was. it. was during. world powers failed to find common ground on a disputed probe into an alleged chemical attack in syria after russia raises its concerns at a un session. the u.k. and he dating agency refuses to hand over to the global drugs watchdog salvos from track superstar mode as part of an ongoing investigation into this disgraced nyc oregon project. and 3 belgian doctors face criminal charges for approving the euthanasia of a woman with a psychiatric disorder is the 1st such trial since the procedure was legalized almost 2 decades ago.

live from moscow news headquarters where it's just past 4 in the morning you're watching r.t. international welcome to the program. russia's ambassador to the un has questioned western powers willingness to accuse syria of chemical attacks without solid evidence security council members have ended a session on a probe by the global chemical weapons watchdog into an incident in the syrian city of duma back in 2018 and there was a heated exchange between the end voice. since not so long time ago some of our colleagues 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 admit it is very effective estate's caterpillar categorically objects to russia's blatant attempt to use the security council meeting to weaken the credibility of the o.p.c. w. and its findings on the duma attacked this is

a brazen dissent from ation campaign no one has just to name the guilty even without presenting any evidence and enjoy the support of absurd new middle someone's who you really cannot have wolf in unison we have heard the russians putting their own spin and their own version on facts established by an independent body trusted by the international community to do its work. and some more details on this we can now cross live to caleb maupin in new york click kaleb what came out of today's session at the un. well today the united nations convened a meeting in which the results of the o.p.c. w.'s investigation into the alleged chemical attack in the syrian syrian city of duma in $28.00 teen was discussed now that report from the ows o.p.c. w. has come into question after information was revealed leaks cited that crucial

evidence was essentially left out of that final report and that crucial evidence that was left out could have pointed toward the attack being staged now russia at the meeting said it appears that the united states and its allies are attempting to derail and block their efforts to help the o.p.c. w. more effectively do its work and get to the bottom of what actually happened in the alleged chemical incident however the united states accused russia of simply trying to engage in a cover up operation for the syrian government and they maintain that the syrian government must be responsible for the alleged chemical attack however in henderson who was a weapons inspector he participated with the o.p.c. w in their fact finding mission in duma he doesn't agree with that he says that he pretty much based on the evidence has concluded that the canisters were placed manually they were not dropped from an airplane this is what in henderson said to

the u.n. meeting speaking through video link this is what he in henderson said. the findings in the final report were contradictory or a complete turnaround with the 2. to do. this. by the. release of the interim report. your lawyer 2008. was that we heard serious misgivings that a chemical attack. now in henderson is himself an expert on chemical weapons and the forensic investigations into them furthermore he actually participated in the official o p c w investigation but regardless that did not stop certain voices from trying to cast doubt on what he said to the u.n.

meeting take a listen mr henderson's papers appear to reflect a person view of course there are bound to be real best exchanges of views with voices differing from matters in any scientific process but what counts is the final considered assessment now the syrian government has been absolutely adamant and clear it had nothing to do with the chemical incident this is how the syrian representative spoke at the meeting stating his opinion and his views about what possibly could have happened 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 truck it was commuted for. now the o.p.c. w. report that was released in march basically accused the syrian government of being responsible for the chemical incident and at that point that was the chemical incident let's recall in 2018 the alleged chemical incident in which the western countries the united states and france they use that as an opportunity to unleash 100 missiles against the syrian government there was an attack against the syrian government based on the 28000 incident in duma however a sense then we've had wiki leaks publish a number of of leaks and information e-mails showing that there just was not unanimous agreement within the o.p.c. w. about who was responsible for the attack that many claimed many of the inspectors believe that the canisters through which the chemicals were delivered were placed

manually they didn't come from the air they were not air dropped and so based on that this report from the o.p.c. w has been widely question russia convened today's meeting in the hopes of strengthening the o.p.c. w.'s in ability to carry out its work and conduct these investigations and do so in an impartial manner come to actual conclusions about who carried out the chemical incident what actually took place but it seems there were pretty strong disagreements while allies of the united states seem to insist that the syrian government is responsible and the o.p.c. w. report is conclusive and shouldn't be question other countries around the world just don't buy that and want to make the o.p.c. w.'s mechanisms for investigating more transparent and more efficient in getting their work done so once again we have debate over the chemical incident and countries around the world are just not seeing eye to eye when it comes to the incident and how the investigation was carried out our correspondent in new york

wrapping things up for us that thank you. the u.k. . the anti doping agency has said it's refusing to provide the global doping watchdog water with key samples from british runners a request from the materials came as part of an ongoing trucks investigation into the night oregon project harvey discussed the story with artie's alexia chef ski. 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 the 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 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 lot 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 it 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 a lack of willingness always distance from pot 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 head of you god said you know whether these the weather what has the authority to pick up those samples and walk into the lab and just grab them upon request she said no it will stay with you cady and that has the authority over keeping those samples this scandal with. something's been dragging on for several years in this 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 you know 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 their star athlete but fair play to more far himself he always denied all the accusations of using b.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 is 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 due to water and after that water decided that russia should be banned from major competitions for 'd 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 country's anti-doping system and accordingly its 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 being equal for everyone and this is exactly what you get have to say we don't have a genuine interest in ensuring. absolute wealth and fair play stay at the heart of the sports movement regardless of nationality so as we can see this is the case of potentially double standards when some rules apply to one's and does not apply to the others in the case of saying no to providing the samples it looks a little bizarre when we discuss these developments with sports journalist alan moore and sports and media electra 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 and usada dog didn't want anybody at all

and you card their fear for their own athletes because remember disses does is not about sport this is not a fair play does it people money and power and so long as you care don't have to turn over samples to your solder then they have hair or a dicky keep making money and this is all it's 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 ours to athletes 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 since 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 all the guys in punishment. probably all 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 consistent in god we get these conditions don't forget the punishment against russia was to bad 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 entered the life of a woman such a half the story. on christmas eve in 2937 year old teenager told her family she wanted to be euthanized but while teen suffering might have and. several months later 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 how mud 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 every day the doctors insist they acted in good faith and are unfairly being painted as murderers but the hiring account teen sisters 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 in pain and is having a shot. when she died he asked all parents if they wanted to listen through the stern scope 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 doctor 10 point who diagnosed her with a mild form of autism teen's family protest this diagnosis adamant that 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 required. and 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 dangerous 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 still these people it is a seriously dysfunctional one detroit family with very little empathy and respect

for others this is not the fust time psychiatry to diagnose teen has come under scrutiny but in 27000 documents revealed the head of belgium's euthanasia review commission was concerned dr 10 point wasn't fulfilling all necessary legal conditions relation soured so much that he refused to accept any father patients referred by doc to temp aren't her 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 she has a personal and are for looking at euthanasia as a as a solution for these patients so perhaps patients seek her out when for the like this happens it just happens to be too much of this about one particular physician

and that's why she's being called into question by 9 other psychiatrist in her own field in belgium that she's doing something wrong so clearly there's some more investigation we need to learn more about this particular psychiatrist and this particular of the others have said dr 10 point doesn't expel treatment options available before granting euthanasia an allegation backed by teen sistas. instead of trying to guide 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 he's an asia is legal in just 5 countries and is one of the most controversial practices globally stories like teens reveal just how difficult it is to ensure that people's desire for personal freedom isn't tragically misinterpreted and to be used when lawyers representing the doctors

accused in the case have said their clients acted in good faith and all 3 deny the charges leveled against them well still to come in the program iran is threatening to quit a key global arms treaty we'll have that story and more after this short break.

join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us in the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. welcome back now with the u.k. about to leave the e.u. the british prime minister is looking for a new trading partners and some of the focus is now turning to africa the 1st ever u.k. africa summit was held in london on monday a study reports. boris johnson the prime minister's on his latest charm offensive

in an attempt to restore bush and boost post bricks at business relations in his attempt to will his host in the u.k. african summit right here in london addressing several african nations but interestingly it was on a much smaller scale than that of his counterparts like that of russia and china this time around for boris johnson 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 bret 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 very to jordan continuing to convince people across the continent that we're not just a great friend and ally 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 possibles. 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 way 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 will be 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 promotion for thermal coal mining coal power plants overseas to put it simply not another penny of u.k. taxpayers' money will 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 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 affairs analyst gerald horne believes the u.k. is colonial legacy in africa could complicate any negotiations on trade deals. you start just attention to africa because the champney in ill considered the referendum that is disrupted is treating relations with his neighbors. instead it would have been entirely appropriate african leaders ask them to apologize for what it's not. just colonialism mr johnson has made rather racist comments about black people not like he will use the lead of london and then of course even made a rather ill considered comment about him yes mr johnson has a lot we'll call it doesn't work. iran is threatening to quit the

treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons to iran says it will pull out if european countries refer the issue of terrans noncompliance with the 2050 nuclear deal to the un security council. if the europeans continue their improper behavior also in the run filed with the security council we will withdraw from the nonproliferation treaty. if these statements by europeans continue the islamic republic of iran is designing a final and more effective step in reducing our commitments under the j c p o. well apart from the nonproliferation treaty iran has also threatened to completely stop complying with the 2015 deal this was designed to limit iran's nuclear activities in exchange for the easing of sanctions iran says it will also review its cooperation with the u.n. nuclear watchdog and could eventually increase its levels of uranium enrichment after pulling out of the nuclear deal the u.s.

impose sanctions on iran and urged its european allies to follow suit well germany earlier confirmed that don trump a threat to slap huge tariffs on european carmakers if it didn't move away from the iran nuclear deal the euro trio of both in london and paris claim iran's noncompliance with the nuclear deal is forcing them to trigger the dispute mechanism iran now have 30 days to return to compliance failing which it will be referred to the u.n. security council which could reinstate sanctions however iran says the door of negotiations is still open hammad most r.v. a professor of political science at the university of tehran says the u.s. actions are hypocritical so one and a half year ago when the trumpet ministration decided to leave the nuclear accord it was the europeans that convinced iran to stay in the deal with the promise that they were going to shield iran from american sanctions in reality they did nothing in during that year were you on fulfilled all of its obligations essentially u.s.

sanctions kept increasing in when that had been iran essentially came to the conclusion that was it was also going to reduce its compliance under the deal mind you're on his nod would draw on completely. from the deal now when you ron did that it was the europeans that came in triggered to dispute resolution mechanism but from iran's point of view this is being very hypocritical actions by the europeans if the europeans were truly committed to the deal they should have triggered it is this dispute resolution mechanism in a year and a half ago when the trumpet ministration essentially try to kill did not now well that is your update for now we're back here at the top of the hour with more news from around the world.

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