♪ >> a major milestone, coming on the same day militants assassinated government official in kabul. from europe to america, wildfires wreak havoc this summer. in greece, death and others forced to flee as they battle a

fire. where lionel messi will head next, two clubs the striker has been linked to. you're watching "france 24." thank you for watching us. the top story, taliban forces have captured the first provinal capital since the u.s. announced its troop drdown. officials in the province who say it is now in the hands of the insurgents. the conflict is entering "a deadlier and more destructive phase" according to the united nations. this comes on the day the head of the media information center in kabul was assassinated. we have the story. reporter: a bullet hole in the back window, blood smeared across the front seats of the vehicle, where taliban ambushed

and killed the director of the government media center, and there was little by standards could do. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: the worshipers attending prayers tried to stop the attack, but they said let us go we will shoot you too. the people saw their weapons and got out of the way. reporter: the taliban put out a statement taking responsibility for the brazen assassination in kabul. this is the latest killing of a government official, and it comes only days after an attempt on the country's acting defense minister. the sling comes amid an increase in fighting for more territory -- slaying comes amid an increase in fighting for more territory. this is the u.s. plans to complete its pull out of afghanistan by the end of the month. in the southern helmand province , others were caught in the crossfire, and residents stood by aheavy smoke billowed over

the city, the latest battleground in the fighting between afghan security forces and insurgents. this has aggravated the already existing humanitarian crisis, with local shops catching fire. anchor: fires raging in greece have claimed two lives as hundreds evacuate. scorching winds fueled blazes amid the worst heatwave in 30 years. north of athens, firefighters battled through the night to stop the flames from reaching populated areas and historic sites. we have this report. reporter: 30 km north of athens, efforts to protect houses from fires continue. thousands have fled areas on the outskirts of the greek capital, and in other parts of the country, including the ancient site of olympia. separate wildfires continue to spread for a fourth day, fueled

by strong winds and searing temperatures. some are refusing to leave their homes. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: -- reporter: elsewhere, greece has been grappling with extreme weather this summer, experiencing its worst heat wave in more than three decades, with temperatures above 40° celsius. blaming the wildfires on climate change, the prime minister pleaded with people to comply with evacuation orders. >> [speaking in foreign language] reporter: much of the central and southern parts of greece are now under a red fire alert. more than 1000 firefighters

joined by the army and volunteers continue to battle the fires across the country. the european union and israel have offered assistance. anchor: there where similar scenes in the western united states, a forest fire in northern california exploded in size, becoming the third largest in state history. the dixie fire broke out july 21 and has consumed an area larger than los angeles, prompting more evacuation orders in the state after the town of greeneville was burnt to the ground this week. scientists say climate change has turned the area hotter and drier in the past three decades, making fires more frequent and more destructive. moving on now, a german family has found a trove of nazi artifacts after the floods ruined their home. some of the objects, including a

portrait of hitler's, gas masks, and revolver hidden in the wall. we have more. reporter: gas masks, revolver, brass knuckles, and a portrait of hitler, some of the nazi secrets german family found behind the wall of their home devastated in the july floods. >> [speaking in foreign language] reporter: historians believe the objects may have been in the gap between two buildings before u.s. troops took the city in april 1945. >> [speaking in foreign language]

reporter: staff at the local archives center have taken the artifacts away and believe the find will be a real treasure for research. some documents which date back to 1928 will be exhibited in the city museum. anchor: turning now to the congo , where at least 15 temperature have been killed in two of rebel attacks. islamist fighters are said to be responsible. we will bring you more on that story as it develops. there you can see the town where it happened, the village, in eastern congo. money ultimately became between lionel messi and his boyhood club.

the stryker wanted to stay, but the club could not afford to pay his annual salary. there are unconfirmed reports that there has been an approach to the 34-year-old. men sister -- manchester cities manager poured cold water on the idea of the reunion. take a listen. >> we spent 40,000,000 pounds. we paid and won last year. here we bring the number 10. we were at that level. right now it is not, absolutely not. anchor: finally, arroyo treat, a slice of -- a arroyo treat, a slice of cake being auctioned off. -- a royal treat, a slice of

cake being auctioned off. we have more now. ♪ reporter: a slice of royal history, carefully preserved in this cake for 40 years since the wedding of prince diana and prince charles. >> marzipan from one of the official text from the diana and charles whiting from 1981, it was given -- wedding from 1981, it was given to the queen mother. reporter: the slice is from one of 23 official cakes made for nuptials, but not the first time it has gone under the hammer. these morsels date back to queen in 1840. this one for queen elizabeth in both picked up by bidders. this auctioneer says he has not sold anything that arouses as much interest as those things

that belong to diana. >> we had a pair of shoes when she worked at the nursery before she got married. yes, a sorts of odd things. reporter: a rare heirloom, indeed, but does everyone want a piece? >> i would not, but interesting. >> i think somebody would pay 40,000 pounds for that. >> not a cake. it is slightly more odd. maybe an american collector. ♪ reporter: the cake is expected to fetch between 300 pounds and 500 pounds. anchor: more news to come. stay tuned. ♪ ♪

♪ >> family is anything but simple. misunderstandings, secrets, and wounds done by our ancestors we do not know we are caring. this totally transformed me. it has been a fight in a declaration of love. anchor: that was a snippet from the trailer of the first long format documentary from a franco vietnamese filmmaker and blogger, and delighted to wake welcome her to the show today. your film is about family ties and unset truths. you made it after year uncle who said the women in your family are cursed, this after the separation with the father of your children. you tried to make sense of this filming your grandmother, mother, and daughter for three years.

what did you expect to find and what did you end up finding? >> i did not expect anything. the task was so overwhelming overcoming acr, so i had no idea what i would find. -- overcoming a curse, so i had no idea what i would find. anchor: which you described this as a cathartic project for you? >> totally. it is a universal quest, an individualacing his or her own story, and the family story. we all come from mothers and fathers and ancestors, and we all carry the story that does not always belong to us, so it is that type of project, of course. anchor: you mentioned you did not have a clear idea it was started this project.

you ended up with 90 hours, editing took three years, so what was your creative process? >> it is a very iterative process. the timeline in, with my editor was bringing me information i was not aware of, because when you are filming, you have an experience, but when you see the images, the positions of the people, the energies of the people, information you did not get when you are actually living the scene. the process was very long. i was capable of seeing things and understanding things i did not understand at that time, and also had to face my family and really willing to grow up as an individual and mother. anchor: right, you capture some

very intimate moments and painful conversations. let's take a look. >> [speaking in french] anchor: now your mother in that clip had an important message about women not needing men to be happy, a telling point in your film. your documentary is female-centric. would you described it as a feminist movie? >> at the beginning, it

wasn't. my quest was, do i need to have a man to have a life that is worth living? which is totally wrong now to think about it, but at that time, i was not sure. was not clear for me that my life was worth living without a man, so i neede to undertake that very intimate journey that was not linked to a wider, more societal debate that is now going on about feminism, but now that i have shared this movie come it becomes a political -- movie, it becomes a political step for me, for sure. and it belongs to a post-me too era in a post-insist era. -- incest eric. anchor: what with the reactions of your mother and daughter? >> my mom was going back and

forth the real desire to see her daughter blossom and fulfill this movie in this creativend existential process, and at the same time she was so fearful because she had to face her on past, heown loyalties to her history and her father, which was a very scary adventure for her. it was both being very happy and supportiveand at the same time being very resisng, and my daughtershe was very proud and very touched. she knew the family story before she saw the movie, but it was a very empowering moment for her to see her mom being empowered also. anchor: right, a journalist and

writer describes it as a fascinating family archaeology and gave a glowing review of your documentary. here are her thoughts about your work. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: she is part of a larger movement, but takes issue with domination in silence. > and she also tries to build something else by breaking the chain that perpetuates domination over generations. you have to be ready to deal with things, and she goes into it without shaking or she hides it or she just owns it, which is even better. anchor: talking about how you confront your family's go's head on. one of those is incest.

what is your reaction that online movement? >> i am, i don't know if happiness is the right word, but i feel that we are now gathering as droplets for forming a very very big irresistible wave where not only people are --, but they are listening, which is new. it is a total shift in the paradigm that patriarchal dominationan stand, and when i was doing my movie, i did not know i was transgressing a silent law that is, do not talk about it. i talk about myself, my own story, and the way i feel things, how i live, and to say that my life matters is a ve

transgressive thing to din a patriarchy society -- patriarchal society. anchor: your film is about inter-generational trauma, but it's not just pain. how has your family kept in uch with your vietnamese heritage? >> and transmission, we transmit a lot of beauty. and that is what i found out. i was forure i was coming from a cursed line of women, but still dancing, stil alive, so willing to live fully, my mother, who is abouto die, and who transformed herself in a very spectacular way, i found we come from a veritable -- very in that, there is something very vietnamese too. we have a faith in r strength and our values, and in family, how we are capable to face her

demons, to go through pain -- our demons, to go through pain together. the sense of belonging is capable to upset anything, any traumas. anchor: the rivers is centered around the women in your life. your second film with your psychotherapist and partner is about masculinity. what made you want to work on this? >> my partner is a therapist based in london. he has been working with individuals, men, women, people transitioning too, but also groups in circles, he has talking circles that he has been doing for 25 years where men go into circles, so these men have developed the capacity to talk about intimate issues that are universal that is very rare that men can do that and can share

that. i found out that working with women, women who still have maintained the capacity for emotions, capacity to speak out or to share intimate matters, for men, it has been broken mainly by wars. and after me too broke out, i told him that we need to do something to bring our gift to the world, because what you do with theseen is extly what make them safe, because he has been working with the violent men too. we can't change the world if we can't change the mescaline cultural. anchor: we always ask argus to choose -- our guests to choose one exhibit. why did you recommend the one you recommended? >> it is a powerful exhibition

about powerful women. we need these new landscapes of inspiration. we can always just think. we need to dream also, and dream is a kind of reality, and these women dream so much. anchor: we will leave you with a clip of that in the second. your film the rivers is out online with subtitles in five languages consumed six, and coming out in french cinemas in october. thank you for being with us. thank you for watching. remember, you can stay in touch with us on instagram, twitter, and facebook. more news coming up after this. ♪

[singing ina fgoreign language] ♪ anchor: it is time for french connections, our look at life in france. i am joined now with another person. going to talk now about the baguette. we talked about it on your show, french connections, but there is exciting baguette news. >> the french government has nominated the baguette for inclusion on the un's intangible cultural heritage register. you might be surprised it does not already have the status, because after all, it is an important part of the french life and diet.

at the beginning of the first lockdown in france, the government made sure to keep bakeries opened, because it is essential business. the french eat a lot of baguettes. each year, some 10 billion baguettes are consumed. that is 320 baguettes a second. rich people are very proud of this stick of bread. >> [speaking in french] >> [speaking in french] >> [speaking in french] >> now, when we think about unesco heritage status, you think of stonehenge, the taj mahal, physical objects, but intangible heritage is quite separate. >> absolutely. the intangible cultural heritage is aimed to protect traditions, knowledge, and skills on the register so they are not lost over time. why in the world would it need

to stamp of approval if the baguette is so popular? french bakers say the listing would safeguard artisanal bakers and artisanal baguette from global plagiarist but industrial baguettes, because french people eat a lot of industrial baguettes. 20,000 bakeries have closed since the 1970's as shoppers go to supermarkets instead, so a lot is at stake here. >> there are fears that traditionally crafted baguettes could be lost? >> it really is an art form passed down from generation to generation. it is when you can repeat and eat at home. i found this out. you can check it out. ♪ to unlock the delicious, i met the co-founder of a bakery line with shops in paris and other cities, including tokyo. thank you for having us. you would teach us to make

traditional french baguette. what are the steps? >> [speaking in french] >> let's get going. >> [speaking in french] >> [speaking in french] >> ok. >> [speaking in french]

>> 24 hours later, what we did gives us this. >> [speaking in french] [laughter] >> so we divided it into little ball and will make it into the baguette shape. >> [speaking in french] >> ok. >> [speaking in french] [laughter] >> it is not as easy as it

looks. >> [speaking in french] >> ok. >> [speaking in french] ♪ >> [speaking in french] >> [speaking in french] >> [speaking in french] >> [speaking in french] ♪ >> [speaking in french] >> how do you know if it is the perfect baguette? >> [speaking in french]

>> so now we can taste it? >> yes. >> this is the best part. thank you. that is a very good baguette. thank you so mucx2cc

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