you know if you mock you. i. a huge protests in hong kong turns ugly with live rounds fired by police demonstrators throwing acid on. 2020 u.s. presidential hopeful joe biden. stop giving. they're accusing him of spreading lies about the former vice president. because if rudy giuliani should be banned from the. giuliani should be able to speak and biden should be able to refute any any charges they try to shut out the other side everybody has the right

to be there. and italy sees a spike in migrants arrivals after robe overturns former interior minister. decision to close to rescue boats. ok lots of places you could be this evening so we're very grateful you joined us here on r.t. international. another huge protest in hong kong has left at least 66 people injured after protesters clashed with police more than 180 people have been arrested. water cannon and rubber bullets to break up the crowds. i'm. not.

tens of thousands have been taking part in the rally called national grief the protesters build barricades that caused traffic chaos they'll smash dependences the metro system some with chanting proud to be british but the latest jacqueline viggo spoke with ati's in a patrol. this has been the worst violence the city has seen in weeks if not months and the preparations were well advanced the authorities even shut down the entire metro system in the chinese ruled city it appears that the weapon that was used most by the protesters were molotov cocktails or fire bombs they were being thrown around different parts of the city and that's why we saw so many things in flames including vehicles and motorcycles in fact the police have confirmed that number of cars were torched all around the city ok jle these protesters even used corrosive fluid injuring police officers and

a number of reporters now on the other hand the authorities have confirmed that a police officer shot a protester in the chest with a live round in it was caught on camera. we know that previously just because rubber bullets have been widely used there have been from that but this is definitely a precedent police though are saying that they were grad having to pull the trigger although they're saying they were obliged to do so i quite. illogical of riotous attack police offices despite a warning from the police they say once. their violent attacks the police officers lives were on the serious threat to save his own life and the lives of his colleagues he fired a live shot at this sale and the police force really didn't want to see anyone

being injured it is really hard broken. now these protests have typically been confined to the weekend so it was the exception today this is a very special day for china it is a tobar the 1st china's national day so to say but a tobar the 1st $21.00 thing is even more special because it is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the people's republic of china and there are massive celebrations a lavish parade in beijing with all the communist party leaders there including the chairman paying this is why protesters felt they were obliged mostly young people in hong kong to make sure that their message is heard to make sure that they are seen in beijing and all around the world and they have been preparing well in advance police still banned any kind of such rallies ahead of that and this is a statement that was issued by the authorities before these protests began dahlan acts are one step closer to the actual terrorism the latest development of the

situation or extreme walvis that happened in hong kong now it is indeed a rare thing and the police will continue to collect intelligence and liaise with different stakeholders including the relevant government units to sets assess the level of threat like i said the worries were out there and now the scenes that we were seeing on tuesday they do resemble some of the worst violence during the arab spring protests or the worst days of the yellow vests protests it has really as collated very much. now the demands of the protesters have evolved over the months what is the motivation at this point we do have to remember that initially when the protests began several months ago and in fact something around 4 months ago the youth in hong kong they were mostly unhappy with the possible changes the proposed changes to the controversial extradition war these changes would have allowed. to

move suspects or people that were fully criminally charged to mainland china and the fear among the youth was some unfair trials things like that however these plans were later officially suspended or fully scrapped that was the announcement although the protests didn't stop and this movement really turned into something pro-democracy anti beijing in some cases even separatist that's why as i was saying again it was very important for them to come out and put their message across on china's national day and just for you to get an idea of what the protest is like right now what their ideas are just listen to one of the protest leaders joshua while. it's time to let member or she aware that now is our battle no matter on the battlefield and. on the straight and international level

so let's have a look at where this goes because clearly there will be more entries and arrests in the streets of hong kong. you more police have raided various locations on monday and tuesday over suspicions fire bombs and explosives were being made in makeshift factories a large amount of weaponry armor and materials to make cocktails were reportedly seized 50 want to rests were made at the time. independent china specialist andrew long told us that what is happening in hong kong is being stirred up by outside actors to provoke beijing. and the whole the beginning i did the suits but without resorting to. 'd the creativity the little square nautical because that is all the sober all the tractors of georgia all some all the forces. this is the this war they want john to or that.

situation both all so this will stronger with this. honest lives and hope of the situation would. give polls say a lot but the people of it is that of everything and if 'd they 'd. stay if they do the. budget then the all the rest falls of old. so this iteration 'd that will be the law of the. us democratic presidential candidate joe biden's campaign team is demanded major t.v. networks banned donald trump's personal lawyer from the pairing on the shows. that rudy giuliani spreading damaging false it's about biden on behalf of the u.s. president details is off the scale of. former new york city mayor rudy giuliani is making his rounds on america's t.v. networks now rightly or wrongly donald trump is under

a lot of heat facing an impeachment inquiry and rudy giuliani intends as the president's lawyer to tell the other side of the story but the president's talking about is however there is a. motive evidence that the ukrainians created false information people were ignoring that that biden played a role in getting these collusion allegations covered up i didn't ask him to look into joe bugner yes knew of the allegation of the related my client which tangentially involved joe biden in a massive bribery not unlike what he did in china one of the points that rudy giuliani has been making is that there seems to be evidence of potential corruption from joe biden and his son in both ukraine and china now the biden campaign seems to believe this talking point is off limits in an unprecedented move we've actually got the joe biden campaign asking t.v. networks not to interview rudy giuliani saying that what he says in these

interviews is somehow out of bounds we royds you to demand to the facts you no longer book rudy giuliani a surrogate for donald trump who has demonstrated that he will knowingly and willingly law in order to advance his own narrative it's now an open question will t.v. networks in the united states that claim to be fair balanced in showing both sides of the issue actively boycott one side the president of the united states aside to be precise let's not forget that the debunked conspiracy theory that somehow russia and trump colluded in order to win the white house was in the headlines all over the us media and at this point rudy giuliani says they are conspiring to silence him why because they're afraid of the facts and the reason they want me to be silenced is not because i'm funny and it's because i've got. facts and because she's guilty and these folks are repeat offenders one of the co-authors of the letter is a need to done now she was a former white house communications director under obama and it's reported that as

white house communications director she declared war on fox news the white house had no dealings with a major t.v. network now some saw that as an affront to the 1st amendment. let's be realistic here howie you know they are they are widely viewed as you know part of the republican party take their talking points put them on the air take their opposition research put money are not find is this move against rudy giuliani the 1st step in pushing pro trump voices off of mainstream american t.v. networks or is it just a presidential race where all means are good let's talk to new yorkers we're not idiots we all know what channels feel a certain way which shows officer. that's what they do all the time they try to shut out the other side i don't think it's fair i think to giuliani should be able to speak and biden should be able to refute any any charges as rudy giuliani i think he's earned the right to be a t.v. in fact he was the mayor of new york city through

a very traumatic situation 911 i think everybody has the right to be interviewed. that's when you new. democracy even here in the democratic party stronghold of new york city seems like very few americans are sold on the idea that t.v. networks should be boycotting the president's lawyer kaleb mufon r.t. new york. democrats have lived an impeachment inquiry against trump of a claim seal flew to ukraine military aid it investigated biden for corruption. and tried to quash ukrainian probe into a gas company his son would full legal and media analyst lionel thinks the democrats are simply running out of options. the constitution asks the question let's assume everything this president did was indiscreet wrong i'll even say for the sake of argument illegal the only question that we have to ask pursuant to this

wonderful document is that has what he has alleged to have done assuming it to be true is it so agreed use so constitutionally problematic that it demands and requires his immediate removal from office i live here from the election the bottom line is this the democrats have this as their only weapon if they don't come up with one article of impeachment with a majority if they don't do this they're going to have to explain to their constituency why they did i'm sorry this is a political matter they cannot make this president meter move they are hoping maybe something will take hold this time that. you can a government has been forced to deny claims it will push for reform of hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland after brags that the proposal is reportedly part of london's late negotiations with brussels which had been

leaked to the media and when the documents number turned his claim to proposed a string of customs posts on both sides of the border as an alternative to an actual physical border another measure would be the introduction of a simplified customs declaration process than is said to be made out of northern ireland should not be part of the east coast and. the alleged plan has drawn a rebuke from irish of fishes but boris johnson insists checks will have to be in place whatever the outcome of briggs it. that's just the reality and i think that what we're coming up to now is as it were the critical moment too of choice when i when the u.k. withdraws from the e.u. that must be the state of affairs that we have in malaysia brigs it party m.e.p. is taking a leaf out of the book of the famous teen environmentalists go to timber by evoking one of her more notable speeches to attack anti brags that parliamentarians.

this is the room i should be built i should be back at my smoke house on the other side of london. you have stolen my dreams my i. my house so. with your empty words how dare you. this is so wrong. i shouldn't be up here. i should be back in school on the other side of the ocean you've still got my dreams my childhood what you want and seabirds what you can talk about isn't money you can just tell him he's coming growth how did you.

oh for goodness sake something seriously wrong when you have to attack a child in this way. when people on the right try to claim to have a sense of humor and can do. bring this out as definite proof that they are wrong. these these what passes for brilliance in the breadth of thought. grown men taking them out of a teenager mocking what they fear she's really got under your skin hasn't she. emeritus professor of international history at l.s.e. joins me on the line now good evening. this idea has been linked. said customs checks along the border is it is game changing is controversial as it's being touted. well he's already said it's not it's not part of the government

proposals we don't know the exact nature of these proposals he's good imake some of them there and he's speaking to the tory party conference tomorrow and the rest we're told will be communicated to e.u. leaders. today. and we should know by the end of the week the whether the use going to agree to some kind of deal or not by the by this weekend we should know with the deals and it's possible and all but we don't know any of the details yet and the government has said that the rumors about clearance posts 10 miles either side of the border just untrue yet he has pretty much denied has any of the claims that there's going to be a hard border he suggested that have to be checked but it have to be away from the border so it suggests he's got a plan to be quite cryptic about it do you think he's got something up his sleeve that will resolve what seems to be you know an extremely difficult situation to

solve well you know the great deal of misfits playing his cards very close sees chess this mystery surrounding not only the proposals for a deal but also a mystery concerning what will happen to the isn't going to be a deal and who will get out and not signing no not asking for an extension on the 1st of it there isn't a deal he says he won't you druther be dead in the day and under no circumstances would he ask for an extension that apparently will break the surrender bill the bend will and would be illegal but you know the rumor is go away around that so i'm afraid horace's leaving things to the last minute as far as communicating his intention is either to the british public or indeed to the year. and it's fair to say boris johnson is fighting not only for braggs it here to pull it off he's fighting for his own political career because the knives are out for him from the

remaining politicians hasn't shown anything to you that suggests that he can pull this off. no everyone is still in the states have been to spatial and to find out what's going to happen remain as are in a state of high tension the hope they've done everything to stop him the lose them absolutely because the believe anybody will get is the 1st of the chorus we'll see if they can't tie him up politically in constitutionally the digging out all the he's private life bringing up stories about some woman from 20 years ago talking about his relationship with an american business woman when he was mayor of london they will throw the book at and they will do anything to prevent bricks happening jones said there is not going to be any extension certainly not with him going and asking europe for an extension so that leaves the possibilities

of what. breaks it in 30 days deal before that or him being ousted from power by some means where would you put your money at this stage. i didn't put my money my hope is it will be out with no deal in 30 days. the time to get. an alternative government a government of national unity either that bike call been or someone else seems to be failing because the labor party is insisting that boris were defeated in a vote of confidence and pollard but any successive government would have to be led by corben whereas. the other parties are saying they don't want corbin as the leader of a little government is that if that's your phone that's probably somebody calling you just to say and watching you are not saying i'm sure that many things are story

ok then you always encourage the viewers to get involved many thanks we can see alan thank you he's a professor emeritus av international history at. now more than 200 migrants have reportedly landed on italian shores over the weekend as the country embraces a post salvini era rome recently lifted the former interior minister's controversial ban on rescue boats reaching italian ports on the charlotte dubin ski as the story. under the cup of darkness fresh arrivals set foot on the tully soil these migrants were picked up off the being spotted by the coast guard in the mediterranean over the space of a few hours by the boats full of people also landed on lampedusa the island for years has been at the front line of italy's migration courses.

from. the. former interior minister mr hugh selby may not be everyone's cup of tea but his hardline anti immigration policies did seem to resonate with italians his most famous perhaps and most popular move was to close italy's ports to charity rescue ships before so be nice parties believe came to power as part of the coalition it only had been described as collapsing under the weight for my quince in 2017 almost 120000 are right by sea routes in 2018 the yourself we need close the ports that dropped to a little over 23000 many had hoped that the end forcing sites

now that seems to be fading we're going to shave i think there has already been a new immigration pick this is the new beginning of migration from producer so yes i'm very worried to go i'm especially worried but all the small boats that are landy i would not want the situation as it was in 2011. but this i hope that suddenly my feet turn to the government so that he might feel. say an equilibrium in the island and stop this trafficking now italy has a new government one that is more pro e.u. and has distanced itself from the politics of selvi me it's using much softer language over the issue of migration and it's where you open the ports for some this is the start of a slippery slope we probably have and you serve people who. want to believe we are not able. and that it's going to lock you.

up for all they say so we can be for. migration. in the 1st few weeks of september official figures show that around 1700 my quince landed in italy via c. that's double what it was in the same period last year now while 4 e.u. countries have agreed a relocation plan for migrants that are right in italy this is only a temporary emergency mechanism itself has to be presented to of the e.u. members later this month and it will remain voluntary that's raising some eyebrows in the lampedusa there is also skepticism over the offer of help from the e.u. well you and i say they do nothing at all everyone thinks about themselves what if

you got it i would like to trusts birdseye do not because everyone has their own interests in europe germany looks after its own interest from. cradle yeah i believe you rip looks more to tell me interests than to those of a single country that has often left alone too many times. even if even members agree on a way forward to deal with migration it still doesn't resolve the issues italy continues to face as a result of my great. this is already taking place 6 countries have already we imposed random border checks to stop migrants living and stop and search operations are being ramped up on the german border and if the levels of immigration rise once more many italians fear that they will be once again left struggling alone with the burden charlotte people ski for. me while the greek government source announced

new deportation measures athens is aiming to kick out many as $10000.00 migrants by the end of next year thousands more are also to be relocated from overcrowded camps to other parts of the country they've comes after another spate of incidents on the island of lesbos switch houses one of greece's most overcrowded migrant camps on sunday a group of migrants started a fire there killing at least one person incident also fuel mass riots and violent clashes with the police strategic and political analyst pilar a phony believes the e.u. lacks a long term strategy to deal with the issue. europe doesn't have a competence in in handling. flows so european union can just stop cause what it called the values of the european union of the chart basically the human rights and all what is connected to it. this is something which goes into the moral and the moral rooms more than the

strictly legal ones so that is a divide in europe between the civil law which should be handling this kind of religious rules and the moral rules these 3 axes have to come to good or to to become a policy and therefore a political move organized by the european union and the member states this is still very far from happening basically europe remains with other drives with or without in a. on how to handle this kind of events. it's been revealed that twitter's middle east editor is also an officer in the british army psychological warfare unit r.t. zs arlie takes a look at just how compatible those 2 roles might be. they have for years been questions as to who shapes the editorial policies of twitter well when it comes to the social media giants operations in the middle east it turns out the british army

has quite the hand in it middle east has discovered that twitter's head of editorial specializing on the middle eastern region also moonlights for the u.k. army former journalist gordon mcmillan has openly shared this information when his linked in page on the 77th progress made macmillan serves in is no ordinary unit created back in 2015 it conducts non-lethal warfare with a proud slogan influence an outreach these warriors fight their battles on the front lines of social media seeking to change and influence behavior our aim is to challenge the difficulties of modern warfare use alone lethal engagement and legitimate nonmilitary lever's as a means to adapt behaviors of the opposing forces and adversaries it's no wonder the middle east has become a priority for the british army with its forces having played quite a role destabilizing the region in the past decade.

or so great 77 and they've got plenty to get its teeth into general nick carter the head of the u.k. army was full of high hopes for his social soldiers in a speech he delivered last year 77 pre-k. the show should come back to we've got some remarkable talent when it comes to social media production design and indeed arabic poetry and at least one of them seems to have lived up to the potential since gordon mcmillan joined twitter in 2013 the social media. jayanta suspended iranian press agencies and banned thousands of middle eastern accounts although mcmillan was proven to be working on 2 different fronts simultaneously twitter doesn't seem all that bothered we

actively encourage all our employees to pursue external interests in line with our commitment to healthy corporate social responsibility and we will continue to do so so while twitter wants to maintain how independent and unbiased it is its policy of encouraging staff to pursue outside interests coming back to haunt it has been a u.k. government propaganda operation which has attempted to create clusters to draw in journalists and academics in order to essentially promote particular agendas in relation to clearly international affairs and this kind of manipulation of the information environment is profoundly unfair and ultimately profoundly dangerous if you allow governments to start to shape what people think and understand about what's going on in the world in a way that is going on through brigade 77 and propaganda operations these.