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you know from. moscow this tuesday the 24th of december. first officials have denounced the saudi arabia's punishment of those involved in the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi calling it a mockery of justice 5 people have been sentenced to death and 3 others to jail time and appointed rights investigators believe the people actually behind the journalists have been left untouched while the spokesperson for the u.n. secretary general also stressed the importance of a further probe. the secretary general continues to stress the need for an independent and impartial investigation into the murder to ensure full examination of any accountability for human rights violations committed in the case. where he was then murdered a un report suggested his death was a. planned execution but the saudis insist it was the result of

a rogue operation kind of more pain looks at how the death of the journalist who lived and worked in the united states affected washington's relations with its top arms customer. the assassination of jamal khashoggi shocked the world and drew massive condemnation a saudi court recently sentenced 5 people to death and 3 more to jail over that killing however if you thought that this ruling would draw a line under the case think again this is what the washington post workers showed you work had to say the complete lack of transparency on the saudi government's refusal to cooperate with the independent investigate says suggests that this was merely a sham trying to now immediately after the killing last october many pointed a finger directly at the saudi monarchy among them are u.s. senators austria the netherlands denmark and finland immediately banned the sales of weapons to the saudi monarchy however donald trump immediately ruled out any

such ban in the united states and he made no secret about his reasons but as to whether or not we should stop $110000000000.00 from being spent in this country knowing they have 4 or 5 alternatives 2 very good alternatives that would not be acceptable to break for the past 2 years democrats and republicans have called for the u.s. flow of arms to saudi arabia to stop those same arms have been used to lay waste to yemen sense 2015.

but now it seems the battle to stop those arms exports is over on friday donald trump was presented with a congressional defense spending bill by the us congress and that bill contained no anti saudi measures some democrats are furious votes this would be a pool tonight that instead of seizing the opportunity to and illegal u.s. participation in the horrific saudi led bombings of yemen congress will continue to fund trump's unconstitutional will the blame game is now in full swing with congressman denying that they capitulated by letting the bill pass i wasn't caving i was fighting to the last conceivable minute the u.s. can talk all it wants about human rights and condemn the pointless slaughter of civilians abroad however when it comes to the u.s. relationship with saudi arabia the deep financial and military interests are just

too important to sidestep and it's almost musing that the saudi regime thinks that it would be a good public relations move to send inspired low level participants to death in a secretive process that just continues to make them look like a very backwards state where justice is not served you know the house and senate have now repeatedly voted in multiple votes in amendments to end in bipartisan fashion to end the u.s. involvement in this horrific horrific war in yemen democrats could have very easily negotiate. harder and said if this provision was not in that they would have voted it down and they chose not to do that i think trumps covering for the saudi regime is starting to look very peculiar i think even to you number of his supporters some of his more very far right wing republican supporters in congress and have armed

together with progressive democrats on this issue. from festive markets with regards to claims of sanitizing santa to avoid offense it seems that for some in western countries christmas just isn't quite the same anymore is ati's peter all of a. christmas in europe what a wonderful time of the year christmas markets in full swing perfect for those last minute gifts the smell of sweet treats teasing you know nostrils and on an evening walking in a movie in the list streets perhaps not cold with a special someone to keep you from the wind to chill not a care in the world but goodwill to all thought in recent times that's also come with increased security travel warnings and with some traditions now deemed woke what could be called the whole whole whole marginalization of the christmas period the terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in germany you should be

vigilant and follow the advice of local authorities security is of course power amounts at all major of then send christmas markets on different terror times the market in strands last year and here in berlin and 2016 are still fresh in the memory. you can run the most this festively as you like but these the bar is there to try and stop christmas markets becoming a target again. this also beat a number of questions raised over the inclusive ety of some christmas traditions with one person being publicly shamed for saying father christmas instead of sunset . i've just been shamed on

a facebook group for using the name father christmas and told that santa is now seen as gender neutral it's a common trope in the press to say christmas is being done away with this year it does seem quite difficult to do christmas without upsetting someone a good chunk of people polled say they boxed agenda neutral santa christianity is pretty central to the christmas celebration christ after all is in the name the one school in the u.k. decided to change the words to the carol away in a manger from little lord jesus to baby boy jesus prompting a prole from parents and national newspapers alike saying this was inclusive it's gone too far in france there's a ban on the tippity scenes under their religious imagery laws the mayor of bessie is rebels and faced backlash once the go to seasonal salutation only really in

north america happy holidays is the right way to wish people well we're told with merry christmas deemed inappropriate by some even if you avoid the causing offense minefield you can still fall down on the environmental impact of christmas 57 percent of those polled here in germany said they would i that limit that you solve all abundant entirely christmas lights over environmental concerns if you prefer a real christmas tree good luck finding one in some parts of the usa where over the last 5 years christmas tree shortages have been reporters with changes in temperature and rainfall cited among the reasons there's even been advice published over how to correctly argue with your climate change denying relatives over the christmas period what do people in europe those think of christmas 29 teens. do and don'ts. spirit of

christmas the question is whether tradition is not the same as tradition. i think it's just me. and that's a big. i think that would be wonderful just to have a female presence as a father christmas tradition so i think there's always been i don't think there's any. population christmas means something religious. with a merry christmas for me i think happy holidays is fine i think everybody should celebrate his own hole of. friends. their own and wishing you all very happy holidays in the hope that gender neutral sun brings you a sense of security. says largest telecoms

company and its former chief executive being found guilty of following a series of star suicides during the 2000 france telecom which is since been renamed orange had recently been privatized was being restructured at the time the process caused thousands of job cuts and thousands more employees were placed in different roles which were often described as degrading as a result of the stress caused by the overhaul 19 workers took their own lives of course now ordered orange to pay 75000 euro fine and sentenced the former c.e.o. as well as 2 other former executives to time in prison some of the victims' relatives were in court to hear the ruling. and so it's for you but we are satisfied and happy 1st and foremost because according to the extraction the letter as it were read out to us by the court on what happened is we recognize as wrong this is a replica. of the. i'm glad the guilty verdict has been delivered the decision we expected it was. i'm very grateful to my lawyers and to everyone who supported the

highly significant because up until now. has not be recognised as a crime and punishment the judicial level. friday's rolling was significant in that it was the 1st time a french court found a corporation guilty of institutional harrison and but a lawyer for the company's former chief executive says he intends to appeal. says. we're talking about interpersonal harrison and why a bourse in relation to any employee. in this decision is completely and reasonable but has no legal basis. for the climate debate headlines for most of the evidence seem to christmas is not off the hook either activists and i would alter the favorite seasonal pastime ice skating and specifically the ice rinks were to pop up at this time of year. expect. with the festive season in full swing what could be more typical of a winter wonderland than an ice skating rink across the world to thousands of

temporary ones are directed every year and for many skittering across the ice is a magical experience but it seems not everyone is in or in the future of rinks could be on thin ice as the traditional ice rink has become the latest battleground for climate change french city wren has canceled its one citing concerns over the carbon footprint needed to maintain it in a few years it is not certain that there will still be snow at christmas but it is certain that there will no longer be an open air ice rink this is good news for the planet meanwhile in bordeaux rising costs financially and environmentally mean the outdoor skating rink was cancelled for a 3rd year running the outdoor skating rink is absolutely not in she with the times keeping an outdoor ice rink cold consumes a lot of electricity open for

a little over a month the city hall skating rink cost $70000.00 euros france's 1st indoor ice skating rink opened in paris an 8 $176.00 it was an immediate hit and the idea has remained popular ever since but now with concerns about climate change is it time for us to rethink some of our traditions we asked people here in paris has this popular activity weighs up against the cost to the environment since i disown them it's a tradition to have an open air skating ring like this it's magical it brings christmas spirit and there's not much snow it's good to have the rain but for the national it depends when it's cold enough and. it's possible. but where it's not cold enough it doesn't have to be. you know we've seen. many changes in the climate so i think it's very good very good of some parts a citizen of france to do that but i agree the thais rings are not good for global

rumi but this is on the whole winter it's not true that the bad is not there isn't often said that could keep everyone happy and it's in the most unlikely of places mexico in a bid to keep a winter feel to the holidays an eco friendly artificial ice rink has been installed back and with options like that it seems that there is no longer a reason to skate around the issue charlotte ski. paris america's brand new military spaceport has got a lot bells ringing in china the reports among all stories still ahead. same hammer i can use to smash someone's head is the same hammer i can use to build them a home but that's a human choosing what to do with that that's me expressing my values for the tool

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up for you this christmas eve then a new brazilian t.v. comedy has outraged christians in the country after putting a satirical and apparently offensive twist on the story of jesus's life the netflix film depicts christ as a gay man i would like to party. over 2000000 people have now signed an online petition calling for the show to be pulled from netflix they also want an apology from the producers over the offenses caused but the brazilian you tube comedy group behind the production is not backing down. as the petition against his picks up steam we celebrate the success of yet another

one of god's creations our christmas special the 1st temptation of christ remains ever more powerful we got the views of radio and t.v. host karen turk and media analyst lionel. i don't know what this brazilian comedy troupe is spanking with offending the audience that they're going after it's just wrong it's a scary sing christmas is to score a singer major religion for a fact and it's just making a joke out of a really sacred holiday for many catholics and many christians around the world 1st and foremost what this is is the greatest marketing ploy to takes home some 2nd rate 2 bit comedy and now elevate it internationally look if you don't like something go watch it people can talk turn off the t.v. but it's another thing that the people are speaking through of this petition and they feel that it's wrong and they don't want to air and on netflix and you know what let netflix polit since the beginning of time since galileo there have been people who have dared to take on certain things which proved to be most problematic

and nomad here to defend the idea when it here is to defend the idea of expression and that's it and i can sit there and i can write down why this is blasphemous and it's true whatever you think it's terrific but we not only going to have a sharlee go again do we learn from this i'm all for letting people see this so long as netflix and the makers of this particular tour de force can look me in the on and say they will consider making a joke about muhammad or abraham or any other religion i think that really what needs to happen is we need to start to have respect for religions but the reality is that the people have spoken and they want this thing taken down the best way to kill and quell than just dilute any kind of negative idea that you don't like is to

be indifferent to it i think that they should have had a little more tact and putting this thing out about christmas now well it should have the respect for the religion for the people that have spoken in this country and a respect for tradition you know it's christmas. jim a part of them soon broiled in a debate over migrants yet again the green party suggesting that refugee children should be brought to germany from crum camps in greece but it's an idea that isn't widely supported in the government. 1st of all get the children out around 4000 children just on the islands lots of girls lots of fragile little people it is a requirement of humanity to help quickly the children can and must be helped in the fastest and most effective way on site i do not understand the helplessness of the greek and european or for it is here. well in the years since the start of the migrant crisis germany's received more than $1800000.00 claims for asylum half

a 1000000 of those were children and figures show that only 35 percent of adult refugees in the country had so far managed to find a job with many of them relying on state welfare benefits grace however can barely manage the stream of refugees that it's been forced to accept in the country's largest camps which is spread over locations on 5 islands they were meant to have was around a total of $7000.00 migrants but they are now crammed with $40000.00 people here rights watch says the conditions there are unsafe for women and children and call on the government to take action athan said other e.u. countries should do more to share the burden of the migrant crisis and accept more people themselves well talking on the demand by germany's green party political analyst kelly brook now told us that coherent long term solutions were needed instead of one time christmas office. it is a crisis of contraries not prepared to live up to their self i mean commitment they signed international treaties. opposition pollute politicians before christmas

can say whatever he wants because it doesn't have direct consequences the government prefers to keep working on a coherent european multilateral solution and that any unilateral actions like let's take a number of kids is understandable but the question of why only children we use why not also from the well known or from jordan so we have to develop something like here in systems based on the rule of law and principles and not just talk few leaders of today you know if you are humanitarian because it's christmas and therefore i do something and to morrow i have other concerns this is not useful and it also doesn't fix the problem. the united states newly formed space force is causing concern in china which says it sees the new military unit as a direct threat to peace. we have all of the relevant u.s.

actions are serious violation of the international consensus on the peaceful use of outer space undermined global strategic balance and stability impose a direct threat to outer space peace and security we are deeply concerned about it and resolutely opposed to it in the outer space security that the us is the security for so for only things. that are things happening in space. great space is the world stewards were fighting the space force will help us deter aggression and control the ultimate high ground over space forces the 1st new military service in the united states in 7 decades it will be made up of around $16000.00 force and civilian personnel initial fundings around $40000000.00 but that figure is expected to grow to several 1000000000 in the future its mission is to protect u.s. assets such as satellites used for communication and surveillance but sara flounders from the antiwar international action center says it's more about

washington weapon i think space here is really a star wars on steroids you could say that's being proposed by. president trump in this new legislation we part of the margins u.s. military budget and when we look at trump statements it's not only to replace weapons in space in is to dominate. this is a direct threat and so dangerous act there is an escalation and deliberate intentional as culmination of a threat against china a new enemy has created a new throughout when you could compare the nation space 800 u.s. bases around the world no one country has. the aircraft carrier. no one or country has. and now the place.

funding for the space force was confirmed on friday when president trump signed off the $738000000000.00 annual u.s. military budget in the next i'll teach watching the whole follows the money trail we spend more than the next 7 countries come and that includes trying to rush of north korea all of them that's that's an insane amount of defense spending when you really think about it in the global scale. i mean why do you think we've gone so nuts in terms of just funneling money into the military without any kind of check and balance it just circling back to that i think one of the other challenges with this amount of money is it's basically intangible to the average american citizen on the $1.00 hand it's the end of the year it's the holidays people are paying close attention to these spending bills in the specifics that are in them but also when you put that number out there again it's $738000000000.00 the average person can't grasp just how much money that really is that is such an astronomical amount

and i think if we perhaps had some some more conversations about just how much money that really is and get people to understand more then maybe they would demand more accountability of our members of congress in the department of defense in terms of how we allocate that money and how it's spent. in just over an hour that's it for me this christmas eve his favorite just over half an hour to update you on the stories we're across this tuesday december the 24th now though for me and a team in moscow have a great day. twas the night before christmas and all over the world people are mining back on seeking

individual sovereignty so they'll probably just throw anything. and. my name is sucking on the world social media has to jack see what i don't see except. for the border you know. when you know we've got a good idea. who cause. the movement you know the nazis speeches and i use that down sixty's to make it a day d.c. i had no food from the school on drugs used to people. who. cooks who forced to close because the courts didn't he tried to fit life a music that. i love who dies because he makes me in comedy i

love he dies because he makes me unhappy plane flew to florida. and when he moved to teach me had nothing. to do beyond. the call with his back up my ass i'm not in love with her and. i think. that i doubt. you know world of big partisan mob and conspiracies it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell. we need to be smart we need to stop slamming the door on the back and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the troops the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks.

this is boom bust broadcast around the globe and covering the world of business and finance and the impact upon a song in washington here's what we have on deck for you today well the stock has taken off following the firing of its c.e.o. on monday after months of turbulence could new leadership lead to a turnaround of the embattled aerospace giant former n.t.s.b. official jamie finch lends us a hand today to break down the move and what lies in store for boeing plus. we just took a break on the trade deal and will be signing it very shortly president trump has been hyping the potential passage of a u.s. china trade deal but could it all just be a charade richard wolffe host of economic update is standing by to bring us up to

speed on the state of negotiations and later their stock is after the recent news that the u.s. government will back the company and its life safelight r.t. correspondent alex mileage joins this show from toronto to help us take a look at the big picture of the suit we have but time to get to the let's dive right in. and as we just mentioned boeing has fired c.e.o. dennis mullen burge amid struggles related to the ongoing $737.00 max saga board chairman david calhoun will take over as the aviation giant's chief executive on the 13th of january boeing board member lawrence kellner will take calhoun's post as boeing's non-executive chairman of the board effective media. atlee the news comes as the company has attempted to gain the trust of the public and global regulators following 2 fatal crashes of the 737 max jets which killed 346 people as we have previously reported boeing 737 max has been grounded worldwide since march

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