>> france is getting another environment minister. the current resigned on tuesday amid a spending scandal. representative for reporters without borders has been acquitted. he is accused of terrorist

propaganda for collaborating with the kurdish daily. military council and the e opposition leader's in power-sharing deal. we will have more from julius tears ------ from m julius julia steers in nairobi. the environment minister of france q quit on t tuesday aftee investigative website media parts excuse -- accused him of extravagant spending. he denies wrongdoing and has filed a suit against media p pa. chriris moore is at the environment ministry. he had to go. j just one story, but a

week of allegations including thahat he entertained vivisitors that did d not have o withhis official function, giant lobster, champagne, et cetera. ministers living extravagantly off the public purse is not unheheard of in francnc but the context is different this time around. emmanuelel macroron's government facing the y yellow vests protesters out on the street.. the protetests have ebbeded recently. fact that macron came to power a couple years ago in the wake of a number ofof during g a campaigign

claiming he wowould be the m mao clean up french politics. the environment ministry has been troubled for a while. >> yes. -- it is hadoccupant 14 incumbents in 20 years. predecessorrugy's walked out of the job, claimimig the governrnment was not taking the environment seriously enough.. france's environment watctchdog has releaseded a reporort sayine country isis not living up to is own targets. emmanuel macron sasays he wantso refocus attentntn on the environment in thehe second half of h his five-year t term.

bornene wilill take offifice, hailed as a gifted democrat. out.ppoposition is speaking she was guilty of putting the c ar over the t train. we will see how much she will manage to stick it out in this role. >> thank you. french lawmakers are debating the merits of -- wednesday.y. that is ththe trade deal between the eu and c canada, which parliament approved in 2017. 28 eu members must ratify the deal for it to take effect. >> a win-win for europope and canada or an environmental and health menace? inroved by the eu parliament

2017, the comprehensive economic has been inent effect for n nearly two yearars. proponents say it is already having a positive impact. >> i hope the frenench parliamet will adopt ceta. it has been good for france. it created jobs and possibilities. >> ceta eliminates roughly 90% of tariffs between the eu and canada. andlso allows european canadian companies to compete for government contracts in both regions. opponents, including farmers and environmentalilists, say ceta come with environmental risks. consequences for our planet and public services. >> they worry it could allow imports of meat raised on

hormones and it w would b boostl from tar sands, some of the environment's most damaging. more than 7070 unions and environmental groups have signed a a letter asking french deputus to reject the deal, but given the large legislative majority ismacron's party, ceta expected to pass. >> a a court in istatanbul has acacquitted the turkey representativeve for reporteters without b borders and two other campaigners o on charges of terrorist propagaganda for collaborating wiwith the kurdish dailily. across to istanbul, where we are joined by johan. thank you.

your reaction to this acquittal? >> thank you for having me here. it came toeved acquittal. this is the end of a nightmare that lasted three years. [indiscernible] againstges were brought -- in a different case and he will start facing these charges and court starting the seventh of november. this is not the end. is - --.ng of relief >> tell us about the circumstances of the arrest and why it is they were put on trial in the first place. >> sure.

in solidarityy campaign, which was forced to be shut down. -- [indiscernible] was aress thehe -- this symbolic function, but nonetheless, the prosecutor's office and the judges pursued charges babased on the condedend and his release was symbolic. he and his colleagues were charged with terrorist propaganda, inciting a crime and prpraising a criminal with

potential prison sentence of more than 40 years in jail. these are serious charges which we see, which we deem more ere toit -- ww intimidate journalists. his trial lasted for three years. the charges were very serious. >> we are running out of time. you mentioned this is not i it r him. facing new charges. now that his tempmple is not governed by the ruling party, does that give you hope turkey or istanbul will be more liberal, treat journalists better? >> it is hard to see a connection with the way journalists will be treated. say things are beginning

to crack in the way he has ruled. the powers of the mayor are limited and there are plans to limit them further. it is early y to sayay. there is not a chance to expect in the coming months in the way journalists are treated. it still ranks 157 out of 180. done.is so much to be thank you for taking ththe time to talk to us. sudanan, the rulining militatay council l and opposition leaders haveve signed a power-sharing deal. it has been more than three monthshs since they toppled omar al-bashir.

in june, the army turned on protesters and more than 100 were killed. talks were called off, but mediators got involved. in principlemade earlier this month, as julia steirs tells us fromom nairobi. they agreed to a power-sharing agreement that centers around a sovereign council that wilill lead the government and country until elections can be held. the premise is the military y wl lead for the first 21 m month ad civilians will take over in the transitional government until elections can be held. the document they signed was after weeks of mediation, pressure,, and mediatition by ts ethiopian-led team. it was heraldedd as a victoryryd providides a document to hold bh

sides to accountnt for whahat io comeme. many analysts-- .nd diplomats agree we expect there to be a constitutional agreement, which will iron out a few of these items signed later this week. to declare thehe a epidemic ahe ebola crisis. ifif the answer is yes, it could mean more funds to fight ebola. the meeting comes after a person died. >> health workers scramble to prevent the second deadliest ebola outbreak from becoming the deadliest. authorities has started

vaccinating local residents with experimentntal vaccination thatt proved effecective in the e last outbreak. >> yesterday, we started vaccinatating people whohoere in contact with thehe patient.. there are quite a few highh risk contacts and relatives. we have vaccinated 150 so far. was anfirst victim evangelical pastotor who had ben on a trip to another c country - to another towown. case is adding to the concern of health officials. congomocratic republic of sharares a border with nine countries. a month ago, three cases were confirmed in uganda, though no new cases have been registered since. to determinemeet

if it ouould be dedeclared a public health h emergency anand coordinate regionanal response.. with are working together we commencededc and the ininformation exchchange flw between the two countries that has been in place from the beginning. an international emergency could bring more assistance, but others worry it could backfifire. travel restrictions could damage ththe economy. >> i will be back in about 15 minutes. ♪

>> for t these men, there e is o time to wawaste. the m militiamemen are voluntee, part of the estonian natational defensnse league, linked to the military. this is an attempt to re-create conditions as close as reality as possisible. since the fall of the ussr and the restoration of independence, estotonians remain on their guad against what they call their big neighbor, russia. a 19-year-old joined the militia last year. he admits the tension is palpable. the stuff thahagoes aroundnd, the russians, a ameri, china, it is putting us ononur

high toes. it is not long when i think the bad ththings will hapn and war may be coming soon. >> according to their geneneral, and armed conflict with russia is unlikely, but the war in ukraine and the annexation of left ain 2014, have mark, especially among the young. recruruitse number of doleled comparared to the year before. tow we are happypy more want join, especiallyly young people. a level of threat. they want to contribute to make sure estonia stays f free, thene can live our normal lives. is leading aman battlele on t the war of ininformation. a member of the national defense league for 30 years, he is the face of the website proper stop.

the platform corrects propaganda. it often begins on social networks. [indiscernible] make the news here and it started to spread. no soldiers on that day or place. >> every day, they monitor araround 80 russian outlets. >> it t is a constant narrative. we need to protect russian people against nato and it goes on and on constantly.

peoplplsasay the estonian -- against this. is oftennity here quite --. >> we had to the east of the country on thehe border with russssia. it is home to the lalargest antique russian community. nine out of 10 residents speak russian. that includes nadia a and her family. her parents hold a russian passport. her mother h has been living hee for more than 25 years. her father was born and brought up during the soviet times. neither r is fluent in estonian, the national language. >> i mostly watch russian channels becauause my estonian s babasic. simple phrases. i don't know what the people are

saying on estonian channels. of crimeas annexation has strengthened fears that estonia might be next. dismisses the idea as inconceivable. >> it is strange for me and painful because russia is my homeland. i grew up there and io not see russia as an aggressor. it hurts me when the peoplple sy that. >> like many of t the residents hehere, her parents are russiant heart but attached to estonia. ♪ >> while thehe economy is s doig better thahan in its neighboring city in russia, the rate of unemployment is one of the highest in the country. neglected, it is now in the

spotlight. cultural scene is flourishing and has become a strategic pitstop for stata officials, including trumpmp, wo -- - including ththe president, who visitited nadia's scschool last summmmer. maybe they will pay more attention to it. smootheration is much than for their parents.. even if obstacles remain. there is no d doubt their future is here. >> i do not to go to russia because there is a high level of corruption and i don''t thininkt is a democratic country. i would ratherer stay in europen unions. >> the russian border is just

meters away. of the 1.5 m million inhabitants in estonia, almost a quarter are of russian origin. encouraget to integration, including these men and women. over the next three days, they will participapate in workshops designed to teach them about estonia's defense system and how to combat external proc began to -- external propaganda. important to retain information related to our neighbor. we don't always know how to decipher truth from false and political discourse. town had south to the where we meet anotother man. estonian haveve been

available in russian for the past three years. on the agenda today, a lesson on disinformation and a visit to the military base to meet the armed forces. >> the russian propaganda is trying to convince us the estonian army is weak and behind the e times. our g goal is to show you thahat is modern to put an end to the myth. that by itself,f, thehe estonian army would be d defeatd in the event of a a russian invavasion. estonia canr of nato, count on the support of the alliance. the risk of military esescalatin in europe may be low, but rurusa is also o accused of conducting hybrid warfare. a war of disinformation and

cyber attacks. ♪ in s sweden, cybyber security s become a national priority. in 2016, the head of the intelligence service confirmed most of the hacking comes from russia. that same year, nine of the leading national newspapers work targeted by a massive cyberattack.k. us,s, it was a wake-u-up call. that there was a threat was nothing new. was possiblble it to take us down. faces 300 cyber attacks every year. >> we have cyber attacks joining ththe last cup -- during the lat couple of years.

in august, the website buzz feed made headlines when it published a u.s. diplomatic finger atnting the russia, implying the attack was to so disinformation about nato. >> what you can see herere are e attacks. os attacks frorom yesterday. they are coming from egypt to colombia. cyberpecialist in security admits identifying the hackers is close to impossible. >> the source of the attack, you can see it is not actually the attacker in most cases. they are using computers

infected by viruses to conduct the attack against the environment. removes difficult to moscow from the list of suspects. russia, china, and iran are .he three major forces >> r relationsns between stockhm and moscow are tenense. largely becaususe the s sdish gogovernment supported sanctions againstt russia followowing the annexation o of crimimea. moscow has increased the number of its exerciseses and military maneneuvers in the balaltic sea. that has led sweden to boost its military budget for the first time in 20 years. and have re-militarized island, a strategic point in the heart of the baltic.

the last garrison was dismantled in 2005. everything needs to be rebuiuil. storarageilding wiwill be for armored vehicles, the tanks, and bear x -- and barracks. since 2018,8, 4000 young men and womenen have been called for service. among them, a victor and gordon. they will leavave the island net summer to serve for 10 months. >> is a greaeat thing. >> a few months ago, they received a leaflet outlining the measures to take in the event of a crisis. > it came out of nowhere.e.

the wrorong message, like we werere about to join a war or something like that. as far as i know, we are not going to be at war. >> the war of nerves has already begun. the real

diep tran: i think people are aware of vietnamese cuisine, and most people don't want that cuisine to change or don't want to have their understandnding of the cuisisine to change. because e the cuisine is changng alal the time.e. the idea of a, like, this unifying national cuisine, vietnamese cuisine, it doesn't exist. really, it truly doesn't exist. even a unified vietnamese identity doesn't exist. [dings] like, it's kindnd of like sayayg italians--defined by tomatoes and olive oil. whahat people see as essential, it's because they're looking rom like an ououtsider's point of f view, and it's not granular.