>> this is dw news live from berlin. tonight, hollywood actors join screenwriters on the picket line for the first full day of a major walkout. hollywood's biggest labor fight in decades. union members want better pay and protection against artificial intelligence. after their short-lived rebellion, what is next for the wagner mercenary group? new footage claims to show members in belarus training

soldiers. and india's follow-up mission to the moon. the launch is carrying a robotic rover to the lunar south pole, the last attempt at a soft landing failed. our team in australia gets a close up of brazil's somber -- samba skills. i'm brent goff. to our viewers around the world, welcome. on this friday, the big show in hollywood is no show. hollywood actors have joined screenwriters in their first industrywide strike in more than six decades. they are calling for better pay for protections for their work in the face of artificial

intelligence. unions called the strike after a month of negotiations collapsed. >> corporate greed has got to go. >> curtains have closed in hollywood. for the first time in over 60 years, actors and writers have joined forces to demand better contracts. production on major films, shows an series has ground to a halt. >> we are finally all coming together and realizing we need to have solidarity amongst ourselves and the other unions in our business, and all the other labor movements happening across the country. >> they want to their fair share of streaming profits and are calling for regulations on artificial intelligence. >> we are in a whole contract for a new type of -- old contract for a new type of business. >> the head of disney called

union expectations unrealistic. but the actors union president, fran drescher, emphasize the importance of reaching a new deal for the striking workers. >> all across the nation and around the world, the eyes of workers are upon us. what is decided in this strike and negotiation is going to impact everybody and if we don't take control of this situation from these greedy megalomaniacs, we are all going to be at the threat of losing our livelihoods. >> under the unions strike rules, actors are prohibited from performing in films as well as promoting them. that's already had an impact on one of the biggest premieres of the year. the atomic history driver -- drama, oppenheimer. the release date was moved up so stars could appear before the strike began. >> we wanted to talk about it

because we worked really hard on it. and then if they call a strike, we will go home. >> that's exactly what they did after the action was confirmed. with the strike underway, the red carpet is set to be far less busy until a deal is reached. brent: with almost everyone on strike, what is hollywood going to do? >> it depends on who you are asking. i actually spoke to a source of mine this morning and i thought, i wonder if the studios and the networks got the message from fran drescher yesterday. she was speaking on behalf of sag-aftra, the actors union. my source told me that some of the people they have spoken with say they are willing to let the strike go on and they are not any closer to even attempting to

ask for a meeting with the writers guild nor the screen actors guild at all. so it's actually quite scary to think that so many of these people, their livelihoods depend on being paid and to think that this might go on for three or six or even more months is quite frightening for many people in hollywood. brent: you have people's livelihoods at stake right now and major movie productions that are in the pipeline. they are going to be impacted by this. how are viewers going to feel the effects? customers who have subscribed to streaming services or moviegoers. when are they going to notice something? >> the biggest thing is the films are in production now. wonder woman three, gladiator. you will see them shut down immediately. what that means is when it does

release, the release date will be pushed back. if you are having a film that was going to come out sometime in the summer of next year, it might take a year now. it might be pushed back to 2025. other things like film festivals, press junkets, that goes away. you might still see events being had, but you won't see celebrities. it will be interesting to see something like the venice film festival which happens next month in august, or the toronto film festival in september, with no red carpet. with no stars to promote their upcoming films. or just basic movie premieres. i have had a couple of studios contact me and say the premieres i was invited to are canceled. the only one i know that is still ongoing is the one i was

supposed to go to this weekend called haunted mansion by disney. they turned theirs into a fan event so it's not a premier, it's just an opportunity for you to go and screen the film with no stars or celebrities and no red carpet. so that's the immediate effect. brent: we know the unions are calling for better pay and working conditions. what makes this a very 21st-century labor event is they are also asking for regulation of official intelligence. talk to me ruefully about why actors and writers in hollywood are so concerned about ai? >> writers get paid based on the credits they get. if their name is associated with a certain show. written by, revised by, all of that determines what they get paid and how often. if they are replaced in any way by artificial intelligence, that means they get less pay. what they want is to have some

sort of limitation to make sure they are not completely replaced . when it comes to revising screenplays or television scripts, that they still have credit and they are still being used. otherwise it could cut into like half of what they're making. when it comes into -- when it comes to actors, often times they come in and they have no lines or very few lines and they get paid for that day rate and if they need to do any retakes, they usually called them back. with the introduction of ai, they don't need to do that. they could pay you a flat rate and say if we need to change anything, we will just take your license and use it in perpetuity. that's hard for them to hear. obviously cutting into their pay. right now there are no restrictions or policies about how ai can be used, how often and why it can be used. and the writers in the actors

want some sort of regulations around that. brent: regulating ai is an issue that has not been resolved anywhere. they could be talking for a long time. kj matthews, thank you. belarus says that fighters from the russian mercenary group wagner are working as instructors at a military range just south of the capital minsk. this video shows wagner fighters training local forces. wagner played a key role in the ukraine offensive launched a short rebellion to topple russia's military leadership before backing down last month. wagner leader agreed to move his forces to belarus as part of a deal and that revolt. his whereabouts remain unknown. the belarusian leader says he helped broker that deal.

earlier i asked a russian analyst what he makes of the videos released by the belarusian defense ministry. >> first and foremost, we can easily identify that this event, this fairly professionally shot video was shot on location in belarus. what cannot be done is to verify whether we have any wagner fighters in this video. we see people from military personnel from belarusian territorial defense, not regular army as such and they are without masks. the alleged wagner group fighters are all in masks. whether they are wagner fighters or other people, we do not really know.

secondly, there are not too many of those instructors. and thirdly, the fact that it appeared on a regular program on belarus national television shows that this is basically an attempt to officially certify that wagner people are really in belarus. but official certification in belarus means actually nothing, anything can be staged. brent: assuming these are wagner troops training belarusian soldiers, i am wondering what purpose does it serve for belarus to show this to the world? how can it be in lukashenko's interest for the world to think that his forces are being trained by mercenaries? >> lukashenko doesn't care about morals.

but what this video could serve is the purpose of showing that lukashenko was a real mediator between precaution and putin two weeks ago. secondly, that all promises were fulfilled, that everything is alright, that lukashenko said that wagner fighters are going to belarus, they are in belarus, that everything is as was arranged. and this is probably also an attempt to show that this particular crisis, for putin it was a crisis, is over. that everything they agreed on has been basically fulfilled. that's why they have this video, to show that everything is back to normal. we have even seen purportedly pictures of yevgeny prigozhin purportedly in belarus. that is to certify that all

those wild rumors on russian social media that he is already dead because he crossed paths with putin, they also have no ground under them. i think that is the signal. whether it's true or not is another manner -- matter. brent: thank you. russia's war has split many ukrainian families. millions of women and children have fled to other countries. while most men are obliged to stay and possibly fight for the country. as the conflict drags on, experts say long-term separation is taking a heavy toll on ukrainians. >> this is how alexander spends time with his daughter. his wife christina often joins in. it's almost like they are

together, but they are not. he is at home in kyiv and they are thousands of kilometers away. >> when i talk to them, it feels like i'm with them. when i finish the phone call, i look around and realize that i'm not. but it will pass. >> alexander can't leave the country. martial law means men of fighting age have to stay. but his family are safe in scotland. they have a new house, new school, new friends and which. they're having to build a new life without him. >> we see on television and the internet families getting divorced. maybe we are still together because we are united. we understand what this is all for. >> xander does his best to follow his daughter's school progress via voice notes and videos her teachers send.

>> what's this part of the plant? >> they even visited him last october, but the light of being together was turned dark by russian drone attacks on kyiv where they were. >> at that moment, the only thing i prayed for was that they would leave. it was very scary. when you look at the situation, what is happening here and what is best for the child, you have to make sacrifices. >> their separation is starting to feel less temporary. at first, alexander thought they would just have to spend 12 months apart. now he has accepted that at least for the next school year, the best thing for his daughter is to stay and scotland. you can find men in alexander's situation across ukraine. with no sign the war will be over soon, experts worry about

the long-term effects on families and the country. she has studied socio-graphic problems for decades. she worries the longer the war lasts, the more rooted children will be in their new homes. returning to a ruined country may seem like a poor option. >> it should be added that 70% of women who left after february 24 have higher educations. you understand very well that if the wife has a higher education, than most likely the husband does, too. that is we will lose a significant part of human and social capital. >> alexander uses bedtime stories to keep a link with his daughter. >> it's important not to break this connection between us so we

don't create some kind of chasm. we communicate in the morning, during the day and in the evening. it's like going to bed together. >> tonight he reads her children's poems by ukrainian author who was killed in the war. his words will remind this ukrainian child where she comes from. brent: joining me is the journalist who filed that report. nearly 8 million people have left ukraine and families have been separated. you have witnessed this impact. talk to us about it. >> it's really one of the more invisible costs of this war. i started really observing it and seeing on my trips to ukraine traveling with the train

from poland. i noticed that most if not all of the passengers on these trains would be women and children and once we would arrive in kyiv after a night of travel, there would always be these emotional family reunions on the train track with the usually men or male relatives waiting for them. it was kind of a pleasant thing to see after a long trip for a while, but then i started to think about it and ask who are these people and what are the stories behind these reunions? yes we started really asking about it, we realized it's more people, women and children who have more or less permanently settled abroad coming to visit the second half of their families, brothers and husbands. we are into the second year of

the war. for a lot of civilians we have reached a sort of limbo. civilian life is possible in many parts of ukraine thanks to air defense, and there are families here that continue to exist and go to school and work, but no one is safe all the time as we have seen with the attack on the apartment building just last week. there is a feeling that there is some kind of safety and normalcy , but at the same time no one is really safe all the time and that puts parents and families, it gives them a really difficult choice. do they stay together and face that risk, or do they stay separated and get their children perhaps more safety, but then they would have a different set of challenges to deal with. we felt this -- felt that the

stories in the war that really dominate or things like ammunition or what's going on in the battlefield. there are these battles that are happening in society every day and this is certainly one of them. we felt that was an important part of ukraine's story to tell right now. brent: it is the humanity that is part of this war. the fates of countless people being decided as we report from the front lines. thank you. india's space agency has launched a rocket that will attempt to land a robotic rover on the moon. the mission aims to touch down on the moon largely unexplored south pole. one objective is to explore the region for ice, which could potentially supply of -- a future space station with water.

>> blast off to the far side of the moon. india aiming to write history as the first nation to land a spacecraft on the lunar south pole. thousands gathered to watch. and pray for the rocket after a previous mission failed. >> it was supposed to be a huge hit, but due to the software glitch, we couldn't send it to the moon and it was a big disappointment. >> it imparts a lot of knowledge to people. this is one of the events we were looking forward all these days. i'm very exhilarated to watch the launch.

>> engineers and scientists were over the moon as the launch went off without a hitch. >> congratulations, india. it has started its journey toward the moon. let us wish all the best to make it farther. >> it's india's second attempt at a soft landing on the moon. in 2019, the lender and rover crashed before touchdown. much is riding on this new endeavor. the nation is investing heavily in the sector with an eye on the commercial space market.

the lunar south pole is largely unexplored. the rover could give scientists new insights about the moons composition. the lender is scheduled to talk down -- touchdown on august 23. brent: back on earth, novak djokovic has made his fifth straight wimbledon final, breaking the record of american great chris everett. the serbian beat italy's janik sinner. djokovic is now one victory away from roger federer's record eight wimbledon titles.

at the age of 36, djokovic beat a man 15 years his junior. he had some ominous words for any opponents hoping he might soon retire. >> i try not to look at the age as a hindrance or factor that might decide the outcome on the court. in contrary actually, i feel 36 is the new 206i guess. feels good. -- 26 i guess. feels good. brent: he will face carlos alcaraz. the spaniard finished off a thrilling rally to clinch a three set victory over daniil medvedev of russia. he said he's ready for what djokovic has to throw at him.

>> it's a final, there is time to be afraid or be tired. -- there is no time to be afraid or be tired. brent: sydney is one of 10 host cities in australia and new zealand for the tournament, which will take a month to complete. ticket sales have been incredibly strong in australia. tom called up with the brazilian team at their camp near brisbane. >> behind may, one of the strongest teams at this tournament are putting the strongest -- final touches to their preparations. hers is a career that really

tracks the growth of the women's game. this edition of the tournament in australia and new zealand is a far cry from 2007. this time around, her team -- give their superstar a dream sendoff. training conditions are optimal. the squad are heading into the competition in a remarkably relaxed mood. >> we don't feel the pressure. we are in the top 10 and we are going to fight until the end, it's not our job to win the tournament. we will maybe get a chance to put a star in our chest.

brent: a man in the u.s. state of florida has gone head-to-head with an almost six meter long snake that's 19 feet long and live to tell about it. the burmese python weighed in at nearly 57 kilos. florida has declared the species invasive and is paying people to capture and kill them. it has no natural predators except for this bounty hunter. you're watching dw news. i will be back to take you through the day. stick around. we will be right back.

>> you are watching "live from paris" here on france 24 on french national day. president macron rolls out the red carpet for india's prime minister on the steel day. he has been wind and dined -- he is being wined and dined at the louvre museum as we speak. russia's notorious wagner paramilitary force is said to be training belarusian troops according to the country's president. it comes three weeks after the mercenary mutiny against

moscow's military leaders. president putin has told reporters the group no longer exists as a legal entity. and some of the biggest names in hollywood join the biggest u.s. actors strike in over 60 years. susan sarandon and margot robbie are among the 160,000 performers that walked out at midnight over fears of being replaced by ai. we will have the latest. we start here in paris on french national day, which marks the storming of the bastille prison, the start of the french revolution on this day back in 1789, a day synonymous with showing the best of french military prowess, fireworks, celebrations across the country, and also this man.

the french president choosing to mark the occasion alongside the indian prime minister, awarding him the highest civilian accolade. the two men dining under the artistry of the louvre museum as we speak. and he has had to be the world's fastest growing economy this year as it has seen a democratic counterweight to china's growing influence, but there are questions over its human rights record and increasing authoritarianism. >> we believe that the settling of all disputes should be done through dialogue and diplomacy. india is willing to contribute to the setting up of new systems of peace. india and france always stood side-by-side fighting terrorism. we believe that we need practical actions to put a stop

to cross-border terrorism. >> let's get a sense of what has been going on. what has happened today? give us a sense of the meeting. >> the red carpet was rolled out today by the president in full force for india's prime minister, his guest of honor today on bastille day. they started the day off with the annual bastille day parade, which is really a show of military might for france. once symbolic and significant, the indian contingent marking alongside and participating as well, so that really was a show of unity. macron also awarded p.m. modi the top honor as well to salute

the role of the prime minister in friendship and confidence. they are celebrating with they call a strategic partnership of wrench and indian ties, and they did do a joint s conference joint press conference, which is a rare move for the indian prime minister, who is well known for his lack of localism. while they did not make any concrete declarations, there has been a lot of talk over india's defense ministry approving the provisional sale, quite lucrative deal of french arms. 26 french maid rider jets and three scorpion submarines -- 26 french-made fighter jets and

three scorpion submarines. they did not make any concrete declarations at the press conference, but they did reiterate how they wanted to continue setting out roadmaps for the next 25 years and defend their ties to combat the growing assertiveness of china within the region, but no solid commitments yet. they are currently at the ceremony and banquet at the louvre, and there are toasts to be expected. >> the indian troops, the guest of honor joining more than 6500 soldiers at the bastille day parade. >> parade open with the colors of the french parade and included 4 fighter jets, three

of them belonging to the indian air force. india was guest of honor and is marking 35 years of a strategic partnership with france. the indian prime minister watched alongside the french president, emmanuel macron. some indians went to the center of paris to watch the display. >> i feel a great sense of pride because france is a great country. >> cadets from army academies from six african countries took part with their french counterparts. thousands of troops from various french regiments marched on the champs-elysees. >> my patriotic side, let us say, makes me come to see the people protecting us. >> this is a beautiful summer

moment, a gathering, communion. it is pleasant to experience. >> legionnaires and artillery divisions, including french-built seas howitzer guns, some of which provided to ukraine. >> this is still something to see, especially now with the tensions we've had. >> we can see we are all united. it is good we are all here. >> earlier this year, president macron announced a 40% increase in spending on the french military, boosting the budget for the years 2024 to 2030 to 413 billion euros. >> the best deal they celebrations go on into the evening with fireworks. we will bring you some of that. the bastille day celebrations have been dampened down.

some of the fireworks in the cities and towns band fireworks sales. it comes in the aftermath of a week of rioting, looting, unrest after a french teenager was shot dead by police in a traffic stop on the outskirts of the capital. our team have been looking at the world of mediators and how they have managed to calm the situation. >> a few hours before the start of festivities, the urban violence in recent weeks is still fresh on people's minds. >> [speaking foreign language] >> easily identifiable with their purple shirts, they are

mediators. the council put the team together three years ago empire job is to defuse potential conflicts through dialogue, like with these homeless people. >> [speaking foreign language] x he manages to soothe the situation without needing the police to step in. >> [speaking foreign language] >> the festivities kick off in the late afternoon with lots of families in attendance. square, a group of teenagers and -- at the square, a group of teenagers turn up. this time, it is a mediator with 10 years of experience.

>> [speaking foreign language] x with the mediators' help, the festivities unfold without a hitch, ending in a style with the traditional bastille day fireworks. >> two ukraine next, it has been a month since president zelenskyy confirmed the counteroffensive operation was not a way to take back russian-held territory in the east of the country. you have's military officials are saying they have taken control of the main commanding heights of the eastern city up bakhmut, which has been fought over longer than any other city in the past year.

the troops that were originally fighting ukraine's forces were the wagner group, but they have disappeared, led by the infamous chief yevgeny prigozhin. today, vladimir set the group no longer exists -- said the group no longer exists. alexander lukashenko, the belarusian president, has said the wagner group started training her troops. >> in these images released by the belarusian military, wagner troops appear to be training belarusian troops. >> this is very interesting to listen to the mercenaries. of course, they were on the battlefield, and this is undoubtedly used for our army. >> the video clear some mystery about the whereabouts of the wagner fighters who agreed to move to belarus as part of a

deal brokered last month by lukashenko. the pact ended what was the biggest challenge the government in decades with wagner mercenaries marching on moscow and seizing several helicopters. it is reported some mercenaries have been in belarus since last tuesday, claims get to be correlated -- corroborated by western intelligence. chief has not been seen in public since leaving on june 24. >> to sudan next where the international criminal court has announced it is investigating alleged war crimes including rape, murder of civilians, violence against children at the start of the conflict between two rival military factions. more than 3 million people have fled their homes. hundreds have been killed during the war between the sudanese army and paramilitary rapid support. the secretary-general of the united nations has said sudan is on the brink of full-scale war.

the international court prosecutor outline the basis of investigation. >> since the latest outbreak of violence on april 15, we have been receiving numerous reports from many sources detailing allegations of destruction of property, executions, killings, and rapes. i have been in contact with both parties privately, and i thought it necessary to be candid to the security council about what we are doing. we have jurisdiction in my view in terms of ongoing hostilities. we are investigating it, so i said that we are investigating those crimes and have to find a way to make sure that this time people are held responsible in a timely fashion because we see these cycles of misery that the most marginalized people of darfur, in particular, keep suffering the brunt of this

pursuit of power. >> to understand what's going on , we will hear from the head of the icc. two hollywood next where more than 160,000 actors and performers have walked out on strike over demands for fair pay from fears of being replaced by a. some of the world's biggest stars have joined the picket line including susan sarandon, robert downey junior, and margot robbie, too, from upcoming "barbie" blockbuster. >> the latest we are hearing from the sag-aftra actors union is a six-month strike has been approved. fran drescher has accused studios of duplicitous behavior, essentially saying that sag-aftra had been duped into thinking that the studios were

negotiating in good faith, but here we are, the first day of the actors strike, the first day of the joint strike, the first since 1960 in hollywood. the actors and writers. there has been a huge show of support. hundreds of people marching and picketing. if you are able to hear them behind me, cars honking their horns in a show of popular support. of course, it means immediate consequences for hollywood. remaining 20% of production or so have now shut down. it also means actors are no longer allowed to take part in auditions, movie premieres, fan events, or even to promote some of their work on social media. meanwhile, studios are not changing their stance, so really, signs pointing to potentially a very long duration shutdown. the most popular tourist attraction in greece, the acropolis in athens, being

forced to close five hours today because of the extreme heat with temperatures soaring above 40° celsius. the whole of the forecast means dangerously high temperatures will become a more common event. his people in athens were amongst those being turned away from the uphill path to the 2500-year-old monument. this is what they had to say. >> i'm disappointed. i am a fan of the site. >> we were not expecting it. we just kind of came and thought it would be open. we thought we would just bring some water. it kind of cut us off guard, but it makes sense. it is really, really hot today. >> it is not clearly noted, so

i'm not feeling very comfortable about it, but what can you do? >> let's get a sense of what is going on in the world of business. princely treatment for narendra modi, the prime minister of india on the red carpet. and they are also launching a rocket to the moon. >> this is india's second attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon, hoping to join three other countries that have managed to feed the difference is india's space program has a considerably lower budget and the rocket is also fighting to be the first to land at the lunar south pole. prime minister modi hailed the launch as a new chapter in india's space odyssey. the country is hoping to capitalize on the booming space economy. >> hoping to eclipse and failed first attempt that ended in a crash in 2019, india has sent a

rocket to the moon. this is a $74.6 million mission, but it is fair to say that if successful, india will have done it on a shoestring, compared to the $25 billion that went into the u.s. apollo missions. but coming to the party decades after 1969, india has the benefit of existing knowledge and highly skilled engineers working for much lower wages than their foreign counterparts. so far, it is and elite power of superpower space agencies who have achieved landing on the moon. only the u.s., russia, and china so far, a club india is fighting to join. with spacex already selling tickets, it is it to become a

destination for space tourism. plus, the moon holds hundreds of billions of dollars in rare metals that mining giants are poised to exploit. the indian junior minister for technology says the country's space sector could be worth $1 trillion in the coming years. >> a good news story in the u.s. if you are one of 800,000 students with debt. >> borrowers will be eligible for forgiveness if they have made either 20 or 25 years of monthly income-driven repayments. the education department said the plan addresses what it called historical inaccuracies in keeping track of borrowers that qualified for forgiveness. it comes as the president seeks new ways to provide student loan relief after the supreme court blocked his plan to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in debt.

>> big defense bill, record spending. >> the u.s. house of representatives has passed this sweeping defense bill that authorizes record spending, but the bill's chances of becoming law are uncertain after republicans added a series of culturally conservative amendments. the legislation authorizes $886 billion in spending, but provisions curbing abortion rights with the military could complicate prospects for approval in the democrat-controlled senate. the house measure includes a pay rise for members of the army, initiatives to counter china, and an additional $300 million to support ukraine in the war against russia. >> finally, give us the final word on wall street friday evening in paris. what's going on?

>> the major indices on wall street reacting to better-than-expected earning reports from major banks. wall street actually coming off its fourth consecutive day of gains. the dow jones gaining .3%. the s&p down .1%, and the nasdaq closing almost .2% lower. >> the mega millions lottery jackpot has come to the highest levels in history. >> nearing the highest levels in history. friday night's mega millions jackpot has reached $560 million, the seventh highest ever. meanwhile, the winner of saturday's powerball would stand you cash in about $785 million, the third highest jackpot. >> we all hope and pray that we might be the lucky one, that may be we were not born into wealth,

but you never know. maybe you spend five dollars and you can have a great thing happen in a matter of seconds. >> set my kids up for life, my grandkids up for life, and go by an island somewhere and chill out. >> set up for life. that would be nice, wouldn't it? >> france july 4 military parade show katie military prowess -- france july 14 military parade showcasing military prowess. one branch missing, the french space command. france is just one of numerous european countries trying to keep up with superpowers whose satellites dominate outer space.

>> hundreds, even thousands of kilometers above us, a new war has begun. space has become a ruthless battlefield, and francis preparing for a showdown. we are entering the operational center for military surveillance of space objects, otherwise known as cosmos. soldiers scan the skies 24 hours a day seven days a week analyzing the activity of thousands of satellites. >> what we have here are eliciting satellites, showing the largest circles which have big cameras mounted on them and infrared satellites. >> officers monitor the orbits of these satellites to advise troops on the ground. >> this allows us to choose the best moment to carry out the mission. if you want to use vehicles, you will have to pay attention not to one type of satellite. if you want to use boats, you

will have to pay attention to another type of satellite. >> but recently, space has become the scene of more hostile activities. >> we can see a rival satellite, which is approaching and allied satellite through various maneuvers. >> the threat is real. in 2017, a russian satellite came dangerously close to a french satellite. at the time, the minister of the armed forces decried the incident. >> trying to eavesdrop on your neighbors is not just unfriendly, as it's a lack of espionage. >> even country such as china are capable of much more. >> we also observed satellites that have the capability to grab onto other satellites.

we see satellites that can grab hold of others and expel them, which is more like an act of aggression. >> here inside the space command center, the military decides on which operations to carry out. >> we have to keep an eye on that one. it might be of interest to us. >> they also try to prevent the risk of attacks from earth like in november 2021 when russia fired on one of its own satellites, shattering it to pieces. >> it is a power move. they did not attack anyone, but we need to be ready regardless. the missile could very well have destroyed a french or american satellite. >> today, france is comparing to send patrol satellites, including some capable of neutralizing spy satellites. >> if you lose your advantage in space, you're likely to lose a lot more. >> these new satellites will join the eight already in orbit.

the french military plans on spending 6 million euros for space operations up until 2030. >> stay with us here on france 24. we will have the latest as narendra modi, the indian prime minister, meets and in with emmanuel macron here in paris amid the artistry of the louvre. thence 24 back in a few minutes time. ♪ x hello. i'm annette young and in this special edition, we are focusing on the upcoming world cup. it has been four years since france hosted this event, but since then, it appears the women's gain -- women's game has not gained as much ground as it should have done. >> you can't expect to have the same salary, but you can expect to have the same training ground

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