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he does to you months and again also a lot of principles and values. 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. recall saying that the blade this fall to me could someday be on the u.s. supreme court wifey my name had been totally and permanently 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 locals say their daily lives have been turned into a nightmare after special safe rooms for drug addicts are set up we hear their
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concerns. this is simple things we have to see to do this but what. does he feel like. 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 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
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a state that while today 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 jim and kim much personal correspondence magnificent very strong letter form incredible letters a letter that really 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 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
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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
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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 sanctions we spoke to a lawyer and a korea peace campaigner who says that despite the obvious progress relations may stall in last there is 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.
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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 exchanges but there needs to be a give and take on either side. and i had to mulch i was hearing on thursday donald trump's supreme court nominee brad cavanaugh and of the woman who has accused him of attempted rape thirty six years ago testified before the u.s. senate judiciary committee and 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 an unequivocal and here today not because i want the i am terrified my family and my name have
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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's. we mean we know 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
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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 in choice for the job the divide was evident among committee members during the hearing on thursday. fills our gallows 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 are here today voting on this nomination this 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.
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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. and limited in scope to the current
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allegations that have been made i would like to support the motion for that investigation i've explained many times a 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 hasn't been a huge surge in the number of deaths caused by friday's seven point four magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami in indonesia the more than eight hundred thirty people are now confirmed to have lost their lives and that figure is expected to rise even further. the indonesian disaster management agency says around two point
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four million people have been affected rescuers are searching the rubble for survivors on the island of civil way sea they're also trying to reach the. area which was at 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 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 the indonesian government is allocating more than thirty seven million dollars for the rescue and recovery operations. they bid to try and stop the spread of disease the authorities and purse are increasing the number of special safe houses for drug addicts but residents who live nearby say turning their lives into
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a nightmare more details now from martin is with. behind these a gates stands in the south district the fixer 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 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 what we. said about the lack. of this in the work you have been. given to the fed if. this is the way the british see the obvious but what.
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if you'd like to see the full 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 r.t. visit to the street was a week two witnessed an addict getting their fix. liver 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 project 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
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decided to get. 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 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 croc balance treatment that meets health needs but if this pilot project is anything to bring these new versions just to solve the problem in fact they could create even more so what do you can ski aussie
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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 a low turnout in the former yugoslav republic of macedonia means a decades long dispute with neighboring greece could continue both countries claim to the name macedonia with neither side wanting to yield and both saying it threatens their national identity and terror her tauriel sovereignty and the 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 the vote. despite this though the macedonian prime minister is pledging to push on. in peace walton parliament must be able to put decisive and responsible continuation of the protest over its final accession to
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the european union and nato and for a better life for our children and all macedonian citizens. nato has a 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
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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 any 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
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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. 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 while 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. and what this is a victim against 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
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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 greek port city of saloniki as well which is in the province of macedonia in greece they were seen waving greek flags and demonstrating against the referendum 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 region. has free. will that be made by the european union and the us should the baby. step i mean in a way that you ask what are they european union about in order to bullshit.
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the worse than what we've seen. maybe of. all seem to learn. they warn. bullsh. in. a european union and mate this is a step and with montenegro they're pushing it forward with the former yugoslav republic of macedonia only easiest alonso. of the balkan people. hundreds of locals who have previously worked in afghanistan for the german army block the entrance to a military base demanding help from berlin they say that their work has put their lives in danger and they are not being granted asylum.
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just. we were just. on. just. i was working at the front line with them. together german senior mentors with the german generals when i was taught that my duty dad told me. we would help you if you for some problems. now we have this german war in afghanistan an hour or so from german officers. to relook at the safe place.
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we received direct and direct threats. sixty days ago by the militants tortured and. his face 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 r t the german defense ministry reiterated it is that it had found no
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risk to the majority of applicants and of that service with the german army would be taken into account during asylum requests procedures. the cream of global motor sports descended again on the southern russia this sunday for the latest round of formula one race sixteen sol british driver lewis hamilton reaching the checkered flag in first place for the mercedes team our correspondent was there for 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
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didn't happen and actually retreated from the podium just before lewis 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 face 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 but obviously we'll see whether there's any room for the intrigue left. all the action was taking place and formula one's hope for the longest circuit the so she ought to draw take a look. does
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hello and welcome to cross where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle on this edition of the program we discussed russia's relationship with the west ukraine and a lot of history. being having the gordian knot i'm joined by my guest here in moscow jeffrey roberts he's an historian senior fellow at the helsinki for advanced studies and
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a member of the royal irish academy and we have petro he is a professor of political science at the university of rhode island all right gentlemen let's talk about cutting the. where we all know the poor state of relations between the west and russia we both know that. how do we get out of this called a sock or we just have to accept the status.

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