let me. get. the headlines in r.t. u.s. forces reportedly used to gas to disperse protesters outside the american embassy in baghdad the day after a crowd tried to storm and torch it that is washington sends more troops to iraq in response to tuesday's attack on the compound also to come. and you decades upon us we look at how cities across the world been seeing in 2020 plus. i think i think. and he very activist stage a huge protest in hong kong is day after night marred by clashes with right.

hello good afternoon you're watching r.t. international now u.s. forces have reportedly fired tear gas at protesters in the iraqi capital he gathered outside the american embassy there for a 2nd day reports say protesters tried to set a building in the compound on fire it comes a day after a crowd tried to storm the embassy and also talk shit demonstrators are calling for the full withdrawal of u.s. forces from the country when the u.s. says it will deploy $750.00 troops to iraq in response to the threat posed to its embassy president donald trump has accused iran of orchestrating the attack and is found to that it will pay a big price meantime 100 marines have already been redeployed from kuwait to reinforce the embassy in a show of force. u.s.

army had he called his did fly over the compound foreign flag as as a warning to the protesters the embassy unrest comes after american bombing raids in iraq and syria killed 25 people at the weekend kind of mopping as more. iraq is in flames the u.s. embassy in baghdad has been seized by crowds of people chanting death to america. was was. the. really good night. was the cause. now you might think that iraq has plenty of reason to be outraged with the united states you might recall that whole invading destroying and killing thousands of people in the country thing

however truck doesn't see it that way this is his assessment of it that iran killed an american contract when many we strongly respond and always will and iran is orchestration in the attack on the us embassy in iraq they will be held fully responsible in addition we expect iraq to use forces to protect embassy and so north of heart it's all about iran one of the things we want to emphasize is that this was a defensive action that was designed to protect american forces and american citizens in iraq we're also working on the mission city of restoring deterrence against in rimi an aggression that the united states recently conducted airstrikes against iranian backed militias in iraq in syria this comes after washington blamed iran for the recent rocket attack that killed an american contractor american officials say the airstrikes are completely justified but iraq disagrees with what happened yesterday was. clear aggression it was not right and we tried to stop it

but the us insisted and very unfortunately this thing happened i said that this was a very dangerous matter and asked to discuss it face to face with the responsible parties not only by phone he said the decision has been made and i am informing you of this iran also disagrees wonderful rudeness of the u.s. officials is to such an extent that after the massacre of 25 people and weeding a large number of iraqis and violating iraqi territorial integrity and national sovereignty it is now in a flagrant brain graeme attributing the rockies protest islamic public of iran the united states has long been working to crush iranian influence in the region this is been a long time talking point of the us foreign policy hawks iran is the major destabilizing in influence in the middle east and we aim to fix that one of the greatest security threats facing peace loving nations today. is the repressive regime in iran

right. but why is iranian influence on the rise in the middle east let's not forget that the united states long propped up the ron's greatest enemy saddam hussein and even provided him with chemical weapons however the usa invaded iraq in 2003 and toppled the iraqi government since that time iran has stepped up its support for different factions in the country hoping to stabilize its own borders iranian influence in iraq is massive especially among the shia majority of the population now this isn't because of some sinister plot from the ayatollah critics note that washington's actions simply left a power vacuum i don't know what iran got to do with this this iraq is iraqi personnel were killed and the iraqi people walked into the international zone with anger. for the loss of their brothers the loss of their soldiers so i don't

know why the americans assisting to move the battlefield from iraq into iraq. creating a proxy war in iraq a soil which has no reason and no need for it if there is a problem between the united states of america between the united states and iran they might as well take it between themselves why involving iraq why attack iraq soldiers in retaliation to 2 iranian policy this is something that there is no need for it it will definitely lead to deterioration of diplomatic relationship between iraq and iran to states and would definitely effect the presence of american soldiers american fighting forces here in iraq well r.t. has spoken to the group that was targeted by the us could type as is what their spokesperson said. the americans striking this particular force

in iraq want to present their actions as a fight against iranian influence but that is not so after being attacked by the gangs of eisel it was the iraqi people who were the rebuff and resistance not the iranians as the concluded strategic framework agreement between the usa and iraq does not allow the americans to create military bases in iraq but this agreement is not being implemented today the americans are occupying iraq the military bases against the backdrop of protests in iraq the united states is trying to intervene in this process and establish its leadership which will lead to complete anarchy in the country and the american presence in iraq will be supposedly justified traditionally the u.s. uses made a pretext to attack in this case the attacks on american bases are just a cover for defeating the shiite militia. while some people are off work at the

moment thanks to the new year holidays others are off because they're actually on strike musicians are the latest professions to join the action against france's new pension reforms as will. well says. she. in what is now the longest nationwide strike a more than 30 musicians have jumped on the bandwagon showing solidarity but also to outline their own fears since i'm 5 years old it's the only thing i know. the next. yes i sign for all the public transport may have impacted everyday life the boy

culture the only moment says technicians and also this has really struck a chord and 8000000 euros has been lost to the paris opera so much so the french government has offered special concessions ones that have been rejected the idea behind the pension reform in france is the much different speeding's. package the government claiming that this area it's in a so-called system concessions have already been put to several questions to the police the teachers and nurses but the bone of contention appears to be quite simple the raising of the full pension retirement age to 60. 3 as it is a society of every man for himself in a capitalist pension system which will exclude the most. we will be born in

a country that has never been so rich at the moment we have the means to finance the retirement of french people it's just a question of political will and sharing of wealth this is why we are against the retirement age. you know i'll just go we will continue this reform is withdrawn it must be addressed we will have a good next year because we will continue and we will not stop but you know some of this reform was one of the pledges during the presidential campaign that despite that he has stayed out of the limelight as the crisis has unfolded there some of the accused him of being tone deaf they don't want to talk they just want to impose every form that we don't know what he wants it and the people that just to time to read this text know it's not possible as the new year bells for 2020 rang in not calling was forced to intervene. the pension reform to which i committed in front

of you and which is supported by this government will be carried out because it is a project for justice and social progress the next round of talks between the government and the unions are due to take place on january 7th to add even more tensions to those negotiations of course nationwide day of protests has already been called the 9th it may be the new year but it seems the strikes won't be you soon at least until the fat lady sings and that doesn't appear to be about to happen. r.t. paris. now the new year has begun in spectacular fashion around the world with many cities lighting up with huge firework displays or some of the most stunning.

let us. 2 say it's . some beautiful pictures there were 2019 was a year of extraordinary variety to you both good and bad and our video agency to

capture some incredible moments to. think. it was going to. cut. it does it really feel like we're being impeached for still ahead here we do continue our review of the past year looking at some of the key events for you that

the company just a bright. so for us. to go to the press this is what. people. should. cause a report the 1st episode of. are going to have some really special guests dr michael hudson you know back in the seventy's 970 s. there is a movie called death wish with charles bronson remember that remember that we could

do a remake. you are the star you play the charles bronson role as called. vigilante banker economists that goes around new york blowing away. again i was 2900. the events that the fine. i. was you probably know by now we have divided them into categories 29. city streets all over the world seem to be. from the. the political turmoil in

latin america and then of course there were the beijing riots there was taking place in hong kong. still happening right now speak with riot police firing tear gas it demonstrates is new year's day here are some of the latest pictures from the. was. was. the violence and brutality at least when perpetrated by the hong kong protesters is largely gone without comment from the west with more on this his. hong kong has gone from being the economic power of the orient to the face of the fight for democracy and boy does that fight fire.

with an amendment to a preexisting lot that would allow the extradition of criminal suspects from hong kong to mainland china has brought the financial haven to its knees as a protest accent into the 7th month violence on both sides has escalated but all the wild over politicians and journalists alike continue to hail the peaceful aspirations of those fighting to arrest themselves from beijing all the while coming down hard on those aggressive does spots in china you have a chinese government that's getting increasingly aggressive increasingly repressive it's discussing what they're doing in hong kong they're taking away basic rights trying to seem trampling the most basic human rights of its own citizens is increased its interventions in hong kong and engaged in actions to curtail the rights. and liberties. of its people but it seems so many

incidents have managed to escape the scrutiny of western media but it was. was. scenes like that combined with the discovery of 10000 petrol bombs packed with high explosives and shrapnel make it harder to see is peaceful what appears to be a slippery slope into the territory of terrorists methods you cannot fight for freedom of speech by silencing people who disagree with you. you cannot fight for democracy by terrorizing the public to force others to support you. you cannot condemn brutality by brutalizing people who hold different views to your

development acts one step closer to the actual terrorism china is treading kathleen refusing to send in troops to shut down the protests and local elections were held in which pro democracy candidates won in a landslide hong kong authorities conceded defeat the extradition built has been withdrawn but still the barricades are signing the flames according to china washington. china urges the us to correct its mistakes and stop interfering in our internal affairs we will take further steps if necessary to uphold hong kong stability and prosperity as well as china's sovereignty. some have chalked down beijing's words to paranoia but let's take a look joshua was widely billed as the face of the protest movement was snapped speaking 20 fishel at the u.s. consulate oh when i forgot to mention he's not big on compromise so there's no end

game there is to infinity ward at home people are willing to engage you there's also an organization funded by the u.s. congress which has been distributing money to groups it claims are preserving democratic rights then of course as the incendiary legislation washington's passed the human rights and democracy out it includes amnesty for those arrested at protests and will monitor hong kong to ensure that in the eyes of the u.s. of course an appropriate level of autonomy from mainland china is. these 2 bills the noblest intervention of hong kong some turn north further than necessary and without grounds they will also harm the relationship and interests between hong kong and the u.s. all of this on top of the protest as musts waving of the star-spangled banner have sparked concern that the u.s. might be lending more than just a supportive hand leading many to ask the question if the protest as a calling for self-determination is appealing to

a foreign power to shape the future the best way to go about it especially when that foreign power might want to contain a rising star they're reaching. for and using methods that have created challenges for the united states and for the world. and we collectively all of us need to confront these challenges from the p.r.c. head on and on each of the many facets the fallout of all this has a little impact on washington of course it's the average hong kong or who find his pocket that little bit lighter on his home that little less popular the violence in hong kong has spooked foreign investors shoppers appetite has also soured in the wake of all the violence with the retail sales in freefall and hong kong facing its 1st recession in a decade bombed apparently being caught in the middle of tear gas and rubber bullets isn't topping any tourists the wish lists because hong kong saw its lowest number of visitors since 2003 the major. is really the

truth. because. nobody is coming to. my 50 or more. drive by 50 per se as far as as fear rises and as prosperity fades it seems this fight for freedom is costing hong kong more dearly than many could have imagined. ok well let's move on to our next topic then don't believe the hype because there's been a lot of hype about a lot of things in 2019 including about the power of social media to influence people r.t.c. deeper trying to looks now the rise of a new application is called tick tock it's becoming hugely popular or though it's

not liked by everybody. this is. the sound now look at may not. yet. i'll be honest with you up until last week i had no idea this thing even existed take tock tick tock for me simply the sound i associate with the clock well if you feel the same i'll have to tell you either you're getting old like me or it's just that your online habits need an urgent update take talk a platform to share short videos is now the most downloaded app the king of all apps and instagram twitter and co you've been dethroned just so you know ever heard the song.

if it wasn't for his app store majesty the song wouldn't have become a hit you can hear on the radio anywhere in the world but here's something that may surprise old school folks like me even more the king belongs to an asian dynasty tick tock is that chinese app. so that's why the top democrat senator in his late sixty's is more up to speed than me 110000000 americans who have information with and the chinese government could be grabbing every one of them guess what the u.s. government is already up to reports say they've launched a national security probe into tick talk and the worries are the chinese government could spy through take talk influence through take talk and censor what's on tape talk good god how come the rest of the world hasn't given up american born facebook

speaking of the man who introduced the blue f to us all it's only natural he is keen to have a go at his competitors or services like what's up are used by protesters and activists everywhere due to strong encryption privacy protections on tick tock the chinese up quickly around the world mentions of these same protests. censored now just let me show you what the people be hiding tick-tock have to say about all that our data centers are located entirely outside of china and none of our data is subject to chinese law we're not influenced by any foreign government including the chinese government to talk does not operate in china nor do we have any intention of doing so in the future oh someone here is either being really does honest or outright paranoid or a bit of both it's time to stick in. us china trade wars i'll tell you what this year has shown these has still it is can easily spill over into modern tech slash

online territory remember how america once went after i phone killer one of the wall way. want to be still the right word washington even sought jail time for one of wall ways top executives and held google to the wall over android updates anyway for now. quite a few older ones even in america will be picking the chinese take talk way mr schumer do you have the guts to keep up with the times and join the royal after party. ok time for our last topic miracles happen this is an amazing story that is who a russian passenger plane crash land on a cornfield just outside of moscow got into trouble when it hit

a flock of birds shortly after takeoff but miraculously everybody on board survived . i don't remember. if i. should get the tissues still sell it up. shut up shut up.

there was no panic on board even though the london was rough the pilot did a great job she landed the plane that really captures us tell us please how do you feel now did you hurt to let. you know it's better than if i was there lying on the field so everything is rather good the landing was good the pilots did a great job landed the plane on its belly everything is fine. if. it shows up to we to call for the engines became unstable 1st the left one and then the right one we usually simulate these situations when one or 2 engines out wolf despite all i want to for it's the plane was going down we realized that we didn't have much time just one or 2 minutes to make a decision. a very lucky escape so that's it from us for this hour we'll have more news i'm reviews in 30 minutes.

you know world of big partners through a lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that made stream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door. 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. there's a lot of areas in the economy where china has caught up or surpassed us you know the mobile payments market 50 times the size of the us or over here still writing checks our banking system is not innovated 5 g. we've kind of recently woken up the last couple years and go wow we don't even have

a company that can make 5 g. equipment it's been a win win for china and it's been a lose lose for the us. time after time called her ration to repeat the same mantra sustainability it's very important it's accelerate the transition to sustainable transport sustainability stay number man at a more equitable and sustainable well. they claim their production is completely hama's. because. it didn't do something companies want us to feel good about buying their products while the damage is being done far away and this is something else this must be going to mean and i mean look. this is the moon and knew this and we didn't do any minute einstein seemed to be based on that understood look to what it's going.