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Just how. Very warm welcome you are watching r. T. International broadcasting to you live from our moscow studio and mccarran good to have you with us and we start with breaking news on r. T. This hour north and south korea have agreed to march together and a unified flying at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony there will also be a joint into korean womens Ice Hockey Team thousand according to a statement made by the representatives of pyongyang and seoul following todays talks between the two countries. South and north korean officials met for the third time in the space of just a few days to discuss peace efforts meanwhile western allies of the nine hundred fifty s. Korean war have gathered in canada for separate talks on the Current Crisis with a seemingly different approach. The pressure came continue until north korea takes decides to do nuclear i think that. Is to send out a very clear message that we want to intensify that pressure it is not the time to pressure. Career the surest path to peace is to keep threatening north korea into submission after a long and challenging meeting thats the best the value of a group could come up with the purpose of our meetings today is to improve the effectiveness of the maximum Pressure Campaign and combat north koreas attempts to evade sanctions the United States looks forward to hearing from our protest votes on how we can best do that more sanctions toughest sanctions though one might wonder what there is left of north korea to sanction or why they would work now when they havent for seventy years a few of the participants also proposed ripping up all diplomatic relations with the north that would to work and defuse things reinforcing autonomous majors when where available. Including cutting off diplomatic ties to his notes career solid meeting of north koreas former enemies literally almost all of these countries were participants off the korean war on the side of south korea states such as luxembourg colombia greece belgium difficult to imagine what relevance they have to the korean crisis these days but there you go noticeably absent two countries that are actually relevant to the crisis apart from north korea itself the two countries that actually share a border with the north china and russia. Russia and china were not invited to this meeting they just said the meeting would take place on the sixteenth of january. You can come in the evening we will tell you what we have agreed on that we should do this was unacceptable what the state Department Said about russia supporting this meeting thats a complete lie we consider this meeting home for. The most important parties involved in the Korean Peninsula Nuclear Issue you are taking part in the meeting but we dont know what the goal of this meeting is so i dont think this meeting is legal or representative from the very beginning china has been opposed to this meeting you should ok so you invited a bunch of countries that have little to do with the crisis and came up with all the tried tested and failed solutions they went a step further refusing any advice russia and china have long stood by a double freeze meaning north korea stops doing this. And south korea and the United States stop sending nuclear bomb is to harass the north and poors with the wargames. I know said Rex Tillerson when the north does it its a provocation when we do it its deterrence havent you away but couldnt you wait. At long last after years north korea and south Korea Holding direct face to face negotiations the lympics around the corner and everyone with any sense once things settle down so what does the Vancouver Group do while it gathers all of north koreas former enemies and declares it intends to tighten the noose around kim jong uns neck hows that for a path to peace. International and independent china specialist andrew learnt thinks the presence of russia and china at the meeting would limit western countries options when it comes to pressuring north korea well obviously. The trauma administration doesnt the feel the time is ripe for them to talk to the North Koreans yet because they want to put more pressure on north korea and put it bring up the rhetoric and all sort of tactics of foreclosure for example theyre not ruling out Something Like even a blockade probably seems to think that all his higher octane sort of rhetoric has achieved something at least the North Koreans beginning to talk to the south koreans so they dont want to give up the option. Of trying to talk with the allies so trying to group the allies together the exclusion as i said of russia and china is because they fear that if russia and china are invited to join theyre likely to scuttle. Americas option for for for coercion. Russias Investigative Committee is claiming new evidence refutes allegations of state sponsored sample swapping at the sochi olympics and hes Daniel Hawkins has more on the story. Well this is the result of a low inquiry by russias Investigative Committee going all the way back to last year with regards to that doping scandal theyve looked into some new details of course of google account before head of moscows anti doping approach really from now whistleblower and fugitive in the United States into some of the Technical Details in his allegations namely how allegedly these samples were transported and tampered with they found out that these samples were transported to the social abode three under strict conditions of supervision and then processed during daytime periods of between thirty minutes and two hours so a very rapid turnaround that of course contradicts the count which was quite different. People coming from the fire. I was a. Little. Theyre claiming that this alleged operation took place in the dead of night it was of course his claims that resulted in this scandal which resulted in the banning of many russian athletes blanket and subsequently on the team. Himself of course is a controversial enough figure as we said hes the former head of moscows and he brought three he is wanted there in russia on Drug Trafficking charges on selling moving dangerous and illegal substances we understand hes now under a Witness Protection Program in the United States nevertheless despite these charges it was his evidence his allegations that led to the Mclaren Report subsequently used as a basis for this banning blanket banning of russian athletes at International Olympic events just last month we learned there are you see decided to impose a ban on the blanket ban on russian athletes at the south korean winter Olympic Games making them participate hundred neutral flags not on the russian flag not playing the russian at them. So this result really puts into question. Allegations raises more questions than answers but certainly a very interesting turn to the story very interesting to see to follow it and see where it goes after this. In barcelona almost twenty thousand people have staged a demonstration demanding the release of Pro Independence politicians the politicians faced accusations of sedition they took actions in promoting council only as. Protesters gathered outside the regions high court they accused the Spanish Government for oppression they also held a minutes silence in solidarity with those arrested massive rallies have been a common sight since council only has a vote for independence was declared illegal by madrid. We demand freedom for prisoners and show that we wont accept repression and the Spanish Governments abuse against the democratic will its a great injustice that is the reason we are here to free them now but its not just Pro Independence activists making their voices heard and to break away movements have been gaining popularity as well meet barnea its a fictional land inside catalonia which includes the barcelona terror goanna regions the activists who came up with it wanted to split from Council Earlier and join spain this is their reasoning. We went from being one of the main drivers of the spanish economy to mediocre autonomy at the exit of more than three thousand companies was followed by encouraging the civil population to disobey the Constitutional Order to get a republic lasted eight seconds and without any international support. The pro and anti independence camps have been upping their rhetoric ahead of the first session of the new car to Land Parliament which has just wrapped up after a recent snap election in the region from Independence Party has gained a majority in the parliament the seats of those parliamentarians who were absent due to imprisonment or exile yellow ribbons which are the symbol of the Independence Movement the question of the election and the regions president remains open one of the candidates is carlos among the former president proposed after the referendum and he fled to belgium where he currently remains he claimed he could run the region final sky all through a special represents. The u. S. Has frozen more than half of its planned funding to the United Nations agency for Palestinian Refugees we committed a voluntary contribution of sixty Million Dollars for twenty eight thousand so far sixty five Million Dollars that is money that will be held for future consideration its money thats been frozen at this time its not being canceled its just being held for future consideration this is not aimed at punishing anyone. Well the move has sparked a massive protest guards with many venting their anger at the United States cutting the funds People Holding banners and chanting slogans can be seen marching in the Palestinian Palestinian administration demanding further assistance to refugees we cannot cross live to our correspondent for this year for more details on this paula what does the decision mean for palestinians. What we have heard from the United Nations relief and works agency that this american money freeze what was asked in a dramatic reduction on the lives of palestinians you need to remember that this is a humanitarian and Relief Agency that supports some five point nine million registered palestinians and their descendants who fled or were expelled from israel during the one nine hundred forty eight and nine hundred sixty seven wards they currently reside in the palestinian territories in gaza in East Jerusalem as well as in jordan syria and lebanon and this is why there is some concern being expressed that particularly in those host countries this decision by the american President Donald Trump could result in any instability now this is a huge blow to one where because the United States is the single largest donor and it follows course from the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to have the agency closed down all together. U. N. R. W. A is an organization that perpetuates the right to return for Palestinian Refugees narrative in order to eliminate the state of israel and therefore the un r. W. Must become a thing of the past for the simple suggestion that the funds of the un would be gradually transferred to support the Un Refugee Agency which has clear criteria real Refugee Status and this position was also presented to the u. S. Now for nearly seventy years. When russia has been a lifeline to the palestinians who say that without a basic access to Services Like Education Health care sanitation would simply vanish and leave hundreds of thousands of children even more vulnerable than they are today he was also concerned about his latest move im going to mine is the ability of the United Nations to respond in the future if and when there is a flare up in violence. Thanks. Paula still to come on r. T. International Chinese Media outlets could suffer the same fate as altie america and be forced to read just a foreign agents go the details for you after this short break. Is iran must going to fit in to steve jobs kids by coming up with Innovative Products you know the electronic gadgets market is a little bit different in the car business because the car business is you know you kind of bound by the highway system and youre bound by the whole infrastructure that is the Automotive Industry and the lobbying of the Automotive Industry so its a bit difficult to be disruptive in that industry in a way hes going to open up his charging stations with one nine hundred fifty style burger and shake joints with servers on roller skates ok thats thats an idea that might take off that might be a new like starbucks like third place that people go to to have an experience that might work. Welcome back Chinese Media could be made to register as foreign agents in america at least if u. S. Senators go their way three months ago aussie americans suffer the same fate senators are now lobbying the department of justice to include more outlets. We write to ask you to provide information on the departments actions and plans if any to request similar registration from Chinese State controlled Media Outlets operating in the us. Discuss this further now were bringing it use your own a professor of business and innovation at Northumbria University welcome to the program why do you think senators want to see Chinese Media register as foreign agents. Yes i think. There are two reasons first that china has become more strong and the more influential so this war is us the second the reason that china is a not one of us close ally and so they would be very cautious or bother every development in china every movement of france china. Feel worried actually. Missed the former is actually used as a whipping for all those countries that they feel uncomfortable ways ok so thats why now after the package to russia and the russians and used them as just start to talk about the put put the china was dismissed because if this our competitors to us. There was a recent attempt to register chinese outlets there wasnt that but that failed through has anything changed since to make their argument stronger. I think currently there is a. Knoll through development that they want to put the china in that at least this season because that you us are the china are the strongest theres a largest column you see in the world if us proceed to put the china into that the beast is this where automotive put us media organizations in the same situation because can now were certainly response to this actually ok so this way this aware become very lucrative for their part in a huge between the two countries so such the seas should be the. Justice department should be very very cautious in making any scenes really when the tools this issue do you think what were seeing here is just the start weve seen there a crackdown if you like on russia or on china do you think were not going to see more media being forced to register. I think even when that happened that more and more countries get into this at least this is a because as i said earlier the beast was used. To attack the compact of her countries and cities where pain is the main not attacked. Every countries using this east so use this reason i see this the countries that will be attacked will be the lumber of the countries will be a part where be very limited i think rush or under china i would have said to me as a top of the beast and of course forcing some other countries by the certainly not the us our live countries. Thank you you see on the professor of business and innovation at Northumbria University thank you for your time sir. Donald tusk alongside his counterpart john thought younger have warned of the negative consequences of braggs this and expressed their hope that the u. K. Changes its mind if the u. K. Government which sticks to its decision to leave. It will become a reality was all its negative consequences in march next year. There was a change of heart among our british. Wasnt it david davis. If that democracy cannot change its mind if shes just to be a democracy president. Our door remains open i hope that will be heard clearly in london we discussed the recent statements with ray finch a member of the European Parliament for the u. K. Independence party he says the decision made by the british people is final but the e. U. Is trying to violate u. K. s democracy. Theyll be held by the political establishment but theyll also be hated by the people of the u. K. Who actually took this back and said we are having no more we are leaving your opinion the fact that the Political Parties and the political establishment of taken so long to do this is not our problem its not the problem of the british people we are asked to go out we want to go out and we will leave whatever mr or mr to say the decision of the british people is final the more they see that the European Union is trying to take away our democracy and doing things that we will personally found repugnant as a European Army and if we were to have another referendum which god forbid we dont i am absolutely certain that the british people will vote even more overwhelmingly to leave. And the theories emerged of russian mantling and us politics the kremlins are supposedly behind us whistleblower chalfie mannings decision to run for a seat in the senate and is again trying to subvert american democracy thats the claim being promoted by some in the Democratic Party including the head of its leading think tank senator cardin authored and released a two hundred page masterpiece on russian influence in western elections suddenly he has a primary from kremlin stooges songes weekly leaks primary source Chelsea Manning the kremlin plays deek stream left to swing elections remember that oh my god this is how to arrange to fish to washington is the president of the largest dempo Party Think Tank genuinely believes Chelsea Mannings candidacy is a kremlin plot conspiracy theories thrive more in mainstream d. C. Than on internet fringes now exact say a prominent member of the Hillary Clinton campaign also tweeted out reporting this Conspiracy Theory that somehow Chelsea Mannings bid. For the senate was a mosque out plot now interestingly and now those proport in this Conspiracy Theory they have quite a bit of explaining to do now with those who will recall Chelsea Manning was just in prison in a u. S. Military prison for seven years now is it are they purported that somehow russia infiltrated the prison and was able to recruit Chelsea Manning at that point and then furthermore viewers will remember that barack obama pardoned Chelsea Manning as he was leaving office and then the question is was russia in on the plot to pardon Chelsea Manning did they somehow convince obama to pardon Chelsea Manning so theyre operative could then get out of prison and run for the u. S. Senate i its not exactly clear so those who are trying to get to the bottom of this vast Conspiracy Theory that they have come up with have a lot of explaining to do about the details of how exactly russia is to blame for someone running for the u. S. Senate in the United States finds of the u. S. Military and National Committee often vajra thinks the establishment has reasons to try and keep running out of the race as russia has become an american coated capitalist which i dont think is has there is nothing for russia to gain there are many things however for established interest to gain from keeping an antiestablishment candidate out so many people in america are so excited to see a true American Hero really stepping up and standing up to the establishment and we know she can do it because shes already done it she has already put her own freedom and safety on the line to fight for the American People thats somebody that that even though im running against her even though i have some different policies thats someone i can respect. They were dots he would love to hear your thoughts on the days stories so you didnt get in touch by following us on social media all about with the latest headlines at the top of the hour ill see you then. Everybody im stephen bob. 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Senate holds hearings with facebook you tube and twitter about terrorism against the United States coming up in this first show of the new series is the liquidation of the taxpayer funded private contract to come really and one of the final nails in the coffin of the post stature and privatization of u. K. Society to get the take of the chair of the u. K. International trade committee and guess what well have the s. N. P. Who reveals plans for a new Scottish Independence referendum to break up the United Kingdom within fifteen months and of the Birthday Week of Martin Luther king jr who along with malcolm x. Had a different vision for the western hemisphere what makes. 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Government led by Prime Minister theresa may is today scrambling to keep British Public Services Running because of mondays liquidation of taxpayer funded multibillion pound Trans National contract a karelian allegedly one of the most shorted companies on the London Stock Exchange meaning the city of london knew it face problems karelian continued to win taxpayer funded contracts even as it paid out shareholder dividends what it faced a pensions black hole tourism a presided over two billion pounds in contracts being given to former Advisors Company after a profit warnings and with a Civil Service oversight role concerned with really an unfilled questions in even mainstream. Center on whether its time to rethink capitalism after decades of thats right a new labor outsourcing joining me now is Angus Macneil hes the chair of Britains International trade select committee as well as being on the u. K. S National Security Strategy Committee and the s. N. P. Shouters works person for the environment and Rural Affairs analyst thanks so much for coming back on before we go into the iraq other issues surrounding this debacle or your only National Security Strategy Committee what implications for defense of the realm given that karelian is in charge of certain facilities around britains Nuclear Deterrent in scotland a naval base well the tentacles of cotillion seem to be where they are the tarmac in the past a company that i was very we have a did a degree in Civil Engineering they built some of the floating docks. And they would undoubtedly be still be. Delivering for the ministry of defense its a concern in defense of its a concern of the civil side as well primarily of course my my sympathies and understanding because foster to the workers the employees who are losing their jobs who find themselves in a precarious situation is forty thousand affected indeed you know whats the management penalty you know we see managers here on bonuses clawbacks been taken away. Whove been on on their watch this is