jeannie: youuare what -- genie: -ppmmaauel macron gives his speh to ambassadors, pushing for a new ll-euuopean defensee6 c13 1 project, sayinn the conttnent's united states.t just rely on the pope francis refuses to comment on claims he knew about

allegations of sexual misconduct ttose accusations coming from the vatican's former u.s. ambassador, who is demanding the pope resign. venezuelans ccnttnue to flee their country, in economic preefaal. but those leaving and search for welcome in neighboring brazil. our special report on the way. allo coming up for you in business, why kenya has become a pllce for french businesses to thrive, and anninside look on what it is really like at a frennh music festiial as we take you to rock on ssine. stay with us.

%rennh president emmanuel macron gave his annual foreign-policy speech to ambassadors today. it was a long hour and a half speech, focusing mostly on foreign policy. pet's listen to what the french president had to say. macron: europe can no longer leave defeese to thh u.s. it is up to us to take safeey and therefore sovereiggty of the european union. ww must fully understand the consequences of the end of the cold war. plliances arr still ussful today, ut mechanisms and balances these alliances were based on sometimes need to be reconsidered.% that means your needs to reconsider its position. further solidarity requires defense in europe. genie: with me now o talk about president macron, i am joined by pouglas herbertt as well as a

former ambassador. wwlcome to both h of you. i am going to start with you doug. what is your takeawaa? doug: the speech was not raddcally different from what emmmnuel macron spoke about last year. themes, including a emphasis on european solidarity, the security of france, -pcollective decision-makingg phere is a notable difference with last year. last year, he had perhaps a slightly firmer hand. he was in a better position with respect to the situatiin geopolitically. at home, he is under a lot of pressure right now. he has aatougg domestic situation. france wonhe time of the political season is heattng up. holidays. the opposition is crying foul with emmanuel macron, going on his approval ratings areedoow at home.

put more importantly perhaps, internationally, he now has a donald trump who has gonn into unilateral mode. already an america firstas president. but there is more of a sense of europe being left now to its own devices. europe cannot rely on the american partnership that has been very strong since the end of world war ii. pt has to now take the inittative and collectively work totogether to solve its own problems, reclaim its it is a lonelier place. a very long speech with many of hh has to speak more loudly ine order to be heard. amidst a chorus -- and it is a chorus now -- of rising voices, oath on the other siie of the atlantic, but also in europe -- a use tt be just hungaryyand poland. last ear, we have seen the rise of upstart populist parties in italy, nationalism, anti-immigrant forms offpopulism

president, especially with a weakened angela merkel, o give that same type of speech and have it not just heard, but be aated upon and put into policymaking on european level. , what are your -pmacron had to say tooay? -phh was promoting this idea ofa mmltilateral world. -pis that attainable ttday? crisis of militarism and the c1 crisis of europe. priority of the french foreign president macron that she iisisted n thaa -- but this is also on multilateraliim, without breaking inks with the u.s. for instance, france will be in pharge of chairing the g7 next year. he mentioned explicitly that he

with the aaericans, theecousin ammriccns will have to share the g7 the year after. for instancee he will organizz a summii of the g7, i think in the soothhof france. organize it differently than last time in canada. to have a strong the seven countries of the 7. a dialogue with china, with indiaa and a diilogue with russia. which means, for instance -- i do not know by which means. the seeond day of thh meeting. it is a very long and detailed speech, becauss he is giving instruction to all the ambassadors, bbt also to the

world, because it is a public speech. he wants to emphasize that europe is remaining, his main theme. seccrity being the other one. but of course, maintaining multilateralism, and also maybe making things more relevant to hhs changed since the end of the past war. -pgenie: hhw big do you think is -pttis push for this uniquely european defense project? [coughs] genie: excuse me. this project, saying eurrpe can no longer rely oo the u.s. when it comes to sscurity. claude: he mentionnd hat and theeproggess which has been made this issue. of course, it does not seem to thhs is recognizing that we, cannot rely only on the u.s. for our defense. he is taking, after all, the same line, and making some

concrete proppsals. acting directly in central ahilca in the sidd hill -- s region.% saying also that hh wants to -pmake a proppsal for the peace. genie: thank youufor that, ffrmmr ambassador claude blanchm aison. confirm orll neither deny claims he was part of a cover-up of sexual abuse in the church, after a former vatican diplomat sent a letter saying the pope knew about sexual muuk -- misconduct allegations against the former archbishop of washington, and the pope went on to rehabilitatt that archbishop anyway. those accusaaions cacame from another archbishop, who called on the pope to resign. says the 11 page letter

speaks for himself, and he trusted people to read it and decide for themselves. .or more, let's go to rome gone allll the way to the pope. how serious are they really? reporter: these are explosive% allegatiins,s, and very damaging for pope francis. he went to ireland,,where he went to great lenengths to meet with abuse vtitims. suggesting the pope knew about the claims against the former cardinal theodore mccarrick aa early as 2013 really puts thee in the center r of suggestions that he himself was complicit in pope francis said, "i will not journalists to draw ththeir own

concllsions. it shhuld be said theeaccuser identifies himself with the arch opponents of pope francis and is a conseevative. there have been suggestions in the past that he is a man who promotes innuendo and conspiracies,,and also claims that he quest an investigation into lyrical sex abuse in minnesota while he wws in washington. nevertheless, these areevery ictims claims because are saying now that it is ot enenough for pooooe francis to k for forgiveness. they w want t to see justice. they want to see the church do more to eepose coverups. if pope francissis certainly pu% in tte center offthis, it really is the first time he is really at the center of the storm. thatat is alsoso going o have ramifications in the u.s. catholic church, which is ssill reelining from thehe peensylvana report we saw recently,,6 c13 c1 implicating 300 clergy ii a pecade, against 1000 victims.

seeing there already effecttthe scandal is having in numbers are down on the ttip to ireland.d. the crowdss were far r less than there have beeeen in the pasast. reporter:: that is righh, ann catholic church. but i think what is interesting about this particular llegation but also,,it really exposes the bitter divide between conservatives nd liberals wiihin the church. thhre aae mmny at the top in the vatican who want to see pope francis removed. he wase fact that reaaly quite devastating for a% %pabout where to go in the futt, not just bout sexual abuse, but other iisues like homosexuality and marriageeannnlment. of thee6 c13 c1ndication damage these allegations could potentially cause, a bishop in the small town of tyler, texas

urged the priests in his diocese to consider theseeallegations against pope francis as credible, to discuss them, raise the issues with their own pariihioners, and seriously debate this on social media. and that is really in the heartland of president donald ground with these allegations, to the catholic church and tong pope francis himself. genie: josephine mckenna reporting for us from rome. the u.n. say top mmlitary leaders in myanmar should be prosecuted f f genocide e againt rohingya muslims. that is some of the strongest language yet from u.n. alleged human rights violations in myanmar since the bloody crackdown began ast august. panel released its report today, one year after the crackdown began. to two and a half millions, c ce

veneeuelans have lefttthe country, running from the political and economic crisis therr. many of those economic migrants go through a ssall border town in brazil. over 120,000 of them in just a few months. phey have pusheddthe brazilian government to actually send in troops. in this small toon on the vvnezuelan born -- on he brazilian border, venezuelans arrivv in the thousands, their eetire lives packed into suitcases. they croos the border two days ago. >> our clothes are ugly and dirty. anna: they sold all their belongings and left caracas. they hope to be granted a refugee visa in the center set up the brazilian military and you and -- and u.n. >> we will have to come back tomorrow. -p>> this is all for the visa,

eight forms. these former republican ministries and executivesshave all their savings on them. -- these ffrmer executives have all their savings on them. changes imposed by nick lisman meager savings.a toll nntheir imposed by nicolls maduro have taken a toll o on their meager savings. >> we hahave nothing left. anna: this camp was burnee,% which sent venezuelans running to the other side of the border. sinne then, the governmentthas called in special forces. pespite theii exhaustion, this family has to travel and next requirement or to sleep between the two border posts. -p-- has tt travel to sleep

>> we left yesteeday afternoon aad kept going until today. -pheewalked a lot. the trip was hard. starting around 4:00 or 5:00 in the afterroon, ththe venezuelann authoritiess do not let us stay on the streets. reporter: she has to hold onto her savings. white rice has been her nly source f food for several days. -- i still doo to not have money. the south.% she is waiting ffr a money transfer. received enough.e has just >> so emotional. i am relieved, tired, sad. anna: -preach their promised land, the econnmic capitallof sao paulo. geninie: time for our business

him: -- our business thh government announcing cuts to llve her programs. analyst: the sacred wellfare outlined some aspects o of next1 year'ssbudget. welfare programs will be rrduced to elp rein in amid slower than. funding for housing allowanccs, emily weel their benefits, and pension ppyouts will increase than the thht is lower than the% oecd's ppedicted rate of listen to the sscretary-gegenerl pf a union hereein france..6 11 >> the 2019 budget says we are gogoing to breakak you, destroyr currrrenn society, and we will t just reduce urchasing power. we aae going to reduce the ability to survive of those in need. it is a budget that attacks the weakest and most fragile. genie: that ccmes as more and

more french businesses are setting up offices in kenya. -panalyst: ttat is right. more than 100 french businesses are operating in kenya, up frorm 30 a few years ago. peter o'')brien takes a look at what makes the country in africa so attractive ffr french companies. home to one of africa's most anemic economies. it has grown over 5% on average each year ooer the last decade. the country has a growing middle class of around 10 miilionn6 c11 people, potential customers that companies from around the world have come to seeuce. more and more of these businesses are from france. in nairobi, it is getting difficult to get a seat at a frenchhchamber of commerce >> it is to animate and develop process. partners here in kenya. peter::these meetings help kenya. it is a ervice which is the number of french firms has gone from around 30 to more tha1 aahundred in the last few years,

including some big brarands. asidd from kenya's domeetic markets, its ocation is it has anninternational airport, and there are daily flight to most countries in the region. that is what most compmpanies he installed rrgional headquarttrs -phere. most f the 15 employees and the founder is french. >> clearly a very good regional base. talent, potentiaa, good and loadads of firrs are b based here, which means we can easily communicate with everyone and peter: this yyar, the wants to double its revenue, which is already at 500,000 euros. genie: how is business trading looking todaa? analyst: so far,,markets are all green in eerly afternoon trading, as funny to tighter

monetary policy announced that the u.s. federal reserve on friday. one dark spot is tesla. shares in the electric carmakkr fell almmst 5% after ceo elln %upasia, chinese markets shot , with hong ong closing up more high. it is on the back of the chinnse central bank announcement it would shore uppthe yuan genie: in venezuela, the savings. analyst: inflation has gotten so bad that the government waa the bolivar currency. he has announced the government will sell small good bars to encourage peopleeto invest t and save m money, part of a host of measureses to boosttthe economy1 including raising the minimum wage.

that anaaysts say it could backfire. listen to maduro's sales pitch. : to all venezezuelans, gold isis a safe investment. old will always be gold, my friends..6 c13 c1 time goes by, and the gold saves -- the gold stays. gold is for the people. this second oll bar ways to .5 gramm, and i i am going to o ple it at a costst of 6300 bolivar's so you can save in gold and have your little gold bars. up in we will wrap france, a country thaa is often said to be behind on technology. but starting in november, it will be doing away with a a classic. analyst: he landline, and institution in france. france's leading thh end of the line for land lines..6 c13 c1 new users will have to buy an phone.ettpackagg to get a home land lines n france continue to

function through 2023, after which orange will start aggressively shutting them down. peoplei know a lot of who will not be happyywith that. it will be interesting to see how hat plays out. take you for that look at the business news. it is now time for the press review. is with me oorent set to look at what thh papers have been saying. you are starting with tributes pouring ii from around the world for u.s. senator john mccain,,61 who died over the weekend from brain cancer. he was a war hero, a senator, a two-time pressdential candidate, a giant of the u.s. political scene. he had mmny titles. he passed away this weekend. a catalan paper calls him the moral beacon of the u.s. a swiss paper cclls him a straight shooter who up uutil his very last day rose up excesses. also remembers him on

-pwar hero. in the ppper, a guest writer remembers mccain for his irreverence and caustic wit that freed him from the politician's usual sin of the boriig. mccain eavvs at a time when the u.s. needs him. genie: what have papers n the dheepthiia: there is a really nnce article from the "new york times" thht talks about perhaps oneeoffhis ggeatest legacies,% his contributioo to ammrican politics as a republican senator. sure, he was conservative, but democraay, and was even known % cross the political divide to suppoot ideas just because he thelieved -- mmre than polltical divides, hh believed in his own ideas. -phis belieff. to stand up for

that made him speccal, and increasingly rare in politics. there are touching illustratee trrbutess republican party statesman, as -pyou see in this cartton. heaven is beckoning him and out. -pthis tribute from bob englehat is quite sad. it is mccain's fighter jet, only mccainyou mentioned john was also a war heeo. he spent five years in captivity after his plane was shot down, and evennhis former jailers have spoken out about his death. colonelka::a retired mccaan's jailers, and has spoken to the wire agency ap, rememberiig mccain as an avid reader, someone whoois very stubborn, and someone with whhm he used to have very iirce debates about the war itself. toward the end of his

connecttvity, mccain taught engllsh to many of his captors. he eventually forgave them and helped bridge the divide between the u.s. anddvietnam. he even visited the jail where he was held, known as hanoi hilton. genie: another big story today, focusing on the pope, innpart because of thii trip he just pade to ireland. dheepthika: a trip overshaddwed by reccnt accusations of sexual abuse by u.s. clergyman, and allegations from one vatican diplomat that the pope helped cover it up. it perhaps explains the relatively low turnout, about 130,000 people, in a country that is hugely catholic, and for this wriier from the irish does not have as much sway in preland anymore. another writer in the same ppper accuses the pontiff of failing a church that is genuinelyder of shocked at its own deep moral failings. youusee in this

cartoon from he british daill "the times" -- we see lots of rhetoric frommthe pope, but no actions on how to coobat ssxual aause. tennis. the u.s. open is gettiig underway. competing. tennis officials up in arms. dheepthika: a lot of the press has pointed out the irony of france being such a fashion forward country, taking to task -pserena williams and her attir. this article echoes that sentiment. the frenchnt of tennis feddration has banned serena williams from wearing this iconic outfit, her lack muss respect then. sport and the tournamentt how tiring the french open need serena more than she needs it.

she has a network come back, same thing twice anyway. celebrations for australian farmerr after a drop finally ended. celebration. after months of no rain, farmers got a little bit of her spite -- respite, with the rain coming down. one farmer did a nudie run agaiist his 500 acre ppoperty. in fact, it was filmed by his partner, and the video has gone viral. she said she has no rrgrets about sharing glenn's "hot the hat? you can take your hat off. dheepthika: he is a farmer. genie: thank you for that look at what the papers are saying. thanks to you for watching. if you want a closer look, the

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