the senate approves the new election but excludes even more rollo's from standing. swedish prosecutors drop their almost decade long rape investigation against julian assange slighting insufficient evidence it's believed the decision clears the way to speed up the wiki leaks founder as the extradition to the united states to lead u.k. where he's currently in prison and also in the stories that shape the week washington pulls the plug on a key element of the iran nuclear deal by holding the sanctions waiver on an atomic facility as the secretary of state grants hope his support for ongoing mass protests. a warm welcome you're watching the weekly here on r.t. international bringing you all the latest world news and all round up of the stories that shaped the week both 1st amid weeks of deadly violence in bolivia lawmakers have moved to hold

a fresh presidential election but have barred ousted even miraculous from standing his supporters have caused widespread disruption with protests in the capital and other major cities and recently took 8 soldiers hostage to. i. was already his latest update 7 of the men were released but there's still no information on the remaining officer even morale as was forced to resign after a wave of protests following october's election amid allegations of fraud but it's his loyalists supporters largely among indigenous groups who are behind the current on rest during which more than 30 people have died and self-proclaimed interim presidential nina and there's house of his selves box control the c.p.i. giving police dealing with protesters immunity from prosecution. even or all those who is currently in mexico after being granted asylum spoke exclusively to r.t. about what's happening in his country. i've learned in my life that you

never choose a position it finds you this applies from the position of trade union had right up to the post of presidency in the there's an official report confirming i won the 1st round this is a very extensive report you can check it and any time you can see the election results but there is an important point to be made there was an agreement that the organization of american states was supposed to publish the official report last wednesday around 2 pm that was the arrangement but unexpectedly on sunday morning they called us and informed us that the preliminary report was ready we requested this report and there was complete confusion one part of it said that i won and that carlos massa came 2nd but this did not prove that i won the election in the 1st round i ordered that i be put in touch with lewis and margaret but i was not connected the report was published on sunday morning i spoke with a representative of the organization of american states and told him there bade him if you do not double check your report it will cause unrest and believe me and

there will be victims by publishing its report their organization of american states actually supported the kook who is in charge of everything now people from the us and whore here to talk with all got a follower of hugo bunsen who for 7 years will believe you as a dictator i was called and tory tarion ruler a dictator but this is not so these are real dictators on the other hand new generations will now understand what a real dictatorship is. i would say that some of the groups in whose hands are going to make power is concentrated in not forgive us for creating social movements especially if the indigenous populations movement which has changed the image of our beautiful country they also cannot forgive us for nationalizing our natural resources and strategic companies which has improved believe his economic system upon the successful creation of a developed lithium industry mr alberto and i plan to set lithium prices on the world market i realize though that some industrialized countries are afraid to

compete 1st in the field of technological development in seconds they do not want other countries to follow the example of our economic model which is based on socialism. this is a cluster igle i'm convinced of it i had faith in the armed forces because i thought that in the military there are patriots and the imperialists however certain generals on the center of the highest gear they surprised me i could not believe it i had a wonderful relationship with all the military leaders of course there are good soldiers and military leaders but when it comes to the class struggle some forget about their ideological stance and their patriotism consequently their interests are affected they lost part of their power and cannot forgive us for this has nothing to do with being indigenous or not i see america news anchor rick sanchez discussed the situation in bolivia with pulitzer prize winning journalist chris hedges who says the u.s. has a herndon a crisis. this is the revolving door story of latin america that

as soon as a populist figure like evo morales appears the knives come out on the part of the empire and on the part of those corporations that hold especially the natural resources in a place like bolivia hostage there's been a constant conflict between these corporations and evo morales let me stop you there because you just said something that's very interesting there may be a reason for the united states government the government of chris hedges and rick sanchez. for the country where we live to do things from time to time in other places right but it seems like what you just described is something where no one asked chris no one asked rick no one talked to our media no one talked to our congress it just happens out of there we go and destabilize the government doesn't that seem crazy yeah but that's you know decades of practice of the you know the so-called invisible state was the but it's how the cia operates very the operate.

completely in the shadows and they operate on the behest of the business interests i mean united fruit didn't want our bones around before they got rid of them so our iran and this goes back decades and decades and decades it of it's about the maintenance of empire and that's what we're seeing in bolivia where i lived in bolivia the spanish in bolivia this is a powder and now they found lithium it believed well apparently that is a huge area it is the oil of the future and guess who wanted to control it and guess who they didn't want to control it even more out exactly evil morality so you know he brought poverty down in a country where no one else of the right to do this in was we want to control the lithium and the multinational corporations they set the machine in motion. on tuesday swedish prosecutors dropped the

2010 rape investigation against wiki leaks founder julian assange citing a lack of evidence the case was shelved 2 years ago but was reopened after a song was forcibly dragged out of the ecuadorian embassy in london in april came about after the country terminated his 7 year phylum their son just currently being held in belmarsh prison in the british capital where he's serving a 15 week sentence for breaching his bell conditions in 2012 separately the australian is fighting a us extradition request over wiki leaks is publishing of classified information on american political and military dealings reporting next. for 9 years judy the songes faced uncertain future in the u.k. it all started with a sex crime charges in sweden that could have seen the wiki leaks co-founder of being extradited back to the scandinavian country he himself said he would then be handed over to the u.s. for releasing classified information but sweden has now dropped the rape case

against the songe after dinner issue investigation and investigative steps taken over the summer in the autumn is now clear that the oral statement testimony and support given by the injured party has weakened their source i have come to the conclusion that additional interviews with julian assange would not alter the average in cherry basis in a decisive manner as such i have decided not to hold an interview with him up until now sweden could have still off of the extradition now the no longer a threat that ironically means other than the impending hearing there's nothing standing in the way of mr saunders extradition to the us. that is now focused on the threat mr assange has been warning about for years to belligerent prosecution of the united states and the threat it poses to the 1st amendment the swedish sex crime allegations led to the ecuadorian embassy in august plenty of film where he was famously dragged out of april this year and he's currently in prison now

swedish charges have been dropped all the time sometimes his extradition trial scheduled for february next year but some are concerned about whether he'll get a fair hearing i think that it's absolutely fair to say that politics now is coming to. an extradition proceeding it was not designed to be a political or say that politics absolutely positively should not come into play but should be treated as any other. proceeding where the u.s. are seeking to have someone extradited from u.k. to the us or u.k. you seek it out when extradited from the u.s. back to you. but i think it's cruel ish for one to assume that politics will not come into play in this particular matter and if he is eventually sent to the u.s. he may not ever that leave with

a potential of 175 year sentence if he's found guilty of the 18 counts the u.s. has charged him with. i'm. but i think you're getting.

my. the pursuit of julian the silence is that the fear is about how whistleblowers are treated by washington although not every whistleblower is treated the same not if they're protected by the cia whistleblowers should be protected protecting whistleblowers who see wrongdoing of any kind and that government is essential is basically on the verge of not only revealing the identity or getting somebody else to reveal the identity of the whistleblower but also bringing harm to that person everything's politically motivated that of the trumpet ministration as absolutely no credibility and no principles whatsoever when it comes to these things.

whistleblowers should be protected whistleblowers should be lauded their heroes whistleblowers do this sort of thing not for personal gain not for their ego they do it for the public good and it's proof to me that donald trump doesn't care about the public good he cares about self and no one else we can take support on british welcome walters told on t.v. how an extradition case has nothing to do with legal process. somebody banged up in belmarsh for 23 hours out of every 24 being slowly murdered by the state because he told uncomfortable truths about war crimes committed by the united states of america. it surely purely political this is a political prisoner he's being hung out to dry as a warning to others others who might decide that they might be journalists that

they might fulfill that function as journalists by informing the public and the electorate of what goes on secretly in their name so this business to be extradition has nothing to do with the legal process. more that we can fix stories still ahead including the u.s. canceling a key element of the dwindling iran nuclear deal and she wrestles with phil price protests by already punishing sanctions life in moscow with international. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then.

i do object now and then i will continue objecting to people and republicans serbska never one agrees to those in power and their position but you know we must not become a nato member under any circumstances our reason is clear nater people because serbska not a book or a bombed us using depleted uranium munitions. that still is killing our children today. if we decided to become a nato member of the body we would give it a moral right to believe that it did the right thing but on this way we would betray the memory of those who died as a result of the bombing operation scolded angel of mercy can you imagine that.

welcome back our polls in hong kong have closed this sunday where there's been a record turnout in local elections the 1st since the mass anti beijing protests began in june it's been seen as a litmus test for hong kong's chief executive kerry lown low for how she's handled months of violent unrest counting is under way with the results expected to be officially announced early on monday earlier we spoke to benjamin chaffin the shanghai international banking and finance institute to save the vote has provided much needed breathing much needed breathing space from the protests. they used and most. people on one hand delivered security measures or new clues to parker's last week words. on the other hand both sides will can actually call for a ceasefire today he's encouraging that law and order back to the city at least for what today people have not come clearly lost their mind. that actions and the

actions of the rioters are highly coordinated contrary to the cream having no mastermind behind even people breaching lost most of the seats of this election is not directly impact much the majority of the legislative counsel for law making nor that election committee for the next chief executive so expect why you could still go on respect that you actually results expression of ultimate intention of the right is really not just about the welfare of hong kong but on a bigger global political competition between powerful nations. the u.s. secretary of state might pump a announce on monday that washington will end sanctions waivers on iran's for nuclear facility a key component of the landmark atomic deal comes out this round is that it has resumed the process of uranium enrichment at the plant pompei also reiterated his support for the ongoing protests in iran which the country has slammed as

hypocritical. people enjoy a better future when their government begins to respect. basic human rights abandons its revolutionary. posture and its destabilizing foreign policy in the region and behave simply like. it is strange the united states and its officials who have committed the greatest of crimes by imposing much pressure and the toughest sanctions on iran are communicating to the iranian people that they support these protests we don't expect anything else from mr disgracefully defense the much more pressure regime and the position of sanctions on iran will be unrest broke out softer surprised 50 percent hike in fuel prices the earlier this month the iranian government said the revenue would be used to help the less well off but anger over and at least a dozen cities with buildings vandalized pictures of iran's supreme leader burned he described inviting a sabotage plan the protesters hooligans his off the scale of. the trumpet

ministration seems jubilant about the recent protests in iran. the people of iran almost a year and a half ago the united states is with you now the protests are being driven by the economic situation g.d.p. growth projections are down by 9.5 percent inflation is it 40 percent and unemployment is at 16 percent and rising but it was a 15 percent increase in the price of fuel that sparked the recent turmoil. now an economic squeeze like that is bound to get people upset but why is iran in such poor shape well donald trump has a lot to do with it in 2015 the international community agreed to lift decades old sanctions in response to an agreement that was reached about iran's peaceful

nuclear energy program but then along came donald trump he decided to pull out. out of the nuclear agreement he says that iran broke the spirit of the deal however international observers say that iran fully complied as of today i can state that iran is implementing its. commitments after pulling out of the deal the trojan ministration began imposing sanctions on iran intended to wreck their economy accusing iran of quote destabilizing activities around the region the usa even threatened to impose sanctions on other countries that dared to buy iranian oil anyone doing business with iran will not be doing business with the united states i'm asking for world peace nothing less. weare ready to impose sanctions on any activity subject there's directions after the iran nuclear deal in 2015 iran was exporting roughly $2500000.00 barrels of oil per day now that number is down to

roughly 200000 in a country where the economy is centered around state run oil exports that's a pretty big financial loss and it has been detrimental cuts in fuel subsidies and other benefits for the population had to be made so i don't know top arena fish use have sat down and made a decision for the country based on expert assessments and this decision must be executed and according to donald trump working to economically ruin iran makes him the best friend of the iranian people nothing says i love you like bleeding someone dry yes cool nations to support iran's people as they struggle to reclaim. their religious and rights is just today i want to deliver a message to the long suffering people of iran. the people of america stand with you will be arrayed in people return to the nations proud roots as

a center of civilization culture and wealth where their people can be happy and prosperous once again the united states throughout the reigning in history has always been against democracy i mean the united states was the country together with britain instigated the 1000. democratically elected mohamad side there right now it's no different i mean the united states has imposed very severe sanctions on iran which is perth a lot of ordinary so coming out and saying that they support these people is hypocritical. is another week of the trump impeachment saga in the us started with an embarrassing incident during a t.v. interview with a democratic lawmaker which instantly went viral and bizarre way it highlighted the divisions in american politics. more so than at the washington

is thick with intrigue contriver see the public hearings in the latest trump impeachment saga into their 2nd week and everyone wants to know has he done it will this be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back the president used taxpayer dollars to ask the ukrainians to help with an election that can't be right guys i think we've got the wrong sound bite in the. what. really ok no apparent need that is right. fought gate is on everyone's lips democratic representative eric was weighing in on the ongoing impeachment hearings when he dropped. dropped an explosive bomb on m s n b c you'd think though that while one world human stuff happens move on and 2 the president of the united states of america could possibly be impeached potentially

just the thought in the country's history but no the scandal over that in quick moment is refusing really. to blow over and mainstream media is leading the charge trying to get to the bottom of it i'm really sorry about the but i have to ask if this was you or someone in the studio it was not me and i didn't hear it when i was speaking you look like you heard it and are stifling a lot i guess i did not hear it even politicians have jumped on to the bandwagon keen to show off the shop where it clearly. if you mean. cruz made a rookie error and forgot that he too had been involved in the story that also rippled far and wide to show you senator and thank you for keeping it clean you know

without choice. so let's see what all the conspiracy theories on the table are the program on which i happened to try to cover up its tracks and said it was just the presenter scraping his mug across the table to which swalwell took a leaf out of trump's book and breathed a sigh of relief but let's test that one out neil over to you. not sure so maybe another one the cameraman was to blame they were ways think that's safe just because the king in the shot but dies is that even possible. not i thought of the theories held up to scrutiny though view was smelt a rat pluto was demoted as a planet but terry swallow is now secure among the gas giants. is not a candidate that you can stand behind the cover up is always worse than

a crime so while iran faces protests bolivia it faces a coup trump faces possible impeachment and the u.k. faces and not the string of threats it delays the media follows it's very funny excellent nose for stories let's see when this one runs out of gas ok thought this is ridiculous i mean are you know you can talk about this seriously and. thanks for joining us here in r.t. international we're back in 30 minutes with the latest headlines.

ah. this is a story about what happens auster a stray bullet kills a young girl in the streets. what happens to her family and daughters in florida the mother daughter is buried in a cemetery it really messes with your head what happens to the community the public was screaming for a scapegoat the police needed a scapegoat so why not choose a 19 year old black kid with a criminal record who better to pin this on than him and what happens in court be.

shocked shocked as far as i feel. we don't know still just from. the end of this trial unfortunately you. will still not know all chill just. the more i tried to understand the more i could see the signs of all solitary unism emerging on my continent as well. however what venezuela's critics didn't do was compare human rights issues to those

in other countries on the american continent. civil and political rights have been violated in venezuela. but they're violated every day in colombia and they're violated every day in mexico and they're violated every day in brazil. what i call human rights. what i call. of integration. you shoulder enormous in the nation with regard to one country. to people. with regard to many other countries where the situation is many times worse. in brazil the police kill 14 people a day on average. the colombian army killed 10000 civilians between 20022010. that doesn't include

hundreds of political activists assassinated every year pal ability groups tolerated or even supported by the authorities. even in the usa the police killed almost a 1000 people in 2018. politicians in some of those countries have called for military intervention in venezuela to protect so they say its citizens. we have troops all over the world this place has a very very far away venezuela is not very far away and the people are suffering and they're dying we have many options for venezuela including a possible military option if necessary. i'm always careful when we talk about south and central america and the cia there's a lot of stories. we are

very hopeful that there could be a transition in venezuela as i was just down in mexico city and in bogota week before last talking about this very issue trying to help them understand the things they might do so that they can get a better outcome c.n.n. can now confirm the president trump asked a number of his top foreign policy advisers last summer about the possibility of invading venezuela.