was really, i'll go one day, i use the, the prince president get slapped in the face while trying to get up close and personal with the crowd of supposed support in the south of france. germany is cooling on the european union to abolish individual men. the state veto power on foreign policy, meaning dissenting voices. a small you countries could soon be silent. us nice person business. lots in america to spread the word my grants. all welcome have to month the bud to ministration denying does a border crisis to folks in this region who are thinking about making that dangerous track. do not come. i

very good afternoon. thanks for joining us here on the monument trunk. a nasty shock during a visit to the south of france. so he was trying to drum up support for his pre election campaign. he walked up to a barrier to greet locals. and this is what happened next. the group group group group. oh, well, 2 men who feel rested following that assault on president macro, and it's the 1st time that you've been physically assaulted since becoming president. that happens in the south of france near the city of violin. and that's the store and that video present mike on exits the hotel school where he's been at taking a visit. he walked towards a crowd of people who are all behind the metal barrier. then present. michael puts

his hand on a man's on the man and grabbed back a president miko before administering that all mighty slap. the security agency immediately intervened in 2 individuals were taken into custody for wilful violence, against the person holding public authority. now that's an offense, it's taken pretty seriously here in france, and could see somebody put in jail for up to 3 years as well as paying a fine, a 45000 years. but of course, that would be for a judge to decide how lenient they may wish to be. and of course, for an individual to be found guilty of the offense. and you might have caught just the end of that video, somebody shouting down with macro ism and there is a suggestion that the individuals behind this assault on the president or yellow vac bolton and unauthorized process earlier in the day. but the reality is what this is shown is that there is still an under current to presentment. again,

president michael and his policies. those have been passed. the reforms as well as those he's attempted to pass to the front and i bet housing is managed to do so or how to move them down slightly. there's been a huge reaction hearing from including coming from the government, the prime minister showing cas 6 saying that this was an attack on democracy. they will come see who's on it, loose us, your said democracy is debate. dialogue is confrontation, the expression of legitimate disagreements pretty can in no way be violent, just verbal, aggression, and even less physical aggression. we are all concerned, it is the foundations of our democracy through the head of state. it is democracy that is targeted. you're also, we've heard from a political policy from across the political spectrum with all physician leaders pretty much on the same page. a very rare hearing from all saying that this is

simply unacceptable. while democratic debate can bitter, it can never tolerate physical violence. i strongly condemn the unacceptable physical aggression target in the president of the republic. this time, are you starting to understand that violent people are taking action? i stand in solidarity with the president. well, president, my call is currently or not to the from says it's been cold, he's taking the temperature, testing it to see whether or not he should be running. and next is presidential election. he hasn't officially said he's going to, but the idea that he's making this visit is seen as many as a pre election tool. and it seems as we get closer and closer to the election, we like to see more of that resentment coming through. but for the moment in front present, my phone, assaulted with 2 individuals in the south of france, now under arrest, wound for violence, against the person holding public authority. well,

the episodes prevent an avalanche of jokes and names on line twitter in particular sing, numerous political characters mocking micron we spoke to columnist, alex is too long. who says that it's micro and who's been slapping the french people in the face. we quite believe this is where the money will microns power lies. in other words, is the ultra personal lines and ultra centralized power of the presidents. obviously, there are still people who are ready to break through rows of riot police to get to the president. violence is unacceptable and we see how representative the political communities unanimously condemn the flap in the face. but then a sense among macro himself represents violence because it's he who authorized the use of normally for weapons by law enforcement agencies. that is why many protesters were injured last the eyesight during the yellow vest demonstrations. there is a huge gap between the manual microns outlandish promises and what he is doing, which is nothing more than a constant communications and marketing campaign. furthermore,

he once again intends to return to considering pension reforms. he always has some unpleasant remark in his arsenal. it he who constantly slaps the french people during his public speeches, and now he gets a slap in the face himself, which of course deserves condemnation. since he is no authority figure, the slot made it through microns personal security guards. this is a lesson for all of us. the days of small li countries standing up to the big powers could soon be over. seventies foreign minister wants to silence dissenting voices as the likes of hungary by abolishing vito powers. we cannot let vetoes be used to paralyze european foreign policy and hold us hostage. those you do that of playing with europe's cohesion in the short and long term. that's why we must say openly the veto moscow. even if that means that we ourselves can be outvoted, while the german foreign minister hike or must didn't mention any human to states by name when saying that the veto was being misused and should be banned. it's

pretty clear who he was talking about. we can extract police as well from statements we've heard from mr. mass in the past, as well as tweets made by senior figures within his foreign ministry. this is directed firmly towards hungry, budapest, and prime minister of hungry victor. or bon, the reason is stating victor, all bands being too overzealous when it comes to the use of this v. so hungry use the veto just last week to stop a joint statement on hong kong. they've done something similar back in april as well. and just recently, budapest, nick's the another statement from the european union, calling for a, a cease fire in hostilities between palestinians and the state of israel. we've also seen poland and hungary team up to delay the signing the ratification of the, the new budget just last year. now what's the response to this from hungary has

been as well. victor all been the young, gary and prime minister is far from happy with german foreign minister, high co mass, the european left led by the german left. as once again the taking hungry in an outrageous tone. this time on the basis that our country wasn't willing to sign a joint declaration on hong kong, but lacked any political weight and seriousness whatsoever. we will exercise our rights guaranteed by the european union's founding treaties. when it comes to things like tax budgets and foreign policy, the european union has to be marching in lock step, meeting all $27.00 nations. have to agree to any statements already. moves concerning the big things. what this move would do would be to get rid of that. and in the past, what we've seen is the space be so being used as leverage. basically you've seen one country go, i'm not signing that until my,

if you that is most pressing to me has been signed. what this would do that hiker masters talking about is almost certainly it would speed up the decision making processes. but it would get rid of perhaps some of the say that small nations have in the european union and know the thing that's worth no thing in order to get what mr. massey would like. it would require all $27.00 member states to sign off on getting rid of the v t. so and if you listen, see what victor all been and hungry has to say just to her to what mr. muff proposed. we can see that happening anytime soon. political communications consultant damian will simply scrapping a you veto powers can only be damaging for the blog smallest states. i think it's a very useful device for the small emotions, because without it, it's the, the large notions like germany, like france will just bully the small nations into doing whatever they want. every nation within that, the $27.00 nations left have there are in history, have their own problems, have their own outlooks on,

on the wider world. they should be allowed to keep those without being forced into a corner or bribed and bullied by by the logic. asians, the problem with the use is really desperately wants to be seen as one united voice to speak on the world stage. you see that they've been invited to to the g 7 meeting in the u. k this week, but they're not one of the 7. they're, they're a plus one, so they're really on the outside on the fringes of it, and annoyed them that they can't get that united voice and, and be given the presence in the end that the, the limelight that they think they deserve. us vice president, common harris has concluded her 1st trip to latin america, where she visited guatemala and mexico. the not to the surprise of some the us mexico border, which is currently in the grip of a migrant crisis. something harris has been tasked with tackling as to she had any plans of going that she became evasive. you have any plans to visit the board at

some point, you know, we are going to the border if you haven't been to the border and i haven't been to europe. this visit was met with protests, both in mexico and guatemala, the us border with mexico. so $178000.00 immigrants stopped in april alone as the highest monthly total for 2 decades. during a tool, the vice president made it clear that would be my goods were not welcome, but she promised investment to improve that lives back at home. is my guess, dear, looks at why not everyone is free to come to the land of the free. the white house doesn't like to use the word crisis when referring to what's happening that the us mexico border. i mean, it is literally definition of a crisis. that's what the dictionary calls it, just not the white house they prefer situation, but hey, they have

a plan and that plan consists of telling the problem to go away. i want to be clear to folks in this region who are thinking about making that dangerous track to the united states. mexico border do not come do not come. the united states will continue to enforce dialogue and secure our border. if you come to our border, you will be turned back or they would, if democrats hadn't got funding to those doing the whole turning back thing button has sent his vice president, cameron harris the tool latin american to convince people to stay there. the stop trying to and the state and what better way to start a p r blitz than by handing out cookies in her own likeness? no, kitty gambler ordered and personally handed out cookies of camelot. ah

ah, that i suppose is where the fund the ended upon landing and what a mala, cabinet was greeted with protesters and banners reading. cabinet go home and trump one awkward, but so it had the gout cookies made and your own image essentially capital has a very simple message, will give you millions of dollars to stop the the goods guatemalan president countered with a different, cheaper, and perhaps more sensible alternative we asked the united states government to send more of a clear message to prevent more people from leaving the message change to we're going to re unite families. we're going to be united children the very next day.

the coyote is, were here organizing groups of children to take them to the united states. yes, we often forget the widening camera spent the entire reflection talking about how much they like immigrants will give millions of illegal immigrants citizenship. they said, we'll get with the border security and was, we'll jazz up the detention centers. i'm approving an executive order to began the hard work, restoring our refugee admissions program helped meet the unprecedented global need . it's going to take time to rebuild what has been so badly damaged. can you blame ordinary desperate folk for trusting joe biden and cabinet harris, who essentially invited them to enjoy, lacks border security, the promise of a better life? because that is what the migraines heard. that is the reason why a $100000.00 migrants

a trying to jump the fence into the us every month. that's more than in any month of trunks, presidency, the irony, kamala harris, who, whose parents were immigrants from both jamaica in india for her to go to guatemala, super oppress country, weaponized, identity, politics telling guatemalans over and over the day should not migrate. and then the u. s is going to collaborate in building hope it home when it's exactly the opposite. any u. s. official or diplomat who arrives in central america should arrive 1st leading with apologies, in leading with talks of reparations for the enormous damage. the u. s. foreign policy. in new colonialism have done. this, is it crisis? so a situation the why the house prefers to call it. that was entirely avoidable biden . and the democrats used my good,

the g political tool to attack trump to win the election, but somehow lose city refugees got into their heads the go biden. and alan t harris actually give a damn about them. not only did the u. s. up it's nuclear arms expenditure during the pandemic cable suspend, more on use than the rest of the world combined. full story after the break. ah . join me every 1st day on the alex summon show and i'll be speaking to guess in the world, the politics, sport, business and show business. i'll see you then in the media reflection of reality

the in a world transformed what will make you feel safer. tyson lation community, are you going the right way or are you being somewhere direct? what is true? what is faith? in the world corrupted. you need to defend the join us in the depths. will remain in the shallows ah, in the back and you report reveals the u. s. accounted for more than half of global

spending on nuclear weapons. in 2020, it was published by an international organization pushing for the sutherlands washington splashed out $37400000000.00 on the exhaust year. that's more than the combined expenditure of the other. nuclear powers represents 5 percent of americans total military spending. on average, the us spends or $71000.00 per minute on nuclear weapons. and the current of respondents to nothing to reduce the global appetite for nukes last year. the world's 9 nuclear power spent $1400000000.00 more on the compared to 2019 co founder of the stop the war coalition. chris 9, a told us why to him? the hike comes as no surprise is a reordering of the world's system right now. when moving from a system, a situation in which the u. s. was massively dominant. what was called a unit power world where us the u. s. was the unchallenged, please minute,

the world to one in which its power is being challenged, both but, but mainly by china bowl said by all the emerging economies in, in important regions like russia, like and so on. so this is kind of reordering of the world system and any moment of the reordering is a very dangerous moment. it's a moment when particular local conflicts can suddenly take on an international significance. i think in those circumstances, you know, it's not surprising to me that we were seeing a kind of a re armaments or an accelerating armament of the nuclear powers. tensions has simmering on the israeli palestinian border on tuesday there was a confrontation between soldiers in locals in the west bank. town of bater rocks were slung and thrown in anger at israeli settlements. the 3rd consecutive day of

classes with idea forces responded with tear gas. over the years, numerous policies have been detained in similar confrontations without charge or trial. among them a 70 year old boy suffering from a rare auto immune disease of the school. a slayer of his story. and then 350 palestinian prisoners, a county held in his really administrative detention. this means that they have not stood trials nor faced charges. many of them are children. among natalie is a 17 year old palestinian boy with a wasted in november 2025 and charged with throwing stones that he was released off the $22.00 days. he was been, we are wasted and taken from his house in the many hours of january this year and had been held in administrative detention. edison about john remained free for the 40 days. then he was arrested again while he was at home. he was arrested while he was sleeping at 2 or 3 am. the stone throwing charges are

a big lie made up by those who are trying to free my child. if a mom has committed a crime, we have a right to know what it is. only his father would talk to. his mother is too distraught. amal is critically ill and suffer from chronic or to immune neuro muscular illness. his treatment requires ongoing medical intervention and uninterrupted doses of medication. his family is concerned, he's getting neither amola, he had a luncheon that was removed, but then he experienced complications. he needs to continue to take his medication and sometimes he gets injections in hospital. he also constantly has appointments for specialists, but then the prison, they refuse to let them attend and said they will provide him with their own medication. sometimes they give him his medicines on time and sometimes they don't do some. so we'll blame these really occupies for any complications at the mall. might experience because he needs specialist a medical care. we are also trying with the law is to get a medical committee involved him in white school advocating for palestinian

children are urging for his release. they say administrative detention is abusive, especially when it comes to children who are mostly wasted patrolling stones. the little problem is with the way by which is there, is use and administer the detention against the listing. and in general, and children and particulars, is that sort heavily on at the district of detention despite the fact that it would be used just very limited and expect exceptional versus admin sort of detention actually is based on secret information. there is no clear evidence of submitted to the court. it's a general accusation of being its threat to the security of the state of the air and the area just last month and miles administrative detention was extended by the way, the military court for another 4 months. it will argue that give them time to gather evidence without him out or other palestinian children being held. being able to

carry out a tech in the interim. we have no choice but to restore law and order of determined use of force. there are nationalists elements here while breaking the law in fact, disturbing the framework of the state of israel. so in the face of such a threat, it is possible to use administer detentions under the administrative detention order. it's all can imprison kind of thing in the 6 months at a time, which can be extended indefinitely. but at the mouth, health situation worse than that could be a distinction. on television, the joint investigation team in the netherlands, which has been investigating the m, a 17 plane crashes, now rejected the testimony of 2 ukrainian witnesses. who said that they sort of mis our launch from near the crash side. let's get more in this more correspondence. taylor, she's covering events and joins we now skip. just tell us more than about these

latest developments. police while it's been over 7 years. the nation airlines flight and the 17 tragically crashed over eastern ukraine, killing all 219 people on board years on attempts to understand what exactly happened and who's responsible continue. now, to thought and all this week, judges in the netherland have been hearing evident people sipping, reaching out the findings of the joint investigation team. now the key i t was the j i t, right. there was a group that was established to carry out a criminal investigation into the 2014 tragedy. one very interesting moment in the proceedings when we learned that the j j i t had actually rejected the evidence of 2 witnesses paired softly. what it was that the judge set about the das here refers to the testimonies of 2 witnesses in september 2014, which were transferred by russia to the joint investigation team. they were ukrainian refugees who now live in russia. both gave the same testimony stating that they saw a rocket launch from the direction of the umbrella. steve co village,

where do you clean your army was stationed? the investigation team rejected this testimony, primarily because the area is too far from the place where the plane disappeared from radar. while considering their apparently own people who said that they have seen or heard the missile that dealt that fatal blow to the plane. the stars strike some as quite a considerable emission. many would argue that a dog's dissolve to be heard even if there are questions surrounding it. now the was of those 2 witnesses would also slightly query the conclusions of the j i t. but the russian made beaut soft missile, but brought down the plane, had been launched by separatists. i pro rushing rebels in done yet, and the ultimately had been provided by moscow itself. now, before out of that conclusion, has seen the dutch government on a straight to lay the blame squarely at the cremeans doorstep. it's also seen the launch of a nod to trial for individuals of 3 russians and one ukranian. now,

as for russians, reaction to all of this while mosca, how always consistently and then that we denied any accusations of responsibility. it was also shown concern on frustration that rational forties have not been allowed to participate in the investigation. they've also been denied access to fragments of the plane or any material relating to the crash. now i'm not trying continues. we did also very recently here who foreign minister, so gay, love roth, who expressed his concern that such and critical material, including photographs of the investigation, had been withheld by thoughts and parties. the u. s. still stubbornly, flatly refuses to provide satellite images that were taken in july 2014. when the malaysian boeing crash occurred a few days ago, a dutch court announced that there is no longer any hope that the u. s. will provide the pictures and that the question is closed for the court. these facts are of colossal importance. so clearly this ongoing trial which ultimately will

determine whether those 4 individuals are guilty in any way in that 2014 tragedy is a point of discussion. it appears that the evidence coming forward, not as it would also seem, is raising some questions whether any of this will bring from clear conclusions as to what happened back in march 2014 remains to be seen. but one thing is very clear that this will obviously be a very painful week for all the victims families. yes, significant other day sir. thanks so much for the latest. suskin taylor with the information. and indeed thanks so much for you guys at home. the thing with this morning, early afternoon here, the russian capital plenty more stories we have for you can check them out on a website to offer you dot com for more. my colleague will receive, she will be here with the latest on our headline stories in half an hour the ah,

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little today, shocking allegations of sexual abuse were revealed, involving a former top us figure skating coach being circle. that's it. so do you listen, you don't contribute to stop all 6 or and or school me haven't get into the in recent years, there has been a wave of revelations about sex abuse in sport, or 30 all over the world. people are speaking out in 265 athletes have brought allegations of sexual abuse against larry nasser, the us olympic gymnastics, team doctor, i know now who you really are. a child molester and a master manipulator. more sexual abuse, accusations were raised by

a group of shop before the coach of brazil, gymnastics teams in accused of sexually assaulting customers of young athlete. sexual abuse is rife in all areas of sports, individual and teams for amateur and professional sports. the athletes are often abused by the very people who help them when metals me. she was hero my by everybody. so why would somebody believe me? i was just a little girl coming from irrespective of gender. one sports person in 7 was sexually abused when they were under 18. the price paid to, to, to achieve really was, was found to who knew what makes the mill you of sport so favorable to sexual abuse. linda fish and nic.