[000:00:00;00] the ah, you now accept code in 1900 certificates from san marino whose population is almost fully vaccinated with the splitting the vaccine, the same russian job that is still awaiting european approval. washington says it is concerned about reports of an oil tanker being hijacked off the coast of u e. while some british media are already pointing the finger at iran is come days after a deadly drone attack on another tanker in the region. the, the un torture report tour raises alarm as a german officer hurled a woman to the ground,

triggering an urgent police pro more police officers on duty when the us capital was stormed by riders on january 6, have recently taken their own lives, bringing the total to 4 officers who have committed suicide. after serving at that harrowing event, ah, broadcasting my direct for our studios and marco, this is art international. i'm sean thomas. certainly glad to have you with us. now the european commission has recognized koby health pass. it was issued in san marino, where the vast majority of those vaccinated have received russia's sputnik v. that job, however, has not been approved by the official you regulator or to use don quarter earlier joined my colleague, skew taylor in the studio to explain this latest development. while what it does mean basically is that the european union has split

a significant demographic of its citizens into 2 groups. those people who have been vaccinated with sputnik v and can travel freely. and those. busy people who have been vaccinated with sport and agree and cannot travel freely. i mean, it all comes down to these cobit certificates that allow for unrestricted movement between you states. now, sam, marino certificates are valid in the e. u and that's a, that's a country that has 90 percent of its population vaccinated with sputnik v. we have had these certificates for several weeks now. europe has had them since yesterday. the signature of the commission chairman ursula fonder lion under the document is dated july 30th. thus, they recognize that the technical characteristics of our certificate correspond to european once this decision is of a technical nature. it does not imply recognition of specific v. it is about a digital signature, our green pass with a q r code is now readable in european apps. so basically, anyone who got the student, the shot in san marino is now considered vaccinated in the you while those who got

it anywhere else in the world. literally are considered unvaccinated or potentially ill. why hits that? does that mean? is it because russia sending higher quality sputnik v shots to send marino or something? obviously not in there, but also does up. i mean, why does that you still refuse to, to approve the russian shot? it seems like that you want to get the protection offered by the student, the vaccine where it can, while at the same time, curbing its larger acceptance throughout the continent. i mean, the european medicines agency has been dragging its feet on, like, you know, validating disputing the shot or not validating it for months now. and in the meantime, over $65.00 countries around the world have already given the russian shot the green light, including some european countries that just didn't want to wait for brussels approval. that includes hungry and slovakia, including san marino. and people for you know, hungry in slovakia now can't travel freely between

e u countries while others from san marino can at the same time, it seems like there's potentially a bureaucratic problem on the horizon. i mean, we just also saw reports that the italian authorities are refusing these colbert, 1900 certificates to people from san marino, who got the student the shot. so it's not clear how this is going to be implemented . it seems like there's just a lot of confusion and that this is a contradiction in the law right now. dario revolt and international relations expert and former politician underbelly go and he's government has his own view on the commission's decision. and it's not favorable. he's not a matter of what offices i'm afraid that mainly in brussel is a measure of politics. because you see italy, it cannot that rover e n a is not a robot. but the fact that the m a is a de la paying approval for release on that,

that nobody knows. maybe you know what you need to be. nobody knows why e n a is not approving to. they're supposed to be intelligent people that went to san marino for gaining the sport niga already months ago. not all right now to receive the green bus. it is really ridiculous because it is a no one that supports me at least the valley, the as the other science at least if not more us says that it is deeply concerned by reports of an oil tanker being hijacked off the coast of the united arab emirates, with little clarity on the case. some in the west are already blaming iran, the islamic republic for its part denies any involvement and condemning such accusations as quote propaganda. our policy here has more what we do from the u. k . maritime authority that a potential hijack has occurred on

a based off the coast of the united arab emirates. now they saying that the information they had suggest that between 8 to 9 people boarded the tanka, we are hearing from me, which is fine. office that they are investigating this matter, but this has no stopped bush media from already pointing fingers at iran the same time if so in the same area, they are full tank to that have been reporting that they are not under command. in other words, they are not in control of themselves. they can't maneuver. now, it's not clear exactly what's happening in the incidence. and it's also not clear whether the 2 are connected. all of this comes just days after and he's really managed tanka was hit by a drone off the coast of oman. now in that particular incident, she crew men were killed and the u. k. office has been very quick to blame iraq and we have heard from the british prime minister barak johnson saying that there will

be consequences for iran because of that attack. i think that the iran should face up to the consequences of what they've done except that the attribution that the foreign secretary has made, not israel and the united states backing the united kingdom in blaming iran. but the thing is that nobody has any conclusive proof as to whether one office has happened. what we are hearing is that these countries will work together on ways to respond to, to read. we've also heard in the last few hours on these really side that tomorrow, at a meeting of the united nations security general, they will be providing what they say is evidence. the united nations secretary general spokesperson, however, has said that there is no conclusive evidence. and they said the no definitive information in terms of who was responsible for best. iran has also said that it is not involved. it has

a piece at this table time. and it is also warned that if it's any kind of wasted attack, it will retaliate. so all of this searching making the region more chance than it was just a short time ago. how made that move savvy a professor of political science at the university of ron says, throwing accusations without evidence, could lead to an escalation between iran and the west. and she is, are very high right now. so throwing accusations without any evidence might actually lead to an escalation on. nevertheless, it's an open secret that you on, in israel have been engaged in a sort of like a shadow war in the past few years. and lately, in the past few months, the 2 sides have been attacking each other's ships, but they don't think any sides at the moment want war. nevertheless, the future will really depend on whether you are on will be able to reach a nuclear deal with the united states. history has shown us that the re,

these are actually very clever in sabotaging uranian negotiations with the americans. so. busy if, if in fact these re, these are behind the red flag operations, then i think that will sour the situation and it might lead to a breakdown of the negotiations. now if the negotiations actually break down the nice thing that would really escalate the tension between iran in israel, in the region on degrees now and dramatic scenes as firefighters tackled massive wildfires in the suburbs of the capital, the nation has been sweltering through its worst. he'd wave in 30 years, temperatures are already above 40 degrees celsius, with weather services, forecasting a high of 44 degrees this week. fires have cut off a major highway linking athens to northern and southern greece. people are being evacuated and more than 100 firefighters have reportedly been sent to battle. the

blaze. police in berlin are looking into cases of alleged brutality by officers during sunday's protest against covered restrictions. demonstrators claim police used, excessive force and video shows. ryan squads getting heavy handed with protesters. here's our europe corresponded peter oliver. while there's been a lot of videos doing the rounds since sunday showing violent clashes between police and protest as to where they are demonstrating against measures put in place to stop the spread of coven 191 video. in particular though, has drawn a lot of attention because it seems to show a police officer grabbing a woman by the neck and throwing her to the floor. the well, this is also drawn the attention of the un wrap onto for torture. that's nills meltzer . he's put out an appeal on his social media accounts calling for anybody who

witnessed this incident to come forward. he's so far not talk to anybody in the media concerning his potential involvement and what that would form that could potentially take in this particular incident. what he has said is that he's in touch with the german police with the german authorities. he's asking essentially for explanations from them. and then we'll see where we go. now the protests had the protest took place on sunday, had been prohibited by a court order. they said that they could and would potentially spread coven 19. everybody who turn dope knew they weren't supposed to be there. in fact, that was made abundantly clear to absolutely everybody. what we did see was some demonstrators attacking the police themselves, but it's this video of amongst many other videos and most of police violently. some would say pushing protests back, which is drawing the attention in this particular one video of the police officers

story and the woman to the floor this. i think it's going to bear a lot more inspection in the future. talking about people unhappy with coated restrictions over in poland, a mobile covey vaccination unit, as well as the global government health office were set on fire in the south east of the country. on monday night, the health minister described the arson as an act of terror and an attack on the state. police released cctv footage for showing the moment to man set fire to the inoculation facility. while makers have pledged to toughen punishment of anti facts or attacks following a series of incidents in recent weeks with anti job activists harassing staff had another vaccination clinic in active social life is to become a major challenge for unvaccinated new yorkers. as the city mer introduces new rules banning them from public activities indoors in an effort to boost inoculations amid a search in cases or to kill him up and went out onto the streets of new york to

your options and opinions on the move. new york city mayor bill de blasio as announcing a new strategy for getting people vaccinated for covert 19 starting in mid august indoor dining and restaurants and working out in gems will be exclusively for those who been inoculated. this is going to be a requirement. the only way to patronize these establishment indoors will be if your vaccine at least one dose. i want you to imagine the notion that because someone's faxing, they can do all the amazing things that are available in the city starting in mid august in order to go work out at the gym or in doors in a restaurant. you'll have to show that you've been vaccinated. now you'll do that either with an app on your phone or by showing your vaccination card. and beyond that, the new york city mayor didn't go into specifics about how this will be enforced at this point. infection rates in new york city are rising and 59 percent of the

population has been vaccinated already. here's what people on the streets of new york had to say about the new restriction. what the mayor and the governor doing is actually illegal because it violates the federal rules. people who get the vaccine they're showing that they can transmit anyway. a lot of people don't like it because the new will, but i think it will, it will, it will help us. i think it's a difficult decision that he has to make. but i do think that you're starting to create a divide and separation within, within the community. if he has to do it to protect a new york, it's of course, it's a good idea. obviously it's a good idea. say it's horrible for the economy. i would say, i don't think it's more seats available. what exactly that policy january's storming of the capital buildings and shock waves throughout america and the commission is now looking for answers. but there is a tragic aftermath that is not making many headlines for police officers who defended the capital that they have committed suicide. 2 of them in recent weeks now. well,

joe biden has called them american heroes. family members believe they could not overcome mental strain of ad harrowing event or to, to meet your park has commentary. there are now 4 confirmed police officers who have committed suicide, who had been at the capital rise on january 6th. yesterday the metropolitan police department had announced that 2 officers had taken their lives. kyle to free to 265 year veteran who was found dead around a month ago and gone through. ha! should a 43, another police force veteran who had also killed himself in late july, leaving behind a wife and 3 children. however, these are but the latest tragic deaths of police officers who ad work the sheriff. the capital building during the riots and other 2 officers committed suicide shortly after the rise. first, it was howard leaving good 16 year veteran of the capital police force who took his

life just 3 days after the event. and jeffrey smith, who shot himself on the way to work in mid january. he had also dedicated over 12 years to the police force, and reportedly did not have any history of mental health issues. however, he did sustain a head injury during the rise, while the family of officer hospital, the latest to commit suicide has not made any direct connection between him taking his life and the event of january 6. other families have stated that the riots and their aftermath put significant mental stress on the officers who responded when my husband left for work that day. he was the jeff that i knew when she returned after experiencing the event being heat and the head. he was a completely different person. i do believe it. he didn't go to work that day. he would be here. what must not be lost and all of this is that my beloved husband died as a result of his dedication to the us capital police. and the sacrifices he made to

his well being on the 6th of january and the ensuing days. just as surely as if he had been slain on the capitol steps, recognition of the cause of his death. much like the critical examination of the right self will remain central to how we make right those tragedies and help avoid their repetition. obviously the colleagues and family of these officers have been devastated by all this. some of the widows of these officers have even been fighting to have the deaths of their husbands be classified as being in the line of duty officers. how should a family has set up a crowd funding page to help support the family and organize the officers memorial? as for the official response to these deaths, several lawmakers have already expressed their condolences, including nancy pelosi, who issued a statement regarding the latest officer's death officer. she was a hero who risked his life to save l. capital, the congressional community and our very democracy. now just as a reminder,

the january 6th riots are still under investigation. lawmakers or to this day hearing testimonies of the people who were there during the storming of the capital building. protesters, police officers, staff members, anybody who was there during the riot, which resulted in at least 5 deaths over a 1000 hospitalizations and hundreds of injuries among both protesters and police officers. so far, the seemingly thousands of people who had stormed the building that day over $500.00 people have already been charged for the insurrection with some already admitting their guilt. but the situation is constantly changing, and the investigation goes on. we previously discussed this topic with retired us, a police officer, dominic izzo, who thinks mental health issues are just one of a number of factors in the suicides. i'm going to take a very unpopular opinion on this and none of these just honestly would pass the

smell test. i don't see any attribution from what happened on january 6, the piece, the mostly peaceful protests to taking it, being so precious for them to take their lives, something i'll try to be going their lives. and this is based on all my years. law enforcement, this is what seeing what they see in chicago on a daily basis. i don't choose to believe that, that i'm mostly peaceful protests lead to these men taking their lives on january 6 . that'd be something far more deeper. and it does sound like government and it does sound like media manipulation to make it sound to pick civilians against law enforcement or the other way around to gain empathy at least. but it just, it does not make any sense whatsoever that absolutely could have caused brain from us having him to make an unreasonable decision. we're taking their lives. but to have what we saw, we didn't see a riots like we saw in can oh show ferguson. what we see in chicago were officers are pitted against the civilians and black lives matter and keep on the destruction they cause to being put in such a stress. the only thing, and this is what i will say,

that makes the most sense of anybody who serves in law enforcement to understand when you are pressured by those who are supposed to protect your meaning, your command staff, your government, the ones you actually go out there and do the job, you have your back when you're pressured by them and your family is put at risk. that's where you going to make some unreasonable decisions. i don't see the events happening on january 6 leading again. so unpopular it may gain massive on favor by police supporters. it does not make any sense that will happen on january 6 would leave these men to take their lives at all. the head of the so called bella, russian house in ukraine, has been found dead in tears. vitale, shelf held fellow bell russians who fled the country during the recent unrest there . so what we know so far is that the tele, she shot the head of bell russian house in ukraine and organization housing bell russians, li abroad when missing on monday in kiev, after setting out for a daily jog is friends and colleagues, sounded the alarm and started the search operation along with local police,

his body was found hanged in a part in the ukrainian capital. it is not clear whether this was a murder or a suicide attempt, and an investigation has been launched, but the ukraine police has already stated that they prioritize murder as they are leading version. others security camera photo showing him leaving his home on monday morning around 9 pm and police are now trying to piece together his movements. after that, adults reported that his phone was turned off and it was impossible to trace him that way. italy shop was one of the founders of the organization called by the russian house. and ukraine has been an opposition activist for quite a while. he reportedly moved to neighboring ukraine in 2020 during mass protest that came on the back of presidential elections. and salaries, we are position claim that's a voting that so incumbent about russian liter, alexander lucas. shank, when the election by landslide was rigged. something that alexander lucas shall go

and he's analyzed strongly denied. as i already said. the ukrainian police have launched an investigation and the case has been reported that they consider a number of theories including that it was the murder, as i said, disguised as a suicide attempt. and in war torn afghanistan, a powerful explosion has erupted in the capital couple reportedly from a car bomb needed near the iranian embassy. in this video, you can see dense clouds of smoke billowing from the seen a prominent neighborhood home to many diplomatic missions. and senior officials gunshots were reported at the scene in the immediate aftermath, with some reports, claiming armed militant, targeted the residents of the afghan defense minister. the fighting, however, is now reported to have stopped earlier. we spoke to a local journalist on the situation in couple fide behind me, not very far, we could hear

a series of explosions and burst of gunfire. according to multiple officials at the interior ministry, a suicide attacker detonated his car, packed with explosives outside of the home of the f. one defense minister in the same street. many of one parliamentarians and officials and politicians also live according to one i've on official. you know, he said that the attackers that breach of the home of the minister defense after they had attacked the home of the african parliamentarian. that comes at a time when we have seen large crowds of ones, even in cities like cobble roaring and saying a law bought in support of the african national security forces after crowds of people did the same in the city of herat. that's under, you know, massive enlarge, kill parlor bon attacks. and we're seeing heavy and intense fighting, illustrative the capital of hell, man, province with very, very heavy strikes both by the african air force, as well as by the american air force. a city of 1000000 people,

children and women and elderly stock people need food and water is no power in the middle of the heat of the summer, as well as the pandemic. at least one hospital was hit and it strikes. one official said that there was an issue with court and it's so i ones of got no way to escape to ones i've gotten nowhere to flee, especially after years of being displaced in districts, in many of these provinces, this art refuge in these provincial capitals that are now under attack to social media giants are getting flack over policing their own policies. facebook and twitter are accused of failing to take action against blatantly anti semitic posts of the center for countering digital have found that more than 80 percent of anti semitic posts were not being addressed by those platforms. over $700.00 posts violating the site's own policies. but only a 100 were actually removed, and those posts have been seen by more than 7000000 people around the globe. now

the major social media sites are all accused of not taking enough action against anti semitism, or indeed other content considered to be hate speech. instagram has kept up almost all posts or twos of racism from this years european football championship final. while facebook only added a disclaimer to one of the most viral posts denying the holocaust, and twitter is at fault for getting rid of just a small fraction of tweet, claiming the holocaust was a hoax. but the social networks claim that their policies on hate speech are robust and have greatly improved in recent years. they are certainly being crank, have been cracking down hard on anti vaccination groups, deleting the accounts of individuals thought to be responsible for 2 thirds of all anti vaccine information. so that is left to some questioning why so little appears to be done about anti semitism. in particular, we discussed this with journalist chadwick more. it seems suspicious that they anti

semitism seems to be the one thing you can get away with an american society. and i'm not sure if that's just because of this, extreme israel hatred that exists on the left or, or, or what it could be. so it definitely wouldn't surprise me. that report is accurate . and you do see actually a lot of anti semitism on social media platforms. you certainly don't see a lot of floors again, you know, black people or things like that that doesn't get immediately removed. and it's another example of these arbitrary rules that raises suspicions, that there is a political motive here. and that, you know, some groups are more equal than others to you than orwellian term. and even when you have crimes against jewish people, hate crimes rising, you still see this content for committing on social media sites. it certainly doesn't look good for them. it would be very bold if they were intentionally turning implying died for this kind of content. and also very sick and sinister.

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a lot of topics to get to among in germany. and india sitting worships to the south trying to see really up the pressure on china and raising more contention over china's territorial claims. there germany deployed one of its frigates, the bay on monday to sail through the south trying to see it really the 1st time actually since 2002. in a statement, germany's navy said, quote, together with its allies, germany wants to show more presence in the endo pacific. clearly berlin is sending a message to beijing. the united states, the u. k. japan, australia also expanded her naval presence and activity in the pacific. all sort of counter china and now india is also jumping in on the action, sending a task force, a for war ships to the south china sea, as part of a 2 month deployment. that will include exercises with the u. s. japan and australia and the task force of ships includes a guided missile destroyer guided missile frigate and an anti submarine. what's called corvette ships will also work and bilateral exercises with naval units,

from singapore, vietnam, indonesia, and the philippines. all this is us, vice president, common harris is scheduled to take her 1st trip to vietnam and singapore in 2 weeks time, a trip aimed at rally international support to counter china's increasing global influence and power and power that according to the white house, we're also looking at the deadly wave shootings here in america, the summer is the murder rate continues to climb nationally in new york city. 10 people were wounded when 2 gunmen shown there followed by 2 accomplices on motor scooters. open fire outside a restaurant in queens. well, that shooting, but just want to several in the 5 boroughs over the course of a weekend in which 18 people were wounded. 3 killed by gunfire, just one of the cities dealing with increasing violence in portland, oregon. as the murder rate there continues to skyrocket. a police department is having a hard time recruiting people and speaking of having a hard time finding workers, america, airline industry continues to struggle despite a massive federal bail out. during the pandemic, flight delays and cancellations continue to grow. despite increasing numbers of