elected as the leading r.t. in that and therefore if he's got it it's not just party leading the national assembly then there is the degree of the gypsy that's been over the people but he was elected as president and i think this is something that will clarify itself more and more it's a mission to convert it's a breaking story but what do you think about the u.s. decision though to weigh in on this and say well far as he's concerned he's there he's delayed it should they be doing that in our name with opposed talking more from a moral and ethical standpoint here that should say well i think nuclear is a very good political satire program called yes minister the senior civil servant was aligned with the minutes was making a very bold statement about something it's a very real minister and i think trump has made it very clear move it more he's done and i just hope it's not him shooting from the hip over twitter and he has had the chance to be probably briefed and understands what's going on and there's more going

well r.t. it says is funded by the russian state no secret there but pretty rich from a program that's being broadcast on a channel in france that's also being funded by the french state well it's pretty difficult to be a journalist here in france so let's talk about that since president matt gone has been elected r.t. journalists have been regularly denied access to events and even during the presidential elections before he was elected r.t. journalists should have been accredited for offense we're told when they arrived that they simply couldn't go in now arts he has gone to the program escape news we've asked them for comment on their program and whether they feel that it was one sided that it was biased in its views and altie has also gone to press freedom groups and human rights groups to ask them what they think of this program and to question whether a program like this is actually putting across a one sided view of the french state and essentially is brainwashing france's next generatio

and president putin and russia in generally and also r.t. has reached out to press groups to ask them what they think of this as well as humanitarian groups because the question really is now is this program being used as a tool of propaganda against the russian state against russian media and if that's the case are they not politicizing children and potentially brainwashing the next generation or the france. or do the giving of the first month of this controversial program of thanks charlotte. we took a bit further we went to the streets of paris to find out what people there had to say about the. semitone the extra inch and i'm astonished that they teach in our country that other countries are bad here we talk about manipulations by the media on the internet we would be better explaining twenty kids not to trust what is on the internet or to trust only verified information the same should be done to adults as well as i don't think the world is black or white it is more difficult than this it is important to build awareness and to develop c

though the welcome just gone four pm here in moscow you're watching r.t. international i will start with breaking news because scotland's former first minister alex salmond has been charged and is expected to appear in court later on thursday so let's get more details now from martin. who joins us from the u.k. poly at this stage what more do we know. well look alex salmond he's the former first minister of scotland he was the first s.n.p. first minute or minister of scotland in fact from two thousand and seven to two thousand and fourteen he was the figurehead of the scottish independence campaign he led the yes campaign and he's also the host of his very own program here on r.t.e. and it is we've heard now the news that he has been arrested and charged by police in scotland and the police in scotland have confirmed this they've said that he is expected in court later on today he's currently in a hotel what we don't know is what charges he could be facing we've got to be careful about what we report in order not to influence the legal proceedings in any w

even you're watching r.t. international where it's just gone seven pm here in moscow our top story this hour scotland's former first minister alex salmond has been charged with attempted rape and sexual assault he's now been released on bail as he left sheriff court county court in edinburgh he did issue a short statement so let's get some more details now. he's in the u.k. covering the story for us good evening polly what did he have to say. look alex salmond attended court in edinburgh with his lawyer where there was by all accounts a rather short hearing it was also a closed hearing so there was no public no journalists there either but afterwards the court published the. charges that alex salmond is facing there are fourteen of them altogether there are two charges of attempted rape two charges of indecent assault nine charges of sexual assault and one charge of breaching the peace now when he emerged from court alex summoned was quiet he didn't talk to any of the press there but when he was going in he ga

well r.t. has actually contacted the program escape news on france four and asked them for comment as to what scene is being biased program in regards to r.t. in regards to its view in standpoint on russia r.t. has also called on freedom of the press organizations for these on this program and also on human rights activist groups for their views on whether or not a program like this which is clearly rubber stamping the views of the french government in france is actually politicizing young children by doing so. you know the french press the micro-mini pretty clear he doesn't like r.t. and he's entitled to do so just like a lot of the french people have made it clear they don't like each to their own many thanks to do even ski reporting. so we took to the streets of paris see what people there had to say about this program. semitone the extra inch and i'm astonished that they teach our country that other countries apart here we talk about manipulations by the media on the internet we would be be

r.t. host alex salmond is charged by police and expected to appear in court later on thursday remains unclear what exactly the charges. were without considering anything but all options are on the table donald trump recognizes ben is while his opposition leader is the country's interim president prompting elected president nicolas maduro to break diplomatic relations with the us he's in washington of an attempted can't. sleep. and anti-government demonstrations erupted across venezuela with opposition supporters police clashing. plus microsoft includes a fake news detector in its latest browser in the form of an app that rank sites for their trustworthiness there are three is of significant bites. i welcome you with r.t. international and we start with breaking news this hour because scotland's former first minister alex salmond has been charged and is expected to appear in court later on thursday for more on this now let's cross live to a boy who's in the u.k. force and joins us by phone

r.t. new york. minister alex salmond has been charged with attempted rape and sexual assault he's now being released on bail following his appearance in court and i did bring. a small. look alex salmond attended court in edinburgh with his lawyer where there was by all accounts a rather short hearing it was also closed herrig so there was no public that no journalists there either but afterwards the court published the charges that alex salmond is facing there are fourteen of them altogether there are two charges of attempted rape two charges of indecent assault nine charges of sexual assault and one charge of breaching the peace now when he emerged from court alex salmond was quiet he didn't talk to any of the press there but when he was going in he gave a short statement to the cameras take a listen to what alex salmond had to say yesterday with my colleague. the attorney be a police station in central scotland where i was a leash was on condition though you came to the court today to face the cha

thanks for joining us this is r.t. internet. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has severed diplomatic ties with the united states accusing it of trying to stage a coup in his country that's after donald trump officially recognized the opposition leader as venezuela's interim president. the citizens of venezuela have suffered for too long at the hands of the illegitimate regime today i've officially recognized the president of the venezuelan national assembly one grade zero is the interim president of venezuela. complying with my role in the oath for people to respect and make of this respect and to penzance realty in the public i've decided to break diplomatic and political ties with imperialist government of the united states. speaking just minutes after the declared himself acting leader of venezuela rival crowds have been gathering in caracas in support of the opposition leader and also for president maduro of the opposition rally clashes broke out with police at least four people reportedly dead there is now a heavy se

watching r.t. international welcome to the program. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has seventh's diplomatic ties with the u.s. accuses us of trying to stage a coup in his country softer donald trump officially recognized the opposition leader though as fairness wireless interim president. the citizens of venezuela have suffered for too long at the hands of the illegitimate regime today i've officially recognized the president of the venezuelan national assembly one grade zero is the interim president of venezuela. complying with my role in the oath i took it for people to respect and make of this respect the independence . of the public i've decided to break diplomatic and political ties with the imperialist government the united states trumpet speaking just minutes after one declared himself acting need to offend weibo crowds have been gathering in caracas in support something opposition into and also for president monterrey the opposition money just broke out with police and at least four people were reportedly killed there

r.t. new york venezuela's ambassador to france told me that the opposition is playing directly into washington's. this is a cougar town that is actively supported by the white house and our president nicolas maduro is still our president and he was legally legitimately elected for a six year term and he says this is precisely. this is a coup that is directed not only against president during but also against the democratic institutions of venezuela there are parts of the opposition that do not want dialogue who want to establish a dictatorship in venezuela by any means dictatorship that has long been supported by the united states this is exactly what the united states wants to achieve to divide latin america meantime turkey is president of the one who has offered his support to my daughter while russia and china have denounced any attempt to meddle in venezuela's internal affairs meanwhile the european union is backing of the opposition led national assembly and calling for a fresh electi

now let's turn to another big story this hour an r.t. it is breaking news because scotland's former first minister alex salmond has been charged and is expected to appear in court later on thursday so let's go to party boyko he's in the u.k. for us polly what more do we know then about this case and the situation so far. well look alex salmond he's the former first minister of scotland he was in that post from two thousand and seven to two thousand and fourteen and he was of course the figurehead of the scottish independence campaign and he also happens to be a host of his own show here on r.t. now it appears that he has been arrested and charged by police in scotland they have confirmed this they've said that he is expected in court later on today he's currently in a hotel and we're not sure about the charges that he may or may not face later on we've got to be careful about what we we report so as not to influence the legal proceedings in terms of what happened it appears that alex salmond went to the police in scotland to provide a st

r.t. she is extremely troubled by the move. she is an american journalist and she's been detained without charge without information so it's truly very concerning. and football's most wanted hungary and police arrest a portuguese man suspected of carrying out how can campaign against some of the world's top clubs and players and then leaking damaging documents online. very good morning to you you're watching r.t. international with me karen. donald trump passed firmly rejected a damning new report by buzz feed news which claims he instructed his former lawyer michael cohen to lie to congress about a planned business deal in russia the u.s. president's reversal has also echoed was also echoed by the white house press secretary who dismissed the allegation absurd. that's absolutely ridiculous i think that the president's outside counsel addressed this best and said in a statement earlier today this categorically false the buzz feed's reports on what michael cohen allegedly told the special c

r.t. she thinks three new trouble by the move she is an american down the left and she's been detained without charge without information so it's truly a very concerning. gary and police arrest of portuguese man who is accused of computer hacking and have any links to the whistleblower web site football league. very good morning to you you're watching r.t. international with me. our top story this hour donald trump has firmly rejected a new report by buzz feed news which claims the u.s. president instructed his former lawyer to lie to congress about his business dealings in russia the latest denial was also occurred by the white house press secretary who dismissed the allegation as observe it. that's absolutely ridiculous i think that the president's outside counsel addressed this best and said in a statement earlier today this categorically false the buzz feed's report on what's michael cohen allegedly told special counsel miller's investigation into election meddling has caused a sensati

the big picture here in r.t. america helps us to explain and later today is the day that will change donald trump's reality for the last two years of his the ministrations as the new majority in the u.s. house takes over what might that mean we'll tell you as we go to break here the numbers at the closing bell another big down day for stocks in the u.s. and around the world in asia india europe canada the only positive markets seem to be the all shares index in south africa and brazil's ibo best but we'll be back in a flash. nobody could see coming that false confessions would be that in the spot place the fourth of march if you had any interrogations out there what you'll see is threat promise threat promise threat lie a lie a lie the process of interrogation is designed to put people in just that frame of mind make the most comfortable makes them want to get out and don't take no for an answer don't accept their denials she said before we. sat on the statement that i would be home by the next day there's a cult

and pass the program for this hour on r.t. international that we're back at the top of the hour with more hope you can join us . when lawmakers manufacture consent instant of public wealth. when the ruling classes protect themselves. with the famous merry go round lifts only the one percent told. to ignore middle of the room signals. to leave the room i mean real news is really. their bread for a single purpose. they have a superman. they start training very young. eight months of intensive school. they're rats. and they save lives. when else so small seemed wrong why don't we all just don't all. in the world get to shape out just the come out of coal and in detroit because of the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. it's hard to imagine decades after the war. was still active. in the nineteen seventies crittle had as the chair of its board a man convicted of mass murder and slavery. a german company developed so the demise of a drug that was promoted as completely safe even dur

great to have your company been my hair in moscow this is r.t. international. in a fresh attack against emanuel italy's interior minister mattis salvini has called on the french people to gets rid of their president to show that dubious skill has . when incredibly strong words from deputy prime minister feeney and with relations already strained he's now poked away even further at president might go on saying that he hoped that france could soon be free of in his words a terrible president. i hope the french can free themselves from a terrible president and the opportunity will come on may twenty sixth when finally the french people will be able to take back control of their future destiny and pride which are poorly represented by. like mackerel or gold now all of this tension is bubbling away as european countries are ready to head to the e.u. parliamentary elections they go taking place in may and leaders of countries have already been drawing the battle lines across europe on the one side populist politicians like salvini are calling for new europe one that'

fellow there six pm here in moscow you're watching r.t. international scotland's former first minister alex salmond has been charged by police it's not clear what those charges are but he is now i arrived at the sheriff county court in edinburgh is also released a statement so let's go to. who has the latest for us in london i believe. polly good evening what more do we know then about this case involving mr salmon. well alex salmond has just emerged from court in edinburgh and he'd been attending with his lawyer by all accounts it was a very short hearing that he attended inside the court and it was a closed hearing so there was no public members of the public or journalists inside so we're still waiting for the court released a statement about his charges however when he emerged from the court alex salmond approached the cameras and he gave a short statement where he said that yesterday he and his solicitor attended a police station in scotland and he was released on the condition that he came to court today to face the charges against h

last week has spoken exclusively to r.t. after being released without charge marzia hashimi who works for press t.v. was detained on january the thirteenth while visiting family in the state of missouri she was questioned by the f.b.i. as a material witness in an unspecified case they rein in government as well as press freedom organizations expressed their outrage over her arrest marzia hashemi described her ordeal to r.t. is afshin rattansi some of the information that's sealed but i don't think that this should be sealed but you never know i was told anyway so i was flown private plane. to d.c. and then met with a whole lot of that into the f.b.i. the f.b.i. headquarters. were. my my picture was taken mug shots they took my d.n.a. with the winners review the roads no one is still you know review the roads. no one ever read me my rights my rights were not read i was on suicide watch there which i can tell you i mean i'm thinking wow what's going on here there was actually a prisoner who was getting out that day and we were

a very good morning to you you're watching r.t. international with me. donald trump has firmly rejected a new report by buzz feed news which claims the us president instructed his former lawyer to lie to congress about his business dealings in russia the leaders denial was also echoed by the white house press secretary who dismissed the allegation as absurd. that's absolutely ridiculous i think that the president's outside counsel addressed this best and said in a statement earlier today this categorically false the report on what's michael cohen allegedly told the special counsel melissa investigation into election meddling has caused a sensation in the media it was branded a bombshell article and immediately led to talk of impeachment president trump is facing new scrutiny today over a report that he told his personal attorney to lie to congress about his business dealings with russia we have breaking news tonight on the russia investigation here's what buzz feed news is reporting on tonight's bombshell report coming from buzz feed news president trump

and that's how things are looking so far today here in r.t. don't forget that we've got a website for the story still you can find that at r.t. talk. thank. you no world of big part of new things a lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the back and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely for watching the hawks. will make its manufacture consent to step into the public wells. when the ruling classes protect themselves. with the financial merry go round lifts and be the one percent. doing the whole middle of the road signals. being real need is for. most people think to stand out in this business you need.

to r.t. journalists have also been injured as a result of these protests including us some of my colleagues at the local channel here r.t. france one had a flash poll haiti's face in terry in the skin and others have been injured in the legs and received bruising as a result of that this acuity presence here in paris today remains very tight around five thousand security forces out stage trying to keep these protests under wraps across france around eighty thousand for the moment though here in paris this protest seems to have gone off without a hitch without any violence and people are here they say just to express their continued turning against president matt brown and his government really just hearing some firecracker. in the background as you're speaking charlotte so far it's seen. as a i suppose authorities kind of hope for a charlotte thanks so much for an r. t. shirt to do been ski and. more news continues in ninety seconds time. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that w

the headlines in r.t. the death toll from the collapse tower block in the russian city of magnitogorsk has risen to thirty nine is devastated locals mourn their loss also to come. french police arrest the key figure in the yellow vest movement's anti-government protests have been raging in france since mid november some of the worst rioting there in half a century and looking back at last year's mainstream media coverage we look at why twenty eighteen might be considered is a year of trouble. there's just gone five pm here in moscow you're watching r.t. international. now the number of people known to have died in a tower block collapse in the russian city of magnitogorsk has risen to thirty nine an official day of mourning has been declared in the city is thought a gas explosion is to blame for the disaster and rescuers believe there are still more bodies under the rubble with more he's done. the official day of mourning has really underlined how the city came together faced with the tragedy a makeshift s

last r.t. correspondent dan cohen looks at the war on torture at the poor areas in the nation including right here in the nation's capital the belly of the beast washington d.c. all that straight ahead but first let's get to the few headlines we seek to bring a global perspective to the issues we cover here at boom bust so to get a real grasp on the problem of inequality we begin with a report from the library of the british house of commons which is analogous to the library of congress here in the u.s. on what our world will look like in twenty thirty if trends continue the report finds that the richest one percent of humanity is on track to control sixty four percent of the planet's capital and wealth by two thousand and thirty up from the current fifty percent and measured in dollars that one percent will increase. they're huge holdings from the current hundred forty trillion dollars to three hundred five trillion dollars the labor party's m.p. lam byrne who requested the survey told the u.k

with news and analysis twenty four seventh's this is r.t. international from moscow i'm calling break this is what we're across for you this hour the united states and china are holding talks in beijing right now to see if there's a solution to the economic deadlock that they've reached last month the world's two largest economies agreed to a ninety day truce in their trade war which is so far seen more losers than winners as the day richard or explained well the next round of the u.s. china trade battle and the both sides appear to be quite enthusiastic just had a very good call were president xi of china deal is moving along very well if made it will be very comprehensive covering all subjects and areas and points of disputes big progress being made. u.s. trade negotiators will optimistically and constructively communicate with the chinese delegation on the important agreements achieved by the two leaders during the meeting in argentina this is the first formal meeting since presidents donald trump and the xi jinping agreed a ninety day tr

fellow there you watching r.t. international start this hour with breaking news from kenya because the al qaeda linked terror group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for an attack on a five star hotel and office complex in the country's capital nairobi at least three people have reportedly been killed militants are holding some hostages inside the complex these are live pictures from there that's according to local media reports citing police sources and gun fights between police and the assailants is reportedly. ongoing as officers try to regain control of the area i witnesses have described scenes of carnage two is they saw four men they say charge into the building the complex includes the hotel and office buildings where international companies are located. i. believe. you do it because it just. went. up and i was there. and of course keeping a close eye on anything that comes out of that latest story of the terror attack in nairobi now it is in the story a day for british politics and the biggest one for b

r.t. reporting from moscow. thanks for joining us this saturday we're back in just over thirty minutes with all the latest headlines and see that. what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race move his arms off and spearing dramatic development only mostly i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. please reach terminal debt deal that no amount of economic activity going forward will ever provide the tax revenues sufficient to pay down the step we're past the point of no return we've gone through the debt looking glass this means only one outcome that central banks will continue to print to keep the interest going on this insurmountable debt pile which means wealth and income gap are guaranteed to increase which means the g.l.a. show movement is going global and the global insurrection is upon us and that's a guarantee. because you know brothers you know my going to want to return those

r.t. show let's. keep it tension are in europe or clashes have erupted in athens between protesters and police the demonstration outside be greek parliament this sunday is a against a deal between greece and its neighbor macedonia to rename the country under internal law it's a session to nato. some countries named to the republic of north mustn't donia in order to try and disputes over the northern territories of grace however some greeks feel it's an attempt to appropriate as star of killing cultural heritage and are strongly against that the mutual deal could be ratified on monday and will then court to have felt slater next. for decades greece's fourth basically over neighbor macedonia's name because afghans border region is also called macedonia one of the country's official names safeway r o m short for the former yugoslav republic of macedonia stopped it laying claim to the rich history of that name after a little treat jenius alexander the great still study to walk out of these around the worl

welcome to the program here on r.t. international we are running down the top stories for the first week of twenty nine . and he hopes the french government had that the yellow vest protests will be confined to last year. well dealt a serious blow on saturday at least fifty thousand of the movement's members once again took to the streets nationwide minor scuffles erupted in the capitol as protesters set barricades on fire and called for president back wrong to resign. the was. was. was. was. but there's only if you can what the doc and more were these things were calm at first people were told they needed to declare their gatherings to authorities and that would guarantee our safety we declared the gathering spot where was our security things got out of hand everywhere they used tear gas on us it looked like a civil war they charged us used pepper spray journalists trying to take cover inside building lobbies were thrown out it's a hostile situation and it's terrible in any case what's apparent is that this movement is

don't forget that we've got a website for the story you can find that at r.t. doc. you know like the e.k.g. for countries is their ten year bond rate you look at that you see all the countries healthy country start healthy well looks like the health of the chinese economy based on that their interest rates are better than america. they're bred for a single purpose. of a superman. to start training very young. eight months of intensive school. their reps. and they save lives. and. countries god into a nihilistic. that's why i'm thinking and we've got to hit the road and get the traveling across america to find what makes america the charlotte. american. point around which hollywood is gone and we're starting last with is we're going to head east into the swamp we're going into the belly of the b. i think i'm. gonna get a more gonzo. maybe completely different and a mr. bell thanks for taking the meeting as i was explaining in my email you know work to do on this trip cross country. go east or go into the belly of the big east or traveling across america to find what

the way karen r.t. france is a nine consecutive weekend of yellow vests protest with thousands of demonstrators clashing with police. the longest government shutdown in the u.s. in u.s. history and has its fourth week with the poor the war standoff between the democrats and donald trump showing no signs of ending. and. british prime minister suffers another humiliation in parliament ahead of tuesday's crucial vote on her. plan. welcome to our international and a look back at what's been happening over the last day and we start in france too because it's a ninth consecutive weekend of yellow vests protests but demonstrators keeping up the pressure on the government from paris his shot it depends. the. the first tensions are rising here the up to three or three in paris one of the protests in the city one of many protests taking place across france we have had violence here in new york to trails. her outlook for. the. good. there's water cannons now in full force trying to push protesters away. that water