>> hello and welcome to "live from paris." let's look at what is making news this hour. the operation to retake the iraqi city of mosul is gaining pace. the u.s. is saying up to 900 jihadists have been killed. if they went back territory held by the islamic state. fighting has broken out in the syrian city of aleppo as rebels announce a large scale offensive. a historic agreement to create

the world's biggest ever marine reserve in antarctica. annette: we begin in northern iraq as the operation to retake the city of mosul from the islamic state, where it continues to make progress. washington is saying up to 900 jihadists have been killed. peshmerga fighters and the iraqi army has seized several villages in and around mosul. defensive tunnels and bomb factories have been discovered. officials are saying islamic state group have killed some 232 people near mosul, including civilians and former iraqi forces. they refused to comply with

orders. they have also been talking about civilians being used as human shields. james andre has just returned from the campaign in northern iraq. forcesi do not think the will enter mosul straightaway because at the stage they are, they have had a quick advance toward the outskirts. but now they need to hold over behind the front lines. they need to be held. technically, these were supposed to be held by malicious -- by militias and other forces. the iraqi army has to take care of those forces for the moment. that will take a lot of manpower. since these soldiers have to hold onto these positions on the back, they cannot advance toward mosul. the day before yesterday, we were on the front line, the closest to most all, only 3.5 kilometers from the outskirts. the golden brigade -- they are

3.5 kilometers out. on the rest of the front, they are not that close, particularly in the north or the peshmerga have not taken that area. to the south, that is not completely controlled by the ninth iraqi army division. these positions need to be taken , patrolled. and the head of the forces told us that they are going to be waiting for the forces coming up from the south. we did some reporting there as well. moving up toward mosul, they are still maybe 25 to 35 kilometers outside the city. that is a lot of work that needs to be done, and then there will be the necessity for reinforcements to be sent from the south of the country to hold these positions. so i do not think anything is going to happen before one week toward mosul itself. annette: what are we hearing from inside mosul itself?

james: we are hearing horrific reports. we are seeing many things, some refugees getting through the front lines, the iraqi army front lines, and to come into the liberated parts of the country. that is only a trickle, but we are not talking about several thousand people, mainly -- maybe about 5000 for the moment. it is difficult to get through because we have seen on behalf state, suicide vehicles, suicide bombers -- men, women, children. it is difficult when the army sees these people walking toward them, even with a white flag, that there is no risk. it is very tricky. a lot of frightening things are coming out of mosul it self. annette: james andre, there. rebel groups say they have large -- they have launched a

large-scale offensive to break the siege of eastern aleppo. it has become the full the point of the war. ultraconservative group is targeting a military airport to the east of the city with rockets, and they have destroyed a couple of positions to the west. a news agency is reporting 15 people have been killed, 100 wounded. dozens of children were those killed in air strikes in the province of the north of the country. sources on the ground are saying they were carried out by syrian or russian warplanes, but russia is denying the allegations. >> it is among the worst school bombings in syria so far, 35 killed, among them 22 children. no group has yet taken responsibility for the attack. french foreign minister

jean-marc ayrault said it could be only one of two parties. >> who is responsible? it is not the opposition. it is either the syrians, bashar al-assad's regime, or the russians. >> moscow was quick to clear itself of responsibility. lie to rid russia has nothing to do with this terrible tragedy, this attack. we demand that this tragedy has given maximum attention and that there be an immediate investigation. >> something the u.n. is eager to carry out, promising that those responsible will be punished. >> this attack may amount to a war crime. the secretary-general calls for an immediate, impartial investigation of this and other civilian attacks. if such horrific acts processed, it is largely because their

authors, whether in corridors of power or in -- they do not fear justice. they must be proved wrong. of haas was village targeted, it a region targeted by a number of groups and al qaeda linked extremists. join russian and syrian bombings have killed more than 89 people and left over 150 wounded in the past week. annette: the foreign ministers of iran, russia, and syria have been meeting in moscow to discuss the ongoing situation in syria. foreign minister is holding a one-on-one meeting with russian officials. both iran and russia being key financial and military supporters of syria's president, bashar al-assad.

let's hear with the two men had to say. to reinstate the cease-fire in aleppo and the surrounding area. but only if we get guarantees that people will be able to benefit from it. >> i am pleased that in recent years, the relations between the islamic public of iran and the russian federation, two good neighbors and key players in the region, have made a lot of positive progress. annette: let's get more now from .homas lowe what has come out of all of these meetings? thomas: they have come out of the first one. there is a second want to go. that will be between the foreign ministers of russia and iran. we had a snippet there. really, the syrian foreign minister is thanking copiously russia oath before and after the

meeting for its continued support in syria. without russia's military and political support, it is unlikely the russian regime regimetill be in -- the of bashar al-assad would still be in place. russia will continue to actively support syria against western , as reported two years ago. having a serious effect on the civilian population there. 10-dayre has been a no-fly zone declared over eastern aleppo. there is no russian or syrian airplanes coming within that 10-kilometer zone. despite that, there has been a lot of criticism of russia at the u.n. security council for continued human rights violations. annette: as you just said there,

russia is denying any ,nvolvement in the airstrike which killed dozens of schoolchildren in idlib. at this stage, are we likely to find out who was responsible he act go -- who was responsible? thomas: we have to see who controls the territory. it the syrians, for the most part. the russian spokesman for the foreign ministry gave an explosive press conference yesterday. we heard a clip of that before i started speaking. blankrussia said point that the proof against it is being fabricated, and said that the suggestions that the russian or syrian planes that carried out these attacks are complete lies, the spokesperson making a continued -- continued with a and storiesctures

of how the west has killed civilians in eastern aleppo, more broadly in syria. thanent report said more 300 civilians have been killed by the u.s.-led coalition since the fighting began. but this pales in significance compared with what we have seen in the last few months in eastern aleppo. annette: thomas, thank you. in other news, the u.k. and france have been accused of ing children bridge plus human rights. a groups have denounced the situation in calais, at the childrenmp, saying have been abandoned at are more vulnerable than ever before. someone hundred migrants ended up being -- some 100 migrants

ended up being -- in europe, aftershocks are being reported in central italy after the region suffered two strong earthquakes that forced hundreds of residents out of the homes while damaging scores of buildings. officials say no deaths have been reported, yet rescue teams are struggling to still reach some areas. a deal has been signed to create the world's largest ever marine reserve off the coast of antarctica. delegates from 24 countries in the e.u. have agreed that the north sea will be -- that the sea will be the region. forronmentalists are hoping other zones to be created elsewhere around the zone -- elsewhere around the globe. as the last ocean because it is still intact, the home of whales, seals, penguins,

and fish. in about a year, it will be a protected reserve covering 1.5 million square kilometers. the reserve will not only protect the area, scientists will use it as a laboratory to study the effects of climate change. have had a real achievement today. we have created the world's largest marine protected area, and that is a major step forward for marine conservation globally. it is a wonderful moment. >> the international body that oversees the waters around antarctica has 24 member states. they had to agree on the reserve project. russia was the last country to hold out because it refuses to ban fishing. in the final draft which moscow adopted, fishing is still allowed in 20% of the reserve. >> we acknowledge the

environmental significance. the significance of the solution for the protection of the marine environment. but at the same time, this was the basis for compromise here. we should have found a correct interestetween the seven fire mental protection and interest of the fishing nation. marines one of the last ecosystems in the world. countries such as australia and france are working on plans to create reserves in other parts of antarctica. annette: a reminder of what is making headlines now, in the operation to retake the city of mosul. it is regaining pace with the u.s. saying up to 900 jihadists have been killed as they win back territory taken by the islamic state group. fighting has broken out in aleppo as rebels announce a large-scale offensive to break the government siege of opposition-held areas. and a h historic deal has been

signed to create the world's biggest ever marine reserve in antarctica. it is time now for business news. i am joined in the studio by delon of desousa. we are starting out with a rare form of drama coming out of india. >> it is pretty unusual. a group has been hitting back at its former chairman who was ousted in a surprise move earlier this week. and email accuses his predecessor of undermining his leadership and alleges five write-downs totaling $18 billion. the allegations have raised questions of corporate governance, actresses at one of the largest conglomerates. a lawyer advising him said the mudslinging needs to stop. reasons -- see any

naturally confidence is lost, not by quantifiable factors but by a combination of ethical issues applied to corporate reasons. so i think this approach of my mining and bad mouthing should stop. the u.k.'s business secretary has denied it has been opening up its checkbook to nissan after reports that the carmaker was given assurances protecting the company from any consequences after brexit. thursday, theresa may called nissan's decision to build new models in the u.k. fantastic news, but other carmakers may want some guarantees. our correspondent reports. >> two new car models for the nissan factory. this factory is now said to become one of the largest car plants in the world.

>> in real terms it means job security for 7000 people and to a futureor increase in employment levels. >> along with other foreign carmakers, it would make the u.k. less attractive for investment before the june referendum. it was only after receiving specific assurances from the government that nissan decided to keep operations here. >> we also need to ensure that in the long term we get the right trade deal with europe to ensure that nissan and other businesses in the country are still here in 30 years. >> the u.k. government wants assurances that could prove costly. 55% of these pickles head to europe. vehicles head to europe.

meanwhile, other car manufacturers like toyota expects similar pledges for their u.k. operations. of the let's get a check markets now. in europe we are seeing a mixed picture this friday. the dax is down around .25%. on the data front, the french economy grew .2% in the third quarter due to peak growth for the first quarter. , thee growth rate of 1.5% government says that will be nearly impossible to achieve. let's look at other stories where tracking. beat-quarter profits analyst estimates at ubs. stock market conditions are unlikely to change for them for this -- for the foreseeable future. the management division saw six straight quarters of falling margins.

low commodity prices have not ta from reporting profits for the quarter. 's plans to cut costs across all units is said to continue. they raised their cost-cutting total. generaral electric i is in talko buy oilfield services from baker hughes. the company had struck a deal to be acquired by halliburton for $34.6 billion in 2014, but the transaction for baker hughes died this year after the justice department filed a lawsuit to block the merger on antitrust grounds. baker hughes has a market value of $23 billion and could go for as much as $30 billion in a takeover. itslly, apple has refreshed functionsdding touch to its laptops, hoping to spark

consumer interest. the touch bar, as it is called, will change according to the app or website that it opens. users will be able to scroll through four emojis, something iphone users know only too well. >> one of the exciting things for me is seeing that they are taking the simplicity that consumers have come to expect on a smart phone and bringing that into the laptop experience. when you see a software-based interface like this, you can imagine the future, whether just on a laptop on a smart phone, but other connected devices in the home. delano: now you can have him ods your laptop, too. emojis. i refuse to use ok. ok, that is delano with the latest in business news.

time to take a look at the "press review." time to look at what is making international headlines. i'm joined here in the studio by florence villeminot. belgian leaders are saying they have finally managed to break the deadlock over the trade agreement with canada, the french beating region -- the french-speaking region. flo: canadian authorities are cautiously optimistic about the turnaround -- once bitten, twice shy. let's look at the editorial of "the globe and mail." free trade that matters. it points out that the 18th-century economist adam smith wanted free trade so that people could eat and live better, not quarrel about procedures. for many people, the name sounds like a disney

creation. as a result, a lot of papers are struggling to understand how a little-known region in belgium almost blocked this extraordinary bill. the canadian papers are a little confused about why it is in charge of the global command center. you can see this cartoon in "the globe and mail." wallonia is pulling all the strings. who knew? there was a good explainer -- a belgian region versus globalization, and it points out that wallonia at one time was the second richest region, thanks to the fact that during the industrial resolution -- the industrial revolution, its economy boomed, but the golden status flipped in the 1960's as wallonia's industry sank and fell behind in increasingly

globalized world. the article points out that the reason why the staunchly socialist region said -- they said it was a threat to local farmers and just good for big business. canada: department is to -- the prime minister said canada had agreed on regional concerns. howard papers there reacting? flo: you can see the prime minister here, waiting for just trudeau, the canadian prime minister -- you can see him on the tarmac in the air canada plane. he has a briefcase in his hand. but there is no staircase to the airplane. saying, "behim patient, mr. trudeau, we had a slight technical problem." leader hase regional emerged as a real hero for putting up the fight. flo: he is very magnetic. let's take a look at this front page. signal -- thethe

symbol of wallonia's courage. it says that he is kind of a superhero here. not just in belgium, but outside of belgium as well. he has become a celebrity amongst the anti-globalization activists, across europe. it is interesting because he has a real pull with the ladies as well. this is a cartoon by a belgian cartoonist. you can see this woman posting this poster with love in her eyes. she has pulled down the poster of justin trudeau. theeems like magnette is hottest politician in town. fake news website kind of like "the onion." citizens want to see them wrestle in the mud. annette: we should not be promoting the objectification of men.

changing the tune here, french papers are focusing on the dismantling of the jungle refugee camp. calais,"the ashes of you can see the remains of the jungle camp after it burned to the ground. authorities are saying mission accomplished, that there are no .ore migrants in the camp this is an editorial in "liberation," which says the jungle is over but you should be skeptical about this. you can destroy the camp but you cannot change the fact that the region is just 40 kilometers from the british coast. migrants will keep going to the region. lots of people -- lots of papers are focusing on the relocation of nearly 8000 refugees, into nearly 150 welcome centers across the continent. flo: it has come under a lot of

criticism as well. in's take a look at a column "liberation," showing france as kind of a maze, with all these migrants in france trying to find their place. towns havet some welcome to the migrants. .here are welcome centers others have not been so friendly, have they? flo: that's right. one of the local branches, a public broadcaster, they were quite shocked about reactions that they got to a report on these migrants that were going to a city located in the south tofrance, to lose -- in ulouse. many posted racist comments. they were very uncomfortable with this, that they have the right to say what

they want, but we feel outraged and disgusted by these comments. really classy to call these people out for their racism. annette:8úxú

man: i'm really, really honored to introduce some people. i'm a do it real quick so that thehy can talk as long as they can. at the far side is chief caleen sisk. she's the spiritual leader anand tribal chiefef of the winm wintu trtribe, who praractice tr traditional culture and ceremonies in n their territoroy along the mccloud river watersrshed in northern californ near mount sststa. in the middle is jeanette armstrong. she is a selx--syilx, uh, okanagan, a fluent speaker of okanagan, and a traditional knowledge keeper of the okanagan nation. she currently holds the canada research chair in okanagan indigenous knowledge and philosophy at ubc okanagan. and just on a personal note, she is probably the single most influe