last year, one of the a sporting hero all week world in the face adversity opinions divided over a top us jim nice to quit, to elim pick finals of a mental health concerns. oh, german competitive isn't to make a stand against sexism. debate if what's already been done, the woke games are becoming increasingly dominated by politics too. i think it's a great opportunity. we've seen so many changes already, and i'm not where we should be confirmed because we don't want to be just a vehicle for the latest. 5, that comes along the way, it is tackling an influx of illegal migrants for this all 30 is that we allow measures to stem the flow, the full silent on the issue while the same time slamming other states,

the similar actions. and also in the way this out, you may find these pitches disturbing sorry. 6 another to police brutality cool song camera with 2 offices in colorado charged after the violent arrest of a suspected trespass wanted a felony charges. ah . how are you watching auntie international grades have you with now this been more drama to the tokyo olympics stone. u. s. gymnast simone bio has sensationally pulled out of another final a 2nd did a matter of days. consider one of the sports all time greats. ball said that she was making the move to quote, focus on her mental. and while some observers said that the move is

a greatest achievement, yet others kind the athlete lead her teammates down when they needed her. most i say mental health 1st, because if you don't then you're not going to enjoy your sport and you're not going to succeed. as much as you want to, so it's okay. sometimes they even set out the big competition to focus on yourself on tuesday doing the talk, your lympics individual, all around competition and women's gymnastics simone. bias one of the greatest athletes to ever grace the sport for time only, but champion quite surprisingly from any decided to withdraw from the, from the round and eventually the russian team or r o c. if you may, 1 gold in that discipline. first, it was cited us simone biles decided to withdraw to medical reasons. then it became clear as cited by the teams entourage, and by bias herself that this was a mental health issue. it has created quite a whirlwind of reactions thereof. those who was strongly accusing and abusing

simone bias for withdrawing that i would say spearheaded by peers, morgan, a famous u. k. tv host, who well just fell short of accusing someone bias of being a chicken and checking out on her team. and i saw something that serial winners do on mental health issues. now the go to excuse for any poor performance in elite sport. what a joke just admits you didn't badly made mistakes and was tried to do better next time. kids need strong role models, not this nonsense. obviously, that has created huge response online and even some mainstream media jumped in. and if you look at the language that some of these mainstream media, like washington post and many others used, you would think that simone bio is actually one a gold metal, rather than pulling out from the competition. whenever biles pulls on her leotard, it says, though she's tighten in a cape round her neck,

she's the hero tasked with saving a solid sport embodying some tried believe in american dominance, and also carry an agenda and an entire race. that's a heavy cape and it chokes. but it's one that exceptional black women and women of color are tall to wear because simply being great isn't good enough. for some reason, many of the media and bonded and commentators also decided to bring in her agenda her race into the story which is already creating another type of backlash because people cannot understand what is her decision to withdraw from one particular competition. something she has been preparing for for quite a while, because the lympics is quite important for any athlete in the world has to do with who she has, her skin color and things like that. so it's definitely creating a major rift, and we have to wait and see where the simone biles decides to continue in this lympics as she's a 4 time champion in the olympics already. and obviously all eyes are on her in the

us thinking that she could win more. she went on instagram recently just saying how much of that weight on her shoulder is being hard on her. and may be this rift with such reactions coming from both sides would create even more pressure for the 24 year old gymnast with a very difficult boss. meanwhile, german gymnasts have chosen to wear full body unit todds, instead of the more traditional bikini cut leah turns, the decision was made to protest the supposed sexualization of athletes. and while some found the move, an important step towards the quality of the say that it's just in the case of trying to make sport political. what does all panel think about the increased attention being paid at the games to non sporting matters? this whole issue of uniform and the sexualization of women has to go quite soon

and it can be so very simply, he just say here the uniformed men and women, no different, any sport that tries to segregate male and female on the basis of uniform is really back in the 20th century, one of the biggest things about the atlantic pattern and your skills and the, and that's what you're judging, are charging the uniform and what people don't realize. the sex libation of women when they can be very self conscious when wearing we're beating clothing which might actually performance. so really, if you really care about the school and the reason that we should allow them to feel confident in what they are wearing a bit of a problem. on the one hand, the olympics is designed to extol, abuse in the perfection of the human body operating at peak efficiency. so it's there to be admired. while the other hand, we have contributed lympics, who may feel uncomfortable with that being a limb. in particular, maybe there's a case for some element of choice, but at the same time we don't want to lose the essence of what they're lympics is.

are you afraid perhaps that non sport issues or political ones in particular for example, that could become main talking points in the future olympics? no, i'm not worried. i think it's a great many changes already. i'm not worried. i still feel like eventually if you're kind of not 5 down, but you respect, respect it for the for now i'm happy to different hill and picks. that's pretty that way. it's an a everyone watching on tv and watching, you know, 68 can see the stadium with everything they can come, pretend i'm enjoying it as much as i do. other olympics i have to say, well it should be confirmed because we don't want it to be just a vehicle for the latest. 5 that comes along. lympics should represent social moles as they changed, but a nice room has its own century old brand needs to keep continuing to keep that. wow. so that we have when we see the olympics are there with their own specific procedures and, and habits and ways. and that's the beauty olympics,

that's what we want to say. we don't want to make it to the temporary to trans unit and just this waveform insane. almost 200, her legal border crossings in a single day. not what lithuania is currently facing with the total number of detail migrants dramatically spiking to $3000.00 the summer in the european nation . and while bilious has been denounced for bringing and drastic measures to stem the flow on to show the dubious keys. been looking at how they use position on issues dramatically changed your opinion. they said for all supposed to be in school partners. however, for some countries being in the gang seems of more benefits than others. have a current situation in this way, which is going at the moment with an influx of migrant, difficult times call for difficult decisions. this will drastically change the way new immigration policy. it includes the tension of migrant

a bond on the release of those who are in detention for 6 level. they will be new right to a translator, to obtain information about the process. they will also curb the right to appeal decisions and to allow for deportation while is appeals of being examined. do whatever it takes to absolutely ensure that only people who are persecuted for political reasons and have a good ground to look for a political shells. a stay here has been created specifically to deal with my goodness, coming over from neighboring batteries, lithuania, and you accuse. minutes could be using them as a political to, as relations continue to sour. but critics say the law is a step to fall. the law is a potential human rights violation and it doesn't correspond to you directives. it

contrives the current bad situation in lithia and in detention centers in law and lives vulnerable people in and even more vulnerable situation. there we even criticism from the way news form a chair of the constitutional court. the proposals which are unconstitutional are based on the promise that all foreigners who cross the border are 2nd class human beings not entitled to constitutional rights conditions in the must detention centers have also been denounced with allegations, the migrants have being stripped to fact telephones that they can only got signed for one hour a day, pressure that some say has led to people attempting to take the law. everyone detained in this building is suffering psychologically. i already ran away from iraq, since it's a prison, it is the same here. meanwhile lithuania is embarking on

a massive project. the key would be migrant out a plan to cover almost the entirety of its food with batteries, with a breeze wire. so what do you think? let you and use border is an external you border which is currently experiencing an unprecedented influx of migrants and asylum seekers. these people, many of them vulnerable need urgent support such as food and shelter. the european union and other member states will not leave. let us alone in this difficult situation. very supportive, doesn't it? except one another in human hungry took a similar action. only use external border with serbia following a wave of migration in 2015, the tone from brussels couldn't be any more different. we cannot accept the basic values of the european union, a being so seriously breached any one like hungry who built fences against war, refugees, or breaches. press freedom and the independence of the justice system should be

temporarily or permanently excluded from the you. last year's top court found hungry, guilty of breaking, assign the rules that says it's mashed up the lose or protecting vulnerable migrant by denying them the right to apply for asylum and by forcibly to putting them. meanwhile, as other states, such as greece, also look to build rules only use external border to keep migrant out. brussels hasn't so much as batted and eyelid leading some to feel that in the you know, partnerships are indeed equal. now the ranks of police brutality has been caught on camera and america to offices in colorado have been charged over the violent arrest of an unarmed mixed race man. a warning you may find this video disturbing. oh, what do i know?

i do put your hands on for you. okay. don't stop it. oh, oh oh, i don't when the police officers identified the suspect calvin sin has been wanted by authorities for several offences. after 2 of them and floods, mister vincent appeared to initially comply with the commands during the arrest, but resisted well being handcuffed. he was subsequently choked, forced face down on the ground, and pistol whipped by one officer vinson's worth. vinson was then taken to hospital leading treatments. the officers in question have since been charged with the use of excessive force. the roar of police chief strongly condemned their conduct. does not police work, we don't train this, not acceptable. the definition of police were jelly is itself is a problem. you weren't you, you use the force necessary to effect in a rust. you keep yourself safe to keep the citizen safe and you actually keep the

person that you're arresting safe. the job of the police officer, the street car is not the punish. that's the job of the courts. so white edition, not a punishment for conviction if so, if a police officer was aware, as was in the case of derrick shelven, that he was being video camera right. your body cameras recording you and they were this comfortable with their actions. there is a serious epidemic, a serious problem, and then police officers history needs to be looked into. we need to look at how many other times that person been accused of or have they taken excessive force beyond the level of what they were lawfully around the allowed to use. because if somebody feels this comfortable to get this out of control on video camera guarantee is that the 1st time they've done this as an incident like us, the defined, the police movement is not properly communicated to the public de, from the police movement as a political card, it's what the politicians are using to wind up bolstering your base for more voting . it really just removes programs funding for certain areas for police officers.

stepping up the fight against online offences rushes begun the 1st country to present a draft convention on countering cyber crime before a special un committee that was announced by the prosecutor general's office. what is it? let's find out from us. he's don't quarter. he's across the story. it's probably a little bit complicated on the, on 1st inspection. what exactly does this convention mean? while neil, this special draft convention is specifically aimed at the, at combating the criminal use of information and communications technologies around the world. and the big thing is that russia has become the 1st country in history to suggest a properly thought out convention for combating these things on an international scale. it was announced by the prosecutor general general of russia. so let's take a listen to what he said. it expands the scope of international cooperation and extradition and legal assistance in criminal matters, including identification,

seizure, confiscation, and recovery of assets. the russian federation offers the world, its own developments which could become the basis for future comprehensive instrument, considering the policies of states around the world. so essentially, sounds like stopping tribal me into that, obviously a global problem and getting bigger with the increased internet use. why will this in particular be important in tackling that was quite simple right now. there is no universal international system aimed at combating cyber crime. and that's why this convention has the potential to be so groundbreaking. it could completely alter the current state of, of inconsistency between different countries who have different methods, different standards, different means for combating cyber crime around the world. and also, you know, bring other countries that have not done as much as they can in that sphere into the, into the, the, the group with the rest of the people with the rest of the states that are combating that. now, how can this all be accomplished?

well, the convention specifically grapples with modern challenges connected to cybersecurity at outlines, new types of offenses that are connected with the distribution of drugs, illegal drugs around the world around the world, connected to distribution of fake medicines and also other substances that could be bad for people and now they have also announced that this, the final project is set to be completed in 2023, which will also be when the 78th un general assembly takes place. so this would require cooperation, of course, and american russian corporation. i'm too much at the moment how likely that they can, they can come together on us. what we've already seen, of course, the cybersecurity is a major goal of us president joe biden's administration. that much is clear, but he's combined to that focus really with the tradition of his predecessors, which is pointing the finger at russia without any evidence or anything like that. i mean, one example is back in may when he accused russia of quote bearing some responsibility

for a cyber attack on the u. s. colonial fuel pipeline. while at the same time he mentioned, there's no evidence to actually back up that claim. now if we look at future possible future relations between the 2 countries, in this sphere, we can go back to this me in july 28th meeting between delegations from both russia and and america. they spoke about threats in the sphere of cybersecurity as well as proposed. they also propose new controls on nuclear weapons in both their countries . we heard a little bit from russia's deputy foreign minister who spoke a little bit about that meeting. he said that russia is really looking for constructive dialogue in the sphere of cybersecurity, but it just doesn't really seem that washington is, you know, putting as much into it as russia is. and this convention is evidence that russia really is serious about international cybersecurity and that they're ready to take concrete steps towards combating cyber crimes wanting to show cyber crime is. it is

a problem is getting bigger, something needs to be done, you know, interesting to see 1st steps have been made. watch with interest, how it progresses. appreciate the details don't okay, so come for this out. the tabs threatened to run dry and lebanon with the you and warning, millions of lives that are at risk because of water shortages after the break more i ah, with me ah.

ah, i use join me every 1st a on the alex simon show. and i'll be speaking to guess in the world, the politics sport. business. i'm show business. i'll see you then. me the moon. ah, welcome back. a face to face, meeting with the world's most powerful man might give you plenty to chew over. and

that was literally the case for the brother who so position figure said long to can all sca who was similarly delighted to receive some whitehouse cookies following a meeting with joe biden. although not everyone on social media found joy easy to digest, the hand of skies tense, there in front of a journalist and with excitement, just like that tells how she while colon for the introduction of sanctions against her motherland, gets cookies from biden. it reminds me of cookies, which i a small piece of data sent by a web server and stored on the user's computer cookies allow access to a client's most important data and control of it. bingo. that oscar biden summit turned out to be much more successful than we thought. the us president provided material assistance to the young republic in the form of a box of cookies, said lana to cannot go said joe biden gave her a box of cookies. this has by the become something of a tradition or grand pianos, how to troll. i wonder what han oscar could talk to biden about. well,

except will there be cookies? well, according to take an o, scott, a meeting with president bon lasted for about 10 minutes during which she called on the us, lead to help malory's make a quote successful non violent transition to democracy is also met with a number of other high profile political figures. in america, as part of a tool to raise international pressure to top of what she seizes bella versus jim. it's presidents. well, let's bring in really rivera journalist editorial director for reactionary times dot com. welcome, julio. this meeting is only 10 minutes by the sound of it. how sparks a mockery online is that fair mockery? well, you know what, i don't think they're biting really invested the amount of time that he probably should have in order to create the impression that this is an issue that america is taking. seriously. i mean, this is kind of like, you know and be problem the andy griffith show diplomacy. like when we give you

cookies, it didn't really make a lot of sense and people made jokes about it. but you know that the issue is that this is kind of a serious situation in the eyes of any given the fact that the sky, actually 160 percent of the 1st round of the boating and it's contested election pretty much every election that lucas shan't go has been involved in i think it's, i believe it's about 6 outside of the 1st one. have been in some way disputed. he's been called the last dictator in europe and a lot of other things. so. but as far as you know, where biting, biting not even focusing attention on issues that are actually important and to america right now, so bore, spend longer. i do kind of fuel a little bit bad. i wouldn't expect america to take much action on her particular issue. it feels with the race that perhaps if there was momentum that beyond take enough scarf that was like heat is people like to say it's kind of like cooled off

quite a lot in the, in the time the past was this it important meeting? do you think for both of them? i think it probably would have had more impact had they met in the immediate aftermath of the election. i mean that there were protests, there were in the streets. i mean, it was, it was really, even though severely under reported, i think by a lot of international media outlets. i mean it was a big deal and it had the car had she capitalized on it either meeting, honestly with president trump at the time. i mean the, he was president for a long time after i believe their election was last summer sometime and you know, bite and now it is over 6 months into his presidency. and just kind of taking up the issue probably because she forced his hand more than you know, anything that the united states was actually doing about it. so yeah, i think that a lot of the impact of this is last is going to be kind of made into an international mockery as we're seeing now on social media because of some of the details of the meeting by talking about the cookies when speaking to the breast

cancer that's showing a little bit of a lack of state trap, the lack of experience in political circles because it seems to have shifted the conversation in, in probably the direction she wouldn't wanted. exactly. you know, the thing with her is that, you know, she's a really a political noobie, you know, and, you know, she did supposedly, you know, according to, you know, america has a lot of issues with disputed election to thaw. i don't want to, you know, it's like pop me, kettle kind of incentive biden's going to go after anybody over a disputed election. but, you know, from the everything that i know, i mean, she kind of came out of nowhere in a sense. and you know, she's been an exile, i believe, in lithuania or somewhere, you could, i forgot where in the aftermath of the election. so she kind of is, you know, inexperienced. and i think that when you don't have the appropriate team and p r people in kind of prepping you on how to handle, really this is the biggest meeting of her life. so if she wants to make an impact on an important issue, the last thing she should have talked about was yeah,

really appreciate the analysis. thanks so much for your time. julio rivera editorial director of reactionary times dot com. my guest. thank you. it was a scarcity because it's fast becoming a life and death matter. in the middle east and north africa in lebanon. the situation is so dire, the children's charity. unicef is calling for immediate action as millions in the country, not a huge percentage of the population risk losing access to clean water in just a matter of weeks. well, the utility companies in lebanon approximately would have between 4 to 6 weeks before they actually shut down altogether. were extremely concerned that due to the economic crisis, which expiring out of control, that this is not going to affect the very essential water supplies for 4 1000000 people in the country. and the deterioration of the crisis has really accelerated in the past 12 months to a point where now even basic, essential experimental,

fair part, consumable even flooring, actually make sure that the water is safe to drink, even that is often no longer available for the utility companies unicef estimate shortage is can see water fees surging by 200 percent a month, meaning the most vulnerable will be unable to meet the most basic needs. look, are reported into time in fall. this report, the unfolding crisis from one of lebanon's main cities. i'm standing inside and 11 on 2nd largest city and according to what i was told, the water outages here are even worse than they are. and i'm just about to meet with a resident here all about the issues facing with these families when it comes to water out. most of her and his family have been suffering from severe outages throughout the summer. sometimes they go for days without a single drop of water. we have several water bills to pay what we get. so we need

to get extra supplies. if there's no electricity of fuel for generated pump water, we can have a week long outages. it's very difficult, especially in the summer. we already have so much to deal with. we are very tired. most extra tanks often filled up by private water companies have been springing up on roofs. all oversight and water has become so precious. in fact, that people have started locking their tanks out of fear that neighbors might steal from them. close families here inside and used to require just one water tank like those that you can see right behind me. but now they're not enough. so at least 4 tanks are required for household and it's important to note that each of those tanks needs at least 6 hours of electricity or generator in order to pump that water, all the way up and fill up those tanks. but now with a few crisis and the power outages that lebanon is constantly facing, most of these tracks do not fill up. the un is already raising the alarm,

seeing that the countries water system is on the brink of collapse. and that's the, made the ongoing political and financial crisis. the one that the world bank has already described as likely to be among the top 3 most severe financial crises in the world. since $850.00 basic necessities such as medicine, fuel and electricity have been scarce in recent weeks and with water prices increasing at an alarming rate. families have been rushing to secure alternative supplies with no real solution in sight. many may soon be forced to compromise on their personal hygiene to save water, which begs the question of whether lebanon can avoid the potential public health catastrophe looming on the horizon. because you got into national updates in half an hour with ah

ah, the who's welcome to the alex salmon. sure, we're today. we examine controversial decisions of the u. k. government in dealing with the corporate pandemic function policy is recommended by the joint committee on vaccination and immunization, the d. c. v. i. and i'm surprised and heavily caviar could advice last week. the committee recommends at the fall of consideration of often quoted vaccines to secondary school children. should the government wish to consider the vaccination of children and young adults age less than a.