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Of free. The basic. State. Save lives. And the legend of the screen and the star of 7 James Bond Film sean connery dies at the age of 90 we get some unique insights into the life from a friend of his former scottish 1st minister alex salmond. Broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is Art International im john thomas certainly glad to have you with us and we start with news from the french a Greek Orthodox priest has been shot and injured outside his church the gunmen fled the scene however police now have a suspect in custody. Reports. A suspect is in custody but its not been confirmed that this is definitely the perpetrator behind this attack which saw a 52 year old Greek Orthodox priest shot in the stomach you know the priest who is attended to by medics at the scene was able to give a description of the perpetrator and he has been named the priest that is by the greek government is being Nicholas Akaka villa lukacs now there is some suggestion that this may be a small dispute but ill tell you about more about that in a minute lets 1st of all lets have a look at what are you witnesses accounts saw and heard around the time that those shots rang out in the. I live in the area i heard gunshots but at 1st i thought it was firecrackers we didnt take it seriously and then i saw the motorbikes the roadblocks and the police and i realized that it was serious because there was a church here and the priest who is 47 years old was shot. While i. Live nearby. And suddenly i heard Something Like how mobile some big booming noises so it was and might be kids playing outside of the i decided to figure out what was going on and i heard someone screaming when they went downstairs i saw the police and realized what was happening unfortunately this time its. Going to happen next thats what were now asking. For in the aftermath of the shooting a crisis unit was set up by the interior minister the french Prime Minister canceled an event that he was heading to to come back to paris and we know an investigation has now been opened into what is being deemed an attempted assassination but what hasnt happened which would normally happen if there was any sense that this was a terror attack or terrorist related the fact. That this would mooney be seized by the anti terror prosecution unit that hasnt happened in this case and french media are reporting that they are hearing from the ground that this shooting moved as a result of a personal dispute apparently the priest was soon to be leaving the community in the on to go to a new station and thats because they had been some disputes in the community this is whats being reported by the french press but of course this comes at a highly sensitive time here in france where just a couple of days after a terror attack that was described by president maclin as being in islam this terror attack that saw 3 people brutally murdered in the town of nice lets just have a reminder of what unfolded that. Told me that this new tragedy today you see victims of islamic fascism repeatedly. Returned. After the siren of the farm and the Police Arrived weeklys really with the bikers and everything that followed then they set up a security station i went down with my scooter and i saw the guy come in take refuge at the cathedral afterwards i heard a lot of gunshots. Well as a result of that brutal that horrific attack that unfolded the nice on thursday france has raised its. Up to the maximum level the country now deploying 4000. 00 extra security personnel to troy and bolster the security situation in the country this comes as france is about to celebrate all saints day which is a major catholic holiday in the country the countrys Prime Minister cast dix has said that you know all french people should be able to count on the nation to be able to carry out their religious beliefs their services in full safety we know that security has been deployed to bolster churches and schools off that there was a specific threat that came out from an agency linked to the Terror Network al qaeda that came out just a couple of days ago but the reality is france has tens of thousands of churches tens of thousands of school so no matter how many personnel are deployed you just cant have security personnel outside every building so a huge amount of tension here in france as this major festival is about to be celebrated given the fact that france is now back at a maximum terror alert an alert that was 1st raised up to that level back in 2015 when it saw that wave of her refectory terrorist attacks. Got insight into the situation right now in france from local analysts and commentators. The government doesnt know how to handle this situation this is nothing new there are 10 more 10 times more attacks against christian symbols in france than there are going to serve muslims for example not are there more attacks against persons but their kit attacks against chattels against churches are this is something which is not new a catholic before tonights incident were already organizing and this is the 1st time i see this their own selfdefense groups there are cases there are areas as i said before iran if you want another 1000 france where active duty christian statements are hell and the government just doesnt do anything and then all of a sudden weve got these birds and weve got these attacks because dont worry about it a communication is a catastrophe it is totally not there are there is i think that is the major issues of the Muslim Community those who are who of course dont agree with these with these killings these shootings these attacks have to voice their concern and they have to be more visible in the past 2 weeks france is not being under attack of people who twist the words and say that secularism in france is is fundamentalist an extreme and it is the way its causing deaths this is the 1st time doubt a shotgun is do you use its the 1st time that there was an ambush which i guess he targeted specifically that priest and not somebody else as opposed to random random people parishioners at the basilica and nice and especially because francis delegates and now is not the time to sort of mix everything together i will say and this is a horrible and sad thing to say that we can think in front that off a ducks churches would be targets that we felt that because catholic a system is the mainstream religion in france and we thought you know possibly wrongly and certainly wrongly in this case that all the ducks churches would not be taunted to but we keep making wrong assumptions about the the virus of terrorism. Of the shooting in leone comes 2 days after a knife attack in nice in which 3 people were killed it 3rd man has been arrested by french counterterrorism officers on suspicion of links to the perpetrator french prosecutors are trying to establish whether the suspected killer was in contact with extremist islamic islamic groups his family in tunisia have also come under scrutiny they deny any involvement in the murders. Hardly hear to them i started crying when he told me that he traveled to france and i asked him about what drove him to go and he doesnt speak the language or even know anyone there so i asked his brothers to call him and his phone was switched off and we tried to call him repeatedly but his phone was switched off until the day came when suddenly we were raided by the police and we were all taken for interrogation we do know what happened i lost my son and i lost my life and i demand an investigation about who stands behind this incident and i want to know who committed my son my son does not do such things he cant even harm a chicken i want the truth. We are his cousins we are enormously shocked we are good people we stand against terrorism and we denounce one hard look once and out what we know about him and what it is that he is a more room well raised person and we do not believe that he has suspicious connections and this is all of us the main suspect in the attack has been identified as a 21 year old tunisian migrant he was not previously known to french intelligence he arrived in europe last month through italy where he claimed to be a refugee however there he was served an expulsion notice and then dropped off the authorities radar and terror struck the southern french city in the early hours of thursday when a man wielding a knife attacked and killed 3 churchgoers at the north church it came just 2 weeks after the beheading of a teacher in paris who had shown his class caricature is of the Prophet Muhammad we spoke with a priest who was inside the basilica in nice when the horror unfolded of it i was in that church of the time of the attack it was almost 90 yeah i get a call from the police and was told the deterrent attack has been committed in the not one number close down your church they said a few minutes later they called again saying that 2 people had been killed and fortunately later. Was revealed that another person had died it all happened so quickly neither has it on the will i regret to say this but 1st and foremost i feel anger it is not very holy or liquid or the Security Forces issued a warning and tuesday by the threat of terror attacks been heightened so we all knew about that before the attack but no checks have been make the Intelligence Services havent done enough people have died thats why i am angry. I feel confused its unfair because christians and their feet they have nothing to do with this and what people dont know is that Charlie Hebdo has made more caricatures about christians and catholics than muslims the problem is not that these people are muslim the problem is that these people who commit these crimes are fanatics yet you hear that is why its so dramatically ms you know youve all got to. England is about to enter a 2nd to lock down the british Prime Minister Boris Johnson making that announcement on saturday evening after a recent surge uncovered 1000. 00 cases its got to be humble in the face of nature and in this country alas as across much of europe the virus is spreading even faster than the reasonable worst Case Scenario of our scientific advisors and so now is the time to take action because there is no alternative than from thursday until the start of december you must stay at home you may only leave home for specific reasons were not going back to the full scale of march and april the measures that ive outlined a less privet even less restrictive but im afraid from thursday the basic message is the same stay at home protect the n. H. S. And saved lives. The new rules that take effect on thursday and will last until the 2nd of december nonessential shops will close along with Entertainment Venues restaurants and pubs people will be required to work from home where possible however schools colleges and universities will be allowed to stay open travel within the country will be discouraged and overseas travel will be banned except for essential business trips and since the start of the pandemic the u. K. Has been hit with more than a 1000000 covered 1000 cases and over 46000 deaths thats the highest registered toll in europe and over the past week the u. K. s daily infection rate has exceeded 20000 localised restrictions. They have been rolled out in mid october with lock downs in several regions but they were met with strong Public Resistance political commentator Anthony Weber believes the proposed cure may well be worse than the disease long term even before it gets locked up in refunds how up out of the situation was and how much more than. We can go on certainly were going to be accommodated more because we government can somehow afford to add on the amounts which the taxpayer will have to pay for the young people of this film throughout soprani for the future. What will they do you are going to shoot a shoot one of these a great crew speakers that are a bit off script on tree where theres trouble its full. But the whole thing these disasters were in government should be is the best city in the whole of the beautiful to be true even if any people out so early for their prescriptions or its a very expensive. Before the Prime Ministers announcement Police Chiefs had called on the public to inform on anyone violating the anti pandemic rules they had even threatened to break up christmas family gatherings if more than 6 people are in attendance and britons are getting ever more angry as the Holiday Season nears and sally reports from london. Cases around europe authorities looking for ways to stem the tide and some of the measures are pretty drastic here in the u. K. Police in some areas of threats and to rape family christmas that is if they feel people are breaking the rules the grinch himself would approve. If we think theres large groups of people gathering with the shouldnt be the police will have to intervene the idea of police dragging grandma away in handcuffs might seem farfetched but some taking any chances and getting creative in finding loopholes one innovative britain says hes beaten the restrictions on private gatherings and it only cost him 6 pounds by creating a company and listing family members a stuff some Police Chiefs to have other ideas and smashing your doors down while you watch the only fools and horses Christmas Special including informing on neighbors who were breaking the rules leading to fears of a socalled snitch culture being encouraged we also people in london for their thoughts on a possible christmas crackdown but im sure were not the only nation with these measures but the fact of the matter is i will not accept ice on constitutional and if i come kicking my door in that we get kicked back out into the story if police force went to come and try and break up the celebration and to get the names it just loses a lot of that whole element in london a family immunity to visit against the regulation and its will to keep the covert numbers down then what choice do we have that we see going to get clear guidance in what we are exactly allowed to do not to i think probably the government could be fixed before one. Because otherwise people who just got 2 months of being miserable person in germany to Health Authorities have been calling on Security Forces to go into peoples homes to check whether the rules are being followed. We are in the National Emergency that could be worse than in spring the inviolability of the public must know the libyan argument for lack of control if true sort of regimes in apartments and houses in danger Public Health and safety thirtys must be able to intervene course after the court of Public Opinion on twitter tried walking his comments back breaking up parties but also be on the canadian cops to do list and quote back offices of the montreux for presidency and homeowners or tenants refuse entry theyll be able to obtain warrants foster through a new virtual system and intervene while in new york police work use of invading a private home when saw getting a jewish family during the crackdown and gatherings of more than 10 people but we have a complete about vehicle fork in the front now looking over 10 people in the crowd. Now. You are. You know the rules. Tell me that its ok and beyond the immediate concerns of violated privacy invaded homes and lost Civil Liberties theres always the question of what happens when this is all over once your freedoms have been surrendered. To get them back. Scotlands greatest film star sean connery has passed away at the age of 90 and weve been hearing from a close friend of his stay with us for that story and more after a short break this is our to international. When it comes to the most common physiological symptoms of dry cough and fatigue but the psychological effect of this well known. With infections on the rise again and. The Novel Coronavirus effect on Mental Health could last the pandemic itself. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy confrontation let it be an arms race. Spearing dramatic probably the only move. I will see. Will be successful very critical. To sit. In. Welcome back this is r. T. International now the us election is just days away and the National Intelligence director has sounded the alarm over alleged meddling in the past russia has been the main target of those claims but this year moscow is not alone its story. One of the key things you need to know to understand how president ial elections work in the United States as swing states the nomination process the Electoral College and since 26 the foreign meddling tally atory measures against russia for its meddling in the us president ial election a pervasive campaign by russians to interfere in this years midterm elections russia in the 2020 us president ial race despite much of the heavily redacted evidence proving tenuous in establishing just how alleged meddling affected the 26000 election 4 years on its meddling saga 2. 0 this time with multiple suspects potentially involved 1st and foremost is russia the classics and arya and its deja vu for the democratic president ial nominee under trumps Republican Administration russias face the biggest different expulsions since the reagan era plus asset freezes as well as sanctions under the countering americas a diverse aris through sanctions act but biden and the democrats are confident moscow wants more of the same we know from before and i guarantee that i know now because now i get briefings again the russians are still engaged in trying to deal jitter mizar electoral process fact next its china because beijing is a economic and political adversary therefore must be up to no good except according to intelligence officials theyre rooting for the other team so i guess that makes it 11 we that china prefers that president trump. And predictable theres not a real action lastly its iran because its a rogue state and with the u. S. Sanctions crippling its economy and u. S. Missiles assassinating its officials and clearly it must want some revenge on the cement a straight force who is operating from their own has continued to attack the personal accounts of People Associated with the drowned president complain. So this is the main threat to us elections coming from abroad apparently the problem is closer to home as more than half of election related this information about the 2020 vote this year has been of domestic origin as weve conducted our unfortunate actions over the past several years at facebook about how these operations we see using these deceptive tactics are domestic in nature were seeing that trend increase as time goes on yet both politicians and the media focus more on the other half hyping up theories about russian interference while young people on the conservative side of the u. S. Political divide are trying to influence things their way apparently mimicking those very same russian interference tactics theyre even using social media with facebook and twitter are forced to shut down accounts with allegedly misleading claims thats another one in favor of the republicans then theres the billionaires some of them like Mike Bloomberg alongside some celebrities have been paying off fines for felons to allow them to vote but only for joe biden so thats the winning points to the democrats and while bloomberg said its campaign is strictly in the name of democracy his advisors see things more through the paradigm of real polity mike wanted to get this done for 2 reasons one because its the right thing to do for the democracy and 2 because it immediately activates tens of thousands of voters who are predisposed to vote for joe biden the closer this vote approaches the more the question arises is there anyone who hasnt yet interfered in this election. Rescuers in turkey are continuing to search for survivors from fridays earthquake which has so far claimed the lives of 39 people this is mere province in the west of the country where numerous buildings collapsed injuring more than 800 people the shock waves impacted nearby greek islands as well including some us where 2 teenagers were killed by falling rubble while walking home from school. Also. Protests in rome have turned violent as demonstrations continue against a partial lockdown being weighed up in italy far right groups clashed with police on saturday and some of the most violent scenes from over the past week large scale rallies have been held in other major cities as well including Florence Naples and turin it is believed Prime Minister just separate content could announce tougher measures to slow the spread of over 1000. 00 in the country as early as monday. An explosion has ripped through a hospital in the russian city of chelyabinsk a nearby residential building was also damaged at least 13 people were left severely injured according to the Emergency Services the blast occurred after oxygen tanks caught fire in a hospital storage room. Legend of the screen sean connery has passed away at the age of 90 the man widely described as the definitive bond and often as the worlds greatest scott died peacefully in his sleep at his home in the bahamas the scottish actor rose to global stardom in his role as double 07 in the 962 blockbuster dr no that kick started a hollywood career spanning 5 decades from Indiana Jones in the last crusade to the hunt for red october and much more we spoke with connor his friend former scottish 1st minister alex salmond he shed some light on the man behind the ledge. Some really great qualities because apart from this. This sort of standing career he was also a. Steady and loyal friend he was a wonderfully fully human. State 1st individual he was a great human being then and over still listen as though. As well as the public persona you have a terrific sense of humor them in less shoot samples show on connallys touch of irony than you you hadnt had a human well deployed he was a dying to have matt is a man a strong convictions and he was on the stand brave so a great actor sadly but also a fantastic human being claimant the show on kohli playing a james bond this yes of course it was the jokes but you always knew he would kill you know sean cole in life was a way thats all he was a gentleman and every sense of the wont and that had been a compassionate human being he believed in scotland and scotland potential famously scotland thought have a tattooed on his floor but more importantly it was imprinted on his soul is shown as a baiting to sentiment scotland and his people he he believes that scotland could do better when they believe that the scottish people at enormous potential significant lives that seans bit shocking what was he had never spoke about it was for a nation off the Scottish International Education Trust and thats an organization which the last 50 years because it was funded from the the money throw them and diamonds are forever one of these look at the bone through and see if the money to an Educational Trust and and that trust us help those in scottish children achieve the potential over the last half century. To 27 in the morning here in moscow and i will be back in about 32 minutes on another full infrastructure news this is argentina. An entire village in alaska has had to move if another country trying to wipe out an american town. We do everything in our power to protect the. Water they escaping Climate Change poses the same threat right now alaska seems some of the fuss just coastal erosion in the world lost about 35 feet. 35 feet of ground in just about 3 months while we were measuring. It is fast paced the river is 35. 00 closers and how long. Was a year for i dont think were a part of america or 1st for armor for cross. Were. Made it was a very nice so far from president that i could have said no thank you or i could have said thank you and i said ill take it and now its time to introduce my its not bashful close to mr dont travel thank you says very much for the. 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