justice so something that doesn't as the i intend to leave out it used. itself is for. in the stories that shaped the week donald trump takes center stage at the u.n. general assembly in new york making one bold claim after another also ahead. a recall saying that the boy who assaulted me that some day be on the u.s. supreme court wifey and mine. have been totally and utterly destroyed. after an emotionally charged committee hearing donald trump orders an f.b.i. investigation into claims of sexual assault leveled at his supreme court nominee.

plus in paris a local say their daily lives have been turned into a nightmare after special safe rooms up for drug addicts are set up we hear their concerns. the supreme. leader for didn't see the piece but what. does he feel like to see. for broadcasting live from our studios in moscow recapping the week's top stories with our weekly program this is our internet. our 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 really stole the show.

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 would go back and forth and then we fell in love ok no

really he wrote me beautiful letters and they're great letters so i mean. 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 also long ago washington and pyongyang appeared to be on the brink of war now u.s. secretary of state claims both countries are at the dawn of a new day and he's really trying to 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 that is there it's a state that while today john newman is the president's most admired pen pal

i'm sure you've heard about the beautiful letter to 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. 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 true global peacemaker 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 good bye 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 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. sanctions against north korea were described as outdated by russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov he added that it would be better to support korean efforts rather than impose further restrictions he spoke to a lawyer and a korea peace campaigner who says that despite obvious progress relations me 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 over 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 exchanges but there needs to be a give and take on either side of. an emotionally charged hearing on thursday donald trump's supreme court nominee brad cavanagh and the woman who accuses him of attempted rape thirty six years ago testified before the u.s. senate judiciary committee it was a big draw on t.v. across the country with twenty million people tuning it. 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 and 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 olds. we mean we know 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 after a republican senator called to postpone the full senate confirmation and launch a week long investigation however the divide was evident among committee members during the heated hearing. tiller gallus from wonderland or on 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 day of a day delay delay i'm very disappointed that we're here today voting on this nomination this is supposed to be an independent equal branch of government we're no armor that. we are in a very weak are of the trump white house 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. and limited in scope to the current allegations that have been made i would like to support the motion for the homeless there is also no drinking water and there are reports of mass looting the full

extent of the disaster is still unknown because roads are blocked by landslides and communications have been cut to due to widespread power outage indonesian government is allocating more than thirty seven million dollars for the rescue and recovery operations. all right switching gears 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 and low turnout in the former yugoslav republic of macedonia means a decades long dispute with neighboring greece could continue both countries lay claim to the name macedonia with neither side wanting to yield and both saying it threatens their national identity and territorial sovereignty ninety percent of those who went to the polls are in favor of the name change but only thirty six percent of voters turned out in the balkan state well below the fifty percent needed to make a vote valid despite this of the macedonian prime minister is pledging to push on

and take a vote to parliament nato also has welcomed the results of the referendum here's a look at the possible changes ahead for macedonia. the republic 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 north 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 of whether the macedonian people want to join nato and the e.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 to 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 but the aim is to limit the use of the name to macedonians to the smallest possible space and that is the space between our two ears all while keeping our miles closed 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 it 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 created. these were the scenes on sunday evening in sculpture the capital of the macedonian republic where people who boycotted the vote have been celebrating the low turnout they have been very vocal outside of the parliament as well cheering and chanting macedonia after the polls closed we spoke to the leader of the united macedonia party about of the pushback against the name change. and what they. most macedonians do not want to join nato or the you essentially with this referendum with protecting macedonia centuries old name and the identity history and traditions of the macedonian people our party is against nato an e.u. membership and this referendum is simply a question of the highest national interest western influence is huge here in the

last ten to fifteen days we've been visited by brussels and washington's highest political and diplomatic representatives but we can't be bought and our will is unbreakable macedonians they want to change the name of the state and they don't want to join nato. across the border to the south protesters have rallied in the greek port of there's a lot of as well which is in the province of that only in greece they were seen waving the greek flags demonstrating against the referendum. a politics professor at the university of macedonia in greece had told us the referendum has been a setback for those looking to exert influence over the wider balkan region. around them once coffee has strayed from say the sun to that effect on them this is a is a. bill that you made by the european union and the us said it got a big debate he. said he said well on the main anyway that you asked what they european union. in order to bullshit you'll the western

ghats what they can like we've seen. worse than maybe of. fremantle and. they want. bullsh while kind of gone through in. the european union until she made this up and told the lady with month and they get all their pushing it forward with. the former yugoslav republic of macedonia only sees flaunts not in danger just of the balkan people. in the news from afghanistan this week hundreds of locals who previously worked in the country for the german army blocked to the entrances to a military base demanding help from berlin they say their work has put their lives in danger but it seems their requests for asylum are falling on deaf ears.

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from german officers. look at us to the safe place. we received direct and direct threats. sixty days ago by the militants tortured and. his face smashed on. and on. that showed them that we are really in danger we are not here for picnic we are not here for our time we are here to show them that you are really in danger we have really a big problem. with your fans. in

a comment to the german defense ministry reiterated that it had found no risk to the majority of applicants and that service within the german army would be taken into account during asylum request procedures. one of the does it for me more weekly in about thirty three minutes you're watching our troops. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports this list i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. don't accept the slow drivers will bust was right to beat my lovers it's.

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