some breaking news this hour a man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of multiple people in reading england. this year's u.s. holiday to mark the end of slavery in the united states scenes of mass turnouts across the country. even trouble plows ahead with its 1st campaign rally since the start of the pandemic despite a legal challenge of the risks of contagion some are calling the proposed case as black lives matter protests continue at the same time. and brazil becomes the 2nd country to surpass 1000000 known corona virus infections with public anger swelling over the government's handling of the outbreak particularly among the hard

hit or and indigenous population. we do not apply quality in adequate systems unfortunately the teams of doctors who came from the city proved this virus with them to a community. broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our 2 international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us we start with breaking news this hour from the u.k. several people are believed to be in critical condition after a stabbing attack in a town about 40 miles west of london police have arrested a suspect reportedly of libyan origin in what is currently being described as a random incident earlier in the town of reading a black lives matter protest had been taking place for more on this we can now cross live to artie's edwards thanks for being with us here on our to international of course. it seems the police are taking this very seriously what has been

established at this point. see the police do seem to be taking this very seriously because reports should be seeing all the police on the scene but that doesn't necessarily mean we can suspect that anything just yet but we do know several people have been rushed to hospital in critical condition to. stopping at the scene in writing which is just to be 40 miles away from the nuns and the city it will go home to the doc on my surprise has just ended today but many of the organizers say is totally unrelated because of course they finished that protest many i'll go to the school this incident even took my so we still don't know exactly has happened this evening but we do know many casualties. a few have been taken to hospital in critical condition the piece of corn is being

pious the city also say almost face all on the scene as i say it's time to be unrelated at this point to the got cause massive protest today we have already heard from the had to say don't preach fertile just in the name a few many people at the highest of cabinet just to say the condolences. edwards there from london we know that as the situation develops and we get more information you'll stay across the story for us. all right switching gears now a public holiday in the u.s. took on an extra layer of emotion this year juneteenth marks the date of the mancipation in $865.00 and freedom for the enslaved tens of thousands turned out in nationwide commemoration in scenes similar to the weeks of rallies in the wake of george floyd's killing of besides chance of black lives matter there was dancing and singing to celebrate the historical milestone moment following

a hard fought journey for racial equality but there were numerous disturbances as well including in the nation's capital where a statue was toppled. it was it was. portraits of former u.s. house of representatives speakers who served in the civil war confederacy were taken down in the halls of congress on the eve of june 13th current speaker democrat nancy pelosi remarks there is no place on capitol hill for symbols of racism. history professor johannah fernandez believes that the legacy of slavery in the u.s. still needs mass discussion and re-evaluation. the united states has not come to terms with its past and with the history of slavery what was it

and how did. contribute to the emergence of the nation but also to the emergence of capitalism slavery is an economic system with an economic system that was hugely responsible for the mass distribution around the world of rice to pack oh sugar and other cash crops and upon that institution emerges the institution of the system of capitalism and so the united states hasn't really discussed this i don't see haven't discussed this and it dulls haven't come to terms with this and engaged in some kind of truth and reconciliation process our students and young people certainly are not going to be educated about it. donald

trump has rescheduled his 1st campaign rally since the start of the coronavirus pandemic to avoid a clash with juneteenth it is due to get underway in tulsa oklahoma in just a few hours with people already gathering their concerns have been raised about holding a big public gathering in the hardest hit the country especially a country especially with infection still rising in that state but team trump is staying defiant citing double standards given the weeks of anti-racism protests flooding the streets of artie's and comments by a 2nd wave of headlines code 19 is once again back in the u.s. media spotlight a big trump rally is set to take place on saturday in tulsa oklahoma that the worst possible public health threat is an indoor mass gathering in the time of a pandemic. rally time the worst thing you could do in the middle of this pandemic trump is to 10 doing the coronavirus as disappear showing up to his is precious

rally's might get sick i mean they're not they might get sick and die with trump's approval ratings slipping trump is looking to reenergize his supporters with one of these epic rallies but seems to also reenergized his critics donald trump has been accused of recklessness and in danger in his supporters trouble already has a good man if it turns into an outdoor festival he's going to call it a coven chela campaign says that hand sanitizer and face masks will be offered to all attendees though not necessarily required then they're not going to wear them just like trump doesn't wear them what put trump in danger to their been plenty of rallies and protests going on across the country these days a massive crowd and i mean massive tens of thousands of protesters thousands and thousands up to 200000 i didn't have you know hold you know a whole lot of i love hearing how moment of perspective and love the wonderful reminder that we are all in this together what more 1200 health care

professionals and community stakeholders actually signed a letter supporting these demonstrations saying that racism is a national health issue we do not condemn demonstrations as a risky for kovi 1900 mission with the poor of them as vital to the national public health protests against racism and election campaign rallies are certainly not morally equivalent however the virus really can't tell the difference donald trump is calling out what he sees as an obvious double standard the far left fake news media which had no covert problems with the brightest and looters destroying democrat run cities he's trying to cope with seamus on a big rally despite public health concerns america's deepening political crisis and growing divisions are not ready for a lock down and certainly not ready to take a break up and r.t. new york. the danger of cove it is not going away in the us spikes are being registered in several states worldwide there has been

a record weekly rise with 1000000 people testing policy positive and the world health organization warning that the pandemic is accelerating in various states the world is in a new and dangerous phase but the virus is still spreading finest it is still deadly and most people are still susceptible. we call on all countries and all people to exercise extreme big dillon's r t america's john heidi is in florida which has just logged a record daily rise to see how people are coping with the safety rules. this is downtown brickell and it's a very busy part of miami and there's a lot of bars as are a lot of restaurants there's a big mall here and what we're noticing as we walk around is that there's really more people who aren't wearing a mask then there are at this point. there are plenty of reminders about social

distancing and mask rules for businesses but that doesn't mean everyone is following the rules well most people at this mall were wearing masks as required at a nearby coffee shop not one customer inside was wearing one i haven't found this discarded mask on my way to work well we're not trying to be the coded 1000 mask police i point all this out because as florida continues to see a surge in new covert 1000 cases with miami consistently posting the highest numbers in the state the seemingly lax attitude among some is raising concerns about florida becoming the next epicenter for the virus people getting way too comfortable with. stores and restaurants also not following social justice. even when they're earlier this week some theme parks movie theaters and even strip clubs are allowed to reopen they're all part of the latest phase allowing entertained venues to restrict their businesses on thursday june 18th the state of florida reported 3300 new cases setting a single day record since the pandemic began here in florida local and state

officials say more aggressive testing of more people is one reason for the higher numbers expected anyway once the states started reopening florida governor rhonda santas also recently blame seasonal migrant farm workers for a surge in new cases there have also been new clusters of cases at nursing homes and state prisons in florida but the florida department of agriculture is pushing back against governor to santas his assertions saying farm workers left the state several weeks ago after the season ended and there's been some contention about whether or not testing is really the main reason for the surge in cases whatever the reason as of now there are no plans to shut the state down once again despite the upward trend. brazil has earned the tragic position of becoming the 2nd country to register more than $1000000.00 corona virus infections the health ministry confirming the grim statistic with a record number of new cases on friday the total number of deaths is now approaching $50000.00 there is widespread public anger at president both in our o.

and his government over their handling of the outbreak. is a brazilian i feel that we should not have reached such a number if the politicians want it they could have avoided it but nobody can it's because it will. the president shows a lack of commitment to combat it he was going out without a mask greeting people meeting crowds i think he is the main person responsible for this situation. president both n.r.a. has been heavily criticized over his response to the crisis for months he initially described the disease as a little flu and that no national lockdown was needed but sonora has clashed with state governors and mayors who tried to bring in restrictions and shut down major cities the government's approach has also led to the resignation of 2 health ministers a high profile victim who died from corona virus was one of brazil's best known

indigenous defenders of the amazon rain forest. excuse me was the chief of brazil's people he came to prominence in the 1980 s. for fighting against the construction of one of the world's largest dams helping lead a campaign for the creation of large reserves in the amazon for indigenous populations and to expel illegal mining and logging from those areas but in 1988 he was convicted of the rape of a white student and sentenced to 6 years in prison he strongly denied the allegation and his allies insist that the claim was fabricated to undermine his growing political influence. now brazil's amazon region has been hit hard by the pandemic more than 4 and a half 1000 indigenous people are known to have been infected so far amid underfunded hospitals and difficult access to remote areas 275 have died also

troubling is that mortality rate among aboriginal communities is twice the national rate and for many anger is growing against the government and its measures to help those struggling with the coronavirus brazil now says it is planning to spend over $900000000.00 to better protect traditional communities we have been hearing about the specific problems of those citizens face. we do not have high quality and adequate assistance that takes into account the cultural and geographical features of our communities there are health authorities to which all structures are subordinates but they do not have the conditions to get access to communities and they cannot meet existing needs unfortunately the teams of doctors who came from the city brought this virus with them to our community and as of now our 64 residents have been infected it's necessary to carry out preventative work and for this we need equipment and materials for example we need handjob disinfectant soap

and masks since the beginning of the presidential term of an r o he has always tried to infringe on the rights of the indigenous population he wanted to push the country's elites to seize territories inhabited by indigenous peoples develop mining in oil industries in our small villages and build electric dams during the pandemic he used a number of opportunities to conduct this grab and see it's believed that the amazon is the lungs of the planet if the amazon disappears we will also disappear humanity will disappear. for some better news from britain where medical chiefs are advising lowering the country's coronavirus alert level from 4 to 3 this means there could be a further gradual relaxation of restrictions as transmission of the virus is no longer thought to be high or rising exponentially a survey alongside that though it's just doctors' confidence in the government's handling of the outbreak in still slipping in april 35 percent of the general

practitioners in england thought negatively of the government's response but this month that number surged to around 6 in 10 doctors the government itself holds the opinion that the right measures were taken to handle the disease g p z gave us his thoughts. for all my feeling is that the responses there's not been very good at school and there's. very little interest in the welfare of frontline clinicians it's my feeling that there was a manipulation of various guidelines so that it's we use substandard p.p. for example and i was very disappointed about how the government simply it's a sense brianna made me risk. black asian minority risk roofie. it's also clear that the tank was comments about watching that kind of language to a clinician challenging him in parliament that summarizes in my view what the

government wants which is essentially a kind of blind obedience which can effectively cost you your life. and i am not alone in having lost to a great deal of faith in them. still ahead on our to international air china protests in india after a deadly skirmish ignited decades of simmering tension over a disputed border. international memorial award has extended its deadline for submissions. or media professionals are eligible for a freelance journalist work for alternative media or a part of a global news platform you can submit to your published works in either video or format go toward god r.t. dot com and it. is your media a reflection of reality. in

the world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation or community. are you going the right way or are you being led. what is true. is. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the death. or inmate in the shallows. back this is archie international now there is growing resentment in india following a deadly skirmish between indian and chinese soldiers overy contested himalayan

border region 20 hindu soldiers lost their lives and now anti china protests are springing up in several areas. on friday demonstrators in the kashmir valley burned effigies of the chinese president they also called for a boycott of chinese goods to try and quote the chinese economy the 2 countries have also started to flex their military muscle just after the border clashes reports emerged of chinese military drills in eastern to bed around $7000.00 soldiers simulated the removal of supposedly anomie fortified positions and india has been beefing up its military presence in the area where monday's deadly encounter took place by deploying fighter jets and apache attack helicopters are cheese sauce to taylor has some background on the developments. judgement day across the great britain monuments 20 pies most faithful servants are being torn

down while the rule of britannia is still being felt on the other side of the globe more a century on 2 nuclear powers pushed to the brink battling it out with that bad hands india wants peace but when people do is capable of giving it fits in reply any kind of situation the indian side would best not make an incorrect judgment of the situation would best not underestimate china's strong determination to keep safe its sovereign territory high up in the remote areas 2 of the most populous countries in the wild a once again battle over 2100 mile long border but monday marked the fust deadly clash in decades india lost 20 soldiers while china's losses remain unclear so how did it come to this well in 1914 with india still under british

rule chief negotiator said we might come on to a line on a map and named it off to him south india except that china didn't. those who indiscriminately took to him up with a ruler never gave it a 2nd thought leaving these 2 countries to grapple with a conflict that continues to this day monday's events will undoubtedly be with interest by the pool which is also looking to write a historical wrong at the hands of the brits just days ago and thought it updated its mop laying claim to 3 new previously indian territories every tour and what surprisingly hasn't gone down well in new delhi this artificial enlargement of claims is not based on historical facts or evidence and is not tenable it is also violative of our current understanding to hold talks on outstanding boundary issues in 816 pools signed a humiliating treaty with the british east india company and handed over lands

which were then inherited by india off to the brits left and now over 200 years later it wants them back if india regards an apology good neighbor it should return their jailing in the east and can god in the west which were confiscated by the british government which was then ruling india the british government had seized 1800 square kilometers of new pali territory through that unfair treaty. territorial dispute sorry recurring theme in form up british colonies take kashmir by region that indian pakistani relations crash to new lows over last year renewed tensions caused india to refer to kashmir special status telling off the phones cut the internet and send in thousands of troops 'd.

while when the brits finally what's true in 1947 british india became 2 nations india and pakistan and it was decided that cache make a pick for itself whether it wants to be a part of the format with the latter a decision made by people who had even set foot i was not even aware of kashmir or heard about it long after i returned to london the radcliffe line was only revealed to the people the day before independence and scenes of celebration were replaced with fear and confusion as millions woke up on the wrong side of the border the partition and the radcliffe line unprecedented violence resulting in up to a 1000000 deaths. radcliffe also didn't take the sikhs into account and he'd never even heard of kashmir the list goes on the infamous scramble for africa the

disputed line separating afghan the start of pakistan carving up the middle east the israel palestine conflict they used to say that the sun never sat on the british empire well it turns out that while it's sunset has well and truly come unfortunately its legacy of conflict and violence continues to rise each and every day. here is this for something. friend a weekly magazine on sale in the czech republic has caused quite a stir by putting an image of a black hitler on its front page with the headline black lives matter there was an incendiary sub headline as well which read shall we kneel before all criminals who claim they want to improve society human rights activists hit out and slapped facebook slapped a temporary ban on the magazine's editor in chief meanwhile in the netherlands.

and north of amsterdam add a rally to remove the statue of a 17th century columnist colonialist rather excuse me demonstrators were pushed back by the police as they approached the monument and then threw stones and blanks at officers a smaller group also gathered waving dutch flags in front of the statue to peter zorn cohen who has long been considered a national hero but whose reputation has since been questioned by saddam. and in berlin hundreds of trucks and tractors were used in a protest near the brandenburg gate drivers are angry about freight prices being undercut as well as low wages and poor working conditions they want politicians to step in and repair the damage caused to small businesses by the pandemic. and the back to our breaking news from the u.k. several people are believed to be in critical condition after

a stabbing attack in reading a town about 40 miles west of london police have arrested a suspect reportedly of libyan origin in what is currently being described as a random incident earlier in the town of black lives matter protest had been taking place but the organizers say there is no connection between those events. that does it for me i'll be back in about let's say 34 minutes with another full look at your news you're watching art international stay with us. org.

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anything to improve the human rights record of the united states accused of violations stretching from the murder of george floyd to possible defacto mass torture of people seeking asylum from nature a nation backwards and as the world's 2 biggest armies clash in the disputed himalayan gul one valley is a potential 3rd world war on the horizon we speak to one of deng xiaoping's woman translators and director of the china instituted fudan university professor jang way way about nuclear war in a time of their own a virus all the more coming up on today's going underground but 1st today's world refugee day according to the u.n. every single minute 20 people leave everything behind to escape war persecution or terror one un special rapporteur has highlighted the role of force used against refugees his neighbors kneels meltzer repertoire on torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment he joins me now via skype from geneva in switzerland thanks so much measure up with her for coming back on the show it's actually an 8 year anniversary year of julian assange finding asylum in the ecuadorian embassy but we do want to ask you before we get to geopolitics as it

were what you have made of law and order on the streets of the united states and all around the world actually after the police murder of george floyd. the symptomatic for structural lands in the american system and obviously i'm not talking about ordinary american citizens lives in the states and. most of the loudest we are a lot of people who love peace and you know a trend going to be like everywhere else in the world but it's within your american authorities you have it says crowell of unity for misconduct we have it in the police for decades this is not new it's an emblematic event only happened in the military countable for a war crimes we see even today grass or stands up the trunk that new stray shoe and

also another of those faces the court to force the international court of a criminal court but you also shouldn't unity for torture by the cia agents are although progress. report has confirmed a systematic. and systematic policy of torture what i want to say that this is you cannot expect one part of the authorities who prefer to behave correctly while only purely for various utils crimes for other purposes your forty's you see you and other ruppert ever find this left and you use the phrase modern day racial terror lynchings they were going through the heads of un special rapporteur on your colleagues as human rights acts worth when you write words like that what do you think the unite.