from. from him believe. g. seven summit says a major rift open between the u.s. and the rest of the pact with donald trump retracting his support for the joint statement at the meeting ends in disarray amid growing tensions with washington. rules based international law that says be silenced fades from a market and go on to the us maybe the american president doesn't mind being isolated today but we also don't mind being a six if need be. one of the stories that shape the week the pentagon admits the civilian death toll in syria may never be known after being accused of possible war crimes that. still gets underway in moscow just four days to go now until football's biggest event kicks off in russia.

good evening mining's neil harvey this is r.t. international. the us president donald trump has touched down in singapore for on the story summit between the u.s. and north korea. arrived at singapore airport in the last few hours will meet with 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 several hours earlier on an air china plane. the north korean leader's accommodation in singapore that's been kept top secret but after reporters spotted guards in seats jogging around a motorcade of a give away isn't it this was at the st regis hotel where people put two and two together and they think that is where kim's bedding down during the summit.

on trump arrived in singapore after leaving the g. seven summit in canada early today meeting was marred by huge rifts between the u.s. and other members as tensions flared of a critical international issues. i would rather see russia in. the g. eight as opposed to the i would say that the g. eight is a more meaningful group than the g seven absolutely. here we all agree that. can happen until. the problems with ukraine. can it is. absolutely clear that there are no grounds whatsoever for bringing russia with its behavior. if there is be 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. in both it. will shortly after leaving the meeting trump via twitter of course abundant his endorsement of the summit's joint communiqué the canadian prime minister of making false statements over u.s. tariffs creating another sticking point between the states justin trudeau described the reasoning behind the terraces frankly insulting the response the trying to describe as being this week the sum of though was riddled with divisions from the start. 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 they used in the us for the low the. just sides labor market that would go into the u.s. the g seven june summit seems already destined for dysfunction with a heap of complaints from the u.s. as european allies some are suggesting a name change to keep up with the times we should have been united stewing but to save them to the group who challenges of the world and instead of that we would be divided between not just certain 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 my workers on 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 cloud it is clear that especially with the exit of the u.s. from the climate 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 vision trip between you will be indeed us and so us president is bed. no ideas because also serves as subjects we are talking about that these new agents would be better off if we have. not only targeted was to tell those we have to target on almost every subject and things to lift between the bosses and 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 rock art from islamic state terrorists they have made it the capital of the self-proclaimed caliphate and to coincide with the anniversary amidst international released a new report on the situation in the devastated city it accused the u.s. led coalition of quote relentless aaron artillery strikes and it even said that they may have committed war crimes according to the coalition itself the real number of civilians killed in the battle for iraq 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.

by 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'll take ages the prose of war behind these walls may have thought but scrutiny was inevitable coalition claims it is precision and 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 filled investigation and public reporting coalition or an 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 rocka went on for more than four months from june sixth

to a cobra 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 limited value. of minister on the battlefield and the coalition military were not perfect guys we can make a mistake. and in this kind of work ready to happen we are the good guys and munitions people on a 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 this definite shift in washington that we were directly targeted by the coalition after the 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 but i knew that if the aircraft bomb using the force for as much talk it's everyone it is not hidden i still the coalition is bones randomly if you're sitting at home a bomb may come down on you there are houses that collapsed on their residence and they could not get out of all this happened because of the aircraft they have a plane comes in strikes for instance a five story building i said would be on the second floor while civilians on the third floor how comes the plane still strikes then most civilians died the ones will terrorists and we weren't alone and hearing those worrying calls from that devastated syrian city humanitarian groups on the 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 strike we've investigated as well trying to. be used. when not appear in coalition authority so yes we believe that the actual number being important because i wonder 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 seal that themselves from scrutiny with. monthly casualty reports we've been largely focusing on the fate of rock of civilians in our coverage. internationals now weighed in with some serious work it could be high time we hear something new from the u.s. pros of war. we asked several 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 while the u.n. agency for children said that it had no information on the matter middle east expert just rely on this told us 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 insisted 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. a sees the e-mails and phone records of a new york times reporter as it moves to plug going leaks of classified information the issues come to a head on to the terms of ministration but it's not easily given explains now it dates back long before the. 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 hit there's always so much fun in this white house is so leaky there is even leaks about why they're leaking and so in an effort to deal with the issue it's just funny to move on from its fatigue to war of words with the media and show a bit of muscle i strongly prefer the press. or the press but are also aware of the far very. well charms of 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 living with your source especially in addictive congressman when a very grey area ethically he could be which i'm ok with the boards of the washington herald wanting 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 do that. give and take. 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 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 protect their sources 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 everything 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 while superstars are arriving in russia for the world cup it kicks off in just four days time will tell you who's here after the break.

good food bring people together and i'm sure that these vocal dubious exceptional good will go on the field of play the dogs who foot the flu for the fifo of the nature of russia to show that a brutal divisive oak up. the legacy of coal guys are the winners the legacy oil guys are the winners the legacy all central bankers all the winners innovation you dynamism the constitution the bill of rights these are the losers in this america. what politicians do something. they put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president one should. want to listen.

to going to be press to see what was before three in the morning can't be good. i'm interested always in the waters about how. things should. welcome back there all just four days to go now before the fee for world cup kicks off in russia the fun festival that's now full swing and underway. he's been down among the moscow crowds. it was very quiet here seven and a half years ago when i stood on the very same sport 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 a ticket to a match that's where the games will be broadcasted on a huge screen above the stage you can see over there and from that stage the

official fan past was kickstarted by the world cup when a legendary frenchman lost a deceiver alongside him was an exotic as i called the top score of the national team plus it just so you actually walked on the stage like a boss carrying the world cup trophy in his hands and if you have got the world cup trophy can only be handled by those who have never won the coverage the most coveted prize in the world have football so after that opening ceremony i managed to catch up with must say desiree as our viewers well know peter schmeichel the great dane is working with r.t. as part of our team and masai musée strands will be playing denmark in moscow so i asked him about that since we work in which michael who represents downmarket you are representing france. the match is happening in the city what do you expect of it do you think is going to be the hardest game for france in a group stage it really truly is all the time been difficult you know to play the games and have done mock you know they have tough play is

a very decent clean and talented but i still think that from time individually and collectively a better side show let's see let's see you know it should bow anything can happen but i do believe that you from passing weenies because they have not been at their level just a couple of days ago for president jonny to continue said 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 happen match ticket every eleven host city will have a found zone a fan passed on like that. we will be certainly all over that r.t. team covering the world cup over the next month. thirty two nations are battling it out to lift the famous cup we saw on stage there the fans first of all the coveted trophy is made of eighteen karat gold not to be sneezed at the cup has been passed from winner to winner for years now and head of the event it went on a grand tour right across russia so many people got the chance to actually have

a look at it it even made a stop of the arctic 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. for the ultimate possession they get a cold 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 price. trophy traveled from coming

to bloody literally a massive geography we estimated that around forty million people live in the nearest proximity to the cities where the traffic visited. and our coverage will be delivered by some of the game's biggest names including manchester united manager josie marine you know he's made his first competition predictions. so mr marino let's go through the group step by step whenever you're ready. i'm not ready because it is very difficult a long tons of emotional look i have to be i will go to contradictions because i want my players to win but i also want my players to go on holiday so this is going

to be tough but i would say. those weights and when they go. they have experienced their top players they have the right thing to do and i think russia has to finish second and. then the crucial match will be russia against egypt and there's going to be me out for testing for russia to finish second in the group while. bane to win the group b. . and i will show you later that i am totally portuguese broke we are going to finish second in the group maybe down the home team russia is going to play against their best team and spain see pressing from this will draw a line to finish first. the fight to finish second. before the surprise. come on australia its finish cycles. and in group d. a single fellow will finish first. this one is going to be hard to 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 so in the money of a new the only thing. and then in the group germany has to in. i think mexico finish seconds. to go. morning when. the belgian will finish second. for the group he runs for the balance on the goal to win the group. so. much expertise from gers i believe you don't miss it. maybe you're watching that and thought nonsense i could do better well you can test your football knowledge against the might of marino simply head on line to facebook or

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will take place at all let alone what could come out of it what are the bast and the worst possible outcomes well to discuss that i'm now joined by mark on the line a lot of her at the school of international relations the university of southern california mr millet it's good to talk to you thank you very much for your time thank you for inviting me now there is a strong belief among american policymakers especially those who used to work for previous administrations that presidential summits are supposed to be the culmination of a long arduous diplomatic process rather than the beginning of it do you think this convention applies to dolo trump at all i basically agree with this position i mean usually the high level summit comes at the end of the negotiation process so i'm not sure in this case it was just the situation from the president to me can some go right away or it's it was part of a broader strategy of the administration but certainly this is a breakthrough in the relations between the united.