in the stories that shaped the week donald trump takes center stage general assembly in new york making one bold claim other also ahead. i recall saying that the boy who assaulted me could someday be on the u.s. supreme court. has been totally destroyed after an emotionally charged. orders in the f.b.i. investigation into claims of sexual assault a. supreme court nominee. locals say their daily lives have been turned into a nightmare after special safe rooms for drug addicts are set up we hear their concerns. this is simply to say we did see the piece but

what. does he feel like to say fields. are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow recapping the week's top story with our weekly program this is our international. i world leaders have been in new york this week for the seventy third united nations general assembly while the majority were there to discuss substantial global issues like nuclear disarmament there's one person who had his own agenda.

thank you. however. 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 to him even. 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. not so long ago washington in pyongyang appeared to be on the brink of war now the u.s. secretary of state claims both countries are at the dawn of a new day aren't easily into trying to comments now on an eventful past 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 wellbeing 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 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 a 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 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 the worst sales i've ever seen in a good disaster is still one of the dumbest e-mails 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 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 added that it would be better to support korean efforts rather than impose further restrictions we spoke to a lawyer and a korea peace campaigner who says that despite the obvious progress relations may stall unless there's 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 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 exchanges but there needs to be a give and take a major side of. the need to mulch i was hearing on thursday donald trump's

a supreme court nominee brad cavanaugh and the woman who is accused him of attempted rape thirty six years ago testified before the u.s. senate judiciary committee it drew a lot of attention across the country with tens of millions of 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 an unequivocal and 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.

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 have a chorus of powerful supporters this is a circus following another round of hearings in the senate judiciary committee a republican senator called for the postponement of the full senate confirmation and a week long investigation has triggered the us president to ask the f.b.i. to look into the claims against kavanaugh trump still insisted though that the judge remains the best choice for the job the divide was evident among committee members during the hearing on thursday fills our gallus in 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 are here today voting on this nomination and the senate is supposed to be an independent equal branch of government we're no longer that we are an arm and a very weak arm 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 we can. have a short pause and make sure that the f.b.i. can investigate and 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 that investigation i've explained many times the mother if the investigation is 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 caused by friday's seven point four magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami in indonesia more than eight hundred thirty people are now confirmed to have lost their lives and that figure is expected to rise even further indonesian disaster management agency says around two. point four million people have been affected and rescuers are searching the rubble for survivors on the island of civil way sea they're also trying to reach the area which was the earthquake's epicenter the city of which is was hit by the deadly tsunami is now in ruins seventeen thousand locals are 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 due to

a widespread power outage the indonesian government is allocating more than thirty seven million dollars for the rescue and recovery operations. in a bid to try and stop the spread of disease that 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 more details now from. behind these and gates stands the sour district the fixture in france's first illegal 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 the lives into a nightmare and despite gang signs 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 what we

. said was the last. opposite of what you have been. given if. this is the way the boy didn't see the gifts but. if you. see. both 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 also taking place in broad daylight the last time on the street who was a week to witnessed an addict getting their fix. the way.

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 addict 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 the 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 consumption and theft despite the outcry from locals erm significant evidence showing that it isn't topping the desired effect and now looking up to open us 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 with smoking crack balance treatment that meets house 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 what do you can skate azzi paris. next to what's in a name a vote on changing a southern european countries name after decades of dispute with greece has left voters cold and protesters furious on both sides details coming up next.

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welcome back you're watching the weekly on r.t.e. international. to change a southern european countries name appears to have fallen flat with voters and this sunday despite those who went to cast their ballots largely backing the move now i low voter 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 a territorial sovereignty ninety eight percent of those who went to the polls are in favor of changing the name but only thirty six percent of voters turned out in the balkan state well below the fifty percent needed to make the vote valid despite this macedonian prime minister is pledging to push on. in peace will

polman must be able to put decisive and responsible continuation of the protest over its final accession to the european union and nato and for a better life for our children and citizens. nato has also welcomed the results of the referendum here's a look now at the possible changes ahead for macedonia. the republic of macedonia a balkan state 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 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 as a session 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 the aim is to limit the use of the name to macedonians to the smallest possible space and there 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 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 being. 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 the parliament as well cheering and chanting macedonia after the polls closed we talked to the leader of the united macedonia party about the pushback against the name change and what this is it if you look at them for the 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 membership in 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 and we can people now 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 city of us a lot of as well which is in the province of macedonia in greece they were seen waving green flags demonstrating against the referendum a politics professor at the university of macedonia in greece told us that the referendum has been a setback for those looking to exert influence over the wider balkan region. has free. will that be made by the european union and the u.s.

should the baby. step but i mean in a way that you asked her they european union. in order to bullshit. the worse than what we've seen. maybe out for. a walk. bullsh while kind of contest in. the european union until she made this a step and already with montenegro they're pushing it forward with the former yugoslav republic of macedonia always east alliance not in danger just of the balkan people. hundreds of locals who have previously worked in afghanistan for the german army blocked the entrance to a military base demanding help from berlin they say in their work has put their

lives in danger but it seems their requests for asylum are falling on deaf ears. just not. just. on the you know. just. i was working at the front line with them i was working on a son. together german senior mentors with a german generals when i started my duty they told me. we would help you if you felt some problems. you know. this in the.

knowledge we have this german war in afghanistan an hour or so from german officer. to the safe place. we received direct and direct threats. sixty days ago by the militants case tortured and. his face is smashed on. the other hand on family. should 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 we are really in danger we have really a big problem. with

our fans. working on. and to r t the german defense ministry reiterated that it fad found no risk to the majority of applicants and that service with the german army would be taken into account during asylum request procedures. are you're watching r.t. international i'll be back with more of the weekly n let's say thirty three minutes stay with us. join me every first week on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see that. that a petition has made a push of on his safeguarding the life of that innocent civilians and by all means

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