s moscow correspondent surratt reports from xians bank and oakridge here are just two of the financial institutions that russia's central bank has stepped in to see decisions that cost millions further losses could be on the horizon reports suggest that some one hundred fifty banks in the country are on the brink of collapse lack of capital is a major problem. from what i read bunkers from three groups the central bank maintain strict oversight of the small and medium sized financial institutions but it's more lenient towards the big banks they adopt the principle of too big to fail . if you bring a sort of big bill for you. the central bank traditionally intervenes to prevent the demise of major banks smaller privately owned financial institutions are more likely to lose their licenses if they are too low on cash. you might have the system of regulation and supervision aims to promote competition strict oversight encourages competition. it's pretty even. the reality on the ground however is that state owned banks are increasingly lending to state owned companies the effect of all this

may drag surratt reporting there for us now to some other stories making news around the world the u.s. senate has voted to oppose president trump's plans to withdraw american troops from syria and afghanistan the sixty eight to twenty three vote came on an amendment to a bill on the least policy it was pushed by senate republicans who are increasingly critical of donald trump's foreign policy. u.s. customs officials have seized almost three hundred kilograms of federal know and met amphetamine amphetamine at the u.s. mexican border the illegal drugs were hidden under a truck load of cucumbers officials at a border agents hunch led to the bust of the nogales arizona border crossing the brazilian authorities fear that last week's collapse of a mining dam may have polluted the nearby so francisco river tests show the presence of metals in the water a spike to unhealthy levels since the disaster one hundred ten people have been confirmed dead another two hundred thirty eight are listed as missing. and a panicked leopard injured at least four people as they try to escape crowds in the indi