he. confirms the peace talks with the taliban have been scrapped after the militant group claimed responsibility for a terrorist attack that left one american soldier. russian journalist who is part of a historic prison the swap with ukraine speaks to us about his detention in kiev. it's stupid to deny that it's a political process and my release and it ended like that because there was a change of government history should. be just now is to go into suspended the u.k. parliament to get one last chance to agree to a general election that follows a disastrous week for the prime minister boris johnson after he lost all of the key

breaks that votes. welcome you are watching r.t. international great to have you with. the u.s. president donald trump has confirmed negotiations with the taliban have been scrapped there's been hope that they would bring america's longest war to an end he blamed the group's recent attack on carville which of the american soldier was killed the taliban was canceling the talks will result in more u.s. losses. they thought that they had to kill people in order to put themselves in a little better to go share that position where they did that they killed 12 people one happened to be a great american soldier you can't do that can't do that with me so did dead as far as i'm concerned and we've hit. harder in the last 4 days that they've been over 10 years the u.s. . the president called off the peace dialogue this will lead to more losses to the

u.s. is credibility will be affected his anti peace stance will be exposed to the world losses 2 lives in assets will increase the president's handling of talks with the taliban which could have ended america's 18 years of military involvement in afghanistan drew bipartisan criticism the u.s. targeted the group for giving shelter to al qaeda terrorists however before the invasion u.s. relations with the taliban have been somewhat different because the of explains after almost 2 decades of war this could have been the big break but no back to war as luck would have it peace in negotiations weren't on the media's mind when they found out they were outraged that trump should dare to talk to the enemy and was murderous villains who their fight against the us occupation. the problem with the council of afghanistan talks was not the timing or recent taliban violence it

was the reality that the talks were designed to provide a cover for u.s. troop withdrawal rather than peace and would help the taliban while undermining the afghan government never should lead is a terrorist organization that hasn't renounced kind of love and continues an evil be allowed in a great country never full stop for the us to meet with the taliban and not have the leader of afghanistan to make meet with the taliban is something that's doomed to failure the whole thing doesn't quite make sense i mean it's just another example of the president truly treating our foreign policy like it's some kind of game show this isn't a game show these are terrorists listening to them you'd never know that by the late ninety's the taliban which was already hosting asama bin laden were invited to the us is on the guests for business by us energy company talks and laying pipelines talks supported by the government it was very you know they have this

shadow we image i guess you call it that i found a very straightforward and. i think the clinton administration was really committed to helping you know american business to be successful. we enjoyed. really strong support. for military analyst julie says vote to report for the defense intelligence agency pointing out that there were alternatives to the taliban we didn't go down well with her superiors. the state department didn't want to have anything to do with the afghan resistance war even politically to reveal that there was any viable option to taliban she was apparently forced out soon after i heard that some people at the state department were people among those more sympathetic with the taliban at that time so there might have been some political reasons as well but ultimately i was forced to leave

a year later bin laden and al qaida orchestrated 2 attacks on u.s. embassies in africa $224.00 people killed and yet still the u.s. and detain the taliban the same taliban then governing of gotta start and which tolerated al qaida on its soil was invited back to the u.s. 2001 on the fischel state visit during which jihad does the dignitaries explained there virtuous treatment of woman and now when there's. security or not. we're going to work. it's right there a woman in the ministry of defense. we don't use them as objects of advertisement. they're not or. for many other things that women shouldn't be 4 months before $911.00 the u.s.

sent $43000000.00 to the taliban a reward for fighting narcotics trafficking who would have known that just months later america would invade to start a war that would last for almost 2 decades the united states have been cooperated with majority in afghanistan for a long time they didn't see them as that dangerous they saw them as people who would stay over there. and they thought they could use them this changed on 9111 hand it does seem hypocrite. for the united states to meet with the taliban today after promising to destroy them on the other hand it's the necessity of defeat the united states has been fighting for 18 years and it is the american public is tired of. us wouldn't hear a bad word about the taliban why did the mover as honored guests plan to build

pipelines together but peace talks in 2019 that obviously is something america just current and paid. russian journalist to return to moscow on saturday as part of a historic prisoner swap with ukraine has spoken to reporters. was arrested in kiev in may of 2018 on charges of treason he was released from pretrial detention late last month as well as giving a press conference he spoke to our correspondent with details of that meeting here is where if a national. but it was 52 year old russian journalist with ukrainian passport who spent $470.00 days in detention in ukraine more than 15 months the time confessed to us definitely became a task for him not only professionally but as a human being this is how he described the biggest challenges and the hardest moments for him while in detention. the hardest thing was the living conditions

because it's the short when someone 1st enters prison i had in my hands the boat for toiletries a toothbrush and toothpaste the 2nd hardest thing was to get over the shock of everything that was happening to me because i understood that it had nothing to do with the law i understood that it's absolutely political and also realized that by law i could not protect myself how interview didn't last more than 15 minutes but i saw tears in kids our eyes so many times during this time it's really hard to understand what he's been through but whatever it was definitely brought so much pain and frustration and to deal definitely as far as i understood from what he was telling me it was really bad about his case but there is much more than just that. there were women and older people arriving in moscow whereas in ukraine only military officers and men of military age came out of the airplane the sort of people know what they're going for while it's humiliating to have women and old

people in jail there was a woman who was 6 months pregnant in the detention facility where i was she helped to organize the crimean referendum in 24 team she was put in prison for that just a few words about his case to remind you he used to be they had of russia's agencies in kiev ukraine until one day in may 2013 he was arrested over a treason charges by ukraine's as be you national security agency and if guilty he could face up to 15 years in. reason he was never proven guilty and he denied all the way through these promises all the allegations and all the charges that this case brought some international attention and repeated condemnation from the lawyers see you killed told me he has no doubts that he's case was and remains a political case that it's stupid to deny that it's a political process and it's my release and it ended like that because there was

a change of group ministrations i knew that as long as persian court was in power i would remain in prison and i thought what profession would protect me work according to strict standards if i followed all of these journalistic standards there was nothing they could arrest me for but it turned out there was because poroshenko created a big political story together with lots of ministration. added he hopes all those responsible will eventually be brought to justice and he also said he's not a politician but again he hopes that what happened to he men $34.00 other people exchanged and released from ukraine in detention would eventually mark the beginning of a new era of the era of better positive relations between ukraine and russia with more dignity and more respect. so it's a new week but the same old issue briggs's is playing out in the u.k.

parliament with m.p.'s to to vote shortly on a snap election parliament's already agreed to force the government to disclose its no deal plans a fresh blow to boris johnson and this comes after what's been a bruising week for the already lost key parliamentary votes shy there was daschle has more on the latest twists and turns of briggs it is an mammoth week ahead of us today and that comes as parliament is definitely shutting up shop for this parliamentary session that says downing street. so confounded it was true or suspend parliament until october the 14th at the end of today's session now it all comes as boris johnson faced in mecca bruising to his premiership where he suffered key defeats last weekend parliamentary for his do or die no deal come october 31st plus the whole issue of a snap general election now m.p.'s today are yet again expected to reject the

government's call for a snap general election count as many opposition leaders throughout the day today has been quite vocal and quite public about their rejection of vote later on this evening having said that despite boris johnson's horrendous week last week he still defending his stance saying that bracks it needs no delay. is the point. that's what they want. to force us to. do. i would everybody to know there are circumstances in which. to do they will leave the 31st of october. we're going to fulfil the repeated promises of parliament to the people and come out of the e.u. on october 31st. bots well it's a day for us johnson met his counterpart over in ireland to address the issue of

the irish border but yet again to absolutely no avail in fact they've both released a joint statement that's boris johnson and live for about korea for an island and they both agreed that there was significant gaps that remain between them somewhat cautious any idea that there's room to maneuver and negotiate over in brussels and across the pond we heard from the french foreign minister and he is saying that actually there could be a veto when it comes to all of this but as things stand it's the british say they want to propose other solution turn it into arrangements to ensure. the truth is we have not seen them so it's a no we can't keep we starting this every 3 months you let the british tell us what they want well back here in westminster it seems like we are in for a very long evening ahead just earlier today the house of commons speaker john parker he and now say they will be standing down there for a general election or on october 31st whichever one comes next but as i say asks not focusing plenty more motions to be voted on and debated on and will bring aspic

at it before a british m.p. george galloway believes a snap election would be the best way of getting some clarity on briggs it has to be an election because the government cannot govern and the opposition are not in a position to govern and if you're trying to stop bricks it and stop the people voting in a general election at the same time well frankly you're only postponing the inevitable so definitely there will be an election if not in october then in november when the nights are dark and cold and wet and the result i suspect will not be to the liking of those blocking an election time is running out for a resolution of that affair and of course when time runs out on halloween a 11 pm in the evening then we're out of the european union all

manner of things could happen of course between now and then the prime minister could go to brussels but not ask for an extension one or more members of the european union could refuse an extension the government says that they will stay within the law but that they will test the law. palestinians a clash with israeli police while protesting against the death of an inmate in an israeli jail the palestinian self is accused israel of premeditated murder of the prisoner you tube medical negligence the man in question of glass of the hands of israel's prison service is confirmed a man serving a sentence for murder and kidnapping died in hospital. the latest tensions come as the u.s. special envoy for middle east peace has resigned casting further doubt on israel palestine relations jason green blatt was

a key figure in the trumpet ministrations efforts in the region it's unclear if his successor will be able to put his proposals into practice the man taking over his r.v. berkovitz who graduated from law school 3 years ago and according to reports has no middle east experience up until now he's worked as an aide to trump's son in law jared krishna. meanwhile the former envoy green blood had received criticism in the arab world for a popular decisions such as supporting the relocation of the u.s. embassy to jerusalem and recognizing israeli sovereignty over the golan heights but his decision to leave the job is now raising questions over what happens next our guest debated the deal of the century idea and how it might work out. 1st of all let's agree that the there and there might be a plan that the us administration is working on but that peace is not part of it and the palestinians are not part of it then that's why the palestinians if they can the very logical approach in forming the international community that so long

as this administration does not recognize trellis to me and writes international law there's really not much to talk about if the palestinians are going to simply boycott mr green blood boycott mr trump boycott the saudis boycott anything before they even seen the play and then there's no opportunity for a gauge of it this is the time for engagement not for boycotts and when you start to boycott the arab world and the united states you're going down a very slippery slide. nobody is well i called palestinians have with palestine is an integral part of the arab world mr greenblatt is someone who has is not only committed ideologically to the settler movement he is a contributor to the entrancement of the supplement regime which is illegal under international law in the heart of the occupied west bank so there was never. a

moment where this administration even made a slight effort to give the impression that it has any inclination or any interest in being balanced in being objective it's the palestinian authority that have got to get with the program they live in the middle east that they essentially believe they are the center of the middle east and they're really they've really become a footnote and they're about to throw the throw themselves excuse me into the waste basket of history of unless they begin to engage with the greatest superpower on earth which is the troubled ministration who truly wants the best for the palestinian people and is trying yet again after 25 years of failures to help the palestinian people and their israeli neighbors come to a diplomatic political and economic solution and the palestinians throughout the past years with successive american administrations have bent over backwards to try and reach a solution that would guarantee a real 2 state formula now if you're talking about formulas that were presented

that would give the palestinians far less than a state then naturally the palestinian leadership which is accountable to the palestinian people cannot accept something that is not acceptable less than a palestinian state it's time for the palestinian authority to pony up and get with the program so that they can achieve the type of independence that israel can have the type of the rights and security that the jewish people so much deserve in this part of the world so it's a win win recognizing israel's illegal annexation of tourists. it's been rejected worldwide recognizing israel's illegal annexation of the syrian golan has been rejected worldwide when when situation in the middle east is quite simple and it starts by putting the occupation in the historic waste bin. a traditional religious performance in germany has come under fire from the animal rights organization pizza is calling for donkey's to be removed from the show

depicting the last days of jesus christ instead it's just a scheme to be used. these days jesus would no longer travel by donkey he would presumably move in a nice scooter or some other electric vehicle that is kind to animals and the environment but the demand is being criticized by performance for example the actor playing jesus says that the play represents a specific moment in time and that a skater would be totally out of place the event itself has been held in bavaria

since the 17th century with only minor changes made and it's not just those on stage angry at peter's intervention. jesus is supposed to ride in these couture instead of a donkey it could not be more idiotic. i was in jerusalem and there is a ban on the use of electric vehicles in the old town i understand the criticism itself but seriously jews is on a nice scooter while everything around is historically correct or pets or animal welfare is taking. law in germany you can't be that many have if you are the world's animal were. well taken and what is not taking account appreciably is human welfare peter has had. to divert attention away from human suffering and focus attention on less important issues and peter has probably no knowledge of the german laws the law of that is very strict and it has its limits

but it also has privileges and certain privileged organizations can as long as they follow the strict procedures that the law provides use animals in their performances. the mayor of london said the car has voiced his opposition to a major arms for being hosted in the city he's reportedly described the event as a horror and says he's strongly opposed to it defense and security equipment international is the world's largest arms exhibition and it's been mired in control of the sea in the past but in 2 and 13 tortured equipment was found on sale of the critics also point to those who are doing the shopping among them saudi arabia and iraq while human rights activists say the u.k. is facilitating atrocities skitt taylor expects. this is a british with a twist held only every 2 years there's no candy floss tea cups or soft toys nope

the largest weapons fire in the world isn't our. d.s. e.i. attracts armed companies a military delegations from all over the world backed by the ministry of to fads it's the kind of event he'd expect the media to be keen to get involved in who it's not so easy to pass the security checks take in co-pays affectioned war correspondents works alongside the british military he should fit the bill know each application in the information submitted is assessed on the case by case basis after reviewing europe location we are unable to establish that you are a journalist and editor a production team member in a role in field mr cobain try to convince them with his reports for the likes of the guardian and times newspapers covering everything from northern ireland to

bosnia and saudi arabia no luck though and it's a decision that's provoked a strong reaction. ian cobain is an award winning journalist it is absurd that the security team for the arms for have taken it upon themselves to decide he is on suitable to attend the event it is totally unacceptable for a journalist to be refused access in this way and it is a sinister breach of press freedom the arms that comes at a time of increased scrutiny over the u.k.'s weapons sales and back in june westminster was forced to freeze any deals with saudi arabia after a court ruled unlawful amid allegations that british arms were being used in the yemen conflict now the u.n. says arms tennis could become the sit in a legit war crimes there are certain states who are well known to be supplying weapons that includes the united states it includes the united kingdom and it includes france to name but 3 the group of experts has recommended that 3rd states

prohibit the authorization about transfers and refrain from providing arms to parties to the conflict still it's perhaps no surprise that riyadh is a guest of honor at this year's d.s.e. i an even less of a surprise that antiwar activists are stepping up that charge the weapons that should be the dia cia arms fear could be used for decades to come in atrocities and looking particularly at this angel and destruction of yemen we have to remember that the soviet regime is by far the world's largest buyer if you keep weapons and we know that these are being used to commit atrocities christine atrocity after chastity after atrocity and my traces would not be possible if it weapons which had been licensed by boris johnson and his colleagues but with the weapons market what $14000000000.00 pounds a year so little control policy to be on the safe side though curiously an experience would correspondence of probably but a cat in the d.s.e.

dog south to take it off them. and finally this hour the u.s. budget deficit is expected to hit one trillion dollars next year and questions are being raised over just how american taxpayer money is actually being used in the meantime a new report by a kentucky senator has highlighted some of the more bizarre examples of government spending.

your brother thanks staying with our to join me for updates and often. today there are good terrorists and bad evidence the bad terrorists and those in yemen who the united states deems to be a threat the looked at it is so those who work in syria the cia and the u.s. military were engaged in covert actions really throughout the world. where they were assassinating populist leaders they were backing up right away military windows funding an army of death squads there's no posts anymore because there's

always a small cultural or religious code that's. a prophet. attempting to end one war while avoiding a new one as usual the trump administration's foreign policy is unpredictable and even contradictory there are no better examples than afghanistan and iraq. the world is driven by shaped by one person with those great. snow day or thinks. we dare to ask.

film begins in hawaii in the middle of the pacific ocean in spite of the island's remote location it is also foreman that going to the epidemic of the 21st century plastic. loop. the. plastic pollution is littering beaches and endangering certain species of animals no matter how remote or out of reach. in this elaborate tree in the north of the occupied a go scientists study marine animals not plastic at least in theory.

no idea what that is. but it's certainly plastic. and jessica perelman is a biologist accustomed to finding plastic in fish stomachs she has started a very unique collection. casually often plastic bags. and this was all coiled up at the stomach when i found it had no idea what it wasn't all that it just. how did you react when this storm i was shocked i started documenting it measuring it taking photos showing whoever else was around in the lab and we were kind of. we were just there shocked to think that these fish are are really ingesting this i mean. to her disbelief the scientist has found plastic in an unlikely specimen known as the long sit fish.