host: welcome to live from paris. let's take a look at what's making headlines this hour. the israeli parliament has passed a controversial bill defining the country as an exclusively jewish state. we will get the latest from our correspondent. ortega sayf daniel the are not surrendering. this after government forces city regained forces of a stronghold.

further confusion in washington with the white house insisting it believes russia still poses a threat to the u.s. despite president trump telling reporters that is not the case. ♪ first, our top story in the israeli parliament passing into law a controversial bill to find the nation as an exclusively jewish state. the buildup grades the official language and says advancing jewish settlement is in the national interest. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is praising it is a defining moment. isning me from jerusalem eris meckler.

it took seven years for this to be signed off, but the final vote still do not go very smoothly. a long, stormys furious session that went into the night. at the end the right-wing government, the hard right government of benjamin netanyahu was rampant only by one vote -- triumphant by only one vote, a moment that he says is defining. israel is defined as a jewish state. the flag, the anthem, the state, the holidays, the language. it is all in one package. it is interesting it was a controversial. they removed it piece in the bill, its two most controversial provisions of wooded direct of supreme court to favor the jewish provisions over the democratic once. that was removed two months ago. the most controversial was called the apartheid clause,

which appeared to pay the way for separate communities to be built here. that has also been removed. there was this outcry at the end of the vote. the air of members of parliament to work the legislation and were ejected from the chamber and a very emotional evening here. annette: what has been the public reaction to this legislation? ass: we have heard criticism you would expect the left side of the house of parliament. we have also heard interestingly israel's president warning against it. i very highly thought of judge, just as they came on i heard him say israel did not need this declaration. the outcry was justified. there has been some criticism suggesting benjamin netanyahu is doing this for political reasons. it is not a costly decision in terms of -- in his terms. it is not like going to war over gaza.

he has a night out on the elections, saying his critics. this is something that reinforces his position with his base and makes them look -- taking a position against the liberal. all those things strengthen him an election in the next 12 months. annette: eris, thank you. syria where the evacuation of thousands of people from two loyalists villages deceased by rebels has not been completed. besiegedeged -- this by rebels. they were taken by bus on thursday leaving the two shiite villages into a. that empty -- milledge is empty. villages empty.

to turkey for the state of emergency has come to an end. it was imposed by president or t after a failed coup attempt in 2016. the detention of a dozen people and they setting of tens of thousands of public servants. opponents of the president year harsher measures are set to come into effect. failed coup and a state of emergency to profoundly changed turkey. some 80,000 people were jailed for the past two years. about double that number lost their jobs and public institutions. the state of emergency was extended to seven times and ended early on thursday. the president has pledged to end it during the presidential campaign, but he made a great you would maintain strict security policies. will run awaysts

and we will have been down wherever they go. those who shatter the serenity of our nation will find us on the path. we will find her army and our police on the path. reporter: the government has said it would submit new anti-terror legislation to replace the state of emergency. opposition members say the law will formalize some of the toughest aspects of emergency. the recent reelection will compound the effect of the new law. topeople have t the right write a residential d decree. there is a new legislation, antiterroristt legislation that s similar tthe stste of ememergency. ththe combination of these t two factorss leaead them tbebelieve they d don't t need t statatef emergegency. this will continue without the name of the state of emergency. reporter: the bill would give the government of power to fire

civil servants for three more years. authorities can hold suspects without charge for 48 hours and prohibit individuals from entering or leaving specific areas for 15 days. rights groups of activities fears. and the international said the crackdown will continue under another name. the villa a be discussed in plenary sessions next week. annette: australian prime ministeer martin trouble is asking the pope to sack and archbishop. he has become the most senior catholic leader in the world to be found guilty of can dealing child sexual abuse. the 67-year-old was sentenced to 12 months jail but announce plans to appeal. he is refusing to resign his position. of nicaragua's president say they are not surrendering. hundreds are hiding in safehouses and are planning the next move. this is after daniel ortega's

governments of the regained control of the stronghold. the opposition leader is marking 39 years of power this week. the organization of american states is adopting a resolution condemning human rights abuses since the protests rock out in april. that broke out in april. reporter: and get a standoff in messiah as pro-governmen oppositioncked forces. demonstrations were initially sparked on a pension reform through mexico, but has gained widespread momentum with demand for take it step down. critics accuse the former leader of increasing autocratic rule. the organization of american states has condemned the human rights abuses committed by nicaraguan police.

they demand to call for an election day to be set. >> this is an unprecedented bloodbath. states s condemns the ongoining attacks are president daniel ortega pere police forces against university students, journalists and the clergy across the country. reporter: ortega has rejected an answer early elections in accused critics of being coupmongers. the internationanal community hs condemned ththe violence crackdown. an estimated 300 people have died in clashes. nicaraguan human rights say she has marched with protesters as ortega's troops attacked. >> russia has supported nicaragua and sold them 50 tanks, which i hope you will never dadared to usese. but how can you clalaim victory against such non-civiliansns?

there are millions in nicaragua, 70% of the population opposes daniel ortega. has offered to mediate after talks for the catholic church failed last month. annette: the white house insists it believes russia still poses a threat to the u.s., despite president donald trump appearing to disagree with u.s. intelligence agencies when he no to a question about russia still targeting american elections. reporter: three days, three different viewpoint. trump has made e another about-face on the question of russian meddling in the 26 presidential election. on wednesday, he was president -- insisisted he holds vladimir putin responsibleoror election interference. >> you say you agree with u.s.

intelligence that russia meddled in the election of 2016? donald trump: i said that before. i have said that numerous times before and i would say that is true, yeah. reporter: hours earlier, sarah sanders defended donald trump's changing viewpoint, sainted president simply hadn't spoken in his press conference with vladimir putin. the remarks contradicted the once president trump may followowing his first face-to-fe meeting with the russian president on monday. in a press conference, trump said he did not have any reason to believe russia interfered in the u.s. presidential election. president trump: people came to me, dan coats came to me and said they think it is russia. i have president putin. he just said it is not russia. i will say this. i don't see any reason quite a -- reason why it would be. i will tell you that president

putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. reporter: one day later, apparently caving to political pressure, donald trump back-checked of his remarks, insisting he s said he did not know why russia would be responsible for meddling inside -- instead of white would be. senators plan to force a vote on a resolution backing the u.s. intelligence community's conclusions that russia did indeed interfere in the 2016 election. annette: in news that just dropped on the wires, vladimir putin has told reporters in regards to that summit with trial there are forces -- trump there are forces inside the u.s. ready to sacrifice u.s.-russian relations of the other lyrical ambitions -- political ambitions. we will bring you more on this comments he is making to the media.

british police believe they have identified the suspected perpetrators of that attack a y andan asked by -- ex-sp his daughter last month. civil russians were involved in the attempted murder. they've been identified as a result of checking cctv and crosschecked with order entry data. u.k. government has blamed russia, but moscow is denying involvement. the strugglerope, to contain dozens of wildfires. the country has received help from the eu and said it is mobilized all available resources. record high temperatures and unusually dry summer weather have caused this which is shown few signs of abating. wildfires rage as far north as the arctic circle. more than 40 fires burned across sweden on wednesday, promptiting

swedish authorities to s seek international insistence that assistance. -- international assistance. >> it is capable of dropping 600000 liters of water and about one second. liters into6000 default seconds. which dealtrway, with its own wildfires last week, has dispatched six helicopters to sweeten for assistance. authorities have urged residents of the area's to evacuate. despite the intense heat, the inhabitants of the net by the close windows and shut off installation to avoid breathing in smoke. nordic countries have experienced a record heatwave over the past week, with temperatures as high as 33 degrees celsius. annette: after a triumphant return to paris, members of the football team are heading back to their respective hometowns on

wednesday. they paid a visit to theirs, reflecting hometown glory. from the north of with the to the south goalkeeper, the world champions are back home. at the age of 23, he received a hero's welcome in the town. more than 5000 turned out to see him. in a few days he is become an international sensation. >> he is a world champion and maybe someday i will be like him. reporter: the defendant understands the acclaim. -- defender understands the acclaim. >> if there was a kid and someone with a world cup, give equal to see for a few hours. it really makes me happy.

- -- joinede playful the crowd. and nature to share on social media. -- and make sure to share on social media. atmosphere, he was created with a boisterous song. descend along from the balcony at city hall. >> we are so happy he is here. he is the best keeper of the world. >> is a great privililege. to make a property french -- it makes me proud to be french. reporter: the admiration was mutual. annette: celebrations are still continuing. the israeli parliament has passed into law a controversial bill defining the country as an exclusively jewish state. opponents of nicaragua's president say they are not surrendering.

this after government troops regain control of their stronghold in messiah. further confusion in washington with the white house and to think it believes russia still poses a threat to the u.s. despite president trump telellig reporters that was not the case. time for catherine bennett. you are telling a story about french lawmakers monday to prevent a repeat of the scandal that made headlines last year. catherine: french lawmakers are trying to stop it happened last year from happening again. the world's largest dairy group had a recall more than 12 million tins of babies milk after contracting salmonella. the government to impose higher fines on those that distribute contaminated products.

they were via barcode -- faced with dropping oil revenues and skyrocketing inflation, venezuelan to mitigate creative to find new business opportunities. two young engineers and inspiration of the most unlikely of places. they are building car parts out of plastic waste. reporter: one man's trash is another man's business opportunity. they sit there garbage in this dump, searching for plastic. old computer monitors are reborn as car parts by way of this 3-d printer. the engineers founded the company that now supplies 13 venezuelan firms of recycled plastic filament. it also produces i intricate plastic parts like transmission gear arts. -- parts. >> we are focusing on the economy, using residents from

other industrial processes and recycling them. reporter: five years of contract and is t taking a toll on the sector. inflation of nearly 50,000%, companies that rely on costly imports have seen sales fall dramatically. by cutting international transfer costs, the fact that it exists at all is remarkable. entrepreneurs face an uphill battle. >> the economic crisis has damaged the entrepreneurial ecosystem, meaning there are no strong institutions that properly support initiatives like ours or competitions to offer enough capital for a project like this one. are now trying to encourage further venezuelan companies to adopt 3-d printing technology as well. annette: let's have a quick look at what the markets are doing.

europe markets in the red at the moment as investors digested result. london has been hovering around the flat line. dox isck'-- frankfurt's -- dax is down. the publishers association has released figures on 2017's show exports make up the bulk of the industry's income. pounds,les rose to 3.7 four 3 billion euros. the u.k. is the biggest exporter of books in the world with 36% of its books last year heading across the channels of the you. unit -- to the eu. on thening comes back of a bumpy here for publishers were sales were opposite way 4 billion euros. -- were off by 6.4 billion euros.

brussels would have to agree to recognize u.k. driving license is in the u.k. u.k. government would have to issue 7 million international driving permits within the first year after brexit, risking a huge backlog. theresa may is in northern ireland today in an attempt to iron out the contemptuous issue of the irish border. it's a third visit since becoming prime minister. with only eight months ago the britain officially the ceu, ireland's prime minister said they are preparing for the worst. the average government will hire out customs agents to carry checks on agricultural products and animals traveling between ireland and the u.k. after brexit airbnb has lost another battle over data. the housing committee vovoted oa bill that would make airbnb hand over the addresses and details of host that use the site. an invasion it's i of privacy.

authorities say the services are intensifying the housing crisis. novartis is the second u.s. drugmaker to announce it will not increase drug prices this year. last week pfizer said the same thing after donald trump waded into the freight. fray. he lambasted pfizer for raising prices and accusing the company of taking advantage of the four. since pfizer backtracked, saying it would postpone price hikes. novartis told bloomberg the decision to pull the price tags was the prudent thing to do after looking at the u.s.'s current policy environment. that is all from business news. annette: it is time for the press review. for headlines around the world

you are starting with the situation in nicaragua where government forces have regained control of the city of messiah, which is in the center of those antigovernment protests. paper, thehe editorial. it is the name of a neighborhood where protesters set up -- thedes and where nicaraguan paper condemns the use of extreme violence by forces loyal to president daniel ortega, and said while protesters may have been defeated they will soon rise again to defend their freedom and dignity. the violence must stop. three months after the protest began, nicaragua is on the verge of another civil war. annette: the situation is causing a lot of concern and the rest of the world. the unprecedented wave

of violence in the tiny central american country makes the front page of today's liberation. theyou can see a picture of dal ortega and his wife on a billboard, their faces covered with red tape. enough with ortega, reads the headline. heis becoming the autocrat was despised, says the paper. a tragic turn of events for nicaragua as the country so versatile 39 anniversary of the sandinista revolution. i will end with this cartoon. you can see three figures, three santino's named after the early 20th century revolutionary leader. the one of the left is wearing a blue and white scarf, the colors of nicaragua. the one in the middle wears a red scarf, big fellow -- the color of the sandinista revolution. the one of the right is covered in blood. france, moving back to

this amazing story you discovered in le monde that all of france is talking about. a close aide to president emmanuel macron accused of assaulting a made a processor desperate tester in paris. reporter: he can be seen tackling a young man to the ground and punching him repeatedly before fleeing. the incident occurred during the annual mayday protest and the french capital. the huffington post revealed he was dressed in police right here, -- riot gear. the aid was suspended for two weeks following the incident. some are calling him -- calling for him to be sacked or sent to prison. annette: boris johnson gave his resignation speech yesterday after stepping down as foreign secretary. reporter: it is on the front page. the headline reads, "boris knife."the

he criticized theresa may's private strategy, accusing her of dithering over what to and leaving the u.k. and the state of economic vassalage. beset it is not late to save brexit and called for a strong independent -- annette: british papers are not convinced. reporter: let's look at the front page of the national. completely delusional, reads the headline. the paper says boris johnson's resignation speech amounted to brexit nonsense. his vision would have never worked, says the british daily. it may be simples, slick and elegant but would cost more jobs and would inflict irreparable damage to britain's closest friends and neighbors. forest is not happy answer -- boris does not have the answer. take your passport and book a flight to tokyo.

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