ah. the weekend headline in the united states says all options are still on the table when it comes to venezuela they've also slapped the crisis a country with more sanctions for not allowing u.s. aid convoys to enter. washington threatens to close chinese language and cultural centers across the u.s. all forced teachers to register as foreign agents. will tell you about tens of thousands of students who skipped school in france and germany to demonstrate over climate change.

hello good morning it's just turned nine am this saturday in moscow reveal what you around the world thanks for choosing r.t. international during your weekend first the u.s. special envoy for venezuela says all options are on the table when it comes to the crisis stricken country. comes in response to a warning from russia's foreign minister who believes washington is planning military intervention that. knowing the approach of the current us administration i wouldn't be surprised if it takes action that violates any reasonable standards of international law especially when the u.s. special envoy in venezuela at the un elliott abrams makes no secret that his functions don't include looking for a digital settlement he only creates tensions and situations that might trigger as the u.s. wants an explosion and bloodbath in venezuela to justify military interference.

foreign minister lavrov for. fifteen years. known him for quite a while i don't. think you actually believe that we're attempting to to do that and i think is you know you're not it didn't you that we continue to say and we always will that all options are on the table because they always are but i think anyone who actually looks at american policy in venezuela would not reach that conclusion that moms are known as the new u.s. sanctions on six individuals from venezuelan security forces for not allowing u.s. aid convoys into the country last week for president maduro he's concerned about the aid because back in the one nine hundred eighty s. brehm's same man defended smuggling weapons into nicaraguan rebels disguised as a win his assistant secretary of state after announcing the new restrictions abrams was pressed by an a.p. news agency reporter about whether or not one guy i don't know is running out of

steam now and the effect of american officials threatening language towards nicolas maduro. i'm wondering are you guys meaning the administration at all concerned that and of the initial. for lack of a better word excitement over when the recognition is it was losing some momentum and in giving given the majority of the seem to be going anywhere he certainly not taking the national security adviser's advice to those on the beach outside of it as well i wish him a long quiet retirement on a pretty beach far from venezuela and the sooner he takes advantage of that the center is likely to have a nice quiet retirement on a pretty beach rather than being in some other beach area like guantanamo so are you concerned that you're losing momentum and then such and related to that if there is one member of congress in particular has a senator who has you know suggested the might meet the same fate as good off the

libya and i just that help or hurt you or your cause or your efforts to build momentum. i'm not actually going to get into that commenting on what particular senators are then forget it. forget it forget the line about any senator or you it's to do comparisons between with doro and and suggesting that he might meet the fate of the do that does that help your cause i'm i'm not going to get into that other than to say that i think that. dictatorships come to an end some last for a very long time. others a much shorter time this one in venezuela will also come to an end we hope that it comes to an end quickly and peacefully these something is said about it said but not only by the united states raised in days should it's an amazing meeting he

doesn't isn't it he stated what it was that he sits to trying to get a these are the assistant brit ones why don't you think and then they said the man in the united. elation scared to go to school and be initiated all that caucasians and then do push on it went through the for the low and push to try to remain true mean closed form where the call to military needing medical was also failed miserably and now on way though it's outside the country and many of the people here is a. bus of the socially. because they don't have to live in a sort of completely. well the us is also cancel the visas of forty nine venezuelan representatives aligned with president nicolas maduro according to the part of the state people that quote steal from the venezuelan people or quote again undermine democracy are not welcome in the united states special envoy abrams said that the restrictions are intended to punish people who have prospered amid the south american country dire economic crisis that of latin american studies at

london's middlesex university francisco de mint is believes u.s. efforts will be mostly ineffective. the people in little stately the military civic alliance the soldiers drum the pressure from the united states in particular almost exclusively on the military literally for the last three years again and again through those who are shown. through blackmail you name it got those words what is it going on behind the scenes and so far they go almost nothing and mr abrams is exactly the person. so this is jane concerned therefore that confirms not only way to always be fitted by the united states going to school something much more dramatic. china's language and cultural centers could face closure in the u.s. senate report alleged they're being used by beijing to influence the minds of the

public the document also claims the confucius institutes lack of transparency and it suggest chinese teachers should register as foreign agents now caleb maupin reports. u.s. leaders have been very upset over alleged foreign influence and meddling of late and they've discovered a new source of terror behold the vast chai cum conspiracy the confucian institute . a new report issued by the u.s. congress says that the dance workshops and traditional cooking classes here are no laughing matter in fact they're part of a communist plot to get inside of your brain through confucius institutes the chinese government is attempting to change the impression in the united states and around the world that china is an economic and security threat so let's go over their alleged crimes shall we the centers classes apparently describe china as

a compassionate and friendly country the centers are funded by gifts from the chinese mainland and apparently there is not total transparency when it comes to the cultural centers operations so we decided to stop by the offices of the confucian institute where classes are being held here in lower manhattan and see if the people realize that they're being sucked in by a vast chinese conspiracy against our american way of life so do you feel like a foreign agent. a foreign agent do you feel threatened by existing this china institute with a good language classes and such known maybe a little bit. you know china is a little you know not something i could imagine china doing do you feel like it's in co-creating propaganda here i have. i think the entire world just terrible right now pether for and also beyond the fact that the confucian institute is links to chinese language classes in american schools that's right because of this institute

a lot of young children might actually learn to speak the mandarin language and we all know there's nothing more dangerous to world peace than cultural understanding this type of activity teaching one. which is in culture is not going to move the needle for china in any way politically in terms of how people see china the claim from the us senate report is propaganda propaganda chinese surprise right have a world view that is different than americans f.b.i. director testified to the senate that these are also acting as intelligence collection agencies so our chinese intelligence has been in bed it all over the united states for decades there are so many chinese in united states we're going to be very critical positions in security and technology areas companies military commercial everything the question is do they need to confucius institutes to continue that mission probably don't my expectation going forward is the u.s. will continue book pressure causes institute. tens of thousands

a student to skip school on friday in france and early in the german city how as well to demonstrate over climate change to call on governments to tackle the issue they're part of a growing youth movement which has seen similar action in several other countries too. was that it was. you know it's you who are not satisfied with the policies being implemented today and very marginalizing to shall we disagree with what is going on and to ask for radical any need to change that we are here because the adults aren't doing anything what people say the youth is the future so i think it's up to us to do something so activists behind the recent youth led climate protest publish no letter ahead of the global day of action on the fifteenth of march they demand

decision makers around the globe take responsibility and warn that their movement cannot be stopped they say although the youth strikes for climate movement as it's called is not centrally organized it has found inspiration. in this lady fifty year old grettir thought the swedish teenager was one of the first youth activists to probably raise awareness of climate issues she delivered speeches should be busy at the bureau and the european economic and social committee that the world economic forum in davos according to time magazine grettir is among the top twenty five most influential teens at twenty eight a we are striking because we have done our homework and they have not. and yes we are angry we are angry because the older generations are continue to sealing our future right now and they are continue doing this and we will not let them do that anymore. or despite the youth marches being set up locally that's not stopped

some senior politicians suspecting a more sinister influence from elsewhere in germany children are now protesting over climate protection it's an important concern but you can't imagine that all german children after years and without any outside influence come up with idea that they have to take part in this protest i know who is behind this movement bose the son did in one street and the truants i have also been told that from state security i can guarantee that i do not see ghosts alone and that clemens of ministry sions are more than spontaneous actions of solidarity with their client to discuss it further r.t. spoke to journalist john gaunt from social and environmental justice campaigner george barda who they go. this is clearly being encouraged and i would suggest he even being promoted by left wing snowflake teachers the place for children during school time enjoying term time is in the classroom if they want to get involved in politics that's great but this is clearly being orchestrated yeah i think this is

just a way of trying to muddy the waters around the messenger rather than focus on the message from these children which is that politicians must do what is required to have any chance of assuring a decent future if these children want to demonstrate they can use the weekend they don't do it during school time no one's disagreeing with children being involved in politics what is wrong is the air of sperm to sponsor will nature of your defense which is you think it's perfectly ok for kids to skip lessons these are children they should be at school getting educated for which we all pay our taxes for a bit like saying people should go to work so why of a strike why have they undertake an strikes of last couple hundred years it's precisely because kids do need to be going to for who need their early word man and have a working on her side because to withdraw their labor you're talking about children children should be going to school less weight agitators like college level is

hmong should not be encouraging them to skip it that conceived it soar as her way of interacting the same kind of withholding of her labor which in this case it was he's not labor for money because she's a child she can always win why it's so much what you know polite and you understands this is a serious issue but nothing like the action that is now absolutely necessary and comp into late nothing other than that gets us to where we need to be do you not think the children's education is important do you not think this disrupts the whole school not only for the people who are protesting but for the other children as well these are children you should not be encouraging them they should be told to get back to their classrooms children need to understand the facts if they want to have. views they can no problem whatsoever but in a weekday they should be doing double math or biology not out on the streets you are absolutely failing to engage with the seriousness of this crisis and therefore with the reason only i wouldn't have taken such an exceptional estie it could

equally that the only thing that children can withdraw in a way that is disruptive and this is the analogy i was sharing with you is there. exactly and they are children that understand much better than most of us it seems that their future is at stake one fifty in the morning on the button this saturday morning moscow time thanks for watching next egyptian authorities have arrested six people in connection with the deadly train crash in cairo and this week off was claimed twenty two lives egypt transport minister has resigned over the incident which is said to have been triggered by a brawl between two train drivers one allegedly then left the brakes off i witnesses describe the horror that unfolded around them. how it is possible to get at it that we saw smoke come from inside the station and

the gun people were screaming we hurried to the station the fire was spreading out it was horrible. to. look that much but i think it odd there are so dead bodies but many dead bodies also a victim flesh on the floor the train was carrying the many people i set up i removed nearly twenty dead bodies from the book and carried them to the ambulance were completely burned. bad but all it up to be up. to try to put out everything in front of me the first i used water then i realized that if you boil water on wounds they hurt more we started using fire extinguishers to get to work and we took the blankets which we had in archaeopteryx and we started covering people with them during the incident i ran and saw people burning in front of my eyes sick and i don't know why i was running back and forth coming up the bell is the most horrible thing i've ever seen

in my life like it imo people are dying right in front of you and you can't do nothing about it thank god i did my best and saved somebody thank god the capitol. brave god awful when that coming up here at international skirmishes long disputed region of kashmir continues to neatly opposed tussle for control is still bubbling along our stories when we come back. after the previous stage of my career was over everyone wondered what i was going to do next the ball different clubs on one hand it is logical to struggle from fields where everything is familiar on the other i wanted

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again i've come forces have repelled the deadly taliban assault on a military base in the country so it comes amidst peace negotiations between the united states and the taliban jenna's sultan pfizer has more from kabul this morning. a target camp bastion at three am local time and then ministry of defense declared that all the assailants have been killed after a sixteen hour fight and as a result twenty three in a forces have been killed and twenty including eight suicide bombers of the taliban also have been killed some sources are saying that you know one of the suicide assailants managed to get into the camp and lot his explosive inside a dining room that resulted the majority of the casualty. and he wore activist and writer david swanson told us he thinks obstacles to an agreement coming from more than one side. this is been going on and getting worse for years and years and

there's no better solution than ending the occupation its foreign occupations that generate this kind of violence sent talk of ending it over the coming five years withdrawing u.s. troops it's not a withdrawal at all it's an extension of a war beyond the leaks that most wars in human history have lasted from beginning to end i continue to think that both sides believe that it helps in the bargain in the negotiating in that defeating people in the negotiation room to be in escalating the war that it looks better to the weapons companies and the militarists back home to escalate a war prior to indeed it so of course the united states and its allies have been escalating the war as well to the escalation it's not just one here. keeping a close eye show you what's happening between india and pakistan tension between those two countries showing no sign of abating overnight three civilians have been

killed in cross border shelling pakistan says indian troops targeted villages along the line of control in kashmir the standoff between new delhi and islam a birds escalated dramatically of late since of terror attack on an indian police convoy last month killed at least forty offices the latest violence comes a day after an indian fighter pilot who was captured by pakistan after his jet and was returned to his home country a transfer held at the border between the two countries was televised live pakistan's prime minister described the move as a peace. islam about also released a video recording he made of the pilot while he was in custody. it was york which morning i was trying to look for the target when i was shot down by the pakistani air force as soon as i objected my parachute opened and i came down i had a pistol with me if i tried to run and people chased me their emotions were running high and then two pakistani army officials came in save me in pakistani army captain save me from the people and did not let any harm come to me but they took me to their unit when i was given first aid. more kashmir locals shared their fears

over the intensified conflict saying that when the shelling comes it's mostly civilians that suffer. i'm the anything you're going to put to him when men think you know they won't be as you're going to hear it was a bad day that we have to get it soon gets dealt with you think and even then it's on your side you don't understand them yes all right it was only love letters and. now. my duty my a mighty mighty mighty if i will work with you like you. for years floorpan annoyer this way donald trump announced the u.s. backed forces the right to cater to slavic state from syria but despite those claims there's little evidence the terror group has lost support in its final stronghold.

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the canadian government has started extradition proceedings against mangal one jew the chief financial officer of technology firm huawei to the united states faces charges of conspiracy to violate international sanctions on iraq. today a department of justice canada officials issued an authority to proceed formally commencing an extradition process in the case of mismanaging one jo the decision follows a thorough a diligent review of the evidence in this case the next step in the case is as follows the british columbia supreme court has scheduled an appearance state for march sixth twenty nineteen at ten am to confirm that an authority to proceed has been issued and to schedule the date for the extradition hearing. meanwhile she was arrested in canada december the request of u.s. authorities washington accuses the business woman who is also the daughter of the of trying to bypass america's sanctions on the charlie telecom giants but he brought in high profile legal battles in the u.s. was accused of industrial espionage. rejected the claims being made against its

c.f.o. while coming as actions of also drawn a fierce rebuke from beijing to chose authorities maintain that the arrest amounts to political persecution of us the most anyone with normal judgment can see that canada has made a serious mistake on this issue from the very beginning we edged the canadian side to immediately release mang one show and protect her legitimacy rights we also strongly edge the u.s. to immediately corrects the mistake with draw the arrest warrant against men one show and not make a formal extradition request to canada. economist jeffrey albert tucker thinks the u.s. wants to use as a pawn in negotiations with beijing. i mean this is just obviously an act of political violence of course if you've got a political enemy out of there out there somewhere that anybody can drum up any kind of charges against you i'm sorry that canada is going along with this but it's seems like it's unlatched lasted ditch effort american imperialism and really quite

appalling i think it's it's deeply embarrassing for america so to use human beings as kind of fodder and and a trade war is appalling and let me be clear about this when i say trade war i don't mean just sides fighting this is an aggressive and pointless american attack on china on a previously mutually beneficial relationship completely a reflection of a new ideology in washington and that's being stalked by fears about the next stage of geopolitical reality there is no international law judge in this through there's nothing that binds china and it's no us law binds china answer lation ships with iran is just ridiculous it's really an in forcible except by this kind of egregious acts of political violence. at least seventeen palestinian protesters reportedly injured on friday after clashes erupted at the israel gaza border

according to the palestinian health ministry. ah. ah. ah but it wasn't. bad at. the israeli side responded to the protests with tear gas among the injured were journalists and paramedics the clashes are part of the ongoing great. that's been happening for almost a year now. it's nine twenty seven the morning is saturday that's it so far for our update always so much more twenty four seven around the clock at the dot com if you've got our up or the headlines as they go straight to mobile device for me kevin though in the rest the only did see me this weekend thanks for watching r.t. international.

when i see images and hear things with their door. i see people who are afraid not see these young with some women in these ways purposes but i see those i see really scared. scared to be losing. all they have the whole or that is the color of their skin that's all they have going for themselves their white skin. my son in theirs doing drugs my nephews was still in drugs my sister just with doing drugs it was like an epidemic of drug abuse america's public enemy number one in the united states is drug abuse he started going after the users in the prison population who are we started treating sick people people who are addicted to these drugs like criminals while i was on the hill i increasingly became convinced that the war on drugs was

a mistake or our current with numbers of people who are in prison for inconceivable warning sentences for minor minor offenders in the drug trade it's a lot watching your children grow up and miss you in waves and say bye daddy as you're walking out of a business it's just it doesn't get easier. most folks don't like the truth. we're living in a generation. then. is confused just as it relates to the truth. where. power. in the truth is minnie's so building up.

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