from a distance but it didn't go off we thought the mine didn't work and walked towards it exploded my friend was killed i survived me or human rights watch us call for international support in clearing the rubble demining wreckage it seems almost five hundred civilians were injured in the three months after the liberation and many were killed in its report the organization also highlighted the growing risk of more civilians being killed as people return to the devastated city they deem counterterrorism program director w. spoke to us on the group's fightings. just describe to you what i saw in iraq rather than very desperate to go and check on their home and because of the high risk and because of the few working offered to these for many young men you can go to a couple of rounds in this for about thirty dollars and then you can hire people to go clear your house. you know but also. remnants of war this is at a time when you know they're not trained to do this it's very dangerous and many other countries. they need to provide more support what sort of support. to be more you might miss more funding and an increased number of the miners and early in the increase in the treating the local rather than the use of the mining while there have been some mining efforts i don't direct the. mining or going to haitians funded by the international coalition or through training this is not sufficient because the need and local resident. for more support for the mining effort. all right the foreign minister of the netherlands has admitted that he lied about hearing the blah them are talking up the shins to reform the sulfates union the claims were made about the russian president back in twenty sixteen. marty senior kelly joins us live now to fill in the details but of a peculiar one this to say the least samir a what's the background. well when the dutch foreign minister was campaigning two years ago he said that he overheard president putin outlining his plan to unify russia ukraine belarus the baltic states and kazakhstan as a single country putin supposedly trying to bring back the soviet union has been one of the most popular talking points when it comes to russia but back to the story at hand the foreign minister made these claims in two thousand and six like you said but it was some sort of a business gathering way while he was working for shell his story however was questioned when it was discovered that despite being part of the shell delegation he wasn't at the two thousand and sixty two thousand six meeting and not only that he wasn't even in russia at the time but when he was confronted about this he said he was lying to protect a source but then he also said he regretted lying obviously this isn't the first instance of fake news regarding russia there have been numerous rumors floating around that russian influence the brags that though and the u.s. has been accusing the kremlin of interfering in the twenty sixteen election for over a year and a half now now the british government's been trying to link russia to the brags of folk but even you tube has gone on record saying that there's been no proof of that sort and across the pond the us has been searching relentlessly for anything to paint hillary's loss on russia now in the latest scandal the department of homeland security actually discredited a n.b.c. report that claimed a trump official found that you know the scary russians hacked into voter registration rolls of prior to the election so that's certainly a refreshing change from what we've been seeing lately but they've all alleged russian meddling in some shape or form but in the end they've admitted that there's been no evidence whatsoever to substantiate any of their claims so it seems that in looking for news about russia they're actually just creating fake news about russia yeah i almost did that myself some euro. two thousand and sixteen it was of course as you said two thousand and six that remark was made at the offset thank you very much. for the story. u.s. tycoon george soros is pledging half a million pine's to an anti brags and campaign group and despite soros being accused of meddling in british politics the billionaire say's he is proud to back the calls i'm a proud supporter of best for britain a group that wants britain to remain a member of the european union i consider bricks at a tragic mistake of us initially invested four hundred thousand pounds in a campaign call of the best for britain in the hope of drumming up support for a second referendum on the u.k. status in the e.u. a wave of criticism followed but the investor responded by donating one hundred thousand pounds more we heard from you can dependents party m.e.p. who believes the those actions constitute meddling why is this man interference in my country in my democracy if he wants to be a part of our democracy he should pay taxes in our country and stand for election in our country not of which is doing we are not a rich man's plaything these people will do whatever it takes to try and get more crecy and we must not let them the fact is the british media is overwhelmingly. remain and they will give him hundreds of thousands of pounds millions of pounds with the free publicity. a sociology professor from kent university in the u.k. say's he overheard soros and his associates bragging about their meddling in politics in numerous countries we spoke to that man frank furedi. course of the conversation they were going on about how much influence they've been able to exercise over events in the arab spring in cairo they were very proud of the role they played into newsier. we went out with the create how much impact they were able to make on some of the demonstrators and i kind of regarded the conversation as you know a bit of boosting you know when people get around it will be are you sure. but while there is little hype over those accusations or any hint of an investigation at all this channel is still in the sights of many alleging we've influenced elections for example a u.k. based public relations firm called eighty nine op which box the best for britain campaign alongside george soros released a report on russia's media allegedly influencing breaks it the p.r. firm claims for example that we run exaggerated stories on the refugee flow into europe that is this by the planetarium crisis being i on the agenda of almost every european country for some time it also mentions that artie's reach on social media was about a quarter of the size of all the u.k.'s bragg's it campaign combine potentially influence over one hundred million so-called impressions it is clear that whether that's a backhanded comment to the social media department or not well and scared a former professor of history believes that this is a clear case of hypocrisy it's perfectly clear that from previous research that if the russia was tweeting have made no difference whatsoever but it is fake hypocritical of this new group which backs. campaign. turning the democratic will of the british people to start talking about the russians and from some democracy. an advisor to the polish president has come under fire for what some are calling anti israeli comments he was defending a new law that prohibits polish people from being held responsible for the crimes of the nutty regime against the jews and to post sentiments in israel comes from the feeling of shame and the passivity of the jews during the holocaust the new law makes it illegal to refer to nazi death camps situated in the country as polish ones those violating the law could face severe punishment of up to three years in jail and the polish president's advisor went even further in defending the legislation the religion of the holocaust has become a symbolic shield for their country which is used by israel to create for itself a special position in many places in the world many jews in gauged in denunciation collaboration during the war i think israel has still not work to throw well more than three million jewish people lived in poland before the second world war most of them were killed during the conflict the ice which birkenau camp which was built in poland during the nazi occupation so around one million jews lose their lives there a columnist for newsweek magazine mark shulman thinks the new law will influence poland's relations with other e.u. member states. the problem with the law is not so much the fact it says you can't say polish death camps but the fact the law says you cannot diminish the role of the nazis which means that if you say that the poles had some part of it you are violating the war and by all accounts while the nazis were the ones who were ninety percent responsible for the holocaust and what happened in poland clearly the poles were involved in cases where the poles were part of the part of the problem and so it's a real problem of course the question of freedom of speech as well freedom of people to study the holocaust to talk about the holocaust and not to mention the fact that thousands and thousands of israelis go every year to visit many of them high schoolers and the question is when their guides go to poland do they have to be afraid to speak their truth and speak of what went on apology i think this will have an effect on poles relations with the western europe at this point i mean it's part of a series of actions that the polish government has taken their member of you and yet they're testing the e.u. and its ability to accept a much more nationalistic government in poland. u.s. president vladimir putin spoke by phone earlier this monday the american leader expressed his condolences over sunday's plane crash in russia but that was not the only talking point with the details here. russian president had a telephone conversation with his american counterpart u.s. president donald trump expressed his condolences to vladimir putin over the recent dadley crash of a russian passenger plane that claimed the lives of seventy one people also the two parties discussed the settlement of these daily polit palestinian conflict now that was revealed by of lattimer putin during his meeting with the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas that took place on monday evening. due to the recent actions of the us sides notably their recognition of them as israel's capital washington has been ruled out as a trustworthy mediator and the palestinians back in december twenty seven thousand u.s. president donald trump formally and now instead the u.s. recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel and that was criticized by the majority of international leaders including the european union's foreign policy. now it also waves of violent protests among palestinians and others across the middle east. imprudence spoke on the phone to whether donald trump just two months ago so some international observers to know that the two presidents discuss international issues via telephone quite regularly. second middle of the winter olympics in south korea a silver in team figure skating with gold in the u.s. brands fifteen year old alina who's the olympics took first place in the free skate section to ensure an overall second place finish overall but a fellow awfully not actually competing was far from complementary on her twitter account twenty six year old american figure skater ashley wagner accused the russian team of killing her program and condemned her took pics in which she reserved her jumps for the second half of the routine those remarks sparked a furious reaction as well. i personally disagree that this wasn't the program it matches the belly a relatively well maybe you're just jealous you can't compete with that stamina and those jumping passes your face looks a big green with envy it's just your envy you can't jump like that in the second half and even in the first well we get reaction from russian coaches and wagner's comments who told us that it's points that win prizes. you know. that ashley wagner has done a lot for figure skating she is an outstanding athlete the rules for the competitions have changed and it's like accounting they simply need to points it's not about beauty in order to win you need to do what only has a good of a day to day but there's social. as well as the competitive side there's also the social aspect to the games with most nations hosting their own hospitality how is it russia isn't officially represented at the games rather olympic athletes from russia because of a disputed doping investigation but there's still a corner appealing showing that feels very much russian as only has been discovering. as usual there are all kinds of national houses at the olympics and young chang the likes of the hall and house near the coast the countries like austria and switzerland naturally settled a bit higher in the mountains and since team russia doesn't officially exist here the traditional russian house doesn't either or isn't that a mature sca. to make sure russian fans have a home in korea it took a few tricks after all the i.o.c. must be respected the place is called the sports house obviously you find wide blue and red in the design but never specifically and the recognizable pattern like here's white and black in between what could appear to be flag stripes no official russian symbols the mentors because i haven't become official right other than that pure i ration fun and spirit. among the attractions here are these hosty jerseys from every year at the olympics that russia has long goals but this one from nine hundred ninety two like here in korea you won't find the letters russia or the u.s.s.r. i will ask the guests if they know why and why did russia compete under a neutral flag at the olympics twenty six years ago and see money old boys you see with these you. will see increased. and i don't know sorry. i don't know just i got some clues for you countries take turns with that will hey look i'm going to respect you the i.o.c. he said i was in school you know i know i think it's number one on immense i.q. . thank panton as in the same reason. that. so many don't get sunday night i think it's. the third. disturbances a country so being unique left russia was just established as a country that's when the soviet union. had its break up so neutral flags weren't always down to the i.o.c. sanctions. have a drink go our tea chang. whatever country india finds himself and he finds the food every single time students gone wild next on r.t.r. documentary the true colors of the u.s. universities. that's in american interest to not see any russians die in terrorist attacks as it is in russian interest to prevent any terrorist attacks in the united states or elsewhere in the world so i don't think there's any dispute on that in congress and i think maybe some of the posturing is frankly political as opposed to substantive . here's what people have been saying about rejected and now it's yours exactly it's full on ourselves the only show i go out of my way to charge you with what it is that really packs a punch oh yeah it is the john oliver of our three americans who have to say we are apparently better than blue nothing that i see people you never heard of love redacted the next president of the world bank very funny girl write me seriously send us an e-mail. lexington in the central east of the united states it is within this city with a population of three hundred thousand that the university of kentucky can be found . it is barely nine in the morning david and brandon two first two students are in the middle of a video game. as a warm up before the first match of the season for their universities american football team the wildcats are going to drink a beer before you can start the race so you're waiting to hear cheers and a lot of. these students have found themselves a great way of supporting their team since breakfast is a star. a large supply of strawberry banana flavored vodka david and brandon down four shots in less than two minutes on empty stomachs. is good. for the students university sport events are a great chance to get away from the pressure of their studies but also a particularly good opportunity to party and drink. on. the ground isn't twenty one years old yet the legal age for drinking alcohol in the usa . but on campus circumventing the law has become a national sport. and other on the way to the stadium they get thirsty again their competition has stopped. in the streets of lexington the behavior of these young men doesn't seem to shock anyone you go there. the students even walk along with a bottle of vodka in their hand however as is the case on many other american campuses alcohol is illegal here in the car so there was a default down through to hammer though like arrested as long as it gets. the gold rush or somebody on university match days anything goes for almost anything. just outside the stadium the traditional parade has started. led by kerry their leader the cheerleaders galvanized the crowd. here a triumphant parade announces the arrival of the uncontested stars of the campus. around fifty student football players accompanied by their team of staff. all eyes are on this group of players good enough to play for the big professional team. in the usa the love of university sports goes much further than the campus supporters . in the stadium parking lot many supporters tents have been set up. fans of all ages from all over kentucky support the wildcats. is beyond me this weekend. but we will bring. it to. the fans are very loyal and also very generous. tickets sales related merchandise supported donations last year the football team brought in more than thirty million dollars for the university a cash machine which contributes to its fate. inside the stadium the great event of the sports business has begun. the brass. and then the cheerleaders provide a great show. for the play it's a rifle. that cheered on by a crowd of sixty thousand supporters. twenty two year old frenchman tom giambi has a front row seat. look it's a touchdown i missed it almost a tester. tom as a top level tennis player recruited by the university to defend their colors. the frenchman was awarded a sports scholarship which allows him to study for free today's his moment of glory . competition. another attainable dream for the majority of students because behind all the show and the later american universities hired a reality that is very different. columbia dartmouth new york university american universities are among the best in the world renowned for their teaching their sports establishment but also for campus life. and party. studying here can cost up to eighty thousand dollars a year so when students don't receive scholarships like tom they take on a debt in order to finance their studies. thirty two thousand. two hundred twenty seven. to get by financially something male students like at least don't hesitate to look for support. to prosecutors. a site openly matches up generous donors with indebted students and so the controversy breaks out. you are a prostitute and you are a mit educated person. on campus the pressure to succeed is so high that american students overindulge binge drinking to let their hair down. but also taking amphetamine derivatives to boost their academic results there's a real trafficking of substances going on in. the fraternities are a symbol of prestige in american universities they attract students who want to be part of the elite. to join these influential and secret societies some are willing to be put through all sorts of humiliation we would get points for vomiting on each other. diving into the heart of american campuses where the obsession to success justifies all manner of extremes. lexington is the second largest city in the state of kentucky. over the last three years tom giambi has become one of the local tennis teams mainstays and thanks to this he lives in this residence with a swimming pool free of charge also known for the eagles to those in need. or keep . the lexington campus holds more than twenty eight thousand students cost of studies up to twenty thousand dollars per year. but even so the tennis player doesn't pay a penny it gets better in order to enable him to succeed on the tennis court the university adapts to his sport schedule. while here interest or actually read through i ask. thomas in his final year of communication studies now with the many matches he has scheduled for the season he will often be absent with such students the university asked that the teachers are flexible. you know if this is. all right is for the spirit official university sponsored event yeah that's not a problem so teachers have to be accommodating was students like tom yeah we have to be able to work and. work with them in their schedule we can do that. because at lexington the campus lends itself to sport and the olympic size swimming for a climbing wall of running track the city is also home to the largest basketball stadium in america. to attract the best athletes the university lays out its red carpet. almost twelve million dollars of scholarship money is shared out every year. for the schedules of the sports students are not restful in the slightest. most students are still sleeping with thomas back at the changing. of. the world. with a new university term new supplies await him in his locker. room or the. joys of. those who think like a new few. gifts bearing the acronym of a big sports equipment brand the university's official sponsor for your team in the more than is. right i just in the form your. doing this is. tom and his eleven team members trained on average for four hours a day coached by fellow frenchman sydney. this former professional player has led the kentucky tennis team for the last two years . to strengthen their teams american universities recruit internationally the contract is simple they have to wait. just back. from the beautiful. and the university of kentucky certainly provides the means. there are almost two hundred people to ensure the welfare of the athletes footballers basketball players tennis players after training that all meet in the state of the art care facility. with a mandatory dip in the high spot. to be. the noise. on american campuses the athletes are not quite like the other students. every year they bring in about one hundred four million dollars for the university. on the top of the podium american footballers and their indispensable cheerleaders. nineteen times university champion the kentucky team holds the most titles in the history of the united states toned flexible agile here cheerleaders are real acne. kiri is twenty two years old she's one of the team captains. like tom no school fees are completely covered so this young woman likes to get things right. today it's official photo day these photos will grace the posters on the calendars for the upcoming season carry their four wants to look perfect your image of the school we are we are us along with the wildcat so the nascar is a lot of pressure of course it is but you get used to it you know like the first time i went out on that football field there was terrifying but the coolest thing ever. i wouldn't change it for the world. a little girl's dream becomes a reality but it's also a job under intense scrutiny so we have to really really watch even our coaches watch what we. like tweet and facebook and what we posted to were you know a lot of you were. going although they tell us it is something that you wouldn't want your gram.