anchchor: this is france 24. time for 60 minutes live around the world. these are the headlines. least 35 people killed in an army crackdown in the ongoing sittings in sudan. the ruling military has canceled , power transfer agreement calling for new elections in the next nine months. today marks the 30th anniversary of the massacre of tiananmen square.

there will be no commemoration of the victims in china today. the events of 1989 are still taboo there. donald trump sitting down with british prime minister theresa may on the second day of his state visit to the u.k.. this is prprotesters gatather as london rolling out not just the blimp but but -- more. tech giants are facicing mountig pressure in n the u.s. as regulators and congress prepare toto launch antitrust probes. as the world marks the 75th anniversary of d-day this week, we will hahave the next in our special series on the normandy invasion to take on the intricate planning of f e assault. that's our top story, live from paris.

first in sudan, security forces killed at least 35 civilians in a crackdown on t the ongoing s t in. break upnment tried to the demonstrations that had been going on for weeks now. protesters had been negotiating with the interim army leaders to replace omar al-bashir that was pushed from power in april. the government says all talks are off and will call elections in the next nine months. taking partctivist in the city enjoins us -- on the sit in joins us. were you there yesterday? >> i left about half an hour before the crackdown started.

this has been a clearlrly attack on protesters that were at the sit in. rapid response came when thousands of militias and pick up truck surroununded the e ente area.. they started shooting g live ammunition at people. deaths.35 confirmed the numbers are climbing. did the violence yesterday keep the protesters away today? are people s still there?? >> the streets are kind of like a ghost town. what has happened is that the

transition plan is in place. army, thatound the is in response to the for anement that called open strike. that means nobody goes to work. life comes to a complete standstill. so there is no movement on the streets. foot exceptls on for the rapid response militia walking around the streets. anchor: after the violence yesterday, the army called off talks of protest leaders who want to move toward a civilian led government. the army said it will hold elections in the next nine months. is that enough to placate the protesters? >> absolutely not.

there was an agreement that the army went back and forth. the army is not interested in any transition to civilian government. governmenta civilian that would install a government of their own. what has happened last night is a complete to. -- a complete coup. .illing innocent civilians elections areof the army capable of holding. and how would they completely agree to that kind of election? the conditions on the ground in sudan are not conducive to any sort of election.

this is dirty politics that the council is explaining right now. anchor: thank you for taking time to explain this to us. the activist taking part of the sit in. in 1989, the world watched in into stoptanks rolled a student protest in tiananmen square. as the anniversary is remembered around the world, in beijing where it happened, people are going about their lives. activists have been silent and discscussions censored. many protesters worry that the momovement is lost to future generations. in june 1980 nine, students led anticorruption protests had been going on for weeks in beijing. the protesters called for democracy, freedom of the press, and freedom of speech. anger had been fueled by the

death of the pro-reform communist party leader. students felt his heart attack was due to his forced resignation. it prompted them together inin large nunumbers. got us of democraracy statue bebecame the centrtral point a y occupied tiananmenen square. of democracys statue became the central point as they occupied tiananmen square. the government was divided on how to respond. hardliners gain the upper hand. -- gained the upper hand. announced on the 20th of may and mobilized army divisions acroross the country. , they were told to use any means to clear tiananmen square. they did so on the fourth of june. a dead -- a day now asassociated

with one persoson who came to symbolize d defiance againsnst authororitarianism. his name is not known. it is not known if he s survive. >> when i see the picture of the man standing in n ont of the tank, i am so proud for all chinese people. it is the most essential way to show the whole world that t the chininese have the spirit of freedom. the death toll 30 years ago is not known but it is guest to be in the hundreds -- guessed to be in the hundreds. any political movement taking on the ruling communist party has been curbed. the events of tiananmen square are known worldwide, but far less so in china it elf. -- itself. anchor: u.s. president donald trump a sitting down with

british prime minister theresa may on the second day of his state visit to the u.k.. protesters gather across london, rolling out not just the baby look, but a nenew anti-trump as well. the huge police and security operation is keeping protesters from demonstrating directly outside of the prime minister's residence. organizers have build the day a carnival of resistance that demonstrators gather to declare a trump-free zone. in the midst of the protests now, what is the feelingng liken the streets today? >> 8000 to 10,000 protesters are trying to move into whitehall where there are very many ministries of the foreign office. where there will be a joint press conference to president trump and theresa may, the

outgoing prime minister. right now, mr. trump is in downing street, due to meet the prime minister on her own. but in fact, she is not alone. beforetingly, three days stepping down as tory leader, she has her foreign secretary and other senior ministers with her. that was the way to go? we will be watching that conference. a mixture of different grievances here. people standing up for the palestinians. others for basically the policy that they do not agree with at all. have just seen a free assange sign.

i don't have a third had to show you, some say "trump stinks." look-alike a wandering around answering questions. anchor: he is having more political meetings today that come after the luxurious state dinner at buckingham palace. tell me about what we can expect from the official part of the state visit. >> the first day of the three-day state visit was very much about pomp and circumstance. the president said that the entire royal family was very welcoming to him. today are veryrs much referring to that tweet just as air force e one was abot to land yeststerday morning whee

he criticized the mayor of london. they had been having a verbal feud. the american president said that mayor khan was a loser and should concentrate on the crimes committed in london and not on him, the u.s. president. this isike jeremy hunt not appropriate language from the mayor. corbyn didly, jeremy not attend the statete banquet that he would have been expected to do. he does not believe the american president should have the state visit he is getting. the rednot believe carpet should be rolled out for the u.s. president. and he is going to be very vocal. in a breach of tradition the same way that president trump has been preaching tradition by weighing on the debate.

that will be decided by the parliamentary party and by conservative activist. will be speaking about 100 meters from where the american president and theresa may will be meeting. what the protesters hope is that andr voices, the volume, the message that they have that the president is not welcome here, they have been tractor will be practicing heard by the president. thank you very muchch, reportining from london. a lighter note for you football or soccer fans. the women's world cup starts this friday in paris. it will be held in cities across paris. -- across france. it is the most hotly anticipated world cup for the women ever.

french presisident macron and hs wife metet some members of the french national football c centr just southth of paris. that is where catherine trent is as well. a lot of pressure on the french side with this women's world cup. there is a lot of pressure on france going into this tournament. the men's football team won the world cup. are trying toam do the same. they are one of the favorites. france is the host nation so they are hoping to have some kind of f 1998 effect. the national team going on to victory. despite the expectations, the french women's team have not performed well in recent tournaments, not recently making

it past the last eight. they have hopes to do better this time. in pretty ruthless style, they are adding against the pressure. here toch president was give words of support and encouragement to the players. he did not feel the french women would needed and had been hoping to see them in the final match on the seventh of july, hoping they make it that far. anchor: thank you for reporting just outside paris. take a look at today's top stories. in anst 35 people killed army crackdown on the ongoing sit in in sudan. ththey are calling for new elections in the next nine months. the 30th anniversary

of the massacre at tiananmen square. but there will be no commemoration of the victims in china today. the events of 1989 are still taboo there. and discussions are censored in the media. britishrump meeting prime minister theresa may on the second day of a state visit to the u.k. protesters are rolling out the baby blimp and an anti-trump look as well as. -- as well. on the 75thing anniversary of d-day, the beginning of the end of world war ii. on june 6, 1944, tens of thousands of soldiers stormed the beaches of normandy. the next in our series of special reportsts focuses on the intricate planning of the result -- of the assault. ♪

>> wherever i looked, there were boats stretching from the coast to the horizon. this is however british soldier describes landing on the beaches of normandy, june 6, , 1944. the mastermind behind the operation, dwight d. eisenhower. the american general had 150,000 soldiers and 7000 ships under his command. all had a clear mission. with the entire coast occupied byby german soldiers,, the first objective was to secure the landing zone to allow for million troops to safely cross the channel. pretended to first land as a decoy to draw the germrmans attention away from me real objective. american soldiers were to land

on beaches codenamed utah and omaha. at midnight, paratroopers were deployed behind enemy lines. another diversion to cause more confusion in the nazi ranks. the first american troops landnd onon utah. at omaha beach, the landing backfired. were waiting and opened fire on the americans, inflicting heavy losses. on gold, the landing was a success. on juno, rough waters and heavy resistancece by germrman troops inflicted more casualtlties. manageded to land but there advanced toward the city wasas halted by a german counterattack. widely regarded as the offensive that changed the tide of the war, operation overlord was supposed to o be over in three weeks ended up lasting three

months. time for a look at the day's business news with brian quinn. start with the potential reckoning g for tech giants as regulators are gearing up for anantitrus i investigatitions. google, facacebook, amazon, and apple e undergoing probes. they decided to split jurisdsdiction. a a top to botottom review heldy giant platfororms. thisis is following years of stricter regulation in europe. >> top tech giants under scrutiny. washington has google, facebook, .pple, and amazon in its sights lawmakers are looking into possible antitrust violations by the leading tech companies. that follows news that regulators are geariring up for investigations.

is being shared by the federal trade commission which will take on facebook and amazazon. othersrs will takeke on applpled golele. an invnvestigation in 2013 ended without majojor action. ingle is overly dominant online advertising, hurting the profits of smaller companies. expected to have 37% of the online ads in the united's race this year. -- united states this year. google has yet to comment on tighter regulation. this follows years of stricter , currentlyin the eu investigating a spotify complaint against apple. >> they can set the rules for how competition works on that platform. it has to come with that responsibility.

the responsibility not t to use the power to undermine competition. --the eu has fined euro google more than 8 billion euros. probes could takake years. they raised the possibility of companies being broken up, find, or restricted in how they do their business. anchor: the next negotiations are underway between the u.s. and mexico as donald trump on importsariffs unless more is done to curb illegal l immigration. >> m mexican officiaials have preempmptively rejected the idea that mexico has granted asylum to thousands of refugees headed to the u.s. rise as highould as 25%. the major threat to a mexican economy sees 80% of the exports

across the northern border. cost $17uties would billion have threatened the likelihood of ratifying the u.s.-mexico-canada trade to. -- trade deal. terrace is imposed ---- tariff is imposed, the impact would be over $4 billion. this is approximately $3.8 million a day. ththat would impact t both sidef the border. especially for the consumer. to australia where the central bank is takingg action o hohold ontoo a 28 year winningng streak for the e economy. bank cute central interest rates amid growing economic headwinds.

.25% to 1.25%. i surely as economomy has not sn a proper recession since 1 1991. demand from china helped the country y avoid the worst of the glob fininancial c crisis. no interest rates have been cut steadily with global growth swellingng and the trade war weweighing on n demand. shouldrs and not banks reap the benefits of cheaper borrowing. government's expectation and the public's expectation that banks should pass on to consumers the benefits of reduced funding costs as a result of the reserve bank's decision. what are we seeing on the markets today? brian: investor sentiment continues to be down by trade

tension. this is of just slightly with rent out -- renault shares dependent on a merger from fiat chrysler. automakers had better-than-expected u.s. sales figures. anchor: the french government plans to phase out the sale of gasoline and diesel powered cars by 28. that is part of the -- by 2040. that is part off t the energy transition plan. brian: some say that it puts 160,00000 jobs at risk. governments want the to go faster and target 2030. it is hard to imagine roads without exhaust fumes polluting the air but that is the plan. 98% run on petrol or diesel. the government says their days arare numbmbered andnd they wile

phphased out by 2040. to developthem alternative ways of getting around. but 2040 seems a little difficult. >> it is too soon. there's not enouough time. reporter: it is a challenge for the car industry which employs 400,000 people. unions a are warning about lay f the head. areive people on average needed to build combustion powered vehicles. you need three for an electric vehicle. that is 40% fewer workers. reporter: environmental groups say the government should target 2032 respect climate change commitments and remain competitive. a latere danis put at date, there will be a delay tackling climate -- if the delay is put to a later date, there will be a delay tacklingng clime

change. reporter: norway is leading the way. it polluting vehicles will be phased out by 2025. anchor: that will wrap up the business update. fore is a silver lining france despite the cloudy economy. and theespite strikes launch of the yellow vests protest movement in november, france managed to attract greater foreign investment last year, coming in second place in the european attractiveness survey. points openedg last year. manufafacturining jobs on ththee after yeyears of dececline. investor sentiment a b bit pessimistic. news of good news-bad there. coming in the next half

hour, buckingham palace is not just welcoming donald trump this week. it also has a new exhibit on leonardo da vinci. it includes one of only two known portraits of the great artist himself. a closer look on t

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