>> welcome back. you are watching france 24. we are bringing you the top stories live from paris. mps have returned to work today after parliament was suspended from more than two weeks. this comes after the supreme court ruled boris johnson's move to prorogue parliament was illegal. he has arrived b back in london afteter leaving g the u.n. genel assembly early. democrats launch a formal impeachment inquiry against donald trump. nancy pelososi says he betrayed

the oath of office, the integrity of the electoral system. he is accused of seeking help from a foreign government to smear joe biden. york leaders are in new for the second day of the u.n. general assembly. hassan ronnie is to -- hassan rouhani is set to g give an adaddress. >> parliament is reconvening after boris johnson dismissed lawmakers over two weeks ago. the parliament was unlawful and his decision was void and of no effect. mps have returned to work.

the prime minister disagrees with the ruling, but he will accept it. cow open the session. let's hear from him. to our place of work. court ruledreme yesterday thatat parliament has not been prorogued. i will arrange for the citation of that judgment to be entered into the journal of this house. the item relating to the prorogation of parliament in the journal of september 9 is expunged. what have we heard so far

from the house of commons? procedural language. cowst off, john bur reopening proceedings. he did not take advice from anyone. with party talks leaders. prorogation has been ruled unlawful and did not happen. parliament was adjourned for the ninth of september. his concerns that there can be urgent questions, those are going on right now.

we are not sure about boris johnson speaking. wednesday is the day when the prime minister gets a grilling from all across the house. that inner -- that event will not happen because there has to be a three-day lead up time to that. he said there is scope for ministerial statements. the prime minister is a minister and the speculation is hearing about boboris johnson himself. >> the impartiality of the judges involved has been called .nto question the judicial system is set from the government in the u.k.. that issue has been addressed. questions have gone to jeffrey cox, the attorney general. that is the minister who advises the government on the legality

of their plans and actions. he is pressed to release his legal advice because he has been told by the supreme court judges that was wrong. members of parliament saying we want to see -- what did you tell the government. he is saying he will consider disclosing that. point, an important he finds the judges are completely impartial and that the u.k. has one of the finest judiciaries in the world. they have a strong statement coming from the attorney general early on in this reopening of parliament. there has been a lot of talk about the judges not being impartial.

government said yesterday evening, he called into question their impartiality. it will be important, a lot of british people who are concerned about the issue of the separation of powers being called into question. >> the backdrop is the upcoming brexit, the u.k. leaving the eu in five weeks. from the european perspective, how is brussels seeing this? >> very much wait and see. there has not been public comment from major figures involved in the brexit story on the european side. prorogation issue is an internal british matter, a constitutional matter of a

member state. a spokeswoman saying we don't comment on that time -- that type of issue. talks are continuing, we will have to see if the brexit minister is making a trip back toto brussels anytime soon. >> thank you for that debrief. where she hastes, held off for months, nancy pelosi has responded to calls from within h her party andnd launcheded an impeachment inquiy agagainst donald trump. it is prompted by a whistleblower who alleges the u.s. president tried to bribe counterpart to reveal information about joe biden. hanging in the balance is $400 million in military aid for the .kraine, which had been held it is highly unlikely the

proceedings will push the president from office. prorotection against t the abae of executive power was so important, it was written into the constitution before they defined the contours of the presidency. their solution, impeachment, and officicial statement of charges resulting in a trial. treason and bribery, as well l s any other high crimes and misdemeanors. the offense does not have to be a crime. of grave act or pattern unethical behavior could suffice. with aness starts investigation. lawmakers lay out the grounds for impeachment, followed by a vote on the charges. if the articles of i impeachment are approved in the house, they move to the senate for trial.

if at least two thirds of the senators find the president removedhe or she is from office without the possibility y of appeal. the vice president would t take over. 235-198 overd a republicans in the hohouse. in the senate, republicansns hod a 53-45 5 majority with two independents. senators would have to turn on donald trump. if history is any indicator on mayimpeachment proceedings go, they are unlikely to pass. passed twicice in historory, once against andreww johnson, and the second against bill clinton. president'ss, the were acquitted by the senate. >> it is the second day of the

u.n. general assembly. hassan ronnie is to give a speech that could set the -- hassan rouhani is s set to givea speech. in recenent weeks, security and the persian gulf has been a global concern. speaking in new york, emmanuel macron urged donald trump and meet anduhani to repair ties. after separate talks with the presidents,nian emmanuel macron is pushing for donald trump and hassan rouhani to shake hands. >> if confidence is regained, we can move forward and make this happen.

clear commitments by iran on the issues i have mentioned is not feasible without american commitments. >> the french president has been calling on both leaders to renew talks of iran's nuclear deal. both in his address to the wased nations, donald trump eager to remind d his counterpas iran remains a security threat. >> as long as iran's menacing behavior continues, sanctions will not be lifted. they will be tightened. >> trump announced the toughest sanctions ever on iran, as he called them. the new talks for the heads of state would only work as a two-way deal. rouhani would only sit down at thenegotiating table if

economic sanctions were lifted. we had an agreement, mr. trump, he exited without justification and illegally. >> it is another bleak forecast from scientists when it comes to climate change. a report suggests the situation is deteriorating at a faster pace. a study predicts sea levels will rise by three feet by the end of this century and stronger and wetter hurricanes will pose a regular threat if global warming is not slowed. it is not just the seas and ice plains that will be affected. some island nations could become

uninhabitable. >> the ocean has been acting like a sponge, absorbing carbon dioxide and heat to regulate the temperature. it cannot keep up. coastal citiesng and small islands, as well as riskr, will be exposed to of flooding and land lost by 2050. beenuteflika's brother has sentenced to three years in prison for undermining the authority of the army and conspiring against the state. president bouteflika was pushed from office in april. his brother was considered to be the real power behind the presidency. the sentences come as part of a series of anti-graph trials.

with more on the latestst, i am ourd -- i am joined by reporter. thank you for joining us. this comes off a wave of arrests targeting bouteflika cost -- outeflika'ska -- b inner r circ.. >> to have a trial which laststs two o or three days is aa complx matter and does not smack of serious injustice. you can't possibly have a serious trial of a man who was the number two of the detective or 48of algeria in 24 hours. you cannot have a trial for the in former chiefs of security

a couple of days. it does not look like serious is being handed out. lookingountry is towards elections in december. where does that leave algeria in terms of that vote? >> we haveve uncertatainty. thee popularar movement does not want e elections because there s bebeen no transition or government. secondly, you have to revise the electoral role if you want to of youngde millions people. we do not who will stand as candidate. with, we might be faced abstention. get elections, but on the other hand, whetherer that brings m more stability to algea

is in question. >> in terms of pushing for change, political reform in a new administration, we have seen a growing number of protests, despite the attempts to contain them. ae we getting close to tipping point? could this be a rerun of arab spring? observers have been forecasting violence for six months. it has not occurred in any meaningful way. that is due to two things. people, not just the young ones, they have proved far more sophisticated politically. violence begets violence. it leads nowhere. with authoritarian regimes. so far, so good. i am not saying there will never be violence, but most observers

are amazed we have had six months. the military are not united. you have officers who are very well-trained trained and not corrupt and the army indicated it has no desire to shoot at the people. this through the mouthpiece of its newspaper. tensions are in the army. being't know how it is played out. we are seeing changes in the reconstruction of the employer's, which elected new members after cleaning up its corrupt leadership. engaging withre the government. has made itident clear this organization mumust

remainin apolitical, having been domesticated by bouteflika for years. he insisted private enterprise must be represented by people who are not political. this is a major departure. is he has asked the government to withdraw from -- to abolish the rule that forces any foreigner investing in algeria of not being able to have more than 49% of the shares. the government has conceded in nonstrategic areas. until algeria becomes more friendly to foreign investment, you will not be able to push growth and diversify the economy from oil and gas. .> thank you fritz -- in france, most

people have pots and pans in their kitchen. one woman discovers a painting she has on display is a rare italian masterpiece. theuctioneer discovered painting when evaluating the house when she put it up for sale. it is worth between 4 million and a 6 million euros. >> it is a 13th-century masterpiece. jesus c christ survive -- surrounded by a jeering crowd. it could be worth up to 6 millllion euros. and expect -- an unexpected some. it sat in the house in a french city. a's owner took k it for standard religioious icon. >> it was near the stove. we werere called and told to get rid of everything.g. we savaved it from d danger.

bin?s it heading for the >> yes, the house was being ememptied. >> specialists attribute it to a 13th-century florentinee painte. it is part of a larger work depicting the passion and crucifixion of christ. only three have been found.. throughe worth sifting addicts and sellers. attics and sthrough cellars. d donald trump ramps up his rhetoric. >> he delivered some of his toughest talks during his address to the uniteted nations. he emphasized struructural refom of the heart of the chinese

economy before he will consider ending the trade war. >> the united states lost 60,000 factories after china entered the wto. drastic change. the second largest economy in the world should not be permitted to declare itself a developing country to game the system at others' expense. >> here in europe, s sharp drops as investors are spooked by the trade talk and the impeachment investigation launched. tech sector leading the way down. shares in french energy giant are down over 6.5%. new charges against volkswagen

executives are waiting on germany's auto sector. the fallout from the tour cook, continues to revererberate. a companies a are bracing for hit to r revues.s. u.k. revenues s are prepeparin o 'svestigate thomas cocook prolapse. theays after the collapse, fallout continues. employees and suppliers face uncertain futures, the demise of the world's oldest travel agency are being felt across the e wor. that includes spain, greece, tunisia, and turkey.

>> they normally bring 400,000 british tourists to the reason. 70,000 passengers will not be coming here and will cause economic problems. this will affect our airports and our tourism partners in the region. >> as thousands continue to fly home, the u.k. government has intonced an urgent inquiry thomas cook's collapse. there's also investigation into how the company was run and why warning signs about financial health were ignored. boris johnson and jeremy corbyn have raised questions about how much thomas cook bosses were paid.

>> bosses filled their pockets while workers faced redundancy are150,000 holidaymakers stranded because of their failure. paidrectors have been nearly 23 million euros in salaries andnd bonuses since 20. >> let's look at some of the top business headlines. been ousted amid loss of consumer confidence. split between two of his former lieutenants. lookedvisory board has to replace --.-. theyey have endured two failedd restructuring efefforts under hs nurere.

shares are down over 1.5% today. >> the retail banking sector in france is undergoing painfnful cuts as the internet takes a bite out of that business. offhere will be layoffs hundredsds of employees. f footprinteducing its in francnce. >> a bank replaced by an organic food shop. an increasingly familiar site as retail banking grapples with an uncertain future. three banks on the same street have closed their doors in the last two years, a huge blow for local customers. >> they did not send a letter. the othere to go to side of the town center or near

the outskirts. haveer 2000 branches closed in the last eight years. increasing job cuts. hsbc has put its retail operation in france under review as it feels the effects of competition from online bankingg and negative interest rates. starting to group together and create specialized ones. this branch in paris caters to company directors. >> we have clients who also have online bank accounts, who have a need for specialist advice.. they come in and they need an expert. future e of retail banking remains unclear, banks continue to book significant profits.

>> thank you for that business update. that is the end of this

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