i'm. lisa and friends are angered by plans to arm private security officers as the country wrestles with improving its security situation. given the look there's a real risk with these agents not having you know training having a weapon in your hand means the possibility of taking it i was of the question. plus the outrage over brett kavanaugh supreme court nomination which has divided america shows no sign of dying down with some supporters of his candidacy even being made to apologize. and the most anticipated mixed martial arts fight of the year kicks off in las vegas on saturday night

a slum boy an irish star conor mcgregor takes on russia's undefeated hubby got me other we spoke exclusively to habeas father and head of the clash everything that we want to do. we have so you know we're straight the clarity of vision complete trying. to step back mcgregor we'll. this is our chief international coming to you live from the russian capital where it's just turned four pm welcome to the program. not the rule of law but the law of the strongest that was the damning assessment of french national security by the country's outgoing interior minister before his resignation earlier this week but some of the measures that have been table to improve the situation have been slammed by france's police force charlotte devinsky has more details. aspirant says

interior minister resigned this week has shown a spotlight on the state of the country's security and it was stark. i went to all these neighborhoods the situation there is very bad it's time to restore the rule of law there because today it's rather the law of the strongest there the rule of narco traffickers radical islamists who have taken the place of the republic france has been on a high terror alert since a wave of islam missed attacks in two thousand and fifteen which killed more than one hundred and forty people and the atrocities kept coming.

in a bid to keep france safe two hundred and fifty thousand security personnel are deployed every day but forces say they're being stretched too thin and have reached a breaking point they've worked on most twenty two million hours in overtime without any extra pay but m.p.'s from our corns own party have a simple solution to the problem private security forces are a component which we must take into account everyone recognizes that there are no keep their report suggests guards in places like supermarkets and shops should essentially become another arm of the security services it suggests that they could all be equipped with tasers have the right to carry concealed weapons and even get

a distinct uniform police unions off few reus to give its privatizing security there's a real problem with the risk of private security agents being more the risk to our citizens than an advantage right now feel you private security agents can carry firearms but that could also change up to three thousand could be granted the right to carry guns and rifles a situation which could cause a small revolution in homeland security again making police unions uneasy yet many people use a real risk with these ages not having enough training having a weapon in your hand means the possibility of taking your life is out of the question. he says the changes could also lead to a clear divide between the protection of vailable to those who can afford it and those who can't. foresee will fringe people have an equal right to security we want

the public service missions to effectively protect french people from the privatization of security because if it's privatized security will depend on the purchasing power of the fringe to defend themselves and protect themselves also the officers are worried it will move fronts closer to the u.s. model a country all too familiar with gun violence so far this year there have been more than two hundred seventy mass shootings in the us mass shootings mass shooting in florida another mass shooting in a year of mass shootings the shootings continued unabated people are dying more people have been killed at schools this year and have been killed while serving in the military where the mass shooting generation while france understandably wants to make tragedies on its streets a thing of the past police have the new plans and say there is a far simpler solution just give better back up to existing officers who are

accountable to the very people they're meant to protect. in the u.s. tensions remain high over brett kavanaugh of nomination to become a u.s. supreme court justice a final floor vote is expected later today which is now all but certain to go his way that's after the f.b.i. failed to find convincing evidence he permitted sexual assault but that news didn't stop protesters from flooding the senate halls after brett kavanaugh won a key procedural vote ahead of the final one. morning you're going to jail in talk radio. show us what's been. the magazine. there has even been an internal revolt among facebook employees that's after they

discovered one of the firm's bosses is a close friend of cavanagh and attended his hearing last week so american picks up the story it may be the number one news story in the u.s. right now but weighing in on the cabin or case can prove fatal in today's political climate facebook's vice president joe kaplan a close friend of kavanagh's made the grave mistake of attending the hearing to support his friend and kaplan's crime was caught on camera facebook employees were furious complaining about it on a private message board he knew that this would cause outreach internally but he knew that he couldn't get fired for it this was a protest against our culture and a slap in the face to his fellow employees according to kaplan they'd been friends for over two decades he attended his wedding their kids grew up together but friendships no excuse when confronted by liberal outrage so kaplan groveled apology i want to apologize i recognize this moment is a deeply painful one internally and externally given the level of hysteria facebook

went even further apologizing on behalf of the whole company our leadership team recognizes that we've made mistakes handling the events of the last week and we're grateful for the feedback from our employees believe it or not all this was nothing compared to what an american pastor said in one of his sermons if he dare to mention the capital case regardless of where you stand politically regardless of how you read the situation. just step back from all that the twitter already were so incensed there was talk of not only boycotting his church but all churches the pastor apologize explaining that he wanted nothing but he. intended to make any kind of statements about his guilt or innocence it was assume and to do with the incivility in our society this time if pain was invoked i'm sorry and i hope you can forgive me when the new york times ran

a poll calling into question the validity of the statements coming from kavanagh accuser christine for twitter flipped out yet again which prompted the company to remove the pole and convey it's in serious apologies. we're sorry for this tweet in great respect twitter poll is insensitive in light of the gravity of this hearing we've deleted it it's hysteria mixed with hysteria misinformation and you also have a this is the most support you have a sockpuppet bumper sticker media that fuels this gives all of these people all of the time they were no matter what no matter what the allegation. and if you dare dare to question the legitimacy the veracity the factual basis the the evidence that contradicts from other witnesses as well your anti-woman anti-female you are you're in favor of rape and rapist

and your shut down if you show anti social media and in your own workplace if you're an academic you even question this dare question every aspect of this. the most anticipated mixed martial arts fight of the year is on saturday night in las vegas the irish star conor mcgregor will take on russian fighter to be reminded me of who is bidding to retain his u.f.c. lightweight world title and the tensions are already boiling over my. i. our sports correspondent alex he had a shift travel to doug a stun abuse native land and spoke to the father of the undefeated champion. ahead

of the big fight you can practice your fighting skills in sense on how to live with this installation it's called knock the chickens teeth out speaks a thousand words really about what people here feel about their own people who got me out of taking on the extravagant irishman called on my gregor in a big u.f.c. fight seems controversial to you that's nothing compared to the dark history between the two fighters. beginning to topple just like she can what do you think about these guys. coming. from here my foot over the years. earlier and earlier we. come here to send a message like location location and then i will do what you want doesn't matter.

i'm going to sponsor you. so get my money that shawnee oklahoma get it she can join a life that is for me is more than fight for the title more than me and even a little for me as personally. i have to save the lives but keep going and maul these guys man i'm not going down man's nose straight in the nose really. there are too many surprise about this fight the east versus the west the undefeated you have seen champion coming up against the man who once defected to boxing for a big money match the fire of corner mcgregor's verbal attack somehow beep and the icy cold response by the man from dagestan speaking of which we spoke to the father of the who told us that this was in fact an adopted tactic will show. everything

that we wanted to see and we have seen in him restraint a clarity of vision complete tranquility not a step back mcgregor will crack mcgregor mcgregor there's nothing scary about him and although it's just a regular fight mcgregor's made a huge deal out of this attracting a lot of media attention that's what he does and what we need though is more positivity for young people a good role model for them to exercise more and eventually become more fit father was denied a u.s. visa and will be watching the match here along with thousands of most devoted fans this will be the main venue it's a cinema but on sunday morning at five am it will be jam packed with closest friends and relatives but you know what it's clear where the allegiances lie here in dagestan but surprisingly elsewhere in russia not everyone is rooting for the

russian fighter. but i've been going there. with them wishing that soon soon we could simply buy limbs that have bieber gone and i can choose because he's the that the better wrestler and he's the better then the books are so yes i have been pushing. people. and you go it is no go on this is a corner where the boy is like on the other you know these two guys. it's like us a player sourced us play is close enough. how did you get that he couldn't get it but you know. do you know these two guys know not so. ok so you know these two guys just corner you could you pick a winner from each one yeah yeah i saw his fight so i know he's technique and skill so if i need to get a bit on him. so all is set for the biggest fight in the u.f.c.

is twenty five year history and we will be. covering it from here the land be promotable got the other assessed the artsy reporting in the republic of dagestan. and while mcgregor vs no month of may be the most anticipated fight this season some would rather see two other big names tear into each other. off russia they want me to get into a boxing match. like that you'll. be in the field. still to come riyadh says it owes nothing to america as the war of words with donald trump escalates that story and more after the break.

why should americans work after taxes stalin had a bomb against all of that up through the central bank that money transferred into the pockets of a few cartel members to create wealth and income gap social unrest social cohesion risk and wide scale poverty and watch that happen. when almost shows seemed wrong. but old bulls just don't hold. any. get to shape out just do something active. and engaged because the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground.

join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world the politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. welcome back brazil will go to the polls within twenty four hours in a general election where a controversial right wing candidate is currently the front runner former army captain joe you're both so narrow is known for his homophobic and sexist remarks and his support for military dictatorships daniel hawkins explains why he's been branded the brazilian trump. if you're a fan of drama and soap operas on a national scale you should be following brazilian politics it's got impeachments corruption scandals betrayals raging passions it even comes with an r.

rating for violence it's a guilty pleasure addictive with its twists and turns and the season finale is just around the corner the country goes to the polls in a general election at this sunday is not want to miss if only to see the fate of the main protagonist meat. labeled the trump of the tropics like his blonde counterparts his relationship with women is complicated but. just for the problem. he shoots from the hip and is a fount of firearms. for the story as well the good news story there is the you thought girl above the rose as well as the bible apparently just look at his slogan possibly. his supporters like trump fans admirers someone who says that how it is. lost now says what everybody

wants to say the does not have the courage to say that's why i'm voting. numbers to my group why i believe what he says in using the honest person he's patriotic. he's made it this far because he is not corrupt he's like family because he is ethical he is our only hope and that is why i'm here even those who love to hate can't stand him because obvious similarities to trump i think a good hearted person. car breaks and even the never troubled protest movement is comparable to hash tag resistance in the usa. were gay. although the and the trump backlash never quite reach such fever pitch levels possibly because nobody managed to get the trump anyhow both sinatra has suffered for his straight talking even getting stabs at

a campaign rally. both is like trump upgraded he takes things to a whole new level and a couple felt like it was dead often with bush. i think of the new unknown of the defense who well this is a. good go to school. thing to. get what you pay for goods if you want but even those out haven't shaken his lead in the polls his trump like promises are playing their part they will government red tape put brazil first privatized state owned farms get real tough on crime at all costs and in a country that has a history of rampant crime and corruption has cool stuff found an audience population is fed up with corruption population is fed up with going on the crisis

and in a crisis of representative each of the traditional parties soul the very fact that is leading the race as a front runner is a sign of the times here people really don't care what he actually thing about gay people or minorities or or human rights they're really really one the change he involved is just change one can argue that he's not serious about being the change he's not prepared for being the change this is a good argument he was really a fringe figure in brazil in politics one was always been there but it was all very important he changed parties all the time but the point is he's contenders that they failed to present themselves as better options even though technically they might be better options. the crown prince of saudi arabia says his country doesn't owe the u.s. a single cent in unpaid weapons bills his remark was a response to donald trump's warning to the gulf kingdom. we project saudi arabia

would you say they're rich. and i love the gang king solomon but is it. we're protecting you you might not be there for two weeks without us you have to pay for your village and actually we will pay nothing for our security we believe that all the armaments we have from the united states of america are paid for they're not free armaments we have to accept that any friend will say good things and bad things you cannot have friends saying one hundred percent good things about you even in your family you have some misunderstandings so we put that in that category riyadh's traditional foe iran has also weighed in with tehran time tehran's top diplomat tweeting it's delusional to think one can outsource security adding that the saudis should in fact focus on building regional relations saudi arabia and the us have been close allies for decades and the last ten years washington sold the country three hundred and fifty billion dollars worth of

weapons and other business deals between the two powers are said to be worth tens of billions. patrick henningsen founder of the news website twenty first century wire believes iran is simply trying to convince saudi arabia it doesn't need america's protection. the question is who is the u.s. protecting saudi from they're not going to be invaded or overthrown by styria or young men even though there is no country strong enough to topple saudi arabia except for the united states so that's how our protection racket works you pay the mafia and the mafia allows you to run your business and what iran is doing by reaching out is basically exposing that hypocrisy stand look you are under a protectionist arrangement or a protection racket arrangement from the united states and so why don't you think about a collective regional security arrangement that's in everybody's interests and so

not to be a client state of washington. art world has been left stunned after a work by graffiti artist banksy which had just gone under the hammer for over a million dollars proceeded to self-destruct. the iconic image girl with red balloon was shredded by a secret automatically activated device fitted at the base of its frame auction house attendees gasped as the art prank unfolded before their eyes banksy whose work is known for his anti-capitalist seems to instagram posting the message going going gone but the buyer needn't be too upset it's thought that the work will have doubled in value as a result of the stunt. that's our global news wrap up for now but i'll be back in about thirty minutes with more and you can always check out our website artie dot com for the latest thanks for tuning in.

the church secret indeed catholic priests accused of sexually abusing children can get away with it quite literally i like to call this the geographic solution. what the bishop needs to do then he finds out that the priest is is a perpetrator is simply moves him to a different spot were the previous standards not the highest ranks of the catholic church conceal the accused priests from the police and justice system to that end of that's known as the i intend to. use this out in. this. case.

unfortunately the united nations security council and its approach to yemen is only to listen to the speech of employees it affords many months or two months and then there isn't a tubes when leaks the other owns and i mean that i mean into present it's in the security council would make statements which are always an easy to. use. but after a time where we're going on the ground as the british government announces a three million pound growth through improve air quality in a country where perhaps five people die each hour because of breathing in pollution coming out of the show we will not cooperate with the i.c.c.

we will provide no assistance to the i.c.c. and we certainly will not join the i.c.c. we speak to one of the world's greatest human rights was geoffrey robertson and who won the battle of this year's strictly come to let's go party dancing was a german golden smooth tango or teresa mayes frenzy. one of the lambs find out with me and that's in on this week's coming on the form but first what now for international lore is something called the world court judges that this kind of arguable hate speech from president donald trump is of the. exact very seriously. we're doing many things right now including cities that are very clever one of the highest levels we've done some might say trump's economic warfare is just a more subtle version of the kind of jokey talk from his political enemy the late john mccain bomber in. britain verd spot isn't even on the international court of justice which ruled against trump this week on the

u.k. minority government leader drazen may britain for the first time lost its seat at the table to the ari in brics india partner to brazil russia china and south africa in a mass and then brought in dad the united nations security council christopher greenwood of the united kingdom has withdrawn from the election. announces the un as the president this means that india as. he gets elected automatically to the ports but of course some injuries amaze government may favor the views of trans national security advisor john bolton about super national legal institutions like the i.c.j. bolton says one should welcome the murder by strangulation of the international criminal court russia or the no longer an i.c.c. signatory says the usa is breaking post world war two legal norms joining me now is one of the world's greatest human rights lawyers geoffrey robertson q.c. jeffrey thanks for coming back on since you were on louie braun cooper the lawyer has died what would you say is his legacy around the world before we get to the

tsunami was a great great lawyer he was a maverick in the sense that he took on popular causes but he's legacy for free with speak in particular was great for a lot of important free speech cases in the sixty's and he was. chairman of the index on censorship he stood up for the underdog and for risen as prisoners that write a state said and says he should in particular and he did it mostly for free he was an inspiration to my generation and he died at ninety two still writing books he was a figure a think most steve paul in taking on the establishment which was why he was never a point to do you should have been a lord he had the intellectual firepower to be one of the finest

judges perhaps the greatest inquiry did he unveil to us to delete problems between israeli mercenaries and. to smuggle god to to bring. in gods for music radio to the fights to the right wing factions in south america and galileo rifles and see submachine guns. developed through the little british island of n.t. got at least british common law rotten and we headed an inquiry which exposed this das to plead gunrunning to right wing factions in south america from israel imagine israel there of course getting on to the subject of the international criminal court and the trumpet ministration doesn't really affect israel not as not a signal to the others because palestine.