's promoting the largest military exercise of the past two decades. of war. he added and that you and i dance on campus seventy times small let us down see the whole. disk of economics at them not on good books that he and. i. and not just any exercise but one designed to deal with a quote a larger sophisticated opponent the one that will approach from the east nine hundred thousand participants just from sweden alone as well as military forces

from eight other countries have joined these drills called arora seventeen and you guessed it the united states is also there the united states with our allies and partners are doing this this is normal business for us that's going to be our posture normal business we train all the time we work soldiers work always to be at the highest level of preparation not alert but being prepared that's that's our job that's what you would expect us to be ready just like you expect the fire department to be ready at the hospital to be reading very nice business as usual but not for sweden it's getting back it's mandatory military draft which was canceled the two thousand and two. now in twenty thousand at least four thousand swedes will get the call all in the swedish military is now going to enjoy a nice growth in military spending for the next few years even the low key swedish resort jewel of gotland with its sandy beaches and intriguing limestone has been

introduced to the swedish military they've been stationed there since two thousand and sixteen and still to no avail no attacks have come from the east but wait a second there was a russian spies submarine alert a few years ago the scandinavian military went full swing into a large scale search mission in the end it all turned out to be nothing but a fishing boat seriously so now the swedish military are staging these massive drills to make sure they can protect the nation from an attack which they themselves the my quote unlikely seems like an overreaction i wonder what's that about perhaps stockholm taunting a thread that doesn't really exist as sweden's favorite album once sang that's the name of the game at least when it comes to russia media france and thiago r.t. . while to discuss the matter further i'm happy to say i'm joined by marlon barr

did marlin's a member of the no two nato action there marlin so there we have it sweden is having its biggest military drills in two decades alongside nato could this be the start of stronger ties even more between the alliance and sweden well that's what they're trying we hear every day in the no newspapers in the t.v. we have interviews with the military. this is were we must know the training exercises and of course you know that there are lots of troops coming from the united states. right here on the island of. the. very. same point by conduct on this kind of scale. trying to change its image to a more military orientated one well of course and that. is to

through any. agreement. with the united states. this was the first spring it went to the parliament. we know that the swedish people did not want this agreement then we've been working very strongly in the no to nato group and we have had polls that have said that the people are not interested in this but pushed it through the parliament this by the fact that we are against it there are several parties in the parliament there are against it they pushed it through and this is the first big maneuver to show that one can train together. nato has look to expand in areas it sees as geographically important is scandinavia is sweden important to the block. through the law you mean the u.s.

so what do you mean well to nato itself really do you think that it wants to incorporate scandinavia sweden is unimportant to live together so because norway and denmark are part of nato and now all of the baltic countries are part one is trying to stay around the soviet union or russia as you see them pushing farther and farther close around the servian new arrests with troops that have not at all exist there before. as you say. you feel more. military aspect coming in with television advertisements more talk about what is happening in sweden militarily if sweden is looking to spend more and military needs how could that impact on the country's economy well the kind of the me is already quite involved with the united states actually financially you know we are part of the military industrial complex that is also

a wound up in the united states and we have a lot of the parts for our airplanes and various things so that's why many people feel that we must be closer to the united states we must get closer and go through their policy. but they don't realize that when they say this this means that we will have nuclear weapons here on our country also and the swedes are definitely against nuclear weapons you know it's not a huge issue isn't it marlin barged in member of the no to nato action group great to have you on the program thank you. we're going to iraq where at least fifty people have been killed another eighty wounded in twin attacks in the south of the country according to local media and officials islamic state has claimed responsibility in the first time one terrorist detonated a suicide vest in a restaurant on the highway linking de car province with bind several more then

opened fire shortly after the two suicide bombers one of whom was driving a car rigged with explosives blew themselves up at a nearby security checkpoint it's been reported that the majority of the deaths were in the restaurant and that many of those we believe in it where it rainy and cold rooms loudly risk the middle east expert on the contribution to the monitor and news website joins me live on the program you're welcome. can we expect to see an increase in such attacks on perhaps softer targets as i still continues to suffer military defeats son also lose territory. it's very possible unfortunately it's not a certainty but it's very possible you know everyone was warning that. as isis loses territory in syria and iraq it's going to resort to these terrorist attacks like the one we witnessed today. double suicide attack and. you referred to.

it is entirely possible i think. it indicates that the archdiocese is making the transition from being a group which holds territories to a group which carries out terrorist attacks similar to the facts which are carried out by a car though i think another important point to underscore is the fact that. you know isis isn't a military problem only yes there is a military component and yes you can. militarily but to eliminate the threat completely at the security level you have to defeat the ideology and to defeat the ideology i think you know you have to tackle the problem of saudi arabia because it's saudi arabian one hundred ism which inspired these people who as you said most of these victims were iranian and will pilgrims shia are programs so there was

a sectarian angle to these attacks today and that as i said is the result of the saudi arabian. i don't till now with the west the trump administration more than others appears to completely be ignoring the activity of the saudi arabia and expanding. and if it continues i think that problem itself will remain and when we think of the scythe of iraq it's not affiliated that much with terrorism is it it's more about oil producing it's more much more stable than the north how significant was an attack in the size of the country that we saw today given that such violence is seen in the worth normally. of the self is location you know it's a road which is in that particular place which was targeted today in the cells but it's a road which takes programs shopping specifically from one place to another those

who want to go to nudge off those who want to go to kind of those share holy sites so in answer to your question the significance is that it was a clear sectarian attack which is customary old for this normal typical i just thought oh you know more than a car the. show itself as being the real and off force so that's where the significance lawyers and saudi arabia the same time tries to show itself as being on hand to hand the people. force i would say but it has a specific also and to share our home goal. you know once again to reaffirm that this war to stop the security threat once thought put until somebody focus was the efforts on all being the saudi arabian activity of expanding and radicalism and extremism throughout the muslim world and throughout the world in

general the thought of early risk middle east expert and contributor to the owl monitor news website thank you. germany's foreign minister has been criticized for a t.v. interview he gave to our sister channel r t h r t peter all over joins me live now with the details from berlin and peter what's the background to this what led to the criticism all this all led from an interview with the gabriele the german foreign minister was given to our sister channel r.t. it was an interview that ranged through what he planned to do next following the german election where the future of the social democratic party was but it also focused on the election campaign at hand and what his opinions were of where things stood at the moment. i want people to vote in germany's interests and in their own interests we want this country to prosper and that's possible only within the

united europe so those who are turning against europe will weaken our country in the long run. well of course this was the foreign minister of germany given the foreign minister of germany and the german government view of the situations around the world this was no good lovin for russia this was a very much a very critical analysis of russia or it conducted itself in ukraine how russia had conducted itself with regards to crimea. the sole thing of the interview that followed that came from beagle spiegel online one of the most respected news outlets here in germany was the fact that they focus continuously on the fact that . had spoken to a russian news outlets. in fact using all of that to continuously try and slam the foreign minister of why did you speak to the two people he responded saying that he would speak to absolutely everybody there was an election going on

and he was trying to get any vote he could get whatsoever. that's not human in order to give more interviews as you may have gathered i am here also giving you an interview to clarify my position in any case i'm reaching out to people of russian origin who live with us in germany and do not read spiegel online there is a whole cloud surrounding this german election that comes up on the twenty fourth of september and that is one of the russians going to interfere there seems to be a whole feeling that it's about to happen at any moment it certainly hasn't been a major factor in this election it does seem that angle of merkel of the gritty democratic union will be returned as the chancellor of germany and that there is no russian interference into into this election campaign however what we do see is that senior figures will be continued to ask to be asked these type of questions

our europe correspondent peter all of our live from berlin thank you and that's it for me for the day under former will be here in half an hour's time with more world news stay with us. paddies and was a situation like israel and palestine is not a country where i meet a lot of people we're told though everybody. is a very serious situation people have been much more to say than in any other. day. here's what people have been saying about rejected in the us is it just pull along . the only show i go out of my way to find you know what it is that really packs

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