mission in kosovo war arrested and later hospitalized the statement also threatens legal responses if any more harm were to be done any harm to united nations stuff will be met with the highest degree of diplomatic and international legal responses one of the detained personnel was a russian but he's already been released the russian foreign ministry called his detention a blatant provocation as as the employee had diplomatic immunity marias a hot of the foreign ministry spokeswoman said that this is only going to lead to escalating tensions in the region it is obvious to such a provocative behavior by kosovo is the result of u.s. and e.u. long term policies of indulgence tour of them very leaders they're used to being excused everything such steps lead to the ask a lesion of the ethnic tensions and makes efforts of the international community for the post conflict regulation completely useless. there's a deep history to all this is there really is a fractured. tell us more about the long standing out of mosques the i know you could be here for quite a while but just the mean aspects

majority busy region of northern kosovo now serbian president alexander has put the military on high alert he's saying that 23 people were arrested mostly serbs and bosniaks while kosovo authorities are saying that number is at 30 serbia's deputy director of the office of kosovo says that this was this raid was actually an act of intimidation against serbs a day's action you know where there are. very dangerous section of. another provocation unfortunately one of the many in the long line of acts similar to this the only one and the mean. that is to frighten serbs living in the north of course the way into exile but the cost of a prime minister. didn't deny says that it was part of an anti smuggling an anti organized crime operation in the area kosovo further urged ethnic serbs in the the area to support the police claiming that this fight is the path to further integration with the west and nato urged all parties to remain calm at the same time taking kosovo side in this deal with the police operation was conducted over the whole to retrieve kosovo not just to move north and differe

serbia puts its military on full alert after police units in kosovo enter the disputed territories serb dominated north making a string of arrests. in southeast asian nations fight back against a flood of toxic non-recyclable waste being dumped on them by richer countries. are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow is r t international and john thomas glad to have you with us. donald trump is encouraging japan to increase its military capability the u.s. president is in tokyo and says the country could help the u.s. defend against threats in the asia pacific region and beyond the american vice president touched on those perceived threats to during a speech at the elite west point military academy. go broke it all down for us after mike pence gave a blunt assessment of the future for american soldiers. it will fight on a battlefield for america some point your life if you didn't notice the words in the background that was mr vice president talking to the graduates of a top class u.s. military academy and that wasn't it how do you like this degree of certainty it is a virtual certai

mission in kosovo war arrested and later hoss. but allies to the statement also threatened legal responses if any more harm were to be done any harm to united nations stoffel be met with the highest degree of diplomatic and international legal responses one of the detained personnel was a russian but he's already been released the russian foreign ministry called his detention a blatant provocation as as the employee had diplomatic immunity marias a hot of the foreign ministry spokeswoman said that this is only going to lead to escalating tensions in the region it is obvious to such a provocative behavior by kosovo is the result of u.s. and e.u. long term policies of indulgence tour of them very leaders they're used to being excused everything such steps lead to the ask a lesion of the ethnic tensions and makes efforts of the international community for the post conflict regulation completely useless. there's a deep history to all this is there really is a fractured. tell us more about the long standing on the moss the i know you c

serbia puts its forces on alert after kosovo police raids several locations in the north sending long simmering tensions soaring. divisions among a your leaders as they meet to discuss who should get the blocks top jobs. and activists in argentina renew their battle to ease the abortion law after previous attempts failed to pass congress. good to have you with us hundreds of thousands of syrians are fleeing a wave of air strikes in the northwest as the government and its russian allies parent rebel held areas. well at least 30 civilians have been killed in chooses attacks health officials in the opposition held province say government rockets have destroyed the hospital in the town of foreigner who areas in the provinces of hama and aleppo were also targeted forcing civilians to fleece awards turkey. well the u.s. state department's has called the escalation of violence reckless and the u.n. is warning that's an all out offensive on it live will leads to a humanitarian catastrophe for its $3000000.00 residents or diplomatic at sir james bays reports from the united nations. yet anothe

it is obvious to such a provocative behavior by kosovo is the result of u.s. and e.u. long term policies of indulgence tour of them because of very leaders they're used to being excused everything such steps lead to the ask a lesion of the ethnic tensions and makes efforts of the international community for the post conflict regulation completely useless. there's a deep history to all this is there really is a fractured. tell us more about the long standing on the moss the i know you could be here for quite a while but just the mean aspects of well you know these. tensions in the region seriously worsened after nato was bombing of yugoslavia in 1909 and separatist insurgency came to power in kosovo afterwards and declared independence in 2008 now that to this day the serbian government doesn't recognize that declaration and they consider nato's intervention in the region breach of international law. the full amount of the republic. now earlier today serbia did warn the european union that the government will active kosovo special police has not withdrawn from this regi

well tensions with serbia suddenly spiked earlier today after kosovo special police was deployed into a serb majority busy region of northern kosovo now serbian president alexander has put the military on high alert he's saying that 23 people were arrested mostly serbs and bosniaks while kosovo authorities are saying that number is at 30 serbia's deputy director of the office of kosovo says that this was this raid was actually an act of intimidation against sort of the day's action you know where the real and the very dangerous section of. another provoke unfortunately one of the many in the long line of acts similar to this has only one and the mean given that is to frighten serbs living in the north of course into exile but the cost of a prime minister. didn't deny says that it was part of an anti smuggling and organized crime operation in the area kosovo further urged ethnic serbs in the the area to support the police claiming that this fight is the path to further integration with the west and nato urged all parties to remain calm at the same time taking kosovo side in this deal w

it is obvious to such a provocative behavior by kosovo is the result of u.s. and e.u. long term policies of indulgence tour of them because of very leaders they're used to being excused everything such steps lead to the ask a lesion of the ethnic tensions and makes efforts of the international community for the post conflict regulation completely useless. don't process some some drill into what we're seeing because we do know there's been a longstanding out of most city in this region hasn't there you know absolutely these ethnic tensions in the region seriously worsened after nato bombing of yugoslavia in 1909 a separatist insurgency came to power in kosovo afterwards and declared independence in 2008 now so this day the serbian government does not recognize that declaration and they consider nato intervention to be a breach of international law. they go. below. the blown out of the republic. and president bush has said that the sole told the e.u. that serbia will active kosovo special police has not withdrawn from the region in due time so perhaps we'll see some reac

well tensions with serbia suddenly spiked earlier today after kosovo special police was deployed into a serb majority region of northern kosovo now serbian president alexander has put the military on high alert he's saying that 23 people were arrested mostly serbs and bosniaks while coal civil authorities are saying that number is at 30 serbia's deputy director of the office of kosovo says that this was this raid was actually an act of intimidation against certain today's election you know admiral and very dangerous section. is another procreation unfortunately one of the many in the long line of acts similar to this that has only one and the mean given that is to frighten serbs living in the north of course will into exile but the cost while prime minister. didn't deny says that it was part of an anti smuggling and organized crime operation in the area kosovo further urged ethnic serbs in the the area to support the police claiming that this fight is the path to further integration with the west and nato urged all parties to remain calm at the same time taking kosovo side in this dea

serbia puts its military on full alert after police units in kosovo enter the disputed territory serb dominated north are making a string of arrests. in southeast asian nations fight back against a flood of toxic recyclable waste being dumped on by richer countries. are broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our international i'm sean thomas glad to have you with us. or donald trump is encouraging japan to increase its military capability the u.s. president is in tokyo and says the country could help the u.s. defend against threats in the asia pacific region and beyond the american vice president touched on those perceived threats as well during a speech at the elite west point military academy. commented on it all after mike pence a gave a blunt assessment of the future for american soldiers you will fight on a battlefield for america some point your life if you didn't notice the words in the background that was mr vice president talking to the graduates of a top class u.s. military academy and that wasn't it how do you like this degree of certainty it is a virtu

majority region of northern kosovo now serbian president alexander has put the military on high alert he's saying that 23 people were arrested mostly serbs and bosniaks while kosovo authorities are saying that number is at 30 serbia's deputy director of the office of kosovo says that this was this raid was actually an act of intimidation against sort of today's action you know whether a very dangerous section. is another procreation unfortunately one of the many in the long line of acts similar to this that has only one and the mean given that is to frighten serbs living in the north of course into exile but the cost of a prime minister. didn't deny says that it was part of an anti smuggling and organized crime operation in the area kosovo further urged ethnic serbs in the the area to support the police claiming that this fight is the path to further integration with the west and nato urged all parties to remain calm at the same time taking kosovo side in this deal the police operation was conducted over the whole to retrieve closer notice to move north and differently was an aim. it

it is obvious to such a provocative behavior by kosovo is the result of u.s. and e.u. long term policies of indulgence tour of them very leaders they're used to being excused everything such steps lead to the ask a lesion of the ethnic tensions and makes efforts of the international community for the post conflict regulation completely useless. there are several hours ago now actually we just received word that that russian employee at the u.n. mission was released. will know. the full amount of the republic. though it just before you go give us a little bit of background in this because i did allude to it that there is a longstanding alamo city in this region is in there yeah that's right ethnic tensions in the region were seriously worsened after nato was bombing of yugoslavia in 1909 and the separatist insurgency came to power in kosovo afterwards and declared independence in 2008 now to this day serbians government does not recognize that declaration and they considered to nato intervention to be against international law ok you know don thanks for various right up

serbia puts its military on full alert after police units in kosovo enter the disputed territories serve but dominated north making a string of arrests. and southeast asian nations fight back against a flood of toxic. waste being dumped on them by richer countries. or i don't trump is encouraging japan to increase its military capability in the us president is in tokyo and says the country could help the u.s. defend against threats in the asia pacific region and beyond american vice president touched on those perceived threats as well during a speech at the elite west point military academy. comments now on all of it and after mike pence he gave a blunt assessment of the future for american soldiers. you will fight on a battlefield for america at some point your life if you didn't notice the words in the background that was mr vice president talking to the graduates of a top class u.s. military academy and that wasn't it how do you like this degree of certainty it is a virtual certainty that you will fight on a battlefield for america at some point your life. you will lead soldiers in co

majority region of northern kosovo now serbian president alexander has put the military on high alert he's saying that 23 people were arrested mostly serbs and bosniaks while paul civil authorities are saying that number is at 30 served as deputy director of the office of kosovo says that this was this raid was actually an act of intimidation against certain today's action you know admiral and the very dangerous section. is another procreation unfortunately one of the many in the long line of acts similar to this has only one and the mean given that is to frighten serbs living in the north of course will into exile but the cost while prime minister. didn't deny says that it was part of an anti smuggling an anti organized crime operation in the area kosovo further urged ethnic serbs in the the area to support the police claiming that this fight is the path to further integration with the west and nato urged all parties to remain calm at the same time taking kosovo side in this deal with the police operation was conducted over the hole to retrieve closer notice to move north. and defini

serbia puts its military on full alert after police units in kosovo enter the disputed territories that serb dominated north making a string of arrests. and south east asian nations fight back against a flood of toxic non-recyclable waste being dumped on them by richer countries. are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our international and john thomas glad to have you with us. right now donald trump is encouraging japan to increase its military capability the u.s. president is in tokyo and says the country could help the u.s. defend against threats in the asia pacific region and beyond the american vice president touched on those perceived threats as well during a speech at the elite west point military academy. go comments on all of it for us after mike pence gave a blunt assessment of the future for american soldiers. you will fight on a battlefield for america some point your life if you didn't notice the words in the background that was mr vice president talking to the graduates of a top class u.s. military academy and that wasn't it how do you like this degree of

will tensions with serbia suddenly spiked earlier today after kosovo special police was deployed into a serb majority region of northern kosovo now serbian president alexander has put the military on high alert he's saying that 23 people were arrested mostly serbs and bosniaks while kosovo authorities are saying that number is at 30 serbia's deputy director of the office of kosovo says that this was this raid was actually an act of intimidation against certain today's action you know as a rule and very dangerous section. is another procreation unfortunately one of the many in the long line of acts similar to this has only one and the mean given that is to frighten serbs living in the north of course into exile but the cost well prime minister. didn't deny says that it was part of an anti smuggling and organized crime operation in the area kosovo further urged ethnic serbs in the the area to support the police claiming that this fight is the path to further integration with the west and nato urged all parties to remain calm at the same time taking kosovo side in this deal with the poli

it is one of the balkans most volatile areas and tensions in kosovo have increased off the course of a police operation in a predominantly area a protest is under way right now admit tributes in kosovo these are live pictures of a protest dozens of people including ethnics were arrested in an empty smuggling operation serbia says the move was designed to intimidate and has put its troops on high alert well kosovo is almost entirely ethnically albanian but used to be part of serbia as yugoslavia broke apart of the 1990 s. a group calling itself the cost of the liberation army began an insurrection to gain in support independence as the rebellion escalated serbia launched a bloody crackdown that included civilian massacres and ethnic cleansing of the albanian population. eager to avoid another genocide like that in neighboring bosnia launched a bombing campaign against serbia the forces to withdraw from the territory hitting targets in both kosovo and belgrade under the protection of western allies kosovo declared its independence from serbia in 2008 but belgrade has never recognized t

kosovo tens of thousands of students and teachers in brazil have rallied for the 2nd time this month against plans spending cuts in education local media say demonstrations were held in more than 80 cities the government wants to partly freeze spending in public universities in the coming months but critics say it's an assault on education. is at a demonstration in sao paolo. the government of president job also not all says that the cuts to the education budget are essential if brazil is going to be able to afford what he says is major reform of the pension system coming up while the country is heading for economic difficulties the economy has contracted a bit many people here say that the cuts will disproportionately affect the working class people at the bottom end of political society and that will make life very very difficult for them it's only this about jenna's actions over the years many people like myself coming from the lower middle class have gone to university i'm now a professor in a public university who have the opportunity to study but instead of pushing to improve t

the kids of kashmir or kosovo. congo or les bierria the main issue that comes to mind is the idea that peacekeeping are a backup generator that's like. they don't have to stay a long time because you cannot france is on backup generator that they are supposed to be for short time to kick in the main source of. legitimacy and political process in some cases unfortunately that's not the case ok so let's bring in our well and get his thoughts as well as he has made a very good point there we shouldn't well ultimately you don't want peacekeepers there you don't want to have to keep the peace but by the same token it's hard to imagine a place like let's say darfur or south sudan or central african republic without these peacekeeping forces at the moment what in your opinion might be going wrong that they have to keep them there for so long so in most cases peacekeepers are deployed in one of the most stable highly fried jail or in some cases failed states where government institutions state structures are simply not the

kosovo's albanian population that was only ended by a nato military intervention in 1909 kosovo declared its independence in 2008 it has since been recognized by more than 100 countries but crucially serbia and russia still see it as part of serbia these latest incidents signal rising tensions in northern cause of a parts of which remain largely outside the control of the government. and instead pledge their allegiance to belgrade. so here's natasha but in our reporting from it so we're kosovan serbs protested against tuesday's police raids in the area where we are in north major feed said this is a predominately serkin it's a palette seen in the northern coast of a people here don't feel they're not going to pristina they feel very close to belgrade in serbia and they've come here to protest because they say that they are being intimidated by crossman authorities now this is because on tuesday the cost of and police launched a major operation they say was across the country but particularly in this region against smuggling of all sorts of goods such as petrol and cigarettes they made se

kosovo's albanian population that was only ended by a nato military intervention in 1909 kosovo declared its independence in 2008 it has since been recognized by more than 100 countries but crucially serbia and russia still see it as part of serbia these latest incidents signal rising tensions in northern cause of a parts of which remain largely outside the control of the government. and instead pledge their allegiance to belgrade. so here's natasha but in our reporting from mithridates there were kosovan serbs protested against tuesday's police raids in the area where we are in north maître pete said this is a predominantly certain it's a policy in the northern coast of a people here don't feel they're not going to push to you know they feel very close to belgrade in serbia and they've come here to protest because they say that they are being intimidated by crossman authorities now this is because on tuesday the cost of and police launched a major operation they say was across the country but particularly in this region against smuggling of all sorts of goods such as petrol and cigaret

kosovo is almost entirely. ethnic albanian but used to be part of serbia as yugoslavia broke apart in the 1990 s. guerrillas calling themselves the kosovo liberation army began an insurrection to gain independence as the rebellion escalated serbia launched a bloody crackdown that included civilian massacres an ethnic cleansing of the albanian population nato eager to avoid another genocide like that in neighboring bosnia launched a bombing campaign against serbia to force them to withdraw from the territory hitting targets in kosovo and belgrade under the protection of western allies kosovo eventually declared its independence from serbia in 2008 but belgrade has never recognized this and this feud between the countries remains the main sticking point concerns the entity of north call civil dominated by serbs and keen to reunite with serbia last year there were reportedly negotiations over a proposed land swap that would see north kosovo returned to serbia. well jeffrey nice is a british barrister who was the l

it's one of the balkans most volatile ethnic flashpoints and tensions and kosovo have flared after kosovo and police pushed into the cities serb dominated north they arrested dozens of people including ethnic serbs in an anti smuggling operation serbia says the move was designed to intimidate and has put its troops on high alert for a challenge reports. in the air and on the ground kosovan police in metro are on edge their raid into parts of the city has prompted serbia's army to be put on full combat readiness. this morning at 629 as a commander in chief of the armed forces i ordered full military readiness of our armed units in case of any serious disturbance of water or danger to life of serbs in northern kosovo our armed forces will protect our people. serbia's ally russia has called it a provocation the un says a russian u.n. worker has been released by cost of and police after angry protests from moscow and his detention. the un is demanding the release of another employee also alleged to have been detained and injured. the river and makeshift barricades divide the 2 ethnic harv's o

it is obvious to such a provocative behavior by kosovo is the result of u.s. and e.u. long term policies of indulgence tour of them because of very leaders they're used to being excused everything such steps lead to the ask a lesion of the ethnic tensions and makes efforts of the international community for the post conflict regulation completely useless down there is a long standing out of all city in this region not much we're aware of give us a brief box yeah absolutely well the ethnic tensions in the region seriously worsened after the nato bombing of kosovo back in 1909 separatist insurgency came to power in kosovo and declared independence in 2008 now to this day the serbian government doesn't recognize that declaration and it also considers the nato intervention to be a breach of international law. they . will know that. the parliament of the republic. so as you can see this this problem this ethnic tensions in the region this is really been going on for a while and earlier today president bush warned the e.u. european union that serbia will take action if kosov

kosovo's albanian population that was only ended by a nato military intervention in 1909 kosovo declared its independence in 2008 it has since been recognized by more than 100 countries but crucially serbia and russia still see it as part of serbia these latest incidents signal rising tensions in northern cos of a parts of which remain largely outside the control of the government. and instead pledge their allegiance to belgrade. so here's natasha but in our reporting from mithridates there were kosovan serbs protested against tuesday's police raids in the area where we are in north major feed said this is a predominately serkin it's a palette seen in the northern coast of a people here don't feel they're not going to pristina they feel very close to belgrade in serbia and they've come here to protest because they say that they are being intimidated by crossman authorities now this is because on tuesday the cost of and police launched a major operation they say was across the country but particularly in this region against smuggling of all sorts of goods such as petrol and cigarettes the

kosovo and there's a new effort on the way to identify more than 100 victims of the 992 last killing during the bosnian war more than 200 civilians were shot dead and dumped in a ravine by a boss stance police unit has taken nearly 3 decades to uncover many of the remains and return them to their families for proper burial reports. which in the garden of his home in term napoleon 78 year old passes his retirement in silence his 2 sons emin and amir were in their early twenties when they were both killed at kota chani cliffs after 27 years has now been told their remains have finally been found . in a jawbone was found 10 or 12 years ago but they didn't know which of them it belonged to now the full remains were found in that musgrave i mean and they were exempt from ascites none of the stone mass graves the corpses were hidden under a thick layer of rocks in august 1902 a group of more than $200.00 bosniak men were transported to the edge of the ravine made to kneel and then shot dead by bosnian serb police the corpses are only now being recovered. they had ins father father dan was

intimidate the serbs serbia does not recognize kosovo's declaration of independence. joins us live now from belgrade so marco what else do we know about what happened. yeah but now we know those things we may seem to fulfill a commercial for the police who really really gave the order wrong we. want to say officially are fired up from some 30 people were arrested and 3 of the mostly the members or police who were called to life have to explain going to part of a load of deliberately silly according to grieving the things i would read in pristina so they will be members of police units in the northern parts of kosovo the right to pursue service members police units talking cause of. the same old green service that with the days or months that they're leaving in the northern part the folks who are there are going to come in he needs to make a resolution to. troy those who play the fighting questions between the police and the serbs in the northern part of the whole. and the right. 33 people and some of them are going to flood the market and i have to interrupt and fortu

he says belgrade is destabilising kosovo by fuelling nationalism among its minority serbia and serbian politics and those belgrade's. involvement in. him in the affairs in kosovo has made this impossible for the last 20 years so serbia has to accept the fact that they have a minority here which. will be treated as equal citizens of course or so be a refuses to recognize kosovo the tensions are preventing both sides from joining the european union e.u. leaders are calling for reconciliation deal one proposal would be to reach your borders carving up kossovo along ethnic lines would be controversial the cost of an president's chief advisor says a solution must be found assuming that there can be some sort of a correction in the end of the tops. forever remain multiethnic as it is today because nobody will ever accept any borders among their declines and this is not at all the intention the intention is to camargue come up with a final deal between the 2 countries there are reminders of ethnic divisions everywhere in kosovo and echoes of the past some course of an albanians want to join a

kosovo's albanian population that was only ended by a nato military intervention in 1909 kosovo declared its independence in 2008 it has since been recognized by more than 100 countries but crucially serbia and russia still see it as part of serbia these latest incidents signal rising tensions in northern cause of a parts of which remain largely outside the control of the government. and instead pledge their allegiance to belgrade. so here's natasha but in our reporting from mithridates there were kosovan serbs protested against tuesday's police raids in the area where we are in north major feed said this is a predominantly certain it's a policy in the northern coast of a people here don't feel they're not going to pristina they feel very close to belgrade and so happy and they've come here to protest because they say that they are being intimidated by cost of an authority this is because on tuesday kosovan police launched a major operation they say was across the country but particularly in this region against smuggling of all sorts of goods such as petrol and cigarettes they made sever

on tuesday and dominated area of kosovo sparked fury in belgrade but the government put troops on full alert meanwhile hundreds of ethnic serbs have held a protest and tributes are attached as they're. tearing statue of king those are in north nature feeds is the symbol of serbian pride in this predominantly ethnic said municipality in northam course a vote people are angry over what they call intimidation by prishtina kosovo's police of logs an anti smuggling operation in the area the majority of those arrested were ethnic serbs the worst the one year something more than just a thief it's an old riddle that's in the course of the police i just don't know if people would be in denial yet keep the peace as much as we can with the flow but every single their actions can cause more damage especially about the release of the 2 serbs and albanians some protesters say police used unnecessary violence question that for the simple he should not frighten children beat people. and destroy property as if they're trying to push us out serbia's president has put the country's troops on full alert a

was a very big war between serbia and kosovo where ethnic albanians in kosovo tried to tried to break away from serbia and since then the un mission has been there to guarantee that things wouldn't come to a head again. of it. are. the parliament of the republic. ok because if thanks very much for that. next when the cia knocks on your door during the middle of the night and cannot be a good thing especially when it's a former director of the agency calling in on your hotel room in cassocks done well r.t. host george galloway claims he found himself after he'd been at a conference in the city of el monte. of the most part plex saying disturbing and frightening things are to happen to me in my life when those a lot happened to me in my life it's every hotel guests nightmare is someone trying to force their way into the busy room in the middle of the night my wife leapt out of bed 1st and began throwing furniture towards the door the individual kept on pushing and then flooding his shoulder against the door it was a full blown attempt forced entry and after some minutes the security did

serbia is they may say and the european union for certain tensions in kosovo. police rate spot anger among ethnic serbs tuesday's operation operation and they say dominated area of kosovo spalt fury in belgrade where the government puts serbian troops on full alert and hundreds of ethnic serbs have held a protest in the tributes at where the raids took place it has about reports. the towering statue of king those are in north metro feeds are is a symbol of serbian pride in this predominantly ethnic serbs municipality in north and kosovo people are angry over what they call intimidation by prishtina kosovo's police of launch an anti smuggling operation in the area the majority of those arrested were ethnic serbs the worst when you're looking not. just to the issue of little action of course of the police i guess that would marry people would be in the uk keeping the peace as much as we can the flow but every single action can cause a more damage especially about the issue between serbs and albanians some protesters say police used unnecessary violence but this i

as a similar picture across northern kosovo when 90 percent of the population also and most say they want to be part of serbia last year the presidents of course of own serbia discuss warping territory in exchange for serbia recognizing kosovo a move the worries albanians in north. london them town secure the idea of partition is harmful and it endangered the lives of the people living in this neighborhood but i'm sure partition will not happen and this is all about politics christine and belgrade show no sign of being closer to resolving their differences but in a town where ethnic divisions are deep and memories of the balkans war still fresh few people here want a new conflict natasha butler al-jazeera north mitrovica kosovo so come on al-jazeera there's no gun no smoke. only speculation. a legal challenge by huawei against the us decision to put it on a trade blacklist. the daily struggle to survive in pakistan star desert which is facing a severe droughts. and the formula one stars of today bid farewell to one of the elections the sports. still have a little more severe weather

anger among minority ethnic serbs the operation on tuesday in a dominated area of kosovo brought an angry reaction in belgrade where the government put troops on full alert meanwhile hundreds of ethnic serbs held a protest in the tributes or. is that. the towering statue of kenya's are in north metro feeds is the symbol of serbian pride in this predominantly ethnic said municipality in northam course a vote people are angry over what they call intimidation by prishtina kosovo's police of logs an anti smuggling operation in the area the majority of those arrested were ethnic serbs the worst one year something more than just a few it's an old brutal action of course in the police i just don't know if people would be in denial yet keeping the peace as much as we can the flow but every single action can cause more damage especially about the release of the 2 serbs and albanians some protesters say police used unnecessary violence question after this it was issued not frighten children beat people and destroy property as if they're trying to push us out serbia's. isn't has put the countr

as an independent country nato peacekeeping force in kosovo k. 4 is urging calm and says it's ready to intervene if necessary kosovo's government hasn't confirmed how many people have been arrested albanians and bosniaks are among them the president says the operation has about law enforcement and nothing else. that i am sorry but belgrade should not under any circumstances be an address that protects those involved in crimes regardless of their ethnicity and with its bloody history and complex ethnic and religious divisions the balkans have long been a focus for international tensions anger is rising there once again. now to syria. plenty more still to come for you here on al-jazeera including saudi arabia once again accused of targeting a critic based on using israeli technology. divisions among the new leaders as they need to discuss who should. it's the top job. the weather sponsored by the time. hello there we're still got quite a few showers over parts of the middle east at the moment the satellite picture is picking them out just want to mostly around policy of iran but these

serbia puts its troops on alert softer kosovo police raids several locations in the north sent in bomb simmering tensions soaring. process leaders in khartoum or pay to take a national strike will force militia leaders to join a new round of talks. and divisions among the european union leaders as they meet to discuss whom should fill the blocks top jobs. hundreds of thousands of syrians are fleeing a wave of airstrikes in the northwest as the government's and its russian allies pound rebel held areas. at least $27.00 civilians have been killed in choose days attacks health officials in the opposition held at le province a government rockets have destroyed a hospice so in the town of far new blue areas in the provinces of hama and aleppo were also targeted orson civilians to flee towards turkey. well the u.s. state department's has called the escalation of violence reckless and the u.n. is warning that's in all its offensive on it lip will lead to a humanitarian catastrophe for its $3000000.00 residents or diplomats gets there james bays reports from the united nations. yet another mee

soul less than i have a 1st troops have been put on high alert near the border with kosovo kosovo police made several arrests in the north of the semi autonomous territory that is dominated by serbs police said they were targeting organized crime and serbian leaders who don't recognize kosovo's independence a police was sent to intimidate serbs there. all right we can now i understand go back to berlin and speak to john worth on the those meetings that are taking place in brussels right now to pick the top jobs in the european leadership there good to have you with us again i just want to make just want to double check this you can hear me yes. i can hear you correctly and i hope the picture is working fine too yes it's just fine from where we are thanks very much so how do you see this how do you see this developing nation in terms of who's going to take the the top jobs particularly the european commission president. with european commission president is the kind of the most important of these positions which are up for grabs and the process that we developed in 2014 which nominated yo

kosovo a move the worries albanians in north. london them to the idea of partition is harmful and it endangered the lives of the people living in this neighborhood but i'm sure partition will not happen and this is all about politics prishtina and belgrade show no sign of being closer to resolving their differences but in a town where ethnic divisions are deep and memories of the balkans war still fresh few people here want a new conflict natasha butler al-jazeera of the kosovo. the front runner in the race to become the u.k.'s next prime minister is to face a court trial over allegations he lied to the public during the bracks at referendum campaign 3 years ago boris johnson claimed that the u.k. sent $440000000.00 a week to the e.u. his opponents say the number was false and misleading paul brennan reports that the big red brick sit fastened its $350000000.00 pound slogan had an enormous impact on the bracks it campaign and paris johnson embraced it enthusiastically sometimes even embellishing it why we said 10 pounds a year th

as an independent country nato peacekeeping force in kosovo k. for is urging calm and says it's ready to intervene if necessary kosovo's government hasn't confirmed how many people have been arrested albanians and bosniaks are among them the president says the operation has about law enforcement and nothing else. i am sorry but belgrade should not under any circumstances be an address that protects those involved in crimes regardless of their ethnicity and with its bloody history and complex ethnic and religious divisions the balkans have long been a focus of international tensions anger is rising there once again. now to syria. and it's national summit focusing on ways to cope climate change on a global scale is being held in austria politicians company representatives and activists are in the capital dominic kane reports now from vienna. and the austria world summit has been all about combating climate change and particularly prioritizing clean energy production again and again the delegates inside the auditorium referred to what more could be

attacked along with those sirens in it serbia lost control of a kosovo after a nato intervention back in 1909 and did not recognize its. declaration of independence so a lot of the going at the moment donal quarters across from the across this storm saw an ongoing major security operation in kosovo but over in serbia across the border high alert yeah absolutely tensions with serbia suddenly spiked earlier today after what exactly what you said cost of a secret police was deployed into northern neighborhood kosovo where there was a serb minority there serbian state t.v. says several people were arrested including at least one serbian official now the serbian president alexander is set to speak at parliament later today after about the latest developments in the situation but for now he's put the military on high alert. the police operation was conducted over the whole to reach of course over not just in the north and differently was an aim bits it was aimed at fighting against crime and corruption. now one serbian official marco georget says that the raid was aimed at intimidating serb

after over kosovo after a nato intervention in 1909 and refuses to recognize its 2008 declaration of independence serbia look journalist drawbridge told us kosovo's justification of the raids makes no sense. the police forces of the so-called republic have characterized the events as an ordinary operation but the question is what is an ordinary operational for us the reason why this can be described as normal is that the whole environment over also or any other police or military force in the so-called republic of course of all has been built on crimes and criminal activity that also residents should of course be analyzed in the light of the special session of costs of war and that are here in the serbian parliament i don't think there is more to hope serbia will have a new policy or resolution of course limit or here after this special session is over there is no democratic discussion in the serbian parliament the reason why this session is any story one is i would see a change of tone used to describe serious position of course for war and natasha the president sent and i'll quote

the kids of kashmir are kosovo. the congo or les bierria the main issue that comes to mind is the idea that peacekeeping backup generator that's like. they don't have to stay a long time because you cannot try and see stems on backup generator that they are supposed to be for short time to kick in the main source of. legitimacy and political process in some cases unfortunately that's not the case ok so let's bring in our low and get his thoughts as well as has made a very good point there we shouldn't well ultimately you don't want peacekeepers there you don't want to have to keep the peace but by the same token it's hard to imagine a place like let's say darfur or south sudan or central african republic without these peacekeeping forces at the moment what in your opinion might be going wrong but they have to keep them there for so long so in most cases peacekeepers are deployed in one of the most stable. or in some cases failed states where government institutions state structures are simply not there to provide th

as an independent country nato peacekeeping force in kosovo k. for is urging carmen says it's ready to intervene if necessary kosovo's government hasn't confirmed how many people have been arrested albanians and bosniaks are among them the president says the operation has about law enforcement and nothing else. that i am sorry but belgrade should not under any circumstances be an address that protects those involved in crimes regardless of their ethnicity and with its bloody history and complex ethnic and religious divisions the balkans have long been a focus of international tensions anger is rising there once again. now to syria. now asserting arabia is being accused of using israeli spy ware to target a prominent critic in the u.k. . as a satirist and has racked up more than 200000000 views on his channel where he regularly chris. size is the saudi royal family saudi arabia's embassy in london was notified of a legal claim on tuesday accusing the kingdom of hacking the comedian's phone and using it to spy on him it is the latest allegation lin

the kids of kashmir or kosovo. congo or les bierria the main issue that comes to mind is the idea that peacekeeping backup generators like. they don't have to stay a long time because you cannot france is on backup generator that they are supposed to be for short time to kick in the main source of. legitimacy and political process in some cases unfortunately that's not the case ok so let's bring in our well and get his thoughts as well as has made a very good point there we shouldn't well ultimately you don't want peacekeepers there you don't want to have to keep the peace but by the same token it's hard to imagine a place like let's say darfur or south sudan or central african republic without these peacekeeping forces at the moment what in your opinion might be going wrong but they have to keep them there for so long so in most cases peacekeepers are deployed in one of the most stable highly fried jail or in some cases failed states where government institutions state structures are simply no there to provide the

over kosovo after nato intervention back in 1909 it does not recognize kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence. the parliament of the republic. would keep you posted on the next president trump is encouraging japan to increase its military capability the president is in tokyo says japan could help the u.s. to defend against threats in the asia pacific region and beyond and the u.s. vice president mike pence touched on those perceived threats to during a speech at the elite military academy west point in trying to reports. if you will fight on a battlefield for america some point your life if you didn't notice the words in the background that was mr vice president talking to the graduates of a top class u.s. military academy and that wasn't it how do you like this degree of certainty it is a virtual certainty that you will fight on a battlefield for america some point your life. you will lead soldiers in combat. you will have so what is the 2nd most important official in the country trying to make clear by that the good old boots on the ground will certainly be on the way to quite

employee in kosovo. that pristina is ignoring its commitments to international law right now so you'll have rove's comments were made in tokyo where he is right now on an official foreign minister visit to trenchard's covering it. the breakaway region of costs of 0 in south eastern europe was back in the headlines this week with an armed raid on areas in that region populated by ethnic serbs and that conflict took an extra twist when a un staff member from russia was 1st beaten up and then detained by a cost of our swat team well he was later released because of his diplomatic immunity but cos of our authorities now. one thing you went to strip him off that status well while we're traveling with surrogate lavrov and japan we asked the russian foreign minister to weigh and on that situation and he was very critical of the authorities in pristina. as regards the kosovo authorities behave the they have clearly got out of hand those who approved tending to have control of the coasts of the e.u. and the us it

employees in kosovo. war that prisoner is ignoring its commitments to international law or over it he made those remarks in tokyo where is there an official foreign minister visit right now covering that. the breakaway region of cos of o. in southeastern europe was back in the headlines this week with an armed raid on areas in that region populated by ethnic serbs and that conflict took an extra twist when a un staff member from russia was 1st beaten up and then detained by a cost of our swat team well he was later released because of his diplomatic immunity but cos of our authorities now one thing you went to strip him off that status the russian foreign minister was very critical of the authorities in pristina as we go it's the kosovo authorities behave the they have clearly got out of hand those who uproot tending to have control of the coasts of the e.u. and the us it's now clear they have none this kind of support coming from the west seems to instill the sense of impunity in kosovo thorax this close

who now want his diplomatic immunity revoked is the new line in their kosovo split from serbia after the nato intervention 20 years ago it declared independence in 2008 but some countries still refuse to accept its sovereignty serbian journalist one average told this kosovo's justification of the raids makes no sense. the police forces of the so-called republic here characterize the events as an ordinary operation but the question is what is an ordinary. operational photographs the reason why this can be described as normal is that the whole environment over also or any other police or military force in the so-called republic of course a lot has been built on crimes and criminal activity that also. should of course be analyzed in the light of the special session of costs of war and that are here in the serbian parliament i don't think there is mark hope serbia will have a new policy or resolution of course limit or here after this special session is over there is no democratic discussion in the serbian parliament the reason why this session is a historic one. i would see change of to

as an independent country nato is peacekeeping force in kosovo k. for is urging calm and says it's ready to intervene if necessary because of its government hasn't confirmed how many people have been arrested albanians. acts are among them the president says the operation has about laurent foresman to nothing else but i mean there were no do it to you enough that i am sorry but belgrade should not under any circumstances be an address that protects those involved in crimes regardless of their ethnicity. with its bloody history and complex ethnic and religious divisions the balkans have long been a focus for international tensions anger is rising there once again chalons now to syria. still to come here on al-jazeera saudi arabia is once again accused of targeting a critic based overseas using israeli technology. on the right of their lives the motorbikes providing a vital service to kenya's world communities. we've still got quite a few showers i have a pulse of the middle east at the moment the satellite picture it's picking them out just want to m

as an independent country nato peacekeeping force in kosovo k. for is urging calm and says it's ready to intervene if necessary kosovo's government hasn't confirmed how many people have been arrested albanians and bosniaks are among them the president says the operation has about law enforcement and nothing else. that i am sorry but belgrade should not under any circumstances be an address that protects those involved in crimes regardless of their ethnicity and with its bloody history and complex ethnic and religious divisions the balkans have long been a focus for international tensions anger is rising there once again. now to syria. al-jazeera journalist mahmoud a saying is still in an egyptian prison days after a court ordered his release in a statement hussein's family has said that a new investigation has been opened against him and sames been held now for more than $880.00 days without charge trial or conviction after he was arrested in egypt while on a family holiday let's speak to scott griffin who's the deputy director of the internation