statements which are always if you do. a saudi journalist vanishes in turkey with reports he's been killed inside the saudi consulate riyadh fiercely deny such allegations. also this hour a wake up call for the german chancellor angela merkel as polls predict her main coalition partner of the c.s.u. will see its worst performance in decades and of arias upcoming regional elections . and it's seventeen years since the start of the u.s. war in afghanistan and a new u.n. report warns there's been a terrific increase in the number of civilian casualties just this year.

you're watching r t international coming to you straight from the russian capital where it's just turned six pm welcome to the program. mystery surrounds the fate of a prominent saudi journalist who's been highly critical of the kingdom's royal family he's been missing for almost a week now after entering a saudi consulate in turkey there's been conflicting reports over what's happened and the world's media has been whipped into a frenzy over the story you are trying to has more on the disappearance. where is journalist jamal khashoggi what happened to him for an entire week nobody has been able to answer that question and vesta gaiters on the groud who might be the closest to solving the riddle believe he could have been brutally murdered behind the walls of the saudi consulate in a stamboul alleged details of how it was done include sending over a fifteen man

a head squad from the kingdom to make sure the man's dead and her as shocked something so horrendous could have happened in the city of in stamboul. the prosecutor in istanbul is investigating the issue there is both a security investigation and an intelligence one it is extremely sad than in that this incident took place in a country i knew jamal for a long time so i still hold out hope god willing we will not find ourselves in a situation we do not want and still hope. riyadh says it's got nothing to do with it all the claims are absolute lies. an official at the consulate general of the kingdom of saudi arabia in istanbul dismissed the report by reuters which science fishel the saudi citizen jamal khashoggi was killed in the consulate in istanbul he fishel strongly denounce these baseless allegations and express his down to that they came from turkish officials they were informed of the

investigation or authorized to comment on the issue the saudi kingdom's transparency record has been poor to say the least but in a rare display of openness there officials even invited reuters on a tour around the consulate jamal lives and works in the u.s. but to obtain a license to get married he had to see saudi authorities has definitely been to the consulate twice on september twenty eighth and last tuesday that was when he disappeared now here's what's crucial mr who writes about the saudi government and it's not exactly glowing actually had been worried something bad could happen to him before the second consulate visit the journalists left his cell phone with his fiance with instructions on what to do if he didn't come out soon the woman called turkish police four hours later when jamal was nowhere to be seen saudi officials

say his stay at the compound was very short they say the journalist vanished once he stepped outside now they're looking for him to mr shorter his fiance is full of hope that his not been killed but kidnapped rather the story's been picked up by media all over the world one of the newspapers jamal wrote for the washington post came out with a blank column where they were supposed to print his piece but that hasn't helped there's been no trace of the man well washington's number one diplomat might compare talk to the saudi crown prince exactly it. day after the mysterious disappearance they brought up all kinds of international issues but didn't mention mr hood if we are to believe the state department that really does though worry some people on capitol hill. this is outrageous that he's been somehow disappeared

the administration needs to demand his release and subsequently inacceptable in a further sign that this crackdown on free speech is getting more serious we should probably be rethinking the political and military blank check we've been giving this. now what if the journalists never found alive donald trump's latest oil related comments have already made washington riyadh relations somewhat complicated the disappearance and possible murder of jamal khashoggi may well make them much more tricky. polls for the upcoming elections in the germany region of arya won't be music to merkel's ears the chancellor's key coalition ally the c.s.u. looks set to lose significant ground for the first time in decades the c.s.u. is projected to garner less than forty percent of the vote the greens are predicted to double their seats in the bavarian parliament all right wingers the a.f.d.

are set to make their debut and as artist peter our explains this could have serious ramifications for the balance of power in berlin. this coming sunday on google merkel's coalition partners and sister party the c s you preparing for a monumental upset in bavaria and state elections they're currently polling at just thirty three percent the party has historically ruled the region and hasn't taken less than forty percent in local elections since the nineteen fifties the blame for the c.s.u. being down in the doldrums is being firmly placed mrs merkel's door these are all numbers that are heavily influenced by burl in politics i do not want to burn incense situation in the bavarian state parliament internal disputes hurt no matter what causes them i admit that things can get better in berlin but if you let your own personal ambition take over it becomes impossible to govern the c.s.u.

of being hey merging votes to the left down to the right of the political spectrum the green party looks set to make some big gains while the m t migrant alternative for germany party look almost nailed on to into the bavarian parliament for the first time this year series out of touch with the citizens of bavaria and a lot of people from the c.s.u. based thing similar to the way we do in the a.v. so many former c.s.u. voters have come over to us the world is changing but our is changing but the c.s.u. reacts with the same ideas people want different answers the bavarian prime minister . has been doing his best to distance himself and his party at a state level for the federal government going as far as to crack a little bit the only chancellor he would be seen outcome painting with would be said. of austria.

it took until the merkel six months to cobble together the current ruling coalition they've only been in power since march but in that time they seem to have lurched from crisis to crisis so yes you will have to find a partner for a college coalition and it's most likely that this will be the green party because that great collision between. will not work they will not score enough but you can see that this yes you have no real influence on the policies of until america and people are just fed up of voting always force us you which has a very conservative profile in the political discourse but in the end they turned out to do just the same as more and more left leaning c.d.u.

angela merkel the party will most likely hold onto its majority vote bookies are taking bets on just how much it will be a row did and it could well be historic peace for all of a. new u.n. report notes an appalling increase in the number of civilian casualties in afghanistan victims from bombings using improvised explosive does devices or i e d's have risen twenty one percent in the last year deaths from suicide attacks are even worse up forty six percent the report shares the story of a teenager injured in one such attack. i was taking part in a cricket match at the time after the game some of the guests were to give speeches but before those got underway i heard an explosion and saw smoke i saw my blood and realised i'd been injured i started running there was a second explosion and i fell to the ground and lost consciousness it's inhuman to attack players at a game. it's seventeen years since the start of the u.s. invasion of afghanistan despite the war the taliban has only increased its

influence and now controls almost half the country we spoke to the director of the u.k.'s crisis research institute and he says washington doesn't want to admit defeat and a failed invasion. where we're seeing the real radicalization of afghanistan on almost the syrian model if you like ironically as the civil war in syria has wound there's been an increase in bars in afghanistan and it's probably the most violent of these conflicts in the world at the moment the use of these kinds of attacks is way both spectacular it's also very unsettling because what it does it shows that the afghan government and its allies the americans and british and so on can't really control the situations of britain and america from afghanistan recently through syria and libya and should have shown we're very good at destroying things and smashing up our opponents but we don't we don't do reconstruction any more just look at the fate of mosul in iraq or rock or in syria a little differently these councils in washington i think probably trump would like to disengage from any of these wars which will cost sleep both money and men for

the americans and not particularly successful on the other hand the pentagon doesn't want to admit defeat and the taliban of course sensing that perhaps it's getting close to the victory on its turfs doesn't feel the need to talk to the americans but the taliban also may feel that talking to russia talking to the neighbors or afghanistan in moscow will help to create a situation. a post-war settlement in afghanistan will be acceptable to the neighbors. a controversial right wing politician dubbed the trump of the tropics has won the first round of brazil's presidential election by a rather large margin however your boss not failed to secure the fifty percent needed to avoid a second round runoff his supporters are crying fraud and have taken to the streets in protest. oh.

i. think i feel pain and anguish because i know we didn't have a truly democratic elections. if there is a second round i would feel frustrated and one hundred percent sure that there was fraud ahead of the election there were massive protests against both candidates see with thousands taking part across the country his brush remarks on women and guns for example that exposed and deep in divisions and brazilian society and frequently provoked shock. joy to the world it. was just curious good to see their struggle you go we'll go for the left wing candidate from the former ruling party which has been plagued by corruption scandals came second with twenty nine percent versus forty

six percent a two will go head to head at the end of the month. still to come in the program russia's foreign minister slams dutch claims about hacking the international chemical weapons watchdog discussed that live with our correspondent after the break. us a sign explaining to this idea of the u.s. dollar reserve currency empire they've built over a post world war two hero for everyone gets into debt to the america and pays homage to america china russia iran africa good name and they're all saying no we want markets close up in a complex market close up we want to trade we want to trade directly bilaterally we don't want to be part of the globalization that.

seems wrong. when old rules just don't hold. any. to shape out. come out to. and engage with equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. and. welcome back over the weekend russian mixed martial arts fighter habib normal get me out of the friend of his title against our superstar conor mcgregor but his victory was marred by scandal. one of the most eagerly anticipated contests in the

ultimate fighting championship history congregants returned to the usa has been overshadowed by an ugly post fight brawl loudly brawl broke out following the u.f.c. championship match in las vegas. the post fight brawl however did not stop thousands of fans in his hometown in southern russia from celebrating many said the fight was about standing up for me out of the country and religion which were marked by mcgregor the fight stunned not only fans but sporting heavyweights as well. no tourists in memory versus team should be for it's unimaginable never thought it would go down like this crazy or the my fight riots you know it's bad when mike tyson himself the guy that bit his opponent's ear off expresses shock and it was a free for all vengeful brutal star store room fueled mosh pit where knuckles did the talking and a great cliffhanger to set up for

a rematch unfortunately it was also incredibly stupid it put people audience members in danger it was also entirely unnecessary i want to say. never the sort of. i know this is not my best side in all this is not my best you know i'm here mobeen he talked about my religion you talk about my country you talk about my father here is where we are now and bieber jumped out of the cage first went for co-owners coach who had been goading him for that his pay has been suspended and more penalties could be coming elimination even a number of his teammates who were also arrested for assault but released when coolness corner refused to press charges seems black and white the beeb's. except thank goodness for phone cameras. defense

minister accused for russian citizens often attempt to cyber attack on the good news ation for the proclamation of chemical weapons and now the incident took place back in april when four russian citizens were detained in the netherlands they were expelled from the country on the very same day their equipment's their cash was seized and the minister said that back then it all looked like a misunderstanding it was there was nothing secret about that trip it was a routine trip. there was nothing secret about the a prove it to the hague by the russian specialists accused of spying by the netherlands they weren't hiding the russians they were expelled from the netherlands when given any explanations they were detained and asked to leave it's an example of megaphone diplomacy. while the russian foreign ministry published a statement right after that incident with the fool x.-plane nation of what

actually happened back in april now in the statement it was said that there was nothing extraordinary about the fact that the less the russian delegation checked in at the marriott hotel which is situated is very close to the o.p.c. w had quarters the ministry also said that the hotel has been used by the russian delegations for decades as it is located just five hundred meters away from the russian embassy and that that was also the reason why there were so many russian cars packed parked outside but the dutch side was really aware of all these facts that were mentioned in the statement still nonetheless it was all portrayed as something from a movie really. artie's medina court. thank you so much for bringing us the latest . the syrian war has been indiscriminate when it comes to wreaking devastation on

people's lives but one tragic story about a thirteen year old girl from aleppo does have a happy ending. i . mean my sister and her two children went outside to buy some things but got caught up in the shell and my sister and her children died and i was taken to hospital as if when we heard the blast i told my wife may god protect the girls from that shell when we went outside to see what damage the blast it cause i saw the children's bodies what remained of them scattered all over the ground.

there are not the bottles the russian military visited us they saw sidra and the state she was in they helped us to travel to russia where we've received a very were a welcome all the doctors treated us with care they gave my daughter preset it lacks. i was very scared but the officer even valera which visited me in supported me she brought toys to play together has become a friend of mine. the u.s. secretary of state mike pump air hasn't received the warmest of welcomes or missed chinese counterpart on a visit to beijing the chinese foreign minister lashed out at the u.s. over the trade wars between the two powers and against washington arming taiwan. the us has also don't gramma's attacks on china's domestic and foreign policies we

believe all these have directly impacted the mutual trust of the two nations and comes to shadow over the future of china u.s. relations. the two countries have been at loggerheads for some months now over issues ranging from trade tariffs to sanctions against beijing for its purchasing of russian arms has also accused china of meddling in the upcoming midterm elections. we cross live now to tom brooks master of law and government and the dean at durham law school thank you for joining us now following the chinese foreign minister's comments pompei of said that the u.s. has great concerns about china's actions where do you think all this is heading. but i think this is a kind of fight that donald trump has wanted since he started his candidacy he's really been a big change for republicans in lots of ways that are reported quite a lot for good reasons but what one very big changes brought about is republicans

have normally been for free trade and no tariffs a new borders for trade where is donald trump is very much a protectionist at heart and is very much about trying to stop a lot of cheap imports undercutting workers manufacturing in the united states and he's seeing china and chinese imports in particular the united states as a as a real kind of issue it's of the energize his base as much as any other conservative issue that he's got and so trump has been talking about china as it were the bad guy in terms of trade for a long time in this and it's one surprising to see the rhetoric ratchet up it's unfortunate to see this you have wood seems to be at least progress of a colony and of the meeting of the dictator in north korea meeting with donald trump you've got the koreas starting to to to speak more together and lots of good

signs there that are very welcome to then exercising this way. militarily with todd. on. and and kind of increasing not just the the rhetoric against china but increasing it would seem the push for longer harder same sions against chinese goods and so on is not just kind of it so that might destabilize what progress has been made in the koreas which i think is of critical importance but it doesn't do i don't think the united states much favors either china for their part has demand which are going to stop this kind of action against the country i think there's any chance of that happening. none i think i think there's no chance i think again. this is something very important to his base they want to the this slogan to make america great again

is really centered on creating jobs in the so-called rust belt where a lot of factories were closed and trump sees this as a kind of a critical part of that plane so he will continue to ratchet ratchet this kind of rhetoric and language up it's curious hearing what the scots very real concerns about forward interference in his own election that he is now looking at the chinese when he figures there but i think that we will see for some time i suspect also one a distraction from other issues i think trump is going to want to deflect attention away from british cabinet appointment and other things but also again something very dear to his base that he feels he must deliver on tom brock's professor of law in government and the dean at our law school thank you so much for joining us. that's our global news for now thanks for tuning in.

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