look for common ground. or russian as right takes outs twelve high profile commanders from the terror group in syria with its main leader in critical condition. the breakaway region of catalonia says it will declare independence from spain in a matter of days or so behind for a million people go on strike against the spanish government. and the king of saudi arabia makes his first ever official visit to russia and to set the talks about oil on syria has not made.

welcome to r.t. international coming to life from moscow i thank you for joining us. the leader of the al nusra terror group abu mohammed al gilani has been gravely injured in iraq an air strike in syria russia's defense ministry says it's fighter jets successfully targeted an meeting would have guessed the of reports from syria. this is all in the off the mouth of last month's attack on a group of russian military police in northern hamma they were there to monitor a deescalation zone and but caught in the middle of a rebel offensive they were surrounded by fighters jihad ists led by nusra front and what ensued was a battle that lasted for many hours as a result of the bandits attack a platoon of military police numbering twenty nine people was trapped for several hours and most forced the repel enemy attacks despite being outnumbered that

military police unit was with the help of then surely able to withdraw break out of the encircled monday but since then russian surveillance and military intelligence has gone into overdrive looking for new stars leadership and their fight is on the third of october they learned that there would be a meeting with senior officials nusra officials in attendance and when sources on the ground confirm that two jets were dispatched to carry out and they strike it was hugely successful twelve field commanders were killed abu mohammed. the leader of nusra front apparently lost a hand and is now in critical condition fifty of the fighters and body gods were also killed as well as many others injured this is extremely important because nuestra among the jihad list and rebel factions in syria is arguably the most powerful with the most sophisticated weapons and the most fight is.

a while denigrate the highly effective. and. the gas through bucket full of these extremely toxic chemical. this is one of the methods of torture that was used by the militants. well meanwhile russia's president has given a warning about terrorists in iraq and syria and for more on this nicky aaron now joins me in the studio or hello there because what is it to me putin had to say ok well in his address president putin said that terrorist factions in syria and iraq

are reeling after a series of significant blows and this is something that may be pushing them into setting their sights on other countries in other regions also this comes after some major gains in the fight against terror groups in the two countries we've seen the syrian army supported by russia retake syria piece by piece from the clasp of the militants successfully liberating india resort breaking the three year stage there also the u.s. led coalition is forcing the group from their defacto capital of raca while fighting it continues in iraq also so it's been blow after blow for the terror group and that's what could front the move to establish new bases elsewhere here's what he said. terrorists from syria iraq have changed their tactics and begun to create new support bases in other countries and regions. but this isn't just about eliminating i still of course there's also. job at hand as well whichever one you want to call it that's the second strongest insurgent group in syria after

iceland russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has stressed the importance of not overlooking describe. we have long been trying to draw the international community's attention to the fact that the u.s. led coalition before the russian military had started its anti-terrorist campaign in syria was quite possibly fighting high school and not striking out newsroom at all after russia launched its operation the coalition became more active strikes against arsenal but even after the new u.s. administration stepped in we haven't seen the coalition making any serious efforts to target our newsroom. and this week has also seen significant gains against those who are also courtesy of russian forces as our correspondent told us earlier and i start this week a limited several key figures and left the group of the the leader of the group out of mohamed el jelani critically injured which could deal a major blow to operations and also to the morale of the this were

a terror group giuliani could almost be the poster boy of terrorism you know he for u.s. troops in iraq he quickly rose through the ranks of al qaeda he was released from u.s. prison in iraq and then went on to join islamic state and prior to the formation of illness or al giuliani was a senior member of islamic state in iraq so after he became the leader of on this road there was an attempt to every brand the terror group if you like in two thousand and sixteen both side despite this the the tactics used by this terror group women's large the same from torture to shelling residential areas and even allegations of using chemical weapons the the significant move artes make aaron thank you very much indeed thank you. now the leader of catalonia has vowed to declare the region's independence from spain to the local palm and has now announced the date which declaration mr c. churkin a has been following events in barcelona. the body who is watching what's going on

rattling in catalonia really waiting with bated breath to see what's going to happen as the standoff between barcelona and madrid continues and indeed we do know that the two main pro independence party in the regional parliament do still see in the c u p have called for a session to take place on monday to discuss the issue of independence further but what's going to be quite crucial to unravel today first of all is going to be a speech given by the capsule on leader of which the man who is expected to speak with her on the day he's supposed to kind of. explain really what is going to be unraveling in terms of the process following the speech given by the spanish teen who unlike some have been expecting here would call for more unified message in a potentially calling for the cats runs and madrid to kind of get together and talk but indeed he did sort of reprimand the council on leadership saying they've been acting outside the law yesterday we saw

a major day of general striking where people have been coming out onto the streets blocking traffic businesses shutting down football club barcelona taking place in the streets and as a series of these protests people have been coming out and that's what they've been telling us with sickle is you know we will not accept anything like this anymore we are heartbroken and we just wanted to use our right to vote and we think it's not moving because of. the moment that you took the ship or. someone you have to. believe. because one people have been saying here to us that they want the european union to get involved in what's going on but it's obviously been made quite clear that anybody within the european union is not supportive of catalonia becoming independent so it's going to be interesting to see what unravels within the european parliament. well meanwhile the mayor of barcelona says she has received reports from several women who say they were sexually

assaulted by police on the day of the referendum. thousands of citizens in barcelona sounds really want to position and having never rights and liberties and the threat of many victims of violence not just physical out but when i see my sexual because we've received several reports from anyone who say they were sexually sunsets and you know sunday's referendum led to violence scuffles between riot police and voters almost nine hundred people were injured by the also who were trying to stop people from casting their ballots we spoke to former council an m.p. who says the vote is legal according to international law more than two million on the grounds of vote for doing that by months neighbors saying was for the naacp and once and now we are protesting against these violence and supporting the unilateral declaration of independence that declare it before when these peoples have the right with other their nation so for enemies legal because the united

nations for a moment the laws of the united nations are subject the initial right is a right if totally legal is considered an. international law passed all word the coffee spanish confusion well the crisis has even crossed into football in spain as national teams prepare for their final qualifying matches to reach the twenty eighteen world cup here in russia barcelona defender gerard piqué and outspoken backing off catalan independence was booed as he trained with the spanish squad. and thank. well p.k. is from catalonia and has had a glittering career for both his club and the spanish national team for whom he's won the world and european cup however piquet has said he is willing to retire from

international football over his staunch backing of catalan independence where barcelona football club is a focal point of catalan nationalism supporters can be chanting independent slogans during matches after seventeen minutes and fourteen seconds seventeen fourteen being the catalonia became a part of spain well the club also took part in the recent strike against the government after last sunday's game was played behind closed doors due to fears of crowd safety p.k. got emotional talking about independence during a t.v. interview. so you look at the land a year story. or much going on. your show. that even over the. years i mean it almost little too much of the notion of quality. you know. you know you're only going to. know your name or not very soon. or procure the.

greatest show you. are going to. follow. or spanish or so it is continued to say they see the vote as illegal and unconstitutional the european union says it won't condemn the police violence in spain and instead david spiking to the spanish prime minister to resolve the crisis but. now king solomon of saudi arabia is set to make of historic visit to russia it's considered controversial but also groundbreaking as it's the first ever official trip of a saudi woman to the country he said you will to meet russian president vladimir putin for talks jacqueline viggo tells us what we can expect. saudi king solomon is coming to moscow and it's the first time in the kingdom's history that its monarch is officially visiting russia the trips being heralded as a groundbreaking visit and here's why numerous unprecedented energy deals are on

the table for one moscow and riyadh plan a one billion dollars fund to invest in a wide range of projects from oil and gas to renewable energy plus russian firms are apparently discussing an agreement with saudi energy giant aramco for joint ventures on saudi soil riyadh is also looking to invest in russian gas production which could benefit both countries it is good given that if you just use needle in about six a bit about developing relations between the countries and expanding business cooperation is still a dominating thing russia and saudi arabia are the biggest producing countries and we could use our experience in the field. and benefits for. a socially what it boils down to is two of the top players on the world energy market responsible for a quarter of global oil production are forging ever closer ties which will definitely have a global impact cutting oil output is also on the cards paving the way to extend a historic opec deal they helped to seal last year.

but some warn moscow in riyadh have a history of tension and seem unlikely partners between locking horns on the oil market and saudi arabia's close ties to the u.s. with whom relations with russia have hit new lows such close cooperation could also seem quite surprising but despite saudi arabia's were ignited a love affair with the trumpet ministration the opec kingpin also needs russia a key and growing player both on the world energy market and in the middle east. now u.k. foreign secretary boris johnson says he sees libya as a potential tourist hot spot but his choice of words haven't gone down well i'll tell you why after the short break.

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for common ground. welcome back u.s. authorities have released body camera video of police responding to the deadly las vegas shooting which took the lives of fifty nine people and injured over five hundred shots can be heard as officers try to locate the gunman and clear people out of the firing line. yeah there there don't judge them for that. they are forever scarred over thirty and they don't. play this like this like this with the greatest of the go go go go go out without without without one america are still trying to come to terms with the deadliest shooting in its

history some are using it as a platform for their political aspirations santiago explains. vegas used to be known as the city of entertainment is now associated with yet another tragedy that shook america and the world stories of bravery and self-sacrifice grief for their loved ones the struggle of coming to terms after the worst mass shooting in modern u.s. history but now this tragedy has got dragged into political mudslinging here is c.b.s. is vice president of business affairs and her view on the horror i'm actually not even sympathetic because country music fans often the republican gun. yes she was fired shortly after that post of course following with an apology but the rest of the media haven't been shy of pigeon holing the massacre into their political and bi partisan agenda something else i think to keep in mind a lot of these country music supporters were likely from supporters and this is something that of course is hitting the tapestry of all americans and it's not just the news outlets celebrities fall in line just as easily saying there's just no way

not to politicize this event after all it contains three of the most controversial elements in america's melting pot white men with guns and we obviously can guess who those type of men are said to support should you be surprised not really even national disasters are used to point the finger at political opponents here is hollywood's darling jennifer lawrence essentially blaming the hurricanes on trump that climate change is due to human activity and we continue to ignore and the only voice that we really have is through voting. early voting and it was really startling. thing watching these hurricanes now and it's really hard especially while promoting this movie not to. not to feel mother nature is rage around and online you could also see people cheering for the floods because they quote our colognes in texas from racist white people and it doesn't change from one horrific

event to another no matter if it's a hurricane or a mass shooting so what are we left with the so much needed uniting in the face of tragedy is marred by hateful messages of division think about it. giago r.t. . now u.k. foreign secretary boris johnson is known for some of his controversial statements and actions however this time he suggested libya could become the next dubai but it has to clear away the dead bodies first floor on this latest gaffe we cannot cross live to our u.k. correspondent. hi there probably not exactly the most diplomatic choice of words from britain's top diplomat. now in a lot of people had raised eyebrows when boris johnson was initially appointed as foreign secretary precisely because they foresaw moments like this take a listen to this latest gaffe do you think. this.

is no use to be used by the putin do. you. believe this is going to be complete isn't it isn't. doing what you. well without getting too psycho analytical about why this is rob so many people up the wrong way obviously a lot of people see it as insensitive he's talking about clearing away the dead bodies of those people who helped to drive out islamic state terrorists from the libyan city of sirte but also i think on another level this is a pretty and welcome reminder of a major staying on britain's recent foreign policy decisions the libyan war was with the help of the u.k. the u.k. was a major partner in that french led intervention back in two thousand and eleven when the decision made when the decision was made to the top of the government of one

legged saffy britain was also a major sponsor of that military action the u.k. contributed over a billion pounds to the bombing campaign in libya and it's the problem that's been a good knowledge with by most of the leaders involved in that intervention is that there was no planning for what happened afterwards so libya has undergone years of continued violence political chaos as rival factions fight against each other in the country perhaps the only consolation for those trying to mitigate the effects of this latest boris gas is that it isn't likely to cause a huge diplomatic scandal simply because libya isn't too much of a mess politically to respond to this there are two rival governments vying for power they have covered the got bigger fish to fry than boris johnson's comments but he has become known for these types of comments over the weekend there was

footage brought cost of him reciting a rajon kipling poem the road to mandalay while in a secret british temple in mayan ma take a lesson. from the proof colonial classic poem about. moon. rajab being. dumb bastard was quick to speech that reminding the british might not be wise. for the right. you can see that boris getting a telling off from someone who is meant to be his junior. of course that poem harks back to colonial times when britain ruled my own mar in rather a brutal manner and a lot of people will say that boris is boris he makes these types of comments all

the time but the conservative party is holding its annual conference right now and there are growing calls for him to be sacked from within the party as well as outside it because many see this latest libya comment as a step too far. and that remains to be seen artie's polly boycott in london thank you very much indeed. now detainees from guantanamo prison are about to have their creative side go on show at an exhibition in new york however the artists are suspected of taking part in the deadliest terror attack in u.s. history. wolf and has been to see the exhibits. an unusual entrance into the new york city art scene this is art from guantanamo bay thirty six pieces of art created by detainees and get mall some of the artists whose work is on display are a bit controversial to say the least.

organizers of the exhibition say they did it to draw attention to the prisoner's plight the goal of the exhibition is to give other people a different way to think about this man but also for them to think about themselves in a different way there are workers on display on the very same island where the twin towers once stood we decided to talk to some new yorkers and see how they feel about this controversial exhibit sixteen years after nine eleven i can see why that would be difficult for a lot of new yorkers are inside resume are two different things and usually a fairly recent doesn't both as the same think it's a sensitive issue. you know to give support to people who brought

a lot of you know bloodshed it's still very visceral even years later i think the memories are still there in new york how would i tell the bout it in two thousand and two. i would have been surprised it would even get this far. agreed court has ruled it will extradite a russian national to the u.s. after he was detained on charges of fraud and money laundering using a crypto currency site well here's what alexandre finnick could be facing in america the challenges could see him put behind boss for up to fifty five years with a fine of twelve million dollars but they take is a wanted man else. where to russia's also pushing for his extradition with a fraud investigation all going against him here and his lawyer says he will not appeal against the extradition order. this case is very new to greek jurisprudence and it is quite interesting for me as

a lawyer so far there has been no evidence political understanding what is clear that the usa is very interested in our client being extradited. well examined a bit who was detained in greece on july the twenty fifth the united states suspects him of laundering about four billion dollars using a big corn exchange site he's also accused of illegal business operations and a series about this like a crime we spoke to his wife about the allegations. i will never get used to it for me this is and then the source of stress every time i thought here i can't fathom my husband is here just two months ago was it who playing with our kids i will hold out hope that the great courts won't take on the responsibility of pex to die to him this my main hope but not mad toward i will fight to the bitter end just as i fight for him here i will fight for him in the mail go away any other country. because i think justice must be so outs and justice

will be for my husband to be in russia yes now i have some health issues but i don't see any reason to talk about them because it's nothing compared to what my husband is going through now yes it's hard because i don't have to deal with it was because i have two small kids and i have a husband who had plenty. well we're back with more news at the top of the out. what politicians to do something productive. to put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president i'm sure. for some want to. have to do like to be first to see what the before tree in the morning can people get. interested in the waters of. the city.

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thanks. thanks. greetings and salutations it was a night like any other in las vegas the clang of slot machines tourists in the acros of live music floated down the strip when over twenty thousand people gathered to experience a country music concert none could have believed such a horrible event could change their lives forever the las vegas shooting on sunday evening of october first killed at least fifty nine injured more than five hundred and has more than likely traumatized every person who witnessed the attack those who have seen the videos from it and the people left behind and it would be easy for us.