news of passenger planes crashed in kazakhstan in central asia killing at least 50 . of tension with the united states russia and china. drills in the gulf of amman. calling on the british defense ministry to compensate service personnel who were expelled from the military because of their sexuality we get reaction. we need to recognize the real pain suffering. was subjected to these men all the time from various groups that we should treat people in the past because they were told.

10 here in moscow friday the 27th right altie international with some tragic news to stop to say a passenger planes crashed shortly after taking off from. central asia it's known that at least 15 people on board were killed dozens more seriously injured including 9 children. do you. know who did the incident took up to do you. believe you did not prime movers would you can't begin to do any good were you do you. know you. should see. this. was a good. look at the risk just as risk.

as the shows it was a border that. you would use as your perception that. some of the distressing scenes that have been posted online correspond of the trenches across this force about 6 hours on from this now what's known about what happened well call and again we look at those pictures and we realise what a tragedy it is for kazakstan only a few days before new year's eve but if there is a case in which the words good news could be appropriate after a plane crash this is the one because right now we already understand that the doctors have confirmed that the majority of the people who were on board survived which means that this couldn't have been a nose dive from a high altitude what actually happened was that this was back air flight to call from the airport in almaty which is the biggest city in kazakhstan it was still dark there at about. 20 minutes past 7 but then quickly started losing

altitude then it hit a concrete barrier before crashing into a small building this was just a 2 story building i can tell you that almost like i said it's the biggest city it's a big metropolitan area the airport is not that far from it so there are suburban areas residential areas surrounding the airport so this is apparently where the plane and it up the captain of the air. craft is among the dead but of course as you say with the survivors this is happening just after takeoff it's a plane loaded with fuel so it's is heartening is it is remarkable that so many have survived what about the plane itself well this is a medium sized twin turbo fan short range regional jet it's called focker 100 it was produced by a dutch company before it went back bankrupt up until one thing 97 but this particular plane was 23 years old so was one of the final ones to be produced by

that company and still the wildly widely operated by 2 major airlines in australia for example as a regional jet by quantas and virgin it's also being operated by an iranian airline and back air this was actually the only type of aircraft that they have and while this is a big company in kazakstan it is the 2nd most popular domestic airline that people use there for domestic flights and a significant ramifications for that airline to the onus now on the catholic authorities of coast to establish exactly what happened what if they don't so well they clearly grounded all flights by that type of aircraft and like i said just because its fleet only consists of this particular aircraft now they're out of operation for how long right now we don't know what we do know is that the rescue workers on the scene there were quite a few almost

a 1000 the injured people are being treated and hospitals clearly and we know that many people are still in critical condition so the doctors are fighting for their lives the president promised that those responsible for the crash will definitely be punished i can tell you that this particular airline was going through some financial difficulties lately but previous the no incidents with. it's aircraft had led to any kind of the tell of the record for the airline and also for that type of aircraft ok if anything new images will be back with you for now if you're trying to thank you. aviation analyst as even a render a reef and talk to me earlier about what might have caused the crash. takeoff and landings are mostly the crew most critical phases on any any flight because you would have the tendency of. and so many procedures and protocols to be done by the cockpit crew by the pilot specially that comes now into how the you know this if

you protocols and procedures are put into standard by individual airlines of course huge governing body will have to comply to civil aviation or of the respective country and if it is a registered in your knowledge under the international civil aviation organization or keogh it will also have to comply with the international standards but have more of the new work types of your could jets in order in line and if i could just themselves or and their time were very well built and wary popular aircraft in the airline industry up until the poker industry went into or out out of business in 1906. well the news that china and russia are due to start joint naval exercises this friday in the indian ocean and the gulf of oman officials previously said the focus was on coordinating out to terror operations but the location of the drills suggest to commit a little bit more masses ragas the if not explained. this isn't just a military exercise it's a it's a political statement the strait of hormuz is the world's most important oil field

daily oil flows through it 21 percent of global supply every day it's a crazy amount and as with oil the strait is highly flammable we begin with a magic escalation of tension between iran and the west for serious provocation tonight in the strait of hormuz after iran sees debrett's tanker iran seizing control of a british oil tanker u.k. is accusing iranian boats of trying to intercept a british oil tanker and they seem to be no end to this escalation washington and everyone with a warship war regiment to spare seem to be rushing into the persian gulf. i mean wasn't the nicest neighborhood to begin with what with saudi arabia and iran mortal enemies facing off across the tie in iest of channels and when it seemed like things couldn't get worse they did.

the attack was launched from the north and was in question a response of by iran and meet all the calls for deescalation iran has now launched an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply having failed at max pressure secretary turning to max to seek blaming iran won't end discussed right at the edge of the precipice cooler heads prevailed things calmed down somewhat everyone's fingers still in the trigger but it's more a diplomatic battle now for example trump still pressing on with his sanctions trying to force iran to abide by a nuclear deal that trump himself pulled out of big protest in iran as well helped along by washington.

the exercise is officially unrelated to this crisis it's an anti pirate an anti terror drill it's also a very clever move by iran pressured and threatened as it is by america the ron decided to cool who has some friends apparently for a friendly sale together china and russia the 2nd and 3rd most powerful militaries in the world as i said pretty clever auntie's arabic channel spoke to the chief foreign policy advisor to the leader of iran and in a wide ranging interview that we're airing here today he's been talking to us about syrian president trump impeachment and u.s. sanctions and cooperation with russia. russia is our strategic partner our relations are very dynamic developing is a bilateral regional and international partnership currently there are no relations between iran and us iran's representatives will not negotiate with the americans

until the u.s. rejoins the p 5 plus one group we've been living under u.s. sanctions for 40 years now from time to time they would ease the sanctions then crank them up again however iran has learned to adopt to get round the sanctions you'll need more than just sanctions to do such a big and powerful nation is a wrong it has sea and land borders with a total length of more than 8000 kilometers and it borders on 15 countries we have already experienced all kinds of sanctions both before and after the war with iraq we know how to run our country to spite any american sanctions. so it's a tradition of the holiday season for world leaders heads of state and major organizations to deliver their annual greetings usually passing year and generally expressed hope for a prosperous and happy future but this year it seems there are a few peculiar messages out there is asking taylor measures. christmas the time of year when people gather together to celebrate the bonds of friendship and family as

a side note also a very awkward parent for the brits have to regulate engage an eye contact except well wishes and fame marry much more at the same time sorry this is not my weekly therapy session but anyway we've all grown tired of repeating the same old merry christmas and in a bid to keep the good old yuletide going and make it all trendy in 21st century all the wild over people are getting creative with the traditional greeting sometimes though they know how to best put it misjudged the mood while some bake gingerbread houses we decided to go with them $35.00 jet merry christmas to our christian soldiers and to all those celebrating around the world i'm a big fan of gingerbread but one in the shape of an f. $35.00 jet which are regularly used. strikes over gaza just hours after the i.d.f. admitted that a raid in the gaza strip to 9 members of a single family was a mistake i think i'll give it a miss as apparently well many others are yes nothing says merry christmas like

a freaking war machine or your missing is some gingerbread bombs to drop on some gingerbread palestinians maybe the i.d.f. had a brainstorm session with donald trump because his festive wishes also struck a somber tone i think someone forgot to tell him that joy is a contractual obligation in december on behalf of the entire tribe we wish everyone a joyous merry christmas but can you blame him it's the end of the year we're all tired poor thing couldn't even hide the fact he was reading off a prompter though he does have other things on his plate i suppose like his possible removal from office even his usually bellicose tweets have been a bit like cluster of late no caps lock no explanation marks that kind of thing also jumping in head fast to the whirlpool of christmas for parts u.s. customs and border protection they congratulated santa for not scaling and he was sorry chimneys this year and applying for his visa on time like you'd expect it went down like a sack of presents hundreds of kids in texas are spending christmas eve taking care

of each other freezing cold insufficient food water medical attention hygiene it resources no contact with their parents many as young as one hope you brought gifts for these kids. he missed the stop and across the pond things want much better queen elizabeth the 2nd film test 67th christmas speech you think after all these years she'd have it down pat but it's been a tough year for poor queenie what with prince andrew clearly not being a natural in t.v. interviews perry marrying an american divorcée said divorcée crying on t.v. about being bullied by the very people who pay the heating bill of buckingham palace harry saying that he and william a fighting harry being a climate activists while jetting around a private jets are story not my weekly therapy session so instead of the usual merry christmas one and all they got this mid terms as you have filled. with small steps can make a world of difference which bumpy

a very legal way of defining being on the brink of a constitutional crisis our fingers crossed hoping the son didn't spend nights sweating away with a convicted sex offender and then the icing sugar on top of the your blog the un decided to pick the day christ was born to talk about how motherhood is a real chore which will apparently leave you poor bond employed and most likely gender discriminated against i wonder if mary and joseph consider these downsides as the road to bethlehem so yeah it's tough to know how to wish people while at this time of year but i don't want to miss out on the fun so mary day the christ was born but only if you recognize christ i'm not forcing anything on you so let's just say it's a winter holiday if the top winter doesn't offend this is a safe space after all totally up to you how you want to celebrate this day or not your call. mexico claims bolivia has laid siege to its embassy in the past we'll have more on the diplomatic spat after the break.

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question. hello again rights activists in britain are calling on the defense ministry to compensate more than 150 people who they say were expelled from the military because of their sexuality. campaigners say that the armed forces passed a policy of discrimination did untold damage to the lives of many service personnel and the victims must receive redress. many people suffered horribly under officially sanctioned discrimination and persecution as a result of the ban on bt plus people in the armed forces the m d has been far too slow to offer probably apologies and the recompense for their

suffering ministers should be doing all they can to put this right ok people were banned from serving in the british armed forces until the european court of human rights policy was unlawful in the year 2000 since then the modis paid out 4000000 pounds in compensation and says that it settled 51 cases of discrimination said more than 100 other claims of either been rejected or withdrawn. activists insists though that many more military personnel are likely to have been affected by that over the years leading british rights campaigner peter tatchell says that thousands of people were forced out of the military between the late one $940.00 s. and the turn of the century in the 1980 s. he says as many as $300.00 people were kicked out each year because of their sexuality in many cases this had a severe impact on service members' lives the does accept that policy was unjust. we are aware of fewer than 200 cases in which individuals may have been dismissed on the grounds of their sexuality although we accept that there may be cases that

aren't known about where except our policy in respect of serving homosexuals in the military was wrong discriminatory and unjust to the individuals involved or campaign of peter tatchell who i mentioned earlier and andre walker a columnist for the new york observer and political commentator give us their reaction. we need to recognize the real pain suffering that was subjected to these men they not only lost their job and their income but because they are in the forces they lost their forces accommodation their home they also lost their pension rights and many of their friends at the time the law of the law and gay people for being in the military there are similar rules that ban people being in the military for a variety of reasons medical conditions what have you thrown out the purpose of the armed forces to protect and defend the united kingdom that is their primary role they were not bad soldiers otherwise perfect service records but of course some of

the people who signed up didn't realize they were gay when they enlisted their only realised much later on in their career and it would be very very perverse to punish people on the basis that they should have known they were gay back when they signed up when they were 1617 or 18 years old but we hear this all the time don't we for various groups that we should treat people in the past as idiots because they were less in lights and those what is going to be difficult here is if it's so at some point in the future we change our opinion then we're suddenly compensating people from the past are my concern is there any organization or group or political view might be able to come forward in the future and attempt to sue or get compensation out of the british government so i think it is fair and reasonable to say that these men do deserve compensation commensurate with the suffering and injustice that they serve the numbers currently under compensation is tiny indeed a tiny fraction of the numbers who were victimized by this unjust law what we need

is a military that is capable of fighting with the commanders not politicians or gay rights activists to decide who military personnel are and how they're deployed. mexico claims that it's observed a heightened number of police and security agents around its embassy in the city of la paz in bolivia describing it as a siege it also says it is going to file a complaint against bolivia's interim government at the international court of justice in the hague. stumbles we are addressing the entire international community because not even join the worst moments of the military coups of the 19 seventies and 19 eighties was the integrity of mexican embassy buildings all residences ever puts at risk the mexican foreign ministry claims that the number of security agents started to increase on tuesday comes after the country gave refuge to a group of politicians loyal to the ousted president saber alice bolivia's foreign minister though says it was the mexican ambassador who requested more security she also says mexico will have to retract the accusations. i considered illegal

because no one can file a lawsuit based on unproven facts of presumptions from the mexican foreign ministry . a political analyst we spoke to believes the bolivia's new governments trying to put pressure on anyone that supports. every country is bound to protect i respect every diplomatic representation in every country the assumption very clear under international law so in that sense mexico is correct where it is breaking the law they did not try to put pressure on any country that would support evo morales that's the point. the garment 38 months to even pee or prevent any possibility that morales supporters not only can win the next election but any possibility of more lives coming but mexico supported morale is grossly are under say will relate relations with the most free what is really

a democracy more rallies were stopped being a precedent because we could have our mexico if against that entirely meanwhile in bolivia itself the rest of regions kicked out a police force loyal to the interim government and formed its own law enforcement body. the police injured so many a rest and so many after the coup that's why as many as 400 were injured and between 1401900 they're arrested. because. this will allow us to have some unity and agreement from below rather than just

receiving suggestions by having candidates appointed from above we're going to have a poser from the grassroots give some names and then have our official candidate to be our representative and president of the multinational state of bolivia. and to joke about it because the rule of law must be extended to every corner of our country we cannot allow our public with the knowledge territory the union polices need the legal constitutional. law and the police will not and to the tropic of cochabamba will stand up and confront them when of going to sit around with our arms crossed. we're not going to leave people on their own over christmas and new year we'll be standing firm we'll

be ready for any conflict that comes our way ship carrying cochabamba as an example . the resistance. regions. and they've established in autonomy defended in it's only me amidst this right wing u.s. force or cooling believe you who governments are only unpopular in chip body it's unpopular across libya because it does not represent the 99.9 percent of only. it only represents a small stratum of the leats cross a levy. which. other regions there is resistance a lot of refreshing it's refreshing read more resistance. is thirsty to invade and occupy to find it we're as of right now. supporting police and military have no control they've been people lived so if determining where politicking next

with larry king off the way to have your next global update from all to moscow where have you cheating in this friday thanks for watching. join me every thursday on the alex i'm unsure. of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. is like the child in the room it's impulsivity it's. it's us versus them it's fear the prefrontal cortex is empathy it's compassion it's thinking about the future in terms of what we do today that's where we need to make our decisions

based from from the prefrontal cortex unfortunately when we eat the modern diet of our planet or when we watch the news or we spend too much time online we lock in we lock in to the child in the room and we're not able to make good he says. how's donald trump's impeachment drama playing overseas we'll have a provocative one on one with russian studies expert stephen cohen on this edition of. the politics. i'm from student teacher and drama has dominated politics in the united states how is it being received around the world especially in russia stephen cohen is a russian scholar who advised president george h.w.

bush on the former soviet union and is taught russian studies at princeton and n.y.u. some critics have called him putin's number one american apologist he contends he's a patriot of american national security and his laid. his book is war with russia from putin and ukraine to trump and russia gate he joins me from new york thankful 1st to call on all right and kerry how's all this politicking thing this debate this. was was going on the united states how's it playing in russia. well they may be right they may be wrong it's something to discuss but what we are calling russia gate and i guess now ukraine gate that is these charges against trump that he has some nefarious ties to the kremlin in russia itself.

and i'm speaking now the people me very the people in russia who study the united states they're my counterparts russia they study the united states they interpret these charges against trump as being logged because trump ran and he was elected on a program of quote cooperating with russia in fact i recall vividly you and i doing an interview together and we were both struck by trump's promise that he would cooperate with russia at that time i guess it was 216 the cold war was heating up and that was unusual and i took the position with you know i was not a trump person that that was a good thing but in russia today and i follow this de lay on the on the television and in the newspapers there is this belief among the people who care about american

russian relations that all this grief and all these charges against trump originated because he wanted to cooperate with russia in other words that these it originated with the enemies of what our generation mary used to call detente there is substantial truth in that i don't think it's the whole truth but that's the way it's viewed in russia there's one other thing i'll mention to you and then i'll stop among young people i mean people that say 18 to 35 from my point of view that's young. there's a disillusionment because these people many of whom were very pro-american they wanted russia to become more like america but now they read every day. about allegations that our intelligence agencies have been off the reservation have been manipulating american politics have been doing bad things well they grew up in a system where that's what the russian intelligence agencies do so they had thought unlike in russia intelligence agencies don't do that in america now they're being

told not by russia but by american news reports which are broadcast in russia that that's happening here so the reaction in russia is i would say very profound. steven cohen feel about the debate that was held in congress when john murtha veteran republican told his colleagues that somewhere in resurrect now president putin is laughing at us you agree with that no it's an absolute profound misunderstanding of who putin is and what he wants and i can speak with some authority on this because for quite a long time i've made putin and his leadership a special topic of my study putin came to power in 2000. in a country that had been ruined by the worst peacetime.