>> hello and welcome back. you're watching live from paris ."re on "france 24 of ad troops take control rebel held district of central aleppo. the world health organization say the sick and injured now be guaranteed safe passage out of the city. residents of timbuktu welcomed the decision to send a jihadist to jail. he will spend 90 years behind bars.

debate showdown, clinton and trump get back to work on the campaign trail. but sides claim victory donald trump bows to get tougher on clinton in round two. ♪ moscow says it's thrown its military weight behind the assad regime's plan to retake the city of aleppo. announcing tuesday that ground troops have we taken control of the rebel held district in the northwest of the city. aleppo has been pounded by regime and russian airstrikes for days now since the temporary truce failed last week. this as the world health

organization calls for safe core doors to allow the cities sick and injured to leave. for more on the situation in syria, we cross to beirut or our regional correspondent is standing by. what more can you tell us about the government's ground offensive there in aleppo? >> as you were saying, they said they had retaken the district northwest of the old city of aleppo. this is the first time we have seen this kind of advance from syrian ground troops in this area. these are stalemated frontline since 2012, so this is really quite something. rebel sources there have been saying there has been no advance whatsoever and this is all part of the propaganda by the government. so as usual it is unclear on the ground. next the u.n. attempt to gather aid or help civilians in the past has been problematic.

how likely is the call for safe rridors come- co into effect? even that has become politicized. at this point, we've heard from government sources saying that if someone approaches, they will be shot at from either side. it's not really clear at this point, we simply do not know if ors are viable at this point, and i would argue they are not, because the fighting is just too intense there. >> thank you for the insight on that situation in the northern syrian city of aleppo. guilty of attacking protected sites as a war crime, that's the verdict of judges at the international criminal court in the hague this tuesday.

they sentenced a jihadist to nine years in prison. he was found guilty of ordering, supervising, or participating in the destruction of the story monthly in -- and shrines in timbuktu back in 2012. thehe court will now ask defendant to rise. >> prosecutors had demanded a sentence of 9-11 years in jail. >> the crime which you have been convicted of is a significant gravity. the chamber unanimously sentences you to nine years of imprisonment. >> that sentence took into account his expression of remorse and his cooperation with authorities. he had faced a possible sentence of 30 years for involvement in the destruction of world heritage site mausoleums in

timbuktu dating from the 13th and 14th centuries. >> he participated in the destruction of at least five of the sites. moreover, he justified the necessity of the attack are writing a sermon that was read before the attack and then giving public speeches as the destructions were occurring. >> despite the historic ruling, the first one based on coldrolled discussion -- destruction as a war crime, and the first guilty verdict against a muslim extremist. sea ofu is known as the 333 saints. the group began destroying shrines when they took control of the city in 2012. >> my first feeling of course is of justice. it is that impunity should not be the answer to the destruction of cultural heritage. on the other side it is just as

also for the local communities in timbuktu. >> he was arrested in 2014 by french troops. during his trial, he urged muslims around the world not to commit acts similar to those he committed. >> to the u.s. and hours after their first face-to-face showdown of the presidential debate season, hillary clinton and donald trump are back out on the campaign trail this tuesday. both republicans and democrats have cried victory following the debates which were watched by more than 18 million tv viewers. trump has vowed to hit that harder in st. louis on october 9. more on the reaction on the streets of the u.s. and in the opinion polls. opponents after their first bout, both keen to signal victory before the scorecards are revealed. donald trump denied he had let his rival get under his skin.

>> i was not angry at all. i was a little bit upset that the microphone in the room wasn't working properly. >> hillary clinton made short work of that claim. ms. clinton: anyone who complains about the microphone is not had a good night. >> more than 100 million people are thought to have tuned in in the u.s. alone. the morning after the candidates fellow new yorkers had their say. a lifelongen republican, but i'm definitely voting for hillary clinton. i'm totally impressed by hillary. >> hillary did make my decision for me last night. i actually turned it off because it was very upsetting, watching it. , i feltld have to say hillary came off as very presidential and donald did not comport himself very well at all.

>> he was ill-prepared and off-the-cuff and that was gary. >> donald trump said he had been restrained and held back from striking a low blow in their first encounter, but the gloves are expected to come off in a rematch at washington university on october 9. >> palm, ceremony, and cannon fire, but only a handful of dignitaries present to witness the grand occasion. sworn back in as president of gabon in a ceremony. wafer thin-old won a victory against his rival earlier this month. the tight results led to days of filing clashes and calls from the west for a recount. the country's constitutional court did finally rule that bongo was the winner on friday. family have ruled the for more than 50

years. three days after the court approved his controversial victory he was sworn in. >> i swear to devote all my strength for the good of the gabonese people and protected from all harm. to uphold and defend the constitution and rule of law, to conscientiously fulfill the duties with which i have been in doubt, and be fair to all. >> he used the ceremony to appeal for unity after the deadly violence that followed the announcement of victory last month. his presidential rival had filed a legal challenge after he was declared the winner by just 6000 votes. but on saturday the court dismissed opposition claims of electoral fraud. were calm on tuesday. this popular marketplace was one of the main hotspots of unrest. now the vendors are back and the

crisis seems very far away. >> today everything is back to normal. all the shops are open and the traders are out, we can get back to our normal lives. next the weekend went well, it was calm. honestly, when i dropped my son off, i was not even thinking about it anymore. back toeverything was normal >> earlier this month, the opposition say that more than 50 people were killed and protesters set fire to parliament and clashed with police. the government disputes the feare, and many gabonese that violence could erupt again. >> colombia's new peace deal has been welcomed by celebrations, but also by road tests. demonstrators took to the streets to call the president a a deal with the

rebels. it officially brought an end to battles.des of this sunday, colombians had to the polls to vote on whether or not they agree with the deal. meanwhile the eu this tuesday announced it has now suspended its sanctions against the rebel group. , a meetingar ago about restructuring and starting at air france descended into chaos. union members and protesters enraged by the airlines plans to cut jobs stormed the meeting before literally ripping the shirts off the backs of two executives. the former and current staff allegedly involved in those couples went to trial here in the paris suburbs.

five of them charged with aggravated assault and phase three years in jail and a 45,000 euro fine if convicted. 10 others faced charges of property damage. we've been following events at the courthouse from where she sent this updater short while ago. >> the focus at the hearing here this tuesday and tomorrow is about who ripped the shirt off the hr directors back. was it one employee, was it several, was it possibly even a security guard who is trying to help with safety? there was plenty of footage filmed that day. there were several journalists there at the time. they want those responsible to lose their jobs permanently. but the trade union is saying there was violence, but those who protested that they were subjected to a different type of violence, social violence.

protesting against possible restructure that would've cost 3000 jobs. they're asking the judge is to take that into consideration as they reach a verdict today. in turkeyohnson was this tuesday where the british foreign secretary hope to drum up support for a new trade deal for the uk. the former mayor of london, who thought hard for the pro-brexit kingdom is not leaving europe. appointment marked president erdogan and in typical johnson fashion on leaving the ministry and ankara, he added he's a proud owner of a beautiful and madefunctioning turkish

washing machine. nine out of 10 people live in places where the quality of air .s more so says the world health organization, who sounded the alarm bell this tuesday in their new or which blames air pollution for the deaths of millions of people worldwide each year. experts found that most of the deaths occurred in low and middle income areas of southeast asia and the western pacific. the air in rural areas is not as clean as we would like to think, either. emergencyblic health that's affecting 92% of us. >> only one in every 10 people live in areas that are complying with the recommendations of air quality. it's causing 6.5 million deaths every year. >> the world health organization figures come from data gathered

from 3000 locations using pollution monitors on the ground and satellite readings. it measures dangerous particulate matter in the air which can penetrate into cardiovascular systems causing strokes and cancers. reveal the problem is most apparent in china, where more than people died from dusty air in 2012, followed by india. the data shows no problem was immune to the problem and that all governments need to to cut pollution levels. in december lester, 195 countries signed an agreement to fight climate change, but the agreement does not enter in force until 2020. in paris was worse than any city in the world. the city voted to ban cars along

.ne stretch of the seine >> paris regularly violates eu norms for air quality inns -- rivaling -- rivaling cities such as aging and shanghai. one report shows the extent of the problem across the capital. in a bid to combat the air pollution, paris authorities are working hard to improve air quality. we have a car free day and this week a plan to transform a section of road for a pedestrian zone. staying with the green and fewer theme, also there's a green light for a new nudist park. while critics call the idea demented, the green party say it's only right the estimated 2

million naturists who live here in france have somewhere to relax and unwind and i guess, undressed, here in paris. moving on, scientists say they discovered what appears to be water over 200 kilometers in the america'st is not in yellowstone national park or some barren landscape in iceland. they been spotted on the surface of one of the planet jupiter's moons. >> nasa saying they've europaied in icy lake on , one of the moons of jupiter. the hubble telescope detected water blooms at the south pole. they believe eruptions are sporadic. possible presence of plumes

shooting up and running back down on the surface would allow them to search for signs of life without needing to drill through miles of ice. these observation opens up a world of possibilities and we look forward to future missions to follow up on this exciting discovery. the findings builds on earlier work from hubble from 2012. follow-ups seen in studies until this latest campaign. europa would be the second in the solar system where water blooms have been detected. previous studies found water shooting out from saturn. >> you're watching live from thesehere on "france 24."

are the latest world headlines at this hour. after days of regime and russian airstrikes, the world health organization says the sick and injured in the city of aleppo now need to be kerry t safe passage out of the war zone. timbuktu welcome the international criminal court's decision to send malian jihadist to jail. he will spend nine years behind historicdestroying mausoleums and a half there back in 2012. -- tv debatest tb showdown, hillary clinton and donald trump get back to work on the campaign trail. both sides claim victory for their first head-to-head. the republican nominee, donald trump vowed to get tougher on clinton in round two. .ime now for the business news

kate moody is back here on set. you're starting out with a protest in paris about a factory that is threatened with closure. kate: it's a historic site in eastern france. the company that runs it has said it will have to shut it down because it no longer has enough business to keep on the 400 employees there. that has prompted outrage with hundreds of union members joining forces to protest outside the headquarters this tuesday. it's become a symbol of the decline in french industry as well as a lightning rod for controversy as politicians battle to try to save the location. the proposal to do that is expected in the coming week. it was an early start, these workers headed to paris to protest the closure of their plant. the company has offered 400 workers jobs at another site 200 kilometers away, but they want to keep working where the first

plant was built. >> it's a symbol. able to build these trains in the future and keep the production here. >> it's 20% controlled by the french state and its future has become a political battleground. saident france wall on has he will do everything in his power to keep the factory open -- president france wall hole on hollande said he will do everything he can to keep it open. won a contract to build a new metro in dubai as well as a contract for high-speed trains in the u.s., but those deals will do little to help the french plant. the u.s. trains will be built in new york. the company said it has no orders for locomotives from here as of 2018.

government officials have raised the possibility of bringing forward contracts already in the pipeline such as in order for high-speed trains on the terrace-milan -- paris-milan route. >> let's check in on the markets now. the major european indices closed just below the flatlined. the session had open higher because global investors welcomed what they believed as a strong performance by hillary clinton in monday's u.s. presidential debate. she was broadly viewed as the more stable candidate for the global economy. an opposite trend on wall street, shares swung upwards after a week or open. the major indices all trading up , the nasdaq leading gains their in part from the debate momentum . consumer american confidence has

hit its highest level since the recession. expectations on crude output. informal talks being held wednesday on the sidelines of the international energy forum in algeria. saudi arabia said consultations were continuing and that a deal be at the nextly formal opec meeting in november, rather than on wednesday. in a sign of how much those low oil prices have been weighing on rihanna, bonuses and benefits have been cut for the first time. the royal decree said the minister's salary would be decreased by 20%. housing and car allowances for .he council cut by 15% lower ranking civil service will see wage increases suspended and overtime payments and annual leave capped.

a reform plan is intended to dependenceeconomies on oil revenue. germany's banking sector has been under pressure this week. shares in deutsche bank continued to plummet, heating a fresh record low this tuesday. the bank denied reports it is seeking state aid to reduce a $14 billion fine in the u.s.. the justice department ordered it to settle allegations of selling mortgage securities. merkel said it's a key part of the german economy but gave no indication that her government would offer any help. the local media reported that commerzbank could slash up to 1/5 of its half, that's 9000 employees, over the coming years. the bank shares dropped 40% and the restructuring plan is in part a result of low interest rates imposed by the european central bank as well as a week business time it. take a listen.

there's barely any interest rate is this with an economy that is running smoothly. financialke reciprocation. >> moving on to other business headlines, the first-ever shipment of u.s. shale gas arrived in the uk on tuesday. the tanker was initially unable to dock because of high winds but eventually began unloading at an energy complex west of edinburg. fracking is banned across scotland. the deal to import gas is expected to affect thousands of jobs while oil production has been dwindling. the state-controlled energy giant has been reconsidering

whether to approve a plan after brexit british government delayed its own plan earlier this month. partly by financed eds and partly by chinese investors. executive of the american pharmaceutical giant my land may have lied to a congressional panel about how much her company earned from a life-saving drug. the wall street journal reports it pays up bar lower tax rate than was cited in the testimony. 's profit is 60% higher than the figures that were quoted. >> thanks for that look at the latest business and finance. for more detail on the stories featured in the program, don't forget our website.

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