well. despite months of u.s. led efforts to overthrow president. remains in a political deadlock but washington now says it's throwing its support behind peaceful negotiations. the leader of germany's ruling party slan proposing media regulation ahead of voting she blamed you tube bloggers for her party's heavy losses in the e.u. elections. so why rules should apply for digital content these are the questions we're going to need to discuss not just for a good see you but for media policy as a whole in the future of democracy and the deadline looms for israel's prime minister to form a coalition government dail faced new elections. here

in moscow this wednesday the 29th of may well welcome to you my name's kevin though in those headlines in more detail than a push for a negotiated resolution to the venezuelan crisis is picking up steam representatives of president nicolas maduro and opposition in the one god oh are expected to meet for a 2nd round of talks in norway later this week that return to the negotiation table comes despite the earlier hawkish stance of some western leaders he goes down off next today looks at what could be behind america's apparent easing of plans for a potential military intervention. i swear to formally assume the duties of the national executive as president of venezuela. and that was how it all began a long and porthole road to the chaos and mayhem venezuela's in today it wants

needs local politician overnight short into political stardom and with the u.s. on his side it seemed one why don't you simply couldn't lose. i'm mike pence the vice president of the united states the united states supports the courageous decision many more countries followed suit brazil has just issued a note recognizing one we're going to go as venezuela's president. one plan 11 way door in your way though you know one way though venezuela began to devour itself from the inside torn by protest streets flooded people on mass reassuring maduro of their support all venting their anger at a president they call a dictator. meanwhile washington unrolled its arsenal from threats to sanctions to even seemingly harmless things

like aid it try to slip the balance of power in favor over their man why don't i wish him a long quiet retirement on a pretty beach far from venezuela and the sooner he takes advantage of that the center is likely to have a nice quiet retirement on a pretty beach rather than being in some other beach area like guantanamo an unconventional holiday but among the mildest ideas in america's rhetoric all options are on the day all options are on the table all options are on the table all options are on the table all options are on the table because they always are but with all that commotion in white dove camp would have much dural the incumbent leader was willing to go all in conventional to trying to a to kill his readiness to talk it out with his new rival program if you go i am committed to international dialogue today tomorrow and always i'm committed and personally ready but back then why don't was feeling too good to grace's arch nemesis confronted with the blatant

refusal my duro clung to the 2nd best thing he had and has apart from the support of a good share of his people the military it's. stood strong with the dural despite what you do and washington's efforts to encourage defection. the president imposter tried to make it look like things were going his way. the armed forces are standing behind the people and the constitution but very soon his boastful overstatement was clear desertions worst paradip local and way below the critical mass needed to have a dura worried and all that leads us here to a complete stalemate why don't has won the battle for the hearts and minds on capitol hill for the embassies for the right to be called president of venezuela on the diplomatic papers of 3rd party countries but not his own to like to see them

into vain militarily your obvious and i as president in charge of the national parliament will evaluate all necessary options however cautious it may be an official evaluation of an international intervention is as good as an open call for one but with the us no longer looking as trigger happy as before why do it has sent his emissaries to talk with the duro no longer too good for that and the us apparently once confident a quick power play would lead to victory now has learned that all or doesn't elect presidents it goes down of a correspondent there were some in washington appear to be harder to convince though about a peaceful resolution to the venezuelan crisis former presidential hopeful and staunch war hawks senator lindsey graham it's urged donald trump to take inspiration from an earlier u.s. invasion. douras not the legitimate leader of venezuela he wouldn't be in power without 6 or $7000.00 cuban security forces in venezuela i would do exactly what

reagan did i would give cuban ultimatum to get out of venezuela they don't i would let the venezuelan military know you got to choose between democracy and the dura and if you choose more dura in cuba we're coming after you part of history and president reagan u.s. forces invaded the caribbean nation of grenada back in 1903 they claim but then it was to war to cuba military takeover but the us allegedly also exaggerated evidence that american civilians were in danger there now though senator gregg may be overlooking some pretty glaring differences between present day venezuela and the grenada of the 1980 s. for a start grenada is geographically much smaller than venezuela making it easier to access and control in 93 is populations to the just 96000 but bring on today in venezuela there are 32000000 people van the us deployed 6000 troops today a military intervention in venezuela would require an estimated 150000 troops often

done koblick says that an intervention today would prove to be a total disaster. the idea that the u.s. is going to be able to knock on the venezuelan government grenada style is just silliness of course the u.s. could try a military option from the u.s. point of view it would be a disaster it would be a very protracted military struggle europe where in the end not support it i think most south american countries do not support it even apparently the military brazil i think the u.s. france stand alone and i think diplomatically it would be a disaster for the u.s. and it could be a disaster in many other ways again if they got the u.s. got something to do another vietnam war it would cause deaths of course u.s. personnel would cost trillions of dollars and treasury in may cause

a rebellion with the united states against the government as we saw during the vietnam war so it's a very very risky proposition for the u.s. to be in. but you have to come over the next few minutes is a scandal unfolding in neighboring colombia we're going to tell you about the head of the u.s. but army there is under pressure to resign over alleged cover up of the killing of thousands of civilians will the decade ago it's a report but later in the program. next though the head of germany's ruling party faces a major backlash after a statements on imposing stricter measures on political discourse on the internet. but isn't this we lost among young voters for 2 reasons we failed to adequately address issues that are important to them and we feel due to the handling of the raza radio where would happen if 70 newspapers decided just 2 days before the election to make a joint appeal don't photo for the c.d.u. or s.p.d. that would be a clear case of political bias in the run up to an election so why rules should

apply for digital content these are 2 questions we will need to discuss not just for the cd you but for media policy as a whole in the future of democracy. comes after a number of you to bloggers in germany then called on people not to vote for the ruling coalition parties in those e.u. elections just gone she believes the campaign was to blame them for their cd use of losses on sunday so now does this clear factual evidence that the current system is destructive and it is my democratic duty to ask you please don't vote for the s.p.d. please don't vote for the c.d.u. and please don't vote for the c.s.u. we ask you all not to support the c.d.u. and don't support the s.p.t. kind and don't vote for any party that doesn't operate on logic or science and isn't course to destroy our future to see the latest statement cause outrage among other parties to for instance the left called it an assault on the freedom of

expression and repression of the german constitution the freedom party said meantime political movements need to have a dialogue with social media platforms amounts and also agrees with that he's from the left party he thinks maintaining relations with the youth is crucial. all young people are searching for how can we double up a society they want to participate in the decision process in the society to the movement of writers for future it out there as well on the internet like raise or end up us is a part of a search for participation in society for the purse back to the future and the less the political mainstream. able to create discourse it's witchery the trick the emotion the people emotionally and by the underlying political conscious of the all start to organize themselves more.

so as for different frames where they can see great. revelations in a documentary that expose child sex abuse in poland's roman catholic church has sparked a wave of outrage in the country the movie was financed through a crowdfunding campaign and is currently been viewed more than 20000000 times on youtube. finally the peta followers in black cloaks will face justice make more movies like this one which discloses the deception of the church big respect everyone who decided to be a part of this film artist's tell about their horrible experience without the camera the catholic church doesn't lead people to god it just makes them run away from him the governing polish law and justice party has been widely supported by

the country's religiously conservative population and positions itself as a defender of christian values is later initiated a vote in parliament on longer prison terms for child abusers after the documentary attracted so much attention but he's also accused those who raise the issue of views by priests of undermining offending the church further he also earlier said there was no poland without the church. everyone has the right to express their opinion but i think politicians need to be more careful with their words it's not just a matter of individual offend the crimes were covered up these things were known to be the church authorities. absent the way they moved the offenders from parish to parish is horrendous the real punishment merely losing the position in church is not punishment justice must be served. it's a problem it's hard to say maybe kaczynski want to say it was an attack on christian values he is partly right it's like living in an apartment and closing

the rise to the neighbor's pathological family and when a tragedy happens everyone wakes up but if you react early you can prevent a tragedy you have to fight against those who degenerates you the film shows your truth and how people reacted to truth is their private matter but i do not consider this movie an attack on the church. or the bush you know the church needs to be kept separate from politics that will solve the problem. there the colombian army is under pressure to resign after he was linked to the alleged cover up of civilian killings more than a decade ago documents leaked to the associated press news agency from the ongoing investigation of cause to shadow over the activities of the u.s. military in colombia the documents show that the military leader made several questionable payments to supposed informants that led to combat operations against suspected rebels the generals deny his involvement in any extra judicial killings it must be said caleb open takes at this complicated story. colombia's top ranking

general is facing some new damning revelations this is the latest blow to the reputation of the country's u.s. backed military and its crackdown on leftist guerrillas decades ago human rights watch has long been raising and highlighting atrocities. according to the prosecutor files general nicasio martinez aspinall would pay to a source for the location of rebels and then the soldiers would move in for the kill every one point the general was trying to claim he had no idea that these payments were being issued however the new documents ripped that claim to shreds the general reportedly ordered his troops to double the body count and to accept

that higher civilian casualties was just a natural consequence the new york times reporter who was working on this story was recently forced to flee the country human rights and press freedom groups are worried lawmakers have the right to question any piece of reporting but dangerous and irresponsible comments like those medias nicholas casey have the potential to endanger the security and discourage reporting insisted issues in colombia and you would think that with human rights violations an american journalist being threatened the u.s. colombia relations might actually suffer well if you thought that you would be wrong apparently there was just a meeting between the vice president of colombia and the u.s. secretary of defense that was described as friendly if you will with a thug to the united states or for many years we have been working. with your institutions the usa continues to shower weapons on colombia seeing it as a useful ally against venezuela bolivia and other opponents trump just spoke highly of the u.s.

colombia partnership i just want to thank the president for working with us and we're working together our militaries are very focused on working together and if they don't know or less your own people in colombia deeply concerned about the situation and they want to see justice served and for the truth to be uncovered it's also vital for the government and its international status we do not know whether the general we lose these posts this is the task of the justice system which needs to resume. the case. imagine that some high ranking venezuelan commander was accused of killing civilians and then covering it up the white house would be up in arms but when it comes to a friend like colombia mass killings aren't such a big deal. r.t. new york coming up in the program britain the u.s. is set to get their rubbish but because malays he refuses to serve as a dumping ground will tell you more of the break.

in a world of big part of the lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream 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 troops the time is now we're watching closely watching the hawks. these leads have suffered another humiliating black eye and bloody nose all across europe voters put beliefs on notice the status quo is not working for the people the surge to the right in the rise of populism may be a game changer will be elite now listed.

again good afternoon tom drawing out for israel's prime minister he's got to form a government in less than 12 hours to avoid a new election with more of the challenges benjamin netanyahu is facing his our middle east correspondent closely. it has just hours to form this ruling coalition majority now he did win the snap elections that he was responsible for calling on april the 9th and this gave him $42.00 days in which to form this new coalition and the prognosis really was that he would succeed to do so but unfortunately for him certainly hasn't the sticking point comes from a former ally a former defense minister who served under netanyahu don't even men who is the

leader of a right wing political party and the issue at play is the whole matter of whether or not i'll travel to just jews off a ducks to should serve in the israeli army this is an issue that has resulted in the past and it goes back months if not years in violent clashes between israeli police and religious jews. now the israeli parliament is made up of $120.00 seats to form the next government netanyahu needs a minimum of $61.00 and without the lieberman party he only has 60 but the problem is that those 60 seats comprise a fair number of religious parties who are against conscription for the sun so this

anonymous really being pulled between iraq and face on the one hand trying to satisfy lieberman who wants to see these religious soldiers and the army and his religious clinician partners who don't this is a topic that has often divided israeli society and when we took to the streets we found that there was a very diverse view of opinion. should go to the army because that's not what they believe in and just because we believe in it doesn't mean that's the right thing to do everyone can you know kind of chip in and be integrated into the. and the rich people should actually we should let some of them actually study study study bible study the torah although most of the most of them should really should really either get drafted to the army or do some sort of civil service they should serve as anyone else now this is really a smokescreen for a deeper political struggle that is happening between the men and netanyahu and certainly most people are hearing as well since that lieberman feels about pushing

netanyahu into a corner this is really his big chance of potentially winning and attaining the highest state of office here in israel but it remains to be seen of course we learn you know in the coming hours what develops the deadline is midnight tonight and we'll be bringing you updates throughout the course of the day. the u.n. is raising the alarm of a child in war ravaged afghanistan they say they don't have enough funds to help the millions of children need a virgin they'd right now it comes as u.s. troops mark nearly 20 years in that country. they are 2000000 children in the country which suffer from acute malnutrition and among them 600000 children that suffer from severe acute malnutrition a child that suffer from severe condition it a child that needs urgent treatment otherwise he might die.

we are the sole provider of treatment for civil action the nutrition if we don't have money to buy this treatment the severely adamant mantra wished we do not get it. unfortunately afghanistan as it can treat were severe malnutrition is a high level the main reasons are immigration poverty and growing more polluted drinking water substandard food and an educated mothers. parallel to the taliban militants in afghanistan of reiterated once again that pace in our country is not possible as long as foreign troops remain there and in

a continuing move towards reconciliation the group was part of a delegation here in moscow to mark a 100 years of russia afghan diplomatic relations. foreign forces they are reading the how's this is marriage work these. are movies that all those things killing hundreds of the people who did it is not possible at this stage so what date is possible when the fighting forces leave obama start us with a supposed all afghans one for unfortunately no afghan wants to be the presence of foreign forces but something that we all agree on. else around the world say malays is mounting a fight against illegal imports of contaminated a norm recyclable plastics the environment minister voted on tuesday to ship $3000.00 tonnes of waste back to their countries of origin including the us britain france and japan and she showed reporters the scale of the problem malaysia has been awash with waste and china stopped importing millions of tons of plastics from the developed world last year much of it's been finding its way to other southeast

asian countries in the late environment minister now is insisting that the practice has to stop. poor vernice said they are ways to malaysia where they where those plastic waste or whatever ways we will send it back and we will fight back even though we are small country we cannot be bullied by a developed countries malaysia isn't the only southeast asian country pushing but right now against the influx of garbage after a 6 year dispute canada agreed just last week to accept the return of a huge shipment dumped in the philippines over 100 shipping containers of mislabeled household waste been sent to 2 ports in the philippines back in 2013 and left to fester there are the political fallout those since has become so severe that president to turkey threaten to dump the rubbish back in canadian waters will declare war against canada we can take them down i'll return the trash just wait and see i will advice canada that your garbage is on the way prepare grant

reception eat it if you want to. environmental campaigner george barda told us about the unethical side of free trade. so the wind phenomena and this is part of his work is what's known by some as waste colonialism and the really you know the secret of so-called free trade is that it's free for corporations to do what the how they like but there is very little freedom for. you know poor countries that are often the subject of this you know these toxic arrivals to do anything about it after china announced a ban on imports of plastics at the end of 2017 that neighboring countries in asia philippines. now become the dumping grounds for that country for that waste and the depressing thing is there seems to be no evidence whatsoever that countries like the u.k. are doing any kind of follow up to make sure that that waste is being treated in a in a remote responsible way is virtually no there's no inspection of that regulations

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hello and welcome to crossfire all things considered i'm peter lavelle leads have suffered another humiliating black eye and bloody nose all across europe voters put the elites on notice the status quo is not working for the people this surge to the right in the rise of populism may be a game changer was the elites now listen. crosstalk in the e.u. elections i'm joined by my guest john white and he's

a political commentator and writer in brussels we have a he is an independent journalist and in paris we cross to francesco so rich you know he is deputy director at o. f. c. e. science is pope all right gentlemen cross talk rules i think that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it let's go to luke in brussels let's go to the belly of the beast itself. how is brussels meaning the e.u. stomaching these election results because you can say they were unexpected maybe a point here or maybe a point there but more or less it was expected there would be a the populace would do well the right or right wing parties would do well and we have to point out in spain the left did pretty well there as well but there's certain you can't say it's a protest vote anymore the trends are there and the and the number of people that went out to vote were quite astounding considering european elections. elections are not that popular with with voters but they it was this time around so luke what is changed go ahead. while i would say they are saying much for the moment at least

i mean brussels is preparing itself for designating the president of the commission and the all the presidents of the council of parliament etc in the coming weeks so . this is a moment where of course you can reflect upon the results and these results are never as fantastically good often testicular bad as expected because you have 27 countries or 28 still with the britain that participated and the rule makes it that he this more bland than expected but the victory of the populist the so-called populist is there there now must the something must or something like 25 percent of the voting european parliament which is quite big at the less than expected maybe and the greens on the other side and the other major winners with the losers being the 2 traditional parties and the liberals defending just their turf the extreme.