football fans rub their hounds in anticipation of the draw for the twenty eighteen feet the world cup in russia delivers sometimes allies in the six to. berlin are takes the bishan on martyrdom gets mixed reaction for the displays the likes of martin luther king jr alongside the perpetrators of deadly terrorist attacks. and american my student expand its bombing map with nine shit reportedly approving the use of u.s. drones on its territory. a very warm welcome you are watching r.t. international broadcasting so you live from the russian capital and. the thirty two

teams in football's twenty eighteen world cup have found out their rivals for the group stage for next summer as off of the draw ceremony was held at the kremlin and here's how the groups look at the opening game will be between russia and saudi arabia moskos magnificent refurbished luzhniki stadium world champions germany are in group alongside mexico sweden and south korea neil harvey and aussie co-host goalkeeping legend peter schmeichel take a closer look at the highlights of the draw at the kremlin palace. welcome to the last two decades that moscow modeled like a winter wonderland used to snow gently floats than it was a blizzard earlier but we didn't notice speech michael alongside me because of all the excitement of the draw was fantastic was that george will do a bit more specifically in a few moments but the last to see didn't go for the name of the highlights of the draw.

but she russia and they are still friends welcome you came along to france. to get you know. to weigh. all eyes on you saudi arabia. and then opening game against saudi arabia also in that group egypt and europe was that grouping brazil switzerland costa rica and serbia think of the stalls done collymore we saw a threatening my friends he was covering things from a much closer proximity and we are all on the record because you can see not much

action at the moment but chunks to take it we think with would be real working the rebels they say something so the quote far as are over and argentina how the upper hand. no no this is. the main thing is we just have to keep training. during your group your first thoughts feelings well being that. however you want to you want to explain it will be difficult to find some words i spent twenty one years in england in the british game but think it. is a really good opportunity to see two generations with a lot of a lot of quality ability to see how we have up in the world cup on one level we can give. france england may be getting not the favorite because you have teachers on the

view i think spain using you're going to have to because brazil is playing really well we know germany would be very game germany is general they are always there they've been if they are not winning the cup they are in the second place between the if semifinals they are always fighting. believe stocks or to speak to the british more or less. obviously you've talked plenty about the big names the favorites the belgians the of the english and all that but let's talk about the teams which can be considered as dark horses and one of those teams maybe costa rica which as we now know has been drawn together with the likes of switzerland cost brazil and. and now i have here the play former costa rican national team player former west ham united and manchester city player one shopper thank you so much for joining us hello so brazil again for costa rica your your team actually did very well in brazil yeah excited are you. the last

world cup to be honest i mean when i when i saw brasil you know in the in the same group. you know very bad memories because well. the first time that we would play against brazil was nine hundred ninety. and then in two thousand and two we play against brazil and the score was you know five five to two two to wrestle but now. they're very strong as always. we're looking forward to you know to the great challenge and switzerland we have a common friend who. i mean for costa rica over the phone it in the. last work you know we were with europe why we leave with england and still we we went through you top the group right here so you think any chance of this happening you know a. very exciting day for football fans well the host nation russia is expecting

more than half a million visiting fans to come in support that seems at the championship of a three and a half million applied for tickets when the first batch went on sale ahead of the jewel and supporters from all over the world got the chance to test on the world cup venues that this summer's confederations cup. we were going to the much of mexico russia we thought maybe the like going to have you on that trip completely obvious they were still like the friendly russian people that are so friendly friends and just to be me it was

a beautiful day out there and we would come back from work. and. make friends with. the government of nisha has given washington permission to use drones in anti terror operations in the country as according to multiple sources r.t. as he goes down of has been taking a look at the issue drones one of america's best loved warfare tactics is reportedly coming to africa's west coast. a potential new pin on the u.s. bombing map as washington pushes ahead with its anti extremist campaign on the continent a leaked memo outlines the unites and bolts of the deal between the pentagon and news year calling for arming of the surveillance drones operating from a local base also an additional troops deployment. this operation supports the long

term strategic partnership between the united states in nigeria as well as the ongoing effort to counter violent extremism throughout the region all in the name of the war on terror since nine eleven the pentagon has been hell bent on dropping bombs from. afghanistan yemen pakistan somalia the lineup goes on really but for civilians in those countries a distant buzz up in the sky can be a death warrant in fact u.s. drones have slaughtered some one and a half thousand civilians according to an estimate by the bureau of investigative journalism and the figure shouldn't really come as much of a surprise to anyone who's seen what has been among the drone star gets the same unit which would be in charge of new jersey drone operations is standing accused of killing ten civilians in somalia this summer something the u.s. africa command has denied now that the u.s. is apparently planning to open a new front in its drone war this could also mean more work for the pentagon's p.r.

machine you've done of. in october the death of four u.s. soldiers in an ambush in nisha revealed america's military presence in the country something even senior u.s. politicians seemed unaware of american troops were deployed under the barn the administration to help me gerry and forces fight local terrorist cells african affairs analyst lawrence freeman says west african countries come under a lot of pressure from their west an hour winds. probably less than a thousand troops in this year and this will now significantly increase that over a thousand this is the first time now they're armed drones will be flying so this is a big problem for the new year government and for west africa and for all the africa. is now allowing the united states to carry out these kinds of military attacks this strategy will not work it's not going to be successful without

a larger strategic picture and the african countries now are being pressured by the west in the trumpet ministration to allow these armed drones and other military buildup and i'm sure it's going to cause in many many internal problems and it will not solve the problem of terrorism. about an art exhibition devoted to the concept of most of them has sparked control of the city by featuring terrorists alongside the likes of socrates sounds martin luther king jr those behind the show say they want people to think about what martin really means on his piece all of the hospital. an exhibition called maltese museum has just opened in the german capital alongside socrates and mostly seeking junior it places those that flew planes into the world trade center at the attack is of the but cyclone theater the suicide

bomber that killed forty people on the moscow metro saying that they are all examples of people that gave their lives for what they believed in it's all part of a festival of knowle the new european oh it is the brainchild of today both the organizes and the artists themselves refused to either give us an interview or to allow me to film the exhibition they did send this e-mail. what do the people of bilin think about must mood or is being venerated in this way is it right to put these people on display in this type of exhibition here and they're not from you know like it's just a reference i think that people would have differing perspectives obviously lumping different groups of people together is always a complicated subject because they come from different backgrounds i don't know i don't think so why. just be at two different types of people and it's not the same when we agree with even perspective or not use is not for us to decide because it

is like remoteness the exhibition is about is about moving the psychology behind most of them or charge people to do certain things it's not a problem as long as the exhibition focuses on the differentiation of martyrdom that could potentially lead to murder or curses martyrdom that that you know the civil rights for example like that's just basic human rights the motto or. die only for themselves for belief yes yes in what they have believed and now on that murder because they count i'm not that person are many other persons and i don't think that. but you put the piece together the artists had previously explained to the media that the idea was to try and put yourself in the mindset of somebody who's willing to die for what they believed in even if that belief was horrific to you

a sensory experience using lights and sounds to try and explain the old adage of one man's terrorist being another man's freedom fighter. the point is to present a complex view on the world of martyrs and we understand that everyone has a different perspective but it's the personal perspective that matters in this exhibition but for some it's impossible to see the artistic intention beyond the reality of an exhibition that places mass murderers alongside civil rights champions peter all of. the former u.s. national security advisor michael flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the f.b.i. over his links to that then mash an ambassador to the u.s. we've got more on that and much more after this short break. it's going protocol it's more than just money it's more than just revolutionary

it's affecting black call that's sucking in every asset class now into the history of humanity into one glorious up to who knows where. i played for 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 to the final school it's about the passion from the fans it's the age of the shaper money kill the narrowness and spend be true to the twenty million and one player. it's an experience like nothing else not to because i want to share what i think what i know about the beautiful game played great so what chance with. the bass going to.

welcome back the former u.s. national security advisor michael flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the f.b.i. i've been links to russia's then to the u.s. where the latest his chemical. we have michael flynn pleading guilty to charges of making false statements to federal agents at this point he's facing a sentence of between zero and six months in jail as well as a possible fine of up to nine thousand five hundred dollars now of course the mainstream media is in an uproar there's talk about the rush investigation all kinds of things are being made in the press this is being treated as a very big story let's recall how michael flynn stepped down as national security advisor when he was serving in the trumpet ministration mr flynn misled vice

president pence and now it appears that he's pled guilty to misleading federal agents now at this point you know the white house has come forward and said look this charge doesn't implicate anyone other than michael flynn the full statements involved mirror the full statements to white house officials which resulted in his resignation in february of this year nothing about the guilty plea all the charge implicates anyone mr frewen we've had several indictments at this point individuals who misled federal officials made false statements are now facing criminal charges but as of yet the collusion story isn't really materializing court filings reveal flynn contacted the russian ambassador asking to deny a old defeat a vote on a u.n. resolution involving israel they also discussed their response to the sanctions imposed by the about an administration these contacts potentially violates the

centuries old logan act which prohibits americans from negotiating with foreign governments of the existing disputes with the u.s. however since the act was passed it not a thing will person has been successfully prosecuted under the rules high school commentators steve malzberg stays donald trump is unlikely to be badly damaged by the day to development. he lied to the f.b.i. why he chose to lie about these meetings with i don't know what he did and he pleaded guilty for now they're saying always going to tell everything about trial and coercion or what to tell what not of this relates to kowloon. this is all president elect trump asking for or someone on his staff saying hey reach out to foreign countries by the way the great and the mccarthy former federal prosecutor writes today it's commonplace for an incoming national security adviser to go to foreign countries and talk to his counterparts or reach them on the phone it

anticipation of a new administration there's nothing here that's that's that going to get trump or or course you're in trouble. the central american republic of hunder has imposed a nationwide curfew amid civil unrest and allegations of ballot stuffing in the wake of its presidential election. if. you're. ok.

the government suspended citizens for movement and freedom of movement to help the police and army deal with the situation on restive up to the office of the opposition alleged fraud in the presidential election vote count one protester is confirmed dead and some twenty have been engines and the clashes tension spilled off to both main candidates claimed victory in sunday. vote opposition candidate salvador nasrallah has rejected the final ballot count which gave believes to current president one orlando hernandez questions were being raised when he learned as suddenly shocked into the lead late into the count. one torn yemen is facing a new epidemic hundreds of diptheria cases have been registered in the last three months and twenty deaths recorded the world health organization is calling for millions of vaccine doses to be sent to the country after the started led military intervention in the country and its recent blockade yemen is already suffering the

world's worst cholera epidemic in modern history the blockades been partially lifted however many humanitarian organizations still say that's not enough the red cross has been buying its own emergency field to power where water pumps a coordinator for the group spoke to r.t. this is it was made because it was really got a strong. because water is really essential as anybody. and if there is no fuel then the bonding is not working then there is no water do get arms on top of our there are current issues colorado's one of them we are currently noticing. actually in the cases if water station they don't have fuel if so which system is not also working properly then this one forced to live a risk for the colorado comeback if it is actually impacts in there needs to be

repeated it's not only one shot or five years old need to be vaccinated as soon as possible that's why it's important but all commercial shipments need to raise you to enter again to get. the saudi led coalition launched its bombing campaign in twenty fifteen in a bid to prevent hoofy opposition fighters from seizing power this thursday the e.u. adopted a resolution condemning war crimes committed in yemen and proposing an embargo on arms sales to saudi arabia the resolution criticizes e.u. members selling arms to the saudis as well however the motion is non-binding according to the u.n. yemen's now suffering the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

louise. as you point five magnitude earthquake has been detected in north korea close to where the country recently conducted a nuclear test that's according to south korea's weather agency is the fourth trauma since the test raising fears the area is suffering from so-called tired mountains enjoying with the ground becoming unstable meanwhile japan and the united states have called a u.n. security council meeting after north korea conducted

a ballistic missile test on thursday and the south korean parliament's adopted a resolution today calling on pyongyang to stop provoking tensions six u.s. fighter jets have now arrived in seoul for upcoming joint edge wells well amid all the nuclear rhetoric the u.s. state of hawaii has begun testing its emergency sirens for the first time since the cold war. it's concerning i feel a little bit like it it's out of my hand i have no idea how much supposed to like find a bomb shelter am i supposed to go to the bank to get a job at the ocean i'm not very sure.

regarding the new one alarm system i wonder what good it's going to do i remember than i did fifteen years when i had to put my head under a desk in the elementary school and ten minutes warning what good does i do you just ridiculous have you found the day stories by following us on social media and i'll be back in about thirty minutes with the latest. openings. if you. like that.

do the right. there is no center in the united states' political discourse it's all center right ever since the clinton people came into power the center right has become the right and there is no peace party that exists in my country and i don't see any evidence of it except this third party that is so criticized the green party.

here's what people have been saying about rejected and. the only show i go out of my way to. really packed a punch. is the john oliver of r t america is doing the same we are apparently better than. the c. people you've never heard of. jack tonight president of the world bank take. seriously send us an email. us. afshin rattansi or watching a going underground special at the russian british business forum twenty seventeen at the queen elizabeth the second conference center in the heart of westminster as britain desperately tries to forge trade deals around the world as the cost of

brecht's it apparently reaches one hundred billion pounds coming up on the show the russian ambassador to britain will examine the uk of ngo warns against fake news makes planes always sign a russian ban with pyongyang for peace could have prevented the need for nato condemnation for this week's korean i.c.b.m. strike and why the chair of the russian british chamber of commerce roger money is on why brecht sanctions mean business. between london and moscow while russia's trade representative to the u.k. heralds britain's threshold of a new era of trade and economic relations between the two u.n. security council permanent members plus more of a friend and neighbor say what action the government is proposing to take against russian backed agencies spreading fake peace in this information we need to be doing it in a political campaign questions to the defacto u.k. deputy prime minister because tourism a was in saudi arabia surely this m.p. wasn't referring to fake news about the deputies extreme pornography investigation all this and more coming up in today's going on the ground from london's q e two

center in london where hundreds of business leaders gather doing grease ties between russia and britain arguably in defiance of a british prime minister who believes a bloody mia putin is just drawing western democracy firstly we spoke to russia's ambassador to the u.k. alexander yucca van gogh in a week that was internationally dominated by the perceived threat to world peace posed by north korea embassador thanks for coming to our makeshift studio just before we get to the russian british business forum your reaction this week we've had headlines all about how north korea can destroy the earth your reaction to that information well of course you were talking about the testing and well i basically expected that because the west didn't support the initiative for russia and china so called double freeze so what we proposed we proposed that north korea should stop testing of the nuclear weapons and stop testing missiles in return

the the west should definitely. retore towards the north korea military maneuvers ok washington and of course nato disagreed with you what about london. saying that part of this question of the security council and london of course was. on the side of the united states so i'm trying to explain all the time to my british colleagues that they should hear the voice of the real sense in this world and join the russian initiative unfortunately it's not the case today but the initiative was on the table now i don't know whether it's hollywood films or whatever but any business people thinking of investing in russia right now i know we have breakfast coming they're going to be frightened their vision of doing business in russia is with a corrupt country full of all agog people that have to report to the kremlin how do

you see this summit persuading people to do trade with russia and have a room here says that perspective well until they first saw everything what is said is just the exact reflection of the fake news about the russian the british media. i always telling my friends in britain that you know of course you understand what the press is writing but they have to listen to the companies like b.p. shell resenting those who are doing the real business in russia and the extending this business what is interesting is for example there is a reading doing business in the world four years ago russia was the seed the place of one hundred twenty now it's on the thirty five you see you see the difference the britain i think if memory serves me is the seven so basically we have no.