i. russia's being investigated over claims that it gave manipulated data to the world 'd anti doping watchdog wada casting doubt over the country's participation in next year's olympics russian side says it's fully complied with all regulations. say highly likely we're not sure the u.k. follows washington's lead saying there is a high degree of probability around attacked saudi oil facilities with the british pm stressing he's ready to join a u.s. military effort in the gulf region if needed. and u.s. democrats say that they may try to impeach president trump for alleged collusion with another foreign power but they seem less concerned by accusations of corruption against 2020 hopeful joe biden has been very reluctant to go down the

path of impeachment but that may be the only remedy i feeling to act congress is complicit in trump's latest attempt to solicit foreign interference to the us elections do your constitutional duty and impeach the president. even great to have your company this is r t international. the international association of athletics federations has extended its ban on russia comes as the world anti-doping agency read launches compliance procedures against the country's anti doping agency to solder made claims provided manipulated data now the probe could cost russia its participation in next year's olympics but moscow has already reacted to the allegations. rosado is in full compliance with the code this is confirmed by the fog we have been asked to audits in 2 years i was responsible for them i can guarantee this was absolute

certainty is committed to meeting all these international obligations however we have nothing to do was the most school board tree were the samples well with the lympics already have put us next summer the world anti-doping agency is actually investigating a bombshell allegation that could see russia suspended from tokyo games next year now let me give you some details on what's happening now russia has been given a 3 week deadline to explain why data from moscow drug testing laboratory provided to the world anti-doping agency might have been tampered with and eve these suspicions trant tampering prove correct then the country could again be suspended and that is happening just a year after russia was reinstated actually handing over that particular day there from villa bora tree was among the critical requirements for the reinstatement and

of course there has been some high level reaction to this. we've no phone some inconsistences we're going to deal with it we're going to deal with it properly we don't know yet whether it's tampering or manipulation or whatever else it might be since the rules state that if we assert noncompliance and the russians don't accept it it will be decided by the court of arbitration for sport so you have to be very careful you have to know exactly what happened and that's the process we're involved in we met all the conditions for the restoration of which were established by the world executive committee we were told that database transfers to water by the informant was slightly different from the one the water experts had taken a copy of in moscow in 2019 what exactly these discrepancies are and what they are connected with will be established by experts from both sides for our part we continue to provide all possible this instance let me remind you that russia's

anti-doping agency was actually suspended back in 2015 and after 3 years it was reinstated as i've mentioned before all of that happened after claims that there was a widespread state run doping scheme in the country actually there was a number of some really strong accusations that we heard at the time however not everything was actually approved with some harsh avodah and as for moscow well moscow denied it was state sponsored but still there was enough evidence to ban scores of russian athletes they were allowed to participate only to a limited extent and at their winter olympics in south korea under the neutral flag and now this is just a basically the latest twist in this ongoing story. let's bring in alice cashmore he's a professor of sociology at the u.k. sas the university also a former sports media lecturer very good evening this how serious is this realistically looking at the possibility of no rush or in the next olympics i think

so. perhaps just the start of the i mean the the potential of this is calamitous as far as russia is concerned it could result in. russia being banned by every sport there is affiliated toward the world and the doping agency in other words not just the olympics but they could be disqualified from the futile walk up and all the other major sporting tournament around the war for no one knows how long frankly so this could be the biggest band since the 970 s. when many of our older. viewers will remember south africa was banned as a result or ostracized as a result of the clinton eagles agreement because of its policy of a part of it and i don't think we've seen anything like that since the seventy's but we may be facing that possibility. some of thing he just suggested quite

frankly not you forgive me sounds absolutely bonkers the idea that you know a country could be banned in all kinds of sports for allegations in in one narrow field how do we get to say what you said is such a potentially calamitous situation it is but i'm not exaggerating you know it really could really could get to that point it started of course with the water doping cage and see commissioning a canadian academic professor. richard mclaren who investigated what he concluded was a state sponsored doping regime in russia russia was suspended from competition and for 3 years but it was the process was reviewed towards the end of last years last september and it was decided to allow a russia to reinstate itself on 2 conditions the 1st being that they agreed with

the conclusion that professor mclaren report plant mcclelland's report russia understandably refused to recognize that this was conclusive definite evidence of the so-called state sponsored doping the other is that they gave over evidence a database of all russian athletes of the thousands of athletes in bought an 8 day complied with this this i'm guessing is the database we're talking about today or is it because what we're hearing about is the discrepancy this is mysterious there are calm claim to know and i don't know anybody else who doesn't know exactly what the nature of this so-called discrepancy in the database but it was submitted to wider and what to say well there are anomalies that we're a bit worried about so risotto that is the russian anti doping agency has now got 3 weeks to read. live and presumably will strive to live warders

requirements if it doesn't satisfy wider there or where it looked and i think that the this is just from tokyo will probably be the start of. the process of true busha do not lie and i'm sure that it won't be stopped or this a court of arbitration for sport this will be an ugly approach a careless appreciate speaking to a fortune who just losing the signal a little bit there so i think we'll wrap things up now that it's catch more i guess professor of sociology at ucas aston university thank you. and to the news now runs the new victim of downing street highly likely scenario also used in the script the u.k. prime minister boris johnson said there's a very high degree of probability tehran was behind recent attacks on saudi oil

facilities even promising to help the us secure the gulf region. the u.k. is attributing responsibility with a very high degree of probability to iran for the aramco attacks we think it's very likely indeed that iran was indeed responsible clearly if we are asked either by the saudis or by the americans to have a role then we will consider in what way we could be useful the british prime minister johnson seemingly getting on board with the accusations made by the u.s. and also by the saudis and the iranians if they weren't responsible for that attack particularly the saudis saying that the components that they found were rainy and made in terms of who took part in that attack on the saudi oil facilities and boris johnson there say that it was very likely to have been iran pointing to what he said were cruise missiles and drones and other technology that could have possibly been used in the attack now he said that the u.k.

wants to deescalate the situation but would also be willing to commit u.k. military resources and personnel to a possible u.s. led action in the region a military action in the region now it's unclear exactly how far the u.k. would be willing to go in any u.s. led adventures in the region but we know that the iranians have stated and denied repeatedly that they were involved at any point but have also been warning the west that if there is any aggression against iran they're more than capable of meeting it head on one of. the foreign powers are sincere in seeking peace and security it must stop deploying dangerous weapons to a region and proven arms troops they should stay away because their presence has always brought pain and misery now we know of course that the u.s. very quick to blame iran saying that they would be deploying more troops to the region but one issue that might help to deescalate the situation the so-called

tanker was we saw the iranian tanker. seized off the coast of travolta by the u.k.'s royal navy the iranians responded in kind by confiscating the u.k. flag tanker the iranian one was released and now the iranians to say that as a gesture of good will and today deescalate in the situation that they are willing to release that u.k. flag tanker that the century it is free to go so there are some who fear that while the iranians are trying to tamp down those tensions there are some in riyadh in washington and here in london who are doing the exact opposite the saudis themselves or be telling them they're going to just all of you don't want it is clear that. the situation now go at an all out war again this because you are in the front line there's just that keep the pressure on because normally and of course still had that chance old of the opinion.

meeting. and lead this we know is going to be the branch when he goes to a new york for the united nations decision on climate so it's a question of years for the honest ones will showing support saudi arabia and community but not 100 percent. with the fate of us around relations hanging in the balance don't you hawkins looks into how the standoff could play out. iran and the united states go way back a relationship at sea in a coup terrorism sanctions even direct confrontation for over half a century it's hard to find enemies more bitter could we see all out war the question today on the minds of many listening to recent rhetoric you'd certainly think that possibility is growing that if any country wants to attack iran it will seize territory turn into the conflicts main battlefields will never let any war be

dragged into iran we will continue until the end we will continue until the full destruction of any aggressor and we will leave no safe place for enemies and that was a very large attack. and it could be met with an attack many many times larger very easily by our country the saudis have called for u.s. help after those attacks on unsold refineries it seems all those billions spent on u.s. military gadgets weren't enough to keep them safe back in may the u.s. sent an aircraft carrier strike group to the gulf to this latest incident the u.s. was quick to announce another military deployment the president has approved the deployment of u.s. forces which will be defensive in nature and primarily focused on air and missile defense we will also work to accelerate the delivery of military equipment to the kingdom of saudi arabia and the u.a.e. to enhance their ability to defend themselves many see some historical deja vu in

this latest move dating back 3 decades at my direction elements of the 82nd airborne division as well as key units of the united states air force are arriving today to take up defensive positions in saudi arabia i took this action to assist the saudi arabian government in the defense of its homeland operation desert shield back then protecting these to the of the region and the world's oil markets and supply lines was one key factor behalf. i'm intervention but much has changed in 3 decades the u.s. is now the world's biggest oil producer protecting gulf oil exports just isn't a priority anymore neither is being in the middle of a war between riyadh and tehran the united states is pursuing its own interests and that is to control the floyds flow of oil to the world and that means providing oil to its friends and denying oil to its enemies we've seen the united states borrow oil to play countries like syria the sale of oil from iran sudan libya many other

places this is about the united states' control over the most important commodity in the world that keeps industry going keeps country standing on their feet and domestic appetite for sending the boys to a place of sand and death this week according to a recent poll just 13 percent would support a military intervention to protect the saudis adding a 2nd or 3rd party into that kind of tense scenario doesn't necessarily deescalate things if anything it escalates things even further so we get into another war like afghanistan or iraq and get stuck over there for another 1015 years we think iraq was bad iran would be 100000 times worse and we would absolutely destroy there i just think we should be less involved in other world affairs no desire for conflict with iran this seems to be a war that neither side wants or at least says they want yet still seem to be on

a collision course we have made it very clear that we don't want war we have made it very clear that we don't want escalation i'm making a statement that we don't want war we don't want to engage in a military confrontation america 1st has been trump's mantra since before his election campaign ending costly conflicts no more world policeman with analysts warning of the devastating costs of a war with iran the u.s. stands at a crossroads just how high a price are they willing to. paid to meet their objectives the u.s. as we know is now the world's number one oil producer fracking has changed the nature of oil production particularly in the us and there is an overhang in the oil market so many americans are saying why are we interested in the gulf we don't need saudi oil but you know if the lesson the fact of the matter is that oil is not just a product it is leverage over the international community it's geostrategic lee

important ever since world war 2 the united states has wanted to control energy in the world so the united states is very loath to leave the gulf even though it doesn't actually need the oil itself. the filmmaker is being sued by participants in the documentary over his claims about korean sex slaves in the 2nd world war they were not sex slaves they were prostitutes. so it was screaming or option to deceive korean women to the station. the swan of the experts quoted in the film denies that the women were forced into

slavery or the filmmaker making desire he thinks that there are other motives for their lawsuit. it's not really top officials who are launching the lawsuits more of these kind of people. interviewed that are doing the lawsuit in i guess what lies behind it is really them trying to silence the film you know change in their it is a control an issue to their narrative to come from an issue that has always been a very contentious issue between korea and japan and some people actually think it's the most contentious issue between the 2 countries and through my own research i realize that you know my korean friends and japanese friends didn't know certain information i thought if i made a film i could possibly fill in this gap and information and bring more context in hopefully. you know be able to talk about this more productively after the film the comfort women issue is very taboo in japan and

surprisingly a lot of people like the film i noticed a lot of people who don't like the film are people who haven't seen the film. or the phrase comfort women is a euphemism for girls forced into sex slavery by japanese soldiers in occupied territories at least 200000 young women were made to work in military brothels the victims came from across southeast asia with most from korea the japanese government issued a statement on the issue this is back in 1993 in tokyo admitting responsibility for the sexual coercion of women apologized to 15 japan and south korea agreed on a deal in which tokyo paid more than $8000000.00 for a victim's fund but sold dissolved the fund saying the she hasn't been settled the victims weren't consulted and the filmmaker censoring his fill that would violate free speach. well i think it's definitely a case of freedom of expression and i think my film if it

gets silenced or taken down or you know prevent bigger distribution then this is another you know. expression in japan in this and it's these little tiny digs at freedom of expression that make it really hard for the media and people in general to talk about these issues and so it just becomes one of these things where the powerful people get to say what they want to say about the issue and then the people who have an opposing opinion can say anything. the number of us democrats say that they may start impeachment proceedings against donald trump that's on the back of reports the president pressured his ukrainian counterpart to investigate possible corruption involving 2020 hopeful joe biden been very reluctant to go down the path of impeachment but if the president is essentially trying to browbeat

a foreign leader into doing something illicit then that may be the only remedy by failing to act congress is complicit in trump's latest attempt to solicit foreign interference to aid him in the u.s. elections do your constitutional duty and impeach the president at this point a bigger national scandal isn't the president's low breaking behavior it is the democratic party's strip usal to impeach him for it sunday term deny any misconduct over discussing biden in a phone call with president clinton is a landscape you also accuse the former vice president of corruption tied to his son's business activities in ukraine a phone conversation come to light after a whistleblower claim trump solicited help from a quote foreign leader on the saskia taylor reports. you've got to give it to the democrats they're hardworking bunch especially when something's related to the biggest pet peeve canoe said but with all the temps over the past 3 years to push trump out of the white house haven't for a bit flat new rumors have put the fire back in their bellies complain about

president trump it involves ukraine troubling promise president may have made to a foreign leader years ago 1st got in office were also nervous that don't show up with some sort of sleeper agent who was going to sell america out to a foreign power behind our backs. well throwback thursday the wall into multiple reports of potentially illegal activity new allegations of attempted foreign collusion the washington post reported that back in july trump and the newly elected wanted to ms and how did a little chat in which trump asked his ukrainian counterpart to investigate former vice president joe biden and apparently top level whistleblower leaks that trump unethically said he'd be generous with billions worth of american military and intelligence aid if he was cooperative whistleblowers under what i can only imagine must be the most. intense pressure sharing anything that is truly sensitive

and endangers our national security world or trouble sounds to see but then things took a slightly disappointing turn the washington post sort of backtracked and admitted that well actually they might have jumped the gun just to listen. one source familiar with the conscience of the phone call so the crew did not raise the issue of american military and intelligence aide that the administration was at the time withholding from ukraine indicating that there may not be no explicit quid pro quo expressed in that conversation but for the desperate damns even the with of the scandal was enough reports of a reliable whistleblower complaint regarding the president's communications with a foreign leader breeze grief urgent concerns of our national security when you have the president call him in from other countries and whistleblowers are talking about compromise in court you have a political enemy this is serious this is very very serious and we have to investigate it this is all in the spirit of pursuing justice and protecting the american people from shady political dealings so probably

a bit that trump was gunning for an investigation into how a bomb as a right hand man biden had pushed for a top ukrainian prosecutor to be fired but hey it's probably just a coincidence that the prosecutor was leading a corruption investigation into a natural gas company that biden's son was linked to biden bragging that he basically blackmailed x. president petro poroshenko into firing the guy isn't that convincing is what i said you know i get the 1000000000 i'm going to be leaving iraq i think it was about 6 hours 6 hours and the prosecutor is not fired you're not getting the money. no not biden surely not he looks so good in those shorts back in the sixty's he had such a lovable bromance with obama he can't be shady i love joe biden but there is still so much good in this country and joe biden i think represents that the democrats will see him as the best choice voters in the battleground state of wisconsin say

they favor biden ever present trump everyone loves your by if you're trump because an elusive phone call from a secret source reported in a classified document leaked in an article but that corrected itself would be declared hard evidence and bring the year. democrats knocking at your door but if you're the only candidate your party has mustered up that even stands a chance of getting the vote of the american people in 2020 so you do something that's up for interpretation and turning a blind eye while no harm no foul this is a barn that basically joe biden has set off himself that's going to i think in the end push him perhaps out of contention it seems very much that the democrats like to shift public opinion away from their misconduct by alleging misconduct of trouble and it fools. a large number of people who are not deep divers into details but it's certainly not fooling me and it's not full and i think many other

pundits around the world will look at this and say the democrats are just deceiving themselves at this point they opened this can of worms trump didn't bring it up 1st they brought it up now other people have brought it back up there are serious questions about what was going on in ukraine i would argue from 2004 forward. involving corrupt elements of both political parties inside our country and the other the democrats abroad to suffer again i believe as a megaphone with his twitter account and we're going to get to the bottom of what was really going on in the changing nature of u.s. ukraine and russia relations going to 2004 forward or maybe even further back than that. representatives of the taliban have met with china's envoy to afghanistan meeting in beijing they discussed the failure of the terror group's peace talks with the united states on some bended talks this month after a u.s. soldier was killed in

a taliban attack in kabul with hopes of peace fading again on his paulus live visit is an afghan refugee camp in pakistan where people are desperate to return home. i'm here in an afghan refugee camp in the pakistani capital islamabad more than a 1000 families called us home and there was a small percentage of the more than 1000000 afghan refugees who have moved to pakistan in the past 4 decades now they keenly watching developments across the border with the american president donald trump recently announcing that he is withdrawing from secret talks of the taliban and russia stepping up to the mark for people living here what happens in those talks has a direct impact on the lives i'm going to meet a man can family to see how they feel about things go and we came here from afghanistan and we don't have a stable income sometimes and sometimes we don't only our is keeping us alive there we're happy here in afghanistan we had no land in our house we didn't see bread and

butter for years. we came here to work because the situation in afghanistan is too bad and it's too difficult to live there we are poor people and we have no limbs and have only god well you know of course we want our children to be well educated and to attend good schools our family runs a store the market but earn hardly anything i'm suffering from hip authorities but i don't have enough money to buy medicine as you can see they don't have very much it's 10 people who live here in 3 mad rooms and they survive by selling fruits and vegetables on the sides of the road shaheen is one of the community leaders so he how would you say the pakistani government treats afghan refugees afghan refugees live slightly better here than it's hard but we don't have full rights we want to have the same rights as pakistanis now after he gets a driving license or a car we want peace in afghanistan and we will be very happy to be able to return to our country the pakistani prime minister in one can in an interview i did with

him said that pakistan is willing to do whatever it needs to do to make sure that the talks in afghanistan work america however needs to send its soldiers. the americans. will have to of course leave understand and i think president trump wants the u.s. soldiers to leave understand this is not a lot more than pakistan can do than what it is already doing which is urging the. only who has influence to sit down and talk to the americans which which they have done and also talk to the of one government which they haven't done as yet for the more than 1000000 afghan refugees in pakistan they don't have much but the belief that one day they will return home is something making to. our t. islamabad. that's coming your way in just 30 minutes time see it.

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