2 a possible u. turn in the venezuela crisis as the opposition and the united states now looks at the talks with president to be held territory in norway. breaking the silence u.s. special counsel comments publicly. for the 1st time giving some clarification on the probe major conclusions. leader of germany's ruling party is slammed for proposing tighter pre-election media regulation. bloggers for have parties heavy losses in the parliament. so why rules should apply for digital content these are. not just. for media policy as a whole in the future democracy. that

would live headline news 247 mrs r.t. international from moscow welcome to world news this hour a push for a negotiated resolution to the venezuelan crisis is picking up steam representatives of president nicolas maduro and opposition leader expected to meet for a 2nd round of talks in norway next week however the united states still has its preferred solution. as we have repeatedly stated we believe the only thing to negotiate with nicolas maduro is the conditions of his departure or the return to the negotiating table comes to spot the opposition's initial reluctance to participate. in a power was supported by a consistent and a hawkish stance among western leaders over the last 4 months he goes down of takes us through the power struggle. 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. by 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 europe you know one global 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 and rolled 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 made during the incumbent leader was willing to go all in conventional to trying to a to kill 8 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 do it was feeling too good to grace's arch nemesis confronted with the blatant refusal my duro klang to the 2nd best thing he had and has apart from the support of a good share of his people the military is. 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 decisions were sporadic 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 variant militarily your office 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 there are some in washington though who despite the resumption of the oslo talks appear to believe her still ity is the best policy senator lindsey graham even recently invoked the invasion of grenada in 1903 which was widely

viewed as illegal to make the case for intervention in venezuela. but during the legitimate leader of venezuela he would be in power without 6 or $7000.00 cuban security forces in venezuela i would do exactly what reagan did i would give cuba an ultimatum to get out of venezuela look at 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 on the president reagan in 183 the us sent an invasion force into grenada under the pretext of protecting american citizens from the caribbean nations marxist leadership and just over a week operation fury had overthrown the cuban government that senator graham comparison though seems to be glossing over some crucial differences between venezuela today grenada in the eighty's for starters the island nation of grenada is geographically much smaller than venezuela making it easier to access and control in 983 its population stood at 96000 venezuela's its 32000000 back

then the u.s. deployed around 6000 troops but according to some estimates the u.s. military intervention in venezuela today would probably require a 150000 soldiers human rights lawyer and author dan kovalchuk told us that an invasion by washington would be disastrous. the idea that the u.s. is going to be able to knock on the met is limited government grenada style is just silliness of course the u.s. could try a military option on the u.s. point of view it would be a disaster it would be a very pretty tragic military struggle europe would 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. for its standard 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 time war it would cause the deaths of course of

u.s. personnel would cost trillions of dollars. treasury in many cause a rebellion with the new 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 this. for the 1st time in 2 years u.s. special counsel rubber bullet has commented publicly on the trump russia investigation he addressed a number of lingering questions about his 22 month long inquiry which found no evidence of collusion but numerous instances of possible obstruction of justice by the president but across the statement for assad he's kalamata high that while he was taciturn as ever was unable one of the key takeaways from what miller said a couple of hours ago. well now that the investigation is concluded and the special counsel office is closing we finally have a public statement from robert muller now in the remarks he gave 10 minutes to the

press no questions he didn't say anything that he had not already said in the report however his 10 minute statement is turning out to be a little bit like the old war shack test where you see what is in the eye of the ball holder as they say the mainstream media seems to focus on the fact that he didn't mince words about the fact that he could not bring charges against a sitting president this is being interpreted by mainstream press as some kind of call for donald trump to face impeachment let's take a listen. and as set forth in the report after that investigation if we had had concomitants that the president clearly did not commit a crime we would have said so. we did not however make a determination as to whether the president did commit a crime president cannot be charged with a federal crime while he is in office now that's being widely

interpreted by some parts of the media and some voices voices that tend to be critical of the president as a call for impeachment but you'll notice that bob mueller did not say anything that he did not say in the original report the language was exactly the same let's take a listen. made clear this morning that his investigation now lays at the feet of congress no one is above the law congress should begin an impeachment inquiry this administration has continued to stonewall congress oversight begin impeachment proceedings is the only path forward miller statement makes clear with those who have read his report no it's an impeachment referral and it's up to congress to act they shewed given the special counsel was unable to pursue criminal charges against the president if the congress threw stones of the crimes and other wrongdoing of president trump and we will do so bob mahler said he would not testify any further

and furthermore he did not criticize or give any comment on u.s. attorney general william bars comments on the report let's listen to that. and we appreciate that the attorney general made the report largely public and i certainly don't question the attorney general's good faith in that decision and now donald trump was quick to speak up on social media tweeting out that this is the case of case closed in a sense that the investigation in the saga of bob muller's special probe into alleged russian collusion between the white house and the russian government which just conclusive there was no collusion case is closed according to donald trump however it is remaining to be seen whether or not mainstream media will let this ongoing saga continue i think we think we both know exactly which way that's going to go to where i find other kind of open in new york thanks for the. next the head

of germany's ruling party is facing a major backlash more than 50000 people have signed a petition against what they say are crap carabao as plans for censorship it comes after her statements are imposing stricter measures on political discourse online. but is make it less 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 their role as a radio where would happen if 70 newspapers decided just 2 days before the election to make a joint appeal don't vote 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 c.d.u. live for media policy as a whole in the future of democracy statement came after a number of you tube bloggers in germany called on people not to vote for the

ruling coalition parties in the elections and she believes that that campaign was to blame for the christian democratic union heavy losses on sunday so let us is 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.a. . we ask you all not to support this. and don't support the s.p.t. kind under the bill and those for any party that doesn't operate on logic or science and isn't course to destroy our future of the c.d.u. leader's statement infuriated rival parties to the left party called it an assault on the freedom of expression and repression of the german constitution and the freedom party said political movements need to have a dialogue with social media platforms martin from the left party told us that maintaining relations with tech savvy youth is crucial. all young people are searching for how can we develop a society they want to participate in the decision process in this society

to the movement of writers for future as well on the internet like reduce or end up us is a part of the search for participation in society and for a person active for future and the less the political mainstream. able to create discourse with witchery the trick the emotion the people emotionally and by the on the left over to your conscious of them all start to organize themselves the more they move. so much for different frames where they can press. relations in a documentary that exposed the child sex abuse in poland's roman catholic church of sparked a wave of outrage in the country the film was financed through a crowdfunding campaign and 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 are just tell of all 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 and later initiated a vote in parliament on longer present terms for child abusers and after the documentary attracted so much attention but also accuse those who raise the issue of abuse by priests of undermining and offending the faith stating there is no poland without the church. everyone has the right to

express their opinion but i think politicians need to be more careful with their what's it's not just a matter of individual offenders the crimes were covered up these things were known to be the church authorities. 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. in support of 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. to get you know the church needs to be kept separate from politics that will solve the problem. the pressure is mounting on

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu find out why how after the short break. what politicians to do something. to put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president i'm sure. somehow i want to. let you go right to be for us it's like i'm up for 3 in the morning can't be good. i'm interested always in the waters in the. city.

2 2 the clock's ticking for israel's prime minister who has until the end of this wednesday to form a government or will face another election with more on the challenges facing benjamin netanyahu his policy. he did win the snap elections that he was responsible for calling on april the 9th and this gave him 42 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 every don't even then who is the leader of a right wing political party and the issue at play is the whole matter of whether or not ultra religious jews off a ducks too 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 announcement really being pulled between iraq and the one place on the one hand trying to satisfy lieberman who wants to see these religious soldiers in 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. what they believe in 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 works and the rich people should actually we should let some of them actually study study study bible study. torah although most of them most of them should read should read 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 men and netanyahu and

certainly most people are telling us well since that lieberman feels about pushing netanyahu into a corner this is really his big chance of potentially winning and attaining the highest office here in israel but it remains to be seen of course we let me know in the coming hours what develops. a former israeli prime minister ehud olmert believes that netanyahu won't be able to form a coalition before the deadline in a couple of hours he's been speaking to a boycott and you can catch the full program on thursday here on r.t. . to my understanding of the dynamics of the present situation it is highly unlikely. there will be a compromise in any event there will be a compromise from the side of mr lieberman i think that mr lieberman is absolutely determined and i don't think that he will change your opinion and to the best of my acquaintance with religious parties like these.

likely that they will change anything so the prime minister will. not be able to form a coalition. or. the un is raising the alarm over child malnutrition in war ravaged afghanistan they say that there isn't enough funds to help the millions of children in need of urgent aid it comes as u.s. troops marking a 20 year presence in the country. move. there are 2000000 children in the country which suffer from acute malnutrition and

among them 600000 children that's a far from c.v.r. acute malnutrition a child that suffer from severe condition in the tide that needs urgent treatment otherwise he might die. the more we are the own sole provider of treatment for see video at the nutrition if we don't have the money to buy these treatment the severely admit mandarin wished we did not get it. fortunately ghana standards you can treat receive your money tree she is a high level the main reasons are gratian poverty and don't work polluted drinking water substandard food and an educated mothers.

we spoke to unicef communications chief for afghanistan who says its children who suffer the most in times of conflict. this is legal of 600000 children who are severely acutely manaul reached has been a tween for the last 5 years the only issue now is that everybody is recognizing that it is a crisis he said imagine see and it needs to be put in the national and that's why we need to the attention of everybody together with the government and this is a crisis and urgent attention and we call on all parties to the conflict all the while infarctions to keep note that the impact of conflict is mainly all my children and that someone call children should not be part of any conflict in any culture. now 400 kilometers above the earth 2 russian cosmonauts of embarked on

a 6 and a half hour space walk let's check in and see what they've been doing outside the international space station we've been dipping in over the past couple of hours they're taking part in the 59th i s s expedition and these are members of the russian space agency was kosmos these are live pictures from the space station 6 story 400 kilometers above the earth spinning out of 5 miles per 2nd in command of all economy anchormen flight engineer alexy of kin are taking place are taking part in that particular space walk. they're identified by the different colored stripes on the uniform. for mr of the. 5th spacewalk and. cosmonaut colleague it's his 1st time out of a spacecraft and back in on a spacewalk they're also on really 85th anniversary of the 1st person to walk in space the soviet union and actually on off delved into the dark unknown for the 1st

time. wow what a day at work thanks for treating r.t. if you're world news this hour we'll be back to you after going on the ground. the e.u. would meet suffered another humiliating block eye and bloody nose all across europe voters put the elites 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. in orwell the state puts in the surveillance cameras in our present day or well 19 eighty-four dystopian nightmare we put in the cameras we install the cameras on

the nest cameras in our doors and on our mantle pieces on the spine devices in our heads and in our homes with another of these mass surveillance technologies that's the difference between orwell and today it is the worst nightmares would never think that we would imprison ourselves. nobody could see coming that confessions would be that in this population of. any interrogation out there what you'll see is threat promise threat promise threat lie a lie a lie the process of interrogation is designed to put people in just that frame of mind make them uncomfortable make them want to get out and don't take no for an answer and don't accept their denials she said therefore we. sat on the statement that i would be home by the next day there's

a culture on accountability and police officers know that they can engage any misconduct that has nothing to do with all their crimes. time after time say we're going on the ground or leave of a london extradition hearing that could spell the end to journalism as we know it all around the world coming up in the show we speak to one of julian assange just former advisors world famous lawyer alan dershowitz who believes counts against a number of detained wiki leaks founder threaten the foundations of the united states constitution and a british crime against humanity we exclusively speak to the u.n. ambassador in the eye of the storm of the world court and the u.n. find the u.k. guilty of illegal occupation the violence at least of the usa for war and rendition

dollars or more coming up in today's going underground but 1st anti iraq war britons are celebrating the objection of tony blair's former advisor alistair campbell from german corbin's labor party though he wasn't thrown out for iraq here he is justifying a war that killed wounded or displaced tens of millions and gave rise to isis now qaeda across the region have been through along this 100. who have been through a lot of the inquiry. and. tony blair i think is a total man he is appealing the expulsion of a while architect of the iraq war like his former boss tony blair today interviewed about their views on bracks it the u.k. continues to engage in economic warfare against venezuela and syria as for nuclear confrontation u.k. foreign secretary and prime minister contender jeremy hunt has claimed britain is mediating between india and pakistan we are urging restraint on all sides neither

side wants to see this escalate further well pakistan's prime minister imran khan hasn't been invited to tomorrow's inauguration of the render modi in india in our coverage of the largest democratic vote in history but the indian congress and victorious b j p party has made allegations against their nuclear neighbors pakistan the high commission in london has since got back to going underground to counter claims in our interviews pakistan itself. as a victim of terrorism and suffered both in terms of losses to human lives and its economy we have lost more than 70000 citizens including over 6000 soldiers and economic losses to the chuen of 100 $20000000000.00 us dollars buckstone also has its concern with regard to terrorism visa the india pakistan remains committed not to allow its territory against any country prime minister iran in his recent public messages to the indian leadership has called for dialogue and resolving all outstanding issues particularly a dispute.