warm welcome back. yeah for newsroom the cloaks that. pm he. aristide all the latest world had. venezuela's opposition calls for a twenty four hour general strike is. new zero hour campaign off rest. to that symbolic referendum on sunday so seven million people say no. the jury's plans to change the culture. leaving the door open to negotiations south korea and parks officials from the north to down this friday for radmila treetops but i'd say it's less chatter. more sanctions is what's needed to curb pyongyang's missile. and nuclear programs.

when the thorny issues of dozens rights financial settlements on the northern irish border a role on the agenda is briggs it talks begin. the banking westminster reports of infighting within the conservative party over the exact terms of that divorce. i got you officials worried . first then bore you to point the outcome of sunday's unofficial rough. in the opposite. this way the has no outlined its. so called zero hour. called for a twin for our national general store this thursday. as well as for the naming of new supreme court judges it's all part of the renewed efforts to push. a fresh elections and stop. that presidents nicolas maduro's plans for a

constituent assembly. person holy hold weekends of seven million venezuelans cast their ballots with ninety eight percent of votes is rejecting the jury's grunts plans. glenmont bully who picks up the story. celebrating a police school victory. often more than seven million opposition supporters voted against president nicolas maduro has plans to change the constitution. in an unofficial referendum. the voice has no legal status but leaders of the opposition say they hope it will heap pressure on venezuela's government. if you have made those who are in power in venezuela be kind and humble enough to listen to us. eight days later. moment in one of the people we do not want a fraudulent. to assembly imposed on thos. we do not want to be. we do not want to be a coac. freedom david is where the rose up with.

see that freedom. negotiable yeah i really love it recur. a friend. held on the third shift july. the opposition says the proposed changes to the constitution would put too much power in the hands of mature. and ten venezuela into dictatorship. mature however says he wants to restore peace in the countr. after months of instability and stop the opposition from carrying a coup d'etat. meanwhile a media stunts the first lady caused her ballots while testing the voting machines for the end of the month votes. and she also predicted a landslide victory for madur. yeah there is no doubt july thirtieth will not just be a victory and it will be a great victory. great victory of. but her feet up. but a fake. sunday's referendum was most by renewed violence in the venezuelan capital after gunmen attacked in no position. station. killing at least one person.

more than a hundred people have died in political clashes since april. with more on the story we can bring in and it's only come in i. f. journalists from the wall street journal who joins us now life. from the venezuelan capital a caracas. a first of all the opposition where you are was just outlined its strategy for the next few days and weeks what's in the pipeline. quite common sense announcement actually i'm alexander next we have a national strike here on thursday twenty four astrid. the position on friday well fire replaced some of our money were allies judges on the supreme court's. ends perhaps most significantly numberless arm of your position sat rate will begin the process to create a government of national unit. out so far away baby about it they said this is just a cool this is just a symbolic measure. box if my door

doesn't repent if he doesn't draw his proposal to changing this yushin. i almost forgot creates an apparel states in minnesota. he said it was illegal it was an authorized matter very few people vote said. and. mean sadly changes are in no way does it change response to move ahead of the boats out. on july shows you have to change the constitution by with very little oversight yes they're promotes installations i it's not quite a position for because i would wanna shoestring it was a citizen organized. election none the last may was very difficult for her

position to claim that this is a serious orbits of violence out which balance s from pyongyang. fresh military talks those discussions were going to ease simmering tensions along the peninsula. the foreign ministry in japan has already said that more sanctions and not dialogue is what's needed. to deal with not a growing threats from pyongyang. reaching out to an unruly neighbor. south korea's government is pushing for renewed talks with pyongyan. into bits to ease tensions with the north. you sound like a plan we've offered red cross talk to organize family reunions for separated families. and military talks to stop all hostile activities along the military demarcation line. kind and. generous with us. we expect a positive response from the north only

could have. nicholas make its uptight north korea has not yet responded to solicit proposal. which comes off two weeks of escalating tensions between the two sides. the north has conducted two nuclear tests since the beginning of last year. and dozens of missile tests. ntia this month it successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile. which experts say could reach the u. s. states of alaska. in response south korea and the u. s. held a rare live fire drills. firing missiles into the sea pound. sold proposal follows up on the new president mean j. ends promise to improve relations with the north. lost government talks were held in december twenty fifteen. moving on the taliban has claimed responsibility for yet more bloodshed in pakistan this monday the militant groups say is that one of its suicide bombers targeted a vehicle carrying troops in the high it's

about area of peshawar. killing two soldiers and wounding eight other people. than just a few hours later a second blast went off in a showman province close. to the border with afghanistan killing one soldier and wounding one more france twenty four was a live yet some us open spirit has more. in this report. the mangled remains of a military vehicle off to a suicide bomber killed its passengers here in peshawar. others were wounded in the blast. bomb disposal experts rushed to the scene close to the afghan border. where authorities said they believed the pakistani branch of the taliban? behind the atomic. the attacker was carrying explosive material inside his motorcycle one was wearing a suicide kit which weighed around twelve key lives monica. thanks brazil. this comes a day after estonian authorities announced a military offensive against fighters from the islamic state grou. in the nearby kaibab border area.

a series of attacks have taken place in the region in recent years. islamabad has long denied the presence of the islamic state group within its own borders but has no plans to deploy the airforce in the federally administered tribal areas. and bolster defenses with stricter border control tha. mcneil has lechia. the government has decided that the entire two thousand six hundred kilometer length of the pakistan afghan border will should be fence. it's the fencing has already started because he did it could only. of motherhood tend so this is going to be a very strong fence and you had with his article observation decks admits began as well as technical surveillance. me islamic state group controls some territory in afghanistan many of its fighters in the region are former members of the taliban. next the parliaments in turkey has voted to extend the current nationwide states of emergency by three months the previous law which was brought in following last july's failed military coup and pave the way. for the government's

massive crackdown was set to expire this wednesday. the vote comes just days after the first anniversary of that hutch attempt against president right cheek type at one. an anniversary that was marked by mass rallies in both a stumble on it. in ankara our great nation. moving on touches the broken out in the middle of rocco between islamic state group points is on the u. s. backed syrian democratic forces the fighting is centered on the southwestern neighborhood. of yarmouk as well as in an area close to the old city pets according to the uk based syrian. observatory for human rights the stf states that eleven militants have been killed since those clashes broke counts on sunday. schools of civilians continue to pour out of the jihadist groups regional boston. after that alliance of kurdish in our points is launched their offensive to liberate the city back. in june. now the spot between qatar and a string of its gulf neighbors rumbles on this

monday the uae's foreign minister has denied reports that his country was involved in the hacking. of qatar's state news agency on walk on cash is also warned the sovereign states. that it could no longer belong to the gulf cooperation council if it undermines regional security bolivia sallisaw winspear hustle. diplomatic deadlock now compounded by allegations of hacking. canton has accused the united arab emirates of infiltrating state news agency. after report was published in the washington post. challenges not its foreign minister strongly denies you belive course no of course not and i think. what an idiotic embassy in washington? his. has. put these denials and please. and i think this is a crisis is. a lot of homeowners and a lot of. pulls news and stories are you a is one of six countries which seven times with contel in early june. accusing the country of

destabilizing the region through its support for terrorist groups and deepening allegiances with taryn. since then sanctions have squeezed the country with saudi arabia leading the charge. and now there's talk of existing additional pressure. there will be some tightening of the schools. i had with regards to what i would call sovereign measures within that commercial i know. we will see what their you know what are these. and schools went out in the our. financial whenever they are either but these are. completely within our bond as a sovereign states. paris has provided the latest mediator between doha on riot with french foreign minister joey vidrio stressing his concern that punitive measures on cancer. will only exacerbate the situation. this of kooky people that we are concerned about the effect of this crisis politically. socially and economically. at a time when the region must work towards cohesion to face the threats

surrounding its security. there are calls for the regional riff to be solved by the gulf cooperation council yet suggestions of me sing for talks in mutual kuwait. have so far borne no tangible results. search and rescue helicopters have been busy scouring the waters off cameron's atlantic coast after a military vessel sank better. defense minister has announced that while three soldiers have been rescued at least thirty four of the country's rapid intervention brigade that were on board. still not accounted for ship was on a routine mission. to the pic cassie peninsula when it capsized on sunday it's not yet clear what caused the plane to sync. but authorities say that the waters were choppy at the time of the incidents. so i go to a chia said this reports. yeah she was heading to the back of the peninsula that but just a little on the idea tourist swell become real young military base that is found dead. their rapid intervention but tell you. we got here this afternoon on head on

straight jordy minutes ahead what does not far from here out even now. where there were lots of crisis meetings and utmost flow was cut down on a big tents? so all of the media to a few songs where they're told off by default the signal i bucking delete some few kilometers away from here. and that it was too late for the guy wants to get into the deep sea and to see if they can get some survivors. that would be done very early in the morning. so far the causes of this accident are not yet clear and it commission of inquiry has been set up. to determine the cause of this accident. it's time to get down to business that's what britain's briggs it minister said this monday of delegations from both westminster and the e. u. began a more serious. round of divorce talks both sides akin to make advances in brussels but back in london. theresa mates cabinets is apparently still not singing from the same hymn sheet when it comes to the terms of the deal. rebecca rossman takes a closer look at the

main talking points in this report. we love and they're very into the office. for that matter. it's the start of a long road to divorce from britain and the european union. for us it's incredibly important we now make good progress. that we negotiate through this sir and identify the differences so that we can deal with them and identify the similarities of. course that. the difference is start with the question of money. and just how much the uk needs to pay to leave. russell says britain must pay up to one hundred billion euros to respect its financial obligations to the block. this divorce bill covers pensions for british civil servants who have been in brussels for decades. along with the financial commitments the uk has made to easy programs which have yet to be paid. another sticking point is the question of citizens rights in a post break the hero. some three million european citizens currently live and work in the uk. very.

fans serious often people on the table by the uk government. how about citizenship? you replace alone the how the three point two million eu citizens. i in our country i. who will look at offering the? spirit you deserve. while the details of the offer remain to be seen. he wants to ensure that they will keep their existing rights and that the european court of justice will be able to intervene in the uk to enforce this. british prime minister theresa may house rejected and continuing role for the e. u. top court after birds it. saying british courts should settle any disputes over in the u. citizens going in the future. what more we can speak now to you calypso nikolaidis professor of international relations who joins us now from oxford university in? the united kingdom thank you very much after giving up all your time to speak to us here on france twenty four festival. of four days of talks in brussels but clearly a great deal of of thorny issues to discuss

what progress can we expect. well we've learned from the beginning not to expect too much progress but after all it is the beginning of talk. and we are we can expect that the two sides mites released stop. thinking of each other as enemies or at least rivals and perhaps cooperate in finding. some ground formulas for agreement specifically on the financial deal. where they have both moved to giving up on figuras ten billion year for fifteen billion there? and agreeing that maybe they should just agree on formulas. and principles and perhaps if we on thursday we have principles on the financial side owned the rights of the u. citizens. in britain and vice versa out may be there will have been enough progress for them. are you mention that and citizens rights and they that doesn't issue that's really come to the forefront as a potential sticking

point doesn't it. obviously although there are some differences in perceptions because after all it seems that the british side feels that they've gone. very far. and the europeans. tell them that we really what would make sense is to give reciprocal rights in the same way as the brits have. on the continent. all men which means of course that to some extent. there might be some continued oversights by the u. after britain leaves and that's unacceptable. to terrorism may. we've also heard from i'm the uk's a break that minister david davis stay he's been very proactive in breach everything is time to get down to business get the job done. reports on emerging that not everything is rosy within his conservative party. well obviously we've known this for a long time. and of course the soft brags that jurors those who really would like an infinitely long transition period. those who would have

preferred to stay in the single market. as we know we think they're getting a bit more the upper hands these days and they're backed by business whose finally. now heard on the media and and otherwise you kidding in the government. so we have the struggle but we're gonna hop the struggle for the next year and a hal. not only between the. soft and heartbreak as it does but even within the break that camp where. we go within the camp of hardliners who still disagree on whether or not. how far to go? on curbing. free movement for instance and many other disagreements off course the europeans. seed that british side as a deeply divided. but it's not clear to me whether they'll want to take advantage of this division to some extent the european side would prefer. a much more united british side that would be easier to deal

with. good so nikolaidis professor in international relations at oxford university in the uk thank you very much for being with us. time now for more business news i'm joined by concepts that boy at kate meeting cake was sorting out again. with f. fronts launching a low cost airline that's right a third a low cost airline under its name. air france klm already operates the hot line which flies within frowns israel's turns out via with mid range service across europe. now is aiming to offer lower cost service to asia and the middle east would boost. pilots and cabin creek the parent company of war worried that their pay and working conditions would be affected by the new competition. but they've now reached an agreement that will allow the new carrier to take off. alexander hurst has more. the skies are getting crowded with low cost carriers but air france thinks a new one called boost will take its profits to a new height. for three years air france's unions have opposed the creation of low cost subsidiaries transavia and boost.

with pilot striking over proposed changes to pay and time off. now the majority are on board the kyoto climate clinton would have told the pilots have shown that they want to thailand and you pa. definitive moment to. and end the conflict that we've had with the f. france management for a long time. shows. that doesn't mean that there are no more disagreements but we are saying yes to this new project. rena and will portray. air france kaelin made eight hundred million euros last year but the french have the group is facing stiff competition on asian and go fruits that are popular with both business and leisure travelers. the franco dutch group plans for boost to take over those routes. although the pilots will fly under the same conditions as their current air france contracts. the company is targeting up to fifteen percent savings or forty million euros from new contracts for cabin crew and reduced catering and support costs. in addition the company hopes the new service will have equalize the fringe

sides performance with the dutch kaelin. which has been growing more quickly. foust will begin service with ten long haul in eighteen medium haul aircraft. take off as scheduled for mid twenty eighteen. international monetary fund has backed the french government's plans to reform the economy. describing the proposed changes as broad and ambitious. yeah i maths at present among your michael has a quote a unique window of opportunity. to tackle issues like high unemployment messy public finances and make the country more competitive. with a series of measures which include a lower corporate tax rate and lower public spending. the imf also increased its growth projections raising the outlook for my one point four to one point five percent this year. just just under governments one point six percent targe. let's check in on the day's trading action now on the currency markets the pound sterling has slipped as brides it ago shuzhen's got underway in brussels. expectations that the eu will be pushing for a hard break. after soaring to its highest levels in ten months

at the end of last week the british currency dropped under one dollar thirty one cents. a jarring monday trade tulsa trading down about point four percent against the euro. european stock markets were mixed the puts you one hundred in london trending upwards while the cat counts and jack's closed in the red. european central bank be meeting later this week to discuss its economic stimulus program. slightly more muted trade on wall street as investors wait for a series of earnings reports. and see the major indices have all now turned into the red this hour. shares in the asset manager blackrock dropping about three percent after it revealed disappointing revenue for the past three months. earnings about two point nine billion dollars as it cut fees to attract more business. china's economy has kept its momentum a steady growing a slightly more than expected six point nine percent in the second quarter. analysts of long cast doubt on the reliability of beijing's statistics. officials said they were looking at june brief balance the economy and maintain a steady pace of

expansion. clear rush reports. good news for china's economy. the country six point nine percent growth beat expectations. thanks in part to an uptick in exports and consumption and a strong property market. hi housing prices have prompted property investmen. which grew eight point five percent in the first tough compared with the same period last year. exports also grew eight point five percent in the first half of twenty seventeen. and retail sales rose eleven percent in the first half of the year. positive data puts the chinese economy back on track to reverse six consecutive years of slowing growth. sometimes. overall the national economy maintain steady moments in in the first half of the year keep this latest solid foundation for achieving or exceeding annual targets. however we must be aware that there are still uncertainties has destabilizing factors in the world auction and long term structural problems within china how you handle it yea.

the structural problems include manufacturing over capacity and it does that's ballooned to two hundred and twenty seven percent of gdp. chinese officials are concerned that property market growth is in fact a bubble and are taking steps to rein it in. leading some analysts to warn of the slowdown in the second half of the year. living on some of the day's other business headlines no. the british government support of contracts for new high speed train line connecting london with birmingham. project will cost about seven and a half billion euros. creating sixteen thousand jobs. what good service for nearly a decade? they just to line his sparked controversy among critics who think it's too expensive. and will damage the environment. easy jet chief carolyn mccall is leaving the airlines joined on tv. took over as chief executive of the uk's biggest commercial broadcaster in january twenty eighteen. after seven years with the low cost carrier. calls previously chief executive of the guardian media group.

and the french carmaker who knows says global sales rose ten percent in the first six months of the year. out pacing in the wider market which grew about two point six percent. the auto maker benefited from strong growth in emerging markets in the asia pacific region as well as brazil and. argentina. has also launched a new you suv model in china. and began selling cars in iran after most international sanctions were lifted. the white house is promoting a weeklong event to highlight merchandise that is made in america. the president plans to showcase a product from each state at the white house and includes bowls from alaska soup from new jersey. and cowboy hats from texas. in the week long celebration of american manufacturing president donald trump also plans to tour factories. under speech on wednesday about the importance of domestic production. critics love pointed out that the trump empire doesn't appear to practice what the president preaches.

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