your. problem. was the. france is in shock after a fire engulfed the not. only damaging the iconic structure. which is good. we are losing tonight. leaders expressed their condolences saying not to dom is not just part of french identity but of world heritage. and prominent european politicians urge the e.u. not to follow the us is an example when it comes to the middle east. it's

one o'clock here in moscow and you're watching r.t. international line from our studio with me. to the program a massive fire has swept through cathedral in paris destroying the spire and most of the roof investigators suspect the blaze started during restoration work present emanuel has pledged to restore the building the cathedral is one of the most popular tourist attractions in europe pulling and thirteen million visitors every year but the fire has caused serious damage the spire on the roof of collapsed the famous twin towers and north rose window both of which were built in the twelfth century was saved as was the fourth century crown of thorns but the fate of hundreds of goggles decorating the building is unknown charlotte was at the scene. we know the firefighters have been working throughout the evening trying to dampen down those flames we even know they had to so i didn't know what she. use aerial

water bows is because they wanted to ensure that that frame didn't collapse and it looks like the reports coming through now that they have been able to secure that so some incredible news that stephanie given people here. is essential in fact we've had people singing throughout the evening trying to keep their spirits up as they've been more chewing this fire unfold. when news of this fire not. spread out the church across the city rang their bells in solidarity to show that they will all thinking are not dumb our lady as it is in india should number of works of art have been rescued from this fire crown of thorns this was probably one of the most iconic and important relics that was contained in not to put on that has also been rescued that is

a relic that dates back to at least the fourth century although catholics believe that it was actually the crown of thrones that cheeses a war just before his crucifixion this cathedral it's not just a building it's the heart of paris it was built all those years ago to represent paris being the economic the political and the cultural heartbeat of france and it remains just that twelve million people visit it every year it's the most visited site in paris possibly one of the most visited sites across the world but what we do know is that restoration work that was underway to try and stop it crumbling unfortunately hasn't done anything to stop this majestic crown jewel of france this french got sick architecture and our protector superbe example going up in ashes tonight but that's good news coming through in very much welcomed by the people who. that it looks like the construction itself has been saved as well as

a number of works of art and import relics all have been rescued from the grapes of that fire we spoke to thomas jenkins a fire chief who explained the difficulties in tackling such a massive blaze our fire safety is number one because we have to make sure that we can back out the blades tomorrow as well and that's tough to balance when you're dealing with emotionally charged incidents when you have the circumstances were civilian lives are being threatened and in a case like this where you're dealing with property that is are you know happy that has value what you would consider normal property so just. believably you store call for harris fire department i'm sure that's a sentiment that is shared worldwide that we want to see this fire be extinguished we want to see the property per serving as much as it can be and we want to see all

those firefighters go on to say. that well the sharing in france is shock need to throw on the type of also expressed my condolences to the french nation saying upside down is not just part of french identity but of wealth have a tinge anthropology professor charles ewan and historian michael has them and gave us their views on the damage and the fire fighting operation. it certainly has that potential for you pull together to help rebuild and i think the rebuilding will also help you know the people of france and give them something. to rally around i think you've got to me. to stay with the original architecture but certainly as you build it back you can be built so this doesn't happen again. with materials that are less flammable and things like that me you know but i think you have to stick with the original framework and then how it looked even if you've

never been there you you you you feel the loss and you know maybe it's off your bucket list now i'm completely completely shocked because this is not just one church but it is after a peters and the vatican and the second most important symbol of christian europe so it is like our christian europe being. rebuilt is it's extremely difficult because. it has a master p. is a lottery. and graphic stonemasons which and it had a methodology which is very difficult to be. understood and reconstruct it was muppet modern means sterile on the other hand it's a symbol of paris and i think. we need we have the mission to rebuild it as good as possible. prominent here pan politicians have expressed their discontent with america's israel policy and let

a british newspaper the guardian they say the e.u. must recognize jerusalem as a capsule both of israel and an independent palestinian state p to all of the reports. donald trump's decision to go his own way when it comes to finding a solution to the israeli palestinian situation coupled with no real response to this decision from any major leaders but that's prompted a group of former european leaders to pen an open letter in condemnation of the u.s. policy and of europe's reactions well putting their signature to this letter include the former foreign secretary of the united kingdom david miliband the nato secretary general mr salado the former foreign minister of germany. we are very concerned. europe is completely silent while

america strong is and now wants to put forward a unilateral peace plan these is the reason why i think we need a week up call for euro to be again trying to be in the game not can delete lee side live i mean as you look for him all is your approach e.u. leaders have had very little to say about donald trump's very visible and very vocal support for israel in fact it's been pretty much the same as when the golan heights were recognized by the united states when the u.s. moved its embassy to jerusalem and with the latest idea from the president that israeli citizens should be immune from prosecution in the international criminal court since the creation of the i.c.c. the united states has consistently declined to join the court because of its broad

unaccountable prosecutorial powers any attempt to target american israeli or our right personnel for prosecution will be met with a swift and vigorous response. this idea that the united states. and their friends are somehow above international law something that is called out by the former european leaders in their open letter unfortunately the current us administration has departed from longstanding u.s. policy and this insists now from established international legal norms it has so far agonized only one side screams to jerusalem and demonstrated to disturb an indifference to israel unsettlement expansion one of the lynchpins of the e.u. is a project is multiple nations coming together to find a peaceful resolution now the situation when it comes to israel in palestine is already difficult and it becomes even tougher when you see the unilateral approach being taken by the united states those who've been involved in and seen close

diplomacy at its highest levels say the european union needs to be more vocal and also needs to bring more countries into the process it is not only america it is europe adat or other players russia is why don't the players step can be helped to find a balanced approach so if you still america remains keep player if you want to succeed but europe has been always and will be in the future and another key player it is usually to try to get a lasting peace we doubt rely olds on european legal efforts but this is our point we see europe silent we see europe not engage in talks at these is the time to do but with the european union and trump

already butting heads over trade and defense spending there isn't any particularly you leader that stands out as the one who would stand up and challenge the united states's unilateral approach to. it's the israeli palestinian situation these are all over. in a bid to tackle the issue of border security suggested that all illegal immigrants should be shipped to what he calls sanctuary cities more details on the story after this break. the state actor will begin mining big point for strategic reserve purposes in the hash wars we played out on a state level and that's will take us to new all time highs as we get closer to the predicts remade on this show back in twenty eleven when the price was

a dollar that will see one hundred thousand dollars per bitcoin. join me every thursday on the alex i'm unsure when i'll be speaking to give us a little bit politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. seemed wrong. but. just don't call. me. yet to shape out these days to come out ahead and in gains from it equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. i. welcome back to the program the world health organization reports that

cases of measles worldwide three times higher than last year the united nations children's fund unicef says one third of deaths from measles occur in india noting that misinformation regarding vaccinations is spread via one of the most popular messages in india whatsapp you have seen your fellow below average of emerging the use of social media and use of smart media to spread rumors regarding experience and that will be read selectively edited. we're going to read every description would be really closely with government we're only media holding during the approval of the un really our. own don't want to do stories with the right information. related messaging in the public space dozens of schools in the indian city of mumbai have reportedly prevented doctors from

vaccinating students in new delhi two parents are opposing facts nations due to ms that vaccines lead to mental health diseases like autism is false information is being spread to maining through social media apps like whatsapp and facebook. every year more than one hundred thousand people die from measles across the globe and a third of the cases happen in india according to unicef another highly contagious disease causes tens of thousands of birth defects in the country every year social media lawyer cohen explains how misinformation is being spread. in india it is estimated that there are about three hundred million users so the influence of the media is absolutely incredible each piece becoming one of the most common sources of communication in the country now the reason why facebook acquired wats up was in order to gather more immoral data about people like for example

a situation where a person is being saint and the vaccination propaganda that person is very likely later on in the day to see more material about on the vaccinations appearing on facebook is about the interaction between the different types did facebook cause which is facebook each of what's up in instagram so the results system here. facebook is good the power. to stop at least to an extent because one platform feeds the other. not alone in falling victim to fake news about facts and nations this year the u.s. registered one of the biggest outbreaks of measles in almost two decades something is being put down to misinformation posts on various social media platforms facebook first thought has already invited to reduce the ranking of groups on pages spreading messages. privacy activist and technology expert bill me told us

regulating platforms like whatsapp is going to prove a tall order. i think it's very difficult to have some cultural regulation that covers all sorts of chord types of content that might be harmful that actually caters for all the different nuances between different cultures and all the different sort of messaging platforms and communications media obviously you have some communications techniques some platforms that one to many and facebook or twitter would come to mind you have others that are more one to one the sort of individual communication that we see is far more private there are ethical dilemmas in terms of the extent to which we're going to. the extent to which we're going to monitor it and on top of that many of the platforms the focus of one to one communication all the very platforms that are in incorporating some form in groups of at this time and encryption is going to make it absolutely impossible and

therefore i think there are technical and legal issues here that are going to be very difficult to breach. the subject of illegal immigration sort of chimed firing off on twitter once again piling pressure on his democratic rivals and get at their failure to back his border security plans on friday the president suggested all illegal immigrants should be shipped to so-called sanctuary cities if the democrats backed down. we could fix that in so fast if the democrats would agree but if they don't agree we might as well do what they always say they want they want more people in there saying sure cities well we'll give them more people we can get more a lot we can give them an unlimited supply and let's see if they're so happy they say we have open arms or always say they have open arms let's see if they have open arms so sarcastically agreed with popstar left wing social activists who had stated l.a. couldn't take more illegals as it was has to care for its own citizens including homeless ones her stance though came as

a surprise to many as she had previously begun been a phone call defender of illegal immigrants or dreamers she didn't claim she was ready to take some home to protect from the chair isn't the only democrat who objects to trump's proposal i say he's trying to put americans against each other because last season he was injecting fear into our country notion that is unworthy of the presidency of the united states and disrespectful of the challenges that we face as a country as a people to address who we are a nation of immigrants the idea of using these human beings as a kind of pestilence to spread around the country like a form of plague that you want to impose on your enemies is really grotesque we spoke to a legal and media analyst leinil he believes the democratic party has lost touch with reality. what trump has been saying and others rational people is we have immigration yes we have in our harbor the statue of liberty bring those you're

tired in your emma lazarus but we've got to have some kind of an order here the left as we call them hollywood's it doesn't matter your i hate monger so he says you know what i'm going to do i'm going to give you a neighborhood that all of us out whoa whoa wait a minute hold it hold it the democratic party they love to talk about things like free education free health care free stuff you want it you got it right or how we're going to pay for it bring these people who are going to take i don't know they love the bumper sticker they hate the fine print they hate the well how do we do this they love to talk about everything from collusion to grab to corruption here getting what they believe asking for unlimited funds that are. conditional this masses of humanity. of dreamers be

careful what you ask for. i'm going to go by top story now where france is in shock after a massive fire swept through not shut down in paris destroying the spire and most of the roof investigators suspect the blaze was started tearing restoration work and we are going to cross live to go our connection with the four to charlotte to penske his near right now charlotte what's the current condition of the cathedral if you can see. well just behind me we get a sense of where the fire was last night let's just take a look up where at the south side of not to the dam and you might be able to see some of the scaffolding that still in place said that scaffolding that's been in place for that restoration work that's been going on now for about a year that start. after repeal by the catholic church to raise funds to try and repair not dam which has been suffering huge amounts of damage over the years from

things like pollution and certainly even when it rains here the goggles and the statues of this limestone building have actually been disappearing eroding every time it rains here but it's difficult to get a sense of what the damage is like inside what i can tell you is that famous spire that was a built when not to dam was being built in the eleventh to twelve eleven hundreds to twelve hundreds is no longer than that roof that we all became to know has also disappeared as well we do know that the firefighters were though able to save the two historic bell towers those twin towers the north and the south and we know that they were able to stop the cathedral from collapsing in on itself that fire was controlled about three thirty this morning local time after nine

hours of fighting that place some five hundred firefighters taking part in that not just trying to control the flames but also trying to work to rescue precious works of art and relics that were contained here in not done cathedral we do know that many of those precious artworks have been moved to reveal the city hall here in paris and they will be transferred to the later on either today or tomorrow we also know that some of the relics that was saved included the crown of thorns this is the crown of thorns that christians are catholics believe was on the head of jesus just as he was about to be crucified on the cross all those millennia ago its authenticity hasn't ever been proven but it has been dated back to at least the fourth century. and it is considered to be one of the most precious relics in christianity some people describing it as being essentially the crown jewels of

france so that work is ongoing now to try and keep control of what's going on and trying to start to assess the damage that has taken place something that could actually take weeks we know that there's been an outpouring of emotion not just across the world but here in paris parisians people in france as one man not in his head just by the side me last night was something i've never witnessed before thousands of people coming on to the streets of paris to watch what was happening they stood for hours like statue unbelievable to watch that unfold and we saw people just not in their head shaking their heads some people crying some just had their mouths open wide because they couldn't believe that not a dam was on fire but one of the most special moments last night the city gave a sense of the community here and how much this symbol means to people in france and people all over the world this is the most visited monument in france

possibly in the world with twelve million people seeing it every year was the fact that people spontaneously broke out in song singing religious songs to get a sense of hope in a moment of desperation a president came here last night to visit the site as that fire was ingolf in the interior of the cathedral and he has pledged not to adama will be rebuilt let's recap now what happened last night.

you know says there are two fronts which is burning reduces his or her to francis's certifier is so that's a part of what we are losing tonight says city of just not true down is the heart of paris it is grander it is monumental it is horrible to see everything we have to learn going up in smoke centuries of our heritage. i said it's very sad it's one of the great monuments of france not far away so it's devastating that a monument like this is burning for the north and i reckon not and i feel devastated it's a national disaster i can't express how sad it makes me. sad

and in motion. i say this to someone else i think we will rebuild this great cathedral together we will appeal to the greatest talents to help restore not true them because this is what the french people expect and this is what our history deserves it is our destiny. and is this alan ducking that i will take over thirty minutes time with more updates but in the meantime it's at watching the whole works next here on auto international. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be

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greetings and salutations. accountability and justice took a heavy blow this week oct watchers as the international criminal court despite twenty thousand pages of evidence and information declined to investigate and prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the various groups involved in the afghanistan war including the cia and members of the us armed forces yes despite an incredible effort by i.c.c. prosecutor to have been so to to bring the case before the court a panel of judges ruled on friday that while there is supposed gravity to the crimes and the request is within the court's jurisdiction the current circumstances of the situation in afghanistan are such as to make the prospects for

a successful investigation and prosecution extremely limited. to this one one might ask has there ever been good circumstances or situations for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes in the first place naturally the leadership of those countries and groups accused of these crimes are well they're a laid it white house spokesperson told the media quote we welcome this decision and reiterate our position that the united states holds american citizens to the highest legal and ethical standards the white house spokesperson went on to slam the i.c.c. stating since the creation of the i.c.c. the united states has consistently declined to join the court because of its broad unaccountable prosecutorial powers the threat it poses to american national sovereignty and other deficiencies that render it illegitimate. deficiencies that render it illegitimate.