Hello good morning its 11 oclock am or sky youre watching the international. Scene has personally thank donald trump for a tip off from u. S. Intelligence which helped foil a terrorist plot in St Petersburg with more details his saskia type. Russias federal Security Service that is the f. S. B. Announced on friday 2 russian citizens who were planning on committing terrorist attacks on home soil was arrested it is said that the incident was going to take place in c. P. T. Wifey called the countrys 2nd capital to the finest of the north because of it now i mean it was going to take place which is of course now just one day away at this point in time we dont have anything to tell us an individuals right handed but what i can say of course is that a new era in russia is one of the biggest holidays in the night of the. Tens if not hundreds of thousands of people in every single city stream out on to the streets meaning that if this had not been stopped the consequences could have been truly tragic now it is absolutely vital to know this attack was foiled in no small part thanks to a tip off from the American Intelligence Services marking a very positive very encouraging moment of cooperation between the u. S. And russia the kremlin in fact has released a statement confirming that the russian president spoke to his american counterpart donald trump over the phone on sunday and thanked him for passing on crucial information that led to these arrests jury not cool death in fact since july when they discussed the devastating fires in siberia both leaders also reiterated that commitment to the fight against terrorism and in this the 2 countries really have shown considerable cooperation for example strongly echoing these latest events back in december 27th teen washington warned moscow about an attack that was planned some cathedral that tip off led to the arrest of 5 suspects simply as far back as 2011 russian authorities told the f. B. I. About an individual who was later found partially responsible. For the Boston Marathon bombings now of course we know that terrorism has become one of the grave Global Threats that we face today in fact just within the past 24 hours a 45 year old who was suspected of being a propagandist and a recruiter for an International Terrorist organization was arrested in russia far east and just over a week ago on the day that is dedicated to the Security Services right here in Russia Vladimir Putin announced that 3 terrorist attacks had been foiled in russia in 29000 a loan and quite right he said that this was testament to the dedication and to the professionalism of the Counter Terrorism units in the country but with specific regards to this latest story it seems that thankfully the fight against terrorism continues tonight countries across the world even ones which sometimes struggle to find Common Ground and this call between president s putin and trump really going to show that when people are in danger when lives are at stake differences can very successfully be set aside. Or we spoke to Chris Phillips hes a former head of the u. K. Counterterrorism Security Office and he says that the case does highlight the need for cross Border Intelligence sharing. What it does point out as well is that we live in such an interconnected world now with intelligent sources the us of obviously gone are also dealing with people and that are running incidents in peterborough petersburg and i think were going to see more of this because because of the use of its use telephones these interconnected groups. Will to strike anywhere across well you can only hope countries Work Together not only against terrorism but the bigger thing actually possibly even bigger than terrorism is organized crime because organized criminals are wreaking havoc across the world at the moment weve seen people murdered in london and other countries recently a lot to do with drugs and of course this is this is a big problem for all countries. Now the u. S. Military has carried out air strikes in iraq and syria killing 25 people and injuring dozens american officials called it there were defensive operation against iran backed militant group. What we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what president wrong as that for months and months and months which is that we stand for this long. To guarantee the full of american men and women in jeopardy i would add that in our discussion today with the president we discussed with the other options that are available and i would note also that we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we act in our own self defense and we deter further bad behavior from militia groups or from iran according to the u. S. The bombing raids were retaliation for fridays rocket strike on the kook base in iraq which killed one American Contractor no group has claimed responsibility for that attack the pentagon has blamed the type hezbollah an armed group that emerged after the u. S. Invasion of iraq and has repeatedly targeted American Forces it is also one of the main shia forces fighting against Islamic State in both iraq and also syria. The u. S. Strikes calling them harmful to iraq and the countrys Prime Minister described the operation is a violation of iraqi sovereignty and also a dangerous escalation for the region yes strikes come this china iran and russia held their 1st joint drills think lewd and to terrorism and anti piracy training and are being held in the northern part of the indian ocean and also in the gulf of oman region claims key shipping and Energy Supply routes and has been a source of tensions between iran and the us this past year political analyst side mr africas chesham believes that russia and chinas presence actually helps to reduce tensions in the region. The u. S. Has been escalating the tensions its been increasing its military buildup in this part of the world the presence of the russians as well as the chinese is doing very much the escalating role as they are playing a balancing act against the u. S. And its socalled d coalition of the center in all this would you know paul. The United States threat to the Islamic Republic of iran and to the free flow of shipping in the persian gulf well it has been a turbulent year for ran in the region as a whole marked by tough sanctions and also the seizure of tankers looking back is roman crossrail. For terror on the year 2019 was thrilling to say the least it narrowly avoided an open military conflict with the United States got hammered by new stifling sanctions took part in a socalled oil tanker crisis and had to deal with the worst domestic processed in 40 years lets go through it one step at a time. Following its withdrawal from the Iranian Nuclear deal the us continued its sanctions against the Islamic Republic the countrys uncompromising stance swiftly led to an American Military buildup in the region the United States is deploying the u. S. S. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike group and bomb a task force to the u. S. Central command region sent a clear and unmistakable message to the arabian regime that any attack on United States interests on those of our allies will be minutes with unrelenting force in may and june of 2019 some oil tankers were damaged and some caught fire in the gulf of oman washington immediately blamed terror on in may the rebels in yemen carried out multiple drone strikes on a Saudi Oil Pipeline the u. S. Again stated that it believes iran was behind the attack and continued deploying a different troops over the next 2 months the pentagon said the buildup was in response to heightened iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations these assets would join the u. S. S. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike group and a u. S. Air force bomb a task force in the middle east region in response to indications of heightened iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations against u. S. Forces and our interests President Trump even said that should there be a conflict it will be the official and of iran washington saber rattling seemingly ended when trump approved the sale of 8000000000. 00 worth of weapons to saudi arabia but tensions reached a new high when a u. S. Surveillance drone was shot down by the Iranian Military trump had ordered out is very military. Strike on iran but withdrew his decision minutes before the operation began so avoid the loss of life. Pressure on terror on continued in early july when British Royal marines seize its super tanker off the coast of gibraltar iran responded by capturing british flag tanker that stand in peril as it passed through the strait of hormuz following usual accusations of piracy threats by iran to close the strait of hormuz and the ensuing panic in the oil markets all ended well as both tankers were eventually released. Despite irans resilience to the u. S. Sanctions their effect has taken its toll the last months of 2019 or more by protests across the country when gasoline prices skyrocketed due to the governments decision to cut fuel subsidies so the plan was to direct the additional funds to supporting over 60000000. 00 people in need crowds it still took to the streets it was initially a peaceful rally but it quickly turned violent in some places and resulted in several deaths including Law Enforcement officers now that story its easy even put the country on its old School Internet shut down to prevent the protests from spreading now lets guess who was the 1st to capitalize on irans civil unrest people enjoy a Better Future when their government begins to respect basic human rights abandons its revolutionary. Posture and its destabilizing Foreign Policy in the region and behave simply like a normal nation hes arrayed encounter porridge of odds are he dismissed that kind of support saying that it was the u. S. Sanctions that caused so much suffering to his people. A regime that bans food and medicine for ordinary people including elderly and sick iranians by economic terrorism can never show its disgraceful support for the iranian people despise and the other year under serious pressure life here in tehran continues the internet is back online with all Major Social Networks available and i checked that myself but hardly anyone in iran has any ads out with an adversary Like Washington theyre in for still more thrilling moments in the coming year. R. T. Terror on. Hundreds of people taking part in an anti immigration rally germantown our way to follows a stabbing there on Christmas Eve according to reports an incident happened after migrants joined a Christmas Party at a local church one person was seriously injured by the 5 years after opening a store threaten jesus does seem still struggling to cope with the impact of the migrant crisis as peter oliver report. Just a few weeks ago the cabinet minister in charge of migration here in germany said the migrant crisis is over however the chief of the federal police has serious concerns when it comes to the underlying affects particularly when it comes to the deportation of asylum applicants it was deemed dont have the right to remain in the country he says theres just not enough Deportation Centers to deal with the numbers considering the approximately 248003rd Country Nationals who are required to leave the country the 577 pretty poor taishan facilities that exist in the country are far too few in the period of january to october of 2019 around 21000 deportations were carried out thats down around a 1000 on the same period in 2018 but that also correlates with a drop off in the number of those entering germany illegally and 2019 compared to 2018 building more detention facilities isnt going to happen overnight and wouldnt solve germanys headache over what to do with those it said come to remain some migrants issued with deportation notices simply dont turn up on the day theyre supposed to leave germany while the courts of rule that almost half the cases that people cannot be sent back to certain countries because of the situation on the ground their Police Officers are also reporting increased strain over having to watch deportees who are desperate not to be sent home. They resist with any means scratching biting spitting and kicking some Police Officers have been badly injured whats awaits deportees when they leave germany has to be taken into serious consideration a recent series of studies into what happens to those sent from germany back to afghanistan revealed that some run the risk of being killed at all never to their homelands while those come become targets for insurgent groups and become radicalized as toll can i say shins look to pick off and targets that all vulnerable and ostracized by Society Peace or all of. That i had to do this and we can see if you look at some of the key events including the unrest in latin america has to come shes tough. Theres a lot of here is economy where china has caught up or surpassed us you know the mobile Payments Market 50 times the size of the us or over here still writing checks our Banking System is not innovated 5 g. We kind of recently walking up the last couple years and go wow we dont even have a company that can make 5 year quitman its been a win win for china and its been a lose lose for the us around. 2020 just around the corner lets continue our look back at some of the key events of the past year. Well todays topics streets of rage and also the mysterious from the title there mind games lets see what stories are included in the 1st of these well funded protests were prevalent the world over from the yellow vests in paris to the anti beijing writes in hong kong and of course in the last in america so lets focus on that the continent has had more than its fair share of turmoil in 2019 protests from venezuela and bolivia to chile and also ecuador one quarter breaks it down its started as a spark the next thing you know the inferno of revolution is all around you and cant be extinguished that is the south america of 2019. Whats crucial. If thats your aim is to find just the right moment to stir up the scent. Of venezuelas chaos was the epicenter right after the country reelected president Nicolas Maduro washington pounced challenging the governments legitimacy and trying to provoke a coup. By mike pence Nicolas Maduro is a dictator with no legitimate claim to power and it gracefully and doubt the legitimacy to run venezuela upon the leader of the opposition to me i swear to formally soon the duties of the National Executive as president of venezuela President Trump officially recognize the president of the Venezuelan National assembly one goh i do is the interim president of venezuela the time is now to support the venezuelan people to recognize the new democratic government led by interim president gore though the safety and security of president and his family are of great importance to the American People why i dont try to hard to win over the military but when it became clear it stood behind a majority washington rolled out some empty threats are you hearing very well that is what i consider getting thing but all options are on the table all of these are all options are on the table all options are on the table including. Not to use the words all over the United States and steamrolled the country with sanctions adding to the suffering of ordinary people already living through economic collapse but is it really democracy that washington and its allies were interested in or perhaps this has something more to do with black gold dont know what is Donald Trumps cases against venezuela the cases bellow is the only livin his way into the riches of venezuela its gold gas diamonds iron water a material riches resource grabbing hasnt only been confined to venezuela in the region. Bolivia seen its own share of unrest this year but there are right wing coup was successful the elected president abel morales forced to step down and flee the country this is why am i resigning so that my opponents cannot continue to persecute myself. Brothers its my duty as an indigenous president and the president of all believe in this to see peace after morale has got the boot senator janine anya is proclaimed herself interim president not exactly a household name before that but whats more important is who had her back and he guesses we pledge our support to the believe in people and to the Transitional Government led by president janine and yes as they prepare for these elections. We support you need 9 years in bolivia as yo