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risis deepened. 1000 hundred migrant attempted to enter the channel tunnel. tengion mount as thousands of people camped out trying to enter the u.k. >> a sudanese migrant has died during his attempt to cross to britain from the french port, adding to the number of people who have lost their lives this way this year.
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the french interior or has vowed to reinforce security at the light -- minister has vowed to reinforce security at the site. >> france is employing exceptional measures and knows it can count on a fruitful art airship with the united kingdom. -- partnership with the united kingdom. >> the u.k. has echoed the important of collaborating with france. coming out of an emergent the meeting, the british home secretary's just what is needed is not simply security but the tarrant -- the tarrant --
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deterrents. >> we are reducing the number of migrant, that we break the link. >> measures decided upon include repatriation of migrant. no details were given about how this would work. but the law professor joins us on the line. the british prime minister is coming under pressure to combat the crisis. is that going to be enough to deter the migrant? >> this has the in a problem for a long time aree. the only change is the
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increasing number of people. people wait for the next crisis to happen. not much seems to -- you have to really address the core issues. i don't know how affect of it will be in the long-term. >> the home secretary talked about sending illegal migrants home. what kind of complication is that likely to involve? >> there are a number of complications. where are people from? a lot of people have come into the european union. if they have paperwork. they probably don't have any at all. there is an issue if you want to repatriate people, where do your
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repatriate them to? i think this is a bad idea for the home secretary. the other issue she mentioned the deterrents. that is a very difficult thing to achieve. that is a flaw of communicating the message about how difficult it may be to get into the u.k. it is unclear how she will be able to do that. >> you are a law and government access her. international law always varies.
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what kind of rate do the migrant have? >> a lot depends on what the nationality is. one legal issue that is often picked up is they are offering asylum. of those who make it across him a most of those will claim asylum. some people in the united kingdom will claim there is an agreement forged in dublin that people claiming asylum ought to be doing that in the country when they first arrive. the problem is that has been ignored. asylums degrees don't legally have to do that.
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if i was an asylum seeker and i arrived in france, i could file in france or the u.k. or someone else. my claim would be considered wherever i go. one issue would the if they are asylums the group should he be seeking asylum when they enter? this is usually before they get to the u.k. border. maybe, but they don't have to. that complicates things. 1.i would make is to be there should be more of an effort to try to process people in order to see whether people do have these claims, to try to address whether or not, to assume the
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come into contact with the system. the heart of the problem isn't really about france and the u.k. i think it is a wider issue of human trafficking. plaques thank you. -- >> thank you. an addiction man is fighting for his life after being electrocuted at a paris station while trying to leave on the eurozone train. he tried to jump from the roof of one train into another. the man is in off huddle with critical condition. for the first time in over a decade, the top french diplomat visited iran. it is thought france is keen to
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boost economic ties. >> and express visit to iran. >> i am meeting with several iranian officials to talk politics but also business. we can do many things together, including in cultural and educational matters area. we have our differences, but we hope to revive relationships with iran. >> internationals anxious could soon be lifted. fred is keen to have life of the cake. -- france is into have us nice of the cake. >> we hope to witness increasing
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development of ties and strength ending of peace and security in the region and in the world. >> the visit wasn't welcomed by everyone. while the deal hasn't officially been implemented, regional issues like the war in yemen and hostilities will be a major's ticking point. >> benjamin netanyahu has even the green light to can 300 more -- construct 300 more settler homes. officials have announced the plan, accusing israel of sabotaging peace efforts.
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>> is really security forces face off against settlers in the west bank settlement. spraying protesters with water canyon -- canon and physically removing some from a closed military zone. the classy rep did following a decision by israel's supreme court, that ruled the partially built and vacant dwellings were construct did illegally. it called for the buildings we -- to be destroyed. >> this is a disaster. it terrible. we are in great pain. we will respected with much regret. >> the high court is under the rule of god. >> bowing to pressure, prime
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minister benjamin netanyahu offered compensation, giving the green light to 300 housing units to be built immediately and planning approval for 400 or teen homes in east jerusalem. >> it continues its war again palestinians. it requires us to turn to organizations and work to stop this right-wing government. >> the building is seen by the palace any as an any countries as an opt to go to peace in the creation of a future palace any and state. -- palestinians state. a car bomb detonated outside a mosque, killing at least three people. the islamic state group claimed responsible for the attack. it is a minority shiite move
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meant. afghanistan main intelligence agency says the taliban later -- leader has been dead for over two years. the suggestion he died earlier was credible. the taliban has yet to comment. >> in hiding for 14 years and confirmed dead. according to the latest, the taliban leader died two years ago in packers dan. -- pakistan. many believe this time it is true. >> he has killed many innocent civilian.
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i am happy he is dead. >> i won't be happy when his successor takes over. >> move were close to -- the movement was close to al qaeda. news of his death surfaced as the new afghan government started peace talks with the taliban earlier this month. >> it would be a way to undermine the taliban, knowing they are's offering from division. >> taliban officials continue to in this their leader is alive. they apparently published opposeda post. >> and criticized by presidential rivals after throwing his hat in the ring to
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replace the bladder. -- exceptsepp blatter. he will need to present his official candidacy in october. we have the details. max it easy -- it is easy to forget he is not always a man and the suit. -- in a suit. platini scored nine goals giving the first ever win for the title. >> it makes you happy for the rest of your life. as a foot dollar it is not just about holding it over your head. you have to take a moment to savor it. >> on the field his ex point made him popular. -- exploits made him popular.
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he took them to sweden in 1992 for the world cup. he had no small role in france is hosting the 1998 world cup and moved up the ranks, becoming it resident in november of 2006. >> i am moved but happy as well. >> platini was a reformer in the sport. he introduced financial fair play. in one of the top job he often had cause to work with that letter -- sepp blatter. he was a mentor until he began clinging to office in recent years.
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his support of the decision to hand the world cup to qatar is under those scrutiny. >> and linked to the killing of settled the lion, the most famous in the nation. a farm owner is accused -- a dentist is accused of killing him with a bow and arrow. he could face poaching charges. he could face up to 15 years time bars if found guilty. >> it is time for the business news. we are honing in on the economic ties between france and berlin. >> the french foreign minister has held talks with the iranian minister.
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business and economic links took center stage in those talks. major french companies are eyeing iran again after they struck a nuclear deal a short while ago, a nuclear deal meant to end sanctions. more on the french companies eyeing the iranian company. >> it is too good to resist. french businesses are waste no time trying to regain the foothold in iran. sanctions were imposed the economy fell. it has a sizable population of 80 million. total is looking to enter a new
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chapter with iran. the chief executive has long singled eagerness to get back in. >> we had to stop operation because of the sanctions because it is impossible to do business, so we's top. immediately when -- we stop. >> 900,000 cars were sold in iran this year, making it the largest car market in the middle east. in 2011 it sold over 450,000 cars in the country, controlling roughly a third of the market. besides the oil and auto industry, other sectors are likely to benefit. it used to be among the most popular in the country.
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>> let talk you through some of the earnings we have in getting this wednesday, including some earnings from the companies you just heard about. the french oil company total has reported stronger than expected earnings. net profit came in slightly lower than last year. the firm is in a fitting from the refinery business. peugeot citroen's attempt to turn around it pays. the french carmaker says the net profit rose to 500 of anyone million euros -- 571 million. they are shaking often turns about china and russia. blaster the company reported a loss during the first half. investors were impressed i barclays latest quarterly earnings.
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net income rose sevenfold. earnings got a boost from investment banking. the executive president pledged speed up cost-cutting. corporate earnings help european market get higher. some solid looking gains. the ftse 100 powering ahead. berklee shares ended at 1.8% higher. the pharmaceutical sector was also in focus after glaxosmithkline came out with better than expected earnings. we are seeing american shares heading higher. the dow jones industrial average is up. goodyear is in the spotlight after better than expected earnings.
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investors are reacting to a rate setting meeting that wrapped up a little earlier. the u.s. central bank cap the benchmark unchanged, saying it will raise rates when it sees the jobs improve further. suggestion the rates will head higher. the fed's to be singling the end of the near zero rate -- seems to be knowing the end of the near zero rate is approaching. investors are taking this as last half full when it comes to the news. we are seeing those shares head higher. shares at twitter are bucking the trend. they are being pummeled and are down more than 14%. this comes amid concerns about the ability to attract more
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users. second-quarter revenues beat x dictations. the twitter ceo warned a turnaround will still take time. >> much of the disappointment could be summed up in 140 characters or less. the firm says user growth has slowed romantically. >> this is unacceptable, and we are not happy about it. over the past few weeks we had a chance to get a deeper understanding over where to focus our team. >> quarterly revenues were just over $500 million. that is exceeding expectations. twitter is seeing almost no growth in core users. there are fears the slowdown
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could hurt advertising sales. the latest vigor shows a 12% rise from last year but only a 1% increase from the first quarter, revealing as that he downward trend as the company went public in 2013. the result were the first to be published. he left amid growing dissatisfaction, and there is uncertainty about the replace it. he interim ceo is simultaneously running the firm square as it repairs for it stock market launch. they will find a way to boost users and return twitter to profitability. >> we want actions, not just words. that is the message from the head of the international monetary fund to greece. greece is in talks for a new bailout package with its
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creditors. athens wants aid to the tune of 86 billion euros. a debt write-down will have to be part of a new bailout package. something eurozone leaders have resist it. -- resisted. >> what matters is what you do. deeds, not creeds. what will be critical is what the greek authorities are prepared to do. >> we are going to be wrapping up corporate news. microsoft is asked acted to win that -- expected to win back hearts and minds. windows 10 is meant to stem the criticism. it was slammed the users and lame for worsening a global
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downturn. they reintroduce the start menu. microsoft will be offering the operating system for free for users already using earlier versions of windows. it is seen as a
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s is democracy now! >> it is right and timely that we hold this meeting today to address the instability on turkey's doorstep and nato's border. nato is following developments closely and we stand in strong solidarity with our allies in turkey. amy:

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