>> you are watching live from paris. here are thehe headlinines arera donanald trump orders the withdrawal of all u.s. troop in surprise and anger among his own advisors and fellow republicans. a year and address from vladimir putin, strong words from the

russian resident, calling the u.s. president in syria illegitimate while saying there is a risk militants could regroup if they withdrawal. will get the latest from moscow. the democratic republic of congo elect a successor for joseph kabila on sunday, as the government bans campaigning in the capital. courtoming up, a japanese rejects a request by prosecutors to extend a detention, paving the way for his possible release. more on that in business news. ♪

thank you for watching live from paris. it has been dubbed the big amble. donald trump ordered withdrawal of over 2000 u.s. troops in syria, while declaring victory over the islamic state group. critics have cited several concerns, including a revival of the militants. on syrianree turn policy as trump announced plans to withdraraw troops from the coununtry. have been president for almost two years and we have stepped it up. against isis. we have beaten them and beaten them badly. we have taken back the land. it is time for our troops to come home. >> the decision will affect about 2000 troops mostly supporting the syrian democratic forces, an alliance of kurdish and allied fighters.

his tweet contradicts the military department, which wants to ensure the islamic state group does not rebuild. as recently as october, u.s. defense secretary jim matta said the u.s. was committed to stay in syria. it is going to be a tough fight. we are together in that fight. we will be successful, but it will take time. decision is a withdrawal of all of our forces in syria now, we are dramatically less safe. this is an obama-like move.

>> defense officials are worried the move could see russia and moregame more -- gain influence in the land. >> french troops will remain in syria for the time being. aadimir putin has warned withdrawal could have a vacuum, allowing the islamic state group to regroup. russia, putin called his annual year-end conference. journalists2 attended. the russian president is fielding questions on topics ranging from the u.s., topics on the withdrawal in syria and the

possible risk of nuclear war. the presence need of the american military, i guess we do not. is presence of u.s. troops illegitimate. it has not been confirmed by the un security council. there on the invitation of the syrian government. we are there on the invitation of the syrian government. the u.s. does not have either of those decisions. >> nick is standing by. what are the main takeaways? >> president putin has been straightforward. he has been fairly soft on trump. russian-american

cooperation in the fight against terrorism. he questioned whether the withdrawal would go ahead. the u.s. has been talking about withdrawing troops from afghanistan for 17 years. they said russia had no information about a withdrawal. withdrewy if the u.s. in syriaic militants the country, they could infiltrate other countries. upsaid russia should beef its military base. he talked about ukraine. he was tough on the ukrainian president.

>> putin has been speaking for several hours. it started after 10:00 a.m. how are his comments being perceived? >> fairly laid back. he has not criticized the u.s.. he has made a few points. he has talked about the impact of sanctions. he compared the 4.8% to spain's example. aere was one question from journalist who said, are you going to get married again? he said oh, you are trying to oneaw me into your game, but

day i will remarry. he sounded confident. >> here in france, first we had yellow vests. now we have blue vest, police forces who went on strike earlier this week having dealt with five weeks of violent antigovernment protests and terrorist attacks. they include -- the government agreed to increase their funding. francegreement between and its police unions will see an increase in law enforcement salaries as early as next year. >> we have something concrete

that can be implemented quickly. >> today shows the state recognizes the resources we require. money owed to officers that has been left unpaid. reimbursed.or to be made plans for bonuses for certain officers. the agreement comes after a day of police action, closures of police stations and several cities in a slowdown strike at airports where border police took extra time to check passports. police unions are calling for

the actions to end. >> for one contender the campaigning has come to a halt. >> running for office, but barred for campaigning, one of the main opposition candidates was stalled for hours. >> we were blocked and could not go any further. i was meant to hold a rally. he stopped me from coming. >> the governor suspended all

campaign activities on wednesday. the clashes laughed -- the clashes left several dead last week. roadblock is to filter out militants plotting violence against the police. >> our president is stuck on the other side of the break era. we do not want disorder. >> authorities have given no end date for the campaign suspension. commission is considering postponing next sunday's vote. the democratic republic of congo has never known a peaceful

transition. >> the president has found the ruling party is to coast to victory. they are calling for a shakeup of the west african nation's electoral authority and a reboot of preparations. >> a chairman has been charged with underreporting his income over a five-year period from 2010. he was rearrested for the same crime. to brazil, where a decision has

been overturned to pave the way for a man to get out of president -- get out of prison. he was jailed after being sentenced to more than 12 years in prison and faces six other trials. he maintains his innocence. was therters thought it day they would once again see their leader walk free. hundreds gathered outside the supreme court after a new judge said prisoners could be freed to challenge their convictions if they were appealing their cases. the excitement cut short by fresh news. brazil's supreme court's chief justice was throwing out the ruling. the news was hard to take. >> the decision affects all of

us. by now, we are feeling joy and concern. >> all people need for him to be freed. he is a political prisoner. >> it wasn't only his supporters who came down to the courthouse. lulaeds made it clear should never be free. to his opponents, he is corrupt. he was charged with accepting bribes while in power. no clear tussle had victor. his lawyers have vowed to fight on. >> to the u.s.. barack obama spread holiday cheer and armed with a sack of

gifts. visit to theprise children of the national medical center in washington. imagine.only here.ld news headlines orders the movement of troops to's -- the removal of troops from syria. the year-end address from vladimir putin this thursday and strong words from the russian president, calling the u.s. presences -- the u.s. in syria illegitimate. a democratic republic of congo to vote on the new

president after the resignation of joseph kabila. it is time for business news. french parliament has approved year's budget. >> a final vote at the national assembly. 100 82 lawmakers are voting in favor of the proposal. the revised budget proposal takes into account recent promises by emmanuel macron those include tax breaks and an increase in income. the government insists next year spending plan will be exceptional.

>> the state is no farther -- is no father christmas. it might not be the mostt pressing issue, but we need to understand the debt is at 100% of the national wealth. >> i work with the president and the prime minister every day. they are aware of the concerns. let's turn our attention to japan where the former nissan chief could be released on bail. >> a court has rejected the detention extend the of the nissan chief. avestigators may not have solid case. investigators are appealing the ruling.

we look at how the situation has developed so far. landed at tokyo on the evening of the 19th of november. he and his number two were placed under arrest by the police. it followed an investigation by the car manufacturer. he is accused of havingng lied about his income, failing to clare about 39 million euros to the japanese ststock exchange securities. nissan is also being investigated for handing false statements to the aututhorities suect the c chairman on the 22nd theacked the chairman on 22nd. concentrated. >> on the 10th of december, he was charged and served with a

new arrest warrant regarding false statements. declaringa failure of 21 million euros. as a result, his custody was extended. the scandal has shaken the ault alliance. documents seen by reuters show discussed renault ways to pay the salary without disclosing the whole amount. that adds to the concern of the future of the world's biggest autorld's alliance. global stock markets slumped

following the latest interest rate hike by the u.s. federal reserve. on track fore is its worst year since the 2008 financial crisis. headlines. business shares of airbus tumbled up to 9% after they coululd face fines of several billion dollars under a u.s. corruption inquiry. the u.s. department of justice --.ed the probe for tens of thousands walk off the job across the country and held against a newtect parceling app.

south korea is among the highest in the world. ridesharing programs have not taken off because of unions and regulations. what isfor a look at making headlines across the globe. it looks like american media outlets are reacting to donald trump's this not surpririse decision to withdraw from syria. >> the new york times explains some u.s. officials and even trump supporters in washington are saying it is a bad idea. it sends a mixed message and will undermine troop morale and american values.

the lasting message here may be that the u.s. abandons its allies. be seen in the region as having done everything for its allies. this is further confirmation the trump administration does not have a long-term plan. beene daily beast has delving into the confusion. >> they call it a quagmire. one that is a total surprise to even the trump administration. they ask if the timing has anything to do with turkey pot resident and the announcement on tuesday of a $3.5 billion deal on missile batteries. they quote a senior advisor saying if trump traded missiletern syria for batteries, he got his lunch

eaten, or in other words, he got played. >> how are media outlets covering this story. trump is wrong about claiming the islamic state group has been defeated. they have small territories on the ground. press, this isic the start of very big changes in the region. moved by the u.s. is a way for americans to remove themselves from --. the removal means the kurds are the ones who are losing out here. >> another day, another scandal in the british parliament. >> there are concerns jeremy corbyn called theresa may a stupid woman. they do not believe him. even if he has denied the

remark, a lipreading fight has ensued. pantomimealling it politics. it comes after they teased corban flip-flopping over whether to hold a no-confidence vote. -- panto is a theater tradition in the u.k. this time of year. up ande corban dressed theresa may dressed up. you have her saying how dare you call me a stupid woman. >> let's turn our attention to cuba and this announcement by government to potentially pave the way to same-sex marriage. longba is in a months

process of rewriting its constitution. everything is going ahead with the draft, the assembly will vote on it soon. there are some 700 changes proposed to the cuban constitution. one article made a lot of noise, article 68. the cuban government announced they decided not to include a gender or neutral description of the draft. to shelvement decided the idea. the definition of marriage would be written as two people absolutely equal in rights and obligations. the backpedaling came after a lot of debate. -- for afor a general gender-neutral definition was being pushed by the government

and the daughter of raul castro. us, homophobia is ingrained in the island and churches in cuba embarked on a campaign to reject the proposal. the majority of cubans asked for it to be eliminated before it is submitted for a referendum. many of the families we interacted with used to say they did not like raul castro because they believe he may have been homosexual. it goes to show how much that is ingrained. discoverysh with this . it goes to explain a lot. >> how we treat plants. foundlains scientists plants do not like it when we touch them. animal, a bug,n

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