and united nations sought to establish a democratic republic.wo years ago at the capitol of korea united nations commission supervised elections south of the 40 parallel and the republic of korea, a sovereign democrat nation was born. its president was sigmund reed. citizens of the this young republic went to the polls again to exercise their democratic rights to choose their government under their democratic constitution. even as the citizens of the korean republican voted in free elections, the north korean communist leaders were boasting of their intention to unify the country by force. target, aas their partly mountainous peninsula and the 20 million peaceloving citizens of korea. the attack by the north korean communist came suddenly and without warning. facedpublican army superior forces with all of the advantages of the section and surprise and rallied to the defense of that the public -- of the republic. they were thrown against the invaders south of the 38th parallel against the prepared enemy with planes and guns, the republican troops

there were very few republics in the world. so, this is a risky venture, because it expects a lot of people. in a monarchy, the duty of the people is essentially to obey. but in a republic, the citizens must participate. they need to vote. they should follow issues. they should be involved in campaigns. and so, a republic asks much more of people. and this is the foundational generation for this american republic. and yet, this is also the peak period for alcoholic consumption in america. so, there is a paradox in which this is a period where the political thinking, the political ideology said we need a republic with a virtue. in other words an electorate , where the people are committed to the well-being, the common good of the country and should be willing to set aside their self interest to advance the common good. that is the concept of virtue. and yes, this is the period when people are drinking as never before, and you can see the statistics here that historians have come up with. that in 1790, the per capita alcohol cons

from that moment, the german republic was dead.ublican been supplanted by the communists. hitler proclaimed -- party,as only one hitler's party. there was no debate. the deputies were stooges who applauded, got paid, went home. trade unions were abolished. to german labor front discipline the workers and teach them what you think. literature, all abroad destroyed unless it supported what german leaders were trying to sell. scientists, positions, there unlessns were banned they supported the nazi ideology. hitler added professional gangsters, armed thugs to support his decree. if a german officer had been the idea of the kaiser democracy, the stormtrooper became the idea of hitler's. persecution was on the march. freedom of speech now meant concentration camps, torture, death. freedom of religion, riot and church burning. freedom of opinion, the execution of his acts. freedom of the press, the gestapo took care of that. carl schlitt could be indoctrinated like his grandfather before him. more thoroughly, more efficiently, with all r

that was how, overnight, germany became a republic. but beneath the surface, the old german system when on as before. the state officials of the kaiser's empire were the state officials of the new republic. the industrialists of the empire ran the industries of the republic. even the same teachers presided over the same classrooms, preaching the same gospel of nationalism and german racial superiority. and above all, the general staff of the empire continued to function, even though secretly. old germany still lived, and karl schmidt, too, never really changed. in the first place, he never believed that his army had been defeated. during the four years of the war, he was told only of an unending ring of victory. news of defeat had been kept from him. when the fighting ceased, wasn't his glorious army still on soil? germany itself still on invaded? -- uninvaded? and because germany was granted an armistice instead of being forced to unconditional surrender, karl schmidt never saw allied soldiers marching through his capital. instead, th

what have we got, a republic or a monarchy? >> a republic, if you can keep it so.tor: a prophetic statement from benjamin franklin is the constitutional convention ended its labors in september of 1787. a republic, if you can keep it so. it was here in philadelphia the george washington penned his immortal farewell address, and which he established the great american tradition unbroken for 145 years and our safeguard against dictatorship and tyranny, that no president should serve for a third term. ♪ >> friends and fellow citizens, the period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive government of the united states, being not far distant, and a time already arrived when your thoughts must be occupied in designating the person who is to be clothed with that important trust, it appears to me proper, especially as it may conduce to a more distant expression of the public voice, that i should now apprise you of the resolution i have formed to decline to be considered among the number of those out of whom a choice is to be made. ♪ narrator: and here in

islanders remain divided between greek and turkish cypriots the southern half the majority greek republic of cyprus is recognized by the united nations the turkish republic of northern cyprus is not internationally recognized but its autonomy is nonetheless guaranteed by turkey. relations have got so bad between the fractious neighbors the both sides of threatens military action to defend what they say are their territorial rights over the sea normally these territorial rights are defined by the un's convention of the law of the sea this document allocates up to 12 nautical miles from any nation sure as is territorial waters and up to 200 nautical miles as it's easier and or exclusive economic zone as the name suggests anything found in or under the ocean out to this distance is its own exclusively but only greece the republic of cyprus a most of the world's nations turkey did not sign that un convention instead it has its own way of deciding limits o.b.e. said. turkey uses the continental shelf theory which says that a country's land mass and therefore the ease it extends under water to

implicitly recognizes the republic of cyprus and this would be of course contradicting with turkey's position therefore i can hardly imagine that turkey would give its consent to be a party to these proceeding and what about the pipeline that is planned to service israel and cyprus the gore court they've got to find willing buyers of course and by the time they have europe's switch to renewables might make it not worth doing anyway yes this is the so-called east met pipeline project which is aimed at transporting 10000000000 cubic meters of natural gas per year to european markets from european perspective it is another project that could top european economies to diversify their guess applies and to shift of a from russian gas and from the perspective of the signatory parties it is an attempt to cumulate their powers not only in terms of energy policy but also in the whole geopolitical rivalry in the eastern mediterranean we have to see that the economic and commercial viability of this project is seriously debated says it is rather a geo politically driven initiative on the other h

the former soviet republics which were pushed through this independence 'd. are we going to basically or not in the east. germany france the u.k. russia and china have all rejected a u.s. request to reimpose sanctions on iran so called snap back sanctions can be triggered as part of the nuclear deal but only by signatories killable picks up the story. so at this point we've got the united states essentially demanding that the united nations reimpose its crippling sanctions economic warfare against the islamic republic of iran this is mike pompei o laying out the demand just a few minutes ago i delivered letters to both the un secretary general to terrorism to the president of the security council notified them that the united states is initiating the restoration of virtually all u.n. sanctions on iran lifted under u.n. security council resolution 2231 did i say it will never allow the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism to freely buy and sell planes tanks missiles and other kinds of conventional weapons now essentially the united states is hoping to in

the former soviet republics which were pushed through this independence or. are we going to end up basically on our in the. russian opposition figurehead alexina barney remains in intensive care in a hospital in the siberian city of square he's in a coma the valley was taken earlier on thursday during a flight to moscow with suspected poisoning doctors have said his condition is not yet stable enough to allow him to be airlifted abroad for medical care as requested by his family and supporters but a correspondent on course for the story joins me live on the line now good morning don there has been media briefing by doctors have talked a little bit about nirvana's condition what do we know this point. well good morning neo like you said a german mill german medical aircraft just landed in intending to take in a volley to a facility in germany for treatment his family and supporters have been calling for him to be moved to a facility abroad but at that press conference actually the russian the russian doctors at the hospital that he's being held that now say th

the former soviet republics which were pushed through this independence or. are we going to basically on our of the. russian opposition figurehead and acts in a van the remains in intensive care in a hospital in the siberian city of homs where he's in a coma a valley was taken earlier on thursday during a flight to moscow with suspected poisoning doctors have said his condition is not yet stable enough to allow him to be airlifted abroad for medical care as requested by his family and supporters. allied to r.t. correspondent don quarter what's the latest that's coming out of the hospital about nirvana's condition and the possibility of him being taken abroad. well neal at a recent press conference that just took place moments ago doctors said they're still exploring 5 diet possible diagnoses as to what caused the sudden illness they said they'll need probably another 2 days to determine which one is most accurate and to give our viewers a little bit of background like you said neal in the fall he was on a plane traveling to moscow from siberia when he suddenl

the former soviet republics which were pushed through this president or. are we going to basically or not of the. russian opposition figurehead alexina valley remains in intensive care in a hospital in the siberian city of elm square he's in a coma and ali was taken ill on thursday during a flight to moscow with suspected poisoning the doctors have said his condition is not yet stable enough to allow him to be lifted abroad for medical care as requested by his family and supporters it's going i taught a course one done called following the story for a certain morning don there's just been a media briefing understand the last couple of hours by doctors they were talking about nirvana his condition what did they have to say good morning you know well the latest piece of news is that german medical aircraft has actually landed in. equipped with a team of coma specialists there intending to bring the volley abroad for treatment to germany his family and his supporters have been calling for that for a while now but the russian doctors at the hospital actually s

found in or under the ocean out to this distance is its own exclusively but don't like greece the republic of cyprus a most of the world's nations turkey did not sign that un convention. instead it has its own way of deciding limits so be easy. turkey uses the continental shelf theory which says that the country's landmass and therefore the ease it extends under water to the very edge of the continental shelf using this theory they refused to accept the islands can have these they say any islands influence is only as far as 12 nautical miles these 2 calculation methods have triggered a cascade of claim and counterclaim early last year the energy ministers of cyprus greece egypt jordan israel and palestine all met in cairo to discuss cooperation and the setting up of the east med gas forum turkey was pointedly not invited cyprus so. it's taken steps in order to. delineate its exclusive economic zones its planning in the future when it will be feasible to export its gas through a pipeline fames pipeline that a trance or israeli. if you have guys. grace and further european union markets it's

resident been any confirmation of that that he's gone to the dominican republic and why would he choose that location. yeah not not not an official confirmation yet this is something that the spanish press is reporting also for example this press saying that he might relocate finally nestorian. in portugal but right now what we are seeing in the press here in spain is that he might have gone to the domanick and republic he would stay he would be hosted by their funk who are stanley. stronger prominent family with interest in super cane and also they have some hospitality complexes and he should he would stay according to these reports in a complex in the dominican republic at least temporarily we don't know if he will stay there for long or not but aside said there's not any official confirmation regarding the hughes whereabouts following the end of the franco regime especially in the early eighty's one carlos was was a unifying figure for the country what is this development mean for the royal family and its role and spend huge. yeah definitely. was one of the most prominent figures in

matching footage from the 2014 uprising in ukraine to what's happening now in another post soviet republic right next to a better us. i . believe. at face value the pitches are identical but beneath the record discrepancies because ukraine didn't exactly set an example of how to in the short term yes but all it wanted president electoral growth taishan a visa waiver for the e.u. but that was where the buck stopped because the newly elected president quickly lost all support the economy collapsed key industries sloped national debt hiked and so-called western partners until this day still aren't rushing to accept cave as one of their role so is it really a surprise that here in belarus people don't want a repetition of that thanks to us now and stay if i shouldn't tell autonomic ontario hello how are there and you can hold down the street in the evening and not be afraid for safety and the safety of. the things in a servicing we still have for an independent bill are only wouldn't be felt and tranquility will be able to survive this there is no need to disrupt to come by may see a small one

chants like long live about a roast and go go leave coolly go on the incumbent president of this republic i'll examine the lukashenko to leave the office because they do not recognize the protesters here they do not recognize the results of the election now the police so far they have been standing by we can show you over that far in the distance i will try to zoom in the red there are police vehicles and other machines crowd control vehicles and so on and so forth so far they have been standing by and people have been chanting and protesting peacefully they have been putting on the sones from the 2nd world war iraq so quite peaceful ones i have to tell you so so far they are out here and most trying to make their voices heard we will be standing by here throughout the day to bring you all the latest on how this protest fast. the country has been left deeply divided by the disputed vote the weeks that followed it was dominated by opposition protests but on monday supporters of the president began holding counter-rally is. it a boy ducking my hearts leading up to my current believe this is

it's really really loud here what is playing behind me right now is the national anthem of the republic of the us a little bit of context we are right so what's the name of the country in the city of rest a lot during the time the 2nd world war. the great seal cyclone your guess is as good as mine here when it comes to scale but i would say there's about there's definitely thousands of people maybe close to 10000 basically people who have to look to a number of them and their message is some of them would change. but none of them want to listen ukrainians and to be played out in their public also a lot of people are making a huge point about the flag you can see how many better russian flags official by the russian flags are behind and just around me well essentially they have been saying that the white red and white flag the colors chosen by the opposition they resemble. the shoes by the collaborationist jerk the 2nd full day of a huge problem with the because a lot of people in. history those it. was good to get. your vote. they take it seriously so even those who may have supported y

the former soviet republics which were. to this the president. are we going to basically or not at least the e.u. meanwhile has confirmed it's drawing up sanctions against about the russian officials who are suspected of election fraud and violence against protesters the block hasn't disclosed to as of yet whether alexander lukashenko is on that list in fact brussels lifted penalties on him 4 years ago lithuania which shares a border with belarus has in fact banned a look at shanghai and 31 other bell russian officials from entering the country and the e.u. has stressed that there is there should be no foreign meddling in the belorussian crisis moscow claims though that lithuania is doing precisely just that with its sanctions on the country's leader. russia's foreign minister has contacted the e.u. foreign policy chief to urge brussels against stirring up confrontation between the government and opposition in belarus that is after the e.u. unanimously rejected the results of the election and declared president look at shankar persona non-grata p

fraud and violence against protesters are just don't know hawkins delves into why the former soviet republic has drawn so much international reaction just a fortnight ago many western viewers may have barely heard of belarus that will change the thousands poured over the streets in protest over the disputed presidential election is the country's geography. between its big east the neighbor europe sees the interests of international players intertwine and clash. officially the e.u. is dismissed the elections as neither free nor fair. as persona non-grata and already begun drawing up new sanctions lists citing human rights violations in the wake of police violence in custody we start number withheld e.u. why discussions on sanctions against those responsible for human rights violations how these sanctions will be organized and whether there will be further restrictive measures depends on the further actions of the bully russian authorities. condemnation was perhaps predictable but there is no shared view of what comes next the baltic states and poland have been the loudest critics of location

ambassador to the republic of venezuela.hank you all again for your willingness to serve this country. friend andrn to my fellow senator, bob menendez, i wish to underscore to our nominees the need for a passionate defense of american values in your future positions. if confirmed, each of you will be presented with an challenges. i know all of you are committed patriots, and i hope you will direct that spirit toward the preservation of peace, the expansion of opportunity, and a fervent enthusiasm for your post and for the values you represent. i look forward to hearing how you will seek to do that very soon. i now wish to recognize my distinguished colleague and friend, senator menon does, for his opening comments. sen. menendez: thank you, mr. chairman. a moment before i address the nominees themselves, i am compelled to note for the record that this unfortunately is another, in a series of hearings that chairman risch has noticed unilaterally. violation ofalso a committee practice which requires seven days notice and with

the former soviet republics which were pushed through this independence 'd. are we going to basically or not in the east. ok let's go to just give you an update just come in on our top story the head doctor at the hospital that's treating alexina valley says that that preliminary diagnosis as a metabolic disorder triggering a sharp drop in his sugar levels of the blood will bring you more on that story as it comes in. the meantime tech giant apple has become the 1st us company to reach a value of 2 trillion dollars more on that after this short break. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. my no team no crowd. no shots no. action just don't speak. with dr no strong. point sure your thirst for action. was a back to you guys report summer solution series on the next that was daisy harbor and today we're going to be talking about the pending selves of money stop stop being self costly and stop the world alliance joining us very quickly go b.j. missed

move was the dominican republic and it seems with the world basically opposing washington's moves againstiran that iran actually has the upper hand this is what we've heard from some iranian officials in was called and on which i think today it's clear that the united states is size elated and american unilateralist is not supported by other countries with the reason reason lucian there was put before the security council the united states was defeated in the slummy group public of iran has the upper hand about it in the international community it seems like almost a consensus that the iran nuclear deal should remain intact however washington has pulled out of the deal and they seem to be almost standing alone at this point in their call to reimpose sanctions and to essentially escalate tensions with the islamic republic and just one more intriguing aspect to this story russia's deputy envoy to be united nations said on thursday about the us had declined to hold a security council session on the issue of sanctions against iran long time foreign correspondent reece erlich told me america's

well it's really really loud here what is playing behind me right now is the national anthem of the republic of belarus a little bit of context we are right on the western of the country in the city of brest to see a lot during the tongue of the 2nd world war as it's known here the great country don't see one beside me behind me excuse me you can see well your guess is as good as mine here when it comes to scale but i would say this about the stephanie thousands of people maybe clubs to 10000 there's a drone flying around so when we get aerial pictures with you. it will be more likely for us to get a better projection and basically people have to look to a number of them and their message just some of them one change some don't want change but none of them want to. break in sanaa to be played out in their public also a lot of people are making a huge point about the flak you can see how many better russian flags official by the russian flags out behind the just around me but essentially they have been saying that the white. red and white flag the colors chosen by the opposition they resemble

tropical storm laura lashes haiti and the dominican republic on its way to the us gulf coast.sident trump confirms blood plasma from recovered coronavirus patients can be used as a treatment. and bayern munich win the champions league, beating paris saint germain in the first final ever held behind closed doors. hello and welcome to bbc news. in belarus, huge crowds of protesters have demonstrated against president alexander lukashenko and the re—election they say he rigged two weeks ago. they are demanding that he stand down. from the capital minsk, steve rosenberg sent this report. a warning — it contains images which some viewers may find distressing. they poured onto the streets. "long live belarus," they cried. a sea of protesters flooding the centre of minsk. "resign," they shouted. a message for this man, alexander lu kashenko. for 26 years, he's been the president, but look how the people have turned against him. on independence square, they accused him of stealing the election and of violence against the people of belarus. our aim is to show the government that we are

also on the show the democratic republic of congo was hit with a surge in inflation after the pen to. it's a further squeeze on exports. welcome to the show and. it's good have you with us times are already tough in lebannon food prices were rising power outages becoming more frequent and coronavirus case numbers climbing now the need to rebuild the country's largest port following an explosion on tuesday threatens to expose just how threadbare the country's economy really is. a city in ruins its gateway to the global economy destroyed lebanon is scrambling to pick up the pieces of this week's explosion. but long before the blast levanon to qana me was then a death spiral. rampant inflation and an increasingly worthless currency plunging many lebanese into poverty hunger and despair. all now are sure to get worse. more than 250000 people have lost their homes in beirut. and countless businesses have been destroyed. and we compensate. we lost our houses all shops in the house of my grandfather's and we lost my uncle's wife and we took out from under the rubble is there anything bigger