people in syria's northern region celebrate a reported agreement between the local kurdish authorities and of the government in damascus that is as turkey continues the military offensive against the kurds in the area. more than a week of violent protests continue in ecuador with the president refusing to cancel cutbacks on fuel subsidies. and environmental action group extinction rebellion has been rallying in cities across the world in the u.k. alone more than a 1000 people were arrested. but this generation seems to be saying is you've

messed things up for long enough you don't really listening the only way we can actually get your attention is by civil disobedience rebellion is without question britain's fastest growing religion. direct from our studios in moscow recapping the week's top stories with our weekly program this is our t.v. international. right syrian state media has reported that government forces have begun moving into the north of the country where turkey is carrying out an offensive against the kurds these are images from the northern syrian city of. syrian media says that local people there are celebrating an agreement between damascus and local kurdish authorities our middle east correspondent. has been speaking to my colleague. we're just receiving reports that the kurdish

administration and the syrian government have signed an agreement that will see the syrian army deployed along the whole border with turkey nasr in state media is reporting that the syrian army forces are making their way to the north of the country in an effort to stage off what they call an offensive by turkey on syrian territory at the same time we're hearing from live in this television reporting that some of the syrian forces have a really interesting in more than just the in town of money bish and that they were able to do so because kurdish fighters simply let them pass through their checkpoints lebanese television also reporting that damascus and the kurdish that syrian democratic forces have signed an agreement that will see the syrian forces into another key town called bani within the coming hours and that right now the syrian army's soldiers are really just preparing for that now on this sunday there was concern expressed by the u.s. defense secretary mark that the kurds and the syrians had struck

a deal to work together at the same time the united states has announced that it's withdrawing some 1000 troops from northern syria out of concern that they could get caught in the crossfire between the kurds the turks and the syrians and all of this coming as the american president donald trump tweets and warning to turkey that he will impose powerful sanctions against ankara puff we heard any more information any reaction to those reports of multiple prison breakouts by isis militants while hundreds of islamic state fighters have been fleeing from numerous detention camps that were previously controlled by the kurds in northern syria the kurds have been retreating from their positions since wayne's day when turkey launched what it calls an end to her risky operation now a number of european countries particularly germany and france have expressed concern that this offensive will result in disastrous humanitarian situation and.

they've also said that they are extremely concerned about islamic states fight is escaping on mass now they've already said that they've halted on sales to 2001 questions of whether or not they want imposed sanctions at the same time the tickets president added one has said that all these reports about islamic state finds his breaking out of prisons are fabricated and that they're all aimed at creating fear in the face of the offensive which he continues to justify. joshua landis director of the u.s. center for middle east studies told us that the areas rich resources are crucial for damascus. well i think we're going to we're seeing a scramble for the northeast of syria in the same way that there was a scramble during the collapse of isis state and. the resources of the area are going to be the 1st to be taken as we saw with the oil fields around arizona or and i think what we're going to see is the syrian government is going to try to go across get the oil fields the gas fields that are so crucial for

a serious economic well being also this is prime agricultural land the euphrates river flows down here the dam that the dam it which is so important to the flow of the euphrates which america and the kurds have held the syrian government's going to want to take that back as well so what we're going to see is a scramble for resources in the area and and turkey is going to be come under intense pressure we'll see what air go on and on assad can negotiate in a way to deescalate so that there isn't war between turkey and syria. after several hours of negotiations indigenous a protest leaders in ecuador have struck a deal with the country's government to cancel a controversial austerity plan reportedly under the deal the country's president lyndon more than no promise to to withdraw international monetary fund a package that includes a sharp fuel price increase in the protests in ecuador have left 7 people dead this

according to the local. indigenous leaders in turn will call on their followers to leave the streets and protests earlier some of the protesters attacked government buildings and a t.v. channels office people have been seen picking their way through burnt tires and debris cluttering the roads more than a week has passed since people 1st came out to oppose government cuts on fuel subsidies the spanish questioning nicholas sanchez donovan reports now from quito. oh.

this is what they're doing look these are real bullets real bullets against people the accountants who protect themselves from carbon sticks to dumped explosives on indigenous people who sleep cost conscious they were asleep that's what the current us. happy. dreams are returning to right now and. there's thousands and thousands of birds i says let's try and take thanks incident from the line just a just a few feet away it's the presidential palace it's heaven the god part military and

police say that these birds are still thought to get their 1st 10 minutes ago while i was there in the. in our spanish version we got hit by. the right right right. and that's what we think seeing all right the protesters. cocktails stones bricks just like the. police firing back with tear gas with sound bombs it's a situation of extreme tension in the streets. just to give you an idea. suspended any activity in the city center they say it's not safe for doctors and for ambulances instead we've got crews are volunteers that are just taking the dozens and dozens of wounded people to. stop them treating them there it's actually pretty shocking and to flutey measures that were implemented by the government

included scrapping the subsidies for diesel. gasoline and that has triggered these protests the monday we had the students then on tuesday we had been degenerates communities today they will move together they join together in the same tens of thousands of people who are taking the streets of quito president lenin morena well he's going to see what he's going to say it is a message. absolute riposte so his government there is minister this and say the measures that deal with the i.m.f. full point $2000000000.00. we're told that struggling with that thought the people who say that the government is going to say it's big business instead of the people and that's why with these people here protesting this is a national strike and it's heavy takeouts with smoke it's practically on bearable

a tragic day and we're told history. when fuel subsidies were card prices reportedly rose by 120 percent a leading to knock on inflation on the other products the decision came as part of a deal made by the president with the international monetary fund in march in exchange for another loan to the country where you know so far refused to scrap the cuts but on saturday said he would have a 2nd look at them. and before that blamed the unrest on former president rafael correa and venezuelan leader nicolas maduro told r.t. that marino has no one to blame but himself. it's a difficult time for my home and this shows the politics of merino in his government he's already been in power for 2 and a half years and he still blames career for everything economic crisis for security for his political faults and to say that these mass protests of my faults is just crazy. knowing there are many merino is not interested in democracy for him the

most important thing is to control power control the ecuadorian public so he create projects that can damage the majority but be beneficial for his goals. environmental action group extinction rebellion rallied in cities across the world this week on monday it launched a 2 week protest campaign to draw attention to the problem of climate change protests turned violent in brussels on sunday. it. was a was it was. was. was. was more than a 1000 activists were arrested in london demonstrators tried to shut down key spots like westminster bridge and city airport rallies were held across the globe as well

from north america to australia were numerous people were detained for blocking a major intersection. among extinction rebellions key demands are the governments declare a climate emergency halt the loss of biodiversity and drastically reduce carbon emissions by 2025 however their actions have divided opinion here's some of the reaction we've been hearing. extinction rebellion is without question britain's fastest growing pagan religion and the reason i refer to as a pagan religion is just as all the classic hallmarks of a group of religious fundamentalists a belief that their view is the only view that's acceptable a desire to shut down everything that does not talk to their worldview they fundamental belief that they are in charge and everybody else also go to their beck and call how do you resolve pollution the result polluted by technological advancements the technological advancements the extinction rebellion oppose what

this generation seems to be saying is you've messed things up for long enough you're not really listening the only way we can actually get your attention is actually by civil disobedience in the footsteps of mahatma gandhi and martin luther king jr and malcolm x. and rosa parks and people who decided that peaceful nonviolent public protest. displays of public outrage but tamed and controlled because don't forget the extinction rebellion and anybody who is involved in political activism or any kind of change agenda they going to use your actions and activities against you look extinction rebellion of demand effects we have returned to the stone age removal of economic progress a commitment to not grow the economy so essentially the british government for example has committed to being 0 carbon by 2050 which i think is nominally said suppose you can't or shouldn't trust our word that how to ask him if he had our city contrast because our number has been in. every single year if i can be

directly into the camera my 11 year old son who was at home with the band hello guys and we had a debate before it came on tonight about does he want to. leave school. take a break for an afternoon or a day to go and protest he was worried about the consequences at age 11 he understands that the climate is suffering and that rapid change is needed we do. need to talk but i will tell you something you read you reverse the economic advantages of lifted a 1000000000 people up and say you do not make the earth a better place extinction rebellion a la you. now for something absurd people have expressed outrage after a us comedian and t.v. host ellen to generous was filmed sitting next to former president george w. bush while one is a famed icon the other was known for his staunchly conservative politics but seems radically different views are no bar to friendship as long as you can still burnish your anti trump credentials as. archie's kilmartin clearly comments. elena generous

the liberal talk show host and defender of gay rights sitting next to george w. bush the conservative former us president who actually pushed for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages who'd have thought they could be friends. after the twitter roddy pointed out the unlikely friendship eleanor was quick to defend george i'm friends with george bush in fact i'm friends with a lot of people who don't share the same beliefs that i have we're all different and i think that we've forgotten that that's ok that we're all different just because i don't agree with someone on everything doesn't mean that i'm not going to be friends with them when i say be kind to one another i don't mean only the people that think the same way that you do i mean be kind to everyone now trying to bridge america's political gap is certainly admirable but does being kind to everyone include the man who allowed this to happen. 500 liters of

anthrax unscom estimates that saddam hussein could have produced 25000 leaders at this hour american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq to free its people and to defend the world great danger. i mean i think you said i think church should be bush is a war criminal you know he sent all of these people to die and something that you think that i should only sorry until george w. bush is brought to justice for the crimes of the iraq war including american led torture iraqi deaths and displacement and the deep scars emotional and otherwise inflicted on our military that serve his folly we can't even begin to talk about kindness the weapons of mass destruction were fake news by the way but that's all in the past right a lot of american media personalities and celebrities are actually praising ellen

for hanging out with they say it shows bravery and common sense we would all do well in our lives to listen a little less to trump and those in the twisted left who think counseling people is a way to improve anything and a little more to the likes of al and george w. bush how comforting to see a real president never thought he would move me so come on republicans call on trump save democracy what's remarkable about president bush's and alan degenerates friendship is that it's remarkable in today's polarized society great example you don't have to share the same use to be friends we seem to be forgetting one important detail george w. bush after all has denounced donald trump that's what matters a leader can commit war crimes and be responsible for thousands of deaths but as long as they denounce the man in the oval office with his offensive hair and nasty words they're ok with the liberal establishment. bigotry seems emboldened our

politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories we've seen nationalism distorted nativism. forgotten the dynamism that immigration is always brought to america torture illegal wars bombing civilians these things just start a red line once you're out of the white house a few years pass and you can be dancing with ellen degenerates as if it never happened these things are just a fact of life in america so why lose sleep but don't forget swinging against the donald as a way to win friends among the liberals that counts for more than anything a lot more than any of your deeds in the past. r.t. new york. in hong kong protesters are continuing to defy a ban on wearing face masks and have set up a 4 meter lady liberty statue on top of the iconic wyandotte rock the statue they say represents an injured female protester and aims to boost the fighting spirit the protests are now as strong as ever masked activists vandalized metro stations

across the city over the weekend using metal bars to special ticket machines saturday saw a petrol bomb thrown inside one of the stations and the city's transport services are not the only infrastructure to fall victim to the violence. hong kong's chief executive kerri lamb earlier said it was too early to say whether the anti mask law had failed adding that it usually takes time for new legislation to get the desired result with violence erupting in hong kong as fear there is even beginning to resemble a certain horror films artie's saskia taylor comments. hong kong has gone from being the economic power of the orient to the face of the fight for democracy but the faces of those trying to wrest control from beijing crossed a mosque. the democratic means they're using wouldn't be out of place in hollywood

horror film the pudge. the film's premise is that once a year for 12 hours only crimes are allowed mogs a fact often rape you name it you've got a free pass and that because of this small window to release all your rage the country becomes crime free for the other $364.00 days it's a small sacrifice for the wider peace and stability and in scenes eerily similar to the film's opening hong kong apparently had a pudge of its own urgency brugge still expensive and you heard the

old emergency services suspect will. remember urged. the scientists like it's. ok it was a hoax but it was a hoax that actually wasn't that far from the reality of the chaotic mania gripping the streets of hong kong. hong kong had a very dark night because of the extreme acts of the rioters the city's now cemetery lies to everyone is worried her even afraid. shops looted buildings and the metro disrupted for the fast time in over 20 years shopping centers food shops and banks closed down fearing wolf islands from the vandals a city which was renowned for its efficiency and convenience is now ma it in confusion and to sorta the instability has spooked the markets and seen. hong kong's retail sales suffered the biggest drop on record and while the city's

millionaires a paki must 2 cases for those who can't just rustle up a 1000000 euros to get a foster residency abroad the options are limited bill we can't go anywhere we came from mainland china and we didn't know the stations were closed so now we can get part of it is a big problem for public transport is for everyone a decision to open or close the station cannot be politically if it's everyone's daily life if you save its traditions it's very difficult for you see trees not only produce trees and because of them of. retrieve media if it's all the life it's also. the entire thing anyway so i think that's kind of ridiculous now there are those who will say the film shows scenes of senseless violence while the protesters are engaged in a campaign of peaceful civil disobedience and what of course no image shows the full picture for this undercover police officer who was beaten and with petrol

bombs by and incensed mob the line is probably a bit more blood with the lenses of the international media zoomed in on the region there's no shortage of scenes just like this and don't worry if it's a slow day but i'm more than willing to lend a helping hand to spice up the show i don't do throughout. the evening. thank you as businesses are crushed as fires back on and as people are forced to pick sides claims that it's all in the name of peace and democracy are increasingly wearing thin these prove this is no longer true democracy told us. turning to reinhold the process moves the engage in volunteers young people it is

because for the pas. it carries. the home call. nor the straw polls the measures to ensure. young people after they graduated from school all the university they would have high quality jobs. will organize to do nor have a hierarchy to come into the store forty's to pull just one thing wrong doing whatever they like leaving the police no choice but to you ask a little fools to we passed on. the whole situation. necessary to eat up because external forces to come in and it is a scenario that i can anticipate the reach real happened. in the short run. i

think i swung around the globe to look at some other stories making headlines at this hour a powerful typhoon has torn through japan with at least 33 people reported dead and almost 200 injured the heavy rain and strong winds have led to landslides and power cuts rescue operations are currently underway with 1000 people at least still missing. in new hotel being built in new orleans has collapsed killing 2 people and injuring 20 a number of people are still thought to be missing authorities have cordoned off the area as a further collapse in. the hollywood walk of fame may soon be adding a new star on its pavement remember that homelessness singer from los angeles with an impressive operatic voice while she is now performing on stage there's a story. i don't. want to be other than i think that's anybody well you want. terms of people's experiences with the music it. c

was. it was. 4000000 people call it home 4000000 stories 4000000 voices sometimes you just have to stop listening to one to hear something beautiful. that i just got evicted because i could not have a new source or a source of income for my book my value was broken i wasn't playing it didn't want to look people really think yeah oh yeah. 2 2 2 0 2 yeah 6.

this is like seen as. that of the telling people the real be who i was the whole time you're going to be very wrong when you give in terms of those to me of the closest of trains anywhere. i think of him when he's a star and i think that. he will just go right to the top of the charts. and that does it for me this i'll be back with one more look at your weekly in about 33 minutes they were so this is arch introduction.

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interested always in the waters about how. things should. be. done after a time if you were going underground as the british queen opens a pall of it that's already been unlawfully shut down by minority government leader boris johnson as he seeks to bypass the globe occasions and leave the european union in 1000 days time coming out of the show was world renowned human rights lawyer geoffrey robertson q.c. bugged by the cia in london we ask him what's legal and what's illegal when it comes to boris johnson lula u.s. diplomat sculp and i'm sure the innocence in u.k. black history month going underground speaks of the son of miles davis one of the greatest jazz artists of all time. i was days going underground on the day of what u.k. labor leader jeremy corbin goza fos the state opening of the british parliament by

the queen joining me as one of the world's top human rights was geoffrey robinson q.c. a founder of dodgy street chambers jeffrey welcome back to going undergrads are reports of the queen seeking advice on sacking boris johnson intimations routinely in the press the johnson wants to a new rule fully void sending a letter to the european union your queen's council is the queen consulted you about psyching but as miles and occasions as a queen's counsel to advise the queen whenever i must free of charge i have not not yet been. i have advised daughter in law wants but not the queen she needs a lot of advice because there are a lot of case about the british constitution of which she is the nominal guardian we talk about our unwritten constitution you know the only.