challenging the way we think. ." you are watching "france 24 time for 60 minutes line around the world. these are the headlines. south african president jacob's humor drops his court date as he delayed the release of a report over alleged influence peddling in government. this is thousands march in the capital. for theoops enter mosul first time in about to take the iraqi city from the islamic state group. more than one million civilians are trapped inside facing what

one agency calls grave danger. there is less than a week to go now until america votes for president. both candidates are trying to dodge last-minute distractions as they race night connected the finish line -- neck and neck to the finish line. a late halloween scare for the markets coming from the race to the white house. we will tell you what spooked investors in our business update. latin america march the day of the dead with giant skills, huge loaves in bread the shape of babies. s,st more from paris -- plu much more from paris. jacob zuma has abandoned a court

bid to block a watchdog's report into corruption allegations against him. that came as calls a growing against him to step down. allowedons are that he an indian family undue political influence, including letting them choose cabinet ministers. smilaysha. in isaiah the watchdog reporting to these corruption allegations must be released today just a few hours from now. what is likely to be in this report, and how damaging may it be for the president? heard fight of the report yet, but the question has always been, why did president jacob zuma want to go to court to get against the release of the report. hide.s he has nothing to

why did he want to suppress the release of the state capital report? he saidaid that, after he no longer wants to proceed the high court ruled this report must be released by this afternoon. everybody is now waiting. people have taken to social media saying they cannot wait for this report to be released to see exactly what president jacob zuma was afraid of. thousands of people have been marching in major cities in south africa against president jacob zuma, saying they have had enough of him, enough of state capture, and enough fraud in south africa. political analyst, legal analysts, and organizations have said that today's court ruling is a victory for south africa's constitutional democracy. it also demonstrates that nobody

is above the law in south africa, not even the president of the country. genie: how damaging might this be for jacob zuma? are there fears this could cause his downfall? you know thatrse jacob xoma has devised a number this in south africa, but seems to have damaging information in it. that is why resident jacob zuma wanted to suppress the release of the report. he said he did not have enough time to respond to the allegations in the report level led against him, and that is why he wanted the opportunity to question the witnesses. we will have to wait a little just a couple more hours, to see what exactly in this report is so damaging that president jacob zuma did not

want it to be released to the public. genie: thank you for that, and we will be checking back with you in a few hours time. she was reporting to us from cape town. ban ki-moon has fired the commander of the peacekeeping force in south sudan. that comes after the release of an independent investigation slamming the response to deadly attacks last summer on a u.n. compound home to some 27,000 displaced people. the report says u.n. blue helmets failed to properly respond to acts of violence committed against civilians and u.s. personnel. blamed for their inadequate military response, an internal inquiry found u.n. peacekeepers failed to contain an outbreak of violence that left 300 people dead in the south sudanese capital.

they did not respond effectively to the violence due to an overall lack of leadership, preparedness, and integration among the various components of the mission, the fighting which troops of hisuly, supporters to those backing his rival. government soldiers allegedly killedbeat, and civilians and eight workers directly in front of blue helmets. u.n. chief ban ki-moon partially blames the commission's officer for the inability to react. >> he has asked for the immediate replacement of the force commander. that is one of the recommendations that will be of limited immediately. -- be implemented immediately. >> violence since independence in 20011.

a peace agreement was signed in august 2015, but it has so far not managed to put an end to the fighting. genie: next to iraq and the ongoing military offensive in mosul. iraqi troops are now inside the city walls for the first time fighting to take the city back begin. -- began. iraq's elite counterterrorism forces entered the outskirts of mosul on the east bank of the tigris. they fought their way into neighborhoods of the city now, encountering resistance along the way. late yesterday afternoon, there was a severe sandstorm in the rain. today, there has been a temporary halt to any further advances.

with the clout to go is difficult for coalition airstrikes to give the troops on the ground the support they depend upon to advance. genie: one very big concern here over the one million civilians inside mosul, especially as we are getting to a phase of what could be very violent street fighting. what is the situation for the people in mosul, and what is being done to help them? >> it is very artistic to people in mosul at the moment. very few people are getting out from inside the city, but what we are able to do is speak to people coming out of villages around mosul. they tell fairly horrific stories that they have been living under deprivation for several years. now, they are telling stories about increased rates of execution, isis fighters used as up people, and human shields. increasingly part of the battle to take the city. genie: campbell reporting to us

there. russia ordered a 10 hour truce to be held two days from now in the war-torn syrian city of aleppo. currentextend a moratorium on airstrikes on the city of aleppo until 7:00 p.m. friday by order of the russian president, vladimir bruton. -- putin. the extracts have been halted for over two weeks now since mid-october. what will this truce on friday do that will make a difference? >> not so much, it appears. more than two weeks have gone now that this moratorium on airstrikes has been carried out. syrian and russian airplanes have not been allowed within 10 kilometers of eastern aleppo, but that does not mean fighting has stopped. fighting has been going on on the ground. telephon aleppo,east

8000 of them have been trying to break out of that siege in the east of aleppo. that started last week, so there has been fighting on the ground. this calls for humanitarian pause from russia. it will last 10 hours on friday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time. they say it will happen in the same way as the previous ones did. those previous humanitarian effective. not very few civilians left. some say because militants were firing on people trying to get out of the humanitarian corridor s. like last time, six corridor doors will be open to civilians leaving east aleppo, and two

additional will be open to militants leaving east aleppo. genie: last time, there was this truce. not only were people not able to get out, but there were aid trucks not able to get it. did the kremlin address that at all? are the security concerns about getting around them and making sure aid just where it needs to go? thomas: we have not heard anything about the logistics in terms of aid, coordination with you and agencies just as -- with u.n. agencies just as last time. it looks like little has changed. little has changed on the ground in terms of organization, then we can a slight little from this humanitarian pause. the question is, why is russia doing this? i think the answer is that it has been under a lot of pressure

for committing more crimes, particularly in east aleppo with aviation, with syrian aviation as well. perhaps there is another attempt to deflect that criticism that has been coming in from across haveorld, but we also something coming behind it. navy ships are in the east mediterranean. russianvery much spectacle showing it has the force and the ability to influence and control what is happening in syria. is aircraft carrier which up to the syrian coast will not alter dramatically the balance of any point is that it is there it is russia's only aircraft carrier and there to make a point. genie: thanks for that.

let's go now to the united states, which is less than a week to go before the presidential election. hillary clinton and donald from trump seem to be in that and neck with neck and trump ahead in some polls. >> storming the battleground states with less than a week ago until election day, hillary clinton lost a final o ffensive to lock florida, planes by the former miss universe. >> he has spent a lot of time demeaning, degrading, is ing, anng, and -- insult assaulting women. i would rather be here talking about anything else like how we will create good jobs and give the economy working for everybody, not just those at the top. >> the democratic nominee is rallying to capture the women's

vote. president barack obama hits the campaign trail in ohio, one of the states clinton has been striving to secure place to trump -- thanks to trump's strength with working-class voters. you know where: it is like not having enough money at the end of the month, but this guy? do not be bamboozled. >> the republican nominee has popularity in some states since the fbi announced it is in the sickening new e-mails by clinton. he is talking capitalize on the scandal in wisconsin and swaby voters before the november 8 election. >> hillary is not a victim. the american people are the victim of this rigged and corrupt system in every way. this is your one chance to change it.

i don't think he will have another chance, all. -- folks. who votedrged people early for his rival to cancel and vote for him. the presidential race is closer than ever. people across latin america and south america spent yesterday marking the day of the debt. has been celebrated as well according to its own culture or traditions. >> it is regarded as a day to celebrate the spiritual journey of friends and family members that have died. mexicans believe death is a happy stage in the circle of life3. o-- life. tradition, souls return to earth to check up on their families during this day.

revelers in guatemala gathered to watch kites being wasted into the sky. hoisted into the sky. a spread for loved ones with what they enjoyed most honor. in peru, thousands of people gathered to make offerings to their relatives. they also had celebrations with live music and indigenous dancing. haiti, followers on a spirit to bring food to the dead. genie: that was the day of the dead.

the day before that was halloween. we got a little bit of scary business news with stephen. stephen: we will be talking about the fear index on wall street, which has spiked after new post show the gap between donald trump and hillary clinton shrinking. it attracts volatility on the market, which reached levels close to those scene from brexit. hillary clinton is the more experienced policymaker. we have seen asian markets falling. european markets trading down. for more on this, let's go to london and speak with craig. what do the markets tell us about what investors are thinking of the u.s. elections? one clear thing the markets tell us is who they

favor since hillary clinton took the large poll lead. markets have been doing ok. of earningse midst season, which has not been a knockout. since that gap started to close following the revelations last friday, we have seen a lot more fear in the markets as you noted. in line index spiking with donald trump's improving poll numbers, which says a lot about people's perception of donald trump and what it means for the u.s. economy. stephen: what are they afraid of when it comes to donald trump? particular policies or a general attitude? craig: well, i think it is foreign policy. what it will mean for trade with the u.s., whether it will become more isolationist. we talked about nafta and a transpacific partnership deals with the eu.

these are things donald trump looks to want to be obstructive on, and i can affect the u.s. economy and can severely impact global trade at a time when global trade is growing at its slowest rate in a long time. what donald trump's biggest negative from a markets perspective is the impact on already challenging global trade environment and all the areas of foreign policy where disruptions may follow. there are areas where he could be positive like causing corporation taxes which could benefit as this is an improved jobs, but the question that arises over this is what will that do for the fiscal deficit, and what challenges will it create for the next generation? stephen: in the last few days before polling day and you look tonight, what are the key measures we should be watching on the markets to see how investors are feeling?

craig: i guess one thing we have learned from brexit and a couple of elections in the u.k. of late are polls are not the best barometer how the markets will perform, and the markets are not either ahead of the brexit vote. they were very confident the u.k. was going to vote to remain in the eu, and that did not happen. when you look at the u.s., there is a certain number of swing there is no vast majority supporting hillary clinton or donald trump. it will be the polls in these particular states that tell a bigger story. hillary clinton still the man's a majority in the swing states. -- thehe markets complacency is forcing them to be a little less complacent ahead of the election. stephen: we will be watching those developments closely. thanks for joining us. let's have a look at some of those figures from the markets

in europe. due totrading down today the uncertainty of the u.s. elections. drops in london, paris, and frank for. -- frankfurt. genie: you have read news for those of us who like to drink orange juice with breakfast. the index that tracks the price of orange juice in the future did a record high tuesday, jumping by almost 5% after figures from the u.s. department of agriculture showed the early crop of oranges is less than half of what it was last year. exports from the world's top supplier or brazil, are dropping. ckrhaps you may want to sto up now. genie: thank you so much for that look at the business news. it is time for the press review.

a look at the headlines. >> lots of focus on iraq with the battle for mosul an iraqi forces getting into the city for the first time since the islamic state took it to years ago. >> that's right. we take a look at iraqi papers. this says it is proud of iraqi voices for fighting alongside kurdish forces. this article applies journalists from around the world for being on the front line to bring us images of that collaboration between iraqi forces and kurdish forces. there is a very interesting article in the wall street journal today that says iraqi and kurdish voices are hoping -- hoping people in mosul blue-collar with tips to defeat the islamic state group because two years ago when isis entered mosul, it cut off cellular service in the city. iraqi and kurdish forces are making it a priority to restore the service.

they are tracking in portable cell phone towers just behind the front line. they have been dropping lea flets with instructions and phone numbers to help residents give them information, but it is dangerous for them to do so. genie: let's move onto another story getting attention in the african press. papers are keeping an eye on the referendum. >> that happened on sunday. and information website says the referendum, the result of the referendum were predictable. 93% of ivorians accepted the new the constitution that the president says will ensure peace in the wake of years of political turmoil. genie: the main challenge in that vote was the participation rate after the opposition called for a boycott. >> that's right. 42% of voters decided to cast a ballot in the end. according to a paper, this low turnout stole the show.

why did ivorians decide to shun this referendum? trust they do not political elite or they thought the results are going to be rigged from the get go. predicted what it called a ridiculously low turnout. according to this paper, it is a humiliation for the president. it says he should not have been so arrogant, contemptuous, and condescending with respect to his fellow compatriots. genie: let's come back to france with a look at french politics party givingition up around one of its primary coming up later this month. already, high-profile competitions taking sides. >> the president of the very region where paris is located is in the spotlight today because she decided to b.e her support to you can see her giving an

interview explaining why she decided to back juppe. she says he will be a strong president. he will be able to reform and restore the authority of the state. the problem is she had already given her support to another candidate in his primary. it calls are today it turned out she changed to follow the candidate that is favored in the polls. to swallowter pill because he helped her get elected to be president of the region. genie: let's wrap up with a word on u.s. politics. one week from today, we will know, in theory, who is the winner of the american election. for now, the candidates appear neck and neck, and it appears to be an outlier to the end. >> that's right. the u.s. election is in the spotlight across the world. check out the front page of the left-leaning paper in france. they expect the gloves to come

off in the final week, in the final stretch. on the front page, you can see a pair of boxing gloves. it says this has been the craziest election campaign in u.s. history. with less than a week to go, the latest e-mail scandal involving hillary clinton has made the result uncertain. has drawn a lot of criticism for reviving this e-mail scandal in the first place. let's take a look at a cartoon in the "new york times." you can see the fbi warning in a polling station that you are about to for a candidate who may or may not be investigated for e-mails we have not read yet. genie: when it comes to americans, many of them are counting the days before the vote with many losing sleep over it. >> that's right.according to the wall street journal, americans are literally living sleep over this election. this is a great article you should read today. has"wall street journal"

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