this i was told headline. outrageous for a spy accusing power of treating african countries like poland is fueling the migrant crisis with calling on the e.u. to impose sanctions on its neighbor. in the u.s. media after a native american vietnam veteran was reportedly harassed by teenagers wearing make america great again on the program we look at as if it's perhaps too soon to rush to judgment. europe. germany and france. with a new treaty to. critics though one of the last of sulphur and tea and suspect the

new treaty is just a smoke screen for. world news on the hour every hour this is the international live from moscow welcome to your stories. of what is reportedly called a hostile remarks made by the country's deputy prime minister luigi accused of pursuing a colonialist policy in africa and of worsening the micro crisis even going so far as to call for sanctions is a correspondent. from have quite a. fighting as e.u. elections clue said the two countries are increasingly looking to bolster their allies and to drown out the rival. italy's

a deputy prime minister has laid the blame for the on going my current crisis here in europe with france saying it's impoverished african nations with its colonialist policies. we must address the causes of this crisis because people are leaving africa in part because some european countries led by friends have never stopped being colonizers he even went as far as calling for brussels dissension paris now some might say that it's a bit rich to lay the blame on france's colonial past given that italy too had colonies but to my ears beef is that a cool thing to him france has never let go there are dozens of african countries in which france prints its own currency the franc of the colonies and with that currency french public debt is financed by italy's been ruffling matt corns feathers for a while including in its support for the yellow vests movement has been

a french is it i hope for the good of the french who are a great people that they come out of this moment of crisis macron was a laboratory invented product to stand in the way of any change on the horizon that seems obvious to me now. all while rome's hand of friendship is being offered to world's other e.u. nations disgruntled with the influx of migration including hungary in poland they calling for a european spring french president has taken up the fight me holding on and he's just like it is indeed clear that today there is a strong opposition between nationalists and progressives and i will not give anything away to nationalists and to those who deliver this hate speech and so if they wanted to see me as their main opponent they are right. france and italy have ninety bangs of contention immigration settlement in libya relations with russia and they conti even decide only a nod to vinci's legacy but they do have one thing in common both want to take

the lead within the e.u. charlotte even ski. paris we spoke with a lot of cup a sania a professor of politics at the university of maryland he thinks the mio actually makes a fair point i think there is a basis for the ija demaio accusation against friends little group of countries in central africa and that treat francis the us they look for them for recognition during the civil war or they reach out for minister it's in france they use the currency that was backed by the french treasury and so on him and saying if you don't call it media colonialism i wonder what what kind of policy could you call me a colonialism it's they are and i'm at an all time low those relations between the france and italy meant and it's clear why you know at this point in my craw on the

government in france is really sort of human skin regime what kept together the european union the sort of the old elite for thirty or forty years. between paris and rome germany and france are seeking to strengthen ties the two european heavyweights so signing a new treaty on tuesday which will set the stage for closer bilateral relations on multiple levels however not everyone is entirely sold on the idea let's try and shut some light on this an explanation now with our teaser peter all of. germany and france will put pen to paper on a commitment to close the times this tuesday for the globe and us we believe that the world has changed dramatically and now more than ever i want to build on what germany and france have already created together the draft of the deal was a little light on real details but there is a clear intent with it let's have a look at the deal was set for an increase in bilateral statements when it comes to

major e.u. issues now this is something that's already fairly commonplace from the two now it's going to be in writing there's also plans full fiscal integration and what's being called the franco germany konami zone. on the military front both nations want their armed forces to be as into twined as their economies with germany and france combining to reinforce nato. defense also it's being called the string of a common culture in the ranks and they franco german security council so the brass and the politicians pulling in the same direction there's also foreign policy goals which may prove a little less straightforward including a permanent seat for germany on the un security council but not everyone is happy about these e.u. powerhouses getting even more chummy and cementing their position within the bloc.

europe is used to the franco german axis but we're seeking a new balance a new energy and in this sense poland and italy will be the protagonists of this new european spring there's also domestic upset. over the deal alternative for germany say it erodes german sovereignty while the same sentiments have been echoed by the usual suspects in france you know so could my sending the sax on the quiet on the way to market on commit treason with the release of euro skepticism it makes sense that berlin and paris would look to team up but not brings us back to the question of foreign policy how will the interventionist french sit with the germans we now know for that coalition.

expects a lovely display for the cameras in the border city of aachen on tuesday but we've seen before without any fundamentally changing global military outlook it's hard to see how this deal changed much or anything at all. on the political commentator. told us the new treaty is designed for foremost as a safeguard against opposition. in my view it is more than just a statement it is. the rule of an arrow and here that justice is. our boat again or even rebel against that and you can see that the other way in paris now is. quite a dangerous conflict every pro so that the vast majority is again this

mrs merkel doesn't care showed it in all decisions in the us that she doesn't care at all on whether she has a man in the i.m.f. from the former star nor from the city seventy two. of course there are always two sides to every story something that appears to be true about the standoff between a student or students wearing a make america great again cap and a native american veteran a video of the two taken to washington d.c. went viral sparking outrage in the media so our correspondent kelli bafana now assesses what is not being reported. a visual like this will get your blood boiling . the catholic high school student who comes face to face with a native american elder in a viral video is now responding to the media went wild a youth in trump's trademark tat disrespecting an elderly native american

disturbing viral video has sparked outrage toward covington catholic high school just stir being viral video shows a model team saying make america great you cannot sit around singing native american out there in washington troubling incident at the foot of the lincoln memorial and it wasn't just any native american this guy is a vietnam veteran he was instantly turned into a hero by celebrities and the media this is a pulling the ignorance the goal the disrespect is shameful that native american man showed incredible strength and dignity and i heard him say you know down. here i sit here because we have to stay strong all of us that the one who is all that anger and all of that wanting to. have to freedom to just rip me apart but there's always more to the story than a single snapshot. that

make america great again. look at it. we think. we would not make it look again. it turns out that the boys were taunted rather hatefully by black nationalists and others and all kinds of hate was unloaded on them simply for wearing trunks a baseball cap and furthermore unlike those trying to provoke them the boy in the picture he simply stood silently however he did put a defiant grin on his face. compared to. the young man has now penned his version of events he's getting death threats from across the globe i'm being called every name in the book including a racist and i will not stand for the small black character assassination of my

family's name so some channels are now editing the story but the damage is already done this turned into a huge story only because this child was wearing a make america great again i think that there is a serious lack of integrity in reporting at the end of the day everybody wants to put their own spin on a story it's no longer about who what when where and why it's about how could we spin this in a way that benefits our narrative. the leaders all for russia and japan a meeting here in moscow later on choose day for talks on finally signing a world war two peace treaty between the two countries a major sticking point up until now has been russia's coupeville islands which japan still lays claim to head of the talks hundreds rallied right here in moscow calling on the kremlin. not to see the temperatures. are. going to go. it's guaranteed barely anyone possibly even zero people in this crowd

have been all the way here seven thousand kilometers away roughly the distance from london to miami but the protestors are out there standing in the cold to defend the fate of this group of little islands. which also in this case means defending what came out of world war two without digging into history too much japan was then germany's ally and eventually lost along with the rest of hitler's axis and to these three men the winners agreed on see item three the handover of the karylle islands to the so that union some ten years later the u.s.s.r. in japan officially ended his still ities but never signed a peace agreement more than six decades later we're in a whole new reality where the russian president can say no it is a key issue he needed me to go. a little subtle with. this

shake you say to each new facility where japan's prime minister makes an oath on his father's grave to sort the russian issue as journalists have reported but despite the apparent friendship i mean putin and i have been seen clinking glasses enjoying ballet at moscow's bolshoi watching a judo showdown and even having a fun moment with mr putin's japanese dog something has always gone wrong with the peace treaty progress tokyo keeps saying it has a historic right to claim the south corals they call them northern territories moscow keeps repeating its sovereignty over the islands can't be questioned and some of the words that come out when russian and japanese politicians are not together aren't helping inhabits a. of the northern territory's or russians position in the negotiations is not about saying please get out of there i rather work

e thing to say when nothing's been decided moscow was unhappy with that at all so when smiles and all kinds of positive signals get mixed with a bunch of disclaimers you won't call pleasant even the journalists are left baffled what's up for discussion and what's not but what if this tuesday sees a historical peace agreement finally emerge. this meeting is scheduled for two pm today moscow time will be a media briefing off their words and will bring it all to you live as it happens for the meantime though here on our team play ball story still up and coming on the program including the fashion magazine vogue gets in hot water after mixing up the name of an american muslim to fist more on that in a moment. join

me every thursday on the alex salmond chill and i'll be speaking to guests of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see that. country has gone into a nihilistic fever that's why i think i'm gonna hit the road and get out the traveling across america to find what makes america the charlatan is the genius of this place especially american hero this is it we've come to a point which element is done so we always are on the courageous and. the culture. we're starting last with is going to headed east into the swamp we're going into the belly the bees and i think i want to leave now doesn't get any more gondo than

this maybe completely different but in this. good to have you with us today for the program the worlds of political and business elites congregating in the small swiss town of davos since the annual form of the name kicking off today that's. joining us here on the program and i see oh good to see you today every year the world's wealthiest gather in davos they talk about ways to help with the world's poor of course amidst champagne lunches and high end gifts expectations for this year's week long event. well it's certainly. going to be a busy week here as usual rory davos indeed is a household name a world renowned economic forum that attracts political leaders and business trendsetters from all over the world every year since it started back in the

seventy's now thousands of delegations from countries all over the world for fun hundreds of sessions and indeed some glamorous mixing and mingling here in switzerland followed by crowds of journalists who try to detect what the next biggest headline is going to be but it seems this year quite unusually the big story is also who isn't here rather than who is here because we see key western players having to stick around back home to deal with domestic issues those of course include u.s. president donald trump who just last year was the center of attention here in davos indeed this year he had to cancel the trip because of the longest running shutdown in u.s. history also british prime minister theresa may sticking around back in london to figure out brags that she has little time to do it so she's working on that we have the french president imagine runyan michael who has. the situation on fire back

where he is so he's staying back in france to deal with the yellow vests protests so some experts are saying that this is quite indicative that to an important and prestigious gathering such as this one these key western leaders are not going to be attending this time around however this doesn't mean there's not events to look forward to we certainly have a handful of leaders still attending german chancellor angela merkel is here so we're going to be watching closely what she has to say on the e.u. and brags that particularly of course the brazilian president the new brazilian president is on his first international tour quite a controversial character according to many he's giving. a speech this chews day so that's something to look out for and these really prime minister benjamin netanyahu here those are just some of the political faces but certainly business headliners are here as well so there's really a lot going on throughout the week and we'll be here watching all of that as it

unravels all right on to us and i see a church thank you. the world's twenty six richest people now earn as much as the poor heart of the world's population that's according to a report from the pritish charity oxfam is going on the ground spoke with tony pierce who is head of advocacy at oxfam you can watch the full program on wednesday for now here's a preview. seeing that picture getting worse and worse we're seeing more and more wealth being concentrated in the hands of fewer and fewer people each year but we're also seeing these really stark pictures of you know these vast numbers of people who don't have access to education or how you know vast number of people living really very little money with very little well then you know what we see consistently is that wealth is undertaxed actually. we see the poorest people in the world paying huge amounts of tax income tax will be eighty whilst wealth is not

really touched appropriately and then very little money being able to be spent on public services like health and education that could be a real equalizer for those people living in poverty in their report we identify a number of countries the brazil the two examples where the poorest ten percent are actually spending a higher proportion of their income on top three things like income tax and the eighty the richest are a big part of that is because a wealth tax is also small just four cents in every dollar of tax revenue that are created worldwide it comes from wealth taxes the rest comes from taxes on purchasing i think. it is all to international or social media storm is brewing at the moment after in america most of them are diverse was misidentified as a pakistani troops or u.s. freshened magazine.

one of the love that you. know. nora to gurrey is a journalist of a libyan origin who promotes women's rights she got a global media attention by becoming the first muslim woman to appear in playboy a shoot for which she wore a hit job to curry says she's been mis identified multiple times by the media before last year photos were used to represent nora solomon the wife of the orlando nightclub shooter misrepresentation and misidentification is a constant problem if you're a muslim in america and as much as i work to fight this there are moments like this where i feel defeated vogue magazine later posted an apology saying they were sincerely sorry for the mix up they also idea that they were thrilled at the chance to photograph to shine a light on the important work she does but some on twitter think the apology was far from enough. and apologies not enough you should give up but when it is

if you in an upcoming issue is a very near future and do it is simply not good enough and it stands will get superstation badly absolutely disgraceful there are disappointing you need but it's a proofread need to through featured interview in the future issue you know earlier we spoke with a. founder of muslim girl dot com she says the media needs to recruit from more diverse backgrounds to avert the problem of misidentifying muslims. i think this is absolutely a problem i mean not only is this an issue within the media but it's also an issue in real life as well it's very common for muslim women and also women from many other minorities to be misrepresented mis identified misnamed especially in the public eye in the public space the surest way that we can regulate mistakes like by

hiring people of color and placing the mike in the hands of the people that we're reporting on and the stories that we're trying to tell that in this case it really shone a light i know what a big difference it can make right you know really can use somebody from a completely different background in a completely different profession or exploit only different identity i think really just shows how deep the problem really goes. social media john facebook is planning to tighten its rules on political advertising to prevent election interference our goal was to get to a global solution and so until we can get to that in june we have to look at the different elections and what we think we can do. facebook's new rules will however depend on the region in nigeria and ukraine for example only advertises located inside the country can run electoral ads in india facebook valves to create

a library of all adverts used during campaigns and elections in the european union will get a similarly transparent system. across he discussed the role of social media and political campaigns with our guests. i think we're seeing a massive increase in the volume of political advertising across all social media platforms and arguably it is having an enormous effect on most recent elections because it is a technology the enormously disruptive technology that's deployed at a scale that's absolutely unprecedented in modern human history and one of the big problems i think for for people who are trying to deal with facebook i'm trying to control those advertising is first to establish to what extent these advertisements . influence operations what everyone to call them what impact they're having you know in terms of regulating facebook that's obviously another story and you know i think facebook realizes it's kind of living on borrowed time relatively unregulated

what comes next is another question of how much frankly regulation of facebook outside the u.s. is a trade barrier as opposed to something that's truly done to protect citizens that's another question as well there are always a element of vested interests in any kind of regulation but facebook needs to act globally in terms of its transparency the whole principle around the advertising based internet model that facebook and google are kind of par excellence examples of people could receive highly specified advertising in highly particular places a particular time of the day that you know increase the quality of their lives obviously you know in many respects the technology. how does that in my opinion is i don't think technology has made of the kind of contribution that everybody was hoping for i think the big challenge here is literally the volume of information facebook and twitter and other people are trying to improve the efficiency of their

algorithms but they have a long way to go do i and the further they go the bull the doctors are actually going to try and innovate in order to try and beat the algorithms it's going to be a very difficult tells the greater issue is that around. who was going to do next so face because already describing itself now as it looks like it they don't say they're a technology company on the one of but now they're becoming an ai company that's an algorithm based company i would say the problem for regulating legislating about facebook is that we saw this at the zuckerberg here it's october hearing that these members of congress were clueless about how facebook functioned remember senator orrin hatch talked about the internet being a bunch of tubes several years ago and it's kind of almost twenty eighteen iteration of that in the six months before the congressional hearings where jack dorsey was brought in and some people wrote in and there was an empty chair for google at some stage they didn't make us somehow you know there was there was

a very definite change in the air and you could tell that government u.s. government was asking the silicon valley giants some very very serious questions and i think what we're seeing now is some of the responses that have come out from that kind of you know pressure that the silicon valley found itself in my forecast is the way that facebook is going to be brought to kind of bear. is to litigation somebody like what happened with eighteen t. the big phone trying was that not really was broken up in the court because then you had to submit documents submit yourself to testimony under oath if you lied that would be penalties that's the way to facebook i don't think congress frankly has the capacity to get to the bottom of it in a way that the litigation process does. germany has been a major iranian airline from using the country's airports citing security concerns a government spokesman has explained them. to us all there is no cannot be ruled out at this airline could be used to transport things to germany that affects our security concern this is especially true against the backdrop of terrorist

activities intelligence from terrorist activities from the iranian side and the rain entities in europe in the past. martin air is the second largest airline in iran it is privately owned with no direct links to that of the iranian government they carry operates routes across asia or in europe including four flights a week between germany and terror on however mohan airlines has been under u.s. sanctions since twenty eleven washington has accused the company of transporting arms to so-called or terror proxy groups including hezbollah and of providing support to the syrian government the trouble ministration has welcomed germany's decision to ban the airline. we fully support the action today by germany to counter raney and sponsor terrorism in europe by banning my ham air flights man and exploits commercial air to support a reign in terrorism by transporting operatives weapons and funds throughout the

middle east and beyond the u.s. welcomes germany's decision to deny landing rights to iran's my hand a are the airline transports weapons and fighters across the middle east supporting the iranian regime's destructive from bishops around the region we encourage all our allies to follow suit. last week a fifty year old german afghan citizen was detained in germany on suspicion of spying for iran iran's foreign ministry dismissed the allegations as a fabrication we spoke to geo political analyst iran or office who says a bowlin it just out to curry favor with washington. iran is. under pressure since donald trump has gotten out of the nuclear deal germany has followed a request of its nato countries are all united states. air through many years to a whole ruble and. we in no respect.