A very warm welcome youre watching r. T. International with me mickey aaron good to have you with us this hour preliminary results from the council on Regional Election indicates that Pro Independence parties are set to keep their absolute majority in parliament theyre projected to win seventy out of one hundred thirty five seats the pro unity its Citizens Party meanwhile took around twenty five percent of the vote although that makes it the single most Popular Party the unionist parties together will only have fifty seven seats the troubled spanish regions former leader collars push to mount has held the outcome of victory. From as you know public of the year i want to congratulate the catalan people because they have sent a message to the world the catalan republic has beaten the monarchy and article one fifty five the Spanish State has been beaten. The official results will be announced on the fifth of january heres journalist martin rabbit with more details seven parties in the elections are vying for votes cast by record turnout and this is all the more remarkable when you consider that elections were held on a working day like today rather than the usual sunday although this year holding them on a sunday would have meant conflicting with Christmas Eve so central authorities decided to bring the elections forward a few days the uncertainty seems likely to continue for several weeks now because while the three or four it Pro Independence parties do have a majority between them no single policy has anything like a majority of the folks and indeed they didnt Even Campaign together now cratylus puts them on the outgoing first minister of qatar the new who at the moment is in selfimposed exile in belgium because in spain he faces charges of rebellion and a possible jail sentence of up to thirty years tweeted to say this he hoped that voters would demonstrate the same pro independent spirit as they did when they turned out to vote in a referendum on independence held on the first of october now that was in defiance of a Constitutional Court ban as you can see it might with very violent resistance indeed from the authorities and the police. Authorities people getting hurt and this is. But the first three people did this or the third in a taking over here by a number of people in the early hours of the morning and this insidious thing now the Central Government called the snap elections when it decided to dissolve the council and parliament in late october hours after it unilaterally declared independence meanwhile also psyching the Regional Government now the International Community is going to be paying very close attention indeed to this because of the kind of tension that weve seen in recent weeks and the violence that weve just seen. You to see whether the push for independence has increased whether its remain stable or subsided because this is the biggest threat to spains Constitutional Order since the country returned to democratic government in one nine hundred Seventy Eight so the best we heading for several weeks of protecting negotiations if they dont reach a deal than they were actions will just have to be repeated so again. It looks like were going to have several interesting weeks ahead of us despite the high turnout so many people who voted for independence from spain in october are frustrated that theyve had to turn out yet again. But theyll be all that got us are more i feel bad because in the first we were very excited about the referendum but now we see the Spanish Government has imposed elections on us that are not the elections that we want to vote in and yet somehow we have been forced to vote because they have ousted a Regional Government and we want our form of government to be restored and not to be changed. You know i did nation from Member States that voted overwhelmingly to condemn americas recognition of jerusalem as israels capital in new york on thursday and tensions fled to the General Assembly herring. Who got the use of the beat up struck to the Security Council and made unable to perform his duties and do decades of work of the International Community but it is considered a blatant violation of the rights of Palestinian People if you shameful that this meeting is even taking place must be resolved through negotiation between the two parties are un members they threatened all the other members this is bullying and this jumper will not bow to that. Well ali our correspondent caleb maupin was following the General Assembly haring for us. Well the results are in one hundred twenty eight countries voted for the resolution with Nine Countries are voting with the United States to oppose it thirty five abstentions and another number of countries that did not attend the vote and did not formally vote now at this point weve heard some strong words from nikki haley in the lead up to the vote nikki haley took the floor in the General Assembly hall and made some of these following comments this is nikki haley United States will remember this day in which it was singled out for attack in the General Assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation america will put our embassy in jerusalem now a number of countries that dont normally see eye to eye on International Issues came together saudi arabia and iran regional rivals voted together to condemn the United States and israel furthermore we saw in north korea and south korea two other countries that dont tend to get along voting together were seeing even some a long time allies of the United States voting against it and voting for this resolution we saw members of Nato European Union countries that generally support the United States and agree with it in International Bodies and Decision Making entities they seem to have voted against it now in the lead up to the vote nikki haley was very vocal saying that the United States would be taking names and we heard donald trump the u. S. President talking about how countries that voted in favor of the resolution may be losing foreign aid and assistance from the United States now a letter was circulated to one hundred eighty Different Countries by the United States that indicated that donald trump would quote take it personally the way countries voted at this upcoming vote. When we make a decision about where to locate our embassy we dont expect those weve helped to talk it tends to be a vote criticizing our choice the u. S. Will be taking names. Of those in favor of the draft resolution. Please read. Those against. The four team foods in favor one vote against. As you consider the vote i want you to know the president and the us take this vote personally he will be watching this vote carefully and has requested i report back on those who voted against and thank you for your consideration. Its the right thing to do it is absolutely the right thing to do so it appears that this is a repudiation of the United States largely by the International Community one hundred twenty eight countries around the world voted against the United States and against its decision to move the embassy to jerusalem this is a condemnation of the United States by the International Community in big numbers we also discussed the hearing with a former un special rapporteur on human rights in palestine and the political analyst based in the west bank digital expectation was that about one hundred fifty states would go to table the resolution this really shows that the streets made by the Us Administration did have some impact growth in restricted company. And it was. Soon should i think there are two issues here one of course concerns the status of jerusalem but i think we are now are inching a new era in which a major. Resort through blackmail and broad green order to secure votes in the General Assembly. Obviously in most cases try to bring pressure used in a pretty subtle manner to support a particular position. But this is the first of. A major. Security council has resorted to search measures i do see. You tonight straight through to carry through its roots of this kind because theyre called indicators traits in future situations or gives a group against the United States they do so wrong i think its unfortunate that the United States finds itself under this kind of leadership which is undermining the standing of this country internationally the International Community did not create the United Nations because that was a luxury it created this body following too bloody that world wars in order to prevent chaos and war in order to make sure that International Law is is respected and if countries acquiesce to the u. S. And if they accept being punching bag for the American Administration and voting in accordance with directives from nikki haley then whats the point of having the United Nations fact that nikki haley is threatening to derail the entire organization puts the United States in confrontation with the entire world. Ten times more iraqi civilians may have been killed than previously thought during the u. S. Led operation to Liberate Mosul from i still thats according to new research by the Associated Press it is the agency obtained data from iraqi morgues as well as nongovernmental organizations it says as many as eleven thousand civilians may have been killed during the nine month operation nearly a third of these allegedly died during u. S. Led Coalition Bombing raids however just a fraction of that number is acknowledged by the Coalition Human Rights group Amnesty International has joined calls to investigate the Liberation Campaign and revealed the true cost in civilian deaths it and a big number cited in this report come as no surprise right gauthier of has visited the city of mosul both during and after the fighting. To see the presses bodycount surprise anyone whos actually been to mosul and who has seen what has happened to the city you can also argue that the death count that theyve given become outdated already hours after they released their report we got a cool from mosul from rescuers there saying that three more children had been killed when an explosive device buried in the wreckage of a house that they were playing on dead today to ease explosions happen almost every day rescuers tell us and this is a direct consequence of the battle of mosul itself nevertheless the body count is a semi official milestone in the in and of itself because the numbers we previously heard from official sources from the u. S. Led coalition in iraq east even the u. N. Was a tenth of that barely a thousand civilians and an realistic number the Associated Press found that three to four thousand of those civilians killed in mosul died to ash strikes carried out by the u. S. Led coalition and the Iraqi Air Force the u. S. Led coalition had previously claimed responsibility for no more than three hundred or so civilian deaths saying that it didnt have the resources to send investigators to look at every reported incident susi the press didnt always numbers out of a hat they cited various human rights agencies as well as an official body count counts that monitored events in mosul as well as with tip offs from iraq he moves but as i say this number is unsurprising if youve been to mosul if youve seen what a city of two million his been tending to injuries corpses. This is the reality of what you likely havent heard of is the smell its new. Repulsive and its everywhere the sort of smell that makes us in stink sick the smell of rotting bodies this is what rescuers have collected just this morning three suspected isis fighters two women and two children. Thats in iraq. Launching missiles. At isis targets in and you can hear isis small arms fire targeting the helicopter and over there six seven hundred meters away as the oft about the strike that hit minutes ago just before we got here this was a city of two million that had been. Annihilated during the nine months of the battle of mosul the rescuers we talked to tell us that this city the city the old city of mosul that bore the brunt of the fighting in the devastation it still reeks of decaying bodies thousands and thousands of corpses still buried under rubble mixed with them or explosive devices that continue to claim peoples lives the u. S. Justice department continues to insist that ati is facing no substantial reporting restrictions in america despite the channel being forced to register as a Foreign Agent back in november we examined the claim after they stopped by. Manufactured. Public wells. When the ruling classes protect themselves. The famous merry go round be the one percent. Of the roots to. Believe. You know the palestinians have used the United Nations as a weapon of war against the future of peace both for palestinians and israelis the United NationsGeneral Assembly has passed more resolutions against the Democratic State of israel that it has against north korea iran and syria combined so that you know it is a bubbling cauldron of hatred and anti democracy. Welcome back now the u. S. Justice department has suggested that this channel is not facing restrictions on ice operations in the us well thats despite r. T. America being forced to register as a Foreign Agent back in november and congress then stripping all journalists of their accreditation on capitol hill. Continues to operate here continues to broadcast here without interruption as far as im aware this channel and didnt have to stop broadcasting but i want journalists musing about accreditation on capitol hill has hampered their work however u. S. 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To register under fire i was based on the Intelligence Community report their assessment claimed this china was involved in a campaign to influence of voters during the us president ial election investigative journalist Charles Alltel gave us his thoughts on those i like ations the very beginning multiple holdovers of the of our ministrations went so far says save it quote all seventeen intelligence agencies and reach a conclusion that russia has interfered in the two thousand and sixteen election and thats been a walk back and you know many of the people who have made that assertion. I would argue have been. In my mind discredited so we really havent had any way as several members of the public to verify the stress test the analysis that was made by these supposedly teligent agencies who may very well have a lot to hide. The pentagon has admitted its conducting full scale military operations in yemen the revelations came in a statement by u. S. Central command u. S. Forces have conducted multiple ground operations and more than one hundred twenty strikes in twenty seventeen to remove key leaders and disrupt the ability of al qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and ices in yemen to use ungoverned spaces in yemen as a hub for terrorist recruiting training and base of operations to export terror worldwide. Daniel hawkins brings us the broader picture on whats happening in yemen. A tripling of air strike numbers from twenty six the official confirmation of boots on the ground something many politicians have been keen to avoid mentioning to avoid bad publicity with the yemeni conflict raging for nearly three years now and spawning two u. S. Administrations american policy has some more devolved since the first days of the war what we need to do is bring all the parties together and find a political arrangement it is not solved by having another proxy war fought inside of yemen now aside from massive arms sales to saudi arabia what began as Logistical Support and intelligence sharing as part of the Saudi Led Coalition move to supporting combat operations in an advise and assist role drone of planes strikes now multiple ground operations the military involvement may have good intents on the surface comments in the sport of to harvest groups stabilizing a war torn country but as involvement has escalated the presence of terror groups has actually expanded now aside from the irony targeting militants allegedly allied to the saudi backed militias theres the question of a vicious circle air strikes and other military involvement in the region has led to terror groups capitalizing on precisely those sentiments among the populace which lead to heightened recruitment and support for jihadism just remember libya and syria and this actually comes from none other than members of the u. S. Congress the civil war inside yemen has aided the enemies for which we actually have declared war against alqaeda is getting stronger inside yemen because as more and more of the country becomes becomes ungovernable because of this war al qaeda is moving into that territory isis against which we have not declared war but we are engaged in active military activity in the region against is getting stronger inside yemen two of these problems dont even touch upon the catastrophic humanitarian situation described by. Joes are the worst in the world with must civilian casualties famine cholera spreading in the country. Twitters regional Vice President has revealed she believes its no longer possible to stand up for all speech at a u. K. Parliamentary hearing she was quizzed about how effectively tech giants are fighting hate speech and extremist online content put it was in a place where its believed that you know the most effective antidote to bad speech was good speech it was evil which was very much a job security and philosophy weve realized that the world that we live in has changed its no longer possible to stand up for all speech in the whole that ultimately society would become a better place because racism will be challenged or overfull the will be challenge or extremism reach and. Well this is in stark contrast with the corporations previous philosophy and twenty twelve twitters ben general manager in the u. K. Said the companys leadership likes to think of the platform as the free speech wing of the free speech policy we spoke with social Justice Campaign a george barda he told us that as twitters reach grows it will face increasing pressure to take responsibility for the content on the platform i think because the likes of twitter and facebook are somewhere very complicated li in between a kind of neutral platform like the internet as a whole and news providers and as they have more and more power of italy as vehicles via which people understand the world there is increasing pressure to make sure that particular kinds of sort of hateful material on there you know in the same way is you know you tube is under pressure constantly to remove you know videos of people being beheaded or child abuse videos or whatever there is a kind of a line that its difficult to place between you know violent speech and hateful speech and kind of violent and hateful imagery and there are no there are no clear boundaries between those two things and there is pressure from from within governments and from within the you know how do you say on the day stories by following us on social media are we back in about thirty minutes with the headline for fear that. 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Across europe municipalities are taking their water supply back from private companies who pianists interviewed by the seals with simple song alone even some company elsewhere though they invited private companies to take over the utilities many bought a telescope of. A luxury wish you guys who got on the pier might be cool. This is. For you bill brought up locals are ready to stand up for the basic human right of access to water its about water but its called school for much more than war its about the hurt and the redistribution. Downwards do you want or will. Listen to. This is boom bust broadcasting around the world from washington d. C. And beyond that the scene coming up this point continues to take the finance world by storm plus the lead back from the infamous cryptocurrency in two thousand and eighteen markets analyst nyima will join us to discuss plus the Homeless Population in the u. S. Continues. Across the board our chief correspondent or portmore for us from los angeles now lets get to todays top business and financial headlines. Facebooks advertising tools are in hot water yet again an investigation by pro publica and the New York Times says dozens of companies are using the web sites ad tools to restrict the age groups that see their job postings in order to filter out older applicants these companies include of arisan amazon Goldman Sachs and even facebook itself this could be in violation of the federal age discrimination in employment act of one thousand nine hundred sixty seven which forbids bias against applicants aged forty or older and a Class Action Lawsuit filed against the Company Might determine that it will be the second Time Facebook has sued over targeted ads about a year ago it was sued for allowing racial bias in housing ads and in September Facebook removed antisymmetric categories from its ad platform. With Tech Companies doing well this year its no surprise that Music Streaming Company spotify is ready to sell shares but it has shock some people that the company will do so via a direct offering instead of a traditional i. P. O. As long as it receives approval from the securities and Exchange Commission spotify will list its shares directly on the New York Stock Exchange cutting out the middleman underwriters like j. P. Morgan it will save the Company Money from commission it would otherwise have to pay and allows the price to be set by the buyers and sellers instead of an analyst its not a totally new concept but it is a unique situation for such a big business spotify which has been around since two thousand and six now has sixteen million subscribers compared to apple musics twenty seven million. Speaking of apple its finally admitted to what many customers suspected all along on thursday the tech giant confirmed that their. Older phones are indeed slower than the newer ones in a Statement Apple said our goal is to deliver the best experience for customers which includes overall performance and prolonging the life of their devices lithium ion batteries become less capable of supplying peak current demands when cold conditions have a low battery charger as they age over time which can result in the device unexpectedly shutting down to protect its Electronic Components apple issued that response following a growing chorus of tech analysts and customers arguing the company was intentionally slowing down their phones in order to encourage them to buy the newer models while the statement confirms that suspicion that does not prove that apple did so to get customers to buy new phones i. I. The us hold with population is on the rise for the First Time Since the Great Recession new york citys Homeless Population rose four percent in two thousand and seventeen