>> thanks for joiningg us. we have headlines. donald trump gets down to business today on day two of the french president's trip to washington. there are some divisive issues on the table like the ironic nuclear accord in international trade. we will go live to brussels to the latest on the new conference to help the war-torn country

syria. a senior legal of the group is killed in an airstrike. what effect that might have on the three-year war and the humanitarian crisis coming up. from some airhear france workers who aren't happy with the ongoing strike. flights of interrupted for an 11th day in a dispute over pay. the tale of a 12-year-old australian boy who managed to escape to bali by himself, all on a parents'credit card.

>> he is being questioned by police on suspicion of corruption. that's over the rights to operate ports in west africa. he was taken into custody as part of a corruption that investigation. in group has interests construction, media advertising, and shipping. they deny any wrongdoing. shares fell 6% on the news of his police interrogation. we will talk about that in the business update in about 15 minutes. genie: we will go to washington, where emmanuel macron kicked off a state visit to the u.s. on arench president landed trip that is heavy on top and symbolism. they are trying to emphasize the historic ties between the u.s. and france.

they differ greatly on several international issues like the iran nuclear deal. for more, let's go to philip. there are lots of touchy subjects on the table. philip: today will be the moment when the subjects, in a meeting between the two presidents in the oval office and an expanded meeting in the cabinet room with the larger delegations. that's when there is no way around this. there will no longer be the pomp and circumstance we saw last night at mount vernon where the first president george washington used to live. later tonight for that state dinner at the white house, this is where they will be talking about the subjects where they disagree quite clearly.

that is a bone of contention. the biggest is the iran nuclear deal. macron is very much in washington was a mission that he has as an envoy to other european countries that signed up for the deal. they want the u.s. president to be convinced the united states should stay in that deal. he has threatened to quit on the 12th of may. the time is running out. there is pressure back home across europe for the french president to come back from this state visit with something tangible, so much camaraderie with a u.s. president who is so unpopular in france and across europe should have something as an end result. that is one possibility, very unlikely the u.s. president will change his opinion on the nuclear deal. there are matters, the paris

climate deal has gone. the french president is unlikely to try to convince donald trump to remain in that deal. he said the united states will exit that deal. nothing is happening on that front. trade will also be discussed. the french president will want exemptions for his country from the tariffs that will be a closed by the united states on european union countries and others on the imports of steel and aluminum. these two should not get along in theory. they are very different personalities. today, saw yesterday and it's a very friendly relationship between these two presidents. genie: we saw that last night with that dinner at mount vernon. they will be throwing their first official state dinner.

philip: it's a much smaller one. house,ables in the white 13 people per table. we don't have the guest list yet. we do know there will be very few democrats invited by the u.s. president, only the governor of louisiana is most likely going to be there. that is quite a difference to state dinners from the past. it will be a chance for the two presidents again to get along very well in public partly because this will be a private event closed to the press. we will let you know when we know more about who exactly is on the guest list on both sides of the table. pageantry, that top and circumstance that comes with a state visit before it even

began. the first u.s. president george washington lived in a plantation house at mount vernon. when you look at the body language for these visits to see how they get along. it looks good. they do get along in person. maybe that's because they did not yet tackle the most important subjects. we have a readout of what they discussed yesterday over dinner. the touchy subjects did not come up, at least not to the french president. genie: thank you so much for talking to us about was happening in washington with that state dinner later tonight. now to toronto, where police are looking for motive in the van attack that left 10 people dead. another 15 or hurt when a driver plowed rental van into a crowded

sidewalk. police have the driver in customer -- custody. he was scheduled to appear in court this morning. >> it was lunch hour in toronto. the streets were packed with people and a white rental van drove onto the sidewalk and tour through the crowd. the driver deliberately targeted pedestrians. >> he just started hitting everybody. he hit every person on the sidewalk. everything was shattered. >> the injnjured were rushed to ththe hospital,l, some in criril condndition. the driver was apprehended by police. following a brief showdown. is arities confirm he 25-year-old man. they say he did not have a police file and the act seemed intentional. looked deliberate.

>> extra police of been deployed. national safety is not at risk. >> the events that happened on the street that happened behind us were her renders. they do not appear to be connected to national security. that's based of the information available at this time. >> the canadian government has not raised the terrorism alert. to, are asking witnesses forward as they anticipate a long and complicated investigation. genie: syriaian state troops are trying to o oust the islamic ste fighters from the last area near damascus that is not under the control of bashar assad. they are trying to drum up more money to help syria and brief new life into the geneva peace process.

eight groups are meeting in brussels for the seventh conference on it syria's future. we have the story from brussels. this is the first conference on attackince the council and the international missile strikes and what effect might that have on the work being done? coming in a new context. the syrian civil war is now in its eighth year and it appears to be winding down. bush are our aside is getting the upper hand. there is some believe among the donor community. it does mean the possibibility f a political solution that can get the humanitarian crisis under control. we are in the first day of the event now. that is a dialogue with aid organizations. they are delivering aid on the ground. tomorrow we will have the high-level p political summit wh

foreign ministers from 85 delegations across the world. they will discuss political solutitions and make pledges for more aid. this is coming in the shadow of chemicalnt use of weapons and the u.s. led missile strikes in response to that use of chemical weapons. not viewre today do those missile strikes favorably. for themake it harder to reach the people in need on the ground. the people here today are the aid organizations. their concern is the humanitarian aspect of the crisis. tomorrow will be the foreign ministers area they will have more geopolitical concerns. you may see more support for the strikes tomorrow. the overall theme of the summit today and tomorrow is the idea

that a political process is necessary and a military solution isn't going to work. you have them summon up the idea of the day, she wants to use this to send a clear message to the international community that the fighting has to stop and the political process has to start. united the aid organizations in the foreign ministers. they are meeting today. tomorrow, we will see if people are willing to putut their money where their mouth is. genie: what is expected, out of that summit? eu has pledged $10.6 million. hoping that it could be doubled tomorrow. we don't have figures on the table yet.

the push for this is coming because the humanitarian disaster, the situation for the need for humanitarian aid has gotten worse since the beginning of this year. genie: thank you for that. he is reporting from brussels. senioryemen, where a leader has been killed in an airstrike. he w was president of the political body thehe controls mt of northern yemen. he was killed last week by a strike on the west coast. he is the highest official to been killed by the coalition since it stepped into the civil war three years ago. i spoke to a yemen specialist. it he told us what t the death might do for the war. >> he was onone of their m more polilitically experienced figur.

this is a militia group. they don't have a great degree of p politically experienced people. they lost a number of their most experienced people. began, they were both academics that were aligned. it were both killeled during the transition, assassssinated. at the same timeme, if you lookt how he is being r replaced, his replacement is one of the closest confidants, he is a childhood friend. what you see is this being used to consolidate power among their inner circle. when it comes to the military aspect, the saudi's can target high-level leaders. that's a big deal.

i'm not your to extend this is going to be a game changer in and of itself. genie: that was adam reporting for us. let's take a look at business news. you are starting with this developing story of the french billionaire who is questioned by police over a corruption investigation. he runs a major conglomerate. started 200 years ago is a paper business. it's grown to a sprawling empire that includes logistics, energy, mediate, telecom. they employed 60,000 people around the world. year, revenue topped 18 billion euros. they include the telecom giant and the media group. to their ports in africa. this is the other big earner.

denied wrongdoing. the news is having an effect on their share price, down 9% in paris. genie: whehen tackling on the stock mamarket. stepehn: there is not much movement. it is lunch time. is down around 1.8%. revenue jumped over 40% in the first quarter. that is a small gain in london. genie: google's parent company has published their latest results. that showed a sharp jump in profits. there was a rise in advertising earnings. that figure is noteworthy for a big increase in capital spending. $7.3 billionding on big-ticket items in the first

three months of the year, that includes $2 billion on a new office building in new york. 73% in profits rose by the first three months. advertising was up almost a quarter. say in 2018,rts google will control 31% of the global advertising business. genie: that's huge. let's come back to france. rail passengers have anotherer y of disruption from strike. stepehn: it's the high-speed services running today. they are stretching over the plan to overhaul the state-owned rail operator. the are meeting to extend strike beyond the date already announced, the end of june.

there is a strike today, the greatetest is led to 1 11 days f problems for passengers. we have more. france'se of air headquarters, few employees will talk about the strike, especially those heading to work. in 50% of ground crew are participating. this is the 11th day of strikes. company 300 the million euros. the strikers are calling for pay raises for all staff. a pay raiseling for of 5.1% for this year and they rejected a proposition of a two point -- 2% raise for the next three years. this striker comes with risk.

raise is 10%, if that transforms into laos, it's not reasonable. -- layoffs, it's not reasonable. >> not all unions are participating. one group said its of important for people to be realistic. >> do you know of another company in france that has set a 6% pay raise? if you look at the finanancial situation, this is not getting them out of the jam. >> the company's ceo has called for a nine day referendum to begin friday. they will get to vote on the issue. genie: just to wrap up, what better way to celebrate 150 years in business than with champagne. stepehn: this may leave an odd tasting mouth.

they have produced a limited-edition bottle of the spicy sauce for its anniversary. it's made from specially selected peppers. they are mixed with sparkling white wine vinegar. it isw york times says thicker and more complex. it will cost $35. genie: you don't want to open that bottle lead -- late in the evening. thank you so much. it's now time for the press review. we are going throughgh it's happening in the world of the papers read lots of focus on that van attacked in toronto. >> that left several people dead in toronto. it's being treated as a deliberate act. this was different for one reason.

out the cop did not shoot until the assailant. genie: he has remained announcement. that brave cop is at the top of the list of heroes from that day. tuesdays as of early had not declared the attack a terrorist attack. she criticizes that fact. you can read more in her article. she said it will be the day that torontonians are bonded in blood and tragedy. details ther solidarity of toronto residents, saying the attack cannot divide the city's most diverse neighborhoods. genie: there's been a focus on the death of a canadian man in peru. that theeports 41-year-old was lynched by a mob

in a small group in village over the weekend. for was in retaliation allegedly killing an elderly leader in the village. he had spent time with her. the story has shed light on the traditional justice methods used by remote villages who say authorities are not prosecuting crimes against them. two suspects of them arrested. as of yet, none for the shaman. this is two years after the collapse of the garment factory. >> over 1000 people died. the factory collapsed due to structural problems. the tragedy shed light on the oppressive work conditions.

the tribune explained that many of the workers still haven't been compensated. many of them were the breadwinners of the family. income, theource of aftermath did see safety restrictions put into place. trade unions are flourishing. the problem is many of those unions are funded by foreign organizations and hampering independence. where you situation have many unionized workers who are afraid to speak out. they say empowerment is key to making workplace safety sustainable. this is a world's first, a veteran has been given the s and successful penias

scrotum. organs in his sexual an attack in afghanistan. now he's been given a transplant. -- what makes this case unique is never before surgeons successfully transported the lower part of the abdomen from a deceased owner into a patient. offer hope for better into had similar injuries. the testicles were not transplanted. ethical problem with him reproducing with the

sperm of another person who's dead. all of them are focusing on the new baby boy joining prince william and kate middleton. their parenting job is just gotten a lot harder. he is in for thrice the worry. while the baby was being born, princess charlotte made history. she became the first female royal not to lose her place in the line of succession to a younger male heir. successionnks to a to the crown act which protected the rights of female heirs to the royal kingdom. stepehn: another great story out of australia, a ferris bueller day off for a grumpy adolescent. >> it's getting a lot of traction. the 12-year-old boy got into a fight with his mom.

to spite her, he stole her aedit card and booked four-day trip to bally. he tricked his grandmother into giving him a passport. he headed to the airport. once he was in bally, he rented a motorbike. he only got caught because the family raised the alert. like many people, he posted his pictures online and police were able to track him. his family are demanding answers how a 12-year-old could get through security and customs. his mom will have a hefty credit card bill. $8,000 in four days. genie: he's going to be in trouble. thank you so much for that look at the press review. thank you for watching france 24. at all of our stores on our website.

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