A russian spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome earlier today taking three new crew to the space station on the final manned mission of the year. I welcome to the program my names kevin owen here with a weekly for you the big stories of the past seven days here on r. T. International and first deadly violence between palestinians and Israeli Security forces still shows little sign of abating this weekend it follows Donald Trumps explosive decision earlier this month to recognize the disputed city of jerusalem as israels capital. City and. Its right to vote do you guys parts that are filling that place. We are still not here as buffer zone and tensions are in these days but it is taking a. Cut i. Bet it is a hope throughout the way carter has been hearing impassioned reaction to the resurgence of violence in the region. People can open the bible and to count how many times jerusalem is invention there they will find out also that jerusalem is not mentioned even one time in th
This year. By their welcome to the weekly im kevin zero in these the big stories of the last seven days brought you by r. T. And first deadly violence between palestinians and Israeli Security forces still shows no sign of abating this weekend it follows Donald Trumps explosive decision earlier this month to recognize the disputed city of jerusalem as israels capital. Thank you. Its right oh ok thats our feeling the place. Was. Such. A. Stellar result and tensions are in the. Gut. Cut. I hope. Hes been hearing impassioned reaction to the resurgence of violence in that region. People can open the bible and to count how many times jerusalem is invention there they will find out also that jerusalem is not mentioned even one time in the koran not even one time people will find out that jerusalem is the capital of israel since nine hundred forty eight the whole world is condemning this action because simply its against the International Law its and against the framework for the Peace Proces
Hostilities erupted ukraine am pro russian separatists swap two captives in an unusual break from their recent escalation and the ongoing conflict in ukraines restive east. Plus premier league Club Liverpool paid a one world a record free to sign virtual bank making the dutchman the most expensive defender in soccer history. And a portrait of an artist will take a look at an animated movie called Loving Vincent it brings to life the great painter vince that ill go with sixty pounds of images painted by hand in bangor distinctive style by more than one hundred artists from a plan around the globe. Great to have you along we start off this broadcast in afghanistan where officials now say at least forty one people were killed and dozens more injured in a series of blasts in the capital kabul a suicide bomber is reported to have detonated a device at a gathering in a Shiite Cultural Center witnesses say many of the victims were students in an online statement socalled Islamic State is clai
Each week reel america brings you archival films for Historical Context on Public Policy issues of the 20th century. The five cities of june is the u. S. Information agency film documenting historic event around the world in 1963 featuring the election and coronation of paul the sixth the launch of the soviet rocket, fighting in south vietnam, the integration of the university of alabama in tuscaloosa, and president kennedys trip to berlin. The film was nominated for an Academy Award and was narrated by actor charlton heston. Narrator five cities were silent in may. On the first morning of the following month, they awoke with brushes in their hands and a calendar as a canvas. As their canvas. When god made the days, man the calendar, and the five cities in made june of 1963. 4 Million People died in the month of june and 9,600,000 people were born. No one knows what names of future history are among those born. Of those that died, pope john xxiii. Outside st. Peters basilica the masses
In france, i had two uncles in world war ii. My dad served in the navy on my wifes side, her brothers served in vietnam. I learned much from them. It is really the vietnam side that opened my eyes in the late 70s and early 80s because by that time the time i was old enough to absorb things as a young teenager, the family members on my side were well beyond their service. I dont remember my grandfather ever talking about world war i. I dont remember my uncle talking about world war ii until i started doing this work in the and then i would take him everywhere and give him talk. He would spend memorial day at the concert. He unfortunately passed away. This past october. As did my brother in law who was a combat that in vietnam. Stayed in the army for 22 years. I learned so much from him and so much from my wifes two brothers. Theyve really got me thinking and so i got involved in the Vietnam Veterans groups in the 80s and in the chicago area supporting them. So, ten years later, i had an