to mali in west africa now where the country's president has confirmed that mali and soldiers were killed in a french airstrike in october the french army yearly said that their operation targeted forces that had deserted to join an islamist group although it is now believed those soldiers had been taken hostage by the jihadists. the hostages and the should be ambiguity about that between french friends and one of those stories where the truth is really hard to be established but what we know for sure so far is that at the end of the toper the french military stationed in africa is part of the anti terrorist operation but hunt carried out a strike targeting the northern part of mali the country's troubled region suffering a lot in the last five years and currently from islamist violence according to the french commanders fifteen jihadist were killed in the attack including who they believe were former mollen soldiers who joined the ranks of the islamists but what is surprising in this situation is the reaction of mali's president despite the death of the country's soldiers that could have

president of mali contradicts the french account of an airstrike in northern mali in october saying the bombardment killed soldiers and not jihad ists. and another retraction from a major us media outlet over coverage of the scandal surrounding the white house and the team trumps alleged collusion with russia. for broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r.t. international i'm john thomas certainly glad to have you with us now we begin in yemen where former president ali abdullah saleh has been killed in fighting in the capital sanaa a video has been released showing his body now please be aware that the footage we're about to show you is extremely graphic and upsetting to see what was at the helm of yemen from one thousand nine hundred ninety two thousand and twelve and was ousted during the arab spring the internal conflict that ensued saw him team up with the rebels against president hadi however salai made a public break from the rebel fighters in a speech on saturday so his former allies saw this move as a betrayal and move to drive forces loyal to him out of the

also this hour the president of mali conflicts the french account of an air strike in northern mali in october saying the mumbai argument killed soldiers not jihadists and another attraction from a major us media outlet over coverage of the scandal surrounding the white house team trumps alleged collusion russia. hello good evening you're watching r.t. international where it's just gone eight o'clock here in the russian capital now we begin in yemen where former president ali abdullah saleh has been killed in fighting in the capital sana'a a video has been released showing his body but he's be aware though the footage we are about to show you is extremely graphic and upsetting to see salai was at the helm of yemen from one thousand nine hundred twenty twelve and was supposed during the arab spring unrest the internal conflict that ensured afterwards saw him team up with the rebels against president however he made a public break from the shia rebel fighters in a speech on saturday is former ally saw this move as a pretrial move to drive forces loyal to him out of the capital sana'a who

mali says that a french jazz strike in october killed its soldiers and not deserve to join the jihadists believed. south korea in the us begin their biggest ever joint aerial drills of north korea says washington is. world wide from the studios of moscow. four pm monday afternoon the breaking news from yemen to tell you about first of all there are reports that the house of the former president has been blown up by the rebel fighters r.t. has obtained unverified footage that said to show. dead body just to warn you that this video extremely graphic and it might upset some viewers if you do watch it apologize i wasn't able to warn you before we started showing you that video meanwhile the yemeni interior ministry controlled by the rebels has confirmed the death of the country's former president made a public break from the rebel fighters in a speech on saturday he'd been leading the civil war in yemen and had been allied with the opposition militants. let's go live to sanaa now we can talk again to journalist mohammed al assad mohammed welcome back to the program again so we are getting m

go to mali in west africa now where the country's president has confirmed that mali and soldiers were killed in a french air strike back in october france thought that its operation was targeting forces that had turned over to an islamist group but it's now believed that those soldiers have been taken hostage by the jihadists the with the terrorist hostages and the should be ambiguity about that between our french friends and the us. for more details now from artie's maria for national hi there maria what else has been established about this strike. well i have to say that this story seems to be one of those stories where the truth is really hard to be established and while the two sides been involved have different understanding of what exactly happened there cannot be independently verified what we know for sure as that is that the french military stationed in africa as part of the n.t. terrorist operation known as but one carried out is at the end of october target in the northern part of mali the country's troubled region that has been suffering a lot in the last five years from.

killed by who he fight is our alliance between them collapsed last week also become the president mali contradicts the french account of an airstrike in northern mali in october saying the bombardment killed soldiers not jihadists and another refraction too from a major us media outlet over coverage of the scandal surrounding the white house and team from the alleged collusion with russia. hello there come to life from moscow you're watching r.t. international now will begin this hour in yemen where former president saleh has been killed in fighting in the capital sana'a a video has been released showing his body although please be aware the footage we are about to show you is extremely graphic and upsetting to see ability was at the helm of yemen from one nine hundred ninety until twenty twelve and was deposed during the arab spring on rest the internal conflict that ensued afterwards saw him team up with think the rebels against president hardy however salai made a public break from the shia rebel fighters in a speech on saturdays sundays former allies saw this move is a betrayal a m

president confirms that a french jets strike in october killed mali and soldiers are not desert us who join the jihadists as was earlier believed. were you watching monday the fourth of december is now five pm here in the russian capital my name is collin bray welcome to the news from r.t. international first the developments have been breaking over the past couple of hours now from yemen the former president. has been killed in fighting in the capital sanaa his desk been confirmed by his party within the last hour or so he has obtained a verified video that said to show his body but please be aware that the video we're about to show you is extremely graphic it is upsetting to watch. it was at the helm of yemen from one thousand nine hundred ninety until twenty twelve and was deposed during the arab spring unrest there the internal conflict that ensued afterwards saw him team up with the who fees against president hardy but made a public break from the show rebel fighters in a speech on saturday. so his former ally saw this move as a betrayal and move to drive forces loyal to him out o

and the president of mali confirms that a french airstrike in october killed mali and soldiers and not desert as who joined the jihadists as was earlier believed. this monday is now seven pm here in moscow my name's collin bray and this is the world news from r.t. international we begin with yemen where the former president abdullah salai has been killed in fighting in the capital sanaa a video has been released showing his body please be aware though that the footage we're about to show you is extremely graphic and it's upsetting to see. it was at the helm of yemen from nine hundred ninety until twenty twelve and was deposed during the arab spring unrest the internal conflict that ensued afterward saw him team up with the hoofy rebels against president hadi however made a public break from the shia rebel fighters in a speech on saturday. allies saw this as a betrayal a move to drive forces loyal to him out of the capital. the rebels say the politician was killed while he was trying to flee the city the car that you can see is believed to be the one he was trying to escape in the shia

ran away i have been meeting boys who ran their way who flee from the cocoa fields they were from mali for instance and they told me how they were beaten up every day and they succeeded to ran away from the cocoa fields but the n.r.a. able to go home far because going home is to what this is a matter of poverty and the family thought they were. maybe earning money at the cocoa food so that problems going home. in two thousand and one in the international cocoa agreement large firms such as nestle and mas agreed to ensure that child labor in the chocolate industry would be a thing of the past by two thousand and five. in twenty ten mistrust he wanted to see if that was true. but nothing had changed. the plantations were full of child slaves he tried to get a statement from nestle for his film but they declined. so he started an offensive he travelled just once a month to nestle's headquarters to provoke a response and they came without hesitation. and there weeks after i remembered that i got some calls from my german or broadcasters because they were contacted by the nestle headquarter

and the president of mali confirms that a french airstrike in october killed my soldiers did not deserve to join the jihadists as was earlier believed. another lie from moscow this is r.t. international my name is colleen bray beginning with our breaking news this hour on what's likely to be a significant development in the civil war in yemen the former president ali abdullah saleh has been killed in fighting in the capital sanaa his death been confirmed by the country's interior ministry which is controlled by the rebels the videos being released showing his dead body now please be aware that the footage we're about to show you is extremely graphic it's upsetting to watch. ali abdullah saleh was at the helm of yemen from nine hundred ninety up until twenty twelve and was deposed during the arab spring unrest the internal conflict that ensued afterwards saw him team up with these against president hadi however made a public break from the shia rebel fighters in a speech on saturday. allies saw that move as a betrayal and move to drive forces loyal to him out of the capital sanaa who the

mali west africa the old town of jenny on the banks of the river niger people come here from all around to buy to sell and to pray. in the rainy season the river floods and jenny is left stranded an island in a vast expanse of water. to. be long roads lead to jenny people will tell you. and mali merchants their customers and pilgrims all make the journey here this ancient trading center in the heart of the country is famous for its market and for its mosque. this is in earlier times described jennie as large prosperous and happy a floor she center for trade and crafts the most beautiful town in the sahara god from his heaven must surely have smiled on jenny which remains to this day a jewel of the niger valley. human settlement here dates back to before the time of christ at one time the area was home to the bozo people who fished the rivers and grew grain crops on the banks in the ninth century the settlement grew into a town under the influence of the normal who were sharp witted traders. my. it is the nano who moved jenny to its present site founding the new town on the hill where th

the g five force was launched in bamako mali in july intended to deal with new armed groups organized crime and human trafficking but it has struggled to become a viable force. made up of soldiers from mali booking a fast mauritania and chad the force will concentrate initially on some shared border regions it's intended to grow to a five thousand strong army by march in its infancy though the force remains short of troops and funding. as far as we are concerned of the g five said we know that time is running out we realize that with everything that has happened in the middle east and the end of the war in syria there will be an influx of isis fighters towards us and we don't want that the. un peacekeepers and regional armies have been the target of recent attacks in the vast hard to navigate region where french forces remain in significant numbers saudi arabia and the united arab emirates have pledged financial support the french president hopes to convince others that the problems of the hell are far reaching and deserve their attention. al-jazeera. at least thirty people have been

the french soldiers were deployed to confront al qaeda linked fighters in mali the threat has spread. at a conference in paris french president emmanuel was joined by german chancellor angela merkel calling on regional and international leaders to support the so-called g. five held force in a four game yet again only to win the war against terrorism in this house then and it's in full swing there are attacks every day there are states that are today threatened and there is a real presence of terrorists as. the g five force was launched in bamako mali in july intended to deal with new armed groups organized crime and human trafficking but it has struggled to become a viable force. made up of soldiers from mali booking a fast mauritania and chad the force will concentrate initially on some shared border regions it's intended to grow to a five thousand strong army by march in its infancy though the force remains short of troops and funding. as far as we are concerned of the g five said we know that our time is running out we realize that with everything that has happened in the middle ea

we talk to the son of a french aid worker who's been held hostage by terrorists in mali for more than a year the story and more in about five. point me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guests of the world of politics school business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. manufacture consent to public wealth. when the ruling class is protect them so. when the crime. nor middle of the room see. the big countdown the ball is going to drop new year's starting resolutions will be created it's all so very exciting let's check in. it's good to have you with us today it has been more than a year since a french aid worker who had gone to mali to help malnourished children was abducted sophie patrolling and is seventy two years old black and twenty sixteen she was taken hostage by local terrorists in july this year she was shown alongside five other captives in a so-called proof of life footage released by al qaeda we spoke to her son who says despite an ongoing investigation he has received no information whatsoever. we don't do it to the usual the parents prosecutor

the son of an elderly french ducted in mali. her family is disappointed how little president mccraw has done to help free her so if return in is seventy two years old back in two thousand and sixteen she was abducted in the city of gal by local terrorists this july she was so in so-called proof of life thirty two released by al qaeda sold her alongside five other captives son says despite an ongoing investigation he's received no information about his mother. to. the parents prosecutor ordered an urgent investigation but it has stalled we are now trying to find new materials to restart it so that it won't be abandoned due to a lack of results we were establishing contacts to try to trace her and seeking any information to establish with the she's alive and where she might be found so far we have no news nothing concrete be the from the kidnappers nor from any contact persons and also nothing from the foreign ministry's crisis center. over the past five years the number of people kidnapped by terrorists has been rising sharply la

talks to the son of a french aid worker who's been held hostage by terrorists in mali for more than a year that story and more after the break. now. here's what people have been saying about rejected and that is you know i was actually just pull on. the only show i go out of my way to find you know what it is that really packs a punch oh yeah it is the john oliver of mark t. america is going to say that we are apparently better than blue that i see people you've never heard of love redacted the next president of the world bank so terry i'm going to write a seriously send us an e-mail. welcome back it's been more than a year since a senior french aid worker was abducted in mali she gone there to help malnourished children so people one that is seventy two years old back in twenty sixteen she was taken hostage by local terrorists and in july this year she was shown alongside five other captives in so-called proof of life footage released by al qaeda or spoke to her son who says despite an ongoing investigation he's received no information about his mother nor the ease with the paris pro

international we talk to the son of a french aid worker who's been held hostage by terrorists in mali for more than a year now that story in the mix of your headlines after the break. join me every. time i'm sure and i'll be speaking to. score. i'm sure i'll see if. it is the big countdown the ball is going to drop new year's starting resolutions will be created it's all so very exciting let's. we have. doctors here. they say the relatives would hate them. and it just so. inspiring to hear something telephone call or a person coming. in my room the same where he says my wife has just died thank you. with us today it's been more than a year since a french aid worker who had gone to mali to help malnourished children was abducted sophie petang is seventy two years old back in twenty sixteen she was taken hostage by local terrorists in july this year she was shown alongside five other captives and so-called proof of life footage released by al qaida and we spoke to her son who says despite an ongoing investigation he's received no information so. no you.

urgently the force of brings together troops from five countries in the silo bikini fast so a chat mali mauritania and nisha. now paul mali is an africa analyst from the chatham house think tank in london no welcome to d w so european and african leaders say this new force is needed. explain to us how much of a threat islam is terrorists islamist terrorism is in the sahal area. well there are really two sort of main strands there's been longstanding activity by a number of jihadist groups in the north of the saddle and stretching right up into the sahara desert and that's been going on for the best part of a decade of course it came to a peak in twenty twelve when they took over the north of mali before being pushed back. in a french led intervention the following year but although the international forces french and african then established. formal control of the north of mali in the rural civilian communities slightly further south where there's been an upsurge in local jihadist activity very often mixed up with local grievances young men disillusioned and fed up with particular the l

he talks to the son of a french aid worker who's been held hostage by terrorists in mali for millennia that story good of us after the break. it is the big countdown the ball's going to drop new year's starting resolutions will be created it's all so very exciting let's. we have. doctors here who will never thought about it but we just care until after year ago they thought relatives would hate them and relatives loved them and it just so absolutely inspiring to hear something at telephone call or a person coming actually i just had a man in my room at the same words he says my wife has just died thank you. welcome back it's been more than a year since a senior french aid worker was abducted in mali after she'd gone there to help malnourished children so if you put one that is seventy two years old i can twenty sixteen she was taken hostage by local terrorists in july this year she was shown alongside five other captives in so-called proof of life footage released while kinder we spoke to her son who says despite an ongoing investigation he's received no information about his mother no

seeing clued in we talked to the son of a french aid worker who's been held hostage by terrorists in mali for more than a year the story and more in a much. new year's. resolutions will be created it's all so very exciting let's. go. to the relatives would hate them. and. inspiring to hear something. thank you. it has been more than a year since a french aid worker who had gone to mali to help malnourished children was abducted . and his seventy two years old sixteen she was taken hostage by local terrorists in july this year she was shown alongside five other captives and so-called proof of life released by al-qaeda and we spoke to her son who says despite an ongoing investigation he's received no information whatsoever. we don't get to. the paris prosecutor ordered an urgent investigation but it has stalled we're now trying to find new materials to restart it so that it won't be apparent indeed to a lack of results we're establishing contacts to try to trace her and seeking any information to establish with the she's alive and when she might be found so far we have no news nothing concr

hospital in booking a fossil and up to forty million dollars for a special educational project in mali to promote peace and audience school children away from the influence of. the in the future we discussed the issues of peace and security in the region namely in mali and burkina faso were struggling against terrorist and radical groups during the visit a memorandum of understanding was signed with mali to provide them with educational programs as qatar believes education is the key factor in fighting radicalization and extremism this will benefit six hundred thousand students in mali and we hope to expand the initiatives to include other countries. even before the visit aggregate economic support to the six west african nations had already reached over half a trillion dollars the new agreements are meant to turn into a major economy confessed and political player in the stuffing. a disease a cause. it's been a month since i. was sworn in as president of uncropped economy and high unemployment are challenges and heritage from longtime leader robert mugabe who stepped down after a mili

along with gunna the other nations included in the tour senegal mali booking a fast. and could devote all resisted saudi pressure to cut ties with qatar in what looks like a gesture of recognition qatar signed generous economic agreements in the six capitals this includes thirteen point eight million dollars to build a cancer treatment hospital in booking a fossil and up to forty million dollars for a special educational project in mali to promote peace and order in school children away from the influence of problems of. the future we discuss the issues of peace and security in the region namely in mali and burkina faso were struggling against terrorist and radical groups during the visit a memorandum of understanding was signed with mali to provide them with educational programs as qatar believes education is the key factor in fighting radicalization and extremism this will benefit six hundred thousand students in mali and we hope to expand the initiatives to include other countries even before the visit aggregate economic support to the six west african nations had

the g five force was launched in bamako mali in july intended to deal with new armed groups organized crime and human trafficking but it has struggled to become a viable force. made up of soldiers from mali booking a fast mauritania and chad the force will concentrate initially on some shared border regions it's intended to grow to a five thousand strong army by march its infancy though the force remains short of troops and funding. as far as we are concerned of the g five said we know that time is running out we realize that with everything that has happened in the middle east and the end of the war in syria there will be an influx of isis fighters towards us and we don't want that. u.n. peacekeepers and regional armies have been the target of recent attacks in the vast hard to navigate region where french forces remain in significant numbers saudi arabia and the united arab emirates have pledged financial support the french president hopes to convince others that the problems of the hell are far reaching and deserve their attention. al-jazeera. around seven thousand firefighters con

the fighters are the lines between them collapsed last week also to come this hour the president of mali contradicts the french account of an airstrike in northern mali you know tell you by saying the bombardment killed soldiers not jihadists and another attraction from a made us media outlet over coverage of the scandal surrounding the white house and team from alleged collusion with russia. but i welcome good evening comes to life.

president of mali contradicts the french account of an airstrike in northern mali in october saying the bombardment killed soldiers not. another retraction from a major us media outlet over coverage of the scandal surrounding the white house and team trump's alleged collusion with russia. i will go to r t dot com for more on that those stories and other headlines as well up next so if you go sits down with award winning director oliver stone's to. welcome to sophie and. not say he won oscars and globes haste films are cult classics part of american consciousness now all over stones latest project was to film an extensive series of interviews with russia's vladimir putin. i caught up with the director himself to talk about the experience my over sounds great to have you with us today so if you're having a great trip in moscow yes just got here so your book competitor extensive interviews with is published by you called the good an interview for a day a day shows climax to my strange life as an american filmmaker climax your career is the best thing you've ever done. you know i have to ta

because among the documents i was finding in mali a disciplinary letter from al qaeda reprimanding a mallian commander who had negotiated a ransom of a canadian hostage on his own without consulting al qaeda central. that was going back to 2008/2009. suddenly this group i was told really had no tie -- >> >> a bunch of criminals with no connection. >> exactly. was in fact being micromanaged. so when the first set of documents came out, if you read them carefully with this knowledge in mind, you find evidence of this micromanaging. where you see them giving each other instructions, guidance, etc. but the overall narrative i think was being pushed to the press and if you look back at the editorials was an image of bin laden isolated. he had lost control of this group. i remember one of the headlines describing him was a lion in winter and in fact the new trove that has now come out confirms very much what i was seeing in mali which is not just real connective tissue but connective tissue to the point of them being micromanaged from afghanistan and pakistan. very minor personal decisions

family of a french aid worker abducted in mali is accusing their government of failing to help that's very much more still to come this is r.t. international. we have. doctors here hope never know what about but we just care and to call for year ago they felt the relatives would hate them and i would just love them and it is so absolutely inspiring to hear something at telephone call or a person come in action it just had a man in my room most at the same words he says my wife has just died thank you. apply to many clubs over the years so i know the game and so i got. the ball isn't only about what happens on the pitch to the final school it's about the passion from the families it's the age of the super money just kill the narrowness of spending suited to twenty million fly a. book it's an experience like nothing else want to do because i want to share what i think of what i know about the beautiful guy my great so we'll all chance with. the phoenix this morning. what politicians to do something to. put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be presi

been more than a year since a french aid worker who had gone to mali to help malnourished children was abducted . is seventy two years old back in twenty sixteen she was taken hostage by local terrorists in july this year she was shown alongside five other captives in so-called proof of life footage released by al-qaeda and we spoke to her son who says despite an ongoing investigation he's received no information what so ever. to. the parents prosecutors who ordered an urgent investigation into his stools we are now trying to find new materials to restart it so that it will be apparent in due to a lack of results we're establishing contacts to try to trace them and seeking any information to establish with the she's alive and when she might be found so far we have no news nothing concrete either from the kidnappers not from any contact persons and also nothing from the foreign ministry's crisis center. now the number of those kidnapped by terrorists has been skyrocketing in recent years and last year the total number worldwide reached almost sixteen thousand people now back in july the

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family of a french aide worker abducted in mali are accusing the government of failing to help because our story and most of the kind. thank. you she's going. to put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so we want to be present. for something i want to be. that you'd like to be this is what before katrina more people. interested always in the water you. should. welcome back well russia has had a very busy year and twenty seventeen if you want to believe the mainstream media especially when it comes to sowing discord and interfering in elections worldwide russia's foreign minister and how the few words to say about that this latest interview. we. talked. about the. so did you hear that russia's foreign minister actually admitted to meddling in elections around the world i don't. know that. what do you think do you think that that actually i mean are you surprised by that that he would admit to actually meddling in the u.s. election absolutely definitely changed everything that the public was seeing right now and course he would never move if he did anyway right it's quit

to supply mauritania senegal gambia and mali with fresh water. it devastated the natural environment. the construction of the dom completely destabilized the ecosystem it was destroyed. the natural balance was destroyed the balance between sold water and fresh water. wasn't fresh water was blocked and couldn't reach the national park. years later the problem was addressed with the construction of these locks built with the help of the german k f w development bank and the german development agency. as gates had here that these guys can be what it does is imitate ebb and flow or water and fresh water are combined here so it's a perfect habitat for fish to spawn in effect when. it's a protected area because these are three flood basins. so it's a perfect spot for resting and breeding not only for fish but also for birds. the park authority has demarcated fishing zones and make sure the fishermen respect spawning seasons. of fresh water in the basin has helped revive the local fauna to . lotus's have begun thriving again. local women spend two to th

mali mauritania and book you know faso have also been called upon to keep the refugees in africa and stop the gangs of traffickers if necessary by force of arms . is this what a partnership between the e.u. and africa should look like. give them i am a good provider you said in your opening statement that europe is misusing african leaders as bouncers but don't european politicians have a point when they say that both sides actually have an interest in ensuring that people who have essentially no chance of obtaining legal residence in europe don't wind up as victims of libya's law and this lawlessness or dying at sea that is correct but let's wind up let's one back if you see the situation in libya the european union signed an agreement with the libyan government nobody knows which government they are talking about there are three governments and at least one terrorist group operating in libya so how do you manage when you. agreement with such and such a chaotic situation that leads directly to this kind of slave trade this is appalling for us as africans we never thought that in the

the president of mali contradicts the french account of an airstrike in northern mali in october saying the bombardment killed soldiers. and another retraction from a major us media outlet over coverage of the scandal surrounding the white house and team trump's alleged collusion with the russian. broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our international thomas certainly glad.

contradicts the french account of an airstrike in northern mali. saying the bombardment killed soldiers jihadists and another retraction from a major us media coverage of the scandal surrounding the white house hunting trumps alleged collusion with russia.

also this hour the president of mali conflicts the french account of an ashtray i can northern mali you know tell you best saying the mumbai ogmund killed soldiers not jihadists and another attraction from a major us media outlet the coverage of the scandal surrounding the white house taking trump's alleged collusion with russia.

the president of mali contradicts the french account of an airstrike in northern mali in october saying the bombardment killed soldiers not just. and another retraction from a major us media outlet over coverage of the scandal surrounding the white house the team from some of the team trumped alleged collusion with russia.

president of the mali contradicts the french account of an airstrike in northern mali in october saying the killed soldiers. and another retraction from a major us media outlet over coverage of the scandal surrounding the white house and alleged collusion with russia. my colleague you know neil will join you for a look at today's top stories coming up next on our to international it is crosstalk but in the u.k. and ireland it is renegade.