behind the camera. oh this to be don't often hear tuned by the people who live them. literally would. this is your analogy. you ah, hello, i'm barbara. so in london, these are the top stories on al jazeera, colin powell, one of the leading figures of u. s. military and foreign policy for nearly 2 decades has died at the age of $84.00. his family confirmed at powell, who also had a form of blood cancer, died from coven 19 complications. power was the 1st black american to serve as both secretary of state and the country's top general us presidents and other key figures. paid tribute to him. the world lost one of the greatest leaders and we have ever witnessed all my last,

a great husband in the family watched a tremendous form and i lost her a tremendous personal friend and mentor. he has been my mentor for a number of years. i always made time for me and i can always go to i'm what, what tough issues he always had great break counsel we. we will certainly most of my feel as if i have a hole in my heart just this morning of this just recently. a white house correspondent, kimberly how kit has more now including powells regret over his role in the invasion of iraq. well, there's no question that there were many people are most in the democratic as well as republican party that were unhappy with colin powell and the argument that he made back for the invasion of iraq that led to an enormous loss of life based on

faulty intelligence. but it was his ability to admit that mistake to regret that mistake. but to also note that there was little that he could do to change it except to move forward or to continue to live his life as an example to strive for better. and so, even though there was that one very large blemish in his career, it is not being remembered in isolation as they remember his life. but instead they are remembering the totality of his achievements. the fact that he was able to inspire so many to not look at skin color, but to look at achievements and that he achieved so much and showed so many what was possible if you set your mind to it. and that is how he is being remembered. flooding and landslides have now killed at least 35 people in the southern indian state of carola ah, entire buildings have been swept away by strong river currents. thousands of people

are staying in shelters as cleanup operations continue, but more heavy rainfall is expected. this week. the hunger crisis in northern ethiopia is spreading with lies than what risks not just and t cry, but in a mara and our far regions. a de deliveries are being restricted by the ethiopian government, which is also launched a fresh, fresh air strikes on mckelly, which is the regional capital of t guy. now we see that mikaela, the capital of the region, is a suffering from air attacks. so very concerned, so we will continue to watch that as the article by and we have constantly called for the security council to resume its responsibility and speak out. so we'll continue to say that just insisting on humanitarian access, insisting on the need for a ceasefire above all, and all parties cease hostilities and get down to dialogue. the only solution is in

dialogue. the streets of puerto pran, so largely empty after unions and organizations called a strike to protest against haiti's dire security situation. the action follows the kidnapping of 17 christian missionaries from one ohio based group that were taken by a gang on saturday after visiting an orphanage. the u. s. the center team to hate to help locate and release the 12 adults and 5 children. haiti has been struggling with a spike in gang related kidnappings in recent months, and russia is closing. nate was permanent, michaud, in mission in moscow. the move is in response to the expulsion of half of russia's mission by the whist western military alliance. nearly 2 weeks ago. also closing all other nato related missions. they to accused the aid to members of being undeclared, russian spies, blood and tears is next more news in half an hour. ah

ah, friends once had a vast empire covering over 11000000 square kilometers of the world by the 19th thirty's, if comprised over a 100000000 people. but after the 2nd world war, national independence movements rule and pressure mounted on france in asia, africa, and the americas to let go of many of its colonies. pressure that it resisted often violently. uprisings in algeria, the middle east and madagascar were subdued with brutal force.

trouble also, similar in the caribbean and ivory and indo china, full scale war broke out. how long could france hold out against the tide of history? it was living in a new world now, in which the new global powers of the united states and the soviet union were locked in the cold war. and in which old empires, what crumbling. this is this story of the collapse of one of the biggest empires the world does ever see. and how the blood and tears shed decades ago, a still felt in the world today. ah,

the war in indo china began in december 1946, and after 4 years stuck in the quagmire of vietnam, the french were forced to take stock. they sent for reinforcements. from now on half of their troops would come from morocco synagogue. and even algeria, as in 1939, the colonies had to come to the rescue of the colonizing power. and as in madagascar, 3 hears before they were forced to fight other colonized people. little bit vital, voluntarily, if possible. i'm if one says papa turning bushy. little admit is that because it will volunteer should be followed you for as long as far as what is from home fisher was chris and thong basil nominated unto it comedies im of fissile. a propaganda faucet is to come in for one of the buses. it's you delacour,

quinn aliya ganga noodle to lee good because it emblem on julia and bon plump, where the boys timothy his id. young french volunteers did not necessarily commit themselves out of patriotism. remote younger brit all day. they follow la bell? no, no, not yet. oh yeah. as long as it truly could be, she a be gen no particular level to level keel eric and i'm a huge goose ability. despite military inferiority north vietnamese leda, hoshi men, stuck to a simple but effective class. guerrilla warfare. he compared his army to a tiger facing an elephants. the cat needed to strike fast and hot before disappearing back into the undergrowth. convertible luca hood had to reassure nash, nasha nash, casual nash, currently,

you know, critical imminent jabal out of her, i'm going to meet your project india impulsively in finish on pleasure nailer, sorry, mcculler, schuler, dorothea, t from 0 to defeat the french, the forces of the north vietnamese coalition, the viet men had conventional weapons at their disposal. as well as newspapers. propaganda was everywhere than the uncle was a clearly pop. if they did so they may believe a year low lycos. yes. the, the, the so love jose, also mayor combos a boy. am you fair play because you open to you up. they play live and they be secret. he said they live noel, so they, they young. no l song, gary,

you said last thought the column well, a deadly she at the, at a new build. this on there is on key taylor only if jose is all again notable shem i've got with in the north of the country, the situation became more complicated. in china, the communist had ceased power. so now who she mean had the support of a much bigger and more powerful neighbor. in response, the united states decided to support france. indo china was no longer a simple colonial conflict. it was a new front in the cold war. in october 1950, the fighting on the chinese border hits new levels of intensity. the french army

lost 5000 soldiers. but above all, they lost their sense of their own invincibility. have yet mean to control of the north of yet nom white chinese age now arrived. unhindered caught by the throat, the french government despatches most prestigious, general john de alotted, his destiny hero of the liberation of france. in world war 2, they called him king ashanti, and in january 1951, he swung into action. and the french army inflicted successive better defeats on the north vietnamese. in the thick jungle, the french used every means at their disposal. and that included a highly flammable petrol jelly. naples

whose only let then those of you last o. yeah. did evil lady boldly, lady will lay it, goes georgia. eliza up and couldn't up out. who's anthony lindsey deadly. now i really young viet nam laura if there are no hulu. live li. toro romania, tv quartets out the normal and i know rather than yeah, my dad, he should know like why another love, you know, he shouldn't take, i killed tolkien or young i for heated but back in france most people appeared indifferent to events in indo china only

a 3rd of the population supported continuing the war in order to preserve the empire. the french communists campaigned fiercely against what they called, quote, a dirty imperialists war. their slogan was not a man, not a penny for the war. in indo china at the ports, their cameras secretly filmed what no one wanted to see the coffins of growing numbers of french soldiers stocking up on the key side. the m p. p. r mendez pulse was one of the few to foresee the tragedy that lay ahead . he called for the start of negotiations. but the government remained blindly stubborn. the empire must not be sold off, and communism must be prevented from spreading. by the spring of 1951,

the number of troops sent to vietnam had grown to more than a 140000. the war continued regardless. oh, francis problems in indo china were married in north africa. in algeria, morocco and tanisha. people demanded more and more freedom, while the colonizers living there, looked the other way. real problem as an insult. i can't let i did actually communion, we do moist home. oh, boy, okay, vive! i'll get you denila. short them as well as your man. literally tell her to bill mill falsely with us as well. your inform my wellness roy beauty. oh, she says it was in your proposal the thinking mr. j n t. as purely on it on the bundle english listed above, she look a little bossy. while the local colonizers averted their eyes,

people's misery fed nationalism, indonesia, the pro independence liter. happy boy gibber had continued his fights. since the 1930 s a young lawyer had come, a long way, had been arrested several times, but continued to demand his country's independence. his public speaking electrified large crowds, but the colonial authorities here were no more disposed to grant tunisia autonomy than anywhere else in the empire. and france then made a bad mistake rather than negotiate with bookkeeper. in january 1952, they arrested him and imprisoned him on the island of lag elite. far from calming tensions, this simply exacerbated them. anti french attacks increased

the division reaction was swift. the situation quickly became explosive and the army and police intervenes. there were many deaths, and these enraged the arab world, the protests quickly spread to morocco. and i go on musk it to the point clinic as i've knocked out a deal. keep it alley fossil. you mentioned a lot. ah, is it your the day that good? all is also the delux, luna says, you know norwood of you my w so like will use your the to live really most exclaiming. lemony of all that was use it. these are the normal, you know, it's more solid image or the de blasio has, you know, sauce it on a should malcolm mobility only thing if it isn't puzzle. no. so did you draw autopay? don't be thought that this have caught up. it can be crimea, give you the,

what do you want? is it to do football? if i did do do for years, quality video, but even though he did, he, he shot toville for fall due to should mocker dodgy missile. oh, do do new bob? the french authorities wanted all the independence movement leaders gone. after bull givers exile, they put his moroccan counterparts under house arrest and then removed the sultan of morocco. a future king hamad the 5th they replaced him with a weak old man with no political legitimacy but by attacking the so time france created a martyr. the initial moroccan riots turned into a major armed struggle. the crowded market place of casablanca is a scene of horror. as a bomb explodes in a dense, crowded, the height of the business day 19 were killed instantly.

as in denisia, the french were unable to deal with a crisis other than by force. at the united nations in new york, france was immediately put in the dark 4 years earlier. the french foreign minister habash man had affirmed frances commitment to the un declaration of human rights. this time he ignored them and said, the un should not meddle in an internal french matter. luggage is rob the less oddly good article. yes. and so the mcneil donna, you need to submit, you can the princess lavish more savvy to compliment in back of it? well, if you have 2 left flows out of these on up, if you know the french colonial issue had entered the

public arena and a new front had opened up over north africa. in early 1954, france froze, the catholic priest abbey pierre launched a major appeal for the homeless, torn between a domestic housing crisis and imperial conflict abroad. the french government needed to act decisively after 8 years embroiled in indo china, it sent in a new commander general off he, nevada. with a plan to strike a major blow against of yet mean his forces in stole themselves in the den, been full basin, a strategic position surrounded by mountains. his objective to force the enemy out

of the jungle and engage in direct combat. the french still considered themselves invincible, but they would be proved wrong. ah, the french army was unaware that in the silence of the hills, the north vietnamese coalition forces have yet main. where preparing a major assaults. they carried tens of thousands of tons of equipment and artillery to the top of the hills overlooking the french camp. while trucks carried the majority of the heavy weapons, 2 wheels also came in useful or about guy car set up a great at our power. margaret said, i've over both the possible thief lit

was also sanky. lord eli la please up. they say so. sullenly bushel cinema. yo liberty z b a c live know it. glad to. but will i will those you news on, on that, by the old book? will they, buddy, a lot of all of it, more illness, all or do the level of but after 3 months of preparation. on the 13th of march, 1954, the battle of d n. gainful began hidden deep in kay's, they've yet mean artillery was invisible and the shelling, relentlessly powerful. despite being protected, even the medical teams felt the full force of this barrage safety 10 more bulow, 2 bits, so do so to disobey, or the tilly cooler or steel door better. oh,

just a boy. oh, you dove. i know chablis. seek eva. he vio, attend. if with love your fuss, yell she feel hubbard cheek basket o queen, but to sleep in albertville, ah. several french battalions were soon put out of action. there was no hiding place. the french were tramps stuck deep in the basin, the wounded could not be evacuated. who's on the 7th of may 1954 after $55.00 days of fierce resistance. the last ranks gave way. the city for you

she i told you she better. she just took the place deal. maybe she to city fiji. he said to pu would priest test will she are put to, legible, to posse she'd, you'll have probably, she picked the warble. miller? good, i'm the act on you're going to come got go. jemila. really are so be just a way we fargo to really been mom co acme jack. the la la marquee ain't good walking. i did time you do? my thought took in my doctor all ah, ah yes,

sunday morning, maybe all on a fear who's algola. but the he b as, as they're gone, move one to most as if they damaged the last name. let donnell this. well, some i saw the sad land be daunted in the info. oh yeah. i know he moved up to you from korea to where you live at dead all. dante cordova, when kremlin maternal lead auto on the french side, the disaster resulted in more than 3000 dead. and 5000 wounded of yet mean captured nearly 11000 troops. france had suffered a humiliating defeat. the worse since the dark days of 1940 the cedar gonna catch oliver sent over to do an on demand comrade med. i'm here

till flushing g filiano lucian shamaya book hulu. on that window, mamma is gone. yes. yep. um elder bloom, it too says, unless you have yeah, yeah, i see domain to see this be up, you immediately see as connie gets going to new folder, ah, the military crisis soon became a political 1 pm in this house who had been advocating negotiations since 1950 became prime minister on the 20th of july 1954 in geneva. he succeeded in negotiating a ceasefire and pulled france out of the indo chinese quad. my

vietnam was divided into 2 separate states. the north returned to the viet mean while the south became a republic placed under american protection. cambodia and laos saw their sovereignty recognize it was the end of french indo. china like domino pieces falling one after the other. the loss of indo china had immediate consequences. it force france to give back to india trading post it had administered for nearly 3 centuries in ponti chevy. my god, i can. and yano in october 1954, france withdrew from asia to the apparent indifference of most french people. france had lost nearly 80000 soldiers. thousands remains to be evacuated.

fighters from the 4 corners of the empire, prisoners, the wounded, damaged for life. ah french citizens would settled in indo china plus thousands of indo chinese auxiliaries who had chosen to defend the french where repatriated to france often endeavored of conditions. ah, they've lost everything. ah, reports of the defeats echoed across the whole empire. sir mother, she's ill need to dollar cool. electrical mol,

agnew this. so hey paul, ill forgot date a pano could to to her nose i needed to you for the way. no these, you know he see this handle. she knew i felt that he, me, ah ha, that her love with house is a ppo. what i know the in part to with francis destiny turned upside down. the authorities still strive to preserve their colonial power at all costs more conflict approaches. but the fall of the french empire is not only a matter of compelling

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samaritan weddings signed sealed deliberate analogies, era lou hello and barbara, sarah and london. these are the top stories on al jazeera sh colin powell, one of the leading figures of u. s. military and foreign policy for nearly 2 decades has died at the age of $84.00. his family confirmed that powell who also had a form of blood cancer, died from coven 19 complications. powell was the 1st black american to serve as both secretary of state and the country.