no but. it was in the. envoys from russia and the u.s. clash at the un security council session on a long running dispute over an alleged chemical attack in syria last year. you can see there gauges he refuses to hand over to the global drugs watchdog samples from trucks superstar tonight kyra past an ongoing investigation into the disgraced night oregon project. and its 3 belgian doctors face criminal charges for approving the euthanasia of a woman with a psychiatric disorder is the 1st such trials and procedure was legalized almost 2 decades ago. i. know you're watching international i'm whereas on

a local thank you for joining us. now russia's ambassador to the u.n. has questioned western powers willingness to accuse syria of chemical attacks without solid evidence security council members have just ended a session on a probe by the global chemical weapons watchdog into an incident in the syrian city of duma and there was a heated exchange between them boyce since. some of invented a new paradigm. the world of highly likely the world of. the world behind the looking glass it's very simple but i have to do is very effective it states caterpillar categorically objects to russia's blatant attempt to use a security council meeting to weaken the credibility of the o.p.c. w. and its findings on the duma attacked. this is a brazen dissin from ation campaign the woman is just too guilty. even with

presenting in evidence and enjoy discipline. who you really cannot have wolf when you news we have heard the russians pushing their own spin and their own fish and own facts established by an independent body trusted by the international community to do its work. well for a bit more detail on this we can now cross a line to cait it more pin in new york what has come out of this session today well the meeting was convened to discuss the o.p.'s investigation into an alleged chemical attack in the syrian city of duma in $28.00 chain now the o.p.c. w.'s reports about that attack or alleged attack that happened that report was released in march that report has come into question because some leaks seem to reveal that crucial information was left out of the o.p.c.

w.'s final report now at the meeting russia basically stated that it appears the united states and its allies are trying to block their efforts to improve the work of the o.p.c. w. so that can more accurately determine facts when carrying out its work and in response of the united states simply accused russia of engaging in some kind of cover up operation for the syrian government now the report has come into question however the o.p.c. w. insists that they stand by their report they don't they don't question it however even henderson who is a former o.p.c. w. inspector who actually participated in the fact finding mission he also is strongly questioning what the o.p.c. w. report ultimately came to say and its conclusion and he had photos and other evidence to back up his claim here's what the u.n. heard from in henderson. the findings in the final report

were contradictory were turnaround with the 2 understood. during the 2. by the time. release of the interim report. 2018. ending was that we heard serious misgivings that a chemical attack. now in hand or soon participated in the o.p.c. w.'s fact finding mission and he had a lot of advocates to back up his claims see he strongly stated that he had some strong objections and he made his points as someone who actually participated but regardless it seems that certain forces are questioning henderson's remarks let's take a listen. mr henderson's papers appear to reflect

a personal view of course there are bound to be real best exchanges to fuse with voices differing from others in any scientific process but what counts is the final considered assessment. now the representative of the syrian arab republic very strongly stated his views on the issue some countries. led by the united states of america. continue to exceed the provisions of the convention on the point of chemical weapons by politicizing the war of the o.p.c. w. under trying to. from the track it was created for. now the report from the o.p.c. w. was released back in march and that report was used by western countries to blame

the syrian government for the chemical incident that took place now the findings were called into question when documents were published by wiki leaks they seem to show that essentially some key information was left out regarding the fact that canisters that were placed in a house manually some e-mails were made available to the public showing that some information was deleted from the reports now weeks prior to the purported incident both syria and russia repeatedly warned the international community about the possibility of upcoming false flag chemical attacks on the city of duma so today's meeting pretty much show that there is not common ground when it comes to interprete ing the o.p.c. w.'s report and whether or not the o.p.c. w. should improve its mechanisms for getting to the bottom of the facts of what took place the international community just doesn't see eye to eye on this allies the united states see it one way those who are critical of u.s. foreign policy see it another caleb maupin in new york wrapping things up for us

there thank you well political science professor max abrams gave us his appraisal of the context for the un's session. then there was an american representative who came out and didn't really respond to the arguments she made it seem as if the us was going to agreement with the e.c. don't you know she pointed to the final report and ignored the evidence that the actual scientists in this organization have grave doubts i think that the americans are going to continue to do a search for the other ringback answers clearly and i you know uphold their only order in the west i think that the media will essentially continue to ignore the story even though i believe that it's an intrinsically important one. and other news this hour the u.k. anti doping agency has said it's refusing to provide the global doping watchdog wada with key samples from british run as

a request for the materials came as part of an ongoing drugs investigation into the night oregon project my colleague neil harvey discussed a story with artie's alexy or chef. talking about a 4 time olympic gold champion a 6 time world champion in athletics a runner from great britain and he's one of the biggest athletes of the modern generation now there has been speculation for quite some time that such a success story may have been somehow tainted by the use of performance in hands and hands and drugs of b.d.'s as we know them but obviously that was speculation until last year the former coach of more alberto salazar of the oregon project was slapped with a 4 year ban by the u.s. anti-doping agency for allegedly doping his athletes and we're talking about al carnitine. drug which is not really outlawed by water but in the doses that salazar allegedly used with his athletes that is against the waters code so he was. creating

a whole storm of controversy regarding more fire and maybe that salazar used the same techniques on the british athlete but now the world anti-doping agency asked again the u.k. anti-doping agency to hand over more existing doping samples for additional testing which is obviously in the authority of water which is does you know in many countries across the world but here is what the u.k. anti-doping agency had to say to that there has never been any ill feeling lack of willingness or assistance in part but when you open the sample up every time you freeze it and thaw it and freeze it again you have agreed in the sample you need to be able to give me credible evidence about what it is you want to look for rather than this just being truly an expedition and on top of that responding to a question from the journalist the head of you said you know whether these the weather what has the authority to pick up those samples and walking into the lab and just grab them upon request she said no it will stay with you cady and it has

the authority over keeping those samples so this scandal with. something's been dragging on for several years it is nothing new while of a sudden want to get their hands on these samples. on the side of what it may be you know the willingness to assert their power especially in the wake of what they did to russia just fortnight ago on the side of we could speculate a lot but the fact that more far is going to the olympics in tokyo this summer you know that could be also the timing because you gayeties being so protective with the star athlete but fair play to more far himself he always denied all the accusations of using p.d.s. he's always said you know come get me and if you want to test me again that's what he said again let's listen i'm happy to be tested anytime and anywhere and for my samples to be used for whatever they need to do keep it and freeze it there's not much more i can do from a fascinating. free samples to be tested but. russia knows all about the power of

water reacted to this story surely i assume that the heads of the russian anti-doping agency are scratching their heads right now having read the news that you know we could have done the same we could have just kept the samples to ourselves because as we know russia provided all the samples to water and after that water decided that russia should be banned from major competitions for 4 years and that is something which is now being contested in the court of arbitration for sport as we speak a very sort of long going battle we are expecting to seal russia sporting fate but nonetheless we have a reaction from one side and i believe we can listen to that now i believe that you can it should not obstruct any transfer of samples any of passage on either side and this is not just about you can't create the role of mistrust in the countries anti-doping system and accordingly it's athletes as part of the system you know the most ironic angle to this whole story is the fact that it was the u.k. anti-doping agency and the u.s. anti-doping agency which were the vocal the most vocal critics of russia and. they

were calling for transparency they were calling for the world anti-doping fight be equal for everyone and this is exactly what you get have to say we all have a genuine interest in ensuring. absolute wealth and family stayed the heart of the sports movement regardless of nationality so as we can see this is the case of potentially double standards when you know some rules applied to ones and does not apply to the others in the case of you saying no to providing the samples it looks a little bizarre or we discuss the developments with sports journalist alan moore and sports and media lecture ellis cashmore. i think clean sport and fair sports is not i'd play here from you card. they were one of the ones who wanted to have some russian athletes at the olympics usada dog didn't want anybody at all and you cards they're fearful for their own athletes because remember disses does is not about sport this is not a fair play disappeared money and power and so long as you can i don't have to turn

over samples to your solder then they have hair and to keep keep making money and this is always down to because it's you know it was never about fairness they don't care about you pay at least you don't care about russian athletes or are each athlete all they care about is money and power it is double standard there's no question about that in my mind and i think the rest of the world will stand as the jury on this and say hang on a 2nd a few years ago britain was screaming for for punishment to be doled out to russia because they refused to cooperate now they're doing exactly the same thing themselves so they invited punishment. probably also you know because if they refuse and they can they reckon refuse to hand over the sob to water then they are risking the punishment full british athletes we presume if water is going to be consistently dollie at least punishments don't forget the

punishment against russia was to ban russia as a nation so that meant that every single athlete in russia was punished. a landmark test case for euthanasia rules is unfolding in belgium where for the 1st time since the practice was legalized 3 doctors face criminal charges prosecutors allege they illegally ended the life of a woman saskia taylor has the story. on christmas eve in 2937 year old teenager told her family she wanted to be euthanized but while teen suffering might have ended several months later of in a clinic in the flemish city of get and that of her family is still ongoing because the 3 doctors who were involved are now on trial for her murder this will be belgium's fust criminal case concerning euthanasia since the practice was legalized back in 2002 which accounts for an average of 6 deaths of 3 day the doctors

insist they acted in good faith and are unfairly being painted as murderers but the hiring account teen says does give of that fateful day raises questions over the competence and motives of the medical professionals. who likened her death to that of a pattern that is and p. and is having a shot. when she died he asked all parents if they wanted to listen through the stones cope to check her heart had actually stopped beating. belgium is only one of 2 countries which allows for euthanasia on psychiatric grounds and sees people suffering from

depression gender identity issues and an erect resort to this so-called must see killing 2 months before her death as is required by your teen went to the psychiatry list dr point who diagnosed her with a mild form of autism teen's family protest this diagnosis adamant she was simply suffering heartbreak and distress after a failed relationship. she knew that if she wasn't diagnosed with autism or asperger's she would have no chance of being euthanized as such they say the key legal requirement that a patient be incurably ill was not met and so by injecting her with that lethal dose she was poisoned really confused by the diagnosis and in this particular psychiatrists solution of suicide it just doesn't it doesn't fit together for me i think that there is a danger especially from a mental health perspective when people play god is so to speak when we're making

decisions now about life and death or when other people are making decisions about when to in their life based on things that can be fixed pretty easily in some cases mental illnesses autism is certainly very treatable one of my child has some mild autistic manifestations and we get through those you know it's certainly not a reason to kill someone or to commit suicide but this was far from the only irregularity they noted and when they launched a complaint the doctors allegedly tried to block the investigation with the psychiatry even hitting back at the grieving family we must try to stop these people. it is a seriously dysfunctional one dead traumatize family with a very little empathy and respect for others this is not the fast titan psychiatry's to who diagnosed teen has come under scrutiny backed in 2017 documents revealed the head a belgians euthanasia review commission wealth concern doc to tend pont was or for

filling all necessary equal conditions relation soweth so much the he refused to accept any father patients were fired by doc to temp aren't how colleagues are also worried that she's allegedly approved around a 3rd of all euthanasia cases for psychiatric reasons in the whole country she is not really a great person to go to in terms of her judgment for this kind of medical procedure or she has a personel bend are for looking and euthanasia as a as a solution for these patients so perhaps patients seek her out when for the like this happens or just happens to be too much of this but by one particular physician and that's why she's doing call into question by 9 other psychiatrist in or own field and belgium that she's doing something wrong so clearly there's there some more investigation we need a learned more about this particular of psychiatrist and this particular of a others have said doc to 10 point doesn't expel treatment options available before

granting euthanasia and allegation back to buy teen in sistas instead of trying to go team to a better life team was deliberately led to death and pushed without the reasonable treatment options being exhausted and consequently without suffering being relieved the question is whose interest was paramount in this process the interest of team or the interest of others euthanasia is legal in just 5 countries and is one of the most controversial practices globally stories like teens who feel just how difficult it is to ensure that people's desire for personal freedom isn't tragically misinterpreted and abused or lawyers representing the doctors accused in the case have said their clients acted in good faith and all 3 denying the charges against them now the u.k. is hoping to boost its trade with african nations we have that story and more after this short break.

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in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the death. or a maid in the shallows. welcome back now with the u.k. about to leave the e.u. the british prime minister is looking for new trade partners and some of the focus is now turning to africa the 1st ever u.k. africa investment summit was held in london on monday and showed it to its dashti reports boris johnson the prime minister's on his latest charm offensive in an attempt to restore. bricks at business relations so in his attempt to will he's hosting the u.k. african summit right here in london addressing several african nations but

interestingly it was on a much smaller scale than back to his counterparts like that of russia and china this time around for a strong sense it's a much more intimate affair hosting just $21.00 african countries though. in his pitch the prime minister did acknowledge the competition coming from various other nations when it comes to investing in africa's economy but insisted that no one can match britain's quote breath and depth of expertise and while presenting the u.k. as the best partner for africa he also mentioned the change to the immigration system which he hopes will attract africa's best talent we in the u.k. have a vital job in continuing to convince people across the continent that we're not just a great friend and ally a reliable ally but also the people you should be doing business with you'll be pleased to hear my friends the one thing is changing our immigration system by putting people before passports we will be able to attract the best talent from

around the world wherever they may be. so boris johnson said that he won't put people before passports but these words from the prime minister of very different in fact miles apart from his previous comments waved back in 2002 where he said quote africa is a lot i refused even to acknowledge the role of britain's colonial past when it comes to africa's economy the continent may be a blot but it is not a broad support our conscience the problem is not that we once in charge but that we are not in charge anymore now at the summit boris johnson also made another beneficial pledge to the african leaders and he was calling for an immediate and to the u.k.'s taxpayers' money to support anything to do with the coal mining industry in the region and it's all to do with the drive to tackle climate change so from today the british government will no longer provide any new direct official

development assistance investment it's been critically pollution for thermal coal mining coal power plants overseas put it simply not another penny of u.k. taxpayers' money would be directly invested in digging up coal or burning it for electricity sounds attractive but despite britain calling for an end to any investment in coal mining one of the biggest companies invested in the region is anglo american and it's based right to in london so when it comes to trying to curb these coal emissions overseas it seems like many of those involved seem to be a lot closer to home leaving me to the final question than has boris johnson done enough and his pitch today to try and convince african leaders to go ahead with the u.k. not to mention of course the other global powers as competition well africa list harold horn believes the u.k. is colonial legacy in africa could complicate any negotiations on trade deals. you

sturgis it took you to iraq because the champion will consider a referendum that has disrupted training relationship with its neighbors to do it the new in spirit really would have been highly appropriate if african we asked them who are our guys we're not since really we're just colonialism mr johnson has made some rather racist comments about black people not nice white people really use the elite beacon of london in their own accord even made rather ill considered comment. here you know mr johnson has a lot to apologize for. thanks well let's take a look at news in brief from around the world now 5 people including a child have died after a hot water pipe exploded in their hotel in the central russian city of perm 6 others suffered burn injuries on monday and one is in a serious condition in hospital. i.

at least 10 people have reportedly been injured in a new round of anti-government protests in the off the capital baghdad demonstrators tried to block major roads and disrupt traffic on the eve of the deadline given to the government to make progress on reforms protesters way to iraqi flags as they threw projectiles police responded with take us the latest spate of unrest in iraq began in october over corruption and inequality and some $400.00 protesters and more than that have since been killed and thousands more injured in the rallies thanks. winds produced by thunderstorms across central new south wales boss trainer have whipped up huge dust storms local weather forecasters say wind speeds have reached 100 kilometers an hour new south wales is still reeling from devastating bushfires in these have ravaged more than 10000000 hectares of land since december. and that is your update for now we're back here at

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and welcome to cross talk we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle. russian president vladimir putin has proposed some important political reforms what are they what are their significance and importantly why now and what about the claim of clinging to power. across talking some real news i'm joined by my guest he's a political analyst and editor and you know smee internet media project and in london we crossed alexander material he's a writer on legal affairs as well as entertainer in chief of the duran dot com our german cross-like rose in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate i want to break up this program into 2 parts i want to talk about what these reforms are their significance and then i want to look at the critique

in criticism of them on all sides ok let me 1st go to alexander macarius in london . this is a bombshell it really is what are the most important reforms. mentioned proposed that will be voted on by the electorate maybe sometime later this year what's your most important takeaway go ahead alex there's a whole package of reforms firstly the power to appoint the parliament the government will now be shifted from the president to the parliament so the parliament will decide who the prime minister is and the parliament will be able to hold the government to account and also to appoint the ministers so that is going to be a major shift of power at the same time the. state council is being built up and if i can explain the president will change over.