anchor: this is "france 24." these are the headlines. the eu approves the controversial landmark trade deal with canada. they say will boost jobs and growth on both sides of the atlantic. is a it puts standards at risk. suspect talk to have

killed the half-brother of kim jong un has been detained. israeli prime minister benjamin donaldhu sits down with trump for the first time at the white house today. israel is hoping for warmer relations than under the obama administration. also coming up this hour, do you remember the gnocchi a -- nokia 33-10? that classic phone could be back. the previous record of satellites has been smashed. first, our top stories live from paris. the european parliament has just approved a controversial free-trade deal with canada.

, willreaty, known as ceta be financially lucrative for the eu. it has faced intense criticism from others who say it is a threat to european values. what more can you tell us? eve: the vote approved by the european parliament. against.vor, 203 a clear validation of what has .een a very controversial deal already, we are hearing from some elements of the far left who are saying it is up to national and regional parliaments to save the deal. we have had the validation by the eu parliament, but it is not over yet. it will now be passed to regional governments. only then will it be officially ratified. today's vote is a very crucial step. the vast majority will come into

effect in the next couple weeks. notably on this reduction of tariffs. this trade joe gets rid of almost all -- deal gets rid of almost all duties between the sides. a lot of those celebrating in the european parliament, but still some calling on the final ratification to still throw it all out. genie: you were talking about the positive aspects of the treaty. what do critics say are the negative? eve: a lot of people feel that it is going to harm standards in the eu, noticeably when it comes to health, environment, and food standards. there is a precautionary thereple in the eu, where that something could cause a problem, it is not allowed on the market.

a lot of people are upset about the change in tone to having to prove that things have caused a problem. they say it is giving too much power into the hands of companies, that they could take countries to court. people are still up in arms about those things and the environment. things and the environment. people are saying, we signed the paris agreement to reduce greenhouse gases and increasing trade across the atlantic is going against that. they are using dirty fuels in canada. genie: thank you. donald trump is sitting down with the israeli prime minister at the white house today. has been inanyahu washington since monday prepping for the meeting that he hopes will improve on the previous chilly ties he had with the obama administration. netanyahump back to

during the campaign, but has softened the hard-line stance since getting to the white house. martin pollard explains. martin: he has arrived in the u.s. at a time when pro-israeli noises from donald trump and his team have cooled. but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu was putting out an image of confidence of ofd of his meeting -- ahead his meeting with the new u.s. presents set for wednesday -- president set for wednesday. >> the alliance between the u.s. and israel have always been strong and it is about to get stronger. president trump and i see i to i. -- eye to eye. martin: netanyayahu is under pressure from hardliners to secure common ground with trump over the settlements question, an estimated 600,000 israeli settlers currently live in areas can that are illegal by the u.n.

anand most world powers. but israel wants to increase that number. saystinian representatives israel is treading on dangerous ground. >> this is liable to be disastrous when it comes to any kind of pursuit of peace. it is liable for the u.s. to be complicit in israeli violations of international law and lawlessness, as well as the actual act of criminality, of stealing people's land. iran is likely to bring about more cohesion. washington has condemned a ron's recent ballistic -- iran's recent ballistic missile test. donald trump has called the iran nuclear deal one of the worst ever nuclear deals. genie: those talks come as the

trump administration is still spinning from the abrupt departure of national security adviser michael flynn. he was fired for misleading the vice president about his talks with the russian ambassador before donald trump was sworn in. both u.s. intelligence agencies congress say they are continuing to investigate russia's alleged involvement in the election. a report from the new york times says multiple trump aides had contact before the election with russia that were unusual in their frequency. a female suspect sought to have killed the half-brother of north korean leader kim jong-il and is under arrest. she was detained at the low cost terminal of the kuala lumpur contact before the airport in malaysia. she and another woman are thought to have killed the older have other of the north korean leader. kim jong nam had been living in de facto exile when he fell out of favor with his late father.

he went on to become an outspoken critic of the regime after his brother took over. rebecca roseman has more. rebecca: once considered the heir apparent, kim jong nam lived in virtual exile for the past decade, but he was targeted and murdered, allegedly at the hands of his own family. that hiscan confirm murder was committed by the north korean government, it would be a case showing forthright how cruel and inhumane the kim jong un regime is. rebecca: south korean spy agencies accuse north korean agents of poisoning him at the --ogne for desk kuala lumpur kuala report airport.

he later died on the way to the hospital. no motive has been confirmed, but south korean officials say it may be a warning to north korean defectors. thee are inspecting situation and we plan to check the personal security system for north korean defectors and officials and we urge them to be attentive of their own security. rebecca: despite keeping a low as long kim jong nam been considered a potential assassination target. >> someone like him who is related to the leader, who had been expressing dissatisfaction with his brother's leadership and is in a position to serve as a focal point for opponents to the regime, his life is going to be in danger. rebecca: with pyongyang's involvement is confirmed, it would be the highest profile

un ing under kim jong three years. genie: more trouble for the campaign of french conservative presidential candidate france wealthy own -- fillon. it has now emerged that his campaign spokesperson is under investigation for possible tax fraud. joins us live. what more can you tell us? this is just another for françoisside fillon. every time he tries to get past the suspicion that his wife had a fake job, something else comes up and dragged him back down. this revelation today says that one of his closest collaborators, his spokesman, is suspected of tax fraud.

this comes after a letter was yesterday17 mps saying that françois fillon should stand aside because it is impossible to campaign for him on the ground. were --those and these mps were close to nicolas sarkozy and were not really part of the fillon camp. he has dropped 19 points in the polls in just one month. with a after he won massive majority in the party last november, beating nicolas sarkozy before even getting into the second round and beating lsu a -- andan shoup beating his opponent. he was nicknamed as mr. cropper.

he was seen as a sure thing. he made a big part of his campaign the fact that he had never been charged with any , unlike nicolas sarkozy, who was being investigated in several different cases. unlike his other, unlike nicolas sarkozy, who was being opponent who was charged. he made it part of his campaign that he was beyond reproach or suspicion. even though no charges have been brought, this ongoing suspicion over whether or not his wife had a fake job and whether or not his spokesman was engaging and tax fraud is ruining the image of his campaign. genie: you are at the headquarters of the former french president nicolas sarkozy , and men who did lose the conservative nomination to fillon. they are now meeting over lunch

and what does fillon hope to gain? essentially, he needs the support of nicolas sarkozy. even though he came third in the primary, he still has a lot of influence in the party. what is difficult for françois . what is difficult for françois fillon is that he had indirectly criticized sarkozy through the campaign to get the candidacy. he said, could you ever imagine general de gaulle being indicted? in other words, nicolas sarkozy has been indicted. he is now going to have to do an about turn. he is launching -- lunching with him behind me today. there was another man who will be coming here later today. the man tipped to be the prime minister if sarkozy were to go ahead as the candidate. that is no longer the case, but some are suspecting that he

could be drafted in as a vice presidential type figure llon's ticket. so there would be a clear replacement if the scandals do get worse. nicolas sarkozy mica -- might ask for one of his lieutenants are close supporters to be tacked on to the ticket. needing the support of nicolas sarkozy and those loyal to him. genie: james, thank you so much. that is james creedon speaking to us about the campaign of the french conservative president françois fillon. india has lost more than 100 satellite from a single rocket,

setting a new record -- launched are than 100 satellites from single rocket, setting a new record. they hope to eventually send people to space. >> this is a huge time for spaces famously frugal establishment. at just $75 million. that is $100 million less than the production cost of the hollywood space trailer "gravity." prime minister narendra modi that the marsred mission was way cheaper than in delhi.uk-tuk the space program is huge. earlier this year, the mars

was put on the new currency notes, which were just rolled out a few months back. the successful launch of these 104 satellites have put india in a dominant position as far as sending satellites up into space. there are private companies particularly developing satellites hungering to send these up into space, but they cannot do these independently. way ofssion is india's telling the world, here is the cheapest way to do it. genie: that report from delhi. time for your business update with brian quinn. you are going to start off more with this landmark trade deal. has been approved by the european parliament. the trade deal took seven years to negotiate.

provisional implementation could begin as early as march. the national parliament will need to ratify the deal before it can take effect. it has taken seven years of negotiations and faced vehement opposition. the comprehensive economic and trade agreement, or ceta, promises to bring canada closer to europe. and aims to boost growth jobs in europe, by reducing import tariffs, saving the bloc 500 million euros annually in duty. a key sticking point, mutual access to public contracts. european countries can compete for government contracts in canada and canadian companies will be able to respond to calls for tender in europe. the deal also includes protection for particular products produced in 142 geographic zones around europe. this affects cheese and

champagne, for example. that onlys eu-standards food will be given free access. a response to the deal that could allow hormone injected me to enter the european markets -- meat to enter the european market. one of the controversial proposals would set up arbitration courts to settle disputes between investors and national securities. critics argue that it will allow powerful note -- multinationals to sue governments if they do not like their policies. the deal will set up a permanent court where all hearings will be public, but it is not enough for opponents of ceta. a petition calling for the deal to be scrapped has been signed by over 3 million people. bryan: supporters of the say it will create jobs and boost

exports. the vote was by no means unanimous. a european mp from the greens party is firmly opposed to the deal and he spoke to "france 24" earlier. >> it basically shackles the democracies on both sides of the ocean to the interests of these multinationals. a key provision of the treaty between the arbitration tribunals, which will allow multinationals to sue governments and local, regional, national levels if what governments do may harm their vested interests. , what isyan happening on the markets? bryan: european markets are up slightly after a day of trading. the frankfurt dax is up by 0.2%. more of the business headlines, credit agricole profits dropped by two thirds in 2016.

revenues rose by 7% to almost $4.6 billion. facebook is creating a standalone app for television that will allow users to watch videos from the social network on their tv screens. entry intocebook's an area long dominated by netflix and hulu. the company also making changes to the way videos will play on mobile phones, including playing sound by default. heineken is reporting a profit slump in 2016 of nearly 20%. the dutch be a maker lived fortile economic conditions the drop. global sales and annual revenues were up. heineken shares trading up a short while ago.

genie: you were going to tell us about a much loved mobile phone that could be set for a comeback. 3310 stillnokia has a place in some people's parts. the phone was famous for being indestructible. a rebooted version is set to be unveiled at the mobile world congress. according to reports, the new ,ne will cost just 59 euros still no word if it will have the game snake. genie: i have one of those. i don't know if i will traded for my smartphone. bryan: mine would get lost immediately. [laughter] genie: thank you so much for that look at the business news. it is now time for the press review. taking a look at what the papers are saying today. let's start stateside where the result much focus on the resignation of michael flynn as national security adviser to donald trump. >> according to "the washington

post," trump is hoping flynn's resignation will put an end to the scandal, but the "post" says this is just the beginning. the cloud ofarkens russia that hangs over the trump administration. lots of papers agree with this. says thererk times" are a lot of unanswered questions over who knew what and when within the trump administration. there are a lot of missing pieces in the story. apparently, michael flynn was not the only one from team trump who has been in contact with senior russian officials. several people here in "the new york times," even republicans, find this problematic. they say it underscores the dysfunction and dishonesty of the white house. genie: papers and russia are following the story closely. "the moscow times" is wondering what it will mean for ties

between the u.s. and russia. florence: very interesting article, saying this is a humiliation for trump, but who was michael flynn? they say michael flynn was one of the primary channels of communication between russia and team trump, he was a strong advocate of closer ties with russia. his resignation could actually mark a real change within trump's strategy toward russia. it could be a return of an obama-like approach. that being said, a lot will depend on the personal chemistry between putin and trump when they eventually meet. when thecle says only two meet face-to-face will they offer the world answers. genie: speaking of face-to-face, the michael flynn schedule -- scandal has overshadowed the meeting between trump and the israeli prime minister. florence: still front-page news in israel, as you can imagine. "the jerusalem post."

they will talk about iran, two states, peace. this is the editorial from the "jerusalem post," that says the stakes are really high, but things are looking pretty good. that is because donald trump campaigned on setting a different tone with israel, promising to upgrade the relationship in substance and attitude. you can see what netanyahu says about the whole thing. genie: moving on, many papers are focusing on the mysterious death of the estranged half-brother of the north korean leader. florence: this is a very strange story on the front page of "the guardian." you can see a photo of him. kim jong nam died on the way to the hospital after apparently being attacked at the kuala lumpur airport. south korean tv has been reporting that he was murdered, poisoned by reportedly two women who were believed to be north korean agents.

this is a very interesting family tree. this is in the "guardian." he was kim jong un's brother from another mother, essentially. according to the south korean media, he had been living in self-imposed exile since his brother had been anointed to succeed their father. korean paper points out this is not the first time there has been a purge within the family. kim jong un had his uncle executed in public in 2013. you can see their analysis, saying that these purges clearly isw that north korea unstable as a regime and wonders if there could be some serious unrest in north korea. genie: let's come back to french politics. the conservative presidential candidate françois fillon seems to have defied all odds and is managing to quell this growing

revolt against him. florence: he had a tough meeting yesterday with some mps from his own party. lots of empty's facing -- mps facing tough questions from their constituents wondering why fillon is still running for president. mpserday, he met with these , it was an arm wrestling match of a successful one for fillon, managing to defend his legitimacy and telling them, there is no plan b. he has really taken a tumble tumble since opinion polls -- in opinion polls since these allegations were revealed that he hired his wife penelope for a fictitious job. genie: the could be more trouble ahead. more revelations this week about fillon's campaign spokesperson. florence: let's take a look at this front page.

'sey are talking about fillon campaign spokesperson. he also allegedly hired his wife as his parliamentary assistant. thisvp

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