>> this is dw news live from berlin. u.s. journalists arrested in russia on spying charges. evan of the wall street journal is the first american reporter to be held for espionage since the cold war. the white house has condemned his detention. also on the program, king charles on a charm offensive in berlin. the british king addresses german parliament partly in german and emphasizes the ties between the two countries.

european commission president says the future of the blocks relations with china depends on how beijing deals with the war in ukraine. brazil's right-wing former president, bolsonaro, returns home, promising to lead the opposition to his successors government. i am phil gayle, welcome to the program. the white house has condemned the arrest of an american journalist in russia on spying charges. russia's security service, fsb, accuses evan of trying to obtain classified information. he has pleaded not guilty and is an employee of the wall street journal. they are to manning his immediate release. is the first time an american reporter has been detained in russia as an alleged spy since the cold war. washington is advising u.s.

citizens to leave. >> guards at a moscow court bundled evan out of the building following his brief appearance. the 31-year-old pleaded not guilty to spying charges. exactly what he is alleged to have done it remains unclear. his lawyer says he was not even allowed in the courtroom. >> i can't say anything because i have not seen the charges filed against him. i'm convinced my client could have only acted legally. >> he was arrested hundreds of kilometers from moscow in the city. he is believed to have been working on a story about local attitudes to the war in ukraine. russian authorities claim he was acting on behalf of the u.s. to access state secrets. under the guise of journalistic activities, a journalistic visa and accreditation, judging by

the investigative measures taken against him, he was engaged in completely different activities. evan has been working in russia as a journalist since 2017. he has been with the wall street journal for just over one year and the paper has been quick to condemn his arrest. in a statement, they demanded his immediate release. other journalists also expressing their grave concerns. >> it has a chilling effect on western journalists, who tried to inform international community, international public open you in about the war and about what is going on in russia. >> evan is the highest profile american arrested in russia since basketball player brittney griner who spent months in jail

on drugs charges. for now, he will spend the next two months here in a pretrial detention center. the silence, a further blow to dwindling media freedoms in russia. >> evan use to work with dw's moscow borough -- bureau chief. tell me more about the case? >> evan was working on a research trip. apparently his subject was the walking or group -- widener group. he was arrested by the russian secret service after visiting the restaurant in the evening. i would like to stress that he worked legally as a reporter. he had an official press accreditation. but he knew supposedly that the secret service fsb was monitoring him, especially in the last few days.

that is what he told his friends and colleagues. remarkable in this context is the kremlin's reaction. vladimir putin commanded surprisingly clearly on the incident, saying that he was caught red-handed. according to the model, he deserved it. the kremlin usually reacts differently. moscow says nothing at all. the fact that they committed so categorical could mean that is the suggestion. >> what is likely to happen to him? >> evan is now in custody in moscow until the end of may. he could face up to 20 years in prison for so-called espionage, but many guess what is really at stake is a potential exchange. evan with one or more russians behind bars in the west. among them could be -- for example who is in prison in

germany for a murder or other russians including agents in slovenia, for example. >> presumably this will have quite an effect on other journalists working inside russia? >> well, this case caused of course outrage among all of the foreign journalists in moscow. it can be understood as a warning, a signal to critical reporting journalists in russia. the previous case you mentioned was in the former soviet union almost 40 years ago. back then a u.s. reporter was accused of espionage. today at many western journalists already left russia since the war began. dw was banned in russia, the moscow bureau had to close a month before. since then we have been reporting a lot about this country from abroad including from our news studio in the latvian capital. >> thank you, are moscow bureau chief, yuri.

prince charles has highlighted his ties between his kingdom in germany and addressed the german parliament. a busy day for the king included visits to a military unit and an organic dairy farm cheese maker. >> standing ovations for the king. alternating between german and english, britain's charles the third praised the british and german friendship in a historic speech that drew laughter from lawmakers. >> truly of course there is also rivalry. i'm thinking in particular of the encounters between our football teams. with that in mind it was very special that the english women's soccer team the lionesses became

european champions by beating germany. [applause] >> but he also came with a serious political message, speaking of reconciliation and the need to learn from the past with security threatened by russia's war of aggression against ukraine. >> the world has not passively stood by. even as we a poor the scenes of destruction, we can take heart from our unity in defense of ukraine, of peace, of freedom. >> charles then went on to visit some of the ukrainians who have taken refuge in germany since russia's invasion and highlighted how it both germany and the u.k. are providing support.

side-by-side also militarily, that was the message of this visit to a joint british military unit outside of berlin. and last but not least, at this eco village he got his hands dirty helping to make cheese and discuss organic farming. since long before he became britain's sovereign, environmental issues have been at the heart of his agenda. his first trip abroad as britain's monarch is seen as an effort to reset written's relations with european union -- britain's relationship post brexit. so far it looks like it has been a piece of cake for charles. >> they are a member of the spd and elementary group. i asked him about the significance of the military element of the kings visit.

let's get a german view with a member of the spd and chairman of the german british parliamentary group. welcome to dw. let's start with an element of the visit, the military element. he went to a joint german and british military unit. what can we take from that? >> this is a great sign, because military cooperation is probably the starting point of the post brexit cooperation between the u.k. and germany and during these times i think it is a great sign. as far as i know, this is the only joint military unit that the u.k. has with a foreign country, so it is great that he made the trip to see the troops. >> and we saw a part of his speech there, unusually political for a raining monarch talking about ukraine and germany's contribution.

what did you make of his performance? >> i was surprised having such a political king and i talked to many of my colleagues who said this was an amazing speech. we have not had one of these in the last 10 years and it was forward-looking on the one hand, but he also had a joint history in mind, talking about world war ii and so on. so it was surprising, but i think it was applauded. >> we've had a few years since exit was first announced and then completed. and a few prime ministers actually in that time. how do you think the king has done in terms of repairing the damage that has been done by that process. >> i mean, he has the great advantage. he does not need to go and see the electorate again, so i have the impression that he has

the long lines of history in mind. and that is extremely helpful, because rishi sunak has not been seeing olaf scholz in berlin yet and olaf scholz is in office for one and a half years and had 4 prime ministers. that was a problem. so this can be now a starting point to keep on with good relations between germany and the british. >> how bad can things get between the two countries, do you think? >> german parliamentarians, when we go to westminster, we want to talk about the future. over the last years, the brits are doing post brexit therapy there. and i think now after the windsor agreement, this is really -- >> you are at the banquet yesterday, that was a hot ticket in town. what was that like? >> it was amazing and it was

very festive. it was a huge celebration. i had the feeling that the president is a great host. even a king felt a little nervous during his first grand state visit, but again, he is a great host. they stayed long, it was a great party. >> did you meet him? what was he like? >> i met him. he felt very proud. he was 75 years training for this event. and you really could feel that. >> thank you so much for joining us. zimmerman, spd chairman of the british parliament group. thank you. >> president of the european commission has said the future relations with the european union's biggest trading partner, china, will depend on how beijing deals with the war in ukraine. -- is headed for the chinese capital where she says the focus

will be on frank dialogue. >> the european union commission head is setting down a marker before her visit to china. >> power relations are not black or white and our response cannot be either. this is why we need to focus on de-risk, not decoupling. and this is one of the reasons i will be visiting beijing, together with president emmanuel macron. >> in early march chinese president xi jinping began his third term in office. they are critical of the extent of xi jinping's power and his goals. >> his communist parties clear goal is a systemic change of international order with china at its center, we have seen it with china's positions in multilateral bodies, which show

its determination to promote an alternative vision of the world order. >> the forging of close ties between russia and china is part of building the new world order. xi jinping's recent three-day visit in moscow is evidence of this. beijing has not condemned russia's war in ukraine, seeing itself as a mediator. this is their analysis. >> it is clear from this visit that china sees vladimir putin's weakness as a way to increase its leverage. and it is clear that the power balance in that relationship, which for most of the last century favored russia, has now reversed. >> china is the european union's most important trading partner as they also mentioned. those ties come with their own dangers, for example, exported goods could be used for military

purposes. ahead of her visit, the commission president stressed that the european union is very skeptical about china's growing autocracy and influence. >> our correspondent, jack in brussels outlined some of fonda lines main points. >> it was interesting, that point that she made that for the european union, china's position on the war in ukraine is fundamental to the relationship. it is really significant. she spoke a lot during the speech and had a lot of points that she made. but the sort of overarching idea is that europe has to continue with this balancing act, where they want to continue to trade with china, but they also want to press china on these issues. for instance, human rights, the geopolitics around the ukraine or, and also the shift that she mentioned. what she called it was a shift from reform and opening to security and control. that is how she called it.

what she said to that effect is that the european union and the partners and members of the eu should access technology coming out of europe that could be used for security and for military purposes. for instance like the observation and looking at the population of china that something that the question is how she will actually be when she meets chinese officials in beijing coming up. here is a look at more stories making headlines around the world. 31 people have been killed in an accident in the philippines. officials say a boat caught fire off a southern island. passengers drowned after jumping overboard. several are still missing.

at least eight hindu worshipers have died after plunging into a stairway when a temple floor collapsed dozens of people were arrested during the hindu festival. hundreds of people have rallied in nashville to call for stronger government. protesters entered the capitol building where they demanded action in response to monday's deadly shooting at an elementary school. state republican leaders have avoided calling for gun reforms, advocating more security. the accident happened during a pilots were using night vision cockles at the time. bolsonaro has returned after

three months. he's planning to lead the opposition of his successor. the right wing bolsonaro is under investigation over the storming of brazil's congress in january, after he lost the election. he could face jail and be made ineligible to run for office. i spoke with journalist sammy, who is following the story in sao paulo. i asked him how bolsonaro's return is likely to impact politics there. >> that is a really interesting question, because brazil -- it was the tightest election in decades. lula won by a tight margin. also narrow in brazil remains a popular character, however it is unlikely in the short term that he is going to have a huge impact. his return is going to have a

huge impact, that is probably because we see the government is still quite strong at the moment. it has taken a few blows in recent weeks, but analysts have pointed out it is more than 50% approval rating which in the grand scheme of things in the world today, is a pretty strong approval rating. in the medium to long term however, many analysts point out an economist, they say things can get more difficult for lula because quite frankly it is about the economy. if the economy grows sluggishly or tanks, then people in brazil as they always do go to blame the president. in this case, lula. this will be the opportunity for bolsonaro to say one of his populist slogans. resid is going down the pan because of socialism. look what lula is doing. this will be an opportunity for him and his party to pounce. so a medium to long-term gain that they are playing. the actions in 2024 and the next

election in 2026. >> so what is in the former president's immediate future? >> the immediate future will be tackling these investigations. he has been summoned. we found out yesterday he will be summoned over this case and the president of south -- saudi arabia, he said it was a friendly gesture but he's going to be summoned to testimony about that. there were four potential criminal cases that he is involved in. the reality is investigations about powerful figures in brazil tends to move slowly. and these options that the current governor, the current government supporters body are calling for, which would be for him to be stripped of political rights and possibly even a jail sentence. i think the former is more likely than the second one. as i say, investigations of

powerful figures tend to become dragged out in the media. they lose interest, people lose interest and they do not amount to anything. but i would say possibly of the two possibilities, being stripped of his political rights would be much more likely than a jail sentence. >> thank you for that. sam in sao paulo. >> thank you. >> here is a look at more stories making headlines around the world. france will have to cut water consumption by 10% over the next seven years to reach a new target announced by president emmanuel macron. he says climate change means 40% less water will be available by 2050. austria's parliament has passed legislation requiring the biggest polluters to cut emissions or pay for carbon credits. a previous attempts to make polluters pay was repealed. government says the new measures are essential to meeting climate goals. the vatican says pope francis is improving after being taken to

the hospital with breathing difficulties. he is said to be suffering from bronchitis. medical staff say he could leave the hospital in the next few days. in russia, public criticism of the war in ukraine can lead to harsh legal consequences, many people voiced discontent over the -- only in private but one confidential conversation between prominent russians has surfaced online. [phone ringing] >> it's a phone call that has got everyone talking. the 30 minute conversation allegedly took place between a prominent russian music producer and one of his friends. and it was later leaked, hitting the headlines. >> everything is a mess. he says it is not a big deal. our army is the most important thing. we cannot rely on it. >> he is russian vladimir putin. his critics, the two men conducting the call art music

producer and billionaire. they do not pull their punches when it comes to the warm on ukraine and russia's top military leaders. >> 10 they hold onto power? -- cannot hold on the power? no idea. the entire situation is a mess. what are we still waiting for? >> lira is a reference to his wife, one of russia's best known pop singers. on instagram she praises her family vacation in dubai. that country is mentioned in the controversial telephone call, as is his yacht. because of some details many people in russia believe the recording is genuine. >> it is difficult to fake such a long conversation. a fake conversation would be significantly shorter and they

would have chosen more prominent figures, a minister or something like that. >> the country is all a chatter with the news. neither he nor his oligarch friend have spoken up against the kremlin in the past. after the recording was released to the music producer said the conversation had been created using artificial intelligence. even though he conceded some of the instances were genuine. observers are not convinced. they're wondering how strong support among russian elites really is. >> the russian elites have lost an awful lot as a result. they are appalled by what is going on, but remaining tightlipped and say nothing. or they say they support vladimir putin. like joseph and his public

appearances in front of the camera. but as soon as they are together in private, unnoticed by the public, of course they say the whole thing is a disaster. >> yet this is not dividing elites. opposition politician demetri is convinced, preparing to take a stand. the fear is to deep-seated when such calls are leaked. >> a telephone call is enough for a public execution. the others have been to frightened to talk about it in their kitchen. >> as well as trying to intimidate critics, the kremlin also tries to praise those people who back them. they are trying to control the mood of the country with caret and stick tactics. presidential elections are coming up next year. who knows whether the war will be over by then or not. >> a reminder for our top

stories at this hour. the white house has condemned the arrest of an american journalist in russia on spying charges. fsb security agency accuses the wall street journal's evan of trying to obtain classified information. britain's king charles is addressed german lawmakers, alternating between english and german, distressed ties between the two countries. more world news at the top of the hour. in just a moment, i will be back with the day. taking a closer look at ursula's warnings to china and whether china cares. that's in just a moment.

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>> welcome to "live from paris," world news and analysis from france 24. an american journalist in moscow is under arrest over spiting allegations. his employer, "the wall street journal" says it is nonsense. muska says they caught him in the act. bolsonaro, vowing to leave the opposition, is back.

having never conceded defeat in the presidential race. pope francis is reported to be making good progress in hospital in rome. the pope was admitted to hospital 24 hours ago with breathing difficulties. his chest cavity was cleared. tests showed no covid-19. the latest on the pope's condition coming up in this broadcast. this is "live from paris." ♪ thank you very much for being with us. tonight, there's international concern over the fate of an american journalist in moscow. the correspondent of "the wall street journal" is in custody, accused of spying. his employers deny the allegations against him. the white house has condemned

his arrest and is also condemning his detention. >> premier officials spoke directly with "the wall street journal." the state department has also been in touch with "the wall street journal" and his family on this matter. these espionage judges are ridiculous. the targeting of american citizens by the russian government is unacceptable. we condemn this detention in the strongest -- in the strongest -- terms. we also condemn the russian government's continued targeting and repression of journalists. mark: the white house spokesperson speaking just a few moments ago. what more can you tell us about this situation? >> as we heard, the

administration is saying that these espionage charges are ridiculous, that they are not accute, but they are not really getting into much information. they are saying first of all that there are some privacy concerns and that they cannot really share all the details. second of all, it is because they don't have themselves, at least from what they are saying, much information because they are still trying to get access, and that is something that all of the administration officials who have spoken throughout the day have been saying. they are working through the embassy in muska to try to get consular access. according to the way that they have been saying it, even though they will not confirm it, they have yet to get that greenlight from the russian ministry of foreign affairs, but it really is the first step that the u.s. is working on, really getting that consular access to really

have a direct line of communication and maybe gain more information as to the circumstances of his arrest and the exact details of what he is accused of besides espionage charges, which is a broad charge from the russians. the other thing that the americans were keen on making clear is that so far, he has not been designated as wrongfully detained. there is a real process here in the united states going through the state department before someone who is arrested or detained abroad can be designated as wrongfully detained, the state department saying that this process is ongoing and they don't know how long it will take for them to make that determination, but that is the situation right now. they, of course, repeated that this was a tactic that the russian president has been using

against western citizens, but, of course, most specifically about american citizens, they reiterated their call for people, for american citizens not to travel to russia and if they are in russia, to leave immediately. they had a warning for american reporters, saying, we understand you are doing an important job. we understand also that sometimes you need to take risks, but these are very real risks, and you are indeed a possible target. one last thing to note is the bipartisan outrage and condemnation coming out of congress. both republicans and democrats really calling out vladimir putin for these tactics for targeting not only american citizens but also reporters. the chair of the senate foreign relations committee saying that the u.s. needs to find ways to have russia pay an initial

price. one senator saying putin was seeing this as a bargaining chip, that he was going to use this latest american that has been detained as a bargaining chip for possible future prisoner swap's like we have seen in recent months with prisoner swap's between russia and the u.s. >> thank you very much indeed. interesting, as you point out, this is an issue that has united congress in condemnation of vladimir putin in the arrest and detention of a correspondent of a "wall street journal" journalist, going about his job according to his employer, accused of spying back russian authorities. we are awaiting development. we will get you more as we get it. we will hopefully get some response from the other side of the story in this program. next, jaya bolsonaro returning to brazil three months after

leaving for voluntary exile in the united states. the former president flew into brasilia, vowing to leave the opposition against president lula da silva. he faces legal troubles on his concern, chiefly over allegations that he incited the postelection violence after his defeat. his supporters invaded the halls of power on january 8 this year in a failed bid to oust president delillo. this situation, bolsonaro returning to brazil, how do you see it panng out? >> i think it is simultaneously a headache for the lula government because although olson aro says he is not going to lead the opposition, i think he will try to leave -- he will try to lead the opposition, but it is also a headache, as you point out, for olson aro because he is also -- bolsonaro because

he is under investigation and does not have the immunity he did when he was president or a member of congress, and now he could face some of these investigations. >> he is a divisive figure, but his supporters, as we saw in january, are willing to almost act on his every whim. >> there were hundreds of people there today when he arrived. some were at the airport, but because of the security, they ushered him to the headquarters of the liberal party where he is the honorary president, so most of the crowds were there. yes, there were a lot of people who follow him. he narrowly lost the election last october. he is someone who his party wants to come back to galvanize that part of the electorate, and he started off on that road. he has been praising the right wing of congress. he said he's going to help with the liberal party in municipal elections next year, and he's criticizing the lula government,

so he is starting as he intends to go on, i assume. >> pretty hard to imagine that bolsonaro coming back to brazil does not mean he's going to try to position himself for some kind of come back. >> i think you're right. i think everything he said indicates that he thinks he's got more to give. you know, he does not think that the election is the last chapter of his political story. and what we have seen, too, in these last three months, that there have been some inklings of other people wanting to take the mental, but nobody really becoming the sort of consensual alternative to bolsonaro, so for now, he looks like the de facto leader of the opposition, and of course, his support base is strong, and he has a very tightknit family as well that sort of feeds him information and keeps him abreast of things. >> clearly, someone who could be the figurehead of the hard right

nationalist movement in brazil. take us back to why he left in the first place. if he is that much of a strong character, why effectively run away? >> that's a good question. he broke with tradition. he did not want to pass the sash to his successor, which is traditional in brazilian politics, for the outgoing president to put the sash on the incoming president. he did not want to be there for that. perhaps because he did not want there to be any doubt that he was going to do that, he flew to atlanta before the inauguration on january 1. some people criticize him for that. some people say he should have stayed and represented his movement, but like trump, he refused to really concede the election to lula. he never addressed the people who did not vote for him after

the election, and, of course, there was an attack on january 8, which had some affinities with what happened on january 6, 2021 in the united states in washington, d.c., so much of this playbook we have seen with trumpism in the united states. the only difference really is that trump's exile is mar-a-lago in florida and bolsonaro's was in orlando. >> thank you very much indeed for bringing us that analysis, the return of gerbils and are a. it will be interesting to see how this all plans out. thank you. next, disturbing developments in ukraine this evening. we understand at least six russian missiles have hit the eastern ukrainian city of kharkiv. this has been confirmed by the

regional governor of kharkiv. kharkiv, you may recall, had been shelled by russia in the early weeks of russia' invasion. it started february last year, february 24. kharkiv quickly surrounded, part of the city captured. ukraine forces eventually fced russians back. residents have returned to kharkiv, and now this news this evening is certainly worrying. six russian missiles striking kharkiv. we will bring you more on the situation as we get it. the main opposition candidate in senegal has been sentenced to two months in jail for sliming the president. his lawyers say the prison sentence does not make him ineligible for standing as a

candidate for president. >> after weeks of unrest, this was a decision that everybody had been waitingor, but not everybody expected the senegalese opposition leader has been given a two-month prison senten for defaming a government minister. he has also been ordered to pay a hefty fine, but his supporters will not see it necessarily as a bat result. have a listen to what his lawyer had to say after the trial. >> we have a conviction. the question is -- doeshat make him ineligible? the answer isf course no. he can still run for president. that is it for now and we will see the rest later. >> he is not out of the woods just yet, though. he still faces separate rape allegations, and if found guilty on those, he will be disqualified from taking part in the 2020 for presidential race.

>> the health of pope francis is set to be stabilizing. this according to the vatican. the pontiff was admitted to the hospital yesterday with breathing infections. he has reportedly had a good nights rest and is now working from his hospital bed. >> after his hospital admission on wednesday sparked worldwide concern, pope francis' health is improving, allowing him to work from hospital, according to a vatican official, but it is still unclear when the pontiff, who was hospitalized with a respiratory infection, will be discharged and if he will be able to take part in the busy week of ceremonies leading to easter sunday. >> we are on the eve of what is the busiest week in the vatican in terms of public liturgies. between now and easter, the pontiff is scheduled to preside on at least seven services.

it is unclear if the pope will have the energy to do this. >> earlier in march, the argentine pontiff marked a decade as the head of the catholic church, but this is not the first time anxieties have been raised over his well-being. for the past year, he has been using a wheelchair and last summer admitted that he had to slow down. viewed by many as a compassionate leader and reformer, his bill health shocks the faithful. >> unfortunately, i heard the news about the pope, and i'm sorry because he is a person for whom i have the greatest respect, especially during this time. he seems to me a rational person. indeed, unfortunately, he is one of the few rational people who want to send a message of peace and pushes for peace. i hope he recovers as soon as possible and can resume the celebration. >> earlier thursday, the pope posted a tweet.

he has said resignation is not on his agenda and that papal resignations, such as that of his predecessor benedict xvi, should not become the norm. >> pope francis apparently stable in hospital according to the vatican. time for the business. starting with the u.s. where the biden administration has called for increased regulation on midsized banks. >> new proposals coming out of the white house thursday in the wake of the failure of two regional banks has sparked a global crisis of confidence in the banking sector. silicon valley bank and signature bank of new york were both taken over by regulators amid bank runs by panicked depositors. u.s. authorities in the country's largest banking giant have rushed to backstop the deposit of other struggling regional banks, not only first republic of san francisco, but in an effort to head off contagion. u.s. banks came under stricter

regulation in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, but many of those regulations work rolled back under the republican congress during the trump administration. the current administration is seeking to retightened regulations, telling those midsized banks to hold more liquid assets, shore up their capital, undergo regular stress tests, and keep living wills for how they would be wound down in an orderly fashion in the event of failure. here's the white house press secretary a short time ago. >> because of what we saw done by the trump administration in 2018 remember what happened in 2008 and what the obama-biden administration were able to do? they were able to strengthen some of those requirements, they get stronger, and the trump administration rolled that back. experts themselves say because of the rollbacks we saw in the trump administration, it led to those recent failures. >> in europe, markets gained ground as fears of a global

banking crisis again to subside. shares of ubs were up on news that the former ceo will return to oversee the takeover of credit suisse. h&m shares popped more than 16% after its first quarter report shows price profit. the docs in frankfurt and the paris cac 24 closing higher -- the dax in frankfurt. all major indexes closing up in the neighborhood of .5%. the nasdaq up .75%. the eu commission president has laid out in much stricter line for trade between europe and what she calls a much more assertive china. ursula von der leyen called for new tools in sectors like quantum computing and areas like artificial intelligence. the sector is looking at ways to

oversee exports and outbound investments by european firms to ensure they are in line with the eu's security interest. von der leyen set to visit beijing next week alongside emmanuel macron. she insists she is not calling for a decoupling of chinese and european economies but rather the de-risking. >> that our companies' capital, expertise, and knowledge are not used to enhance the military capabilities of those who are also systemic rivals. this is why we are currently reflecting on if and how europe should develop a targeted instrument on outbound investment. >> disgraced former cryptocurrency mobile sam bankman-fried has pled not ilty to charges conspirg to violate campaign-finance laws and violate chinese officials.

the former head of ftx crypto exchange was in an manhattan court thursday and faced their team to counts. he has already pled not guilty to eight counts of conspiracy and fraud for using billions of dollars worth of ftx customer deposits to cover losses at his trading firm, alameda research. finally for business, the dispute between disney and the state of florida has taken an unexpected turn. for decades, the company has run its disney world theme park as a sort of private municipality. the privileges were revoked last year after the company spoke out against a new florida law banning sexual orientation and gender identity classes. the company approved a new contract granting it continued powers until "21 years after the death of the last survivor of

the descendants of king charles iii, king of england. so-called royal clauses are sometimes used as a legal workaround where perpetuity causes are illegal. the stateboard says it will have to deal with it and correct it. hiring some lawyers no doubt with some esoteric specialties, you would imagine, in the form of royal clauses. >> this is no mickey mouse story. thank you very much indeed. time to go truthing or faking. a photo online of an old french man apparently battered and bloodied during the protests. is it true? telus -- truth or fake? >> this image of an elderly man has been circulating on twitter. we can see him looking haggard

and bloody. his eyes are a bit swollen, he is quite disheveled. the tweet does have over 300,000 views, and it says the image of an old man with a bloody face protesting in france has gone around the world. that is clearly again referring to the allegations the man has been brutalized by police while protesting. we can see the shadows of the police force kidding out in tyra riot gear. it was used heavily online in order to discredit the french president. some pretty angry tweets including this one. got another one here. tell me how you treat your old people and i will tell you what society you live in. #pensionreform. despite the angry words behind this photo, it did raise questions about its veracity and did gain some traction like with

accusations it could be generated by artificial intelligence. in order to dig deep into that, i actually used a reverse image search, and the first clue that this was not quite what it seemed is that the photo in this results, as you can see, appears only on twitter. it does not have any presence elsewhere. that definitely raises some alarm bells. that is definitely a little bit of a signal this is generated by ai. is also some visual elements. if we look closer at the photo, the first thing to talk about is the policeman in the background. the face is very unnatural. the police does not have any eyes or any outline of eyes. he is eyeless. when you look at the eyes of the old man in question, his eyes are also very unnatural, and that is something you see regularly with ai photos.

these seem like they have been copied and pasted with very little humanity within the eyeballs. the skin is also pretty waxy and blurry, which is another sign of ai, generally, and there's also some questionable anatomical things here. we have a wrinkly chin and sort of a lack of an upper jaw going on in that photo, so it is pointing towards artificial intelligence, as we see. the last thing i did to check the veracity of this photo was i put it through nai image detector in order to see how much turned out to be artificial intelligence. this is a program in progress, but it did come out with 77%. the machine thinks it is artificially intelligent. overall, it is impossible to say with certainty it was created with ai, but if you look at all the signals, it is definitely pointing in that direction. the first being that it does not really exist apart from the

twitter accounts it started being posted from. this also the fact that the french press two days on from the protest would have been able to identify this man had he been a real person. it does sort of lean in that direction that it is indeed fake. >> anyone looking at this image would i think be fooled. how can we, people who use social media, keep on top of what is real and what is fake? any tips, any advice? >> it is getting much harder and more difficult to spot deepfakes and ai-generated images. if we look back at this photo that went viral last week, it is pope francis in his puffer jacket. this is a prime example of a photo, realistic imagery, and it really did fool people more easily than other ai photos we have seen in recent times.

we can see some telltale signs, though they are a bit hard to spot in this very realistic example. if we look here around the eyes of the pontiff, the lenses of the glasses do seem to merge into his skin as well as the eye sort of merging into itself. the one i did not see the first time around is actually the crucifix. if you look again, the crucifix is only being held by one string. it is unable to balance itself. it is missing the other side across his shoulders. another sign of ai that often tells us it is ai generated is hands. it does not seem to distinguish hands very well. the pup -- the pope holding a coffee cup is not actually holding a coffee cup. it is ordered drifting off the edge of his fingers in a way that is very unnatural. when you look closer, there are signs, but overall, my advice would be to question things as

much as possible. use reverse image search tools as much as possible as well and generally look at the images that we are consuming much more carefully with more detail, and of course, as ai increases, this will be more and more difficult in the future to the sting was, but for anyone that is interested, on our website, we have a in-depth section of videos going through different types of media to help you distinguish real from fake in the future. >> thank you very much. thanks to you all for watching wherever you are. stay with us. more to come. live from paris.

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