>> this is dw news, live from berlin. france's president struggles to respond to escalating unrest after the fatal shooting a teenager, condemning the violence and deploying more police as millions brace for a fourth night of riots. french authorities say the coming hours will be decisive in restoring home. also coming up, that u.n. votes to end its peacekeeping mission in mali, leaving them to deal with a jihadist insurgency.

we will to get developmentsin mali and elsewhere in africa. and a blow to lgbtq rights in the u.s., a website designer can refuse service as to a same-sex couple due to her religious beliefs. ♪ i'm nicole frölich. to our viewers watching on pbs, in the united states, and to all of you around the world, welcome. france is deploying 45,000 police as it braces for another night of riots linked to the fatal shooting of a teenager. the victim was shot dead by police at a traffic stop on tuesday. the officer has been charged with voluntary manslaughter. the victim in the case was of arab descent. prompting renewed questions about racial profiling in france's low income communities.

reporter: authorities are desperately trying to extinguish chaos across france. the police killing of the paris teenager has ignited widespread rage. the fury, descending into destruction. more than 800 people have been arrested. president emmanuel macron left an eu summit to try to rein in the riots. he says many of those involved our young people, and blames social media for flaring the unrest. >> we have seen on snapchat, tiktok, and other platforms both the organization of violent gatherings and the mimicking of violence. it leads young people --

and to fear some of them are living on the streets. videogames have intoxicated them. reporter: more officers are being deployed to control the violence. but the united nations has voiced its concerns about french police. >> this is a moment for the country to seriously address the deeper issues of racism and racial discrimination in law enforcement. we also emphasized the importance of peaceful assembly. reporter: government rejects the accusations. but some parisians have their sympathies. >> i think this is the logical consequence to police violence. it's unacceptable. the current situation comes from police going too far. >> i understand the anger behind all of this, but it is still shocking. i think we need to debate all of

this so that people understand what motivated them to get violence in the first place -- violent in the first place. >> i think there has been too much violence given what happened. there is no need for this kind of violence. the shops have nothing to do with what happened. reporter: public transport will wrap up early and public events are being called off, as authorities fear the violence will escalate over the weekend. >> a french journalist who has made a documentary on police violence in france, germany, and the u.s. joins me know, welcome to dw. france is deploying 45,000 police officers across the country to tackle the expected riots. president macron, limning the riots on social media and video games. in your opinion, how well is a government dealing with these protests? >> this is obviously an

emergency situation. every night, even within paris, you have riots, you have looting. the police response is the only immediate response. but there should be a long-term response. that goes much more deep into the roots of the conflict -- li ke the parallel war between the use, the underprivileged youth, the youth in the suburbs, underprivileged neighborhoods, and the police. it is a reality. it is a reality that we have been denying as society for so many years. now of course it comes out in the open. because there is one event that is triggering a really shocking wave of violence. it is quite unusual for france.

nicole: it's not the first time that this sense of disenfranchisement and disillusionment with the system has boiled over. why is the french government struggling so hard to kind of address these issues and address these youths? >> actually, they are not struggling. hard at all. they are doing all year long almost nothing. there is no initiative of trying to re-create dialogue between the police and the youth. before, we had local policemen that were trying to maintain some kind of long relationship with the use -- the youth. it didn't work with some of them. now there are those neighborhoods that have been completely abandoned, and whenever there is a conflict, it can end in rioting and looting, and that is what we are seeing now. oil level that everybody --

to a level that everybody is surprised to witness, really. nicole: french officials deny accusations of systemic racism and this abandonment that you talk about. i'm wondering if they are framing it as a case of one bad apple, and it really is a lot more than that. >> the police is not only the problem, the problem is the relationship between the youth and the police. this youth has been ghettoized, they live in suburbs most of the time, far away from attractions, far away from life, and you get this feeling of being kind of out of society, and that triggers a lot of criminal behaviors, and police are the ones that are on the frontline of all of this.

it is true that sometimes they take their role as kind of a private war with the youth. i think this private war that very few people see is at the core of the problem. really the french state should take groups of what is going on between the youth and the police and admit -- get out of denial and admit that there is a huge problem, and really dialogue should be the main focus of any governmental action in the future. nicole: thank you so much for your vision of the events. here are some other news making headlines around the world today -- a traveler has shot dead two security overs at moldova international airport -- two security guards at moldova international airport.

another traveler was wounded in the shooting pure wood all passengers were evacuated from the airport. -- the shooting. all passengers were evacuated from the airport. results court has voted to bar the former president, bolsonaro, from public offer until 2030, claiming he abuses power ahead of last year's elections, he had used official government channels to boost his own campaign and spread false doubts about brazil's electronic system. that you want security counsel has voted to end its peacekeeping mission in the west african state of mali. the country which has been on their military -- under military rule demanded the un withdraw its troops. the mission began in 2013, as mali was battling an islamic insurgency, but government restrictions have made it difficult for soldiers to do their job, as the junta has relied on the wagner mercenary group. germany is also starting to pull

this 1000 troops out of mali. here's a closer look at the wagner group's activities in mali and elsewhere in africa. reporter: there is evidence mercenaries from the wagner group are praised in at least four african countries, sudan, the central african republic, mali, and libya. in libya, the mercenaries joined in with the national army, fighting to seize power. accounts from former wagner soldiers have linked missionaries to the shooting of civilians and fighters who had surrendered. wagner members also placed booby-traps and unmarked mines in civilian areas. the un accuses them of committing war crimes. the violence is forcing thousands to flee. the defense minister claims wagner is encouraging migrants

to cross to europe, in an attempt to destabilize the continent. in sudan, wagner soldiers have long trained as army and advised its political leaders. this has helped advance its economic interests. sudanese company linked to wagner has gained gold mining concessions and government approval for a gold processing facility. the outbreak of fighting in sudan presented wagner with a dilemma, worried about backing the wrong side, the group is training government forces will also arming rebel rsf fighters. in the central african republic, the wagner group has been propping up the government of the president against various rebel groups who control large parts of the country. the united nations investigation found the government forces and wagner fighters killed dozens of civilians in a mosque in 2021.

wagner militants are also accused of torture, kidnappings, and mass rape, and that they used violence to control and exploit areas rich in gold, diamonds, and other valuable minerals. again, russian companies appear to benefit from the mercenarie'' involvement. wagner's arrival coincided with a company linked to its founder. . being awarded diamond and gold mining licenses. mali's military junta has been fighting a long-standing insurgency by islamist groups. about 1000 wagner mercenaries have been deployed to train malian soldiers and protect the junta, with access to uranium, diamond, and gold mines as likely payoffs. here, too, the un says they have committed atrocities. the kremlin used to play down its links to the activities of the wagner group in africa.

now, it's promised the continued support of its state mercenaries there. nicole: a freelance journalist and researcher that has a book on the wagner group coming out next year, a short while ago, i asked him what the security counsel's decision to end the peacekeeping mission means for wagner's rule in mali. >> it's a good question at this point. first we have to define exactly what we think wagner's mandate is in mali. i think it is safe to say the malian regime does not believe that wagner with about 1400 contractors in the country is going to be able to replace the un peacekeeping force. nor do they necessarily think they were going to replace the french operation previously. ultimately, it is more likely

the main concern of the malian government right now is its own political legitimacy in the capital. and the protection around its own regime, which wagner can provide. nicole: how much of a destabilizing force has wagner proven to be in the countries where it has been operating? because they have been accused of pushing the malian government to push out the you and peacekeepers -- the un peacekeepers. >> great question. at first we have to understand mercenaries tend to be a symptom of an illness. they are never the illness themselves. private military companies, mercenary forces are going to arrive in places that are already in conflict. i think it is clear that in the instance of mali, the wagner group has not been able to b bring any type of stability to the country.

neither has the french intervention nor the u.n. peacekeeping force. ultimately, they are keeping intact a lot of the patterns that have made the conflict so difficult in the first place. nicole: russia claimed wagner jurisdiction -- in africa? >> is very much depends on the countries involved. even within africa, we have to differentiate libya from the central african republic and mali as well. in libya, there's wagner support for the president, when trying to take tripoli from the government. was quite heavy equipment. we saw wagner pilots in jets. that is not what we see in the central african republic.

in mali, i believe a lot of the equipment is coming in from china. the level of support is quite fluid i think depending on what moscow's strategic interests in the countries are. nicole: sergey lavrov says wagner's future in africa depends solely on the countries concerned -- the country's concerneds. what would a continued process mean for relations with russia? >> well, i'm trying to figure out this question myself. it is important to note we are still in such early stages at this point. i'm honestly not sure that they know where this is going to go or play out. in some areas, potentially the central african republic, wagner has other businesses that it set

up, that it could be self-sustaining. but again the question would come, what kind of state support would they get for procuring equipment from the russian military? where would they get that type of equipment on the line? is are the questions we will be looking for in the future to kind of read into the tea leaves. nicole: what a time to write a book about the wagner group. thank you so much for your time. >> thank you for having me. nicole: ukraine says its forces have pushed back russian troops by more than a kilometer in several areas in the eastern donbas region. kiev has stepped up operations around the city which wagner forces seized after months of intense fighting and handed them over to the russian army. there are no official data on exec how many ukrainian soldiers have been killed on the battlefield. some estimates put the number close to 18,000. with the current counteroffensive, these numbers are expected to rise.

that leaves more people dealing with the loss of loved ones, especially the wives of fallen soldiers. dw met a woman who set up a community to help other widows. reporter: it is hard for tatiana to come here -- tatiana to come here,but she always does . a memorial to ukraine's fallen soldiers. among them is dennis, the love of her life, the father of her son. >> [speaking native language]

reporter: it's been a year since dennis was killed on the battlefield. grief has not left tatiana, and that is now accompanied by the judgment of others. >> [speaking native language] reporter: she started talking about dennis online. she set up a facebook group for war widows with her friend.

at first, it was just 15 women swapping stories and sharing advice on the bureaucracy of losing someone to the war. now, the group has more than 1000 members. >> [speaking native language] reporter: today, some women are taking that safe space from the internet to the real world. they have traveled from all over the country to meet in kyiv. it is the first time most have met in person. >> [speaking native language]

reporter: solidarity and unity create space for laughter. [applause] >> [speaking native language] reporter: the group online, meeting no one person, is important for many members. -- now in person, is important for many members. >> [speaking native language] reporter: all the deaths, all the sorrow they bring, taytiana says it has to count towards something. this is her biggest wish. >> [speaking native language]

nicole: moving on to the u.s., where the supreme court has dealt a blow to lgbtq rights, with the ruling that certain businesses can refuse service to same-sex couples on religious grounds. the court ruled a christian website designer from the state of colorado could refuse to design wedding websites for same-sex couples. the 6-3 decision overturned a state law that barred discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, gender, and other characteristics. now to talk about -- i am joined now to talk about this by the executive director for an lgbtq human rights organization based in the u.s. what's your reaction to this landmark ruling? >> i think this ruling is very

unfortunate. it allows businesses in the public to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, just by referring to religion. this kind of religious exemption, we hear more and more about it. it is being used as an excuse to discriminate. and we know that when you are allowed to discriminate in this way, it can lead to increased hatred and society and discrimination also in society more broadly. it is very unfortunate. nicole: how does a court balance religious freedom, the right to free speech, which is also cited in this ruling, with the protection of minorities? >> i think it is important to understand that you don't have to pitch different rights against each other. there is no reason to do so.

you can have obviously freedom of religion and freedom of speech and freedom for people to access services such as this without being discriminated. and the target here is of course a gay couple, seeking services around the wedding -- a wedding. it would not have to be restricted to that. this could be used against an interracial couple getting married, someone disabled. so saying that religion should be an excuse to discriminate, there is no reason for that at all, actually. nicole: how can the lgbtq community push back against this decision now? >> i think it's critical that the lgbtq committed a comes together to push for our rights and advocate for the fact that really there is no reason for us

to be discriminated in the workplace, services, or any other place at all, we should have the same access as everyone else. and no matter what kind of excuse is being used, it should not sound. unfortunately, we see more of this across the world. not just in the u.s. but religion, claims around morality, those are the reasons that are being used to discriminate and propagate hate towards lgbtq communities. it is the same kind of thing that we see in russia. we see it in uganda, which currently has all worst law on the books. it is the same kind of ideology that underpins this. nicole: the executive director for outright international, thank you for your time. to sports now -- the formula one world champion

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that top story we are following for you -- france's president says more police will be deployed to contain the unrest that has spread across the country. nearly 900 people were arrested overnight in the worst rioting since the police shooting of a teenager earlier this week. you are watching dw news from berlin. stay with us, after a short break, i will be back to take you through "the day." hope to see you then. bye. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

>> it is 10:00 p.m. and we are coming to you "live from paris." france braces for more violence as anger grows over the police shooting of a teenager. we get the latest. then, the united nations security council has voted to end its country in mali after falling out of favor with the ruling junta. and thousands of u.s. learners will have to pay up as the supreme court rejects joe biden's plan to wipe away $4

billion in student loan debt. ♪ thanks for joining us. we are live from paris. france is reeling ahead of a fourth straight night of nationwide protests, as triggered by the police shooting of a 17-year-old boy. up to 45,000 officers have been deployed to the country's streets, aiming to prevent the levels of violence as seen since the incident took vice. the situation forced president emmanuel macron to rush back from a meeting in brussels friday and hold crisis talks with his ministers. a state of emergency has not been declared.

what is the latest situation where you are? >> things are starting to get a little tense here, although we are not yet seeing scenes of widespread rioting. we have seen a few angry, tense scenes between our local young men and police. one of the young men shouting at a police officer that they were just full of hate. clearly, the anger has not died down. i was at the scene in nelson mandela square where the 17-year-old whose death sparked these waves of protests lost his life, where his car crashed into a lamppost after he had been shot. there were flowers that have been left there and messages.

one of them asks how many there were that were not filmed. people you speak to hear say it is only because the incident was caught on mobile phone that it garnered attention. the funeral is to take place tomorrow, and that could prove another flashpoint, so this is a suburb still very much on edge. >> you mentioned the funeral tomorrow. how does the city aim to cope with what to expect tomorrow? >> we could see large crowds. we spoke to people here who said they were going. the march for him earlier this week, and this week, we saw more than 6000 turn up. that was peaceful but ended up degenerating at the margins, and police ended up firing tear gas

at that much. people here again wondering if that could prove a standoff on the edges of this funeral where there will be a service in a cemetery in the area. there are lots of police vans station here tonight. we can imagine there will be a heavy security presence around the funeral as well. >> in terms of that security presence, you mentioned the number of policemen that are going to be there on the streets . it is increasing. what does that say about the situation overall? >> i think it says the french government is extremely concerned about this wave of violence in recent days, and they are concerned about it growing. they want it tamped down. we knew last night there were 40,000 police officers deployed

not only in the paris area, but in towns and cities across france, and we saw unrest in several cities simultaneously across small towns, too, so they are hoping this does not grow out of control. armored vehicles could be used to try to put down the unrest. i have spoken to people here who say they think any such move to use military vehicle techniques will result in further fire. coming out in force and trying to put down these protests in violent measures i think would be met with very fierce resistance. >> i want to take that point and throw to another guest, joseph downing, professor and expert on french politics from the university of astin. we heard from catherine that

basically they are using these military vehicles, the police, to quell protesters. what does that say about the dynamics of this intense policing here in france? it seems to have been an ongoing theme. >> i think this is one of the bigger problems in the broader context of these riots. the tension is with issues of policing in general in france. you have a police force, especially under macron, that has been used for control and to step down dissent, and even the council of europe issued a warning to france about the use of police to clamp down on demonstrators last year, but the much broader trend is the way that france polices its streets, which is different to the philosophy of police forces in holland over the u.k., which is much more about policing for the people. in france, the police haven't be

those that they police for the state and -- the police have an ethos that they police for the state and are as such much more willing to use force. in many places, you do not have the bond between a local police force policing for local people and the inhabitants of such areas, which is one of the reasons why they see themselves as quite apart from the police, and they see the police as a kind of external force that does not treat them well. >> it is a tragic event. a 17-year-old has died at the hands of policeman. what does it speak to that you have seen such nationwide protests in this manner? >> i think the people more generally, but specifically in these suburbs of large french cities, are not happy with the

way they are being police. they feel as if they are subject to discrimination, subject to disproportionate force. this is something that from my experience of conducting research in these places that people talk about all the time, that when they need the police, if they call the police for burglary or some kind of crime, the police do not come or are not particularly attentive, but when they do come, they stop kids and issue stop and search type orders or go to disrupt the drug straight, and when they do that, they are very authoritative and often actually quite violent. this broader breakdown of relations between the police and the populace is not just about paris but also in most large french cities, but policing has become increasingly dangerous also for the police. what we have seen over recent years as well is the number of officers also killed in the line

of duty is increasing, right? you have this problem of increased violence and increased threat on both sides of the equation, which is not a good situation to be in unfortunately. >> have police creating a backlash as heavy-handed police creating a backlash. emmanuel macron has taken the blame for violence on social media. he says users like to copy what they see online. >> internet platforms and social media networks are laying a considerable role in what we have seen over the past few days. we saw several of them -- snapchat, tiktok, and several others -- violent gatherings being organized and the source of copycatting of violence. this leads to a source of escape from reality and we sometimes get the impression that some of them are living in the streets of the video games that have

intoxicated them. >> how would you react to what macron has said? how do you think people on the street will react? >> i think macron has a bit of it wrong here. we see that these riots are a bit of a creature of french political life in these suburbs, and they began in the 1990's and in leon -- in lyons, when there was no social network and there was not widespread violent video games. i think social networks specifically are being used in france by criminals and being used to sell drugs and being used currently to circulate pictures or videos, but the phenomenon of these riots is nothing new, and i think it is very easy for a politician like macron to shift the blame onto social media networks tend to discuss the much more difficult and politically contentious questions of policing and

adherence to the social fabric in france, which for decades now has been gradually eroded by things like racism, inequality, and the geographical kind of isolation of these suburbs in french cities. they are not easy places to get to and from. if you want to have a job in these places to get to the center of paris, the center of marseilles, the center of lyons is quite an undertaking. there are much bigger problems that are much more difficult to solve and politically contentious than simply pointing the finger at social media and video games. >> you speak about that dynamic with macron. he has not really been -- he has not really taken the police to task. is it a case of him being a bit wary of strong police unions? >> yes. that is such a big point of fact here.

the police are extremely well organized, extremely well mobilized, and any attempt by the state to give police a telling off will be met with considerable hostility, especially because macron, partly because of his reform-based agenda and partly because of the need to enforce lockdowns, has relied more heavily on the french police as an instrument of control than any president really since the end of the second world war. he is in a difficult position where he has a very politicized and very active, unionized police force and one that he has used repeatedly to quash dissent in france. coming back to the first point i made in this interview, the unprecedented measure of the council of europe cautioning friends to not use its police to violate human rights to enact

pension reforms. in that case, he is in a delicate position. >> how does he turn this around and began favor and call him on the streets? >> this is something that will be very difficult to do, right? these riots are not centralized. they are not organized by a single person. there are no central lists of demands. to go out there, there's no one to negotiate with and nobody to strike a deal with or to be conciliatory with, so this is very difficult, but past events have showed us that they are likely to run out of momentum quicker than perhaps we think. we have seen the specter here are possibly the deployment of the military or military vehicles, and residents in these areas may say this will result in more ferocious riots and protests, but i think that is quite unlikely, given that these individuals are rational and don't particularly want to come to any harm or to face soldiers

in the streets, right? it may be that macron does deploy more force. it may be that these riots kind of burn themselves out, but i think unfortunately, the longer social and political trend behind these disturbances are the same behind the disturbances in the 1990's, in the early 2000's, and france seems to be both unwilling and unable to tackle these broader issues. as i said, they are very expensive to deal with. to tear down and rebuild massive housing estate on the outskirts of paris house hundreds of thousands is difficult to do, as french leaders have shied away from this issue in the past. it is more about poor housing, lack of opportunities and the way french polices.

all of these things are pretty much contentious. obviously it will not go on forever, but the chances of france tackling these longer-term trends are unfortunately pretty slim, i think. >> so we don't expect any kind of declaration of a state of emergency? >> that all depends. we have a weekend coming up. it is summer. bad weather plays a role on dampening down these kinds of events. that is not likely to happen. we could well see as we saw in 2005 a state of emergency. one key difference with macron compared to sarkozy and sarkozy's handling of the riots in 2005 is macron has been very much more conciliatory. this is not something we have seen in his presidency so far. he is not scared of a fight, but in this case, he came out early

and was very conciliatory, saying that the killing was unacceptable, talking about the need for reform of the police and stuff like that. i think that has been a good step he has made. as this moves on, how and if that will play out still remains to be seen. >> we will see what happens in the days to come. thank you so much. there has already been international reaction to the events. the united nations rights officer says it is concerned by the fatal shooting with the victim of north african descent. authorities say his death speaks to long-standing structural and institutional issues within

french law enforcement. >> this is a moment for the country to seriously address the deep issues of racism and racial discrimination in law enforcement. we also emphasize the importance of peaceful assembly. >> in a unanimous vote friday, united nations security council voted to immediately and its peacekeeping operation in mali. the mission has been operating there since 2013, helping to contain an islamist extremist insurgency, but relations have turned sour with the ruling junta, who claimed they failed in their mandate and all the while, wagner mercenaries have been brought in from russia to fill the security vacuum. finally on june 16, mali's foreign ministers demanded the peacekeepers leave the country. they have decided to do so. for more on this latest vote, let's head to new york.

>> the majority of council members expressed regret over the untimely termination of the united nations' peacekeeping mission in mali. the security council voted unanimously in favor to and the mission, but western powers said they thought the withdrawal was hasty. their withdrawal will start on saturday and happen with unprecedented speed. all 30,000 peacekeepers must leave over the next six months. although relations between the united nations and bamako have been deteriorating for quite some time since the military of the take -- since the military takeover of the country in 2020 and the arrival of russian mercenaries in 2021, the request for the united nations to leave cut diplomats by surprise. there are fears a peacekeeper departure will leave a vacuum and the people will be at risk.

united nations peacekeepers were helping stabilize the country, protecting civilians against insurgents. thousands have been killed, and now mali and russian insurgents will be charged with protecting customers, which is not a very promising prospect. mali is expected to fall deeper into the grip of the kremlin. >> at least 79 security personnel have been killed by jihadists in burkina faso this week after 4 separate attacks. according to the security sources, at least two attacks took place with violent clashes than lathering up. the army claims about 50 assailants also died in the fighting while a large amount of military material was recovered.

further afield, u.s. president joe biden has blasted a supreme court ruling on friday blocking his plan to cancel up to $430 billion in student loan debt. the 6-3 decision made by a conservative majority of justice said the overstepped its authority with the plan and claimed it let borrowers potentially off the hook for repayments which are now expected to resume in autumn. >> biden wanted to cancel $400 million in student debt. >> when i campaign for president, i made a commitment that i would provide student debt relief. >> but the u.s. supreme court said no. in a country saddled with 1.5 trillion dollars of student debt, the policy would have benefited up to 4.3 million americans. >> if we can bailout

corporations, we can bail out students. >> economists also believe that by freeing up spending power, such a policy could help fight inflation. biden's response -- the fight is not over. in the same flurry of conservative adjudicating, the court ruled by a 6-3 majority that a web designer in colorado was within her rights to design -- deny her services to same-sex customers. the case picked -- pits lgbt rights against free speech. >> i was excited to expand my portfolio to design custom, unique wedding website that celebrate the beauty of marriage between husband and wife. >> she applied for a legal injunction in colorado, saying it would go against her free speech to perform the service for same-sex weddings. critics fear that granting the injunction may be the beginning of a slippery slope. >> it is not just bad for the lgbtq+ community. it is also bad for people of color, for immigrants, for

marginalized groups, for all of us, because this decision allows businesses to use free speech in order to turn away customers they would rather not serve. >> these decisions from the same supreme court lineup that overturned a constitutional right to abortion in the usa last june. >> for shire bolsonaro, hopes for a reelection in 2026 have been dashed. he has been deemed ineligible to run for office until 2030. concluding he abused power and cast doubts without evidence on the country's voting system. while former presidents have been declared ineligible in the past, the case marks the first for suspension because of election violations rather than criminal charges.

angered over eu migrant rules, poland and hungary vetoed a summit statement friday in a gesture of protest. the countries had come to the meeting determined to defy an agreement for shared responsibility on migrants entering europe without authorization. the move was mostly symbolic and without much effect on eu-migrant policy, but it was a public display of disunity at a time when attitudes have hardened, fueling far right sentiment. elsewhere, the united nations' scientific, educational, and cultural organization has agreed to readmit the united states as a member. unesco's governing board voted 132-10 on friday to accept the u.s. proposal and rejoin the paris-based agency. the decision reverses the withdrawal of the united states made under former president trump where he cited anti-israel bias, but under joe biden, the relationship has been restored

with washington pledging 100 $50 million to unesco's operating budget next year, a move which the organization has welcomed. >> the united states of america has put forward a complete plan and committed to a financial contribution, a plan that will naturally have benefits for the organization. this plan includes, of course, the payment of its assessed contributions, starting from a state of return. >> and a in trial in december as a result of an investigation into alleged discrimination. the 56-year-old was arrested on friday over racist and islamophobia remarks about players when he managed nice in 2021. a report alleged the former club sporting director received an email saying we should not have

as many blacks and muslims in the team. the embattled current boss has denied the allegations and launched a defamation suit. he is now set to appear before a nice court in mid-december and could face up to three years in prison if found guilty. that's all the news for now, but we will be back in five minutes. please stay tuned. ♪ >> en france24.com, click alive, find the stories you want to watch or to read about. live news 24 hours a day in 4 languages. explore the topics that captivate you. are you looking for the latest news or to watch a show on demand? follow us. life international news is just

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