>> you're watching live from paris here on france 24. good to have you with us. donald trump launches a blistering attack on the media after a series of bomb threats directed at cnn and top democrats. the u.s. leader has called for calm a and national journal unity p -- and national unity. the prizeze fors human rights.

appeal rejected. former french leader nicholas sarkozy has been ordered to stanand trial for charges on a a legal financncing. i will have more details with our political editor in a few minutes. also coming up, stock markets begin to bounce act in europe after a massive selloff on wall street on wednesday. we will bring you the latest in our business update. do stay with us. stop the hostility. those words from donald trump in a blistering attack from the media -- attack on the media.

high-profile democrats including former president barack obama and hillary clinton received packages. the bomb scare has prompted an fbi manhunt foror the culprit. let's hear from trump. >> the media also has a responsibility to set a civil tone and to stop the endless hostility and constant negative and often times false attacks. have to do it. [applause] they have to stop. bring people together. days away from a very important election. >> staying with the story, i am joined by the senior lecturer in digital media practice at

lancncaster university. thank you for joining us on the program. bombs all of these had one thing in common. they were all vilified or demomonized by the u.s. preside. why is this so political? >> it is such a scary time because of the rhetoric coming from the white house about the degree to which citizens are able to engage in discourse with journalism as being the intermediary or a force for presentiting agegendas upon whie may discuss. donald trump is also correct in that the journalistic institutions of the united states have tackled this rhetoric. the new york times writing yesterday or today, about a potential assassination of donald trump. that is a fictional account on

the book review pages, but it does hold to his rhetoric that journalists are being just as political and perhaps in some ways vicious as he is. a meanscertainly not for violence to be occurring. it is getting out of hand. ,f somebody comes in to control that should be coming from government officials. >> you're saying the town iss heated -- the tone is heated on both sideses. how much blame can we lay at trump's feet. -- drums feet? -- at his feet? hehe has called the media the enemy of the people. farn this case, we are too early into it toto speculate you much about who did this and what the motives were. we saw that earlier in the the journalist.

that case was very isolated. -- itortunate as it was was very isolated as unfortunate as it was. this,we are early on in it has gone into other forms of popolitical rhetoric. it is quite strong and -- ifning about where they think journalisists are responsible for the world, that may be a fine view, but what is the white house saying people should do about that? that is the concern. if you have a position, what is the right and wrong way to address thosee grievances? violence in this c case would be

the wrong way certainly. briefly thoseed midtermlections, , which are just around the corner in less than two weeks. could this py out in the polling stations? ,> the average amemecans whatever that may mean? americange american who votes in the midterm, they are a lot more -- t they are paying more attention. it is less emotional than a presidential election. they a are still payaying attenn toto the issssue. it is the spin that is put on .he offense -- on thehe event whwhat political advantage c can democrats or republicansns arrae ?o spin theieir issues

that is the real question. how are people going to use the event to move their position one way to the left or right? senior lecturer in digital media practice. thank you once again for your time. next, the european union parliament has announced the winner of the 2018 center of prize. the film going to -- previous winners include nelson mandela. i spoke to a catherine nicholson. she has more on the winner and the significance of the prize. >> a clear call from the european parliament during the announcement for his immediate release. he is known to have quite bad health problems at the moment. not just link to his hunger

strike. he has moved to different prisons. he is currently in a penal colony in siberia. they're difficult conditions. he has lost some teeth. his family is very worried about him as are many other ukrainians and human rights supporters. this move from the european parliament -- they hope that this move will add pressure. he himself is banned in russia. he was hoping that he would win. had to say about the significance of the prize. >> he is also a writer who writes russian novels. he had nowhere to go. if he is released, his motherland is crimea. he will go to ukraine.

he is not the only prisoner from ukraine kidnapped and brought into russian jails. there are dozens of them. >> why do you think vladimir putin is so scared of cultural critics? >> he wants to keep ukrainian people in jail to show how strong he is. he does not want to show his weakness by releasing them. in jail atd, he is the moment. the actual ceremony is scheduled for the 12th of december. at this point, it looks like it will be handed out symbolic weight without him. -- handed out symbolically without him. there are human rights activists who could start to get political leverage and get him freed perhaps. >> that was catherine nicholson. publiche saudi

prosecutor said the murder of jamal khashoggi was premeditated , that comes after the crown prince broke his silence over the killing. promising to broke down -- promising to crack down on those responsible. saudi arabia denying accusations that it was a calculated political murder. iraq's parliament has given the green light to 14 new cabinet ministers. unassignedios rememain as lawmakers fail to reach a consensus. plunging iraq into further uncertainty with the country still struggling to get back on its feet after months of civil unrest and years of regional instability. >> a new leader, a new government, but for iraqi prime

minister, the problems start now. he pushed ahead with thehe voten his s new ministers.. with the november deadline still over a week away. >> i demand a delay of the vote. the prime minister still has time to present his cabinet. why the rush? we have been entrusted by the iraqi people. i cannot vote for ministers without checking the real qualificatations. >> questioning the early vote, lawmakers from the opposition left the chamber before all posts could be approved. 14 were assigned. eight were left undecided including the interior and defense ministries. parliament will convene on november 6 to define the positions. he faces the daunting tasks in the week ahead. rebuilt after years of fighting the islamic state

group. alonestimates in mosul report more than 40,000 houses were destroyed. the country is divided. citysts in the southern erupted over the summer over unemployment. residents claim a lack of basic services. complete neglect by iraq's political class. >> you are watching france 24. next, france is sitting -- is seeking to repatriate the 150 children french jihadists identified as being in syria. a plan steering some controversy. >> dozens of french women being says specter -- being suspected of terrorism are being held. under a new plan, the kids could soon be repatriated to france.

this grandmother hope so. >> they need to come back so they can stop suffering what they are suffering in n the cam. with the cold and the lack of food a and the lack of care. the e lack of school. the mother has already given her accord for her three children to be repatriated to france. what hundred 50 other -- 150 like them in syria. many were born abroad. authorities hope to have them on french soil in the coming weeks. the line is clear. their parents cannot come with them. they need to answer for any crimes they may have committed. the kids did not ask for any of this. these cases must be examined with the child's best interest

in mind. >> separating families is not always possible says this human rights group. willu cannot just say we repatriate the children and not the mothers. in many cases, the mothers cannot be separated from their children. >> that was a french woman who gave birth just this monday. what are we going to do? fromheir armss and say, a you ok with having the baby repatriated? for now, the repatriation plans only cover those in refugee camps. not those living in combat zones. >> you are watching france 24. live from paris. a reminder of our top stories. donald trump launches a blistering attack on the media after a series of bomb threats direct it at cnn and top democrats. the u.s. leader has called for calm and national unity. jill ukrainian filmmaker cents

off wins the prprize for human rights. and an appeal rejected. former french leader nicholas sarkozy h has been ordered to stand trial for charges of illegal financing in his presidential campaign. let's take a look at the latest business news with stephen carroll. markets forn stock the u.s. and asia. >> european shares are facing a recovery. it started the day at its lowest level in march. london and frankfurt turning to the green as well after the trading day has gone on. these markets are still close to their lowest levels in does go years.

while this is a bounce, they are still off the position they were in a few months ago. the asian markets is taking the heat. tentmakers in particular seeing -- tentmakers seeing -- tokyo closing down 3.7%. shanghai just about to turn back to the flat line. october has been a miserable month or the markets. -- for the markets. wednesday's selllloff was sparad by a comombination of factors. in p particular a fear from investors that the boom from corporate earnings may have peaked in the uniteded states. we are expected to see somewhat of a recovery when trading opens in wall street. we will be watching closely when things open up. >> in france, the number of people out of work has crept up over the summer. >> just over 3.7 million people

registered as unemployed in mainland france. the biggest increase was the over 50's. compared to the same time last year, there are fewer people out of work overall. >> that is coming as a new report in france shows that ceo pay was on the rise. >> figures are showing that the average is over 5 million euros a year. a figure that has increased by 14% a year. that is an average rise of just 4% for workers. that is causing some controversy. >> 5 million euros a year. that is the average salary of french ceos of cap 40 companies. highest-paid, the gm of software companies who just made

over 24 million euros last year. founder ofwed by the a storage and oil distribution company. paid 21 million euros. rounding out the top three, the ceo of renault. according to the firm that conducted the survey, many of the high salaries are unjustified. >> bosses will see their salaries increase even while the company's performance is very bad. technicolor is having problems and yet the pay of the ceo is increasing about 36%. >> over the past three years, digital media company technicolor has seen net profits slide, racking up losses of 170 million euros. it's employees are angry about the ceo's continued pay hike. >> i know that our salaries were frozen because there was no money. >> it is not normal.

in the end, that is how the business world works. >> while french ceos have enjoyed pay hikes, french workers have only seen their salaries rise by an average of 4%. >> let's take a look at more of today's business headlines. the brbrish departrtment store dedevon has has -- devon numbs s reported a massive loss. the company is closing some 50 of its u.k. stores. benham's poor performance comes after -- the owner of mercedes-benz is warning of a challenging environmnment after a a reportsa sharp fall in profits last quarter. . lower sales and increased costs linked to a new diesel diversificatation in e europe. profits of the carmaker fell by 27% to just under two and a half

billion euros. reported its first profit in two years of $312 million. it is only the third time report that the company has turned a quarterly profit. news sending the company's shares up by almost 10%. the state of new york is suing the oil company exxon mobil. >> the state attorney general accuses the company of downplaying the risk to its business from climate change. this follows three years of investigation. it claims that exxon -- exxon mobil says that it is based on a meritless investigation. >> thank you very much for that. stephen carroll at the business update. time now for the press review.

a look at what is making international headlines. i am joined onset by solange. across europe, there has been an increasing amount of attention on weapons contracts with saudi arabia since the murder of jamal khashoggi. in france, the pressure has been mounting for the government to take a stand. how thepaper looks at french government is maneuvering the minefield. since germany suspended its own contracts. the front page article noted that -- many french mps are saying france should do so as well. that they should cancel the contract. one of them says that they do not sell arms like they sell

baguettes. you have macron explaining to the crown prince that he cannot sell weapons that are in his shopping cart, but he can sell power tools. >> france is not the only nation feeling the heat to suspend its arms deals. takes usnancial post through what it calls the rising scruples in many different european nations. at the same time, some countries have not been shy or beating around the bush of their interests in weapons contracts. they have theresa may and donald trump as bomber beauties saying we would kill for a saudi arms deal. a satirical reminder that money, oil, and weapons are at the heart of this. >> turning now to the united states were a governor's race in georgia is getting national attention and bringing the issue

of voter suppression to the forefront. --this is an interesting this is a fascinating race. it is very close. it remains so after tuesday's debate. it reminds us that this is not just about governorship but also about voter registration rights. you have the democratic candidate stacy abrams who is fighting hard for voter rights. she would be the first african-american governor in georgia. on the other side, you have brian campbell. he is overseeing the election he is running in. in the past, he has put an extremely strict voter roll rules. 60,000caused at least butter applications to be pushed aside as pending. some 70% of those are from minorities. a judge struck down the move yesterday. the new york times podcast explained a few days ago that this comes down to who has the

right to vote in georgia. that it shows how voter suppression is a real thing and the u.s. -- in the u.s. in multiple states. the fact that stacy abrams is fighting against it, it shows according to the washington post how scared minorities are. >> a fascinating story. we are heading to the art world. you have something on the power of art therapy. and initiative in montreal that is going into effect. starting november 1, doctors will be allowed to prescribe museum visits to their patients who suffer from mental ailments. it is the first of its kind. it will be's -- it will be tested for a year.

that it canudies breeze best that it can relieve a range of it -- that it can relieve a range of ailments. you have found something that may not be a big deal to some. article todayn about something that may ring a bell for some commuters who found themselves recoiling and discussed -- recoiling in disgust. herselflist found staring at a traveler who was manicuring himself. she found that others were doing the same thing. other issues like throwing rubbish on the floor, while not polite does not create the same reaction. see researched exactly why. experts explained that, the quote -- that the world has been pasteurized.

asls are something that are -- that is dirty. our bodies are growing and living things. >> is a hygiene issue. it is grooming. you keep that to your bathroom. that is just my opinion. we are moving away from the yuck. you found something sweet. >> it is quite literally sweet. magazine has a series of articles about candy. they raised the debate about what is the best candy and the world. -- best candy in the world. our palates differ. it depends on where you are from. there is an article on salty licorice from finland. i would not recommend it. cats,is another on kick which have become -- another thing on kit kats, which has become a thing and japan.

national tell us what elegies to try well traveling abroad. -- to try while traveling abroad. >> salons with the international

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