terrible senator thinks what has happened to my baby is anything but. you know she is just. mimics a little mind victims of to this day received no compensation they never apologized for the sauce and then not only want the money i want the revenge. was. on. the top stories this hour a video agency ruptly obtained some footage of residents in kunduz province in afghanistan protesting against the constant informing by coalition and afghan forces. all say this hour reveals that the terrorist who killed five people in last year's westminster bridge attack has been known to britain's intelligence agencies

and considered a potential threat for over a decade. the world's leading powers find themselves at all and save the sanctions on north korea with the u.s. china russia proposing a radically different approach is the denuclearization of the u.n. security council. live from the russian capital you're watching r.t. international with me mission sefi welcome to the program. we've obtained video of angry crowds gathered in the afghan city of can do so wednesday to protest against the u.s. afghan and strikes the aerial assault say that driving back a resurgent taliban that's a having a devastating impact on civilians. georgios

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now that i know. that you have a landline if that even if at the. provincial council member wants the afghan government has lost control of the situation let me show you comment on them what you did this shows that they were in management of the can does government they were to cheat us these are the children with all these resources you can not differentiate between gunmen fight to sensibility so this is not the first on the have talked at seville and several times it is happening while the government opposition has specific addresses and locations but who don't understand the politics of why the government kills us why can't the local government manage this issue this family lost four of their members i mean. you are also going to die if your cameras can see the markets and understand the situation

is like you. following me attacks the u.n. mission has raised the alarm over the rising number of civilian casualties from mass strikes it adds that women and children make up the majority of victims. report. these protests come after what has been a particularly bloody week in afghanistan over the weekend twenty one civilians were killed in as strikes in one case twelve members of the same family were killed and another ten children between the ages of six and fifteen were also killed the third strike of the week came on tuesday when three people were killed in can do is province according to the u.n. in the first six months of two thousand and eighteen airstrikes killed one hundred forty nine civilians and injured two hundred four and if we compare that to the same period last year that's a fifty two percent increase and afghan forces may be thinking that using more air power is the best mode of action for them but it really is bad news for civilians

who are coming under the constant threat of shelling in recent weeks there have been as many as two dozen strikes a day the u.n. in its statement released on tuesday said that the data that the u.s. and the afghan coalition are using for this strikes is just to very well earlier today we heard from the russian foreign ministry which released a statement taking a similar tone to that u.n. statement also raising concern over the increasing number of civilian deaths is an extract from that statement we were outraged that the iranians strikes of nato forces in this country are really almost an everyday reality moreover no one is responsible for this we consider the current situation a consequence of the groove miscalculations of us all storage fees in afghanistan and the room of the white house on a military solution to the problems of the country but in the meantime there's also been comments from the u.s. side grunts nearly the spokesperson for u.s.

forces in afghanistan has said that they were reviewing all operational relevant and credible information regarding operations and also perhaps an attempt to reassure civilians in afghanistan said it. we take more care to avoid civilian casualties than anyone else. last month russian invited the afghan government and the taliban for multilateral peace talks in moscow the taliban inquiries but the government's put it on hold the meeting is still expected to go ahead before the end of the year earlier we spoke with the russian presidential envoy to afghanistan about what the top what impacts the talks could have on the country. it is now time to act and to move from statements to real steps while organizing these peace talks in moscow a major task is to create an atmosphere that will lead to bilateral talks between the afghan government and the taliban. in the u.k.

it's come to light that the terrorist behind last year's westminster attack had been identified as a threat by british security services only to be taken off the list five years before he carried out the crime in march twenty seventeen khalid masood rammed a car into pedestrians killing four and then fatally stabbed a police officer and asked to see a chicken has been following this fishel inquest into the case. an inquiry into the westminster attack of march twenty second of last year where six people including the perpetrator had died and dozens were injured has now revealed that the attacker fifty two year old believed masood had apparently been on the radar of u.k. security services dating as far back as two thousand and four now by twenty ten he was linked to al qaeda training in pakistan and had been identified as a threat to national security this is according to a senior m i filed for officer who was testifying in court here in the u.k.

this week presented only as witness al to protect the officer's identity he said that must suit had been given a holding code identifying him as a threat to national security but was later downgraded that same year by december twenty ten to quote an individual who may be of interest to national security and then by twenty twelve this man who lead masood was already characterized as a quote closed subject of interest and remained that way until the attack in march last year and according to this m i five officer who was speaking in court as part of this investigation he said that thousands of people were monitored by the u.k. security services at the time and terrorist threats at the time was unprecedented so he says the actions of officials were adequate we have reviewed the decision to close masood as a person of interest with the benefit of hindsight and we conclude the decision was

sound it was logical necessary and proportionate to consider him a good well according to this officer he also pretty much confirmed that there's always a danger of somebody slipping through during those hearings and there's there's always going to be a chance that somebody might get through and of course this is far from the first time that concerns about people slipping through the net. when it comes to such terror attacks and not of course just here but also in europe come to the forefront when it does get revealed that officials had known something about those people involved but somehow failed to stop them from carrying out those attacks. the un security council has met on the future of sanctions against pyongyang and is ten thousand no less divisive then they key issues discussed at this year's general assembly in the reports just on wednesday night president trump

kept talking about how incredibly well he gets along with the north korean leader the one that he keeps calling chairman kim. we have a very good relationship he likes me i like him we get along he wrote me to the most beautiful letters the question is how does this language by and with what his diplomats are saying most importantly during this u.n. security council session of the korean peninsula crisis here's u.s. secretary of state mike compare until the final denuclearization of the d.p. r. k. is achieved and fully verified it is our solemn collective responsibility to fully implement un security council resolutions pertaining to north korea. namely bans on oil experts textile imports from north korea and no access to natural gas supplies these are once again u.n.

sanctions but there are you know lateral ones to made in the u.s. and backed by allies those are the ones that the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov called a grave violation of international law and a slap in the un's face and speaking of how long america's willing to apply this tactic against pyongyang president traub made it clear that there are no time limits i told my compass and mike don't get into time if it takes two years three years or five months. doesn't matter whether this u.s. administration tactic will work and whether appealing yang will be ready to continue making one concession after another without anything in return remains a question moscow is confident that it's not a good plan. to and when pyongyang shows readiness to cooperate and positive

changes to will stabilization in the region it looks more and more outdated we know western partners propose further strengthening sanctions on north korea given that pyongyang has taken a number of important steps towards denuclearization it would have been more logical to support the efforts of the something in exchange to support the positive trend speaking of the take other major regional players have on this china is backing russia's position japan is supporting the us sanctions told the very strategy and south korea is just enjoying the moment and giving themselves credit for the numerous high level summits that have happened between the north and south. and wednesday security council meeting trump all say vented his anger at china excusing it of meddling in the upcoming u.s. midterm elections but says r.t.c.

costs down of explains such claims have been head before in fashion the talent too does own has a design as bread and butter in political fashion donald trump markets him self as chief. and it looks like russia is going out of style not once was it mentioned in trump's un speech regrettably we found that china has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming twenty eight. election coming up in november. against my administration they do not want me or us to win because i am the first president ever to challenge china on trade washington's needlework has already retailing their agenda actions that china has taken undermine a rules based order unfair trade practices particularly by china the chinese are very active we can watch very focused efforts to steal american information well

china we here at r.t. know what it's like to be showcased in the window of the white house political boutique first things first accusations of election meddling are still in vogue so make no mistake what used to be russian hackers and the presidential vote in twenty sixteen giving way to chinese hackers and the midterm ballot this season permits continued hacking of our defense secrets to its focus on collecting vast repositories of personal personality. information to better unable to vote is china exploits our transparency and open society china is also being introduced to the concept of sanctions being thrown in the same basket with moscow over beijing's purchase of russian weapons in this narrative the trade war waged by the us on china fits like a glove after all the purpose is the same to hurt and nation's economy our trade

imbalance is just not acceptable. china is market distortions. and the way they deal. cannot be tolerated when it comes to pushing an independent foreign policy china and russia are cut from the same cloth this trend is also propelling beijing to the top of the u.s. diplomatic kill list we do want it to her very closely what appears to be an effort to expand their in their own region in places like africa latin america the pacific islands. and we are concerned by some of the tactics that the hunt for chinese spies is in full swing too as if the land of the american dream has been rid of russia's agents and what seems to be a new fad in this china dominated collection military rivalry taiwan is a breakaway province from beijing's standpoint while from washington's it's

a lucrative arms export opportunity no wonder the massive new us three hundred and thirty million dollar weapons deal with taiwan fell flat with china washington is definitely afraid the china is in the passingly many economists are predicting that sooner rather than later china will have a larger economy than that of the united states of america that from washington's point of view presents an accidental crisis for the united states of america likewise you see there are states trying to recruit other nations into its china cobol particularly japan india this is a very combustible situation so it appears like russia is indeed stepping aside this fall winter season replaced by china in pretty much every dimension or do you know the boogieman dress is one size fits all.

coming up in a few moments we'll have the latest on herring on the sexual assault claims leveled at dawn donald trump supreme court nominee fee shortly. live. i've been saying the numbers mean something they matter the u.s. has over one trillion dollars in debt more than ten white collar crimes happen each day. eighty five percent of global wealth you long for the ultra rich eight point six percent market saw thirty percent is one of your somewhat four hundred to five hundred three per second per second and one rose to twenty thousand dollars. china's building two point one billion dollars a i industrial park but don't let the numbers overwhelm. the only numbers you need to remember one one doesn't show

you know four to miss the one and only. u.s. president donald trump took center stage at the united nations this week the middle east was very much on his mind particularly iran for some sitting in the general assembly trump's words were simply laughable however what is happening in the middle east and beyond is anything but fun. welcome back to the program donald trump's supreme court's nominate has finished testifying before the u.s. senate's to disarray committee on a sexual assault claim dating back to nine hundred eighty two that herring so brett kavanaugh is a case of spend four hours giving evidence to get him followed by a strong. denial on his part cavanagh claimed his being the victim of

a coward to snuff nation with the details. better national issues like iran d.p. r. k. and actual wars like syria and yemen have taken a back seat and capitals hearings have been a dominating the news cycle for a couple of weeks now and we witnessed a series of twists and turns over the past month or so and all of america is tuned in to find out if cavanagh did or did not sexually assault christine ford over thirty six years ago but all the suspense and media hype surrounding the case is making it seem more like a soap opera than serious news but having no was questioned for hours and what did we find out well here's ford i recall saying that the boy who assaulted me could someday be on the u.s. supreme court she survived in an attempt to break at age seventeen that's a fact that could be uncovered by an f.b.i. investigation and the ok i got the coffee thank you very much i think i can proceed

and sit on the coffee nobody can mix up my coffee right so i. put the burden for children during the hearing cavanagh even got a little bit emotional he even discussed how these hearings have affected his life my family and my name have been totally and permanently destroyed i intend no we'll we'll see a doctor for her family the other night ashley and my daughter lies assert their prayers and little lies all of ten years old. should there actually we should pray for the women. it's a lot of wisdom from a ten year old. we mean we know well. this is

a circus but it looks like the only thing that's clear from all of this is that both of their lives have been turned upside down but for what will in this incredibly polarized climate of americans shows aside long before either of them spoke i respect this man and believe him we must put an end to the democrats' witch hunt god bless this man for refusing to back down from the democratic elite who try to destroy his life i stand with the judge cover not who's with me govern our strategy play the victim made all that told him conducted herself with the utmost dignity and. dr ford is a better shot and the survivor the fact that this hearing is playing more like a trial is devastating she's not on trial cannot eased her testimony has read as credible reliable and compelling in fact it would be super difficult to find anyone whose minds were changed after listening to the testimony and we won't find out how

they're going to vote until friday so as of now there seems to be a motion over substance. u.s. news websites the daily beast seems to be suggesting that the russian foreign ministry itself has now turned into a troll factory it's new report claims that moscow has it grated it suppose that it's campaign by using the twitter accounts of its diplomats on the embassy is the daily based insists that the ministry is trying to confuse the public by bending the truth with multiple competing narratives.

the article singles out one particular russian top the contest for the most ironic post about russia's relations with the west hey you can see the winning picture for the best cartoon on boris johnson following his anger at the russian foreign ministry spokesperson being invited to the house of commons we discuss the story

with columnist and author ted rall. the united states government does this all the time u.s. government officials make jokes all the time the president of the united states uses social media extremely effectively and makes lots of jokes on it in fact he probably would not be president if he hadn't used twitter extremely effectively so it's mystifying why anyone would say that this is somehow inappropriate the united states has it i've even seen jokes about things that are pretty grim for example the department of defense twitter account has made jokes about drone strikes and weapons that bomb civilians in afghanistan and elsewhere those are pretty tasteless jokes so i guess you could say that a terribly tasteless joke might be something that would cross the line but jokes themselves or why not they're an important part of dialogue. well for tens of trumps headline grabbing speech at the u.n.

because it wasn't just foreign policy attacks socialism also common for fall column open reports also malcolm and we've heard from him before. trumps un general assembly speech this year contains some old material not long ago venezuela was one of the richest countries on earth today socialism has bankrupted the oil rich nation virtually everywhere socialism or communism has been it has produced suffering corruption and decay but all nations of the world should resist to socialism and the misery that it brings to everyone stops at roughly the same thing in last year's un speech and he got a similar awkward response the problem in venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented but that socialism has been faithfully implemented.

trump doesn't seem to realize that the cold war is over and the specter of soviet style marxism leninism is no longer hanging over eastern europe meanwhile trump also doesn't seem to realize that socialism is rather popular around the world the german social democratic party the british labor party many political organizations and leaders across the world adhere to some vague form of socialism in fact socialism is getting more popular in places that are a lot closer to washington than venezuela. who believe that every working class american deserves the opportunity to change their economic destiny and their children's future and that is well that's the

message that we need to brain seven in terms. piecing this. crime says in our democracy where people will like the saloon laws don't apply to the rich. elite hand and we should absolutely have a health care system that provides health care for every citizen in our country socialism is quite popular among millennial is in the united states more popular than capitalism in fact some pollsters say that if donald trump had run against bernie sanders in the twenty sixteen presidential election he might not have been able to pull off his victory we decided to ask dakota lily a young activist why he thinks that socialism is on the rise in the united states to people my age especially the really sick of you know the ills that capitalism

brings upon if you look at the student loan crisis right now the student loan debt is the largest holder of debt in the country more than credit card debt you know we have poor profit you know its educational institutions that charge sixty seventy eighty thousand dollars per semester per year you know the unemployment rate trump says it's four percent or three percent in actuality it's eight nine ten percent third half the room is made up of socialists you know it's made up of people from bolivia and cuba venezuela china you know angola south africa it's made up of people who completely disagree with him on by you know if you look at last year's speech he said you know socialism in venezuela is not failing because it's being you know put to use wrongly it's being put to use completely correctly no one said anything for a good solid five seconds and then this year they laughed at him actually so when trouble repeated his anti socialist tirade at the un the question is was he really aiming at caracas or was he aiming at a new source of opposition to his policies here at home where it seems that trump

has unwittingly made socialism great again hey look him up and r.t. new york. you know today for the global news for have more top stories in just over thirty minutes time. if i don't think that. israel is trying to somehow destroy bar all solved i don't think that they really bob are also very. interesting that unfortunately many in israel and in the united states are seem to paranoid about you're on the road it's a. bold thing you know you need to go back to invite more foreign force. that's also the position of the gods that you think you should do that because in any case even if

there is a number of contingency they have to go back to the to the country. the worst drug disaster in history would spread through more than forty six countries and produce up to twenty thousand badly deformed babies worldwide. but historians today single out one birth in one nine hundred sixty one that changed the course of history in hamburg germany linda shield hill and age twenty three gave birth to her first child her husband wasn't with it the time and it was quite . lay back and was relaxed and some of the somebody was.