i. tensions between the united states and iran to round brands american troops in the region as terrorists in response to washington slapping the same label on iran's revolutionary guard. was welcomed by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu meantime who currently also faces a close general election today as polls have opened. the toughest internet laws in the world that is the claim of the u.k. government as it launches plans for a new watchdog to regulate the web. of social media firms regulating themselves. it's time to do things differently it's time to keep our children safe.

to morning the ninth of april for a good morning for me and i'm here at art international with the latest for you thanks for joining them first the united states has designated iran's revolutionary guard as a foreign terrorist organization u.s. secretary of state confirmed president trying to sit on monday repeating accusations that the elite force both finances and promotes terrorism leaders of iran are racketeers not revolutionaries he really people deserve better than to be governed by this kind of hypocritical and corrupt officials with this designation we are sending a clear signal a clear message to iran's leaders. including cause i'm sure my name is band of thugs that the united states is bringing all pressure to bear to stop the regimes behavior we ask that our allies and partners around the world do the same so again

what does that actually add me will this designation puts economic and travels for a start on members of the military group the measures also cover organizations companies and individuals tied with groups considered as iran's dominant military force in fighting against isis and in syria and iraq caleb opens got more reaction this morning. will be the first time that we've seen the u.s. government designate part of another country's government as a terrorist organization now donald trump in the statement he accuses iran of being a state sponsor of terrorism financing promoting terrorism as a tool of state craft and we heard those words echoed by mike pompei o the u.s. secretary of state the united states is continuing to build its maximum pressure campaign against the iranian regime. i am announcing our intent to designate the islamic revolutionary guard corps including its good force as a foreign terrorist organization as a nation will take effect one week from today in response to this designation by

the us government the iranian government has now declared the us central command and the u.s. military to be terrorists and we've also heard from job he'd zarif the foreign minister of iran and he has spoken out and said this is another move by washington that could lead to further isolation of the united states netanyahu who of mum. and nation of the g.c. fully understand its consequences for u.s. forces in the region in fact they seek to drag the us into a quagmire on its behalf. should my bets have been to be conned into into the us disaster the troubled ministration has particularly distinguished itself by escalating into rhetoric against the islamic republic of iran distinguishing itself from the obama administration that presided over the p five plus one nuclear negotiations but the trumpet ministration has escalated u.s. sanctions and hostility toward the islamic republic everywhere we go in the middle

east it's a rare or ran around spread death destruction and chaos behind every problem is iran's the world's leading state sponsor of terrorists of iran's leaders so yes. death. and destruction however this organization that was key in defeating the ice still dyess. terrorist organization you know made great sacrifices in order to fight against i.c.l. has now been labeled itself as terrorists by the us government a former advisor to iran's nuclear negotiator believes washington's on a direct collision course now with. konqueror with the majority of foreign policy experts who characterise this decision by president trump as advised and counterproductive to use his own national interests because it puts the us irreversibly collision course with the. ring and me tell you forces principally

gods i think it's highly dangerous and in makes war with iran an imminent possibility not just a probability because of the proximity of forces in the region and of course the number of symmetrical power capabilities that would be put into practice if. u.s. attacks iran this of a dangerous development of this spec to. peace and security. their cause for you know immediate denunciation by the war need international organizations so this move to recognize the revolutionary guard is a terror group was welcomed by the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu decision coming just hours before polls opened for israeli general elections huge day there for him over six million israelis are eligible to vote more than ten thousand polling stations across the country and abroad are his poll a slate takes

a look at the front runners this morning. it was something for everyone in the israeli elections there are more than fifty parties competing although only two have a real chance of forming the next government because the likud party headed by prime minister benjamin netanyahu who fancies himself as a strongman among the successes he's talked about is getting his ally american president donald trump to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital to recognize israeli sovereignty of the golan heights and to also label iran's revolutionary guard as a terrorist organization but that's not enough for the prime minister just before the elections he was asked if he would consider and mixing territory in the west bank yet we will go to the next stage in imposing israeli sovereignty in the west bank has made opponent is the same tryst with a distinguished military background for me is way the army chief guns he appeals to voters who feel that netanyahu has been in power for too long i think benjamin

attorney all have done a lot for the country he's served in public life fall into dickered since thirteen years as a prime minister but is recently enough is enough whoever wins will be little joy for palestinians israelis in general are less inclined to compromise on the issues particularly interesting enough when it comes to young people according to a poll by the israel democracy institute we asked israelis on the streets of tel aviv what's his appeal to young people. generation is much more violent. in the relieve like in the extreme everything is extreme not only our own with that fear creates a lot of unity and humility a. kind of a feeling of togetherness it's not so surprising that. younger populations higher levels of support. for. guns. is

way too much in control. and i'd like to be really don't trust them a little relieved how i supply them thing your own size i think. successful now as it is. i'm afraid of changes i don't know if i one day someone has to be those been the several a geisha against in the last several years and those very good chances he's going to end in prison in the next year or so except the faith in his own presidency he hasn't achieved any significant achievements get in the israeli newspaper ha'aretz . those elections are about an attorney oh yes or no it's almost the only issue at stake almost the only issue on the table and they're almost the only sure which is discussed and you know here emotions are very high to boost their reactions those who believe in him go for believe he's

a victim of the system go for believe that only him korean secu the future of israel only him can stand visit v w two teen and donald trump and other leaders of the world and look at them as an equal partner and those who believe that these men have created enough damage and should go home the way the and yoel is going either way that brings israel's support from the united states this is something the voters might have in their mind but it will not be in their first priority so a big day in israel a lot of eyes on what's going on there one of the tightest races for years apparently will be across the exit polls throughout the day incumbent benjamin netanyahu is believed to be said to be on track to become the longest serving leader if he gets it but it's not a done deal yet does the country want change or keep the status quo will keep you up to date here on r.t. . u.k. government claims it is going to have the toughest internet laws in the world in

a plan outlined in the online harms white paper it suggest penalising or even blocking websites that fail to take down potentially harmful content covering everything from child abuse to this information nexus one has polyploid her explains that there are fears that when this regulation there's also censorship. too much freedom can be dangerous that's the message from the u.k. government which has unveiled ambitious new plans to oversee the say first corner of the internet the country that's famous for bringing you mary poppins is aiming to be the world's best online nanny we're putting a legal duty of care on these companies to keep users safe and if they fail to do so toss punishments will be imposed. the era of social media firms regulating themselves is over it's time to do things differently it's time to keep our children safe so how is the british government going to make the u.k. the safest place to enjoy the net well for starters there are going to be some

strict new rules any company that allows online interaction will be responsible for their users safety as well as the content that appears on their services in the most obvious examples that will mean purging illegal material related to terrorist and child sexual exploitation and abuse and if companies fail to clean up their act the likes of facebook and twitter will be put on the naughty step by a new independent regulator for the internet companies will face substantial fines for failing to pull down dangerous or extremist materials if the fines don't work bosses of the offending firms could be liable to criminal prosecution and if that fails to web sites could be blocked entirely for u.k. internet users and that regulator should have teeth so we're going to consult not just on remedial notices on fines and that can be up to four percent of global

turnover at the moment none of this is law yet they'll be twelve weeks of public consultation only after that draft legislation will be drawn are up but there are already concerns over the prospect of tough new regulations talk of controlling online content normally goes hand in hand with accusations of censorship and this is no exception the government's proposals would create state regulation of the speech of millions of british citizens the government is using internet regulation as a blunt tool to try and fix complex societal problems if they will remove and replace . strict content and that means that a large amount of totally legal content discussions people would be able to have online will be removed and then the government says it wants to remove what it calls harmful content but who will be the arbiter of what stays out up and what

goes down removing material that's not technically illegal could be a tough task so those social media companies will have to do two things first is to set out filters season to see just to show that they are doing whatever they can you know to to prevent material that could potentially cause serious harm to young children a lot of people in the second they will have to act in a speedy mother to any request to remove such material at the moment the government is still deciding whether the job of regulating should fall on the shoulders of a new independent body or an existing one like broadcast regulator ofcom and when it comes to the big social media fams well like students craving more stringent discipline facebook has tentatively welcomed the plan for greater government

oversight with a caveat or to say these are complex issues to get right and we look forward to working with the government and parliament to ensure new regulations are effective . the u.k. government says it wants to be a trailblazer but the question is how to implement stricter safety measures without restricting freedom of the internet there's so much content out there the can just influence. well really anybody but especially the younger generation kids i would slightly maybe disagree i think the internet is something which is open and it was a good thing that it was always open and not regulated by any any form of government or whatever i think it's probably a good idea i think this is enough regulation around do i think that the internet music's regulation probably not it's an open source thing should be owned by the people i think it's. a pretty good idea i think it's

a good idea to have some protection in there but it depends how stringent and how close they are. every day stuff t.v. radios george galloway shows a lot to me as a regulator though if introduced is going to be independent of the. well it's all wrapped up in the pretty paper about the entirely justifiable fears that people have about the exposure of children to vile things on the internet people being encouraged to commit suicide and the spreading of terrorist and violent conduct and so on no one in their right mind would be opposed to that it's motherhood and apple pie the key is the point spreading misinformation and fake news of this from the people who have specialized in misinformation and fake news for as long as i've been alive on much longer than the iraq war was the acme of the product of misinformation and fake news coming

from the state and being part of a by the press on media in this country so the regulator will regulate according to the prevailing offer doxie according to the not a tip of the state. mind sixteen moscow time come on our power for a quick break had just had to go much more including rumania wanting to help to stem the brain drain as tend to skilled workers to up sticks of butter pails where the is out international. breaks it count down. you know world of big

partisan movies lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that made stream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the bath shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. japan proves that you don't need interest rates above zero you don't need capital you don't need savings you don't need. you don't need inflation breaks so people like united states are saying like well why can't we just be like japan.

again a crippling shortage of skilled workers in romania has proceeded to join other smaller to condemn the bloke's freedom of movement policy as professionals leave the nations for better paychecks elsewhere within the e.u. they hitting the growth of their home countries shiela dubin ski reports. here's aspiring for you members the idea of joining the board is dream need european union membership of what they have in european states will also be present in macedonia can embrace a completely new agenda today in order to meet deadlines kitch up with their neighbors and join the group of countries still be the first not last in line to join the e.u. states on this new. vision because we are the most europe misting nation in europe but first some of the unions newcomers the dream

didn't quite materialize. and adding to their wu's there is the crippling brain drain part of the so-called price of being a member state is freedom of movement you can move and book where ever you won't see but according to remain here that comes at a price and when you know if you are the least one medium the service you keep the only one. with a bit of a thing of the season for sure the labor force that is the euro is not the same we think you can see use the proceeds of the lure of higher paid work is just too much it's not just romania that's suffering either hungry has also warned it's

facing an exodus of well educated people to take in the higher paying jobs elsewhere in the e.u. it seems the brain drain is actually one of the biggest worries that some countries have it's a problem that needs solutions according to hungry second largest parliamentary. party your pick are talented young people who are skilled who are educated in our country believe after the recent receive their university degrees and go to western europe to to search for better jobs and i think it is unacceptable that a doctor in hungary receives ten times less than a doctor in the in the u.k. if that you want to have a future and it wants to be a stable economy and competitive on the global stage it has to eliminate those structural differences but as the e.u. expands further some countries might be asking whether they can really afford to be

part of the club challenge even ski r.t. harris. meantime is still here with a crunched calendar britain's parliament passed a bill requiring the prime minister to seek yet another extension to exit the european union the movers aimed at preventing the u.k. from crashing out of the block without a deal this coming friday it comes just as trees and they proposed to head to brussels and from emergency summit wednesday which states will vote on yet another extension it's almost three years since the election referendum many have changed their position on whether or not the u.k. should leave the union at all. visited one in the north of britain to see if the pendulum has possibly swung the other way you know. travel just over one hundred miles north of london and they'll hit the picturesque town that takes about leave out of the park by a massive seventy five percent no town in the u.k.

wanted to leave the e.u. as much as the people here in boston and three years after the referendum results the feeling is still the same if not stronger the people already voted. so they should leave we had a vote we decided to leave stick to it. and let's get out now. in this town one in six is foreign born and. spiked four hundred sixty percent between two thousand and four and two thousand and fourteen mostly through waves of eastern europeans coming to a local farms or in factories bustard any insights these migrants would get the message from the twenty sixteen voters or would be forced to leave once britain accepted the e.u. . but the b. day keeps being delayed and delayed i think we just walked around the streets will be helpless to find anybody speaking in your share price fall so i thought the job to be on the land made news today the wife used to have has this take it the job is

now local resident stacey andrew believes the town has lost its identity but when you come to my town we have no tradition back today so we're not even allowed to set up right stuff in case it offends pay paul. start respect this town you know to drink on the straight so it's not safe to walk around especially not time some locals blame it on downing street mishandling the entire breck's that process however for the new comers it's about more than just where they call home it's about their families and some cases local businesses take dimitry of who opened up a bold garion feared outlet around the time of the referendum period because. most people period there are some members who have house a simple area and look to. hear her concern because they're kind of on a lot of like immigrants and the problem is probably a difficult thing henrietta is from lithuania

a mother and manager on the local high streets she thinks it doesn't matter where you come from as long as you integrate and get along with people if you integrate in the community it's your work you pay your taxes you try to get along with the others i think there shouldn't be any problems because we are people of the world we've all thought we belong to each other we should help each other and so i don't like my. there is that it appears the locals here in boston ready to take back in mass trite unnecessary r.t. boston. the prime minister of the break we're balkan state of kosovo is similarly pledged total loyalty to the united states to an official visit to detroit. oppositions a similar to what the u.s. stands for and those on the ground know it's i am an american soldier on the ground or the calls from promise or also told the media that washington must support kosovo in order to push back against russian influence in the balkans he's a staunch supporter of the us and nato and in march even sacked

a minister who was critical of the military alliances actions of the former yugoslavia but despite his allegiance to the u.s. he maintains that kosovo is fully sovereign and pursues its of policies today kosovo is partially recognized and also a disputed state it's unilaterally declared its independence from serbia back in two thousand and eight following decades of tensions between albanian and serb communities in the region a political analyst we spoke to says america is clearly pulling the strings in kosovo. he wants to give the image of being an independent country don't forget that today kosovo is not recognized by five seventh's of humanity china doesn't recognize kosovo india russia. spain the vatican doesn't have been recognized kosovo as an independent country so you try to fight for that but at the end he still remaining the puppet of the americans and he says it himself how did it actually just coming to washington to suck up to washington and say we're still here we'll do whatever you want we want nato we want the european union we want to

know you to know where your best allies what is important is that whatever it is you're going to be doing over there we see that the point for him is to show that they will always be the servants of the americans in developments this is the most important point. the hot spot run the globe keep an eye on gunfire has been heard in the sudanese capital khartoum thousands of protesters are calling for the resignation of the country's president their. a massive sit in against spiraling costs in the african country block the road to army headquarters at the weekend on saturday it reignited smouldering anger against the president this country for nearly twenty years seven protesters have been killed thus far in two and a half thousand arrested since the week keep her in check with that story and all the others have been rather world. com so much more there we've got the time for the head to bring it is appreciated watches. internationally.

have a great tuesday. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race. very dramatic development only and. i don't see it. will be successful very high time to sit down and talk. u.s. veterans who come back from war often tell the same stories. we're going after the people who were killing civilians they were not interested in the wellbeing of

their own soldiers either there are already several generations of them so i just got this memo from the search that says we're going to attack and destroy the government in seven countries in five years americans pay for the wars with their money others with their lives if we were willing to go into harm's way and willing to risk being killed. for a war and surely we can risk some just calm for easiness for. gradings and salutation. a lot of the people watching this broadcast weren't even alive when libya became an independent kingdom in one nine hundred fifty one in fact much of what western observers know about libya has to do with what happened

after the one nine hundred sixty nine military coup that's how the western backed king deposed in a bloodless revolution led by moammar gadhafi however that bloodless coup became a blood soaked regime that lasted until two thousand and eleven following the arab spring movements that solve leadership in egypt in tunisia overthrown libya faced much of the same rebel groups fought the libyan government and western forces intervened and by intervene i mean bombed nato led mostly western forces fired over one hundred ten tomahawk missiles they completed nearly twenty six thousand air attacks that destroyed major airports bases and infrastructure just to name a few with the assistance from those nato bombers moammar gadhafi and at least sixty six of his envoy were murdered and extrajudicial killings seemingly as the west rejoiced the end of khadafi as many consider libya's regime change experiment a success until now former gadhafi loyalists inspected cia operative colleagues far

. call a far off car is currently leading a march on tripoli to take control of the government himself his plan to rid the country of militias extremist and armed civilians and general mohammad. spokesman of a spokesperson for told the independent quote any man carrying a weapon in his hand against us is a target if he hands over his weapon or stays at home he will be safe once again a country that has been passed between the hands of colonizing westerners for centuries as being run by a leader is elected by the people but by the very militias and western warmongers who profit from its demise while many in power across the world are calling for more bombs more force and more death as a solution to violence you high representative for foreign affairs and security policy fredericka major raney is one of many who sees it differently. i believe the international community. is ready for supporting a unity and agreement among the libyans i believe the challenges.