angler merkel's designated successor announces she won't run for the chancellorship committed growing scandal over her party's pact the right wing alternative for germany party with the death toll from the corona virus has demick climbing to more than 900 worldwide look at how russia is taking precautions to prevent spreading and disturbing images to share with us by a palestinian family fortune or old boy was left in a coma after being shot in the head with a rubber bullet by israeli defense forces. his story is one of many tragedies in our child every time a child becomes a victim people are terrified. and while also one is there to break their success there is a concern celebrities are hijacking events to make political statements they made

revelations about who exactly is behind their acceptance speech it's. 11 o'clock here in moscow you're watching r.t. international a growing political scandal in germany has claimed another victim and this time it is a major scalp and it. was chancellor merkel's designated successor but she's now that she will no longer plan to run for the leadership should also step down as the head of the christian democrats over its unprecedented alliance with the right wing alternative for germany party peter all of the details. and. has decided to step down as the head of the christian democratic union party here in germany and therefore won't be the party's candidate for the chancellorship at

the on the cycle actions of the set to be held next year she held a meeting on sunday night with party top brass and from that decided she didn't have the support she needed to continue in the role of the cd you have suffered in the polls of late and their coalition with the center left social democrats as also not really helped matters but it's really the scandal last week that we saw in the state of today in jet it seems to be the final straw that breaks the camel's back here what happened into the in june was the local faction of the christian democratic union sided with the right wing alternative for germany policy now this was against the express wishes of central office here in berlin from the c.d.u. also against promises that it be made by chancellor angela merkel not to work with a.f.p. no matter what well the local branch of the party went against they did the side to side with alternative for germany and that resulted in this big scandal even after

they were rebuked by the central office for doing so and told that this was outside of their remit they still continued with the same message and that left a lot of people thinking this wouldn't have happened under the previous leadership of the christian democratic union the previous party leader of course chancellor angela merkel and then people started looking at whether a k.-k. issue is no one on it. was really the woman for the job so the reaction has been coming in from across the political spectrum with many thinking she wasn't up to the job in the 1st place she has made worse. if the cool falls on deaf ears in the party's regional branches then she's no longer up to her role c.d.u. party chairwoman instead of letting things slide the party top brass would have done well to show leadership there's also been reaction from former vice chancellor of germany. of course was former leader of the social democratic party he thinks

that this decision by on a good outcome could well spell the end of the grand coalition it's really in germany at the moment of mr gubb the else correct well we could well see new elections sooner than the ones that are currently planned for 2021 when it comes to who will take over as the new leader of the party or as the new candor that there will be put forward by the christine union when it comes to the election whenever that is held friedrich metz is being talked about now mr metts was beaten by. in $28.00 for the job he did come under some criticism for his ties to the black rock investment group he has since quit all of his posts with that organization are men also being touted he's the the state president to say prime minister of north rhine-westphalia also the vice leader of the c.d.u.

already when it comes to a potential candidate for chancellor or marcus as order of the christian social union the very end branch of the christian union here in germany is being talked about with increasing frequency as a potential successor even now to anglo merkel it's all over there were 2 innocent commentator thomas fassbender says it's not just in germany where the christian democrats are losing ground. for sure all this is not going to add a lot of votes to the already diminishing paul's and election results of that party the christian democrats like other christian democrat parties in western europe have been losing votes over over the years over 1020 years we see this in italy we see this in holland in other countries this is the main challenge for the party and it does not certainly what happened today does not bode

well it may well be that as the social democrats fare. widely under 20 percent that will also be this fate for the c.d.u. at least in some of the german federal states so. the long predicted scenario of the diminishing rule of the former people's party is the form of big parties. is going to is now realizing materializing itself. the death toll from the corona virus outbreak has exceeded 900 people with over 40000 cases confirmed globally against this backdrop the russian air force has evacuated all russian citizens who wanted to leave the chinese province worst hit by the outbreak. 144 russian nationals and foreigners were brought home from we were on the coronavirus at the center 5 russian military planes carried out the emergency airlift. we have very happy we were waiting for you when you finally

rescued us thank you very much evacuees were transferred to a rehabilitation center near the siberian city of 2 men where they'll be monitored under quarantine such high level precautions being taken amid fears about the spread of the virus similar methods being approached across the globe in the u.s. military bases have become makeshift isolation areas for we were on evacuees but if you look at some reports it sounds like russia's dusted down its good legs we have total imprisonment all of it looks so surreal people in full body chemical protection suits a constantly coming in but many of the guests have been taking to social media to show just what their temporary lives are like to send you a callar is one of the. owners here is our room and everything is very good there all the basics. you can easily live 14 days here there is

a shower and a t.v. . fridge which i haven't used yet. a wardrobe and a mirror when i come into the room i found fruit sweets and tea on my table everything is good cosy i'm happy. the evacuees provided up to 4 meals a day one complaint mentioned they're not allowed to leave their rooms despite this they can chat to their roommates some have been working out but most reading books or watching t.v. . has plenty to fill with sides just. so i'm planning to do my chinese language studies now that i'm going to read i've already done my exercises so i need to stay active and now sit around doing nothing. evacuees are under the. close watch of medics who make sure they're all doing world. doctors jackers morning and evening to take our temperature or listen to how we breed examine our throats none of the evacuees are showing any symptoms of the virus and if it stays that way they'll

soon be able to head home. the south korean film parasite has won best picture at the oscars in los angeles but it has seen the event becoming as much about politics as it is entertainment with winning at this including brad pitt using it as a platform for some divisive statements. we feel entitled. to artificially inseminate a cow and when she gives birth we steal her baby. even though her cries of anguish are mistake. and then we take a milk that's intended for and we put it in our coffee and our cereal. every single person who won an oscar tonight ugh like to think so many people like in phoenix no shut up and sit down we're going to talk about the way we artificially inseminate cows and steal their milk. gas congratulate joaquin phoenix for the shout out we

only have 45 seconds. which is 45 seconds more than. half of the audience just you and out over the bread the impeachment greg the oscars should be about move this not divisive political commentary. imagine telling someone to solve it in 5 bradby to shout john bolton is oscar speech because he wasn't allowed to testify against president trump. well big award ceremonies are increasingly facing criticism for being political and it's now been revealed that a speech writing company by former obama staffers is helping some hollywood actors change their words as well. as acceptance speeches used to be straightforward thank you i don't know what to say my gods but it seems the simple times in hollywood are long gone now they're as much about climate

change elections and equality as they are about cinematic achievement women 18 to 118 when it is time to vote please do so in your own self-interest it's what men have been doing for years. and why our culture is the 3rd leading cause of climate change. use 70 percent of the water it pollutes the most water the statistics are staggering dedicating our lives. to our environment and figuring out how we can save our own but how did we get here when and how did all these major stars catch the woke bug because you didn't seriously think of the all right there except in speeches themselves now did you so perhaps it was right about the time barack obama's all this stuff as and speechwriters switched to offering their services to the west

coast maybe jon favreau no not this jon favreau the other jon favreau yes this one he is not just your average scribe he was also a director of speech writing for the former us president and me told me via 2 he was once obama's national security spokesman the duo founded a firm called fenway strategies back in 2013 and while there are not disclosing the names of their clients they are proud to work with hollywood's elite over the last year we have worked through some of the highest profile individuals on the planet from former presidents to oscar winners fenway strategies employs people who have diligently served not only barack obama but other democratic luminaries including hillary clinton michael bloomberg joe biden and others among a bus respectables as confidentiality is the name of the game here who's to say

if and we was involved but see if you can notice a common theme everyone associated with the black women's agenda. i'm thrilled to be with you i'm thrilled 'd to be associated with you as a black woman i am especially proud to stand here today because i know for certain that the dreams of my ancestors run through me the race is moving go along the whole therefore we are the set of folk we are the other church the bigotry of the trough it is true should we have a racist in the white house we have a sexist the white house we have from logic own lawyer in the white house. one of fun ways employees. also authored a book called impeach the case against donald trump wonder if he got the ending

right and if anything a transition from capitol hill to hollywood has added some much needed glitz and glamour to boring old political messaging rushing for rights is a speech forces dream come true because unlike politicians who are not professionals at memorizing lines or delivering them in compelling cars mustique ways arts is actually know how to deliver the lines so is it really a surprise that actors ever so glad to be able to spend some of their fat hollywood paychecks on a few lines of text that can launch them on to the divine bounty and of the woke in a matter of minutes talk radio host and columnist pleased though that you should never trust an actor with an agenda. repeated he really appealed to heavyweight i mean more than brando stood rule is noted back as 78 when he was a native american and he talked about vietnam you know at least the girl i knew

about politics at least him a political true you've got to remember these are people who dress up as somebody else speaker the people who slowly and often pretend to be true whatever it is the latest. is the thing that these people will latch onto and you also know as well most of it is stinking hypocrisy they'll be in the limousines they'll be back on their private jets and they're be flying back to. their mansions all around the globe pure and utter tripe and pure and utter shit. while this year's oscar for best documentary has been awarded to a film backed by barack and michelle obama the program made by netflix was hugely critical of donald trump's policies although never mentioned him by name but it's been more controversy to win the category with a documentary on the syrian city of aleppo it is accused of pushing a pro terrorist angle and ignoring the role of militant groups in the region.

we are so proud to have developed this film from was unforgettable short films during the siege of aleppo all the way through to this incredible feature documentary proof that our unique support of independent filmmakers across the world can have a huge impact the movie want to project cademy award for best documentary as well as around 60 other prizes worldwide however questions have been raised over the team behind it the camera woman acquired by has been an outspoken supporter of the syrian revolution and her husband has been repeatedly spotted with members from militant groups including a man beheaded a child independent middle east journalist finesse of being lee says the force don't stop there. tonight's the existence 1st of all. of the extremist armed groups and the terrorist groups and we have to remember that not

for front which is the crater in syria he was and still is the dominant force among the extremist on us in a stiletto and now of course what we see or are these 2 protagonists effectively commissioned by channel 4 to produce reports that were presenting a misrepresentative view of what was the thing in a stiletto and this view was not being verified or investigated independently for channel 4 it was being republican as gospel in a sense no the east aleppo is liberate what we're seeing now for some is a denial of justice and a continuation of the suffering that the people went through by the front of the occupation of the kurds and in western look at that with daily being targeted by mortars from east and i. think you can find more finesse at least analysis of the documentary and also the situation on the ground in syria by heading to r.t.

dot com. i was roused prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he's ready to resort to drastic measures against gaza following recent attacks on his country i want to make it clear we will not accept a new aggression from gaza only a few weeks ago will eliminate to the senior commander of islamic jihad in gaza i will indeed. i will not waste all our actions but we are prepared for crushing action against the terror groups in gaza. just in the militant group hamas have called netanyahu to threats of provocation and says his words will only encourage more fighting tensions have been on the rise since the us president announced his long awaited peace plan for the region amid criticisms that it is heavily favoring israel civilians have been caught up in clashes including children one palestinian family shared their experience with this word of warning there you might find the following footage upsetting 14 year old mohammed here has been in

a coma since being shot in the head last week by israeli soldiers his family say he was walking in a local park with friends his father told us how he heard about what happened. mohammed was shot in the head i wasn't at home at the time my father got in touch with me he said my son was wounded i was driving at that moment when i got back i saw my son was badly injured he was taken to hospital but only after soldiers removed the bro blocks a memoir son was put in intensive care. responding to our request for comment the israeli defense forces did say that their actions were justified is there were dozens of palestinians in the area burning ties and throwing stones the i.d.f. adds the that it is aware of the boy's injuries however his grandfather did tell us a rather different story. that the children went to the park and sore soldiers

there of course they were scared so they hid behind a rock at one point they wanted to see the soldiers had gone so mohammad stood up to look and then he was shot a bullet hit him in the head from the right side he lost a lot of blood and fell into a coma he's arms and legs are paralyzed his story is one of many tragedies in our town every time a child becomes a victim people are terrified i can tell you that the soldiers really do shoot at children in our town. new revelations untainted by the new york times casts doubt on what led to the extreme tensions between the u.s. and around last month baghdad military officials are questioning washington's version of events according to which a to run backed militia launched a rocket attack on an iraqi military base killing an american contractor but the iraqi side to say that there might have been a very different culprit. as more. so far this is beat an awful year

a plague terror volcanoes and shootings and it all began with a very need in the world war 3. you don't believe in. god but. one thing leads to another and we're on the brink of that war now imagine finding out that it was all based on a lie as you know asteroid the us forces were attacked by hezbollah to base near

kirk that if it the us used the incident of the k one base attack as an excuse to accuse hezbollah and hold it responsible this is a weak and false pretense and it cannot be taken as a justification to target groups not some of the iraqi borders and defending iraq the. iraqis have a least consistencies with trump story 1st the jaw graphy the initial attack which america cited and blamed on the iranian backed caught the by his well it happened in this sunni muslim populated area of kirkuk province she'll muslim such as caught the by his boat iranians they aren't welcome that if you've never been to iraq let me spell it out taking a walk through the wrong neighborhood can get chick killed and facts caused by hizbollah hasn't been seen in this area reportedly for years who has made a home in the area is isis they will. 3 attacks here just days before

we as iraqi forces cannot even come to this area unless we have a large force because it is not secure how could it be that someone who doesn't know the area could come here and find that foreign position and launch an attack. the villages near here in the new europe their sympathy with the why do we resort to blame and hizbollah or those american intelligence connected the dots real quick they examine the truck that apparently launched the rockets at the u.s. base connected it to cut the best bowler iran cited intercepted communications and then hid everything literally they haven't shared thread of information with that allies or iraq or the defense took office of actions in defense of our personnel interests in iraq by launching 15 strike eagle against 5 targets associate with hizbullah which is named iranian and sponsored shiite militia groups and i would

note also that we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we act in our own self-defense and we deter further bad behavior from militia groups or from iran we have requested the american side to share with us any information any evidence but they have not sent us any information the inconsistency as they mounted mount the truck that the u.s. says fired $31.00 rockets at them well iraq he's added lies that unfounded fod less than half of that what adds minor compared to what comes next the iraq war and the u.s. base that there was a growing risk of isis attacking them all of them with $60.00 it's national security council since a report to the americans noting that since last october i says terrorists have endeavored to told one base in cookoo district by indirect fire could to shoot rockets that sum up here is how it went the americans were warned that isis which

controls territory around the u.s. base and hates america was plotting to attack and the intro kits at the base the attack happens so blames and then bomb. abre radian militia citing intelligence either to secrets or to shameful that show any what you decide the classic justification for not sharing such intelligence is normally that you know there are affiliated elements within iran and so probably such intelligence could be leaked but at the end of the day you know if there is something serious then probably at least there needs to be some intelligence cooperation the united states never has the whole truth probably they need the iraqi side its side of the story or version of the events so they would go and have a certain committee under the umbrella you know under which they are cooperating

and say look we have this what do you have on the incident but it could well be that the united states not sharing the information means that they actually don't have in from information and that they just want to use this incident in particular as a pretext for doing whatever they wanted to do it in the 1st place. now we have got plenty of stories on our web site too including at the moment a russian singer who some in washington have claimed helped meddle in the 26 things u.s. presidential election you can find the full interview with r.t. dot com the man is human either large of an entrepreneur and a pop singer who's also once donald trump business associate is apparently being the reason why he attracted attention in the u.s. special counsel investigation into alleged russian interference well arty's xander boyko spoke to the man who is believed to have arranged the much reported talks between the trump taim and also a russian attorney which was a central focus of the move the probe is

a quick taste of what he told. the now infamous trial town meeting that tear down the dream air and to russia lower in the tally of the soviets get do you think this whole thing was how africa. on your side on my side. 100 percent it was handled ethically. simply for the reason that i was always ready to testify and we reached out and said the u.s. senate is coming to united states and located 2 weeks from my tour to you know testify to congress to the miller to speak for them to whoever wanted to speak to me about this whole set up my only negotiation. aspect was that i want to do it voluntarily so i don't have to get stuck in the united states and the miller's team replied that it can only be mandatory which would mean i would have to stay in the united states that the investigation finishes which at that point was over a year in progress so i thought the main reason for why you care was the only

reason because of what he wanted us to gain because i had another but $110.00 shows that year that i would have to risk because i'm stuck in the states and these are major financial risks as well so all i canceled was the american tour which cost me about how from those and personal losses but we did return tickets and now we are heading for the store again i think everybody should be realistic if there is you know this whole spy thing going on between russia and america i would not be involved my manager music manager would not be involved i don't know why by the way it was a manager for michael jackson as well. another 20 years ago. and you can find that interview that r.t. dot com that's it for ny from us because we're going to take a technical bright but we will be back on from 7 o'clock g.m.t. in the meantime you can keep yourself updated on our social media pages and channel

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