the international chemical weapons watchdog the o.p.c. w. meton wednesday over the school pal case russia proposed a joint investigation but that idea was rejected. we will not agree to russia's demands to conduct a joint investigation into the attack in solsbury because the u.k. has assessed that it is highly likely that the russian state is responsible for this attack and that there is no plausible alternative explanation there's no requirement in the chemical weapons convention for a victim to engage the likely perpetrator in a joint investigation to do so would be perverse. unfortunately we didn't manage to get the needed two thirds of votes for the resolution to pass obviously the brits and americans voted against and then nato and some of the member states and u.s. allies followed suit they fear the truth they fear to take responsibility for their words the blatant accusations for provocative statements from the head of u.k. diplomacy. the u.k.'s representative to the view set out more claims against russia at the meeting linking the scrip

the international chemical weapons watch told the o.p.c. w. met on wednesday over the script russia proposed a joint investigation but i did it was rejected. we will not agree to russia's demands to conduct a joint investigation into the attack in salzburg because the u.k. has assessed that it is highly likely that the russian state is responsible for this attack and that there is no plausible alternative explanation there's no requirement in the chemical weapons convention for a victim to engage the likely perpetrator in a joint investigation to do so would be perverse. unfortunately we didn't manage to get the needed two thirds of votes for the resolution to pass obviously the brits and americans voted against and then some e.u. member states and u.s. allies followed suit they fear the truth they fear to take responsibility for their words blatant accusations for provocative statements from the head of u.k. diplomacy. u.k.'s representative to the o p c w set out more claims against russia at that meeting linking this couple poisoning case to the

syria's deputy foreign minister has met chemical weapons inspectors in damascus o.p.c. w is carrying out a fact finding mission to establish if toxic gas was used in duma this month but it won't attribute blame in its final report. as president donald trump's called former f.b.i. director james comey us slimeball and suggested he should be jailed just days before called his memoir is to be released and it he calls trump a mob boss. hundreds of thousands of independence protesters have marched in boston known are calling for the release of nine jailed cattle on the separatist leaders spanish authorities want to try the political leaders and charges of rebellion the march comes just days after the supreme court blocked yet another counted it from becoming the region's leader so you're going to go is in barcelona. really six months since catalonia has been governed on the direct route from madrid and there was little in the way of a political resolution to the crisis was yet by no side is prepared to climb down from that position the spanish government maintains its line the

o.p.c. w. have now arrived in syria's capital damascus and other news the funeral advantage party activists we met dickies a low mandela has been held in south africa thousands gathered in her hometown so wet oh she died nearly two weeks ago at the age of eighty one the biggest gathering of heads of state in the western hemisphere has been taking place in peru in the eight summit of the americas leaders from across north south and central america had talks on topics including tackling corruption and differences on trade . so for now up next it's techno that's watching. a society's progress is dependent on the quality of its experts we need more of finest professionals a top priority is to why do you wait in your generation to study find new teaching methods are infusing thai still to become the agents of change taking them out of the classroom to solve problems in their local communities level education inspiring science in thailand at this time on al-jazeera. we understand the differences and the similarities of cultures across the world. so no matter where you call home al-jazeera will bring in