if the. g. seven summit sees a major rift open between the u.s. and the rest of the part with donald trump retracting his support for the joint statement meeting is in disarray amid growing tensions with washington. those face to. be fights the main architects go on to the u.s. maybe the american president doesn't mind being isolated today but we also don't mind being six if you eat beef. and then the stories they showed the way the pentagon admits that the civilian death toll in syria may never be known after being accused of a possible war crimes the. festival gets underway in moscow with four days left until football's biggest event kicks off in russia.

good evening and welcome this is r.t. international. the u.s. president on trump has touched down in singapore for the historic summit between the u.s. and north korea force one arrived at singapore airport in the last few hours will meet the north korean leader kim jong un on tuesday the meeting will be the first ever face to face contact between the u.s. president and the leader of north korea mr kim is also in singapore gearing up for the highly anticipated summit here arrived a few hours earlier on a china plane. the north korean leader's accommodation in singapore has been kept top secret however after reporters spotted guards in seats jogging around the motorcade arriving at the same regis hotel where people are putting two and two together and thinking that that is where kim is bedding down during the summit.

trump arrived in singapore after leaving the g. seven summit in canada early today meeting was marked by huge rifts between the u.s. and other members as tensions flared over critical international issues. i would rather see russia in. the g. as opposed to the g. i would say that the g eight is a more meaningful group than the g seven. here we all agree. the problems. and it is. absolutely clear. whatsoever. behavior. if there is any conversations about russia's future in relation to this particular group they

have to change their ways they have to change the route that they're taking on the sort of activity that is bolstered. shortly after leaving that meeting via twitter abundant his endorsement of the summits joint communiqué he accused the canadian prime minister of making false statements over u.s. tariffs creating another sticking point between the states just described the reasoning behind the tire size quote frankly insulting response went on to describe as being dishonest and weak a summit though was riddled with divisions from the outset. you don't get maybe the

american president doesn't mind being isolated today but we also don't mind being six if need be the rules based in the us for the. just sides labor market that goes to the us the g seven june summit seems already destined for dysfunction with a heap of complaints from the us as european allies some are suggesting a name change to keep up with the times we should have been united to england to just save them to the group who challenges of the world and instead of that we would be divided between not to be a g seven it would be a g six one it's not too hard to see where the fallout between washington and the rest of the pack is coming from in just two years donald trump has caused serious problems for a major international agreements first by announcing he was ditching the paris climate accord then the iran nuclear agreement the breakthrough deal which took

years to negotiate and now he's unleashed a trade war with the e.u. by slapping tariffs on their steel and aluminum. the united states will withdraw from the iran nuclear deal the united states will withdraw from the paris climate accord the united states has been taken advantage of by other countries both friendly and not so friendly for many many decades i'm here to protect and one of the reasons i was elected as i'm protecting the workers i'm protecting our companies even the angle of merkel who is known for maintaining her cool during the worst diplomatic spats has had some strong words to share about the u.s. as recent exits this is cloud it is clear that especially with the exit of the u.s. from declining deal there is dissent within the g seven just as much as with the announcement of tariffs on the mean human steel which we believe are illegal and

also the issue of the iranian nuclear deal which the u.s. has withdrawn from. there may be disagreements i regard this as. much like a family quarrel we will do what is necessary to protect the united states its businesses and its workforce don't blame trump. blame the nations that have broken away from those conditions blame the other countries now that's what you want to hear right before a g. seven summit the post trip between you will be leaders and so u.s. president is bed. no ideas because also the services subjects we are talking about that these new agents would be better off if we have . not only covered with ten of those we have the target on almost every subject and seems to live between the bosses in washington so you'll be

in your mean and united states who become bigger and bigger. this week marks a year since the official launch of the operation to liberate the syrian city of radical from islamic state terrorists they have made it the capital of their self-proclaimed caliphate and to coincide with the anniversary amnesty international released a new report on the situation in the devastated city accuse the u.s. led coalition of quote relentless aaron artillery strikes and even said that it may have committed war crimes according to the coalition itself the real number of civilians killed in the battle of iraq are will never be known. as far as how do we know how many civilians were killed i'm just being honest no one will ever know anyone who claims they all know is lying.

or getting to the bottom of what was really happening in iraq as the americans and allies were freeing it who will be bothered to do that or it will take ages the prose of war behind these walls may have thought but scrutiny was inevitable coalition claims that it's precision campaigns allowed it to bomb islamic state house of rocca well causing very few civilian casualties do not stand up to scrutiny based on information from amnesty international is field investigation and public reporting coalition air and artillery strikes killed hundreds of civilians and injured many more open amnesty's report and you'll find words like this proportionate and discriminate bombing the use of white phosphorus claims which could turn into a reputational disaster if proven things that amount to war crimes the us led coalition mission to free iraq a went on for more than four months from june sixth to

a tobar twelfth last year and the pentagon proudly told the world they'd fired thirty five thousand artillery rounds while they were at it they fired more rounds and rockets syria than any other marine artillery battalion or any marine or army battalion since the vietnam war yet we kept hearing from those whose orders matter how cautious they war there is been known military in the world's history that is paid more attention to the limit. and we should just administer from the battlefield and the coalition military were not perfect guys we can make a mistake. and in this kind of warfare what happened we are the good guys and munitions people on the battlefield know the difference you can't help wondering how many innocent locals general mattis has actually met i'm sure you can find many of those who are genuinely grateful to the coalition for kicking myself out but

just compare his words to some of the witness accounts our team heard while in iraq there was that definite shift in washington that we were directly targeted by the coalition if they recognizance craft filmed us it was a low altitude it was very clear there were no terrorists in the area but there were kids playing in the streets and we were collecting water and i knew that i thought i knew that if the aircraft bomb using the force for as much targets everyone it is not hidden i still the coalition is bowman's randomly if you're sitting at home a bomb may come down on you there are houses that collapsed on those residents and they could not get out of it always have been because of the aircraft they have a plane comes in strikes for instance a five story building i so would be on the second floor while civilians on the third and fourth how comes the plane still strikes then most civilians died the ones will terrorists and we weren't alone in hearing those worrying calls from that devastated syrian city humanitarian groups on high alert had to many more whores to

share with us and the rest of the world there are worries about how this operation will affect civilians we're concerned about the safety and protection of more than four hundred thousand people in iraq as these operations commence to strengthen and we've investigated as well. if you're not a year in a coalition authority so you actually believe that the actual number reimport about who is under reported if you thought any of that led to a change of tactics by the coalition or at least an apology i have to tell you they feel that themselves from scrutiny with. monthly casualty reports we've been largely focusing on the fate of rock of civilians in our coverage and internationals now weighed in with some serious work it could be high time we hear something new from the us pros of war. we have the number of humanitarian organizations to comment on this the international committee for the red cross said

it repeatedly expressed concern for the safety of rocco civilians during the city's liberation well the un agency for children said it had no information on the matter middle east expert joshua landis told us that more could have been done to save civilian lives i don't doubt that the united states has used efforts great efforts not to kill people but in the end they were not true they were in a hurry the un asked them multiple times to give a break so that civilians could get out they didn't want to negotiate with us they said we're going to kill them on the battlefield they didn't want them as prisoners in another guantanamo since the gulf war nine hundred ninety the first gulf war the united states constantly insists that it didn't count the enemy it didn't know how many were killed and it wasn't going to try to find out later on there were some investigations but by and large that has been the protocols of the u.s. which is not to count the enemy and to and to try to keep it secret really.

the f.b.i. has seized the e-mails and phone records of the new york times reporter as it moves to plug ongoing leaks of classified information the issues come to a head and at the top of ministration there's all these nichiren explains it dates back long before that. trump's white house has a serious problem it's leaking a shocking secret memo leaked to the new york times white house's most prolific leakers all the weeks we get out of the way else why this white house leaks and all the reasons it's hid there's always so much fun in this white house is sold leaky the even leaks about why they're leaking and so in an effort to deal with the issue is to find it to move on from its fatigue to war of words with the media and show a bit of muscle wrong with the press. or the press are also were. very. well chums verbal

disputes with the press have become commonplace his latest step can be seen as a watershed moment that is crossing the line into spying on journalists now at the center of this is new york times reporter allie watkins whose phone and e-mail records were secretly seized amid a justice department investigation into this guy james a wolf a former high ranking ate at the senate intelligence committee who's suspected of leaking classified information to reporters and he also happens to be the former boyfriend of what kids during their three year romance that what kids they excelled in her career even being shortlisted for a pulitzer her skills in gauging tipoffs from elusive unnamed sources were praised by her university breaking national story was the direct result of tips she received through unnamed sources with whom she's developed trusting relationships she denies ever using her former lover as

a source however now some of her old tweets are coming back to haunt her i wanted to be zoe barnes until episode four sleeping with your source especially in the decks of congressman gary gray area ethically he could be which i'm ok with the rewards of the washington heralding a source close to the president exactly sure how many. actually i want to go over i'm sorry mr president but i will not get. into. well. so on a scale of one to ethical how does everyone feel about pulling a real zoe barnes for story ideas for media rights groups however what we're seeing here is trump's latest push to demonize journalists a move which represents a true declaration of war on the press we believe that the government seizure of early what can this data sets a dangerous precedent we fear it could be an opening salvo in an ongoing battle

over reporters' ability to produce think this but such intimidation tactics on reporters are actually nothing new investigations into journalists on their sources were heavily ramped up under trump's previous s.-a in fact under president obama the justice department prosecuted more leak cases than all previous administrations combined so perhaps it's time for a rethink on using this. journalist shine a light on many issues around the world keeping citizens informed prompting robust debate discuss discussion we certainly face that here and holding governments accountable we honor the many journalists and media professionals who have dedicated their lives to the profession we see all too often that journalists continue to take great risks to pursue this important work for building superstars i began arriving in russia for the world cup which kicks off in just four days time i will tell you just after the break.

linked food bring people together and i'm sure that these folks will be an exceptional goodwill come on the field of play the dog food for the rich food for the fisa the nature of russia to show that a brutal goodness or vocal. a legacy call guys are the winners the legacy oil guys are the winners the legacy all

central bankers are the winners innovation you dynamism the constitution the bill of rights these are the losers in this america. welcome back there are just four days to go before the fee for world cup kicks off in russia and the fun festival that's now in full swing in moscow. party's election for us sounds like there's a lot going on in the background and take us through what's happening there alex. it was very quiet here seven and a half years ago when i stood on the very same spot and reported that russia got the right to host a twenty eighteen world cup no one believed it back then but it's absolutely believe it will now as you can see the fantastic that's the place to go for every fan who doesn't have to. you get to a match that's where the games will be broadcasted on

a few screen above that stage you can see over that and from that stage the official fan past was kickstarted by the world cup when the legendary frenchman moss a decide he alongside him was an exotic as i call the top scorer of a national team must decide you actually walked on the stage like a boss carrying the world cup trophy in his hand and if you forgot the world cup georgia can only be handled by those who have ever won the cup and the most coveted prize in well how football that is a lot of fans already here we spent some time couple of hours around this areas areas of moscow shock to some of them and i think we believe we can listen to what they have to say. that. everyone is so kind people from all over the wold the coming here it's hard to describe that. ok. you. know there. are pieces of music t.v. production that it's very very it's very positive you're going

a solution is perfect that's a commute a lot of foreign gas you can communicate with anyone have to strain languages to come up with what you think you. know and in the course we will support our national team so we'll also look at other teams to me. oh isn't it you're. not doing it knowing it's huge perhaps you know you because. you. just a couple of days ago for president johnny defense he knows that russia was one hundred percent ready for the world cup and obviously fan fest is part of that beer music football what else would a fan want especially if you are she doesn't have a match ticket every eleven whole city will have a friend zone or fan passed on like that and we will be certainly all over that

with our team covering the world cup over the next month and many things alexis is hearing is the atmosphere and the build up there thank you. well thirty two nations will be battling it out to lift the famous cup you saw on stage of the fan festival the coveted trophy is made of eighteen karat gold the cup itself has been passed from winner to win it for years now ahead of the event it went on a grand toll cross russia and even made a stop off at the r.t. studio. the winning team will lift this exact trophy above their heads and this is the one that they keep only for a short while. the ultimate possession they get to a so-called the so-called win a trophy which it looks like exactly this one but only made for a bromance and it's a gold plated bronze. indeed

this is the one in on li made of eighteen karat solid gold. official fee for world cup trophy and only heads of state and people will cup winners can touch this magnificent pulled the prize. trophy travelled from coming right to bloody literally a massive geography we estimated that around forty million people lives in the nearest proximity to the cities where the traffic visited. on our coverage will be delivered by some of the game's biggest names including manchester united manager joe is a marine who's been making his first predictions. says

mr marino let's go through the group step by step whenever you're ready. i'm not ready because it is very difficult along tons of emotional but i have to be able to contradictions because i want my play historian but i also want my place to go on holiday so this is going to be tough but i would say you know what i was going. and when they go. there experience their top players they have the right mentality and the sink russia has to finish second. and the crucial much will be russia against egypt and this is going to be to me our testing pressure is to finish second in the group well. to win the group b. . and i will show relate to that i am totally portuguese we are going to finish

second in the world maybe the home team russia is going to play against their best to speak see us in from his will brawl to finish first. the fight to finish second. and go for the surprise come on australia let's finish cycles. and in group b. a single fellow will finish first. because well there's going to be hard play well for an african team. so will be brazil in the name of teach to go on holiday so switzerland to finish second i'm stored in the money i'm up in italy. and in the group in germany as to when. i think mexico is finished second of. video look g come on england and i think the belgian who finished second. and finally group the church for the balance

on their goal to win the group. and fall and finish second. will have so much expertise from jews i believe you don't miss it on a hot seat. and if you feel up to testing your football knowledge against the mind to marine you have simply had a line to facebook or twitter and follow the hash tag match the ringer. i remember you can follow all the latest world news and events right here on r.t. . finally this hour a petition to save a pregnant cal from execution has garnered almost twenty eight thousand signatures the animal accidentally cross the e.u. border from bulgaria and back it prompted the authorities to water her extermination as a precaution but there could be a ray of hope the food safety chiefs have now given her a clean bill of health. really

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after the. glow we here in st petersburg attending the annual st petersburg international economic forum our topic is from the atlantic to the pacific we all know the world is changing we talk about what moves these changes in who's behind. the reason we call these our ships is because they're a ship to sail on the seas of tomorrow that's kind of why we call it that they're

not a house house needs power lines coming in and gas lines coming in and so we had lines going out and water lines coming in. a nurse ship is a bessel on the shame that provides all of these things there are six things that humans need on this planet they need water they need comfortable shelter that doesn't use fossil fuel they need electricity they need to treat their sewage and some way and they need to treat their garbage in some way and they need food these housing units called earth ships address all of these things all over the world and these are the same six things that humans all over the world need to have addressed . living in the ship community here in the great so well there's about there's more than seventy houses about one hundred forty people with families living here that well. what when i was little i used to feel like some kind of like a list.