Think the. So what should be to you. Is a 2nd wave imminent several countries see a spike in coronavirus cases just weeks after reopening their doors to tourists also ahead. Israel is gripped by public outrage over the Prime Ministers handling of the pandemic amid an ongoing corruption probe against him. By broadcasting live from our studios in moscow recapping weeks top stories with our Weekly Program this is R T International all right a wave of street on rest gripped major American Cities on saturday some of the worst riots were in seattle and portland. In one incident an unidentified device exploded next to the Seattle Police departments east precinct tearing a hole in the side of the building a total of 21. 00 officers were injured during clashes throughout the day. In central Seattle Police used pepper spray to force crowds back and some were seen beating activists with sticks one reporter filmed the moment he was pepper spray. For a full. Day. I just got some. Great i just got subjects writing about. Among the people we spoke to in the city on saturday it was joy weiser the journalist and activist you just saw there being pepper sprayed. We get to a point where the police vents on the protesters they get closer and closer to me and im saying hey im peaceful im backing up you can see a Police Officer from seattle show backward into a crowd of people and then i obviously i turn myself around and try to. Start filming him pepper sprayed me directly and i know at that point i cannot breathe and i cannot see or hear a helicopter flying. In the middle of the protests. The police. Earlier this week more than a dozen u. S. Mayors mainly democrats voiced alarm over the federal crackdown but President Trump refused to buckle state in more troops will be sent to trouble spots cities i think in their own way they want us to go and theyll be a time when theyre going to want us to go in full blast but right now were sending extra people to help not happening in chicago we dont need federal troops when i spoke with the director of the department of Homeland Security last week i told him to go home and to take his federal troops with him we are not going to hesitate to take the president to court and stop any unconstitutional actions meanwhile the chaos has hit retailers in portland several stores have been vandalized and looted over the past 2 months one of the targets was a Jewelry Store that has been operating for 30 years in may looters broke into the premises and ransacked the store the owner know how kasam told us clients are afraid to go downtown. And not only ones many businesses in Downtown Portland are hurt its not the portland we know its not the city that weve been doing business in for over 30 years its just boarded up streets. You know a lot of graffiti just destruction everywhere and were very disappointed with the studio fishbowls i dont consider what theyre doing is due to ship when you feel businesses like that when your city looks like a war zone about 7 failed leadership and were very disappointed were very angry and at this time we just dont know what the future of Downtown Portland will look like and you allow lawlessness when you allow and when you dont hold people accountable this stuff is going to continue and their leadership field of business is the residence of Downtown Portland big time and despite this is happening there is no accountability being held right now against looters. The u. K. Government says it has drawn up a 30 year strategy for dealing with the suppose of threat posed by the kremlin a report on alleged russian meddling was released on tuesday the inquiry accused london of failing to take the threat seriously. Who is protecting the British Public from interference in our democratic process blue note show we found no one is the u. K. Government took its eye off the ball most of its focus on counterterrorism we found the defense of the u. K. Democratic process is a hot potato the government had badly underestimated the response required to the russian threat and is still playing catch up the outrage isnt that there was interference the outrage is that no one wants to know if there was what is the worst example you can get of the russian interference well thats the question which we want to have unsub the british Prime Minister is reportedly planning to boost funding for the Security Services and introduce a new espionage act in response to the russia report the report publication was delayed by the government for a year and a half before it was finally released on tuesday ortiz that Daniel Hawkins run this through. To get a very brief summary of the long awaited russian report we can go straight to page 13 of the document the written evidence provided to us appear to suggest that h m g had not seen or saw evidence of successful interference in u. K. Democratic processes seems to be enough so if youre short on time or dont want to read heavily redacted intelligence and political spiel stop watching now otherwise lets go on open source studies have pointed to the preponderance of pro breaks it all and he used tories on r. T. In sputnik and the use of bots and trolls as evidence of russian attempts to influence the process weve sought to establish whether there is secret intelligence which supported or builds on these studies in response to my 5 initially provided just 6 lines of text the reports authors were seemingly surprised by the limited response of the Intelligence Services but not because those agencies may have more important priorities such as protecting lives by tackling International Domestic terrorism or serious crime apparently more resources are needed to keep track of social media and arties editorial policies and coverage breaks it polarized millions with several broadcasters coming under fire but its still russia that poses the risk and the Security Services that are doing their job this is about the protection of the u. K. s democratic process and mechanism from hostile state interference which should fall to our intelligence and security agencies after all moscow has been waging influence campaigns targeting u. K. Politics through Digital Media of wealthy individuals organizations and almost any other means the report warns the threat of russian influence is a hot potato with intelligence and other agencies shirking the responsibility of taking the lead in tackling it and reassuring the public amid widespread allegations that again the impact of such influence remains elusive. Impacts of any such attempts would be difficult if not impossible to assess and weve not sought to do so state agencies havent looked closely enough for open Source Information according to the report they lacked a retrospective assessment and intelligence agencies in particular need a more Important Role in future the committee was struck by the relatively small proportion of work that is carried out by the agencies in relation to russia in any case should they consider other threats to be a higher priority they can always fall back on trusted russian experts to leave the way Christopher Steele author of the infamous anonymous Golden Shower dossier and contributors that the institute for state craft and Integrity Initiative a project founded to tackle the russian threat receiving state funding to advise the states that russia is a threat and moscows response was swift and predictable as was the final conclusion of the long awaited russia report showing yet again that any reproach went with the u. K. However small is still beyond the horizon. We guard the thoughts of some londoners about the claims made in the russian report. The only issue i dont believe. The position more is other more destruction was really going on. And the photo was shot of rush hours. Just by me i just think the pack a day so why should they need to. Have this kind of thing to do with that lately that they were taping this that way to make ted listen to get me where. You know other countries ruined the politics of other people who try to influence government interests as part of the fallout of the russia report the u. K. s Opposition Labor Party is also pushing for our broadcast license to be revoked that came through a letter to the countrys t. V. Regulator off com the watchdog is independent and supposed to be immune from political pressure i am writing to request it off calm urgently refuse arties license in light of this report into request a meeting with you as soon as possible to discuss my concerns about the broadcaster the office of communications to give it its full title was created in 2003 by an act of parliament it regulates britains t. V. And Radio Broadcasts and promotes fair competition of com blocks harmful or offensive content if there are complaints and r. T. D. Has been in the dark previously our investigation from the arts he failed to preserve june partiality in 7 news and Current Affairs programs between the 17th of march and 26 very pull 2018 taken together these breaches represented serious and repeated failures of compliance with the rules in response to the latest allegations from the u. K. R t points out that there has been no misinformation or false hoods in any of our reporting that off has assessed r t u k a host option or tante says it boils down to an issue of political interference. We now have the woods sakina stallmans shadow because the Culture Media and sport secretary in a private letter sent to this independent regulator saying. Telling the urgently i need to see you to see that you want to politically interfere with an independent regulator devastated the fact that sick. Seems obsessed by wanting to destroy a free press in britain which the British Labor party in in the spotlight because that would have implications for a free press in this country for article 19 of the United Nations charter. Human rights charter it would have implications for the human rights act and presumably just as when he was banned for a defend Media Freedom summit here he would get help from Amnesty International index on censorship obviously because yes tom has crossed the line hes attempting perhaps to interfere with an independent. Independent media regulated politically. Still ahead this hour on International European nations scramble to prevent a 2nd wave of covert 1000. 00 about the World Health Organization is concerned it might not be enough plenty more still ahead as well after international in the weekly. Join me every thursday on the alex simon chill and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics. Im showbusiness ill see if. The saying is that when you have to have money printers in charge the act of printing all that paper money to hang around eyes themselves really fills their head with dreams of its fiats of primacy thats the ultimate form of supremacy is i friend therefore i am. If you can pull the levers of political power with their money if you can acquire assets with their money it gives you that god complex that we have so much of around the world and countries and big corporations and now its all going to come crashing down. Welcome back to the weekly right here on R T International now around 5000 people flooded the streets of jerusalem on saturday night demanding the resignation of the israeli Prime Minister who was earlier indicted on graft charges the police made at least a dozen arrests clashes were reported between rival groups with some speaking out in support of Binyamin Netanyahu crowds have been rallying in the citys center through out entirely. Lets take a quick look at whats causing the anger protesters are unhappy with the governments handling of coven 19 and they are resisting the return of a number of lockdown measures due to a spike in infections they also say the Prime Minister and his cabinet have failed to manage the economic fallout of the pandemic on top of all that theres simmering anger over corruption charges against mr netanyahu the Prime Ministers trial resumes next year with witnesses testimonies and he is accused of fraud breach of trust and accepting bribes netanyahu has denied all charges calling them part of a political witch hunt and he has condemned the ongoing protests. Do not drag this state into anarchy violence vandalism and the spreading of disease through terrible sanitary practices like your innate sing in the street do not be dragged into attacking Police Officers theyre doing their job. Former adviser to the israeli president s office Jason Perlman and political analyst michel rock to give us their views on civil unrest and anger in the nation but there was functioning and everything did seem under control until everything was back we celebrated too soon here and thats when you know for all the good work that he did in the 1st wave really wasnt there the 2nd time around a large group of protesters are protesting that the Prime Minister is are up in the midst of a fraud and he should resign protesters that really are problematic for those that are out of work those that are from industries which are not picking up the Tourism Industry the Entertainment Industry there are people that are just out of work and economically are suffering so he needs to answer those people hes going to have to come out with what are really economic plan that is going to put israel back to a shoring economy as we move through different stages both politically because we had a new government sworn in and in terms of the pandemic itself with new numbers emerge theres been a sort of imbalance between those 2 things and theres a genuine feeling on the street that we could be doing things differently and we could be doing things better now we have a working government theres a stronger position on a stronger position will voice its checks and balances on the new Prime Minister and on his governments policies and thats expressed on the streets as well its pretty much part and parcel of the democratic debate around how to handle both economic sides of the pandemic and the medical side as well. The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm over a spike in corona virus infections across europe calling them worrying spain belgium france and other countries have seen some of the largest new outbreaks it has led to several European Countries making personal protective equipment mandatory in all public spaces with more on the fears of a 2nd wave here is our correspondent peter all of. The summer sun has encouraged a return to normal in europe when it comes to covert 19 but ask coronavirus restrictions that be lifted or loosened the World Health Organization is warning about a potential spike in the virus with Eastern Europe and the pole could and is deemed to be particularly at risk. We still have some worrying trends in Southern Europe and the balkans so were not out of the woods just yet in the european environment it requires sustained vigilance just 2 months ago montenegro was declaring itself corona free not anymore it seems 2000 cases of the virus have seen social distancing and lock down measures reintroduced but. You may be forgiven for thinking that western europe could force off the worst the pandemic count to offer but theres also being spikes there as well in spain for example the number of new infections has tripled recently in this peaceful use of the ozone to swim issues have been relaxed is where outbreaks happen is not only family reunions or other types of gatherings where weve had a good number of new outbreaks but also in places where theres been evening entertainment they have also generated some new outbreaks some countries are already reimposing measures in belgium which was ravaged by the 1st wave of the virus pressure is being placed upon the Health Care System local mayors will be given powers to impose lock downs and curfews in the areas hardest hit we think that this is not really the time to have phase 5 of easing the restrictions there will be reinforcements taken to counter this part of the coronavirus instead. Germany has been very successful at keeping cases low but this time of year is the peak time for holidays and unfortunately mingling with strangers when travel. It is a very good way to spread this virus they miss the differences in the precautions taken from country to country here in berlin its strictly for boat to ride public transport without a mask while in norway its optional but there is nothing stopping me popping off to all slow for a few days taking in the sights of the taiga city by tram and bring it back to Germany Europe like everywhere else is desperate to get back to normality not least of all for economic reasons but steps taken to quickly can end up being steps taken backwards that comb with tragic consequences coronavirus today is no less infectious and no less deadly than it was a few months back it would have political but mostly economy in europe is more concerned with the economy in the health of its citizens and people the relaxation of the self isolation regime happened too early we do not know much about this virus but it spreads extremely quickly now there have been repeated outbreaks of the virus in many places in spain in terms of the rate of infection it countries approaching the figure of a 1000 people a day due to summer vacations that there are not enough doctors and nurses we need to act quickly in order to find the source of infections and try to immediately isolate and pour in to the people who are nearby in europe the waters have been practically open some places are being visited by tourists i dont think that the control over of visitors is very strict if europe does not act together then frankly it will be difficult at the beginning of the epidemic the government made the wrong decisions by the end of february a quarantine should have been already declared but this is in the past today it is a global problem i see that infections are not only occurring in spain the balkans will be a big source of increased coronavirus and. Sections in europe. Covered 19 has of course been a fatal reality for many people around the world and theres barely a minute in the day it is not mentioned but rather than getting down about all of the terrifying headlines one couple in Rio De Janeiro saw an opportunity to have a bit of fun all while also indulging a lifelong fascination with space travel. The flying 66 part of the code risk group and the horn team at home i get really anxious feeling that i had to go do things that could not seem the instruction rate was really high. That what you would put on t. V. I saw an interview the doctor doing for meeting 40 days without seeing his family because he would see if he could be. Getting created during this will cost you to visit his family he was very touching so we thought about doing something similar to go. To St Petersburg has staged its annual parade celebrating it may be day over 40 warships and Naval Aviation and more than 4000. 00 personnel took part take a look at some of the highlights of the event in russias northern capital. And he. And that does it for me and this edition of the weekly ill be back of the hour with more news stay with us this is our 2 international. We go to work. Straight home. And illegal takeover of a government by a small group. So rather than revolutionaries all soldiers conduct small group the corporations when you have a tiny group of people who have all the power you have to have some means to make sure the rest of us dont get together and take it back. Police are sacrificing. Places that capitalism exploited and destroyed for profit and left behind misery poverty environmental devastation and so you see things like Voter Suppression building more prisons you seem gerrymandering all sorts of undemocratic practices were well funes of that world for well over the world and theres no question that the. Only. Time after a time they were going underground of the start of a 3rd round of u. K. U. S. Talks as if europe. Post rex a trade deal which could boost the u. K. Economy i have to point 16 percent over 15 years i made accusations that the United Kingdom is now more of a vassal state of washington than ever before but what if these trade talks turned sour can the answer be found in the worlds happiest country as nato governments scramble for socialism to reverse decades of municipal deprivation in the face of corona virus we are talks with professor Danny Dorling what Boris Johnson may need to learn about plus Health Education and equality and the director of columbia universitys climate in Health Program explains why one 3rd of the code is related deaths in the usa the country with more reported cover deaths in any other could have been saved if the trumpet ministration taken action just 2 weeks earlier or the more coming up in todays going underground at 1st as britain contends with the west coronavirus jeffrey capita rate of any g 20 nation what could make britain or for that matter the country it arguably takes its Foreign Policy from the usa happy joining me now via skype from cambridge is Oxford University is often akin to professor of geography Danny Dorling his latest work cowritten with an accordion and is called fin topia what we can learn from the worlds happiest country ok danny youre going to have to tell me thanks are going by you going to have to tell me what the country is 1st of all i guess its that last 3 years are the best estimate is i mean come on. Maybe people know sim aliass a karelia. Song but i mean apart from that its cold its racist as your book tells us its dark all the time high incidences of alcohol high incidence of gambling is that what makes happens there were lions and whole abused has been reducing dramatically the pins are incredibly worried about gambling which is partly why they nationalized it they control of it to get it down they are worried about the rate racism in finland its not particularly. As far as g. O. P. Race who goes by. Its an issue of aids and you just have highlighted the things which are worse which we we dont look at in this book but if you look at the things that the best sadistic finless a few years ago finally finally got the courage up to list the 100 or pre International Social rankings which finland ranks one to wait and there is no other country the world bank 1st 2nd or over 100 measures