be a thief be be fuel he thought thief you be. among the stories found shape who we could all trump took center stage at the united nations general assembly in new york making one bold claim after another also ahead. i recall saying that the boy who assaulted me could someday be on the u.s. supreme court wifey my name had been totally destroyed an

emotional and divisive hearing in the u.s. senate more than twenty million viewers are riveted by testimony of supreme court nominee. professor christine ford who accuses him of attempted rape and then one thousand eight. we hear there are concerns. this is from bolton's. still. does even. with the top stories from the past seven days on right up to the moment developments as well this is the weekly on r t international law and welcome world leaders and top diplomats have been in new york this week for the seventy third

united nations general assembly while they got to grips with global issues like nuclear disarmament there was one person who certainly still live show. and the way they deal. the rest of the world i don't like it. will become totally dependent on russian energy if it does not immediately change course.

the world should resist. and the misery. had become a grave embarrassment. god bless the nations of the world thank you very much. touched. plenty of attention. taking the opportunity to praise washington's progress with. however the north korean foreign minister quite. we are doing great that was

a big big problem and you know the interesting when i did it and i was really being tough and so was he i will go back and forth and then we fell in love ok no really he wrote me beautiful letters and they're great letters to anyone. during the continuing sanctions deep in our mistrust of the u.s. the u.s. heavily relies on coercive measures that are lethal to trust building without any trust in the us we have no confidence in our national security and under such circumstances there is no way we will unilaterally disarm ourselves for not so long ago washington and pyongyang appeared to be on the brink of war the u.s. secretary of state claims both countries are up quote the dawn of a new day a trunk oh recounts the past eventful twelve months. it's only been a year and then boom donald trump's second u.n. general assembly just listen to it i would like to thank chairman kim for his

courage and for the steps he has taken a lot of very positive things are happening with chairman kim he likes me i like him we get along but most importantly i believe that chairman kim jong un wants peace and prosperity for north korea twelve months ago same building same halls same mr trump no one has shown more contempt for other nations and for the well being of their own people then the depraved regime in north korea no north korea hasn't undergone any regime change surgery chairman kim is still in his chair but miraculously little rocket man is now an awesome guy rocket man shooting rockets all over the place and with me he's not get their way with he will truly regret five years as a fury the likes of which nobody has seen before totally destroy north korea rocket

men mad men is on a suicide mission for himself that he did it to state that while today kim jong un is the president's most admired pen pal i'm sure you've heard about the beautiful letter so i've received two letters from jim and kim much personal correspondence magnificent very strong letter form incredible letters eight letters. one i showed one of the letters just to prime minister a b. he said this is actually a groundbreaking letter like any other president donald trump would love to be remembered as a global peace me it took him a year and a half from his inauguration to zero in on his desired legacy a true br. through in the korean crisis barak obama was having a harder time segmenting his place in history books but then the year when nuclear

deal came to the rescue and the mission find your perfect legacy was complete after nearly two years of intensive negotiations backed by strong sanctions become trees represented in this room achieved what decades of animosity and rhetoric did not and thanks to this deal we have seen real progress shortly after mr obama was gone the deal was left in tatters no matter how monumental it had been in the first place the worst sales i've ever seen good to is as true as steel one of the dumbest details one of the worst deals ever it was the iran deal i'm all for agreements but that was a bad one donald trump waved goodbye to the green minutes he quit unilaterally without paying attention to pretty much what the rest of the world has to say about it today's action sends a critical message the united states no longer makes empty threats when

i make promises i keep that donald trump may indeed keep all his promises as president but it does happen that rivals sometimes take over the white house after term one what if and a couple of years someone else will be representing the u.s. behind these two one general assembly walls in new york a million to train from. the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov say sanctions against north korea are dated i think it would be better to support korean efforts rather than impose further restrictions on the country but i can from lawyers for de-militarized nation and peace in korea believes that the spite the obvious progress unless there is compromise relations and they stole. it's time to step back a little bit and not assume that the north koreans are just going to lay down their

weapons of trust for the united states because the u.s. has broken promises on numerous occasions over the decades as have the north koreans that trust has to be built up one step at a time and so this is a situation in which for the first time we have the two sides really dialogue going and it will be a chance to build trust through exchange and said look there needs to be a give and take a major side. to another of the week's big stories in an emotionally charged hearing donald trump supreme court nominee and the woman who accuses him of attempted rape thirty six years ago testified before the u.s. senate judiciary committee on friday. i recall saying that the boy who assaulted me could someday be on the u.s. supreme court i denied the allegation immediately categorically and unequivocal i am here today not because i want to be and terrified my family and my name

have been totally and permanently destroyed my family and i have been the target of constant harassment and threats i intend no wheel well to dr ford and her family the other night actually and my daughter lies or said their prayers and little lies all of ten years old. so do i actually we should pray for the woman. it's a lot of wisdom from a ten year olds. we need we you know we're well. i believe that if i came forward my single voice would be drowned out by have a chorus of powerful supporters this is a circus following the testimonies the final votes on the nomination was postponed to give the f.b.i. a week to investigate the claims made by calvin ols accusers now says the agency

contacted a second woman who said that he exposed himself to her during a party also in the one nine hundred eighty s. when he was a university student though president trump called the initial accuser a credible witness and ordered the probe he insists that his pick is the best choice for the job with more than twenty million people tuned in for the hearing if i would not only in the senate but really america as a whole are washington correspondents america is keeping abreast of development. 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 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 having no was questioned for hours 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 well in this incredibly polarized climate of americans chose a side long before either of them spoke republican scheduled a hearing without talking to her or even inviting her to testify republicans also scheduled this hearing with dr ford without having her allegations investigated by the f.b.i. if you wanted an f.b.i. investigation you could come to us what you want to do is destroy this guy's life hold this seat open and hope you win it twenty twenty you said that not me the entire country is watching how we handle these allegations i hope the american people can see through this sham that you know about it and you can help it you had no intention of protecting daughter for in fact it would be super difficult to find

anyone whose minds were changed after listening to the testimony as of now there seems to be a motion over substance meanwhile on a related theme sexual misconduct allegations of course the editor of a prestigious magazine his job even though he wasn't even the person accused in the formally of the new york review of books claims he was pressured to quit after publishing an essay by a former canadian radio host who is charged the later acquitted of sexual assault. i feel forced to resign in fact it is a capitulation to social media and university presses i have absolutely no doubt that the me too movement is a necessary corrective on male behavior but like all the well intentioned and good things that can be undesirable consequences breaking down love story no here's killer martin. ork review of books is a staple of american intellectual culture was actually hailed as the premier

literary intellectual magazine of the english language by esquire and lauded by the new york times it has prided itself in posing questions americans debates about life and culture since the one nine hundred sixty s. but in the era of me to that attempted debate has fallen flat ian buruma never himself accused of sexual misconduct decides to give voice to someone who has been accused and he gets fired. my interest in running this piece as i said is the point of view of somebody who has been pilloried in public opinion and what somebody like that feels about it it was not wrong as a piece to exonerate him or to somehow miss ingate the nature of his behavior the article that got broom of fired was written by asian ghomeshi is a canadian radio host whose career was destroyed when he was accused of sexual assault back in two thousand and sixteen now all the charges against him in twenty sixteen were dismissed in court due to lack of evidence however since then twenty

different women have come forward and accused him now those accusations have not yet gone to court but jian ghomeshi never got his job back there are a lot of guys more hated than me now but i was the guy everyone hated first during the first two weeks i was suicidal i contemplated the methods by which i could kill myself i was terrified of being weak and terrified of falling asleep after the article was published there was a firestorm both in the media and on the internet pretty soon bruno was no longer the editor now the new york review of books even one as far as to publish an apology for what they thought was a poor editorial decision while mr gomes has an absolute free speech right to express his opinions with knowledge of famous in the presentation and editing of his story over one hundred. the writers and contributors to the new york review were shocked about why their colleague had lost his job. very troubling the public

reaction to the. republican. who. now the writer of the article was indeed accused of sexual harassment but the editor wasn't he simply made the decision to publish the article now there's no question that need to is giving victims a voice that is much needed but getting people fired for giving a voice to people whose guilt has not yet been proven is that what me too was supposed to bring about. r t new york. there has been a huge surge in the official death toll of friday's seven point four magnitude earthquake and tsunami that hit into needs him more than eight hundred thirty people are now confirmed dead and officials say that number is expected to rise into the thousands the indonesian disaster management agency says around two point four million people have been affected by the disaster rescuers are searching the

rubble for survivors on the island of civil way saying they're trying to reach at least fifty people buried under the ruins of a hotel which collapsed in power city hundred small rebelliously injured in that area and at least seventeen thousand people have been made homeless the bodies have been recovered are being buried in mass graves the full extent of the disaster is still all known as road something blocked by luntz lines on communications cut to outlying towns. or the week's news in ninety seconds time. i'm pushing through cranium governments destroys that conclave don't know maybe they don't understand this but they destroyed the country they lost not only crimea

but they lost their own people in two regions ukrainians and russians they really have very deep roots and to cause this center trying just to show yourself that you are absolutely separate and different. from russians this is absolutely stupid ways this is a way to nowhere. that a position would have played a crucial role in this if god through the lives of the instant civilians and by all means we can be one thing even the little and. committing the crime was the same is the national the said it's exactly what. you meant and again also a lot of principles and values. you're

back with r.t. the cream of global motor sports the sended once more on russia for their latest run of the former one championship all eyes are on the black sea resort of sochi today as race sixteen of the f one calendar revs off the city's autodrome in just under an hour's time well let's go straight to the circuit worst would score spawn intellects he is standing by to give us a sense really about pre i know it's a few degrees warmer where you are compared to here in moscow and indeed who is your money this afternoon. it is warm indeed and very quiet but don't be fooled by this quietness you know in in just a. annette's the serenity of this black sea resort of sochi will be brought partly disrupted by the roar of the world's fastest cars the fifth time that russia grand prix is taking place in sochi and we are expecting it to begin in just about an

hour's time here's a little breakdown off what the russian grand prix is all about. now trying to drive us from ten teams will make three hundred kilometers on the race track just behind me that's fifty three laps and the biggest intrigue obviously is whether the english man the fastest englishman alive lewis hamilton would be able

to strengthen his grip on that side of the forty forty points at the top of the table or maybe sebastian fattal all ferarri launches a spectacular comeback and wins this race you never know it can also be the finish dr from the miss eighties team as well who won it last season and now he's actually holding a pole position in this race for the locals it's obviously about set against it allchin representing williams you can see him right there behind me on one of the stands although he's not doing really well he's only one point so far this season but obviously it's his home terrified maybe he will get something out of it it's important to note as well that the russian president is in attendance here and interesting to see if lewis hamilton wins this race again and he is wanted two times already before whether he would soak the russian president in champagne again on the podium just like he did back in. fifteen obviously we'll see the race is about to begin and we'll keep you updated yeah you have to win to do i want to use not in poll for the moment but who'd bet against lewis hamilton speed thank you

very much for the update. moving on in a bid to try and stop the spread of disease authorities in paris are increasing the number of special safe fires for drug addicts but residents who live nearby say it's turning their lives into a nightmare. investigate. behind these and gates stands the sour dish shoot the fixer in france's first legal venue especially for addicts the idea was to give addicts a safe space to get clean needles to prevent the spread of disease as well as to be able to seek help but since it opened almost two years ago people living and working on this street say it's turned their lives into a nightmare and despite gang sign about the south to shoot many locals were too afraid to speak directly on camera so if you see if you see the boy be to see what we. said was the last.

office in the would you have. visited the city. this is something. we never did see the obvious but what. if you'd like to see this spoke to some locals claim that the shooting gallery as it's been dubbed by the media makes the area for more dangerous and even though hundreds of addicts have made use of the facility many also is still choosing to shoot up right here on the street videos taken in recent weeks show drug deals. taking place in broad daylight the last time marty visited this street who was. hey we too witnessed an addict getting their fix. this is the spot where that video was shot and if you come with me now i want you

to just get a sense of how close that addict was to the drugs room that is being set up by the authorities here it's just over here it's a stone's throw away and instead of using the facility that was available they decided to get high on their own terms violent and aggressive behavior is now being witnessed he almost daily. police statistics show that since the drugs room was opened more than one thousand eight hundred offenses have been reported for the possession of narcotics their consumption and theft despite the outcry from locals earned significant evidence showing that it isn't having the desired effect sorties are now looking up to open up for drug crimes along with a move all version i think it would be necessary to have four rooms in paris suburbs including one to do with smoking crack balance treatment but meets health

needs but if this pilot project is anything to go bowling these new versions just won't solve the problem in fact they could create even more so it didn't skate otty paris in the spotlight on today's worlds apart the former acting president of georgia that's next on twenty four seven our chief international. and that this guy like he. had to get that out will. go and visit me and that to the money at one of my leaving to.

get it. i didn't get the money and that is at the will it is how much of that i think after i got a loss and that a lot about how to now brawling so i am somewhat but i don't think it does a little. bit now to them out so out of a lot of i'm out of a pool of. you that was out of my depth. as i asked by the to really i'm not so. good that they did things up at the top and so yeah i'm after. is that i thought about it but even though that's an olympian film and the look.

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one welcome to worlds apart the phrase geography is destiny is usually attributed to napoleon just before he took on russia the decision that ultimately cost him everything just centuries later that maxim is reviled by many in georgia in ukraine who feel that russia's overbearing security post should prevent them from following their own path everybody's geography and destiny be reconciled in the post office space well to discuss that i'm now joined by and you know a georgian politician and twice the country's former acting president and speaker

of parliament it's good to talk to you thank you very much for your time now some of your anime's call you the most pro russian politician in georgia something that i'm sure a town or even five years ago was a major of fans is that still in the fans you know and yes some people are calling me as a prussian politician because think this is not the right to free mission i'm not pro russian and i'm not pro western let's say so called joy georgia politician because i think that everybody in the country of the politicians should try to do what is the right for the country if was a country rise think you still have good relations with russia you should do that and. you don't mean that's good relation. exclusively with russia. of course not of course to have good relations with russia doesn't mean not to have relations and good relations with as the neighbors always do united states all

these european countries. russia is a country with. very serious strengths in the region and we have lots of problems with the russian federation so but these were important from my point of view we have to discuss these issues and problems with the russia when you have problems you have to discuss and only in this way the people are calling me a suppression politician but was out a day or so you're here on your show russia as much as you're willing to talk to russia i want to speak with russia i want to find solution was a russian and georgian no problems i want to go establish friendly relations with russia because i am sure that this is important for my country let me ask you specifically about friendly relations because the political relationship between the two countries is still very tenuous but this year we have witnessed a significant increase in bilateral trade and in better.