the leaders of libya's warring factions are in moscow for talks hoping to strike a lasting cease fire agreements. as the u.s. hopes to run with another round of sanctions the islamic republic faces a 2nd day of furious domestic protests over exactly dental downing of a ukrainian passenger plane. funds to boost infrastructure in east africa and prevent mouth immigration to europe is in the firing line from human rights organizations to driving modern day slavery we speak with a human rights watch representative on the play. in directly supporting this project these are forced labor who are working on this project.

a very warm welcome you are watching at the international with me. now believe it is all of libya's warring factions are in moscow for talks this monday in the hope of finding a ceasefire deal it follows russian and turkish efforts to deescalate hostilities between the internationally recognized government in tripoli and forces loyal to the rebel general belief well that helped broker an initial cease fire in the conflict on sunday and signaled the 1st break in fighting in libya for months but talks underway in the russian capital are expected to put a political solution on the table of more detail to go live now to our caller on the amman calls or over a long time to see you know what's led to this potentially pivotal meeting in the russian capital today. first sorrow. ongoing as we speak behind closed doors and these talks between the

libyan leaders to libyan leaders are happening under the guidance of russian insert issue of foreign and defense ministries and say these talks have been made possible after the meeting between a russian president vladimir putin and his a turkish counterpart i reject saber began in istanbul last week and this is their joint statement that we've heard. we cool on all parties to declare a sustainable cease fire supported by the necessary measures to be taken for stabilizing the situation on the ground and normalizing daily life in tripoli and other cities. so basically what's happening on the ground in libya right now is the country is divided between 2 warring factions the leaders of which are meeting in moscow at the moments and to the country's been divided ever since that's when c 11 when the country was. more market

of his governments was destroyed by a u.s. led a nato interference the majority of libyan territory is now under control all for the libyan national army which is leading by. so far however the western world and the un as well they're recognizing he is. doing better and recognizing the governments in tripoli which is led by sir roger how the fighting between 2 sides has intensified over the last 2 months with the libyan national army advancing towards tripoli and also send troops to the country and they're helping the the opposing side the g.n.a.t. now. other countries are also because have also been becoming involved politically

recently countries like italy with its presidents meeting with how far in a role and how tars opponents asteras met with the european representatives as well in brussels now germany have also voiced their concerns and they're about there they also offered to hold a conference on political stability which is supposed to be held in berlin as we heard earlier today well as i said the talks here between here in moscow who had to leave in their leader's hour. ongoing right now and perhaps if there is an agreement any kind of agreement comes out of this this could become a major step towards stability and possibly finally peace in this war torn country. lung cancer of lead circuit our fingers crossed 1st for

a breakthrough that thank you for the update. now iranian police used tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters on terrans freedom square on sunday as muffed demonstrations continued for a 2nd day follows the country's admission that it unintentionally shot down in the ukrainian airliner last week killing all 176 people on board the majority of whom were iranian and canadian nationals protesters have been calling on iran's leadership including this to preen leader ayatollah ali common eye to resign over the disaster also one of those directly responsible for the downing of the flight to face justice iran's armed forces have said that the jet was mistakenly identified as a hostile target and that it was flying close to a sensitive facility a top revolutionary guard commander has expressed deep expressed deep regret over the tragedy apologizing to the victim's family. i

swear to almighty god that i wished i were in that plane that crashed with the men and burned but did not witness this tragic incident we made a mistake and a number of our compatriots were martyred because of our mistake but it wasn't intentional we apologize we are sorry but we will make up for it which. officials in the trump administration meanwhile have been emphatic in their support for the protesters with the u.s. president even tweeting a warning to iran in persian well triggered a sharp response from officials into iran. so the leaders of iran do not kill your protesters thousands have already been killed or imprisoned by you and the world is watching more importantly the usa is watching turn your internet back on and let reporters roam free stop the killing of your great iranian people hands and tongues smeared with threatening sanctioning and terrorizing the iranian nation are not entitle to dishonor the ancient persian language by the way are you actually

standing by millions of iranians whose hero you just assassinated was standing against them tensions thought after a u.s. drone attack 10 days ago which left athenian iranian commander dead in baghdad and it was thing instead of looking to calm the situation in washington has opted to continue to apply maximum pressure on to wrong because dialogue takes up the story . as washington seated on the verge of an all out war with iran it looked like it had just stepped outside of its comfort zone the risk of plunging the middle east into yet a nother disastrous conflict was an obvious weight on the us but now with the tensions easing america is back in familiar territory waging a political and economic campaign to force its rival into submission what is their strategy post the confidence of the man in killing and post the ballistic missile attack on the united states this is our strategy we are diplomatically and

economically isolating their regime in iran in till they behave like a normal nation washington has charted these waters through and through and it's not afraid to get creative and putting iran under pressure after admitting to accidentally downing a ukrainian jetliner with more than a 170 people on board to iran has seen a fresh outbreak in anti government protests and demonstrators the haven't suffered from any lack of support from the u.s. with donald trump even taking a crash course in persian to write this tweet to the brave long suffering people of iran i've stood with you since the beginning of my presidency and my administration will continue to stand with you we are following your protests closely and are inspired by your courage. translated no obstacles and no language barriers can stand in the way of democracy and to make sure that nothing is lost in

translation here washington is backing up its words with action a method tried and trusted sanctions we are announcing additional sanctions against the iranian regime as a result of these our actions we will cut off billions of dollars of support to the iranian regime israel as its tradition was quick to cheer it always does whenever things take a turn for the worse for iran i commend president from for imposing new and very harsh sanctions against his regime i must say that this was also doing close to the iranian decision to accelerate uranium enrichment i call on britain france and germany to join the american effort but few other nations share the excitement for iran a nation that spent decades under all flavors of sanctions being free of them is more of a challenge actually the united states on the wants thinks that sense that it's a superpower that it can do whatever it wants so it heard iran through sanctions

that china warfare and trade wars it tries to hurt russia through sanctions but ultimately what it does is that it brings these are countries closer to each other and other countries become more more more negative view of the u.s. government and i think in the in the long run what it does is that it diminishes the stature of the united states and the capability of the united states to maintain its had germany america's economic crusade against iran is rubbing europe the wrong way to the e.u. is in an ill tempered clash with washington over the iran nuclear deal which was derailed by the us we have been saying to us that we continue saying that we regret the u.s. decision to withdraw from the deal. and we continue to. leading to this deal is a key element of the low ball nuclear nonproliferation a creature. who tickles for to the original stability. of

germany's convinced that iran should acquire have nuclear weapons for this reason we will continue to employ all diplomatic means to keep this agreement alive it is certainly not perfect but it is an agreement and it comprises commitments by all sides. together we have made clear our regret and concern that the decision by the united states to draw from the j c p o way and to reimpose sanctions on iran and the us is dishing out new assurances it is ready to solve all this mess with words without preconditions even we will meet with them we want to sit down discuss without precondition a new way forward a a series of steps by which iran becomes a more normal country but in the past few years with iran alone the us went back on its word had 0 interest in its allies concerns and assassinated a high profile official the unilaterally branded terrorist just

a few months before so the u.s. can talk up diplomacy for sure they're one of the best at it you do have a hard time to find a nother country with a case of selective amnesia this severe for the promises it had made. according to a poll done by media in the us a majority of americans disapprove of the way trumper so far handled the escalating crisis in the middle east. which funds to boost areas in africa are now being compared to driving slavery that's the claim being made by human rights organizations against the e.u. the infrastructure project in eritrea the bid to improve the eastern african nation is now being described as years of forced labor parties that saskia tale of report . if you've been on a too cosy if your tea back harboring a hidden disease is your neighbor planning on eating your pepperoni don't worry use got a regulation for everything but according to human rights organizations it's failed

miserably to regulate its own behavior and it all started with an apparently innocent bed to boost security and eritrea we're launching $20000000.00 euro program to rebuild the roads connecting both countries this will boost straight consolidate stability and have good benefits for the citizens of both countries through the gratian of sustainable growth and jobs so far so good unless of course you're the one put to work on this great collaboration because the chances are your force conscript the african nation has compulsory national service that used to last for 18 months but now sees people trapped in for over 20 years it's a practice it's been likened by human rights organizations the un and the european parliament to mass enslavement conscripts compared national service to modern day slavery saying this for torture and other ill treatment which we rest in like basic sanitation and hygiene form a conscript 72 hour weeks and harsh conditions with no food and pay equivalent to

$17.00 a month it's one of the main reasons eritrea is called the world's fastest country as young men continue to mass exodus but despite knowing conscripts were being used generally the delicate situation and a country that was a lot in a guerrilla war for 3 decades the e.u. says that really had no idea that untoward things were going on. the e.u. does not pay for labor under this project the project only covers the procurement of materials and equipment to support the rehabilitation of roads in fact the e.u. doesn't even have an office in eritrea to monitor this ongoing project instead it relies on local authorities the agency is not monitoring the implementation of the project the project is carried out by the government and progress is monitored by the ministry of public works the e.u. is in trusting its project to an arm of the government which is internationally

slammed as one of the world's worst human rights abuses which the u.n. describes as authoritarian and repressive and which lived under a un sanctions for 9 years it's almost as if the e.u. has something at stake here other than creating great roads of course like stemming the tide of migrants for example because 2016. 1000 eritreans apply for asylum in the block so yes this e.u. project will lift the local economy and bring peace but crucially it will create jobs and that will keep eritreans in their homeland and not crossing on to european shorts. in directly supporting this project by. material to help build the road problem is that what they need to make sure is that any support going to eritrea is not. some mentoring this incredibly repressive system and there are trends the land by the way which happens to be one

of the most strategic areas in the world its coast runs along the red sea which is a key link between europe and asia it's also an ideal access point to an african market with low labor costs and it's a natural resource gold mine with gas gold oil zinc you name it eritrea's got it eric harris obviously placed in a very strategic location along the red sea it is the access to. see ethiopia and from the european point of view it is obviously one of the countries which many asylum seekers here in europe are coming from and that coming up next because of the human rights situation so it seems that when you've got something to gain it's easy to be tossed out on card but not as then your own employment law. which leads co-founder julian assange has been in court in london on monday for a routine administrative hearing on his possible extradition to the u.s. during the session astrologer's lawyers were granted more time after they

complained they have not had the opportunity to go over the case sufficiently with their client they're expected back in court later in the day i can 2010 the australian whistleblower publish classified military cables admittedly allegedly outlining us to. a crowd of his supporters gathered outside the court to protest against his extradition on just how many serving time in the british high security jail to skip the bail while waiting on his all extradition hearings that next month the u.s. has indicted him on 17 counts of has to be an artist and one of conspiracy to hack a government computer in april or stange was forcibly removed by british police from the ecuadorian embassy in london as off the crito terminated his 7 year as phylum there he sought refuge there following sexual assault allegations in sweden which he did night is calling them a pretext for his extradition to america. still ahead for this hour the british

government is under pressure to implement tougher foreign travel restrictions on known paedophiles we'll look at why it's being described as a global threats after the break. lead.

join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to get us to the world of politics or business i'm sure business i'll see you then. get. it. the u.k. government is facing pressure to apply greater foreign travel restrictions to known paedophiles is claims gaps in legislation leave youngsters especially in asia vulnerable to predators the concern was part of the report handed over to m.p.'s in westminster following an independent inquiry into child sexual abuse it mentions

such high profile cases as former glam rock singer gary he was found guilty in the u.k. for downloading child pornography and then years later convicted in asia for abusing minors another is britain's worst ever pay to file richard huckle he has 71 counts of sexual assaults on children most of them committed in malaysia where he worked as a teacher and received 22 life sentences shaadi i would start he has more on the inquiry . lock them up and throw away the key it's an argument you'll often hear from people when it comes to child abuse is and while the u.k. has come down on child abuse here in britain its legal system may be failing youngsters abroad that's because known british sex offenders and suspects prosecuted for such crimes are still able to travel with some of them re-offending overseas in fact of the near 6000 sexual whomp aventure orders imposed in england and wales in the last few years only 11 also has foreign travel restrictions added

meaning of all the right to sex offenders on record only around 0.2 percent have had their rights to foreign travel stopped and according to the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse that could be having a devastating impact extends to the u.k. . list of military disaster. which must be huge and. this is an. example of really. and this is. the inquiry was given evidence of abuse by british travelers in countries ranging from kenya all the way to the philippines the report also found that abuses target disadvantaged families where relatives act as facilitators often financial poverty plays a key factor there's also areas too can also pose a particular risk last year oxfam star for accused of sexually exploiting children in the haiti following devastating earthquakes in 2010 the issue that has been

raised by the child abuse inquiry is an old one and has historically been going on for decades we have allowed people with child abuse convictions to travel out of the country and often times unless they're arrested in the destination country for the same issue then they go completely undetected the problem is we don't have a grip on child abuse in the u.k. if we did then we would be able to manage our paedophiles much better than we currently are not child abuse. we need not just to be looking at people who are going to be arrested in another country or indeed happy to rest another country but we need to properly see who is leaving the country and who is coming into the country and if they have child abuse convictions we must see that very seriously indeed now the report concluded with recommendations for the government and topping the list was restricting foreign travel of sex offenders to ensure that youngsters and not just those in the u.k. are out of harms way. some of the other big stories from around the globe for you

now 1st to alaska where one lucky man has defied the odds he was rescued on providing 3 weeks in the motor freezing wilderness his home in this is the sit in a valley burns down forcing him to sleep in a snow cave and live off count of birds until he was found. in the philippines where half a 1000000 people are being urged to flee their homes after the tall volcano erupted near the capital manila dollars could be seen if through the thick ash clouds disrupting the services of the capital's international airport scientists in the country are warning that the threat level is high and that an explosive eruption could happen in the coming days. thanks for joining us here on r.t. international we're back at the top of the hour with the latest on his that. bugaboo max guys are. looking forward to the town.

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sure if that's where we're going underground is amidst the continuing global crisis sparked by it all troubled of this as a nation in iraq brics it comes up for debate in britain south of lords ahead of the end of u.k. representation in the e.u. parliament in fewer than 20 days time going over the show u.k. prime minister's former trade on boy conservative party for the treasure of old mole and ways up for john says all the 3. 100000000000 pound or more deal with britain's biggest trade partner the rest of the european union and as a counter breakthrough in london identifies how to live killing cells a switched on we speak to templeton calvin faraday award winning professor paul davis about how information will determine the future of immortality big pharma all of them all coming out in today's going underground or 1st britain is due to not be represented by the european union from the end of the month despite being subject to either single market and customs regulations really end of the enjoyment is

chairman of the commonwealth enterprise investment council in the form of trade envoy boris johnson's predicts as a david cameron lord moland thank you so much for coming on before we get to the 31st of january you were a key part of course of joints of the me oral candidacy complete vindication of the nominee cummings tactics presumably the general leg while i was his 1st merrill council and a little bit involved in the recent thing. i'm delighted this recent think generally both yeah i delighted i've always had great faith but i think it's a fantastic communicator he can make waves you can. reach parts of other others can't and that he's demonstrated the election so i'm really pleased i think he's going phenomenal brain a great personality enormous energy we've got the right and have the right job because he may have reached parts of the electorate that other tory politicians didn't but donna cummings his senior strategic advisor has already been.

making announcements that seem to suggest he wants a radical reform of the civil service which has long been suspected of a pro remain bias and a suspected i think i think it was i haven't talked to everybody i think it's. apparently we were always hearing that there were senior civil servants that did not the despised the the largest vote. in this country in the in this country's history the brics it how can dominate cummings really reform an organization like the civil service what is to be very difficult as you know when you get into government and lots of forces come at you and a lot of them suffocate you in the end so you there is going to fought a very hard and determined battle he's going to take them on civil service does need reform it has been i think that in terms of achieving breaks it.

proved you have that just you know talking to civil servants i think much more importantly i think it's been completely frozen by the events robin thinking of how can we prepare for the next phase and i think that is a really difficult position and in the commonwealth of course we brush with the u.k. governments we do with $53.00 governments you also know how civil servants can sabotage it is just they can leak documents they go and they will amerie hence my remark which you know is going to be a very. difficult battle for dominic cult cummins to fight it genuinely is in a different space to most of the businesses in that it's very difficult to. sack a civil servant it's very difficult to move them out of the civil service is you we had douglas cause well one of dominic cummings is close colleagues in that campaigning on the show who kind of said only cummings was a sort of genius i don't share the you know do you think he's up to the job i think

he's a remarkable you know it's very clear sighted a very clear vision. the point about government though it isn't just about having ideas it's you've got to do the long stroke so it's like a rowing race you do a lot of this very early on to get a speed that is into this and this bit is not so easy for the likes of dominic cummings or for many others as well long strokes are going to be going to be needed up to. 31st of january and what do you see as the significance of this date of the 31st of january because people could say that is the date from which britain will be subject to all customs union and single market regulations from brussels and so does berg and we will have no power whatsoever as regards the regulations we now must know violet well a deal as you know for trade is going to be discussed i'm always muse.