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the attacker later committed suicide and with all the victims now identified the massacre has left dozens desperate over the loss of their loved ones. people have been gathering to mourn the victims throughout the night with residents hopes of a stop all on moscow bringing flowers and candles to the city's coach memorials an investigation into the attack now is well under way well let's cross live now to the city of kut it's autism but i gather they have joining us this morning but out

what's the latest we know now on this tragic case. well good ges a city that is deep in shock it's on everyone's faces here trauma more bad news overnight the death toll rose from nineteen to twenty five of them seedy is faculty members staff fifteen of them teenagers in their prime age sixteen to eighteen moves the. city is still recovering we're into mourning now it was completely unexpected there was no warning just not a city that anybody expected the school shooting to happen it but here is how it unfolded.

honestly i don't know we had said it's good but if i just. leave it i can press that yes considering if. it was inches of water. that it means that is there a way to start a book press to quit they're going to hit the and they'll say it's. only going. to work together we're going to go. up in unity. need a gun to meet. the good luck it will. be here you know but you know middle ground. here.

i knew most of the marine. never seen it. let me move on you know on the ground when you look at it. i mean. there are dozens and dozens of witness descriptions testimonies taken in the hours after this massacre and many of them a gut wrenching emotion leave training and make no mistake what's happened here is no putting it into words this was a traumatic affair that affected the entire country and it was preplanned it was a cold calculated killing spree the alleged killer the chief suspect in old student that went to this college himself in the obtained of firearms license legally last. month went to the great extent put all the effort into learning how

to make explosives bombs and he made a tremendously powerful one packed with nuts and bolts shrapnel to maximize killing to maximize the number of people who were killed who were injured the bomb was so powerful perhaps you can see from here that no not even the windows themselves the window frames were knocked out by the force of the blast forty people remain in hospitals ten of them are in critical condition still fighting for their lives the killer committed suicide as we mentioned in the library on the second floor of the college building we've seen relatives come and go but refused to talk to the press when the stand but they're coming in to pick up their. lost loved ones belongings and to find out exactly how they died will be here with further updates as we learn more. live in. was

saying of the gunman is believed to be an eighteen year old student of the college was found dead in the building having shot himself similarities are being drawn to another atrocity carried out almost twenty years ago.

we got reactions from several specialists who say the attack clearly echoes the columbine massacre and that in today's internet age it's just too easy to learn how to make basic but very deadly weapons. a shocking event but clearly there is something of a pattern developing and it is very difficult to gnaw what we can respond to that i mean we don't want schools and colleges to become fortresses the places of learning we were children and young people are exploring their lives developing their lives they shouldn't be fortresses are just you know jails in that sense but also i think we need to look at the culture i mean it's very early to draw any conclusions but the powers of columbine over there are obvious as a young man who carried a terrible crime scenes but also ended his own life you know he didn't deserve that and really he needed our help before we got to this stage and i think we need to be

looking at that as a society all of us is no longer the murder of an american problem for a long time i think we could kind of pertained we knew or didn't have this problem who it is not just a russian european problem and i think we all have to take it out on board the fact is that in the days of the internet particularly it's relatively easy to discover the means and ending date acquired the means to make rudimentary weapons such as these basic explosive devices we've seen in other incidents terror lated instance for example where you can kill large numbers of people without any access whatsoever to these kinds of traditionally criminal or terrorist associated weapons for example we've seen vehicles used knives used as weapons and these have been very very effective in terror attacks and there's no reason of course why they wouldn't be equally effective in the hands of a disaffected executed for example and so it's possible certainly to using the

internet freely available information to make basic explosive devices here in our international we are keeping across any further developments of course following that attack in crimea at the moment we get more information you get it. to some other news in the rundown here on this thursday venezuela is dumping the dollar when it comes to official exchange transactions and will now use the euro or other convertible currencies instead the move is retaliation for severe american financial sanctions imposed on the country's officials including the president though caracas is not alone in moving away from the dependence as daniel bushell reports. norm us the land of the world's top all reserves and else there's no more buying or selling in greenbacks you know let us be free we will not be anyone's

colony again the latest in a now apparently nonstop barrel large of hits to the pin yatta of the dollar system the impregnable tender since world war two and guess whose currency correctors is ousting it for. after trump threatened anyone dealing with iran brussels drops a bombshell on its old us charm in iran trade simply ditching the dollar e.u. member state will set up a legal entity facilitate legitimate financial transactions with iran and this will allow european companies to continue to trade with iran in accordance with european union low and could be open to other partners in the world. russia's backing brussels for them a pittance already talking dollar trade with major allies adding washington's just shot itself in the foot. american partners are making a colossal strategic mistake undermining the credibility of the dollar is universal

and essentially the only reserve currency undermining trust in it they can sing the branch they're sitting on this is a typical mistake of any empire when people think that nothing will happen but they believe that everything is so powerful so strong so stable that there will be no negative consequences but you know they will come in sooner or later but the hardest wallop of all may be from america's biggest rival china. beijing shop window now plans an ample dollar free range from oil trade in petro you won the online crypto you won the new silk road colossus and beijing's own swift world banking network even u.s. media admit washington's now waging economic war on one tenth of. the world and one in four people on this planet now live on the government's committed to draw dominance mainstream economists pooh pooh any future without a glorious greenback ensuring any smash will only be more shocking.

the u.s. is refusing openly to put pressure on saudi arabia over its alleged role in the disappearance of a journalist in turkey with us secretary of state mike pompei o refusing to be drawn on the existence of a recording supposedly handed over by ankara to the united states. is feared murder and dismemberment in the saudi consulate in istanbul this puts washington in a tricky situation between two allies with turkey accusing riyadh off the record of killing the distance saudi journalist two weeks ago. i don't have anything to say about that well we know what they could have discussed they could have gotten to the bottom of whether or not jamal khashoggi was indeed killed tortured and then dismembered as the consul watched as reports seem to

indicate however it seems that they focused rather on what seemed to be almost perfect about the u.s. saudi relationship we have. relationships and then true relationship between u.s. companies government things we work on together all across the world the efforts to reduce the risk to the united states of america in the world's largest state sponsor of terror those are elements of u.s. national policy that are for. americans best interests. if you will. to. you. now pales comments referred to saudi arabia as a purchaser of american goods primarily military hardware and he seemed to talk

about saudi arabia as an ally against what he sees as the primary source of evil in the region iran now this is not so much different from what we heard from mike pompei i was boss of the us president and saudi arabia has been a very important ally of ours in the middle east and we are stopping the rain and trying to stop it was stopping over everyone a big step for we took away that ridiculous deal that was made by the previous administration and they are an ally we have other very good allies in the middle east but if you look at saudi arabia. tremendous purchaser donald trump's comments come as there is a huge amount of pressure mounting on the administration in response to outrage about the case shoji incident president trump is criticizing the condemnation of saudi arabia over the case of missing journalist jamal khashoggi residence stunning statement as three sources tell c.n.n. that a high ranking officer with the saudi intelligence agency oversaw the saudis are

now claiming was an interrogation and he wanted to a building a never came out of the building what are we talking about in the building was saudi if he's dead said republican senator marco rubio today the u.s. must respond or it risks its own standing the administration assures us that saudi arabia will get to the bottom of what actually took place eventually we're going to give them the space to complete their investigations of this incident when they issue their report before our judgment about their next step in the decisions they make about accountability connected to this so the world just needs to sit back and have faith in the kingdom of saudi arabia riyadh denies any involvement in germany is disappearance former u.s. diplomat jim john trust believes washington will do anything to keep the saudis on side against iran. let's remember that the trumpet ministration for a number of reasons but i think primarily influence from israel and saudi arabia

has a vendetta against iran that iran is responsible for everything wrong in the world or iran is the number one sponsor of terrorism iraq is is is a regional threat and of course this is all nonsense but this is what the israelis and the saudis want and that is the primary policy that it unites washington with riyadh and i think they find and want to find some way to preserve that so i think this is a way of emphasizing in american context of that we somehow need the saudis in order to confront this very very evil threat coming from iran that is quickly turning into a busy day for you worldwide headlines for an international program or it's just a myth.

join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics small business i'm show business i'll see that. what politicians do. put themselves on the line they did accept or reject. so when you want to be president. some want to listen. to the press this is what the four korean people are. interested in the why.

it's good to have you with us today for the program relations with china and the possibility of a third world war now these are just some of the topics broached by the russian foreign minister sergei left off at a special q. and a with french media outlets held here in moscow are some of the highlights. so what's a proposal i think everybody is saying enough not to let that happen but we're very concerned that there's no dialogue between the russian military and nato will not long ago spanish fighter jet accidentally fired an edge. thank god there were no casualties but what if that would have landed on russian soil everything is so close there that's why we need dialogue i think it's silly to remain hostage to the

whim of american lawmakers well and of course all this happens while the u.s. implements its new nuclear dog treaty they create low power nuclear weapons. with the clear intent of potentially using them in combat that would undermine all the agreements according to which nuclear stockpiles should be used as a deterrent not as actual weapons. if you're then you're baltic what we've never had such a relationship with china like we have now when relations with europe started to tear a thing because of sanctions and some political issues and when the volume of trade started shrinking we started to look for other options we needed to compensate the low level of economic cooperation with europe and we saw growing opportunities for that in china india japan korea these countries significantly raise their potential and expressed interest in our products so there's been no political plan to become

closer with that region it's just been a response to the current situation and the european commission for now remains trapped by as you call it solidarity when a small group of countries doesn't want good relations with russia and make other countries follow its example. but it's the british squeeze you will give it is a person who represents a certain political power and doesn't go against any laws or international norms why should we blacklist them is it only because they represent ideas which don't fit the current european mainstream well that's not exactly democratic i suppose who knows what will become mainstream in the near future maybe the current so-called populous no one knows and still democracy is democracy it's. the mayor of the italian city of lodhi has ordered all migrant families to provide documents about their financial status including any property they may own in their

home country is a failure to comply could result in a loss of social benefits including school lunches subsidies for their children and transportation. that's this we're in the same room but we have to say in the back corner. if there are people who have money how's this or land in their home countries why should we give them services for free while italians before everything enough the gravy train is finished this is not racism it's justice and good sense. lets you notice what i don't have answers for my son what should i say we as foreigners have to produce these documents.

one of my classmates said she wants to if he send wish with us. the very best if he misunderstood it should be forbidden to impede gratian of kids read others it's a pity for the town children who've lost the opportunity to interact with other cultures so little release him a quick look i completely agree with the missed decision because all those foreigners have properties and the countries of origin. to get to this and that for the mayors measure is not unfair it's just because they might have property of broad doesn't mean they're rich here. to me jean. maracas another issue could easily get the papers to the consul's nevertheless kids still have to be respected more than adults.

very large majority of migrants actually aren't migrants so they do not follow. five for refugee status and in that case you know most of these children as a result of that come from families who have taken a risk and who have put their families at risk and their children at risk just to take advantage of a system that is really there has been put in place by italian families over generations so it's not about excluding them but asking them to create two to follow the same laws that apply to italian families it's nothing else than doubts so if anything it's about equality not discrimination. undergone is offering highly lucrative contracts to big tech firms these days among the takers is online retail giant m o's on whose boss jeff bezos has criticized companies who refused to work

with the department of defense. we're going to continue to support to do and i think we should you know i just make any sense to me sometimes one of the jobs of a senior leadership team is to make the right decision even when it's some popular and if if big tech companies are going to turn their back on the u.s. department of defense this country is going to be in trouble the latest pentagon project i was on seems to be involved in is worth ten billion dollars it's called jet i taking inspiration from the star wars films it includes building cloud infrastructure to enable the pentagon to consolidate its data storage a contract will run for ten years and will be awarded to a single event. this program is truly about increasing the lethality of our department and providing the best resources to our men and women in uniform but not everyone wants to play ball google recently dropped its bid for the jet i project

saying it conflicted with its corporate mission thousands of its stock had protested against any involvement of brian becker director of the antiwar coalition spoke to us about why amazon's position differs from google's. everything that amazon does is about making money and was already have a contract with the central intelligence agency for six hundred million dollars so many of the employees and google and apple are saying is that the pentagon is actually not structured to defend the united states but offensively going to war against the people of the world so as the meeting us dominance of the us empire right now these high tech companies cooperated with the pentagon and with u.s. intelligence carry out what they say are consumer services what they're really doing is here is our surveillance against the people of the united states this is a violation of our first amendment rights and it's a violation of our fourth amendment rights not to be searched and seized that's the

program for this hour here on r.t. international that's a nearly half past nine here moscow time we are certainly back with much. welcome to the alex savin hill last week he questioned whether to resume a could negotiate telemarketing breaks that plan passed the house of commons this week it seems he could even get it passed through a cabinet that all can which the plan is perished is the irish border unless she agrees a particular backs up at and t. for ireland the european union will not make a deal if she resigned then she loses the support of the democratic unionists and much of the conservative party as

a show demonstrated last week she's unlikely to find succor from any other benches in the commons and this program we heard again from the voices of ireland is it possible to navigate a way for a right all island to. once again post questions to which english politicians find there is no answer but first your teacher mess just i'm sure e-mails first from wendy the he says randomly just caught my goals where they from scientists for you talking about the people thought he was great sign up to and support on march with us on the twenty fifth if you can and praise also from mike from eric who says great interview on the show clear concise and well answered measured and represented the brakes in position superbly unlike the mostly incoherent interviews i've heard paul however is not displeased he says disgusting i mean vote not vote again till they get what they want this shows clearly that only they are for their own best interests lining their pockets is their agenda and contrary and also says

there already was a people's vote they voted leave. finally joe says excellent program with interesting discussions it was especially good to hear the position of the d.p. being stated now when i speak show top democratic unionist samuelson flung down the gauntlet to the prime minister in no uncertain terms some will some earlier forced on a memorable phrase said the d.d.p. of some blood red lion is a bright so well the me i'm lying we have spelt the site for the very start of this process is that the united kingdom as a whole voted to leave the on the united kingdom as a whole will leave the e.u. and if there are any attempts to leave northern ireland languishing in the stifling umbria of brussels then we will not be voting for any deal which consists of an arrangement such as the prime minister i think dropped the ball to

restart because she accepted that or there was a problem with the border and stead of kicking back and saying there isn't a problem there is need to be a problem we have to we can find ways of monitoring tree and across the border collecting taxes of that because that than everything else but she doesn't and of course that's why we're not at the impossibly are and you look at many times the government has moved its negotiating position to accommodate the demands of europe out of some possible then to do a deal with someone when you show such weakness on me i think that the prime minister has at this stage now i got to consider. her he goes and does she even tear back some of the compromises he's already offered to the e.u. and say ok what we're going to fight a fight this night and we'll get the sort of i mean not in march you will finish up paying the consequences you know german carmakers will pay the consequences lances french winemakers will pay the consequences the irish economy will pay the concert

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