posted this the hostages were released luckily no one was hurt and shortly after selenski took the video down but this situation has really sparked a new debate in the country as to whether or not officials should be giving criminals what they want in these situations as most of the time it doesn't have such a happy ending. the city of chicago is experiencing a surge in violent crime on tuesday a drug bust. tooting near a funeral home left 14 people injured. was. shots were fired from a passing vehicle as the funeral service was being held police say that they've recovered some 60 bullets from the crime scene one person has been taken into custody over the weekend in chicago shootings left 12 people dead and 51 injured president term preferred to send in 150 federal agents to restore order. over the last 3 weeks urban a number of explosions that iranian nuclear and billeted facilities tehran's pointing the finger of blame at the u.s. and israel accusing them of sabotage raney an official said that this point of a joint u.s. israel strategy aimed at hindering iran's nuclear program and li

selenski said he convinced a suspect to release 3 of the hostages when they spoke on the phone and therest after he posted the video. we did. it was obvious for me these were obvious steps to me if we can do anything without watching assault we can avoid putting at least one person's life at risk these are principles i live with lived with and will live with some local media reports say the suspect is an animal rights activist who helped protect stray dogs the standoff ended when he released all the hostages and surrendered police are now determining why he planned such an extreme act at least 2. a prominent pakistani journalist who was abducted in islamabad has now been returned to his family matula john is known for his criticism of your thirty's including the country's military footage from surveillance cameras showed men dragging a driver out of his car and into another vehicle on tuesday and it's still not known who abducted him or why. run supreme leader says tehran won't interfere in relations between iraq and the u.s. he was speaking after meeting iraq's prime minister mustafa

his demand that the president and doors an animal rights documentary released 15 years ago selenski obliged. posting this video to show media the movie earthlings 2005 most everyone should watch. earthlings is an award winning documentary about the mistreatment of animals for profit now rated by hollywood actor joaquin phoenix selenski said he convinced the suspect to release 3 of the hostages when they spoke on the phone and the rest after he posted the video. could we do we did it was obvious for me these were obvious steps for me if we can do anything without launching assault we can avoid putting at least one person's life at risk these are principles i live with lived with and will live with some local media reports say the suspect is an animal rights activist who helped protect stray dogs the standoff ended when he released all the hostages and surrendered police are now determining why he planned such an extreme act at least to al-jazeera. and other top stories on al-jazeera the chinese foreign ministry has denied media reports that staff has been burning documents and side t

get a makeover and french president and the new i might call brokered a meeting between putin and selenski in paris in december now they want to do the same in brendan. to cameroon now where a long history of mistrust between hospitals and the public has been made worse by the coronavirus the west african country has recorded more than 12000 coronavirus cases with more than 300 deaths but some families allege that the deaths attributed to covert 19 often not really caused by it doubles blasi young reports. this is great for the 1st time. feel. but harry and. the hospital. something else. go off. on. time. so i guess what we can be different. people. there was no wheat. income. tree that grew out of the most fundamental in the country. since come. march. to. the health minister request. camrose medical council which represent the country declined to comment on this report. when medicare exactly 2 more days. he shows are supporters of his brother in different hospitals are brought into 17 he was diagnosed with broken pneumonia and return to cameroon last july after the family was in close ph

after this ordeal and it was only after speaking over the phone with ukrainian president vladimir selenski that agreed to ended and free the hostages and this is the video that you. agreed to post an exchange. then did. this is basically a movie that depicts human mistreatment of animals and about half an hour after the lenski post of this the hostages were released luckily no one was hurt and shortly after selenski took the video down but this situation has really sparked a new debate in the country as to whether or not officials should be giving criminals what they want in these situations as most of the time it doesn't have such a happy ending. many thanks elise there was a happy ending on this occasion don't quarter there with the latest. the u.s. justice department accuses china of working with hackers to spy on american companies developing a corona virus vaccine comes a week after the u.k. canada and america made similar claims about russia. china has now taken its place alongside russia iran and north korea in that shameful club of nations that provide a safe haven for cyber crimin

angela merkel and french president and the new on my car broke out in meeting between putin and selenski in paris in december now they want to do the same in berlin. we have some businesses now and the french carmaker p.s.a. has posted an after tax profit of $600000000.00 euros in the 1st half of the year as remained in the black that despite the coronavirus crisis but that figure is down by 2 thirds compared to the same period last year the company which owns brands like for show in sitra one expects the european car market to shrink by a full quarter this year p.s.a. is nonetheless hoping to merge with of chrysler group that is pending approval by the european commission. on paper it could be a dream merger if the e.u. commission gives it the green light. on chrysler as access to the large american market and opals parent company pujo situ and is a leader in electric car development under the new brand name style and as they would be a force to be reckoned with in europe's competitive car industry at least that's the plan. p.s.a. in fia and chrysler had a combined turnover of around $1

his demand that the president and doors an animal rights documentary released 15 years ago selenski obliged posting this video to show media the movie earthlings 2005 months everyone should watch. earthlings is an award winning documentary about the mistreatment of animals for profit now rated by hollywood actor joaquin phoenix selenski said he convinced the suspect to release 3 of the hostages when they spoke on the phone and the rest after he posted the video. we did it was obvious for me these were obvious steps for me as if we can do anything without launching assault we can avoid putting at least one person's life at risk these are principles i live with lived with and will live with. some local media reports say the suspect is an animal rights activist who helped protect stray dogs the standoff ended when he released all the hostages and surrendered police are now determining why he planned such an extreme act at least to al jazeera. and now here is live with the sport even though politics is now slightly getting involved with sports and increasingly the case with sport that s

chancellor angela merkel and french president a manual mcconnell brokered a meeting between putin and selenski in paris in december now they want to do the same in berlin and here's a reminder of our top story this hour. germany says it will require mandatory coronavirus testing for travelers returning from high risk areas the announcement comes amid a rise in infection rates in germany and a popular holiday destinations. this is the meaning as from by the end remember you can keep up to date with all the news on our website d w dot com follow us on twitter and on instagram at news i'm told me a lot of bull and that's it for me thanks for joining us. on legal and i'm to go complete the 2nd season of only 2 friends on the planet on the brink of disaster relief is a long in-depth interview with experts about one question how to change the could only influence.

and investigation into what caused the fire is underway president selenski sest of victims will be compensated with the equivalent of $9700.00 euros each to buy new homes. and. that cup has been postponed due to the corona virus and demick the biennial tournament was due to be held in the u.s. this year and as provisionally been moved to 2021 other golf tournaments are said to be held behind closed doors with the ryder cup so organizers said they decided to postpone as facilities were yet to be built for the event in wisconsin the ryder cup sees teams from europe and the united states compete. members of the england and west indies cricket teams have taken a knee ahead of their 3 match series the 1st international cricket match since the start of the pandemic in addition to the gesture in support of the black lives matter movement players still tenuously observed a minute's silence to remember the victims of the coronavirus pandemic pandemic restrictions mean the matches are being played in empty grounds and the series will feature a number of rule variations including a ban on players spittin

an investigation into what caused the fire is underway president selenski says the victims will be compensated with the equivalent of $9700.00 euros each to buy new homes. let's now bring you up to date now with some of the latest coronavirus developments the u.s. reported more than 59000 new cases on wednesday the biggest daily increase to date more than 900 people died from the disease for a 2nd straight day the highest level since june over 130000 americans have now died from cold that 19 mexico also saw a record number of people infected by the virus with almost 7000 cases the country also reported 782 additional fatalities by gerry and now has more than 30000 confirmed coronavirus cases almost 700 people there have died from cove in 19. german chancellor angela merkel has called on the european union to unite and emerge stronger from its greatest ever challenge the coronavirus and demick merkel was in brussels to mark the beginning of germany's 6 month presidency of the european council with the e.u. in crisis mode. masks hand gestures and rather awkward head nodding have taken the place

an investigation into what caused the fire is underway president selenski says the victims will become conceited with the equivalent of $9700.00 euros each to buy new homes. and government rallies have filled capitol belgrade for the 2nd day with protesters angered over what they see as the government's mishandling of the pandemic after a surge in covert 19 cases after peaceful march in the daytime protests have turned violent for a 2nd night demonstrators throwing flares and bottles of police in riot gear president aleksander of which it appears to have bowed to public pressure and backtracked on his decision to reintroduce a curfew this weekend critics say the shop spike in infections was caused by a series of politically motivated decisions by. pandemic frustrations bubble over on the streets of belgrade chaos erupted as thousands of protesters bounce with police and try to storm the parliament there angry over the president's handling of the coronavirus. the main reason we are here is to support the protesters during these abnormal times when the country is falling apart. cases hav

the western city of the gunmen threatened them for 12 hours but he released them after president selenski agreed to his bizarre demand to recommend people to watch a film. the same lee significances ukraine's president recommends people watch a film about animal rights for those 6 seconds the man in this bus holding hostages a complaint and surrounded by armed police is arguably the most powerful person in the country. the driver and his passengers were stuck on the bus for over 12 hours and as the evening approached tensions rose. but they told us to avoid it. and the president made his video. take this step actually if we. see if we can avoid. these principles i live with. continue to keep. the hostages were freed within minutes of the video being posted on facebook. and soon the man who had held them at gunpoint ended up like this. through a through more where he's not a balanced he drew his own world in his head he came up with his revenge on this well to formulate some theses. it's good. in another situation the special forces would have killed him thank god everything works out he's

board in the western city of lets he threatened them for 12 hours but released them after president selenski compiled a complied rather with a bizarre demand for. the it's only 6 seconds ukraine's president recommends people watch a film about animal rights but for those 6 seconds the man in this bus holding hostage is a complaint and surrounded by armed police is arguably the most powerful person in the country. the driver and his passengers were stuck on the bus for over 12 hours and as the evening approached tensions rose. but they talked to avoid a bloodbath and the president made his video. even the miners it was obvious for me to take the stand actually if we can do anything without a socialist if we can avoid even one new person's life at risk water these are the principles i live with that i have lived with and will continue to live for us the king the principle mission. and it worked the hostages were freed within minutes of the video being posted on facebook their ordeal was over. and soon the man who had held them a gun point ended up like this. really truly worthless or more of t

shut his accounts down we also heard from ukrainian president vladimir selenski who said that the situation was alarming but under control but again like you said this is a developing story so we will continue to bring our viewers the latest updates as they begin big as they continue to unfold absolutely that was don a call to many thanks for bringing us up to speed. tell us a story donald trump has announced he will send federal full says tool violence roughly to cities across the nation as pockets up on rest continue however a democratic government is believe that states are being talkative purely for political reasons while going to do something that i can tell you because when i get a look at new york and chicago and philadelphia detroit and baltimore and all of these overland is a mess we're not going to let this happen in our country all run by liberal democrats well tom puzzle already sent troops into portland to quash almost 2 months of racism protest they want it was not approved to know can lead to fresh clashes in the city. god thank god it. was. her. but her. to. after weeks of

me like this just like every day thing saying that from africa you know considering that africa selenski you know like a country you know systematically when you when you're applying for a job i got like a double name what i did back in the day was just cut my african name out of it you know better chances ok because i know that it's going to be tougher in the right is about to come to you what do you think how do you think it's affected you right growing up experiencing. of the things you've had how do you think that's affected you are you traumatized the 1st time i realized i was black i was in the kindergarten and people were touching my skin for instance and asking me why i'm black and also telling me that i'm dirty and that i should go wash myself and stuff like this but when i it's confusing when i ask my white friends or white roommates when they experienced that they were white the 1st time they tell me or was on my trip to ghana and the people were treating me like king like a queen and i'm like ok this is so disturbing so you can see the color on your traces everywhere. you jum

states might expect some security guarantees from the commander in chief from self president vladimir selenski now it's not just him and his friends in washington who know about foreign guns doing ukraine's bidding in the war and both kiev and the us would want to keep ukraine's own little foreign legion and become a flash. while put a blockbuster story that is. if 110th of what he just reported is true george you and i citizens of the world i as an american and certainly as a journalist can't help but be troubled by that. well as the close drains contact are in casablanca said when he discovered there was gambling going on in rick's cafe i'm shocked shocked i tell you this ukrainian imbroglio has been a foreign sponsor. from the very beginning sponsored the orange revolution which was designed to help the people of the grain but to cause troubles for russia to move nato closer closer to the borders of russia just in case any actual conflict between the superpowers should break out we knew for at least 12 months the these mysterious snipers on the roof firing into the may down had nothing what

states might expect some security guarantees from the commander in chief from self president vladimir selenski now it's not just him and his friends in washington who know about foreign guns doing ukraine's bidding in the war and both kiev. and the u.s. would want to keep ukraine's own little foreign legion and become of large but just a development following the death of the soldier a local ukrainian prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into potential premeditated murder the country's foreign minister has promised the death will not go unnoticed by ukraine's international partners the u.s. embassy in ukraine has responded by condemning quote the continuous brutal aggression by russian led forces in the donbass. american politics joe biden will attempt on the scene donald trump from his throne in november but while the great rivals are the only 2 that make the headlines they aren't the only ones with their eyes on the oval office 3rd party candidates and independents are running to the green party has chosen its nominee meet how we hold pins from new york he's a former lorry driver

and investigation into what caused the fires is underway president selenski sest victims will be compensated with the equivalent of $9700.00 euros each to buy new homes. you're watching news still to come on our show the new look of dance in berlin the footwork and grace of the waltz gone solo for the sake of social distancing. but 1st in germany right wing extremism has been identified as the biggest danger that the country faces today germany's interior minister presented an intelligence report detailing crimes committed in 21000. this area is the greatest threat to security in germany. nothing has changed that on the contrary the number of offenses the number of people linked to right wing extremist circles and the number of violent far right extremists has increased further. use. let's bring in kate brady with more on the story hi kate the interior minister there was very clear that right wing extremism is the biggest threat in germany right now and it's also on the rise what do the latest figures show. well what this report shows is that 2019 saw a 10 percent increase in the number 0 fo

states might expect some security guarantees from the commander in chief from self president vladimir selenski now it's not just him and his friends in washington who know about foreign guns doing ukraine's bidding in the war and both kiev and the us would want to keep ukraine's own little foreign legion and become of large. well following the death of the soldier a local ukrainian prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into potential premeditated murder the country's foreign minister has promised the death will not go unnoticed by ukraine's international partners the u.s. embassy in ukraine has responded by condemning the continuous brutal aggression by russian led forces in the donbass. video emerged this week of another us police officer kneeling on the neck of a man while trying to restrain him an investigation is now underway in pennsylvania where the incident took place and just like with the killing of george floyd the video sparked immediate protests. if. you don't murder broke. the law is a magazine his leg. police also came under attack in new york this week 3 officers inclu

states might expect some security guarantees from the commander in chief from self president vladimir selenski now it's not just him and his friends in washington who know about foreign guns doing ukraine's bidding in the war and both kiev and the us would want to keep ukraine's own little foreign legion and become of large. following the death of the soldier a local ukrainian prosecutor's office is now opened an investigation into a potential premeditated murder the country's foreign minister has promised the death will not go unnoticed by ukraine's international partners and the u.s. embassy in ukraine has responded by condemning the continuous brutal aggression by russian forces in that dumb. so that brings up say that's how the news is looking safe today here not even back again at the top. one of the greatest if not the greatest church in the history appreciative he will soon be converted into what is the importance of the hardness of the. europe's energy security. it's in the bounds. of action recounts here we're going underground as the united states congress reconvenes to consider its

and investigation into what caused the fire is underway president selenski says the victims will be compensated with the equivalent of $9700.00 euros each to buy new homes i. say look now it's all the other stories making headlines around the world today the prime minister of ivory coast callie body has died unexpectedly at the age of 61. there's been this close but he had a true heart transplant 8 years ago and recently received medical treatment in france. australia has suspended. an extradition agreement with hong kong after china imposed a national security law giving it sweeping new powers their prime minister scott morrison said australia would also extend visas for skilled workers from hong kong and wants to lure hong kong businesses into the country one of the. key witness in the impeachment trial of u.s. president donald trump has resigned from the military to tenet colonel alexander finn to mina said he had been bullied and refused for motion since testifying against from he had alleged the trump woman asked ukraine to investigate his rival joe biden you know which bin laden which wom

states might expect some security guarantees from the commander in chief from self president vladimir selenski now it's not just him and his friends in washington who know about foreign guns doing ukraine's bidding in the war and both kiev and the us would want to keep ukraine's own little foreign legion and become of large. well following the death of the soldier a local ukrainian prosecutor's office opened an investigation into potential premeditated murder the country's foreign minister has promised that the death will not go unnoticed by ukraine's international partners and the u.s. embassy in ukraine has responded by condemning the continuous brutal aggression by russian forces in the donbass and average about up to date appreciate company here on r.t. join me for more than half an hour. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guests of the world of politics or business i'm showbusiness i'll see of that. hello and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered on peter lavelle one of the greatest if not the greatest church in the history of christian

states might expect some security guarantees from the commander in chief from self president vladimir selenski now it's not just him and his friends in washington who know about foreign guns doing ukraine's bidding in the war and both kiev and the us would want to keep ukraine's own little foreign legion and become of large. well development following the death of the soldier a local ukrainian prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into a potential premeditated murder the country's foreign minister has promised the death will not to go unnoticed by ukraine's international partners the u.s. embassy in ukraine has responded by condemning the continuous brutal aggression by russian forces in the us. and other news china this week to strike back against the us off to president trump canceled hong kong special trade status and approved sanctions on those involved in a new security law. the u.s. sides attempts to obstruct the implementation of hong kong's national security will never succeed in order to save guard its own legitimate interests china will make the necessary response and impos

get a medical and french president and then you're on my call brokered a meeting between putin and selenski in paris in december now they want to do the same in berlin. egypt the opiah and sudan have agreed to resume talks over a disputed hydroelectric dam on the nile river negotiations over ethiopia's grand renaissance dam have run almost a decade now and still no peace over the precious waters of the nile. and you are hearing reports. this is the ethiopian ground renee sounds down or great for short. erected on the river nile does mean tributary the blue nile it took almost a decade to build and cement to be part of ethiopia's transformation. roughly 65 percent of the country is not connected to the power grid energy from the dam could more than double ethiopia's current output fulfilling its needs and making it an exporter but the dems also highly controversial due to its location the nile's main source the blue nile starts in ethiopia it licked. the river flows toward sudan and joins the rivers other tributary that sudan's capital has to him before heading downstream to egypt. just bein

states might expect some security guarantees from the commander in chief from self president vladimir selenski now it's not just him and his friends in washington who know about foreign guns doing ukraine's bidding in the war and both kiev and the us would want to keep ukraine's own little foreign legion and become of large. following the death of the soldier a local ukrainian prosecutor's office open an investigation into potential premeditated murder the country's foreign minister has promised the death will not go unnoticed by ukraine's international partners the u.s. embassy in ukraine has responded by condemning the continuous brutal aggression by russian led forces in the dumbass. ok appreciate you company this morning you all right up today it's about with all these headlines and often oh. the world is driven by dreamers shaped past and present those with. the dares thinks. we dare to ask.

get a makeover and french president and the new i might call brokered a meeting between putin and selenski in paris in december now they want to do the same in poland. in cameroon a long history of mistrust between hospitals and the public has been made worse by the corona virus the west african country has recorded some 12000 for the virus cases about 300 deaths but some families are alleging that deaths attributed to cove it are often not really caused by it is blase yong as this. area you is this is in his book does greek for the 1st time since he was buried here 2 months ago. but harry and. something else. let go of. all the. time. so what us more because we did. it to be difficult in my. field there was no weak. income. to treat the crew of honest fundamentalists in the country. since come. visit my. families have accused doctors about to pitch in all. to me. is on the act. and the country they help me to. request. cameras medical care to represent the country declined to comment on this report. we met harry exactly 2 more days. he shows us photos of his brother in different hospitals

ukraine's presidential office and care for this anger against lenski since last year's election victory selenski has made ending the conflict in the east a priority but for protesters here monday's truce has come with a sense of betrayal. and they're going thanks to the clumsy leadership of president zelinsky and his team the result is that the army got an order for capitulation we paid a huge price and so we as civil society members cannot allow this 40000 people have died in the conflict since russia's annexation of the crimea peninsula and. 2014 to this day 2000000 people have done by and crimea remain displaced more than 3000000 on both sides of the frontline need 8 to survive. but i cried so much and i suffered so much i would like peace to come but whether it will come only those on top can say ukraine's government says if the truce holds it would lead to the implementation of other aspects of the 2015 peace to you brokered by france and germany for now this cautious optimism for a real cease fire priyanka gupta 0. the governor dean pandemic has exposed more inequalities in the world citie

was supposed to stop in the regions the ceasefire deal was backed by ukrainian president vladimir selenski and russia's vladimir putin more than 13000 people have been killed in fighting and eastern ukraine that's raged since 2014. suicide attacks in northern syria have killed a child and injured more than a dozen other people the child died in a bombing in the rebel held area of africa while 3 people were wounded 12 others were hurt in a separate attack in a city in italy and russia and turkey who back opposing sides in the conflict of and patrolling the area since a cease fire agreement in march. thurman strangers in yemen are rallying to denounce the u.a.e. backed southern transitional council there's anger over the united arab emirates support for separatists in the region the protest was a show of support for the internationally recognized government led by president robert months were hardly a transitional council held a rally last week claiming it exclusive representation of south. sudan has replaced the military governors of its 18 states with civilians including women for the 1st

legibly withholding a crane to pressure president vladimir selenski to investigate former vice president joe biden was at the democratic front runner and the sure white house race was. a 2 month inquiry finds trump did solicit foreign interference and the 2020 presidential election and so on december 18th the house of representatives approved articles of impeachment against trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of congress they could be very lenient with this president will be held accountable that no one is above the law. but a. week. or 2 impeachment strange joy. i know that most australia is fine and dry but not so across the southeast a watch in system for the last few days about of course the storms across into some fairly blustery wet weather into much of south australia and on into victoria as we go through fridays and all the heavy rain at times in to melbourne the winds are quite strong and very wet across much of tasmania at the same time going to front ahead of this system trading back through the north of new south wales right across into western areas of the sou

by legislating withholding a true brain to pressure president vladimir selenski to investigate blunder by surprisingly joe biden at the democratic front runner and this year's white house race was. a 2 month inquiry finds trump did solicit foreign interference and the 2020 presidential election and so on december 18th the house of representatives approved articles of impeachment against trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of congress making be very clear and this president will be held accountable that no one is above the law. we. ordered and each stands make sure. how the weather stays hot and dry across the middle east no great changing conditions here still want to see little puffs of cloud across the foss out of the arabian peninsula but not too much in the way of any wets weather might catch a shower or 2 just around that western side of the gulf of aden maybe into yemen but elsewhere was about the way in still quite a brisk wind driving out sofa iraq the wind continues to drive its way down to us here and caught up with the winds in the process of easing says shoul

ukraine's presidential office and care for this anger against lenski since last year's election victory selenski has made ending the conflict in the east a priority but for protesters here monday's truce has come with a sense of betrayal. and they're going thanks to the clumsy leadership of president zelinsky and his team the result is that the army got an order for capitulation we paid a huge price and so we as civil society members cannot allow this 40000 people have died in the conflict since russia's annexation of the crimea peninsula and. 2014 to this day 2000000 people of donbass and crimea remain displaced more than 3000000 on both sides of the frontline need aid to survive. but i cried so much and i suffered so much i would like peace to come but whether it will come only those on top can say ukraine's government says if the truce holds it would lead to the implementation of other aspects of the 2015 peace deal brokered by france and germany for now this cautious optimism for of real ceasefire priyanka gupta 0. according to a un report female prisoners in north korea are tortured particu