♪ host: you are watching "france 24." these are the headlines. u.s. national security adviser mark o flynn resigns after allegations he misled the white house about his contact with russia. that leaves the trump administration scrambling to find replacement after not even a month in office. president in the working-class suburb to a jurist -- to address unemployment

amidst rising tensions and protest in the area after young madland was allegedly raped. -- a young black man was allegedly break. a parliament agrees to hold a referendum about fighting government regulation. the country's biggest since communism in 1989. up,, god, an -- also coming another scandal at japanese toshiba. an leaves -- it is actively after $6 billion. -- an executive leaves after a loss of $6 billion. we will check into the chocolate capital of brussels. first, our live story in brussels. ♪ genie: we will start in the u.s.

with the resignation of national security advisor michael flynn. down late monday following controversy over his contact with russia. the u.s. justice department had worn to the white house last month that flynn was vulnerable to blackmail over his conversation with them russian abbasid or to the u.s. flynn was one of donald trump's advisors. -- with the russian ambassador to the u.s. reporter: michael flynn is out. it is what he did before his official tenure that led to his resignation. flynn, who was selected by president-elect donald trump in mid-november, contactor russians u.s. ambassador. here previously told reporters and white house officials that in those conversations were simply an exchange of pleasantries. vice president mike pence took

and defended him against accusations of impropriety. post"eek, "the washington reported he and the russian a visitor talked about the possibility -- and the russian ambassador talked about the possibility of lifting sanctions. pence was reportedly furious about the land for misleading count. attemptwarned that the to cover up made him vulnerable to russian blackmail. in his resignation letter, the former security advisor blamed the fast pace of events for his briefing of pence and others with incomplete information. his actions were alarming too many americans concerned about the trump administration's ties to russia. the army is conducting a separate investigation into whether he took money from the russian government during the 2015 trip to moscow. flynn, seen here with vladimir putin, acknowledged being again

for an -- and being given a money during the trip. his resignation so sooner to the one ofnt's term makes it the shortest serving presidential advisers in history and raises concern about a u.s. administration in disarray. genie: donald trump will have a high-profile meeting wednesday with benjamin netanyahu. try about was throw israel -- trump was pro is world but his position has shifted since he took office. netanyahu said he will work with visors ahead of the meeting to align israeli and u.s. thinking of the middle east and to assure "no gap remains." the un security council has london north korean latest ballistic missile testing of the weekend warning it could face further said that measures if pyongyang does not stop the testing. testing was its

first direct challenge to the international community since donald trump took office last month. north korea has ripley -- has ripley -- has repeatedly asked for an end. the un security council gave no indication of new action it might take following this latest missile test of the weekend. here in france, francois hollande was in a paris suburb today to visit all caps link the issue -- tackling the issue of youth unemployment but came among attention after a young black man was allegedly raped by police officers. the attacks barred several violent protests and the larger paris area over the weekend as charles reports. charles: less than 12 years after the riots of 2005 and a few months from of resident

election, french politicians are worried about a new wave of violent protests around the country. local officials and community , noting share this fear the rising tension between inhabitants and police. >> i do not think there are bad cops and citizens. sometimes there are slips of that are unacceptable. charles: police often have to deal with a barrage of bad language before they do their checks free on the other hand, local associations criticize routine police harassment. generalize, but to there are trends. here are simple figures according to reports door by the christian association against torture. black the muslims are more likely to be victims. charles: some police officers are pointing the finger especially at sarkozy's decision to roll back a community

policing program. >> i believe it was a serious mistake. we went from dorm prevention work where the was not necessarily sanctions to repressive system that is counterproductive. response, the government's desire to fight against discrimination and appease tension. one way he hosted do that through the use of body cameras which are currently being tested -- he hopes to do that is through the use of body cameras which are currently being tested. askingights activist are for a system that would document all police stops. genie: in the meantime, the front minister and runners for the presidential election in algeria. he met with a country's prime minister in addition to members of the local french community. the visit is being closely watched as france and algeria has along the tumultuous

history. >> embracing algeria's foreign affair minister and the head of role of state he aspires to on a two-day visit to algiers. the 39-year-old former bank investor was trying to prove his foreign investor chops. >> we spent a long time speaking about two issues which are part of prime minister's daily work. libya and mali. these are at the heart of regional security, african security. >> in addition to security cooperation, the former economy minister also praised algerian efforts to fight terrorism. algeria and france has a tense history. the north country went through an eight year war for independence. out your area only send of a colony but considered to be a part of france -- algeria was not only seen as a colony but considered to be part of our

friends. it has shaped the relationship ever since. many people are dual citizens. he tries relate to them in algiers. as i am not from a generation that had to go through the out german war, even i have to carry it on my back as everywhere here in this room, what matters to me is to build a future which is the only way to go beyond the obstacles which once stopped us. >> the strategic move is meant to bolster the stature of the presidential hopeful, but he is yet to address for this is not have precise enough political program. to northern syria were troops are continuing their push into a c city, the islamic sta's last strong group and aleppo. turkish president says turkish troops and their syrian allies

have entered the heart of the militarylaunched the operation to push vis group away from turkey's border with syria. he said he wants to create a safe zone in northern syria that would be terrorist free. meanwhile, human rights watch has accused the syrian regime of launching multiple chemical attacks last year during the final weeks of the battle for aleppo. in a new report released monday, the group said 200 people were hurt and at least nine died in the attacks, 4 of them children. report: a playground, clinics and residential areas were targets. human rights watch release information regime used gas to take aleppo. the organization claimed the gas was dropped to clear civilians from the frontlines. the government troops advanced. >> the use appeared to be coordinate it with overall

military strategy. in the beginning, we saw tax in the east as the front lines as we saw tags in the east as they moved always been -- in the east as the lines moved. it was coordinated and senior military commanders, those in charge of the efforts to retakee aleppo probably knew about these attacks. reporter: human rights identified the u use of attacksn 2014 and later confirmed by un appointed investigation. the syrian group continues to deny the allegations. video footage indicated that bombs were dropped by government helicopters. the attacks constitutete a violation of the chemical weapons convention which syria is a part of. this organization called for retaliatory sanctions against the government. this comes a week after amnesty international released another

damning report on the syrian regime, accusing the government of committing 13,000 mass hangings. officials in pakistan say at least 13 people were killed and dozens wounded when a suicide blast struck a protest on monday. the area was packed with hundreds of people at the time. most were pharmacist demonstrating against plans to regulate the medical sector. the taliban has reclaimed responsibility that came three targetter they valve to government sites around the country. in romania come the parliament has agreed to hold referendum on support for fighting government corruption. all 310 lawmakers voted in favor thehe referendum for president who has been a strong supporter of anti-corruption drive. they have seen the biggest

protest since anti-communism. chief foreign editor robert parsons tell us more. is unlike thent parliament and government has more will authority in romania. the people out on the streets and were out last week and will certainly listen to him. they would want to know what to the content of the referendum will be and what is the question going to be. we do not know that. another question, will it be enough to stop him? even if there is a referendum, even if they win it, they will stop? the question there is how much will they trust the parliament and the government? at the moment, there's a deficit of trust. if you were a betting man, you would have to say having started to feel that power, to make

things move to the political structure of romania. the demonstrators will be reluctant to let this moment to go. they will suspect the government having done this once will introduce similar legislation in the future unless the keep the pressure on. genie: that is robert parsons. today is february 14 and if you are a romantic, you know it is also valentine's day. people around the world are ording cards or roses heart-shaped boxes full of chalk is particularly the case in brussels where chocolate shops were stocked and ready to go. -- full of chocolates particularly the case in brussels where chocolate shops were stocked and ready to go. it is this never you part -- it is a significant part of the belgium economy. because we have to celebrate our love, you can abide me a present and i can eat chocolate. -- a buy me a present and i can

eat chocolate. >> it is nice to give her something special back. >> it is not a lot. it is nice to give something back. she is very special. will be celebrating all of february as the month of love by publishing three love stories and talking about hope and tolerance. they are sure to warm your heart. go to a website called unconditional love stories. france24.com. business editors have hearts. hi, stephen. happy valentines day. you will be talking more about at the end of your segment. let's start in japan where the executive of tissue but has quit. >> he stopped -- step down after massive losses. to sheba has delayed of -- foriba has delayed reports

month after taking a $6 billion hit two profits. another scandal at the company. allison has the details. >> a new cloud of scandal over to sheba. the group is facing huge losses over the nuclear power unit. troubles that pushed the chairman to step down. he will resign as the chairman and focus on resolving mattering -- matters with westinghouse. to shareholders and all other stakeholders for in a concern or inconvenience caused by these issues. >> toshiba expenses a loss over $6 billion from nuclear power business. with a group net loss of almost $3.5 billion. the nuclear industry has been struggling since the 2011 meltdown at the foolish about power plant. adding to his troubles, toshiba

is really from a scandal in which official doctored accounts to boost profit figures. desperate to come up with cash, toshiba set is considering selling a majority stake and that ship business. -- chip business. even before the chairman resigns, shareholders were were rigged. was 8%.re value -- shareholders were were read. -- shareholders were worried. isie: the business world looking at the treasury secretary. >> stephen mnuchin was confirmed by the u.s. senate by 53 votes to 47. says being name, he has said he plans to implement tax cuts and rollback the dodd frank banking reforms. democratic senators criticized his record in business calling

him the foreclosure king. president trump said he is the right man for the job. he is a legend: with an incredible track record of success. i've watched this over the years pre-he has been my friend. everything he touches has turned to gold. that's what you want for a country. he is distinguished himself through decade of achievement in anance and in banking and has degree of skill, talent and insight that few will ever be able to match. >> let's check in on the markets. a lackluster start to trading in europe. small gains to be found on the main sharemarket, london leaving the mutated advancements by 0.2%. investors looking to comments by janet yellen of the federal reserve and which you think the senate banking committee in washington.

for more today's business rolls-royce has reported a record loss of more than 5 billion euros last year. the company's earnings suffered from the drop of sterling and payments to seven corruption cases with a u.k. a u.s. authorities. they were hit by the aerospace contract usually in dollars. strongest: charlotte -- sharply against -- sterling has fallen sharply against the u.s. dollar. it is working with american firm on strategic initiatives, shares of the carmaker have jumped 5% on the news. chris was bigger than its debt credit squeeze profits -- creditsuisse better than expected. shares of 3%. -- shares up 3%. you took a look at who

makes the most money from valentine's day in france. romantic admits it is a commercial holiday. restaurants say it is the busiest days his new year's. are booked.ercent -- 100% are booked out. florists do very well. over 3 billion flowers bought to last year. almost 25 million euros. french chocolate makers say today is the same as a business that are day. a big difference is the united states where sweet treats account from a half of all spending on valentine's day. , the average spender is 100 $40, a lot more than i am spending. genie: me too. maybe france has more chocolate across the board. thank you for that to look at the business. time for press review. ♪

we are second to look at the papers. >> lots of focus on the united states for the resignation of whom michael flynn. flynn.ichael the washington post had the school last week and reporter that flynn had discussed economic sanctions with russian authorities before trump's inauguration. they say what is remarkable about the whole flynn saw the is how routine -- saga is how routine it is pretty it proves for the most on orthodox of president, it seems like old rules of russian politics still apply. genie godula some -- genie: some papers are reacting to north korea's missile launch. >> papers are calling it a missile crisis by candlelight or open air situation dining room.

you can get the details in "the new york times." trump and his top a correspondent -- and his top aides coordinated. this was at trump's mar-a-lago -- resort. the new york times saying it is a public display of presidential activity that is usually confined to a very private, secluded, high-security setting. a situation room. fromwas swift condemnation democrats was that it was irresponsible for the president this was petition reclassify information of being discussed and the wide open. it has raised ethical questions and national security issues. postedsome the guests photos on social media. >> you get a sneak peak. "the washington post" has republished a post on facebook from a man named richard. he recently joined donald

trump's club in florida. in the photos you post it, you can see trump them's -- trump's aide using a flashlight and some talking of the phone and talking with shinzo abe who was present. you can see the combat this comment saying we represent -- comments saying we were at the center of the action. the same man posted a photo of himself posing with a man he claims carries the president's nuclear football. you can get more information and "independent" that posted a photo. what is the nuclear football? a briefcase that never leaves the president's side and a lesson to authorize a strike. you can see this, this meant posted it on facebook. "the independent" decide to blur the man's photo to not put him at risk. genie: incredible stuff. in france were violent protests

are continuing around protest of the alleged police rape of a young black man who has been identified as the yell. clashes between police and protesters and rioters following this incident which took place on february 2, a suburb in the north of paris. this what is known as a -- a kind of hard thing to translate. a suburb, a project but not inner-city project. often situated around big cities in france. you can see focusing on how can we put out the fire? the photo taken here was not taken at a protest, at another suburb in the east of paris. you can see it is taking place all over around paris. genie: authorities are worried there could be a spread of this violence to other suburbs around the country. >> how can we avoid contagion is what they want to know.

authorities are fearing that history could repeat itself like in 2005. you might remember an incident and another in the north of paris were 2 young people died after a chase with police and set off a spark where there was lots of rioting and demonstrations across the country. a lot of papers, could this happen again? it seems that we are seeing the situation where it is spreading. things are little bit different this time of round because hopefully, things have changed in the past 12 years. they point out things have changed. the police is much more close to local authorities and perhaps that has changed. it seems that the authorities are trying to change of the reaction, as well. we saw the fridge for the day visit is young man in the hospital. -- wesaw the hospital.

saw the french president visiting this young man in the hospital. some are weary. the minister only medicament yesterday on february 13 even took placeincident on february 2. he condemned the violence. he said it is late for him to reacting. it seems like he was missing in action and we found him. genie: today is february 14, for those of you romantic, you might know it is valentine's day. >> it is valentine's day. a small selection of articles. thenteresting article and french version of slate how the japanese celebrate valentine's day including buying a lot of chocolate and a whole ritual where women to a box of chocolate for the man and a man have to buy a box of that is worth three times of the box of chocolates a woman bought. genie: it looks like jewelry.

>> chocolate jewelry. valentine's day is huge in many parts of asia. it has a chilly response in other parts of asia. this a pakistani paperqwuee

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