go to a veteran center for health issues be considered as someone who really needs attention and. breaking news in r.t.d. us confirms that soldiers have been killed in the explosion in the strategic syrian city of miami beach in an attack which has been claimed by islamic state. also to come to the u.k. prime minister faces a vote of no confidence after she suffered the biggest parliamentary defeat in

modern british history as both sides of the breaks the unite against her day. breaks it ministers of calm ministers have gone but the shambles has remained unchanged point shrilly of credibility because our government quit for. what you just call. on europe was quick to react to the outcome of the vote with some senior politicians saying the e.u. would make no further concessions another surging u.k. to clarify its plans. for the welcome just gone six pm here in moscow you watching r.t. international now will start with breaking news because four american soldiers have reportedly been killed a man bridge after an explosion rocks a crowded area in the center of the syrians. see that's according to media reports

the official u.s. army twitter account confirmed casualties but didn't specify the number of those killed local media published a video of c.c.t.v. footage capturing the moment of the attack we're going to show you now a word of warning there you might find the images disturbing. you really should. islamic state has claimed responsibility for the blast shortly after the attack u.s. military vehicles were filmed close to the scene by artie's video agency broccoli. and here is the latest video sent from your by ropy from man bridge or up resource on the ground also confirmed to the u.s. troops have now placed the whole city on lockdown a pentagon military helicopter has also reportedly arrived iraqi wait let's cross now to our or at least called on him for a slayer paula. it appears final confirmation that american soldiers have been

killed in this blast. it certainly does seem that way what we've heard from the spokesperson for the u.s. led coalition against isis known as operation resolve is a confirmation that american soldiers have been killed but they have been given numbers however we are receiving local reports that some four american soldiers have been killed will wait for confirmation for that. side but what we are hearing from the spokesperson is that they're conducting an investigation and issued a statement shortly they say and they did confirm that they troops were conducting what they called a routine patrol now we have heard from eyewitnesses that they saw some soldiers in a meeting with members belonging to the man big military council in a local cafe not. foreign troops were the target of what is not being called a suicide bomb some of the soldiers seem to be in inside some seem to have been outside there were at least fifteen american soldiers on patrol at the time of the

blast no islamic state has claimed responsibility at the same time we are hearing that american troops have put the city in lockdown and that nobody is allowed to move on the streets that they have stationed troops at the hospitals at the entrances and exits and no one's allowed to leave or two into there has been military helicopters military vehicles in the area of the blast which was near this restaurant which was near a busy pedestrian street and also near a market and they have been ferrying the injured there has been extensive damage there are cars in the area that have been ruined they have been store fronts and windows that have been shattered now at the same time there's been a lot of talk back on line with turkish and at the same time kurdish people blaming each other for the blast of course this is the first such incident since the surprise announcement by the american president donald trump that he was going to withdraw american troops from syria that process takes time and in the meantime

american forces have been conducting patrols in the area one big of course is a hugely important strategically located area in northern syria and it has been the scene of a tense confrontation between turkey and kurds now it is it is governed by the kurds but recently they called on the syrian president bashar assad to send troops for reinforcement of. impending showdown that many expect will happen between turkey and the kurds who the regard as terrorists. ok thank you paula for the update that was paul asli there. in other news the pressure just keeps piling up on the british prime minister treason may a day after suffering the biggest defeat of a government in modern british history over her break divorced deal she now faces a vote of no confidence it is just a few hours away at the latest now from artie's in situ and he joins us in london

and nastia a turbulent couple of days has been for the british prime minister what are her prospects of surviving tonight's vote. well low andrew this vote could go any way possible and indeed it's a very crucial day for the british prime minister but you know it has to be said that at this point things with brock said have gotten so messy that one can't help but wonder if those who had initially come up with it would have done so if they knew what was to come because after all this time the june twenty sixth referendum it seems that the u.k. is nowhere near knowing what bracks it even is what is it going to look like and where will it lead instead what we have is of british prime ministers struggling for dear life to hold onto her job over and over again with uncertainty about what's to come for the british people now the way things stand now of course is

after last night's massive historic unprecedented defeat at the house of commons where an entire two hundred thirty votes over did not go in favor of the bracks a deal that the british prime minister had been fighting for for basically two years she was faced with lots of humiliation but not just that she's also faced with a vote of no confidence. confidence tabled by the opposition party leader jeremy corbyn and that is what's happening at the house of commons today is that we have m.p.'s is a debating for hours on end again for an entire six hours they're talking today about what to do and if anything to resubmit is just being grilled over and over again as as that unravels. humiliating defeat the worst for any you keep government westminster bins in the chaos here in denial on

a customs union in denial on no deal in denial on the amounts of money being spent preparing for no jail in denial on last night's results he talks about being in denial the only person in denial in this chamber is him because he has consistently consistently failed to set out what his policy on breaks it is this government has failed our country it cannot govern cannot come on the support of most people facing the most important issue of the moment which is breaks it takes failed again the last of my last night the more he consults describes as the key issues facing this country. as. with every other previous prime minister through the scale of defeat last night they would have resigned the country would be able to choose the government they want.

well there is the british prime minister trying to defend her position still and we're now basically four hours away from knowing what is going to be happening with her job basically for the with best case scenario for the streets of may that she gets to stick around and basically start from the very beginning or she will be shown the doors by m.p.'s and that will be known at around seven pm local time when the results are announced following those hours of debate of discussing this motion of no confidence now in terms of predictions of what might happen some are saying that the mass at the house of commons continues to be in her favor and that she's likely to be able to survive this vote and continue being british prime minister others are saying the opposition would not have called for this vote of no confidence if they weren't certain that they could win so that will be known later

on tonight but the bigger questions are what is it going to be exactly that's happens if she wins she has to go back to the negotiating table with whom well with the m.p.'s who are very angry and upset about the way things have been going as we saw there with the european union who doesn't want to renegotiate but would like to know what it is that the u.k. wants to be doing and of course if she loses then it's a question of the reshuffle of the government here in westminster that there was a moment more most likely going to have to be a resignation general election or a decision about what the next government is going to look like all of this meaning more chaos more uncertainty is it going to be an extended the deadline for braggs is there going to be a bracks that is there going to be a new deal bracks that or a second referendum all of those options continue to be on the table while things are quite clear that the u.k. is even more uncertain now it seems that one when the referendum vote was announced

in terms of where all of this is going just by going to be sure of plenty more twists and. to come thanks nasty those and see it yorker there in london. now europe was also eagerly awaiting the outcome of the vote last night with the politicians quick to react spain austria and the czech republic said their governments were prepared for any type of breaks it some other european leaders also expressed their readiness for anything. regarding the future relations the reason of course the possibility of further defining certain points if this helps to avoid a hard break that scenario will of course do everything to find an orderly solution but you are also prepared if there is no orderly solution we see you have time to negotiate but we are now waiting to see what the british prime minister proposes we want the u.k. work to rome from its red lines of the costumes union in the single market the position could evolve also leaders of long lamented that result from the two

thousand and sixteen referendum but now that that deal that was on the table has been outright rejected by parliamentarians in the u.k. it seems that they think that the only option now is for the u.k. to remain possibly via a second referendum angela merkel the german chancellor said there was still times for talks and clarification there was also clarification from claude the president of the european commission who said he regretted that decision by the u.k. parliament meanwhile the president of the european council went even further saying that there was only one positive solution and that of course it seems to be a day in the year now other e.u. leaders have pretty much had it too at the back of their teeth with the decision from the u.k. with leaders from italy and france trying to put their own country's interests

first rather than k. president mark corners even to some dick. started to give the u.k. the cold shoulder. but i will divide the u.k. is heading towards a new deal despite there being no agreement it scares everybody the first losers of this are the british people maybe we can improve on one or two points i don't really believe that because we went to far as we could in the existing agreements and just in order to try and solve a problem of british internal politics we want not defend the interests of europeans but plenary session is taking place currently in the european union parliament it's being led by people of course talking about breaks it might have been hoping that they could have been dotting the i's and crossing the t.'s on this deal today but not so it looks like it's back to the drooling board and in fact there are warnings now that are high risk no deal is a very likely outcome. of

a no deal has never seemed so high our goal is to avoid such a scenario but we also have a responsibility to remain cool headed which is why i wouldn't turn so far to put this possibility many voices are now suggesting that a second referendum is a very realistic possibility but briggs it is a warning that if a second referendum takes place it might produce the same result but actually with a larger majority for leave if the trial becomes complete and we are forced to vote in a second referendum you may be in for a big surprise the british may be a very placid people very laid back but i promise you if i get pushed too far it's a lot that will roll we will be even more defiant if we have to fight a second referendum i will win it by a big majority. what is the word like no deal heartbreaks it

and second referendum are being thrown about we take a look now at some of the digs day predictions is britain's brag since august spiralling out of control we've decided to press the pause button and get some perspective on how justified the apparent mass hysteria is from both leavers and remain is first up we have the rejected deal with jeremy corbyn being its most outspoken critic the prime minister has to go seriously the boxed worst of all worlds deal which is bad for britain leaving the country in the indefinite halfway house without a real say some journalist acco the disappointment of the labor party leader one of the reasons that the u.k. will still have to conform to the rules in one way or another. yet michel barnier the man behind the deal himself clarified the rules from the very beginning the tradition really last for twenty one months during this limited

period of time do hold he will continue to apply to do you. the divorce bill now this one is a big remember when most of the u.k. papers were dominated by headlines like these it gives us potential in the customs union without an eight divides up the united kingdom between northern ireland and great britain and pays thirty nine billion for nothing in return the likelihood is that the u.k. would probably have to pay out a similar amount if they were to remain in the the e.u. on the other hand will also stick to commitments made before that happened the united kingdom should pay its share of the commitments taken during its membership all you projects and programs will be financed as forseen under the current multi annual financial framework. no deals that with other countries that it's the fear right this deal will deny the u.k. an independent trade policy while potentially keeping us out of existing e.u.

trade policy we would be cut off from the world with our trade and economy regulated from brussels but there's another side to this story as the world trade organization director general puts it himself it's not the end of the world trade will not stop it will continue. as will be negotiating with the e.u. . the legal basis on which that trade is going to happen doesn't mean that you have a disruption in terms of trade flows or if you will become a more moderate on the ticket so now that may's deal has been shelled for the time being surely some people should be happy wrong brace yourselves for the worst or at least that's the narrative that the media has been pushing right from the start playing to be unable to fly from the u.k. to the e.u. and vice versa creating chaos in ports though before this is not an apocalypse movie is it. could britain be isolated overnight will

all planes be grounded after brags that well the easyjet chief executive your hand doesn't quite mirror that sentiment. deals to know you're. confident that fly will continue to march well and if you're not frightened yet in this guardian article will send shivers down your spine but the reality is only thirty percent of all important projects is provided by the. but what about the meds forty five million packs of medicines leave the u.k. every month ago she europe and thirty seven million packs of medicines come to the u.k. it will still be able to trade with the e.u. on the basis of easier over time with full pharmaceutical products it would be difficult to imagine that the e.u. officials would allow her to citizens to be without essential medication just because they decided to leave the union wouldn't it well maybe they should have

been clearer with their messaging it turns out that the feeling of uncertainty due to bribes it has been pushing some nationals in the u.k. over the edge i want to the british government has somehow address this very issue you citizens and their family members living in the u.k. by twenty one as much twenty nine c. will be able to continue receiving u.k. benefits gridley the same terms as now it's no wonder that brags that saga is troubling the minds of both u.k. and citizens with the instability of a country in turmoil and who can blame them especially if you're fed fear in the papers on a daily basis more or less screaming the end of the world is nigh in a day or two to r.t. thanks man with a saving we're back again in a couple of minutes with more stories. join

me every first day on the alex song i'm sure and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see if. i match kaiser with more of my guide to financial survival this is. a device used by professional scallywags to earn money. that's right these has flaws are simply not accountable and we're just adding more and more to the. totally destabilize the global economy you need to protect yourself and get informed. president donald trump has repeatedly said the u.s. will withdraw from syria it would seem he's the only one in his administration backing this move is trump in charge of his own foreign policy are john bolton and

my campaign actually. again i don't know trump is facing a number. into alleged ties with russia and at the weekend it was revealed to the f.b.i. launched a probe at the moment. this has led some to suspect but ups a different kind of collusion. explains. it's been a leak to the media that during the presidential campaign the f.b.i. investigated donald trump to see if he was working for the russians now the f.b.i. investigation found nothing however the fact that it even took place is being described as a scandal within itself but the reality is that the f.b.i. has a long history of looking into top u.s.

government officials and their ties to the rue skis for example they were all over vice president henry wallace when he called for a more peaceful approach to the soviets the real peace treaty we now need is between the united states and russia on our parts we should recognize that we have no more business in the political affairs of eastern europe than russia has in the political affairs of latin america western europe and the united states at that time the mainstream media dragged him through the mud and let's not forget george mcgovern the liberal senator who was investigated also by the f.b.i. we all know that for years liberals and progressives were called soft on communism in moscow to agent this charge was even leveled against dr martin luther king jr they investigated henry wallace f.d.r.'s vice president they tried to smear him as a communist wallace was condemned and seen as a threat not to the american people and national security but the security of the interests of these powerful people for whom the agency's work and not for the american people but here's the kicker what's different is that these investigations

never came to light they were kept out of the public eye until documents were released two years later but what seems to be revealed here is the close relationship between the intelligence agencies and the press and b c editor william arkin recently resigned in protest of the fact that the way he sees it american media is essentially just being used by intelligence agencies the generals in the national security leadership that runs the country and now also has the commentators in the analysts who populate the news media really are not people who we can look to as saying while they won a war they they avoided a war they achieved some magnificent. in fact they are the custodians and the architects of perpetual warfare much more open and that's very true actually journalists are sucked into want to be close to those in power and it's become really taking dictation in many ways of whatever government tells the vetting

process the challenger in particular national security issues and foreign policy now they can go right out in the open there's no filter there's no skepticism about this in the past so you've got journalists openly siding with the intelligence agencies as if they are paid assets of those agencies so rather than learning anything scandalous about donald trump what we actually learned something scandalous about the mainstream media. r.t. new york. chelsea is facing charges following an investigation into anti-semitic chance by their fans during a match in hungary last month i got the details from our correspondent alexia shift . just go through them what do these charges exactly relate to what have chelsea fans done wrong well last month we reported here in the same studio about a huge racism scandal in england where part of the chelsea fans abused during a game in london something which exploded a media bomb in england and just four days later

a bout of chelsea fans went to the game in budapest against a local side in the europa league and they were heard chanting and to semitic chance in the in the stands supposedly related to their north london rivals of tottenham hotspur but they chose a very wrong place to do that budapest as obviously very sensitive about and to semitic issues now they're facing the club is facing the u.a.e. investigation and possible partial stadium ban as you wait for dozen such cases but they didn't stop there just a week after that incident the british transport police reported that part of chelsea fans were travelling from london on the train after the club lost. that's the city at home and they racially attacked people on the train as well as sexually abusing sexually attacking several women on that train so it looks like you know three incidents in just one month and the club looks to be in trouble. a lot of focus on chelsea at the moment but i mean that's not been the only club that's been

in the spotlight. instance about racism and such it's not about chelsea in fact the club itself has been doing very well according to different and discrimination groups they've instituted the zero tolerance policy towards any kind of discrimination but we're talking about the minority of fans which always spoil the weather for certain clubs and in this case we can talk about the talk of the hot spot which i mentioned before they had an incident in december as well when a banana skin was thrown into the bridge to an african player of arsenal and just this past weekend a journalist went to a game against manchester united at wembley and reported that there was racism racist behavior in the stands as well and you know what back in the days to remember that any racist incident happening outside of england even in russia here people would just point the fingers and say look everyone is else else is racist and england's doing fine but right now we're seeing a spike of such incidents in in england and god knows why why is this happening. ok let's just some pictures now from inside. the live pictures from there where the

debate is once again raging this time on the record of the government head of the night street competence which is set for seven pm. was called by the leader of the opposition following reason a. night. for stories of course the right across the story for the coming hours and to stay with us for that. so that's how things are looking back again with the headlines more stories at the top of the hour. you know world big partisan. loftus and conspiracy it's time to wake up to the deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smart we need to stop slamming the door. and shouting past each

other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. to get up off the ground sir begin to pay them down. and then freeze on the sounds of an mit grown man mislead us into the. early. days of the john. twisted away from the officer. of his group. they obviously did they kind of lunge for the web in one smiths and then when it happened on trace one and the observations didn't hit him i never saw any contact with. any kind went back to where they were so the answers back here they're trying

again fifteen feet apart at this point and that's when the officer pulled out his gun and even turned three. hello and welcome to cross talk where all things considered i'm peter lavelle president donald trump has repeatedly said the u.s. will withdraw from syria it would seem he's the only one in his administration backing this move is trump in charge of his own foreign policy are john bolton and mike pompei oh actually running the show.

cross talking to syria policy i'm joined by my guest. in london he is a lawyer and an independent political analyst as well as an expert in iraqi affairs in damascus we have m r y called he is founder and director of know so it's an organization expressing stakeholder opinion in syria and in the middle east and in norman we cross to joshua landis he is the director of the center of middle east studies at the university of oklahoma are right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate joshua let me go to you first in norman i have a very simple question but i don't think there's a simple answer trumps foreign policy is befuddling. frustrating to understand and it seems quite fluid so what do you make of his policy as his major foreign policy advisers including the u.s. secretary of state.