in your career which i was very invested in and i gave. you was not even put to justice or put on the registry this is simply an issue of violence male sexual. whoever is there whether that's men or women. there's a lot of that here is the economy where china has caught up or surpassed us you know the mobile payments market 50 times the size of the u.s. or over here still writing checks our banking system is not innovated. kind of recently woken up the last couple years and while 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 u.s. last. u.s. forces reportedly used tear gas to disperse protesters. tried to storm the. courtroom 2 in response to choose to.

live pictures right now live from hong kong where we are witnessing. protests this new year's day after a night barge. with riot police we just saw moments ago a protester opera ended by police in this the main business district of the city will be keeping a very close eye on the hour also ahead. a new decades of us we look at how cities across the world seeing it.

welcome to our to international this new year's day just coming up to 2 minutes past 2 pm here and moscow your company. our top story u.s. forces have reportedly fired tear gas at protesters in the iraqi capital who gathered outside the american embassy there for a 2nd day reports say protesters tried to set a building in the compound on fire yesterday a crowd tried to storm the embassy and also torch parts all the demonstrators are calling for the full with drawl of american forces from the country. the usa said will deploy $750.00 troops to iraq in response to the threat posed to its embassy president was accused of orchestrating the attack and it will pay a big price to iran for its part says it doesn't want war but won't hesitate to strike back if threatened 100 marines have already been redeployed from kuwait to

reinforce the embassy in a show of force u.s. army helicopters flew over the compound firing flares as a warning to the protesters the embassy on risk for american bombing raids in iraq and syria which killed 25 the weekend picking up the story for us our. iraq is in flames the u.s. embassy in baghdad has been seized by crowds of people chanting death to america. was god gosh. my. god. 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 in many we strongly respond and always will and iran is orchestration an 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 to fight 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 missions that of restoring deterrence against in rimi an aggression that the united states recently conducted airstrikes against iranian backed militias in iraq and 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 u.s. insisted and very unfortunately this thing happened i said 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 grame attributing the iraqis 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 think twice. 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 soldiers iraqi personnel were killed iraq keep people walked into the international

zone with anger. for the loss of their brothers and the loss of their soldiers so i don't know why the americans assisting to move the battlefield fabio out 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 between themselves why involving iraq why attack iraq soldiers in retaliation. policy this is something that there is no need for it it will definitely lead to deterioration of diplomatic relationship between iraq and the united states and would definitely effect the presence of american soldiers american fighting forces here in iraq. to speak to the group targeted by the u.s.

. what their spokesperson. and there without them the herd the americans striking this particular force in iraq want to present their actions as a fight against iranian influence but that is not after being attacked by the gangs of eisel it was the iraqi people who were the rebuff and resistance not the iranians 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 in 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. so let's turn attention

to hong kong where after a night marred by clutches a major beijing protest is underway on new year's day which are live pictures right from one of the city's main parks victoria park at leaving to the central business district where in fact there are meant to be a fireworks display last night that was called off because of the rioting 97 pm there are no darkness just the sending the officers looking to be in for another evening of rest we've seen that already riot police firing tear gas at demonstrators we can take a look at. i i was.

i. will violence brutality when perpetrated by the hong kong protesters has gone largely without comment from the west we'll be keeping a close eye on these live pictures but flora want to tell you more about that story saskia taylor brings us into it. hong kong has gone from being the economic pall of the orient to the face of the fight for to mock chrissy and boy does that fight. an amendment to a preexisting north that would allow the extradition of criminal suspects from hong kong to mainland china has brought the financial haven to its knees as the protest accent into the 7th month violence on both sides has escalated but all the wild

over politicians and john continue to hail the peaceful aspirations of those fighting to rest themselves from beijing all the while coming down hard on those aggressive dust spots in china you have a chinese government that's getting increasingly aggressive increasingly repressive it's disgusting 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 men students have managed to escape the scrutiny of western media but you know it was. i 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 support you. you cannot condemn brutality by brutalizing people who hold different views to yours deval in acts a 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 on 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 to an official 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 of preserving democratic rights then of course there's the incendiary legislation washington's past the human rights and democracy out that includes i'm going to stay for those arrested up protests and we'll 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 then necessary and without groans they will also home the relationship in 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 but little less popular the violence in hong kong has spooked foreign investors shoppers appetite has also soured in the wake of all the via. lance with the retail sales in freefall and hong kong facing its 1st recession in a decade bombed apparently being caught in the middle of take acid and rubber bullets isn't topping any tourist wish list because hong kong saw its lowest number of visitors since 2003 the major. is really the truth in the retail sector because. foreign tourists away nobody's coming to hong kong. for the. tolbert tourism. so 50 percent or more.

is dropped by 50 per se as far as as fare rises and as prosperity fades it seems this fight for freedom is costing hong kong more dearly than many could have imagined. it is now 20 twentieth's the new year has begun in spectacular fashion around the world with many cities lighting up the skies with huge firework displays.

gorgeous pics from around the world still ahead more of our review of the year that was if there's a chance you missed any of 29 things bigger moments we've got you covered.

there's a lot of here is economy where china has caught up or surpassed us you know the mobile payments market is 50 times the size of the us we're over here still writing checks our banking system is not innovated. kind of recently woken up the last couple years and go wow we don't even have a company that can make. it's been a win win for china and it's been a lose lose for the us. hello

again now at 29. let's take a look back at more for the events that the find the year. now this topic got people talking in particular there was a lot of hype about a lot of things in 29 dean including the power of social media to influence people. to try to look stuff the rise of a new application called tech talk it's become hugely popular vote it's not liked by everyone.

now you know. 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 are quickly around the world mentions of these same protests. censored now just let me show you what the people behind 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 tag us china trade wars i'll tell you what this year has shown these has still it could easily spill over into modern tech slash online territory remember how america once went after i phone killer want to be while way. want to be still the right word washington even saw jail time for one of

wall ways top executives and held google to the wall over android updates anyway for now clocks in teen minds and quite a few older ones even in america will be taking the chinese take talk way mr schumer do you have the guts to keep up with the times and join the royle after party. so. now look at me. let's put in another extraordinary story from the past 12 months we've labeled it miracles happen it's the russian passenger plane which crashed landed in a cornfield just outside moscow in august the craft golf into trouble when it hit a flock of birds shortly after takeoff rock in this league everybody on board survived.

i don't remember. if i thought. it was a shift at the teacher still still it was. the toughest such. there was no panic on board even though the landing was rough the pilot did a great job she landed the plane really captured just 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 files did a great job landed the plane on its belly everything is fine. if. you're too weak 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 our efforts the plane was going down we realized that we didn't have much time just one or 2 minutes to make a decision. just an amazing story for love is how the world's news looks on the 1st day of a new decade will bring you right up the david and 30 more program drive ahead here . because.

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a shot kill me and i see how it destroyed my life any screamed at me and he made me come in and he grabbed my arm and he write me this berthing area if you take into account that women don't report because of the extreme retaliation and it's probably somewhere near about half a 1000000 women have now been sexually assaulted in the u.s. military rape is a very very traumatizing tat happen but i've never seen trauma like i've seen women who are veterans who have suffered military sexual trauma reporting rape is more likely to get the victim punished and be offended and almost 10 year career or chose very invested in and i gave a sex offender who was not even put to justice or put on the registry this is simply an issue of tower and violence male sexual predators for the large part of target whoever is there to prey upon one. that's man for one.

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