ah, ah ah, youth youth then the stories that shape the week, we recall that terror attack in saint petersburg which killed prominent russian war journalists, bloodline, fed, starsky, wounding, at least 44 people. also ahead, moth protest against judicial reform spread across israel. despite soaring tensions in the region, amid recent deadly to terror attacks, and also with women, the elderly and children as young as one who has shot multiple times at close range

r t marks the 20th anniversary of the us invasion of iraq recalling and massacre in the tunnel had the 3rd, where 24 civilians were gunned down by american troops with bringing you the top stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well. welcome to the weekly on r t, an extremist group which calls itself the national republican army has claimed responsibility for the assassination of russian journalist lovelyn ted starsky. he was killed in a black start, a st. petersburg cafe last sunday, which left at least 40 people when did the main suspect on the case story, a trap of a has officially been placed under arrest by a moscow court on charge with committing an act of terrorism. the so name, national republican army say's that say it acted independently in the cafe bombing

without any foreign help. a statuette exploded inside the venue. a device was hidden inside it. the radical group was funded with the stated aim of over throwing the kremlin back in august. the same group said it had carried out the killing of another russian journalist story a do gonna outside moscow. russian officials, however, say ukraine was directly responsible for both murders which keith has denied. well, this is funny from inside the cafe firm just before the deadline class. that shows the suspect presenting mr to tar sky with the start unit, and even being invited to sit next to him. it's not clear if she knew that the object contained an explosive device. according to the lake journalist, friends story a traverse, been acquainted with the victim. a warning you may find the following footage disturbance usually gives it

shows survivors of the attack pictured outside the building. many of them covered in blood pastures by tried to assist those who being wounded. the main suspect was spotted leaving the theme just moments after the plot. well, a man killed lovelyn to tar sky was hugely influential in the online community of war. time bloggers, the 40 rules, real limbless, maxine foreman. he was originally from don boss on 4th in the early stages of the conflict there in the loop. ganske people's militia of experience led to him becoming all of the most followed ward journalists before his death. amassing an audience of over half a 1000000 people on the telegram platform, ortiz donal quarter bricks. the know how last weekends events unfolded. on a sunday evening like any other russian war correspondent, flood lend, sitarski was hosting an event centered around war zone journalism. here at this cafe, it was opened admission. anyone could have attended. and starsky told his audience

of his stories of war around 6 15 pm. his life came to a sudden end after an explosion reduced the cafes interior to rubble. ah, he just took up the suit usa too late terrorist attack has just happened yet. while vlad lend to tar ski was speaking. there was an explosion in the bar. it seems that our speaker got up. according to eye witnesses, the explosion came from a small statue that a woman brought to the event a gift, apparently intended for to tarkey rushes. investigative committee said it was looking into this incident as a murder and the police were on

a man hunt to find the woman in question. media reports began to suggest that the main suspect in the case was a woman by the name of daria trap of a, someone who had been arrested before at anti government demonstrations. and had transferred money to an extremist organization called the anti corruption foundation. around 700 police officers were deployed across the city in search of trap of the police showed up at her door with automatic weapons and even rated the residence of her mother and sister. for the time being though she was nowhere to be found. the next day, the authorities found daria trip of a at a 4 rent apartment where the russian investigative committee later confirmed her detention. not long after that, the interior ministry released a video confession and which daria trip of a admits to bringing an explosive statuette to tar ski's event. do you understand why you have been detained? i am detained for being at the scene of flatland petoskey, killing. what have you done?

i bought sachi, they exploded hills. who gave it to you? can i tell you later? russia's anti terrorism committee has determined that this was a terrorist attack, organized by key f with the help of agents from the aforementioned extremist organization. the anti corruption foundation here for its part has denied any involvement in this attack. as it did a year ago. when there was overwhelming evidence to suggest that key halves agents had killed another high profile. russian journalist, daria doogan up with these civilian assassinations piling up and the west, turning a blind eye to key halves roland them. it looks like the people who risked their lives to show the world. the truth are going to have to sleep with one eye open until this conflict is over donald quarter r t st. petersburg. the funeral of mister tar sky was held yesterday, saturday. mourners gathered up asymmetry in the capital for the last farewell to

the reporter. who is posthumously awarded. the order of courage is bravery. one of russia's top honors ah, tens of thousands of people flooded the streets of israel on saturday for the 14th week in a row in protest that the government's controversial judicial overhaul. it comes amid rising security concerns after 2 recent deadly terror attacks in the country. the demonstrations kicked off months ago after the government proposed changes that would give parliament the power to over turn. court decisions, appoint judges on restrict the reasons for which the prime minister could be removed from office. critics have said it will remove vital checks and balances and

undermine democracy in israel. earlier the nation leader benjamin netanyahu rule to postpone the reforms of the protest movement save the unrest will continue until the plan is very completely. so this is happening against the backdrop of other attacks in the country. on friday, a car plotted into a crowd, another seaside park and tel aviv killing italian man and wounding a further 5 tourists. that came hours after a shooting. the left to british is really sisters dead, wounded their mother near and that's really settlement in the west by prime minister. netanyahu denied the incidence of terror attacks on cold off military and police reserve forces to bolster security. ok, i want to show you some more know from the region the is really pm has blamed the

palestinian militant group. hum us for thursday's rockets are from lebanese territory now in response to that, israel's warplane stroke syrian territory with earth strikes, hitting targets in gals as well. ah, well, it's funny. it shows lebanon county in the early hours of friday. that's after is really plain flew by in response to the near 100 rockets that were fired from southern level into israel. that bombardment of gas. it was on the leash just minutes after a statement from mister netanyahu, in which he said the nations enemies will pay further aggression where reports are coming into it start. hundreds of people have barricaded themselves inside the alex mosque in east jerusalem. it follows is really police cracking down

on the site this week. removing people during per se, all of his lamps holiest violent flashes inside the mos provoke shock condemnation from the real world. the 1st raid, all no accent happened when say when it's really for the storm, the building using here beating palestinian worshippers. it's really police cell age that dozens of young men had tried them for i kid themselves in side during hours of authority said the site was off limits. a former minister for palestinian prisoners told us that the really government's policies have fuel the latest on rest. i think these are government very atmosphere and the get ation in the last month in july and the with the cation from the latter,

the really awesome. so what happened in the intel this evening was this. busy a students that fear that this policy a see, i think the without having what is to categorize them without having breakthrough this process without a commitment, a commitment to, to this solution. this would be the state of mind of the honda asia where the the seniors are the same as we are and that situation them been know what is the right good? no hope for these the, for the between the younger generations and between athenian public. because of that, we can see more and more escalation and violence within the suicide. if

americans citizens want a war with china, congress will grump there, which that's the message from the trimming of the house foreign affairs committee. michael mccaul, when asked about how far washington will go to defend taiwan. speaker mccarthy yourself have said that multiple times now that we need to arm taiwan now before there is any sort of invasion, what about us trips? i think you know, then you're talking about an authorized use of military force. it would come out of my committee or a declaration of war, which we haven't utilize since war 2, which is support that i think if, if the of china congress, china invades tie one, i think that is, and certainly if the american people support this, the congress will fall? well, the confrontational words were delivered in the islands capital type pay us delegation,

visited on thursday, back in washington on the other side of a foreign exchange. hi speaker, kevin mccarthy, hosted ty ones leader in the face of objections from china. while on saturday paging last 3 days of military drills around the territory, the chinese foreign ministry also wished this statement that sought to clear up any confusion regarding the one china principal. hi ma'am and he pushed i. one is an inseparable part of china, china sovereignty and territorial integrity has never been divided and division won't be allowed. some countries hype up the false narrative of democracy versus authoritarianism, and use the print text of democracy to support and cannot separate the forces and tie one for independence in order to contain china. this approach is extremely dangerous and will not succeed. okay, well let's discuss developing more with asian of for as expert on your professor at so true university victor gala. mr. guy,

you're most welcome to the program. interesting remarks from congress smoke mccaul . he appeared to pump the decision for any future conflict with china on the shoulders of the american people. do you think that's what us citizens want? first of all, i think congressman mccaul is completely misjudged and misguided in calling for a war between china, the united states regarding k one separate isn't because i would say that it is absolutely against the fundamental people fundamental interest of the american people for any one to all of us soldiers to die and shed blood for want, for pie one separate isn't and tie one of the independence, which has nothing to do with the united states and the u. s. position regarding k one right now. as it stands is a position of illegal illegitimacy,

illegality, illogic cavity and, and sustainability. because ever since january, the 1st 1979, the united states has publicly and again and again acknowledged that there is only one china and taiwan as part of china. and the real legal status of the situation across the 2 sides of the power straight dates back to the unfinished, the civil war back in 1949. and the united states placed the beds on the wrong halls. that is to bet with general list of more chunks. i shout was defeated on china's mainland and fled to taiwan. and the united states made the right choice of breaking off to pro magic relations with taiwan or the republic of china that time and withdrawing all u. s. troops stationed in taiwan and abrogating the u. s. how one defense treaty. now, all these years and decades later,

if the dotted states really wants to make another choice by betting with taiwan against what, against the 1400000 people in china. and i would say the overwhelming majority of the people on both sides of that i went straight, never tolerate any attempt at separatism or independence of the island of taiwan. because it is generally and universally recognized and knowledge that taiwan is part of china. so how can any congressman dare to deceive him or herself? deceive the u. s. government and the u. s. military and deceive the whole world? that's my point at victor because i'm law law. yes, china, i would imagine statements like this are carefully crafted. is this a sort of trial balloon to test the waters in your view? now whether this is carefully crafted or very stupidly, very clumsy lead, crafted,

it will not change the fact that china has complete absolute sovereignty over taiwan. and the people in taiwan and the people in the chinese mainland are the same chinese people. we share the same culture, we speak the same language which worship the same god and wait, trace out up to our say lineage thousands of years ago. therefore, these politicians in the united states may be guilty of crime against humanity. because eddie waffle really instigates a war between china. the united states, both on the to the teeth with nuclear weapons will really push the situation. not only across the 2 sides of the taiwan strait, mom between china, united states, directly into an abyss allowed coin tensors will by his am again an immediately it

is what it will be guilty of. crimes against humanity is washington ready to face china in a direct conflict. what could spark that? first of all, i don't think so. i think the so called a strategic ambiguity that washington has been following is an attempt to deceive the united states itself. deceive the u. s allies, and more importantly to deceive the separatists in kind of one want to bet that the united states will defend them, for example, or save them when they declare independence. and the united states is actually guilty of conspiring with the separatists. more and more clearly in an attempt to create the jury independence of taiwan all the facts to independence of taiwan. they want to push the situation further and further till it's beyond the point of absolutely no return. and china will be stuck with the situation that one

is viewed as an independent sovereign separate state. now on the other hand, china will never do that. why? because the whole nation across the 2 sides of the taiwan straits and allow me to emphasize all countries in the world, all members of the united nations. and ironically, all natal member states, oh, use states all oh ye see the member states, they have taken the position that they recognize on knowledge that there is only one china and taiwan as part of china. so how can the united states defend its position of confusion, self conflict? it leads it logic cabinets here, and illegitimacy and illegality. for example, regarding that position of a with regard to taiwan. and if for example, chime the launch is the final effort to achieve national rena vacation, it will not be an act of aggression, occupation, or intrusion, for example,

china will be act besides it's sovereign right to achieve national reunification. exactly as what president lincoln did in the civil war to use force to bring the separatist confederate states back into the union to achieve one union under god, indivisible, and be prepared. no one can fight against this magic tread of the chinese nations national rena vacation. i feel so much a case for these congressman of the united states. what don't know what they are talking about for read wrong, the history and would lead the world into war. they will be guilty of crimes against humanity if they instigate a war between china and the united states. many thanks for your time this morning. always good to have you in the program. victor gow, chair, professor at such a university. thank you very much for having me. kick

the us invasion of iraq, which left a trail of destruction up to a 1000000 civilians killed on countless more displace has passed its 20th anniversary. while here at our tea, we are continuing our special coverage of the conflict that through the oil rich country into chaos, and the stabilize the region for years to come. the well, amid the grim anniversary, the us, based on the literature center, a gallop has released the poll stating that a majority of muslim countries do not see the us as a democracy building power, not in iraq. 72 percent of respondents in fact, do not believe quote, the u. s. a series about encouraging the establishment of democratic systems in muslim countries. indeed, on this day 20 years ago,

a stout. she'll recall this if you are old enough, a statue of iraqi leader saddam hussein was toppled in baghdad. the monument seen as a symbol of his rule in the country was brought on by iraqis with the help of us marines . he event received wide coverage in western media which headlight in the day as an end to the the same year. but us forces were not done in the country 2 years after the invasion of iraq began. american trips done die in 24 civilians in the time of had decent result of one of the 8 marines involved pleaded guilty to negligence. all the other charges, including involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, were dismissed. or ti correspondence, steve sweeney traveled to the country to hear firsthand by thought deadly incident and it's wrong vacations. i did. there was a town that very few people outside of iraq knew before 2003. but it soon became

known throughout the world of the us. marines went on the rampage, massacring 24 people like fallujah. this was also a revenge attack. it followed the killing of a us soldier in a roadside bomb here. but the victims were women, the elderly and children as young as one who has shot multiple times at close range . clara, they killed my brother, my uncle, to heed my uncle rashid, my father, my mother and my grandmother. the amy survivors will my brother up till my sister sia and me. yet again, the military tried to cover up the truth, but was soon forced to emit that marines may have deliberately targeted civilians on their left and left the completely sealed off the entire city for a month. not allowing any one to enter and arresting any one who spoke about the incident. so the issue did not appear in television for a long time, but the ones who actually provoked the situation with the americans themselves. the

pain is still felt by many haven't had ether, including mister colored, who lost 15 members of his family in the massacre. stubby had sealed on january 19th, 2005, a land mine exploded at a place where the u. s. military was located. we were used to the fact that after some kind of explosion, there would be screams for about half an hour, but then everything will be silent afterwards. bob, at that time, he was different. the screams continued, and the sounds of shots fired by the american military continued terrifying the residence of the city. it turned out that an american humvee was blown up. they broke into the house of abdul hassan and killed 7 of its residents. they also broke into the house of my cousin and killed 8 of the people who were living there. they also stopped a taxi that was carrying students heading to baghdad to study the executed them in cold blood. after that, they broke into the house of i, it al grey ery,

and killed 4 people be. it was a terrible day. it terrified the entire city that the american military, the militants and al qaeda. one might say we're playing a game of cat and mouse, and ordinary citizens were the only ones who really suffered from this. every day we heard shooting in the city, the result of which was always the cold blooded murder of civilians. hundreds of innocent people died in such incidents. he described drug cray soldiers who lost control as they went on a 3 hour killing spree ah, elephant an a 20 years after the americans evaded my country. iraqis still remember this with great pain and suffering because of the disasters the americans left behind. yes, my country suffered from economic weakness due to the devastating war with iran, but life was safe in the cities and in the country as a whole. however, with the arrival of the americans, that security ended before the american invasion. there was a kind of social equality between different levels of society. but after the

american invasion, a corrupt class emerged rising above society. previous, the iraqis were kind sociable, they showed brotherly feelings towards each other and generosity. but after the americans came, drugs began to spread. families began to disintegrate. that social degradation began increasingly we began to hear about things alien to our society that a son killed his father or his family and all of this because of drugs. and it didn't come out of nowhere. and i who did, but the americans are gone. but traces of the u. s. still remain in my country. they manifest themselves in the economic and social spheres in their ugliest form. second was the people of her death have been denied justice. out of the 8 indicted 6 or the charges dropped altogether while one was found not guilty. the only soldier to face caught merely loss rank and had a salary reduced. lee.