i. it's 6 pm right now here in moscow and in the headlines from r.t. one person reportedly killed as a gunfight broke out between u.s. troops and locals near the syrian city of commission with a russian patrol arriving at the scene to mediate will tell you more. rewarding occupation the palestinian president rails against donald trump's middle east peace plan the u.n. security council saying it rips palestine apart in favor of israel. this is the state that they will give us which is like swiss cheese which if you will accept such a state. sitting on a powder keg greece takes on

a n.g.o.s over claims that they're feeling hatred and violence between the residents there and the refugees coming in we meet locals from one island on the front lines of the migrant crisis. we all know what n.g.o.s are there behind this bad situation in our village. we know they do this for money. and this is styria of the corona virus outbreak takes people of asian descent find themselves they say on the receiving end of racism over it globally. a low life or marty's world these h.q. here in moscow this wednesday 12th a fabulous i just turned 6 pm here now is kevin here with you for the next 30 minutes because stick around to take you through the day's news this is our top story this fighting broke out between american troops and a number of armed locals at a checkpoint near the northeastern syrian city of commission local media reporting

that one person was killed he goes down off join me better only with the latest developments as they came through. there was a lot of action for a very very small strip of land and there was complete mayhem and disarray i should say it's right in this in syria's north right on the border with turkey between syria and turkey so it is already a volatile region so the american forces were there on patrol when they came under attack they were receiving fire so it's not clear exactly who was firing at that patrol car because the way the americans are putting it we can show you a statement they're saying they're just calling them identified attackers just going some no names essentially they're they're not specifying who that is but the local media is saying that those were just residents just armed locals who were apparently not so happy with the americans just being there in some pictures that we've seen from the scene there very well they're perplexing i have to say i mean

there you can see russian flags american flags syrian flags it looked like complete mayhem and disarray remind us really briefly why america is in there because with such a lot going on there over the last couple years how to keep track is there but why the u.s. is there and also this news from turkey more statements from the president and again today well indeed americans they have been president for a long long time in a century they're in the key oil turkey is not under control there but he is overseeing what's going on in that region and so we kind it is it has welcomed us patrols on that territory which is interesting because syria it's a different it's a different country but from the ones standpoint the americans are more welcome there than the syrians because for instance the effectively just today one has told syrians to get out of syria don't take my word for it. we're determined to drive back syrian regime forces from our observation posts by the end

of february we will do whatever is necessary both on the ground and in the air without any hesitation. without any delay. so that's because turkey's convinced that troops are being attacked by the syrian by the syrian army by the government forces and so they are retaliating and they're essentially that's why other one is so angry but the united states washington is sure happy to see such strong words and some jabs taken at russia too because for instance washington is already sending their man to try and the world sit behind the steering wheel and this conflict into a direction that is favorable for the united states my condolences to the families of the soldiers killed in yesterday's attack in the ongoing assaults by the assad regime and russia must stop i've sent jim jefferies to ankara to coordinate steps to respond to this destabilizing attack we stand by our nato ally. so harsh words in special given the rocky relations between washington and ankara lately and keep

in mind that earlier ones a statement about syrians having to get out of syria came right after on the right next day after this statement one might prepare. all this said all this rhetoric the talks are still continuing the politics still continues oneness what russia's stance is on all this or indeed because russia is heavily involved in essentially russia and turkey they have been a kind of the government who was and it was up to russia and turkey to bring peace to russia has been outlining a simple fact that syria took response or excuse me turkey took responsibility for putting a clear distinction between which groups are ready to talk with the government and are ready to engage in dialogue and move this peace process forward and which other factions just want to do something like that than just keep warring with with bashar assad's forces so right now this is what the russia's foreign ministry has been saying have a listen. the reason for the degree deshaun of the situation in syria as we see it

is that turkey is chronically not fulfilling its obligations in accordance with the sunshine memorandum of the 17th of september 20 teen as well as turkey send in squads of so-called moderate opposition to the northeast of syria into the peace or in operations into libya the northern province of idlib indeed has become a shelter for some of the most radical groups militant factions that are left on the syrian soil so it's no surprise that they are resorting to terrorist tactics trying to defend their stronghold but now that. president early one has talked to vladimir putin after those statements and he's sending his foreign minister to moscow as well to sort out the situation and hopefully soon we will see an end to this violence. from one unresolved crisis to another next the palace stint. in president has formally rejected donald trump's middle east peace plan and trying to

resolve the long running israel palestine conflict it was described at the u.n. security council as a reward for occupation in fact i must move to speak a metaphorical about where he thinks it leaves his state sovereignty. this is the state that they will give us which is like swiss cheese which of you will accept such a state. palestinian leader mahmoud abbas spoke before the 15 member body that leads the united nations and made his case about why palestine is rejecting the proposal put forward by the white house and israel take a listen i have come to you to call for a just peace on behalf of the palestinians that is all i have come to you today to reaffirm the palestinian position which rejects the israeli american proposal this is supported by the results of meetings of the arab league the organization of islamic cooperation and the african union they have all concluded that this plan

must be completely rejected that's in addition to statements by the e.u. russia china japan and others now abbas did mention he was open to negotiations with israel as long as the negotiations were sponsored by what is referred to as the international quartet the united states the un russia and the european union now the israeli representative got up and spoke and indicated that israel feels that in the past negotiations with palestinians have been unsuccessful here's what we heard from the israeli representative president abbas few the to be plugged. if you do this to negotiate even into this did in finding their values to do the conflict with the president. let's not beat around the bush progress toward peace will not be made of longer than the. vision this is the reality only when he steps down. in the move forward

already on the very day when this u.n. security council meeting was taking place there were clashes taking place on the west bank between palestinians and israeli security forces near the palestinian city of ramallah there was conflict at this point there were jewish settlements there was tear gas dispersed against palestinian protesters rocks were thrown quite a heated and intense exchange a lot of injuries took place it seems that this proposed peace plan is not leading to peace and stability and it's not just palestinians it seems are unhappy with the so-called deal of the century it's proving divisive in the e.u. to the blocs foreign policy chief voiced his skepticism over trump's plan and its ability to end the long lasting conflict in the middle east while going out of state to the majority of the union's members don't consider the plan to be a good starting point. your proposals table 2 weeks ago really challenges international agreed but i met this and it is difficult to see

how this initiative can bring both parties back to the table. the u.s. plan to formalize its recognition of jerusalem as israel's undivided capital and claims to double palestine's tera territory it also offers $50000000000.00 worth of investment in the new state we heard from a senior political advisor to president abbas though seems unconvinced and says in fact that being offered mechs to nothing. this is not a deal this is an attempt to liquidate the palestinian problem give it a big part of our land in the west bank to israel for peace make israel responsible for our security whatever. shared with us. some ask and take over all of the east jerusalem and stop giving on your rights to the refugees there is nothing confident really focused on our best

to accept in the security council he was very clear. i am i want peace based on a 2 state solution i want to negotiate directly with israel not through america i want the quartet which includes russia and the green union and the united nations and the united states but i will not submit to be knighted states and make it the sole owner of this peace process because it is so tele biased with israelis. and yet another long running story not a brief greece the migrant crisis has become a battleground between authorities and n.g.o.s operating there as organizations have been accused of inciting hatred and violence between the locals and those refugees that have been coming in. there is a galaxy of dodgy n.g.o.s operating alongside a network of doctors lawyers and other people making

a mint out of the human misery of these people they are leeches and these practices must end all of this contributes to illegal migration the island of lawyers boss has been a constant scene of protests since comes to establish to handle the migrant influx large rallies are often turned violent just last week police were called into work and to disperse crowds we asked local residents who were agree with the government stance that n.g.o.s fuelling the situation. room. we all know what n.g.o.s are about they're behind this bad situation in our village we can understand the migrants we cannot leave just watching them killing our animals and setting fire to the fields in the village destroying the olive trees that we've had here for years and years now. but yes the ngos are behind this bad situation we know they do this for money of course they are not all the same well is a bit more about the biggest makeshift camp in question on the island of lesbos there

was originally built to host a maximum of 3000 migrants but the number currently being kept there is 6 times i or most of the conditions there little or no access to health care the un is called raj and action stressing the camp should be in for moving people out this time there's been this a long meeting on the bigger picture the refugee crisis across greece itself a country that's been on the front line for years is deepening last year it was estimated that $74000.00 migrants reached greek shores more than half of them remain in makeshift camps scattered across various locations and greece doesn't see an end in sight either anytime soon with a country expecting up to 100000 more asylum seekers in the coming year we heard from regional and local officials in one area heavily affected by the crisis they share their concerns about some of the humanitarian activity happening there. we have about 450 indios act in and around the country many of them are very active on the islands where the immigration problem exists and some of them are doing

a very good job with the help of the our government to help the people but also some of them are really very obscure and ceo's we don't know where they're coming from how they deal with the money where they receive money from how they spend their money so we have been asking the government to act strictly and to right to control all the sect of use of this and this government has passed the new law in the parliament a few days ago according to which there will be a strict control of the indios it but according my personal opinion is that everybody knows we have n.g.o.s that help with the situation and others that help the migrants to protest there are also religious n.g.o.s who are helping by giving food to poor and vulnerable people i don't have evidence to prove that they are behind any negative actions but i am sure that there is more here than meets the eye. well as a footnote r.t. has our several n.g.o.s to comment on the situation when they get back to us and

let you know what they got to say the. world health organization is urging the media not to cause hysteria surrounding the corona virus outbreak itself to reports emerged citing a medical expert from hong kong warning that maybe nearly 2 thirds of the world's population could be at risk of contracting the disease. some concerning instances of transmission from people with no travel history to china could be the spark that becomes a bigger fire but for no it's only a spark or objective remains containment. it's been given the name of this corona virus has been called covered 19 it has a mortality rate of 2 percent now compare that to the sars epidemic back in 2003 that killed 10 percent of those that caught it and the more recent health emergency in africa they are both a virus which also much more deadly consequences than the corona virus worth

bearing in mind but all that said nonetheless against the backdrop of panic and exaggerated reports people of asian descent say they are increasingly becoming the target of racist abuse across the globe over coronavirus fears we have people in london's chinatown if they've noticed a change in attitude of late towards them. terrible loss i feel. sadness. but i don't think people should be targeted or hated on because of something i think you. put in people into a category into a box and think it's a dangerous way of thinking this is chinatown in the center of london it's known to be one of the most popular destinations by locals and tourists alike but today as you can see it's very quiet and the reason for that well after talking to locals and people on the streets they say it's plain and simple xenophobia the elders chinese community group in chinatown has been handling the backlash against the

corona virus and the fear factor is clear. you have. to come into the saying what about your personal experiences i think it was last. i was to train to work a normal guess what happened is also beside me and i thought. 1st was the most matter because we were standing normally. sit on the part of the day i got to stop myself because i'm trying to ease and people think oh i mean he be a potential carrier. what kind of reaction have you had from own members of your community a lot of people just upset especially for young children because i. didn't hear a lot of complaint from parents to children. children just don't understand that student here hear from their own parents when the coast school when they see chinese students young young children this is so but

the new you because you might have a virus education for imported lawless' of important people understand that. the. transport and the global problem here so are the one thing the people with the thing that just because you're trying to or your piece of chinese your prudence who carries the way that we've documented things that go on in the eastern world it's always it's always been it's home like that anyway it's always been around a think a moment like something like this happens like there's a virus it just allows people to see the things that they're actually being fed for a very long time are probably out that they harbor they have experience anyway and it just gives people a platform to say what they want is this very i feel like it's survivor or a hard time right now for the chinese people i feel like using the disease. way to be here for this is just terrible. if it was so much in the usa i think

people would treat people americans come in the same way as they are treated chinese or in chinese students etc i was crazy i mean i mean you can see that we see here the 1st 2 cases chinese to the other cases in which people come from singapore so you can see the. you could be and human being can be. we have seen this before and now the coronavirus has instigated the wave of racism despite there being only a small number of cases confirmed in the u.k. and there's no doubt that the effect on the british chinese community has had huge implications. internationalists wednesday i had a rather marks the 40th anniversary of us love a revolution and a day for celebration but also must protest.

what politicians do. they put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. or somehow want to. have to go right to be close it's like them before 3 of them or think you could get. interested in the water. seemed wrong but. just don't call. me. yet to say proud just to educate and engage me equals betrayal.

when so many find themselves worlds apart. she stood up for common ground. again thousands of iranians have turned for us rally in the capital tehran it comes as this country's marked the 41st anniversary of the islamic revolution on tuesday as tensions continue to spout to this day with the united states is a look back at it how the republic was molded by events in the late 1970 s. .

that was then this is now u.s. around relationships a new low in early january off the top iranian commander custom seller money was killed in an american air strike in baghdad less than a week after that iran retaliated with missile strikes against u.s. bases in iraq dressing a radiance during the rally president rouhani struck a defiant. call that he was sol it was actually in the past 2 years america has put so much pressure on our beloved people and all of our treat all of our exports all of our imports and all of the countries needs to exhaust the

patience of our people the americans did not understand the greatness of the iranian people the united states believes it is facing 41 years of civilization no the americans are facing thousands of years of iranian civilization. we discussed washington's possible goals with a number of experts knows whether or not there's any hope for deescalation as the u.s. ramps up the pressure on to iran. do you see a chance here for iran to mend relations with the united states with europe or things through improvement terms of foreign policy or things just going to get tough for us things go on if the united states continues down this path that they will get nowhere with iran if they think that they can overthrow their samik republic of iran they are deeply misguided and i think the american people are ill informed about the reality because the media in the united states is controlled by their leaders and those are leads have their own interests as well as talking points directly from ayatollah khamenei but i see a bright future for you ryan i think you take it's hard for all of the deposed or

isn't. i see they are a mystery with the united states particularly because maybe they don't even look at her as an. i don't think so now where you try to treat people are flocking. to. the united states to america populating cambodia already i don't suppose nobody really wants to go and live in iran iran is a is a viable nation state it has a legitimate role to play in the region we can debate whether or not this is malign or otherwise but it is a legitimate role just like any nation has a legitimate role the problem isn't iran per se the problem is the united states the united states needs to learn how to deal with with iran i think it's a miscalculation in the united states to even imagine that iran is in any way or form unstable iran has been able to stand firm despite

u.s. sanctions despite the fact that the united states is trying to strangle the iranian economy its and tension is to make ordinary people suffer i think president trouble stated very clearly in the policy is that iran will ma develop. a nuclear program and he will do everything he can to stop the policy is not regime change but rather a regime. for the current regime of kamini to change course and stop destabilizing its neighbors and offer you know a brighter future for the people of iran it was the united states that withdrew from the. iran nuclear agreement not iran what iran has been doing since the american withdrawal is exercising exercising its rights in accordance with the the agreement to back off of its commitments so long as one party or multiple parties are not in compliance. but as well as sofa claim president receives an

unceremonious welcome and correct this tuesday after it said ing from a 3 week international to well why don't i was met by angry crowds at the country's biggest airport it will be said to him and then the queues to exacerbating the economic crisis that. no one was there to. no let off. it wasn't easy proposition leader one going door to return to venezuela he passed border control at the international airport without any problem but he was confronted by airline workers from the company which was sanctioned after quite a us trip to the us. we are 2000 people and we are defending our families. he just goes crazy and we are here to defend ourselves there were members of libyan as well and socialist party present and other movements to debunk why don't proclaim himself the interim president of venezuela they shouted that he'd sold out the homeland and called him traitor.

and the situation became more tense when quite all supporters came to the airport to meet their leader. but. it was said that venezuelan president nicolas maduro would visit the airport but he instead made a statement from the palace addressing transport work us. that got promise to transport workers i confirm all my commitments do not waste time let's not be distracted by stupidities and traitors of the country. reporters rather will bring the stories that matter that's the news for now with me kevin lowe and so much more whatever want to check it out at r.t. dot com went to social media back in just over half an hour with our next update between now and then i can tell you people are bells way to the wings on his latest cross door he's on air after this break.

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