even the russian leader office to meet protesters halfway saying a rerun of the disputed presidential election can take place but only if the constitution is amended one of the thousands of factory workers downed tools across the country demanding alexander lukashenko quick. i i i. i. spiking across europe governments across the continent of reimposing a popular safety restrictions sparking widespread discontent. president federal intervention in new york has a wave of violence sweeps the city and police brutality protests and under-estimate

lockdown measures. by the very good morning to you this is r.t. international. day of protest against a president who's accused of rigging the recent election of 0 demonstrations were initially marred by a heavy handed police response they are now largely peaceful and turned out in opposition rallies across the country remains high i i i i. i. i i monday night thousands gathered outside a detention facility in the center of minsk demanding the release of political prisoners among the presidential candidates. and the husband of opposition leaders

phonetic and of scar people also gathered another jail where many who were arrested during the 1st nights of unrest are being held. our son eager to enter the building others asked them to stay calm and not chance slogans so as to avoid provoking the security. of much of the public anger in belarus is directed against those security forces for their brutal treatment of protesters and bystanders and voiced their discontent demonstrators convened again in the capital independence square on these constantine but it is by law was there for us. there is a crowd of protesters here on independence square which is where they have been gathering every evening there are the factory workers who went on strike this morning and medics rallying outside the health ministry which is just off the square so it's already become a tradition of crowds gathering day after day like yesterday there are no special forces out for your interest metal barriers so everything is moving along quite

peacefully people are chanting the same slogans against the president resign for a secret view and so on it's noticeable that there are fewer people who are today than on previous there is already sense of tiredness with no change in the situation the belarusian authorities are accusing anti-government activists the violent behavior during the unrest this video was released by the country's investigative committee allegedly showing a man forcing a truck driver out of his vehicle at gunpoint according to investigators the protesters say glenn used it to block a road of pressure mounting president lukashenko has made a number of public appearances but it's a backfired his words were met with anger during a speech at a factory on monday and on the same day thousands of workers across the country downed tools they're demanding a rerun of the disputed election because think of it says that's only possible if the constitution is amend it. none of that but if we need to adopt a new constitution you must adopt it in

a referendum because the previous constitution was adopted in referendum under the new constitution we can hold new elections if you want for parliament for presidency and local authorities. are looking shakers also hinted that if necessary russia might offer security assistance in the event there's an external threat to belarus some foreign media there are interpreted that as being an indication the kremlin is poised to intervene in belarus to restore order and amid the speculation a number of e.u. countries have raised concern over possible russian meddling is an issue we discussed with our guests. i think there is a problem now there's a preconception in the west that russia may. be tempted to intervene in belarus by whatever means largely because we're all looking back at what's happened in the brain. and i think maybe this is rather different but it's not necessarily how it looks when you look at it from london

people will be expecting that maybe russia will act and one thing the european union is blamed for you begin to roll in the roads and the they hear her stand out there because of a group who saves the lives of the most you of liquid single but they're the same time we accept ground and we know that is a gun free will mr morgan has there more than 50000 of your poland in danger and there were one or sanctions against turkey so i assume that the european union is the rain who didn't want to read self what we've been the big. melosa. and they are trying more or less like the great big guy and the who are so corner or answer that it will russian this is something unacceptable gone of the problems

of the middle of. the my membership and people themselves i think the principle position anyone should be taking would be to see that nought governments outside of bellew should be getting involved in this he should leave this the people of belarus to decide their own future but of course that's not going to happen in today's world so i think the european union imposing and threatening sanctions and tell you russia. is absolutely hypocritical but also the. once again the exposes you know there's no more attempt dealing with russia as an equal because russia is caught up in this is well i mean it is supporting would call but he's no particular friend more school they must be worried through but what the impact of all this is going to be so sure with the best they reach try and discover what is going on in the minds of the glad to work you said elsewhere and try and open some sort of discussion which we brussels and

baldwin and more school meanwhile more foreign countries of challenge like you saying is the determinacy as president rejecting the election results european union has confirmed this the drawing up sanctions against the russian officials suspected of election fraud and violence against protesters and at the same time head of the opposition to atlanta to cannot her intention to leave the country even though she's currently in exile in lithuania and estonia hawkins thinks a closer look at his main challenger is. but the roofs is at boiling point streets and squares remain packed with thousands of voices of discontent its people determined to be heard they feel the president just isn't listening they don't mind a new leader a symbol to unite them at a time of crisis for the lawyer to head off has become this symbol yet i'm not a politician my husband surrogate economically wanted to become the president of

valorous he's now in prison for that almost unknown at the end of may the humble english teacher and interpreter to lead a quiet life until her husband is said again to cut off ski a popular blogger presidential candidate was disqualified from the presidential race and thrown in jail in an act of protest she took up the opposition husband's name and announced she would stand she said herself that she didn't want power at one point telling supporters she was more comfortable frying cutlets in her role as stay at home mom you are just as i want to become president in order to restore justice in this country my campaign program won be familiar to everyone the main point is new honest and fair elections. to going off was just a woman with a grudge like many he couldn't predict the crowds would turn her into a symbol misconceived our constitution is not for women our society is not mature

enough to vote for a woman but us things got heated. was ready perhaps not specifically for ticking off but for change yet despite condemning the results as false protests gaining traction she fled the country putting our family 1st and. i had probably remained the soft woman that i originally was i know that many will understand me many will condemn me and many will hate me but know this god forbid that you faced a choice that i had to face children are the most important thing that we have in life. yet for some in the west she really is one step away from the presidency with the german government already confirming it's held talks with the exiled opposition figure now she's no long with the english teacher mother or weak woman as she described herself days later she claims she's ready to step up to the plate as head over transitional government and get all of the. i am prepared to act as

a national leader. others could have been in her shoes but as opposition figures fell out of the picture taken off her was left as the last woman standing the accidental candidate with her latest announcement she's upped the ante time will tell whether she can meet the expectations of those that want her to lead that change. the specter of a 2nd wave of coronaviruses haunting a pandemic weary europe governments across the continent are again rolling out unpopular restrictions the public though is growing increasingly fed up into all of reports. as europe tries to tiptoe back to normality a 2nd wave of covert 19 seems set to derail those hopes here in germany daily infections passed a 3 month peak last week the health minister in the country says this is partly due to so much in general people coming back from holidays people attending parties and

other celebrations now is to buy into that and it's very difficult to make people stick to the wounds after they've had 2 or 3 beers at a party such events make it especially easy for virus to spread so maybe we should stick to smaller family gatherings for a while longer germany has labelled most destinations in spain including the extremely popular destination of york and as high risk it another blow to the already stricken spanish tourism industry but i think i mean i think the measures they're taking are a bit drastic we thought we had good prospects for september but now with travel companies sending people home it's getting very difficult it's good to be cautious but the situation here looks fine to me and now with no customers i don't know how long we can hold on you know back east at the moment is much pain has taken tough measures against condit 19 social distance in masks as you can see we don't have outbreaks but the virus is everywhere you never know where you will be safe and

where you can catch it let people travel because here we depend on the tourism and if we don't have to sink neighboring france has also been breaking records for all the wrong reasons marking up post lockdown high of over 3000 cases seen metropolises like paris and mall say expand outdoor areas with face coverings a mandatory while work spaces are also set to become mosque zones so. it is a good idea but it won't be easy to make people respect the rules especially at work because they will have to spend the whole day there with a mosque on vision. i wear a mask to work every day and i think it's normal so for me nothing will change you know more person is a surge of cases in france and all the other countries so i know it's necessary to wear a mask i wear one every day at work a spike in cases among young people has seen the italian government step in to shut down discos and night clubs they'll also be

a reintroduction on rules insisting that face coverings be worn in outdoor public spaces at night it's a pity that we did not see this government response before in my opinion everything should have been closed. with the i sympathize with those who own nightclubs it's not easy finding the balance between the interests of entrepreneurs and public health foremost prevent going on there are no i don't think the club should have been reopened it all should have remained closed because the clubs are not essential and closing them prevented new cases both the number of cases in europe rises so does anger over covert prevention measures to the. i.

no one wants to see a return to full lockdown and that places those in power in the own enviable position of having to try balance freedom with fighting code of it as we try to work out which restrictions we want to be imposed and where the virus is determined to reimpose itself across the whole of europe peter all over r.t. berlin. the state of emergency in the lebanese capital has been extended until september 18th david is still reeling from the devastating chemical blast the told through the city 2 weeks ago 190 people were killed in the. tragedy more than 5000 injured while 300000 were left homeless as the explosion ripped through buildings century old buildings belonging to lebanon's cherished architectural heritage of also been damaged the owner of one ruined historic mansion lived in by his family for generations shared his loss.

taking my ancestors lived here 200 years ago and has been in the family ever since i lived up stairs and when the explosion happened i was sitting here with my wife and daughter into it around children i was reading a newspaper. the oldest tears were made of marble of a they don't make them like that enormous is real artistry went into the building you know everything is computerized and harshness but even the small things i headed for my grand grandparents and wanted to hand down to my children there got destroyed. my sight of that plus i've never seen anything like the port explosion we have witnessed warts

and blot spittle but nothing like this. and if they finish their investigation and arrest they won't rebuild my home and bring back our history it is the politicians who should be held responsible for what happened. to build this country and we will build it again we have national unity. new york sees a sharp increase in violence as donald trump slams the city authorities for rejecting federal assistance as also getting the backing of an influential police union in the build up to the elections that story after this break.

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president has renewed threats to send federal agents to new york city grapples with a wave of violence from police brutality and the lock down protests trump who has blamed fresh reforms including budget cuts for the spike in unrest recently secured the backing of new york's largest police unit and the saudis killing more but explains the issue could prove significant ahead of november's election. new york city needs saving apparently more so than oregon and media is now comparing new york city the gotham city however there is no batman here fact there's barely anyone a wave of looting crime and riots has seen many high end stores close up their windows.

50 people were shot over the weekend and there's been a 177 percent increase in gun violence this july compared to last year now donald trump blames local officials for this and says that soon washington may step in. if the new york city mckown do it we will after the city council agreed to cut the new york city police department's budget by roughly $1000000000.00 the police officers union decided to go rogue political road that is they decided to endorse donald trump now many times people say that a union like ours mourned for sprint groups give indorsements

not a new york city p.b.s. star in the new york city p.b.s. mr president you are in the endorsement and you've earned it and to us mint i'm proud to give it no surprise it's got anger burning in the bellies of the democratic party here in new york. i am speechless new york city's a beautifully diverse working class democratic city the n.y.p.d. says clearly showing they're not interested in working with the people of our city this explains their continued aggression against innocent people it's time for dramatic change and y p d union endorsed trump i'm sure this is a part of the neighborhood outreach plan also does anyone see a potential problem with police unions enforcement arms of the state with lethal weapons promoting preferred candidates for office is that just me it's a political wrestle mania here in new york we've got trump versus the local officials local officials versus the police and vice versa at this point it's

pretty clear new york city needs some kind of caped crusader to stop the wave of crime but will that savior be in washington. r.t. new york. u.s. intelligence agencies reportedly believe iran paid bounties to the taliban fatah getting american and coalition forces in afghanistan according to information obtained by c.n.n. the payments are linked to at least 6 attacks last year including a suicide bombing at a u.s. air base in december which is donald quarter has the story if you remember not too long ago the mainstream media was again citing its anonymous sources claiming that russia was somehow paying balinese to the taliban for hits on u.s. soldiers in afghanistan brush an intelligence officers have offered to pay belmonte to taliban fighters who kill americans who kill americans complex story at the heart of it there is something very simple that the european intelligence official i spoke to says that russian military intelligence officers offered money to

taliban fighters in afghanistan to kill american or other coalition fighters if this times report is correct this means that u.s. intelligence has concluded that vladimir putin. is offering bounties for the scalps of american soldiers in afghanistan now back then no evidence was provided president trump even said that the story wasn't credible enough for him to have been briefed on it and the kremlin denied any involvement it spokes person dimitri past said that it was regrettable that one of the world's most renowned international media outlets was public was publishing absolute hoaxes now fast forward to today and in the world of c.n.n. all of a sudden iran is also paying bounties to the taliban. to c.n.n. has just learned that an assessment by u.s. intelligence agencies has found that iran in addition to russia also paid bounties to taliban fighters to target u.s. and coalition troops in afghanistan all of this of course is according to anonymous

sources that the channel declined to mention but who knows what will happen this time because last time a lack of evidence didn't seem to stop democrats from going berserk over the issue there is overwhelming evidence that putin has gone and he's paying significant bounties to kill american soldiers in afghanistan seems clear from what the intelligence is real and i find it inexplicable in light of these very public allegations that the president hasn't come before the country and assured the american people that he will get to the bottom of whether the russians are putting a bounty on the heads of american troops now hopefully this time american officials will wait for the facts to surface before they jump to conclusions about iran but until then it just seems like stories such as this one only serve to make russia and iran out to be the bad guys in the in the eyes of the western public. we spoke with investigative journalist dave lindorff who says the allegations against iran

and russia are questionable. russia and iran have both been demonized for some time by both the media and particularly in the case of a rand by the trumpet ministration you know when the media came out with this what clearly appears to have been a bogus claim about russian intelligence paying these panties to taliban fighters to do what they were doing already. you know trying to kill americans and drive them out of the country the evidence turned out to be completely wrong and so now we have the trumpet ministration supporting this claim that the. that it's the iranians are doing the same thing i don't think the rationale is there the taliban don't need as they have explained themselves don't need anybody to pay them for them to want to attack americans and to make the work to know so costly for the

us that the us pulls its troops out so. you know absent really strong evidence i think it's a ludicrous claim. in other world news small to sounds. in the cobbles diplomatic districts tuesday morning have come up independence day several people were injured no one has yet claimed sponsibility the strike comes a day after the government refused to release its last 320 taliban prisoners incidents to free more catches soldiers to. $6.00 magnitude earthquake shook the central philippines on cheese day buildings and roads were damaged and one person is being confirmed that such invest it's on the way. if i was in california i have work cut out for them as a heat wave aggravates the local wild paws they're around active fire this sunday

the temperatures soared to 130 degrees fahrenheit the hottest 19. and you brought up today join me for more an awful. lot.

in this connection to last him fast for the last company and seeing him down the day. see you. richard. in the. green zone. and i'm going to go so sad i'm not going to much to me mamma. mia. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy for him to let it be an arms race in his own scary dramatic development only really i'm going

to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. either this is max kaiser this is the kaiser report summer solutions that's right some are solutions now today we're covering whether or not gold price moves are signaling an end to the u.s. dollar with our guest superstar alstom a clown of gold money dot com allister welcome thank you for asking me facts all right alistair 1st of all i might want to say of course max my our investors and gold money dot com because we love the company and you do

a lot of great research so we're having you on here to discuss some of your research and the solutions to the issues though when you look at gold and you look at the fact that it's sort through $2000.00 do you agree with what goldman sachs who is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the can tell you in a fact all of the sort of money system they say that the u.s. dollar is days are nearing an end and how they determine that in their reports is that. the gold price so do you see those $2.00 as being related and are they a little bit see you doing gloom and that the u.s. dollar is ending soon the answer to that is yes they are related by i would put it slightly differently from the way goldman sachs describes it there was a day earlier in this year when everything changed it was rather like you know the tide stopped going out and started coming in all from help or did you stop coming in as the going out and that was the 23rd of march between more or less the

beginning of the and the 23rd of march markets sank the s. and p. lost a 3rd of its value you had gold was just absolutely knocked down i mean certainly the open interest was not down though the price was a lot more resilient than you would have thought. so there were various things that really were hit i mean even a bit coy and sort of was pretty weak in those in the at that early time but then on the 23rd of march something happened and that was that the fed made a statement which basically set we will throw however much money it takes at resolving economic problems and at that moment the markets switched from being worried about deflation to suddenly thinking the outlook is inflation the s. and p. took off and we are where we are now gold and silver took off the gold silver ratio

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