Just turn. To one show. The world according to shush. Today we discuss why the troops may not be leaving afghanistan after all price gouging essential medicine and irans arrest warrant for president. The war. Issue. I am privy to santos for our top story today u. S. Intelligence officials have accused russia of secretly paying bounties to taliban linked militants in afghanistan to kill occupying american troops and their afghan allies in the region the allegations were 1st reported by the New York Times but since the Mainstream Media has parroted evidence free claims about weapons of mass destruction in iraq genocide in libya the gulf of tonkin etc many people are now questioning the validity of the Intelligence Communitys latest allegations especially since they coincide with the Trump Administrations pledge last week to pull u. S. Troops out of afghanistan now of course just these are serious allegations they should absolutely be investigated but some blindly accept them as truth wit
With the top stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment of elements as well this is the weekly R T International law and well. Overhaul constitution came into effect on saturday following a previous week long vote a hefty majority of the public indorse the changes with over 3 quarters in favor from a turnout of around 68 percent Saskia Taylor kept tabs on the final day of polling for us. Now this really was a vote of us the fos time people were in mosques and gloves that they were using disposable pans wilson threw temperature sconce focusing on law and for some as for the voting process itself while there was a situation where security footage allegedly caught a woman stuffing the ballots now that counting in that area of moscow has been suspended pending an investigation otherwise the central Editorial Commission says that it found no irregularities that was so many amendments on the table 147. 00 in total that its difficult to decide what it was that ultimately secured
This is that from me and the team. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. President trump has just strengthened us sanctions against the International Criminal court, describing it as an extraordinary threat to the United States. Well, my guest today is the president of the icc, chile eboe 0suji. Now, the court was set up to and impunity for the worst of crimes. Now, the court was set up to end impunity for the worst of crimes. So is it now time to acknowledge that that grand ambition will never be realised . Judge chile eboe 0suji in the hague, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much for having me. Its an honour to be here. Well, were delighted to have you on at this very sensitive time for the International Criminal court. President donald trump has declared your court an extraordinary threat to the United States of america. You are locked in conflict with the worlds most powerful nation. How damaging is that for the court . We look at it in terms of from
A week since the death of george floyd and. Coming back from kobe germany is governing coalition approves the biggest economic stimulus package since world war 2 chancellor Angela Merkel says the aim is to give the next generations the future. Im sorry kelly walked into the Program Police in hong kong are urging people to stop gathering to avoid spreading the coronavirus a number of protesters have been arrested thousands have lit candles across the city to mark the anniversary of chinas crackdown in Tiananmen Square chinese troops are thought to have killed thousands of thousands of prodemocracy activists 31 years ago now with or to say that they wont approve any commemoration because of the corona virus but critics insist its another move to suppress for that. Lets bring in correspondent phoebe kong who is standing by phebe whats happening right now. Assails and i says call us today why commemoration in different part of the city in hong kong tonight and the whole broke out in one of
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