genie: you are watching "france 24." i i am genie godula, in paris. a first look at the minute of silence in belgium. that minute of silence of course marking not just the two police officers killed yesterday by an armed attacker, but also the civilian. w who were four people kikilled by an attacker.

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that: belgium marking minute of silence to commemorate the victims of the attack yesterday. this as anger is growing over why that prison inmate, who was known to be radicalized, went on authorized leave. let's take a look at other top headlines. ministerewly named for carlo cottarelli says new possibilities have emerged to form a political government for the first time since march. efforts by the populist five star movement and far right league have so far failed to create a coalition government. palestinian hard-line group amas says it has struck cease-fire deal with israel to put an end to the largest flareup of violence between the two in four years. the israeli intelligence minister is denying that deal.

also coming up for you this hour, some calm returns to european stock markets after two days of sharp falls. we look at why italy's political trouble has spooked investors. and the racist tweet from roseanne barr that prompted abc to cancel its biggest hit of the season. more on that coming up. first, our top story, live from paris. we will go back to belgium nono, where the man behind tuesday's fourthkilled actually a person one day before the rampage in liege. the belgian prime ministers said the attacker killed a former prison inmate by hitting him in the head before shooting dead two police officers and a

civilian. it turns out the attacker was a prison inmate himself, and known to be radicalized, and yet was still let out on authorized leave. the is more from investigative team that says it is treating the murders as a terror attack. >> the first elements of the investigation showed that it might be a terrorist attack. these first elements have to be understood as a modus operandi shown on the internet by i.s. in their video messages. .ttack police with a knife the perpetrator of course in touch with radicalizized person. qualifies as terrorist murder and attempted terrorist murder. genie: more now on the main suspect behind the attack. reporter: tuesday's attack, the perpetrator was rapidly identified, a 36-year-old belgian man born to the south of

liege. according to french media, he grew up in this very house. he had fallen out of touch with the family who still live here. unsurprisingly, they refused to be interviewed. airing his life, he was convicted for multiple crimes, including theft, violence, and drug trafficking. than 48 hours before the attack, he was still serving a sentence in this belgian prison, but in preparation for reintegration into society, he had been granted temporary leave.-- a cellmate recounts how he was radicalized in prison. >> i saw he had been medicalized. he told me himself he really was muslim. he did everything they did, even fasted. at the same time, he was not a bad guy. reporter: since his radicalization last year, he had been on police watch lists. on monday attack, night, investigators said he settled an old score, killing a former inmate who was alongside him in prison. the break-in at this jewelry

store the night before the attack has also raised suspicions. yet belgian authorities say there was just one principal motive behind the man's actions. >> the killer's objective was to attack the police. the same authorities described the man as unusually violent and mentally unstable. genie: for more from brussels, let's bring in dave keating. the country just marked a minute of silence earlier. tell us more about that. dave: the key thing we learned today was, we basically have confirmation that this was some kind of terrorist attack. the initial witness accounts we had heard from belgian media, that he had cried out "the law akbar" ---- "allahuhu repeated by the authorities. he had had run-ins with the law

and had been in prison since 2013. he hadadad many one day and today releases, over 20 over the past couplple of yea,, untnt the last one,, when he was releasesd on monday. he may have been involved in the southern murder on monday night, with someone who may have been on accomplice in one of his crimes in a jewelry store robbery. the questions that are still how to be answered are authorities were watching him and what they suspected him of in terms of radicalization. we know he had contact with people who h had themselves been radicalized, but what we were not told at today's press he hadnce was whether definitely to isis or other terror groups. that is still a matter of investigation. the other matter of investigation is how he planned this, whether he had help. what is clear now is that he was targeting police officers in a way that is similar to ways in

which the islamic state have been calling for online -- that is, cornering police officers, taking their weapons, and attacking them with them. it matches a pattern of behavior that isis had called for in some web videos. still, the investigation is ongoing. particularly, , authorities arae going to be very interested in his contacts while in prison. genie: what is the feeling like in belgium today, one day after this new attack in a country that was rocked by some horrific attacks a few years ago? dave: the press conference was in brussels, which shows the national character of this crime. the belgian public prosecutor has taken over this. rather than it being the local authorities, it is being tackled at a national level. the other time, the other murder on monday night that may be linked to this, is still in the

hands of local authorities. certainly, belgium is no stranger to these types of incidents. brussels went through the brussels attacks in 2016, it also involved liege. it were raids in liege, where homes were raided. still in atmosphere of tension here, but nothing belgians have not grown used to. genie: dave keating reporting from brussels. italy's newly named prime minister designate, carlo cottarelli, is meeting with the president in an attempt to put together a stopgap government. but the prospect of snap elections as early as this summer is also being talked about. sources say there is a chance italy's president could dissolve parliament, sending italians back to the polls as early as july 29. speaking today, carlo cottarelli said a political government without a technocrat like himself at the helm could also be on the way. for more, let's bring in josephine mckenna in rome.

it seems like carlo cottarelli is not a shoo-in to become prime minister himself. what is going on now? josephine: it is amazing, isn't it? almost 90 days since the election, and we still have no deep -- no breakthrough. carlos cottarelli has had two meetings with president sergio mattarella in the last 24 hours. he is understood to have not presented any list of cabinet ministers. that would indicate he is not about to form a government. sources close to mr. cottarelli a short time ago said he was simply waiting for developments. is going tore if he even return to the presidential palace today. the five star movement's luigi di maio said he is withdrawing his push for impmpeachment proceedings against the president and wants to reopen talks about forming a coalition far right with the league, with whom they were negotiating a short time ago. the head of the league, matteo salvini, said he would rather

push for fresh elections. but here is the kicker. he does not want to see those fresh elections in jujuly, the cuts says most italians are on vacation and the holiday is sacrosanct. whether or not he is open to reforming a coalition with the five star movement still remains unclear, and it is quite possible that they would reopen talks, perhaps with a broader brothers including the of italy, another far right party that is part of the right-wing alliance. genie: it is extorted new he how this story has been developing over the past few weeks. what are your thoughts? you think we might still see early elections in italy, despite what people are saying about vacations and such? to be an: there seems indication now that they want to move back from the immediate elections, spite what mr. salvini is saying. anis possible we will have interim government, perhaps led by mr. cottarelli or someone else, in the short-term, just to

get through the summer, until fresh elections can be held in september or october. having said that, whoever is at the helm will have to get a vote of confidence through the parliament, and that is perhaps why mr. cottarelli at the moment is holding back. perhaps he is looking to see what sort of support there is there. that it is really very unclear. whatever is going on is continuing the political instability in italy, and still making financial markets very nervous. genie: josephine, thank you for that. josephine mckenna reporting from rome. meanwhile, greece's largest labor unions are on strike today against plans to extend austerity measures. is 24-hour protest disrupting flights, transportation, and services, closing schools and leaving hospitals running on emergency staff. austerity measures will continue for at least two more years after the international bailout ends in august, starting with another major round of pension cuts next january.

and hamas rulers in gaza say they have agreed to a cease-fire in israel to end the recent flareup of violence, a claim denied by israeli officials. the israeli military struck dozens of sites in gaza overnight as rocket fire continued toward southern israeli communities. uka: throughout the night, dozens of rockets were fired from gaza toward southern israel. most were perceptive by israeli air r defense sysystems, but soe struck the ground, with one hitting this kindergarten shortly before children arrived. elsewhere, three israeli shoulders -- soldiers were injured. hamasre joint statement, and islamic jihad claimed responsibility. israel said it struck more thann 25, sites overnight. it was the heaviest barrage of --e since attorney 14 war 2014 war. >> quiet w will be met with the

appropririate respsponse. we assess the situation, but we stand ready to defend ourselves. bank,in the left palestinian president mahmoud abbas criticized israel's response. president abbas: the israelii occupation launched it an attack on the gaza strip. this indicates the occupation does not want peace. however, we want peace, and we demand peace. yuka: on wednesday, a senior hamas official said a cease-fire agreement had been reached with israel, mediated by egypt. onlyl denied the truce, saying it is not interested in further escalations of violence. tensions in the gaza strip have continued to rise in recent weeks, since mass protests left more than 100 palestinians dead. and now, u.s. network abc has said it is canceling its hit tv show "roseanne" after a

racist tweet from its star. the tweet calls a former obama of the the offspring muslim brotherhood and the planet of the apes. abc's president said the comment was repugnant, and canceled the show. "roseanne" was a revival of a hit from the 1990's, and abc's biggest hit of the season, particularly among conservatives. the main character and are herself are supporters of donald trump. for the job.ogized here is more from the woman targeted in the tweed, valerie jarrett. valerie: i am fine. i am worried about the people out there who do not have friends and followers. genie: time for our business update with stephen carroll. global markets have been hit by global concern about the political turmoil in italy. how are things looking today? stephen: the questions are

asking is, will carlo cottarelli be able to form a functional government, or will there be more elections? we saw wall street tumbling and asian trading, markets falling sharply as well. the asian markets. in european markets, things looking calm her. the ftse index in the green after two days of sharp falls. the banks had been hard hit. they were covering their losses and trading today. unicredit up almost 2%. has raised some 5.6 billion euros in a bond sale. the cost of borrowing was significantly higher than the last time the country sold debt on the markets. this as investors fear of another election which could strengthen italy's populist and eurosceptic parties. investors are concerned about mr. cottarelli's ability to govern effectively. the head of environment of

cooperation and of element says -- transitions in hase economies, the world, a tendency to spill over to the rest of the world economy. this is what we are seeing now. is competent, experienced, a seasoned financial and economic operator. so the government is going to be incompetent, safe hands. and of course it will be up to the italians to decide when it is that they would like to have new elections. genie: the uncertainty in italy is having an impact on other countries. stephen: increase, they are watching closely. itscountry is set to enter bailout prprogram and august off this year. the greek economy has been improving, but there are challenges for the people and the government. georgina robinson has the story.

,eorgina: on the sidelines watching italy. german and great foreign ministers meet, but behind the smiles and handshakes, fear for the future. , democratic,stable and pro-european italy. we worry if there is instability and it has an impact on the financial situation, the situation could create extra problems for us. georgina: greece has had three bailouts, worth over 250 billion euros. during eight years of austerity, it slashed public spending and pensions. they led to clashes on the street. but the goal is that greece exits the current bailout program in august. to do so, athens needs to raise money on the financial markets. italy has shaken investor confidence. exiting the bailout was never going to be easy. greece is the most heavily indebted country in the eurozone

at 180% debt to gdp. employment is around 21%, and banks are plagued by bad debt. economy the greek through 1.4%. between 2015 and 2016, foreign investment nearly tripled. tourism flourished with more than 30 million visitors last year. even after it exited the bailout -- exits the bailout, greece will remain under close surveillance. in june, european finance ministers will discuss what is needed next for greece. genie: a giant of the advertising world is returning to the business. stephen: the world's biggest for threeg company decades. he stepped down in april after investigation into unspecified misconduct allegations. a new is set to start communications business after engineering a reverse takeover of the london-based shell company garrison capital. --ie: nintendo is helping

hoping to boost sales of its switch console with three new pokemon gaels. stephen: the japanese game company is under pressure to maintain that momentum. name inis a powerful the gaming world. titles released on tuesday night -- two willll e available in november and will allow people to transfer characters they collect from "pokemon go," a mobile game which people are playing on street corners. genie: and walking into trees and stuff. stephen: still very popular. genie: strangely. now time for our press review. launch -- solange joins me now. you are going to start with a look at the greek press. major and has to ready great protests today.

also reaction to political of fuel -- political upheaval in italy. solange: let's start with the front pages, the center-right great paper. it says there is fever and italy, but also in brussels and athens. the centerleft paper says basically the same thing, that there is an earthquake in rome but athens is shaking too. the greek stock market taking a hit. the headline is really referring to borrowing costs. if they go up, it means athens is going to have a hard time this summer reinjuring the debt market, which is planned for later this summer. if you want to find out more about this, head to the economist. they have an article entitled "rebuilding the ruins," about how banks are going to have to reduce bad loans in what "the economist" says is a new phase for the country. geninie: the american and korean press are wondering if there really will be this upcoming

summit on north korea in the coming weeks. solange: the cartoons are vivid this morning. "the week," the american magazine, says that donald trump kim jong-un of -- being pulled by donald trump, saying slow down, go faster. another cartoon shows that the summit may be looking up, even though it has been a topsy-turvy road. they say the summit has been a crash course with lots of turns. "the washington post" asks if will actuallyd work. they wonder whether negotiators are on the road or in a ditch. the paper says the volatility is a sign of an inexperienced american delegation, but that so much momentum has been created that the summit may actually happen. genie: i like that cartoon of

donald trump chasing i believe the nobel prize. let's turn to russia and the murder yesterday of a very famous journalist, arkadi babchenko. solange: the journalist was shotd in tm, -- in kiev, in the back as he was going home. the journalist was a famed journalist who was critical of vladimir putin. because of his coverage of the kremlin and death threats, he ukraine last year. "medusa" pays homage to him in "a man made by war." he was a former soldier who became disgusted by conflict in chechnya, but turned to journalism. the russian opposition paper, which has had six of its journalists killed since 2000, called babchenko "an absolutely honest man, for whom the words of everyday people was the most important." sad news for journalism. genie: we focus on the

environment and recycling. you found articles about waste and how it is being treated in different countries. solange: a couple articles show how waste is interconnected and the world. but start with africa. nationsnd other african no longer want the cast off, used clothing that americans, europeans, and other western nations throw away, that are then shipped to africa. rwanda's president, paul could kagame,nce -- paul wants to focus on a domestic clothing industry. china is opening a factory in rwanda and boosting exports. there is another article about waste today. this is from the new york times. many recycled products in u.s. cities, once they have been recycled by consumers, are going

into landfills. why is that? they are no longer being shipped to china. beijing has decided it no longer wants to take in as much foreign recyclable waste, which means american companies have no place to put it. this issue "the times" says, is affecting european cities as well. genie: a fascinating subject. in the united states, a huge story. the american media is ababuzz about abc's decision to cancel one of the hottest tv shows of the season after the lead actress tweeted racist comments. solange: this is a buzz in the u.s. pretty much everywhere. to give you the back story, the show is called "roseanne," and it was a big show in the 1990's. it came back on air earlier this year and became abc's number one primetime show. abc canceled it because it's star has tweeted a racist comment. the new york times takes up the story and praises the move by editorial, saying that

even if the network is likely to lose tens of millions of expected ad revenue, the network is saying with a move that words matter, that there is a line that cannot be crossed, and that bigotry is one of them. you found what might be the next foodie craze. gluten-free food, cockroach milk could be the next new big thing. the post tells us that multiple companies have actually started to invest in cockroach farms to get the milk, which comes from a very specific hawaiian cockroach. not all cockroaches produce milk. factor,ond the icky could cockroach milk become hip? it is incredibly nutritious. studies have shown it is even more nutritious than cow's milk. it could be the ice cream of the future. all the am thinking of cockroaches it would take to

make one ice cream cone. solange: that is a good question. genie: you can get a closer look at all our press reviews on our website. famous for its smoking culture, but last year saw the bi@ qxzñvpx]

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