so when you want to be president and should. somehow want to. have to go right to be for the survival before three of them all can't be good. interested always in the waters of. the ship in the. u.s. senate is demanding an end to military support for saudi arabia in a long running war in. london this morning the russian president calls sunday's maritime clash between russian and ukrainian vessels nothing but provocation describing moscow sentiment as a brand to sell ahead of ukraine's general election next year. the. council. on trains.

a survivor of an horrific mass grooming case in the u.k. steps forward calling for a change to british law after a local council allowed a convicted rapist be in contact with. their good morning my name is kevin oh it's just turned one in the morning here in moscow this is art international life let me stay with me for at least the next half hour or so for us not sort of the big stories we're covering around the world this hour starting with this the u.s. senate's passed a resolution calling on the government to end its support for the saudi led intervention in yemen despite opposition from the white house. this could lead to a corresponding kind of mopin hey that can it take us to this and this resolution party going overwhelming support from both sides republicans and democrats will say going to maine for this horrendous war in yemen is gone for so long and

logistically what comes next than. the vote was sixty three to thirty seven they passed a resolution essentially urging and forcing the united states to stop supporting the saudi war against yemen the vote was pretty overwhelming sixty three to thirty seven support on both sides of the aisle one of the major voices speaking in favor of it was bernie sanders the senator from vermont this is some of what he said we have been providing the bombs at the saudi led coalition is using. we have been refueling their planes before they drop those bombs this is a vote. that says to the world we are going to end. the whole rip the humanitarian disaster that is killing tens and tens of thousands

of defenseless children in yemen now there was widespread and pretty solid opposition to this resolution from the white house at we heard that secretary of defense james mattis spoke to congress behind closed doors we also understand that mike palm pale the secretary of state he spoke and said that the situation would get worse in yemen if this resolution were passed this is my pompei oh the suffering in yemen grieves me but if the united states of america was not involved in yemen it would be a hell of a lot worse. now at this point people have looked on at the situation in yemen and we've seen that the united states has actually held back un resolutions that would condemn saudi arabia's actions we've also seen various charities and humanitarian organizations calling for urgent action. you know people on the ground the united nations and others have said the war essentially puts fourteen million people at

risk of starvation now in march it's important to know that the u.s. house of representatives passed a similar resolution but the u.s. senate voted it down back in march when a similar resolution came up one house of the u.s. congress passed it but the senate voted it down now it appears that things have changed regarding the u.s. relationship with saudi arabia and certain forces position on it in the aftermath of the killing of jamal khashoggi the journalist it seems that some forces have shifted on and now we see this resolution passing both houses of the u.s. congress now the white house has threatened to veto the resolution so people are wondering to see what will happen now ask next but this is certainly a shift in how various forces in the united states government on capitol hill have viewed saudi arabia and the continued u.s. relationship with it building up pressure between those u.s. senators and the. other spot that's developing with the sons of it or. the

new york city caleb maupin. already described as one of the worst humanitarian crisis that situation continues to deteriorate each and every day in yemen as we mentioned just now. research for the islamic human rights commission is an ngo which tries to help people of all faith told me better earlier the saudis could immediately allow humanitarian aid into yemen if they wanted to. is the saudis that are stopping this

a coming in with the occlusion of the brits britain british government and the american government so i think that's what we need to actually look at in terms of focusing our attention. united nations resolutions in terms of calling for this to actually be and there's no reason why they can't stop this immediately unfortunately i see a very bleak picture head and because i don't really see any of the participants in any mood to actually do anything relist acumen ground which will make a change and the people who can and the governments that can make a difference are britain america and young men who are involved in this genocide of the yemeni people and this needs to stop. you know that is the russian president has called clashes between ukrainian and russian vessels in the current straight on sunday erecting stunt as kids authorities look ahead to the twenty nine thousand

presidential election if the current kiev authorities successfully so anti russian sentiment. because they have nothing else to sell these there's a feeling that whatever they do they will get away with it if they demand new borns for breakfast they will get babies so what they'll say the government wants to eat the russian leader also said that the current standoff was a pretext to introduce martial law or ahead of the forthcoming twenty nineteen election the democrat in stress that kids authorities hadn't introduced to jaring some of ukraine's worst moments in the ongoing civil war thus far our senior correspondent laura garza has been following the international reaction for us central european powers france germany in particular seem to be less than enthusiastic about america's latest calls for more sanctions against russia germany in particular saying that it is still supporting the north stream to gas pipeline from russia to central europe and i think that the government has of course taken

note of the criticism the north stream to ease first and foremost an economic project that's what we've always said but at the same time we've repeatedly indicated that it has however a political dimension to this follows on from various u.s. officials calls to enforce and to strengthen sanctions against russia we certainly encourage all european allies salut card what additional sanctions could be implemented i've seen at this point there's not something germany and france have said they're considering but these things i think can develop over time u.s. president donald trump himself asked and whether he's going to condemn russia's actions in the u.s. well he spoke more critically of russia than he has in a long while but he said that he's going to wait for a full report from his advisors before condemning any russian action that will be very determinative maybe i won't have the meeting maybe i won't even have the

meeting i don't like that aggression i don't want that aggression at all absolutely and by the. way europe shouldn't like that aggression and germany shouldn't like that aggression is referring there of course to the pre-agreed meeting with vladimir putin on the sidelines of the g twenty summit in argentina but we've also heard a lot of criticism in the press with calls and questions to donald trump and other leaders and why they aren't condemning russia hard enough but let. it be president trump issued an extremely mild rebuke to russia for firing on and seizing three ukrainian ships other storage supporters of ukraine be it nations the great britain canada for example it condemned russia or third parties such as jews think tanks the atlantic council one of their one of their pundits has been calling on nato to send warships to be as i see through the street crossing

perhaps unaware that such a move would be illegal as the season tunnel waters of russia and ukraine and requires the permission of both the third party bush ships to enter the ass of c. the russians have offered their own version of what happened in the on sunday in the strait of cuts they say the the texted the ukrainian vessels they had a new choice but to use weapons to seize these vessels as they were behaving dangerously radically they hadn't filed any notification s.b.u. counter-espionage agents were on board they also say that this is a provocation we're goes to have meantime on the other side of this kiev says it had warned russia about the presence of its vessels in the area and has called the seizing of its ships an act of aggression further ukraine's now demanding all twenty four crew members be released immediately they'd be given a two month detention sentence charles bridge security i misspoke is but this

earlier on he's saying here that strong backing from western countries means that kiev cannot rationally the state. you've got a country such as ukraine which is repeatedly challenging its much more powerful neighbor and its steering not because it's been given leeway to do so by reform for most of the united states and also of course backed up by the u.k. and others in the west and so for example you've seen provocative behavior being rewarded recently the united states for example announced that it would supply to tank weapons and other weapons to ukraine instead of trying to defuse the situation . apart from the recent escalation between russia and ukraine reputed also touched on other major topics at this year's russia calling investment forum here in moscow earlier among them the role the u.s. dollar plays in the global economy but there are two to reports the russian president was clear about the state of traditional global trading and the association with the u.s.

dollar now is the time for innovation and change and you see you have no goal of moving away from the dollar it's the dollar that's moving away from us. those making such decisions are not shooting themselves in the foot but somewhere more delicate further up the body because this instability when it comes to doing business with the dollar gives rise to a desire and it's happening all around the world to find alternative reserve currencies and create a financial system independent from the dollar. should put in has confirmed that russia along with some partners is working on poland systems independent of swift now if you're thinking russia is acting like a rebel without legitimate cause then understand that this is actually not a revolutionary idea thomas mantra of america first america first is now imbedded in our minds and economically there was always bound to be

a backlash one of the innovations has been the leading nations to find independence from the dollar. e.u. member state will set up a legal entity to 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 that came after american pressure on its business with iran threatening sanctions in case of violence and to add insult to america's injury france is also apparently mulling over an alternative to an economic trading power through a stronger euro zone the defense of our strategic and commercial interests financial independence back in business we must propose and this is the request made to the commission to consolidate europe's financial autonomy and finally and extraterritorial nature of some financial and monetary decisions it's no secret

that the global economy and politics is interconnected and what we have is a reversible reaction was proving to be a catalyst for consequences turning back into action now dear to r.t. . story from the u.k. the smallest generating of a lot of victims of sexual abuse is big but a. call for a lot change after the rapist who fathered her son through abuse was reportedly allowed to contact the child to know what you think about the story listen on our side r.t. dot com and this is. has got the details. an unusual case getting quite a bit of traction in the u.k. a victim of child sexual exploitation has a way of her anonymity and come forward demanding a change in the laws following revelations that a man who had raped her as a teenager as a result of which she had a child was apparently reached out to by the local council inviting him to

partake in the child's life. and it. has been a person council to apply today i'm praying till. now this man in question was actually put behind bars two years ago and is serving a thirty five year sentence for multiple sexual offenses involving nine girls including this woman sammy woodhouse and we know that he was told by rather him counsel that he could seek visits with the child well just to be clear the man did not make such an application but this still became a good enough reason to trigger a call for a change in the legislation to protect others this is what a local m.p. had to say on this appalling examples of the little being set up by the to favor

the perpetrator or to actively work against the rights of abuse survivors and the consideration they should be afforded the ministry of justice have said that they're investigating this case to see whether it was an error or potentially part of a wider problem we also know that the council have said that they were basically just following guidelines and rather them is really a place in the northern u.k. that had reached the headlines in the media previously back in twenty fourteen when an independent inquiry had found that as many as over fourteen hundred girls were groomed and abused over sixteen years and that report had found that that was carried out predominantly by men of pakistani origin so it's indeed very likely that this latest case is going to again stir up lots of questions that need to be addressed there safeguarding is not more important but in the ninety's and in the northeast the youth which is that where we can at the time they are just

a drain on public funds we do need prosecutions we do need parents to speak up and . say yes our daughter was a victim in the english community the english families they will go and they will seek prosecution and but within the asian community where it does happen and it's still rife there groomers are protected by the own community because they are chained by our narrow and stigma so that's why they are prosecutions are there lessons have been learnt but they are not being acted upon. directs the people in one of them to see what they thought about the summary would oppose case. absolute disgust and it's so horrible i think it's disgusting to know just disgusting it's disgusting the police should be frightened to death to do anything in the past and are still going to do it now absolutely incredulous that they can just think it's acceptable to approach a convicted rapist and ask if he wants access to

a child now extended and yes president trumps in the firing line again this time accused of failing to keep a campaign promise daniel bushell looks at how the us leaders words are coming back to haunt him after a bold pledges like. they're all coming back i. shall i do not. we're going to get those values up we're going to get those jobs coming back light at the end of the tunnel pledged to general motors workers by donald trump but far from coming but plans now getting closed along with four others in north america over fourteen thousand g.m. workers tipped to get the boot but don't worry you now can't feed your family the c.e.o. says it's all good layoffs or in ross bill swing states that put trump in power the donald says he's not happy with like i was shocked by what. i said you know the. general motors you better get back you. talk is cheap republican led congress has

done a lot for g.m. management policy involves tax cuts worth millions congressman g.m. pocketing that windfall then stabbing employees in the back calling it greed at its worst and more it's insulting aaron and i tell you what he did not lift one finger we sent the president's letter president letters to try to get him in gauged in helping us figure out what the future of this facility is so it's a browns warning of jim chief pilfering government to help taxpayers have heard it before when barack obama build out the bankrupt firm in zero nine. government watchdog notes his administration was happy to approve of that cash going on excessive bonuses for its management obama added he buy their coal once he quits the white house right that didn't sign a brand new chevy volt fresh out the line even though secret service would let me drive that i am but i said i'm five years from now when i'm not transferred any more than i am. well jim just pulled the plug on that model and five

others by the way that news release about axing story optimizing workers and allocating plants just before the festive season boasts a cool motto zero crushes zero emissions zero congestion at the moment it's one executive tax break five plants shot and fourteen thousand sacked trump and jim exacts you're fired during a bush long well the president reacted to the news by tweeting his disappointment with the decision he also threaten to cut government subsidies for the company and confirmed indeed his pledge he said to protect american manufacturing jobs. to slip host to the conference on rebuilding war torn afghanistan but the taliban which controls large parts of the country was not those talks our correspondent sheila do bensky reports from geneva. this is a two day conference coming to an end now and what's been happening here over the

last forty eight hours is discussions on what's happened what's been achieved what's not been achieved in afghanistan in terms of the economy in terms of trade in terms of women's rights and of course in terms of the peace talks and how they can move forward in the future but there is one big thing that's been missing from these talks and that is the taliban who are not here and who have not been taking part in these talks at the u.n. . now while there have been statements made today including one from the afghan government to have confirmed that they have assembled a twelve men team man team that will be able to open talks unconditional talks as they describe them with the taliban in the future the taliban have not been here and as we know peace talks in the past have not been massively fruitful and many experts have said that's because not all of the stakeholders have been at the table at the same time that the afghan government that the u.s. government because their troops are stationed there and of course the taliban who

some would say are a major stakeholder in terms of the security and the future of peace in afghanistan just recently earlier this month in moscow talks were held at the moscow format was held the taliban were invited and attended those talks however the u.s. government didn't attend those talks the u.s. government has been holding separate talks with taliban representatives in the state of qatar in regards to this but they haven't all come to the table together with the afghan government. and that's particularly important because while the taliban was in control when the u.s. led invasion took place in two thousand and one so seventeen years now of this conflict they were fairly diminished back then but in recent years there seems to have been resurgence in the number. some reports suggesting that the taliban have control all openly active in seventy percent of afghan the regions that's far

higher than we've seen in any figures over that seventeen year period so they are a major stakeholder and it is important for many that they are at future talks in terms of peace in regards to the country and how that moves forward now there was a warning today when there was that new twelve month that's been assembled for these conditional talks and that is that these talks may be unconditional in terms of getting to the table but the demands will not be accepted if they are unconditional representatives diplomats here saying one of the most important things that they will not allow to be disregarded in future is the rights of the citizens of afghanistan particularly its women running parallel to this kind of connected news germany's introduced a program ended encouraging migrants to return to their homes the german government still trying to get around on the wave of migrants the royal when the crisis broke back in twenty fifteen but this latest initiative is dividing public opinion peter

all over europe correspondent spin to try to find out why. germany is looking to convince migrants starts its time to go home last year sixteen hundred people opted for voluntary every punch relation the latest figures for twenty eighteen show that that number is down to just three hundred that has prompted the government to put in place a new incentive program under the slogan your land your future it offers financial payouts understood to be capped at three thousand euro per family or one thousand per individual to return to their country of origin these payments could take the form of flight tickets or even rent being paid the program is open for those who don't have the legal right to stay in germany failed asylum applications although still being processed posters for the campaign which have gone up in seven different languages nationwide have had pain throwing up them like the ones you see here others have being dogged in graffiti saying refugees are welcome here the

campaign posters sound the reaction to them have splits opinions here in berlin. if they want to return and if things are fine in their home country then this team is probably a possibility but the majority of migrants come from war torn countries it makes it much easier to send people back to their home countries i think it's preposterous people who are already here should stay here syrians and others in any case i think it's a negative move so i support this initiative this offer to migrants because. it will cost much more money the interior ministry who is behind the program is headed up by horse at times the most by a brand of german officials when it comes to the migrant question. of no country can take an unlimited number of refugees we want the integration of people who have the right to stay but integration can only succeed if we put a cap on immigration. i was on my sixty nine sixty nine people were flying back to

afghanistan and. he has since calmed that rhetoric down a little bit but germany is the only country in the world that has an individual's right to asylum written in to its basic law its german equivalent of the constitution under until a merkel has been a vocal supporter of the un migration pact which aims that burden sharing internationally when it comes to migrants have to be thought through the now this pact for migration as well as for refugees is the right arm it is our task to contribute so that in this twenty first century world everyone has a chance for development so that we have peace and don't put ourselves first and then the stand that german values mean always thinking of others put that plan is rejected in equally as vocally by countries such as the united states australia and italy and one of the main contenders to take over from angola merkel as leader of

the christian democratic union has said he isn't much of a fan of the un migration pact either nor is it particularly on board with warts the german basic law has to say about asylum he's been a long time of been convinced that we should open the discuss this constitutional right to asylum and whether it can continue to exist in its present form whether it's through incentive campaigns like the one we've seen all through some of the means whoever takes over as leader of the c.d.u. is going to have the task of convincing german voters that they are the one with the solution to the question of what to do about people who are living here in germany without the required documentation to allow them to do so legally peter all of a. funny for say goodbye for tonight for months media attention on gaza has been focused on those ongoing protests and the anger at the border this most every friday now

young palestinians in his. well these are trying to give each other and the world a glimpse into what their lives are really like on both sides of the divide. the gods of the world sees in the news is mostly about numbers numbers. numbers of homeless numbers resisting in gaza is that. you could help us find the one plea for our voices to share our stories with the world. some of the pictures we post and some of the videos we make or instagram to back the site of the story that isn't normal they depicted by mainstream media the stories of regular people the farmer the shoemaker's downstairs everyday people the

ones we don't normally hear about in the news the forgotten ones the ones behind the numbers this kindergarten was destroyed by these ready bombardment of a nearby building some of the children went to the kindergarten and found it destroyed but they played with their toys despite the destruction. of humanity and among the i'm alone among the you. cannot bear arms. learned was. how long will the children live in the border here on a daily basis the sounds of loss how long the entire family has been days and nights in bomb shelters where telling stories from a sixteen year old's point a few blocks from the political point a few wouldn't have any family. tical stands we just want our lives to return to

normal and be able to return to our homes peacefully we want only the others to sleep in peace and not to worry about this situation one place will want to leave normally we didn't do anything to the. young people so close yet so far apart still us is not sure of the way some of the world news stories looking for thursday mornings one foot in the morning you know i've covered i would thank you for watching the next programs in your part of the world or on my head all here. right after this break story.