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up to 69 killed. family members are still searching for the missing and streets covered with ash. coming up, the man who built starbucks into a global empire is taking his coffee to go. he will be setting his sights -- could he be setting his height that his sights on the white house? emmanuel macron has his lines with the france football team. that is ahead of the world cup. first, our top stories live from paris. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in the french capital today. the latest stop on his queuest o get europe to up pressure on iran and not salvage the nuclear
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deal that has been floundering. he is meeting with president emmanuel macron one day after discussions with angela merkel showed major disagreements with how to stop iran from getting nuclear weapons. >> benjamin netanyahu will meet emmanuel macron today as part of a three-day tour. in europe the two men are at odds over israel's treatment of palestinians. it is -- a disagreement that became more acute when the israeli army shot dozens of protesters on the gaza strip. meeting german chancellor on: oh monday, benjamin and yahoo! -- german chancellor bungalow merkel yesterday -- >> iran's call for our discussion -- for our destruction that it is staking -- seeking nuclear weapons. >> the pressure is on for
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emmanuel macron to defend the deal after supreme leaders spoke out to boost capacity. some europeans are talking about iran coping with the sanctions and limiting our defensive missile programs. i am telling these governmnment, ththis dream will never come tr. the firmest common ground between israel and leaders is israel's -- ongoing merkel says that's angela merkel said it would help limits the ballistic missiles program. he went on to say it could lead the wave of refugees in europe. >> this will lead to another religious war. a religious war inside syria. the consequences would be many more refugees. >> emmanuel macron intends to
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defend his position. netanyahu's tour is not expected to change the mind of anyone in europe. >> the prime minister of jordan resigned. several thousand jordanians turned out again demanding and income tax be dropped. the king of jordan is trying to get a handle on the biggest protest their in five years. he has asked the former education minister to form a new government. here is what some of the protesters had to say. >> even after the prime minister, the people are demanding the removal of the income tax law. and adding subsidies. as well as reducing the taxes on electricity and gas. >> we do not mind paying taxes.
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they should provide us with services in return. unemployment is increasing. poverty is increasing. all we are demanding is our rights. >> the people's demands have not been met yet. there are corruption cases that are not pursued. there are cases of politicians that are not held accountable. the people are waiting for them to be resolved. >> to italy now or the new populist coalition government is testing its power in the first of this week's confidence vote. he was sworn in after three months of political turmoil. the alliance between the star movement and the far like -- far right lead is expected to be passing the confidence vote. a new government has promised to track down on immigration. for more on the situation, let's go live to rome.
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italy's new prime minister has been speaking in parliament. what does he have to say so far? >> it was very interesting to see him and parliament. -- in parliament. spking tfor wme fimerst ti in the upper house. he was flanked on either side by the leaders of the five-star movement as well as of the leak party. those are the members that have put him in that position. he said that he felt the weight of the responsibility he has taken on becoming the new prime minister. that he was confident of the project and the contract for change. he agreed that we are cap best that we are -- that we are populous if populist means we are listening to the people. he talked about putting an end to the business of migrants. he says it has grown into one of
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false solidarity. tackling the issue of migration head-on. he said they would continue their alliance with the united states. the transatlantic alliance as well as nato. he called for a stop on sanctions to russia. and talkede seen about in the past in terms of immigration. he also talked about tackling corruption and unemployment and showing some kind of basic income to help those unemployed. particularly the youth. reducing the debt not with austerity but with growth. as well as tension and judicial response. we will have to see how it is they are going to be putting all of this in place. >> it does seem like the confidence vote should pass. given that, what kind of heavy -- what kind of headache is the government likely to impose for the european union? >> they have talked about dealing with the debt but not
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austerity. if you're going to create more spending, where's the money going to come from? italy's debt is 130% of the gdp. the members of the european union are bit nervous about how they are going to tackle this. the new italian government is showing they will try to work with europe on this issue. on the issue of immigration, we have already seen some tensions arising with the interior minister talking about tunisia exporting convicts to the country. the tunisian authorities have expressed amazement about this. europe has to deal with this. we know the interior ministry is happening and luxembourg. how will italy work with -- work to deal with the issue of migration? he has said that if europe does not help them, they will look to other methods. >> thank you for that.
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now to guatemala where the death toll from the volcanic eruption has been revised up to 69 dead. rescue workers are desperately searching for the missingngdding toto fears t tt the final toll could be much worse. putting their l lives on the line. tocue workers scrambled find survivors a day after the deadly abruption left -- the deadly eruption left the village under gray ash. >> the volcano is still active. everything is extremely hot. that makes our worork extremelyy difficult. we have to work in temperatures rising above 30 degrees celsius. >> authorities started monitoring the fuego volcano after activity picked up early on sunday. they only issued standard precautions at first. the volcano then had a powerful explosion around 3:00 p.m.
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sending b bolton rock rushing dn it -- molten rocks gushing down its flanks. and gases were already within reach. residents say they were caught offguard by the speed of the eruption. >> i was in the alley when i realized that lava was coming down. it w was almost reachihing the r tank. it came right up to us. i only found two of my children last night. my two daughters, my grandson, and my son are all missing. disaster agency says nearly 2 million people were affected by the explosion. just over 3000 have been evacuated. the president who traveled to the disaster area on monday declared three days of national mourning. >> sports news for you now.
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french president a manual macron is visiting the french national football team ahead of the world cup. he is there for a lunch with his wife at the training grounds west of paris. talk us through the agenda for today. havepresidential couple braved the rain to come here to bring their full support. they were greeted by the head coach. also by the french sports minister. they took a photo with all of the the members of the french team. the french president it was important for him personally to support the french team. not only because the spore is important for health -- sport is
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important for health but football and sport in general is important to boost national unity. the french president as having a lunch with the whole football team as we speak. he is due later on to hold an informal mill -- informa etth tee players from his favorite football team. it is a well-known fact that he is a huge fan of marseilles. he will be meeting those players and the afternoon. it is symbolic because it comes 20 years after france last won the world cup. it was back in 1998 when france won against brazil. the president gave his support to the team. we will see if a manual macron will do the same death emmanuel -- a a manual macron
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manual macron -- there is said to be another preparation game. the last one will be against the united states and leon -- in lyon. the team is due to fly off against russia where they will face australia and peru. >> tell us a little bit more about the presidential tradition. the history of luck and not luck. it all started in 1998. the president was the first of french president's to come here. the med remember him for sipping beer on the football field. he started the tradition. cup inance won the world 1998, it boosted the popularity
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rate. since then, all the other presidents have come here in full support. it is president emmanuel macron's turn. >> thank you for that. >> to have a team wearing our colors is good for national unity. it is good for the tens of thousands of citizens following them. >> there you go. a very proud president here. >> thank you so much for that. team's training ahead of the world cup. let's take a look at todayay's top headlines. benjamin netanyahu is continuing his european tour in france.
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he will try to convince europe to change his vision on -- his position that it's position -- is position on iran. toll from the volcano in guatemala is up to 69 dead. family members still desperately searching for the missing in more and streets -- in morgues and streets covered in ash. there is a big change at the top of starbucks. >> the man who turned the company into the world's biggest coffee chain is hanging up his green apron. stores.e 28,000 his announcement sparked speculation about what the billionaire might do next. >> just hours before announcing
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he will be stepping down as executive chairman, howard schultz paid a visit to the place it all began. a small cafe in seattle's pike place market. >> i have been doing this from us 40 years. taking my green apron off his heart. -- is hard. >> howard schultz through starbucks from an 1111 store chn into a whirlwind -- worldwide phenomenon. ens share price has 21,000% since going public in 1992. the company's values were as important as its profits. he was one of the first ceos to offer complete health benefits to full and part-time employees. hehe also weighed in o on social issues. >> we are respectfullyly asking our customers who are carrying a gun not to bring them inside starbucks stores. >> he also had to deal of
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controversy. starbucks stores recently closed for racial bias training after two black men were arrested at a philadelphia cafe. feeling speculation, he is considering a presidential bid. >> for some time now, i have been deeply concerned about our country. i am not exactly sure what giving back means yet. >> for now, he plans to write a book. he will retain an honorary starbucks title. >> the 7.7 percent stake of the royal bank of scotland raise -- a must half-- was
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of what the government paid for the bank. rbs shares are down three and a half percent. it is a mixed picture on the european market. investors getting some what of a boost on strong economic data on china that suggested growth would remain strong despite tensions on trade. washington state has begun legal action against google and facebook for failing to keep track of who was placing political ads. -- tote law requires a al report who is reading -- is behind spending. they fail to meet these obligations since 2013. both companies say they are committed to transparency. >> apple meanwhile is saying its latest operating system will stop apps secretly tracking
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online activity. >> it will block sites from tracking users. the company says the upgrade will make it dramatically more difficult for data companies to identify the device that is being used and to track the user. the new operating system willll haveve tools that will allow parents to limit children's screen time. one company not having a good day on the market is the firm shark. it said -- firm sharp. it also announced plans to issue new stock and plans to expand into artificial intelligence. >> singapore is preparing for next week's meeting between donald trump and kim jong-un. >> the cities makes allah just -- the city's mixologists have a
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coming up with drinks. the north korean leader does not drink alcohol. the romance will only be -- customers who order the drink will get a world peace sticker. that looks quite nice. i do not like the sound of those ingredients. >> it is now time for our press review. what the papers have been saying around the world. you are starting in the u.s. where there is a lot of reaction to the decision of the u.s. supreme court in favor of a acre. -- of a baker. >> he refused to make the cake on religious grounds. jeff phillips refused to make a
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wedding cake for a gay couple citing religious reasons. the supreme court ruled in favor of the baker. the national review says the decision reads -- reads -- breathes a little bit of life back into conservancy. coloradoine notes that and the past hrotected the right of baker's to refuse to create cakes with anti-gay messages, so it is normal they should do it for the opposite reason. it isre are some who say not a victory for the religious right either. >> this is coming from the liberal press. they're are saying it is not a loss for the lgbt community because it does not set a precedent for future cases. justice kennedy did not rule on
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the issue on whether t baker had a right to refuse the cake. he rolled on the fact that his freedom of religion was violated by the state. the case really says nothing at all. >> let's move on to donald trumps ambassador to ger. >> he is only a month into the job. he is already drawing a lot of anger from the germans. you see him on the article. he is the u.s. ambassador to germany. in recent comments to the far right website breitbart, he said he wanted to empower other conservative leaders in europe. he says the key word being empower, which to some would imply he might be gin actively to topple the centrist governor and in germany -- centrist government in germany. the harshest criticism is coming
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from the former leftist leader. behavingcused him of like a right wing colonial officer. reminding him that ambassadors of -- our representatives of their states and not political movements. says it is not up to them to tell the ambassador to do their job. you can practically see the eye rolling from the german website in this article. they say, he is not the first ambassador who knows not -- who knows nothing about your. -- abo europe. >> the philippine star turne aboutg -- started talking --
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he pulled up a female supporter on stage. he basically kissed her on the mouth. is e case that you can see on page four of the philippine star. a militant women's rights group have slammed it as the disgusting the hat tricks of a misogynistic president. it has sparked a lot of discussed and grossness. this cartoonist for the manila times is really grossed out by what seemed to be a leery kiss. >> the guardian has landed an interview with edwards 90 and -- edward snowden. >> it is been five yrs since the biggest week. edward snowden is talking to the british daily today going back on the past five years. he is the world's most famous fugitive.
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he says he has no regrets despite being ale -- despite being exiled in russia and hunted by the u.s. opleow know that governments od corporations, prayed on endurance -- on our ignorance. >> a man who was accidentally shot by an after that -- by an fbi cup. -- fbi cop. >> he was dancing in a denver nightclub. he did a pretty and oppressive -- a pretty impressive backflip. when he picked it up, he accidentally shot another patron. the victim is ok. as a gesture of goodwill, the nightclub is offering the patron complementary drinks for life.
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