coming up this hour amnesty international describes eve countries as knowingly complicit in the abuse and detention of migrants trying to reach europe from libya . turkish president today urging the arab world to stand against donald trump's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital as the violence continues across the region. and see what you can make. and let's. talk about the weather if you will that the u.s. is set for a u. turn on north korea as america's top diplomat says washington is ready to enter talks with pyongyang without any preconditions.

just so four pm this wednesday the thirteenth of december my name is kevin o. and this is our international where we always think it's great the issue to us of things for that first then amnesty international's accusing a you governments of condoning the detention and abuse of migrants trying to reach europe from libya we believe they are knowingly complicity in a system of abuse and torture of refugees and migrants say. and because they know exactly what is going on and they have chills and to support. a system of detention and that view of migrants without putting in place that any safeguards the group published a report titled libya's dog web of collusion it focuses on the detention and abuse of people trying to reach europe a corresponding nikki next explain the small detail of amnesties claims. last year member states launched a series of measures they made at cutting off the central mediterranean route

through libya to report by amnesty international says that these steps are in fact actively supporting a system of exploitation and abuse of the vulnerable people they should be helping and they have video evidence to back their claims to these are rescue boats that countries supplied to the libyan coast guard to intercept migrants at sea honesty says that this is the moment someone that had been rescued was thrown overboard and towed along the sea while here we see someone else being whipped. thank you it was she was i was struck us. was my.

this particular boat was donated by italy i can april and was handed over to the libyan coast guard in a ceremony attended by the italian interior minister who'd have thought it would one day be the focal point of accusations of human rights violations and then there's the detention center after being rescued at sea migrants are taken to these facilities run by the libyan department for combat saying illegal migration with the full support of e.u. countries in the words of amnesty is here but they are exposed to a soul destroying cycle of exploitation added to cause for bruising thought uprising to all our producers who are business in libya to kill some people this or some people would be some poor dear departed chicago. before to its. use is going to be tossed out finished it's going to be tossed before. it was sort of water

to drink for limited to us and the. level of abuse is. horrific. these people leaving feel. there is no more or food that provided that unless you can pay for it would be interviewed several people who. decided that the way to all change the wind their families were on the phone in order to extort money for their tortured to stop and for them to be released. and this is just the ordinary daily life in the sense that the rights group of one's european go. ments to rethink their cooperation with libya when it comes to migration is that if they continue to support libyan authorities european governments are laying bare what their true priority is putting the closure of the central mediterranean route before the welfare of the little people. meantime a report by the european commission of the blocks programs in libya has needed the

stress to shut down smuggling and human trafficking in the country to stress that it went on to say that the e.u.'s efforts have a strong human rights component r.t.r. several institutions to comment on the allegations against e.u. governments including the italian foreign ministry one reply we got was from the un secretary general's deputy spokesman he expressed concern over the situation in libya and stressed the need for a proper resettlement of migrants we also heard from oxford they said what i can't comment on the report its own information seems to support amnesty findings oxfam added that the e.u. has sacrificed people's safety and wellbeing in order to stop irregular migration and the cost and that's a view shared by international relations professor. because you're getting it a number of reports from credible sources including u.n. agencies that there are systematic abuses that that is and and i think it's clear that there are italy has to then and the european union has to say well we're not

going to send these people back to libya and we're going to find some way to give them a safe haven whether they're whether or not they are economic migrants or if he actually said his name is not right a country is a major powers and the stable a situation and then later on complain that they are moving there are mass migration movements from some war and other difficulties. promoting peace that was the declared purpose when donald trump recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel but so far there's been nonstop violence across the region because of it.

traverses actions been heavily criticized by european and arab officials but that doesn't seem to have trouble the u.s. leader too much as calum open explains next. well it's now the time of year in which israel celebrates hanukkah and this comes after donald trump's dramatic decision on jerusalem which may seem like a huge gift we wish you a very happy hanukkah. and i think this one will go down as especially special. right now i'm thinking about what's going on and the love that's all over is you know. all about jerusalem a love that's all over israel trump one is far is actually praising himself for the all but controversial move his point his predecessors only made promises where he actually delivered. jerusalem is still the capital of israel and most remain

unknown divided city accessible questions that take us as i would begin the process of moving the united states ambassador to the city in israel. and i continue to say that. i continue to say that. jerusalem will be the capital of israel so why is time so gleeful about his decision as the international community praised him for it nope very dangerous decision we do know and agree clearly disagree these decisions i'm hopeful from the european union member states sites this move will not come so is it what the american people want well not according to this poll taken ahead of trump's decision sixty three percent of americans say that they oppose the move but it's popular in israel right well not with all israelis they think of only friends leave in years and they. are in much greater risk than they were with i think it will because of. people dead and. violence i think it was

a reckless this season and it takes less time to announce it is like a man who was playing in a coma defeated him him or. in gangster films so it's taking us still suddenly and is shooting over friends told me it day he knows they're pretty much scared to go but the drizzle in the can be done the house going to be under scared to leave the house says but tom did win over some of his harsh critics in the democratic camp. jerusalem is the capital of the state of israel something the united states congress has reaffirmed and a fact of history that cannot be tonight. i support the decision to recognize jerusalem as the eternal capital of israel and to move the u.s. embassy to this decision is long overdue and helps correct a decades long indignity there may be benefits for him personally may be a tipping his hat to his base and saying you know this is

a campaign promise that i made he sees it more important for his personal legacy for his supporters to do this regardless of its effect on world opinion regardless of its effect on the united states and world opinion and regardless of its effect on the palestinian. people the world is not happy with the move america is not happy with the move but donald trump thinks it's terrific a year ago at his inauguration donald trump said that from here forward it would be america first well it's starting to look like maybe it's trump first. r.t. new york. in other news today the turkish president earlier described israel as a terrorist state as he hosted muslim world leaders in istanbul shiela do burns he has more on the emergency session of the organization of islamic cooperation. let's start with some of his comments from today at that extraordinary meeting of fifty seven members of muslim countries across continents president want to say jerusalem

is occupied so the decision by don't talk doesn't have any legitimacy a tool he describes israel as being a terrorist state a state where soldiers kill ten year old children he also brought out a map of palestine and showed how the palestinian territories have decreased since nine hundred forty seven and israel's borders have increased in the time and he said this decision by don't trump does one thing incredibly badly it harms any peace negotiations between the palestinians and the israelis and he called on all the actions to rise up against this decision and to recognize jerusalem as being the capital of the palestinian occupied territories and not israel. with this decision. illegal settlements displacement.

you know way of land and. violence israel is being in a way awarded for all the actions that they have commissioned and this process being awarded to israel by president trump well also that meeting was a chance for the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas to address those fifty seven countries he talked about the fact that this decision by don't trump could be taken in the hands of extremists and they could use this decision to turn what he described as being a political struggle into a religious one now he also talked about the u.s. his role as a mediator between israel and palestine. the united states has chosen to lead this competency as mediator and disqualifies itself from playing a role in the peaceful process should not. accept a new role for the u.s. in the peace process but donald trump is often called a divisive figure ever since he was elected to us president

a year ago however it does appear that he succeeded in doing one thing and that is uniting our nations against him by making this decision. a month has passed since our to america to register as a foreign agent in the us are to be pressured by authorities other tom you may recall the state department assured us it wouldn't affect his ability to cover the news but then just a couple of weeks later we had our press credentials revoked by us congress next and samir a car asked the state department to clarify the situation and she received somewhat of a peculiar reaction when art he was forced to register as a foreign agent and you said that it would inhibit our ability to report when the united states tells someone to register under a foreign agent requirement we don't see impacts or a fact the ability of them to report. news and information

we just have the register it's as simple as that just a couple weeks ago our press credentials were revoked so doesn't this contradict your earlier statement i think i think press credentials may have been revoked by congress and not necessarily the members of congress but rather the association of reporters that handles who gets to come in and cover congress after basically directing my question to congress she played the russian card as a representative of the russian government in fact the fact that you were here as a representative of the russian government is a perfect example of how we do not not restrict any type of freedom of the press this all comes after r.t. america was forced to register as a foreign agent dead stripped of their capitol hill press credentials only after russia was accused of meddling in the us presidential election after washington's measures russia actually designated several media outlets funded by the us government as foreign agents but it seems after this whole exchange that the state

department is unwilling to keep its word and is now trying to just shift blame to avoid taking responsibility for the smear a common major illegal or list of things ulti was targeted as part of the ongoing blame game against russia. what does that mean well it wasn't necessarily revoked by congress or members of congress but the association selected by the members of congress to determine who covers congress why does this is double speak you know exactly what the question was why did you revoke our press credentials why that was the question russia t.v. our t.v. was yanked because it's russian whether your russian own eighty percent or their russian media it's that teach you a lesson it's part of this nonsense that started when people were trying to figure out a way to explain away that hillary clinton lost the election i won they didn't have

anybody to blame they picked russia so it just kept building and everything that's russians you know foreign agent this is an espionage statute from thirty eight whatever what is this if you want to write it is trench coat with a newspaper with holes in it like a spy oh come on this is embarrassing. coming up big story you know on the go the u.s. it seems is ready to turn the page in a bid to end the crisis on the korean peninsula we'll tell you all about the live comment coming up eighty seconds away. but hopes it's just to do something to. put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so if you want to be president which. was something i wanted. to do right. this is what. you see that. i'm interested in

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hello again the of us agree states opened the door to face to face talks with north korea in a hopeful gesture to pyongyang rex tillerson said washington would be ready to meet without any preconditions that seems we're ready to talk any time north korea would like to talk. and we are ready to have the first baiting without precondition. let's just make unless we talk about the weather if you will talk about whether it's going to be a square table or round table if that's what you're excited about. but can we at least sit down and see each other face to face well the olive branch from rex tillerson could indeed mark a significant shift in u.s. policy on north korea which previously demanded pyongyang give up its nuclear program before i think negotiations with them could begin. they're not going to negotiate our way to the negotiating table d p r k knows what they need to deal in

order to get the united states to work with them and they know that has to be dealing with the recession the secretary said he's not going to negotiate his way back to the negotiating table and that's all that was the u.s. state department briefing two weeks after north korea tested its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile at the end of november that launch triggered global condemnation and a warning for the trumpet ministration that the country would be utterly destroyed as it was described if it triggered a war now this week north korean leader kim yong again raised the stakes another twist to it buying to make north korea quote the world's strongest nuclear power so where is all this going to go or discuss this further so talk to dr chris observation security experts and see electorates in underage university i said thank you time today so is this u. turn from tillerson a direct result of big missile testing from north korea which young says was something that would be capable of reaching mainland america is that's what's twisted the the balance of what's going on now or not. i. think the truth is

more the north korea clearly isn't backing down it's clearly continues missile it's increasing its capabilities and the stakes are still very high in terms of an imminent conflict and i think the major thing that's happened is that. some leaders of science understand that the north koreans will not give up their nuclear weapons . but the challenge will be in the store important negotiations and i think to listen to comments in terms of let's just talk about anything including the weather even though that sounds quote frivolous is actually quite positive at least the leaders could sit down formally face to face other north koreans up for talks but what do they want other this they obviously don't want to be the regime there obviously doesn't want to be annihilated they want to get something from it what's the plan as far as north korea is concerned in are they willing to talk with america. him for the north koreans they want legitimacy for their regime they certainly don't want to be obliterated and they don't want to be continue threats

and from what they see from u.s. military maneuvers threats to south korea so that's what they would like and need it really and in terms of talking the leaders have said that they're willing to talk face to face the issue in the past has been is that the americans are seen as being too weak or that they're somehow becoming equal partners that north korea is a minnow and the giants so they've always wanted to talk i think it's more the american mind that is maybe changing or needs to change further yeah but does president trump and rex tillerson see i die here we hear that rex tillerson is kind of one of the top all along president trump saying no the time for talks over and they still say nothing's changed that was actually going on as far as the american side is concerned you know hold of the cards here. this is the major question of our u.s. foreign policy of the moment in terms of who really is the turning things and this is the biggest issue really play in the north korean crisis which is where is a consistency can we truly see. what trumper say will that actually be replicated

into action and we've seen this consistently between trump and to listen and sounds of what will actually happen i think if they do meet then we can say firmly that that's an event but until that comes about it's still really rhetoric to some degree but hopeful rhetoric but as we've seen so many times in the past meetings have been talks up and it's been a couple years now my sense that's happened things are agreed that they can so quickly wind back again cabinet and away as it stands at the moment china and russia both welcome mr tillotson is comments it comes amid two russian delegation visiting north korea should china russia other countries be involved in in any talks if of course they actually happen should they be there as well as the state. it's a possibility those six party talks in the few years ago which were brokered by china also involve south korea but those broke down i really think the main point of disagreement is between the north koreans and the americans and in

a solution is going to come i think it needs to involve them directly face to face the other parties can be involved but that's more fallout more than anything else i think that would be the biggest change that maybe direct bilateral talks from this plan about having this double freeze tactic put forward from from from russia and china could that work i mean can definitely work i mean it would be very useful certainly for the north koreans not to be testing any more devices any more missiles but equally the americans should also maybe rein back in terms of military maneuvers. but then there is the guarantees. between them and their allies so that may look like they're backing down exactly that's what that's what russia has been saying all along isn't it for now chris thanks so much chris security expert and senior lecturer at university thanks for being on q. . the u.s. has warned the e.u. against continuing of one of the world's biggest energy projects the nord stream

two gas pipelines planned to run from russia to europe but u.s. congress sees it only as a political move by moscow. it's not in europe's interests it's not in our interests it's also a political rather than a commercial undertaking there is an existing framework in place for the e.u. to take more aggressive action on north stream two and similar projects if it wished to do so politically that hearing on tuesday happened the very same day europe narrowly managed to avoid an energy crisis after a huge explosion of a major gas in austria it says shock waves through an energy markets fuel prices spiked at four year gas flows have resumed but the instances still prompted this leave for a while to declare a state of emergency the gas plant in austria distributes natural gas from russia or norway all over europe including germany france and hungary the blast is said to have been caused by a technical fault killed one person and injured more than a dozen others while on monday this week also another thing to report

a hairline crack shut down a key pipeline network in the north sea to economists keith boy field told us he thinks that by restricting russian gas supplies the u.s. is simply trying to seize a larger share of the european gas market u.s. producers are looking to their own bottom line and that they would like to you know export. liquefied natural gas to europe because they see a commercial opportunity there so you could argue that strategic. sort of view about the future of gas supply your. commercial incentive as well or but they're certainly look looking to increase their exports of liquefied natural gas and looking at their fracking capacity and so they're looking across the world including europe to export that gas that

they're producing in the states. say goodbye bit of breaking news coming through a lot about one of our top stories now the organization for islamic cooperation meeting today calling on the world we are now to recognize east jerusalem as the capital of the state of palestine adding that the u.s. should withdraw from the peace process altogether of course this all on top of a donald trump and i'm saying earlier that the u.s. will recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel its cause mass protests across the region and widespread condemnation of world leaders and indeed that's what you saying there will be more and more reaction to it over the coming hours but for now that's the way the news is looking here in moscow my name's kevin owen thank you for watching.

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but it also comes just a day after the north sea forties pipeline system shut down for repairs according to an operator spokesman it could be weeks before it's back up and transporting four hundred fifty thousand barrels of oil per day again that's a problem to about forty percent of the u.k.'s total oil production and since october nearly one million barrels of oil a day have been wiped from the market due to production disruptions in the u.s. u.k. venezuela and iraq. a group of hackers in russia stole nearly ten million dollars from banks in russia the u.s. and the u.k. over the past year according to a report from the russian based security firm group i b they went after a.t.m. machines at eighteen different banks and are apparently still in operation in fact group by b. says it looks like banks across latin america could be next to hackers specifically went after institutions that use first data is star network which is the biggest bank messaging system in the u.s. although.