it is close to the paris opera house, about a ten-minute walk away, but not at the opera house itself. and the attacker was killed by police as he was committing his act, apparently. it happened very quickly, apparently. and the terrorism prosecutor says they're still evaluating whether or not they're going to get involved. what that means is they're not sure if this was a terrorism related event. basically, if there is a terrorism event, they're usually quite quick in declaring that because it seems they get their investigators on the scene right away. but the fact that he's hesitating and not deciding whether or not it is terrorism indicates to me, anyway, it's probably not going to end up being terrorism. i think he would be out there on the scene himself probably if it was some kind of a terrorism related event. so that's the way it stands now. we may know more in the next hour or so. >> you provide that good perspective for us, but have police indicated any possible motive for the attack? >> no, not at all. not at all. and you know, i heard you talking earlier with josh about kni

the curtain is up at the mcgreevey opera house. pyrites has a rich history of musical and theatrical innovation. the building is one of the most outstanding surviving examples of baroque theater architecture in europe. it was already considered one of the most beautiful theaters when it opened in seventeen forty eight it was commissioned by vilhelm nina of prussia the older sister of frederick the great. gate was. to celebrate its reopening of the to outer academy august everything is staging real him in his life in the opera artists are saying. this maybe i'm lucky that i can sing a number of arias and that they're all very different sometimes they're very difficult sometimes slow or deep. and that's a real challenge as. hell for the one. zero zero zero. the german soprano anya celia is cast in the lead role of wilhelmina the founding patrons influential role she says can still be traced inside the opera house. just that and of course the distance is hard for us to imagine today got a first income assateague there were no chairs a

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that is the sydney opera house. betty: it looks gorgeous. i'm betty liu in new york. you are watching daybreak australia. let's get the first word news with alisa parenti. alisa: president trump has poured cold water on rising trade optimism, saying he's not really pleased with the way talks are going with china. the administration held off on billions of dollars worth of tariffs with reports of white house discord over the tragedy -- over the strategy. rossrce secretary wilbur plans to visit china early next month to continue trade talks. the president's also cast doubt on his plan summit with kim jong-un. speaking after talks with the south korean leader, he said there was very substantial chance it will work out. the president added that does not mean a meeting won't happen at some point. the white house has acknowledged uncertainty around talks, but still preparing for singapore on june 12. congress has approved a sweeping overhaul of u.s. bank

not far from the city's main opera house.tabbing set a man armed with a knife killed at least one person and injured several others. to have been seriously injured in the french capital. welcome to america's news headquarters. >> eric: authorities say the suspect was shot and killed by the police. were looking at a live video that police blocked off the street with barricades. the victims appear to have been targeted randomly. no motive has been determined. it's not been officially called an act of terrorism, it appears to have the hallmarks of one. a crowded saturday night, an area usually packed with tourists and visitors. were live in the new york city newsroom with the latest. >> the knife attack happened just before 10:00 p.m. local time in paris, france. a person with a knife stabbed five people in central paris. the police said one person was killed and two seriously injured, to others with minor injuries. the attacker was shot dead by police. we don't know and a motive for the attack. it's too early to know if it was

emmanuel macron kicks off his trip to australia with a lavish dinner at the sydney opera house. live coverage from there in just a minute. coming up in business, find out which jobs are at risk of disappearing as mayday celebrations and protests rollaround. and a french art museum finds out half of the works it has been proudly displaying fake. are fake. first, our top story, live from paris. ♪ ♪ the parliament in armenia is choosing a new prime minister today. the sole candidate is opposition .eader nikol pashinyan there is still doubt as to if the ruling republican party will give him the votes he needs. ledshinny and --- pashinyanan two weeks of protests that forced the former foreign minister, serzh sarksyan, to resign. protesters are back out again today. next for you, let's go to israel,l,etanyahu in where he made a dramatic tv presentation yesterday. he accused iran of lying about its nuclear weapons program. the israeli prime minister revealed what he said were secret files obtained by israeli intelligence which prove iran is covertly working on a nuclear weapons program

police flooded the area near the opera house, and eyewitnesses said officers first tried to taser theand then fired two shots. the authorities have confirmed the attacker is dead. translation: the police arrived quickly. everyone arrived quickly. we didn't know what was going on. we were quickly moved inside the bar. i went outside and i saw a man lying on the floor. president macron said his thoughts were with the victims and their loved ones. he saluted the courage of the police officers who, in his words, neutralised the terrorist. the city's mayor said that all parisian stood by the victims‘ side. the incident is being treated as terrorism, but there has been no word on the background of the attacker. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility, saying it was targeting countries of the coalition that fought against it in the middle east. translation: france is absolutely determined not to yield in any way to the threats issued by attackers. our response will be firm and clear. over the past three years, a string ofjihadist attacks around france have claimed the lives of alm

police flooded the area near the opera house, and witnesses say officers first tried to taser the suspectickly. everyone arrived quickly. we didn't know what was going on. we were quickly moved inside the bar. i went outside and i saw a man lying on the floor. president macron said his thoughts were with the victims and their loved ones. he saluted the courage of the police officers who, in his words, "neutralised the terrorist". the city's mayor said that all parisians stood by the victims' side. the incident is being treated as terrorism. judicial sources have told the french media that the attacker was born in 1997 in the southern russian republic of chechnya. the source said his parents are now being questioned. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility, saying it was targeting countries of the coalition which fought against it in the middle east. translation: france is absolutely determined not to yield in any way to the threats issued by attackers. our response will be firm and clear. over the past three years, a string ofjihadist attacks around france have claimed the live

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the incident taking place just a short time ago near the famous paris opera house located in one of the city's popular tourist district. brian yennis joins us with of more. >> reporter: a man armed with a knife began stabbing people at random, killing one, wounding four others, two seriously. the suspect was shot dead by police. this video shows people running for their lives and a person lying on the ground either wounded or dead. witnesses describe the chaos of the attack which took place near the city's opera house. >.>> i was having a drink with a friend and i heard a boom, boom. i thought it was gunshots. i saw a bloke lying on the ground. after that we rushed back into the bar. >> reporter: witnesses say the man shouted god is great as he stabbed people. the islamic state's news agency claimed the suspect was one of its soldiers. the islamic state has done this before. they have falsely claimed responsibility so we shall see. the paris prosecutor opened a terrorism investigation into the knife attack. france's counter terrorism authorities are investigating. france le's president

dead a knife a man who stabbed one person to death and injured several others at the city's main opera house. and other headlines faces a torrent of criticism from leading european politicians and media over its decision to pull the u.s. out of iran nuclear deal. sweden consider starting the link between immigration and crime saying public demand for such a move is growing. rather go to the polls this weekend but the parliamentary elections go to washington worried as none of the main candidates back its policy of countering iran. hey there kevin owen here at r.t. h.q. thanks for watching my apologies it's now eleven in the evening in the beautiful capital of paris where tragedy is struck tonight we don't know what's happened there quite but we can tell you police in paris of shot dead a knife man who killed one person in the opera district this last saturday evening just an hour or so ago it seems called into the latest figures for others are injured to a very seriously security services have not yet said whether this is a terror attack or not r.t. cameraman alex to nassau office was near t

witnesses says that the man shares his goddess grace in arabic during the attack near the city's famous opera house the so-called islamic states has described the attacker as one of its soldiers. it's become an increasingly familiar sight on the streets of the french capital the aftermath of a terrorist attack it took place in one of parses most central districts on a busy saturday night and one person was killed. and from the site was working in the restaurant and suddenly i heard a woman screaming she tried to seek shelter but unfortunately she couldn't he came and attacked her that's when the panic started everyone started screaming and trying to reach our restaurant. and we heard chanting and a big movement of people incredible people were shouting under the table hygiene on the ground and that's how it started. france's anti terrorism unit has taken over the investigation after the so-called islamic state group says it carried out the attack. at this stage due in part to witness accounts that the attacker shouted allah akbar as he attacked people with a knife. to the paris antiterrorism judges

witnesses said the man shouted god is great in arabic during the attack near the city's famous opera house paris has been under a higher security. recent years after a string of deadly islamic extremist attacks police are investigating the attack as an act of terrorism the so-called islamic state has described the attacker as one of its soldiers. to iraq now where voters in the country have voted in the first parliamentary election since the government declared victory over islamic state militants turnout was low at less than forty five percent amid high tensions and high security the vote went off largely peacefully but at least three people were reportedly killed in a bomb attack just south of the oil rich city of kirkuk. iraqi voters cast their ballots amid tight security but turnout was lower than expected partly because islamic state militants had threatened attacks at polling places the curfew on cars around polling stations had kept some voters away but the only reported violence was a car bomb attack in kirkuk which killed the vehicles passengers some voters were frustrated by long

the attack happened near the city's opera house.ording to the french authorities, the attacker was shot dead by police. what we have now from the police, they say that the attacker is deceased. they haven't explained precisely how that happened but as you say, there were reports he was initially catered, that didn't stop him, then he was shot dead by police. police say that five people we re police. police say that five people were attacked. one of the victims is dead. two were seriously injured and two were slightly injured. we have had a response which came very quickly from the french interior minister, and indication of how seriously the french authorities are taking this. he praised police their bravery and quick response and his first thoughts went to the victims. there is no word yet officially on the motive. fresh police are reminding people not to spread false rumours. “— reminding people not to spread false rumours. —— french police. we have had a comment from marine le pen, leader of the national front and a sad support t

authorities say police have shot the assailant dead the stabbings took place near the city's famous opera house paris has been under high security in recent years after a string of deadly islamic extremist attacks police say they are investigating the attack as terrorism. to iraq now we're at least three people have reportedly been killed in a bomb attack the explosion happened just south of the oil rich city of kirkuk this comes just hours after polls close in iraq's first parliamentary elections since the government declared victory over islamic state militants security forces in the area say the blast is linked to the election. iraqi voters cast their ballots amid tight security but turnout was lower than expected partly because islamic state militants had threatened attacks at polling places because if you want cars in areas surrounding polling stations had kept some voters away but the only reported violence was a car bomb attack in kirkuk which killed the vehicles passengers some voters were frustrated by a long lines at polling booths others found their names weren't on voting lists in a

the stabbing rampage took place in a popular tourist spot near the main opera house.ed the chaos. >> then i went to the swimming tc. they were -- [inaudible] they were pushing. she was awake. she had eyes open. she spoke in some words i did not catch. reporter: the islamic state has taken responsibility for the attack. "fox news sunday" from the secretary of date might pay up reiterated its till to send to know because isis off to often falsely claims. >> we don't know much more. we know the caliphate is claiming responsibility. he was one of the soldiers we can't verify that. french authorities with the intelligence the united states can provide will do our best to unpack this in the coming hours. reporter: last night the french president emmanuel macron treated all my thoughts with the victims of the wounded knife attacks perpetrated in paris as well as to their relatives. i salute on behalf of all the french and then we'll have neutralized. paris once again pay the price of blood but did not give an inch to the enemies of freedom. france is on high alert after assu

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a man who stopped one person to death and injured several others near the french capital's main opera house a terror investigation is underway. and in the stories they say for the week european leaders are refusing to toe washington's line after president trump withdraws from the overall nuclear deal and imposes new sanctions against tehran.

about a ten-minute walk from the main paris opera house and louver museum. pretty high profile part of paris. what sort of security challenges does an area like this present? >> unfortunately, with these experiences and with the distance of time, we continue to learn those in law enforcement, the security industry, when you're in a highly populated area like this, you're going to want the to station officers who can respond if necessary based on the facts we've been reporting throughout the day. looks as though law enforcement officers sprung into action quickly and neutralized the subject, determining that he continued to pose a threat so they took him down. one thing that's interesting in this case is the weapon that was used. that's going to be of interest in thisnvestigators. there are two aspects to utilizing a knife. the first is physical. the second is the psychological aspect. first, the physical. knives are easier to obtain and conceal. fortunately, they don't result in these large mass casualty type of situations we typically see. not to say they'r

of redback spiders, and the outback 'cause-- you know what, basically, just stay in the sydney opera houseat's... [laughter] that's where it's totally safe. well, except for the opera snakes, obviously, but... my point is, australia can be dangerous if you're a dumbass! [laughter] but everywhere is dangerous if you're a dumbass. a car wash can be dangerous if you're a dumbass. [laughter] how did he drown? i don't know! he was being a dumbass! [laughter] the most annoying thing about all this is how he regrets nothing. - despite being a north queensland local and growing up knowing the dangers of crocs in waterways, the young man denies he's done anything wrong. [laughter and applause] - "haters gonna hate." mate. those aren't haters. those are medical professionals. right? and they're not hating. they're trying to keep you from bleeding to death. [laughter] and you won't believe this, but it seems like his stupid plan may have worked. - as for the girl he risked his life for, lee says it paid off. he's convinced her to go on a movie date. - what? what are you doing? you cannot reward this

police flooded the area near the opera house and eyewitnesses said officers first tried to taser thepect and then fired two shots. the authorities have confirmed the attacker was dead. the police arrived quickly, everyone arrived quickly. we did not know what was going on. the removed into the bar. and went outside and saw a man lying on the floor. president macron said his thoughts were with the victims and their loved ones. he saluted the courage of the police opposite who, in his words, neutralised the terrorist. the city's mayer said all parisians stood by the victim's side. the incident is being treated as terrorism but there has been no word on the background of the attacker. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility, saying it was targeting countries of the coalition that fought against it in the middle east. translation: france is absolutely determined not to yield in anyway to the threats issued by attackers. our response will be firm and clear. over the past three years, a string ofjihadist attacks around france have claimed the lives of almost 250 people. as the i

and kill a man who stabbed one person to death and injured several others near the city's main opera house a terror investigation is underway. trauma faces a torrent of criticism from leading european politicians and media over his decision to pull the us out of the iran nuclear deal. with sweden consider studying the link between immigration and crime saying public demand for such a movie is growing. our broadcast live director our studios in moscow the seas are to international and john thomas is really glad to have you.

kill a man who stabbed one person to death and injured several others and near the city's main opera house a terror investigation is underway. donald trump faces a torrent of criticism from leaving european politicians and media over his decision to pull the u.s. out of the iran nuclear deal. and sweden considers studying the link between immigration and crime saying public demand for such a move is in. and about an hour's time my colleague nic aaron will be here with a look back at the stories that shape the week your favorite finance gurus max and stacey are coming right up on the kaiser report stay with us you're watching international.

macron has arrived in australia and met with the prime minister malcolm turnbull at the sydney opera house both leaders are expected to agree to greater cooperation and in the pacific region to counter china's role. south korea has started taking down the loudspeakers along its border with the north. seoul says it believes pyongyang is doing the same thing. it is a series of symbolic gestures after a summit last week. ouboth cries used speakers to broadcast propaganda. today mike pompeo address to the u.s. state department for the first time as its top diplomat. the new secretary said he would help bring th' departmens swagger back, and he is already the point man on potential with kim jong-un. mr. pompeo will officially be sworn in tomorrow by the president. top figures in the catholic chuh, cardinal george pell, is to stand trial oto charges of hcal sexual abuse in australia. cardinal pell, who is 76, is the highest-ranking catholic to face the allegations. he has formally pleaded not guilty and dgdied any wronoing. our correspondent reports. reporter: one of the most powerful peoplin th

police flooded the area near the opera house and eyewitnesses said officers at first tried to cater thect and then fired two shots. authorities confirmed the attack was dead. —— taser. president emmanuel macron praised the police officers who, in his words, neutralised as terrorist. the city's method that all parisien stood by the victims‘ side. the city‘s method that all parisien stood by the victims‘ side. —— men. it has been treated as terrorism but there has been no word on the background of the attacker. —— mayor. they say they were targeting people that a0 against them in the middle east. a string ofjihadist attacks in front have claimed the lives of almost 250 people. as the investigation continues, police will remain on high alert. north korea‘s announced it will dismantle its nuclear test site later this month in front of the world‘s media. the three—day event is scheduled to take place just weeks before president trump and the north korean leader kim jong—un hold their historic summit in singapore. in a tweet, president trump welcomed the decision by pyongyang, let‘s get more

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and kill a man who stabbed one person to death and injured several others at near the city's main opera house age our investigation is underway. faces a torrent of criticism from leading european politicians and media over his decision to pull the u.s. out of the iran nuclear deal. sweden considers studying at the link between immigration and crime saying public demand for such a move is growing. our broadcast law director our studios moscow this is r.t. international not almost certainly glad to have you with us the police in paris have shot and killed a knife attacker who.

a man who stopped one person to death and injured several others near the french capital's main opera house a terror investigation is underway. and to the stories that shapes the week european leaders are refusing to toe washington's line after president trump withdrawals from the iran nuclear deal and imposes new sanctions against iran. on the. clashes intensify on the israeli gaza border and head of the u.s. embassies move to jerusalem leaving two palestinians dead in the final of. and russia marks seventy three years since victory in the gulf war two with a.

the attack took place near the city's main opera house.ound and the satellite image shows the cloud has been around central part of the country, whereas the north and west had clearer skies with sunshine around. this evening we will keep all the cloud in south—east england and up towards scotland. rain in east anglia shifting up to north—east england and into eastern scotland overnight. elsewhere, any evening showers ease away to leave largely dry and clear conditions and a chilly night in the west, particularly for northern ireland where we could see a touch of grass frost first thing on sunday. that east—west split continues. sunday is cloudy to the east and the best sunshine found in the west. sunday is shaping up with rain across parts of north—east england and scotland. also showers for east anglia, probably a drier and brighter day for the south—east england and towards the midlands. plenty of sunshine in western scotland, northern ireland, wales and north—west england. temperatures between 15 and 17 in the sunniest areas. though coo

the beatles for instance recorded let it be on the piano one of their pianos is also in sydney's opera house for instance the government took away the business from the family but kept them on board not his own us but as men are just so they got paid by the government a monthly salary. because they wanted to maintain their know how and all the also their customer base all around the world who paid in u.s. dollars which was very valuable to the. government back then eventually when the wall came down the blueness were able to get their property back you're hearing it thank you very much for sharing your personal experience with us. and we go on to the next story which is of course the looming trade war between the u.s. and china the u.s. has sent a top level delegation to china to try and a virgin or law trade or between the two biggest economies in the world it's mainly about tariffs but washington also accuses beijing of systematically infringing u.s. companies copyrights product piracy is the bane of every strong brand across the world it stretches also across all industries pirates not on

police flooded the area near the opera house and witnesses say officers first tried to taser the suspectme around the corner of the street with blood on his hands, holding a box cutter, very aggressive, came with his arms open, with an angry gesture, came straight at the policemen. the policemen were shouting for him to put his arms down, drop your weapon. they tasered him twice. he managed to sort of isolate one of the policemen, i suppose, as the policemen were trying to encircle him and one of them ended up between the car and the street and ended up getting pushed back a bit and as the attacker went for him, i heard two shots. translation: according to witnesses, the attacker shouted allahu akbar when he attacked with a knife. given the aggressor‘s mode of operation, the paris anti—terrorism unit are investigating. french media say the suspect, khamzat azimov, was born in 1997 in the southern republic of chechnya. he gained nationality in 2010. a source said his parents are being questioned. islamic state group has claimed responsibility, saying it was targeting countries of the coal

the attack happened near the city's opera house.ding to the french authorities, the attacker was overpowered by police — and some reports have suggested that the attacker was shot dead. our correspondent andy moore's been following this story as it's developed this evening. it started a few hours a year ago —— a few hours ago, scenes of terror in central paris, people taking refuge from this knifeman. the police said the attacker is now dead although they haven't explain precisely how that happened, although there are reports he was initially tasered and then shot dead by police. police say five people were attacked and one of the victims is dead, two was seriously injured and two were slightly injured. we have had a response very quickly from the french interior ministry. an indication of how serious did the french authorities are taking this. he praised the police for their response and ease of their first thoughts went to the victims. —— and he said theirfirst thoughts went to the victims. —— and he said their first thoughts. no

a man who stopped one person to death and injured several others near the french capital's main opera house a terror investigation is underway. and in the stories that shaped the week european leaders are refusing to toe washington's line after president trump withdraws from the a wrong nuclear deal and imposes new sanctions against iraq. oh the target of clashes intensify on the israeli gaza border ahead of the u.s. embassies move to jerusalem leaving two palestinians dead in the violence. and russian mark seventy three years since a victory in world war two with the record ten million people marching in cities across the country and on a relatives who fought the nazis. very well welcome you're watching the weekly here on r.t. international well the latest headlines and a roundup of the stories that have shaped the week. now our top story this hour police in paris have shot and killed a nice attacker who killed one person in the opera district on saturday evening four others were injured two of them seriously the police are investigating the incident as a terror attack well this photo was

it happened in a popular tourist district famed for its opera house and lined with shops. according to paris prosecutors they reported the suspect calling out god is great before the attack. in a statement through the mock news agency isis described the suspect as one of its soldiers, but did not provide evidence for this claim. >> the agency purports this image captured from video to be the attacker pledging his allegiance to the leader of the islamic state. it remains unclear whether the suspect was inspired by or even a follower of the terror group. the stabbing is being investigated as a terror attack. so, here's what we know so far. judicial source has confirmed to nbc news he was a french citizen, born in the russian republic of chief meteorologist -- chechnya, and was on the watch list for signs of islamic radicalization. police detained his parents and friends for questioning. motives unclear at this time. >> a series of shocking attacks involving children, overnight officers and civilians are wounded after a suicide bombing attack at police headquarters in the cit