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 i had. a recall saying that the boy who assaulted me that some day be on the u.s. supreme court. has been totally destroyed. after an emotionally charged committee hearing. investigation into claims of sexual assault he is supreme court nominee. perez locals say their daily lives have been turned into a nightmare after a special drug addicts are set up we hear their concerns. this is. to see to believe this but what.

does it feel like to see. this is our to. have you with us as we recap the week's top stories. our world leaders and top diplomats 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 was one person who had his own agenda. donald trump president of the united states of america. china's market distortions. and the way they deal.

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 and we got 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. 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 u.s. we have no confidence in our national security and under such circumstances there is no way we will unilaterally disarm ourselves. well not so long ago washington n.p.r. 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 it may be 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 know 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 there to get the wherewithal he will truly regret it five years as a fury the likes of which nobody see. before i totally destroy north korea rocket man mad men is on a suicide mission for himself so that if there is a state that while today kim john whom 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 jimmy 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 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 hard 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 the countries 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 details one of the worst deals ever her 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 mass. 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 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 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 it's 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. you need to mulch us hearing on thursday

donald trump's supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and of the woman who has 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 bully who assaulted me could someday be on the u.s. supreme court i denied the allegation immediately categorically in unequivocal 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 a 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 a of 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 this 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 filler 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 delay 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 an arm in a very weak our 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 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. 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 another f.b.i. 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 has 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 and the indonesian disaster management agency says around two point four million people have been affected rescuers are searching the rubble for survivors on the island of soloway sea they're also trying to reach the area which was the earthquake's epicenter the city of palu which 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 massive 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 in the indonesian government is allocating more than thirty seven million dollars for the rescue and recovery operations. in a bit to try and stop the spread of disease that the authorities in paris are increasing of the number of special safe houses for drug addicts or residents who live nearby say it's turning their lives into a nightmare more details from parties to show depends. 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 gang signs about the south 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 the father. this is. where the boy didn't see the gifts but what. if it. was 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 to show drug deals also taking place in broad daylight

the last time on t.v. city the street was a week two witnessed an addict getting their fix. 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 the facility that was available they decided to go. this 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 us for drug crimes along with a move. i think it would be necessary to have four rooms in paris suburbs including one to do with smoking crack on our balance treatment that 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 what do you can ski azzi paris. and 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 and low voter turnout in the former yugoslav republic of macedonia means a decades long dispute with neighboring greece could continue both countries that 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 about is well below the fifty percent needed to make a vote valid despite this though the macedonian prime minister is pledging to push on. in peace wharton parliament must be able for a decisive and responsible continuation of the protest of its final accession to the european union and nato and for a better life for our children and almost a doorman citizens. nato has also welcomed of 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 dispute 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 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 any legal clout and is subject to approval by the states parliament the country's incumbent president if an off 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 our miles close to the republican macedonia is now asking. 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 the capital of the macedonian republic where people who boycott of the vote have been celebrating the low turnout there have been very vocal outside the parliament as well cheering and chanting macedonia after the polls close and we spoke to the

leader of the united macedonia party about the pushback against the name change. and what this is over they can look at 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 an e.u. 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 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. or cross the border to the south protesters have rallied in the great port city of saloniki as well which is in the province of macedonia in grace they were seen waving greek flags demonstrating against of the referendum and politics professor at the university of macedonia in greece told us the referendum

has been a setback for those looking to exert influence over the wider balkan. program has free. will that be made by the european union and the u.s. should pay the. they say to settle on the main anyway that you ask but they european union. in order to bullshit you'll in the western balkans but they can run like we've seen the. west that made the elf. they want. bullsh while kind of gone in. a european union tolson mate of this us up and already with month and they get all their pushing it forward with the former yugoslav republic of macedonia only

response not in vain that us the balkan people. hundreds of locals who have previously worked in afghanistan for the german army block to be entrance into military bases there demanding help from berlin they say their work has put their lives in danger and they are not being granted asylum. just. we were 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 day told me. we would help you if you for some problems.

with. knowledge we have this german war in afghanistan in our forehead so we from german officers. look at us to the safe place. we receive direct and direct threats. sixty days ago by the militants tortured and. his face is smashed on. and on. that show 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 our t.v. a german defense ministry reiterated that it had not found any risk to the majority of applicants and that service with the german army would be taken into account during asylum request procedures. the cream of the global motor sport descended again on southern russia this sunday for the latest round of formula one race sixteen saw a british driver lewis hamilton reaching the checkered flag in first place for the mercedes team our correspondent alexia show 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 when 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 cup and the biggest intrigue was whether louis tomlinson would repeat his antics of twenty fifteen when he actually soaked the russian president with champagne with witness champagne this time it didn't happen and actually retreated from the podium just before lewis hamilton opened his champagne now the race itself was absolutely fantastic i'm still recovering from the deafening noise which disrupted you know the city right it's you know this black sea resort it's a fifth time that this event has been held in sochi i've heard people saying that this is probably the most one of the most interesting races so far this when 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 but obviously we'll see whether there's any room for the intrigue left all the action was taking place at formula one so for the longest circuit the sochi auto drome take a look. by the dozen for me i will be back in thirty two minutes with

a full look at your news and the weekly bizarre to international. join me every thursday on the all excitement and i'll be speaking to us through the world of politics sports business i'm sure those lists i'll see you then. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy for them to let it be an arms race off an experience dramatic development only. exist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical. to sit down and talk. all.

along welcome to worlds apart the phrase geography is destiny is usually attributed to napoleon just before he took on russia a decision that ultimately cost him everything just centuries later maxim is reviled by many in georgia in ukraine who feel that russia's overbearing security prevents them from following their own path everybody's geography and destiny be reconciled in the post soviet space well to discuss that i'm now joined by you know georgian politician i'm twice the country's former acting president and speaker of parliament it's good to talk to your 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 event. 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 finish and i am not pro russian and i'm not pro western let's say so called joy pro rejoice a german politician because i think that everybody in the country of the political and should try to do what he has to right for the country if was a country raised think east to have good relations with russia you should do that and this but you don't mean that's good relations exclusively with russia just don't want to be and of course not of course to have good relations with russia doesn't mean not to have relations too and good relations with the neighbors always the united states all these european.