anchor: hello, and welcome to france 24. we're alive from paris. european countries including france, britain, germany, and spain say that one wide-out t -- juan guaido is now recognized as the intererim presidentnt of venezuela. this after nicolas maduro failed to have new elections.

and extraditing in the rainy football player -- a bahra iny football player at the rain -- at bahrain's request. ♪ france, britain, germany, and spain, including other european is now say juan guauaido recognized as the interim president after a midnight deadline from nicolas maduro to call snap elections went ignored. the deadline was p put in plplay seven euroropean nations that sd guaido ifecognize elections were not called. >> this day has come and no

steps have been taken in that direction by maduro. the government of spain officially recognizes the president of venezuelan assembly adio, asde-out -- mr. gu guaido as-- mr. president of venezuela. what did jeremy hunt have to say? areu member states conferring on this. we know that nicolas maduro has not called presidential elections within the eight day limit set. so mr. hunt says the u.k. alongside european a allies now as interimr. guaido

constitutional president until credible elections can be held. let's hope it takes is closer to ending the humanitarian crisis. there is a lot of cooperation going on between frain -- spain, france, germany. and now the u.k. calling for president maduro, if he has not respected the deadline, to step down. over in the united states, u.s. president donald trump hasn't t ruled out t miliy intervrvention. has the u.k. used similar language? >> not at all. concern about the unfolding humanitarian crisis. about theall weekend

fact that there have been thousands of venezuelans in the .treet protesting juanan guaido is increasingly recognized by the internationanl community as t the interim lead. and for the moment, president -- what is interesting is, the former mayor of caracas was telling british media that support in the military is waning. that is what one has to watch out for in the coming days. the big concern is this declaration of president maduro couldn't rule out the possibility of civil war. of couourse, we know russia has

accused eu and states recognizing one quite oh -- juan guaido as meddling. theor: early this morning, 14 nation group will be meeting in the capital to discuss humanitarian aid as well as ways to maintain pressure on nicolas maduro. mexico opposes measures to the house. el salvador has a new present -- president. early results shshowed he was 21 points ahead of his closest rival. >> a landslide victoryry that ps an end to nenearly three decades of two-party dominance. the president was elected of el

salvador after winning more votes than his two c closest ririvals combined. an hour after his victory was confirmed by the supreme court, the former mayor had begun celebrating in front of a jubilant crowd. >> at ththis t time, we can anne t that we wonainty the presidenency of the republi. only 37 years old, he is a relative newcomer to the political scene. he made his debut in 2012. in 2015, he was elected mayor of san salvador, the highest office he has held so far. running on an anticorruption platform, his campaign capitalized on growing discontent with the two-party system. of the leftuler wing was dispelled and 2017 for

criticizing leadership and later joined ghana, a conservative right wing party. when the new president takes office, he will face challenges including a sluggish economy and corruption.pant he has v vowed to stop out gang-related violence in the country that has the highest murder rate in the world. anchor: the pope is on a historic visit to the united arab emirates. pope francis holding the first ever people march on the arabian peninsula. it is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people. whiteer: yellow and smoke, the colors of the vatican, and cannons booming in an artillery salute. pope francis was greeted at the theidential palace by leader.

but what is the first ever people visit to the peninsula? he can attend a global conference on humanity in a show of religious tolerance. >> he talks about human rights, equality. reporter: a human rightss group is calling on pope francis to press the government to address the serious human rights violations by its forces in yemen and to end t the repressin of crititics at home. in roman, he called for the limited cease-fire in the country to be respected so food .nd medicine can get to yemen the main highlight of the visit will be mass onn tuesday attendd by tens of thousands of people. there are more than a million catholics in the uae.

he will visit morocco at the end of march. centuryonce in a flights have inundated homes, schools, and airports in the northeast of australia. deployeyedy has bebeen to deliviver sandbags and rescue huhundreds of resididts f from r roofoftops in ththe northern ste of queensland. the monsoon seasonon has seen se areas get a years worth of rainfall in just a week. now thailand has set a next tradition hearing for april. this means -- this means a jailed footballer will spend two more months behind bars. i can november, he was arrested while on his honeymoon in thailand. the footballer has refugee status in australia. authorities are pleading with bangkok not to carry out the extradition. shackled under police

escort, the footballer arrived to fight an extradition request from bahrain. an nationalbahraini team player holds refugee status in australia, escaping political repression and torture. australia's prime minister and human rights activists are urging thailand to set him free. >> we are asking the prime minister to allow him to return to australia. he is a refugee. let him return to his friends and family. was arrested in november as they arrived in thailand for their honeymoon. based on a red notice issued by interpol, they have since rescinded that. red notices are not supposed to return people to countries from which they sought asylum. bahrain once--

back for-- wants him an arson attack that damaged a police station. he says he is innocent and is being targeted for his faith and human rights record. has anni minority reputation for harsh repression since the arab spring uprising in 2011. extradition is likely to take months to conclude anchor:. -- to conclude. anchor: months after it went missing, a plane's pilot has been found. the plane was traveling from france when it disappeared. according to investigators, a body has been found in the wreckage. a bit o of closure on the horizozon for family ariends of a footbalaller.

the marine scientist and shipwreck hunting specialist confirming it has been found. plane hasckage e of the been located. it was located earlier this .orning this is about the best result we can hope for ththe families. have notified the families of both men on board. disappeared over r the english chanannel nearly two weeks ago. in a messasage foreshadowing h s fatete, he told hiss friends hes scared and worried the plane was falling apart. ththe search for the aircrcrafts called off after three days, prompting the family to launch their own private investigation. believed -- cushions believed to be from the missing plane washed up last t week.

just prior to the accident, the footballer left the french club. on tuesday, players and fans pay tribute to the footballer before kicking off their first match since his disappearance. anchor: the first politician in poland has launched his political party for the spring progressive party as the country gears up for domestic and european reaction this year. has apular former mayor strong separation of church and state as well as easier access to abortion. this in a country where the catholic church still wields a considerable amount of influence. in france, the president has been looking for a way out of the yellow vests crisis. watching a national debate to come face-to-face and listen to their grievances firsthand.

he will be holding the first-ever debate at the capital. but france's poor suburbs have kept a distance from the yellow vests movement. reporter: it was one of the measureses announced by emmanunl macron. a national debate where french citizens were encouraged to speak out on a variety of social issues. inhabitants, 60 people seized on this opportunity to air their grievances. >> they give us an appointment for next week. we are sick now. >> the debate was openen for people from all walks of life from themembers were republic on the move, emmanuel macron's party. >> what we have here is not public representation but a public of managers.

reporter: the outdoor markets were bustling with life. many people chose not to participate in the debate as they did not think it would address their primary concerns. purchasing power and unemployment. >> we want to be heard. it is a debate going to achieve? it is a waste of time. >> isolated from politicians. maybe. i don't know. maybe we're the forgotten ones. oforter: a recurring theme the yellow vests movement, its failure to engage with the impoverished communities and to capitalize on their this enchantment with traditional politics. a reminder of top stories. european countries say juan recognized as

venezuela's interim president as nicolas maduro ignored aa deadlinene to call for snapp electitions. trip to the uae, the papal visit the first-ever on the arabian peninsula. and authorities in australia please with thailand not to extradite a footballer arrested while on his honeymoon in thailand based on an interpol noticed issued at the rain's -- at bahrain's request. the new england patriots defeated the los angeles rams in super bowl 53 in atlanta. it was the lowest scoring championship in nfl history. bill belichick and tom brady leading the victory -- the team to their six the victory. the new england patriots held off the los angeles rams to win super bowl 53. the final score 13-3, the lowest

scoring super bowl of all time. tom brady acknowledging the grind post grain -- postgame. >> they played really well on defense. our defense played the best game they had all season. and i go of super bowl whenindoww belichick -- bill belichick and tom brady got past the rams in another defensive slog. 17 years later, they are now the oldest coach and quarterback pairing to win. they did it against what would have been the youngest pair. mcveigh is 33 and jared goff is 24. >> it kills. it is terrible. betterwe had played

offensively. att halftime -- reporter: halftime, maroon 5 with a tepid performance. with sundays when bringing their super bowl victory to six, the patriots are tied for the steelers with the most championships ever. anchor: time for business news. you are starting out with french fears over brexit. nissan is moving its production of the x trail model back to japan. ththe is a dememand r r diesel cacars in eurorope. ththey confirmed it would be mae after receceiving assusurances m the e government. the assurances are no longer enoughgh. of britain's largest union is meeting with the carmaker to see

what is next. latest thrill. it ought to be manufactured in the u.k.. a letter to employees have this statement, blaming a f failure o negotiate a brexit deal. decisione taken this for business reasons, but the brexit is not helping us plan for the future. reporter: the trade deal is crucial for nissan.. -- it means parts supplies as a gateway to europe. without a deal, that gate would be shut. >> it is a serious signal to all of us in parliament that now is the time to resolve that.

onthat it doesn't impinge investmement in the future. so people can invest with confidence. atorter: the decision comes a difficult time for the car business. production dropped by nine point 1% last year and investments dropped by 9.1% last year and investments were down 46%. reporter: the markekets were slightly down midday. the only index in the green comes as a new survey showed investor sentiment f for the eurozone dropped to the lowest level in f four years in decemb. earlier, slow trading in asia and of the new year's celebration with chinese and korean markets both closed. hong kong and the nikkei closing in the green despite sonyy closining down 8%% on the back a

disappointing earnings report. dropped 4% after a disappointing earnings report. the biggest budget airline revealed a third-quarter loss of 20 million euros and announced a restructuring plan to create for subsidiaries over the next 12 months. ryanair blamed falling fares for the quarterly loss and warned overcapacity would continue to pressure prices. they signed d landmark deals wih unions to offer staff that are pay. in south africa, thousands of readers in the international mining industry are in capepe town. the biggest gathering on the continent. this is how to make mining safer. fairially after the deadly -- failure of the plant.

france 24's regional correspondent is attending the conference for us. she told us earlier about another major theme this year. how to make sure the money earned from africa's mining industry stays within local communities. >> sonon of the activists are saying that it is important for government to attract investment. at this must not be at the expense of the local people. they are talking about the fact that this level of corruptioions so high amonongst governments ad government officials were foreign investors are a able to drive governments leaders to avoid taxeses and flatt regulat. important to empower local communities.

some local communities have been moved because of mining taking place in this area. seen that they have not been compensated. some did receive compensation, but it was very little. the mamain problem actctivists e is the q question of corruptiont ththe highesest levels of govement. today,ter: 15 years ago and i are p project was lauhedd at h harrd univeversity. -- ththe facebebook has grown to a global payments. -- glolobal behemoth. recently it has been fielding criticism f from every cornerff the globe..

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contents were shared by russian intelligence. >> we did not do enough to prevent these tools to be used for harm. that goes for fake news, foreign inteterference in elections, and hate speech. as well as developers and data privacy. as s facebook its 15,5, it plas to keep expanding. it took a record $22 billion of profit last year. merge smartphone messaging with facebook messaging. it has been a long 15 years for facebook and they seem to have invaded every aspect of our lives. what'sappthey also own and instagram. quick break.a stay with us. there is more to come, live from paris.

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