people think you know that they are isis how about expanding it with the whole staff of the us state department they denied entry to the leader of the white helmets over security concerns and after all being mean to them is a capital offense to any individual in any group. suspected of. ties or relations with extremist groups or was that we had believed to be a security threat to united states we would act accordingly but as for those who are already on the. we've interviewed a couple of them documented is this ridiculous in many ways but it's also deeply concerning it is part of a witch hunt against people who don't accept the government law in the military intervention in the middle east support is based on no facts whatsoever. really. takes no account whatsoever of my actual views on so. what we're looking at here just with this blacklist is something published by someone who we had never heard of before totally obscure figure this is just like comical level of research and it's being promoted by the same people who have been not only promoting western intervention in syria but who have been

people think you know that they are isis how about expanding it with the whole staff of the us state department they denied entry to the leader of the white helmets over security concerns and after all being mean to them is a capital offense to any individual in any group. suspected of. ties or relations with extremist groups or was that we had believed to be a security threat the united states would act accordingly but as for those who are already on the list interviewed a couple of them documenters is ridiculous in many ways but it's also deeply worrying and concerning the vote is part of a witch hunt against people who don't accept the government line. intervention in the middle east supporters based on the facts whatsoever. really. takes no kind of whatsoever of my actual views on. what we're looking at here just what this black list is something published by someone who we had never heard of before totally obscure figure this is just like comical level of research and it's being promoted by the same people who have been not only promoting western intervention in syria but who have been ded

we know that it was launched in october 2017, according to the us state department.s a weapon, it is for very different ways, such as jamming gps signals, which could be one thing a space weapon could be doing. so it‘s very difficult to tell. as you mentioned, the russians say this doesn‘t have any merit whatsoever, they say it was unfounded and slanderous. but we do know that the russians have ambitions with their space forces. they say it‘s to prototype new weapons, and that‘s what has the us particularly worried. now i‘m wondering if this is the sort of thing that has resulted in the announcement last week by the trump administration about a new space force? yes, absolutely, a space force, the new sixth arm of the us military has come in for a bit of steak from some corners, saying it is unnecessary, but it is clear that there is some significant concern within the trump administration, and also the us about what might be happening in space. there is also worry about a new arms race up in space, similar to what we saw in the nuclear age. and that is why people are

us, including many from its embassy in washington. and since then, members of congress have been pushing for the state department to make a definitive statementia had broken international law by using a chemical or biological weapons. in making that determination, sanctions are being automatically imposed that will prevent the sale of some electronics and sensitive technology to russia. that could put a strain on relationships at a time when donald trump appears to be trying to reach out to vladimir putin, especially as the second wave of harsher sanctions will follow the first unless moscow provides reassurance that it will not use chemical weapons again and opens up some sites to inspectors within 90 days. the kremlin is likely to resist. it continues to deny it was involved in the intended murder of sergei skripal and this daughter. however, the us isjust one of more than 20 countries who have taken formal action against russia and the british government has welcomed what it called a strong international response. here in the united states it is increasingly obvious that there is a divide in the way his the administration and the president

the uk has welcomed new american sanctions on russia, imposed after the us state department ruled thatdaughter. sport now on afternoon live with 0lly foster. you are here this morning, has been describing what it was like. she has been describing it. she says it has an olympic vibe. she loves the fact it isn't just the an olympic vibe. she loves the fact it isn'tjust the track cycling, but you have gymnastics going on. we've had 0pen water swimming in loch lomond, the women's triathlon is underway in the strathclyde country park just outside glasgow, and the athletics continue in berlin. the heptathlon started today , great britain's katarina johnson—thompson is the commonwealth champion, but this is going to be a much tougher competition becasue one of her opponents is nafi thiam, the belgian who is world and olympic champion, kjt was fourth after the opening sprint hurdles, she went to top of the standings in the hithump. it is one of her strongest events and she managed a season's best of 1 metre 91 centimetres. she's 51 points ahead of world and olympic champion nafi thiam. the sho

moscow has vowed to retaliate after the us announced a new round of sanctions. the state departmentmer spy sergei

then in a further three months moscow may face a second wave of restrictions described by a us state department official as more draconian they may include more limits on trade and banking and cuts to diplomatic relations the measures of the consideration may also ban russian state airlines from entering the u.s.'s. ace washington says the new sanctions are in response to the poisoning of a russian double agent and his daughter in britain in march this year the investigation into that case is still ongoing and no hard evidence of russia's involvement has been provided moscow's slander sanctions now is slow witted saying they're based on a false pretext as usual washington provided no evidence of justification while only throwing out vicious innuendos it seems they are following the principle worse is better we will counter the united states slow witted blinkered and aggressive approach with sober minded orderly work on a constructive agenda. it seems washington's grutness sanctions favor the numerous debates in the u.s. capitol about how best to punish russia. on capitol hill it was all about s

i said they had led to council is a think tank who are financed by i think partly from the us state department but mostly from like us government which by. like you can say a lot of things and a there is no first amendment there's no right to free speech there and yet they're getting to decide what is allowed to be heard by american citizens where we're supposed to be allowed to say whatever crazy idea comes into our head and not be punished for it we're allowed to assemble with freaks and not be punished for it because the hard protection but here the argument is a lot of people say well they're private companies and therefore they can block whoever they want because you don't have free speech on there but if they have a monopoly on those those rails of just like. television use it when we set three or four television channels and now we have i don't know thousands but before when we had one only a few television channels where everybody got their news they were more you know they had to allow public access they had to allow every freak of america had a show locally in new york city or somewh

the us state department says russia violated international law by using chemical or biological weaponsnvolvement. steve rosenberg is in moscow. 0ne suspects the news of sanctions hasn't gone down too well. the reaction here addictively negative. 0ne russian senator said that america was behaving like a police state, dispensing justice in the worst traditions of a lynch mob. the language from the kremlin today a little less colourful, but it made the same point. president putin's spokesman said the new us sanctions we re spokesman said the new us sanctions were absolutely illegal and categorically unacceptable, and he insisted there was no connection between the russian state and the salisbury poisoning. the kremlin sounds increasingly confused by the mixed signals coming out of washington, the fact that, on one hand, there is a us president, donald trump, who says he wants better relations with moscow but, at the same time, the list of us sanctions against russia grows longer and longer. all of this isn't just getting the kremlin down, it's dragging down the national currency. the rubl

the us state department says it's decided the russian government had used chemical or biological weaponsrnational law. moscow denies any involvement in the attack. 0ur north america editor jon sopel is in washington. is it significant that it is the state department that said this and not the white house? well, it is interesting, isn't it? it has come from the state department and so far there's been no comment on this from there's been no comment on this from the white house, no comment at all from donald trump. maybe we will get it but nothing so far. it is also surprising in some ways that this has happened because when you cast your mind back to win this originally acquired in salisbury america expelled 60 diplomats but it has its own legislation under the biological and chemical weapons act and asa biological and chemical weapons act and as a result of that new sanctions be imposed on russia. and russia has 90 days to prove it has no chemical weapons programme. the spectre of american chemical weapons inspectors going to moscow to look for factories seems unlikely, so it seems very

the us state department ordered them to be taken down. blueprints. cody wilson argues this is about free speech. you want to announce treaties and new legal regimes announcing greater and greater eras and stratas of gun control. but listen, it's over. you don't understand the world you're living in. but yesterday a judge temporarily blocked the blueprints. that means that for any entity or individual to post that information online is illegal under federal law. just as it was. president trump tweeted that selling 3—d guns didn't seem to make much sense. opponents to them hope he could still reverse the decision. this issue that combines gun—control with free speech and the internet, isn't over yet. the next hearing will be held in nine days. caroline davies, bbc news. thousands of children in the uk don't have their own bed, and have to share with a sibling, or sleep on the floor — that's according to a charity which helps vulnerable families. buttle uk is calling on mps and local councils to take action. the government says its welfare re

so it was on wednesday when the us state department announced fresh sanctions against russia for thent attack in the english cathedral town of salisbury five months ago. the uk government duly lauded this as evidence of the strength of the special relationship. only it wasn't. it was actually the consequence of a law passed by congress when george bush senior was president more than a quarter of a century ago. no wonder moscow, currently being courted by president trump, complained about mixed signals. economic weapons are being wielded with increasing frequency by the trump administration — sanctions on iran at the start of the week and tariffs on turkey at the end. polly, there is an unanswerable logic is what happened on wednesday. it's the law and that is what they had to do. but it does carry risks, doesn't it, this extra round of sanctions against russia? i think most everything about the foreign policy coming out of the united states at the moment carries colossal risk. none of it makes very much sense. you are getting inter—cut lines. it isn't clear that donald trump himself

the us state department is specific saying l sheffield shaik had a reputation for mock executions and exceptionally cruel torture methods. what happens to them is less clear and not whether they will ever face trial. they are being held by kurdish militia in northern syria. they have been stripped of their british citizenship. their alleged victims we re citizenship. their alleged victims were international. the british government's view is these guys should be tried in the usa because they think there's a greater chance ofa they think there's a greater chance of a successful prosecution. the americans have yet to make a decision about that. one of the suspects families is trying to launch a legal challenge to the british government handing over any intelligence. there's a lot of confusion. no one is expecting a decision soon. the fear within the british government that things have changed. the americans say send them to guant namo bay without due process , to guant namo bay without due process, 01’ to guant namo bay without due process, or the kurdish militia take matters into their

the us state department says it's decided the russian government had used chemical or biological weaponstion of international law. moscow denies any involvement in the attack. our north america editorjon sopel has more from washington. it has come from the state department, and so far there has been no comment from the white house, no comment from donald trump. it is also surprising and some is that this has happened, because if you cast your mind back to when this originally occurred, america expeued originally occurred, america expelled 60 diplomats, but it has its own legislation and to the chemical and biological weapons at, and asa chemical and biological weapons at, and as a result, new sanctions are going to be opposed on russia. russia has 90 days to prove it has no chemical weapons programme. the spectre of american chemical whether us weapons spectre of american chemical whether us weapons inspectors going to moscow to look for weapons factory seems unlikely, so it seems probable they will be another wave of sanctions against russia. it is hard not to be struck by this dish ——

the sanctions from the us state department are punishment for the nerve agent attack on the skripalsd president trump have yet to comment. steve rosenberg reports from moscow. in russia, there is one word that you hear and you see with increasing frequency. state television announces that america has launched yet another round of sanctions against moscow. this time, washington is limiting exports to russia of sensitive technologies, some electronics, oil and gas production equipment. a response to the nerve agent attack on sergei and yulia skripal, an attack america says violated international law. today, moscow dismissed the allegations. down at the russian foreign ministry, they denounced the sanctions, and threatened retaliation. translation: whatever sanctions are taken against russia, the reprisal measures will be identical. and this less than a month after the helsinki summit, when donald trump told vladimir putin america and russia were destined for an extraordinary relationship. the kremlin doesn't blame donald trump personally for the sanctions. it knows he is under pressure

us, including many from its embassy in washington. and since then, members of congress have been pushing for the state department to make a definitive statementternational law by using a chemical or biological weapon. in making that determination, sanctions are being automatically imposed that will prevent the sale of some electronics and sensitive technologies to russia. that could put a strain on relationships, at a time when donald trump appears to be trying to reach out to vladimir putin, particularly as a second wave of harsher sanctions will follow, unless moscow gives reassurances that it won't use chemical weapons again and opens up some sites to inspectors within 90 days. the kremlin is likely to resist that. it continues to deny that it was involved in the attempted murder of sergei skripal and his daughter. however, the us isjust one of more than 20 countries who've taken formal action against russia, and the british government has welcomed what it called a ‘strong international response'. chris buckler, bbc news. well, in a moment, we'll hearfrom our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins. but first, steve rosenberg, who's in mos

the us state department spokesperson was pressed by journalists on the global effects of a technician american to speak. bilateral issue between the united states has now ruled emerging markets we've had everything from mexico to india currencies morro the developing world scene affected by this and what stage does one stop this and so that you know the the rest of the world doesn't think this is a very messy economic path well i think what we're seeing overall. and i'm not a an economist of course but economists would certainly tell you that what is happening in turkey goes far beyond the united states and united states recent policies for matecumbe foreign minister. told us that the u.s. president's quote under play mattick behavior is losing him friends across the globe it is more the political goal rather than economic. because if. true through come more will know who we want to use this live roots for political purposes from flu or doing things unfortunately doing duty. you know only too much if we from growth this new true of almost everyone including. scores like that. who. mus

the us state department alleges these two individuals was very specifically involved in a lot of whatnce that they were implicated in the murders of several men. the british government said that macro on “— british government said that macro on —— elsheikh liked mock crucifixion is an kotee liked cool torture. what is less clear is what is going to happen to them in the future and whether they will face trial and that's because of a number of complicating factors. first of all, they have been held by kurdish militia. secondly, despite what they say, the british government has stripped these two men of their citizenship and their alleged victims were international and various victims families say they should be tried in different parts of the world. the british government believes they should be tried in the united states and ministers believe there would be a more successful chancellor prosecution in the united states. at the moment, the americans haven't made up their mind as to whether they are going to do that andi whether they are going to do that and i think the problem is this,

by jared blank senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace and formerly us state department chords in a very very raw new claim from mentation mr blank it's so good to talk to you thank you very much for finding time for us thank you now i'm sure you are greatly disappointed by present trends decision to walk walk away from the j.c.b. zero eight but hopefully there is still some room for damage control how much of a do you believe can still be salvaged well i suppose you can call damage control there from the u.s. perspective no good outcomes here one possibility is that the the path that we're currently on the successful and that's that immediately after president trumps announcement president rouhani said ok we're going to stay in the deal for a little while and give time for the other participants mainly the three european countries to see what they can offer us to make it worth our while to stay in long term that could succeed it would be good from the perspective of the new. keeper on the nuclear program under control and under inspection but it would leave the united s

the us state department says specifically elsheikh had a reputation for mock executions and crucifixionswas responsible for cruel forms of torture so the allegations against them, which they deny, are clear. what is less clear is what is going to happen to them in the future and whether or not they will ever face trial and that's because of a number of compensating factors. first of all, they've been held by kurdish militia in northern syria, they are not in the hands of authorities and despite what they say, the british government has stripped these two men of their british citizenship. also, the victims were international and various victims' families are saying they should be tried in different parts of the world. the british government's view is that they should be tried in the united states and british ministers say there would be a greater chance of successful prosecution in the united states. at the moment, the americans have not made up their mind whether that is what they are going to do and i think the problem is this, the fear within british government is the longer this goes

russian public in november of moscow could face a second wave of restrictions described by a us state department official as more draconian this could include more limits on trade and banking and cuts to diplomatic relations the measures under consideration may also ban russia state airline from entering u.s. airspace washington says the new sanctions are in response to the poisoning of a russian double agent and his daughter in britain earlier this year the investigation into the case is still ongoing and no hard evidence of russia's involvement has been made public him options been gauging what americans make of the latest moves against russia well if you watch the recent hearings on capitol hill american politicians are rather alpes spoke out about what they think about these new moves against russia ongoing efforts to interfere in our sacrosanct election process seize and those of our allies are just some of the unacceptable behaviors of the putin regime putin wants to break apart the american republic russia's attempts to interfere in the two thousand and sixteen u.s. presidential election

the us state department says explicitly that al sheikh had a reputation for mock executions and crucifixionser —— alexanda kotey was responsible for cruel torture methods. the charge sheet is clear. what is less clear is what will happen and whether they will face a trial because there are conjugated factors. they are being held by largely kurdish militia in northern syria, not by the us or british authorities. the british government has confirmed, despite what they said, that they are no longer british citizens. their alleged victims were not just british citizens. their alleged victims were notjust british, there we re victims were notjust british, there were international. the british government is of the view that they should be tried in the united states, where there is the greater chance of a successful prosecution, they think. the americans are not making up their minds on this. they have asked the british more intelligence. the british have started that process, but there is now a legal challenge by the family of one of the suspects that has put that process on hold. so the picture i

of foreign governments and corporations there are some of the top funders include nato the us state department our very own government charles koch the clinton foundation theocratic gulf monarchies like the you. arab emirates oil companies like chevron exxon mobile weapons manufacturers like raytheon and lockheed martin so i mean those are just a few so it's really you know you see who is facebook is partnering with in order to kind of create the agenda and the discourse that we're allowed to see on facebook that that's incredible to me we're not getting a lot of. i mean you talk about a personal pretty you talk about a cesspool of all that's wrong in politics and government today you kind of see them all and there's one big bat that is the sole. but this is a mess over there also and the fact that the state department has given money to that as well really brings up a lot of problems because the government is not supposed to be infringing on first amendment if a private business says we're going to you know we don't want you on our platform that's one thing but if you have like some governmen

by jared blanc senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace and formerly use state department chords in a very very raw new claim from mentation mr blank it's so good to talk to you thank you very much for finding time for us thank you now i'm sure you are greatly disappointed by present trends decision to walk walk away from the. but hopefully there is still some room for damage control how much of a do you believe can still be salvaged well i suppose you can call damage control there from the u.s. perspective no good outcomes here one possibility is that the the path that we're currently on the successful and that's that immediately after president trumps announcement president rouhani said ok we're going to stay in the deal for a little while and give time for the other participants mainly the three european countries to see what they can offer us to make it worth our while to stay in long term that could succeed it would be good from the perspective that would keep her on the nuclear program under control and under inspection but it would leave the united states very isola

so it was on wednesday when the us state department announced fresh sanctions against russia for theuded this as evidence of the strength of the special relationship. 0nly it wasn't. it was actually the consequence of a law passed by congress when george bush senior was president more than a quarter of a century ago. no wonder moscow, currently being courted by president trump, complained about mixed signals. economic weapons are being wielded with increasing frequency by the trump administration — sanctions on iran at the start of the week and tariffs on turkey at the end.

i said they had led to council is a think tank who are financed by i think partly from the us state department but mostly from my government which by the. like you can say a lot of things and there's no first amendment there's no right to free speech there and yet they're getting to decide what is allowed to be heard by american citizens where we're supposed to be allowed to say whatever crazy idea comes into our head and not be punished for it we're allowed to assemble with freaks and not be punished for it because the hard protection but here the argument is a lot of people say well they're private companies and therefore they can block whoever they want because you don't want free speech on there but if they have a monopoly on those those rails of just like. television use it when we set three or four television channels and now we have i don't know thousands but before when we had one only a few television channels where everybody got their news they were more you know they had to allow public access they had to allow every freak of america had a show locally in new york city or somewhere

i'm just looking at the us state department spokesman behind this, saying the investigation adds toastigation adds to a growing body of information indicating widespread human rights abuses by myanmar security. as you said, we know this is happening, we have this report, but how likely is it that action can be taken? well, look, we have to be honest and say, is it likely there will be a referral to the international criminal court? i would say more likely than not. .. it won't happen. but it's not impossible, it could happen and efforts should be made to pressure governments, especially governments on the security council who might be reluctant to accept such a referral, pressure should be made to get those governments to acquiesce in such a referral. a report like this is extremely important and even if it doesn't result in a referral, it's important because it continues to build public pressure and public education around just a critically important issue. 0ften it's your allies... 0r countries within the region that can apply that pressure, and in the case of myanmar, who would th