top headlines for the international more than a dozen syrians testifying. saying that an alleged chemical attack in the town of was in fact staged. it was scary they started to pour water on me i don't know why they did this and then as professionals we saw that there were no symptoms suggesting chemical weapons had been used. protests that have already seen forty killed and thousands injured in just the past month or so go on for another two weeks. the north and south korean leaders hold an historic summit the first such meeting in more than a decade it's hoped the talks will deescalate tensions on the peninsula.

just turning eight o'clock on friday morning here in moscow this is r.t. international a very warm welcome to the. syrian doctors have testified that they saw no patients with signs of chemical poisoning in the aftermath of the alleged attack in the town of duma witnesses explain how events unfolded in april the. chemical watchdog alongside russia's representative however not everyone was willing to listen to their accounts as explains. when these reviews emerged pundits and politicians took them as gospel the truth conclusive indisputable and irrefutable proof that chemical since the chemical weapon that killed dozens of civilians and astaire's that the us had regime has. he basically used

chemical attacks the assad regime has used the same yellow gas canisters the n.s.c. telling fox news they have a high degree of confidence that it was used they must have had solid evidence you don't just flew into a hundred cruise missiles in an act of war without convincing proof beyond any doubt right right. wrong. we were in the basement and then heard someone outside scream go to hospital we were scared they started to pour water on me i don't know why they did this. pundits and politicians who've never been to syria where it happened witnesses the locals who were there in the hospital in question say they didn't see a thing all the exhaust was white helmets dousing confused of aliens with water neither did the doctors see anything. on the seventh of april i was in the

emergency room treating patients injured during the fighting the same day around seven pm we started receiving patients with breathing problems about fifteen cases this happened because people were in hailing smoke and the only showed symptoms of choking and nothing more it all happened because one missile hit a building nearby and a lot of dust got into the hospital rooms with. the screams chemical weapons chemical weapons were used to create panic this lasted for about an hour we were treating the patients and then sending them home we had no fatalities or instances of people suffering from poison substances this isn't helping western journalists their leaders insist it happened syria russia and locals insist it didn't dead end usually when you put your words you're not among them or if you don't understand normal language let's try a different way if you're impervious to arguments let us bring you the witnesses so

russia aboard more than a dozen witnesses to the west to the u.p.c. w. and invited western press perfect opportunity for journalists to get to the bottom of this right. right how low do you have to go to bring a little child all the way and threaten them right off the bat the nile but here is the thought it we came here willingly we demanded the red cross allow us to come here. wrong then truth there isn't the right answer no matter what you say to some people no matter what you show them they'll never ever come around or change their views how threatened do you have to feel to change your story into the noise a chemical weapons attack stubborn doesn't do this fellow justice he's really the

reason that the boy had to fly over the yes my son is young and it's been difficult for him to make it here a flight here is no easy thing so little has scientists told you the truth something you do not want to hear it was a necessary measure we needed to show that there was a line in a very dangerous one. anyone who hoped there would be a breakthrough was in for a disappointment hours of testimony and the evidence all for naught there you mentioned in the russian press release that somebody here was going to be present to was a witness of producing the video of the white helmets and i was wondering where this witness is and if he can tell his testimony. it's my view all these witnesses we heard from today are the evidence the white helmets feel is fake i don't know maybe i missed something. in one ear out the

other with no pause in-between. britain france and the u.s. boycotted the chemical watchdogs hearing with the witnesses saying it was a stunt experts from the o p c w are currently still in syria to investigate the alleged chlorine or sarin gas attack on duma we discussed the latest developments with the former u.k. ambassador to syria peter ford and middle east expert i'm out of whack off. either ignored or attempts will be made. on the mind i think when ordinary people. footage testimony abound to be impressed what the british media are also failing to point out is that it was russia and syria which requested the o.p.c. w. mission. they requested it britain america still not to this day

confirmed that they wanted the mission to to go ahead they refused to see this as evidence obviously pending what the o.p.c. double team is going to come up with. it's highly unlikely that they would say first of all that there was a chemical attack while these three actors were quick to do what they did to bomb the place because they knew they didn't have a solid case they wanted to bomb without with disregard to whatever was happening over there so it shows actually that they knew that there was no chemical attack but they were willing to do whatever it takes us or there are forty or so they think and say we're still going to kill. another palestinian and to york a patient rally is expected in gaza on friday as part of the ongoing great march of return in the past month the event has seen forty palestinians killed and over five thousand injured.

the israeli army denies using excessive force against the protesters meanwhile doctors without borders recently released a report saying that teams have provided medical care to half of six hundred palestinians injured by bullets since the start of the month they also say the number of patients treated in just three weeks of this month is higher than the number of treated during all of twenty fourteen that was the year of the gaza war and we spoke with the head of the mission in palestine who believes many of the injuries will result in disability. what they can tell you is that. they will.

be white. so you stay use disproportionate use of the. night when you're against this to this. point tonight. or you seem to you know musicians are now i think to. explode and these people. they receive injuries. time will be titian. so it's not a question of just this writing. models and. quite sure. why you didn't fiction

bones which are exposed we know. but. then we expect these complications and that. requests special to resist certain patients who get in the scary ones were conjoined that. israel says it uses non lethal spawning tipped bullets however they are believed to be harder on a heavier than older versions they can not only cause severe injuries but can kill was happened back in twenty four but in israeli human rights group recently released a video showing soldiers in the west bank discussing the use of live ammunition. and israeli policeman received a nine month sentence for killing a palestinian teenager that was in twenty fourteen the court rejected the claim that he had mistaken a live bullet for

a robber one other story caused outrage after earlier this month a palestinian girl was sentenced to eight months in jail for slapping an israeli soldier we are i mean oren from the haaretz newspaper to comment on the two crimes and punishments for safety's not similar to a coup and when one puts on a scale eight months for just to get an officer or trying to slip beam in the face and nine months for the earlier case it doesn't seem just but yes there is no level playing field always and everywhere in the world governments will give their uniformed personnel more leeway and would be more lenient towards them then towards adults who resist the government we may find it. totally unjust but this is the reality not only in israel.

sophie shevardnadze spoke with the i.d.f. chief of staff about his view on the current escalation in the region and whether his position allows him to stay neutral the full interview to be aired on r.t. international throughout this day but for now here's a quick preview you are obviously a very patchy arctic man who served and served his country are you able to take a step back and see this from a distance how unbending both sides are. i think i think they can associate i think that both the palestinians and the israelis need. to give up. in the illusionary dreams of getting read on the other we are staying here they're staying here it's an israeli palestinian challenge it should be an israeli palestinian issue with the support whoever decides to give this support and

i really think that for the benefit of the future. the future of the palestinian kids used to do go into more in sympathy for my kids or other kids in israel it's. good to sit down and try to use the help of the others but i was can also read for us. this is our international good of you to join us today are the leaders of north and south korea are holding an historic summit the first of its kind in more than a decade they shook hands in the demilitarized zone which divides the two koreas first they did standing on different sides of the border but then kim jong un crossed into the south even surprised everyone by taking moon's hand again and

walking him into the north and this prompted applause from the attending officials during the talks the north korean side suggested putting an end to a confrontation on the peninsula and speeding up the process of unification of the two countries kim jong un promised that he wouldn't interrupt his counterpart sleep in the early mornings anymore most likely referring to the north's recent missed out tests meanwhile u.s. president donald trump is displayed a striking shift in his thinking about north korea's leader moving from a war of words through open praise. we can't have mad men rocket men shooting rockets all over the place we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea and they will be met with fire fury. we're having very very good discussions. was he

really has been. very open. and i think very honorable from everything we're seeing nato chief has welcomed the meeting between the north and south korean leaders but he adds the pressure and sanctions on the young yang will continue. into korean summit i think that's encouraging we must continue to put pressure on north korea to continue with the sanctions despite the pressure on the korea a final peace treaty could now be possible human rights attorney eric can says the two koreas are ready. i think what we can expect is a exciting moment in time in which. as they said in south africa history and hope could live if you have it. in a certain time in

a certain slates and i really am hopeful that from these talks we can see the framework for a full peace treaty to finally end this conflict it seems both sides are ready and willing to do that if the south and north create the frame to give their own steps and self-determination then the us as it's much smaller role to play if we can agree that and hold them to the notion that ending the hostile policy creating a peace treaty with the u.s. and south korea will lead to denuclearization of the korean peninsula. this is all an international still to come on this program a tweet by american rapper kanye west about donald trump has triggered a strong reaction that's in the mix of your stories and just.

goes to put the stimulus and the israelis need. to give up. in the news in every dreams of getting a read on the other we are staying here this thing here in the. eventually we have to find ways of living side by side piece from the. storm.

from. it is good to have you with us today american superstar rapper kanye west has caused a stir with his return to social media by tweeting in prey use of donald trump after deleting his twitter and instagram accounts a year ago the man who calls himself the voice of a generation is now facing a backlash from his fans parts of the media and fellow musicians caleb maupin has more details kanye west the musician personality entrepreneur who fancies himself to be the next president of the united states is now being called all right those turning on him say is a musician is once again struggling with mental health issues so what triggered all of this well kanye has thrown his support behind donald trump it's easy to cast

west as just another lost man seduced by the far right's promise to provide a sense of purpose it's also possible to connect to west's eccentric behavior on twitter this isn't the first time his forays into politics have discomforted some fans to the mental health struggles that led to his twenty seven thousand hospitalization perhaps politics in music just don't mix some of kanye is critics of argue however these films didn't really seem to mind back in two thousand and six when kanye criticised george w. bush as new orleans was coming to terms with hurricane katrina the way america is set up to help. the poor the black. the less well off as slow as possible whether or not that famous rapper is thinking straight is irrelevant kanye is known for his extravagant streak on twitter. not smiling makes me smile.

men are kind of cool i just don't know any personally maybe i couldn't be skinny and tall but i'd settle for being the greatest artist of all time says consolation but only now that kanye is open and throw trump on twitter are we seeing his followers abandon ship some people say we should really be surprised that donald trump strikes a chord in the music world like the fifty cent of the republican party. really you know you believe now is it is sad not to have that if you've got well yes home . with his own vodka brand porn stars giving interviews about him the love of bling donald trump has been included in over sixty different hip hop songs it's actually a star studded list dr dre ice cube and a ludicrous trump was iconic long before he took office. so we have.

now one award winning rapper has spoken up and said the backlash against kanye west is pretty understandable and rather simple most people feel that prominent african-americans should be democrats crazy celebrities make for good reading and we don't really mind the offensive lyrics until you mix with the republicans. artsy new york. german chancellor angela merkel has now reportedly arrived in washington d.c. you for a long awaited told president trump the three leaders are expected to discuss the situation in syria as well as the iran nuclear deal another topic this is likely to be high on the agenda is the impact of anti russia sanctions on joe i mean business . the german government will point out where the interests of german companies have

been affected and make it clear where there are concerns and where we see undesirable consequences earlier the german russian chamber of commerce warned that the projected losses for the german economy could be to the tune of several billion euros this assertion is echoed by the german committee on eastern european relations if it's the number of a german companies likely to be affected by the anti russia sanctions that as many as sixty author i can hammer believes it's no coincidence the n.c. russia sanctions have hit the german economy so it. it's sanctions are not hitting in first place rush hour they are supposed to hit germany the us have to decrease their trade balance deficit otherwise they are bankrupt and so they they donald trump has to do something to limit the trade deficit and his main targets are germany in the first place and china in the second place china is strong enough to blackmail the us germany is not strong enough to blackmail the us so merkel won't

be won't have quite a strong position i would i would say. is calling for the return of artifacts seized by british forces in the east african nation of one hundred fifty years ago the treasures are currently on display at the u.k.'s victoria and albert museum it here first officially requested the objects to be returned in two thousand and seven the v.n.a. says it's ready to give the artifacts on a long term loan but has rejected that offer saying it wants them all back permanently meanwhile the museum says that the exhibition is hosting was organized with the help of the ethiopian community in london but also wants dialogue with the opiate to keep the artefacts in its collection a british journalist john gone to an ethiopian political commentator a wall allo shared their views on this issue. we have looked after these historical

arch effects we have seen what's happening around the world when we have left things there i mean i could perhaps a to our rock stroke syria and what happened with islamic state absolute nonsense as long as we're willing to give them out a long term loans i think that should be the end of the matter this is entirely colonial narrative and i think it is extremely kwanten sending to say that these nations are unstable and therefore cannot provide protection for those looted artifacts they have sufficient capacity to do it is yes we did take them but even ethiopia is slate completely clean on this one i mean i just think it's a conflict it growl there doesn't need to happen we're not saying we won't display them there we're not saying that when we displayed them here we're not putting them in the historical context we are this is just nonsense ethiopian states continue to be the moral owner of the same time the legal order all of these folks who are.

the heat of imperial plunder by the british and the uki has no business well so evil to hold them indefinitely and a claim to somewhat have a moral high ground to. be in people and to do to a pianist it along do we have to where the horses are sure for how long do we have to we're past selves of an empire i mean a lot of what we did when we had our empire was good i'm not excusing what i've done i can't actually condone or are you can't excuse it and i can't con demick it was over two hundred years ago may not be as cosmopolitan as london or may not have the kind of infrastructure facilities that london has but it is still africa's capital and how the resources to display these these these artifacts and people around the world can. actually go a season it is in the financial interest of the people in the tooth in the states

if these people could actually go to ethiopia itself see these flags. young the football fan from kazakhstan who recently had his dream come true after he said a message to his idol diego maradona. soon winding used by the flag. i don't want to be my meat director or. least.

thanks for sharing your time with us here on our three international a twenty seven am on friday we are back soon with much more. still seemed wrong wrong wrong just don't call. me. yet to shape our business becomes active. and engaged because betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. foreign policy could be described as double speak the president doesn't have

a defined policy approach goals are difficult to discern is this what the art of the deal means is trumps foreign policy making america great again the world safer . los angeles the city of luxury and fame but also an alarming number of people living in the streets. a simple fact in l.a. he's there's just not enough shelter even if people on the streets right now decided to come in there's nowhere to come in it's been a struggle. this man found his own response to the problem and constructed dozens of tiny homes for people in need of shelter when you have nothing in order to go. you know having something like this may as well be a castle but do the authorities accept such solution. trainee house on a city parking space is not

a solution your car someone wanted touring the site otherwise it'll be a free for all they're a better alternative to end the homelessness crisis. a dotted defeat for the administration but the president's so-called travel ban may just get past the aisle of legal hurdle we action from longtime democratic congressman and current ohio gubernatorial candidate dennis kucinich on this edition of. well going to politicking on larry king a federal judge ruled this week that the trump administration must halt its plan to end the deferred action for children arrivals foreground the obama era policy that . children brought to the united states illegally to stay in the country and work toward permanent citizen ship separately listed terms controversial travel ban

which the taliban threw out his presidential campaigns and attempted to implement in the beginning days of his a ministration has been legally challenge since and it may wind up passing the old legal. best with the supreme court we'll get a quick analysis on this a lot of other things with the former ohio congressman dennis kucinich who also to quite dismayed runs for the democratic presidential nomination as currently candidate for the ohio governor's office will also get into the controversy the former congressman faces regarding payments to his political action committee from a group considered pro assad and the pro syrian government deficit all compatriot joins me from cleveland ohio i've been interviewing davis for forty years welcome aboard. larry thank you so much for the invitation and i always look forward to our conversations and i.