our live coverage for the world cup action. >> you are watching france 24. these are the headlines. a turnaround from donald trump. signing annt executive order to in his policy of separating children from their parents on the u.s. mexico border. the president of south sudan and the main rebel leader meet for the first time in years. the civil war has left tens of thousands dead.

the pressure is on france for its world cup match against peru. failing toside impress despite their win over australia. also coming up, shares and european carmakers after the owner of mercedes warns the trade dispute with the u.s. and china will hurt profits. and the second elected official in history to give birth while in office, more on the way. our top story live from paris. after days of backlash from around the world donald trump signed an executive order wednesday to end family separations on the mexican border.

trumpomes days after insisted he was legally unable to act to keep children from being taken from their parents. here is more. >> it is about keeping families together while at the same time being sure that we have a powerful, strong border and border security. it will be equal if not greater than previously. we are going to have strong borders. we are going to keep the families together. i did not like the site or the feeling of families being separated. >> philip told us more about the signing of that document. >> donald trump assigned that hisutive order flanked by vice president and secretary of homeland security. she is the one who publicly defended that public -- that policy.

she also is the same person new said that policy did not exist. now the president has signed an executive order that an knowles part of the policy. the larger policy, the zero-tolerance policy on the border is still in existence. any grown-up, any parent who enters united states illegally will be arrested. the only changes they will be able to stay with their children in detention. the question is how long. that is unclear. the administration would like that to be indefinite which is illegal. it opens up a host of questions. that document signed by the president makes no mention of all of those children, including babies and toddlers who have been separated from their parents on the border since this

policy was put in place. we do not know what will happen to those children. >> it is still unclear how the turnaround on that policy will play out particularly when it comes to the fate of those 2300 kids already separated from their parents. >> after fearing her husband would kill her this woman fled what i'm all of your they crossed the border into arizona. she is suing the trip administration after her son was taken from her. >> my son was with me and after two days he was taken without giving me an explanation as to where he would go. since then i know nothing about him. >> there could be more legal battles to come after donald trump leaves open questions.

likes i will let family stay together. wags it says the -- they will find facilities to hold families while their cases are reviewed. detention ofe families not just adults. a 1997 court order limits to 20 days the time children and parents can be detained together. the justice department says it will seek changes to the order. heldr the 2300 children away from their families the departments have held as they are working towards reuniting them. another solution is to connect children with other family members who live in the united states instead of those they were separated from at the border as a way to deal with children whose parents have already been deported without them. u.s. border workers say they are waiting instruction.

forhis has to be addressed immigration reform. if not we will be discussing this two years from now. like the challenge now is to overcome the practical and legal obstacles to more complicated than signing a degree. >> the pictures of those children crying, kept in cages did prompt backlash around the world. also at home. trump supporters are still standing behind the president. >> i am an immigrant. i came to this country 30 years ago. we came legally. i feel sorry for this group. >> they are just saying it a different way to put a bad light on it. them, i do not think

they are all here. >> sentiment is growing, hungry passed a law criminalizing aid groups that help migrants, a move that goes against human rights groups and european law. the austria interior minister says italy will no longer be a refugee camp for year a. >> the goal is to protect orders. it is about solving the issue at the root. if someone things italy continues to be demanding, they are mistaken.

>> forces said they had taken back their base of the airport, if confirmed that would mark a major step for the government in retaking the port city after a week of fighting. it has left 350 people dead. they describe the situation is the worst two-minute hearing crisis in the world, warning any attack on the port could cripple aid shipments. here is more from russia. >> it is crucial for the people inside the city, the people in yemen, historically relying on commercial imports for 80% of the needs of its population. this -- there are no alternatives. support is a crucial lifeline.

we are talking about a country that has been qualified as the world's worst two-minute hearing crisis with 22 millions of people in need, dire need of humanitarian assistance. close it would put millions of people alover yen. they have sho a terrible record in terms of respective human rights. they should ensure at all times support remains open. they should ensure commercial .mports are not disrupted theyhould do their maximum to protect civilians in these areas and also assure a safe passage. before that, even in yemen we were told by people killed by a

landmine, trying to flee the the, it is important parties respect that but it is also important for the international community to step up and pressure the saudi arabian coalition, for the u.s. and u.k. have been selling weapons. these weapons were used to commit war crimes. country --dan, the it set off a bloody civil war out of a political dispute. sit downountries together yesterday for their first face-to-face meeting in almost two years. factions met for the

first time in almost two years wednesday. the president of south sudan and the rebel leader traveled to the ethiopian capital for joint peace talks. they expect little from the meeting. the two leaders have different time frames. about opposition, talking 12 to 18 months, and the government is talking about 120 days for integration of the forces. that, it is the same. like what has happened last time , we cannot have two armies and south sudan anymore. >> the vice president attempted to overthrow him. a bloodyation sparked conflict aggravated by ethnic

tensions. the two signed a peace al. it collapsed months later. the conflict shows few signs of showing -- slowing. he is left with little incentive to make concessions. presidentsudanese said he will not negotiate. the civil war in south sudan has left 50,000 dead and 4 million forcibly displaced. >> this developing story, the wife of the is ready prime minister has been charged with fraud. sarah netanyahu has been linked to the misuse of what hundred thousand dollars in state funds for catering services. a lighter note for you now out of new zealand. the prime minister has given birth to a baby girl. she is the second elected world leader in history to give birth

holding office. pakistanine was the prime minister who gave birth to a daughter 30 years ago. her deputy prime minister has stepped in for the six weeks of her maternity leave. and for some football news world update with round to underway. denmark, taking on australia. they begin their campaign with a tough win over peru. .rgentina will face croatia the game of the day will be when france faces per room. what is on the agenda? tell us more about what is happening today. in somewhatre

changeable weather. the eastern venue for all of the world cup cities. it is looking for a convincing win to move through into the round. depending on the outcome of another match underway at the , it could mean that france could go through to the next round. that is not going to be an easy proposition. the team is fighting to keep its chances alive. it is dedicated. weakational side is not a one. to focus onanaged

stability and power. he has made a couple of changes to the lineup. the forward position, france is certainly looking to show determination. a particularly different -- difficult match against australia last week. like thousands of french fans in russia for the world cup. as many as 17,000. have you bumped into any there tonight? >> we have been here for the last couple of hours and we have seen approximately one french fan. we have had numbers of around 38,000. it does feel like all of them are here. the flight yesterday was rammed with peruvian fans. they are massively confident.

everyone has been saying how determined they are for their team to win. we may just see it upset. interestingly enough, you might be able to see over my right shoulder the seats at the arena here. it has boosted capacity. they are russian fans and supporters who are coming in to watch. >> thank you for that. we will be checking back and throughout the day. many french people are going to have their eye on that game which starts at 5:00 p.m.. let ak look at to the other two big stories. turnaround from donald trump when the president signed an executive order to end his controversial policy of separating children from their

parents on the u.s. mexico border. the president of south sudan and the main rebel leader meeting for the first time in two years. the civil has left tens of thousands dead since 2013. business update with stephen. you are starting with the u.s. merceest twist involving 80's. >> they have issued a profit warning. takeirst major company to such a step over the trade dispute between united states and chinese. sales hit a record high earlier this year thanks to sales of its suvs that it builds in the united states and ships to china. those cars will be affected next month. >> a profit warning from one of the pros leading luxury carmakers.

tariffs exported from the united states to china from the sixth of july will be subject to 25% chinese tariffs, industry watchers estimate it could be around 250 million euros. the revised forecast comes as the u.s. president vowed to impose tariffs on $200 b blion of c chinese goodsds. the chinese mr. of commerce says blackmail.h as the chinese will retaliate. >> the u.s. has been accustomed to its big stick negotiating strategy but that is not going to work on china. such irrational behavior is not conducive to solving the dispute. >> china's newspaper is reporting beijing could hit 30 companies and be some of the best to bear the brunt of countermeasures. one ofcludess bellowing,

its top executives said it depended on china. to take a like long-term perspective on these things. we are in constant an active dialogue with both parties. we are making sure our government understands what is at stake and understands how the relationship is. it faces a hit with 18% of its cars sold in china in the last year. >> that is having an effect on other carmakers. many view they are sharing the result. 1.7%, b&w, not mentioning dana, sharing its sales.

a nine-month low in europe the latest trading. >> hoping for some good news, the euro finance ministers. that thel be announced will give relief on the mountain of debt. it is s likely to taking the fom of greece paying back the money it has borrowed rather the reduction in the amount of debt. it is been a major sticking point. >> another big meeting indiana. ministers from the world's biggest oil producers. they are producing -- focusing on whether they will focus on a cap, saying this will happen but the question will be by how much. we have seen oil prices drop in anticipation of that rise.

crude is trading down. you can see that 1.45% down. ran the bank that broke ireland's economy has been iled for six years. >> he is guilty of conspiring to defraud investors every false accounting during his time of -- as chief executive. it was the key event that pushed ireland into requesting a bailout in 2010. this is the longest jail sentence handed to a banker over the irish banking crisis. onenstagram has reached billion users. >> it is marking with a new video app that will allow users to post videos up to 10 minutes or longer for a council to larger audiences. this is a move on facebook to attract younger users.

stars say she will continueue to use both sides. >> nothing is going to change. i will be posting on youtube and instagram. you never know w what works. the internet is that you never know what could happen. it is an unknown. i am going to be doing half-and-half, posting as much as i do on youtube, then instagram and see how it works. quite she has 25 million followers on instagram. i don't think you or i have. >> it is incredible. >> thank you for that. it is now time for our press review. on the set not to take a look at beenthe papers have discussing.

>> a searing reaction. let's start with the left-leaning paper which calls it a stain. the paper's editors diff -- policy of a country built on immigration. trump has made and about face. you might even say he has by on his face according to the cartoonist. the tough talk, who vowed never been forced tos do so. he is putting it into a crisis he constructed himself. , on theee from this border crisis issue trump is holding here both the gas for the fire and the extinguisher. >> a lot of anger from both sides of the political spectrum. >> the new yorker calls them the rope president forced to back down because he got tired of

racial incitement or a change of heart. he was backed into a corner politically and had no other choice but to sign this executive order. cruel, heartless and unnecessary. that is how the new yorker describes the policy. words, theoice washington post calls him spineless, calls his actions mal.y of he says he is tough talking on the outside when he is made of weeks stuff on the inside. >> another big story. opposing leaders in that country have met an ev opiate to broker peace. >> that is right. we are not getting a lot of details about the meeting itself but there is a pretty comprehensive article that sums

up why they are meeting. the south sudanese president has forwith the rebel leader the first time in two years to figure out another peace deal. the last one fell through. south sudan has only been a country for seven years but five years have been during a brutal civil war that has killed 50,000 people and left 4 million people homeless. at the heart of this conflict are differing and religious groups. >> something differe ofnt out the world cup. burger king in russia has come under fire for a special promotion. >> it defies believe. somebody thought this was a good idea. they made a promotion for the world cup. russian fare -- french fries

that offered a cash reward and lifetime supply of whoppers to women who get pregnant in the world cup. that was the premise. not a surprise, it sparked backlash. the fast food chain has apologized for what it called the clearly offensive promotion and the washington post said it is the second controversy. >> let's focus on the football. there is a big match for france. they will focus against peru. he is likely -- now is the time for action. obviously millions of people will be watching that game.

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