>> british prime minister david cameron says it is increasingly likely that a bomb brought down a russian airliner over egypt, killing all the people on board. he comes after british prime minister david cameron says it was increasingly likely come as i just told you, but also insisted there will be improved cooperation between president al-sisi, whoent

visited 10 downing street this week. >> we were asked by our british friends to send teams to sharm el-sheikh airport to make sure the security measures were in place to provide the adequate safety for passengers. even after the crash of the russian planes, i spoke to the prime minister and we agreed on more cooperation, checking security measures. i completely understand his concern about the security and safety of his people. cameron: my role is to act in the right way to keep her british his citizens safe and secure and to put their security first. i act on the basis of intelligence i receive, i act on the basis of advice that i get. , myourse i cannot be sure experts cannot be sure that it was a terrorist bomb that brought down that russian plane. but if intelligence is and the judgment is that that is a more likely than not outcome, i think it is right to act in the way

that i did. rochelle: in the latest news coming in concerning this, the u.k. prime ministers office has said that flights from channel shake in egypt are to resume on friday. a sort -- shaanxi -- al-sheikh are to resume on friday. tothe first visit of al-sis britain overshadowed by the tensions over the plane crash. kevin said it was more than likely that it was a bomb and the main position that -- of the u.k. government is that the egyptian government needs to do more to enhance security at the airport. heard, sisi said they expressed contentment, but cameron also said today that it

could be some time now before -- citizensizens to sharm el-sheikh will be flown back to the men were keen to highlight the cooperation to make this a successful visit, despite appearances. france set to deploy its aircraft carrier to syria to ramp up its efforts in the fight against the islamic state group. in october, france began launching airstrikes against jihadists in syria after a year of bombing the militant group in iraq. french president francois hollande says it means france can coordinate more efficiently with its allies. summer break is over for the charles de gaulle. the aircraft carrier was stationed since spring for maintenance, and the special

security cabinet thursday, president francois hollande announced that the carrier will join the forces finding the islamic state group in syria and iraq. the deployment will double france's forces in the region. decision, thought out an important decision. we are carrying out operations in iraq and syria, and the deployment of the aircraft carrier will improve our coordinations with our allies. last year, france joined the u.s.-led coalition, striking the islamic state group positions in iraq only. at the time, it said it would not strike rebels in syria, because that would strengthen syrian president bashar al-assad. but in september, the french president decided to change its strategy, and to bomb syria, too. syrias said militants in are planning terror attacks on its side, and striking the islamic state group is therefore an act of self-defense. terrorist act have been

committed, french people were killed by terrorists. now that we know terrorist acts are being prepared in syria, we have to strike. it is self-defense. on the diplomatic front, among its allies, france has kept the toughest stance regarding bashar al-assad, while the syrian leader's departure is not a priority for most countries battling militants in syria. the french president repeated on thursday that there is no way the syrian president can be part of the country's future. rochelle: speaking of francois hollande, it cost 4.2 billion for the french pentagon this thursday could inaugurated the ministry of defense here in paris. it is located in the capital's 15th district. the new complex includes a command-and-control center, combining for the first time supervision of france's army, navy, and your force.

-- an air force. nicknamed with a clear reference to the u.s. pentagon, the french defense ministry is located in the south of paris, and it finally regroups the various components of the french army -- naval, land, and air troops now share the same building, and it was essential to do so, according to the french president francois hollande. in his speech, he said that this was done in order to bring about more clarity and effectiveness. he also said there was no point opposing internal security and external security. in other words, he was defending the deployment of french troops abroad. he said that by fighting abroad, french troops were bringing about peace in africa come in the middle east, also on national soil. it is france's responsibility to do so. those were his words. francois hollande said that fighting abroad was also a way of preventing waves of refugees

from trying to reach europe, fleeing wars and persecution, and trying to get a better life here in europe. the worker's has scrapped a month-old cease-fire in turkey, day after president erdogan vowed to liquidate them. the pkk said the ruling party showed it was on a war footing with the attacks launched this week to a dashed hopes of any role in violence in the wake of elections that were held on sunday. sunday's since parties and erdogan's surprise majority, the majority targets, withk several soldiers killed in clashes. it has brought the pkk to announce it is tearing up a e-ficeas imposed last month. the statement read, "the unilateral state of inaction as i did due to the government's

latest attacks. after the election, the akp has demonstrated it is going to be a war government." it comes a day after turkish president erdogan vowed to liquidate every last member of the group. military erdogan: operations, police crackdowns, and operations on terrorists will continue until they are completely wiped out. for talkinga time or holding discussions. this is a time for achieving results. reporter: the conflict goes back over three decades. began fighting for greater autonomy in the southeast of the country. back in 2013, the cease-fire was reached with the secret talks between the imprisoned leader and the turkish government. that cease-fire held until july of this year, when the government began bombarding the pkk as it launched and if i campaign against the islamic state group.

-- an airstrike campaign against the islamic state group. then in october, over 100 people were killed in a suicide bombing in ankara. this sparked the pkk to say it would suspend all attacks except in self-defense. a move the government dismissed as an electoral tactic. rochelle: the european commission says up to 3 million migrants will arrive on europe's shores by 2017, as the influx across the mediterranean showed little sign of abating. peoplein 2015, 700,000 have sought sanctuary in europe, many of whom have arrived in war-torn countries -- from war-torn countries. that some 500d other refugees and migrants will continue arriving on a daily basis from turkey degrees this winter. -- from turkey to greece this winter. a dozen refugees across the austrian birder and during the barrier in the south of germany, and in just 10 days, the number of refugees arriving more than

doubled. manage thempt to situation, five border controls have been set up by authorities. our correspondents report. reporter: 2000 people arrive here every day wanting to get to germany. at the german border, one of the main crossing points for refugees. the man in charge is this army major. coming darkly from the slovenian border, they travel by bus and then they split into smaller groups, and are transferred on to germany. reporter: the majority of the refugees here are families with small children, who fled the bombing in syria. >> we have managed to cross borders. the journey has been really hard. particularly at night, when the temperature drops. but we are happy to be in austria, on the border here with germany. therter: the goal of austrian authorities is to get the refugees across the border

to germany in less than 24 hours. the army expects a long operation here. it is training its young soldiers. >> the soldiers are having to deal with tragedies, so we offer them psychological support so they can do the best job possible. reporter: the refugees are then led to the border, and volunteers take charge of them in smaller groups. >> although 2000 refugees are crossing the border here every day, the numbers are going up, there is no let up. reporter: and that is what is worrying the locals here. >> this can't go on like this, for germany and for austria. >> very soon we won't be able to cope. we just aren't able to take in so many people. reporter: 100 people and our cross this bridge to get to germany. the austrians fear it may be closed because on the other side, the bavarian authorities want to push down the number of refugees, setting foot on german

soil. rochelle: next, the french has that this under investigation following a report involving his teammate. police say they are trying to figure out if benzema tried to extort money with the tape. his lawyer insists that his client was involved. -- wasn't involved. reporter: with a casual greeting to the cameras, karen benzema arrives back in madrid. he is now officially under formal investigation in connection with an alleged attempt to blackmail his teammate, mathieu valbuena, with a sex tape. the allegation was dismissed by his lawyer. he played absolutely no part in any blackmail or attempted blackmail. reporter: the case started this summer when a man claiming to have the sex tape contacted

valbuena, asking for money in a change for keeping the video secret. an arrangement the player refused. the involvement came last month during a training session with the french national team. the case focuses on a conversation the real madrid striker had with valbuena at the time. investigators believe he may have tried to pressure him to paying the blackmailers. according to his lawyer, benzema was simple he tried to help his teammate by giving him advice. >> whatever came out of his hearing with the judge is a lie. karim benzema did not admit anything. it is unbelievable to read things like that in the press. reporter: well investigators try to determine if he is involved in the extortion attempt, benzema is ordered not to have any type of contact with the help when a. that could make life -- with valbuena. that could make life difficult ahead of next year zero in france. the french coach will not be able to call them together,

forcing them to choose between two of his best players. rochelle: staying with this benzema story, the spanish sports correspondent, we will cross life to him in madrid. very good evening to you. talk us through how damaging this is likely to be for benzema 's career. >> that very much depends on how this investigation unfolds. he is just helping the authorities -- but they are investigating, and the report that he was speaking to valbuena on behalf of a childhood friend who had been involved in a blackmail situation. it is not the first time that benzema has been involved in some controversy off the field. a number of years ago, there was a case with a french international colleague, for allegedly paying for sex with

underage prostitutes. in the end neither player was actually charged. depending on how the investigation involves, it will show how damaging it is for benzema's career, certainly ahead of the european championship in france to mature france's biggest are under such a spotlight is not going to be helpful for the french team. rochelle: depending on how things work out, because it is still an investigation and we don't have answers as to what is going on, do you think in the worst case he could risk losing his place even at real madrid? situationthink the with the french managers is a very complicated one. he has not allowed to see -- there canit check in ships -- the european championships, against germany

and england, he is not to call up either player. benzema has been injured recently and has not played real good the past month. you can use that as a reason not to call benzema. and all this running news that has affected valbuena's mentality, psychologically, he was ready for it. inis going to be on benzema the next few weeks, real madrid, and on sunday, because of his injury situation, and the following week, two weeks time, and the next game is against and as much a spotlight on the player in barcelona and how he reacts will be very interesting. canning: kieran speaking to us from madrid. thank you. british prime minister david cameron says it is increasingly

likely that a bomb brought down a russian airliner over the sinai peninsula. the comments come after egyptian president al-sisi visits london. the kurdistan workers party scraps peace intricate, saying that the akp has shown it is on a war footing with attacks launched this week. the french international karim benzema is placed under formal investigation concerning a sex tape blackmail plot involving his france teammate, mathieu valbuena. away from sports, time for business. kate moody joins me. we are starting with the eu, which is finally taking the influx of migrants into account as it evaluates its economic future. is the number of migrants that the european commission expects to arrive in europe by the end of next year. that is a lot of people and they will play a role in the economy. the european commission says the increase in labor supply will actually help boost gdp growth,

at least in the medium-term, provided that the right policies are put in place. and comes as the eu critics return to a modest pace of growth in the coming years. france, spain, and greece are singled out as countries needed -- needing additional measures to bring their fiscal deficits in line with european targets. reporter: a challenging road ahead for europe. the eu says its economy will continue to grow in 2016, but at a slow pace. it remains hampered by insufficient investment and heavy debt. these are the conclusions of the eu plus latest official forecasts. thereport says that 19-nation euro zone is expected to grow by 1.6% this year, rising to 1.8% next year and 1.9 in 2017. the broader european union is expected to grow at a slightly faster pace. growth is expected to be unevenly spread across member states.

the eu says several factors are helping to boost the economy, such as low oil prices, the weaker euro exchange rate, and measures from the eu central-bank. according to the eu commissioner, expect the arrival of 3 million migrants in europe by 2017, which could also help. in our calculations, we considered the addition of public spending as well as the increase in labor supply, with a successful asylum application taken into account, and what we get is a slow but positive effect on the economy. this can perhaps help offset several stereotypes. the report, however, once the new challenges to growth are appearing, like the slowdown in china and .merging-market economies the recent books like and in missions scandal could also affect business in europe -- a volkswagen emissions scandal could also affect business in

europe. the: the ftse closed lower, giving and setting a dovish tone, putting up chances of raising interest rates until the second half of next year. the fresh round of corporate earnings has the dax ncic up. wall street is trading lower. facebook is the start of the day there. its shares have surged 5% after hitting an all-time high in after-hours trading with third-quarter results beating expectations. let's take a look at the other business headlines now. the lufthansa cabin crew has begun a weeklong strike on friday as the last ditch talks stall to save pensions and early retirement. the german kerry has taken a 130 million-euro he to profits from strikes so far this year. the pilots union has staged more than a dozen walkouts in the last 18 months for benefits and low-cost expansion plans. societe generale has sparked concerns by announcing it plans to close down some 400 of its

resell branches by 2020. this despite reporting better-than-expected profits for the third quarter when the net income rose nearly 28% from a year earlier, 1.1 billion euros. they said it is still going ahead with the restructuring plan to in -- to invest 1.5 billion euros in the internet banking business. with the text of the landmark on specific free-trade deal was released on thursday. the countries agreed to avoid currency manipulation. the deal, which aims to link 40% of the global economy, has been criticized for being too a peak -- two ok can putting workers and respite the white house -- too opaque and putting workers at risk. webs turn to dublin's something which brings together some of the biggest name in the technology industry, as well as thousands of startups and investors. one of the biggest names attending is john scully, best known for the 10 years he ran

apple between 1983 and 1993. he spoke to our business editor stephen carroll about the steve jobs biopic and the company that makes low-cost smartphones. john: this is the silicon valley-the silicon valley-that smartphone company, a highly commoditized industry. many of the international grants are hemorrhaging losses. we targeted a much more aggressive price range that is several hundred dollars lower than the international brands, and we are able to make money a high quality team that worked with me at apple and we can bring to the fastest-growing markets, 70 markets next year, where young to a premiumaspire price phone that could cost 800 dollars u.s., but they just don't have that kind of budget. meet can deliver for $150 u.s., $200. stephen: do you feel you are competing with your former colleagues at apple by going down this sort of business? a bit.ot

apple is a phenomenal company, well lead, everybody loves their products. but they make a high profit margin using 42% gross margin. they dominate the premium end of the market, and we are focused at a very, very different sector could it is not about going in and finding the design gap in the market. it is about using the design gap and designed to expand that sector of the market. that is what we are demonstrating we are able to do. the only similarity is that we aspire to the same principles apple has but we are an entirely different sector. our phones don't look anything like the iphone. it is all about fashion design as well as technology. talk about i can your days at apple, you worked with steve jobs and you were featured in the feature film that has come out about his life could have you seen the film? how do you feel about it? john: i have seen the film. i know aaron sorkin, i know

danny boyle, both academy award winners. i know jeff daniels, who played my part. this is really entertainment. it has nothing to do with the biopic. it is not particularly accurate in its facts. steve jobs is a much nicer person that it is portrayed in the film. it only shows a part of his life when he was very young. he wasn't perfect, as we all are, when we are young. he believed he could make perfect products and did not care if he was personally liked but wanted people to love his products, and that does come across in the film. in a lots not accurate of its details. steve is a much better person than he was portrayed. stephen: did you have much interaction with jeff daniels in playing you? i did meet with jeff because he wanted to see what my personality was like. some of it was kind of ridiculous. they positioned me as the suit. i haven't worn a suit in 40 years and i do not wear suits at apple.

it is all part of entertainment. jeff is a great actor. stephen: you still have a diverse investing portfolio, papers interest in technology. at an event like this, when there are so many comedies out there, are you looking for new opportunities here as well? are you excited about the things you have senior? john: i've a pretty full plate as it is an island do consumer businesses and i only work with friends, people i like, because at this stage in my life, you have got to have a high level of i am thed i never -- ceo my monthly cofounder, i open the doors, i help with the partnerships, i recruit talent, but i don't run the company day-to-day. it is a wonderful place to come and keep in touch with some of the best talent in the world. stephen: thank you very much for speaking to "france 24." insights about smartphones at hollywood from john sculley, former chief

executive of apple. rochelle: kate, thank you for the business news this hour. we're going to take a short break. we will have more international headlines for you and you won't want to miss it. stay tuned to "france 24."

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