Dancing. And new year new protests for hong kong after a massive turnout for 2021st rally with riot Police Deployed again to disclose the protests. Hello welcome to the weekly with me kevin owen the on r. T. International our 7 day round up all the news thats made and indeed is making the headlines 1st this week and indeed the year got off to a troubling start with tension skyrocketing in the middle east following the United States assassination of irans most senior commander. Monies body has now been repatriated to iran where hell be buried tens of thousands of mourners early have been paying tribute to the general crowds also strong the streets of the iraqi capital on saturday for a. Huge funeral procession rallies been ongoing since fridays deadly u. S. Airstrike on Baghdad International airport around swiftly to avenge sullivan his death as relations with the United States plunged to a new low as for donald trump hes also threatened to retaliate quote without hesitation if iran att
With me. In 2010. To me. With the biggest stories of the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well welcome to the weekly on our to international. Our breaking news this hour the Iraqi Parliament house passed a resolution calling on the government to expel all Foreign Forces to terminate its request for assistance from the u. S. Led coalition the vote follows the United States assassination of irans most powerful general and an. International airport on friday iraqi officials describe the strike as a violation of their countrys sovereignty now the new. Lucian urges the Iraqi Government to end the presence of foreign troops in the country with draw requests for support from the coalition on to limit the use of arms to National Security forces telling me more earlier artes of. Iran has just had a major victory over the United States on the geopolitical field this is it this is the bottom line of this whole thing so right now the rest of the whole resolution looks as such
Democracy by terrorizing the public to force others to support you china is treading kathleen refusing to send in troops to shut down the protests and local elections were held in which pro democracy candidates won in a landslide hong kong authorities conceded defeat the extradition built has been withdrawn but still the barricades on signing the flames according to china washington chance will be china urges the us to correct its mistakes and stop interfering in our internal affairs we will take further steps if necessary to uphold hong kong stability and prosperity as well as china sovereignty. Some have chalked down beijings words to paranoia but lets take a look joshua was widely billed as the face of the protest movement was snapped speaking to an official at the u. S. Consulate oh when i forgot to mention hes not big on compromise so theres no end game there is to Infinity Ward at home people are willing to engage theres also an Organization Funded by the u. S. Congress which has
U. S. Says it will deploy 750. 00 troops to iraq after hundreds of protesters attempt to storm the Diplomatic Mission in baghdad President Donald Trump has accused iran of orchestrating the attack and that it will pay a big price for violence directed at the American Embassy in iraq 100. 00 marines have already been redeployed from kuwait to reinforce the embassy in a show of force u. S. Army helicopters flew over the compound firing flares as a warning to the protesters the embassy unrest comes after American Bombing raids in iraq and syria that killed 25 the weekend. As more story. Iraq is in flames the u. S. Embassy in baghdad has been seized by crowds of people chanting death to america. The. Now you might think that iraq has plenty of reason to be outraged with the United States you might recall that whole invading destroying and killing thousands of people in the country thing however truck doesnt see it that way this is his assessment of it that iran killed an American Contracto
Hello there good morning youre watching r. T. International this new years day its just gone 9 oclock in moscow now the u. S. Says it will deploy 750 troops to iraq after hundreds of protesters attempt to storm the Diplomatic Mission in baghdad President Donald Trump has accused iran of orchestrating the attack that it will pay a big price for violence directed at the American Embassy in iraq 100. 00 marines have already been redeployed from kuwait to reinforce the embassy in a show of force u. S. Army helicopters to flew over the compound. As a warning to the protesters the embassy arrest comes after American Bombing raids in iraq and syria that killed 25 at the weekend. As more details. Iraq is in flames the u. S. Embassy in baghdad has been seized by crowds of people chanting death to america. Was was was. Really good. Was. The. Now you might think that iraq has plenty of reason to be outraged with the United States you might recall that whole invading destroying and killing thousan