the trail. for common ground. people. are just twelve euros fifty. french president emanuel necron prepares to break his silence on some of the most violent protests in decades with some outlets blaming social media to feel like the red. france's foreign minister warns donald trump not to interfere in french

domestic affairs after the u.s. president tweets about the yellow vest protests and then chanting for him we also people at the rally his base the portrait trump is rich a billionaire and just one microphone for me is my job to force them to research since the very worst of all room president. a warning that sanctions that could impact on the global fight against drugs as a wrong that claims economic penalties imposed by washington could see abuses not politics like raids on terrorism arriving in view of. those of its colonial past comes back to haunt it sparked by the reopening of a museum in the democratic republic of congo demolished the return of artifacts from feast when it was a belgian holding. a very warm welcome to you you're watching r t international with me and great to

have you with us this hour the french president emanuel mccrone is expected to address the public this monday that it's off to yet another violent weekend of yellow vests protests in paris capitals like comic songs elisei was left strewn with burned out cars shot to gloss and rubber bullets and what was some of the worst rioting you know of where decade we can go live now to our correspondent in paris shall i do good to see you very little has been said by the french president so far but others a talking about the protests. yes that's right. the french president is due to make that statement at some point this week he due to meet union representatives today to find a way forward and that's because the yellow vest protest is a bull ready suggested that they will be out next saturday for a fifth weekend in a row over violence and protests we saw many. activities of violence fail

missiles at least eight on saturday just solo's those on the tanks on the streets of paris the first time as the police were dispersing take out the rubber bullets trying to you could tell what some of the protesters were doing the other back to told us so many times this is not their movement it is actually extremists from the left in the right has infiltrated the movement we saw a lot of violence a loose treat them any people including us described this yellow vest over the past few weeks as a full pena's social movement but according to some outlets in the mainstream media that's not the case there is something dark and twisted behind it it is russia and that's because a couple of different companies including one called new knowledge which is a cyber security company have suggested that they've been monitoring around two hundred twitter accounts saying that they've been churning out one thousand six hundred tweets a day it sounds

a lot but to put that in perspective that will average just eight tweets or really tweets by each of these accounts and they're saying that many of the accounts there actually are russian but they've been used to amplify the tensions they've also said that facebook algorithms that been helping to spread misinformation about what's been happening here in france. once again it seems the move russia to is being touted as the boogie man when it comes to these protests some even suggesting that named sources from the british government are also saying that russian state backed media says outside. let's like all right norty all right amplifying the tensions here on the streets in france. this has been suggestions that bad actors are staying out of this part. that really see a social media invade as. well someone who's been keeping an incredibly close ally

on the process here in france is the u.s. president dual from use the protest several times to what's been described more insult the french president for his refusal to stand down to change the paris climate's accord which was a great a number of years ago and of course the u.s. president has said he wanted to pull out and then did pull out of let's remind yourself of what but a cool and agreed at the time it was one hundred billion dollars annually for poor countries to switch to green energy there was also the suggestion that they would look to keep global warming below two degrees and the developing countries to take a lead on fighting emissions in that country well one person who's not happy with the those tweets by don't trump is the french foreign minister. the judge i am telling donald trump the president of the republic also told him we do not take

part in america's debate leave our nation out of this. but one of the things that trump actually said in that tweet which he posted on such the midst of the protests here in paris was that people on the streets of paris liked him so much they were actually twenty chanting we want trump but we thought we would ask people in the streets if that was the case and believe me everyone we spoke to said no he would believe that he should even the french one revolution they don't want mccrum they want him and the french government to resign. i don't want my crew is. dangerous i'm not sure who's worse trump is rich. and just like microsoft for me he's not a politician and france would have voted for trump for us trump represents the very worst of all roun president we want. you put in france some feel.

about equality and we balance system or something like that. we have a kid and we don't want a king anymore. well a fourth weekend of violence as we just witnessed here in the streets of paris so is it being caused by the russian bogeyman is it being caused by russian backed state media not according to the pruett not according to the protesters many of whom actually came up to us on saturday and thanked us for our coverage thanks for getting the points of the yellow best of course and said that they've been tuning in to all teens national and or sister stations to try and get the real information as to what's happening on the streets and in the protests challah thank you for those details the show depends q. reporting live from paris. u.s. sanctions against iran may lead to a deluge of drugs asylum seekers' bombs on terrorists in the west that's the

warning coming from to iran he says the economic pressure could affect its fight against drugs on its border with afghanistan the world's leading opiate supplier and wrong spends hundreds of millions of dollars every year to curb the illegal drug trade and this is set the takes up the story. trump iran sanctions three words all a little too familiar to the world although washington aimed sanctions at tehran it's european companies who have felt the impact all those sanctions may have closed the door to european businesses they could apparently open another to the flow of drugs. i warn those who impose sanctions that if iran's ability to fight drugs and terrorism are affected you will not be safe from a daily dose of drugs asylum seekers bombs and terrorism in case you didn't know iran has been a barrier to a deluge of drugs coming from afghanistan feel he is. iran

has a lengthy border with afghanistan the world's largest producer of opium destined for markets in europe and elsewhere in twenty sixteen alone the u.n. estimates that iran seized a hof a million kilos of opium iranian officials say they've spent a hefty amounts on enforcement measures barriers canals fences around eight hundred million dollars annually it says on sealing its borders to prevent the transit of narcotics and if iran contra was stopped because of sanctions well you get the picture. you don't weakening iran by sanctions many will not be safe washington claims to have the problem under control since two thousand and two has been engaged in the council narcotics program in afghanistan but get this back in two thousand and one before the u.s. intervention poppy field stretched to around seven thousand six hundred and six has

fast forward to twenty seventeen and the number grows to three hundred twenty eight thousand hex has no program undertaken by the united states its coalition partners or the afghan government resulted in lasting reductions in poppy cultivation were opium production so there. iran can no longer protect its borders with afghanistan a wave of drugs threatens to engulf europe and beyond another tragic consequence of trump's foreign policy hitting allies instead the effort iran is putting in fighting drug trafficking is primarily aimed at protecting its own citizens drugs affect for two million iranians nevertheless it's also will bring benefits for other countries such as the europeans as well i think with the wrong honey government is trying to do is it is trying to tell the europeans that if the iran nuclear deal dies and unfortunately it seems that that is the. not

expect even corporation on other issues such as fighting drugs in fighting terrorism and while drugs and terrorism empower iran primarily but we have to remember that they also impact the region because while the transit region is europe. trouble is brewing between belgium and the republic of congo with the reopening of a museum dedicated to central africa it was supposed to be a new chapter in relations between the two countries but some have lashed out at the museum and given belgium's bursal colonial history congolese president joseph kabila is demanding the return of items seized during that era and on display in the museum when first established the museum was supposed to shine a light on the imperial might of belgium showcasing the best start of facts from the african continent seven congolese died in eight hundred ninety seven after

being put on show of living exhibit the museum now says its focus is focuses more on the works of african artists but it still has thousands of items looted from the congo including the skulls of tribal chiefs despite sixty years of in depend. the horrors of belgian rule are still remembered there a warning the next clip contains some disturbing content.

in a statement to the museum acknowledge the mistakes of the past visitors on opening day were divided over the controversy. that is really interesting to see our cultural history i think because of the fact that the regime is still managed by by white people who are still in. that it is still a wider vision. but only with a vision it's a new vision of africa it's different to the one that existed when i was a child i'm going to discover it just when you think i used to come here is a child so i'm curious to see the renovated museum i don't feel concerned i get the chance or see how much does it think it's ok that these artifacts are here in belgium a museum is a museum it allows us to see what happened the friends of the congo advocacy group believe that in order for a new chapter to open all the looted artifacts have to be returned. we have

a situation where through. the. destroyed african societies and now we're going to point where africans are making the demand come and say well you don't have the infrastructure to accommodate the materials that we lose in order for a new chapter to be opened the thousands of artifacts in the museum need to be returned to the congo now it's found they can. expand the museum and other are other artifacts however primary concern is the return of the cultural legacy of the africans. well as his documentary on how colonial rule has impacted on the african country will be playing throughout the day you can also watch congo my precious any time online and i web site r.t.

dot com. well it's been a year since a rock declared victory over islamic state the defeat of the terrorist group came a few months after iraqi armed forces secured control of major urban areas particularly the country's second largest city mosul the humanitarian situation though remains dire as pointed out by the norwegian refugee council in its latest report it says almost two million people lost still displaced across the country with eight million more in need of humanitarian aid they also say thousands of children born under islamic state rule us still on recognized by the government we spoke with a member of the aid group. god iraqi security forces are still active in some parts of iraq there are still operate i'm going to get rid of what is left of this one state group one hundred ten million are still displaced across the country one year on five hundred thousands are in panic only for twenty

eighteen eight million iraqis were in need of humanitarian assistance iraqi government face tremendous challenges big country has been through this war for three years what we need to focus on today is to ensure that millions of misplaced iraqis are able to go home the need to to rebuild schools the need to rebuild all spitballs i am some parts of iraq are slowly recovering. like most all even if it's still heavily destroyed but other parts like enjoy for example are still destroyed to up to seventy percent with a total lack of service is the budget for the country for twenty one thousand is currently being discussed and the overwhelming to allocate only one percent of the budget to the river to mosul which is the city where the where the needs are the

biggest and this governor eight accounts to ten percent of the population of the country so it's far from being and of god it is essential that international the international community community invest as much in the country in the record friction and in the seventies action of the country as they did in the fight against islamic states it is indeed an exception all and to think that millions can respond at a generous bend on bombs but not on human eternity and reconstruction their work is far from being done and as of today when i discuss with iraqis in in the times they really tell me their lives. you haven't and since then the islamic state so this is not the time to i've been to new york. and u.s. led coalition invaded iraq back in two thousand and three setting off a chain of events that many attribute to the rise of i still in the country let's take a look at

a timeline of how things unfolded. on . the night i am announcing that the american combat mission in iraq has ended and the iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country. will take time to read a case of cancer like i said we will conduct a systematic campaign of airstrikes against these terrorists. working with the iraqi government.

fans most still to come this hour including a young boy's love for a football superstar lionel messi unexpectedly turning his life upside down with his life now said to be in danger we'll look at that story on plenty more after the

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when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. welcome back the former soviet republic of armenia one of the oldest christian countries in the world has declared a landslide victory in its parliamentary election this monday morning prime minister nicole alliance secured over seventy percent in the vote the reformist anticorruption leader who took power after spearheading the country's peaceful revolution earlier this year had called the election years ahead of schedule he was

looking to bolster his or thorazine and form a parliament that he says will better serve the country's interests the former ruling party of armenia won only four percent which is lower than the election barrier needed to be represented in parliament about fifty irregularities were reported but no serious incidents were reported. now the killing of a mentally disabled palestinian man in the west bank has once again brought the actions of israeli defense forces into question a video of the incident has appeared apparently showing him being shot in the back of the head the following images are disturbing. twenty two year old mohammad hossam had barley can be seen lying face down and bleeding he died of his injuries later in hospital hundreds attend as it hundreds attended his funeral in the west bank we spoke to his parents about the tragedy. he was on the way

home from work and happened to come across some israeli soldiers he was then shot and the bullet hit between his eye and his nose you could see that his eye was swollen it said that he was shot from far away we saw on the t.v. that the three israeli soldiers shot him a close range. that is not a military man a car seen that had been shot and is now in hospital his father rushed the er only to find he was already dead. my son who is not related to any political function was a very simple person to his mental disability. me an israeli defense forces say the soldiers were responding to a number of palestinians who were hurling rocks during a raid on nearby properties they used live ammunition rubber bullets and tear gas yet to comment further on the incident but they say they have launched an investigation israel regularly raids the west bank detaining suspects last year

over a thousand palestinians were arrested and twenty eight killed here are some previous cases. of. mohammed's father explained further about his son's death. israelis claim that they have been investigating the three soldiers who shot him but i have no idea if the investigation will continue. he's a big loss to everyone he was special and different all his brothers he was my right arm and help me with everything i want to repeat that the israeli army bears full responsibility for the death of my son. young boy and devoted father football star lionel messi has been forced to flee his home for the second

time after threats from the taliban the group confronted this thousand year old when he went viral for his homemade messy shirt made from a plastic bag but the boy's family now fears for his life after his fame has caught unwanted attention. that's pushed the cat. doesn't seem. to. be.

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