RT News - October 02, 2018 (12:00 MSK)

The civil war in South Sudan has claimed close to 400-thousand lives, according to a US state-department funded report. Prompting the question, where are the countries which initially supported Africa's newest nation now? Sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, overshadow the announcement of a wide-ranging new trade deal with America's neighbours. Germany reportedly green-lights a multi-million dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia keeping pace with other European suppliers. That's despite outcry over the Saudis' participation in the Yemeni conflict. Riots on the streets of Barcelona as the restive Catalonia region marks a year since an unsanctioned independence referendum faced a brutal clampdown from Madrid.