bring in to have that report from tehran to go straight to moscow and to listen to sergei lavrov foreign minister for russia alongside his syrian counterpart let's just listen and that but basically in full focus of talks was the situation in syria in the middle east and indeed in north africa. one of. which so that. it was with satisfaction that we noted that the majority of the essay is now freed of terrorists and what we need to do now is to wipe out those terrorist groups which. persist particularly in the deescalation area of. you know. it is unacceptable that terrorists particular is. using the escalation. area to. attack the syrian army and to also attack through drone of russian military bases in the area. and. we exchanged views about. the progress of this new action to. move the. military positions which we have a. dialogue about with the syrian army. with terrorists. in relation to the terrorists and also taking. us. actually seduced you that was your syrian friends who shared. their views. organizing. organizing units. and also when settled as if it was arrangements throughou

i nothing new was on the letter then there was also a question by our correspondent who asked sergey lavrov what he makes of the u.s. involvement or rather lack of involvement when it comes to restoring syria says it's too early to talk about reconstruction efforts until a political settlement is agreed on what do you make of that knowledge school some countries are trying to hinder the return of refugees or refusing to help reconstruction efforts it's counterproductive to set off officials conditions for the syrian people to return to their homes why so. concern from moscow about this area well first of all russia has been a key player in syria and moscow is proud of its role of being in charge of the many reconciliation first that we have seen and also moscow's really been helping with rebuilding the economy and the refugees will not come back if the economy doesn't get restored the process has already begun the syrian government has just announced that as many as twenty five thousand syrians have just returned from lebanon and that is within four months and the devastated cities and town

agencies from getting syria's economy back on track the claim comes from russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov. because . it's turned out that the political department if the u.n. secretary it produced and distributed a secret guideline within the whole u.n. system in october last year it restricted the organizations within that system to take part in any projects on the reconstruction of the syrian economy are not humanitarian aid nothing else well first of all we don't hear this kind of criticism for. directed specifically at the u.n. that often but if you really read into what he said you will realize that actually he is upset with what he called attempts by other countries to manipulate the secretariat and this is absolutely unacceptable says the russian foreign minister the russian foreign ministry has already been touch with the secretary general they sent a former complaint about the alleged behind the scenes than the secretary of to take part in this syria restoration program then there was also a question by our correspondent who asked sergey lavrov what he makes of the u.s. involveme

agencies from the reconstruction of syria's economy the claim comes from russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. because it was true it's turned out that the political department is the u.n. secretary and produced and distributed to secret going on within the whole u.n. system in october last year it restricted the organizations within that system to take part in any projects on the reconstruction of the syrian economy are only humanitarian aid nothing else. breaking down the significance of that statement is ilia patrik who joins me on the program know it what else indeed did the russian foreign minister have to say union high wall first of all we don't really hear this kind of criticism from sergei lavrov that often specifically when he's lashing out at the u.n. the russian foreign minister besides this house called attempts by certain countries to manipulate the united nations absolutely unacceptable actually the russian foreign ministry wants to get in touch with the secretary general and they have already sent him for merrill complaint about this alleged ban on the secretary to take part i

to allow civilians to leave that as the last rebel help province the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov says fighters and need liquidating he says they are using civilians as human shields russia's ambassador to the us earlier warned against what he calls groundless and illegal aggression in syria the u.s. has talked to retaliate of syrian government forces attack opposition areas with chemical weapons doctors in iran say sanctions imposed by the u.s. are endangering lives they say they can't get enough medicine to treat patients foreign companies are able to sell medical supplies for new banking restrictions make that harder same bus robbery reports from tehran. has been struggling with since he was born it's a blood disorder that his parents know means he will never live a normal life. but the medical treatment he gets at this clinic gives him a fighting chance. he's a boy he should play with his friends and. if he does he has to go to the hospital to get an injection the effects his spirit and he could not enjoy. he seems to serious his father says his condition makes him a little we

on the ruble exchange rate has dropped sharply in recent weeks foreign minister sergei lavrov is outraged something of. it's quite obvious that these sanctions have nothing to do with syria ukraine or crimea. they're being used to enforce unfair trading conditions or to hobble the russian economy. a further round of sanctions lined up for november could target banks u.s. russian air links imports and exports and diplomatic relations. they would hit russia's six largest state controlled banks as well as the country's entire oil and gas industry all of which would have dire effects on the russian economy. well whole street has braces longest full run in history and that despite the news that chumps for manoir michael cohen a former election campaign manager all manifolds could face long prison sentences uncertainty remains though will their actions have a negative effect on republican chances in the november midterm elections and what could it mean for the president. well let's get the latest from wall street our financial correspondent so fishermans he is standing by sophie it was a remark

a plot by the united states to devalue currencies globally meanwhile russian foreign minister sergei lavrov already predicts consequences for the dollar. i'm sure that this grave abuse of the u.s. dollar as a global reserve currency will result in the eventual demise of its role. well many analysts say that international concerns about the ones economic policies are behind the leader as crash that took its leader speaks of economic terrorism by washington and called on his country to boycott u.s. might goods already crowded it it will boycott american electronic products if they have the i phone there is also samsung. you know to one has also renewed a cool for turks to convert their euros and dollars into turkish lira to strengthen the currency meanwhile analysts hope for the central bank to take action to restore confidence in the lira. in new york a financial correspondent has more on that story nice to see you sophie so is adeline's boy cult likely to have any serious a fact in u.s. companies apple for example was one company that he did target not really funny turkey is simply an impor

on the ruble exchange rate has dropped sharply in recent weeks foreign minister sergei lavrov has outraged so. it's quite obvious that these sanctions have nothing to do with syria ukraine or crimea. they're being used to enforce unfair trading conditions or to hobble the russian economy to. a further round of sanctions lined up for november could target banks u.s. russian air links imports and exports and diplomatic relations. they would hit russia's six largest state controlled banks as well as the country's entire oil and gas industry all of which would have dire effects on the russian economy. europe is baking and it's hot. and there's hardly any rain as threatening the livelihoods of thousands of farmers drought is causing havoc around the world no clouds in sight in europe as you can see from the international space station in the footage that means. and wildfires white areas of australia are also stricken by drought the worst in decades farmers are finding it hard to keep stock alive state aid has been allocated to plant holders the u.s. state of california is also facing severe dro

on the ruble exchange rate has dropped sharply in recent weeks foreign minister sergey lavrov is outraged so. it's quite obvious that these sanctions have nothing to do with syria ukraine or crimea. they're being used to enforce unfair trading conditions to hobble the russian economy. a further round of sanctions lined up for november could target banks u.s. russian air links imports and exports and diplomatic relations. they would hit russia's six largest state controlled banks as well as the country's entire oil and gas industry all of which would have dire effects on the russian economy. is paying around seven million dollars in compensation following a sexual harassment scandal out of the sun will go to fifty six active and former employees who accuse the right heading service of the brass mint and discrimination each will receive an average payout of nearly thirty four thousand dollars and four hundred others receive compensation of almost eleven thousand dollars as a result of the most suit by police a judge must approve the settlement is one of the highest profile startups in the w

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a plot by the united states to devalue currencies globally meanwhile russian foreign minister sergey lavrov already predicts consequences for the dollar. i'm sure that this grave abuse of the u.s. dollar as a global reserve currency will result in the eventual demise of its role. while many analysts say that international concerns about into one's economic policies are behind the leader as crash the turkish leader speaks of economic terrorism by washington and called on his country to boycott u.s. made goods already kind of electronic we will boycott american electronic products if they have the i phone but there is also sam song of. there too one has also renewed a call for turks to convert their euros and dollars into turkish lira to strengthen the currency meanwhile analysts hope for the central bank to take action to restore confidence in the lira. not turkey has been highly profitable for many foreign banks in recent years thanks to high net interest margin now they are fears the economy's overheating had the lira slump is putting pressure on companies and banks with currency loans as

foreign minister, sergey lavrov, is outraged. úits sanctions have nothing to do with syria, ukraine orimea. they're introduced to hobble the russian economy. a further round of sanctions lined up for november could target banks, u.s. russian air links, imports and exports and diplomatic relations. they would hit russia's six largest state controlled banks as well as the country's entire oil and gas industry, all of which would have dire effects on the russian economy. >> wall street shrugged off legal problems of two former associates of president trump. former lawyer michael cohen and former election campaign manager, paul manafort, could face more charges but it's not clear whether or not the actions could impact the november midterm elections. the latest from wall street, our financial correspondent sophie is standing by. a remarkable day yesterday in the trials of cohen and manafort. what have the markets made of these developments? sophie: one would expect an impact on performance and stability of the financial markets, as most investors are investing not only based on numbers but

rajini: it time to rebuild syria so refugees can return to their homes -- the words of sergey lavrov, russia's foreignh ministere country backs bashar al-assad. moscow is making a concerted effort to prove that its efforts in the war-torn countr bringing peace, not more bloodshed. our correspondent steve rosenberg has been embedded in with the russian military in southernyria and sent this report. steve: seven years of war began in this town. it is the cradle of the syrian revolution, the rst place to rise up against the rule of meesident assad. last month, gove troops regained control of the whole area. it is a hugely symbolic victory for the syrian president. at began here as a pro-democracy protest became a civil war that has left more h thf a million people dead and forced more than 12 millionm syrians heir homes. it is a war which press ent assad sertain to win. but he could not have done that without the russian military. and our guides for this trip are the russian military. their aim in bringing foreign journalists here, to convince us that moscow has brought stability to syri

meanwhile, russian foreign minister sergey lavrov already predicts consequences for the dollar. >> im sure that this grave abuse of the u.s. dollar as a global reserve currency will result in the eventual demise of its role. reporter: while many analyststs say that international concerns about erdogan's economic policies are behind the lira's crash, he called on his c county to boycott u.s.-made goods. >> we will boycott amemerican electronic products. ifif they have the iphone, there is also samsung. reporter: erdogan has also renewed a call for turks to convert their euros and dollars into turkish lira to strengthen the currency. meanwhile, analysts hope for the central bank to take action to restore confidence in the lira. fanny: sophie scimansky is in new york, she has more on the story. nice to see you. is erdogan's boycott likely to have any serious effect on u.s. companies? apple, for example, was one company that he did target. sophie: not really. turkey is simply not important enough to the american economy, especially not to big companies like apple. the apple stock did not

sergey lavrov for we discussed the prospects of the talks between the taliban and the afghan government with investigative journalist nicholas davis political analyst intisar candy. the afghan government just recently endorsed the crucial rule by the us other superpowers in the region in russia of course is one of the strongest country russia and a pivotal role in mediating between the taliban in the afghan government and everybody in afghanistan is hoping that something good will happen after the conference in moscow in russia mediating dollar bond will be also invited the afghan government could be also a participant of the conference so there could be some more progress is in afghanistan because the different the negotiation in the introduction between the afghan government and taliban is just under very fast speed the taliban have obvious on their side have concluded that you know they need to apply more pressure to force the u.s. to talk to them in a sense it's ironic because you know the u.s. have always talked about applying enough military pressure to bring the taliban to negoti

on a visit to turkey, russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said he was surprised at what he describedk to syria. 0ur correspondent steve rosenberg has been embedded in southern syria with with the russian military, who back president assad. seven years of war began in this town. dera'a is the cradle of the syrian revolution. the first place to rise up against the rule of president assad. last month, government troops regained control of the whole area. it's a hugely symbolic victory for the syrian president. what began here as a pro—democracy protest became a civil war that has left more than half a million people dead and forced more than 12 million syrians from their homes. it is a war which president assad now seems certain to win. but he couldn't have done that without the russian military. and our guides for this trip are the russian military. theiraim in bringing foreignjournalists here, to convince us that moscow has brought stability to syria. we're taken into the hills. russian military police show me israeli observation posts in the distance. we're in the demilitarised zone

russia china iran i mean for even a few days you will have a visit of the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov to ankara iran said that it will support you can help its neighbor as much as it can isn't that a risk for washington. there is a risk in international affairs in all relationships with countries and since the end of the cold war countries have begun to act more independently and turkey has been on an independent track now for at least a decade so there isn't anything new about the strategic orientation of turkey trying to find its own place in the world and separating itself a bit from the united states and from the european union as well but i think that the point that's really important to keep in mind here is there are two ways people look at problem one is it's a game they want to know what this guy's doing and that guy's doing in this than that and the other way to look at it. it is to think about the strategic interest the u.s. has no interest in a weak turkish economy turkey has run a trade deficit since nineteen stintz the one nine hundred seventy s. and in the last ten years

are surrounded by government forces with a decisive battle looming the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has warned that the u.s. seems to prefer a regime change to ridding the area of terrorists. but specially in your story we have the impression that u.s. threats against damascus aimed at preventing terrorist from being expelled there is not the first time the us no matter which administration has prioritised the task of changing dissident regimes above the common goals of eradicating terrorism and extremism we believe these egotistical unilateral political games are counterproductive we believe all the conflicts should be solved multilaterally with open contacts between countries including regional countries. as tensions mount in the russian center for syrian reconciliation says it's received intelligence on the delivery of toxic substances in the province it claims the materials been brought in with the help of the white helmet rescue group for use in a false flag attack russia's previously warned militants are preparing to stage a chemical permission to use what i've gathered here o

now this was the response of russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov when he heard these allegations from the u.s. government. it's just hilarious when i hear that funded pictures can demand american democracy i think that's just paranoid that goes off the scale it's not respectable for american lawmakers to make a sensation out of nothing when the ones who invented social media and we're not the ones who insisted to making social media open to everybody. now the avalanche of accusations continues to flow however the evidence to back up these accusations is pretty strongly lacking however americans are pretty clear they have been pretty strongly warned about the alleged influence of russia as the country gears up in the next few months for the upcoming midterm elections thanks for talking us through all about. in new york city let's indeed stay stateside virginia where gregory copely who is the editor of defense on foreign affairs magazine is standing by to speak to us on this topic gregory hello to you what do you make of the joint statement by the u.s. heads of intelligence that ru

leave is surrounded by government forces with a decisive battle looming russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has warned that the us seems to prefer change to ridding the area of terrorists. but especially in your story we have the impression that u.s. threats against damascus aimed at preventing terrorist from being expelled that is not the first time the us no matter which administration has prioritized the task of changing dissident regimes above the common goals of eradicating terrorism and extremism we believe these egotistical unilateral political games are counterproductive we believe all the conflict should be sold multilaterally with open contacts between countries including regional countries. are those tensions mount in adlib of the russian center for syrian reconciliation says it has received intelligence on the delivery of toxic substances to the province it claims that the material has been brought in with the help of the white helmets rescue group for use in a false flag attack russia has previously warned militants are preparing to stage a chemical attack or it is with god you

rescue group the white helmet then is to be used in a false flag attack russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov explain the motivation behind the plot. the chemical weapons prove a case in which is being prepared is aimed at keeping al nasra they're counting on using it against the so-called regime as they call it following the alleged goot a chemical attack russia's warning that rebels will try to stage as similar incident in the evening to draw the u.s. france and britain in get them to hit a sad again russia says an incident is imminent especially after the u.s. and allies jointly stated that they would act if it looks like as had launched another chemical attack that's almost an invitation to do so says moscow it was. now when the u.s. is steering the situation around we want to know how can damascus have chemical weapons if the u.s. france and great britain destroyed them last year you know what the u.s. answer is we never said that france did its do or dive for the jihad ists rebels nowhere left to run nothing left to lose and their sponsors the west the gulf which have pumped billions up

russian foreign minister sergei lavrov says the preparations for a staged chemical attack are aimed at keeping al nasra a force in the region to be used as a counterbalance against the assad government but the u.s. is ignoring these warnings the state department says they just don't buy into it the russians are claiming there and this one other group stockpiling chemical weapons and planning an attack so you know and i think that's more false flag reporting and i'm going to be this is enough for when they try to put the blame they try to put the onus on other groups and we don't buy into that but still that comes as a surprise because the u.n. special envoy to syria says that the estimated ten thousand al nusra fighters in the area are indeed capable of utilizing chemical weapons the issue of avoiding the book thing joe use of chemical weapons if indeed crucial and would be totally unacceptable we all know it a way that both the government and have the ability to produce weaponized glory. and with regard to the syrian government's chemical weapon capabilities level of question how they

to ask their response to these allegations this is the response from russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov to what's being alleged. it's just hilarious when i hear that funded pictures can undermine american democracy i think that's just paranoid that goes off the scale it's not respectable for american lawmakers to make a sensation out of nothing when not the ones who invented social media and when not the ones who insisted to making social media open to everybody. now there doesn't seem to be a lot of solid evidence being presented however the avalanche of accusations seems to be unfolding a lot of allegations are being made and americans are being told that they should be very very worried about russia's possible role in the upcoming midterm elections live from new york city this hour kill up and thank you. all right moving on you cannot look at help learning how to navigate through on line fake news from an unlikely source nato has launched a facebook game to teach people how to sort fact from fiction unless the see a church tried her hand out it. welcome to nato's new online weapon ag

on the ruble exchange rate has dropped sharply in recent weeks foreign minister sergei lavrov has outraged simple your song so it's quite obvious that these sanctions have nothing to do with syria ukraine or crimea. they're being used to enforce unfair trading conditions or to hobble the russian economy. a further round of sanctions lined up for november could target banks u.s. russian air links imports and exports and diplomatic relations. they would hit russia's six largest state controlled banks as well as the country's entire oil and gas industry all of which would have dire effects on the russian economy. will pay around seven million dollars in compensation following a sexual harassment scandal part of the sum will go to fifty six active and former employees who accused of rape right hailing this of harassment and discrimination each will receive an average payout of nearly thirty four thousand dollars more than four hundred others are to receive compensation of almost eleven thousand dollars as a result of the lawsuit filed by three employees a judge must approve the settlement over

on a visit to turkey russia's foreign minister, sergei lavrov said he was surprised at what he describedyria. 0ur correspondent steve rosenberg has been embedded in southern syria with with the russian military, who back president assad. seven years of war began in this town. dera'a is the cradle of the syrian revolution. the first place to rise up against the rule of president assad. last month, government troops regained control of the whole area. it's a hugely symbolic victory for the syrian president. what began here as a pro—democracy protest became a civil war that has left more than half a million people dead and forced more than 12 million syrians from their homes. it is a war which president assad now seems certain to win. but he couldn't have done that without the russian military. and our guides for this trip are the russian military. theiraim in bringing foreignjournalists here, to convince us that moscow has brought stability to syria. we're taken into the hills. russian military police show me israeli observation posts in the distance. we're in the demilitarised zone betwee

on the ruble exchange rate has dropped sharply in recent weeks foreign minister sergei lavrov is outraged. it's quite obvious that these sanctions have nothing to do with syria ukraine or crimea. they're being used to enforce unfair trading conditions or to hobble the russian economy. a further round of sanctions lined up for november could target banks u.s. russian air links imports and exports and diplomatic relations. they would hit russia's six largest state controlled banks as well as the country's entire oil and gas industry all of which would have dire effects on the russian economy. is a reminder of the top story we're following for you. on the. chinese officials holding talks in washington to diffuse speak. it's. coming live from thanks for joining. into the conflict zone with me should. sleep on. this week own comfort zone i'm in the olympics gold to it that you not second foreign minister who gathered his team among the politicians so looking for a common new approach on the question of luck scale migration now that a compromise has been found isn't a fair deal for everybody co

from the ruble exchange rate has dropped sharply in recent weeks foreign minister sergei lavrov is outraged. it's quite obvious that these sanctions have nothing to do with syria ukraine or crimea. they're being used to enforce unfair trading conditions to hobble the russian economy. a further round of sanctions lined up for november could target banks u.s. russian air links imports and exports and diplomatic relations. they would hit russia's six largest state controlled banks as well as the country's entire oil and gas industry all of which would have dire effects on the russian economy. you're watching news here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull. calls from his own party to resign leadership to friday no strain the prime minister has a full three year term in over a decade. and then more coming up after the top of the hour thanks for watching. entered the conflict zone with me should sleep on. this week on conflicts. in africa the foreign minister who gathered his among the politicians subject for a comment. on the question

while the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov he says that the preparations for a staged chemical attack are going to be an attempt to maintain al nusra as a force in the region to be used as a counterbalance against the assad government now the u.s. is ignoring these warnings that terrorists are gathering for a chemical attack and the state department said that they just flat out don't buy into it. the russians are claiming now and this one another group stockpiling chemical weapons and planning an attack and you know i think that's more false flag reporting any time going to be as a seen that before when you try to put the blame they try to put the onus on other groups and we don't buy into that. but that's still comes as a bit of a surprise because the u.n. special envoy to syria says that the estimated ten thousand al nusra fighters in the area are indeed capable of using chemical weapons and producing them. issue of avoiding the potential use of chemical weapons if indeed crucial and would be totally unacceptable we all are aware that both the government and have the ability

on the ruble exchange rate has dropped sharply in recent weeks foreign minister sergei lavrov is outraged something of the still sounds of it's quite obvious that these sanctions have nothing to do with syria ukraine or crimea. they're being used to enforce unfair trading conditions or to hobble the russian economy. a further round of sanctions lined up for november could target banks u.s. russian air links imports and exports and diplomatic relations. they would hit russia's six largest state controlled banks as well as the country's entire oil and gas industry all of which would have dire effects on the russian economy. wall street shrugged off the legal programs of two former close associates of president trump markets posted any small losses trumps whom when the where michael cohen who former election campaign manager paul manifold could face long prison sentences but it's still not clear whether or not their actions will have a negative effect on republican chances in the november midterm elections well let's get the latest from wall street our financial correspondent so if you shoul

according to the experts and officials is less news more means here at the summit in singapore i asked sergey lavrov what he thinks about it and he simply laughed it off. when you put a smile it's just hilarious when i hear that funded pictures can demand american democracy i think that's just paranoid that goes off the scale it's not respectable for american lawmakers to make a sensation out of nothing when the ones who invented social media and when not the one soon says to the making social media open to everybody. so those who are sitting there and do you see talking russian meddling over and over are certain that the russians are carrying on with their attempts to undermine us democracy and they're saying now they have a new target in the midterm elections in america in twenty team and we're also hearing that moscow is not only using the traditional ways through facebook or twitter but also all kinds of other platforms the likes of read it or pinterest where they post more and more russian made names. i cyber attacks remain us remain a core part of moscow's arsenal content is created tested and