he was. not in the region five hundred meters so way they could easily see that civilians were around a few minutes later they began rolling the area and killing people. killed fourteen people including children are to speaks to witnesses at the scene. and. that's to give a journalist a group redfish shines a light on germany's arms trade claiming that not everything is above board. and mentioned to. understand six times total was from. the western powers welcome to the evacuation of the white helmets from syria to jordan to look at the controversy behind the movie.

broadcast and the director of studios in moscow this is r.t. international glad to have you with us. and fourteen people including children have been killed in an airstrike in afghanistan in what was meant to be a military operation against the taliban it's not yet clear whether it was carried out by afghan or u.s. aircraft r t spoke to witnesses at the scene and a bit of a warning you might find some of the following images. yeah there are one is not going to be the police on the car no one near one of them because no one would do the next but you're going to want to look it over you're here don't see it so we're not going to. afghan officials say most of the victims are women and children the u.s. military has admitted that it did conduct airstrikes in the area but it claims that there were no civilian casualties. has more on the story. after seventeen

years the nile is propaganda by the enemy foreign troops are our friends and we don't target civilians u.s. forces did conduct strikes and on the ground assessments of those strikes reveals no indications they caused civilian casualties. taliban propaganda they claimed with an on the ground assessment to prove it who can argue with that almost sounds like the results of a scientific experiment would have helped of course of that actually visited the place. the americans never visited this area and i'm witness to this national defense forces visited the area to check at first they wouldn't let us drink out the dead and injured. no foreigners didn't visit this area. they are lying a delegation came here from the local governance and security officials ok so if

you take the locals all of them at their word it's the afghan army that lied to the american troops it wasn't until the neighbors relatives erupted in outrage that authorities admitted to potential civilian deaths even the un is on the case so what actually happened. in the stands in five hundred meters away they could easily see that civilians were around a few minutes later they began bombing the area killing people. i saw the bombardment with my own eyes the americans first used artillery they bombarded my home and my aunt's home without giving us a chance to flee. then they used to big bombs and we felt like we were in hell all around us was covered by gunpowder and dust my sister and all my family members were unconscious. first the shell the area where there is an aircraft

bombarded it with three bombs there are twelve and one wounded with the victims from the rubble with one missing were found the hand and shoulders and the few other parts of one march and buried him. the victims in the house owners wife and daughter in law. three daughters four grandchildren two sons and more difficult to spin them as enemy fighters even with the pentagon's notorious guilty until proven innocent casualty counting mechanism and locals survivors don't have a lot of faith in justice. my expectations are that they would tell us it was an arson so and no proof that there were taliban fighters here this is not the first time. they always kill civilians and never give us a chance to speak up so that they can say that they killed the taliban. no no i've

seen no one help the family i've lived here for a long time during care which time some now and i have never seen anyone given eight. province which is partly controlled by the taliban has a history of strikes going astray in two thousand and fifteen when the us had the doctors without borders or spittle killing forty two the pentagon denied that at first until eventually barack obama himself had to apologize in the last year when the u.n. investigation found that the u.s. had killed ten civilians in a different airstrike again denied that even offered a thorough investigation and again eventually ended up apologizing in response to a request from our to nato said that no civilian casualties result from u.s. airstrikes and that afghan investigators will release their findings in the next few days and i work to as richard becker says denial has become second nature for

the american military. well i think that there's been hundreds and hundreds of such incidents in afghanistan every single time we hear of one of these incidents like this latest one it can do is we hear oh they were all terrorists at first and then someone goes out media go out in the interview the villagers and they say no they were just villagers and then the military says well it will conduct an investigation and then it's off into the ether and you know very little ever happens no matter how terrible the atrocities are but this pattern happens over and over again and no matter what kind of apologies or excuses are given then it's repeated and it's repeated and repeated over and over again. germany is one of the world's largest arms makers and exports but an investigative reporting group has claimed that not all german arms are being sold legally here is part of the report

from red fish which can be found in full on the group's you tube page. in open the mentor to wish to understand our understand to tell as some of them as a long call had tired. at length of ailment. germany gets a lot of praise for its reasonable approach to politics but the german government has a dirty secret while germany prides itself on having some of the toughest arms export laws on the planet it's actually the fourth biggest arms exporter in the world lawyer holder wrought by hour has taken one of the country's major on as manufacturers and one of the world's biggest small arms producers the infamous heckler and koch to court they stand accused of illegally shipping weapons to conflicts on

a heckler and koch trial. is not using that word too often it's historic it's a really historic because it shows the i would call it blasphemy this cheating of etiquettes of the german government because the german people the eagle on shipments they're accused of include sixteen batches of g thirty six assault rifles some of which ended up being used in a tragedy which shook the world. in two thousand and fourteen forty three students became collateral in mexico's bloody war on drugs when they were kidnapped by corrupt police who handed them over to the new tourist guerrero's who needles drug cartel at least several of the students were killed by the heckler and koch rifles the company is incredibly hostile the media interest in public attention it didn't take long for the police to arrive to stop us from filming in the town's residents were particularly enthusiastic to speak to a seal we approached heckler and koch multiple times to discuss the allegations

cited in this report unfortunately despite all our efforts. we're very happy to see us. if. you don't want to say something. to get an export license german arms manufacturers have to go through several government ministries who will check that the shipment destination isn't subject to any sort of ban by german law if it is in the arms company's application fails then they have another option they can appeal to the federal security council and here's where things get interesting this council is made up of a handful of senior ministers who sit down with the german chancellor angela merkel in a secretive meeting where they review the application and decide whether to approve it or not the details of this meeting are never made public there is no media presence or independent scrutiny.

the company says it is fully cooperating with investigation and their lawyers say the guns were sold legally to a well controlled police department in mexico. germany has agreed to resettle eight members of the controversial rescue group known as the white helmets as well as their families after they were evacuated by israel from syria canada britain and france have also pledged to receive some of the four hundred twenty two people are to go earlier discuss the story with my colleague jacqueline forego. well the praise that this massive relocation effort has received in the west from some of the most senior people in charge seems absolutely unanimous it is of course but barely anyone of those joining in the course has actually spoken to civilians on the ground and r t how has done that and i'll tell you what there

really is a rather strong contrast between what the big names are saying now and the things that we heard when we talked to these syrians that we've been able to get these brave people and their families out of syria after the extraordinary work they've done saving lives this video shows them helping the people but they only help the rebel fighters they really those close to them the last thing they cared about is civilians we complained for the ever creation of the white helmets and i were grateful now that this was successful and that some of these people and their families can be accommodated here in germany where no one did anything out of humanitarian concerns it was all about money the join the white helmets and others only for money no one cared about the syrian people and what was the urgency behind this relocation well right now the syrian government troops are making some serious

advances in the south of the country and that's where areas have long been held by the militants that are seeking to overthrow the assad government and i can tell you that there have already been attempts successful attempts i should say to move some of these rebels to the country's north where areas are held by some elements of the syrian opposition but now it seems it is turned to relocate the white how much although they are being moved abroad and this is perhaps another sign that these people have long had some political connections with the west and after all it is no secret that the group is being kept. afloat with cash from western countries and some cases that's taxpayers' money which means millions of dollars and the white helmets have been working very hard on building and maintaining not just a positive image but an image of heroes their networking their p.r.

efforts our ferd's to visualize their rescue activities are really impressive but all of this may backfire if you cheat all that was used in april by those trying desperately to prove that the assad government used chemicals against children and duma was a wind video but later the very same people who featured in it insisted that the entire rescue operation after the chemical attack was staged. 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. you can easily think of other controversies for instance videos with jihad as holding exit cusins and then suddenly out of nowhere men wearing white helmets emblems showing up or videos when people wearing white helmets were waving al qaida flags plus you can

just take a look at some of the things our correspondent saw when he tried to trace the footsteps of the notorious group on the ground in syria here's what you'll find in one of the rooms of the former white helmets headquarters here in the aleppo bomb elements fiends as well as detonators hundreds and hundreds of empty bullet casings this was by all appearances a weapons factory of all making factory over here shrapnel. this is what they put in bombs to cause horrendous casualties over there you'll see an industrial mix up again. what they used to mix chemicals and gunpowder so clearly there's a lot of inconsistency is here have these concerns been ignored by western governments altogether no not in all cases you may remember when the white helmets

won an oscar for a documentary about the things they were doing when that's when their leader was invited to the u.s. for the awards ceremony but then he was banned from entering the country and that was something that led to a rather awkward situation at a u.s. state department briefing is the u.s. taxpayer supporting a group whose leader you have banned from coming to the states i mean if you have reason to revoke his visa that he could be a security threat or something like that why would again you just support but again trying to separate this individual from their roots so the government is saying that basically that he is suspect which is. well again i can't say this is a gallon gas against america i'm sorry. so it might indeed get complicated when it comes to some elements of the white helmets group and the security back home. donald trump has once again lashed out at iran and warning that the country will

face serious consequences if it continues to threaten the u.s. never threaten the united states again or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before we are no longer a country that will stand for your demented words of violence and death because. america should know that peace with iran is the mother of all peace and war with iran is the mother of all wars. u.s. senators have echoed the criticism of tehran that they took a similar stance before the iran nuclear deal was hammered out back in two thousand and fifteen people run supports terrorism iran has been listed missiles iran tramples on human rights the things that they are doing to support terrorism ballistic missiles their human rights violations yes they are. is a serious threat. presents iran deal would allow the world's leading state

sponsor of terrorism. to retire in two thousand. centrifuges this is a regime that funds terrorism all around the world meanwhile us secretary of state mike pompei o has accused iran's elite of enriching themselves at the expense of ordinary people he gave a speech about the country highlighting many problems some of which are far from unique to iran.

artie's possibly are has more on the war of words between the u.s. and iran and the latest accusations from secretary of state my own peril. they're covertly plotting terror attacks in the heart of europe destroying israel at the core of the regime's ideology that's committed supported many acts of violence and terrorism against both countries now the united states is undertaking a diplomatic and financial pressure camping to cut off the funds that the regime uses to enrich itself and support death and destruction to be geological new twenty four seven for c. language t.v. channel that will expand not only television but radio digital and social media format so that ordinary iranians inside of around and around the globe can know that america stands with them. the situation between the united states and iran remains extremely tense and as we see now happening the u.s. has set its sights on the us media in terms of how to deal with as we've heard the

announcement from the u.s. secretary of state that they launching a twenty four seven saucy channel now it will be under the banner of the b.b. g. which stands for the board cost and board of governors this comprises different radio and t.v. outlets and back in two thousand and sixteen at received a budget of some seven hundred and fifty million dollars now what we're hearing is that this new fasi channel will also be available on digital and on social media and we heard the u.s. secretary of state say there for forty years the iranian people have been subjected to hearing from their leaders about what a great satan the united states was and that now finally they wouldn't have to subject themselves to fake news but trying to saying this pump i also say that the united states was undertaking a tough measures against iran of course these comments has prompted and immediate angry reaction from tehran. do not blame the lines or else you will regret it. now compare also said that the united states was not afraid to challenge

you around with sanctions at the highest level and he called on other countries to also jointly combine in these economic sanctions he also went on to say that the united states was undertaking a diplomatic and financial pressure campaign against iran that they were planning on cutting off funds so that quote the regime would no longer be able to involve itself in death and destruction he also said that they would put in maximum pressure on the regime's ability to regenerate and move money now of course we're waiting to hear what other measures the united states is planning on putting in place we know for example that the next round of sanctions goes into effect on the fourth of august so certainly relations between the two countries increasingly tense. chinese president xi jinping has arrived in rwanda as part of his four nation trip to africa to establish deeper trade ties here earlier visited senegal

which is the first west african country to be involved in china's build and a road infrastructure project beijing has been expanding its presence in africa in recent years in two thousand and sixteen alone china invested thirty nine billion dollars in the continent bringing the total to more than two hundred billion that is roughly twice the amount of the united states has invested in africa. earlier this year u.s. ties with several african countries were put under strain by some infamous remarks from donald trump the president of the united states is racist he really is the devil this is an actual quote from the actual president this is the gift that he decided to give the american people they're not whole countries for one donald trump isn't their president. johnson founder of viewpoint africa believes the u.s. government's policies on africa have encouraged countries to look to china. the united states' influence on africa was already doing well before don't want to sean

came into the play and it will continue to do because of some of his comments was africans and he's position on africa in general he's only interested in issue basis and africans i'm afraid i very much interested in partnership and those that take them seriously and i know school is like a liberalized continent it's voting with his free time is changing the united states in every sector that i know of in favor of the chinese of course china already had a huge presence and influence and that includes i've just grown to levels for which even if the americans were to try now like you to ever catch the the chinese in my lifetime. the u.s. president is considering revoking the security clearances of several former intelligence officials white house press secretary gave a statement explaining that. the president is exploring these mechanisms to resume

remove security clearance because they've politicized and in some cases actually monetized their private service and their security clearance clearances and making baseless accusations of improper contact with russia or being influenced by russia against the president is extremely inappropriate. name six people including former heads of the cia f.b.i. and n.s.a. who may lose their access to classified information all of them have openly criticized donald trump policies last week former cia chief john brennan accused of treasonous behavior he was referring to the president's summit with what a report in in helsinki he went on to accuse trump of being in the pocket of the russian leader earl rasmussen vice president of the original center think tank believes some former intelligence officials may have gone too far with their comments to the media. it's very it's very disturbing usually those people. you know take a take

a step back and people ask them invites but seldom do you see them taking so much of a of a role of. talking to the media openly lecturing and giving comments like that so does it really matter whether or not they have a clearance or not probably not. doesn't limit them maybe some of the discussions they might have with former colleagues and stuff perhaps. but but they should not be receiving access to that information as it is even if they have to clarence so i see very little impact on on them they're still going to make their statements they may be even be even more. they make more statements. they propose plaque to be added to a statue commemorating a famous merchant involved in the slave trade has divided locals in the english city of bristol. edward colston is

a prominent figure in the city's history for his philanthropy however much of his wealth was acquired through the royal african company which was involved in the slave trade during the seventeenth century now residents say people need to be more aware of colston's past and a second plaque mentioning his role in the slave trade is needed we mentioned the story with racial equality campaigner leave jasper and stephen morris from the english democrats. while we got the statue of a man who sold millions of africans into bondage and slavery ripped operate them babies from their mothers breast separated families killed maimed and murdered millions of africans but he gave money to charity so we should have a statue of him in our town square we have to look at the full history of the of the slave trade was going on for thousands of years before europeans arrived africans were enslaved africans and selling them to the arabs way before we got

there and it's actually quite unfair to judge the past by today's standards and today's models so familiar it's part of the history but it really got to be showing the full history of what was going on at the time and not just to be a scene until your opinion. actually the fifty million people is a lot or don't know about some thing one could go on for what we call a redesign and find it that day historians of the tie are all consensual around that figure so i think as you need to get your facts straight it all depends what the plot is going to be saying because you've got to put things into context of what was happening now you all the guesses this man is a race. so that's what i. want to be wrong to trying to put forward i'm not going to pluck there then you have to make sure that you put it into context of what was happening around the world we shouldn't be a man. you need and celebrating colton it should be either

a bristol museum of shame which he can go in and all the auto colonial aspects and really of the past can go away but i don't way it should be could check your lies as the most horrific period in bristol's district you cannot judge historical events by today's standards you have to look at what is going on a. devastating wildfire has killed at least twenty people near the greek capital it is the deadliest blaze to hit the country in more than a decade at the seaside resort of monte to the northeast of athens has been the worst hit more than one hundred people are injured including sixteen children and officials say the number of casualties is likely to rise several other fires have broken out across greece amid the soaring temperatures the government has declared a state of emergency and is asking for assistance from the e.u. . the german football star of turkish descent has retired from the national team saying he feels unwanted in his own country as it also is or was subjected to

widespread criticism after posing for a photo with the president of turkey in the run up to the free for world cup. but is it. your refusal chantelle in national lampoon's pulls that on his president and lets himself get photographed in front of the pictures of muslim congress someone that is not german and someone that should not play football for the german national team such a photograph has a symbolic value and it is definitely not what is needed at the moment this is clear when you play for germany you represent the counter the german values. also with the plan was a mistake it is still a mistake to say the reason the president also gave did not convince me so he

speaks of respect but that raises the question of how is respect for the victims of crimes policy of respect for journalists who are in prison because they have done their job. just as you know the chance who holds mr percivale in high esteem he's good he's a great he has done a lot for the national food but he has now made a decision that must be respected and in any case the truth is on the pitch the fact of the germans were knocked out of the world cup as little still with mr having his picture taken with the president wants. all right. said his

decision was down to the abuse he received after germany was knocked out of the world cup in the group stage german football chiefs have denied his claims of racism but admitted they could have done more to help and protect the footballer international relations professor peter shergold believes that the case reflects broader trends in german society. what what we have seen here in the german team is basically a reflection of what is going on in berlin government and german politics we have to we have to lift the case on them the impact of the cultural as a multicultural is and what's basically are the. elements of the media after the green party off the a step of this our social credit party and there's a spitzer with the ring away it is getting thinner and thinner and especially after two thousand and sixteen after we have had the influx of one point five million. refugees.