leaders for the 1st time in kiev to discuss the conflicts in the eastern part of the country. very warm welcome to the show everyone the united nations nuclear agency says it has verified that iran has breached uranium enrichment level set down in the 2015 nuclear deal on the european union says it is extremely concerned by terence actions and has urged the country to reverse course on monday iran announced it had broken the richmond limit tehran once more european support in the face of tougher u.s. sanctions. and u.s. vice president mike pence has just been talking about these developments take a listen. iran should not confuse american restraint with a lack of american results. we hope that the united states of america and our military are prepared to protect our interests and protect our personnel and our citizens in the region we will continue to oppose a rands malign influence we will continue to bring pressure on their economy and under president donald trump america will never allow iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. vice president pence there speaking a short time ago l

with relations between kiev and moscow under enormous strain ukraine's new president vladimir selinski has said he wants a face to face meeting with lot of putin but in an indication of just how fraught the situation is ukrainian authorities are accusing the country's news one channel of treason over a proposed link up show with a bound russian t.v. station there the program which had been dropped was called we need to talk it's announcement led to an immediate outcry both from politicians and some segments of the public triggering protests outside so you can see this is news one is hitched you hear even ukraine's leader weighed in on the proposed teleconference. with me really missed the teleconference is just a cheap but dangerous p.r. move before the elections the google which is to divide us again into 2 camps. where news wall itself sees the intention was to provide a platform for ordinary people from ukraine and russia to discuss the challenges facing their countries on the war in eastern ukraine a recent survey suggests that as many as 75 percent of ukrainians would support such

connelly in kiev thanks so much. it's been 50 years since perhaps the most seminal moment of the 20th century in 1969 human beings 1st set foot on the moon the historic landing was watched on television by hundreds of millions of people around the world a spectacle which many who witnessed would not soon forget reflection now on some of the iconic moments of a genuine odyssey. that's right. or. 000. 00011. i was in my grandmother's house all watching t.v. and watching these looked like something absolutely unknown something impossible. that. i was a my aunt who was born in 18 in 99. and she was sitting there with me watching a man land on the moon so pretty amazing they didn't even have automobiles when she was 4. like really. why go. to a beach speed was a pity it wasn't us russians but space travel was developing fast and it was clear to us that many countries would send their astronauts into space and you were in school. right. i've. seen of course it was a knesset live event. i don't think of ever again sats awak

nick connelly in kiev nick thanks so much for that. to britain now and tensions with tehran the u.k. is considering its options against iran following the seizure of a british flag oil tanker in the strait of hormuz on friday speaking on sunday british finance minister philip hammond said the u.k. would pursue every possible diplomatic route to resolve the situation according to iranian press reports to 23 crew members of the stand and pair of have now been taken off the ship for questioning audio has emerged of a tense exchange between british and iranian navy officers recorded moments before the ron moments before iran raided the vessel. not in past obstruct. the passage of the end of a stand in period this is a flip our navy britto boat now the challenge is in time to have no challenge is intended i want an aspect. that cheap for security reason other please confirm what you want to know from tending to violate international law on fully attention to the m.v. center. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. twi

for more let's bring in kiev correspondent nick connelly who joins us from the ukrainian capital so you know judging by these latest projections nick we're seeing that selenski party could indeed exceed expectations and get a majority in parliament how is it looking and what is the reaction. well this really is uncharted territory for ukrainian politics with 80 percent of ballots now counted it looks like the linsky will indeed have that absolute majority will not have to form a coalition with anyone this is more power than any of his previous is this have ever had to give you a bit of a context here the nearest party the 2nd place parties own only about 12 percent selenski over 40 percent so it really is a story of zelinsky servant of the people party the newly founded party and all the rest and these are all new members of parliament not one of his new members of parliament has sat in parliament before there are people from all kinds of walks of life from chefs to journalists to fellow comedians from all of the ms lewinsky's comedy group so there really is a really mixed bag of new fa

hello again with relations between kiev and moscow under enormous strain ukraine's new president belong to me as a lenski has said he wants to hold a face to face meeting with vladimir putin but in an indication of just how for the situation is ukrainian authorities are accusing the country's news one channel of treason over a proposed link up show with a russian state broadcaster which is banned in ukraine the program which news one dropped after saying its journalist have received a barrel of threats was called we need to talk the channel says the intention was to provide a platform for ordinary people from ukraine and russia to discuss the challenges facing their countries on the war in eastern ukraine and also pointed to a recent survey indicating that 75 percent of ukrainians would support such talks but the plans for the show still outraged many including the president and solemnly the teleconference is just a cheap but dangerous p.r. move before the elections the goal of which is to divide us again into 2 camps the show's announcement also triggered protests outside news ones h.q

leaders for the very 1st time in kiev to discuss the conflicts in the eastern part of the country. on coal out now i keep the u.s. a cement their status as the best in the world by beating the netherlands in the world women's world cup final in new york a 2 no victory sees the americans around the world champions for a great 3rd of 4th time. my heart thank you so much for your company everyone. the international criminal court has found a former congolese warlord guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity for atrocities committed in the country's north east between 20022003 basco to god was charged with a series of crimes including directing civilian massacres and ordering the rape of both men and women he maintained his innocence throughout the trial. as he calls himself a revolutionary and a soldier but judges at the international criminal court found bosco to gonda is a war criminal who both commanded and committed horrific acts against civilians and child soldiers this after a 3 year trial to gondor was found guilty on 18 charges coming early to 4th person ever to be conv

many votes as possible and it doesn't want an exchange if you have an exchange between moscow and kiev. in russian they may in fact influence the election because various questions will come up how do you see the situation in the doghouse how do you see the situation. now and more than 10 years on from the great global economic crash are we any more secure with our savings on the couch report gets to grips with that topic and plenty more besides. this is a story about what happens auster a stray bullet kills a young girl in the street. what happens to her family and daughters in florida know the mother daughter is buried in a cemetery it really messes with your head what happens to the community the public was screaming for a scapegoat the police needed a scapegoat so why not choose a 19 year old black kid with a criminal record who better to pin this on than him and what happens in court b b b b. shot after shot as far as a side deal that we don't know childress from. the end of this trial unfortunately you too will still not know childress. you know world of big partisan lot and cons

many votes as possible and he doesn't want an exchange if you have an exchange between moscow and kiev. in russian they may in fact influence the election because various questions will come up how do you see the situation in the donbass how do you see the situation in crimea as. the british government is challenging a landmark legal ruling suspending new arms sales to saudi arabia the court found last month that ministers had failed to assess whether the weapons might be used to commit war crimes in yemen despite having promised to review the lawsuits and process following the judgment london now seems eager to get its exports flowing again the u.k.'s largest almost 5000000000 pounds worth of arms sales to the saudis since they launched their devastating intervention in gammon's civil war in 2015 that figure makes britain the 2nd largest weapons exporter to the gulf monarchy after the us with more on the story here's kate partridge. the u.k.'s government is fighting the court of appeal ruling that arms sales to saudi arabia are norful in the latest challenge in the long running legal

gulliver cragg told us the latest from kiev.otesh half of all the coununted, it lookoks like vladr zelinski's service of the people party has won 200 and 47 seats in the 400 and 50 membmber parlrliament, and overall majority. -- an n erall majority. now there is talk of getting a super majority that would allow them to change the constitution if they had two thirds of seats in the parliament, seeking a coalition with the rock star party who had also headed to parliament w with a team of novices to have that super majority. that is the talk in kiev here. there is also a mr. of joy and trepidation in ukraine. some people are behind him and think he is really the one that will be making big changes in the country. others a are more trepididation, pointing to the party's links to certain people in big business, part two -- particularly a spececific oligagarch, pointingo members of the old guard who under the former pro-russian president that was ousted in 2014, against two they fear turning so much power to such an untested team and

one who's bringing people of a totally new generation into the corridors of power nick connelly in kiev for us thank you so much. in cycling a british writer simon yates is one stage 15 of the toward the falls and in. tense mountain stage in the pyrenees that he won after solo sprint french riders will be on often leap dropped further seconds after struggling on the final of the stages for climbs but retains the yellow jersey defending champion hotel now is still in 2nd. algeria's footballers have returned home to a hero's welcome after their africa cup of nations triumph the team was greeted by enormous crowds on the streets of the capital algiers on saturday following their one nil victory over senegal in friday's final after the open topped parade the squad with was received at the people's palace by acting president. awarded the players with medals of the national order of merit this year success is the 2nd time that algeria has been crowned champions of africa. a rapturous welcome was also afforded to the senegalese team on their return home despite their defeat fans in the capital

years when we didn't communicate with each other well martin mccauley author and rochelle is thinks kiev was anxious about the show because of upcoming parliamentary elections in ukraine. that sounds very strange because treason is betraying your country and giving away secrets. from involving your country to another country which your country feels is to his disadvantage so it's very difficult understand the word extreme word to use because this journalist was in fact trying to put forward and i'm trying to work on an exchange between moscow and kiev i think it has to do with the upcoming elections. zelinsky the president is very nervous because he wants a majority in parliament. he may not get it therefore he wants to get really close as possible and it doesn't want an exchange you had an exchange between most girls . in russian they may in fact influence because various questions will come up how do you see the situation. how do you see this situation. now and over g resources were up late no longer are part documentary goes deep into the south africa crisis next in reaping defying ju

the exchange between moscow and kiev in russian proposing that better relations with russia is the way forward for ukraine they want ukrainian centered policy which only looks after ukraine interim interest and therefore they're afraid that. this type of a conversation program is not in fact influential floating voters who haven't made up their mind yet so therefore from their point of view from a nationalist part of you they don't want any discussion is predator have no discussion because you might in fact lose a debate martin we're just right out of time i wish we could take a bit deeper into this story but thank you very much for your time martin mccauley aurthur and russia are let's live on the program. ok let's try and fit in one more story really want to talk about this as well facebook goes head to head with an austrian privacy activist this choose the in europe top court rooms claims the social media platform does not sufficiently protect the data of e.u. citizens when it shipped across the atlantic the landmark case at stake the legality of so-called standard contractual claus

that enough support to help him deliver on his and vicious reform agenda we'll get a live update from kiev also coming up. protests turned violent on the streets of hong kong police fire tear gas and rubber bullets as tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators march for a 7th successive week and they're angry about an erosion of their rights and freedoms. i'm max foster thanks for joining us. and we begin in ukraine where an exit poll suggests the party of president vladimir selenski will take some 44 percent in the country's snap parliamentary election it's a clear victory for the former t.v. actor and political newcomer he called the vote hoping to consolidate his party's power and thereby implemented a sweeping reform program when he was running for office selenski promised to tackle corruption and shake up ukraine's political system but so far progress has been slow. and nick connelly is in kiev at selenski election headquarters nic thanks for joining us voting closed just a little while ago given the numbers that we have it looks like a clear. when for selenski perhaps not as

new coalition government with him so we could see that happen very soon all right and connelly in kiev we thank you for that. now archaeologists in israel have unearthed the remains of an ancient mosque dating back as far as the 7th century a.d. the site was uncovered during building work in a bedouin town in the negev desert. the desert again reveals one of its secrets a new neighborhood was supposed to be built here but then archaeologists made a sensational find the remains of a mosque. experts say it could be 1200 years old dating back to long before islam was a majority religion in this part of the world. alone and am in israel before any building can begin the antiquities authority has to inspect the ground and here we discovered an 8 century farm and unearthed a mosque that was pointing to mecca not far off this rectangular open topped mosque with a round prayer was most likely used by farmers mosques dating back to this time have so far only been found in largest cities dita the v.a. has been an archaeologist in the region for 25 years he's excited about the find but wants to w

nick connelly on the story for us in kiev this evening nick thank you. soccer fans across the u.s. celebrating their team's won't cup victory the u.s. beat the netherlands to nil yesterday in the final match world champions again and now a record for a world cup triumph for the u.s. women's team for a short moment the celebrations were almost drowned out by protests this is what i'm talking about take a listen. cries of equal pay ringing out around the stadium just as johnny infancy know the president a thief was about to present the players with the trophy the chant the chants serving as a reminder of a much bigger battle on the horizon for the women's team closing the pay gap between male and female players. well it's forsworn and she joins me now with more on this let's talk about the money help because the u.s. soccer well this dispute has been going on for some time and already the members of the u.s. team the u s w n t all suing bet own u.s. soccer federation over gender discrimination in the areas of pay and general conditions and the lawsuit actually highlights that in some

in kiev this monday around 200 people gathered to voice their opposition to the teleconference which was also condemned by ukrainian authorities russia 24 was one of a number of channels banned in the country following the 2014 my down uprising in which the government was ousted the prosecutor's office in kiev says it's now launched criminal proceedings against news one for attempted treason ukrainian channel said the rally and threats amount to direct intimidation and a restriction on journalistic freedom says that ending the war in the east of the country is of paramount importance and it needs to be discussed in. in the media. ok that's it from a down your whole can touch your next r.t. and to national news in just over 357 minutes time thanks for watching. when lawmakers manufacture consent instant to the public well. when the ruling classes protect themselves. when the final larry go round lifts only the one percent. we can all middle of the room signals. to leave the room in the real news room. this is a story about what happens auster a stray bullet kills a young girl in the s

on martin mccauley who is a historian and russian expert suspects the authorities in kiev are anxious about ukraine's upcoming parliamentary elections. it sounds very strange because treason is betraying your country and giving away secrets. from involving your country to another country which your country feels is to a disadvantage very difficult understand the word extreme word to use because this journalist was in fact trying to put forward and try to work on change between moscow and here i think it has to do with the upcoming elections. will have to be a challenge to the president is very nervous because he wants a majority in parliament. he may not get it therefore he wants to get is really votes as possible and it doesn't want an exchange if you have an exchange between moscow and kiev. in russian they may in fact influence the election because various questions will come up how do you see the situation. how do you see the situation. the british government is challenging a landmark legal ruling suspending new arms sales to saudi arabia a court found last month that ministers ha

in kiev this monday around $200.00 people gathered to voice their opposition to the teleconference which was also condemned by the ukrainian authorities of russia 24 was one of a number of channels banned in the country following the 2014 my down uprising in which the government at the time was ousted the prosecutor's office in kiev says it's now launched criminal proceedings against news one over attempted treason ukrainian channel said that the rally and threats amount to direct intimidation and the restriction on journalistic freedom. to ending the war in the east of the countries of paramount importance needs to be discussed in the. world news for now will be back to you again off across to iraq so whether the. prospect of a full between europe and russia. there's . not a moon but in your circles one of. the books for that was a little bit more of what they're. fighting for your order seems to. trace. that back. below and welcome to crossfire where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle as u.s. russia relations remain in the deep freeze europe is taking a different path when it

in kiev this monday around 200 people gathered to voice their opposition to the teleconference which was also condemned by the ukrainian authorities 24 with one of a number of channels banned in the country following the 24 tonight an uprising in which the government was ousted the prosecutor's office in kiev says it's now launched a criminal proceedings against abuse one for attempted treason ukrainian channel said the rally and threats amount to direct intimidation and a restriction on journalistic freedom and it says that ending the war in the east of the countries of paramount importance needs to be discussed in the media. ok that's the way talk from moscow this hour you can get news of those 247 of course with a r.t. apps will be back here in just over half an hour with your next altie international news. what politicians do. they put themselves on the lawn. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. or somehow want to preserve. the to the right to be prosperous like the flag tree in the morning can't be good. i'm interested always in the waters in my house.

in kiev this monday around 200 people gathered to voice their opposition to the teleconference which was also condemned by the ukrainian authorities russia 24 was one of a number of channels on the the country following the 2014 might an uprising in which the government was i was did the prosecutor's office in kiev now says it's launched a criminal proceedings against news one for attempted treason ukrainian channel said the rally and threats amount to direct intimidation and a restriction on journalistic freedom it says that ending the war in the east of the country is of paramount importance and needs to be discussed in the media. news for now next more on the emotionally charged and deeply complex custody case as a texan couple battle over whether their 7 year old child is transgender. despite that will survival. when customers go by yourself. well reduce and lower. that's undercutting but what's good for markets it's not good for the global economy. welcome to sophie and called sophie shevardnadze transgenders therapy for children of all ages is gaining popularity at a cost make

our correspondent steve rosenberg's covering the vote for us in kiev.been set up as one of the polling stations for this parliamentary election. when people come on, before they cast their votes, take a look at these posters on the wall. here we have details of all the political parties, political blocs taking part in the selection. there are more than 20 of them, but it is not only a handful of these will get enough votes to make it into the new parliament. it is up to the ukrainian voters to decide who will be their mps. that decision ta kes pla ce will be their mps. that decision takes place on here in the polling booths, which are tastefully decorated in the colour of the uk flag. this is a snap election, called by the new president. he is hoping to capitalise on his popularity, hoping that his party, servant of the people, will get a commanding share of the new parliament. all the opinion polls leading up to the election suggest thatis leading up to the election suggest that is what will happen. that is important for him because he needs the suppor

also coming up ukraine's president wanted miss lewinsky coast few leaders for the very 1st time in kiev to discuss the conflicts in the eastern part of the country.

leaders for the 1st time in kiev to discuss the conflicts in the eastern part of the country.

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initiatives foundation joins us via skype from kiev so as we were saying there's a lenski has spoken about the possibility of forming a coalition with chuck's voice party this would potentially be a governing alliance headed by 2 political outsiders but would it be a stable coalition in your view. well i see it will be stable look the problem is that coalition actually is needed all only formerly to approve. cabinet of ministers ok saw and others said even if you have a split enz a coalition it doesn't really matter for from the little boy the question is whether you will have. a stable majority which includes also those deputies who are aware that in superman that considers and while you have the clear as a result of the exit always a way bigger that sets of all together was our partners we still didn't know what i was a result in syndrome meant that considers according to some according to insiders it actually is the lives he's going to be in a lot or for a lot of this places mr horan from from what you're saying is unless he is certainly in a very strong position as we await the f

we're joined by valentyn yaku schick professor of political science at the national university of kiev morning academy and he's joining us live from the ukrainian capital very good to have you with us on al-jazeera so the popular president seems to have massive support is he on course to get what he wants here and parliamentary elections do you think. it is kind of a 3rd round of elections we had 2 rounds of presidential elections which ended in $73.00 support of the new president will admit to zelinsky. his party servant of the people wants to get also huge support probably less than 50 percent but still it will be able to be a high general in ukrainian political system really people of ukraine thrust on him a lot we need to have peace in the east resolve the issue of separatists movements in the east we need to find a viable compromise with russia russia has the next one of the ukrainian freedoms and we need to have some interim solutions we need to have national reconciliation and during the 5 years of revolutionary government corruption priest hugely and people expect new solutions

in kiev we thank you for that. well algeria's footballers have returned home to a hero's welcome after their africa cup of nations triumph the players were greeted by enormous crowds on the streets of the capital algiers on saturday as they paraded through town on an open top bus proudly displaying the trophy to their fans a jiri of beat senegal by one goal to nil in the final in cairo on friday night to claim the cup of nations crowned for just the 2nd time in the country's history. french venti bobino has won the stage at 14 of the 2 of holland's a grueling trek to the top of the legendary 2000 meter high called it to my late in the pyrenees his fellow countryman julie on the felipe finished 6 seconds behind on saturday and remains the yellow jersey holder defending champion home tomas dropped a valuable time but is still 2nd in the overall standings. in golf ireland's shane lowry put on a stunning display at the british open on saturday to catapult him into the lead ahead of today's final round lowry had the bac

stations building in kiev there were no immediate reports of injuries police are investigating the incident as an act of terrorism the t.v. station had plans to air a controversial documentary featuring russian president vladimir putin and critics as to favorable to moscow. to the u.s. now where new orleans is bracing for to wrencher rains as tropical storm barry moves ashore as a class one hurricane water levels are already high at the city's levees and weather forecasters say the slow moving storm is likely to dump water than otherwise authorities are warning of potentially deadly flooding across the gulf coast around $50000.00 power. joining me now from new orleans is dede obvious correspondent helen humphrey and you know what is the latest situation where you are. i'm rita as you can see the winds are really starting to pick a new orleans as the city braces for the landfall of tropical storm barry eye when it hits it's expected to be a category one hurricane currently wins all raging at around 150 kilometers per hour but the real concern is that the rainfall and i should say that the mi

for the very latest let's go live now to our correspondent nick conley in kiev today via nick the latest projections showing the lenski servant of the people party heading for a majority far surpassing expectations. exactly brian we are in uncharted territory this has never happened before in ukraine's independent history no president has had this level of support in parliament yesterday evening we thought he would need a coalition but then overnight counting in the direct members of parliament has shown a real clean sweep for his party and gamble to really capitalize on his honeymoon with the voters of the presidential election seemingly paying off the other parties to enter ukraine's parliament you've got the pro russian party run by one of. personal friends on just over 1112 percent then you go next prime minister to machine co-ax president poroshenko and another showbiz transplant politics sets of a cut ukraine's most famous rock musician who has agents parliament on about 6 percent potentially a coalition partner if you need it nick what is it the details about selenski and his part

leaders in kiev for the 1st time they discussed the conflict in the eastern part of the country so when he says that ukraine is moving towards a sustainable ceasefire with russia russia is backing separatists rebels in the east of ukraine new york prosecutors have charged billionaire financier jeffrey at sting with sex trafficking authorities say that he exploited and abused dozens of girls as young as 14 epstein has long been a high profile figure with links to u.s. president donald trump and former u.s. president bill clinton police in the turkish capital ankara have clashed with a student demonstrators they had gathered to stop a plan to bulldoze an on campus forest in order to make room for dormitories protesters camped out for almost 2 months saying that the plan would produce an environmental catastrophe. germany has no plans to send ground troops to syria the comments from government spokesman stephens i've heard of followed american calls to germany to be increase its military involvement in the fight against so-called islamic state says that berlin will continue to support the

showed us kiev he told us about beluga saying that a secret dossier or existed the shipping company was regarded as reliable but it too was under investigation however nothing had been proven that he said was all he was allowed to tell us. who can build. we chatted about the german secret service and learned that he once met the president of the b. and d. we asked if he had already seen the fine new building the b.m.d. had been given of course he said and laughed. and missed that. we then arrived at the comparatively modest building housing the ukrainian foreign intelligence service the s.b.u. until 2010 miler motion was the boss here and they still listen to him live in today don't worry he tells the guard is german television everything is ok his office is somewhere else near the parliament he wants to go into politics as head of the secret service he told us he knows all about the secret port of octave brusk the arms bazaar in or across the river from ability to sure it's actually a good model the port was controlled by our secret service is yours and also by russia's. but behind the

that was nick connelly reporting from kiev prosecutors in the united states say soccer star cristiana rinaldo will not face criminal charges in a case of alleged rape or now though had been accused of sexually assaulting an american woman catherine mayorga in a las vegas hotel room back in 2009 he's always denied the allegations prosecutors said the sexual assault claims could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt a civil case brought by mayorga that is still ongoing. at the world swimming championships in south korea and a p.t. has extended his dominance in the breaststroke event speedy took the gold medal in the 100 meters the british swimmer had broken his own world record in qualifying for this final and that we fell short of that time today he finished well clear of his rivals to claim a 3rd straight $100.00 metres world. title there you see 1st at the in their lanes for. power they say you're watching t w news line from berlin up next china rolls out its own tech stock index to rival the nasdaq that's next on business jeanette will be here with that stick around and she would

station building in kiev no immediate reports of injuries police are investigating the incident as an act of terrorism the t.v. station had plans to air a controversial documentary featuring russian president vladimir putin critic saw it as too favorable to moscow. to the u.s. now where new orleans is bracing for to venture rains as tropical storm barry leaves the shore as a class want harvick and water levels are already high at the city's levees and weather forecasters say the slow moving storm is likely to dump more water than otherwise authorities are warning of potentially deadly flooding across the gulf coast 50000 people have lost power in louisiana. want to head humphrey is in new orleans she gave us this update on the situation there shortly before the storm was upgraded to a category one hurricane as you can see the winds are really starting to pick up here in new orleans as the city braces for the landfall of tropical storm barry and when it hits it's expected to be a category one hurricane currently wins all raging at around 150 kilometers per hour but the real concern is