donald trump tweet. me saying that even if he was not a threat to the us theory me in general its track record is faith. coming up on the program the leaders of libya's warring factions are in moscow for ceasefire talks brokered by russia turkey and war torn nation administrations will sign an agreement on. infrastructure for. immigration to europe is in the firing line for modern day slavery we speak with a human rights watch representative. they have absolutely no choice.

to bury. your churning in from this hour run the world welcome to moscow to r.t. international my name's union o'neill. the top story u.s. president donald trump tweeted the assassination of a really in general some sort of money saying whether or not he was a real threat his fate was pre-determined anyway. the fake news media and the democrat partners are working hard to determine whether or not the future attack by terrorists and the money was imminent was my team in agreement the on through to both is a strong yes but it doesn't really matter because of his horrible post. let's cross

to new york speak to our tease kill of this good to see you kill up what is president trump seeing here it appears general the money's sentence his fate was sealed in any case indeed the implications of trump's words are rather dramatic essentially trump is saying that for someone to be killed by the united states and not just someone but a high profile leader of another country to be killed it doesn't matter if they're an imminent threat or not as long as it's determined that they had a bad past now let's recall that for the past 10 days the united states has been trying to justify the decision by u.s. president trump to assassinate qassam solomonic the top iranian general and it seems like the man has been getting worse and worse since the day he was killed let's review some of what's been said. so many was plotting.

imminent and sitter attacks on american diplomats and military personnel we had specific emanation information on an imminent threat and those threats trim included attacks on u.s. embassies period full stop i can reveal that i believe it would have been for embassies there's no terrorists except osama bin laden who has more american blood on his hands than did customs with the money now why all this hysteria in the aftermath of the killing well it has to do with the fact that essentially of the decision to kill qassam solomon has been so widely questioned both in the united states and around the world many argued it was simply not the right move it was an unnecessary escalation created international tensions and at the time we've had all these assurances that from the trumpet ministration the qassam salmoni represented an imminent threat to the united states that it was absolutely necessary it had to be done however it seems like even his own secretary of defense mark asked for

didn't really believe that let's take a listen. to the president and say when there was a tangible he didn't cite a specific piece of evidence what he says he probably he believes are you saying that by and one i didn't see one with regard to 4 embassies so it's been 10 days and a huge amount of pressure on trump in the aftermath of this decision which many saw as just a hugely are unnecessary escalation against the islamic republic of iran so trump seems to be coming forward and saying stop asking these silly questions he was a bad guy it doesn't matter if he was a threat because he had a horrible past this is a pretty pretty dramatic statement from the president of united states thanks for taking us through all of them up in life in new york. the leaders of libya's warring factions have been here in moscow for talks this monday in the hopes of hammering out a cease fire deal the negotiations are being brokered by russia and turkey and their foreign ministers say they expect an agreement to be signed tomorrow the

meetings come after a concerted push by moscow on crew to deescalate hostilities in libya the war ravaged country is divided between an internationally recognized government in the capital tripoli and a rival administration in the east which is allied to the rebel general toward a draft deal circulated earlier calls on all sides to ensure the sustainability of any cease fire combat terrorism and human trafficking and work to improve the humanitarian situation in the nation. turkey and russia produced a draft don't commit that was reviewed in detail today we too can do a count of the proposal for a compromise between the parties suggested by general have to and all the parties to the agreement stipulates concrete details of the ceasefire reached on this wealth of january the draft document suggests that all parties will stop all military actions and observe the cease fire conditions meanwhile

a commission is to be established and all that is determined that contact line between the warring sides russia and turkey a promise to support all sides in the conflict to help them implement the agreements now the talks began early on monday and lasted for more than 6 hours however it wasn't the perfect ending to the day. but it was the student the president of the government of national culottes mr soros and his counterpart just signed the document general have requested more time to choose their mornings to work out the details before signing we hope very much they will do so the representatives of russia and turkey will be supporting the process ceasefire became possible thanks to suggestions by russian president vladimir putin and his his counterpart. their dog on both leaders showed a united front on the issue following talks and in some bull last week should the document be signed this cheese date will be a major milestone for libya

a country that's been torn by military conflicts since the u.s. led nato and they in 2011 hold the governments often moammar gadhafi at the moment there are 2 governments in libya one that controls a larger part of the country the libyan national army led by general leave the hof are however an internationally recognized government often national accord with headquarters in tripoli that by saraj controls a smaller portion now once the talks in moscow are concluded a big conference on the issue is expected in berlin and as we hear at the moment all the leaders all 5 major players in this issue are expected there as well. well mark ellman from the u.k.'s crisis research institute believes russia and turkey have a crucial role to play in bringing a degree of stability to libya. if it's possible to freeze the current fighting lines that at least gives time and the possibility of further discussions there's

always the risk in a situation we have so many different militias taking part that some subgroup may decide to engage in fighting that then begins to unravel it but there is i think hope that we have influential external actors on both sides acting together and that offers the prospect that the voice of reason can be heard both in tripoli and also in general have told has turkey and russia as in syria have. different sides in the conflict but they are willing to cooperate together and that has helped to calm the conflict in syria as we've seen all the not end it and i think that kind of model. you have people who can say well this brought this together because each of us is aware of the interests of people on the ground that is a potentially positive step and we'll see obviously at the weekend whether we have a full peace conference in berlin. ok another story we are closely following and have been for some time wiki leaks co-founder julian

assange was in courts in london on monday for a routine administrative hearing on his possible extradition to the u.s. know during the session a son just lawyers were granted more time after they complained of not solving the opportunity to go over case files with their clients or video agency ruptly was there will listen to a scene exiting the courts a crowd of his supporters are gathered to protest against his extradition a son she's currently serving time in a british high security jail for skipping bail whilst waiting on his full extradition hearing set for next month the us has indicted him on 17 counts of espionage and mall of conspiracy to hack a government computer back in. in whistleblower publish classified military cables allegedly lining u.s. warplanes last april he was forcibly removed by british police from the ecuadorian embassy in london. terminated is 7 year asylum.

huge. in africa are driving slavery on the continent that's the claim being made by human rights organizations against the e.u.'s infrastructure project in eritrea the bid to improve the eastern african nation has been described doesn't valving years of force labor reporting on the. if you've been on a 2 covey if your t. back harboring a hidden disease is your neighbor planning on eating your pepperoni don't worry it is 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 will 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 you're forced conscript the african nation has compulsory national service that used to last for 18 months but now sees people trapped in 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 rest and like basic sanitation and hygiene former conscripts 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 emptying 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 bloc 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 to not crossing on both to european shorts. in directly supporting this project by sharing 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 a land by the way which happens to be one of the most strategic areas in the world it's coast runs along with 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 they're coming and they're free because of the human rights situation so it seems that when you've got something to gain it's easier to be. anonymous than your own employment law. it's more stories coming in the 2nd half of the news block just approaching a quarter of an hour into the program stay with us i'll see you 90 seconds. is your media a reflection of reality. in

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leg. length. 17 minutes past 11 pm here in moscow this monday welcome back i want to bring a story that's starting to get trucks the united kingdom government is facing pressure to apply greater foreign travel restrictions to new and paedophiles it's claimed gaps in legislation leave youngsters especially in asia vulnerable to predators the concern was part of a report out over 2 m.p.'s in westminster following an independent inquiry into child sexual abuse let's go through some of the figures and while you might recognize this person the former glam rock singer glitter he was found guilty in the u.k. for dawn loading child pornography and then years convicted in asia for abusing

minors another here is britain's worst ever a paedophile richard cole he's been convicted of 71 kinds of sexual assault on children most have been committed in malaysia where he worked as a teacher and received 20 to life sentences with more on the inquiry and indeed into this story sharia edwards dusty. lock them up and throw away the key it's an argument you'll often hear from people when it comes to child the pieces and while the u.k. has come down on child abuse here in britain its legal system may be failing young says a brought that's because no one in british sex offenders and suspects prosecuted for such crimes are still able to travel with some of them re-offending a c. in fact of the near 6000 sexual harm prevention orders impose in england and wales in the last few years only an 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. now you can. parse it was a little it was a list of below 0 disaster. which must be huge and current gaps in the system. to really target children and this is simply not the inquiry was given evidence of abuse by british travellers 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 to can also pose a particular risk last year oxfam star accused of sexually exploiting children 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 part of 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 in our child abuse s. we need not just to be looking at people who are going to be arrested in another country or indeed happen to rest in the 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. university of british columbia is facing a free speech scandal. that's after the institution opted to console in the vent

over what it called safety and security reasons it was intended to give a platform to eat. traversal us journalist to talk with fascist groups like left this to extremism undy and go become a target for some activists and his legal team looking into the council ation after contracts were signed between the university and a free speech club the director of the group described it as giving those threatening violence the illusion of power there's always been an option of hiring our own security working with police ensuring safety they wouldn't even allow us to have that option this time they said look security can't even handle the protesters they're getting more and more violent and that's not even an option also we're just going to outright cancel the school has told us look just don't bring anybody controversial and they will protest and you'll have no problems but actually what

is happening is that they're emboldening these protesters who are violent and they're giving them the illusion of power and if they have power no doubt they'll use it and abuse it at this point we're probably going to take the school to court it's going to go to the supreme court and we believe that the law is on our side so when the judge when the supreme court rules that we are correct we will bring back the speaker to the school and will make it a vent that is 10 times bigger because we can because that is what free speech is about. and the speaker himself and the ngo stated it's the university of british columbia should not have given in to the chief threats of the institution defended its this isn't saying the journalist event was a potential targets. the reason for the cancellation is the concern about safety and security of our campus community the appropriate response to violent extremists who threaten access to information in the academy is not to give in to their demands by canceling the event. protesters have been involved in it number of

violent incidents out that very same college on previous occasions. was. i. was. right was right i was the director of the university's free speech club again told us open discussion is being stifled of institutions and he believes wider afield in canada. this isn't just happening with us it's happening all over the country it's a new trend where publicly funded institutions think that they can just deny the right to free speech when they are taking money from the government they're part of the public sphere the suppression of free speech is not only happening on the institutional level in canada but it's also happening on the streets with these violent protesters society is so divided politically that now we have our own perceptions of what is and isn't free speech that's where the real problem comes

from our side has this perception of the many people as their perception and it's become so tribal politically we're so divided but we're breaking up into these little bubble and some of these little echo chambers and that is where the issue is in other words we're basically speaking a different language. check and more stories from across the globe starting in alaska and we're lucky justified the odds he was rescued on thursday after surviving 3 weeks in remote freezing wilderness his home in the sistine valley forcing him to sleep in a snow cave and live off canned goods until he was found. over in the philippines meanwhile half a 1000000 people have been urged to flee their homes after the tal of volcano erupted on monday near the capital manila storms could be seen through the thick ash clouds disrupting the services of the capital its international airport

scientists in the country are warning that the threat level is high not an expose of eruption could happen in the coming days. and also something significant of note politically a cease fire agreement brokered by turkey and russia came into effect in syria's northwestern a dalit province over the weekend in recent weeks the muskies has stepped up its efforts to reclaim the country's last rebel held region which is under the control of the extremist salafist groups tavernier. the. united nations estimates that over 300000 people have fled their homes as a result of the violence sheltering close to the turkish border. now is our lot for now but we are cracking know what some more great programs in moments that i'll be back with all your starts in a week and news headlines all across the globe in just over 30 they close.

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prost liking some real news i'm joined by my guess going d's and is a professor at the higher school of economics as well as author of that ok of western civilization and resurgence of russia we also have to me tree bobbitt she is a political analysts and editor it in a smi internet media project andy and longdon macross alexander macarius he is a writer on legal affairs as well was editor in chief of the duran dot com our gym in cross talk rules an effect that means he can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it let me go to alexander in london you know over the past 10 days or so we have heard the term escalation deescalation perp or tional and one of the things i think that is mr barry much is the how the behave the behavior on the side of the leadership and to ran and in washington we term asymmetric old was