you know what for a minute. relations between exley and frances in new lie after its leaves and terry minister calls on the french people to get rid of president micron. also this hour the u.s. government throws its support behind venice where this opposition needs are immense political chaos and cracka. are marked perhaps the united states supports the courageous decision by juan guardia of the president of your national assembly to assert that body's constitutional powers. the russian foreign ministry responds to new revelations that the famous person on location after the poisoning of former russian spy sega's compile was a senior u.k. military doctor.

this just ten five am head in the russian capital you're watching offing international. it's nice and terry a minister mattis salvini has launched a scathing attack on the french president's ethical ating an ongoing roué of immigration. that depends kay has the story well incredibly strong it would seem it's an easy deputy prime minister feeney 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 we are now the french can free themselves from a terrible president and the opportunity will come on may twenty the same when finally the french people will be able to take back control of their future destiny and pride poorly represented. mark match your goal now all of this

tension is bubbling away as european countries are ready to head to the new parliamentary elections 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 on france italy spain paris for the more you crisis saying it's to blame because it never let go of its colonial times 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 or for have never stopped being colonized. that it's 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 growing was

a look or dream venti 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 auti paris meanwhile the leaders of france and germany have signed a new cooperation pact is seen as an attempt to counter growing divisions within the e.u. and uncertainty ever brac says 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 where 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 are there 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 we fascinate a renewed commitment to our responsibility both in the european union the responsibility of france and germany in. europe would survive disunity it would make it by. going through german responsibility for europe the tools. and security also at least in terms of the migration environmental and. that's what caused 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 he's called the european commission president jiang quote younker was that little jollier he ended by saying long live franco german cooperation long live europe the whole reason that this treaty 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 to the taint major the fact that it's in the congo and poland not of the. i want to play the game the way russia wants to see it played and that is why brussels paris and berlin all came together 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 things and so it's being called the string of a common culture the ranks and the front page and 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 use of 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 and 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 also you also could my sending the sacks on the quiet him on the way to market on can be treason with briggs's. the voice of you wrote skepticism it makes sense that powers would look to court that brings us back to the question of foreign policy how will the interventionist french sit with the germans we known for that caution.

with germany fundamentally changing global military outlook it's hard to see how this deal changed much or anything at all peter overall. later offend the swale has given a furious response to a statement from the us vice president who denounced the crack meant as illegitimate nicolas maduro called for a vision of relations with washington. d.c. and the vice president of the united states broke all the rules of the game he spouts while talking in that video he was drooling his eyes were moving like this what did he smoke we don't know. i've made a decision and given the notice the chance through the republic to initiate

a total absolute revision of our relations with the government of the united states of america. stan cohen has more on the proposition statement from mike pence and the escalating feud between the u.s. and venezuela mike pence is greeting venezuelans in spanish which is uncommon and pretty extraordinary in itself and the video even has subtitles in spanish. i'm 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 server and call for the establishment of a transitional government moochers crisis be via continue 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 one 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 my duro to be a dictator nicolas maduro is a dictator with no legitimate claim to power. he's never won the presidency in a free and fair election and he's maintained his grip of power by imprisoning anyone who dares to oppose him and the vice president of venezuela del c. 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 extremist

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. 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. he spoke with a radio host and washington d.c. he believes that tamerlan in venezuela is a direct result of us and. we can blame the u.s. for what's happening because u.s. has created what's happening on the ground the chaos and the social upheaval has been largely caused by u.s. meddling u.s. has no has no right whatsoever you know they are in. not the global president they're not the global police they're not they're not the government of the of the global us and you know actions like you know acts like a sociopath and so 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 regard 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. there's been a new development in the scott polk case for me and k. it's been revealed one of the fest papers on scene to administer help to the poisoned ex russian spy and his daughter was a senior army medic with all the details his. it was a senior army medic and her teenage daughter. it's been revealed one of the first responders when again you were found collapsed on a bench and souls last march now the local teenage girl who recently undergone a first aid course at school and the family had been celebrating 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 her mother who happens to be a british army know that together the two of them gave the script 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 off the mof 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 a reset 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. was present at the crime scene together with her mother allison mccord who happens to be a conal and the chief nursing officer of the british army adds to the numerous extraordinary coincidences characteristic of the script els 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 the russian embassy has long had

a bone to pick with the way the british government has handled the the aftermath of the script all 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 u.k.'s ministry of defense to comment on this story which they've said is a local story so they won't comment on it however they did refer us to to reserve may's original condemnation of the attack against sergei and yulia script. r.t. also requested comments from colonel allison court the so far we've received no response from. the canadian envoy to washington has accused the us of harming his country's interests in an ongoing dispute over the arrest of an executive from the chinese

electronics firm 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 men one jew and we are the ones who are paying the price. well as chief financial officer who 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 a diplomatic rift between canada and china with beijing detaining two canadian citizens and recently sentencing a fed to drug smuggling a canadian les told us the dispute has created an impossible for the country's government or the 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 the united states can hurt towns

even more so having 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. bass there can be speaking on the news or you know to american authorities making statements it's not in a position to argue very much that the united states will have to suffer the consequences imposed by china. syrian government forces have repelled the militants offensive and the province according to the russian defense ministry correspondent paula the details. well militants belonging to the job how to for a terrorist organization operating in the northwestern syrian province of

escalation zone attacked syrian army positions in the now we're hearing this according to the russian defense ministries reconsiderations center for syria they say that the terrorists many to penetrate up to one point five kilometers of the syrian army defensive lines and before they were fired on and forced to retreat they also say that to some maltais nice attacks happened carried out by some four hundred terrorists in violation of the cease fire 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 when state between the russian president vladimir

putin and his turkish counterpart and the 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 libya 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. 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 choose day though the u.s. delegations visit with the council's secretary of state might prompt made especially parents five video link giving us all the latest on the first day's events has artes and asked 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 to the a viral video link from the united states to make an address in front of quite a considerable crowd and suit and to answer some questions on the first day of the forum here in davos and on russia and the u.s. 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 is 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 antagonists 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 pump a also outlined some threats the way he described them some new some not so new and among those that were for 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 but its 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 to. the well done t. day ping agency has decided not to reimpose a suspension on the russian on tuesday pay agency despite moscow missing a deadline to handover key data my colleague neil harvey discussed the story with our sports correspondent alexia chef ski. remember the missing of the deadline it was a bit of a scandalous headline in the global media didn't look good for russian sporting or thorough test on september twentieth last year after three years in the wilderness for the russian anti-doping agency the world anti-doping agency decided to reinstate receipt of the decision which was criticized by many athletes worldwide nevertheless there were two conditions imposed one of them very important that

water experts get access to the most called the board story the old anti-doping laboratory where the doping samples were kept the deadline was set to be thirty first of december on december thirty first the delegation of water reported that they came back from moscow empty handed there was a lot of outcry both on the critic side and some on the russian side saying that this access must be provided immediately so right after new year this access was indeed provided the delegation of water came to moscow up to all the samples and water has a very thorough explanation of exactly what happened the date it was not received by the thirty first of december twenty eighth teen usually a code signatory is then given at least three months to correct that non-conformity before referral to the c c but in this case want to follow the special found strength procedure this was probably followed by full cooperation by the russian authorities as a result of which an expert team was given full access to the moscow laboratory and was able to make forensic images of all the data from the laboratory instruments so

the president of the world anti-doping agency craig reedy he lauded this decision today by the executive committee although he stressed that some of the members of that board war not really happy with the fact that russia missed the deadline but still decided not to impose any sanctions because that violation was insignificant and for the future of clean sport this decision was very significant it also shows according to craig really that there is a level of trust and cooperation between water and which he hopes will lead to effective work in the future for the fight against doping i'm guessing that was the u.s. representative. i remember as incandescent with rage at the fact that a result of this third line but like you mentioned in the statement three months it's kind of standard practice what's the russian reaction been to this decision well the sports minister russia bifocal of course i would say the chief negotiator between russia and the wall anti-doping agency he was very happy here welcome this decision said that this would bolster the cooperation and he hopes that cooperation

will flourish in the future we also managed to get some comments from the head of assad mr garner who was also happy but he said specifically that today's decision is a big step for athletes. but first to i want to congratulate everyone decided to reinstate resigned i also want to congratulate our sportsman and sports officials so we can now continue. with mr gunness was also a very frank and very clear that the actual hard work begins now because not only there will be you know heavily scrutinized by the world anti-doping agency also that the laboratory which was the stumbling block the one which needed to get the access to it has to have access again in case water needs to come back to moscow to collect anything of the samples although they claim they collected everything so right now it's still it's not a finish line it's a lot of work ahead for restarted to be effective in its work a lot of sports experts will say you know world athletics isn't the same without

a powerhouse like russia are involved in for the athletes to be involved. active and compliant so what's the future now for first and foremost after the daubing scandal twenty fifteen the trust has to be rebuilt and that is something that you know is step by step is happening between rosado and water as we can see also. specifically said that the russian laboratory the new restart of the boards or needs to get a critic and in order to obtain that accreditation the previous all the board story has to be completely transparent and open he hopes that happens every athlete. russia should hope that happened because that's you know the future of all the federations depends on that what i cannot understand is that today we have a decision by water yet some people in the media come out and say no this decision was bad and russia should have been banned again which begs for a question if these guys are advocating for

a clean sport how would they want clean sport to be in russia if they don't want the agency tasked with providing that clean sport to operate normally in the country that's something i'm failing to grasp. here at states with the latest news so have you had just a thirty minutes time. he's gone into a nihilistic fever. thank god. and get out traveling across america what makes america. america this is a point from which all of the gun owners are on the.