anchor: welcome to live from paris, world news and analysis from france before. these are the headlines. sudan's general brand says he sees power to stop a civil war. the prime minister is being held reportedly for his own protection. people on the streets calling for his release. dangerous climate change will not be stopped by the current plans of individual nations. head of coptic the six, the u.n.'s warning urgent action is needed more than ever. aung san suu kyi appears in

court but her words go unreported. the president could face detention for the rest of her life. u.n. says the case brought by the military junta is politically motivated. this is live from paris. thank you for being with us. the leader of the military coup in sudan said he acted to avoid a civil war breaking out. the general clarified the situation facing the premise or. he says he's being held under house arrest for his own safety. protests continued against the military coup. the events that have unfolded in sudan have been condemned. investors from 12 countries have taken a stand against the coup d'etat, including the ambassador

here in paris. we hope to speak to the foreign minister whose position has been taken over by that coup. first, this report from khartoum. reporter: in april, 2019, h stopped following orders and began calling the shots. e man who had been a reliable general was telling him to bring his three decades in power to an end. after the overthrow, he was sworn in as the interim leader and tasked with chairing the joint military council to steer the country toward democracy. but now he has dissolved the council, becoming the de facto head of sudan. born in 1960, he studied at the military academy at jordan.

he worked as the -- the defense attache to beijing but his military career was defined in south sudan and darfur. it broug him into contact with the rapid support that has been key to cementing his power. burhan played a vital behind the scenes role in the military involvement in yemen. they deployedroops alongside the saudi-led coalition, breaking long-standing ties with iran. burhan's first trips abroad were in 2019 were too key foreign allies -- egypt, united arab emirates and saudi arabia. he played a major role last year and normalizing relations with israel. anchor: we hope to bring you the interview with the foreign minister of sudan as soon as we possibly can. reacting to the news, the

secretary-general of the u.n. has condemned the situation, speaking of an epidemic of coup d'etat's. our correspondent is in new york. reporter: these a consultations. the security council has not yet come out with any kind of joint statement. the hope is this meeting will lead to a joint condemnation of the military coup. the council just wrapped up a visit to molly and they are rushing back to discuss the crisis in sudan. it is working on a statement, still consulting with china and russia. those two powers have blocked statements on sudan. there have been complaints from human rights groups about this being a closed security council meeting. they say and open meeting would send a stronger message to the military in sudan.

the secretary-general will be briefing the council and is expected to echo the words of get terrorist who said geopolitical divides are preventing the security council from taking strong measures and those divides are creating an environment in which some military leaders feel they have total impunity and can do whatever they want because nothing will happen to them. he has appealed to the big powers to show unity against what he is calling and epidemic of coup d'etat's. it will be interesting to watch the three african countries in that council and most important to watch is kenya, whether it will come out with a strong incision. so far, it has not. anchor: the latest from the u.n. , where the security council is discussing sudan. we are watching the develop it's there and on the ground. we will bring you more as we get it. we move on -- queen elizabeth has made it known she will not be attding theop to a six

climate summit next week. the 95-year-old british monarch has only just left hospital after an ellis. sources say her majesty needs rest. meanwhile, alarming news has emerged ahead of the climate summit. even if every nation meets its pledge of reducing carbon emissions, it won't be enough to avoid an ecological disaster. that's the waing from the u.n.. reporter: weak promises and not yet delivered. the scathing assessment by the u.n. environment program of national government efforts to rein in carbon emissions. they said in the report current commitments will deliver only a small percentage needed toimit global warmi to below two degrees celsius, let alone the 1.5 degrees targeted by the ris agreement. >> we are on track for a catastrophic global temperature rise of 2.7 degrees lsius. this report is another sobering

wake-up call. how many more do we need? rerter: another warning before another climate conference in hopes of more ambitious reduction plans. they've given the world leaders their target -- emissions cuts need to be seven times greater than current pledges and they need to get there quickly. >> this is a yawning gap we much cost -- we must close in eight years. wean ghe jobone bnly if we gemoving now and only if we take advantage of every opportunity. rerter: 5.4% drop in global omissions thanks to the coble -- think to the global pandemic could not do much to reduce the gap. as extreme weather from wildfires to floods, countries around the world, the panel warned in august that global warming could reach the 1.5 degree mark as early as 2030 and be consistently above it by mid century.

anchor: those puller bearers we saw clearly know already about the risks they are facing. we've seen images of forebears struggling to find hard enough ice to stand on. let's get some analysis. a professor of strategy at the ifad, the international front for agricultural development. thank you for being with us. is it as pessimistic as we are led to believe? what is your take on the current situation? guest: thank you for that question. i am not surprised, and i'm saying that not as a pessimist, but as a realist. we have known temperature increases are inevitable and we have known a lot of the packages argoing to fall sht of what is required to prevent the two

degree increase in temperatures. i think what is really important is for the world to see what it can do to increase the chances of survival. i d't mean this as hyperbole, but really increase the chance of survival for our current generation and the generation after this. we've got to focus far more or almost as much on adaptation and survival as well is what the world is looking at, which is mitigation or reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. anchor: is the issue the damage is already done? we've heard from australia a commitment to reduce carbon france about the facing out ofin the diesel engine at some point in the near future which has been a controversial thing given the french public's love affair with the diesel engine.

it is the damage done? what kinds of changes need to be made? guest: i don't think the damage is already done. i think it is what brought us to the state we are at, we were only thinking about the present and not the future, so it is important to think about the 20 30's and 20 40's and make commitments by the 20 50's and i think those commitments need to be held to those commients. at the same time, i think it is important we think of the present and think about what can be done now. therare a few tngs we can do we can be thinking about adaptation a lot more, adapting to climate uncertainty, which means you need to bring in far more climate finance today than what has been currently

committed to climate adaptation. for every $18 raised for climate mitigation which is reducing greenhouse gas emissions by a certain day, currently there's only one dollar raised for climate adaptation and this needs to change. the second thing is we've got to start changing our price structures. there's nothing that works better as an incentive than price because we work in markets. our currenpring structures are pervers and encourage the kind of behavior we all decry but are not changing primarily because the market signals coming to us in terms of using fossil fuels, in terms of going into mono cropping and large scale mono crop farmlands. it's all illustrations of perverse price signals and that needs to change. anchor: in terms of what you focus on, agriculture, i've been

fortunate enough to be in botswana. because of heat suffering from wildfires, we see wildfires in australia, in scandinavia, the west coast of the united states, canada. these kinds of events and issues , how do you begin reversing that? how does it stop? guest: wildfires are another illustration of climate events we are seeing today. i was in africa recently, just last week, in mozambique and rwanda. the international front for cultural development is developing techniques on the ground so we can reduce the chans of survival of currentter farming techniques that have used nature-based solutions bringing in drought tolerant crop varieties.

these may seem like small thing but they are really important because it is exactly these small farmers that have survived the pandemic in a far better way than most of us have. supply chains have not been disrupted because they have focused on local markets and local inputs. i think that is what we have to think about as we go along. think about wt our resilient systems, what are attributesf resilient systems and start investing in those more. anchor: what are you hoping for from cop 26? gues i want to see a far greater focus on climate adaptation, on increased new additional finance for climate adaptation because this is going to help disaster reduction for every dollar we put in, we get seven dollars back. if we help prevent these disasters can we get a far

greater return. i also want to see a far greater dialogue on carbon markets. those things are impornt because they wl send the right the last thing i want to see is far better focus on better pricing structures that reflect the damages we are doing to the environment as well as to the climate. anchor: i'm sensing more travel on the horizon and some would say it is about time. thank you for joining us. we continue here at france 24 to preview all the issues that will be discussed at cop 26. next, behind closed doors in a myanmar courtroom, the de facto president, an iconic pro-democracy figure appeared in person for the first time to

face a list of criminal charges. the united nations says the case brought against it is political -- is politically motivated and she could face detention for the rest of her life if convicted. reporter: this is the only image of her trial since it began on the 14th of june. the junta is maintaining a tight grip. aung san suu kyi's lawyers are no longer allowed to comment publicly. we asked the leader of myanmar, under house arrest since february, is facing many charges, using walkie-talkies, breaching rotavirus restrictions, sedition, violating the secrets act and corruption. back in march, the junta published testimony against her. >> i entered the house carrying silk and shopping bags.

it also included 100 bill notes. plus 25 gold bars. reporter: between that she has spent 18 years under house arrest as some of the charges from 15 year prison sentences. numerous supporters on the streets are calling it a show trial, motivated by politics. anchor: we are watching for develop and's on that court case. a special exhibition at the quai branly museum is showcasing artifacts from benin. they have been friends since the 19th century. after it concludes, they will be returned to benin for good,

returning looted artifacts to their former countries. reporter: one last look before these priceless treasures are returned to their rightful place. on display, 26 artifacts looted nearly 130 years ago by the french army from the kingdom of dow may in southern benin. since then, they've been held in various french museums, most recently the museum quai branly in paris. they will be returned to benin in a move the west african country described as historic. >> these are pieces of essential importance to benin. it has been more than a century since these pieces have been removed from their historical context. these artifacts returning to the country today is historical for the people of benin. reporter: the decision has

potentially far-reaching ramifications. looted colonial era artifacts can be found in many famous public collections. one example, the benin bronzes stolen from present-day nigeria in 1897. hundreds are in european initutions. germany has said it will return more than a thousand pieces that are part of the collection. they also announced it would divide funds for an art museum to be built in nigeria. one notable critic has been the british muse, which i involved in a decades long tug-of-war with greece over the fate of marbles taken from the parthenon in athens during the 19th century by lord elgin. the museum argues returning looted works could open a floodgate that would decimate the collections of western institutions. some curators say they have practical concerns about

returning artwork to politically unstable countries. anchor: we are watching that story as it develops. let's bring you some sad news from the world of sport. paying tribute to a true legend of scottish football -- walter smith has died. he had 10 league titles. his managerial skills honed to such a degree he was able to coax the very best from the bad boy of english soccer the year after the bat, he joined the football club at england. walter smith, a legend in scottish football. he returned for a second stint that cemented him in the hierarchy air. he was a tough man but known for a dry sense of humor. i met him a number of times when he was the manager where he left a lasting impression.

his work is undeniably great. he has died at the age of 73. time for truth or fate. the president of brazil spreading misinformation on covid-19 vaccines stop ellis what you have. tell us what is true and what is fake. guest: the president of brazil has been sanctioned on social media for spreading misinformation on covid-19 vaccines. facebook, youtube, and instagram removed a live video all caps from thursday where he falsely claimed u.k. citizens are developing aids faster after having received two vaccine doses. youtube has taken these measures even further and have banned bolsonaro from uploading content for one week. here's the video in question -- it was retransmitted by

brazilian mia where they blocked the sound of the video in order not to spread false information. anchor: they have someone signing it, so they are spreading it to deaf people. guest: that was blocked as well. a couple of days after the video is broadcast, brazil's official infectious disease society went to twitter stating in fact there is no concrete evidence that shows a relationship between covid-19 vaccines in the development of immunity diseases such as hiv. then one of bril'main media outlets and its fake news tracker released a statement from the u.k. health ministry stating this information was in fact circulating through websites that spread fake news. this is not the first time the president has spread false information related to covid-19 and there is an to call from july where youtube to blocked another vio spreading covid-19

misinformation. he's a vivid and tieback campaigner and says it makes no sense for him to get vaccinated since his immunity is "skyhigh. but covid misinformation is no stranger to the online community. in fact, this fact checking team signaled this video that went viral on the same target. peace prize winner stating false vaine contains hiv particles. they are signaling this is fake news or this one from july 1 where false information on covid-19's relation to hiv was spread on tiktok in australia. it is interesting to point out this information has not only been spread in brazil but the philippines and australia as

well. lots of fake news circulating around the web regarding covid-19. thankfully there are many fact checking sites that do verify this misinformation. anchor: he had covid-19, didn't he? of course he had the best treatment most guest: brazilians wouldn't get. and that is why his immunity is sky high. according to him. anchor: thank you very much indeed. simon harding is awaiting with some cricket. the t20 world cup, explain for those who don't know cricket what we are talking about. guest: it is a form of cricket which is 20 over. you have to make a maximum of runs. it is very condensed, brought to get her to make the game more exciting for fans who were perhaps getting a little disinterested.

the action is coming up again soon. what did happen was a victory for south africa after defeat to us tell you. it all started so well for the west indies, looking to respond after being called out by england. west indies collapsed to 143 all out. south africa did not start out in the best fashion. markham's partnership secured a win. the match which was marked by the withdrawal of a south african wicketkeeper after he refused to take any heat. pakistan beat new zealand by five wickets.

the win comes after the qe pulled out of a tour last month citing security concerns. harris ralph compiled a career-best to restrict when they crushed the hope of a late comeback and carried pakistan to earn the team there second victory in three days. pakistan one of the teams to watch out for. moving on to football, a couple of important games at the bottom of the standings, including a huge win for the italian team. recording just their second wind of the season. a move above calgary who are rock-bottom bottom of the league.

natalie then close, match state 10 as they hope to gain a top spot in the league. amnesty international have called on cutter 2020 two ambassador david beckham to speak out against human rights violations. the former england captain and footballer icon signed a lucrative deal to be one of the faces of the football world cup, but since retiring, he's become known for his charitable work and work to moat diversity. beckham played for the team before retiring and sources close tohe football icon says he has been convinced tbroaden theipoint of view.

both norway and germany, national teams have criticized cutter for the deaths. articulate norway is that they might not play in the world cup because of those issues. another ample of sport really taking a stand in social and political issues nowadays. thank you. thanks to you for watching. more to come come alive from paris.

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