he. doesn't trump says he's sending an extra 1000 troops to poland 100 new deal signed during the polish leaders visit to the white house. the u.s. officially requests the extradition of wiki leaks founder julian assange to send stateside he could be jailed for 175 years. in survivors of london's grunfeld tower firestar legal action against the u.s. companies materials that claim to contributing to the tragedy.

thanks for joining us this evening you're watching international. the us is to dispatch additional troops to poland to ensure its security the move was agreed during talks between donald trump and his polish counterpart in washington poland will still provide. basing an infrastructure to support military presence of about $1000.00 american troops the polish government will build these projects at no cost to the united states suppose government will pay for this well there will be an additional 1000 troops going to poland that's what we heard from the white house where president trump of the united states and president duda of poland seem to have reached some bilateral agreements now this will be in addition to the over $4000.00 troops that are already in poland operating there on a rotational basis president trump says these $1000.00 new troops will be going to a base and the infrastructure of that base will be built purely at poland's expense

will not cost the american taxpayers anything poland will be paying for the infrastructure of this new base furthermore trump praised poland for meeting its commitments to nato the 2 percent threshold on spending in nato countries he says that poland will be meeting its requirements of a 2 percent military spending budget let's look into some of the details of this new for trump in poland. with significant nation support to cover the majority of costs with what to put on the nuclear war us to poland the president offered us. much more than $2000000000.00 to do this. i would very much like for us to set up an american base whose which would cool

crunk. so it would be. now another item that was on the agenda was f. $35.00 fighter jets and trump said that at this point poland is considering the purchase of more than 30 of these expensive military aircraft from the united states now in order to celebrate this possibility trump had an f. 35 fighter jet actually fly over the white house on the sunday afternoon and reporters watched as president dude of poland actually waved to the fighter jet in addition we also heard about natural gas at this point there was an agreement to

supply 2000000000 cubic meters of american liquid natural gas to european countries trump expressed washington support for poland's baltic pipe project saying that it would help during pm countries to diversify their energy sources so it seems to been quite a friendly meeting between the head of state of poland and the head of state of the usa the meeting seems to have laid out some new bilateral agreements between the 2 countries and the presence of u.s. military personnel in the eastern european country of poland will be increasing. u.s. prosecutors have made a formal request to the u.k. for the extradition of wiki leaks co-founder julian assange that's according to media reports decide to deficiencies from both countries all the dubious he has. well that extradition hearing is due to take place on friday we understand from the wiki leaks editor in chief that the u.s. department of defense is due to present its evidence as to why it wants to extra

julian assange he's not expected to appear in person but he could appear via a live video link so what's he charged with well there are 17 charges and counts of spying this is because of the publication of classified military and diplomatic documents by the wiki leaks website and also a count of trying to conspiracy to hack a u.s. government computer now if julian assange is found guilty of those charges he could spend up to 175 years in prison so essentially this is a life sentence we can leaks editor in chief says it's just not possible that he will receive a fair trial i do believe that we are going to win this with legal arguments there is no chance the julian will get a fair trial here in the u.k. or in the u.s. of course unless there's a change of reporting that people actually start speaking out we're not talking about a prosecution we're talking about a persecution julian

a soldier is currently serving a 50 week prison sentence that's because he skipped bail of back in 2012 he's serving that at the high security belmarsh prison now in recent weeks there's been concern for his health he was too ill to appear to court hearing the video that was obtained by artie's rocky knees agency showing a songe inside the prison looking incredibly poor and thin julius on his father visited him in prison in the medical ward where he's been receiving attention for that weight loss songes father said that he thought his son's weight had stabilized also expressed concerns about this extradition and julian assange is father says that if his son is extradited then this is the celebrity slope for journalism to. for actions of votes against somebody who's not.

hold you. through in. proving he's an icon. for. all of us back in april julian a songe was forcibly removed from the ecuadorian embassy where he'd sought asylum for around 7 years he sought that asylum back in 2012 following the fact that there were accusations of sexual assault brought to him by individuals in sweden that were being pursued by the authorities now julian assault has always denied those allegations of sexual assault and he said that they were a pretext for moving him to sweden and then to be able to be extradited directly to the usa from there now this all spans form a massive dump of classified military documents this was provided to the wiki leaks co-founder to the website by

a former us private chelsea manning since then the u.s. government has been pursuing julian a source for the fact that the wiki leaks co-founder on the website published those classified documents which showed alleged war crimes being committed by u.s. soldiers in iraq so the u.k. now and peace are projected ruling out a no deal bragg's it comes as top contenders to become the next prime minister so that they want to keep a no deal option on the table a partridge reports from london. basically these are labor and tory rebels getting together for a motion to say we want the option the house of commons wants the option to rule out a no do we want the say on legislation to stop that so a vote was put forward and it came out with 39229811 votes in favor of the government what does all of this mean effectively it's about who controls brecht's it and the no deal option the opposition was saying effectively the new leader that

came in the new leader of the tory party de facto the new prime minister could then effectively say even though we're not going to go through parliament i'm going to take the u.k. out of the asean when i have the power to do that so great for whomever the new leader is coming in and at the moment the current favorite is boris johnson he's always said that he wanted to keep a no deal option on the table as it was a vital renegotiating he felt that he had to go back and renegotiate another withdrawal deal with the new he wanted to be able to say to them we can say that we're going to drop out if we don't have a deal but in the meantime the you have said well we don't have an appetite to renegotiate anyway but this on the day before has been approved by has been negotiated successfully by the commission and has been approved by all member states and the election of a new prime minister will of course not change the parameters of what is on the table that is no reason why didn't go shater deal 3 times it went through

parliament it was rejected and the prime minister resigned and that's where we end up in the situation that we are now in that we're looking for a new tory leader and therefore a new prime minister and the problem was originally we're meant to go out on march the 20 not to mention leave the e.u. the e.u. looks to us that you can't come up with a deal you haven't agreed to anything will extend it for 7 months there's also elite cabinet memo that that's come out in the press saying no deal would be a law for the country isn't actually ready for it so it's quite an intriguing point it might be a win for the government in the meantime but we still have that tory. race and there's also the ramifications it is the country actually prepared for no deal in the 1st place. professor of european law francesco believes the labor party strategy to take control of brogues it has backfired. is the wrong moment to doing what you don't do if you're the opposition if this is a failure of labor strategy opposition strategy what you don't do is try and intrude into

a leadership contest by daring those in the conservative party to vote against their own. possible leaders so this was not a good mechanism if you like if you want to stop or exit i think there will be more opportunities down the road i don't think the majority is that shifted i just think that context is slightly different and i think things will move on. as we're clear about who is going to win the contest in the next 2 or 3 weeks nearly 250 survivors and relatives of the victims of the tower tragedy in london suing 3 us firms that maybe tiriel is used on the block of flats it's claimed that they facilitated the spread of the devastating fire in 2017 some of the materials are banned from use on u.s. skyscrapers which has prompted accusations of double standards. our comics and the message that foreign lives are worth less than american lives and that it is

acceptable to expose people outside the united states to dangerous to which people in the united states would not be exposed to lawsuit names cladding producer or comic whose product was highly flammable something that helped the ground pole fire to spread rapidly those names will pull the maker of the refrigerator this believed to have caused the fire and insulation made by solar texas the release side on gas leading to further avoidable deaths.

all 3 companies expressed sympathy for the victims will pool so noted that 2 separate probes failed to find fault with its refrigerator so the tax at its insulation was just one element of the clotting system used on the tower conic said that it would respond to court. we spoke to 2 american lawyers behind the lawsuits who outlined why u.s. companies should also have some responsibility. the fire and you tragedy occurred in london and make no mistake this was a tremendous tragedy many people were killed many people were horrifyingly hurt the wrongdoing that actually led to it came out united states and specifically the state and sylvania if those products were never sold busy to those to those.

people to those companies i mean you get this never happens it's more of a mission all we have to do is we're part of remember and some of her clients went through and we have to remember what the goal is and that goal is to is to prosecute this case so that companies like time excel since we're all so they never ever do this again at this point in time these are the companies we have sued these are the companies we're seeking to hold responsible for the wrongdoing that occurred. to the extent that there are other facts that show anything down the road that's a conversation that will have at that point we believe our targets are as you are we believe our targets are the ones that caused this horrible tragedy and we believe our targets need to be brought to justice in pennsylvania so it's come protests turned violent in hong kong where people have been mancini they say

controversial extradition bill with all the details after this short break. quantitative easing of 4 q.e. 4 is now well under way can't taper a ponzi scheme no economics matters only money printing and stock manipulation. we are in a strange situation where everybody is making a lot of noise about military action against iran but nobody in the part of that alliance actually wants to do it there's no desire for it so do you hope that iran makes a mistake. somehow. and then does it some kind of confrontation and then the iranians will be forced to come to the table you know begging for some kind of

solution on american terms but you know i think that is dreaming that's a pipe dream. join me every thursday on the alec simon chill and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. come back police have used tear gas water cannon and pump a spray against demonstrators in hong kong. because of delayed voting on a controversial extradition bill after tens of thousands took to the streets in protest many of them held aloft umbrellas in reference to hong kong's umbrella revolution of 2014 evangelise cips us has more on the story. hong kong faces

massive protests due to an extradition bill that they're trying to pass protesters tried to storm government buildings here on wednesday with the police pushing them back using force saying quote that they had no choice but to stop the rioters from challenging them the police used pepper spray tear gas and high pressure water to push back the protesters who were coming too close to the legislative building. was. that are gathered here are against the next edition bill that has been proposed from the house that would allow any suspects to be extradited to men land china they say that this would ruin the one country 2 systems that has been established

between hong kong and beijing which allows hong kong to has its own government its own legal system its own financial and economic affairs however though the chief executive of hong kong says if this bill passes it's to improve the legal system and justice affairs meanwhile in the united states congressional leaders and speaker nancy pelosi says that if the bill does pass they would review the training privileges with hong kong the extradition bill imperils the strong u.s. conklin relationship that has flourished for 2 decades if it passes the congress has no choice but to reassess with a hunk on is sufficiently autonomy under the one country 2 systems framework this declaration calls china's condemnation we demand the united states view the bill objective lee and impartially and be cautious in making remarks stop interfering in hong kong affairs and in the internal affairs of china the standoff here and on hong is on going after what is the protest on your realm. one of the hearing over

the legislation has been postponed until further notice eventual of steps us for artsy. one state 2000 people have signed a petition demanding italy drop criminal proceedings against german boat captain the 35 year old skipper of a rescue ships accused of abetting illegal immigration after she personally assisted in the rescue of over 1000 migrants and they were at risk of drowning in unsafe they're tempted to cross the mediterranean to reach europe for national reports. this is the case of peer clem a german boat captain and hero to some criminal to others she was at the helm of the event of boat in august 2017 when it entered the port of lumpy do is it located on an island between malta and the coast of tunisia the rescue vessel was detained and appears a lawyer now says she may face up to 20 years in prison and horrendous fines but no

matter what appears stance is unwavering get off we have witness to what women and children have to face if they are denied safe travel by ignoring the submarine boats of european warships and expelling libyan militias brutal people who shelter refugees from unsuitable overcrowded scraps and beat them up sometimes too late italian investigators have accused her crew of colluding with smugglers with photos leaked to the media alleged in the bodes returning to libya's coast on purpose to be used again by smugglers a date hasn't been set yet for with klemp has dubbed her show trial and many agree tens of thousands of people are back in her in a petition calling for italy to drop the charges this however falls under matteo salvini is crackdown they tell interior minister and deputy prime minister is known for his open and strong until migrant to stop rescue ships that are carrying

migrants from docking on italian shores and allowing refugees to disembark it's what he's been after since his appointment last year and he has supporters too it's not as though the italians acted without probable cause there is much truth through reporting that every year of investigation preceded the arrest including videos witness statements don't develop the picture mrs rescuing people from drowning is b.s. propaganda rescue them and take them to germany it is quite convenient to rescue people and leave them initially greece cetera we have enough migrants we don't. wants anymore sheen able the trafficking of people that's illegal she's responsible for the so-called refugee crisis there is a clear split within the e.u. over how to tackle the migrant crisis and while they see undecided on whether to assist or hinder the flow of migrants into europe captain peer clamp could be losing her battle at sea and on for. more if nationality reporting from germany.

although they are telling authorities say that their policy is a success rights organizations say lives are still being put at risk. but imagine your since the start of the year there have been around 2000 rivals by sea using small boats sailing boats rowing boats whatever they have to cross the mediterranean that's compared to 14000 last year. by guns have no say in how or when to leave the traffickers make the decision for them they couldn't care less if the people arrive dead or alive if we do not intervene soon it will be a sea of blood the reason why all dissent in this because there is no agreement to that european level for the resettlement of the asylum seekers and therefore easily could have become just the container of all asylum seekers waiting for maybe resettlement in other european countries the 1st thing is to return the

european level and establish clear rules that apply to all member states so the country of 1st arrival we could say doesn't become also and only the only one to receive these people so this this food creates a flow there should be a coordinated approach. but at the moment to europe is not capable of device in any kind of solution. what you are to international pressure you can put in this evening that is all for me for now stick around my colleague nicky evan i'll be here with updates at the top of the. so you say that brings this to the end of the series if we could just let josie marino walk away and say we decided to treat a stone post to a very special farewell party because.

we walk along an interesting path as a team but this time to go back to the punchline and thanks for putting on sr it bought it. with. the only thing i didn't enjoy was my eyes. my dancing. on ice cream. well thankfully we nailed it literally there we go.

you know to the 2017 the german newspaper developed published an article claiming that the european union has lost 30000000000 euros as a result of its a very anti russian sentients. particularly affected eastern europe many polish film as went broke and even committed suicide. sometimes i can't account for as i doze off on the get a moment. on these it for them to have to find out by the almost i'm going to. have as a kind of unknown. and then let's see in the. this is just one song the smith. on doesn't dance with all the faults and that's what we call.

the welcome to worlds apart the detention of a prominent investigative journalist on drug smuggling charges has gone to the russian side like your rascality for nonstop picking so fond of police headquarters and of solidarity from across the media industry what does the case of a volatile not say about modern day russia and the ways of affecting change here to discuss that i'm now joined by alexei benedict the editor in chief of the moscow

radio station and said it's especially by this 3rd venediktov thank you very much for joining us michel of course your station has always been quite critical about what's going on in russia so i've reporting on all sorts of improprieties and malpractises that is every day routine for you but as far as i recall no no such cases have triggered so much mass public outcry as the recent arrest of iran girl in office why do you think his case received such a response or do you. think the reason. the goal of my case affected so many people is because there is a slight detail here that not many people have noticed drugs are a serious problem in russian and it gets worse and worse and we all are all aware of this and robert. we all have children so when our colleague was detained for alleged drug possession or or dealing drugs were this the 1st impression among

journalists was that they were shocked because journalists are well familiar with this problem so this is what they thought about them initially and later it became obvious that there were many holes in this case and we realized that maybe there is no actual war on drugs it's not maybe nobody's actually fighting drugs maybe people are using drugs for character assassination. political opponents or investigative journalists so the reason for this treaties that people are terrified we're hopeful that this war on terror may be actually used. to squash dissent to go off now we'll talk about that in more detail later but that the public outcry is certainly very important i thought there is also such a thing in russia as the so-called telephone justice and personal connections did you have to make some phone calls to try and help move on yes that is late edition

of on the go and. more when this whole thing happened i was at it. for all of. president putin who was giving he's on the west you and i was watching my news. and i've been calling it was put in couldn't go no go no go go no go no go no no we're just put in place now that's when aerialist little something was going on that i guess that de gaulle in the excess made more news in social media than clinton which is extraordinary indeed it's. you know i have former you know concern burn me or you guinea roy's woman working for me at the reuse lesion that i was and he was had a city with drugs foundation and when he is. as tough on drug dealers as a man can be back in the water but wait what he started telling example disease doesn't on some group of 6 you know because of the. drugs he hates the drug

dealers always sides with beliefs about in this particular case he told me he doesn't then i realized something's wrong with the thing many people are like that which of people who fight drugs or cover the fight against true ugs they realized something was wrong indeed it is clear that there was a massive abuse of legal process in case of a mongolian else arrest he was denied immediate access to his attorney he had bodily injuries on a lot and information about his case shared with mass media was not always true to the fact in one of your interviews you mentioned meeting with some of the senior ranks in the police what do they say involve these breaches of procedure if you. look i did talk to the chief moscow police general but. i asked him could you please explain to me that i arrived in moscow on the night train and i met with him in the.