you're watching r.t. international welcome to the program. it's leeson terry a minister so veiny has launched a scathing attack on the french president escalating an ongoing rao even the gratian r.t. charlotte dubinsky has the story. well incredibly strong words from italy's deputy prime minister salvini but with relations already strained he's now poked away even further at president might go on saying that he hoped that france could soon be free of in his words a terrible president when the i hope the french can free themselves from a terrible president and the opportunity will come on may twenty sixth when finally the french people will be able to take back control of their future destiny and pride poorly represented by character like mackerel or gold now all of this tension is bubbling away as european countries are ready to head to the new parliamentary elections they can be taking place in may and leaders of countries have already been drawing the battle lines across europe on the one side populist politicians like salvini a calling for new europe one that's no longer dominated by france and germany and on the other it's centrist politicians like michael calling for greater integration now this attack is just the latest in a series from italy on france italy spain paris for the more you crisis saying it's to blame because it never let go of its colonial times in africa and its rugby league say the wrong way of the packing the yellow vest protests. we must address the causes of this crisis because people are leaving africa in part because some european countries led by france have never stopped being colonized. been a french i hope for the good of the french who are a great people but they come out of that moment of crisis micro was a lib oratory invented product to stand in a way of any change on the horizon that seems obvious to me now. this latest outburst by salvini seems to mark a new low in relations between the two neighboring countries who are of course supposed to be on the same side so it's even ski auti paris meanwhile the leaders of france and germany have signed a new cooperation pact is seen as an attempt to counter grown divisions within the e.u. and uncertainty ever breck that peace oliver has more. germany and france must tackle the challenges of our time hand in hand those were the words of angela merkel as she put pen to paper on the treaty of ark and now it was signed in historic city hall the the historic well significance of the place wasn't missed at all by anybody that was speaking in fact if you didn't know about the history of arkan after this well you clearly weren't listening it was charlemagne's capital it's changed hands numerous times between france and germany sometimes in bloody conflict over the centuries but the message that was coming from the leaders was the past is in the past but there are still battles to be for today and are there a stark now about populism and nationalism becoming stronger in our countries for the first time with britain a country is leaving the european union that is why we fasten lead a renewed commitment to our responsibility both in the european union the responsibility of france and germany in. europe would survive disunity it would make it dive. into german responsibility for europe the tools. and security almost least experienced in terms of the migration its environmental and. social condition that was echoed by the european council president who was also in attendance he said that there were those at large today that would seek to bring down the european union well he's called the mission president juncker we're going to was a little jolly he ended by saying long live franco german cooperation long live europe the whole reason that this treaty was signed in the first place isn't because there's any major conflict between france and germany right now while thankfully not the reason it's being done is to try and shore up some of the cracks in the european union from the major cracks like break that to the taint major cracks the fact that it's in the congo and poland not of the. i want to play the game the way brussels wants to see it played and that is why brussels paris and berlin all came together to say there may be trouble elsewhere but we are unified here so i had a look at what's in this treaty and why some of the plaudits mentioned today well maybe hard to put into practice in reality the draft of the deal was a little light on real details but there is a clear intent with it let's have a look at the deal was set for an increase in bilateral statements when it comes to major e.u. issues now this is something that's already fairly commonplace from the two now it's going to be in writing there's also plans full fiscal integration and what's being called the franco germany konami zone. on the military front both nations want their armed forces to be as into twined as their economies with germany and france combining to reinforce nato. defense also what's being called the fostering of a common culture in the ranks and they franco german security council so the brass the politicians pulling in the same direction there's also foreign policy goals which may prove a little less straightforward including a permanent seat for germany on the un security council but not everyone is happy about the e.u. powerhouses getting even more chummy and cementing their position within the bloc. europe is used to the franco german axis but we're seeking a new balance a new energy and in this sense poland and italy will be the protagonists of this new european spring there's also domestic upset over the deal alternative for germany say it erodes german sovereignty while the same sentiments have been echoed by the usual suspects in france are seen also triggered by sending the sacks on the quiet in the way to market on committees treason with briggs's. the release of euro skepticism makes sense that powers would look to. not brings us back to the question of foreign policy how will the into the interest french sit with the germans for their caution. with germany mentally changing its global military outlook it's hard to see how this deal changed much or anything at all overall. u.s. vice president mike pence says the people of venezuela to support the opposition against president madore who he branded a dictator this comes off to mass and wresting caracas correspondence john kerry hen house the latest mike pence is greeting venezuelans in spanish which is uncommon and pretty extraordinary in itself and the video even has subtitles in spanish. mike pence the vice president of the united states the united states supports the courageous decision by one gado the president of your national assembly to assert that body's constitutional powers declare madeira your syrup or and call for the establishment of a transitional government moochers cross eous the via. the us government is openly taking sides in venezuela's internal affairs right here now the country is once again a hot spot as president my duros inauguration was branded illegitimate and with himself branded a usurper opposition leader. says he's ready to take over as the country's leader he's declared himself to be the interim president and he refuses to recognize the inauguration of president by duro but one problem with never actually elected president but that didn't stop mike pence from declaring my duro to be a dictator nicolas maduro is a dictator with no legitimate claim to power. he's never won the presidency in a free and fair election and he's maintained his group of power by imprisoning anyone who dares to oppose him and the vice president of venezuela del so you rodriguez responded to pence on twitter accusing him of verbal incontinence and said pence is interventionist and serious statement reveals the clear intention of the u.s. government to undermine the country's public powers and encourage the extremists sectors of the right to a coup d'etat venezuelans defend sovereignty and peace appends also voiced support for protests that have been small in numbers but have been quite violent. to get. the atmosphere. it would. get. the center of both supporters of the government and the opposition are planning marches for wednesday to commemorate the fall of a military government in one thousand nine hundred fifty eight and now washington has thrown its full support between a figure who was never elected sounds a lot like meddling. pitts call science professor. believes washington has no interest in supporting democracy in venezuela. nobody loved in america believe. the us go to. democracy freedom to be. on the move it was. my parents i'm not sure i'm going to go rogue this is on. your as a matter of fact. it was basically i see this. i would say naive or this way or believe in. believe. maybe god but it's. a hypothetical concern about the. least who can believe my friends. not so sure that you know maybe go to. where who my parents were. and thus. the canadian envoy to washington has accused the us of harming his country's interests an ongoing dispute have been the arrest of an executive from the chinese electronics way we don't like that it's our citizens who are being punished the americans the one seeking to have the full force of american law brought against men one jew and we are the ones who are paying the price while ways chief financial officer was detained in december in vancouver on an extradition request from the us she is accused of violating u.s. sanctions against iran they arrest caused a diplomatic rift between canada and china with beijing detaining two canadian citizens and recently sentencing a fed to death of a drug smuggling a canadian journalist told us the dispute has created an impossible dynamic for the country's government. for the canadian judicial system this is shameful but it is being done because of the pressure coming from the united states and canada have not too many ways to resist that pressure china could hurt down there i guess united states can hurt count even more so now that being a small country if defenseless country really. has to to opt for the lesser of two evils the united states do whatever you like no matter what and so. there can show some anger and the ambassador can be speaking on the news or you know to american authority making statements and there is not in a position to argue very much that the united states will have to suffer the consequences imposed by china. syrian government forces have repelled the militant offensive in adelaide province that's according to the russian defense ministry correspondent has the latest wealth militants belonging to the jabhat al nusra a terrorist organization operating in the northwest in a syrian province of idlib escalations zone attacked syrian army positions in the now we're hearing this according to the russian defense ministries we conciliation santa for syria and they say that the terrorists managed to penetrate up to one point five kilometers of the syrian army defensive lines and before they were fired on and forced to retreat they also say that to some will taney its attacks happened carried out some four hundred terrorists in violation of the cease fire and you'll remember that back in september last year russia and turkey agreed to create a demilitarized zone around the last liberal held area of it live now according to that agreement any acts of aggression i express. prohibited the groups need to remain in the areas where they are already present and russia and turkey are conducting patrols joint patrols to ensure that the situation remains calm now all of this comes ahead of a scheduled meeting later on when state between the russian president vladimir putin and his turkish counterpart added one in the russian capital now that meeting is part of the whole a stunna framework which is looking for a long term solution to the syrian conflict no doubt on the agenda will be the latest developments in libya and also the surprise announcement back in december by the american president donald trump that he was withdrawing his troops from syria so the two leaders will be looking at some kind of coordinated response on the issue as well as other bilateral matters. israeli warplanes have bombed targets in gaza in response to cross border gunfire that story and more after the break. welcome to max kaiser financial survival guide. looking forward to the town. yanks this is what happens to pensions in britain. you watch kaiser report. with make this manufactured incentive to the public well. when they're moving closer to some protect themselves. with the famous merry go round neither one. nor middle of the room. welcome back to i'll say there's been a new development in the script poll case in the u.k. it's been revealed one of the first papers on scene to administer house of the poisoned russian spy and his daughter was a senior army medic with all the details his. it was a senior army medic and her teenage daughter. it's been revealed one of the first responders when again you were found collapsed on a bench and souls last march now the local teenage girl who recently undergone a first aid course at school and the family had been celebrating the girl's brother's birthday so they were out in the city center and the sixteen year old girl spotted the pair unconscious and she didn't initially thought that. was suffering from a heart attack so she quickly her mother who happens to be a british army know that together the two of them gave the script stayed until the paramedics arrived now the reason we know about this now is because the mom in this story nominated her daughter for a local bravery award that was handed out by a local radio station and the radio station that handed out the award said they didn't want any press attention immediately sort of in the often martha of the scripps howard saga which is why it's only become public knowledge now now as for the mother the mother's name is colonel allison mccord and she is now the chief nursing officer for the british army and she's got an o.b.e. she's had quite a career it's got to be said she's worked in kosovo bosnia iraq and also treating him in sierra leone it does appear that the the girl and her mother and her mother live locally and allison mccourt appears to have worked in some of the military installations around that area as part of her role in the british military now the russian embassy in the u.k. has published a statement on its website in response to the emergence of this story take a listen to what they have to say the fact that this young. was present at the crime scene together with her mother allison mccourt who happens to be a conal and the chief nursing officer of the british army adds to the numerous extraordinary coincidences characteristic of the script tells boys furthermore one has to wonder why this information unusual as it is has only been made public ten months after the incident the russian embassy has long had a bone to pick with the way the british government has handled the the the aftermath of the script while poisoning ever since the incident took place the russian side has been asking for clarification over what happened as well as access to the victims who remain russian nationals as well and a calling for an open and co-operative investigation we've also asked the ministry of defense to comment on this story which they've said is a local story so they won't comment on it however they did refer us to to reason may's original condemnation of the attack against sergei and. also requested comments from colonel alison of course but so far we've received no response. the world's press current business elites gathering in the small swiss town of tavares for the annual global economic forum which kicked off on tuesday and though the u.s. delegations visit was counseled secretary of state might pump a maid especially parents via video link giving us all the latest on the fair state offense his artie's enough to say a chicken or. despite the fact that trump and his team are nowhere to be seen in davos this time around even though just last year trump was the main center of attention at this economic forum this time around we did get to see his secretary of state's mike pompei or make a brief thirty minutes appearance of the a viral video link from the united states to make an address in front of quite a considerable crowd to answer them to answer some questions on the first day of the forum here in davos and on russia and the u.s. according to mike pompei oh he's not expecting things to return to the past it's not the case that we are doomed to a cold war rivalry these two nations are the largest possessors of nuclear capability in the world russia is a formidable power in that respect and we understand that and so we need to ensure that there are conversations taking place so that we can prevent both proliferation and the rest the comes with the possession of those nuclear weapons however according to the u.s. secretary of state america has some conditions for russia to follow first we're looking for russia to begin to change its behavior and we hope that they'll return to the right course of action is to set a course of actions that lead them down the path of the rule of law in order to liberty if they do those things i'm confident that our two nations can prosper and grow alongside of each other we are not destined to be antagonists we can do better than that but it will take a russian change in their outlook and behavior. in the world in order to achieve that might compare also outlined some threats the way he described them some new some not so new and among those were four main one according to the u.s. secretary of state that was north korea's nuclear program iran's as he described it a foreign adventurism china despite the fact that he believes that a bright relationship lies ahead and islamic terrorism now also to answering a question about the america first message that trump so often reiterate and whether or not the u.s. is isolated the u.s. secretary of state denied this and said that this is something that is not at all the case something all the more so ironic given this was made in a statement thousands of kilometers away on a little bit more about why this could be the case we can now go to our report not so long ago globalization was a very popular concept at the twenty twelve event for example here's what google's then c.e.o. had to say i assume that everybody here agrees that globalization is wonderful fast forward to today and praise for globalization is noticeably wearing thin. zation produces winners and losers but now we have to look after the losers those who have been left behind globalization euphoria has just and as a consequence there's a pushback against institutions generally the western leaders not finding time for the procedures get together this year is a reflection of how things have changed there are too busy putting out fires at home fires some say were partly kindled by globalization u.s. president donald trump has canceled his entire delegations visit amidst a long as government shutdown in american history all thanks to an argument about a wall that's due to differences over immigration but its prime minister theresa may is staying home too. as she has to figure out what to do with bricks it itself marginally a result of the public wanting to take back control at home and the french president won't be spotted in davos either this year with the yellow vest movement ensuring that domestic issues rather than global ones are his priority added so that india's taken a rain check russia sending a fairly minimal delegation while the chinese leader sent his deputy this year's davos theme is globalization four point zero shaping global architecture in the age of the fourth and just real revolution but how relevant is an attempt to decide how to move forward globally with interests from some of the key players directed away from whatever ends up being decided here reporting from davos honest as you're going to with our two. israeli warplanes have bombed a mass camp in gaza after a deadly escalation along the border and a statement the israeli military said the strikes were in retaliation to terrorist gunfire at the border fence in which one israeli soldier was injured and their own choose day israeli tanks fired shells into gaza killing one palestinian and injuring several more israel has warned that that it could launch for the military action in response to the shooting. to forget for more details on any of our stories you can visit our website dot com i'll be back in half an hour with more. for the what it was a minute. for. what holds its institutions a little. bit put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. or some want to be rich. but you'd like to be closer this is what the before three in the morning can't be good that. i'm interested in the lawyers in the. first sip. some seemed wrong why don't we all just don't all. get to shape out just because that's ok and in detroit because betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart. just to look for common ground. another russia gave bombshell fizzles this time it was buzz feed this prompted the intercept to write beyond buzz feed the ten worst most embarrassing u.s. media failures on the trump russia story this hatred for trump destroyed the profession of journalism. how do you hide this is going bust broadcast around the world and covering the world of business and finance of the impact on all of us i'm far too old in washington thank you for being on board we're sure glad to have you coming up today we asked the question do crypto currencies impact the real economy and if so how boris rashard a managing director 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company master card lead to a report today. the european commission sanctions the company over a finding of an eye competitive practices the european union's competition commissioner marguerite best digger announced the enforcement action earlier today sanctioning mastercard by five hundred seventy three million euros or about six hundred fifty million dollars over the company's policy requiring banks to pay the higher of.

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