"france 24 >> welcome to the"france 24 newsroom. donald trump pulls the in a state of the paris agreement. he says it doesn't put america first. it world leaders vowed to press ahead in the fight against climate change without u.s. leadership. after six months at the international space station, the french astronaut prepares to

touchdown. the intended states will not take part in the paris climate deal. it president trump announced the withdrawal on thursday. the united states is the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind china. the policy shift has wide-ranging repercussions for the environment and washington's ties with the world. >> as of today, the an added states will cease all implementation of the nonbinding paris accord and the draconian burdens the agreement imposes on

our country. the includes ending implementation of the nationally determined contribution and the green climate fund which is costing the an added states of vast fortune. it >> the united states joins syria and nicaragua as the only countries not with the agreement . we've got barack obama who is speaking out, breaking his silence saying the united states joins a handful of countries that rejected future. india is the third largest greenhouse gas emitter. someone from new delhi. what are we hearing? this news has been dominating headlines in india.

a lot of publications are fact checkinges his speech. they have reiterated their commitment various levels. the prime minister had a meeting with chancellor merkel and said failing to act on climate change would the a morally criminal act. minister andgy environment minister stated india is committed to its pledge. this is a huge surprise for a country that was dragged kicking and screaming. continued it needs to burning it cold to lift people out of poverty, 240 million people remain without electricity. continueexpansion on coal has d down significantly and the climate action tracker, which is an alliance of think tanks says

india is well on its way to beating its targets for 2017. quek -- >> walk us through the efforts. >> we talked about the coal slowdown. are not ablelants to find funding in an environment where there is unfamiliarity over regulations. the government said in a decade it could stop holding any coal plants at all. there are other efforts under way. the government has announced out call -- cars into electric vehicles by 2023. there is a lot of resource to meet those. >> thank you for that. you india says it will stay with its commitment to fight climate

change. china reiterates its commitment. president trump says he will look for a better deal. saide, germany, and italy the deal cannot be renegotiated. >> to say they are angry, the french are -- have an expression. the color green symbolizes fighting climate change. paris protested against the u.s. decision to drop out of the deal. for the french president, donald trump made a historic mistake. for a french president, he said so in english. branch will not given the fight. i reaffirm it clearly that the paris agreement is a reversible.

branch willwe all share the sae responsibility. make our planet great again. is clear, there will be no renegotiation of the deal. they are ready to talk to those in the u.s. ready to cooperate or in -- cooperate. >> there are many states and studies that will continue with climate projection and it using reusable energy. states neighbor canada shares europe's feelings. the prime minister called trump having the agreements benefits. , ait will create good jobs clean growth economy is where the world is going. canada is going to be part of it. it is important that we remember aat this is about leaving more sustainable future for our kids. of >> the u.n..

>> the decision by the united states withdraw from the paris agreement on climate change is a major disappointment for global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote international security. they vowed to press ahead with their efforts to curb global warming. in china, the media has calm the u.s. -- called u.s. to throw a reckless global setback. staying in the united states, hastrump administration asked the supreme court to reinstate their controversial travel ban. of this will keep the in and states safer if the policy is put in place. the controversial proposal has repeatedly been blocked. the trump administration says the ban on refugees as well from is muslim majority countries

motivated by national security concerns. that's where the president has wide-ranging power. in the philippines, an attack at a casino in manila has left 36 people dead. authorities say it was not terror related. it was most likely a robbery gone wrong. a masked gunman set fire to a gaming room, sparking a blaze that suffocated the victims. >> hours after the attack and after firefighters put out the flames, smoke was still spewing out of the building. investigators are getting a picture of what happened. witnesses say amassed -- a masked man stormed the gambling room, opened fire at tv screens,

filled his backpack with chips and set gaming tables on fire. he then went into a room and committed suicide. what motivated the attack? police believe it wasn't terrorism. >> we cannot declare this a terror related act. he did not intentionally hurt anyone. there is no indication he shot people or caused an explosion. >> the victims died inhaling the smoke, which was toxic due to the carpet covering the casino tables and floor. investigators believe the attacker was an unstable man who tried to rob the casino. he did not bring anything with him. it we recovered his bag and all it contained was chips in the casino. >> the philippines are waging of r on islamic militants.

the president declared martial law. a city are ongoing in 800 kilometers south of manila. so far, 171 people have been killed. to thereds of protesters streets of the afghan capital, calling for a change of government after wednesday's deadly blast. 90 people were killed and 400 50 wounded when a truck exploded during morning rush hour near the embassy district. many residents say they no longer trust the president's government to keep an safe. we have more. after mourning the dead, sorrow turned to anger. more than 1000 demonstrators gathered at the side of the bombing, many of them calling or

the president to step down. attack in theh past 12 months. it was the deadliest since 2001. many residents say they no longer trust the government to keep them safe. >> we want justice for our people. we want security officials to resign. i cannot ask act explosions in suicide attacks every day. when we go to work, we have no hope of coming home alive. how much longer do we put up with this? >> as the protesters tried to security, thea police tried to disperse them. >> the president supports the taliban. he is a criminal and a nationalist. he responded to our protest with

guns and bullets. he must resign. launched fromwas his sewage tanker. it was launched during morning rush are. most of the victims were civilians, including women and children. agency blamedce the taliban it, though no group has accepted responsibility. >> the venezuelan president will have a referendum on a new constitution. he faces months of deadly antigovernment protest. his opponents say he is a dig hater and they demand new elections. criticism from his own government is mounting. protests,wo months of he has seemingly reached out to the opposition. process and ithe

the approach it explicitly, new constitution will go to a referendum. the people will say they are in payment or not with the reinforced constitution. constitution he wants to submit to the people must first be written by constituent assembly, elected by the end of july. the opposition are saying the system is rigged. with of the few critics inside government has filed a motion to block him. to violate human rights through a constitutional process where participation has been reduced to minimum expression. currenttated the constitution was put over by hugo shah says -- chavez.

they threatened to arrest the leader. >> when you close the doors to democracy, what is left? the people take to the streets and defend their rights. that is was happening today. economy,stroy their and take away their right to vote, two people give in and accepted? we need to fight for our constitution. we need peace and stability. clamoringosition are for new elections. the crisis has an golf the nation. >> it's time for a business up date. i am joined by brian quinn. we going to start with the main story. it is the president's decision to pull the united states out of the paris climate agreement. he says he did this for american workers.

>> not particularly well. a number of u.s. business leaders tried before the announcement to convince him to stay in the paris accords. heads of many large american companies are criticizing the decision, not just on environmental grounds but economic as well. the backlash has been fast and furious after donald trump's decision to withdraw from the climate change deal. leaders from some of the biggest companies in the country like general electric, facebook, goldman sachs have condemned the move. they say it will curb innovation. geithner said he will be leaving the president's advisory council, the same move from elon musk, who said on twitter leaving paris is not good for america or the world. general electric called the decision disappointing, saying the industry must lead and no

longer depend on the government. comes as pulling out of the paris court would create new jobs and many say this is a false argument >> i don't think anything will be gained from this. compass spoken about putting coal miners back to work. that's not going to anyway. coal is too expensive. ceo of the largest coal mining company in america reiterated his support for trump's decision, saying it would save jobs and create reliable electricity. major oil companies and advocated to remain in the climate act. mobil said they support the mission curbing schemes. dudley has urged americans to find ways and inevitable

transition to a low carbon economy. >> the markets are reacting the shares in the largest wind turbine company dropping. sliding again. there could be more drilling in the u.s. and that could -- exacerbate what you indexes on the continent are seeing games the frankfurt dax fell -- high. unemployment is at their lowest there in 2009. now to china where the ministry said they had mastered tech knowledge he to mine for combustible ice.

notably here you'll. one cubic meter of it is the ofrgy of 164 cubic meters natural gas. billionrve is around 80 tons of oil. they've been extracting this for 22 days. >> we have concerns through geological surveys there are two large gas field of cubic meters each in the south genesee. -- south china sea. n establishment for commercial mining in the future. >> a lot of fossil fuels, hopefully. >> thank you for that up. in a few hours, the french

astronaut will return to earth past 196 days he has been at the international space station did we are standing by at the national center for space studies. what do you have for us? has gonedocking successfully. i am here with the manager of human space at the national center for space studies. thank you for being with us. what is the main difficulty he has had over the past 196 days in space? difficulty is the lack of a direct link with his family, his relatives in terms of physical presence, in terms of abilities, he has done very well. he did not complain about anything.

friends,y, his close he's looking forward to meeting them again soon. >> is it a difficult experience for the astronauts? stretchedhas actually by several centimeters. what else is happened to his body? >> when an astronaut is weightless, the muscles are weaker and his spine is stretching. when he touches down in a few hours, he will not be in a position to walk or run. difficultthe most physiological conditions. the good news is this is something the space agency has

been studying for decades. to partially compensate for these difficulties. it is through sports. every single day, they are doing sports on the iss. >> he said that there is no other jim with a view like this one from the international space station. >> thank you very much for that. it's time now for our press review. joined by florence. what is grabbing international headlines at this stage? >> it's the top story across the world trade let's start with papers in the u.s. where reactions depend on which side of the fence you are on.

let's start with the new york daily news, the tabloid has an interesting front page. compass decided to hell with science and earth's future. that is the gist of what you are seeing in the liberal dress. trump turns his back on the world. according to the washington post editorial, the traits our selfishness and security, and myopia. >> who do have the president finding support in the conservative press. >> let's start with the national review. it's interesting to see how they react during the national review is not in denial of climate change. they say it resents genuine risk and there is room for international action. it's the paris agreement that was the wrong approach.

it committed the united states to a high-cost program that does not secure national interests. it's part of the obama administration's legacy of putting sentiment over substance. that's what the national review says. conservativeother papers that are applauding donald trump. >> that's what you can read in the washington times editorial today. they are talking about a promise made to americans. in washington times is not belief of climate change. they talk about climate change. to believe thees promise. the argument is climate change doesn't really exist, why would

we need a paris agreement? situation, at the the president sounds the most reasonable according to them. have outside the united states his decision has been met with outrage. france, it'sere in a touchy subject. the french papers are globally outraged i this crazy decision. it says the planet is slowly suffocating to death and donald trump has pulled out of the climate agreement by 147 other countries. he doesn't care about the rest of the world. iss america first policy more than an enormous let down. it's more than bad news. it's a criminal mistake against the planet. harsh words.

there is quite a striking front page. you can see good i, america with this oil slick taking over the page. they call this a slap in the face to humanity with blind egotism, trumpism the wrong side of history live in a nightmare for feature generations. there is hope in the editorial. maybe it could be a wake-up call. if you raise awareness and spark action just like rights of has mobilized europe and given some of a boost to other european could push the rest of the world to raise its ambition when it comes to fighting climate change. >> we already see that when it comes to fighting climate change. >> the leaders of france, germany, and italy signed a statement rejecting

renegotiating the agreement. you can read about that in the german press another european papers. down donaldrning trump. the eu might be ready to pick up the torch that has been abandoned by the u.s. and perhaps china as well. aina could lead the way in move toward a cleaner energy. this is on the front page of china daily. the attitude toward the paris deal is not related to geopolitics. china is not interested in the leadership. you can still see the title of the deal isl, testing the responsibility of washington. perhaps china will step in?

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