blue wave the conservative party sweeps to its biggest majority in the u.k. parliament. forget for a labor. of the world news this hour at least 70. are killed in a militant attack on an army base. exposing a crisis for french foreign policy in its former colony also ahead. a deadly protests sweeps across india over a new migration law which makes it easier for a 1000000. in the country but. just

after 8 am in san francisco 11 pm and 7 in the evening right here in moscow this friday december 13th welcome to international. boris johnson's conservative party has won a result ending majority after a strong showing in britain's historic general election the prime minister sees it gives him a powerful monday to the finally bring home breaks it is for the opposition parties while they're both seeking new leaders labor suffered a series of humiliating defeat and leader german korman says he will know its lead labor into the next election for the liberal democrats their head joe swinson even lost her seats the party leaders reacted to a historic night in whispers. a bride to say that members of our new one nation government a people's government will sit tight from constituencies that have never returned

a conservative m.p. for 100 years and yes they will have an overwhelming mandate from this election to get it done and we will honor that mandate by general the 31st will not lead the party in any future general election campaign i will discuss with our party. to ensure there is a process now of reflection on this result and on the policies that the party will take going forward look prime minister has already gone through the from multi of meeting the queen to be granted permission to form a government out of tradition in britain with special election coverage from wrapped up we can discuss the big talking points with correspondent daniel hawkins who joins me here in the moscow danielle good to see you how much of a surprise was this for the conservative party it's the biggest margin already of

them since the year 1087 i think it was here indeed large votes certainly in terms of on largest number of seats since 97 that's right i think the polls were predicting that or a majority of tory were in for quite some time the polls sort of no doubt around summertime but not in this field on a lot of the scale that i think the best outcome a lot of labor supporters could hope for was a hung parliament or all small talk of the average but nothing like this i mean this is a bit obviously devastating for labor losing a lot of key seats in the northern heart hartman's the midlands who would have thought that then a scalar would have lost after 50 years in. mining this is the districts for the coal miners which hate it i know they have gotten conserved absolutely i don't think any election in recent times at least has been so dominated by one question as opposed to you know water policy issues and of course that is brooks said and it's going to be a blame game here as to why labor suffered is the feat was it the allegations of dissenters and was at the core but isn't phenomenon was it breaks it the fact is though that they didn't do well in the leave struggles the conservatives that

extreme will pick up a lot of seats knocking labor out of those seats and they may have paid the price for this wasn't really as well they just didn't have a clear strategy on breaks and that's going to be talked about it in some detail as well as indeed i think a lot of people are going to are going to say that they tried to straddle that divide indeed they picked up a lot of votes from both leave and remain in charge of struggle that the void police. as many voters as they could i may have paid the price not only to the conservative but of course to the s. and p. who have made massive games over scotland they just looking at some of the numbers for the 45 percent of the vote absolutely demolishing labor not to mention the tories are there where does that leave things with the s.n.p. so strong yeah i mean for you see it's obvious the fantastic result increasing their share nicholas sturgeon's been quite clear she's going to be pushing for a 2nd referendum in fact already next week. spies' are going to vote on the final stage of legislation which will decide for the gardeners the word to take the

referendum independence referendum question we're going to lay out what they call a detailed democratic case for letting hollywood decide on whether there's going to be a 2nd a friend of mine look at the sturgeon certainly was celebrating last night here's what you have to say one. thing is stunning election win last night for the s.n.p. is reinforces and strengthens the mandate we have from previous elections to offer the people of scotland a choice over the future that mandate says that it is for the scottish parliament nor a westminster government to say whether and when this should be a new referendum on independence this does raise the question of the rise of nationalist parties as well though in scotland but of course in northern ireland as well were there was also a number of surprises big surprise that there wasn't he lost 2 seats so that's pivotal because you know there were propping up the tories for so long and of course with this huge mandate from the british population the tories are standing

alone so again where does that leave northern ireland are they are going to be cast ashore now a 2nd thought for the conservative party while it is a historic moment it's the 1st time in fact since the partition of one of the believe in 21 when the nationalist parties outnumbered the unionist loom the progress was the party of course deputy. losing you see. fame's john from new can. the laws of course does have the power to call for an enemy if they believe there is a case for reunification and polls there was one just in september states in the 46 percent would actually support reunification so that sort of specter i guess if you will rise there just a word on grettir thin burg affects people have thought the greens were going to come into this and maybe take a few seats themselves they haven't quite managed it's certainly been a priority for 4 people but i think it was the main thing to center stage all right well thanks very much for bring us right up to date on mcdaniel hawkins with all

the results from a busy britain. well pressers alex the writer david collins believes the break to tao's dominating recent elections us that it was going through there with labor failing to pick up the courtly. it to all intents and purposes the selection in the end became a practice of election which in itself was a de facto referendum and therefore in that context it is some of the standing say that type of tradition like that that in areas such as. west bromwich outside a booming and embrace the conservative party in the mini large majorities that than in the leafy suburbs the sorry i don't see a referendum taking place now you know if it's a case of ever wanting to rejoin the e.u. it will be as an absolute assadi from a position of great obliqueness i think bracks it was probably because syces factor in most voters' minds but there were a few other issues i mean it's fairly obvious that the labor's policies were quite

hard left and i think that probably didn't resonate quite so well with as much as the public as they had hoped some of the policies were a little bit a little bit extreme to say the least so that was probably part of it but i think yes the predominant issue was was practice it and the conservative party presented the way forward the certainty of the resolution and the end to the torment and frustration and confusion that we've been suffering for the last few years of course it doesn't mean that the process is finished but i think the 1st stage and crucially the political element of it is now resolved. ok let's move on to more world news this hour the security situation in the as you're in west africa is the tear erasing further militants there of killed at least $71.00 soldiers and one of the deadliest attacks on the country's army in years as

a terror group claimed responsibility for the attack which also left 12 others injured it took place ahead of a no postpone meeting between a french president a mother might call 5 west african leaders over security in the region. of france has insisted its nato allies take this situation seriously and provide more support a lower court has been delving into the challenges piracy is facing in life here and indeed and some more of its former colonies to. africa has become a hotbed of terrorist activity as deadly attacks claiming hundreds of lives have spread like wildfire.

europe will have 2 swords of damocles over its head terrorism and kidnappings but also illegal immigrants since many are traveling through these regions following one of the deadliest attacks in niger or 70 people were killed by islamists the big players have even postponed a big summit to reconsider their efforts the presidents of france uneasier agreed to postpone the summit on operation bachao nya on the joint chiefs on health force until early 2020 the 2 presidents a expressed their determination to remain united against terrorist groups and to redefine together in the coming weeks the political an up or. no framework for ensuring the security of the site held countries france spends millions of euros and sends thousands of soldiers to control the situation there but with the region's poor infrastructure damage control is difficult to say the least france needs help. in this context and in light of the decisions that fronts will take

a big engagement by its allies is something that would be quite positive in the france is involved in acting on behalf of everyone there are other budgetary questions the means but at least as important in our eyes is a contribution of the europeans to operations to the management of prices it would not be right to spend the 2 percent without haven't actually done anything with the armed forces just at the moment when prices require a response and it's not the 1st time macron has been vocal over the issue the french president also criticized nato for bickering over defense spending instead of doing more to help the war on terror and sahil why does france care so much about saw hell as is almost always the case it's about africa's natural resources the border of mali and niger is lined with your rainy a minds are vitally important for french power stations of course it's also dangerous if islamic fundamentalists grow an influence there they would only need

to travel through libya for a direct line to the european continent and with sahil being half the size of europe it's not easy to isolate terrorist cells as for paris well it shifts the blame to the african states which can't cope with these challenges alone it almost seems like afghanistan all over again deteriorating government control and growing influence from islamic radicals. francis difficulties fighting terrorism oh and american difficulties fighting terrorism. but of police or very few. from the. case is you have external powers trying to essentially stabilize era you. are in the real questions are citizens of those countries whether it's worth it to continue invest in companies bargain for and it really is probably from for

assistance from rod get involved in conference not only do you. want to combat the terrorists but for their own national interests i think out in the aftermath of intervention in mali in 2013 are there may have been a false sense in france that it how here on this kind of tolerance i don't think that france will increasingly try to get other western countries especially the united states in the u.k. are to ramp up their counterterrorism involvement. another story to bring you today no longer bound by historic treaty the u.s. has conducted a 2nd missile test of a weapon which would have been blocked by the in after a deal with russia which washington dropped earlier this year it comes just days after the russian foreign minister was in the american capital to discuss nuclear defiance artie's korea for national picks up the story. the united states is set to

come together with allies han the possible deployment of intermediate range ballistic missiles once we develop intermediate range missiles and if my commanders require them then we will work closely and consult closely with our allies in europe asia and elsewhere with regards to any possible deployments once we develop but it seems they already have today the u.s. air force successfully tested a prototype conventional ground launch ballistic missile congrats to the joint government industry team for going from concept to launch in less than 9 months the land based missile test said at a california air force base on thursday flew further than. 500 kilometers before it was terminated over the ocean a distance which by definition makes it an intermediate range missile and was banned under the i.n.f. treaty that america we drew from in february is banned no more and always just days after russian foreign minister sergei lavrov returned from his stateside trip to

meet secretary of state my point peo and donald trump holding and all the brunch we repeated the proposal of president putin to stablish a mutual meritorious on the creation and deployment of those weapons that were prohibited by the. we were due to discuss this with our colleagues in the us if they are interested back in september of 2 weeks after america's final withdrawal from their landmark i.n.f. agreement a cornerstone of global strategic security for more than 3 decades what report called on world leaders to suspend missile deployments in europe that were banned under the u.s. russian nuclear pact and a 2 spokes person confirmed contacts from the russian authorities but the idea of a moratorium didn't seem a credible offer to them russia has already deployed. in violation of the i.n.f. treaty unless and until russia verifiably destroy. system this moratorium

on deployment is not a real offer moscow has repeatedly said that if washington continues with its missile deployments russia will have to respond accordingly respond being the key word perhaps america's idea of an aggressor needs to flee the other way around. the. executive order to curb. them on u.s. college campuses but. palestinian groups we've got that story for you. this. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guests of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then.

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into the program welcome back a new nothing bill has sparked protests across india where at least 2 people have been killed in the on the wrist the uk seeks to grant citizenship to immigrants who fled afghanistan bangladesh and pakistan before 2015 but controversially it includes all major religious groups except muslims. i. the indian government argues that minorities in those countries are on rat with their population shrinking specifically it claims that pakistan is not muslim minorities have dwindled dramatically since the 1950 s. human rights watch the u.n. though have already labeled the new law the scrutiny of. protesters say the bill is not only discriminatory but also on constitutional as the country's opposition

threatens to take the case to the supreme court hundreds have joined a hunger strike in india's northeast where troops are being deployed on the internet shutdown. that has some good aspects of the law. the indication of the law is actually quite good. it basically wanted. my knowledge these. 3 neighboring countries to be allowed a solution india the problem is that those of you that minorities are not muslim they are hindus christians sikhs would do this and other communities all modern islam need non muslim i think this law is unconstitutional. i think it is illegal i challenge you this law in the. book and i am going to do it it will be struck. he does not think when he was from stands. in this because the government wants to

make this muslim issue today would this does not affect everybody adding people need to be educated the people protesting don't necessarily understand what they're even fighting i mean how is that different religious fanaticism elsewhere in the world you cannot just attack india and say that it is discriminating against muslims it is a matter of numbers the sisters sticks there are so many more muslims that we cannot allow them our. and there has to be a and that it's not about them being muslim it's that they are such a large minority quote unquote that in india alone we have $200000000.00 muslims muslims who are feeling persecuted within their own country if the government refuses to listen to be go to supreme court and be like the streets of delhi in the streets of india we will burn copies of the law every bit we will start the new one or the do move oh my god my god being extorted we will 'd not see this will perhaps

need to go to a muslim country because if we as india whether it's democracy where it's successful economy allow this in pakistan and bangladesh we will be flooded with immigrants it were collapsing our economy. let's bring you stateside we're donald trump a signed off an executive order with the goal of combating l.t. semitism on u.s. college campuses the order threatens to withhold federal funding to universities if they fail to take action against the problem. so we will not permit jewish bigotry on our college campuses if they want to do that it's going to be extremely costly it'll be amazing how quickly they stop. let's go through this the move expires the $964.00 civil rights act to specifically prohibit discrimination against jews it's

already are to laws racial discrimination and programs that receive federal funds at targets in particular the b.d.s. movement which calls for a boycott sourness really goods. the executive order has sparked outrage from pro palestinian supporters who believe it aims to silence their movement american until we're activist goal believes it is a direct assault on people's rights. this is a dangerous attack on our 1st amendment right to free speech and it's an attack on students it will serve silence dialogue 8 that is real and it will serve you well. let move it means that it's going to be much harder it's slow or advocates for palestinian rights to organize on campuses what happens is that a school could now be designated as not. it's one of the reasons that it's not still in. congress the right wing in congress has been unable so i asked her

to write yes legislation was that. i only meant it especially on all its. executive. really has nothing to do with it's about. shutting down in a movie or a list you need rights it's not their. rights. after all i'm feeling an l.g. p.t. all terp piece of the garden of eden a church in the sweeter city of momo has been forced to take a daughter and so their peers old it's not ok in the picture of our. on sunday history's read on students only l g b t altarpiece is received in st paul's church in mamma of course it hangs in the

choir next to the old altar of peace where so happy and proud. there is the serpents which traditionally stands for evil and it also turns out to be a trans person which may be interpreted in a way that a trans person is evil or even the devil the church of sweden absolutely cannot support in this. country is set up an agnostic old to peace instead. how do they even know it's a snake that may identify itself as a donkey. so much positive advertising for nothing.

the next disaster still had very much affecting the community at a current more than 8 years old buck to fukushima begins and ends. in a world of big partisan movies. and conspiracy it's time to wade to

dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the bath and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now we're watching closely watching the hawks. facebook and google started with a great idea and great ideals unfortunately it was also a very dark side. they are constructing a profile of you and that profile is real it's detailed and it never goes away turns out that google is manipulating your opinions from the very 1st character that you type into the search bar it will always favor one dog food over another one. comparative shopping service over another and one candidate over another they

can suppress certain types of results deiced on what they think you should be seen if they have this kind of power then democracy isn't an illusion the free and fair election doesn't exist for the more we give them the sooner we all know. is you'll be via reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation whole community. are you going the right way or are you being led to. direct. what is true what is faith. in the

world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. maybe in the shallowness. of. people who lived in towns to which excess has no restricted are allowed to revisit the hopes a few times in the 51 is given a dosey meter to show how much radiation they are exposed to while inside the zone . the much 2011 earthquake and tsunami. a giant wave hits the fukushima one nuclear plant. flooding almost the entire

facility. that the reactor cooling system is compromised then there's an explosion then another and another. radiation rises to 5 times the normal level the situation is exceptional and it's given the highest possible score for severity of nuclear contamination. tens of thousands of people are evacuated from a 20 kilometer exclusion zone centered on the power plant. 80 years later and japanese authorities are still actively decontaminating huge tracts of land. they have removed the upper layers of soil and washed and cleaned everything. now one by one they are gradually reopening areas where the government sees people can live safely. on their own like. the other one. that might there. is no i don't want that.

on that more creating. populist anger so i am not saying. they don't need that a lot of the midsized in the phone and so on. some of them a lot. when you become on their. way through this event but then it. will. happen. here.