breaking news here on r t international washington and says 17 more charges on the wiki leaks founder julian assange if convicted he faces up to 10 years behind bars for each count. hidden dangers a report claims hundreds of household items sold in the european union could contain harmful chemicals. and 5 more years the world's biggest election sees the incumbent prime minister handed another term in india we take a look at whether the perceived elite this of his closest rival may have proved a turnoff for voters.

so joining us this is our international. where we start this hour with breaking news because the u.s. department of justice is an hour 17 more charges against julian assange its new indictment claims that the wiki leaks co-founder revealed the names of individuals who were working with the u.s. government there for putting their lives at risk. the latest now from our correspondent in new york morgan and the charges possible problems for julian assange starting to stack up now kaleb just take us through these latest charges from the u.s. . absolutely now there are new federal criminal charges being filed against julian assad in addition to the initial charge of conspiracy to commit computer and tertian we now have 17 new counts including the 1917 espionage act at this point there is a total of 18 criminal charges against julian

a songe each of the new charges carries up to 10 years in prison the initial charge carries a potential of 5 years that brings the total amount of time julian assad could spend behind bars if convicted to be 175 years this is some of what is in the indictment a federal grand jury returned an 18 count superseding indictment today charging julian p. a songe with offenses that relate to a songes allege role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the united states the superseding indictment alleges that his son was complicit with chelsea manning a former intelligence analyst in the us army in unlawfully obtaining a disclosing classified documents related to the national defense. now one of the federal statutes used against julian assange in this indictment is the 1917 espionage act which was passed during the 1st world war and is known for its rather vague language and this is the 1st time the espionage act of 1917 has been leveled

against a journalist for publishing classified material now in addition to that the indictment basically alleges that that chelsea manning who leaked information was doing so in conspiracy with julian assigns they cooperated that assigned encouraged chelsea manning to release this material now it's important to note that chelsea manning is currently in jail in the united states for refusing to testify against julian assigned to the federal grand jury and at this point julian assange is also in jail in the united kingdom he has been sentenced and is in prison in jail in the united kingdom for refusing to go to court back in 2012 now he has recently received that sentence after being taken out of the ecuadorian embassy where he was staying for 7 years in order to in a void the charges that he faced in the united kingdom now all of this stems from

the fact that wiki leaks has revealed a huge amount of classified information information that was provided to them by leakers this is some of the information that wiki leaks made public money on if you think.

wiki leaks walks like a hostile intelligence service talks like a hot cocoa server. now it's important to note that julian a son just not an employee of the u.s. federal government he did not leak classified information rather classified information was leaked to him provided by sources and now he faces these criminal charges and these 17 new federal charges in the united states are just the latest in the ongoing saga surrounding wiki leaks julian a songe and other aspects of this ongoing case now the world is essentially

watching to see what will happen next whether or not julian assad will be extradited to the united states in order to stand trial on these now 18 total federal charges facing up to 175 years in prison ok many thanks alan you'll correspondent with the latest some analysis now from all of them for us 2020 presidential hopeful all that is this i mean it's a huge story they said and i would imagine now must have implications for the u.s. press the question is is we can exist to live the songs she is he a journalist of a journalistic organization is freedom of press threat here. absolutely it is 100 percent under threat this is why i have pledged that if elected on my 1st day i will pardon julie julian assad and whoever's going to be on that jury i hope that they pardon him by using jury nullification because jury

nullification is what brought freedom of press to america busy that's where jurors as not guilty because the crime is not really a crime and i hope that jury nullification will reaffirm freedom of the press but yes julian assange is a journalist he exposed government wrongdoing what he did was heroic he acted on behalf of the american people and if the u.s. government is going to say that he aided the enemy they're just saying that they are the enemy of the american people now do you think that songes fellow journalists large media organizations in america will they be queuing up to defend him now because if they don't whoa they be next well a lot of the u.s. media toes the status quo why they support the status quo they don't engage in real investigative journalism which is why ever since the u.s. made up the gulf of tonkin incident to trick us into the vietnam war ever since they've continued to hide information that the american people have every right to

know the mainstream media has essentially let them get away with it so i'm not sure that they're really going to stand up they should stand up but i don't know that they will because they have been playing along the side with the political establishment. as i understand the challenge is going to sign is that going to come as a breach of the espionage act i don't believe any journalists have been charged and feels like the u.s. government it's pushing boundaries it's treading on ground so presumably there is a risk that comes with that there's no guarantees that the kools will support them . there is a massive legal risk and i do believe that at least some courts some judges some justices will say that this is absurd because this is not giving aid and comfort to the enemy of unless you believe that the american people are your enemy this is sharing information with the public that they have a right to know this is exposing wrongdoing this is

a bizarre inexplicable interpretation of the f.b.i. it is only showing the desperation of the trump administration and while i had my disagreements with obama at least he was not going to take it this far he refused to use the espionage act in this particular way trump is taking it to a level of absolute absurdity this is not espionage this is exposing wrongdoing it is sharing the truth of the american people he should be set free immediately if i'm elected i will pardon him and i hope the jurors on his trial if he is brought to trial the united states say not guilty because he didn't commit a crime he committed an act of heroism i mean the claims in the charges against this song and critics of him than wiki leaks will say he endangered people's lives by. revealing their names in these leaked documents do you think there's any credibility to those claims. the risk that they're describing have generally been massively massively overstated the issue here is not the same as

this is the same as when they took al capone to court over tax evasion their issue with al capone was not tax evasion and their issue with assad is not these basseley overstated risks the concern they have with assad is that he embarrassed the bears the u.s. government he brought attention he showed the wrongdoing that the government and the military was doing show that to the american people he revealed the dirty hidden secrets of the american government share that with the american people which have the right to know and that's the issue that they have dual use any excuse they came but that's not the real core issue the core issue is this that the government is furious at assad to chelsea manning at edward snowden because they're letting the people know what the people have the right to know. do you think there might be an element is the united states trying to really stack up the charges because they don't want for example sweden to get their hands on him 1st of the maybe he might go to prison for a much shorter term there and they might not get a chance in america to dish out that just if they want. they're probably trying to

do some sort of line jumping the way or trying to describe but the simple fact is they are trying to scare other whistleblowers they're trying to scare the next assad the next node in the next chelsea manager manning they're trying to scare all the people that have been part of wiki leaks over the years i don't think it's going to work because when it comes down to it american the american spirit there is a deeper edition of hero ism and all they're doing is showing that julian assange is a great american hero and that they're showing nothing bad about a songe but only causing people to continue to lose trust and faith in the u.s. federal government appreciate it thanks for your time on your thoughts my guest 2020 u.s. presidential hopeful thank you. for. the world's biggest election. in india that's almost come to a close to the income of prime minister narendra modi securing another turn the pm

has been celebrating his victory with support as india has around 900000000 eligible voters of a 600000000 of them cast ballots the main opponent. conceded defeat he said if a trying to look at why the candidates of the elite fail to make inroads. how they look at this simple guy modi as a child the prime minister helped his dad sell tea at a railway station ever heard of the caste system in india well his was officially classed as backwards there was even a t.v. show called the journey of the common man showing his tough life path.

now let's compare that to opposition leader who gandhi's background his father was a prime minister preceded by guess who his grandmother his great grandfather was the founder of modern india and what matter the ukase super the cambridge university how's that for a contrast. not seen as a serious challenge to mr another. because dynasty is not it doesn't appeal to the young people in the country anymore if you contrast. that to my minister another. who actually has risen from the bottom he comes from the very poor section of society he comes from a cost which is going on. go back would cause. so given the fact that there is

a lot of appeal for people coming from the very bottom and rising i think died on. you know their dynasty of the lead for the last almost 70 years completely lost it's of the. year on year it's becoming clear politicians all around the world should have realized being a part of the elite is now out of fashion shall i remind you of what's been going on with the people's voting habits everywhere lately. i want you to imagine how much better our future can be if we did play or independence from the elites who led us from one financial and foreign policy disaster to another. 800 people what. do you have heard me talking of all the

people of beauty. taking advantage of days of good going. and he main task is to bring into the politics of the now a country on a completely new people fresh decent people who actually care. what if soon government hopefuls will begin misplacing their backgrounds just like some do with parts of their tax returns. to charley a professor and they can dull school of international affairs but he says no longer a national opposition party in the country. i think essentially it shows that the people of india continue to believe and invest their hopes for india's rights and

for upward mobility and for economic growth and to become a great power in world politics all of this you know we hear mr movies the carrying of the hopes of the people of india just because he won doesn't mean that it's all going to be easy but definitely he has the massive mandate of the public behind him saw i think that would give him strength in his 2nd term as he embarks on what he calls the you know the journey to a new india so that is actually not national opposition party what its name anymore and they have to blame themselves for it because they lost sight of the needs of the changing times and of the changing indian water psyche. less joining us here on r.t. international do stick around for more news coming up after this short break. you

know world big part of. life 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 back and 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 we're watching closely watching the hawks. we are not to shy to talk about our ambition to turn chinese navy into a blue water navy actually we have been clear about it but i need a century. will be developed hopefully into a world class military that would even crude 1st the classic chinese navy.

welcome back hundreds of european companies have been flooding the market for years with items that contain potentially harmful chemicals that's according to germany's largest environmental charity it's released the study morning consumers of right across the block could be unwittingly harming their health by using any of hundreds of popular everyday products the most dangerous item singled out fall under the category of industrial substances which can cause genetic defects in cancer more common these products noted include furniture toys and clothes which is claimed could put on born children at risk while certain cosmetic and personal products are said to cause serious i irritation and dizziness 654 companies were named as. being

culpable most of the german british or dutch big names like exxon mobil and byers they are on the list. picks up the story. when it comes to using hazardous chemicals at home we're told to wear gloves and to rinse immediately if your skin comes into contact with the product but according to a new report by environmental lobby group and european consumers face exposure on a daily basis and we don't even know about it as consumers we are kept in the dark not knowing if every day products are safe or not range from clothes shoes and makeup even children's toys borne says these potentially harmful chemicals of widely being sold to manufacturers of household goods without having being properly vetted it says some of these chemicals could cause

a range of health problems from cancer to bring disorders worse still the european chemical agency we see a.j. is accused of trying to sweep this scandal under the rug. has said in this problem for years we see the agency moving in the right direction by why all the secrecy the very foundation of e.u. chemical safety rules are being ignored bund revealed the top of the iceberg now it's on the to tell us the rest of this investigation shows around $650.00 companies and many households brands of breaking the law by failing to perform the required safety checks that are mandated by the e.c. ha's main safety regulation this includes some brands which are already making the headlines amidst major health scandals we have done and i'm a lot of work but that work i clearly and totally subscribe to is not sufficient

and not enough. but. we have looked at $700.00 substances up until now of those $702.00 thirds and up needing further data but says that's not enough and is demanding that the e.u. and national authorities raise their game in a bid to ensure the products we use are simply just safe feeds show that people ski not see. he asked some of the companies accused of wrongdoing to comment on the claims including b a s f said fake and henkel sapphic and hangal have responded saying that while they comply with all safety regulations they are still committed to improving wherever possible you know get my hands in environmental n.g.o.s told us he believes the study is only scratching the surface of the problem. i think there is a big possibility that behalf knocking the coals on the market who have seen not simply in we house nokia information which chemicals we have no clear information

which ones have been sufficiently checked the only thing to be can know for sure is that the system doesn't work properly we have chemicals who are apparently not sufficiently controlled and that is a potentially a big danger so all the information recalled was. basically sureness deficit so it's far from complete. and this is playing with the lives of people. meanwhile activists have stormed the parish say queue of pharmaceuticals joined by a mentioned in the study the protest against the health and environmental dangers posed by some of the products of by a subsidiary monsanto the risks surrounding the monsanto weed killer roundup they were brought into the spotlight recently when a california court ordered the firm to pay a record $2000000000.00 worth of damages that some say to a couple suffering from cancer which they successfully argued had been caused by

the herbicide and then back in france a court there ruled that the company was liable for the sickness of a farmer who do use them on sun toe weed killer why the rulings monsanto and buyer insist their products are safe adding that health regulators worldwide agree. turkey is refusing to back down over its decision to buy the russian made s. $400.00 missile defense system that despite washington threatening its nato ally with sanctions if it follows through with a multi-billion dollar deal made back in 2070 weeks and personal to russia for its 100 training that will begin in the coming days and will span the thawing months of the news of turkey reaffirming its commitment to the deal comes after the u.s. reportedly issued an ultimatum saying ankara must turn its back on the s 400 by june in favor of a u.s. made of turn it if it wanted to he would otherwise face repercussions from nato and

it's not the 1st time that washington sought to pressure its ally over the agreement with russia. turkey most choose its potential acquisition. of the word 100 will result in a reassessment of turkey's participation in the f. $35.00 program those who want to remain a critical partner of the most successful military alliance in the history of the world we are against the having some of our partners and allies around the world potentially purchase that for hundreds of potential sanctions or doesn't want to risk the security of their partnership. and washington assigned to the us for hundreds in compatibility with nato technologies being the reason for its opposition it also said there's a risk russia could gather sensitive information about the u.s. made f. 35 fighter jets that key has in its force so it has consistently defended the deal saying that its neighbor greece has an older model of the s 400 and yet they

haven't faced any blowback from the united states signed back in december 27th saying the price tag on the for us for hundreds is $2.00 and a half $1000000000.00 that's around half the price of the american alternative the 1st batch is due to be delivered to the base some china and india they've also signed of the us $400.00 former to some basta to the states says that washington's rhetoric of ultimatums is simply not conducive to cooperation. i think that the propensity. for the u.s. administration and now the congress to impose sanctions on anything that they don't like. is a very unfortunate he have seen this in the case of iran and now try telling us sanctions. on countries that purchases for hundreds. is in my judgment unlawful and necessary goal for i think.

america should make its products and moshe technology more price competitive and that trying to rule that force of countries. to make choices. and lashing him to the imposition of tension that sanctions it's wrong it's unlawful bits of leaving. you're watching on national pre-show you company this saving us all from me for now it's worth sticking around though of course our breaking news story. from america against julian saunders my colleague nikki i don't have the updates on that story and plenty more at the top of the hour .

and. it was only days ago we were told the u.s. was preparing to strike iran for nonspecific reasons to deter nonspecific threats then the narrative simply disappeared into thin air just exactly what is the trumpet ministrations all see regarding iran where was trumped in all this. 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 go from fields

where everything is familiar on the other i wanted a new challenge and a fresh perspective i'm used to surprising people and i saw one on t.v. . i'm going to talk about football not the or else you think i was going to do. by the way what isn't that. funny while come to the part of one of the most cited chinese fables these days he's the one about tiger's clashing in

a monkey i treat waiting to reap the benefits ass promising as it may be for those watching china and the united states jostle over the technological head gemini is it realistic to expect that the standoff between the worlds largest economies will not to engulf everybody all to discuss that i'm now joined by salvatore a bonus associate professor in sociology and social policy at the university of sydney professor bonus's good to talk to you thank you very much for your time oh thank you for having me on the program i really appreciate it now i mentioned these rather optimistic tigers and monkey outlook in my introduction but another animal drover of that is very popular in this part of the world is about to allophones and it says that it doesn't matter whether elephants are fighting or making lots of the big grass underneath gets trampled anyway which of the these 2 wisdoms do you think is more relevant this people around the world are trying to understand how this no

american spat is going to affect them oh i don't think these kind of metaphors are really very useful you know really there's there's not much happening in the global economy as a result of the u.s. china so-called trade war you know tariffs are not the end of the world and supply chains are not being destructive because of these these conflicts i mean just to put things in perspective. active you know most things that are exported from china so united states are exported as finished products the same holds true for most things exported from the u.s. to china so any tariffs on those products while they might affect price levels in the u.s. or in china and they might affect the level of trade between the u.s. and china they simply don't destroy the global supply chain so the rest of the world is hardly affected at all while they haven't disrupted global supply chains yet but i think there is some administration officials who express that intention very clearly and i think the answer to my question.