>> live from paris, analysis from france 24. these are the headlines. bakhmut in the balance. the ukraine town is a symbol of a war of attrition. russia claims to have it surrounded, but there is evidence ukraine is pushing back their invaders. turkiye's opposition unites to challenge the sitting president erdogan. -- is predicted to make it a close race. a remote restaurant has become

the latest three-star award in the michelin guide. this is live from paris. ♪ >> thank you for being with us. the fate of the town of bakhmut is in the balance as a bitter of end.attrition shows no sign there are rumors kyiv may make what has been turned into a fighting withdrawal a small scale's forces almost cile the town. ukraine repelled over 130 russian attacks over the past whatever hours. an original population of 70,000, there are 4500 that remain including 50 children. their fate is an increasing concern as fewer people each day can be taken out safely.

our correspondent has this. >> president zelenskyy had a council of war today with his two top generals. the chief of general staff and -- who is in charge of the land forces operating in eastern ukraine. according to the readout, he asked her what they thought the ukrainians should do. they came to the conclusion they could hold bakhmut and that it was worth sending in reinforcements to try to hold onto that city. that chimes with the message i have been getting from ordinary soldiers. people who have been coming in and out of bakhmut over the past couple of days all seem to be saying they think ukraine has a chance of holding the city, but may have to pull out. and they had better prepare for both. it seems after a successful weekend where the russians did not seem to make advances and were apparently pushed back a little bit from one of the roads, the ukrainians feel like

they might as well send forces in and try to hold the city. i think it is going to be hard to hold onto bakhmut if they do not push the russians farther away from one of the roads going into the city. the calculus in ukraine is that apart from the symbolic value of bakhmut, it has been useful to the ukrainians in keeping russian forces focused their, also destroying a large amount of russian equipment and killing a large number of russian soldiers. that is perhaps one of the reasons russia has not had any success. hope is growing that this is it in terms of the russian offensive that a lot of people in ukraine were quite worried about as it seems to loom at the beginning of the year. more soldiers i speak to say that this is all the russians have been able to muster. it is a matter of time before the ukrainian counteroffensive starts. how much time is a matter of great deal of speculation and there are a number of different theories about when and where

the ukrainians might start their next counteroffensive operations. >> our correspondent on the ground in ukraine. the row between the leader of the -- and the hierarchy in moscow deepens. the any provision complaining -- delete soldiers now being seen as cannon fodder. -- says his representative was denied russia to -- >> by all appearances, he is the man spearheading russia's assault on bakhmut. yevgeny prigozhin heads the private military group wagner and in recent days said his troops had practically surrounded the city, but were being deprived of ammunition. in a message released by his press office, prigozhin

questioned if the delay in supply of ammunition was ordinary bureaucracy or a betrayal by the kremlin, and said his representative had been denied access to military headquarters. in video released friday, he said the stakes could not be higher. >> if we retreat from bakhmut, the whole front will collapse. wagner is the glue holding everything together. >> prigozhin appears worried that moscow wants to use wagner as a potential scapegoat if russia suffers defeat on the battlefield. it is not the first me he has lashed out at the kremlin. last month, he accused the defense minister of treason for withholding munitions. for its part, moscow said it was absolutely untrue that wagner was being starved of ammunition and the defense ministry announced monday that -- himself had visited mariupol one year after russian forces had leveled it to the ground. as prigozhin steps up his

criticism, signs have emerged in the past month that the kremlin wants to clip his wings. in ukraine, wagner is playing a key role in the russian invasion. it has tens of thousands of troops on the ground. some recruited directly from russian prisons. >> -- joining us earlier. we are watching all developments on the situation in ukraine. let's turn to the elections in turkiye. six party has -- alliance has selected the opposition leader kemal kilicdaroglu as the main challenger to president erdogan. the 74-year-old is the head of the second-biggest party. the block has vowed to reverse many of erdogan's policies. in what many see as the most consequential election. the vote is slated for may the 14th. polls suggest it will be a close call.

our correspondent jasper mortar -- jasper mortimer. >> kemal kilicdaroglu is a former ministry of finance official andpecialized in social iurance. he is from an eastern province and is a minority islamic sect. i mention that only because political analysts have said erdogan might hold that against him in the political campaign. he was elected to parliament 20 years ago and became leader of the opposition party, the biggest opposition party, the republican people's party, in 2010. he has the common touch. erdogan certainly did not like him when he was elected. he has managed to raise his party's share of the vote. but his party has always come second to erdogan's parties in elections.

for this reason, he is seen as something of a loser. does he stand a chance? i would say yes, but it is a small one. according to the polls. for the past 12 months, all of the opinion polls have said that if the mayor of istanbul or the mayor of ankara were to run against erdogan, one of them would beat erdogan hands down. only occasionally that opinions have said kemal kilicdaroglu could beat erdogan. for this reason, many people will be disappointed tonight that the opposition has chosen kilicdaroglu. they would think the opposition has thrown away its best chance of beating erdogan in 20 years. >> kemal kilicdaroglu, the main challenger to president erdogan in turkiye's upcoming elections. jasper mortimer joining us from

istanbul. hundreds of thousands of victims of the earthquake in turkiye and syria are still in need of shelter. it has been a month since the quake devastated the area. a $1 billion fund to help has only so far yielded 10% of the promised amount. aftershocks have killed 47,000 people. destroying or damaging 214,000 feet -- buildings for -- leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. making of worst disaster in turkiye's history. the earthquake also killed 6000 in syria. >> one month on, the dust has yet to settle on the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook turkiye and syria. >> we continue to remove debris. we removed about 250 tons a day.

>> the same can be said and syria where the world bank estimates damages of $5.1 billion. approximately 50,000eople lost their lives in the tremor. for those remaining, it is a humanitarian emergency. in syria, it was slow to reach those in rebel held parts of the northwest. tens of thousands remain missing and hundreds of thousands left their homes, joining the many more syrians displaced by the 12 years of war in the country. >> even before the earthquake, needs were increasing while international aid was decreasing. but we must not close our eyes or turn our backs on the syrian people. we cannot let this be a forgotten crisis. >> in turkiye, anger has mounted at a slow government response. some describe trying to uncover and pull victims free with their bare hands while they waited for

rescue teams to arrive. as he prepares to fight elections in may, president erdogan has asked forgiveness. >> due to the devastating effect of the tremors, difficult weather conditions and damaged infrastructure, we could not work as efficiently as we wanted to. i am asking your forgiveness for this. >> meanwhile, more than 200 people have been detained in turkiye for uplding poor building standards, perhaps further it -- further endangering lives. >> the latest on the ground in turkiye and syria. we will be returning to this in our focus report coming up in just over an hour. next, universities and afghanistan reopen, but not for women. the university ban is one of several restrictions imposed on women since the taliban stormed back to power in august of 2021.

it sparked a global outrage, including across the muslim world. the u.n. warns that global progress on women's rights is the before our eyes. -- warning this monday, saying the increasingly distant goal of gender equality will take another three centuries. >> progress. won over decades, vanishing before our eyes. and afghanistan, girls have been erased from public life. in many places, women's reproductive rights are being rolled back. in some countries, girls go to school, risk kidnappings and assault. in others, police great on vulnerable women they have sworn to protect. gender equality is growing more distant. on the current threats -- 300 years away.

>> the u.n. secretary general there on the issue of gender equality. greek rail workers went on strike for a sixth day monday in protest over safety conditions. a train crash last week killed 57. 57 empty chairs were set up outside the greek transport ministry. the busy rail route that connects athens with thessaloniki has been suspended following the disaster when two services on the same track were involved in a head-on collision. the transfer -- transport minister resigned. the latest restaurant to win a coveted the three star rating in the michelin guide is also one of the most remote you will have to travel to the bay of biscay in an isolated part of the -- island. that is where you will find his restaurant la marine.

>> la marine. >> chef alexander -- at the michelin ceremony as to sample his delicacies, you must set out on a culinary quest, traveling to the small island of -- and to its furthest point. a shock for he and his wife were to go over the family restaurant there in 1999. >> we are a bit stunned. pleasantly stunned. it is a great surprise. it is the story of a couple. it is a job that is not finished. >> in-line with recent trends kamala marine has a traditional style while menus are driven by local seasonal ingredients. >> it is a seafood restaurant, not surprisingly. [indiscernible]

-- which has been seen for a few years. >> the michelin guide has faced criticism for a lack of diversity in its choices. last year, just four women were honored. few female chefs were represented. one won her first star. >> i often say the most beautiful kind of recognition comes from our customers. and i mean that. this is a reward. a bloody reward. it is nice. >> france's restaurant scene has been spreading away from its traditional territory in paris. in 2023, only seven of the newly selected restaurants were in the greater paris region. >> tasty. time for business. the world bank suspending future work with -- following comments by the country's president.

>> the institution was set to discuss with tunisian officials over what is called the country partnership framework which mapped out future engagements over the next two years. that is now being suspended amid racially motivated harassment and violence following incendiary remarks by the president. last month, he ordered officials to take urgent measures to tackle irregular migration, claiming that illegal crossings from sub-saharan africa were part of a criminal plot to change tunisia's demographic makeup. -- have evacuated hundreds as they suffered racial abuse. in france, commuters the students and parents are bracing for another day of disruptions as millions of workers are expected to go on strike. tuesday will mark the sixth day of the action since january against the government's plan to increase the retirement age. this time, it may not be limited

to just one day and could potentially -- for days on end. >> cars slowly trickling through. a partial blockade in the north of france. truckers have kicked off industrial action ahead of the nationwide strikes set to start tuesday. in protest of the government's pension reform that would bring the retirement age up to 64 from 62. >> we have started a day early. it is a warning. today we are being nice, handing out flyers and slowing traffic. future action will no doubt be much stronger if we don't get through to the government and it does not listen to the problems we are facing. >> trade unions have warned the country will be brought to a standstill tuesday as they prepare for a six day of action. from transport to bidden collection, the french are preparing for major disruptions.

>> tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m., not a single drop of fuel will come in or out of this refinery. >> despite these interruptions, france's national statistics agency says the macroeconomic fallout will be limited. it is public opinion that is greater cause for concern. a poll shows the french public does not support the reform with an impressive 64% of respondents saying they back the protest movement. beyond that, 56% of respondents support rolling strikes. trade unions expect tuesday to be the most significant day of mobilization so far and warned of renewed industrial action if the government pushes ahead with its legislation. >> credit suites has lost one of its biggest shareholders. u.s. investment firm harris associates have sold their higher stake in the embattled bank, reducing it from 10% to

below 3% since last october. making the saudi national bank the largest stakeholder. -- announced a major overhaul after posting its biggest loss since 2008 last year as it faces a steady outflow of customers. credit suisse's shares dropped monday after hitting an all-time low last week. they have lost about 95% of their value since their peak in 2007. on wall street, shares mostly gave up early gains, especially on the nasdaq which finished the day in the red. as you can see after climbing almost 1% at the start of trading south korea has suspended the dispute settlement process it filed with the wto against japan. the announcement came after solvang took a major step toward improving ties with its neighbor and plans to create a fund to coppin state victims of forced

labor during japan colonial rule. -- a 2018 ruling by south korea's supreme court ordering two major japanese firms to pay compensation resulted in tokyo removing seoul from its list of preferred trading partners. finally, toblerone will be removing the picture of the matterhorn from its packaging. it sayit is comply with a 2017 law that bans national symbols like the matterhorn from being used to promote milk-based products that are not made exclusively in switzerland. production of some toblerone products is moving to slovakia. in an email, -- said the new design will pay homage to the brand's founder and that the

pack redesign introduces a modernized and streamlined logo in line with the geometric and triangle aesthetic while retaining the famous hidden bearer. you might have seen the hidden bear come out. >> i've only seen the chocolate go into my tummy. i got one for my birthday recently. it was great. with or without the matterhorn, i am sure it will be good. >> there will be a mountain. >> the recipe is not going to change? please tell me. please. [laughter] >> thanks to you for the business. let's keep an eye on the chocolate story. let's turn our minds to support. some bad news if you are a fan of -- >> -- out for three to four months, going under surgery to the right ankle. that has caused so many problems. he will be going under the

knife. the right is an issue. although clearly, problems can become long-term. psg are going to have to reorganize without him for the rest of the season. that will begin with the return game. munich in the champions league later this week. let's move on to tennis. ukraine's -- has won her first title and took advantage of the win to make a statement about the war. she was up against russia's -- a straight set win, 6-3 in the opening set. the second was a little bit tighter. tight on fives says she went ahead after a cheeky underhand serve. -- hitting two long after that to hand her the victory it 6-3,

7-5. the ukrainian dropped to the floor. after that, no meeting at the net. the only handshake went to the umpire. a move followed by this message for ukrainians back home. >> being in the position i am in right now, it is extremely special to win this title. i want to dedicate this title to ukraine and to all the people fighting and dying right now. [applause] >> meanwhile, novak djokovic has had to withdrawal. he was hoping he would be granted permission from the united states to take part despite not being vaccinated. that request has failed. the country's regulations are due to be lifted at the end of the month, meaning he is bound to also miss out on the miami open and will only be seeing him then return to the courts at the beginning of april in monte carlo.

djokovic leaving space for -- getting underway before tournament begins wednesday. day two in the -- making their way further out from paris. it was a day for the -- to shine as they made their way down toward the summit. the massive sprint for the finish with the dane taking the overall lead. -- looking impressive just two seconds behind. the next stage will be a time trial. as they continue to head towards the coast. in basketball, grizzlies coach taylor memphis says -- knows he has made difficult decisions and poor choices. this after he appeared to film himself holding a gun at a nightclub after that game against the denver nuggets saturday. the point guard could either be fined or suspended by the league. for now, there is no date of

return for him but he does say he takes full responsibility and plans on taking time away from the game. >> there's two elements i want to make clear. there's a supportive element. somebody that's got to get better and they need help. also, there is accountability to the team we've got to stand for. obviously, nationwide and league wide there is a lot of attention on gun violence. for us internally in ts matter, that is the stance we have taken about how we can support. it is a learning opportunity. >> fans, family and friends said their goodbyes today as the former france footballer's funeral was held in toulouse spirit -- here are images from outside the church as they gathered. remembering the man who remains the top goal scorer a single world cup. 13 goals. that is a record. it is going to stand for quite some time. >> if you compare -- with eight.

the only person has come near to that was in 1970, the west german with 10. >> exactly. basically everybody from the 1970's after that, it was gone. >> if you score eight goals, that's great. but this record will stand. may he rest in peace. thank you very much indeed. great to see you. next you all for watching. stay with us. ♪ >> on road, off-road. >> around the track. raw power. agility. >> breaking barriers. making history. >> the good come of the extraordinary.

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