♪ anchor: hello and welcome to the program. it is 1:00 in paris. 7:00 in québec. this is "france 24." let's take a look at the headlines. the gloves are off ahead of the summit in canada. emmanuel macron plans to challenge donald trump in his america first policy. arrested over his alleged involvement in a 2014 massssacre in iraq.

more building blocks of life are found on mars. nasa's robot detects the most complex organic matter yet on the planet's surface. anchor: to g-7 summit kicks off this friday. divisions areeep clearly on display. european leaders and canada will confront u.s. president donald trump and his america first policy. there is concern about a global trade war and deep diplomatic rifts. the g7 could be facing its deepest division in decades. this time, as europe a and canaa unite against u.s. president

donald trump. >> we cannot on principle rule one.he g six plus center of thehe division, u.s. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from g-7 countries. the leaders said they will pressure the u.s. to lift the tariffs. but trump tweeted he will not back down. union isn't the european and canada informing the public that for years, they have used nonmonetary trade barriers against the u.s.? totally unfair to our farmers, workers, and companies. take down your barriers or we will more than match you. chock-full doubt out of the iranian nuclear deal in may -- trump pulled out of the iranian nuclear deal in may. he has been criticized for no longer defending the values of the group of seven. the leaders are scheduled to

meet against -- ahead of the summit. they hinted for the first time ever, the g7 might not agree on a joint communiqué. molly: president trump will leave canada on saturday morning, before the summit has wrapped. he will head to singapore for his historic meeting with kim jong-un such a place this coming -- such take place that coming tuesday. president trump says he is well prepared for the meeting and could invite him to washington if all goes well. reporter: was less than a week to go before the north korean officials in washington are already suggesting outcome will be positive. secretary of state mike pompeo said kim jong-un had struck a conciliatory note and indicated changes needed. >> he indicated to me he is prepared to denuclearize, that

he understands that the current model does not work, and that he is prepared to denuclearize. and two, he understands we cannot do it the way we have done it before. reporter: pompeo spoke on the sidelines of the meeting between shinzo abe and president trump at the white house, the chinese with the ready to help summit. >> if the summit does go well, will you be inviting kim jong-un to the united states? president trump: the answer is yes to the second part of your question if it goes well. i think it would be well received. i think that could happen. reporter: prime minister abe praised his host for being the presidentresident -- anand said he hoped the talks would transform the future. >> we will be able to witness

history soon. the summit will be held on june 12 in singapore. in france, an iraqi refugee thought to be a former senior member of the islamic state group has been arrested in paris over his alleged involvement in a massacre in his country. , walk us details through what we know about this person and what he is suspected of doing. person was, this 1983.n 1985 or there are two birthdates we are aware of. he is in his mid-30's. he is not that old. in 2016,d in france

2015 or 2016. in june of 2017, he got his status of political refugee. the iraqi government asked interpol to have more information about him because they accused him of being a member of the islamic state and that he had been implicated in the massacre where more than 1700 iraqi military were killed by the jihadis. an investigation was opened in france in september of 2017. and he was arrested in march of 2018. because in france we have the you can judge someone on french soil even if it was made in another country, so this is the thing now. but the truth -- proof of him

being allocated is not here. he says he did not have anything to do with the massacre. i got tosee some -- see his photo which are compared to the footage issued at the time of the massacre. and we cannot identify him on the footage. this is why the justice is trying to try him on the footage of the massacre. and on the other hand, the only who witnessed against him was executed in 2015, executed by the iraqi authorities. molly: you mentioned during the process his political refugee status, he was not granted that at first. that also has to have authorities worried about the process that it was not flagged before. is there concern about that?

the first time, they give the status and then they take it back. it happened at least 10 times since the beginning of the year with other refugees. also, the story holds. in a town ins born iraq and grew up there. he said he went to ticker -- tikrit in 2016. he says in 2006, his father and brother killed by the jihadis. he says in 2007, he was working for the u.s. army in iraq. he says in 2011, he worked for iraqi authorities as an informant. then he says in 2012, he was arrested for terror charges by the iraqi authorities but he dos he was trying to

something else and that he was not a terrorist. say theyhorities granted the jihadis freedom and he worked with him since then. he left the prison with other prisoners. then he says he went to kurdistan and they sent him back to infiltrate islamic state in syria, which he did not do, and then he arrived here. molly: he says he did no wrong doing. >> the challenge is to prove one of those two stories. molly: thank you very much. the weatherl cross has been an unexpected announcement by the country's president. he says he will not run for another tererm in 2020. it was widely thought he would try to stay in power.

his government is accusesed of brutally suppressing protests that took place againsnst his third d term in office in 2015. visionaries, we inform the international community will will not go against what we promised. my mandate will end in 2020. i am committed and well-prepared with all my heart, mind, and strength to support the new president we will elect in 2020. let's cross back to canada where prime minister justin trudeau is close to achieving one of his campaign promises, legalizing marijuana. medical marijuana has been allowed in the country since 2001. now, it could be legalized for recreational use. canada is a step closer to legalizing marijuana.

on thursday, senators voted to adopt the cannabis act, the bill that aims to allow the production and consumption of marijuana for recreational purposes. >> canada is already a leader in the regulation of cannabis. we have learned a lot from our medical program. we hope the legalization of cannabis will be copied in other countries. reporter: the government hopes this measure will decrease organized crime and drug trafficking. for this, it will have to keep prices low but they will still be able to profit from taxes. a gram of marijuana is expected to cost less than $10 canadian. >> a large portion of the population consumes cannabis and obtains cannabis on the black market. is to break up the black market and keeping people away from early consumption. underer: sales for anyone

andill still be illegal they can decide if the minimum age should be raised. the cannabis act is expected to be approved by the house of commons in the fall. molly: is there life on mars? that is a question scientists have been trying to answer for decades. now, they are one step closer to saying it is possible. a nasa robot has uncovered complex organic matter. nasa says they are building blocks that could indicate signs of life. reporter: the gift clue yet in the search for life on mars, fromic molecules extracted the bedrdrock of one of the crataters. agoosity l landed six years in the previous discovery of organic matter was annouounced n 2014. despite not being direct

evidence, they open up the possibility microorganisms could have existed. >> those organic molecules from a lake bed could have come from life. we don't know there was ever life on mars. the organic molecules we found are not specifically evidence of there are other sources of making this molecules, including things that are nonbiological in nature. >> they fofound more evidencncee molecules varyry by seaeason, ly indicating the source of the gas is the planet itself or subsurface waters. it is a breakthrough for astro-biologists. yet, the explanation for both could still be nonbiological. but now with more evidence, scientists will begin asking questions about the next stage of exploration. the european rover is scheduled

to land in 2021. nasa launch a new vehicle in 2020. molly: let's get an update on the headlines we are following. the gloves are off the head of the g-7 summit in canada. emmanuel macron set to challenge donald trump and his america first policies. iraqi refugee is arrested in paris and indicted on suspicion of war crimes over his alleged involvement in a 2014 massacacre in iraq. more building blocks of life are possibly found on mars as nasa's robot detects ththe most complex organic matter yet from rocks on the planet's surface. updateime for a business . we are going to start with the g-7 summit which kicks off this friday. trade is set to dominate the gathering.

attention is also on donald trump's recent poll out from the iran nuclear deal. >> it has been exactly month since donald trump announced the u.s. would withdraw from the multinational deal. on decision has huge impacts europeans who heavily invested in the wrong since the deal was struck -- in iran since the deal was struck. we had this report. donald trump: i am announcing today that the united states will withdraw from the iran nuclear deal. reporter: with those words, trump effectively stuck a fork in the iran nuclear deal, the product of years of talks between the islamic republic and western nations. it was the decision -- a decision with more than just diplomatic consequences. since then, european businesses trading with iran and had to scale down or pull out altogether. u.s. sanctions would apply not just to u.s. firms that all

but all firms that do business with the united states. the energy giant decided to leave completely it had been involved in the development of a major gas field project. last week, the c.e.o. said it was highly likely the company would have to relinquish its majority stake in the product -- project. the other company is rushing to save its billion euro investment in the country. it said it was working to obtain an exemption frorom the sanctio. the french government has made clear it will do everything in its power to continue trading with iran. >> it is not for the united states to decide which countries we are allowed to trade with. reporter: french companies are not the only ones impacted by the reinstatement of economic sanctions. have invested heavilily in iran.

in 2017, german exports to iran reached 3 billion euros. given all the context, how are we seeing the markets react? most financial markets have been trading comfortably for most of this week despite trade tensions. as the summit approaches, investors are getting more concerned. in europe, major indices are all in the red. this follows a sea of red in asia earlier this friday. molly: let's turn to the international monetary fund that has agreed to extend a $50 billion bailout loan to argentina. >> three-year bailout package is much larger than many expected. it is a loan ththat argenentinal have to pay back. as part of the deal, the president has agreed to speed up

spending cuts and and the central bank financing of the fiscal deficit. the public is tired of austerity as double-digit inflation and a high interest rate are weighing on consumers. the government is confident the plan will work. >> we have agreed on standby access for a total amount of $50 billion. this is 11 times greater than argentina's quartet, which is reflective of the support of the international community for argentina. it is very good news and shows the integration off argentina to the rest of the world which allows us to have this level of support. >> ahead of the company will step down amid pressure from shareholders. he has been struggling to restructure the group.

last month, he announced 13,000 job cuts after failure to hit a revenue target and disappointing growth outlook for the next new year's. bt shares down to new lows. china's biggest online payment platform says it has raised around $40 billion ahead of its market debut. it is said to be the single largest fundraising round by a private company. its ipo is expecteted as early s next year in shanghai or hong kong. malaysia's new government is seeking the arrest of a financier at the center of a massive correction scandal. want to question him over the vast amount of aney that disappeared from sovereign wealth fund. finally from europe, we

have this historic summit between the u.s. and north korea just around the corner if it does take place in singapore. that means diplomatic opportunities but also business opportunities. >> the business opportunities. restaurant -- big business opportunities. restaurants are planning offerings based on the leaders. one has created a trump-kim ee.ger with kim ch they say they wish the summit a success. >> we want to make him feel at becauseusing u.s. beef in any trade negotiation by exports. has beef

>> it is a huge event in singapore. we wanted to be part of it. we thought let's put a burger in a taco and put some kimchi on the taco and see what happens. molly: thank you very much forr the business update. it is time for our press review. i'm joined by alison sargent for a look at headlines. we are going to start with the g-7 summit. it does kickoff today in québec. what are we seeing? >> we are seeing a lot of focus on thewe are going to seventh at member of the g7, donald trump. papers saying he is coming in like a wrecking ball which made the front page of this week "the economist" quite appropriate, ala miley cyrus.

it is talking about u.s. foreign policy, but there are many depictions of the summit from cartoonists today. in the next one, we have trump as darth vader, they're calling him the summit phantom menace. many papers are calling it the g-7 minus one or the g six plus one summit. accusing justin trudeau are planning to burn down the white house. this is a reference to earlier this week when trump in a phone call to trudeau said canada was a national threat to the united states because they burned down the white house and the war of 1812. it was actually the british burned down the white house because canada was not yet a country. molly: i like the first cover. it looked like he was wearing doc martens when he was being a

wrecking ball. burundi where the president has decided not to seek another term in office in 2020. a surprise move. >> the announcement was a big surprise because they voted to extend term limits last month, which many saw as paving the way for him to seek another term. he firmly denied that was his motivation in his announcement yesterday. they are published excerpts on their website. he says he did not amend the constitution for his benefit. he said that is what his enemies want people to believe and he warned people against falling into that trap. molly: we are hearing some saying perhaps the president is laying a trap with the state. >> many say he is setting the trap with this. french papery uses a expression that will down to the promises of a dictator only applies to those gullible enough

to believe him. this paper does not believe him. they predict we could see stage marches of people urging him to or youor reelection could take a leaf out of vladimir putin's book and go from one position to another to remain in power. that is more or less what the french paper is predicting he will do, except in a more extreme way. their headline says he renounces the presidency but not monarchy. he has been visiting sites around the country with royal significance. about the less talked parts was about reestablishing the monarchy. molly: interesting. we will have to wait and see. let's turn to another african leader who has successfully held onto power in neighboring

rwanda. he recently had a visit from an american celebrity. >> some of our viewers might have known about this visit. it was news to me. theet with ellen degeneres, american tv talkshow host, and her wife. they were meeting to discuss the couple's support for rwanda mountain gorillas. it was a significant visit because they are a high profile lesbian couple in a country not open to homosexuality. the country is sort of an exception in the region because it has a more open climate. he does have a lot of influence in the region, particularly when rights. to gender they say this visit could be a turning point in east africa when it comes to gay rights. molly: let's turn the record on gay rights. rights. chechnya are preparing to host the egyptian national team ahead of the world cup next week. >> ejection team arrives -- the

egyptian team arrives this week in chechnya for training. hosting the team is part of a twofold political ambition. they say that involves becoming vladimir putin's envoy to the middle east and also reading the de facto voice of muslims abroad. this comes as chechnya has been coming under western scrutiny for human rights violations. there were reports last year that gay men were being held and abused in detention centers. at the time, he responded to criticism saying it was impossible because there are no gay people in chechnya. in addition to putin trying to bolster his image through the world cup, chechnya's leader is another one to watch for that. molly: they're standing on the football field as the team got bumped down in the standings. are 70th70th -- they in the standings, which makes

them the lowest ranked team in the world cup. just after them is saudi arabia. that is good is for russia because it gives them a chance to win at least one game because they will be playing saudi arabia in the opening match next week. to bring luck to russia's?o?oññn