genie: youou are watching franae 24. these are the headlines. a deal on the future of sedan. army rulers and protest leaders agreed to a three-year transition period to transfer power to civilian rule. the victory for protesters who helped push omar al-bashir from power. donald trump denies reports the

u.s. is planning to send over 100,000 troops to counter a threat from iran. mike pompeo is in russia for the first top-level talks since the mueller report was released last month. the world's biggest film festival kicks off in cannes. coming up for you this hour, china's economy is feeling the pinch from u.s. tariffs as trump huawei from u.s. networks. alongel macron stands jacinda ardern in the christchurch call, meant to tackle the spread of extremism online. more on that initiative, coming up.

to sudan, where military leaders and protest leaders have agreed on a transition period to transfer power to a civilian government. .> protesters celebrate >> we agreed on a transitional .eriod of three years

-- first six months of it for r peace. the announcement follows an accord on the power strtructuref a transitional government, which includes giving two thirds of the seats to the opposition coalition. >> there are t three power structures. an executitive council will be shaped in agreement with the military council, and the declararation of freedomom and change forces, a legislative council, 67% which would be from the dscf. >> a final agreement will be signed within the day, including the question on how a new council will replace the military council will be formed.

the e militaryry wants to take a majority while the opposition wanted to be civilian-led. an army major and five protesters were shot dead at a sitting outside military headquarters. after blaming loyalists of omar leadersr, protest accuse the military of not protecting citizens. they denied having a role and have promised a thorough investigation. , who: let's bring in nadia is in khartoum. three yearut this transition deal and the reaction there has been. this is something of a breakthrough between thehe opposition and military counsel, announcing a civilian

government, elections to be held for the first time in 30 years, in three years time. the military opposition were compromising a meeting in the middle because the military asked for the transition to happen in two years. four andition for this is in the middle. i have been speaking to peoplee for the last half an hour. it is a mixed bag. optimistic about the announcements being made. it is good news and seems we are on the route towards transition. many people are skeptical because they say we do not know when there will be a hand over to a civilian-led top body in sudan. we are supposed to hear whether it is supposed to be a majority civilian or military leaders. many saying we will not believe

the military is gone until we have the confirmation it is civilians who will sit on the top counsel. are protests still going ?n in khartoum am are prettye i relaxed. the plan is to make this sit in even bigger. protesters are establishing a road block down the main arteries of the countable -- of the capital. every time i come, there are roadblocks going further down the road. there are people who say they will not leave u until democracy comes. we could be looking at a long sit in here.

genie: donald trump has denied reports the u.s. plans to send up to 120,000 troops to counter iran. russian foreign minister sergei lavrov says the countries have many differences on iran and they are hoping for more dialogue. as tensions ratchet up, trump has dismissed reports he is considering sending 120,000 troops to the middle east. >> it is fake news. what i do that? absolutely. we do not have plans for that. hopefully we will not have to plan for that. if we did that, we would send a hell of a lot more troops s than that. >> the verbal sparring between washington and tehran has escalated, made worse sunday, after four oil tankers were

damaged in an act of sasabotage. anonymous american investigators actors arareor i iranian to b blame. tehran denied the accusation. despite this, iran's leader said there would be no war. the u.s. secretary of state reaffirmed this at talks in russia. with do not see a war iran. we have m made clear to the iraniansns if americanan interes in a attacked, we will respond an appropriate fashion. >> a year ago, donald trump with deal -- u.s. from a withdrew the u.s. from a deal with iran. the state department has ordered nonessential nonemergency government staff to leave the country right away.

that alert published on the embassy possible website comes after washington set it detected new and urgent threats from iran, targeting americans and american interests. in the united states, the alabama summit -- alabama senate has passed the most restrictive in the country. it could send doctors who perform abortions to prison for life. backerss republican pushed it through with the goal of overturning the supreme court case roe v. wade, that legalized abortion across the country. >> 25-6 in favor of a near-total

ban. they have approved the strictest legislation outlawing abortion. signed byich must be the republican governor provides one exception, if a woman's life is at risk. the legislation makes performing -- four states have ruled out a ban if a fetal heartbeat has been detected.

there are new, more conservative justices on the supreme court. >> it is a matter of the new supreme court that feels roe v. wade would be overturned. statates are raising to getet to the top to say they are the first to get there. >> the issue of abortion has dominated politics. christian groups pushing .epublicans for bans many women's rights groups say politicians should not have a say about a woman's right to choose >>. emmanuel macron and jacinda e hosting leaders -- and othering online platforms.

is at 24's tech editor the palace where the initiative is being launched today. >> she will have lunch with emmanuel macron and the foreign minister. she will discuss the christchurch call to tackle extremism. two months ago, an australian radical extremist executed 51

people on facebook live. live-streamedas and shared on social platforms. it took 17 minutes for facebook to get rid of the account of the terrorist. other heads of state are joining this call to show how much they are dedicated to this cause. justin trudeau, theresa may, king abdullah of jordan and from senegal. zuckerberg was in paris a here.go and will not be he has said he was committed to this call. therere is one nation missing around this table and ththat is the united states. they have refused to sign the call and the reasons are vague. genie: how will it work if it is

nonbinding? >> it was disappointing to hear it is supposedly nonbinding. we hear it is going to call for governments to strengthen the .egislation that was quite disappointing. it is a difficult issue to tackle for several reasons. are going to see this as infringing on free and accessible internet. think about this number, one in extremist ors are

vulgar in a way. if you think about it, you can imagine the number of comments that need to be moderated. the algorithms used by facebook are not strong enough to be able comments extremist online. one of the reasons why is the artificial intelligence cannot understand the context of those videos and it is not subtle enough. facebook is going to have to -- it iss making changing things when it comes to its algorithms. thank you. this week, the eurovision song contest is underway. to -- onn mania has saturday. the festival celebrations have been crowded by political controversy.

>> coming from estonia, these fans cannot wait for the party to get started. underway.ontest is some countries are far from happy with the hosts. demonstrations erected in the see eurovisionts whitewashing the event. >> they are doing their best to continue the bloodshed with an ongoing siege on gaza, the hunger, the medical situation, the humanitarian crisis brings about more and more violence.

>> in gaza, another protest in the form of a concert. >> our message is clear. or musicianrtist, should use music to cover up crimes of the israeli occupation. >> when israel wonhe chance to host the finals, the palestinian campaign urged artists and broadcasters to withdraw. none have done so. dozens called for it to be moved, but one who will be there onmadonna, set to perform the finale, saying she will not stop playing music to suit a political agenda. the film festival kicked off with "the dead don't die." it brought bill murray, tilda swinton, and iggy pop to the red carpet area.

olivia has the details. >> what are you thinking? >> i am thinkingng zombies. >> w what? >> you know, the undead. ghouls. >> you look gorgeous. >> oh, my. are you in this together? was on the red carpet, joined by bill murray, ilda swinton, and chloe

sevigne. -- >> it is's jury one of the most awkward situations.. >> the dead don't die is kicking off a selection that includes five golden home winners in a return to the hollywood glamour that has been scarce from the red carpet and the notable .nterest in the genre movies

let's look at the other big stories. a deal has been reached on the future of sudan. the latest victory for the protesters who helped push omar al bashir from power. donald trump denies reports the u.s. is planning to send over 100,000 troops to counter the threat from iran. is inomes as mike pompeo russia for the first top-level talks since the mueller report was released. brian, you are going to start with donald trump. >> it has min e eight willl h h,

won'n't hehe? -- it t has been a will he, wo't he? they are going to ban huawei from any participation in u.s. telecoms infrastructure. those reports come after the chairman said he would be willing to sign no spy deals that useern countries its hard way. washington has been pushing allies to ban the firm from their networks, saying they could pass sensitive information onto the chinese government. relations. chinese are getting hotter. fromngton hiked tarariffs 10% % to 25%.

a dealal can be reachein the coming weeks. georgina robinson reports. >> the pressure is on. u.s. china trade talks are in deadlock and the threat of further tariffs looming. trump said he expected a deal. having a little squabble with china because we have been treated unfairly for many decades, for actually a long time. outputa's industrial fell short of forecast for april as growth slowed to five .4%. chinese consumers are feeling the hit. also hard-hit by the crisis of consumer confidence, the chinese automobile sector.

14.6%il, sales fell compared to last year. market cooled with a 6% month on month sales. with the threat ofof further battle,in this trade the impact is felt by both sides. the cost of these tariffs will be passed to the consumers. was inl, aluminum, it the integrated manufacturing process and now it is goods that are getting impacted. that cannot be absorbed, it is going to get passed down. >> trade negotiations have gone through 11 rounds without a final deal. meetinge pinned on the trump is supposed to have with president xi j jinping.. asian markets followed wall

street's adad, recoveriring a b. europepean indexes losining grod as trade fears linger on around 2/10 of a percent. the frankfurt dax down down -- down about half a percent. oxycontin ismaker o of in more trouble o over the state of thehe opipioid crisis. pusheduced pharma doctors to continue to prescribe oxycontin. it becomes the 30 ninth -- becomes the 39th state to superdupuper over the crcrisis. the family thatt owns itit settd with oklahomoma. pennsysylvania has seen n more n 26,0,000 deathths by overdose se

1997. purdue used deceptive marketing practices to enrich owners at a devastating human cost. >> the company has made more than $35 billion. while purdue and its executives were profiting and lining their pockets, they were leaving a path of loss, heart rate, and bills for someone else in pennsylvania to pay. genie: we will wrap up our business update. is importantet here. it is the stomach of paris. it looks like it's supply network is under threat. the heart of culinanary cuure.e. feeds one in five frenchchmen. thee supply network k that feedt is crucial..

on the train to bring produce is facing major strains and is likely to close down. >> time is running out for this freight train. fresh produce from 10 kilometers outside paris. the train is under threat as it is struggling to t turn profit. at 80% capacity. the cost is the same. leaves every 400,000 carrying around tons of fruits and vegetables, meats and cheeses. itket officials believe would take up to 25,000 maurice do the00 lorries to work.

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