>> opposition leader's in the democratic republic of congo reject the announcement that elections will be postponed. they call on voters to take part in a general strike on friday. the alert status of the volcano responsie for indonesia's

tsunami hahas been raised, with authoritities doublingng the sif the exclusion zone. we will speak with our correspondent in jakarta. donald trump returns home after paying his first visit to u.s. troops in iraq. he insisted the u.s. cannot be the world to policeman. thank you for joining us. protests in bene have been met with tear gas. anger erupted as the government announced elections due to take place at the end of this month have been postponed in three areas troubled by violence and insecurity. the election commission saying the result of the vote will be announced on the 15th of january. this, despite 3% of the

population being affected by the decision. the annonouncement has infnfurid the poposition. let's listen. >> the coalition is asking all congolese to refuse to obey this decision, which constitutes an illegal order under article 28 of the constitution. we are appealing for a day of strike across the country. of dedecember,28th 2018. while awaiting the appeal, the in theon will be making days ahead, and it invites the congolese people to maintain the highest vigilance.

correspondent,ur who explained the latest reaction to the government's attempt to postpone those elections. >> the main announcement by the opposition andhe the opposition leader are asking the congolese people to reject the decision by the collect -- pole.alition to delay the the opopposition is asking the popupution to nonot takake partt all in the presidential election, the second announcement is the opposition is asking, calling on the people onorganize a general strike friday, a general l strike to protest against the decision by ththe commission to paiaially

delay the election. the oppositions surprised by the fact the coalition decided to posostpone the election for security reasons, when in many cicities and regions across the congo, there are security problems, people are dying. citiest these three should be excluded from the vote . according to the opposition it is because they are o opposition strongholds. w wanthoritities do not these cities to be able t to vo. this is what the opposition announced today. it will be interesting to see if callopulation follows this for a general strike on friday. >> indonesia has raised the danger status of a volcano t tht

triggerered the deadly y tsunami over the weekend. the exclusion zone has been doubled to a five kilometer radius and a number of flights in the region have been rebooted. local communities have been warned to o stay at leasast a kilometer away from the coastline. to more on this, we go jakarta to speak with our correspondent. authorities have raised the alert level for the volcano. what does this mean? what further activity can we expect to see? >> the volcano has been belching water,, falling into the creating a steam -- cloud above the island where the volcano is situated. there has been a thin layer of ash falling on the west coast of java over the last 24 to 48

hours. auauthorities say it is not dangngerous. it is an inconvenience and a health hazard d for people with breathining difficultities. people h have been toto to keep out of the coastline for fear of a signifificant irirruption that into ththemore ststight betweenen the islands. >> large swaths of the coastline were destroyed in the tsunami. this is going to hinder rebuilding efforts. >> indeed. coastalannot go to the areas that were damaged or affected, to go back and check on your house, if it has been damaged, if you have e property that h has been afaffected by te wave that came in saturday night, you have to think ofof yr

safety first and keeawaway from thatat f the timime being. some flights would be disrupted, some would be rerouted rather than count -- rarather than canceled. that entails some difficulties for travelers. is about 100 affecteds east of the areas. flights coming in and out of the airport will be rerouted ashtantially because of the . if the volcano continues to erupt and if it gets worse, you will see more travel disruption. >> thank you very much.

trump is back inn the u.s. after paying a visit to troops stationed at an airbase in western iraq, the first time he has met with serving personnel in an active conflict zone. he used the opportunity to defend his decision to withdraw from syria and to declare he would no longer accept it was the u.s.'s job to be global policeman. >> there will be a deliberate and orderly withdrawal of u.s. forces from syria. we will maintain the u.s. presence in iraq to prevent and isis resurgence and protect u.s. interest and to watatch over any potential reef formation of isis and to watch over and ran.

we will be watching. look at thekes a motivations behind his visit to iraq. >> there had been pressure to troops basedmbat abroad, something trump had not done so far in his almost two years of his presidency. he went to the base on the western outskirts of baghdad, where he met around 100 special operations forces active in the fight against the islamic state group in iraq and syria. he wants an n increased role for u.s. troops saying this might be a base from which to combat the remnants of the islamic state group in iraq and syria. he visited one country from which he does not want u.s.

troops to be withdrawn, this coming after his announcement that all u.s. troops will be coming back from syria and he wants a half of the u.s. troops based in afghanistan to come back to the united states as well. of acoming into context, president insisting the united states should spend less money and wars abroad and bring back troops from wars overseas, saying this during a three hour long visit, that he believes the united states should no longer see the policeman of the world. hehe says it about the planned u.s. withdrawal from syria, that turkey has promised it will take care of the remnants of the islamic state group by confirming something he had talked about in a a phone call with the turkish president erdogan. firstesident making his

visit to visit u.s. combat troops abroad. of thisis the e end bulletin. more news coming up in about 15 minutes. stay tuned if you can. >> welcome to a year and addition of france 24. our mission today, to challenge the assumptions about the french and their food. the days of the two hour lunch break may be gone, but this country is still associated with fine cuisine, a deep seated table culture provided that you are not poor or swamped for time.

the french love their mcdonald's . the second-highest numbers of branches of mcdonald's in europe can be found in france. alone.den arches are not it is an entire festered culture that has taken over. the hamurger takes over and butter sandwich. globalization is knocking on the door. the yellow vests movement has served as a reminder that while half talks about organic farming, saving the pam -- saving the planet, a majority want to make ends meet. can you do it all? we are looking at the changing .abits

thank you for being with us. thank you to our community supported agriculture network. we will talk about what you do in a moment. you worked in the pharmaceutical industry. one day you had an epiphany. hotel, now you are the proud omaha -- the proud owner of an organic restaurant in paris. >> that is right. >> thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> our guest from boston. getill be interesting to your take on eating habits here and where you are, everywhere.

>> the debate on facebook and twitter. let's begin with the baguette. >> they cannot be overcooked. quickset has to be soft, but not chewy. of france.e image >> she is very happy. >> this is part of a broad battle to defend handcrafted baguette.

>> supermarkets have their own , ageses and i remember them gotmember one of the prize for the best baguette. >> is the baguette under threat? >> probably yes, but so is bread. consumption of bread has been dropping considerably. each french person eight the average 900 grams a day of bread. it was the core food. now we are down to 120 and it doesn't serve the same function. something you have to have. it was a component of the meal that was necessary as a fork and knife and that is not so anymore.

the meal, it is something that is part of national habits, but it is not necessary the way it used to be. it has come the same way as wine. on the table. it was ordinary table wine. it just had to be there. i remember in my days at the had toia, older students take the wine on the table as well as the teachers. not anymore. >> what is your religion when it comes to changing wine and the perception? >> it is just changing.

peoplele eat less baguettes than they used to. >> is that good or bad? >> i think it is good. eating should be diverse. bread is not so good. why people are trying to get gluten-free diets. it is not too good nowadays. it is like wine. people do not drink so much wine. they used to drink wine at every meal, but not today, especially at lunchtime. at the restaurant, a very few people for special occasions drink wine, otherwise, it is water or fruit juice. abouty are talking perception of what a baguette should be.

something consumers care less about than before? >> people care more about what a baguette should be and how it is prepared and where the wheat comes from and what the wheat is inside the bread they are eating. i say a lot of people are more aware and want to know more of what they are eating. becaused of wheat is it because people are allergic to gluten because we have manipulated the wheat and the seeds. it is not the same as 50 years ago. people are becoming more aware.

>> are you reassured the next time you come here you will be able to get a crusty big get that might taste better than one of yesteryear. not worried i will have a great meal with a great big get. i will meet with your other lotts that we are seeing a of gluten-free alternatives pop up. most recently, a pizza restaurant popped up close to my home all gluten-free. >> are there customers? do they like the gluten-free? >> it seems to be doing well. >> your reaction to that? >> i am concerned we are going to disagree on a number of things.

is true to sayt people don't care. i think they care a lot. it is not true to say bread is getting worse than it used to be. downed period. heiends,erican showed after a bad period -- >> when was the bad period? >> the process is still going on. farmers who make their own bread, they grow their

own varieties of wheat, including forgotten varieties and they are working hard on the process of bread making. there is space for hope. -- baker's camp things baker's complain are not too cooked, which sounds strange. the big get should be crisp and it should not be undercooked. served up at your restaurant? >> we serve a baguette and bread.e bread, whole

after half a day, the big get is not too good. >> it is not supposed to be. it is fine for us. >> you talk about the whole-wheat bread. baguette, the price is regulated right now. the prices one year. >> the big get is 1.3 euros.

differencemake a bakery you buy it at the or you order it from the restaurant, it is the same price. >> it is a very large debate. >> what do you personally think? we don't have enough organic farmers. we need to scale it off.

we need a system where you buy directly from a farmer. >> at this point, most organic --d is still the economist magazine has its big index. how about the ham sandwich index for france.

stable and 27. according to the survey, the ham sandwich costs more. it is the most expensive. >> the prices much higher in the city. is much more expensive to have organic food.

>> what do you do to make better quality food, not overly ?xpensive >> one of the problems we have there are huge confusions over what they are buying and what they are paying. sometimes you are not sure what it means.. is it modified old process or going back to a family farm where everything is tended by hand. here, what exactly am i getting? >> is that changing?

>> there is more confusion in the marketplace. 20 years ago when it was organic or natural, you knew it was wellbly farewell -- fairly done. today, so many people

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