it's time to fight for the middle for the troops the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. north korea and the united states is set to resume stalled nuclear talks in sweden with both sides testing ballistic weapons in the days leading up to the meeting. a christian doctor in the u.k. fails to get his sacking overturned at an employment tribunal coming after his refusal to use a female pronouns for a transgender woman here in rules that was incompatible with human dignity we hear from the doctor involved. with i desire not to be forced to do something that i cannot do is if you lose freedom. once called the world's most popular politician jailed former brazilian president lula da silva gives an exclusive interview to the spanish from inside his prison. the world cannot be held close to

you were supposed to see 2 trips crazy of the craziness of a u.s. president who believes. in the country kill. somebody. and brazil. this is r.t. from moscow on call in bray with your world news this hour welcome to the program 1st for you north korea negotiators have arrived in sweden to resume stalled nuclear talks with the united states it comes just a few days after they tested a new sea launched missile. the secretary had a call with japanese minister defense kono where they discussed north korea they both agree that the north korea tests are unnecessarily provocative and do not set the stage for diplomacy in that north korea should cease these tests north korea says its missiles capable of being launched from a submarine indicating a major expansion of its weapons capabilities and some analysts are calling this

the most significant test since the country 1st began dialogue with washington in 2018 but just a few hours later the united states launched its own test firing an intercontinental ballistic missile over the pacific they say for national security purposes a correspondent. washington's justification. north korea and the united states are headed back to the negotiating table this weekend says president trump we'll see they want to talk to will be talking to him who will say so we can all just relax and anticipate one step closer to world peace right well no a missile was launched on wednesday the u.s. state department burned with outrage we call on north korea to refrain from provocations abide by their obligations under un security council resolutions and remain in gauged in substantive and sustained negotiations to do their part to ensure peace and stability on the korean peninsula and as you do nuclear is ation

now to prove their point about peace and stability the united states launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from the coast of california on the exact same day but they say it is not a provocative move according to the pentagon brass it's all about peace and security this visible message of national security. interests when a potential aggressor so let's recap shall we this is the pug 3 it's endangering the stability and peace of the entire region and this is the minuteman 3 i.c.b.m. it's just making the world a safer and happier place in august the united states once again conducted military drills in south korea rehearsing for an all out war against the north but they say it's nothing provocative about it simply a measure of security north korea didn't see it that way into korean contents will be difficult unless the put an end to military exercise will give a plausible explanation in a sincere manner that is worth mentioning these drills were scaled down

a bit compared to the ones done in the past we are working very hard to make sure that it is not perceived as provocative to go as far as to modify even the name of the exercise and to modify the scenario to take out all the offensive characteristics it's all about perception if we do it it's understandable for security purposes think of the i.c.c. . b.m. is a jolly little kite bringing joy but if they view it it's a provocation putting the entire region into danger yes it's one sided attitudes like that that are sure to bring peace on earth they fired off an i.c.b.m. missile. you know like 4200 miles to the marshall islands this wasn't a small underground or underwater test so the u.s. is. wants to be able to behave one way as a military might with its military might around the world and the other countries do the opposite and so unfortunately we are left with these types of instances

where very few people question the power of the military of the united states very few people question why the united states is testing the nuclear deterrent if you will. in the u.k. a christian doctor who was sacked after refusing to use female pronouns when discussing a transgender woman has lost his legal fight against his former employer in an interview with dr david matter if explained why he refused to back down in the dispute. those are the christian i would consider the ugly dishonest use pronouns in that way and simple deeply affected my christian walk with god and certainly as a doctor it's quite simply unscientific and unproven. that i don't know refuse to treat any patient that whatever they are they come from the question here is whether i can be forced to do something so something which goes

deep. only by the desire for the unknown what it but i desire not to be forced to do something that i cannot do a doctor back of work for britain's national health service for 26 years despite that he says he was subsequently sacked after a conversation with his boss during which he refused hypothetically to refer to a 6 foot tall bearded man as madam and while the doctor insists it employs discriminated against his religious beliefs an employment tribunal has ruled that his objection was incompatible with human dignity. and lack of belief in transgenderism and conscientious objection to transgenderism in our judgment are incompatible with human dignity and conflict with the fundamental rights of others in so far as those police form part of his wider faith his want to faith also does not satisfy the requirements of being worthy of respect in a democratic society dr makary affairs the ruling against him sets

a dangerous precedent. i was taken off the shop floor and i was i say interrogated all the judges did i thought. about her believe my manager are people who pull of the shop floor of the national health service don't interrogate about their beliefs this is really really the precedence of the case and that's that's why we're really quite shocked at the porpoises very quickly the 1st one is that you're not allowed not believe the transgender movement's maxims the 2nd one is comparable speech the president is believe that what made us male and female and for sex and pronouns of this is not allowable or is a core christian believes or christianity is not compatible with modern society or human dignity these are very big questions each one of those huge is a huge blow to freedom we asked him in rights campaigner peter tatchell one christian legal activist andrea williams for their views on the story. conflicted

fundamentally with his faith and also with his belief as a doctor and have best to treat such a patient is a religion which actually helps people to understand who they are made in the image of god male and female there are some passages in the bible which are in conflict with basic human rights the means of paul in the new testament seem to endorse slavery in the old testament it justifies the killing of gay and lesbian people so we have to grapple with this the reality for him is this that the way in which really to help someone who is confused about their gender is to help them to live in the biological gender in which they were born that would certainly be his way his belief of how to look after a person who is confused about their gender trans people are not confused they have a genuine sincere overwhelming belief that they are something other than they were

signed a birth for forcing society forcing medics forcing teachers full seeing doctors forcing the people the general public at large forcing us all to say something is that is not true is not kind it's not compassionate to someone that is confused about their gender i think it's very offensive for andrea to say that and i'm sure she would would not want to add to the suffering and indeed the sieved non-recognition or denial that trans people so often face that is not delusional is not being dishonest is not avoiding the truth it is the reality that gender is a spectrum we now live in a more open liberal tolerant society where people no longer have the fear they have to hide away and suppress their desires we live in a 1000000 of years and hering and very very size what are curious unheard of things

. that you're at your age when i think that we are in a debate here please let me speak there are who they are and to call them confused is deeply and profoundly insulting the reality was he realized that if the very statement of saying that you made male and female was a statement the cause offense the reality is that the saying that you get left out in the cold is the reality is that our children no longer no longer being taught that they are boys and girls they are being taught extraordinary things there's sexualized is here in our children in culture is absolutely huge and where that's all leading is to a great confusion and a great chaos. meantime in its bid to promote a multiculturalism diversity the british army happy is to have offended one of the racial groups that it was trying to attract it tweeted that black history month is now being expanded to include asian people too so ask a tailor takes up a story. there are some battles you can't when you just ask the british army no i'm

not talking about iraq or afghanistan even the fuss the war i'm talking about the fight to win over the hearts and minds of each and every citizen of us old blighty black history month has kicked off in the u.k. this week in the british army determined to keep its finger on the pulse has dedicated the next 30 days not just to black people but to asians who have served in its ranks still haven't got over that guilt that we missed a trick here we didn't explain that black history month has expanded to include the history of asian people and their contribution to our recognition of our historic partnership with the indian army but in the minefield of political hypersensitivity the initiative might just be a flop it's been slammed by the very communities it was supposed to ingratiate yourself with unless the. asians

a black i don't want to see it to be honest there are 12 months in a year black history month to go one month of the 12 but they wanted to be black asian and minority ethnic moms w.t.f. become the other months and make that asian history month i'm sure a lot of asians will appreciate it come on don't be stupid it's bloody black history month why is that you can criticize the army for its lack of manners for the move a very sore point for the british so thank goodness for the good old delete button because the tweet in question was removed not before had fired up the haters of course and even in the odd lonely voice of support the contribution of sikh hindu and muslim communities can't be ignored if they consider themselves politically than they are i can't even pretend to know what politically it is but i can tell you what black history month is initiated violence across the pond the us decided

to give up a month every year you know to repent for all those centuries of slavery and segregation and it's part of a growing trend of affirmative action that might just be backfiring take while famous harvard university for example turns out it's got racial quotas twin shaw a diverse community something that didn't go down too well with a group of asian americans who filed a lawsuit saying they were based here lies to gauge in favor of their fellow black applicants despite having far better entrance scores and indeed multiple studies have shown that if the universe to based its admissions process just on academic factors what a bizarre notion asians make up over 40 percent of heart that's classes that's more than twice its current figures. the course conclusion the harvard has shown that it submissions program serves its compelling interest in diversity but assume racial categorizations are necessary to serve the interest and while the court might have backed target this time it's opened a can of worms an increasingly divisive issue

a fund to action lifeline that its heyday is over so there's a huge amount of marketing executives only sort of social media advisers you know in places like the british army if you're completely detached from reality. and that sort of started to use all these social awareness campaigns things like were just for marketing and this entire social awareness kind of you know progressive stuff should probably let the people who are actually experiencing racism probably left to look older people who are actually there on the streets variance in these things rather than you know. who are sort of defining and sort of deciding what they're i think that by providing a lower standard for a certain race of people and a higher standard for a different race of people certainly 1st of all creates a lot of conflict between different races of people that would not have existed otherwise but i think it also demotivates. certain people you know who

probably would have been more motivated to go out and do so based off of their hard work an absolute which now they're not being rewarded for and i think that it's it provides unfair advantages soon we're going to run out of months and seeing any action one takes to place one minority well aggravate and not that you've got to admit it's tough out there on the front line of political correctness. this is r t the iraqi prime minister is calling for talks with protesters all for 3 days of violent unrest there will have an update on that and more of friday's headline news in just a couple of. seems wrong but. just don't call. me. yet to stamp

out this they become educated and engagement equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. most people think just stand out in this business you need to be the 1st woman top of the story or the person with the loudest voice of the biggest street in truth to stand losing business you just need as the right questions and demand the right answer. the. question.

again protests against corruption and unemployment are expected to continue in iraq today despite calls from the prime minister for a cease fire and talks here's a quick recap of the demonstrations over the past few days. clashes erupted on tuesday when the army stepped in to defend the heavily fortified green zone in baghdad where government offices and foreign consulates are located at least 27 people have been killed in the on russian police deployed take gas rubber bullets and live fire against the protesters and internet access has been cut to most of the country iraqi peace campaigners sammy ramadani thinks the

country's problems a deeply ingrained insurmountable. sadly i don't think the country is going to overcome these enormous problems caused by the invasion and occupation of iraq the u.s. led invasion occupation of 2003. because the problems have become so deep the destruction was so massive and the political elites that the u.s. installed in iraq where almost all the very corrupt and this has added to the problem of trying to recover from that destructive occupation that is the problem with the with iraq that the problems are so deep and there are so many corrupt senior politicians it's very difficult to implement a lot of the demands of the people things like eliminating corruption getting rid

of massive unemployment among young people housing problems poverty problems. brazilian president lula da silva is refused to be put in a semi open prison with better conditions claiming he won't accept bargaining with his. rights and freedom there is enough here no a cell for was the president of brazil from 2003 to 2010 he then served as the head of presidential staff in the administration of his successor in 2017 and was convicted of money laundering and corruption and sentenced to 12 years in prison in an arctic seclusive our spanish channel spoke to the former president in his present. war fear no one has to accept foreign interference in the affairs of a sovereign state i do not support american brazilian colombian or any other interference their attempts to control another country by promoting their own

candidates by creating a fake figurehead like one gedo i'm totally against this there are situations that a democratic country has to deal with on its own. you brazil is a very big country it can be fully sovereign it could become one of the main actors on international policy i admire the role that president putin plays in the modern world it shows that the world cannot be held hostage to u.s. policy to trump's craziness the craziness of a u.s. president who believes that he could invade any country kill any president somebody has to stop him and brazil concluded that now during the interview lula touched upon the political crisis in another latin american country perot ever some of his thoughts on that. i think peru is seeing the same thing that has happened

to other south american countries we keep seeing new ways of staging a coup this isn't the 1st time a president has tried to spend the national parliament it's happened in brazil as well there is only one way out of such crises and that's democracy and the situation in peru is difficult and they need new elections. the tensions have surged in peru after the president has told congress for failing to support his anti corruption reforms the parliament which consists mainly of opposition parties and then voted to remove him from office throughout the week crowds have been rallying in lima in support of the president of the spanish correspondent nicholas sanchez o'donovan reports from the peruvian capital. these protesters took to the streets of lima to say this is a call for president martinelli scours decision to dissolve congress earlier this

week the president and the opposition led congress have been tied up in a long battle with widespread corruption at its poll actually martin discover has seen most of antique rock reforms be improved by congress and he did say that that is because lawmakers have been protected same party politicians and businessmen that have ties to corruption this actually to the brazilian construction company of the bridge that has allegedly spends millions of dollars in bribes here in peru as we've heard many here support the president but others demand general elections and they say that peru needs fresh air i mean the president martin this guy was appointed * a new cabinet with many new ministers as well it's going to be a few difficult. for them but the truth is that until we have

a new set to congress the president is going to have to govern through presidential the treats. it's the crisis in peru develops many analysts are drawing parallels to the situation in venezuela it also had its national assembly the equivalent of congress dissolved by ruling forces the opposition rejected that move and appointed their own interim president as the country split some states sided with the u.s. backed opposition political analysts we spoke to says that despite the similarities between the situations in peru and venezuela they're treated very differently by washington if we compare bin is clearly and we compare peru indeed i mean in this occasion the united states has decided to step back and see what will happen what is going to be. a role of the united states if they would be like doing exactly the same as they have done before you know you would have expected or as we

say they would support if they would be more like you know inclined to do the same thing and to be more coherent in their in their political stances the united the has played like a kind of a double a rule that's not very clear right you apply some criteria in the case of some countries have the different set of criteria to this situation or crisis in another country that shows probably a double more our. nato has wrapped up its military war games in the baltic a stone's throw from russia's border more than 3000 troops from the 12 member states to part this time but while both soldiers and hardware were put through their paces it's come to light that other alliance troops are the having their loyalty tested by a honey trap phone app. make

news that's being spread by russia has dominated the true headlines fake news it's spread by russia. in all there's always strategies of making progress and it doesn't matter if it's the strategy routes flyer or so on a strategy by radio broadcasts or different ways and no.

let's say you know what way roll to a program and. something to influence soldiers or troops can be done by the internet i think that's a natural process so we're just going to be fooled easily by a social media. any kind of group can be food easily geisel media use we just have to see and social networks we have to crawl or i'm going to license what's going on where there's a lot of. this information and so i'm not very stormy just like this ok that you're ati needs for now will be back right here with your next update how to politic and.

we will have a situation. grandchildren her little children ask their 3 grandparents. is it true that. these cars used to have people driving. breakroom. that's what we used to lose. make or break the make the entire proposition a financial ization newt because without a basic science of value risk and to value time you have no basis to value this financial eyes post industrial economy whatsoever it's all basically a guessing game. in 2040 you know bloody revolution to correct the demonstrations going from being relatively peaceful political protests to be creasing the violent revolution is always spontaneous or is it just

a lawyer here i mean your list put bill you would put him in the new bill is that i'm spoiling you to the former ukrainian president recalls the events of 2014. those who took part in this to do over $5000000000.00 to assist ukraine in these and other goals that will ensure a secure and prosperous and democratic. younger voters now comprise america's largest voting bloc but how motivated are they to participate in the election of 2020 well one of the leading millennial voices in journalism is here with her take one on one with lauren duca on this edition i take . them to politicking i mean holmes sitting in for larry king. lauren duke became widely known only a few years ago following a scorching written for teen vogue and titled donald trump is gaslighting america

well the piece became a viral sensation and lauren was suddenly and in demand speaker and guest on t.v. and radio well she's back in the public eye with a new book and the assertion that donald trump 2016 when shook young people out of a coma and reminded that voting block that government by and for the people requires their input so will younger voters participate in the 2020 election process and who or what will motivate them to do so so let's talk about this with journalist and feminist advocate lauren duca who joins me right here from new york city she's the author of the newly released book how to start a revolution young people and the future of politics well thanks for having me great so your book is about starting a revolution why do you think we need that right now. i think that for too long we've understood democracy as a thing that we have and not a thing that we do there is such extensive nation among young people after that

article took off gaslighting for teen vogue there was a conversation about the trumpet ministrations dissin from a nation but also young people do they care about politics do young women care about politics and i sort of started having a lot of conversations about that question which does not tell the full story about who we are often young people's apathy is stated as if it's a natural extension of low voter turnout statistics low voter turnout statistics are real and a problem but it's not that we don't care it's that we've been pushed out of the conversation and made to feel as if we're not qualified and don't have permission and i think what's shifting not only in reaction to trump but a number of major cultural shifting factors like black lives matter the me too movement the gun reform protest led by the parklane students all of these things are contributing overall.