violence erupts on the streets of france as yellow vest protesters turn out for a thirteenth consecutive weekend condemn the policies of emanuel mccall's government. plus some of the week's biggest stories with venezuela's humanitarian

crisis worsening the country's opposition leader says he's not ruled out calling for u.s. military intervention to overthrow president. and there's a serious devastating eighty long conflict begins drawing to a close our team looks at the trauma suffered by the country's children. it's sunday on r.t. and that means we're taking a look at some of the biggest stories covered here over the past seven days and also the weekend's headlines as well so let's bring you up to speed on what's been happening in france which has been rocked by the thirteenth consecutive weekend of yellow vest protests were clashes again breaking out between demonstrators and police in the capital one person one part of that one blown off by crowd control grenade video agency recorded the aftermath but please be warned that some of the

images are graphic. was was was. was was. was to me of the national assembly and people were trying to force their way in the police arrived and threw grenades one hit the guy's leg and he tried to push it away with his hands as a reflex reaction and the grenade went off. overnight there was also an attack on the home of the head of the national assembly vote was not directly linked to the protesters several cars were also set alight by demonstrators the unabashed rallies began last november over rising living costs but they quickly morphed into a broader anti-government protest campaign the forces estimate that more than fifty thousand people rallied nationwide on saturday four thousand of them in paris alone

. 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 to civic would rise by a hundred jews a month he also said that people who wish to mrs b. and b. they wouldn't have to pay social contributions and that 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 as they 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 this illegals have said this isn't enough

and many felt that the office the concessions being given by present 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 the protest is it going to change tactics permanently the government is becoming more and more repressive we denounce the extreme violence and the use of excessive force the authority is not seeking compromise but bossing rules 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 botanists and. crime with the government there was the mention there of the law to limit right so what these relations are referring that series what's known as the anti who can know it was just gust recently by deputies the m.p.'s in the lower house in the national assembly and they've approved that not that law 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 protests if they deemed 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 a simple scoff you could be liable to up to a year in 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 what i'm against islam because where is the proof that these are real hooligans the government can choose who's a hooligan and who's not going to see could this law is against the march this is to stop people rally and to scare people. kids or to this organize the rioters crazy question i find it a bit appalling i guess it's a complicated issue will they detain the real writers that's to raise questions or will they just pick up any you know a vast i've seen not just ordinary people who are going out to demonstrate who are peaceful people who cannot stand anymore to have the only answer from the

government being violently and tomorrow they cannot cover their face because police fired tear gas at them what type of democracy is this is built in a bowl of police to impeach people from going to demonstrations because there is a doubt that they might bring trouble to the demonstrations this is minority report we're going to arrest people send them to jail because we think that maybe they may commit a crime this is just showing the tyrannical side of mt today and i think it's going to be more central to the street to the internet to the social networks to denounce the system until until he leaves. and the yellow vest movements become a stumbling block in relations between france and italy after one of the italian deputy prime ministers met with protesters paris recalled its ambassador to rome on friday for consultations and what's been described as the worst crisis between the two states since the second world war. the most recent interference is constituted additional and unacceptable provocation they violate the respect that is owed to

democratic choices made by nation which is a friend and an ally they violate the respect the democratic wing freely elected governments each other. well as i mentioned one of the deputy talian leaders travel to france to meet the protest movement leaders luigi to my i tweeted a photo alongside some of the activists with the text the wind of change has crossed the alps and that did not sit well with officials in paris who call it interference in french politics we heard from political commentators who believe that france is in no position to accuse others of meddling. in the present government sustain situation to complain about the interference of the mail and there are fears when you see where they have just been in there is really the legal knows it which is government rules and even got all the county and presumably not we not do that except to foreign intervention military intervention dating a bit so it's a little bit like the do they need bia if you can get this early detail in

government under them and the polish government that might cause the heatedly then they don't see where the guard will be friendly a movement which is a bit similar to the face that i'm going to need to lean. tensions have been continuing to rise in venezuela this week as the struggle for power there threatens to unleash chaos on friday the opposition leader told journalists that he's not ruled out calling for a u.s. military intervention against president duros government. that i didn't 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 would do what's necessary. for us congressman ro khanna responded to the opposition leader's statement saying the doesn't get to make the call on the u.s. military interventions kind of stress that it was washington and washington alone that makes its foreign policy decisions. well on tuesday the venezuelan government

claimed it had intercepted an arms shipment flown in from miami interior ministry said that the stash included assault weapons ammunition and communications equipment security officials allege that the arms were intended for criminal and terrorist groups financed by the united states. despite facing immense pressure to step down but as well as president has told me that he will resist washington's push for regime change you can watch our exclusive interview with nicolas maduro on r.t. dot com. there will be no war or military intervention he then is well out of it but it doesn't mean that we shouldn't get ready to fight for our land use every media outlet to urge the entire world heads of state heads of government or world leaders social movements and the international community to denounce the absurd steps traumas taking against venezuela and to stop him threaten us with a military intervention venezuela has not surrendered and never will what's donald

trump sconces belli against venezuela what is it do we have w m d's are we a threat to us national security you know what the cost is bally's here then is a well an oil and as well as resources gold natural gas diamonds or water our material wealth and the twenty first century is not the time for cannon fire and military threats no the twenty first century should be a century of dialogue civilized behavior politics respect for god version peace peaceful coexistence and finding peaceful diplomatic solutions to international conflicts dielike is the most important thing for venezuela it is i remarked to. my dearest challenger if a power was until recently and almost a known figure but he's now enjoying widespread support from the international community he had been trying to knock that how it's rise to prominence may have been aided by some powerful allies. they've made him the new interim president but 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. what 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 had about him was in social media when he declared himself president one way or the barge one where you do 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 it was two years ago. so you. go i don't this short while ago when this political situation started a little bit. for those abroad who loathes nicolas maduro there's an easier last name to say low because 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 of 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. as the new president instead of we've recognized loophole the 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 ongoing don't know 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 one by dos says

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 stick with him so he's funny so i mean basically. gives ideas 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 dodgy 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 is hundred years old and has been hospitalized three days she has no insurance and a country where it 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 one without the awkward baggage is an easier sell. during his highly anticipated state of the union address on tuesday donald trump outlined some of the threats he believes america is facing right now 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 pretty bad this kind of morbid explains how those who watch donald trump state of the union address but have a hard time missing one particular moment the topic of socialism america will never be a socialist country. eighty

not mild words at all and it's not the first time the trump has raised the specter of socialism all nations of the world should resist socialism and the misery that would bring us to everyone. but the socialists they say that he was just afraid of their rising popularity i had thought it was fabulous because it shows that we've gotten under his skin 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 that is to ensure is that democratic socialism is the said in the party be ready to know. that disunity perhaps but. i do say penn station that the party presented by the republicans trump 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 kazuo 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 mother to vote of her because she was pretty she would have or because girls manager would be also voted for because of the change from the guy that was in it before who's very much liked in bed to a lot of people for the short of being anything to veer away from what trump is doing i think the fool 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 in the states being great now we know anything that comes out of his mouth is the complete opposite use of brazoria 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 do to some extent year i don't think different be appropriate for this country a lot of little too much bought it so i don't know if i could 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 want part of the 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 as trump is not really a republican so we'll have to have a non democrat versus non republican and everyone in between just just hiding their head in the sand and try to forget your what's going on for

a long time it seemed like the s 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 came up and r.t. new york perhaps another threat to add to donald trump's list the all world and exhibits of simple domesticity has left his family furious we'll tell you why when the weekly returns after the break.

which of us is revolution screeching to a halt inflation and unemployment cause millions to leave venezuela world powers a lot over whether president maduro should stay but the real question is how should the country move on from its current crisis. welcome back the pentagon warned on monday that islamic state still poses a significant threat in syria and could quickly reassert control over parts of the

country if the u.s. withdraws its troops. it is very likely that isis will have the opportunity to set conditions for a future resurgence and territorial control absent sustained counter terrorism pressure isis could likely resurge in syria within six to twelve months now despite the pentagon's warnings the u.s. president seems confident the terror threat has been dealt with donald trump declared the victory over i still is imminent and stressed his commitment to pulling america's troops out of northern syria. it should be formally announced sometime probably next week that we will have one hundred percent of the caliphate . but i want to wait for the official word no one to say it too early we look forward to giving our brave warriors in syria a warm welcome back home great nations do not fight endless wars. it is

time to give our brave warriors in syria a warm welcome home the u.s. currently has around two thousand ground troops in syria their primary role is to provide tactical support to kurdish forces in the north of the country america's military involvement in the conflict began back in two thousand and fourteen when it north its anti terror operations security analyst i'm on a sharpie give us his thoughts on the mixed messages coming from washington and its apparent lack of a clear strategy in syria. there are three things that i can say about that one that if the pentagon has such strong intelligence about isis and it can tell you exactly that in six months it can regroup and restart how come we didn't have that intelligence in the first place when i started in the first place if they had this they could have stopped it from the beginning so if they have such strong that they're supposed to send this strong intel to the president and tell him that no it is not yet eradicate and it will take more than a week to eradicate and destroy isis i think that makes sense in

a general reasonable way the second point is that this contradiction shows that there is no plan there doesn't seem to be a strategy a clear strategy of the american administration and there are some people in the pentagon who are really annoyed by parent lee by the white house stepping in with no experience no knowledge of what's going on in the field and the third thing and that is a very interesting thing that the fact that the americans and the pentagon keeps insisting that isis is there is because it justifies the american involvement in this part of the world the war against terror is a justification for the american presence and american involvement in the affairs of the countries of the region under the pretext that it's fighting terrorism. of all syria's brutal conflict appears to be gradually drawing to a close for many the scars are going to last a lifetime and archie crew has been looking at the trauma suffered by children who spent years in areas controlled by extremist fighters has been hearing their harrowing stories the programs available to watch online but here's a quick look. in

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it is still nothing. it's. a performance art piece currently on display at a gallery in washington d.c. has provoked an angry reaction from president trump's family who labeled it sexist it's called ivanka vacuuming and it runs for two hours every evening at the flashpoint gallery the piece features a model all dressed up to look like the president's daughter pushing a vacuum cleaner back and forth across a pink carpet nearby is a part of breadcrumbs is are invited to throw them onto the carpet so that the ivanka double and clean them up is what people have seen a thought of the place. battery spend testing i love being able to throw. the garbage on the floor and how long thank you you know we're trying to figure out why there's been a few. we don't know if it's right for them but maybe that's what it makes me feel

very guilty if. you work. for a long. term of your work she's working it or. disturbs me more to throw it as a woman way to start fifty's kind of more than the specific over it it's like the high heels and vacuums. about it since it's a cliche but it's. interesting and before ivanka assumed her role of the white house as her father senior adviser she cultivated her it is a business woman and working mother she's responded to the arctic zip code by saying that while some women prefer to quote knock each other down she believes they should be supporting each other the gallery says that the piece is a visual celebration of a contemporary feminine icon and encourages people to question their relationship with we were joined by two commentators to discuss how appropriate the performance is. i think a lot of americans see this as very very political i mean and 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 the trump derangement syndrome 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 tejpal competent american woman i mean i think it's acceptable because first of all if anybody in the trenton is ministration 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 shoe 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 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 own companies under the trumpet ministration because of the regulations are carried out to the weekly for there's an inspirational tale for you next we're going to meet

a man who after seeing how many children were left homeless and orphaned by the war in iraq decided he was going to do something about it it's next. the country has gone into a nihilistic fever that's why i think we've got hit the road and get out the traveling across america to find what makes america take the charlatans the genius the quintessential american hero this is it we've come to a point around which on what is going inside we always are on the margins something like this all the culture is willing parties america. we're starting last with is we're going to headed east into the swamp we're going into the belly of the bees i think i want to leave now governor any more of the earth we may be completely different but in the end of this journey. few

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