genie: this is france 24. time for 60 minutes live around the world. i'm genie godula. these are the headlines. donald's son-in-law and advisor jared kushner is in the middle east. he is sitting down with israeli and palestinian leaders in hopes of restarting the peace process. dutch police make a second wrestling to the threat that prompted the cancellation of a show last night. relateda second arrest

to the threat that prompted the cancellation of a show last night. the tropical storm lisa trail of destruction across southern china with 12 people killed. a a tropical storm leaves trail of destruction across southern china with 12 people killed. the french legend will get his star on hollywood's famous walk --fame at a very young age 93. first our top story live from paris. and has promised he will reach peace in the middle east and what he has called the ultimate deal. his son-in-law jared kushner is meeting with israeli and palestinian leaders today.

there is little optimism the visit will restart the long stalled peace process. let's go to jerusalem. what is the likelihood jared kushner will make any headway? >> i think it's a slim likelihood. what we heard last night from a spokesperson in washington was that washington couldn't commit to the two state solution because that would be a bias. it would show washington's bias. we don't really know what washington's plan is yet. it almost feels this is more like a research trip even six months in than kushner coming with a plan. one of his opponents has used the old american expression, if you don't know where you are going any road will get you there. we have heard frustration from the palestinian side. said het mahmoud abbas had some 20 meetings with

washington and still didn't know what their position was. thatf his aides has said we asked them less time when jared kushner was here in june. we asked them their position on two key issues. jewish settlements in the west bank and palestinian independence. we still haven't heard back. what might be concerning israel even more these days is iran's position in syria. is that something benjamin netanyahu will be talking about? >> it definitely is. for israel's prime minister is happening that one of the people accompanying jared kushner is the expert in syria and iran. it is plain that the prime minister who has just come back where he discussed this. the big issue for israel is that it's very good that isis is

being removed from syria. they have security information they presented to russia and they are going to present to the representatives today. that information shows that what is coming in place is a vacuum and what they see coming and is iranian troops, shiite militias just like hezbollah in lebanon and that's a huge israeli concern. israel's prime minister has said israel will take action on his own. he will be discussing that with the representatives today. police in the netherlands have detained a second person in connection with the threat that forced the cancellation of a rock concert last night. police called off the show in rotterdam after getting reports of a possible terror attack. catherine viette has the details. take anynting to chances, concertgoers were

forced to evacuate an event in rotterdam after police received a terror warning. just before the show was set to start for a los angeles band. >> we are from here so it's not problem. it's a shame for those who came from far. they came for nothing. i am curious to hear about the reason for the cancellation. spanish counterterrorism experts tipped off dutch officials to the threat. police in rotterdam stopped a suspicious vehicle. as a result of the scanning by police a van with a spanish license plate and driver has been spotted. he drove back-and-forth couple of times. he was stopped not too far from the concert venue. several gas bottles were found in the van. driver as ay the mechanic stopped for drunk

driving and has no apparent connection to the threat. he is still being questioned. police have detained another suspect. a 22-year-old was arrested during overnight raids in the southern province of brabant. counterterrorism officials say the van with the gas bottles doesn't appear to be connected to the recent vehicle attacks in spain that last week killed 15 people in and around barcelona. the area surrounding southern china has been hit with its most powerful typhoon in half a century. 12 people were killed as the storm smashed through the region leaving a trail of to stop -- a trail of destruction behind. >> is the most powerful storm to hit china this year. it has left a trail of destruction in its wake. it made landfall in south .hina's guangdong privates reported state media

almost 27,000 people were evacuated to temporary shelters. the storm caused widespread flooding's, blackouts and distraction. -- destruction. it disrupted rail services and left pedestrians trapped. metro system was temporarily closed over safety concerns. it ripped through the territory of macau on thursday. it is left half the city without power and water. the hospital and the city's casinos as rescuers searched cars for trapped people. as they scrambled to respond to crisis calls. exteriors of building were destroyed by the powerful wind. transportation remained in chaos terminalse to both

and roads cramped with traffic. as museums and public venues remained closed. it was the 13th storm to hit the region this year and many people have been killed. it has been downgraded to a tropical storm and is expected to weaken further as it moves inland into china. the death toll from floods sweeping south asia has climbed above 1000. rescue teams are still trying to reach millions of people stranded by the region's worst monsoon disaster in recent years. -- of soldiers and emergency personnel have been employed across bangladesh. the supreme court handed down a landmark ruling ensuring the right to privacy. effect on ahave an government by -- biometric program that holds fingerprints

and i scans of over one billion people. >> is usually historic judgment this week really belongs to those judges at the supreme court and it is so crucial. the fact this was a unanimous verdict handed down by nine of the highest judges in the country ensures there is very little room for doubt. as of this morning the right to privacy is a fundamental right enshrined and protected by the indian constitution. of course this all goes back to government efforts to make its drive identification mandatory. the government had made it compulsory for all 1.2 billion theirs to register fingerprints and iris scans and a massive database that was then links to every service imaginable from the right to subsidy on fuel and food and even the right to get a death certificate. this had sparked debate and raised a very important question

about whether the indian government is filing the right to privacy of its own citizens and this morning the supreme court has answered that question with a resounding yes. the most decisive impact of this judgment will be on the government program. the state of the program remains unclear. anybody's guess. over the next few weeks and months this issue will really dominate the discourse in india. enteredraqi troops have one of the last remaining pockets still held by the islamic state group in iraq. the offensive began just five days ago. the fighting is slowing now. >> just beyond this wall fighters from the islamic state group. iraqi militias used tanks and

heavy artillery to reach the issa stronghold. with 30,000 civilians still trapped inside from now on it's mostly rifles. and rocket launchers with a little help from the air. we have been able to monitor enemy movement and we provide our units with the necessary intelligence to deal with them. this has made it easier to break into the village. now they have entered the village and crossed it and they are searching and clearing the housing. estimated 1000 jihadi's in the town have built sandbanks to stall the army's progress and charge with explosive laden vehicles. routes on a major supply linking iraq's second city to the syrian border.

retaking the city is a vital part of a broader operation. iraqi forces are moving south while in syria arab and kurdish militias will post eastward. should find itself surrounded in the euphrates river valley. military leaders believe the battle for the city should be over in a matter of weeks. police in switzerland say eight people are still missing a day after a mudslide and rockslide hit a small village near the italian border. the village was evacuated after the slide on wednesday morning. six of the people reported missing are from germany, austria and switzerland. macronpresident emmanuel is in progress today. that is the latest stop on his tour to drum up support to reform the european union system of posted workers. european rules now let companies send workers from low-paid countries to wealthier ones without paying taxes and social

charges in the host country. macron is open to make that change. >> he is one step closer in his push for eu reform. of austria,leaders slid back yet czech republic. emmanuel macron found support for his plan to change the system of so-called posted workers. of social andn salary dumping is an important one in europe. it is a challenge that must be met. companies are allowed to send workers to other eu member states without paying local social charges. france and austria say the current rules mean workers in prosperous countries are undercut by cheaper labor. wants the job duration for posted workers to be limited to 12 months. half the current allowance. down on fraud. introducing tougher sanctions for those who abuse the system. the french president hopes to

seal a deal at the summit in brussels this october. genuineour of us have a desire to find a compromise in october and a genuine consensus on an overhaul of the posted workers. >> macron still needs to convince opponents to the countries that benefit the most from the current system. they see the proposed changes go too far. genie: french icon -- a french icon will be getting his hollywood star on the walk of fame today. inis planning a new tour france for next year. he has written over 800 songs recorded over 1200. selling more than 180 million records worldwide. a poll from cnn and time magazine once called him the most important singer of the 20th century ahead of bob dylan, frank sinatra and elvis.

time for our business update with brian quintero -- time for our business update with brian quinn. there is a very serious warning from britain's food industry as brexit gets closer. >> a major u.k. food and drug industry craig group -- trade group is sounding an alarm over labor supply as eu nationals leave the country's workforce. the sector relies heavily on european migrant workers and investing in exodus following last summer's vote to leave the eu. drinktain's food and industry has never been able to cherry pick its workers. a parliamentary report published in april noted that despite workersto entice u.k. to the agricultural sector britons did not want to work.

of the 2 million eu nationals living in the u.k. one and five work in the food sector. last summer's about to exit the european union and fears about the future rights of eu citizens in britain consider the seeds of disaster. matter of time before the uncertainty results in an irreversible exit of eu workers from these shores. this is a scenario that will hurt the u.k. culturally and economically. over 600 businesses surveyed by the food and drink federation over half said their employees were considering leaving the u.k.. 36% said their businesses would go bust if they had no access to eu workers. 17% of businesses said they may move overseas. government in june offered to protect the rights of eu citizens in the u.k. post brexit

giving them the chance to apply or settled status. whether these plans will come into fruition for the thousands of seasonal workers is still unknown. brazil is moving forward with a privatization plan for state assets. auction off ports, highways and other public assets in an effort to raise revenue. the brazilian president is trying to shift the country's economic policies away from the leftward direction of his predecessors well he remains mired in a corruption scandal. budget deficits of nearly 10% of total economic output. part of the revenue raising plan includes selling off a controlling stake in brazilian electricity giant electoral robras. company is emerging

within this privatization process. i believe that it will modernize brazil's infrastructure and the energy sector. genie: how are the markets looking today? investors look ahead to comments from central bankers gathering in jackson hole. over .4 percent despite evidence of slowing growth in the u.k. economy for the first half of the year. the dax up just over .3%. survey puts french business confidence advertised level in over six years. uber's financial figures are strengthening despite internal turmoil. reporting that global bookings are up 150% on the year with $1.75 billion in revenue for the three months ending in june. uber remains the most lossmaking

company in texas history. those losses are slowing as revenue increases. new balance has won a record judgment in a chinese trademark suit. the firm was awarded $1.5 million after three chinese shoemakers were founded to have lifted the brands logo. -- tracking down on trademark abuse. officese is moving its to spain. the french online travel agency has announced it is eliminating 75% of jobs in france. 82 out of 112 positions will be relocated. french employees having just weeks to decide if they will move to barcelona or lose their jobs. up.e: let's wrap someone apparently wants to buy twitter with one very specific reason in mind. >> one analyst has estimated the attention president donald trump brings to twitter may be worth $2 billion in market value that

there is now campaigning to purchase the site for the express purpose of taking him off. officer former c.i.a. whose cover was blown by the bush administration in 2003 when her husband contradicted their theories on saddam hussein's supposed weapons of mass destruction. she has launched a campaign to .ry and purchase twitter her goal is $1 billion to buy a controlling share of the publicly traded company. bloomberg pointing out that a controlling share of twitter would actually cost closer to $6 billion. we may not have to worry about that i suppose. as of last count she is at just over 35,000. genie: thank you for that look at the business news. time to check in on the press review. we are taking a look on what has

been making headlines around the world today. a conflict we don't talk about enough in the media. the war in yemen. >> that's right. it started in march 2015. according to this piece on the front page of the new york times yemen is the world's worst humanitarian crisis and really there are plenty to choose from in the world right now. have destroyedgs much of the infrastructure in the country and medical facilities. doctors hadn't been paid in a year. there was a deadly cholera outbreak. the saudi's have essentially taken control of the major airports. aid cannot fly in and people can fly out. it's a devastating impossible situation with no end in site at least according to the new york times. the arab press is looking at the political side of the conflict. >> it started off very much as a political conflict you have the

saudi led coalition which supports the current president. they are facing off against the former yemeni leader and the shia rebels. the saudi london-based paper says cracks are beginning to show in the rebel alliance. the anti-saudi alliance going on the edge according to bloomberg. the rebels essentially accused the former yemeni leader of talks. secret it's a very multilayered contract. he is due to give a speech commemorating the anniversary of his party. they say if this. it's a very multilayered contract. alliance to give collapses as well it would only serve to benefit the saudi coalition and that's not a good

thing. genie: another story that has been gripping sweden and denmark. that's the death of a high-profile swedish journalist on a submarine in denmark. it's a crazy story that is gripping denmark. let's look at the tabloid. on their front page they say kim was never meant to be found. this after police identified a headless body as being that of the young swedish journalist. according to sources she was probably subjected to a scary and gruesome crime and the mystery is gripping denmark because they have all the hallmarks of a tv crime show. you have a renowned young journalist who reported on conflict, natural disasters and crisis. her last story was about an eccentric famous danish investor -- inventor and his homemade submarine. the problem is she never came back from the submarine and he said she accidentally died and he buried her at sea. police say they found her body

with her limbs cut off and there was dried blood on the submarine. how did she die, why and by whom. these are big questions gripping the country right now. genie: another story from the guardian. it has been a very deadly month for wildlife protection. >> three more rangers have been killed in separate incidents in brazil, mexico and mollie. they were protecting endangered species against armed groups trying to illegally get in the park. three other men died in the democratic republic of alliancea few days before the renowned south african conservationist was killed by poachers in tanzania. it has been a really deadly month for rangers and for the guardian it is clear the business of protecting endangered animals is getting more and more dangerous. yesterday there was a very unusual birthday. turn -- tagged

turned 10. >> twitter users generate 125 million per day. it went from being a very little used key on your keyboard to being an important social and cultural driver. think of things like oscars so white, the arab spring, or black lives matter. created thanks to the humble #. people are buying fewer televisions. they say #'s allow us to watch live events on social media feeds. here's to 10 more years. you for watching france 24. if you want to get a closer look at the press review you can always take a look at the france 24 website. hour, up in the next half

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