arrest as the row between the british and french accelerates. the lawyer for julian assange says the u.s. case against him is basis, and she says the u.s. cannot guarantee the wikileaks founder will not be a suicide risk if he is extradited to face

charges. covid figures on the rise. the who warns about the rates of infection as countries with no access to vaccine way more and more heavily on the world health system. -- weigh more and more heavily on the world health system. thank you for being with us. the route between france and the u.k. over fishing rights is

interestingly, calls on the u.k. government to defend the she hae summoning of the french president r talks morrow and -- to discuss the disproportionate threats made to the u.k.

the satellite officer will be making her way to the office tomorrow afternoon, no doubt listening to the british complaints and then presumably restating the french position. mark: the minister for european france already stating he is concerned the action is necessary. i know it is hard to predict what is next, but you have a feel as to what might happen over the next 24 hours, 30 six hours? >> let's put the french prime minister, who have slightly different language and tone. he says the ball is in the u.k. court, it is for the british to reduce the tension over this fishing room -- fishingow, which the french ambassador will

reiterate to the british no doubt. can we see any reduction of these tensions any time soon? i think the answer might be not terribly quickly, and this has been brewing for a while, but the concrete rules and new realities as of december 31 was that britain is no longer in the european union and that certain engagements, compromises, or agreements have this government, by this prime minister, and therefore, the french position is very clear, that the british are not respecting the agreement. the british government does not see it that way, and they say that they are actually respecting that, and they have approached the eu also about this, so an escalation, rious,

on the ground with those boats in french waters and ratcheting up of tensions, and we will have to see if any incidents on the ground happen and where this is all going to lead and who is going to reduce that tension. there needso be political will on both sides. who is going to blink first? mark: thank you very much for bringing this story to light for us. next, the lawyer for julian assange is dismissing u.s. reassurances that his treatment would avert the risk of him committing suicide. the 50-year-old australian is wanted in the u.s. to ace trial on 18 charges including breaking espionage law after wikileaks published thousands of secret u.s. files. the case continues at the high

court in london. >> after a two-day hearing at britain's high court, judges said they wou defer their ruling in julian assange's extradition case to a later date. judges in the u.s. argued the wikileaks founder is well enough to face charges on u.s. soil. the previous request was denied by a u.k. court in january, saying assange was at serious risk of suicide is subjected to harsh u.s. prison conditions. >> it should be evident to the u.s. courts that julian would not be safe if you went to the united dates and that this is a political prosecution, and it should be brought to an end. >> assange appeared via video on the first day. the u.s. said he would not be held in solitary confinement and could serve any sentencing in

his native australia. his attorneys said these assurances are not enough to protect him from harm. they also said u.s. agents have previouslylotted to kidnapper sans from the ecuadorian embassy and poison him. the legal battle is likely to drag on for months if not years. the rise in cases of covid-19 raises alarm at the world health organization as cases in europe continue to rise. experts say it is linked to a low level vaccine uptake across the territory. the director general has this. >> the global number of reported cases and deaths from covid-19 is now increasing for the first time in two months. driven by an ongoing rise in europe.

it is a reminder the covid-19 pandemic is far from over. the pandemic per size -- the pandemic persists because and equitable access to tools persists. mark: the general of the world health organization. for more analysis, we are joined by a french epidemiologist. thank you for being with us. from your perspective, describe what is happening ght now? plex the virus continues to circulate in europe. a large portion of the population have been vaccinated in western europe, but in france, there are 16 million on vaccinated people. these are about 6.4 people aged 12 or older could be vaccinated but have chosen not to, and most

of the people under age 12, 9.4 million, so the virus is certainly in this population, and the number of people being admitted in the hospital for covid-19 is increasing, and the number of patients using intensive care units is also greater. mark: i understand nonvaccinated victims are getting younger and younger as well which goes against all the things that were set at the start of the pandemic. are we powerless at the start of this suite in new cases across the world? >> no, there are several tions. the population of france is very

well vaccinated, but in age 80 or over, one in seven is not vaccinated because the authorities have not organized vaccinations at home, and a lot of people live alone in the country far away and cannot be connected to internet, etc., and they have not been reached by ccinations, so that could be improved. also at some .1 may consider vaccinating the under age 12 -- at some point, one may consider vaccinating the underage 12. and there needs to be better use of the test and tests more massively, and that could be done using group testing, pooling the samples from 20 individuals in one tube, and if

there is no virus in that tube, it means those 20 people are negative, so you cld spa a lot of money by doing this group testing. mark: where's the next place that you think will show up as the next covid hotspot? do you see a particular region of the world that this will happen next? >> the countries at risk are the countries where there has been very little vaccination, and the virus arrives there and the situation becomes very bad very rapidly. the distribution of the vaccines around the world has been very unequal, and here in france, authorities are advising everyone over age 64 to get a third dose, a booster dose, and i think this is really a mistake and actually dangerous because it is letting the virus

circulate and potentially mutate in other countries. we need to try to help other countries have better access to vaccines. mark: indeed, access for the countries that do not have it right now. as ever, thank you for joining us on france 24. we always appreciate your time and input. next, joe biden announces a revamped 1.7 trillion dollars spending plan as part of a series of high-profile moves to make, he says, life that are across the united states. the u.s. president says he has achieved a historic economic framework with congress. biden also has another plan to reimagine the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which is

also expected to get through congress this wednesday. >> we need to build america up from the bottom up and the middle out, not from the top down. trickle-down economics has always failed us. these are not about left versus right or moderate versus progressive or anything else that pits americans against each other. this is not competitiveness versus complacency. it is about expanding opportunity, not opportunity denied. it is about meeting the world or letting the world pass us by. mark: facebook no more. founder mark zuckerberg has announced there is going to be a name change. the 2.5 million febook users are set to see facebook come metta -- meta.

the change comes as facebook is under pressure over allegations of them not caring about the negative effects of social media has on young people and ignoring risks to safety and security. will the brand be as famous? let's hear from zuckerberg. >> to reflect who we are and what we build, i am proud to announce that starting today, our country is now meta. our mission remains the same, still about bringing people together. our apps and brands are not changing, and we are still the company that designs technology around you. mark: let's remind you of the main world news headlin. a british trawler under arrest in a northern french port as the

row between the u.k. in france over fishing rights accelerates. a lawyer for julian assange says the u.s. case against him is baseless and says the u.s. health guarantee that a sans not be a suicide risk -- says the u.s. cannot guarantee that assange will not be a suicide risk if extradited. time now for our regular feature, truth or fake. catalina, over to you. tell us what you've got. >> we have a video that has reached over 117 thousand views on social media networks such as facebook, twitter, and tiktok. let's take a look at the video so we can break it down.

>> [shouting in foreign language] >> in the video, we can see the police officer saying something along the lines of open for this cannot go on, i cannot keep working under these conditions," and he is refusing to take orders from his superiors on what is supposedly an anti-green pass protest in italy. the problem is this video has nothing to do with the green pass and was not even taken on this year. in reality, this is a video from 2013 protests in bologna, and as we can see in this screenshot,

there's the local media that originally published this video back in february 2013. you can see the date right here from february 15, 2013. there were also other publications that published the same story with the same date dating back to february 15, 2013. there were also other measures taken by observers in order to verify. street views were used in order to track down where these riots took place. the street views were used to compare the exact location from 2014 and 2020. the one on the left is from 2014 and the one on the right is from 2020 on the video that went viral, there's this same image

right here, so this is the way where the team that france 24 was able to verify that this video was not from 2020. -- from 2021. next, a man shown fainting in front of prince charles after this video has gone viral on twitter since october. let's take a look at the video. >> i never felt better in my entire life. >> very good. >> it has a little voiceover as well. >> everyone is taking photos. he looks like he's down. >> in the video, you can also see #resist, often used by people who oppose the covid-19 vaccine in the u.k..

we were able to verify that video was from before there was even a covid-19 vaccine in the u.k. they also ran a reverse image search. here are the instructions on how to do this online. other methods used, date checking. the telegraph published this same story on july 10, and here's the same story published by the royal family channel, and it is on the same date, so many sources to explain what happened that day. in fact, ts happened in a supermarkein bristol neighborhood, and there is a summary of the incident on the supermarket's official website as well. to clarify, at the time this video was filmed, people were

not yet vaccinated and we do not know why the man feinted, but it was not because of the vaccine. >> -- mark: i thought that place looked like somewhere i know, and that's because it is. i used to work there. let's cross the studio for another purveyor of truth. starting with the t20 cricket world cup. >> maintaining their winning start to the tournament after victory after -- over sri lanka, the australians recording a win inspired by david warner.

the batsmen took to the field looking to get a win. warner smashed 64 of 42 balls and finch hit 37 of 22 deliveries. their second successive win in group one, the first defeat in five games for sri lanka after they qualified for three successive wins in qualifiers. they also beat bangladesh. australia, who defeated south africa in the first match a joint england at the top of the group. the head of the b team will take interim charge of the club.

the coach was sacked after 13 months in charge. the catalans have taken just 15 points in their opening 10 games . they struggled after a major overhaul to the club's squad. natural difficulties have not helped, either, with top players leaving with the club only available to recruit other players on the free. not the same attacking trios. he also arrived before a change in presidency at the club with the new president openly stating that the dutchman was not his choice for the job. toxic atmosphere with fans mostly in favor of the change.

>> it was the chronicle of a death foretold. what i think is happening is that he has not provided the right standard, but the reality is we have what you have, we are as we are. you cannot ask for miracles either. >> i have a feeling he no longe had room to maneuver. the decision was just a matter of time. >> it seems to me that it was the easiest solution, but it is not a long-term solution. >> next, a football result you do not often hear or expect -- bayern munich bten 5-0, their worst relt since 1978. the score after just two minutes

to take the lead inside 29 minutes. algeria's player added a second and third via penalty after the homesite took advantage of terrible defending. kingsley, and then lost the ball cheaply on field. the loss ended byron's run, -- of scoring in 85 consecutive gains. the last time they lost by such a margin was 43 years ago when they were thrashed 7-1 against dusseldorf in the bundesliga.

the head coach was not there for byron after testing positive for covid-19. businessmen david henderson who organized the flight on which a player lost his life, has been found guilty of endangering an aircraft. he did not hold a commercial pilot's license or qualification flight not -- to flight at night . sentencing is expected november 12. frenchman gael monfils has been knocked out the australian open by diego schwartzman. we join the action in the second

set, schwartzman having just won the first via tiebreak. marathon point really encapsulating the match. run fees -- monfils using raw power to chase down every ball, and schwartzman using a bit of theatrics. the argentine next place in the quarterfinals. cameron norrie was knocked out. big win for casper ruud. mark: thank you very much indeed, and thanks for watching "live from paris."

10/28/21 10/28/21 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> he was doing his job as a journalist. he is been criminalized as a journalist. amy: and appeals court in london is deciding whether wikileaks founder julian assange should be extradited to the united states for publishing classified documents exposing u.s. war crimes. he faces life in prison here.