you believe it or the former ukrainian president recalls the events of twenty forty and. those who took. it invested over five billion dollars to assist ukraine in these an article that will ensure a secure and prosperous and democratic. human rights activists attempt to block france's latest shipment to saudi arabia has concerns grow that we had using weapons against again many civilians. won't continue to do it why do we continue to support countries that exhibit disrespectful international behavior why do we continue to fuel a war i have no problems with saying that these weapons are made to kill us president decides now he wants his acting defense chief to permanently take on the top job at the pentagon patrick shanahan says he intends to modernize the american

military and make it lethally efficient. marks the seventy fourth anniversary of nazi germany's capitulation with military parades and memorial ceremonies coming up this hour we got more the amazing highlights from first commemorations a bit later in the program. hello there just turned one of the afternoon this friday in moscow this is art international with me kevin irwin frank's watching for this latest news update you stay with me for that long hope so solidly this story from france the french government pushing ahead with its arms sales to saudi arabia despite mounting evidence that they're being used against civilians in yemen it comes as the mccrone administration faces a growing backlash from human rights activists who on thursday tried to prevent the loading of french weapons onto a saudi cargo ship. reports. it's a war the. it's left thousands dead and pushed some ten million people to the brink

of starvation now it looks like more french weapons could be about to deepen the humanitarian disaster that is yemen when the state was concerned there would be a minute shipment of weapons to saudi arabia which is led coalition bombing in parts of yemen for more than four years. the arms delivery according to a commercial agreement which was made a few years ago. the arrival of the saudi called a ship in the port of love has opened up the french government to fresh criticism put this we're protesting against the arrival of a saudi ship that is coming to collect a delivery of arms at the port of. there's no doubt that france sells weapons used to kill in yemen and used by coalition led by saudi arabia i have no problems with saying that these weapons are made to kill book won't continue. why do we continue to support countries that exhibit disrespect for international behavior and why do

we continue to fuel the war the question should be put to the president of the republic and why is it the only he can make such a decision he alone can commit friends to war he alone can so weapons to countries and every journalist an ngo showing they used on civilians and emergency procedure has already been filed to try and stop the sale of french arms to riyadh and its coalition partners the united arab emirates it was made by human rights organization of the evidence emerged showing french weapons were being used on the frontline and possibly use in war crimes in yemen we call for the suspension of arms transfers to the countries of the coalition led by saudi arabia and the united arab emirates responsible for war crimes and even crimes against humanity in yemen the sense of urgency is driven by the worsening humanitarian situation in yemen a report by the united nations development program estimates the number of dead.

more than two hundred thirty thousand by the end of twenty nine thousand including more than one hundred forty thousand children under five if the conflict continues to intensify despite a classified to do your m. a military note with feeling french weapons are being used along the saudi yemen border and that friendships are serving in the book a that there are many ports exacerbating the suffering paris continues to deny its role. the government has never deny day existence of french weapons in yemen and the finance minister florence pearlie said it and i'll say it again today there is no proof that these weapons are being used against civilian populations so enraged was some french m.p.'s by about ten zero zero zero they walked out of the assembly session for once the world's third biggest olympics exporter has so far resisted calls to hold twenty one sales to riyadh it could also mean that france is in breach of the oems trade treaty that it signed the treaty aims to regulate the sale of conventional

weapons to prevent them from being sold if the member state is aware of that used to target civilian populations given that the government has been warned how french weapons are allegedly being used in yemen so might claim it's turning a blind eye to the suffering while filling its pockets with saudi cash. altie paris. the journalist. he told me believes the arms transfers reflect very badly on the french government. the factor that's paris supports a politically do circuitry regime is already shocking you have to know that french is an older. state. the french public opinion is not so really aware of what is happening in africa with the new colonialism the french is waging a war to kate's prancer bounce the endless stream of weapons of mission and software that would be kinda miss constance leo acquiring and what is new is that

this arms delivery comes to intrude controversy i'm sure they are all a left wing lawmakers expects it to polly munson protest and that's that's pretty new and. donald trump says he intends to nominate patrick shanahan as his next u.s. secretary of defense according to white a statement released on thursday the former deputy defense secretary then if approved to replace james mattis who resigned last year of a policy differences with the u.s. president shanahan has been acting pentagon chief for the past four months has welcomed the decision indeed has promised to continue the aggressive implementation of america's national defense strategy and to keep the military in top fighting shape so as yet another hole cemented his position in the president's team next caleb maupin today looks at how america has repeatedly abandoned its professed commitments to peace. it's a familiar pattern u.s. presidents getting elected on an antiwar platform i just don't think it's the role

of the united states to walk into a country say we do it this way so should you we've lost thousands of american lives spent nearly a trillion dollars alienated allies neglected emerging threats all in the cause of fighting a war for well over five years in a country that had absolutely nothing to do with the nine eleven attacks i will never send our finest into battle unless necessary and i mean absolutely necessary and will only do so if we have a plan for victory with a capital v. they criticize the wars of those who came before them and they win votes for doing it. the clinton gore administration has failed to instill trust in congress and the american people when it comes to our military and deployment of troops overseas governor bush views it as a legislative overreach on powers of the presidency so what's missing in our debate

about iraq this war distracts us from every threat that we face and so many opportunities we could seize. this war diminishes our security our standing in the world our military our economy and the resources that we need to confront the challenges of the twenty first century was against the war in iraq because i says going to totally destabilize the middle east but once they get elected they can't help but start new ones barack obama turned george w. bush's two wars into eight and trump has kept those wars ticking along well threatening new ones in new regions oh right as our forces reunite as days begin a limited military action in libya in support of an international effort to protect libyan civilians i have decided that the united states should take military action against syrian regime targets we are. troops all over the world this place is a very very far away venezuela is not very far away and the people are suffering

and we have many options for of it as well including a possible military option if necessary sending lethal weapons to ukraine escalating threats against iran and venezuela trump was elected sounding like a dove but he's governing like a hawk he dropped the mother of all bombs on afghanistan and sent cruise missiles to syria but it's a long tradition in one nine hundred sixty four lyndon johnson ran for president on a platform of escalating the vietnam war and after he won guess what he did in one nine hundred sixteen woodrow wilson's campaign slogan for reelection was actually he kept us out of war and after he won the vote he got us into a new one presidents tend to win on antiwar platforms because americans don't like war however once they're in the oval office they just can't resist the temptation so next time you hear a candidate promising peace look at a map and ask where next often times the blame game is that not enough was

done again it depended upon who is in power obama came in austin it's a blue and criticized bush for the actions in iraq because it was then later revealed that the intelligence did not exist obama was less in to regime change trump in venezuela i haven't heard any plan on not only how to conduct that but where they're going to do want to see achieve power if the achieve power in the near future i do not see a change in this pattern it would have been nice to see the yet united states since one thousand nine hundred ninety has really developed a pattern for military action. in northern israel are apparently making good on a promise to quote preserve the city's jewish character in her the controversial step they've decided to ban nonresidents from visiting a local park the move will primarily affect robes from nearby villages they use the area as

a meeting place. picks up on the story. this is the northern israeli town of afula home to around fifty thousand people most of whom are jewish the town and particularly this park women used recently because of if it's by citizens to maintain what they call the character of the place and the way to do this according to the town's mayor is to shut out so-called minority members that say arab citizens of nearby villages that's just to use them as for keeping arabs out and. the park is a place of enjoyment not a place only for jews it's for everyone and not only for residents of afula. and increases discrimination they do not directly say does against arabs but not a lot of arabs leave enough food and who feel like it is forbidden for us to enter so many ways it is here disagreed they say that people who don't live in the town should not be allowed into the park the official word from the municipality is that

we must safeguard as it insists that the closure of the park to nonresidents has nothing to do with jews and arabs but rather it's a way of exposing the town's residents to a host of activities that they can participate in or they would like the people all the jews come here one arabs come here they just cause problems. and this power belongs to the city and it is in the interest of their residents to look after the place people from the outside don't have that interest but i'm not a visit in town i'm here this matter when i'll fall into the lap of the interior ministry to decide later this month r t a for northern israel. the seventy fourth anniversary of nazi germany surrender the end of the war on the eastern front. in some of those commemorations.

it's very difficult to describe the atmosphere here it's it's job electric is intense but yeah there's so much excitement. just released during the parade itself. you know. the whole looking forward to your run of the beer for sure rio are. you here now or do you see where you can see the school saying the gloves suited me and that they have to. go forth to new and. stood out in the media should name is if you say it is you know do it.

nothing unites this country more then the more it's all right jim it marge every time i see this i just don't understand when the flow of the crowd is going to stop it's endless it always it can never stop surprising you those who say that this victory parade is just saber rattling displays of affection much intimidation they need to be here and come and have a look at this crowd of people is just absolutely endless names just in comparable to anything one has ever seen is the biggest to my knowledge remembrance event in russia in the world nothing quite like it all does sort. of. missed

a massive. in the run up to victory day we brought you some of the stories of some of those who lived through the. relations of the great patriotic war among them was ninety four year olds lady called and the event of a who joined the resistance straight after graduating from school became a front line scout has been taught a few years ago side to this and she's no remaining relatives well and asked people to send her letters and postcards some other victory day and the response is seems was overwhelming. to defeat. the book and he just threw it to the end user there whether it was the executives that we. needed to superiors who were single. for. the six years the feature. and the. e.p. three. pairs closures kleefisch for.

years and years before she you remember you hear people who are barely getting your work in the room each week secured the river for two or. three. weeks. and i still story coming up after break leading up gallery in london covers up rather than take two paintings that provoke complaints from muslim visitors and allegations of blasphemy will tell you more along the us that he's only come back.

join me every thursday on the alex salmond shill and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. a recent report from the u.k.'s foreign office highlights in detail the persecution of christians around the world in the middle east the cradle of christianity christians face extinction why is it being politically incorrect in the west foundational religion. most people think to stand out in this business you need to be the first one on top of the story or the person with the loudest voice of the biggest read. truth to

stand listens is just the right questions. the right answer. question. again good afternoon we want to show the world this is a international next story sweden's state prosecutors is set to announce in the next week or not whether to investigate the right publications against wiki leaks founder julian assange is whether the should be reopened or not the case was dropped by kentucky seventeen as the whistle blows taking refuge in ecuador an embassy in london but his recent arrest by british police means that the inquiry could now potentially be reopened the songes currently serving fifty weeks in prison for skipping bell in the u.k. back in two thousand and twelve a sentence the un has said it's found troubling. the working group on

arbitrary detention is deeply concerned about the disproportionate sentence imposed on mr a sandwich it is of the view that violating bail is a minor violation the working group is further concerned that mr assange has been detained since eleventh april twenty ninth seen in belmarsh prison a high security prison as if he were convicted for a serious criminal offense. two sons were sentenced by a british court to the beginning of may with this punishment falling just short of the maximum of twelve months that could be handed down for skipping bail those pictures instead the plug for roughly will exist because of his great our news agency we were there as this story in those pictures been around the world exclusively he was dragged into the ecuadorian embassy by british police during a dramatic end to his time sheltering in the compound. there's also facing the possibility of extradition to america to washington accuses the whistleblower of conspiring to hack a government computer charge which could land him with five years in jail where the

us alleges to science his activities overall undermined national security for a recap here of some of those big revelations he brought over the previous years. i. look. i mean i. look. up the to cut you think about. her. her.

her. her her touch does he say any data for millions of those who are perfectly walks like a hostile intelligence sort of talks like a hostile takeover surplus. well bucko songes fight no member of the u.n. working group on arbitrated tension told us he believes his son just sentence is at odds with legal. they're working group has. sent has has some or the hidden element because first the sentence was not justify because under violation his actions are but more importantly if one rebuilt

opinion of the working group properly the sentence should never have occurred because the one can group has already to say that that did it ation of mr sound was arbitrary in routine when he was on b b walking group also took into account the fact that the street dish prosecutor had to turn an end to the case in sweden mean mr sunday was on don't be so that he could be transferred to st and for investigation and that investigation has been close the bid was related to a situation in sudan which has does that here why you are against centers here to fifteen weeks of jail in dozy constance's that's where you walk in group consider that it was disproportionate. london's fame such a gallery stake in the decision to cover up to provoke it of pieces of art after they elicited one response from muslim visitors titled rainbow saints the

controversial exhibition was created by a contemporary london based artist the works that proved controversial feature of the islamic declaration of faith irshad juxtaposed with images of nude women and the u.s. flag where both the gallery and the artist have defended the decision to peverell up the paintings rather than remove them. it seemed a respectful solution that enables a debate about freedom of expression versus the perceived right not to be offended the gallery also recognizes the sincerity of the complaints made against this way it's and supported the artist decision to cover them until the end of the exhibition political commentator underwater a muslim rights campaigner someone but went head to head over that of the r t u k studios clashing over the implications of the case. well i think this has been blown out of proportion a bit i mean the most charitable interpretation i can get is. the gallery made bit of a blunder they were looking to kind of one ton and in sort of end and on some people

who've turned in the girl and gallery complained and they came to some kind of compromise so what we know about this situation bluntly is that they're not putting covering these things up because they're worried about offending people freedom of speech they're concerned that you are just as likely to be killed for infringing islamic blasphemy laws in britain as you are in saudi arabia and i think that is frankly shameful we should have a right to freedom of speech in this country we should have a right to freedom of expression in this country and this is at the tackle but you know i mean that's part of the problem using the language invoke blasphemy in a very distinctly in consensually european notion of christian europe in motion it brings to the minds of simple people the ok this is this is talking about what we the maybe brutal history of kind of europe under the church and so on and so it proves that if you wish to insult one more of the religion that they say they claim

the right to stop you but it's always lowest level to not as i just the words you don't mean think frog if you think that if you think about it if what we are going to do with life is pundits or the person who is most easily offended then actually we're never going to get anywhere at all i think that it's dangerous to go back to if you go to your local coffee shop and you're offended by this and where you think something's wrong that they're doing you have the right to say you know that's wrong we should live in a world like that we should crack down hard on that if you're offended i don't care precisely doing what you're complaining they're doing you're saying we should crack count down x. was not this is they are going to go are going to go holiday please let some of a group of people said we think you should take this down another group of people said no you shouldn't take it down they came to some what they believe is the calling of compromise. you may disagree but the fact of matter is if you believe these people have human status you don't have to believe that ok i don't agree with you with your condemnation but you have the right to know exactly who said if you

don't like that picture you can join it not going to the gallery what they've actually said we don't like this picture therefore you can't look at it either now by you and i you know that you know better to type the way i like this isn't a compromise oh we don't like the picture therefore nobody can see it is not a compromise a compromise as i don't like the picture i'm not going to go and see it myself i just look at it as a customers are saying we paid to come to this and we think you should do this if you disagree you can make your case as well but the the gallery had to make a grown up decision to cover the story not sure you got your view seeing columns in all our stories on our website at c dot com that's where things are looking so far this friday talking about the dot com keep close at hand with our up for the latest if any big stories break this afternoon you did say in half an hour to go through any day's events that may happen whatever you're doing wherever you're watching around the world thank you for choosing out international and have a great day. there's

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