i look like. i. was on the streets of france as yellow as protesters turned out for a thirteenth consecutive weekend to condemn the policies of the micron government. venezuela's president or does the army to block u.s.

aid shipments is the opposition leader refuses to rule out calling for an american military intervention and. i believe you have the. numbers. you have the card. you have. tensions flare in brussels as top fishel tell their probe ranks it counterparts in the u.k. that there's a special place waiting for them in power. is that we can hear a lot of international with me in a day or two to round up of the top stories of the last seven days and the latest headlines welcome to the program france has been wronged by a thirteenth consecutive weekend of violent protests as you know vast demonstrators continue to vent their anger of a government policy according to the authorities around. files on people turned out

to rally in the capitol hill within in previous weeks protesters reportedly out objects at officers set fire to police their calls and vandalize shopfronts place responded with tear gas and riot guns one demonstrator had part of his hand blown off by a crowd control grenade a video agency rapidly captured images all three after math on a warning that you might finally follow it over to distressing. was. no no no he said it. was. due to the national assembly and people were trying to force their way in the police arrived and threw grenades one hit the guy who tried to push it away with his hands as a reflex reaction and the grenade went off well the situation seems to be something

that we've seen for many weeks here in paris clashes between the police and the protesters with shia gas being used to disperse protesters and also grenades also being shot into the crowds but of course the protesters are normally the ones who do start off these scuffles by throwing projectiles such as rocks and broken glass to wards the police but what we've seen today is it seems one of the protesters one of the who's actually photographing the event for the social movement actually had his hand blown north in a grenade. volunteer medics were first at the scene two of ours rushed up to help him due to the general commotion another team of medics surrounded him to wall him off when a person is in that condition he needs to breathe properly he don't want crowds gathering around watching and filming that would frighten the injured person even more. but this is not the first time we've seen injuries like this since the movement started. back on november seventeenth basically back on december tenth

improved protested that actually picked a grenade up and it exploded as he held in his hand there's also been many other injuries in these protests including more than a dozen people who have lost their lives since the start of these protests and the figures suggest that some one thousand seven hundred plus generations have been injured in some method another i'd also a thousand and police officers who've also been injured as a result of these protests but despite all of those injuries the protesters say they will continue coming out to the streets for demands remain in place that's why we are marching we are demanding better salaries and conditions in france because we are here because we don't want to be subject to government decisions without having a say we have one group the elite of them who decide whether we have the right to not what we have to pay for our message is the same less harsh we want

a better life so what has the government done to try and stem these protests well the president gave a big speech back in december where he announced that the minimum wage the simic would rise by a hundred through is a month he also said that people who are in bonuses for the end of the year they wouldn't have to pay social contributions and that in tax and people over time would be in a similar situation no tax no social contributions on that and the government is in the middle of a national debate across france getting people together to air their concerns to talk about the things that matter to them so the government can decide whether to make changes that people say or not however have said this isn't enough for many well that the offers the concessions being given by president might go on with too little too late and that's why they've kept coming out to the streets and now we're hearing that the protesters are going to change tactics permanently the government is becoming more and more rupert. we denounce the extreme violence and the use of

excessive force the authorities is not seeking compromise but passing laws that limit our rights so we have collectively decided not to declare the time and place of demonstration some powers from now on rule not be the partners in crime with the government there is the mention there of a law to limit right so what these relations are referring that series what's known as the anti who can know it was just cussed recently by deputies the m.p.'s in the lower house in the national assembly and they've approved that not that lou it's going to move on to the senate before it goes on the statute books but that law would essentially limit some of the individuals from going to protest if they deem to be a public threat also part of the who is the idea that if you cover your face going into a protest even with the simple scarf you could be liable to a jail and a fine of fifteen thousand euros so many people claiming that this new law which is

set to pass in the next few weeks here in france is actually contra against their civil liberties one of italy's deputy prime ministers has claimed that the best movement is radically changing the face of european politics and we say as he believes the continent are starting to see a shift away from traditional right and left leaning parties the common comes after relations between paris and rome took another serious blow when demand that yellow vest activists in france i was struck by the fact that among the queen some yellow vest posters there were themes that now supports the right and the left and the public needs first that's why i wanted to meet yellow vest members i believe that the future of european politics is no longer with right to left wing parties specialising that some of those right and left partisan europe are calling themselves new when in fact the traditional. after dim hour tweeted a photo of him alongside yellow vest leaders and protesters earlier this week paris

recalled it and boy to italy for consultation france then vented its anger at italy's top officials accusing them of baseless attacks and described the situation as unprecedented it was just the latest in a string of bitter exchanges between paris and rome in recent weeks. with a struggle for power in venezuela are entering a critical phase the country's military is blocking u.s. aid from entering the troubled country that's further increased tensions between president nicolas maduro and the opposition leader one why do he said on friday that he's not ruling out calling for an american military intervention. that i want you know we would do everything possible once again this is obviously a very very controversial subject making use of our sovereignty and within our jurisdiction we will do what's necessary. opposed trained as agents of

foreign governments of the united states introduce sources of unrest of internal chaos to dismember the states in venezuela they have driven most of the point that libya was taken all that syria was taken to the point of an armed opposition they have attempted that but we have not allowed them to and venezuela is at peace. venezuela's opposition leader who until recently was an unknown figure is now enjoying widespread support from the international community to try and get looks at how he has risen to prominence they've made him the new interim president but they haven't learned how to say his name. you know present one go you know one guido ok mr pompei oh my i have issues with spanish so you know. the only way you know if you know it's probably not about the language it's just that a little while ago very few people knew who. was even an ms well.

i had never heard that name before the first time i heard about him was in social media when he declared himself president when. i heard the barge one grade just recently supposedly he's the other president of venezuela which i honestly think is a joke. whichever way during the first time i heard about why go two years ago. i don't own this short while ago and when this political situation started a little bit for those abroad who loathed nicolas maduro there's an easier last name to say lope is if you've never heard of low poll the low because some very important people will definitely have. venezuela should allow lippold alone a political prisoner and husband toting out of prison immediately this man's political ambitions have arranged for a mayor of caracas to the president's office his wife has made friends with world

leaders as if she was part of let's say the g twenty herself so why do we keep on hearing we've recognized why and why go as the new president instead of we've recognized hold a low because first of all he's now under house arrest after being in all kinds of trouble with law enforcement but even his wife says that doesn't stop him from pulling the strings at home he works with all of the opposition everyone he speaks with her ongoing who is now president and all of the members of popular will and members of all the parties the big ones and the little ones he's taking charge of uniting the opposition. as they're always in contact and always see eye to eye while even the american media is hinting mr why don't you could just be a pawn in someone else's hand according to the opposition party though he makes his own decisions your polo has been imprisoned for almost five years now so communication with him it's very difficult we have to speak with him so he's funny

so i mean basically. gives ideas the decisions are being made by one and the rest of the somebody perhaps for those who are trying to overthrow a government because of how authoritarian and corrupt it is admitting the whole show is being run by someone who could be a full on state department puppet is kind of dog we can leaks has spilled the beans on exchanges between us diplomats with step by step descriptions of how leopoldo lopez should rise to power by the way speaking of scandals lopez's wife was all over the news when a mountain of local cash worth sixty thousand bucks was found in her car. this money is to pay for my grandma who's hundred years old and has been hospitalized three days she has no insurance in a country were takes a suitcase full of all of our bills to buy a coffee no one out there protesting in the street has that kind of money so maybe

someone like why and why deal with all of the awkward baggage is an easier sell. during his highly anticipated state of the union address donald trump outlined some of the threats he believes america is facing among them were illegal immigration terrorism and socialism and with income inequality continuing to grow in the us leftwing ideas do seem to be on the rebound kellett more pain explains. now those who watch donald trump state of the union address would have a hard time missing one particular moment the topic of socialism america will never be a socialist country. not mild words at all and it's not the first time the trumpets raise the specter of socialism all nations of the world should resist to socialism. and the misery

that it brings to everyone. but the socialists they say that he's just afraid of their rising popularity i had thought it was fabulous because it shows that we've gotten under his skin and he has no vision for this country everything is about what he doesn't want everything is about the boogie man and they've got a point after all bernie sanders is one of the most popular politicians in the country but. it's not only republicans that are fearing the rise of socialism you've also got the establishment in the blue corner concerned as now at this point a majority of democrats say that socialism is the way forward for america where we can say one of the things this is to ensure is that democratic socialism has the say in the party be ready now. and that is going to be perhaps but. i do accept any characterization of that party presented by the republicans

media going as far as printing guidelines on how to inoculate your children against the rising ideological danger. so we decided to go out to the district here in new york that elected alexandria a cacio cortez the rising star of democratic socialism and we decided to see how people here feel about the ideology that went pretty far in defining the twentieth century and why do you think people here voted for her i think they voted for her because she was pretty good the she would have her because he's charismatic and i think they also voted for because of the change from the guy that was in it before

who's very much like embedded a lot of people are afraid to show up so i mean anything to veer away from what trump is doing i think to feel people feel more confident about what's going on you know trump recently said the usa will never be a socialist country do you agree with him. i guess so yeah i think he's right. i don't see that happening and i say it's doing great now we know anything that comes out of his mouth is the complete opposite he's the bizarre world so if he says america will never be so it was going through i feel very good nor going to miracle will become a socialist country are you afraid of socialism. will. to some extent year i don't think it will be appropriate for this country allow don't know too much bought it so i don't know if i can be afraid of it no no we also got a chance to speak with journalist dan was there dan can you tell me is socialism no longer a dirty word in american politics well it's a dirty word still in certain quarters but it's more acceptable now in other quarters and it was a few years ago now as to bernie sanders and and alexandria ocasio cortez now do

you think it is possible that bernie sanders might run against trump there saying he's the most likely to be trump is it possible that we could get a trump versus sanders ticket in the upcoming election i think it's very possible i don't watch for that predictions but i think it's very possible yes and is that something the democratic party leadership is afraid of the thing they're at they're terrified of that i think that if that happens every democratic politician in the country would running for cover. as a member of sanders is not a democrat. just trying to start really republican so we'll have to have it on democrat versus republican and everyone in between just just hiding their head in the sand and trying to forget or what's going on for a long time it seemed like the last word was almost profanity and we see the establishment trying to stoke up the same old fears once again however it seems like in twenty nineteen socialism is back on the table for debate. r.t.

new york. while syria's brutal conflict is gradually drawing to a close for many scholars to last a lifetime and he wants a documentary looks at the trauma suffered by children who spent years in areas of the country controlled by extremist fighters. harrowing stories you can find the full version on our website. it was condemned. and. is out i would rather have been at it through nine o'clock that have.

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i adore you the war news of the war a war is now sworn whether you want it must pass what news you know how. no one expected the u.k.'s exit to follow me european union to be easy but this week the black leaders really turned up the heat on britain's braggs that is issuing some extraordinary criticism.

please. please that i've been to every crime what that special place. looks like photos cool promoted but the result even a sketch of a plot of how to colleagues safely. this deadly schirra mania is doing his best to keep the united kingdom found by the chains of the euro currency in control i hope i'm not going to hell but if i do that is a decision for the lord almighty and not for the president of the european council we have been in an unholy democratic hell since one nine hundred seventy three chains of brussels time to break free.

i praise be that has been just the language that you just made which is not helpful . widespread just say in the united states. i believe it now but i have never seen the out of a few hundred times i was. in the do my job here it's out of the topic. thank you.

a performance art piece currently showing at a calorie in washington d.c. has provoked an angry reaction from president chimes family who've labeled it as sexist it's called ivanka vacuuming and runs for two hours every evening at the flashpoint gallery it features a model dressed up to look like the president's daughter pushing a vacuum cleaner back and forth across a pick a carpet nearby is a pile of bread crumbs visitors are invited to throw them on to the carpet so the double can clean them up here's what people thought of the piece. how to respond tasks i love being able to throw basically garbage on the floor and how long could back you know we're trying to figure out if there's no. we don't know. maybe that's what it looks we feel really guilty the role or the

work. or. working it all. disturbs me more to throw it as a woman like fifty's kind of i have more than the specific advice. i get so high heels and back means. so it's a cliche but it's. meanwhile self-styled fabulous organizations have voiced their support for it by unka and sharply criticized the piece. the left has no respect for women and believe rable not only is this disgraceful and humiliating towards a banker but this is humiliating to the woman that has been hired to impersonate a banker what kind of society have we become. no seriously this is a thing and yet another example of progressive privilege art exhibit invites people to throw trash at vacuum and yvonne could trump lookalike. before yvonne could trump stepped into her role of the one time she cultivated her image as

a business woman and working mother she responded to the altar exhibit by saying that while some women prefer to knock each of the down she believes they should be supporting each other the gallery for his part says the piece is a visual celebration of a contemporary feminine icon and encourages people to question and relationship with her we were joined by two commentators to discuss how appropriate the performances. i think a lot of americans see this as very very political i mean that they're entitled to their opinion and i think everybody needs a voice. but the one good thing i have to say is i think our stimulates conversation and it stimulates to it stimulates debate what i find interesting is that the artist made this very ambiguous seems that they're trying to arrange meant center and has gone overboard and certainly if they had done this with michelle obama i'd like to see the art communities and the left's reaction to them putting

michelle obama for example with a vacuum cleaner hand vacuuming crumbs i don't think it would have gone over quite as well with the regressive left but they love you were used to the hypocrisy on that side of the aisle so anyone i would say who want to cut evocate down is doing it most likely because they're jealous and i can see why because they've been incredibly successful talented tape of bull competent american woman i mean i think it's acceptable because first of all evolve and anybody in the trumpet is the administration is a public persona so i think once you once you have that sort of platform and you are a public persona and you actually are also a government official anything anything goes i mean you know anybody can. say whatever they want to about you and i think art is a really good way to know sort of to stimulate ideas so i think everybody sort of fair game in this here is a situation where you know to me that piece looks like. she's. like this one nine hundred fifty s. housewife with no voice no will i think of vodka has done

a masterful job of complimenting her father's very pro woman administration again lending women opportunities they've never had in the history of the world not just the history of america but in the history of the world more women today are successful more women today are employed more women today owned companies under the trump administration because of the regulations you'll be watching the week you hear a lot international i'll be back at the top of the hour with more updates but next is a documentary called iraq you say so do stay with us. what politicians do. they put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected.

so when you want to be president. or some want to preach. to going to be press this is what before three of them or can't be good. i'm interested always in the waters of our. first soup. the country has gone into a nihilistic fever just want to thank you gotta hit the road and get out the traveling across america to find what makes america the shah would say is the genius this is the quintessential american hero this is it we've come a point much on what is going on so we always are on the margins something was. done culture spending forty hours. we're starting last with is going to head east into the swamp we're going into the belly of the beast i think i want to leave now doesn't get any more gondo them it may be

completely different but the end of this journey. which of us is revolution is screeching to a whole inflation and unemployment cause millions to leave venezuela world powers a lot over where the president maduro should stay but the real question is how should the country move on from its current crisis. they're come not love them we're not the one of the. good. stuff going to the left they're the ones in it but then the whole. shelf warning last year and this led. to. the danger that lashed all allowed to

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