america is going to say we are verily better than. the sea people you've never heard of low down to the next president of the world so very. seriously send us an e-mail. it's a crucial time for catalonia with the spanish region's president about to speak on whether or not to break away from madrid we'll be live from barcelona. tear gas broken windows barricades a nationwide strike is underway in france where workers protest against president from across the labor reforms. what should the government been doing all this time

. and the leader of britain's main opposition party slams to resume a's government for failing to secure a brick city agreement as the prime minister warns the u.k. must be ready to quit the e.u. within hours a deal. you're watching r t international broadcasting live from moscow i'm kate partridge thank you for joining us. wish only expecting the council on president to speak about whether the region is going to declare independence from spain after ninety percent of participants in the referendum on october the first voted in favor of it but let's start in paris where police have used tear gas during part of a nationwide strike against the government french unions called on five million civil servants to walk out of their jobs and join it over one hundred thirty planned marches against president macross labor. reforms.

a number of arrests were made as protesters clashed with police and he shot a devinsky has more of what started as a peaceful rally. well the peace is over as police have been firing tear gas on the protests to say in paris now we're in the middle of a crowd i'm going to give you a sense of like how angry people are we've got students small minds me who was unhappy about the cuts they hate soon to support the teachers the hospital workers and the rest of the civil servants who are taking place in this nationwide day of protests around

a five million people all represented by those unions who called them to come out on strike and it was peaceful but as he went through king along the destination he towards a nation in paris who are you seeing some of the damage that's being caused by the protesters we've seen people fleeing past just impacted by the effects of that she cast many people here are unhappy about what they see is the money going government's cuts to the civil service the strike took a hundred twenty thousand jobs to be cuts over the next five days a pay freeze for many people feeling that mr market just doesn't represent the working class in fact many people think that mr macro is actually still here showing contempt for the working class in the pot in the past as well last and that being fairly indiscriminate about how he has discussed protests is what he thinks of them take a listen to what he said previously it will be absolutely determined i will not give a name anyway not to slack is not to cynics not to. extremists well let's be clear

who these slackers are according to micron that's us all workers are slackers slackers are the people who work hard to earn a living to feed their family to pay their debts their mortgages this is purely a provocation from the head of state and from the government meaning that slackers wake up every day to go to their inner prices to work this is just some of the damage the public t.v. service practice is making fun of her site it says she feels the base means i am the suck at making a joint there is comment spotlight mr mock on but many of the people on this process say they want to see the pay freezes they want to have better it will hurt your shins and this is what they've been telling us they're going to lose currently mccrone is a president for the reach the rights of public workers are violated not protected to told. we're waiting for him to fulfill his promises sleazeball he has not kept

and here very soon made to the public sector judging by the measures he's taken he's concerned about the rich. of the population who would like a balance top a social equity wall says i thought it was for me just part of the fight against the labor law and the ordinances of the french government so what's the impact on service is across france well the union say fifty five percent of teachers in paris a taking part in the strike today can mean that seventy schools have been closed many hospitals judicial services on tribunals will see delays as a result of these protests on many airlines have canceled their flights with the civil aviation authority telling allies to cancel at least thirty percent of their flights which is left many people stranded in france but the one thing that you know. it's all of the people taking part in this national day of action today is

that they're all on the with the cuts of the michael government and a president you many people say is a president just for the rich not the working class challenge even ski archie harris. or me while french officials are choosing other ways to show their disapproval of my craw mez in central france have turned the president's portraits in their offices to face the wall and that's after they were tear gassed by police as they tried to enter a building in which macro was holding a meeting in a bid to speak to him while another man in an eastern region has cut the bottom third of portrayed in protests at accounts of over thirty percent in the state budget. now u.s. backed fighters in syria say they're just a week away from liberating islamic states one time de facto capital rocka but the efforts to push the terrorists out of the city which was once populated by more

than two hundred thousand people has left it in ruins where here are some of the latest pictures from inside iraq. kurdish led forces launched their military operation against the terrorists in iraq in early june they've liberated ninety percent of the city although i still continues to fight for control of the center the loss of the old city will be a major blow to the terror group as the syrian army is now also pushing them out of darrow's saw considered to be ice the last stronghold in eastern syria. but the story of rocket is the focus of most media attention not far from the city are

a number of assyrian villages which were repeatedly targeted only i sill is the story of one woman whose village was reduced to rubble. islamic state attacked us by surprise at four in the morning. they said leave everything behind because the village is going to be a race to the ground and that's precisely what happened before our eyes we watched the smoke rise from our houses. from then on our life as hostages of islamic states started off it was uncertain everything was uncertain. but after the call it planes didn't differentiate when they were bombing they hit i

still fight or as well the civilians we were living amongst the terrorists the jets didn't discriminate what we fear most was the aircraft as they were bombing relentlessly. and this is the house i lived in as you can see it's totally burned down it's been robbed and looted there's nothing left. now britain's prime minister to resign may has warned the country must be prepared to quit the without a deal if it can't agree with brussels on how to exit well out soft among so frustrating talks with the e.u. have failed to produce an agreement. well i believe it is profoundly in all our interests for the negotiations to succeed it is also our responsibility as a government to prepare for every eventuality so that is exactly what we are doing

to reason they said that talks with the european union could drag on for another year at least and despite insisting that real and tangible progress is being made something that very few people believe right now almost in the same breath she admitted that the country has got to be prepared for the eventuality of a no deal outcome proof of the fact that the government views this as a realistic possibility is the publication of these two so-called white papers these are documents that set out the government's plan for customs and trade arrangements in case britain ends up crashing out of the european union with a no deal obviously all these admissions were more than enough material for jeremy corbin to pounce on and to capitalize on in parliament. the referendum with still no clear on what the future of this country will look like.

the question must be asked what should the us has the government been doing all this time if this government can't negotiate a deal for britain very sure where you through dream with. the conservative party has been rather distracted with public internals. over the past couple of weeks we've got jeremy corbin saying look you need to stop fighting with each other and get on with the business of negotiating britain's departure from the european union and a fresh round of negotiations is getting underway now so that statement from two reason may about be. prepared food eventualities wasn't just meant for domestic consumption it's also another signal to brussels that look we're prepared to rukh away with no deal if we don't get what we want and of course we've got to both

london and brussels lobing the responsibility for the progress of these talks at each other achieve in that partnership require leadership and flexibility not just from us but from our friends the twenty seven nations of the e.u. the ball is in their court this is not exactly a ball game the ball is entirely in the u.k. court it's important to remember that domestically had to resign may's position is incredibly precarious she's under intense political pressure she's seen as politically weak and her popularity has plummeted she can't quite shake talk of an internal party coup against her and this is something that diplomats and negotiators in brussels are watching very closely. with the reason may be closely

observed here's more of the grilling she faced during her latest speech in parliament. the british people who voted for control of the border. and to them money fifteen months on from the referendum made so little progress leadership and flexibility still no clear on what the future of this country will look like leadership and flexibility watch in the us has the government been doing all this time. so to tell progress no solutions on the scale of the mess so it will progress in that cool ok lisa's no the exactly a bowl game if this government conflict gaucherie to deal for britain they should make way for a team. this is serious this. don't good photo this is a serious issue. now will they

stay. a couple of years president is set to speak to the regional parliament about whether to declare independence from spain will be like in barcelona after the short break. what politicians do sometimes. they put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president i'm sure. some want. to go right to the press the cycle before three in the morning can't be good. i'm interested always in the waters about how. things should.

thank you again this is how it works now the economy is built around corporations corporations run washington washington media the media over voters elected the 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. welcome back well let's now go to barcelona where the council on president will speak within the next hour about whether the region is going to declare independence from spain well the announcement was expected to be made this hour however it's now been postponed for now or so well ninety percent of participants in the referendum on october the first voted in favor of it i don't choose thirty

people gathered in the cast lead in capital for a march in support of independence ati's honest us a check in a as the latest people here and perhaps lonely are are really waiting to find out their fate because within the next hour a crucial speech is going to be delivered by the cats of our leader probably the moderate voices a sickly supposed to either announce independence for this region or not an ounce of dependence for this region directly maybe take it down a notch on the plane something along the lines of moving towards it but this is something that's been here is in the making and throughout the last weeks the cat's out of egypt has been waiting to find out what exactly is going to happen following the crucial referendum that took place here to tell her first where to central square in barcelona where you can see around here people have been packing up this entire square awaiting for carla's pushed him on to make his speech all of these people here most of them are supporters of independence so today are the ones

expecting for him to go ahead and really deliver on what he had promised but we have to keep in mind work and absolutely rest assured that which two months focus has been breaking off the books in these crucial minutes leading up to his announcement because not only was society been split here with massive crowds that we have seen come out in support of independence but also massive crowds calling for unity and calling for catalonia to stay within the country and certainly loads and loads of pressure from the dritte. including from politicians comparing him to the leader of north korea he's saying he could commit suicide for this region within a second with this announcement let's take a listen to what the trip has been saying when i say to people that they should be absolutely assured that the government is going to block any independence declaration that might be expressed out of this agree with the law but you cannot disobey the law if you disobey the law to become an outlaw or the president of the

government to those the governors of cuts allouni or who have broken the law to return. to their full place themselves within the constitutional order well it's clear that madrid has really stuck with their lines of not agreeing to any kind of population of independence but we've seen from the cats of one leader you initially extremely strong language he was suggesting even at some point he's ready to go to jail for this if he must and so lots of people indeed here are expecting for him to keep its promises but in the days following the first referendum he hasn't been very clear in terms of what people can accept that and we've been taking to the streets of barcelona to find out what it is that locals are expecting him to say but in this next hour. i think he will declare independence because he has no other option after the referendum one possibility is that he would do it but without immediate effect postpone it until after negotiations. they really do

declare independence it will take time to come into force in a way i don't think there will be independence. that it is necessary to show rebellion just you know you can depend on the solution that's a demonstrates that's half of the population. well it's clear that obviously opinions within cats a lot of spanish the site here quite different in terms of what's to come but really not very much time to wait and find out which direction exactly this region is going to end up getting that's just within. in the hour the cat's wild leader is going to make his intentions out and what happens next at this point is really anyone's guess. for me while on monday a pro independence march in the eastern spanish city of valencia descended into violence as it faced off against a counter-demonstration spanish unity. police

intervened to try to separate the two groups probably independence organizers accused the use of his supporters of the patient. was. well officials in madrid are particularly outspoken about catalonia secession bid some have even resorted to making personal threats to history should not be repeated let's hope nothing is declared tomorrow because perhaps the one who declares it will end up like the one who declared it eighty three years ago today that it's well the spanish prime minister's spokesperson was referring to catalonia as a former first minister louis gone by nice who declared the region independent back

in one nine hundred thirty four he fled to france where he was captured by the nazis and handed over to spain's fascist regime in one nine hundred fourteen the politician was tried and executed for rebellion well the recent reference by the spanish prime minister spokesperson to that episode has sparked anger one catalan m.p. said the people don't need to be reminded of the tragedy while the leader of the left wing but they must party accuse the spokes person of being either ignorant or irresponsibly provocative. well ninety percent of those who cast their ballots in the catalan referendum voted to split from spain but if the region does move to become independent it would have a lengthy to do list. if catalonia were to become an independent country that would presume a new constitution a new election law and a change in the political parties let's remember that about half the population doesn't want to be an independent cut the lawn and that would become the basis for

i think a very contentious political division within any new independent country. brussels has made it very clear that if catalonia breaks away from spain they would have to reapply separately to become a new member of the e.u. this would put them in the position of many other countries that our candidate countries now may be cut alone you would be in a position to jump the line because they're already in the e.u. as part of spain and their institutions presume membership in the u. and that means use of the euro as well. as we know is completely useless when it comes to the actual security threats to europe like the uncontrolled migration of the growth of terrorism with people in cut the law and you want to join nato simply as part of the larger bureaucratic structure of europe maybe so but clearly there are no defense or security needs that kata lundy has

that require membership in nato. if it's a unilateral declaration illegally against banish law nobody took a nobody of importance will recognize the law yet if on the other hand it's a negotiated separation with madrid's agreement then it will not be a controversial matter for other countries to recognize catalonia. amount just initial cost team has fallen foul of austria's new burqa ban then or is aimed at muslim women who wear the full face and body veil let's see how this story unfolded . our local. i think tourists and foreign as some should always behave in accordance with the norms of the country or they are even women should have the rights to dress how they like we should empower women and not take their liberty and clothing you know

. for free when we go to ghana rates for all of these events we have to tear into their walls what can i say to the children same here for few can't even wear a scarf anymore in subzero temperatures this is getting really absurd and today we're trying to defeat this absurd two for who. i think we all made up positions clear i'm absolutely at peace with myself about the book or less. clear thanks thanks. clear skies.

cool. well ramadan foundation's mohammed believes the burqa ban exposes the anti muslim agenda of the e.u. well this is a stupid goal deliberately set out to talk muslims it's inflammatory it's wrong is clearly they're trying to hide behind their on t.v. muslim agenda by targeting you know cost you must call it's. people who may wear helmets and other people who cover their face in the winter for example every people wearing hot sun and covering their face because it's so cold out there will they all be targeted. find i just in this is a new ducasse example of the affront to individual freedom of the european union countries tell us about that they're promoting equality and promoting religious freedom yet in reality. the facts are somewhat different my colleague neil harvey

will be back at the top of the hour with the headlines and then. apply to many clubs over the years so i know the game and so i got. the ball isn't only about what happens on the pitch for the final school it's about the passion from the families it's the age of the superman killed in their own lives and spending two to twenty million. it's an experience like nothing else going to because i want to share what i think what i know about the beautiful game great chance for. peace.

today is the start of a new stage in took us a couple of days to get here in two jeeps each one traveling separately only one vehicle arrived so as not to rows the suspicions of the neighboring farmer who keeps insisting we're producing cocaine. to believe in dari by the. entry one three hundred thirty six days before chinese death.

in one nine hundred sixty six and that's a check of our already famous worldwide covertly comes to bolivia to incite a guerrilla war to very house or volution their experience under his belt and habits he keeps a diary in which he describes the rebels every day life in detail. one . yeah. yeah though there's really no young dawn that they were back so primitive got it.

yet. seven killed fourteen taken captive alive and intact and the four wounded unfortunately we didn't manage to get hold of any provisions we took a manger on the camps and prisoner there blabbing the heads off like all king pirates. knew. that is so not so i said i did yet follow that he did i get a yellow and yang that it's so bloody tika. they use later as the money battle. you are easy to leave. they can seem to if you don't they to come on down to about a you know it that i yet if i were to say it i can to forward it to you that are ok ok i feel it so i wrote ma got off auditing the one that they had in what i said and going with it at the impulse buy up all their.