just. in the. in the stories that shaped the way take center stage at the u.n. general assembly in new york making one bold claim after another also ahead. ever saying that the boy who assaulted me that some day be on the u.s. supreme court wife. had been totally destroyed after an emotionally charged committee hearing donald trump orders an f.b.i. investigation into claims of sexual assault leveled at his supremes court nominee.

plus in paris locals say their daily lives have been turned into a nightmare after special safe rooms for drug addicts we hear their concerns. this is a. see little piece but well. if you'd like to see if. there's a last day of september it's sunday and that means we're wrapping up the biggest stories of the past week as reported right here on international first for you this hour world leaders and top diplomats have been in new york this week for the seventy third united nations general assembly that will go to grips for the global issues like nuclear disarmament there was one person who certainly stole the show.

china's market distortions. and the way they deal. are as usual ripping off the rest of the world i don't like it nobody should like to. become totally dependent on russian energy if it does not immediately change course. the world should resist socialism. and the misery. that is bringing.

the u.n. human rights council. had become a grave embarrassment no support in recognition of the international criminal court the i.c.c. has no jurisdiction no legitimacy and no authority. god bless the nations of the world thank you very much. attention to the north korea issue. with pyongyang the north korean foreign minister didn't quite much to. 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 wishing 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 me when. during the

continuing sanctions deepen 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 long ago washington and pyongyang appear to be on the brink of war well now the u.s. secretary of state claims both countries are at the dawn of a new day you need to try and recapture 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 holds 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 that get nowhere with it he will truly regret it 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 so that if there is to stay put while today john thune 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

a letter that gave one i showed one of the letters just one 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 group global peace maker it took him a year and a half from his inauguration to zero in on his desired legacy a true breakthrough 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 one of the worst deals i've ever seen the disastrous deal one of the dumbest deals 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 law. anger makes empty threats when i make promises i keep them 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 whatever and a couple of years someone else will be representing the u.s.

behind these new one general assembly walls in new york a million to train from. the sanctions against north korea were described as outdated by russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov added that it will be better to support korean efforts rather than impose further restrictions we spoke to a lawyer and korea peace campaigner who says that despite the obvious progress relations may stall unless there's a compromise it's time to step back a little bit and not assume that the north koreans are just going to lay down their weapons out of trust for the united states because the u.s. has broken promises on numerous occasions so decades as 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 and it will be a chance to build trust through exchange and said look there needs to be a give and take on the other side. and emotionally charged

hearing on thursday donald trump's supreme court nominee and the woman who accuses him of attempted rape thirty six years ago testified before the u.s. senate judiciary committee he was a big draw on t.v. across the country with twenty million people tuning in. 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 unequivocally am here today not because i want to be i am 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 assert their prayers and little lies all of ten years old.

said to actually we should pray for the woman. it's a lot of wisdom from a ten year old. we mean we know we're well. i believe that if i came forward my single voice would be drowned out by a of chorus of powerful supporters this is a circus following another round of hearings in the senate judiciary committee the us president ordered an f.b.i. investigation into kavanagh insisting that his pick remains the best choice for the job off to a republican senate a call to postpone the full senate confirmation and launch a week long investigation however the divide was evident among committee members during the hated hearing. filler gallus from wonderland around here rather than working with us my democratic colleagues chose not to participate in this process and yet again and again their refrain has been the same delay delay delay i'm very

disappointed that we're here today voting on this nomination this supposed to be an independent equal branch of government we're no longer that. we are an arm in a very weak arm of the trump white nose is the beginning. of a process. that will tear this country apart the u.s. senate judiciary committee has been conducting confirmation hearings for brett kavanaugh nominated to be a supreme court justice by donald trump they took a vote to take the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the floor of the u.s. senate now as the vote was preparing we saw kind of a last minute proposal from republican senator jeff flake he proposed essentially that a final vote on the floor of the senate wouldn't take place until the f.b.i.

had been able to do an investigation i do think that we can. have a short pause and make sure that the f.b.i. can investigate that i understand it is that some of us would have to and i'm prepared to do it make a request to the white house to ask the f.b.i. to do that investigation it would be short. limited in scope to the current allegations that have been made i would like to support the motion for that investigation i've explained many times with mother if. it's not necessary the nomination of brett kavanaugh has certainly divided the united states of america both sides very fired up about it and it appears that next week we will have a final vote in the u.s. senate regarding his confirmation as a supreme court justice in the united states the highest court in the land but it has been quite contentious protests all around capitol hill lots of accusations on

both sides lots of anger. there's been a huge surge in the number of deaths from friday's seven point four magnitude earthquake and tsunami in indonesia more than eight hundred thirty people are now confirmed dead but the numbers expected to rise into the thousands the indonesian disaster management agency says around two point four million people have been affected by this is the rescuers are searching the rubble for survivors on the island of so the way they're also trying to reach the area which is the location of the earthquake's epicenter the city of pallu which was hit by the deadly tsunami is now in ruins seventeen thousand locals are homeless there's no drinking water and the rob reports of mass losing the full extent of the disaster is still unknown because roads are blocked by landslides and communications have been cut due to widespread power outage the indonesian government and the casing more than thirty seven million dollars for the rescue and recovery operations. in a story from france in the week in

a bid to try and stop the spread of disease the authorities in paris are increasing the number of special safe houses for drug addicts but residents who live nearby say it's turning their lives into a nightmare with details from charlotte n.c. . behind these and gates stands the sour district the fixture 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 gangs dieties about sal to shoot many locals were too afraid to speak directly on camera so that if you see if you see the boy be to see if we. have the back. office in the what. if if if. this is.

where the boy didn't see the obvious but. if you. see. both locals claim 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 on t.v. sit in the street who was passed by we two witnessed an addict getting their fix. but this is the sport where that video was shot and if you come with me now i want you to just get a sense of how close that object was to the drugs room that has been set up by the

authorities here it's just over here it's a stone's throw away and instead of using that facility that was available they decided to get hot. violence 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 yet sorties are now looking up to open up for drug crimes along with a move. i think it would be necessary to have four rooms in paris and suburbs including one to do was smoking crack to balance treatment but meets health needs but if this pilot project is anything to go by these new versions just won't solve

the problem in fact they could create even more so it didn't skate otty paris up next what's in a name a vote on changing a southern european countries named after decades of dispute with greece appears to have left voters cold protesters furious on both sides the details are next. the police in. play to push the rules this is the life of the instant civilians and by all means we can feel part one thing even. at all in.

committing crime was this it is a national this is a lot of its sixty eight. months and again also a lot of gruesome value. to sunday's developments now a referendum to change a southern european countries name appears to have fallen flat with voters this sunday despite those who went to cast their ballots largely backing the move

a low turnout in the former yugoslav republic of macedonia means the decades long dispute with neighboring greece looks unlikely to be solved anytime soon both countries lay claim to the name macedonia with neither side wanting to yield them both saying it threatens their national identity and territorial sovereignty but only thirty five percent of voters turned out in the balkan states well below the fifty percent needed to make the vote valid however it's been reported that ninety percent of those who went to the polls are in favor of the name change and that could prove problematic as macedonia looks to undergo change and join global alliances. public of macedonia a balkan states in southern europe that could be about to go through a small name change it's a vote that's grabbed the attention of europe's powerhouse and even u.s. officials and it's all down to one word nor the change would bring an end to a twenty seven year long to speak with greece it's concerned about historical and territorial claims as it has

a province called macedonia previously the territory of the macedonian state until the beginning of the twentieth century simple on paper but is it really. referendum ballots pose just one albeit double barreled question whether the macedonian people want to join nato and the u. and in turn support an agreement with greece to change the country's name to north macedonia. so it comes down to some in the country's desire to join the alliances after previous attempts have been blocked by greece this time its neighbor seems to have found a bargaining chip for macedonia secession into nato but there are still hurdles to overcome the first sticking point is that the referendums outcome lacks and he legal clout and is subject to approval by the states parliament the country's incumbent president. is not on board either and has been urging the public to boycott the referendum. it is violence against our historical memory the aim is to

limit the use of the name to macedonians to the smallest possible space and that is the space between the two is all while keeping on miles close to the republican macedonia is now asked to commit legal and historical suicide so the legal abolishment of the macedonian people can be interpreted as its own will. even if all this doesn't get in the way there's still one final step joining nato won't be possible until the next alliance summit set for twenty twenty north macedonia has a long way to go before it's even been create. i want to show you what's happening right now in the city of sculpey and that's the capital of the macedonian republic where people who boycotted today's vote have been celebrating the low voter turnout they've been very vocal outside parliament as well cheering and chanting macedonia after the polls closed a couple of hours ago. across the border to the south protesters have rallied in the greek port city of thessaloniki which is in the province of macedonia in greece

they were seen leaving a great greek flags demonstrating against the referendum politics professor at the university of macedonia and greece told us that the referendum has been a blow to those looking to gain influence over the balkan region. around them when stop your history. is a is a. tool that lance made by the european union and the us said it got big. the septal on the main in a way that you asked what they european union about in order to bullshit you all the western cunts but we've seen. worse than maybe of. the war on. bullsh while coming. in. the european union and polishing mate this happened already with

montenegro they're all singing it forward with. the former yugoslav republic of macedonia only flaunts not contain the rest of the balkan people. if you from afghanistan in the way hundreds of locals who previously worked in the country for the german army block the entrance to a military base demanding help from berlin they say their work has put their lives in danger but it seems that requests for asylum falling on deaf ears. just not. just. on the you know. just. i was working at the front line with them.

together german senior mentors with the german generals when i started my duty there told me. we will help you if you for some problems. you know. knowledge we have this german war in afghanistan in our war here so from german officers. look at us to the safe place. to we received direct and direct threats. sixty days ago by the militants tortured and. his face is smashed on. the other hand

on. that show them that we are really in danger we are not here for picnic we are not feared for our time we are here to show them that you are really in danger we have really a big problem. with your fans. on. well following up on that in a comment to altie the german defense ministry reiterated that the data found no risk to the majority about guns and that service with the german army would be taken into account during asylum request procedures. the cream of global motor sport descended again on southern russia the sunday for the latest round of formula one race sixteen wrapped up earlier with british driver lewis hamilton reaching the checkered flag in first place for the safety of sports correspondent alexia chef he was there for us we here in the black sea resort of

sochi in south russia and this place is probably one of the favorite now for lewis hamilton the fastest englishman alive not only it's his third win it's also a clean sweep for them a sadist team five wins out of five here in sochi he was congratulated at the podium by the russian president was given the cop and the biggest intrigue was whether lewis hamilton would repeat his antics of twenty fifteen when he actually soaked the russian president with champagne with when his champagne this time it didn't happen and actually retreated from the podium just before you is how michael opened his champagne now the race itself was absolutely fantastic i'm still recovering from the deafening noise which disrupted you know this already it's you know this black sea resort it's a time that this event has been held in sochi i've heard people saying that this probably the most one of the most interesting races so far this win for the fastest english man on the planet lewis hamilton means that he pretty much got one hand on

the trophy fifty points at the top of the table with sebastian vettel from ferrari trailing second so it's almost guaranteed that he will win this trophy with three more races to go after that would obviously we'll see whether there's any room for the intrigue left over the actual is taking place at the fourth longest circuit of formula one the salty autodrome take a look. that's the reason for this i would next a film twenty five years in the making exploring brazil's thalidomide scandal

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