the united states'. top military commander in an early morning. provoking threats of retaliation from. police in the french capital shoot dead a knife wielding. person to death. turkish parliament. troops to libya comes in for a strong criticism of israel. further escalation in the region.

are international news center right here in moscow this is our team news and views going over this our welcome my names even. the u.s. secretary of state has defended america's assassination of iran's top military commander money in a drone strike in iraq on friday mike pompei oh said the baghdad international airport saved american lives on was designed to send a strong message to tear. i think the arabian leadership understands that president trump will take action we made very clear that these responses would be swift and decisive i hope that the iranian leadership will see that we'll see american resolve and the 3rd decision will be to deescalate. the early morning raid also reportedly killed 9 others including influential rushdie a lebanese shia militia leaders they are believed to be leaving the europe wouldn't vehicles when the strikes to. the money lead to

a powerful force that's in the elite branch of the iranian revolutionary guard corps charged with spearheading foreign operations the units has been heavily involved in the conflicts in iraq and syria was instrumental in the territorial defeats of artes and has more now on the drone strike in the kind of reaction it's triggered. we've got the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o making his rounds on american media and trying to make the case that somehow this effort by the united states in this recent killing is an effort to deescalate the situation with iran the u.s. remains committed to deescalation that was the time to take this action so that we could disrupt this deter further aggression from crossing salami in the iranian regime as well as to attempt to deescalate the situation qassam solomonic is often described as the 2nd most powerful person in the islamic republic of iran

furthermore he was very very key in the defeat of the ice will terrorists throughout the region however as we hear from the u.s. department of defense this was a defensive measure that at the direction of the president the u.s. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect u.s. personnel abroad by killing costume soleimani this strike was aimed at deterring future iranian attack plans the united states will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and our interests wherever they are around the world now it certainly has been a dramatic week for the united states in the middle east and the pentagon seems to believe that qassam solid money was himself responsible for what has taken place in the last few days let's review.

draw some indications that they may be planning that dissimilar tax if that happens and by the way we get word of attacks some type of indication we'll take preemptive action is well to protect american forces. to protect american lives. now iran's national security council held its meeting and said that at the emergency meeting that was convened they made quote the necessary decisions and that there is going to be some retaliation at the right time in place for what they say was the u.s. is biggest strategic mistake in the west asia region now the iranian side is basically completely unified in saying there will be a retaliatory move from the islamic republic for this killing the u.s.

an act of international terrorism targeting and assassinating general saloon money the most effective force fighting done in shiny suits. and oh he's extremely dangerous and foolish escalation the u.s. bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism now how the islamic republic will respond is not yet clear now it is important to note that the us state department and u.s. media seem to be echoing very loudly that qassam solomonic is somehow responsible for the death of thousands of americans and that he is somehow a very bad guy they echo these allegations though there have been strong criticisms of of donald trump from the democratic side has the administration has conducted tonight strike on iraq talk getting high level iranian military officials and killing iranian quds force commander some silly money without a new through zation for use of military force against iran for though this action

was taken without become full titian of the congress now as he is known for donald trump has not been shy on social media defending his decision to take out qassam solomonic however it's important to note that in his responses donald trump has actually said that solar money should have been killed many years ago now what is interesting many critics are now wondering if. the timing of the killing of a solid mani is in fact suspicious people wonder if trump did this for political reasons as an attempt to frame himself in a good light as kind of a war hero for the upcoming 2020 reelection campaign. well let's get into some of the ramifications of this killing a very happy jonathan steele here on the program and international affairs commentary good to see does the u.s. have legal powers to assassinate a military general of a country it's not waging war against and without permission from the country it

operates in. i do think it does i think it's very dubious under international law. are you not in history to warn us is not. only wrong nor understand morning. also from a legal standpoint does this create a dangerous precedent for future across border assassinations under specially if no one is going to be held responsible. but it is a president that's been should it's full in yemen and he was talking between yemeni dissidents and. it was just going to be an interim kind in many years was done on previous administrations under the obama administration. george w. bush so the. president. the reaction in washington we've seen contrasting views from the democrats and republicans does it look to you

as if the the rival camps in washington are trying to use the situation to to their advantage really ahead of the 2020 alexion. well i think it's very good that you've been highlighting that because. gandhi was killed there devices. really if you're months ago there was united goals for that in the congress and the administration between democrats and republicans so when will someone be not humans killed 10 years ago in pakistan there is this case it's quite different to democrats turning against the president there isn't this kind of war hysteria to all unite behind commander in chief it's very important i think because it shares that this can be debated in the u.s. which isn't to want to magic the trunk is getting support and in fact he's getting it can actually sign the u.s. congress and to the u.s. media that's not encouraging some of the many issues that the killing has drawn up

is that the point of troops an extra $3000.00 u.s. military troops are reportedly being deployed to the region in the wake of the killing but where do you think they could be stationed if by doesn't want to take them which the president and prime minister have uttered before. well that's why i think it's a fairly empty gesture to send extra troops alerts contradictory because trump himself has said it's time we stopped the stupid use the word stupid rules in the middle east. he's not going against it he made it send them to korea to miss and to saudi arabia in different parts of the gulf region the main object i think of the iranians for some time has been to get american troops out of iraq and in fact is killing of custom sort of money has had to counterproductive insects a new american point of view if you're $90.00 iraqis against their own presence in iraq and prime ministers said this violates the agreement under which iraqi i'm

underage american troops are stationed station in our country this will escalate to move to get american troops out of iraq which is exactly what your audience who want to you see this is harming the washington baghdad alliance. very definitely in . iraq the prime minister has condemned the actions it's not only don't matter it's also you're not you do rockers against the americans i mean when you have these protests which are going against the government of iraq in recent days in recent months and also have been known to rein in changed on the consulate in syrians in not just new in the city of kabul as well you know people in iraq pretty much united behind your government against want the americans and john. instead of being . iraqis it's seen as an engine merican. it's perhaps to be expected of looking through some of the american media headlines and this is being

treated as washington's arch enemy his role in country. international terrorism that that part at least for balance wasn't really being mentioned at all at that you 1st see that or did you expect that possibly this would be taken into account when you're talking about an assassination of a person in a 3rd country. why is there a greater need supported militias in iraq because of the threat from isis and sends to them much more than thanks to the americans that i asked was defeated in iraq and pushed back into syria and. so insular money has agreed to you if you are to thank him for and that's one thing the national will be sure an indignity funeral of the iraqi mission leader who was also killed alongside the money you must know that one of the top it was not a nation your nudes need is a monkey my hunch is. he was very popular figure he was

pretty rainy and some people criticized him for that nozzle united behind him if you knew which will jay plays tomorrow jonathan how do you for see this situation developing is there a risk of it going beyond a regional conflict potentially putting more nations against each other they have to choose sides for instance. well they've already chosen sides in the sense that saudi arabia has been conducting its proxy war against iran some months and proofs our gulf states or behind some good campaign other countries turkey iraq lebanon a more nuanced about this whole issue. i think probably we have to wait to see exactly what kind of retaliation or revenge she said call it iran's will come up words may not be immediate you're going to what are the consequences what they're going to do they were his has to do is trump has been on his side and i think any

american diplomat anywhere in the world now must feel. they don't have to retaliate in the middle east or in the gulf region they could attack american embassies in southern africa and national merica in europe. so it's very risky business in american moment jonathan always great to get your take a lie from london this hour jonathan steele international affairs commentator thank you. well in a run for so long was widely refuted the assassination this triggered a night pouring of grief 3 days of mourning have been announced and thousands of iranians have turned out in cities across the country to honor the general u.s. secretary of state mike pump aoe also discussed events with russia's foreign minister in the phone conversation circle of rough accuse this counterpart of violating international will urge portion to abundant use of force to achieve

political goals with more reaction from across the globe here's paula slater. world has been responding with a number one concern being the issue that this will escalate tensions here in the middle east now we have heard from iran that while we're telling 8 iran's national security council quoting this america's biggest security mistake its biggest strategic mistake which isn't being echoed by its has said that the american actions will be stabilized in this serious is that the americans are feeling the tensions we've heard from going to. the iran bet to group based in lebanon. and he has urged the world's resistance to get together and exact revenge at the same time from us which also sees backing from gaza has expressed its condolences not the rock way of the killing actually took place condemned what are called and aggression that it said would lead to a devastating war the assassination of an iraqi military commander is an aggression

on iraq as a state government and people it's a flagrant violation of iraq's sovereignty and dangerous escalation that triggers a destructive war in iraq the region and the world it violates the conditions authorizing the presence of u.s. troops on iraqi soil syria condemns this act of association call worked. for a cessation don't forget that they would kill in the c.b.d. an airport coming on board of a civilian. an aircraft. in a friendly country. now this way the prime minister benjamin netanyahu earlier cut short a trip to greece to return home an emergency meeting was held here in tel aviv between the military and intelligence chiefs to assess the situation all israeli institutions around the world have gone on high alert while on the northern and southern borders here in israel the army too has become more vigilant this is what

netanyahu in praising the attack had to say president roh deserves all the credit for our concern of course for the source of israel's with the united states and its just struggle for spruce security so. the american action was a reaction to a series of military provocations for which iran is responsible we also see with great concern to around 60 of it is in the region we stand before dangerous escalation now the european response has been somewhat moderate although there has been concern expressed that this will lead to a deescalation it doesn't seem of this anyone is brave enough to come out and strongly and openly criticize the american president donald trump nato says it is monitoring the situation particularly keeping an eye on its training forces in iraq also monitoring the situation is the egyptian government and they have called for a normalization to prevent a new escalation at the same time we're hearing from the united kingdom it says

while it recognizes the phrase that sort of money pose it is urging for a deescalation earlier there was a phone conversation between the russian president vladimir putin and his french counterpart emmanuel mccrone and both leaders agreed that the american strike would lead to a deterioration and we're hearing from france urging iran not to take steps that would lead to their deterioration we've also heard from the u.n. secretary general he has urged maximum restraint saying that the last. thing the world can afford is another war in the gulf. so let's bring the program out of france where police say one person has been killed 2 others wounded in a knife attack in a suburb several kilometers south of paris officers of shot dead the assailant who reportedly attacked passers by random ortiz friends correspondent charlotte dube and ski reports. shock and horror in paris is yet another knife attack has taken place in the city this one to the south of paris in an area called view juhi if we

understand that one person has been killed as a result of that attack and 2 others have been injured they're currently receiving treatment full those injuries no details on exactly how badly wounded they all now i witness is say that the man who carried out this attack was wearing a traditional arabic and screamed out the woods. as he tried to stop those individuals some details coming through about the individual who is dead as a result of that attack the french media saying that he was a local man in his fifty's he was actually a man of the area and they named him as being found the. people saying that he actually died while trying to protect his wife that attack and now we know that following that attack as the man fled the seems chased down by the police shot up 3 times and has been neutralized i.e.

he is dead now you know all the camera and surveillance footage here we suggest that this was the time the police are investigating to see if he had any accomplices and to make sure that the area is clear nothing else will happen tonight now the minister for the secretary of state for the interior ministry nor knew his visit into the scene not long after that neutralize ation over the attack and this is what he had to say. i would like to commend the swift reaction of the police who intervened quickly to neutralize the salient and his murderous rampage it was a very brave act mark as news of that attack spread supermarkets batten down the hatches closing down they do to ensure that they customers remain safe inside some of those customers waiting for several hours to be given the all clear. the police movement though that many will see is being a good step to try and protect customers. from pages in the past have expanded

going to other areas. several countries have condemned the turkish parliament to send troops to libya israel greece and cyprus voice their concern over a possible escalation of the conflict in the region they have called crisp loans reckless the took his decision to deploy troops in libya presents a dangerous threat to regional stability the repercussions of such reckless moves will be dire for the stability and peace of the entire region in a phone call with the turkish leader the us president also raised concerns that foreign interference could further complicate the situation in libya though the 2 did agree to maintain their diplomatic cooperation multiple forces have been vying for power in libya since the eyes thing of long time leader moammar gadhafi in 2011 a un government of national accord with control of the capital tripoli along with

some coastal areas in the west of the country no it's rival the self-styled libyan national army that is headed by general. large swathes of this pink area here on the board lots of gas reserves here as well a 3rd region here in the green sizable as well in fact just on the border with chad that's controlled by local tribes and militias now the u.n. government formally requested military aid from turkey last month in the face of all lost by half towards forces meanwhile libya's neighbors have voiced major reservations over troop deployment plans with egypt calling on the international community to respond urgently we've been hearing analysis from turkey and beyond his move it's possible repercussions. we see a very soft announcement by the arab league we could see that they're unified only by need we're seeing turkey become more and more now the major player in not only

libya in north africa and the east and the middle east turkey is showing that it's not going to shy away in present add one is willing to use his military muscle to get the results he wants at the diplomatic table as well turkey made a very important. move. greeks. egyptians. of course are very disappointed by did decision by. turkey's strategic move will. give some. advantages strategic advantages for turkey we will see the method the manner of how turkey is dealing with this problem and challenge it in the coming days if turkey sent more troops then general haftar will also get more support from the governments he's already there are already back including and especially egypt the united arab emirates they will send

their own proxies or troops or more weapons so in that sense the situation could definitely escalate in a military sense. ethical veganism is a philosophical belief no protected by law in the u.k. after an employment tribunal ruling a lot mark case comes after a vegan man claimed he was sacked for his animal welfare beliefs you already cast him saying he was fired after accusing his former employer thought is the league against cruel sports of investing in a more testing with its pension fund something it denies before challenging his dismissal he took legal action to try and prove that ethical beacon ism is a philosophical belief which the british court has now ruled in favor of now that mean similar to religion it's protected from discrimination under the ukase equality act the man at the center of the case it's a big step forward for all the. it will help the promotion of egotism as a lifestyle because vegans who might be afraid about talking about their belief

there might be feeling that they're not welcome they will feel empowered now well just to break this down an ethical vagueness the fine by not just x. looting outlawed products from meals but also by choosing a particular lifestyle the avoid all things that lead to animal suffering a lawyer for mr custom it is former employer says he was fired for gross misconduct and in principle the company was not against the ethic of egotism becoming an official belief. in view of its own in the world for value the loop did not contest the issue of whether. so should be a protected belief with the ludeman turning back to the relevant to the core reason for the dismissal. well i discussed how far legal protection should extend with a representative from britain's vegan society political commentator walker for. i would like to say my pen should be a damaged and undermined by somebody who insists that you call impacts in war

normal to compensate we should not be the lowest common denominator if something is ridiculous we should be allowed to call it ridiculous if you want to criticize something we should be able to criticize it but it's an instrumental instance and but aren't and you have a choice to invest in ethical action and he's not saying everybody he's just saying he's working for and i don't rise and are ancient i think the consent and the very real health dangers of if he can doctor to kill you when you are a child. it will only just a nice status in clinic in bags children pregnant and breastfeeding women for their people as well but doesn't want to do it because this is the future and that it's better for the animals for the planet for help so it's something that all of us can do to help combat climate change and to be kinder to the animals that we should spend it but this is the very socratic problem is that because obviously there is no financial motive and this is what's been going except on the support for the climate change are in my view effectively taken religions they have their if i'm

jealous of people who want to demonize you for being evil can find go and get a job and they are example require me to wear leather shoes and i have a choice to wear not just what if i go into work and say that is my belly but i shouldn't look search i'm praying every day but by the way i'm extremely chain sounds fairly state lobstering shangri and every day i have a moral and philosophical belief that my lifestyle will be back so i think that this blows down to is that i have a certain mindset respect your view your life sounds you have no respect for my silly state lobster and champagne lifestyle and your you worship you all's protected in law and you wish to observe you don't wish for example in iraq which i think is really the problem here is about trying to do your best to avoid imax 3 days and you can't compare is that a ridiculous thing that this is an ethical. money to be held and for many people that dictates how they need lives i genuinely do not see why just because you

refuse to sense you you should have the rights and sense your own eyes you are still killing and carrots just as you're killing a rabbit and that's all it would cost to in my eyes you say that if you have no right to kill i don't think i know then why would you have the right to tell a plant something i don't know if. you want to answer some of the elements. everybody knows that was not essential there was not to. eat and you want to embarrass. your life we have no right to take away their lives on a reason. ok we're going to keep attention in britain because a senior police chief there says years of a stare at sea is a major factor in putting child exploitation back to levels not seen in more than 100 years devon and cornwall chief constable shaun sawyer drug gangs well the driving force behind the rise in obesity. for these children they are almost back

to victorian times and to being criminally exploited these kids looking for family and security for understandable reasons of austerity stay youth services have been vacated this cafe youth provision between the school and family is the void of the exploit is a feeling. authorities say there has been almost 19000 suspected child victims in the past 2 years 2019 saw a staggering 74 percent increase in comparison with the year before that and. the $726.00 more victims in real terms the also highlighted how government cuts reportedly responsible for the situation i spoke to cheryl phoenix cheryl from the of the discrimination group the black child agenda who believes it's almost impossible for children to escape the vicious circle of exploitation once they get in. these children a lot of people fail to see them as the victims of what's going on and then they become criminalized and once you become criminalized at such a young age it's almost impossible to get yourself back on track

a lot of these young people that we find as part of these drug caton gangs as they're called have been permanently excluded have been rejected from society so i think we need to go back a few steps and even jilt deal with our young people from a primary age level because as they get into secondary school which i can guarantee when they go back next week my phone we ring in constantly with children being kicked out of school for have a natural hair not having the right tie on or maybe their shoes so if we start stop doing this you know sledgehammer approach to what we are talking about as children then they wouldn't find themselves in these gangs in the 1st place but no one's actually listening or doing any think about the exclusion matter and the high rates and the issues that we have with young people in the care system as well who if there was another study done you'd actually find that majority of these children have come through the care system are actually being exploited also in the sexual airiness in areas as well as just being on gangs and you know getting involved in

county lines which a lot of them don't actually know what they're doing so it is a much bigger picture it's not as simple as what's been said. the global news roundup looks on this the 1st friday of the year from moscow i'll be back with all your updates in. this event. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race on all sides feeling dramatic shift.