A christmas phone call. Rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 but you know what. He said to me but im slowly dying in. Broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our International Plan to have you with us as we recap the weeks top stories with our Weekly Program but 1st we go to iraq where 6 people have been reportedly wounded after several rockets hit in baghdad including an area near the u. S. Embassy the heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and Foreign Missions the developments follow the United States assassination of irans most powerful general in an air raid at Baghdad International airport on friday President Trump has tweeted that if he ran strikes u. S. Military personnel were bases the response could come in a quote disproportionate manner. These media posts will serve as notification to the United States congress that should iran strike any u. S. Person or target the United States would quickly and fully s
Back now according to the i. M. F. Using purchasing power parity china is already 25 percent larger economy than the United States and cons of course you live there for 20 years what did you see here youre in brooklyn as you can hear around us were across the river from manhattan and youre seeing a construction boom here by u. S. Standards but put this into context of our competitor nation as trump calls thats whats going on there component here china has a distribution economically of course and sort of were right the economy in brooklyn where were going to be different than little rock arkansas trying to do they passed us on a p. P. P. Basis on the g. D. P. Back in 2016 so its been a few years already the way i like to look at it too if you just step back and look at it from an economic standpoint they make their shoes and they make our shoes they make their t. V. s and they make our t. V. s they make their car parts and they make our car parts so i think their economy the way we est
New year new protests for hong kong offer a massive turnout for 20 twentieths 1st the rally plans violence with the riot police the boys dispersed protests. Live from moscow thanks for joining us in the weekly rundown of top headlines here on r. T. International hawkins welcome to the program. This week and the new year got off to a troubling start with tension is skyrocketing in the middle east following the United States assassination of irans most senior commander. Body has now arrived in iran in the southwestern city of. Throngs of mourners on saturday thousands turned out in the iraqi capital for the generals funeral for. Session rallies have been ongoing since fridays deadly u. S. Air strike on Baghdad Airport iran swiftly valid to avenge his death as well ations of the United States plunged to new lows trump has also threatened to retaliate without hesitation if iran attacks american bases. The attacked us and we had back if the its again which i strongly advise them not to do w
Standards but put this into context of our competitor nation as trump calls thats whats going on there component here china has a distribution economically of course and sort of were right the economy in brooklyn where were going to be different than little rock arkansas trying to do they passed us on a p. P. P. Basis on the g. D. P. Back in 2016 so its been a few years already the way i like to look at it too if you just step back and look at it from an economic standpoint they make their shoes and they make our shoes they make their t. V. s and they make our t. V. s they make their car parts and they make our car parts so i think their economy the way we estimate it is that is their economy is absolutely you know massive you go any city in china they basically have new airports new roads New Buildings new schools so theres been a massive economic boom that probably is going to be difficult to keep up and you know what i personally believe chinas g. D. P. The last few years is much mu
A day of solitary confinement he made the allegations to a friend in a christmas phone call. Duty and rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 but you know what time it sounded he said to me but im slowly dying. With the biggest stories of the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well welcome to the weekly on r. T. International i mean oneill. Our breaking news this hour we are getting reports that 3 people have been wounded after several rockets hit an area near the u. S. Embassy in a heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and Foreign Missions additionally the Iraqi Military is saying that a separate carried out by Islamic State occurred in the countrys north killing 2 servicemen. Meanwhile the u. S. State Department Says they are disappointed with the Iraqi Parliament resolution calling for the expulsion of all u. S. Foreign troops the vote followed the United States assassination of irans most powerful general in an e