One minute. Pm and 8 in the evening right here in moscow on this the 1st day of the year welcome to our international. Mourners have been holding funeral processions in the iraqi capital. To honor those killed in a u. S. Strike on friday. General. Money the crowds waved national flying flags of various shia militia groups chanted death to america the remains of the commanders body will be repatriated to iran for burial. But consider the 2nd most powerful figure in the Islamic Republic salomone was among 10 killed in the Early Morning raid following a direct order from the us President Donald Trump as the fended the assassination claiming it was necessary to prevent an imminent attack on american personnel another possible war in the middle east but its called profound both in iran and beyond. Solemn 80 has been perpetrating acts of terror to destabilize the middle east for the last 20 years what the United States did yesterday should have been done long ago we took action last night just stop a war. We did not take action just start a war this. This was an obvious terrorist move a move that entirely shouted cowardice in every respect we will not fall for the propaganda and blackmail by the americans in whatever manner and when ever we deem appropriate we will give the proper response will the killing of irans general salim on me sparked protests among his supporters in the middle east further afield members of indias Kashmiri Shia community marched with images of him shouting american slogans while in pakistan protesters wrapped coffins with the u. S. Flag and set them on fire in iran itself 3 days of mourning are underway on thought a sense of turned out in cities nationwide to honor the general. U. S. Leadership has been saying on almost every platform they can find that they are working to deescalate tensions with the Islamic Republic of iran that was the time to take this action so that we could disrupt this plot deter further aggression from qassam solo mommy in the Iranian Regime as well as to attempt to deescalate the situation its not an easy case to make killing the countrys 2nd most powerful person most well known military leader and commander of the elite could force of the revolutionary guards doesnt look like deescalation however washington insists its actions were a defensive measure at the direction of the president the u. S. Military has taken decisive defensive action to protect u. S. Personnel abroad to buy killing costumes still in money this strike was aimed at deterring future iranian attack plans the iranians are already promising revenge for the Supreme NationalSecurity Council of iran held an emergency meeting on friday and announced that they had made difficult decisions at the right time and place the vengeance will be extracted is not the aggression by the us i mean they should they should expect anything as it is a lot of this this aggression the International Community is now gripped by fear that we could be on the brink of war there is no justification under International Law and moral law our constitution is just aggravation and the fact they were there in a way as a guest and have an embassy there weve never had been given any authority to do what we did i think its morally wrong and if theyre doing this to make us safer they said that we had they had to do this to make americans say complete nonsense i feel less safe because there will be retaliation and expansion and who knows what is going to lead to. Washington says its an ally of the iraq again. Government and its working in iraqs best interests however baghdad is completely under happy with this move the assassination of an Iraqi Military commander is an aggression on iraq as a State Government and people its a flagrant violation of iraqs sovereignty and dangerous escalation that triggers a destructive war in iraq the region and the world it violates the conditions authorizing the presence of u. S. Troops on iraqi soil the iraqis dont consider this to be a particularly friendly gesture what does he want to restart the civil war again among the shia who dont want this to happen what has happened is a blatant violation of iraqi sovereignty the fact that hes a high state official in a government that were not at war with weve crossed the rubicon not only in tehran but in moscow beijing pyongyang caracas they all have to sit there and say to themselves all right the americans now feel entitled to kill anybody and our government because of what over while a disagreement over syria or whatever else. The International Response has been vocal china says it is concerned turkey is angry and syria accused the United States of spreading instability its a pity to see. The great public of the United States used. To kid somebody. The way gangs do it but not everyone agrees though israel says Job Well Done president wrote deserves all the credit for acting swiftly forcefully decisively israel sterns with the United States in this just struggle for Peace Security and so forth and americas nato allies are not thrilled at all we have woken up to more dangerous world the us action did not make it any easier to reduce tensions we had all parties to deescalate for the conflict is in none of our interests. It didnt exactly go over well at home either American Media has accurate all sorts of allegations about solid money most americans had never heard of before saying he is the new face of terrorism and evil but democrats say that trump is rushing the country to war without congressional approval the risk of a much longer military engagement in the middle east is acute. And immediately this action may well have brought our nation closer to another endless war exactly the kind of endless war the president promised he would not drag us into now donald trump is defending is he says he saved lives and that hes protecting the country however in some of his responses hes actually said that solomonic should have been killed years ago so why now is perhaps donald trump trying to play the card of being a National Savior in the lead up to an election i dont foresee. Making a rash choice because they understand the neo cons who are behind policy and trump him so funny iran they dont want anything more than to have iran do a very who are high profile strike back the us Propaganda Machine is in high gear demonizing solem on whom 99. 9 percent of americans had never heard of 2 days ago. Worse than hitler killing americans left and right none of this is true none of this is supported by facts but the Propaganda Machine is on high high high alert and americans are being prepared for another war so i dont see the iranians taking the bait. But some breaking news coming into us all in this story thread reports from the iraqi capital say a major explosion has just been heard in the fortified green zone their rocket is believed to have landed close to the u. S. Embassy complex no reports of casualties out this stage we do know though that a large number of American Military helicopters are now being reported over the skies of the city just to recap a reminder of what weve been speaking about here it comes a day after the u. S. Curried out an Early Morning strike on the International Airport killing 10 people among the dead a runs top military general the deputy chief of iraqs popular mobilization. Forces to iran and its allied shia militia groups in iraq had promised reprisals hence such a tense situation there optimal we will of course keep you updated on that story. A Senior British Police chief has warned that the levels of Child Exploitation in the country are edging towards their highest in over a century sean sawyer he leads britains modern slavery policing efforts says that drug gangs are the Main Driving Force and the policies of alter been a factor for these children they are almost back to victorian times and to being criminally exploited these kids looking for family and security for understandable reasons of austerity stay Youth Services have been vacated this gap of youth provision between the school and family is the void of the exploited filling the Home Office Figures say about in england alone there were more than 18 and a half 1000 suspected child victims in the past year an increase of almost 3 quarters from 28 dean. Well chief constable sawyer also pointed the finger government cuts to Youth Services but the home office insists its doing all it can to stop Child Exploitation cheryl phoenix from the anti Discrimination Group the black child agenda told me its almost impossible for youngsters to escape once theyre dragged into a cycle of criminality these children a lot of people fail to see them as the victims of whats going on and then they become criminalized and once you become criminalized at such a young age its almost impossible to get yourself back on track a lot of these young people that we find as part of these drug gangs as theyre called have been permanently excluded have been rejected from society so i think we need to go back a few steps and even jilt deal with our young people from a primary age level because as they get into secondary school which i can guarantee when they go back next week my phone will be ringing in constantly with children being kicked out of school for have a natural hair not having the right tie on or maybe their shoes so if we start stop doing this you know sledgehammer approach to what we are talking about as children then they wouldnt find themselves in these gangs in the 1st place but no ones actually listening or doing any think about the exclusion matter and the high rates and the issues that we have with young people in the care system as well who if there was another study done youd actually find that majority of these children have come through the care system are actually being exploited also in the sexual airiness in areas as well as just being on gangs and you know getting involved in county lines which a lot of them dont actually know what theyre doing so it is a much Bigger Picture its not as simple as whats been said. Worrying revelations about Vulnerable Children in armenia to where its been discovered that for over 20 years a criminal net work force mothers to give up their newborns against their will so that they could be sold abroad for adoption reporting of authority as maria for national. This is a story with many children involved but it is not one of these typical happy ending tales a team might expect to hear during Holiday Season an investigation is on to go in now in armenia into an alleged black market Adoption Network believed to have been operating for years to citizens of the republic of armenia using their contacts in one of the republican obstetrical institutions organized the adoption of more than 3 dozen children more than 30 babies to italy and there were also cases of adoption by u. S. Couples one of the victims has been trying to achieve justice for almost 2 decades already her name is susana she says 20 years ago doctors pressured her to give up her daughter stella threatening to report her case of a 16 year old mother to police and her father she signed papers refusing her rights. Because i held my baby in my arms after he was born but then i stayed in the hospital for another 2 days or so but i didnt see him ever again they told me that he was born prematurely and didnt survive i was given some people to sign but it was too weak to understand what i was signing in december they are mean and authorities detained the countrys chief ops attrition who sits on the accuses of threatening her and other officials as part of the probe does make a better man was released several days later due to lack of evidence it sparked public outrage. A lawyer who has represented susanna since 2013 has his explanation for 7 long years we were shouting about it at every corner this is a mafia that is stronger and more powerful than the one controlling drug traffic i can say there were relatives of the rulers involved in 2017 Human Rights Watch released 102 page report titled when will i get to go home documenting thousands of cases of children. In armenia needlessly often forcefully isolated separated from their families and placed to institutions more than 90 percent of them have at least one living parent and said they International Ngo then tried to draw attention to disturb in inaction by authorities the government of armenia has made some bold commitments to reduce the number of children in institutions but needs to make sure this promise is backed by serious sustained action 2 years later last september the authorities noticed that 4 times as many children went to foreigners rather than to locals and started investigation all adoptions have since been suspended in armenia which might be a good news though changes little for those who believe their kids were wrongfully given away years ago and that there must be a legal solution so that we could do validate they dont shoot the child its about selling children i will do everything i will not die down there must be a fair trial. 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S. Embassy complex there as of yet no reports of casualties we do know a large number of American Military helicopters are being reported over the skies all of the city another explosion also reported by a base which is about 60 kilometers north of baghdad about hosts u. S. Troops as well just a reminder this comes a day after the u. S. Carried out an Early Morning earth strike by god International Airport 10 people were killed among the dead irans top military general the deputy chief of iraqs Popular Mobilisation forces tehran. Militia groups in iraq had promised reprisals so a tense situation in the crowd any at all updates of course to this developing story were bringing to you. Not huge discontents over Pension Reforms in front so strong fellows and to the streets of paris once again this saturday police out in force to using tear gas to disperse the crowds. I i was yellow face protesters have joined the call to a bond then the changes that would see the retirement age for many in transport Service Workers doctors and teachers who are among those turned out in the french protests are also planned in other cities including marci in strasbourg another meeting between the government on unions and schedule for choose they what hopes it may defeat use the situation. On the french pension controversy is now accounting a shadow over the countrys highest state award the legion of honor some of the names that are up for the closing more than a little consternation they include the head of a French Branch of an american i said Management Firm led to the reforms block rock is one of the Worlds Largest asset Management Firms and has operated in front since 2006 last summer it apparently pushed for privatizing part of the french Pension System with a us style formant its accused of trying to take advantage of the countrys deeply divisive reforms which have led to weeks of crippling strikes shot to bits looks at whether the company could cash in if the reforms get through. To be awarded frances a legion of own a medal is to receive the countrys highest award so no doubt this years recipients were pleased as punch to know that theyd been given the nords hit when the list was announced one name provoked rather than appreciation it was that of the. Head of the French Branch of the American ManagementCompany Black rock. Well critics accused of trying to cash in on the controversial Pension Changes that are currently being pushed through by the french government. Could directly benefit from the pension reform. The chose to honor the lead of blackrock france is nothin