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>> hello, and welcome to live from paris here on "france 24." thesese are the headlinenes. hawkish u.s.s. national security advisor john bolton fired by president trump. he says he disagreed with many ofof bolton's opininions. iran will not be pushed into new talks, they say. valley ins to annex a ththe occupied west bank. palestinians are decrying the pledge as an attempt to destroy any hopes of peace. we a are in jerusalem with the latest.
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and a president announces the end of years of violence. a california could mean big changes. we will have details in our business update. they advise e referees not to hd matches. john bolton, national security advisor two u.s. president donald trump has become the latest member of the administration to be shown the
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door. the news announced in a tweet by trump, the president saying that he disagreed with many of bolton's foreign-policy suggestions. iran won't make tehran reconsider talks with the u.s. >> as always, the announcement came in a tweet. he says he asked john bolton to resigngn because his services we no longer needed at the white house. bolton stressed he offered his resignation monday night. and trump suggested for the talks. wase white house said there nonot one single issue that ledo the decision. >> any sitting president has the
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right to put someone in a position that can carry out his agenda. >> bolton was the u.s. prpresident's pic after mcmaste. foreign-polyy h had itit demonstrarated many times. cracks this is until it abandons its nuclear weapon. they must abandon across the middle east including conducting anand supporting terrorism aroud the world. >> they call for regime change in the summit. a key architect of the 2003 iraq --, this is agagainst
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since the's 18 years terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001. killed3000 people were when p planes crashed intoto the world tradade center in new yor, the pentagon, and in pennsylvania. it is a particularly challenging time for u.s. foreign policy after president trump announced an abruptt end with peace negotiations with the taliban. 24'sined on set by france correspondent from the internet desk. .ou published an article
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and peace talks with the taliban in a coat >> -- with the taliban and? the timing certainly leads people to wonder if this issue led to john bolton leaving. sense is that it was n not just policy, it was also the messaging at the leaks on policy. over the weekend, when donald trump shocked everyone that there was a cap david meeting -- , it wasid meeting canceled and the talks were off. days after that, the u.s. media inclcluding g the new york timed details about the conflict within trump's team. with bolton arguing against the camp david meeting and the u.s.
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secretary of state mike pompeo and u.s. special envoy to thisnistan arguing for meeting. but it is not so much the argument but how thihis came out and the leaks that were e coming out. sense that it would be one of many issues to stop the exit. fact thatk about the the talks were controversial. >> they did not want to include afghanistan's democratically elected government. wastimeline to withdraw very unrealistic ahead of the u.s. 2020 elections.
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they were also suspicious about the taliban motivations. they called themselves islamic immigrants of afghanistan. wasthe u.s. withdrawal contingent on taliban guarantees in the anti-terror fight. that increase the islamic state qaeda.nd tentatively, al al qaeda is the group that conducted the 9/11 attacks 18 years ago. things that really made afghans very worried about their future. >> and thihis is the 1 18th ananniversary of 9/1/11. what about america's longest war? >> it doesn't look like america's longest war will soon bebe over. been publicly
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releaseded, but there are many reports of it. the u.s. names al qaeda as one of the jihadists that they were fighghting against. afghan experts that say the links between taliban and al qaeda are very deep. they are historical, ideologigical. they are family members of these two groups that have intermarried. and there are taliban commananrs on the g ground like the leaderf the network that has close ties with al qaeda. some of the very key components of the deal was questionable. ,nd 18 years after this war there have been two u.s. presidents that are promised to end this war in afghanistan. we saw what happened in iraq when u.s. troops withdrew very hastily. .t could be a lot worse
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the terrain is a lot more rugged and impenetrable. this could come back to haunt u.s. security interests. u.s.esson should be politicians should not make promomises they cannot deliver n or they can only deliver at a great security risk to the u.s. >> thank you very much. you can read her article on the abrupt end to u.s. negotiations with the taliban on our website. i suggest you check out france 24.com. the isisraeli army has bond a hamas of have loss -- positions. we saw an election rally of prime minister benjamin netanyahu cut short. he announced plans to annex the jordan valley at the heart of the west bank if he is reelelecd next w week. a move that one senior palestinian official said would
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dedestroy all chance o of peace. jerusalem to speak with giordano miller -- jordana miller. this is a carefully calibrated move from netanyahu, i imagine. >> he was incredibly stratategic the he decided to annex west bank jewiwish settlement.t. it was largely because that was a consensus issue among israelei voters. not just f for the right-wing votersrs, but extending those voters. he presented it t as a necessit. 30% that herea of mapped out. goes fromdge that
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galilee down to the dead sea. politically, wilill it work fofr him? to be pummeled by crcricism fromom the right and e left. he has beensaying in power for 10 years and the last two years under a verery friendly u u.s. administration. israelianted to extend sovereignty, he could have done it in the last two years. left, his rival sasaying this is n nothingng ne. and this is rereally a nonissue. this is nothing extraordinary. ththis is a position they have d as well. clear they will give him the votes that he wants but it will cause a lot of outrage and condemnation in the region. >> extremely strong rereaction
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from the palestinians and also internationally. >> we are seeing from ththe palestinian president thahat thy are babasically calling off allf the agrgreements with israel tht he signened under the oslo security agreements to keep the west bank quiet, more or less. leaders are callingng it a violatation of internationonal . the saudidi's are e saying thats is a dangerorous escalation. the minister in jordan says that it could spark violence across ththe region. the arab league is calling t ths a declaration to an end of the peace process. the idea of it has really ruffled feathers. may not even follow through with his pledge. hehe has been very conservrvatie whenen it comes to t the issue f annexixing anyththing in the wet babank.
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thatow he has been urging for the last decade. >> in jerusalem, thank you. bid to bring an end to two years of deadly unrest originating in cameroon, the country's resident has called the start of a national dialogue. and 500,000killed displaced in the country. we take stock of the reaction to that announcement. a rare televised address that was watched across the nation. wasasesident announcing he launching a national dialogue to try to end the conflflict or twn the franancophonmajojority andnd english-speaking separatists. >> the fututure of our compatris
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inin theorthwewest and sououthwt regionons lies within our repuic. cameron will remain one and indivisible. the prime minister would meet with security forces and armed separatist. one of the opposition leaders was sentenced last month along with nine others to life in prison. a judicial crackdown to military clashes that lead many skeptical -- to be skeptical of the president's dialogue. >> a a national dialogue, sure. but withth whom? sought byas long been the english minority and greater a tawny. -- baton ami. -- greater a taught ami -- greater autonomy.
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communityh-speaking makeup 1/5 of the population. continue, 3000 have been killed and 500,000 others displaced according to human rights watch. least 600 40 nigerians have accepted free flights from south africa. and coming after the nigerian president, they called for the immediate evacuation. cape town hahas more. >> there are more than this evacuation calling for the minister that is insisting that there has been no official called by the governmnment.
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official. if you want to come back to nigeria, we will put measures in place. they say that there has not been an official call by the gogovernment of nigeria for the citizens to be is vacuum it it. >> there are calls for the british prime minister suspending for five weeks is legal. ruling, they that are recalled immediately. the highest judicial body in the united kingdom is expected to begin on tuesday. recently deceased pedophile
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jeffrey epstein, they announce a broader appeal for for the victims to get in touch with investigators has launched on social media. they pleaded not guilty to u.s. charges of sex trafficking. he committed suicide last month. sparking outrage in the of dbt -- noity, no longer ring longer halting matches when fans engage in homophobic abuse. they argue it is not the same as racist abuse. must go on ththe show even if there are homophobic chants coming from the stand. there is a staunch desire to make sure everyone in the stands can be in a dignified, friendly, and family environment.
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>> referees will no longer stop matches? i would stop matches. it is a mistake. >> there have been more than 20 homophobic incidents. they are calling for referees to halt games. several matches were halted sisince. thousands of fans will be punished. haveveral rights groups called for change. >> we have to be unflinching when it comes to homophobia. >> a look at the statement off the zero tolerance policy, they and repeated their design
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stadiuiums. making a distinction between racism and homophobia, they say it was flawed. >> time for the day's business news. california where a new law cocould mean big changes for workers in the so-called gig economy. >> a landmark bill will give more employment rights t to driverss like huber and lift. workers one million consididered as s employees. companies operating in the sector have warned that the e nw law could destroy businesses. >> a win for right hailing companies and consequences that are likely to reverberate across the entire gig economy. they limit the company's abilities to classify workers.
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they'll have to pass a strict chest -- test to do so. the work is not essesential to company's business and to prove that the worker regularly performs independent work elsewhere. it repreresents s 2 million wors and hailing the development as a major win for workers across the nanation. rebuild thee to middle class and make sure all workers have the basic protection they deserve. firms depend on the lower cost of on demand an independent labor. they could come with harmful consequences, they say.
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either way, the battle is likely to continue. door lift -- lyft, and dash could be exempted from the silly bill five. but this law will be watched closely in the united states. workers groups hopope that i its a nationwide precedentnt. >> and china extending an olive forch to the united states a fresh round of trade talks. but not big-ticket agricultural prododucts like sosoybeans or p. china has excluded american imports from tariffs. >> and how is the news being welcomed in the market? >> with a little bit of optimism. we know that markets have been preoccupied with trade war. exchangeews, hong kong
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has a takeover offer and breaking up another deal in nitive.ith refi >> it is polling day in tunisia's election. the economy is key for voters. tourism and economic growth hahas been weakened. unemployment remains high and many arere struggling to make es meet. >> at the economic hub, communities are waiting for change. his son died two years ago when the smuggler's he was insane, weighty europe. -- the smugglers boat he was in sank on the way to europe.
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top of was scarce and on that, he was even paid badly or not at all. in the town's cafes, unemployed graduates by their time. some have been looking for work since the 2010 revolution. starting to be a philosophy professor, he was never taught. >> corruption has increased a lot and we get nothing without giving something. young people's hopes have faded since the revolution. in the capital, a although workers are suffering from crisis more than 1500 industries closed their doors. workers have been idle for three months. their bosses vanished without explanation.
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today, politics is no longer a prpriority. >> when you end upup without a salary, totally invisible, politics is the last thing you worry a about. >> economic recovery is key for upcoming elections. >> if we don't solve the on --loyment crisis unemployment crisis, why does this happen? public investment is dead. >> with more than 9000 social demomonstrationsns reporteted i, candidates have e some work ahe. more ththan $1to raise billion in the stock market launch. the company is known for the bikes and fitness classes. they hold the initial public offering of shares by losing
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