relations between ensley in france hits a new low off to its knees interior minister calls on the french people to get rid of president macron. the us government throws its support behind venice where there's a physician needs and it's political chaos in caracas. our mark probes the united states supports the courageous decision by juan blood of the president of your national assembly to assert that bothers constitutional powers. and the russian foreign ministry responds to new revelations that the first person on location after the poisoning of former russian spies say gasquet paul was a senior u.k. military doctor.

has just turned four am head in the russian capital we're watching r.t. international. it's in it's in terry minister veiny has launched a scathing attack on the french president escalating an ongoing rao over immigration. depends kay has the story. well incredibly strong it would seem it's an easy deputy prime minister fini with relations already strained he's no poked away even further a president might go on saying that he hoped that france could soon be free of in his words a terrible president. i hope the french going to free themselves from a terrible president and the opportunity will come or may the twenty sixth when finally the french people will be able to take back control of their future destiny and pride poorly represented by. mark mackerel gold now all of this

tension is bubbling away as european countries are ready to head to the e.u. parliamentary elections they can be taking place in may and leaders of countries have already been drawing the battle lines across europe on the one side populist politicians like salvini a calling for new europe one that's no longer dominated by france and germany and on the other it's centrist politicians like michael calling for greater integration now this attack is just the latest in a series from italy and france italy's blame paris for the more you crisis saying it's to blame because it never let go of its colonial ties in africa and its rugby league say the wrong way of the packing the yellow vest protests. we must address the causes of this crisis because people are leaving africa in part because some european countries led by france have never stopped being colonized.

a little bit been a french i hope for the good of the french who are a great people but they come out of that moment of crisis my grown was deliberately invented product to stand in a way of any change on the horizon that seems obvious to me now. this latest outburst by salvini seems to mark a new low in relations between the two neighboring countries who are of course supposed to be on the same side solid even ski ati paris meanwhile the leaders of france and germany have signed new cooperation pacts is seen as an attempt to counter a growing divisions within the e.u. and uncertainty over breakfast peter oliver has more. germany and france must tackle the challenges of our time hand in hand those were the words of angela merkel as she put pen to paper on the treaty of ark and now it was signed in historic city hall the the historic well significance of the place wasn't missed at

all by anybody that was speaking in fact if you didn't know about the history of arkan after this well you clearly weren't listening it was charlemagne's capital it's changed hands numerous times between france and germany sometimes in bloody conflict over the centuries but the message that was coming from the leaders was the past is in the past but there are still battles to be for today and about that a stark now about populism and nationalism becoming stronger in our countries for the first time with britain a country is leaving the european union that is why the fuss need a renewed commitment to our responsibility within the european union the responsibility of france and germany in. europe would survive disunity it would make it by. german responsibility for europe giving it the tools for its. security also at least in terms of migration environmental and transitions that's what condition that was echoed by the european council president

who was also in attendance he said that there were those at large today that would seek to bring down the european union well his colleague the european commission president jiang for junk it was that little jollier he ended by saying long live franco german cooperation long live europe the whole reason that they streety was signed in the first place isn't because there's any major conflict between france and germany right now thankfully not the reason it's being done is to try and shore up some of the cracks in the european union from the major cracks like break that up to the taint surely major cracks the fact that italy hungary poland none of the . i want to play the game the way brussels wants to see it played and that is why brussels paris and berlin all came together to say that maybe trouble elsewhere but we find here so i had a look at what's in this treaty and why some of the plaudits mentioned today or

maybe hard to put into practice in reality 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 and sense also it's being called the fostering of a common culture in the ranks and a franco german security council so the brass 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 are seen also triggered by sending the sacks on the quiet in the way to market on commits treason with briggs's. skepticism it makes sense that powers would look to. that brings us back to the question of foreign policy how will the into the interest french sit with the germans for their caution .

with a. mentally changing global military outlook it's hard to see how this deal changed much or anything at all peter overall. u.s. vice president mike pence has edged the people of venezuela to support the opposition against president monterey who he branded a dictator this comes amid mass unrest in caracas correspondent dan cohen has the latest mike pence venezuelans in spanish which is uncommon and pretty extraordinary in itself and the video even has subtitles in spanish. mike

pence the vice president of the united states the united states supports the courageous decision by one gado the president of your national assembly to assert that body's constitutional powers declare madeira your syrup or and call for the establishment of a transitional government moochers crisis the via. the us government is openly taking sides in venezuela's internal affairs right here now the country is once again a hot spot as president my duros inauguration was branded illegitimate and with himself branded a usurper opposition leader who says he's ready to take over as the country's leader he's declared himself to be the interim president and he refuses to recognize the inauguration of president by duro but one problem with never actually elected president but that didn't stop mike pence from declaring duro to be

a dictator nicolas maduro is a dictator with no legitimate claim to power. he's never won the presidency yuna free and fair election and he's maintained his group of power by imprisoning anyone who dares to oppose him now the vice president of venezuela del so you rodriguez responded to pence on twitter accusing him of verbal incontinence and said pence is interventionist and serious statement reveals the clear intention of the u.s. government to undermine the country's public powers and encourage the extremists sectors of the right to a coup d'etat venezuelans defend sovereignty and peace appends also voiced support for protests that have been small in numbers but have been quite violent. to get. to.

the so both supporters of the government and the opposition are planning marches for wednesday to commemorate the fall of a military government in one thousand nine hundred fifty eight and now washington has thrown its full support between a figure who was never elected sounds a lot like meddling. we spoke with the right has to motion to believe the ten million find its way into as a direct result of us into ferrand. we can blame the u.s. for what's happening because u.s. says creative what's happening on the ground the chaos and the social upheaval has

been largely caused by u.s. meddling u.s. says no it has no right whatsoever they are not they are not the global president they are not the global police they are not they are not the government of the of the global us and you know actions like you know acts like a sociopath and so a sociopath would justify these kind of illegal actions you know saying that oh we have the right right to go in and save democracy or or or or institute do ocracy when the us doesn't even institute democracy in its own country basic logic tells us that these people are that they're hypocrites these u.s. government officials are outright hypocrites because their track record tells us otherwise in regards to what they really really think about democracy they just don't like the results that that were put that that came out of those recent elections in venice well the canadian envoy to washington has accused the u.s. of harming his country's interests in ongoing dispute over the arrest of an ink

that could take from the chinese electronics fan while away we don't like that it is our citizens who are being punished the americans the one seeking to have the full force of american law brought against mang one jew and yet we are the ones who are paying the price. well ways chief financial officer was detained in december in vancouver on an extradition request from the us she is accused of violating u.s. sanctions against iran they arrest course it depends how to craft between canada and china with beijing to taining to canadian citizens and we may sentencing a third to death for drug smuggling a canadian ten less told us the dispute has created an impossible di lemma for the country's government for the canadian judicial system this is shameful but it's being done because of the pressure coming from the united states and canada have not too many ways to resist that pressure china could hurt. i guess

united states can hurt count even more so you know that being a small country if defenseless country really. has to to opt for the lesser of two evils the united states do whatever you like no matter what and so. there can still be some anger and the embassador can be on the news or you know to american authorities making statements there is not in a position to argue very much with the united states and will have to suffer the consequences imposed by china. syrian government forces have repelled a militant offensive in edna province according to the russian defense ministry a middle east correspondent paula flair has the latest wealth militants belonging to the job had almost for a terrorist organization operating in mi northwest in a syrian province of ellipse the escalation zone attacked syrian army positions in

the now we're hearing this according to the russian defense ministries we conciliation santa for syria and they say that the terrorists managed to penetrate up to one point five kilometers has of the syrian army defense and. lines and before they were fired on and forced to retreat they also say that to some maltais nice attacks happened carried out some four hundred terrorists in violation of the ceasefire you'll remember that back in september last year russia and turkey agreed to create a demilitarized zone around the last rebel held area of it live now according to that agreement any acts of aggression are explicitly prohibited the groups need to remain in the areas where they are already present and russia and turkey are conducting patrols joint patrols to ensure that the situation remains calm now all of this comes ahead of a scheduled meeting later on wins day between the russian president vladimir putin and his turkish counterpart and

a one in the russian capital now that meeting is part of the whole a stunna framework which is looking for a long term solution to the syrian conflict no doubt on the agenda will be the latest developments in it live and also be surprise announcement back in december by the american president donald trump that he was withdrawing his troops from syria so the two leaders will be looking at some kind of coordinated response on the issue as well as other bilateral matters israeli warplanes have bombed targets in gaza in response to cross border gunfire that story and more after the break.

there's not any gold left essentially in the earth's mantle i predict as i've said before that was the central banks find it difficult to buy any gold whatsoever they're going to start buying bitcoin demanding that point to their strategic reserves of course russia's been rumored as a possibly the first to go down this pass and we don't know the details but someone of the major central banks will start putting big oil along with gold into their strategic reserves and this will set off a mad scramble for bars gold and the. welcome

back to. this being the new development in the script poll case in the u.k. it's been revealed one of the first people on scene to administer help to the poisoned ex russian spy on to stuart or was a senior army medic with all the details his artie's poly boy. it was a seeing our army medic and her teenage daughter at it it's been revealed one of the first responders when again yulia script was found collapsed on a bench and souls prayed last macho now the local teenage girl had recently undergone a first aid course at school and the family had been selling. rating the girl's brother's birthday so they were out in the city center and the sixteen year old girl spotted the pair unconscious and she didn't initially thought that. was

suffering from a heart attack so she quickly alerted her mother who happens to be a british army know that together the two of them gave the script files first stayed until the paramedics arrived now the reason we know about this now is because the mom in this story nominated her daughter for a local bravery award that was handed out by a local radio station and the radio station that handed out the award said that they didn't want any press attention immediately sort of in the aftermath of the script. which is why it's only become public knowledge now now as for the mother the mother's name is colonel allison mccord and she is now the chief nursing officer for the british army and she's got an o.b.e. she's had quite a career it's got to be said she's worked in kosovo bosnia iraq and also treating him in sierra leone it does appear that the the girl and her mother and her mother

live locally and allison mccourt appears to have worked in some of the military installations around that area as part of her role in the british military now the russian embassy in the u.k. has published a statement on its website in response to the emergence of this story take a listen to what they have to say the fact that this young girl was present at the crime scene together with her mother allison mccord who happens to be a conal and the chief nursing oversight of the british show me and to the numerous extraordinary coincidences characteristic of the scruples boys for the more one has to wonder why this information unusual as it is is only been made public ten months after the incident in the run. the embassy has long had a bone to pick with the way the british government has handled the the the often mouth of the script poisoning ever since the incident took place the russian side

has been asking for clarification over what happened as well as access to the victims who remain russian nationals as well and a calling for an open and co-operative investigation we've also asked the ministry of defense to comment on this story which they've said is a local story said they won't comment on it however they did refer us to to reason may's original condemnation of the attack against sergei and. he also requested comments from colonel allison of course but so far we've received no response from. the world's political and business elites a gathering in the small swiss town of davos for the annual global economic forum which kicked off on tuesday and though the u.s. delegations visit was counseled secretary of states might pump made especially

parents video link giving us all the latest on the fair states events hesitates enough to see a chicken or. despite the fact that trump and his team are nowhere to be seen in davos this time around even though just last year trump was the main center of attention at this economic forum this time around we did get to see his secretary of state's mike pompei or make a brief thirty minute appearance of the a viral video link from the united states to make an address in front of quite a considerable crowd to answer them to answer some questions on the first day of the forum here in davos and on russia and the west according to mike pompei oh he's not expecting things to return to the past it's not the case that we are doomed to a cold war rivalry these two nations are the largest possessors of nuclear capability in the world russia is a formidable power in that respect and we understand that and so we need to ensure

that there are conversations taking place so that we can prevent both proliferation and the rest the comes with the possession of those nuclear weapons however according to the u.s. secretary of state america has some conditions for russia to follow first we're looking for russia to begin to change its behavior and we hope that they'll return to the right course of action to set a course of actions that lead them down the path of the rule of law in order to liberty if they do those things i'm confident that our two nations can prosper and grow alongside of each other we are not destined to be. antagonise we can do better than that but it will take a russian change in their outlook and behavior in the world in order to achieve that might compare also outlined some threats the way he described them some new some not so new and among those were four main one according to the u.s. secretary of state that was north korea's nuclear program iran's as he described it

a foreign adventurism china despite the fact that he believes that a bright relationship lies ahead and islamic terrorism now also to answering a question about the america first message that trump so often reiterate and whether or not the u.s. is isolated the u.s. secretary of state denied this and said that this is something that is not at all the case something all the more so ironic given this was made in a statement thousands of kilometers away on a little bit more about why this could be the case we can now go to our report not so long ago globalization was a very popular concept at the twenty twelve event for example here's what google's then c.e.o. had to say i assume that everybody here agrees that globalization is wonderful fast forward to today and praise for globalization is noticeably wearing thin. zation

produces winners and losers but now we have to look after the losers those have been left behind globalization euphoria has passed and as a consequence there's a pushback against institutions generally the western leaders not finding time for the procedures get together this year is a reflection of how things have changed there are too busy putting out fires at home fires some say were partly kindled by globalization u.s. president donald trump has canceled his entire delegations visit amidst a long as government shutdown in american history all thanks to an argument about a wall. that's due to differences over immigration british prime minister theresa may is staying home too as she has to figure out what to do with brax it itself marginally a result of the public wanting to take back control at home and the french president won't be spotted in davos either this year with the yellow vest movement ensuring that domestic issues rather than global ones are his priority added so

that india's taken a rain check russia sending a fairly minimal delegation while the chinese leader sent his deputy this year's davos theme is globalization four point zero shaping global architecture in the age of the fourth industrial revolution but how relevant is an attempt to decide how to move forward globally with interest from some of the key players directed away from whatever ends up being decided here reporting from davos honest as you're going to with our two. israeli warplanes have bombed a mass camp in gaza after a deadly escalation along the border and a statement face really military said the strikes were in retaliation to terrorist gunfire at the border fence and which one israeli soldier was injured and later on cheers today israeli tanks fired shells into gaza killing one palestinian and injuring several more israel has warmed to the to couldn't launch fair the military action in response to the shooting. for real time updates to him forget to follow

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lives and be the one person told. to ignore middle of the room signal. in the real news room or. leave. we settle for the best couple of years from the dragon pit to live in peace island's a prospect but the reality is there may still be a shit and is covered in this fine layer of micro plastics flying. very. the biggest thing that has shocked me is that we've never had an empty.

like the contents of the something of an albatross. people obviously come in they just throw them into the water as disposal it may not be harmful for that little fish that eats one fragment of posix but once it makes its way up to us in the food chain it's getting to levels that are harmful. hello and welcome to cross talk for all things considered i'm peter lavelle another russia gay bombshell fizzles this time it was buzz feed this prompted the intercept

to write beyond buzz feed the ten worst most embarrassing us media failures on the trump russia story has hatred for trump destroyed the profession of journalism. crosstalk in the media i'm joined by my guest him black in washington he's a political analyst commentator and host of the tim black show and in fort lauderdale we cross to john cardillo he's host of america talks live on newsmax t.v. all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate him let me go to you in washington. when i. heard the buzz feed story break i just waited for it to be debunked like all the other ones and we could spend the entire program and then some listing each and each individual one and who did it and why it fell apart.