Life in the Arts International world you sense a very good afternoon money as kevin owen welcome to this latest half hour update 1st off right now into iran millions of mourners have turned out for the funeral of the money the countrys most powerful general was assassinated in a u. S. Air raid outside Baghdad Airport in iraq on friday theres been a huge outpouring of grief across the middle east and beyond irans Supreme Leader ali a wept as he said prayers over the slain commanders coffin so mourners carried red flags associated with just bloodshed and revenge one of the 1st repercussions for the United States has come from iraqi am peace of voted sunday to expel Foreign Forces from the country for conducting the killing on their soil but donald trump then warned iraq to brace itself for heavy sanctions if it kicks troops out. We have a very extraordinarily expensive ear piece thats there it costs billions of dollars to build long before my time were not living unless they pay us back for it if they do ask us to leave if we dont do it in a very friendly basis will charge them sanctions like theyve never seen before avar. Have you ever seen such a sea of humanity in your life donald trump do you still want to listen to the clowns advising you want to our region do you still imagine you can break the will of this great nation and its people end of malign us presence in west asia has begun well the iraqi lawmakers resolution not only calls on u. S. Troops to leave the country to also ask the government to pull back from military assistance for the u. S. Led and the ice still Coalition Plus it urged for a formal complaint to be raised at the u. N. Against washington for violating iraqi sovereignty which has now already been filed as the update of the iranian leaders are vowing to avenge seller monies death our Senior Correspondent has been looking at how it might be a better move to play the long game. On the face of it trump and iran they always wanted the same thing iran knew secret always wanted the us to get the hell away from it out of iraq out of the middle east and trump well he won the election promising to end americas wars we want to bring our troops back home and i got elected on that if you go back and look at our speeches i would say we want to bring our troops back home from these endless wars what a man wouldnt say to get elected in reality he escalated conflict after conflict whether was a scratch trumps policies would tear it open into a wound on the trump of america went from a full with iran having a nuclear deal to assassinating irans 2nd most powerful official i dont think trump expected this not neatly and mourning a man that the u. S. Claimed was a terrorist and i highly doubt he expected to have all his embassies go in lockdown with crowds demanding death at the gates. I was due to meet a general solution at 8 30 am on the morning he was killed as he left Baghdad International airport mr abdul marty said to general saloon money was carrying iran some response to a message iraq had conveyed on behalf of saudi arabia aimed at easing tensions between the 2 countries in the region so the money was apparently on a Peace Mission carrying proposals on how to reduce tensions in the region this is from the mouth of the u. S. Backed iraqi Prime Minister versus him we have the state department its sure and says that he was actually evil and take our word for it he was. Organizing imminent attacks on u. S. Bases take our word for it is there any surprise that iraqis voted to remove american soldiers from their country the iraqis dont want foreign troops murdering who they will when they will the parliament has decided to ask the us to leave once the Prime Minister signs off iraq will withdraw its request for assistance which they followed with the Us Led Coalition when isis was ascendant if the us refuses to pull out if it keeps its troops it will no longer be a friend it will be an occupier essentially in death sulaimani achieved exactly what he wanted for iraqis to expel america and if parliament doesnt do it we will take greater archon the white house is in panic trying to justify what it did the Vice President telling fairy tales trying to tie soleimani to 911. 00 of all things trump threatening to bomb iranian cultural targets which would be a textbook example of a war crime that again i doubt he cares much in iran millions burned the American Flag in america theyre burning the book on International Law and order the entire dynamics in iraq has changed from an atmosphere where iran was the culprit iran was voted out sort of by the street to get out of iraq everybody was for an accusation zx attack in the rain embassies and consulates and so on and so forth to an entirely different position where and especially those who are affiliated with iran having sort of an upper hand legally to pursue their own targets lets remember did you marry infant invading iraq illegally in 2003 they have spent trillions of dollars lost thousands of american lives. No of course in the process they have killed hundreds of thousands of iraqis all to have influence in a very geostrategic part of the world now when the Iraqi Parliament asks them to believe in of course they will eventually leave i dont think they will have a choice its going to happen sooner or later this is going to be a very significant defeat for the americans i would say you would be the beginning of the strategic decline of u. S. Power and influence in the region and in another Development Iran says it will not abide by the enrichment limits by the waning 2050 nuclear deal but says it is ready to reverse that if washington lift sanctions the u. S. Pulled out of the agreement when President Trump talk over the leaders of germany france and the u. K. Have issued a joint statement calling on iran to avoid measures contravening that nuclear deal middle east expert made rushdie thinks iran is pursuing nuclear war doesnt think iran is pursuing Nuclear Weapons to be clear and only wants to strengthen its defenses. It looks like that iran has the capability to maintain the most important thing the spirit the spirit of resistance against the americans aggression or any american attack i hope that iran will not take a hard decision that they will lose the europeans because we all know that the reappearance Something Different from the americans so its a balance its supposed to be a balanced political process that iran should do. Im not iranian to say things that its supposed to be known everything in iraq but at least outside the box it seems that iran also just like the United States both of them are on the edge both of them have capabilities and both of them can hurt each other but what are the consequences other developments to brief you on today turkish soldiers are on the way to libya according to president there were the Turkish Parliament voted last thursday to back the un recognized government in tripoli giving the green light then to the deployment a closed Un Security Council meeting has been set for later today to discuss the situation libyas rival administration based in the east of the country voted against the deal with ankara. It was decided to cut ties between the turkish regime and the states of libya and also in todays session a unanimous vote was passed on the general command authorizing be armed forces to disable all airports ports and land ports under the militias control due to the danger they pose to the countrys National Security by bringing the colonists to our country most of libya is controlled by general Khalifa Haftar on the Libyan National army while the un backed government is in charge of a fraction of the war torn country last month that requested military aid from encourage account of the general forces the countrys been in a state of war since protests in 2011 and then the ousting of the countrys leader Moammar Gadhafi johnson a founder of viewpoint africa believes that even with turkey support is going to be hard for the un backed government to oust its rival. Im afraid libya has been a bit of a mess since gadhafi went many people are saying that is very much like syria number 2 mr have to who controls a large swathes of the country or protect a period of time has the swing of the pendulum but on the other hand when you have a government which has been supported by the United Nations a government thats supported by the United States. Thing. Has a faction or an opportunity of winning but its going to be very difficult i cant see physically how which is why hes been propped talk and supported by the turks who are who are already expressed to send their military might to support him there too many actors playing and supporting a competing factions which for we know were not sure exactly whos going to succeed in the wider pack so lets get too into. The race is on to evacuate stricken residents in australia as the most ferocious wildfires in decades ravaged swathes of the southeast at least 25. 00 people died and many thousands of had to abandon the homes to be relocated theres been a brief respite for the moment from the record breaking heat wave but Emergency Services a brace for houses and conditions they say to return in the next few days. Even visible from oakland new zealand while angry astray and directing their fury of Prime MinisterScott Morrison over his handling of the crisis and for suggesting theres no direct link between the fires and Climate Change despite many seeing it as the root cause of this and president destruction. Its become harder fire seasons and longer the rival lapping between states this is driven by Climate Change scientists a pain very clear that the 10 or 20 years now that Climate Change is leading to more frequent and more severe push 5 and trout and hate winds were already seeing catastrophic impacts you can imagine how much worse it will be if we allow the planet to continue to warm if we allow the continent of australia to continue to dry out this is just a taste of whats to come if we dont act theres no argument about the links between in my view in the governments view and any government in this country about the links between broader issues of global Climate Change and and weather events around the world but im sure people equally with acknowledge that the direct connection to any single farmer event its not a credible suggestion to make that link to. A new year in scotland is a much celebrated thing with a capital drawing thousands of visitors to hold when a but the residents who live there full time so now theyre increasingly being shut out of their own city to make way for said tourists the numbers of grow rapidly in recent years but its proving to be a double edged sword for edinburgh the city council says the new years celebration in flags causes an increase in Noise Pollution for a start and also over crowds the street while police also acknowledge forcing residents who live in the center to where ideal response and get permits for visitors to their own homes during the hug when they 1st divinities in recent years event organizers have worked with Edinburgh City Council to try to make the most of the rising number of visitors the citys german themed Christmas Markets also called upset when it was revealed that it hadnt had planning permission for the last 2 years is what people in edinburgh have been telling us about. So yes we have over the issue because its a lot of people so you sort of workers sort of go through this its just going to become more difficult. I think we have plenty and i think they need to sink that the people want to listen. 60 people need to live here and not have to be pushed out. Of. The stores look this if you get into city that that means people another look at this i mean that is going to be like any other morgan city. Coming up to stay right where carson i back over 2019 after the break and some of the big stories that made the headlines again that were recalling including people from the streets of nations worldwide and how fears grew of a new global arms race after washington walked away from the landmark arms treaty. Seemed wrong. Why dont we all just dont call. Me. Yet to shape out just to educate and indeed trade equals betrayal. When somebody find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. What politicians do you suppose to. Put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. So when you want to be president. Or some want to. Have to go right to the press thats what the. People. Interested. In this should. Get welcome but were taking stock of more 29. 00 t. Nexus reflect a more of the events that marked the year just go. So lets crank up the Memory Machine again should we we saw a fair bit of political maneuvering and we live dealing over weaponry and the edge is gone. That Iran Nuclear Deal unraveled and nations boosted their Defense Budgets to get tooled up on a new phrase waited in the wings so its arms race 2 were looking at next the u. S. Withdrew from the i. N. F. Treaty on limiting Ballistic Missiles in 28 you may recall russia then took what it described as a symmetrical response in 2019 he goes down off takes a closer look at how it developed. An arms race cold war a Nuclear Crisis it seemed all these things both sparked and faded out of historical relevance in the past millennium but 2019 saw all of them make a comeback the United States is officially withdrawing from the intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty or i. N. F. Treaty the us unilaterally demolished a pillar of International Stability crushing its i. N. F. Treaty with russia. Fears of the past century resurrected immediately the u. S. Is pulling out of a decades long Nuclear Treaty with russia sparking fears of a new arms race we thought was confined to the cold war now theres concern a pullout could lead to a new arms race its clear that the threat of a new arms race is real we go into a Nuclear Arms Race like we saw in the 1960 s. Only more expensive and more dangerous it seemed the 2 countries were again trying to outpace each other on the military speed track with a Nuclear Winter right past the finishing line washington no longer bound by the iron of shackles started the mess out tests right away 2 weeks after the pullout and then again in december this in turn kicked russias military into action too as it accused the us of premeditating their withdrawal good news when they come for us pounds had to be only east and street food with us. They should not have used trumped up accusations and allegations to unilaterally withdraw from it like they did in 2002 they violate everything and find excuses to put the blame someone in russia does not pose a threat to anyone or any actions we take or retaliatory that is to say immediately since we never seek confrontation we do not want it is specially with a global power like the us both sides have been accusing each other of violating the i never deal but more school has also insisted that it has been unprecedentedly transparent in attempts to demonstrate compliance paraded the very message washington claims violated the i. M. F. Russia invited International Experts to come and be judge and jury what the rocket could and couldnt do the americans didnt come despite an almost personal invitation. For many years weve proposed to some talks but our initiatives have not found the support of our partners in fact they always find a pretext for dismantling the Global Security system which you might russia says it still tries with the iron of deal flatlined it suggests that arms control can be achieved through expanding another deal start and response washington talks at length about its gargantuan plans to include china and other Nuclear Powers in a new deal. Its some new deal even the u. S. Seems to have little idea about. The you start to expire february the 5th 2021 we have until then to resolve the situation proposals is still on the table heard i understand that now its up to washington to decide i hope that were able to get everybody in a very d big and beautiful room and your new treaty that would be much better all the while as Nuclear Parity hangs in the balance purely on the good faith of a few individuals. He goes down all for reporting there now 29. 00 teams so governments of many countries left to no doubt about just how widespread public dissatisfaction against them had reached streets of rage than from the yellow verse in paris to the political turmoil in latin america crowds turned regularly on in large numbers now it was in spain we had big headlines that simmering independence row over the wealthy catalonia region that led to violent demonstrations protestors road blocks and clashed with police for weeks after 9 separatist leaders and big news a member was sentenced to jail for sedition thats real for they pushed ahead with an independence referendum in 2014 despite a ban from madrid within a cochon of a reported from the unrest in the catalan capital barcelona during the height of it all in the autumn. But. 2 the streets of barcelona are again on fire were standing right now between the very cases that were built by priest asters yes you can see the violence is only growing on the streets of the cattle line and capital. Protesters have built as these barricades using garbage and now appliances that were standing by the cafeteria as well as some of the furniture that they could science so they built those barricades now they set them on fire and right now theyre shouting slogans and adding. And as you can see tensions our only increasing here at this is happening right in the center of barcelona and the streets of barcelona are again on fire if we remember what happened just our on friday a Police Forces responded with a rubber bullets and tear gas thank you thank. Barcelona is protesting sense monday and this saturday to show that people are not tired this is our islands to show that theyre ready to take it to the streets but in a culture of reporting this seems from lost all to well more stories of the year just gone on the run whats happening right now when im back in just over half an hour value to keep up to date with whats happening in iran so many people on the streets that i dont know social media. Kevin i would say thank you for watching out International Big seasons greetings to you from russia. Next as a financial Survival GuideStacey Southfield lets say im not so i guess. Im greece the fight d. Thank you for. Destroy thats right. Thats slavery. Time after time corporations repeat the same mantra sustainability. Its accelerating the transition to sustainable transport sustainability. A more equitable and sustainable. They claim their production is completely high. The big. Companies want us to feel good about the products while the damage is being done far away this is Something Else this went on even on. Welcome to going underground we will be back with a brand new seasons arriving on january the 8th but until then we will be showing some of your favorite shows from the last season of the decade coming up in this show as britain tries to levy or be an union is the trading block turning into weimar germany we asked the university of london on call and why the e. U. Is being forced to print tens of billions of euros from. Your would be. Are being killed as i speak to you tonight killed as a direct result of policy decisions that we as a body have made we ask the man who helped reveal war crimes in the pentagon papers senator mike donald trump firing john bolton will really make any difference to lethal us Foreign Policy plus a Scottish Court rules Boris Johnson misled the queen we ask what is Boris Johnson is that the public on the man who was his top adviser tells us. Britains responsibilities in the fight against Climate Change. In todays going on to grab a 1st straight to why the European Union has been forced to announce it will stop printing tens of billions of euros from the vendor joining me is Research Head of University College london the institute for innovation and public purpose thanks for covering. On how bad things of after 11 years after the bailouts of the financial crash the e. C. B. As to do this thats previously pretty 2. 6 trillion between 201528 yeah i mean we are now i think in sort of japan type situation where you know its been over a decade since the financial crisis weve had these massive monetary stimulus in the u. K. In the u. S. Europe the e. C. B. In japan we still havent got anywhere near the levels of growth that we had precrisis so the output gap between to protect what could have the growth we should have had more we do have it remains very long yet were were in a bad situation i think. Britain. Trillion of this currency it is easy and even voices in the military people see committee of the bank of england saying its not working yet well this voice is everywhere and now even some of the top x. Central Central Bank Governor is raising questions about q. E. In his announcement talked about the need for governments to do more expanding fiscal policy and thats a view thats becoming increasingly proselytise think amongst Monetary Policy makers governments arent yet getting the message that we still havent seen expansion in fiscal policy to create demand in the economy that i think kids need the roots of the response to what we have right now are the roots to be found in postings because. I know youve been writing about the fact that we keep emphasizing Household Spending rather than innovation and progress and the money supply may not be the most important thing here it may be money allocation as someone for the Chinese Communist but anyway yes i think that is exactly the problem there isnt really a supply story problem theres a demand side problem the demand is coming from. Speculative speculative type demand so theres lots of demand from households to get mortgages to buy houses house prices keep going on as demand from investors to buy Financial Assets but there isnt enough them on from businesses to invest in innovation in Capital Investment paying pacing on a waiting is group think they think that entrepreneurs Small Businesses big corporations they will be investing thinking its all about the private sector and theyll do it yeah i think it is about to do that i think the theory of quantitative easing is basically that if the central bank the safe assets the Government Back on the some of the Corporate Bonds that are held by Institutional Investors there is Institutional Investors will then. Be risky of bones from the real economy from medium sized and those firms will then use that money to invest in Capital Investment productive activity in reality where there isnt enough demand in the economy and what youve seen is those investors just buying other types of Financial Assets buying up real estate in Capital Cities around the world which is. Flat exactly which is why you know young people cant buy bar flats anymore not just in london us and european cities as well increasingly this is the religious this great faith because the economists about that is the private sector so part of it i think is a lack of confidence in the potential of the state in the potential of government to actually do useful stuff to actually direct the economy in a way that is socially desirable you know what we need is a kind of Green New Deal approach for example where we look to create decent well paid jobs in the sectors where we actually really need new job say really does that mean that it will benefit because it