talks with his syrian counterpart bashar al assad in damascus rising tensions in the middle east. as we enter 2020 the hangover of political correctness still hold over the new gangster film gentleman. divides. the. racist language this was in movie. guess what gangsters don't speak in politically correct. good evening and welcome. in a rapid escalation of what's already a volatile situation the iranian parliament has designated the u.s. armed forces a terror organization came in response to the killing of the country's most powerful general in a us rated baghdad airport in iraq on friday tensions across the middle east have soared as a rainy and demand retribution. i . i. feel those who did this is well as the perpetrators of this crime the killing of general kassim son the money with the pentagon and the military i counted as terrorists. the body of the iranian general has been taken back to his hometown for burial huge crowds of mourners have been gathering for the funeral reportedly dozens of people have died and hundreds more have been injured after being crushed in the crowd

the russian president vladimir putin holds talks with his syrian counterpart bashar al assad in damascus amid rising tension in the middle east. and classifies the us armed forces as a terror organization in response to the pentagon's killing of tehran's top commander that huge crowds of mourners have gathered for the funeral. and u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi announces a resolution to curb donald trump's ability to attack iran but a similar restriction was stripped from the defense bill passed by congress just last month. as we enter 2020 the hangover of political correctness is still haunting this notably over the new gangster film the gentleman who put the issue of . racist language this was a movie of gangsters and hey guess what gangsters don't speak in politically correct ways. thanks for joining us this is r.t. international. and the rapid escalation of what's already a volatile situation the iranian parliament has designated the u.s. armed forces a terror organization came in response to the killing of the country's most powerful general in the usa raided baghdad airport in ira

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assad vowing to essentially eradicate what they call terrorists and you have thousands of people if not more that continue to fight for what they see as their freedom what they demand is the end of the assad rule and they've been essentially all concentrated into the area of it looked after the last stronghold after stronghold because of the sheer military might of the russian army that is essentially stepped in over the past 45 years to not just prop up the regime of bashar al assad but essentially install it in a much more violent way than it was previously in governments so they managed to reach some consensus and now. is there also a chance that this will give some breathing space to people and there might be more aid getting through to the region. well for sure at least in the short term that's something that. the that is cause for optimism in that there will be aid agencies that are able now to reach. the province or at least long as the cease fire holds there was a peculiar announcements by the russian ministry of defense which said that it had set up a couple of checkpoints

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assad the syrian prez. and it's trying to push turkey to come to the table because turkey has always been a has always sat i'm an add on has always that yes the intelligence agencies between kuranda messages are in touch but will not meet is syrian president bashar assad ok it's impossible to thank you 3 children have been killed in a rocket attack in libya's capital tripoli landed in a neighborhood near the city center the u.n. recognized government is blaming forces loyal to warlords fighting for have to nearly 300 civilians have been killed by rockets or airstrikes since have to began his campaign to seize this city in april meanwhile libya's u.n. recognized government says its allies have shot down an image supply drone which is being used by have to forces the aircraft came down near misrata turkey has been sending reinforcements to the tripoli base governments including air defense systems the pentagon now says 50 u.s. troops in iraq have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries that's after the i

its recapture marks a significant advance in president bashar assad's drive to take back all of syria. the general command of the army and the armed forces announce cleansing these villages and towns and it is sure that the army will continue to carry out its constitutional national and moral duty in order to hunt down all remaining armed terrorist groups. rattled the man sits on the m 5 highway which links the capital damascus to syria 2nd city aleppo as well as to provincial capital such as hamma and before the war it was a major trade route and the main access road to the north. the latest drive by russian backed government forces to recapture syria's last opposition on playful spot a new exodus on monday tens of thousands of civilians fled towards turkey's border turkish president red chip type has accused the russian government of breaking a ceasefire agreement. in the end it led there is now a movement towards our borders and we have taken our measures since december it's estimated that more than $350000.00 people have been displaced from ethnic province the increase in attacks

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assad. many of iraq's protests have been driven by worries about the economy and high levels of unemployment but months of demonstrations along with a weak government official ready struggling economy to the brink on top of that there's the threat of u.s. sanctions if american forces are ordered out of iraq. from the iraqi capital. can't afford to retire he worked all his life at a local hospital and now collects use items to sell in the street but no one buys anything these days. the market here is dead there's nothing to sell it's been almost a month now since i have sold anything. that's a reflection of iraq's declining economy which is being made worse by months of protest in baghdad and the southern provinces and increased tension between the united states and iran but there's also a caretaker government doesn't even have the power to pass the budget. and we have issues with the budget security economy we have plenty of complicated issues all that needs a strong government and a strong

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the mayor putin was actually in syria he met with syrian president bashar assad he met with the turkish president he's also been making a series of calls to various leaders in the region calling for peace in libya but he does need kind of partners in supporting him in that role as a mediator he's looking for legitimacy with americal and looking to present a united front particularly in the face of kind of the increasingly. unpredictable policies coming from the u.s. russia has certainly been trying to portray the u.s. as an unreliable and reckless partner when it comes to iran when it comes to the killing of rain in general so the money when it comes to the u.s. leaving the iran nuclear deal and russia is kind of trying to bring germany closer closer to it and kind of pull it away from the u.s. because it's a good point emily's making thomas today someone had written previously germany and russia had been divided by ukraine but now united by trump unpredictability what do you have to say one element in which they're probably united nuclear deal both countries defending the need to maint

assad and has has helped us out in fact when that war has to say with the exception of one region in northwestern syria that is still not under government control and russia is very eager to extend that influence in the rest of the mediterranean region and has been a supporting. general for many years russia ditched try to in some sense preempt this conference of this summit today by bringing together those 2 players in moscow together with turkey one has to say last week or earlier this week and without much success the influence that russia has on general health seems to be not as significant as russia itself things but it is a very significant player in that whole and that whole context obviously we have so many international players here so many foreign entities all vying for their own particular interest but if libya falls and that's really what's at stake here if it falls what does it mean for your street with you again. well i mean libya has been very unstable ever since general gaddafi was toppled and killed and the whole question of on the one hand was happens to migrant flo

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al assad. last all this russia and turkey agree to deescalation need live provence but attack continued and many here don't believe this ceasefire will last either victoria gate and be there. to these areas facing further political instability after parliament rejected a new cabinet proposed by prime minister doesn't have bibi jimmy the president now has a 10 days to choose a new prime minister governing and hard to party was forced into months from considerations with other parties after it failed to win enough seats to form a majority in elections in 2000. 1 year after becoming venezuela's opposition leader one glider who is trying to rig night support for removing president nicolas maduro result 0 as latin america at its embassy in yemen now reports quite his campaign is losing momentum. a middle class caracas neighborhood was the scene of opposition leader why does 1st rally this year. us i guess if there are gate spence's or wall to jump we will jump them and if we cannot jump over them we

we came from an unjust country we came from oppression from bashar al assad syria and we came to this country thinking there's justice democracy and human rights things on is much better for many other asylum seekers people queue for menial jobs and me go welfare coupons through the night to be one of the lucky few seen by a handful of staff during office hours asylum applications can take many years to complete its an overwhelms and confusing system as more arduous routes into europe are restricted the relatively simple journey from turkey to the self declared republic of northern cyprus then into the south becomes more travelled 15000 now have refugee status here upwards of 15000 more applications are pending now these aren't huge numbers on the global scheme of things certainly compared to the millions of refugees in turkey but cyprus is a tiny country and it now has the highest number of asylum seekers per capita of anywhere in the european union cyprus is interior minister says they need european help because the system is at breaking point if turkey is continuously. pushing peop

shannon: todd: 1 did not back bashar al-assad. >> we strongly said that bashar al-assad is an illegitimate ruler for syria and syria would be better off without him but they need to resolve that to replace the current dictatorship with a more constitutional government. heather: at the same time that is the red line president obama allowed to be crossed. >> president obama did a lot of things to empower iran in its pushed across iraq, building a militia that is now causing trouble in the iranian militia in syria, the same people they built strong militias with an allegiance to tehran that was usually disadvantageous to the united states. >> let's talk a little more about that double standard and begin with nancy pelosi announcing the war powers resolution against donald trump, she says as members of congress our first responsibility is to keep the american people safe. for this reason we are concerned the administration took this without the respect for congress's war powers granted to us by the constitutions so the same attitude when it came to president obama? >> he did not. she fundament

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assad in damascus amid the rising tensions in the middle east also it's coming as we enter the new year the hangover of political correctness continues in scenes notably over the gangster film the gentleman we put the issue of predict.

assad according to the kremlin both leaders are discussing military strategy within the country moscow has been a key supporter of the syrian government during the country's civil war the visit comes during heightened regional tensions following the killing of course of samadhi. there as well as opposition leader. who has been sworn in as national assembly speak up before he was allowed to enter parliament though there was a brief standoff with security forces on sunday he was blocked from entering in his absence dissident deputy luis was elected as house speaker he's a loyalist of president nicolas maduro fled from parliament after a lot of again the access to the building. a weather update next here on al-jazeera and then a big decision made on an 8 year old gang rape case in india will tell you more of the state of emergency declared in puerto rico ultra series of strong earthquakes. hello more winter rain has fallen throughout the gulf you can see the back edge of this scouting out here there are also some fairly big showers in yemen particular of the masses but the flooding in san

we came from an unjust country we came from oppression from bashar al assad syria and we came to this country thinking there's justice democracy and human rights things are is much better for many other asylum seekers people queue for menial jobs and me go welfare coupons through the night to be one of the lucky few seen by a handful of staff during office hours asylum applications can take many years to complete it's an overwhelmed and confusing system as more arduous routes into europe are restricted the relatively simple journey from turkey to the self declared republic of northern cyprus then into the south becomes more travelled. 15000 now have refugee status here upwards of 15000 more applications are pending now these aren't huge numbers on the global scheme of things certainly compared to the millions of refugees in turkey but cyprus is a tiny country and it now has the highest number of asylum seekers per capita of anywhere in the european union cyprus is interior minister says they need european help because the system is at breaking point if turkey is continuously. pushing

we came from an unjust country we came from oppression from bashar al assad syria then we came to this country thinking there's justice democracy and human rights things aren't much better for many other asylum seekers people queue for menial jobs and me go welfare coupons through the night to be one of the lucky few seen by a handful of stuff during office hours asylum applications can take many years to complete it's an overwhelmed and confusing system is more arduous routes into europe are restricted the relatively simple journey from turkey to the self declared republic of northern cyprus then into the south but. as more traveled 15000 now have refugee status here upwards of 15000 more applications are pending now these aren't huge numbers on the global scheme of things certainly compared to the millions of refugees in turkey but cyprus is a tiny country and it now has the highest number of asylum seekers per capita of anywhere in the european union cyprus is interior minister says they need european help because the system is at breaking point if turkey is is continuously. pushing

assad in damascus amid rising tensions in the middle east i'd also to come this hour as we enter new year the hangover of political correctness seems to continue notably over the new gangster film the gentleman we put the shape up for the bat.

assad in check and hold his government to account for chemical weapons attacks but it's completely counter to what the information that we have a president. another story people are talking about the wild $22.00 richest men have more wealth than the web and africa combined that's according to reports it comes as celebrations are underway for the 50th anniversary of the annual gathering of the rich in the powerful at the wild economic forum in davos one amid these rising rests between the rich and poor confidence in capitalism is waning around the globe. breaks it down for us. how many billionaires does it take to change the light bulb of the world economy $119.00 apparently that's how many will be converging on the world economic forum in davos this year but some people showed up early to their ivory tower. every year davos hosts billionaires bankers and politicians of the ruling class to talk about issues of global importance and how they want to shape the future and every year it's the same old story the economic storm is celebrating its. 50th anniversary some things have changed many th

must keep bashar assad in check and holder's government to account for chemical weapons attacks but it's not it's completely counter what what the information that we have a present for. the world $22.00 richest men have more wealth than all the women in africa combined that's according to a report by charity oxfam on the scale of global inequality it comes as the world economic forum a gathering of the rich and powerful celebrates its 50th anniversary in the swiss alps resort davos and amid these rising rifts between the rich and the poor confidence in capitalism is diminishing around the globe as dom quarter reports. how many billionaires does it take to change the light bulb of the world economy $119.00 apparently that's how many will be converging on the world economic forum in davos this year but some people showed up early to their ivory tower. every year davos hosts billionaires bankers and politicians of the ruling class to talk about issues of global importance and how they want to shape the future and every year it's the same old story the economic forum is celebrating its 50th

must keep bashar assad in check and hold his government to account for chemical weapons attacks but it's completely counter to what the information that we have a president. the world's $22.00 richest men have more wealth than all women in africa combined that's according to a report by charity oxfam on the scale of global inequality it comes as the world economic forum a gathering of the rich and powerful celebrates its 50th anniversary and the swiss alps resort city of davos and amid these rising rifts between the rich and the poor confidence in capitalism is diminishing around the globe asked all quarter explains how many billionaires does it take to change the light bulb of the world economy $119.00 apparently that's how many will be converging on the world economic forum in davos this year but some people showed up early to their ivory tower. every year davos hosts billionaires bankers and politicians of the ruling class to talk about issues of global importance and how they want to shape the future and every year it's the same old story the won't economic forum is celebrating its.

must keep bashar assad in check and hold his government to account for chemical weapons attacks but it's not it's completely counter what what the information that we have a president. the world $22.00 richest man have more wealth than all the women in africa combined that's according to a new report by out sam it comes out celebrations are underway for the 50th anniversary of the annual gathering of the rich and powerful at the world economic forum in davos and amid these rising rifts between the rich and poor confidence in capitalism is apparently fading all around the globe as john mcwhorter explains. how many billionaires does it take to change the light bulb of the world economy $119.00 apparently that's how many will be converging on the world economic forum in davos this year but some people showed up early to their ivory tower. every year davos hosts billionaires bankers and politicians of the ruling class to talk about issues of global importance and how they want to shape the future and every year it's the same old story the economic forum is celebrating its 50th anniversary so

assad in check and hold his government to account for chemical weapons attacks but it's not it's completely counter what what the information that we have a present. another headline story for you the wild $22.00 richest men have more wealth than all the women in africa combined that's according to a report by oxfam it comes as celebrations are under way for the 50th anniversary of the annual gathering of the rich and powerful at the world economic forum in davos these rising rift between the rich and poor confidence in capitalism is fading around the globe as dawn a quarter reports. how many billionaires does it take to change the light bulb of the world economy $119.00 apparently that's how many will be converging on the world economic forum in davos this year but some people showed up early to their ivory tower. every year davos hosts billionaires bankers and politicians of the ruling class to talk about issues of global importance and how they want to shape the future and every year it's the same old story the economic forum is celebrating its 50th anniversary some things have changed m

must keep bashar assad in check and holder's government to account for chemical weapons attacks but it's completely counter what what the information that we have a president. facebook's been purging his network of content deemed undesirable again taking down posts sympathetic to the assassinated iranian general kassam so i'm on the one of those affected is viral content agency in the now whose own videos on solomonic have been deleted here's the sort of thing facebook's been getting rid of. that iran and its allies sent. packing us could assassinates all of money and nothing would stop with iran believes that western media outlets to speak of. changing their tune the u.s. government in uganda. the social media giant has admitted to taking down proselyte money posts across its platforms including targeting dozens of a rainy and journalists and influencers some of that i can't swear even deleted the tech giant says it's simply complying with u.s. sanctions laws following the u.s. strike on the late general early this month hundreds of a radiant iranians flooded their social media accounts

is a new government without bashar assad and the thing with these phrases is they're catchy part of the reason why they work so well and the more people that catch on the better they work making countries like syria become places where people actually want to live means having a government that's not terrorizing its people and that is why as sad must go we hope that these efforts will lead to a new syria with no rule for the shuttle a sit in that they have a slogan for everyone they don't like russia of course lots of nice little catch phrases ambiguous to the point of nonsense but catchy what kind of threat do you believe russia presents to our democratic process in my view the greatest threat of any nation on earth i do feel a democracy under threat there's the challenge from without that is the russian challenge a major threat facing our great nation russia come to think of it you could call anything a threat to democracy social media with all its fake news bad weather that might prevent people from going to the polls but hey at least russia isn't a grave threat north korea is a worl

assad turkey is behind some of the elements of the syrian opposition and doesn't tolerate the kurdish militias in northern syria although russia believes that the kurds must have a say in building the future of syria but the 2 countries have shown that they can cooperate in solving the crisis in that country but this time it could be the case that syria may end up not being the most important topic because we do remember what's happening in libya there's another civil war and turkey just sent its troops to. back the u.n. backed government in tripoli which is up against general wholly for have to are who's based in eastern libya and of course that is the escalation between the u.s. and iran i guess we can definitely be sure that the 2 presidents are going to talk about that as well. are to see oprah turn go reporting live from istanbul then kill . now professor of international relations at anchor as middle east technical university hussein biology believes the u.s. sanctions won't stop cooperation between russia and turkey. turkey will be in another breach for transferring the russian

must keep bashar assad in check and holder's government to account for chemical weapons attacks but it's completely counter what what the information that we have a present. facebook's been purging is network of content deemed undesirable again taking down posts sympathetic to the assassinated iranian general council and the money one of those affected is viral content agency in the now whose own videos on solomonic have been deleted has the thought of thing facebook's been getting rid of . that iran and its allies sent. packing us figures could assassinates all of monies and nothing would stop with iran to hunch the belief that western media outlets acted as state department did not go through changing their tune on the us government's agenda. the social media giant has admitted to taking downed prose posts across its platforms including targeting dozens of iranian journalists and influencers some of their accounts were even deleted while the tech giant says it's simply complying with u.s. sanctions no it was following the u.s. strike on the late general early this month hundreds of ira

a new government without bashar assad and the thing with these phrases is they're catchy part of the reason why they would so well and the more people that catch on the better they work making countries like syria become places where people actually want to live means having a government that's not terrorizing its people and that is why as sad must go we hope that these efforts will lead to a new syria with no rule for the shuttle or sit in that they have a slogan for everyone they don't like russia of course lots of nice little catch phrases ambiguous to the point of nonsense but catchy what kind of threat do you believe russia presents to our democratic process in my view the greatest threat of any nation on earth i do feel a democracy under threat there's the challenge from without that is the russian challenge a major threat facing our great nation russia come to think of it you could call anything a threat to democracy social media with all its fake news bad weather that might prevent people from going to the polls but hey at least russia isn't a grave threat north korea is a wo

assad in damascus amid the rising tensions in the middle east also as we enter the new year i know that for up political correctness continues notably with the film and you gangster film.