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>> that was a news snippet of the new france 24 spanish-language channel. all of us here at france 24 are celebrating the channel's first birthday. first, the headlines. be't cross us or there will hell to pay. the human -- the u.s. warning to iran. cosbyafter 10 years, bill is sent to prison for sexual assault. ststripped of their arms and otr investigation, mexican aize a police headquarters after reports it was infiltrated by drug gangs. thank you for joining us. a blazing round played out on the global diplomatic stage. the u.s. and iran have fired

shots with a tit-for-tat war of words. the iranian president's landing washington for its "bullying" after donald trump accused tehran of causing death and destruction. dialogue is broken down since the u.s. pulled out of the iran nuclear deal, before slapping the country with a slew of crippling sanctions. take a listen. >> every solution to the humanitarian crisis in syria must also include a strategy to address the brutal regime that has fueled and financed it. the corrupt dictatorship in iran. sew chaos,ers death and destruction. >> the current u.s. government, after withdrawing from the agreement, violating rules and

norms of international law, now invites the islamic republic of iran to bilateral talks. it is ironic that the u.s. government does not even conceal its plan for overthrowing the same government it invites to talks. the: as tensions flare, five countries remaining in the iran nuclear deal have agreed on a plan to circumvent u.s. sanctions. britain, france, germany, russia and china issued a joint statement on the initiative which they say will allow banks in eu businesses to carry out financial transactions with tehran. dodging u.s. sanctions to do business with iran. the remaining members of the nuclear deal are setting up a new entity to act as a middleman between the european banks and iranian businesses. an arrangement long sought after by iran that the u.s. calls

disturbing and disappointing. >> this is one of the most counterproductive measures imaginable for regional and global peace. by sustaining revenues to the regime you are solidifyiying iran's ranking as the number one state sponsor of terror. reporter: the plan set up a special purpose vehicle. an entity that functions of it like a bank account. when the eu makes payments to iran for exports like oil, the money stays in the europe-based spv. iran can use it to buy raw materials, machinery and other goods. >> it allows for a contract with the european entity. in the face of american justice, the europeans argue they work with europe and not iran. eu argues this system is key to preserving the nuclear deal, which they say has been successful in limiting iran's nuclear program. for iran, already suffering from

a round of sanctions, the new system is crucial. the eu accounts for 20% of iranian crude oil exports, and the block says the spv in the open to other world partners. major eu companies having already pulled out of iran, some analysts say it is too little, too late. analysts say the u.s. could respond by expanding its sanction lost the target those involved in the eu's system. host: getting off to a new start. those words from japanese prime minister shinzo abe, who says he is willing to week with kim jong-un. just one year ago he said the window for diplomacy with pyongyang was closing. speaking tuesday, he said any bilateral summit would be focused on resolving a decades-old spat over north korea -- of japanese civilians.

american comedian bill cosby has been sent to prison for sexual assault. dad, hebed america's drugged and sexually assaulted a woman at his philadelphia home in 2004. embroiled inld was similar accusations from more than 60 women dating back several decades. from the beloved cultural icon, to a sexual predator in handcuffs. tuesday's sentence completed the remarkable downfall of the tv star once that is america's dad. cosby will begin his time behind bars any security state prison near the site of the trial. officials will determine where he serves his three-your sentence. prosecutors hailed the news as a victory. >> he used his acting skills and endearing tv personality to win

over his victims and keep them silent about what he did to them. now, finally, bill cosby has been unmasked and we have seen the real man as he is heading off to prison. reporter: victim andrea constand could see embracing outside the courtroom. others who have accused cosby of sexual assault spoke at a press conference. >> he did not care how old i was. i was young and innocent, only 17 years old. receive mercy because he is 81? reporter: more than 60 women have accused him of misconduct. a lawyer representing accusers highlighted the fact. ent hasre glad the judgem finally come for mr. cosby. mr. cosby has jumped over remorse,- has shown no

and there has been no justice for many accusers by the arbitrary time limits imposed by the statute of limitations. reporter: showing no visible remorse, cosby declined to speak before the sentence came down. host: now "france 24's" spanish-language candle is blowing out the candles, celebrating its first birthday. it broadcast from bogota for six hours a day. for more on this milestone, let's cross to san diego lopez gonzalez. hello, santiago. hola. ins is the studio france 24 spanish. i have to be quiet because my colleague santiago is on air. i will show you the newsroom which is upstairs. first, a report that everything

-- about everything that's happened since we launched the channel year ago. reporter: france 24 in spapanis. give it more than six months to build the facilities in bogota and several weeks to train journalists who come from several countrieies in latin america and otother parts of the world. with the help of colleagues from english, arabic and french channels of france 24. then the big day finally arrived. ♪ buenos dias. [speaking spanish] reporter: the team is multicultural. there are french, spanish, mexican, canadian, argentitinia, venezuelan, colombian and egyptian journalist.t. >> [speaking spanish]

>> [speaking spanish] >> [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] reporter: it is not just news. and longert programs reports that give viewers context and depth. >> [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] >> [speaking spanish] reporter: france 24 spaninish started from scratch one year ago. it is now broadcast over 7 million homes. and 13 different countries. host: santiago is still with us. you are in the newsroom now. give us a little taste of the behind-the-scenes in bogota.

are.re we this is the newsroom of france 24 in spanish. this is where we put together the content for the channel, the website and also for social media. our team comes from different countries in latin america. we have mexicans, colombians, argentinians, and venezuelans. we also have reporters from europe and even from africa. we have a team of reporters in paris and a group of correspondence across the world. two of our shows are produced by our sister radio station, rfi in paris. let me show you the traffic room. this is the place will be get images from all over the world, and also is the place where our correspondence and guests get in contact with us before going on-air. we broadcast six hours a day and our team works on news bulletins

every half an hour, and also on many different shows. to mark our first anniversary here on france 24 in spanish we are launching four new shows. immigration, sports, and a weekly debate i will host, and we have a weekly interview with players on different fields. stay tuned, and on behalf of the team, thank you to all of our viewers who are watching us on tv and online. gonzalez,iago lopez thank you for showing us around. go easy on the champagne. moving on to other news, authorities in mexico had disarmed the entire police force in the coastal resort of acapulco. andstigating the officeses its they were infiltrated by drug gangs. two top police commandersrs have been arrested over accusations of homicide.

acapulco has become notorious for drug trade and a soaring murder rate. state forces racing in to nab local police. federal soldiers, the marines, state and federal officers stormed thee city's police headquartersrsthis armining them and takiking control.. state authorities made enough and on social media, saying no one was hurt and two commanding officers were arrested. entiresay the city's police force will be investigated to link the criminal groups. in a statement, state authority said the decision was due to the increased incidence of crime that is been registered and a lack of action by municipal police to deal with the criminal phenomenon. once a favorite vacation destination for the wealthy, acapulco has fallen on hard times. located in the barreiro s state,

warring cartels have made it a dangerous place. the city has a homicide rate of 103 mururders for everyone at thousand people. stripping local police of the iner is a frequent practice mexico as s the government grapples with widespread crime and corruption. in the past four years, federal forces have done so in a dozen towns, but never in his largest city is acapulco. host: you are watching live from paris on france 24. don't cross us or they will be hell to pay. a heated back-and-forth dominating the un's general assembly. thrown behind bars for three to 10 years, disgraced star bill cosbsby is sent to prison for sexual aauault. strippeded of their arms and otr investigation, mexican authorities raid the police headquarters and out the pogo.

-- in acapulco. time to check in on the day's business news. stephen carroll joins the onset. you are starting with a big decision coming from america's central bank. reporter: the federal reserve expected to raise interest rates. it would be the third interest rate hike in the u.s. this year, bringing the benchmark federal funds rate between 2% and 2.25%. investors are watching for jerome powell and what he says about the future. we can go to london and speak to joshua. thank you for joining us. what will you be looking at when jerome powell speaks? interestingne -- the interesting one is everyone thinks it is a foregone conclusion that we will see the rate rise. the focus turns to everything

that comes w with it. we will see projections from the fomc. we are looking at where they expect to see inflation going and the likes of growth going. where do they see rates going. the big topic at the moment is what the neutral rate is. that is because when we look at , there is a certain point where it tapers off and starts the flatline. that is presumably the target we should be looking at. it runs anywhere from 2.25% of two around 3.5%. greater clarity over exactly where we will stop this trajectory of rate rises will be crucial for markets today. reporter: what impression should we get about the american economy from this? growth is pretty strong and employment is still low. fully hear about trade tensions at the potential of that happening in the economy? >> i think so. the key thing is they are

growing at a very fast clip at the moment. the one thing that looms large is everything happening in terms of trade going forward. this will be the third rate rise of the year. the question mark is are we going to see a fourth one by the end of the year. that is going to be down to what perception of the economy is going forward in everything that has happened in terms of the u.s. and china. how much of that is knocking on the door for the fomc and a decision-making going forward? keep an eye out for reference to trade and that will be really influencing how they will make their decisions going forward. reporter: what does this all mean for the dollar? we have seen some strengthening with the past interest rate rises. well we see the dollar stronger by the end of the day? >> it comes down to what they say in terms of the future path of the dollar. we can say we are expecting to see fireworks today and significant volatility.

last month we have seen the u.s. dollar come up some.e. in essence that would allow them a little bit more breathing room to be able to raise rates again. it is not necessarily going to come down to whether we see the rate rise. it is all gogoing to be down to the expectations for future rises. reporter: with regards to the stock market, what should we be watching when that decision comes through? what are the key sectors to keep an eye on? >> i think the obvious one will be banks. they are so reliant on seeing decent interest rates. that obviously provides greater margins. if we do see current trajectory maintained, we expect to see another few rate rises through next year and that will be beneficial for some of the big lenders in the u.s. reporter: thank you very much for joining us from london. on how the in european markets are trading ahead of that decision. no great movement on the european markets.

we are just seeing treading water at lunchtime. london up slightly. paris of about .3%. dax down by .2%. we are keeping an eye on bmw shares. down about one point 7% after the company revealed contingency plans for brexit. the carmaker is looking for warehousing and parking spaces on both sides of the channel in case of any disruption when the u.k. leads the european union. host: an unusual rebrand from a well-known chain. >> dunkin' donuts is dropping the donuts frfr its name next yeyear. the change reflects the fact that drinks account for about 60% of the company's business. the firm is on a first name basis with its customers and it is a nod to its longtime slogan thattmerican runs -- kin'.ca runs on dunca

i think they will be fairly focused on doughnuts even when they dropped the name. host: i hope so. thank you very much for that. time for the press review. we are starting with donald trump's speech at the un's general assembly, as a prompted much laughter. reporter: not the kind of a motion to accept -- expect at a serious event. donald trump says his administration has achieved more of that than any other in u.s. history, a declaration that left many of the dignitaries snickering in their seats. the washington post, the u.s. is the laughing stock of the world. they called the speech a rhetorical blitzkrieg. as you see in this cartoon,

donald trump is saying the world is laughing at us, dressed up as a clown. this cartoonist is likening donald trump to a clown. the papers also noting in a half-hour speech donald trump managed to diss billions of people around the world. beneath the laughter is something more sinister, the world's impotence. this is from an israeli paper. the world is impotent because -- francey is trump and germany, once the power couple are ever more isolated. host: we are moving on to brazil. presidential's candidate is facing a new scandal just days before the presidential election. the far right candidate has been accused of having sent his wife death threats back in 2009 when the couple was fighting over custody

of their sun. these allegations came to light in the newspaper, the sao paulo. it published a telegram sent to the brazilian foreign ministry by his ex-wife, on a christina when she askedna for political asylum in norway. she is now vehemently denying the claims. she said the couple is on good terms and she is even campaigning for him using his surname. it is yet another scandal for him, the populist leader who is been accused of sexism and racism. he was recently shot at by a protester, and now polls show his rival fernando hadad is catching up. brazilian musicians, artists and writers signed a manifesto warning his election could signal a return to authoritarianism. the online manifesto was sunday

over 180,000 people. host: there is trouble in paradise for a star french footballer, stripped of his captaincy. reporter: if ever there was proof the world cup honeymoon is over, this is it. he has gotten a nasty reality check.a club reality fee has been stripped of his club's captaincy after critiquing his manager's tactics. it is with the sport calls a bombshell, at least according to the irish examiner. it has been long time in the coming. a timeline of trouble since he joined the club back in 2016. now it has led to him being hogtied. host: criticizing the boss is bound to get you in trouble. now a mystery of the art world has finally been solved. reporter: it was one of the most

scandalous paintings of the 19th century, origin of the world featuring a naked model with her legs spread out. until now we did not know who the model was. for a long time we believed it to be his irish lover at the time, but her red hair did not match up to the color of the hair we see in the painting. we know the model was actually a parisian ballet dancer and burnett -- and brunette. he critiques the painting and evokes her as the person in the painting. it is believed she later turned into a "respectable lady," hence why her identity was concealed these years. host: finally a revolt from young farmers in the u.k. after their association's annual party was canceled due to the's behavior. debaucherous behavior.

reporter: an opportunity for young farmers to swap wellington for high heels and waterproofs for dinner jackets. no more. back in may that drunken farmers were filmed singing offensive songs, kicking cars, swearing, climbing street signs and generally being rowdy. future parties have been canceled by the federation. rather than professing sobriety and expressing remorse, these young farmers have revolted against the federation and called her a vote of no-confidence, which could overthrow the management for the first time in the federation's history. host: thank you very much for that press review. for more on those stories in to cacatch up with our press revie, had your website, france24.com. stay with us on france 24.

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