u.s. president donald trump took center stage at the united nations this week the middle east was very much on his mind particularly a red for some sitting in the general assembly trumps words were simply laughable however what is happening in the middle east and beyond is anything but sun. do agency routes may have taken sportage of residents including those province in afghanistan protesting against the constant bombings by coalition forces. all say this how it's revealed that the terrorist who killed five people in last year's westminster bridge attack how it's been known to british intelligence

agencies considered a potential threat over a decade. the world's leading powers find themselves so told save the sanctions on north korea with the u.s. china russia proposing radically different approaches to denuclearize ation that the u.n. security council. is just ten five am here in moscow you're watching all seeing international. we've obtained of crowds rallying in the afghan city of a wednesday voicing their anger at u.s. and afghan asteroids the aerial campaign is aimed at driving back a resurgent taliban but it's having a definite devastating impact on civilian. georgios

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to the. beat in. a provincial council member once the afghan government has lost control of the situation. let me show you what you did this shows the management of the government they work to cheat us these are the children and with all these resources you cannot differentiate between governments fight to sensibly this is not the first time they have targeted civilians several times that 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 so we're also going to guide you from your cameras can see the martyrs and understand the

situation is like. following the attack the u.n. mission has raised the alarm over the rising number of civilian casualties from a strike and says that the majority of victims have been women and children they care and reports. peace 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 un in the first six months of two thousand and eighteen as strikes 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 in 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. of the white house or the 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 spokes person 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 that we take more care to avoid civilian casualties than anyone else. last month russian vied to the afghan government and the taliban for multilateral peace talks in moscow the taliban agreed but the government put them on hold the meeting is however still expected to go ahead before the end of the year we spoke with a russian presidential envoy to afghanistan about what impact 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 by last year's westminster attack has 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 college masood rammed a car into pedestrians killing four and then fatally stabbed a police officer and asked to see a chicken or has been following the official 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 world's leading powis methot the un security council for talks on north korea's the new career as a sion process and this day the session proved divisive with the u.s. pushing back against china and russia is called to relax the crippling sanctions on pyongyang has. just started 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 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 unilateral ones too made in the u.s. and it's 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 of 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 a piano nyang 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. i do too and when pyongyang shows readiness to cooperate and positive changes to will stabilization in the region it looks more and more outdated when the west and pointless 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 orsay vented his anger at china accusing it of meddling in the upcoming us and ten elections but

this r.t.c. goshdarn of explains such claims have been head before in fashion the talent too does on his a designer's bread and butter in political fashion donald trump markets himself 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 mid-term ballot this season permits continued hacking of our defense secrets to its focus on collecting vast repositories of personal personnel to. 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 the deal. cannot be tolerated when it comes to pushing an independent foreign policy china and russia 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 to china is in the passing lane 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.

in what proved to be an emotionally charged headline topping hearing donald trump supremes courts nominee testified before the senate judiciary committee on a historic sexual assault claim and this day brett kavanaugh is accused the spent four hours giving evidence against him the embattled judge then launched into a strident and nial of the allegations he came to has been the victim of a grotesque coward to assassination and scandal that's polarizing me us political establishment. this is not a trial of dr for it's a job interview for judge kavanaugh this is not a job interview. this is this is the most an ethical sham. since i've been in politics international 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 for 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 and here today not because they want to be am terrified my family and i have been the target of constant harassment and threats. i believe that if i came forward my single voice would be drowned out by a of chorus of powerful supporters 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

will will see a doctor for her family the other night ashley and my daughter was 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. 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 americans chose a side 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 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 honor inbred very dr ford is a better shot and a survivor the fact that this hearing is playing more like a trial is devastating she's not on trial cannot ease 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 if new reports claims that moscow has upgraded it suppose it troll

and vote campaign by using the twitter accounts of its diplomats and the see if the daily beast insists that the ministry is trying to confuse the public by blending the truth with multiple competing narratives. first.

the article singles out one particular russian till 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 spokeswoman being invited to the house of commons we discussed the story with columnist the north that had a role. 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 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 on 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 so why not they're an important part of dialogue. french authorities in moving to ban of a da by a black rapper showing a white man being tortured shot and hung from a tree is also suspended the clip of course has the wife rap penick conrad says he wants to show a reversal of the role that black people have suffered the sentry is nevertheless french prosecutors have launched an inquiry into incitement to violence and racial hatred and terry a minister. also wants a tough

a crackdown on conrad i condemn reservedly these object remarks an ignominious attacks might call it working to immediately withdraw this content from broad costs it will be up to judicial authorities to take approved route for the action against these odious calls to hate we discuss the contrive a say with radio host john gaunt and the chair of the london race and criminal justice consortium we just. how come demo violence they are so violent lyrics but we're going to be careful here not to get too carried away if you listen to the reports and read the reports this guy only had forty people downloaded his music before this controversy is clearly he's after the publish city he's probably going to get so in the net he didn't want which is a lot of negative publicity or maybe even a criminal record we can't have him calling for white people to be hung just log we

couldn't have white people calling for black people to be young could weigh all violence in this way is to p. deplored of course but let's put it in perspective there are literally hundreds of thousands if not millions of hits on you tube videos from neo nazi hard right rock bands fire at the openings is one particular tune wave the swastika is another which are getting millions of hits tom all for the rule of law replying but he does seem to be massively disproportionate when there is no general trend in the french black community or elsewhere for this sort of thing and the one time here example people have descended on in france. seem to have blown it way out of proportion however i missed rely on the facts john the point to rely on real viruses and rock music is i couldn't get loosely called at every update on

do your whole network look at me talking to your whole network on the chain because you know i've condemned all of those offensive musics anyway you got enough of a lie that you'll be exaggerating now you gotta agree in anyway but undoubtedly these i exaggerate i mean there is a problem there is a problem. i am using in general i am on drill music i am gonna last one hundred kids at the moment lee along in the more true your have been. in lying in a mall tree we should condemn all violence like this all violent lyrics like this whole hundreds of thousands of white rock radios calling for all sorts fire up the ovens fly your swastika flag kill a black baby today you've made all our you legal in ca of late this morning are you this high let me say this in response to what they said he's talking about stabbing caves in a nursery white kids and hanging their parents i'm sorry last out of order in my

book just not for those who wish to rely on the facts of the matter there is copious amounts of research online about the extent of the multi-million pound industry that underpins the racist white supremacist rock network and there are in the ocean and dollar well i didn't decide that i didn't support i didn't being there for who let's say what the guy said the guy said i wanted to reverse polarity and show what it's like for black people for hundreds of years to be victims to these things even rick recreated a scene out of american excess and notable cult. film on white nationalism in america that's what his artistic rationale was sounds credible to me whether he meant it or not who knows only he can tell but i do know there's seems to be a big disproportionate difference with the way he's been treated to the way that the rest of the offenders on you tube but be treated no one's trying to make an

excuse for that if he has used a scene and change the priority of it good however but by the same token i have condemned both just like i started off on this program con damning anyone who is promoting the idea to kill somebody else just because of the color of their skin i would condemn them if they would just do it as a general thing. for more news and analysis so you can visit tostitos call and i know have the headlines in half an hour's time see them. thank. you. i don't think that. is what i was trying to somehow destroy bars are all soft i don't think that they'd be the cure all of us are also a bit here both here on t.v. and i think that unfortunately many in israel and in the united states i seem to

very annoyed about your on the deeds of. the democrats are not socially liberal they are pro-war and so are the republicans and the problem people have a trump is that he's pro peace and that's not acceptable in america today that runs except for against iran. well you know the tathagata that walking the walk and you know you have to do it you have to do but he's not actively going down the path that hillary clinton clearly was going. to move things you know we need to go back to invite more foreign force not stuff self-assertion that's also the position of the government that's the mission to the song goes in any case even if there is

a number of contingency they will have to go back one day to the to this country's . high court drama and a surprise accusation from trump at the u.n. putting china in the crosshairs we'll cover it all on this edition politic you. say. welcome to politicking on larry king another accusation of sexual conduct against donald trump's and battled supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh the latest being added to two other allegations which he plagued. have annoyed them the g.o.p. putting the judges confirmation in question will begin there with trent copeland our good friend the criminal defense attorney and legal analyst he joins us here in studio and. then with the says gee.