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talks aimed at saving the 2015 nuclear deal. from tehran with more. the u.k. ambassador to the u.s. set to resign. sparks flew across the atlantic slammed theump ambassador and theresa may after leaks called the president's administration inapt and clumsy. the french government debating a new law today, the move the french economy awaits on single use plastics and other products. you to the new super ports in morocco, aiming to become the first stop for ships arriving to the mediterranean. we will look at games in the african cup of nations. that coming up.

first, our top story live from paris. the top diplomatic advisor for the french president is in iran today to help save the 2015 nuclear deal. the u.s. wants to form a military coalition to protect the waters near iran. iran has been spiking up its uranium enrichment in response to sanctions from the u.s. european powers have been urging iran to reverse that move. iraran. live to

>> we mayot be able to get spececific details of his visit today. he is here as thehe envoy to emmanuel macron. the litittle informatition h have, we cocould glean a lite of whais h happeningng. one of t the s senior r leaderhs meetining is the h head of i i's national security council, a bobody charged with overseeing e nuclearr prorogram. there wass a meetiting betweenen them, a photo opportunity. saying theed as nuclear commmmitment is not changeable.

he has responded that that is not happening unless changes happen. we will see what happens through the day. of avisit w was the outcome phone call on friday between emmanuel macron and hassan rouhani. afteter the phphone call, mrmr.n releasing g a statement that hes sending mr. vaughn here to piece together a de-esescalation. there are no indicationsns thats happening. we will see what happens throughout the rest of his visisit. the u.k., germany h has issued a warning saying it should r return t to the terms f the origininal deal without the delay.

>> it seems like it. that is a significant development. -- are in the nuclear agreement and demanding iran returned t to the deal withohout delays. you have france playing the role of mediator while also getting tough on iran. this is a development that has many asking why was it the european signatories delivering stern statements when the u.s. violated the agreement back in mayy of last year.

genie: the man at the heart of the row between the u.s. and the u.k. is set to resign. donald trump slammed the ambassador after the diplomat inapt the administration and clumsy. >> he cannot do his job in the london,situation washington row over leaked emails that are critical of the american president. leaked cables that every ambassador across the

are sentat is why they countries that are not supposed to be linked reviews of the political situation in the country. on sunday.eached he was reporting in these emails, many which date back to 2017, where he does call trump inapt and describes the various rows going on in the white house. on thes incurred anger others of the pond. monday heially said would not comments and that he did not know sir kim. that escalated monday evening

when the president took to twitter and criticized the ambassador and it took another level when the american criticizedctually sir kim, calling him pompous, and saying the white house and the administration would not work with him, but also went on kim's boss, the .rime minister herself all of this during a leadership battle. , the debate between the two men who will succeed then the dayand after, become the prime minister of the united kingdom, and of course be handling brexit and a

future deals, one of which is hoped by the united kingdom to be with its closest ally, the united states, and here we have this messy situation that seems to be escalating very much, and so, not a complete surprise since boris johnson would not confirm he would not sack, if he became prime minister and he is a front runner to do so, that he would sack sir kim, whereas, jeremy hunt, who polls predict he may not become prime no, her, he said that would not be sacking him, this is what ambassadors do. been tryinget has to play this down, saying although they do not agree and they think the leaks are

unfortunate and they agreed with the evaluation of the prime it's.er, giving sir kim repeatedly. we will see who will be the next ambassador to washington and it looks like it will be the outgoing prime minister, perhaps, theresa may, who will appoint him, and not the future prime minister. genie: how much stress has this crisis put on the relationship? depends on who you talk to. been tryinget has to calm things down. it was a keep calm and carry on. when sir kim was disinvited from an important dinner at the white house monday evening, this was a

and although he was foxosed to accompany liam who was meeting with ivanka to discuss brexit and other things, sir kim decided he would not be joining liam fox and that was to help calm things down. the attempt on this side of the pond will be to calm things down and it is an enduring , politically, economically, culturally. , we had a states

visit by the american president that went well. in one of the tweets of the president, he said how much he enjoyed the state visit. he was most impressed and enjoyed meeting the queen. genie: thank you for that. it is becoming difficult to determine the number of migrants making the crossing to europe. communications have dried up. ngo's vessels who can no longer talk in italy are a rare source of eyewitness resorts. people trickle off in malta. in italy, it is mostly the

italian border police seen doing the rescuing. >> t the situation was calm. 47 non-eu citizizens were given authorization to disembark. 10 women and 37 men. >> the international organization for migration says the number of arrivals by sea is around a sixth of that in the same time last year. the number of deaths have half. it appears to be good news. it is working with the libyan coast guard to keep migrants at bay. more than 3700 people have been intercepted and returned to libya. violence,ace extortion, a and forced labor. last week, one was hit by a

deadly air raid. with this threat, the n number f people attemptpting the crossing could increase. although the number of deaths is lower, it is higher in proportion to the amount of people trying to cross. where -- wasq, ousted from oso. residents are trying to get on with a normal life. >> evening entertainment has life.back into daily clubs and evening events, art and science have been cropping up all over mosul. it reflects the mentality of people here. a is a mentality eager for new life.

mosul was thehe final stronghold in iraq and was retaken several months after the east. residents are disappointed in the government's failure to rebuild. >> there are dead bodies of families and i islamic state fighters under the rubble. they should remove the rubble and provide services. nothing has changed. it is a failed government.t. >> roads and bridges are unsuitable. it is also something of a ghost town. their neighborhoods have not been reconstructed and they lack identity documents. wasngo says the attention on mosul two years ago, but its

placace has now been forgogotte. the iraq government rejects this, saying it has not had support from the u.n. genie: the french government is debating a new law that moves to that aims to move the economy away from single and disposable use products. all things disposable, wipes, plastic, and cigarette butts will be thrown away for good. >> the french government wants withmp disposable culture an empty wastete law. it aims to produce better, consume b better, and waste les. it will make companies responsible for the waste they generate. most waste comes from just one sector, the building industry.

the law would insurure all plasc is recycled by 2025. a plastic bottle deposit scheme would allolow shoppepers to claa small amount of cash for each bottle recycled. banned.e butts would be it would be easier for consumers to make green choices, thanks to a new repair rating on electronics and home applplianc. the ideas for manufacturers to fix goodsdse parts to the way mechanics do with cars. it could be the key to protecting the environment.

tuesday's game it was a draw. ghana beatguinea -- guinea. looking ahead to today's games, quarter finals kick off. the favorite, senegal will take on the underdog in the finals for the first time. look -- willtake a take on south africa. click south africa and nigeria have only met twice at the africa cup of nations. both times, nigeria came out on top. i think the third time will be the charm. >> we can win. >> south africa is writing on a high -- is riding on a high.

nigeria also struggled with a surprise loss to madagascar. fans admit the team's weaknesses, but remain optimistic. with have problems defense. defense has not been living up to its billing, but we have what it takes to beat the south africans. >> they kickofoff this wednesday in caiairo. top two stories on france 24. the u.k. ambassador to the u.s. is set to resign.n. sparks flew across the atlantic as donald trump slammed the ambassador and theresa may after diplomats called the president's

administration and apt and clumsy. is s inenvoy from france iran for talks on saving the nuclear deal. they want to perform a -- they want to have a military operation to protect the p port whwhere most o of the oil is transported. you are starting and the u.s. were markets will l be watching closelely. >> jerome powell will take questions on capitalal hill when people want to know what the federal reserve will d do next. we havave seen the markets agai. economic data shows the jobs market was improving. figures show an improvement in the market. the e question is, we are

expecting them to cut r rates, t lawmakersh is what will be pushing on today. we are wondering howow much pressure will be brought to bear. genie: why does the rest of the world pay so much attention to it? >> the u.s. is the world's number one economy. it makes it cheaper to borrow, more money is spent on imported goods. interest rates are low in the united states, investors want to put their money in other places where they might make more money. the other part of it is, lower rates mean a weaker dollar.

some restririctions on huawei are going to be lifted. threaeat toere is no natitional sececurity. the c company's fortunes havaven intertwined with t the u.s. chia trade war. >> a sigh of relief for huawei and its s business party -- business partners. wilbur ross said the companies

will need to apply for licenses. >> they remain on the entity list. >> the move comes after trump announced a truce in the u.s. china trade war. -- but thestriction ban could resume at any time. the u.s. has long suspected huawei of illegal activity. huawei denies the charges. the company plans to export its 5g technologogy all over the wod has raised fresh security concerns. it poses a threat to u.s. 5g providers. it is expected to be worth $33

billion by 2026. ahead, theressing company also celebrated a major milelestone. monaco became the first c county to roll l out a hallway built -a huawawei built 5g network. itsnd tendo is moving production of switch from china to vietnam. necessaryso examining measures. wrote to thenies u.s. trade representative last month to warn tariffs would drive up prices as 96% of all consuls are made in china. inmarriott is in trouble

britain. >> they will be fined the equivalent of 110 million euros over a data breach that affected over 3 m million of its custome. >> the company says it will fight the ruling. for superdrive. >> tough times a ahead after a loss of 85 million pounds to april. that is mainly due to restructuring costs. let't's lolook at what is happeg onon the markets.. a cacautious day in e europeann trading. will we find out more about interest rate cuts? markets are trading in the red.

shares in super dry are down, around 2% % after the bad news r the company. slumped yesterday over brexit worries. sayays are we talklking about morocco oror france? >> let's talk about mororocco. t the extension is nonow biggggest port i in the memediterraneaea aimining to coe with rivals. our reporters went to check it out. >> the work never stops. hundreds of container ships loaded and unlnloaded 24 hours a day. the extension is finished. the port and its docs can

accommodate the largest container ships, allowing it to surpass spanish competitors and become the bigiggest hub in the mediterranean. it has al

sonoko sakakai: well, i i grew p in a very smalall town called kamakuura, which is about an hour outside of tokyo. and so i was immersed in the old world, old japan, very artisinal, without even knowing what that word is. theyey have this craftsmananshi. that was s the way pepeople liv. you had t to know howow to work with your hands. and it was a an awakening for me as a young child looking at the craftsman's work.