now. russia expelled twenty three british diplomat zimmer talley ation for the same move by the u.k. following the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter. thousands of civilians flee the militant controlled districts of eastern ghouta in syria as the united nations welcomes a cease fire that's managed to hold in a city that for a week. and an afghan couple who named their son donald trump get back lash from relatives and neighbors and say they've been forced to move from their hometown.

as ari will welcome you watching r.t. international with mina key aaron good to have you with us this hour. now our top story twenty three british diplomats are to be expelled from russia in retaliation to an identical move by the u.k. over the poisoning of a former double agent in britain the british ambassador to russia was told the news when he was summoned to the foreign ministry. sums up what we know. we all thought tensions could not get much worse between russia and the u.k. but how wrong we are to be so hopeful for the controversial story that's dominated the international media headlines with endless discussions and debates has of course been the poisoning the father and daughter the scribbles for measures have already been taken by london expelling twenty three russian diplomats from the country and now russia has retaliated the u.k. ambassador was summoned to the foreign ministry in moscow and the results of that conversation are as follows twenty three british diplomats same number as russian

diplomats being surveilled from the u.k. have just one week to leave russia in addition moscow has revoked permission for britain to operate a consulate general in st petersburg moscow has also stated that the government could take further action if britain takes any more unfriendly moves towards russia here's how the u.k. ambassador reacted we could be for the opportunity to explain all the material. we are not sure where the material but it will keep you up and i think the problem with what he's noir that we can hold certain stick to moscow today has denied any involvement in the attempted murders of survey and scribble and russia's representative to the chemical weapons watchdog explains how russia has never run another chunk program that's the nerve gas allegedly used in the poisoning since the collapse of the soviet union. russia has no connection to what happened in salzburg as far as novacek is concerned the russian federation i stress that the

russian federation has never had a research program under such a code name moscow says that it has made many attempts to cooperate with the u.k. investigators they requested a sample of the nerve agent that was apparently refused moscow says that they made numerous attempts to help with the investigation those requests were also refused and as a consequence russia has just launched its own investigation in. the case of yulia script palace she is a russian citizen exactly how when and if they will be able to proceed is still unclear as they will have to have some element of cooperation from the british authorities to complete an investigation so diplomacy really is at an all time low with threats and accusations flying from each camp the u.k. foreign secretary boris johnson even went as far as accusing president putin himself of ordering the murder of so basically powell stating it is overwhelmingly likely that putin was behind the poisoning and moscow responded saying that those

comments were shocking and unforgivable so as the world watches and endlessly debate who's to blame what we really want to know is how bad this diplomatic spat will get now there are tudor r.t. . well as madeira just mentioned russia has denied claims that it breached chemical nonproliferation rules russia's envoy to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons also says the u.k.'s refusal to work together with moscow is suspicious. global warming is good did a good seal it seems that our british partners regard our proposal to cooperate as a distraction and urged everybody not to listen to these lies as they call it they sowed russia's intention is to avoid being held accountable but i see it differently my guess is that our british friends and partners are just afraid that if our experts examine these samples they might uncover some inconsistency in the british side doesn't want that to happen but we warn them that we are only ready to work with them if we see the evidence. it'll go

it's going up but if they don't want to talk to us directly we can go through the o.p.c. executive council that will set up a group of technical experts led by the director general and if they're not happy with that they can even call a meeting of member states and address the issue that there are plenty of options all in line with international norms but we don't see any willingness to work in this framework. the soviet union did carry out work on a new generation of chemical agents but when it was about to break up in the early ninety's intelligence services a group of specialists with all the research and continued that were using the soviet expertise and we even know in which country to continue some of this work was successful and we can find the results openly on nato and e.u. websites that plus one even though the british investigation into the poisoning is still ongoing u.k.

officials were fast to turn that what's into action as jacqueline over port. issue threats impose sanctions and cancel your plans to attend the world cup now there's no time to explain the stuff means are made of literally concrete proof full in transparent investigation no time for that the european council isn't hanging around double tusk is calling everyone in to discuss what nobody is certain about to push this issue and the next. charging forward on the most likely inspired by moscow front no time to be sure even australia is backing teresa mayes compelling case against russia innocent until it gets interesting the strength is in solidarity and supports the united kingdom and the u.k. defense secretary isn't overly keen on hearing out the defense frankly rocher should go should churchill just after that gavin williamson announced forty eight million pounds will be invested in a new chemical weapons defense center why because russia of course the defense

secretary is also going to deliver with anthrax vaccines for troops what does that have to do with the script all poisoning no time to explain and it took france no time at all to change its mind on action and they're skeptical in calling it too soon to blame the kremlin paresis the to agree on and impose new sanctions on russia. if you don't. there's anybody so the plan is solidarity with the u.k. which apparently includes deliberately avoiding a russian stand at the paris book fair what we're seeing is a whole lot of act first and ask later and frankly we should take more time to find the answers. well within the past hour the british foreign office said that the country's national security council will meet next week to consider britain's next steps we are of course closely following the ongoing developments and we'll keep you posted when more details emerge. highly likely that russia was responsible. well to syria now where

civilians are continuing to flee the militant held region of east ghouta through russia's sponsored humanitarian corridors these are live pictures we're showing you now from one of the to escape routes crowds of people crossing into the government controlled area over the last three days seventeen thousand people have managed to flee thousands more expected to leave over the course of today is the biggest single exodus since fighting escalated last month the first to make it to safety wote children women and the injured according to the russian defense ministry they were given basic supplies when they reached the government controlled find of the corridor or here's how they described life under the militants. that is something i. think. that maybe the militants who are living with us next to our hardison inside them they would

open our old amongst the houses to be able to move they would not leave and we did not dare to say get out. while you know they fired the dogs they didn't want us to escape at all they fired at the cars well so that we couldn't leave. we had no food or water there are ten of us and we could not buy a kilo of flour we were starving we wanted to escape but they wouldn't let us be flat against their will so they fired at us and half of the people were shot at our children their feet hungry and without clothes but the militants showed no mercy. to south africa i had that in my case the aid was given only to certain groups most of the medical aid was sold it was from humanitarian agencies and the un and was

distributed didn't do so under the supervision of our government but the militants were selling it thanks. thanks thanks thanks. i don't remember the last time i ate we didn't have food in our village the militants took everything that the humanitarian convoys delivered meanwhile the un special envoy to the country has welcomed a brief ceasefire in one of east and go to cities steffen to mr also veneered calls for a nationwide cessation of hostilities. program meetings have been taking place since the seclusion of bleeping between the russian federation enjoy a shift in the last few days on the outskirts of duma the result of these engagement it became your project. be doing the government russian military in jesuits learn forward to have continued to largely hold for the six day no

talk that for this is for a halt because there's been at least one good news i'm all very you know it's think it's it was seized by rebels in late two thousand and twelve and since two thousand and thirteen has been under siege with the syrian army trying to recapture the area the assad government has now succeeded in driving the militants into three small pockets we gaining control of much of the region despite the advances many civilians that are still living in dire conditions political analyst and author phyllis bennis believes that the hiring situation goes far beyond the enclaves borders. there is no place for them to go the country of syria has been decimated by these seven years of war and people have been moved from one place to another looking for safety and not finding it those who have been driven out of the country are finding the gates of other countries closed against them most notably of course

the united states which has prohibited refugees coming from syria all together in the context of the so-called muslim bans that donald trump has imposed but even the countries close are the countries right in the region who are already taking care of hundreds of thousands in some cases more than a million refugees in lebanon for instance is a very small country one out of every four people in that country is now a syrian refugee in jordan where there's over a million refugees but there's simply not enough water available so the humanitarian crisis is is massive on a regional level certainly within syria is the most serious then on the regional level and on a global level the syrian refugees are facing a devastating future. well this time tomorrow russians will be casting their votes in the presidential election that choice will decide who gets the kremlin's top job for the next six years.

or saturday there is a day of election silence in which campaigning is stopped and news coverage of the candidates or their manifestos is not allowed so until the polls close on sunday evening we won't be able to tell you much about those vying for the russian presidency but what we can tell you about are the people who will be deciding russia's future so let's meet some of the voters.

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signal for new timely new borders to filter moods within months to chimps so if you flood the woods with a boost to. the sweets in the cookies to collect your couple should. be able to put into clean my winter food was enough principle plus the real solution all flowed to close the well from the outflow through a storm something else unless the this lovely. good. company was the name i was so good about because it was an emergency if you will move the apartments to to meet people. who would put a new neutral in the prognosis interest would mr usual put to could you know that i would that your mother's good to do you. would need to store words. to the. your desire for the river because those could be used because if you choose to work

both and put in you might choose to. produce some of the supposed competitors. and i'm donald trump probably isn't one you would expect to find someone caught in afghanistan but that's exactly what one couple decided to call their child hoping it might bring some good fortune unfortunately the gamble didn't pay off the family are facing a backlash and have even been driven from their hometown. there are. also the last phone books before my son was born i was reading about donald trump's by ground and his policy but i thought his policies the best and this made me call my son after. those i wanted more from when i named my son donald trump the behavior of all my

family my parents because of pressure i left my village for campbell because france also distanced those of us from the us where did you name your son donald trump who isn't there any other name. but him or her we are very happy to name our child after the best politician and i hope he will become a politician like don't which of us who are i gave my son this name to make him lucky and i hope to see him as smart and mindful as doing and i will never change. the u.s. campaign against al qaeda and the taliban in afghanistan has been ongoing for the past sixteen years it started under george w. bush as part of the so-called war on terror the latest un report on the country is

a sobering one documenting of a ten thousand civilian casualties last year alone speaking in the afghan capital this week the u.s. defense secretary said america is no longer seeking a military solution. all work he. would keep a record will be good but equal record will get out of military victory a victory will be with the rugged feel to. the taliban will pay a price for military action is also designed to clear the way for sustained comprehensive and relentless operations to drive them out and bring them to justice the truth is this is not really about actually recognizing the senselessness of this whole what is actually about from the point of view of the us is trying to recruit the taliban as a proxy spoiler for the growing regional integration involving china pakistan and afghanistan and stabilisation that's going on the afghan government since the mid

two thousand has been getting closer and closer to china economically and since the end of last year militarily as well the objectives always been to keep afghanistan destabilized weak and a basically in the pocket of the us and dependent on the us for security and so on . waging the war was one means of doing that and now there's this chinese pakistani peace initiative that's threatening the war seriously. bringing stability to the country one of america's biggest corporate forward scandals in years has dragged in some big name think looting the defense secretary will tell you why after this short break. the mold was selling you on the idea that dropping bombs brings police to the chickenhawk forcing you to fight the battle. when you start to try to tell you that

will be gossiping tablet. or. off the eyes and tell me you are not pulling out like. the. i'm on the ball. one. american type of human drug user motion gave the example of yemen you see this is our genocide they were the. then just good boys some porting who american them british and a number of other you look at countries they are very generous to lend their support to their grandson so what kind of human rights is sad in which to live a million children and women does not try.

welcome back on american multi-billion dollar health care company linked to the us defense secretary is embroiled in a massive fraud scandal the phone called fair and also promise to make blood tests cheaper and faster but is now accused of defrauding investors to the tune of seven hundred million dollars by making false claims about its products contracts and earnings there and also was founded in two thousand and four by elizabeth holmes when she was just nineteen after she developed a drugs patch to administer doses based on blood type the firm then moved into diagnosis claiming it simple blood tests could be used to detect only manner of conditions except it didn't work but the rapid rise of there and also attracted big names to the board a similar call now reports. secretary of defense james mattis has more than

america's would be enemies to worry about he's caught up in a lobbying scandal for faulty blood testing machines elizabeth home c.e.o. of tech company or a no sir inc was charged with fraud by the security exchange commission and forced to pay five hundred thousand dollars for lying to investors through our nose had promised cheap and fast blood testing. using a new app we'd like to see a world in which every person gets access to this type of basic testing and the types of tests that are done are ones that provide insight into the onset of disease in time to do something about it but it was all a scam instead of using cutting edge technology it used old fam some equipment and even lowered its prices to appeal to investors and that wasn't the only way holmes brought in clients she also had some political clout secretary of defense james madison sat on the board of directors and unwittingly turned out to be instrumental

in negotiating with the department of defense in two thousand and fifteen wall street journal first revealed the issues however mattis wasn't convinced serranos had demonstrated a commitment to investing and developing technologies that could make a difference in people's lives including for the severely wounded and ill i had quickly seen tremendous potential of the technologies the runnels develops and i have the greatest respect for the company's mission and integrity what a military regulatory expert had some questions about it maddux wrote this in an email. i have tried to get this device tested in theater asap legally and ethically this appears to be relatively straightforward yet where a year into this and not yet deployed when it all turned out to be a sham holmes got into legal trouble but maddest still sits comfortably as the secretary of defense samir khan r. t. washington d.c. . hard work it never harmed anyone is how the saying goes but that's not the

case the one french baker has been fined three thousand euro for refusing to take a day i'll. be. given. the. my first year i worked in july and august seven days per week with special permission and the second year the bakers union prohibited me from continuing but i decided to work seven days anyway in july and august because my customers and the tourists asked me to i didn't think this would be such a big deal i got a letter from the administration saying i owed them three thousand euros which is not a small fine for me. in. the tourist

area it seems to sun so that the business can open every day during the summer there's nothing worse than closed shops when there are tourists. in. our towns getting more touristic and it's annoying that people who arrive here for cation can get fresh bread whenever they want i don't understand why we don't have the right to have a bakery that works every day and i think that a fine of three thousand euros is too big that's why i launched the petition and the majority of people signed immediately. what i think about this story is the people who just want to work at being punished but they're only doing it for other people. there are a lot of people here and some and so there are a lot of small businesses as well i want to help them. it's stupid that we can't do what we want in our own stores it seems like in france when you're willing to work you are shamed when you're doing a job that you love i don't see why it should be

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