there were no symptoms suggesting chemical weapons had been used in the stories that shaped the way karen r.t. witnesses give testimony on the alleged chemical attack and. refused to listen also the leaders of north and south korea meet for the first time in over a decade to open a new chapter in the pentagon is history and the key witness in the russian doping scandal fails to confirm some of these allegations even though the careers of many russian athletes may have been ended by his claims. well i welcome the latest developments and look back at the last seven days to you watch the weekly here in r.t. international now this week locals including doctors from the syrian town of duma testified at the u.n. back to chemical watchdog headquarters in the netherlands they said they did witness no signs of an alleged chemical attack on april the seventh r.t. arabic located a boy seen in and verified white helmets video showing the supposed aftermath of the toxic strike he also gave evidence to the o.p.c. w. but not everybody wanted to hear what he had to say is not a explains when these reviews em

r.t. dot com karen pierce the u.k. representative there to the security council of that extraordinary meeting that's being called by russia in view of the ongoing scruple investigation. with more covering more of this because the u.s. is going to speak so in just a minutes time. henry kissinger once said the brochure in the united states went into the ukrainian crisis acting rationally based on mutual misconceptions with tensions heightened over the scruple case other sites guided by misconceptions were deliberate misrepresentation. they've been waiting. for a long time because it talked about the dollar back that is the world reserve currency countries are tired of funding in america's wars because ever there's got to be trainer in dollars including oil to buy oil got to buy dollars first that means america gets a commission to use that line to wage wars all over the world. sell to international just to love mccloy here in the evening you're seeing there on your screen and i'm going extraordinary meeting of the u.n. s

r.t. international with me and karen. now our top story this hour the diplomatic standoff between russia and the u.k. of the poisoning of former double agent so a script powell and his daughter has intensified at an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council on thursday russians said that britain was playing with fire by accusing moscow of perpetrating the attack the u.k. reiterated its a geisha and that it was highly likely that russia was responsible. i wish you wouldn't exist unfortunately we heard nothing new from some of our colleagues who continue to blame russia without any discomfort and demands to shed light on the case we'd also like to see the truth and we hope that more truth will come to light soon but it does highlight likely russia carried out this excess nation. when we ask for proof they tell us no just confessed especially b.s. defectors as suitable talk at this precise nation used to good its unused let's look at it cynically why would russia wait eight years and decide to act two weeks before the e

r.t. international with me and karen good to have you with us this hour now russia has called for a u.n.security council meeting later this thursday moscow wants to discuss the latest developments in the case of the poisoning of former spy surrogate screwed powell and his daughter in the u.k. in a recent revelation a u.k. military laboratory said it could not to identify the source of the nerve agent used in the attack britain had earlier claimed there was a direct link to russia. takes up the story. it's a right old kid on drugs on the one hand you skip the trial screamed guilty and jump to the punishment part on the other your own guys come out and say hold on there's no evidence and i was his by were living experts at the defense science and technology laboratory at portadown made clear that this was a military grade novacek nerve agent produced in russia we have not verified the precise source you have not been able to establish that this was made in russia as i said it's our job to provide you know the scientific evidence that identifies what the particular nerve agent is but typica

r.t. international with me and karen good to have you with us this hour now the international chemical weapons watchdog the o p c w is set to meet later today there to discuss the poisoning of the double agent like a script pal and his daughter yulia in the u.k. a month ago ahead of the meeting the chief of the british military laboratory said it was unable to determine the precise thoughts of the nerve agent used in the attack well that costs doubt on earlier statements that blames russia directly. we heard of nor verify the for say source but we provided the scientific information to the government but you have not been able to establish at porton down that this was made in russia as i said it's our job to provide aid you know the scientific evidence that identifies for the particular and their future is but it's not our job to see we are actually was manufactured so typically you're not able at porton down to say where it is from we haven't yet been able to do that but when i look at the the evidence from the people from important they were absolutely categorical and i asked the guy so i sa

karen pierce the u.k. representative speaking at the moment it's streaming online r.t. dot com nikki haley the u.s. representative will be speaking this hour to we'll be across that story a lot to come out of it and some other news we're covering as well and they vote in paris turn to gang life and hearty gets a glimpse of what life is like for residents terrorized by migrant teenagers. plus coming up to a campaign for israeli women to keep their seats on airplanes instead of switching with ultra-orthodox jewish ones to block by authorities cause a lot of controversy where cross it is well. again so many story dominating something right now the u.n. security council local russia meeting underway in new york let's cross over the u.k. representative for just. not quite sure his community indeed i just heard it will be nikki haley from the u.s. interesting as it were as the chinese got to say yesterday this council met on the tragic anniversary of the sarin attack and conscience on syria and master healy use urged us to use the meeting as the start of a renewed partnership and i renewed commitment to

r.t. international. how the u.s. appears to be preparing for threats of space warfare and scrambling to secure off world dominance the karens got the latest. military defense hollywood style the united states air force has opened its high ground of space for day to other nations other air forces who dream of making such a claim but what if their dream became reality never expects something trust to turn against you. millions give you facts. your board's infrastructure. so. skilled immigration will compete and will win. the u.s. has unveiled its latest splurge in space with a plan to step up security on its satellites not just its own those of its allies to the concern is that potential adverse stories may be capable of hacking or disabling the satellites we were watching hardware as we know is crucial to communication navigation and intelligence gathering all things that would be crucial in the advent of war and it's hope that by sharing this information with its allies that would deter any potential attacks but is just the tip of the iceberg because space warfare is the big defense trend right now which the new black don't