twenty four dot com. that you want to live in paris some for us twenty four the headlines this hour. the day commemorations on the beaches of normandy british american canadian and french soldiers all on a date seventy five years since the biggest label and every nation in history. type the way for the defeat of *-*- germany. the african union suspense down over the killing of more than one hundred pro democracy protesters by paramilitary forces. the great ones that will be for the consequences if costume does not take steps towards a civilian government.

and on the eve of the women's world cup another corruption scandal rocks fifa vice presidents and confederation of african football president ahmed ahmed. is detained in paris . best it said day two of the d. day commemorations at seventy five years ago today allied troops landed on the beaches of normandy and together with the french resistance fighters. tend the tables in the second world war *-*- germany fell less than a year later earlier. this evening the french prime minister as often laid on the canadian prime minister justin trudeau stood side by side in a ceremony at juno beach in normandy. with thousands of canadian troops took part in the invasio.

and earlier in the day at the american cemetery in called the soul mass the us president donald trump and the french president emmanuel macron. hey tributes to the american soldiers he fell on that fateful day. menu will measurement green. the end of it they all it unless you [inaudible] judy missy. we know what we owe. do you veterans [inaudible] all freedom. on behalf of my nation. i just want to say thank you. this evening we thank god for the brave sons. of the united kingdom and the united states. who defeated the *-*-? and the *-*- regime. and liberated millions from tyranny. the bond between our nations was forever sealed in that great [inaudible] crusade. i was in my no my phone honoring

that the american soldiers and the little kid that from donald trump earlier in the week at at buckingham palace. well earlier i spoke to donate comeau easy he's a political scientist and rice that he told us how he had found the she's commemoration deeply moving. to see steel. so many veterans. in their nineties. it's probably of course the most moving moment and that it may be that in five years from now -- for the eightieth anniversary of d. day there would be. many many is less and less and people. there were three hundred i think yeah the seventy somebody would be there yes that in five years. seventy three i had was a very obsess moreless by that now which shows a lot about at the d. day landings with the troops actually arrived in normandy from there and from the sea. but that was just the start of the battle was in it because it went on for a lot longer after that there was a lot of fighting still to do. a two two months.

of for a the people who landed that day and those who landed after -- to take over normandy and the is a very hard. the food battle the the the worst battle. came after. dead dead the landing itself. i yesterday president mccord attended a small ceremony in the city of caen. add to pay tribute to dozens of resistance fighters french resistance fighters who were executed by the *-*- at a at a prison that. at do you think we talked enough about the role that the resistance fighters plates. if we did not -- and much more this time. than in other occasions. there is a message -- which is - populism rising in europe it's essential. to remind people. of the values of freedom. and democracy and to say to the french well you know.

many french people sacrifice their life [inaudible] for the values of democracy and freedom. you should not be tempted today. by parties. that don't do not share these values. if you went to the the veterans we are. celebrating today and the resistance would die during the war. would have died for nothing. and the last two days of course have been all about those war veterans at today at ninety six year old leon go ta was one of three french veterans who was awarded france's highest on the the legend on the he was awarded that during a ceremony at colleville. montgomery one hundred and seventy seven men served on the french captain fifty fifth. and they were the only friend soldiers who stormed normandy beach that day will front twenty four small co it was at that ceremony his what he had to say. the special ceremony paying tribute to the keep the commandos come to a close but

people of course still hey we got a mixture of veterans. with that present day special forces the offices -- one of the veterans from the second world war was present with a menu macro into -- hand over the you that there is to the new graduates of special forces. and base you see here still people just moving around enjoying the moment. all about pain should be the course to those one hundred and seventy seven a special forces numbers that the key to commander back in world war two he joined to the allies. i came ashore here at the sword beach with that. brief. that mission. to capture wistrom from the occupying german hands now in terms of one hundred and seventy seven men it may have been a small contribution. at least on paper but in terms of what they achieved what it meant it was absolutely massive. best successes of the young man behind the so with the green berets they played a really key role in all aspects of of french defense.

okay now well with more on what the one hundred seventy seven special forces of the key for commander did achieve that day is one or two can. the these soldiers don't know it yet but they will be the only frenchman to participate in d. day landing operations from the c.. just days before the assault general shall go gold is on aware of ally plans until churchill invites the french resistance to take part in the secretive mission. a total of one hundred and seventy seven french soldiers land on the beaches of normandy. all group that came to be known as the key for commando. led by philip t. for campton who joined the goalie in june of nineteen forty west. wanted to create a special unit. like the ones he had seen in

britain. french marines would eventually set off for scotland to train with british special forces. some exercises include being exposed to real bullets the french troops go back home with the highest reward. green barrett reserved for a new lead body of soldiers. the day finally comes on june sixth nineteen forty four when the key for commando approaches occupied territory along side twenty nine thousand british soldiers. and his military tradition demands french soldiers are given the honor to fire first. on their home turf french troops make rapid gains. capturing the city of we stay am before taking control of pegasus bridge. they faced heavy casualties but their objective is clear. liberating friends. a few weeks later general look plans second armored division disembarks in normandy and

pushes its way through to the capital on august twenty fifth. nineteen forty four in paris the french flag flies on top of the eiffel tower. as please welcome home as a true war hero. well there was a noticeable absence from the d. day commemorations this year the russian president vladimir putin he was not invited for the seventy fifth anniversary of the normandy landings even though he did attend the seventieth anniversary five years ago. okay last. the state from britain france the united states and germany. all marking a pivotal moment in history. the one leader was notably absent from d. day commemorations. russia's vladimir putin. invited for the seventieth anniversary five years ago so he did not receive an invitation this year. stapleton was instead looking at

pandas with chinese president xi ching paint. ushering in a new era of friendship between their countries amid increasingly hostile relations with the west. so why the cold shoulder for a crucial ally in world war. two she was not involved directly in the day but was instrumental in defeating the *-*- on the eastern front. for moscow the normandy landings were not be turning point in the war. earlier this week russian system the allied war effort should not be exaggerated technician distort according to historians the normandy landing did not fundamentally influence the outcome of world war. two this was pre determined as a result of red army experience mostly in stalingrad and kursk. france defended the decision saying that historically russia is only invited every ten years. the diplomatic answer downplays the festering tensions between russia and the west. underlined by moscow suspected meddling in western democracies. russia u. k. relations deteriorated after the poisoning

of former russian spy sergey scribble. was living in the uk. and my current husband tougher to in the past. slamming russian media russia today and spot and it kills a state propaganda fiji. thousands of french civilians lost their lives in the battle for france the americans how to bowl many towns and cities almost to oblivion to stop the *-*- from regrouping will today french citizens. it was just children and teenagers at the time of the *-*- occupation spoke about the- i mean. nobody. on d. day critically was fifteen years old he was with his parents at their home in cut yes so max which had been under *-*- occupation for months. well -- not that high. around one am the phone rang and immediately there was an outpouring house. connell his show fair in the old lady packed up and left although the loss of peer by god.

until the early hours of the morning the allied forces rained bombs on the normandy coast. to make it easier for the disembarking ships to dock. yeah at eight in the morning and maple shell had a feeling in the shrapnel flew over my head. liz fell all dots when financing and encroaching on hope. the fear of dying. the set up of it and that's when we saw the first americans. it was a joy astonishment. freedom may i show. but with freedom also came destruction the americans bombed entire cities to the point of no return. to prevent the *-*- from regrouping [inaudible] eight seven was. ten she lived in the zoo with her family and on june sixth at eight fifteen pm. no twelve was honored to fight shows our ground floor neighbor heard the warning of the bombers people behind you ngl detect

this time it's for us he said. and a list of stuff the rescuers arrived and i saw a glimmer [inaudible] a whole. miss you press you pick a rush towards the whole. towards the light. asia haganah away and i saw a woman under a gas stove guessing yeah. the city michael moore who was my grandmother. hm cheaper prolonged and a bit further on my father was suspended. focal plane didn't understand house on he was like a puppet. a sure she could you know she i kept running despite seeing them they saw the rescuers pulled me out in the cold the neighbors. take her away quickly because this isn't going to be pretty. those words i still hear them sure don't don't call. her brother and her grandmother did not survive the bombing. her mother was handicapped for life. only her father recovered. for

the survivors june sixth will remain a day of immense sadness. saddam has been suspended from the african union amid growing phase the country is headed to the civil war the move by the fifty four men but a you put mounting pressure on the military leaders who seized power. president omar al bashir negotiations to form a civilian government broke down last mont. be a new take action off department she forces mounted a brutal crackdown on pro democracy activists in the capital khartoum on monday. at least one hundred and eight people died with many of the victims bodies dumped in the river nile charlie james report. the international pressure on sudanese leaders is mounting over the deadly military crackdown on protesters. thursday the african union suspended sudan with immediate effect we decide as counsel. does software as of today.

the participation of the republic of saddam. in all the activities. see fx's. establishment of the civilian letters on the authority as the only way. to allow this is done to exit. from the current crisis. and the african union isn't the only one pressuring military leaders this week the united states condemned the recent attacks on protesters and called on rulers to desist from violence. the united arab emirates a key supporter of sudan's ruling generals called for talks to resume. and the united nations urged all parties to act with the utmost restraint. what is clear -- to us is that they was use of excessive force of by the security forces on civilians -- people have died people were injured it is a basic human right for people to be able to demonstrate freely and peacefully and that right

needs to be respected. on wednesday the military council did offer to re open negotiations but that was rejected by protest leaders who are demanding justice for all the demonstrators killed since monday. the fifa vice president ahmed ahmed has been detained by french authorities in the latest criminal investigation to hate football's world governing body it comes on the eve of the start of the women's world cup. ahmed is accused of corruption and sexual assaults he also serves as the president of the confederation of african football classroom bennett reports. to live in a small bowl no no president of the calf the confederation of african football amount amount. was detained in paris on thursday. french authorities are questioning him about to misuse of funds and sexual harassment allegations. is the latest corruption scandal to hit to the world of football just a day before the start of the women's world cup. ahmad was in paris for the fifa congress with john infantino was

re elected as the president of fifa until. twenty twenty three in a statement a fifa said that it was not clean from the scandals that tarnished its reputation. but wasn't able to comment on this. one fifa is unaware of the details surrounding this investigation and is therefore not in a position to make any comment on it specifically. ahmad is taken from this paris hotel at eight thirty this morning. french investigators are looking into a number of accusations the cafe allegedly bribed african football association presidents with thousands of euros. it also dropped a contract with sports brand puma instead of using a french company called tactical steel well not by a friend of amounts. a contract that cost over seven hundred thousand euros mole. he's also been accused of harassing for female cast off and overspending calf money on calls in egypt and madagascar. in march if you for launch an internal ethics investigation into mount.

but clearly the federal building is struggling to clean up its image. a woman has appeared on tv in brazil going public with accusations that she was raped by the football the name on that she that trinidad's filed a rape allegation lost friday. the caps a tough week for the star who denies the allegations yesterday he was ruled out of the copa america over an injury and the credit card company mastercard. has pulled plans to feature him in their ads campaign. some of the little she's finally broken her silence detailing a troubling interaction with name mark. for the first time not g. lecturing dodge a model and student publicly accused the brazilian football player of raping her in a paris hotel roo. in he turned me around. connect and wanted to act. you'll be asked to stop and he continued violently hitting me on my bottom. i turned around and it happened so quickly in just a few second.

then i left in his term that's what happened. not as well trained charge filed a complaint at the sao paulo police station upon her return to brazil. for several months she and i mar had exchanged intimate messages via what's up which name are later published. the football star then invited her to paris. by train dodge says his behavior changed when they finally met. seem daisy i wanted a relationship with him. everything was fine the messages were nice. so i really thought it would happen. he laughed but when i got there she was aggressive. still totally different from the person i exchanged messages wit. what name are who injured himself wednesday during a match with qatar strongly denies the allegation? and the football player does have we do support from a rather important and powerful individual. brazilian president shire belson ro. later thursday a video surfaced

purportedly showing an altercation between jim dodgin name mark sometime after their first encounter. in the video the woman says she's hitting him because he beat her up the day prior. to dodge reportedly film the scene said she's on a more a second time hoping to prove her accusation. mrs in business days if we now because time is with me in the studio how to color i'm gonna start. with the unexpected decision by fiat chrysler to withdraw its bid to match with the french carmaker renault what happens search got crazier blaming what it calls political conditions in france for the deal's collapse. i thought a marathon meeting every as board of directors wednesday night the ought to nothing also cut the french government by surprise after all the state had already given its support to the proposed merger. at thirty three billion euros it would have created the world's third largest automaker by sale. nick rushworth has more. the marriage is off just days after the proposal. fiat chrysler in late may suggested a merger of equals

with leno to create the world's third largest comic. the markets liked it and it goes a conditional green light from the french government which has a 15% stake in red hat but i wasn't. harris said [inaudible] condition. okay infomercial does you know factory closures and no industrial job losses that's the fundamental currency and the monthly mold. other french government demands included a seat on the board of the new much company about once a power between french and italian directors. and guarantees maintaining renters alliance with nisa. the french government says three of its full conditions were met but on wednesday evening they requested a delay to secure in this sense approval. hours later fiat chrysler opted out to the mega merger entirely saying. it has become clear that the political conditions in france do not currently exists for such a combination to proceed successfully. please send representatives it

indicated the company could say yes to the merger with a little more time. but many analysts were skeptica. the venison alliance has been on the rocks and co callers guns arrest last autumn. the latest events are a shock to the auto industry and the french government which says it hopes the door is not closed on a future merger deal. european central bank is keeping interest rates at historic lows. thank president mario draghi said benchmark rates which are near zero won't increase before the middle of next year. having gone up since the financial crisis in two thousand eight and were brought down to stimulate europe's economy. draghi says those low rates still makes sense today amid global uncertainty and growing trade disputes. thanks for cast wasn't all gloom and doom though it expects gdp growth of one point 2% this yea. it's up slightly from its previous forecast. a mixed response from investors today's news out of the european central bank. for the was up just slightly in london by the count and the dax both finished the day with losses were seen here. at the some investors detected

pessimism from the head of the c. b.. reno shares meanwhile lost 7% after fiat chrysler announced it was withdrawing that merger proposal. a slightly better a slightly better picture on wall street so far to begin that the dow jones up about a half of 1%. comes as markets have seen steady gains over the past couple of days and dissipating that the federal reserve might lower interest rates. china says it's prepared for a long and drawn out trade war that's according to a spokesman for the country's commerce department. address the press after donald trump said the us was prepared to impose tariffs another three hundred billion dollars worth of chinese goods. it wasn't. don't you mind what's hot rule may follow. he was young if the united states willfully continues to escalate tensions rewards and we will fight to the end. store where they want to use what they see as their so called favorable position to earn a nor chinese sovereignty. and china's core interests to put pressure on china and try to

force it to give in. this will only backfire. sure there are. two five that was not the only trade war of course being waged by the u. s.. president donald trump has threatened to impose a 5% tariffs on all imports from mexico. the country doesn't do more to stop undocumented immigrants from coming to the u. s.. mexican officials are in washington today for a second straight day of negotiations. three to deal to prevent those tears from kicking in next monday. bloomberg has reported the us is now considering a delay of that deadline. right talks are ongoing and still no major announcements ye. in france a group of farmers is speaking out about the sectors growing suicide epidemic. to side effects one french farmer chris every two days. i'm thursday farmers met with authorities in the southwest of the country asking for more state aid. trago has the details. one twenty years ago michelle beanie was about to lose his farm. he saw no way out but one and attempted suicide.

reciprocal. i couldn't go to the bank i couldn't even eat. it's so hard because you've got your partner he saying what's he going to do. how are we going to live right i'm done? and then your loan. on the loan what have you got left. s. and very easy to go down hill if you did you see. it's far from red with agriculture suffering the highest suicide rate than any other part of the work force and frowns. the situation worsened by the pool returns pharmacy for that produce supermarkets compete for the lowest prices. three more committed suicide in michelle southwest and departments in the last month alone. he wants more help for those at risk. and has threatened to file an official complaint against local authorities in the event of further deaths. me says yet more than anything it's about saving lives this is where we are today. are we call wait till next month for another one to you all three more. use charities aiming to help those at risk have existed in

some cases for decades with the means to set up a support network but people have to ask for help first six one forty something a month. it's a profession with people of very modest. people try to get through on that -- through the necessary investment. the kind of people who say things with the system all righ. it's very brave of them to struggle like that song cute. brief perhaps but potentially dangerous particularly in the sector with a name connection between suicide rates. and economic crisis. and finally after being spurned by the u. s. it's found a new business partner. chinese tech giant qual way has into green with russian company and t. s.. farms will put the firm's a partner on the development of five g. networks in russia that's the next generation of high speed telecom. bill comes weeks after the us effectively dan quale from working with american firms. it came in at a chinese president xi ching pain kicked off a visit to moscow. while he's still waiting to see whether european countries will give it the green light. washing as urges allies to

blacklist quality over security concerns. the main thing is you are what europe decides to do whether it's gonna follow the u. s. or whether it's decides to chart its own course yeah. donald trump has been trying to pressure european leaders this week has a far away we will have to wait and see what happens with that they call for now thank you very much indeed call center that we gonna take short break

06/06/19 06/06/19 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> we visited his people hold the security forces accountable for the dispersing of the sit in. amy: the death toll in sudan rises to more than 100 following a deadly military raid on a nonviolent sit-in in khartoum monday.