>> welcome. these are the top stories. afghan police and security forces sandblast north of thee capitatal kabul has killed at least 24. we bring you the latest from our respondents -- from o our correspondence. benjamin netanyahu facing a battle. opinion polls putting a narrow margin between netanyahu and benny gantz.

we cross live to tel aviv to hear from our correspondent. nicolas maduro strikes a deal with opposition members to settle the political crisis. apple attacks the european commission as it tries to overturn a ruling it must pay back taxes to the irish government. we will have the latest in the business update. french researches claim fraud concerning the age of a frenchwoman who died two decades ago aged 122. you are watching live from paris. ♪

stories.ng you our top the taliban has claimed responsibility for two blast in afghanistan. the explosions in the capital kabul and central provivince killed at least 24 and injured 45. fhe viviolence coming out o afghanistan as they prepare to vote in elections september 28. margot is standing by. there was some confusion about the number of blasts. it has been confirmed there were two. >> there were two blasts today. the first happened outside a police training center. ae president was holding campaign rally under security.

he is a candidate for his own reelection. the poll is due to take place september 28. the interior minister confirms this was a suicide bombing. least 24 people were killed, including children. 31 were injured. numbers could rise. these victims are likely to be mostly civilians who happened to be passing by. was injured inside the rally itself and the rally continued after the explosion was heard. claimed thehas attack. they have warned they want to disrupt the electoral process which they say is illegitimate. it is worth noting the election has been postponed twice for

security and logistical reasons. it is uncertain whether it would wereplace as negotiations ongoing between the united states and the taliban. the consensus was the vote might wayelayed again to leave for more talks. these negotiations have collapsed after trump tweeted he was canceling them. as of a few days ago, the election is back on the table. the taliban have repeatedly target campaign rallies, polling stations, and so on. a couple of days ago, there was an explosion outside campaign capital ofs, in that another province. all of this is happening in the

context of a general escalation of violence through the country, especially since a few weeks. the security situation has been spiraling down. kabul has been rorocked by sevel suicide attacacks. a fefew minutes ago, another explosion was heard in the city center. six peoplele were killed in that attack and the number could risese. the taliban could claim that attack. keeping us up-to-date on those two suicide blasts in afghanistan. to israel, where voters are casting ballots in the second general election. 6.4 million israelis are eligible to vote in the poll.

it was called by benjamin netanyahu after he fell to the former coalition. opinion polls indicate a margin between his party and his main rival benny gantz that is razor thin. cast ballots this morning. here they are speaking earlier. trump said the elections will be tight. i guarantee this morning they are close. i call on all citizens to come vote. >> we want new hope. we are voting for change. altogether, we will succeed in bringing hope and change without corruption and without extremism. get you the latest on how this vote is happening. this is the second time they

have been called to the voting booth. tellinge voters been you? >> there have been predictions of widespread voter apathy. in tel have been seeing aviv is a lot of enthusiasm, people turning out to the ballot boxes. they feel it is important to cast their ballot. it is crucial for the country. it is important for them to come .ut on the streets right now, i am outside a on the center in jaffa, outskirts of tel aviv, with a large arabic population. theyhave been telling me

want to come out and vote because it is important they have to stop benjamin netanyahu from winning a term in office. turnout isy, voter at 26.8%. that is up 2% from back in april. it is a higher turnout than people were expecting. it is about the coalitition building. we will have to see and crunch those numbers. >> you spoke about a crucial election. account hisinto attempts to appease right wing voters, the implication could be

in norma's. >> -- could be enormous. >> the ripple effefect could be huge. the israeli prime minister announced he would annex jewish settlements, israeli settlements , if he is reelected. that is around one third of the occupied west bank. though settlements are considered illegal. signalednetanyahu has he will be supported by the trump administration in the united states. he is saying the trump administration will release the peace plan following the election. population andhe prospects for lack of them could

be very profound. catherine, keeping us up to date. thank you. you want to catch france 24's special coverage of election results, thahat will take place tonight. be sure to tune in than. electoral commission says with almost half the votes counted, the law professor is leading with over 18% of the vote. media mogul,ce, a who is of 15.5%. tunisians cast their ballots in the second presidential poll since arab spring. ory who chose not to vote tunisia's youth..

others avoided tradititional parties. >> it is one of the best-known universities. a center of national and international law. on sunday, many students cast their vote for one of theirr str possession -- star professors. hasnyone who has had him or talked to him knowows he is hont and he will know how to serve the country loyally. sererus man.nice andnd out anyhis c campaign with artifice. >> many are skeptical of his conservative views. it is contradictory. here, we are told human rights. uyoyouth voteted

for left wing candidates. many did not vote at all. lostt young peoeople have faith in politicicians to find a solution. >> when we talk among ourselves, we do not know if we are going to find work after our studies. my friend graduated this summerr and he is unemployed.. > no one can n get rid of the corruption in tunis. there is a lot of corruption. >> these young people are hesitating over whether to vote in the second d round of presidential polls or in upcoming legislative elections. if there is a lesson to take away from the first round, candidates have a long way to go to win back young voters' trust. >> trump appears to soften his oftoric after accusing iran being behind two attacks on two saudi oil installations. the tension spiked following

that attack. some have suggested who the rebels might have been -- might have suggested houthi rebels might have been behind the attackcks. let'sked and loaded to wait and see. donald trump has peddled back his rhetoric. have proof iran is behind the attack? >> it is looking that way. we have some strong studies done. it is looking that way at this moment. >> do you w want war with iran? what side do not want war with anybody. short oftopped directly blaming iran of the strikes. the saudi's did see irani and weapons used and thehe scale of the strikes surpassed yemenis

capability. claimedebels have responsibility. rouhani defended the move, pointing the finger at saudi arabia for interfering in the conflict in yemen. >> this is a counter attack. the solution to this is ending the aggression. >> while softening his tone about war with iran, the president denies he is willing to meet without conditions from the iranian president. he has welcomed the possibility of sitting down with rouhani, possibly next week. tehran would only be willing to restart talks if the u.s. rolls back sanctions. the u.s. doubled down on after the u.s. pulled out of the nuclear deal. >> nicolas maduro has struck a deal with several opposition

members. the opposition had was not part of the talks. this marks the first major split in the opposition. the deal struck was signed with a small number of opposition members who represent 10% of the opposition. for nicolas maduro, it is significant. his arrival, opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president, was not in the room. this is the first split and the opposition. >> the first piece is understanding and coeoesting agreement between important sectors of the venezuelan opposition, the forces, and the bull ovarian government -- the government has been

signed. >> they have been calling for resignationro's because they believe the election was rigged. failed hourstalalks before the ceremony in caracas. >> the regime has attempted this maneuver before. it happened in may 2018. people suffered tragic tragic consequences and conflict are not dealt with properly. >> juan guaido has failed to make progress towards transition. the economic crisis continues to worsen. 4 million people fleeing to neighboring countries according to the u.n. the agreement signed on monday is likely to make wide-out -- make juan guaido's task more complicated. boris johnson as

the u.k. supreme court hears to ar --ars up to he the hearing before 11 judges comes after strained brexit talks between johnson and jean-claude juncker. court proceedings are expected to last until thursday. have claimsrchers the age of aerning french woman who died two decades ago at the age of 122. experts found she should in fact retain the title of the oldest person on record. >> she is in the record books for being the oldest person ever. at 122.away in 1997

last d december, russian researchers cast doubt on the claim, saying her daughter had taken her mother's identity when she died in 1934, to avovoid paying inheritance tax. it is based on curious discrepancy. the color ofists her eyes black. in real l le, they were great. ththe shape of h h ears appeared to change in real life. some of her memories don't stack up. i present to said, you, my wife. he looked me up and down. speechless. i turned and ran away. that is all i saw of van gogh. >> at the time of the meeting, she couldn't have been more than 14. the russians concluded it must

have been a fraud. researchers of a new paper. .here is documentation on her in particular, documents attest to the poor health of her daughter and 200 people attend in her funeral in 1934. she had longevity in her bones. her parents and grandparents had long lives. researchers say she was a bit ahead of the curves. bodies for a dna test could settle the matter. >> 122 years old. let's change the pace. business news. caroland carol -- stephen joins me in the studio. we are starting with apple, which began its appeal against

an eu u decision o ordering it o pay a 30 billllion euro tax b b. thisarings have b begun over ruling from the european commission in 2016. ireland allowed apple to reduce its tax bill, amounting to what was illegal state aid. in 2014, the commission said the percent fell to 0.005 in the country that year. it ordered them to pay 13 billion eurosos in back taxes to the irish government. the hearing is starting today. lawyers are telling the court commone eu ruling defies sense. they say they obeyed irish and u.s. tax laws. a decision is not expected until last year. >> w we were expecting to o seee repercussions, the price of oil jujumping after the attack on te

saudi oil i installllations. >> things arere calmer today. that was the biggest one-day jump in 30 years for oil prices. west texas crude and brain crude are down around 1.5%. downd brent crude are 1.5%. they held onto m much of the gas we saw in trading mononday. on the european markets, we are not seeing huge movemement. oil companies are seeining shars rise. case, there are fears oversupply, which would be an issue for them. >> turning to t the elections in israel, , you aree lookiking ate role o on the economy in ththe debatete. >> it has been g growing at a steady pace, but so has inequality. the unemployment rate remains

low, but many are struggling to make ends meet. >> hailed d as the economic miracle of the middle east, much of israel's population is waiting to reap the benefits of 15 years of steady growth. part-timen works as a cleaner and receives state pension, but struggles to make ends meet and relies on this sosoup kitcheno geget a mealal. >> everyrything is e expensive. i cannnnot buy anything. euros.d meat costs nine how can i afford that? >> israel's economy has been fueled by innovation in the tech sector, which contributes around 8.4% of jobs and 50% of gdp. the country boasted an unemployment rate of 3.7%, the lowest in the middle east, and an average monthly salary of over 2800 euruos.

populationh of the lives bebelow the poverty line. ny are calalling on the government to do more toto bride the economic gap. >> netanyahu's administration has h harmed the p poor. he keepsps taxing us whihile t rich get r richer. >> despite inequalities and a budget defeficit that should exceed 3.5% of gdp, the state of the economy is an issue eclipsed by security and other queststio. >> talks continued betetween mamanagement and unions at genel motors. 40 9000 members of the united auto workers walked off the job monday in a dispute over a four-year contract for auto workers. it has only covered 2% of the new contract. trump has offered governmnment

mediators to assist in finding a solution. federal mediation is possible if that is what they want. hopefully they will be able to work out the strike quickly. building want gm plants outside this country and we are very strong on that. the uaw has bebeen good to me. the members have been good from the standpdpoint of voting. the relationship is good. hopefully they will work that out t quickly. >> trump says the united states has rereached a trade agrgreemet with japan.. >> the p presidentnt says the dl on tariffs and digital trade would he entered into in thehe coming weeks. it is expected to have limited scope but is likely to increase access for american farm products like beef and chicken to the japanese market. the u.s. will reduce tariffs on certain kinds of machinery. trump's letter to congress does not specify whether washingtoton is l lifting its threat to impoe

tariffs on japanese cars and auto parts. wework is s delaying plans to launch on the stock market. >> they plan to start a marketing drive next week, but it will only be completing plals by the end of this year. the delay is thought to be driven by caution from major investors over the value of the company. tojanuary, it was reported be worth $47 billion. last week, that dropped to under $20 billion. >> netflix may be lolosing office," " butd "the it will be adding another. will be added. the company has not said how long -- how much it paid to hold ththis five-year deal. alu paid aroround $20 million

year since 2015. the netflix deal is likely to be a bigger amount. this shows the appetite for classic sitcoms on netflix. thed not watch "seinfeld" first time around. maybe this is my opportunity to watch it. >> thank you for the business round up. stay with us on france 24. we will bring you plenty more headlines after a very short break here on france 24. ♪

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