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Just gone 5 am hit and must go out of the wind well thanks choosing autumns national welcome. Europe and russia should return to a normal relationship without sanctions thats the joint message from the conference of lodgement. Talking about the harm to the economy by those restrictions it is probably even an emotional touch. Because you may approach the time the sanctions could be lifted or extended im always sad because so much could be achieved and the situation could be so much bits well it was no secret that the euro skeptic forces currently in power here and rome are no big fans of europes anti russian sanctions to say the least but as youve heard Prime Minister contes message is getting more loud and more clear especially when hes Standing Shoulder to shoulder with the russian president who once again reminded about the enormous amounts of cash that both sides were losing just because of this sanctions war. In 2012 we had a trade to no good 450000000000. 00 now its 207. 00 to do in a film not mistaken where these missing 100. 00 into to do it ill tell you where these are lost profits not only those we couldve earned but also those that the European Countries including italy have occurred. Several times during the press conference we heard the words i absolutely agree with my colleague which is aware thing when president Vladimir Putin meets western leaders however the who can taste is definitely an exception and even when the top politicians were taken questions on such an important and troubling issue for italy as libya and the new outbreak of the civil war there the leaders were on the same page and mr putin began with pointing the finger at nato will show that you will let us remember how it all started who destroyed leiby as a state its one of the few countries that assist and for the situation a military decision could not lead to libyas unification on the contrary today were witnessing a dramatic situation now for. We havent been getting any Major Updates from going as well about the ongoing political crisis there and the last question at the press conference was whether the 2 beaters brought up the matter during the talks and whether they had anything new to say about it well president Vladimir Putin once again pointed out how exactly the conflict began and also i had something particular to say about the Opposition Leader one. Of you Opposition Leader mr goh i do walked onto the squirrel looked up to the sky and addressed goats and proclaimed himself president its all well and good but we never heard back from goats and how he sees this so proclamations so i think we need to come back to earth and start operating under democratic procedures the rules which boil down to dialogue to the need to talk to the people you need to put you can decide to the vote. So clearly this visit does show that russia is trying to benefit from its close ties with its only under its new euro skeptic government but when it comes to the e. U. As a whole the kremlin doesnt really have any illusions as usual and theyre not willing to go too far. In france or to the vatican where he spoke with the pope its the 3rd time that russias president has met with pope francis off to talks in both 202015 they move to the papal palace for negotiations on a shore excursion through treasury the talks last it around now off to which came had traditionally exchange of gifts putin brought the pope an orthodox i cannot a russian michelangelo on the Sistine Chapel the pontiff presented an 18th century painting the thought they did not hold a News Conference about the holy sin said they discussed global issues including the conflict in ukraine and venezuela. A mass public backlash has sparked against one of the 2 people in line to become britains Prime Minister current foreign secretary jeremy hunt thats after he tied Opposition Leader Labor Party Leader Jeremy Corbin to atrocities in the nazi concentration camp auschwitz thousands have already signed a petition demanding the one apologize arties party boycott explains the anger. A petition calling on the foreign secretary to apologize to the leader of the opposition Jeremy Corbyn has amassed over 16000 signatures because a lot of people are angry over these comments that really boil down to jeremy hunt making a link between the leader of the labor party and the atrocities perpetrated by hitler and the nazis take a listen to what the foreign secretary had to say about the leader of the opposition Jeremy Corbyn in an interview with the jewish newspaper a little bit earlier on this week. Rather complacently said to myself thank goodness we dont have to worry about that kind of thing happening in the u. K. And no if i myself with the leader of the labor party who has opened the door to anti semitism in a way that is truly frightening to me corbin has been a lifelong campaigner for the rights of palestinians but hes also been accused of failing to root out anti semitism from within the labor party but these comments by jeremy hunt have managed to offend even those people that are natural corbin supporters take a listen to just some of the reaction on twitter. That someone would visit auschwitz and use it as a means to the mainstream Political Party in the. German home 20 minutes when he came back he will so humbled by the experience he needed to use that does complaining material to insult his political opponents because thats the truth isnt it jeremy the whole cause then might win you a few votes using school cheap political points just to be one of the most despicable things ive ever seen even from a tool really jeremy haun is the 2nd favorite after Boris Johnson to be the next Prime Minister here theres a conservative leadership race on at the mo. But some say that his desire to reference you know the problem of antisemitism in the labor party is a way of deflecting from the over alleged islam a phobia within jeremy hunt own conservative party and also the chances of a general election here in the u. K. Before the year is out is really creeping up Boris Johnson and jeremy hunt have been doing the campaign trails and variously trying to out brags that each other by pledging to both leave. By the end of that halloween deadline even if there is no deal in place and that could lead to an election where greggs it we vote is to look to labor as some sort of alternative to all of this and so there is a genuine fear right now i think in conservative circles of the prospect of a call been government and weve even seen stories leaks from the Civil Service which is supposed to be the power again of impartiality here in the u. K. Suggesting that Jeremy Corbyn isnt fit to be Prime Minister and supportive of labor Jeremy Corbyn they will see these latest comments by jeremy hunt as sort of just another installment of this plot to discredit the labor leader. Had a Senior Research associate at the think tank the Begin Sadat Center for strategic studies once nothing is more dangerous the minimizing the holocaust for political point scoring. I believe that this competition. Might be in such a high level that whoever is against corbin who might be the next Prime Minister would use any any means in order to gain some more votes this is very dangerous because when you try to minimize the magnitude of the holocaust to something which can be used. For political issues it is something which makes the holocaust happen again because if it was not such a big think that we can use it into the glue that we can use it here and there for whatever we like. Of the game. Germany is in the grip of a heat wave at the moment and it seems to be driving people crazy need into everything from public nudity to Mass Violence out Swimming Pools peta all of our reports. The heat wave thats being roasting parts of europe has seen some here in germany fall foul of the law take the smoke paid riding brandenburg for example he received a caution from the police after his attempts to feel the breeze saw him decide to write his security with no clothes on but the behavior of some in germanys public Swimming Pools has been far more concerning at outdoor pool in desoto of saw hundreds involved in a mass brawl last weekend it started when a group of young men became embroiled in an argument with a Family Police to be cold and deployed pet the spray a witness described the scene there was a huge crowd of teenagers who were causing trouble around here they made those men with children cry police to escort the family away from the scene and authorities ordered that the pool be closed and said they didnt know too much about the identities of those behind the violence. Colleagues described the group as african looking the incident and dissolute office fall from the only one to have taken place in germany in the last month here in coutts at the entry to a public Swimming Pool the place to be called there over in munich 150 teenagers rioted in the bavarian capital in western germany for a french fry stand so around 20 people involved in a brawl in which chairs and trust accounts were used as weapons gassing cack in a 23 year old man he required emergency said you have to being stopped following a dispute that began in a Swimming Pool and. Pepper spray was again deployed after another bus brawl in many of the Incidents Police found witnesses reported that those involved were from a migrant background leading to quick. Students about integration thats nothing to do with us says the federal office for migration and refugees we have the wrong contact in relation to the facts below it is not the task of the federal office to comment on the situation in german outdoor Swimming Pools with the warm weather set to continue for a little while yet police pool security will be hoping that while the mercury rises tempers stay cool these are all over. Saudi arabias latest effort to look more liberal appears to have backfired a top u. S. Hip hop star known for her provocative style will be the key act in a major concert in the kingdom something thats raised a few eyebrows. Oh well if Human Knowledge is going to perform in saudi arabia. Imagine waking up from a 3 year comma and the 1st thing you hate sneaking menasha opening an m. T. V. Musical festival in saudi arabia i dont think i woke up in some parallel universe. Shes going to go and shake her all her songs are indecent about sex and shaking and then you tell me to where they are by our why the hell hypocrisy while thousands of saudi women cant even get out to get their basic needs thanks to the saudi government the saudi government is bringing him in ash to show the western world hey we are an open minded country. With. The crown prince how much and still man has actually been trying to use kind of these stunts or these very superficial changes that are not organic to Saudi Arabian society at all or to what it means to be a woman in saudi arabia it is kind of a silly image to imagine that the women attending the human r. Ce concert are actually fully failed and wearing full length ropes society doesnt really buy it theyre not buying into this socalled attempt to modernize sort of society in this way i think that this basically includes relates the problem with the rule of the crown prince of example the Decision Mission of hypotheses somebody who has made absolutely. No real changes during the entire time that he has been rudely as exact hudler of saudi arabia at the same time we all know about the scandal with questions youve asked your war in yemen all kinds of human rights abuses these are continuing that is attempting to do these very b. C. Of this gestures to kind of feed them a few of them to their local audience. A rao has broken out between china and the u. K. Over the former british colony of hong kong the territory has seen large protests against beijing resulting in a rest and injuries london support for the demonstrators though has infuriated china arties eventually steps us reports. The massive protests taking place in hong kong these past few weeks over and they all proposed extradition bill how from now spills into an international dispute the u. K. Or the formal colonial power of hong kong has openly voice that support for the protesters we should have a sense of all about home comb and we should have a specific sense of our obligations to the individual citizens of hong kong and that means speaking up about whats been happening its up to the people of hong kong to decide what they think should happen in terms of their own government hong kong is not part of the United Kingdom but the u. K. Signed an internationally Binding Legal agreement in 1904 that enshrines the one country 2 systems rule in trying to the basic freedoms of the people of hong kong and we stand foursquare behind that agreements foursquare behind the people of hong kong and there will be serious consequences of that internationally Binding Legal agreements when not to be on it the sense of obligation towards the team the credit 6 future of the hong kong people was openly and widely supported by the u. K. Media as well london sense of pattern isnt over its former colonial power was openly and supported and more encouraged when the hong kong colonial flake appeared in the legislative building which was smashed on monday some u. K. Twitter users even went as far as calling for reagan if they cation or reclaim of their former british colony however though the Chinese Foreign minister is clearly not happy with the sudden increase of interest of london in hong kong they are accusing london of supporting the lawbreakers in the city. You that the british won the freedom of hong kong residents is a shameless statement that i would like to ask mr hans what democracy hong kong had during British Colonial rule over hong kong the people of. Did not even have the right to march on the streets with. That comment of course they did not sit well with the u. K. Government which went far as even to summon the Chinese Ambassador in response but whatever your view on the hong kong extradition bill is its hard to take calls from british officials seriously just take for example the last the pointed governor of hong kong he was neither elected nor chinese and just to give you a better understanding on what im talking about here are the names of the 5 past governors of hong kong under u. K. Rule did you notice the trend moreover up until mighty 97. 00 which was the last year that hong kong was under a rule no one lections will held under universal suffrage today hong kong might indeed be fighting for its right spots its not the former colonial power which should be weighing in theres an element of wounded sovereignty with the british criticism that the chinese want to make it clear this is sovereign chinese territory or want to help our not you still hold elections in iran hong kong theyre really not into position to criticize i think thats the sticking to it from the chinese of course its hypocritical im sad to say that not only the british but the american and most other western governments you know hypocrisy should be part of their be official title of how they conduct their affairs how they deal with their human rights issues at home and then how they will use any pretext to support things like color revolutions this is perfectly fine from the point of view of this government i think of course theres a huge element offers. Us President Donald Trump has given a speech at the Lincoln Memorial in washington as part of american Independence Day celebrations military hardware also made the news for parents in the capital city this 4th of july part of what trump dubbed the show all the lifetime. Im trump said the finest fighter jets in time as would be part of the festivities but there were concerns by some that the heavy equipment could damage the civilian roads and in a sign of protest demonstrators put up a baby trial balloon near the Washington Monument Many Democrats on Mainstream Media have also attacked trump saying he has militarized the event and using it for political gain ahead of next years election they also claimed the capitol looks more like putins russia even korea meanwhile it seems the feelings of patriotism in the u. S. Are in decline according to a new call up poll pride in the us has hit its lowest point since 2003 when it was 92 percent but this years results show the number of people who say that proud to be americans has dropped to 70 percent sara flounders head of the International Action center says the theme of this years july 4th parade is in keeping with washingtons policy priorities everyone know this and why. And its also broadcasting more than 800. 00 u. S. Military bases around the world outside the us thats right countries one extras and me an artist cost of more than 65 percent of all of all u. S. Expenditures u. S. Expenditures the federal government low keyed the military machine at a very time when into Structure Health Care Education is all declining and when the gap between the rich or just fire that any time in u. S. History. The head of the u. S. Air force has a short americans at the countrys ready for nuclear war revealing the 3 lights that would flush on his right office phone and the country he chose for his armageddon scenario was russia. Should war with a Nuclear Power happen and im going to primarily use russia as my example today as the most Dangerous Nuclear threat we face and i fully expect 3 lights to lights up on my read switch phone in the office the 1st step in the night mescaline would be to team up with nato which he called 1st and foremost a new alliance to send bombers next to or to the north American Aerospace Defense Command to intercept incoming missiles and finally deploying nicholas submarines for a massive 2nd strike journalist Martin Sommer says its all just sales pitch for more pentagon money. Youve got to remember the military Industrial Complex in the west is is a money making machine primarily. As they know that russia has upgraded its Nuclear Arsenal because it had to really because of basically the. You know short range Nuclear Weapon straight in their face if you imagine if the russians were caught supports a similar weapons into cuba we know what happened in london 6263 when that happened. So the they are basically wanting to spend more money on more Nuclear Weapons so theyre basically this is a basically a sales pitch the real threat of nuclear war is definitely there but talking about it like this is more for public consumption than anything else its supposed to reassure people but if you read between the lines its not very reassuring its all its going to suggesting that its come before these wars can be fought and won a lot of thought would realize years ago thats thats impossible. Its been 4 years now since saudi arabia started a war on yemeni who 3 rebels who riyadh claims on tuesday launched a train attack on a saudi airport injuring 9 they led to the cross Border Strike comes amid a wason and humanitarian crisis in yemen with starvation becoming ever more widespread in the region to warn you that are some disturbing images ahead according to the u. N. Sponsored World Food Program 20000000 yemenis are food insecure and half of them on the brink of famine but despite the appalling situation last month that partially suspended sending food to areas controlled by the who fees the decision was taken as a last resort after a lengthy negotiation stalled on the agreement to introduce controls to prevent the diversion of food away from some of the most Vulnerable People in yemen the uns decision sparked outrage in yemen and accusations of corruption the few things allowed to the food program is being used to achieve political aims. The World Food Program is no longer carrying out a humanitarian operation in yemen but a 60 mittys have rather become purely political it is advancing the agendas of the u. A. E. Saudi arabia and the u. S. Concern is that main donors to the food program are states fighting them or supplying anti coalescent with weapons they also worry about the collection biometric data on yemeni citizens which as a condition of the aid supposedly to prevent theft they hear things war misinformation can be exploited by the Saudi Led Coalition we spoke to Antiwar Campaign and Jonathan Shafi about these allegations theres a great problem here which is that the war in yemen just like war through history is making money for a small number of people those who run the Arms Companies and so on when it comes to the question of yemen when it comes the question of how we bring a bit peace the 1st thing that we have to do is to stop the sale of weapons is to open up the channels to deliver food and other aid to the starved people of devastated yemen and to bring about a peaceful solution and so of course there is a need a dire need for food aid to get through and it seems to me that whats happening is that the request for biometric information on 13000000 individuals yemenis including military officers soldiers and so on that the fear is that handing that information over to the World Food Program that it me end up in the hands of the soda coolish and the funding that goes to the World Food Program because of it coming from 7 of the sody coalition and because of the deeply complex picture that that they in pain about with such passion all information may end up and about how that information may be used in a military fashion. About how the news is looking this al be back in thoughts minutes with the nates headlines but stay with us because up now its political. You know worlds big partners and law and conspiracy its time to wait to dig deeper to hit the stories that made history 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 its time for Critical Thinking its time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now were watching closely watching the hawks. A fragile truce in the u. S. China trade war will it hold also whos winning and whos losing expert analysis on this edition of. Welcome to politicking im matthew cook in for larry king this weekend President Trump and chinas paying cooled off their ongoing trade war for his part mr trump announced hell hold off on imposing more tariffs again against chinese goods while china one concession on reopening to american industry products from its leading tech giants which were recently banned out of National Security concerns for the u. S. So how long is this truce going to last and which side is winning and which is losing the battle of the tariffs and trade for expert analysis we turn to chris lew the former deputy secretary of labor during the Obama Administration he also served as the former white house cabinet secretary for president obama he joins me from washington d. C. Welcome to the Program Chris thank you so lets begin with chinas trumps agreement to ease restriction on chinas tech giant who way its a shock to many now is it a shock to you. It is a shock because there has really been a bipartisan concern on a National Security basis and so this is not a partisan issue in any way and so congress has been very firm on the National Security risk that this entails and so this is a fairly significant concession from the president the question is is what he got in return he has touted agricultural purchases from china will have to wait and see what that exactly amounts to theres no specificity on that and youll recall he made a similar promise to mexico purchasing products last month that didnt really materialize he also made a concession about whether any changes to chinese trade policies need to be codified legislation and he agreed that they did not so to the extent that there are changes made. How lasting they are is yet to be seen so lets talk about the National Security concerns do you think theyre legitimate and just what are they. Well it involves you know look with with all Chinese Companies they have a close nexus with the Chinese Government given the concerns about Cyber Security given the concerns about electronic surveillance its right to be concerned about you know its right to be concerned about foreign interference and potentially compromising of our Technology Infrastructure that being said theres a lot of u. S. Companies that do business with this company hallway and a lot of their components are used as part of hallway products and whats interesting important understand here is that these concerns by the United States arent necessarily shared by our european allies so theres a little bit of a disconnect on that front as well so you said yourself lawmakers on both sides of the aisle including mark rubio and general schumer democrat of new york have expressed alarm that troia is showing weakness is that the case is hes showing weakness well whats interesting here is i mean if in fact it was his own administration that impose these greater restrictions and now hes pulled back on them unilaterally you know if the concerns were legitimate 1st place then then he needs to explain frankly why those concerns dont exist anymore and it simply cant be because our trading relationship with china is too important because its not clear from this