it. was. a yellow vests a protester loses his hand in clashes with police as the anti-government movement takes to the streets for thirteen consecutive weeks. lost in the week's top stories venezuela's opposition leader says he hasn't ruled out mourning for u.s. military intervention to overthrow president did you or we spoke exclusively with both men. under serious struggles to rebuild off their eight years of war party

looks a big trauma suffered by the country's. come to. stand. as a very warm welcome you're watching the weekly here on r.t. international with me we care and. france has been hit by a thirteenth weekend of yellow vest protests with clashes again breaking out in the capital one activist had most of his hand blown off by a crowd control grenade artie's ruptly video agency recorded the aftermath we should warn you some of the images are disturbing.

at 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 well our sister channel r.t. france spoke with the father of the protester who lost his hand on our susan we stayed in the hospital until late night to find out what's going to happen with him he's lost everything from the wrist down then we met the ophthalmologist to talk about his i he's only wasn't affected too much the some superficial wounding but his hand is gone we'll file a complaint and then see what happens his mum does on a sunday and yesterday sebastian basically lost his hand in front of the national assembly he's crippled and he's a plumber he needs his hand to deal with basic daily stuff he's lost and because i

don't know if you understand how symbolic it is but sebastian lost his hand in front of the national assembly the house of the people and the government hasn't said a word they are concerned about the fact that the house of mr feraud the president of the national assembly was burned but is just material resources while in front of the second residency of mr for iran the president of the national assembly a person has lost his hand although the arson attack mentioned there on the home of the head of the national assembly wasn't directly linked to protest as similar tactics were used on saturday with several cars that are on fire the other vest rallies began last november as a rising living costs thing quickly morphed into a broader anti-government protests campaign authorities estimate that more than fifty thousand people rallied nationwide on saturday four thousand of them in paris .

so what has the government done to try and stem these protests well a president gave a big speech back in december where he announced that the minimum wage the simic would rise by a hundred euros a month he also said that people who were in bonuses for the n.b.a. they wouldn't have to pay social contributions and that a new 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 add a concerns to talk about the things that matter to them so the government can decide whether to make the changes that people say or not however this illusions of said this isn't enough and many felt that the office 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 protest isn't 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 authorities 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 in crime with the government there was the mention there of a law to limit right so what the asians 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 now that law is 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 deem to be a public threat also part of them who is the idea. that if you cover your face going

into a protest even with the simple stuff 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 critical this law is against the marches it's to stop people rallying to scare people. gives or to this war against the rioters crazed question i find it appalling i guess it's a complicated issue will they determine the real writers that's the real question or will they just pick up any you know a vast i've seen 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 violence that if tomorrow they cannot cover the face because

police fired tear gas at them what type of democracy is this is this bill could enable police to impeach people from going to demonstrations because there is a doubt that they might bring troubles 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 streets to the internet to the social networks to denounce the system until until he leaves. and as well as suffer claimed interim leader one credo has blamed the country's ongoing crisis on the vanity of the madeira government mystical i don't spoke exclusively to r.t. here is a short extract from that interview. i mean of the innocent and. millions of in the support and nicolas maduro how are you planning to win them over let them hear is out all we want is to be heard and for our plan for the country's restoration to be heard a future we're building together i've told you that recently just

a few days ago we had a meeting with ministers who worked on the chavez not to row but under the chair of us today youth function members of a student movement were in attendance to let them heroes now let them hear is in the future but politics is notoriously full of good intentions what if you fail to make good on your promises politics and life are first and foremost it's about being attentive and then you can come good on those deeds actions on the delivery of humanitarian aid the protection of our assets the protection of our citizens the protection of newborn babies who should not have died in and so articulate a few days ago because of the vanity of some people and there are only a few of them who don't even recognize this as a crisis which is recognized by the un and many other organizations. well more on the kwaito interview will appear on our national monday but this week we also spoke to venezuela's president nicolas maduro he pledged to resist washington's push the regime change you can watch the full interview on our website r.t. dot com. there will be no war or military intervention in you venezuela 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 donald trump is 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 belize against venezuela what is it do we have w m d's are we a threat to u.s. national security you know what the cost is belize here then is a well an oil and as well as resources go and natural gas diamonds or water our material wealth in the twenty first century and he's not the time for cannon fire and military threats you know the twenty first century should be a century of dialogue civilized behavior politics respect for god virtues peace

peaceful coexistence and finding peaceful diplomatic solutions to international conflicts dielike is the most important thing for venezuela it is our motto. most western countries now recognize as interim leader of venezuela but until recently he was almost unknown as they are trying to explain 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 don't 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 that i heard about 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 was two years ago . i could about go i don't own this short while ago and when this political situation started a little bit for those abroad who loathes 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 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 why and why go 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 on going door 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 taken 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 the decisions are being made by one and the rest of the. 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 llopis his 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 in a country word takes a suitcase full of ball 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 the awkward baggage is an easier sell. at least half of young people in syria have grown up knowing only war and many are

living with severe trauma that's according to a report by the international charity unicef and r.t. crew met with children who grew up in areas controlled by extremists you can watch the full show on r.t. dot com but for now here's part of it. middle school is the issue of the. litter and the. clip is condemned to keep. you out of my old age of not about oh i'm ok. and i look long enough. as i don't want to lug anything at you but it will when a new name will come out that have. a lot on hand never having to visit later.

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i adore you the war news and the war our war a smile swore the other little boy in us boss what news you know how to. meanwhile in iraq many youngsters have similar circumstances a group of russian children who spent time in a prison with lovers have been brought back to moscow this video from the russian emergencies ministry shows them arriving at a moscow airport there are twenty seven children in total aged between four and thirteen the exact details of how they ended up in iraq are unclear but it's believed that many of them were brought there by their radicalized parents all of them are being resettled in the homes of relatives. well there's an unusual edition

on the list of the big threats facing america and twenty nine thousand find out what it is after the break. which of us is revolution screeching to a halt inflation and unemployment cause millions to leave venezuela the 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. to what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy on sunday shouldn't let it be an arms race in this spirit dramatic development only

personally i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. join me every first week on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you there. welcome back no one expected the u.k.'s exit from the european union to be easy but this week the blokes need has really turned up the heat on britain's brics is is assuring some extraordinary criticism a comedy of thoughts that's dante himself would appreciate.

that would be well chris what that special place. looks like for those who promoted backseat without even a sketch of a plot of how to cut rates safely. this deadly shira maniac is doing his best to keep the united kingdom found by the chains of bureaucracy in control i hope i'm not going to help 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

change to brussels time to break free. i praise be that has been just the language that he used yesterday which is not helpful and schools widespread display in the united kingdom. i believe it now but i have never seen the out of a few hundred times i was. doing my job here it's out of public life.

during his highly anticipated state of the union address on tuesday donald trump outlined some of the threats he believes america is facing among them illegal immigration terrorism and socialism and when income inequality continuing to grow in the us leftwing ideas do seem to be on the rebound as kenneth multiple reports that 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 trump has raised the specter of socialism all notions of the world should resist socialism. and the misery

that it brings to everyone but the socialists they say that he's just afraid of their rising popularity i have 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 the least this is to ensure is that democratic socialism is the say in the already be ready now. insanity that is getting perhaps. i would say capitalization of that party presented by the republicans pro truck

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 he she voted for 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 in bed to 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 united states 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 that will be appropriate for this country i don't know too much pot its size and 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 was a dirty word still in certain quarters. but it's more acceptable now in other quarters and it was a few years ago next to bernie sanders 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 is very possible but i don't watch for that predictions but it is very possible yes and is that something the democratic party leadership is afraid of the things they're terrified of 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 an eye on democrat versus 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 caleb mop and r.t. new york. russia's ambassador to the us turned down with r.t.

this week to speak about the stumbling blocks thanks to existing between the two countries as well as areas where the interests do allow for close cooperation. i and if treaty is the deal with the security of european countries and the russian federation i know if is not due to the security of the united states for me it's clear if united states decides to deploy. in europe it will be a crisis of security for european countries of course we will fine solution we will fine. we'll all home ice united states did solve degrees issue in that region and we are a dear to cooperate together we are looking very attentively at the situation in this country because. such granted is like tragic you stand between is it was because. of their three german and we see some.

troops appeared on the border between alliance and going to stand and of course my we are very much done so on what is going on. we hardly appreciated all efforts and made by united states in these regards and we already took operate together to find a solution how to from one side to dismantle nuclear program of north korea and at the same time to east and to ease sanctions against the government of north korea. i don't understand why russian from so why germany or other western countries have to be punished for these economic project it's not position of the russian federation but it is position of other western the european countries who can see there that this project is very useful. there is nothing in policy in the sight

of these. project thanks for joining us this hour on the international will be back at the top of the hour with the latest. manufacture consent to stick to the public well. when the running clubs to some protect themselves. or the crime larry go around me one. night with no middle of the room sick. leave. the real news is.

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