>> this is an exclusive report from myanmar. >> welcome to live from paris. let's look at what is making headlines. hopes that andrew bronson could be freed this friday more than two years after he was detained in turkey. we will be getting the latest from our turkey correspondent. says washington is

working with turkish and saudi officials to get to the bottom of the disappearance of jamal khashoggi. on the final day of the summit, rwanda's prime minister believes mades been secretary-general. hopes arising that andrew bronson could be free this friday, more than two years after he was detained in turkey. this as media outlets are reporting a deal has been struck for his release. legendarrested over a

links to political groups following a failed coup attend. espionagecharges of charges. mike pence says they remain hopeful. hopeful, that with the proceeding tomorrow, turkey will see its way clear to free this man who is guilty of nothing, who has been incarcerated for several years unjustly. we will continue to stand strong until pastor andrew bronson is free. >> let's get more from jeff. whwhat has happenened so far ine cocourt hearing? w witnesseseard five today. some of the witnesses appeared in this trial before.

our journalists say that what appears to bee happening is a nw prosecutor has been reassigned. is seemininglytor cleaning up the s state's s case him.st there has been no demand for bronson's acquittal. there has not been a motion so far to arrest the trial or spirit in a different direction. what wowould be the consequences if he is not released?

>> if he is acquitted at the end of the trial, this will be a coup for trump's foreign policy. he has taken a personal interest in andrew bronson's case. saying many times he is a good, innocent man. at the end of the previous hearing, the court decided to continue with the trial against earl bronson. trump doubled the terrorists on imports of turkish steel and aluminum. if bronson is acquitted, it will be a boon to turkey asked christian comommunity, who feels this trial has put them under pressure. if he is not acquitted, if he remains on trial, it is like the further sanctions will be applied.

more u.s. sanctions against turkishould c cause the lira to fall. it has lost 40% of its value against the dollar. it would cause inflation to rise further. for will be bad news president erdoganan. his economic performrmance h has bebeen at the heart of his popularity. he would not like the consequences of further sanctions on turkey. president says washington is working closely with turkey and saudi arabia on the disappearance of the exiled

saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. this, as the turkish president has excepted an offer from the saudi's to forge a new joint working group to investigate the case. the group having arrived today riyadh. >> jamal khashoggi has disappeared. this other journalist says jamal khashoggi was not concerned before returning to the saudi consulate. >> he had been to the consulate. they received him well, although they were surprised to see him. they promised him if he came back later, they would issue him the papers he was after. he felt ok.

trap for him.a >> investigators have been waiting to search the consulate. according to the washington audio and video recordings proving the journalist was murdered inside. the attitude taken by the u.s. is key. the state department pushes the saudi ambassador to give information. understanding he is back to saudi arabia. we have said we asked that information upon his return to the united states. >> donald trump talks of taking measures to press the saudi's, but is not willing to halt weapons deals yet. >> i would not be ready to stotp a country from spending billions

of dollars and let russia have that money and china have that money. say they areor ready to push further to get answers and could lock record deals before the years and. the next secretary-general has been chosen. a rwanda and prime minister has confirmed. her candididacy, backedd by the africann union and france, has not been without controversy. paris and --ween have been tense. the gogovernment has beeeen criticized over its dealing with human rights. let's go to natalia. conclusion shene

was going to be the next secretary general. >> the former head lost support weeks before the summit started here. nations of the african from the african union was too much. we could talk to the preresident of chad, who said hehe was happ.

they with drew -- they withdrew support for ms. jean and wewere happy to show africa is speaking as one v voice and mushikiwabo becomes the first african woman to take the head of the francophonie organization. >> a closer look at mushikiwabo. is the new face of the international organization of the francophonies for the next few years. speaking to france 24, she said world needed to live side-by-side with the rest. francophone the

world is not at war with the commonwealth. french isn't at war with the english. fits into a world with many languages, the case in my country. inshe was born in kigali 1961. genocide, shendan was in the states with her husband. perfectly y bilingual, she has o not t for her country and has criticized france's interference in african affairs. >> who decides africa's political future? paris does not decide. that is clear. >> mushikiwabo is seen as controversrsial. she is considered a right-hand man in an authoritarian regime. she has sidelined french in

favor of english and rwanda. her nomination is seen as a vehicle for french interests and an opportunity for france to ease tensions with rwanda. combingh teams are through shattered american communities looking for victims of category michael. it carved out destruction in the florida panhandle, killing at least six. rescue workers are struggling to reach the stricken areas in hopes of finding hundreds of people who defied evacuation orders. >> unimaginable destruction. the words of florida governor rick scott the morning after hurricane michael struck the state. many lives have been changed forever. so many families have lost everything. homes are gone. businesses are gone. roads and infrastructure along the storm's path have been

destroyed. this hurricane was a monster. the damage is yet to be fully understood. >> some of the worst damage was in mexico beach, where blocks of homes were washed away. rose and rose -- rose and rose -- rows and rows of other homes were smashed. >> it is devastating. >> a national guard team got to mexico beach andnd found 20 survivors. >> the state of many is unknown. eight officials say 285 people refused to -- state officials say 285 people refufud to

evacuate. now a tropicical storm, it is expecteded to drop up to seven inches of rain in the carolinas and virginia. >> an update on business news. business leaders and the media are distancing themselves from saudi arabia over the missing journalist. foreign ambassadors and companies are mulling whether or not they can do business with kingdom. >> there are other ways of

handling the situation. >> sir richard branson says he ns suspending talks on a investment. if what has happened is true, it changed the rest to do business with the saudi government. data shows direct foreign investment into the country has slumped. pressure tois under clarify what happened as it prepares to host a major investment event. some executives are pulling out of the initiative. deeply troubled

by the report. 's a bigabia shareholder of uber. some of the western media outlets and journalists are skipping the kong friends this skipping the conference -- skipping the conference, including the new york times. u.s. shares are expected to rise at the open as the earnings seasons has kicked off with j.p. morgan reporting better-than-expected result. market turmoil was caused because of rising g interest ras

trade tensions between the u.s. and china. it is bigger than the overall trade surprplus with countries around the world. the latest figure could add fuel to the fire. there is a lot of attention on passed aere lawmakers controversial budget by a a lare majority. the government spenending p plan willee i it budget deficit rise to 2.4% of g gdp next year. set to submit to the government on monday. the longest direct commercial flight just completed its journey. 167apore airlines carrying people on board landed in new

york in just under 18 hours. the airline put the nonstop wind back into service. selena sykes has this story. >> a histotoric takeoff. the longest nonstop flight is back in the air. singapore to new york by the pacific ocean. more than 16,000 kilometers completed in just under 18 hours. [indiscernible] >> i am m not sure what i'm goig .o do [indiscernible] pass the time, there is seven weeks worth of in-flight entertainment. the ceilings are higher in the windows are largeger to make the expense less stressful. another concern is fuel.

singapore airlines discontinued this flight route in 2013. itit was deemed unpnprofitable because of expensive oil p pric. reopening the service with a new , it helps the fuel saving models make the route worth their while. it is the longest flight in service after a qatar and qantas flight. >> i wonder how many films the passengers watched. >> not to mention how many meals one would have had. i would have tried or tested my patience. thank you. time to look at what is making headlines around the globe.

>> time for the press review. no doubt, the major headline of the day, the talking point across the globe is the disappearance of the exiled saudi journalist and the fact that the u.s. president says, despite this, he sees no reason to cut off arms dealing with saudi arabia. comments,e made those donald trump put a price tag on jamal khashoggi's head. while regrettable his disappearance and possible murder, it is not worth the loss of arms deals. contracts that could be coming for the u.s.. billionpes to sell $110 of weapons to saudi arabia. is believed that figure is an overestimation. nonetheless, if you thought trump was serious about punishing saudi arabia, think again.

are fighting.s. for stronger response or sanctions. namely in congress, a democratic senator has joined other congressmen and women in there are ways to sanction the saudi government is the murder investigation proves true. mainly through financial sanctions. arabia is a u.s. ally, responsiblebe held for its actions is it did commit murder. if washington doesn't do that, the u.s. could have blood on its hands. a dutch cartoonist has drawn up an image of king solomon a pan with a bullet -- of king solomon handing donald trump a pen with a bloody hand. the crown prince's

reforms were real, after allowing women to drive and opening up cinemas, reforms for journalists and free press could have been in the cards. >> turning to russia and the aborted mission when the rocket failed after takeoff. road for theumpy 80 kilometers from had to travel. astronauts did survive. it was big news in russia. the crash landing was on the front p page. an investigation is underway. huffington post wonders if the accident spells the end for now.

it probably will be used in the short term because there is a hole in it. >> football fans are on the edge of their seats. playedional team iceland. bestey were not at their last night. everything turned out all right for the world championship team. they scored one goal.

it has led the french sports daily to say it was --. the 19-year-old is making headlines outside of france. his face is gracing the cover of time magazine. that profiles the 19-year-old --s to riches tale, include explaining how he grew up in a low-income suburb outside of paris. it marvels at how in the past year he has gone from being unknown to a worldwide s start. >> finally, this is a follow-up to a story that truly stunned the world. stunned buyerssy , justubsidies auction after it was bought for more than a million pounds.

>> the art world and the media has been talking about this. the incident left many wondering -- what now? will the person who bought it keep it? will she hand out a 1.1 million euros and will it be worth more? the work has been renamed, ."lled "love is in the bin she says she will honor her bed. she was shocked at first, but feels she owns a bit of history. if you want to look at the stories we have been talking about, you can hit our website, france24.com. that is it for this edition. we will be back after a short break. stay with us here on france 24.

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