>> world news and analysis from "france 24", i'm mark owen, these are the headlines. ukraine's foreign minister met with his counterpart here in paris. he said kyiv is not feeling reducks of material or financial support from the u.s. and e.u. this as washington declares another quarter billion dollars to ukraine's cause. protests over hunger and cost os living become a call for bazaar al-assad to go, a brave call to make where armed forces are renowned for their brutality

against dissent. the former pakistan prime minister remains in prison. charges of murder dismissed. the corruption conviction overturned but the judge ordered his detention for another case, part of a tangled web of what his supporters say are politically motivated false charges to prevent his return to power. this is live from paris. mark: thank you very much for being with us. ukraine's foreign minister is in paris. he met with his french counterpart. kuleba says they see no fall in support despite that a poll said 55% are against newed apackages. let's hear from both. >> no other country in the world

wants peace as much as ukraine does but when we see how russia is increasing production of missiles, drones, when we see how russia is bringing additional troops to ukraine, we understand that russia is not interested in peace. russia wants war. that's why we must prove to russia on the battlefield that all of its attempts are useless. we can feel your support in this regard. and it is very important to us. >> france is giving and will give all its support to ukraine in all do mains, political, diplomatic, legal, economic, and of course military. to help this country exercise its right to legitimate defense. the support will continue and will increase for as long as it takes for the russian aggression to fail. it's an absolute necessity in order to defend ukraine but beyond that to defend our

collective security and the future of the international system founded on laws and not violence. mark: on this day 552 of russia ice invasion, the french foreign minister said france and the rest of europe will be supporting ukraine for as long as it takes. we've heard similar words from joe biden too and the u.s. france 24's reporter is following the visit. he joined us from outside the foreign office here in paris. >> during this press conference, no figures were released or specific announcements regarding arms delivery from france to ukraine. but french foreign minister colonna reaffirmed france's full support for ukraine and said it will help on any possible level, military or humanitarian. no other country wants peace more than ukraine, those were

the words of dmytro kuleb -- from catherine colonna. her counterpart from ukraine, dmytro kuleba talked about two dprns peace, that ukraine needs to be restored toits borders of 1991 and russia cannot be in a position in the future to attract ukraine or any other european nation. then there was an interesting question from a journalist, to kuleba, saying, what do you think about calls for immediate negotiation with russia and vladimir putin? kuleba answered, well take a look at what happened to prghozsin he thought he got a deal from putin but then he was murdered by russia. that's why you can't trust vladimir putin. mark: words from ukraine's foreign minister there. and our reporter following the

visit of kuleba then russian military chief we were just speaking about that prigozhin was buried privately on the outskirts of st. petersburg this thursday. russia's president vladimir putin reportedly not attending. putin publicly praised prigozhin in the wake of his death but there's much speculation that putin ordered his killing for the mutiny prigozhin led in june. it's only days since he was killed in a plane crash in circumstances that still remain unclear. there were 10 people on board the flight including prigozhin and one of his senior wagner mercenary commanders. protests in syria gathering pace. in spite of threats of violent government reprisals. protests began two weeks ago as a plea for action against rampant inflation which is making life difficult for most

people across the country. now the focus is more and more on bashar al-assad himself. an echo of the popular uprising in 2011. the speaker pro tempore: with chants of "bashar is a traitor," member of the group have spark and uprising spreading across southern syria as protests in the province enter a second week, the france 24 observers have videos of demonstrations cropping up in other provinces like these rallies monday night in the rebel-held idlib province. also in a city that was under government control where for years it was unthinkable for people to risk their own safety to call for the end of al-assad's regime. >> our only demand is the

peaceful transition of authority. please go away, assad, the matter is other. the speaker pro tempore: a government decision to end gasoline subsidies sparked the protests more than a week ago. a harsh economic blow to many syrians who were already struggling to make ends meet. assad blames the economic woes on western sanctions but many syrians have been quick to channel their anger directly at him. even tearing down images of his face from public buildings. >> we are all united. no flag can divide us no sect or religion can divide us. all of us syrians are unite wesmed won't accept anything less than the fall of the regime. the speaker pro tempore: in dharav province which returned to government control five years ago, people have joined eprotests against assad. they was kraidle of the 2011 uprising before peaceful protest there were violently suppressed leading to a crackdown by assad

and a civil war that's killed hundreds of thousands of syrians and displaced millions more. mark: sudan's army chief has visited egypt this tuesday. it's a first trip abroad for abdul burhan since sudan's war. he flew to the region on the north coast in talks with the egyptian president. as this was happening, violence conned in darfur in the west of sudan. at least 39 civilians were killed. most of them women and children. in shelling of the south darfur state capital. the fighting between the army and paramilitary forces has intense fid. burhan swapped his military fatigues for a suit and tie for those talks. >> we are committed to ending the war and putting an end to

this tragedy. we in the armed forces are committed to setting a real transitional period in order for the sudanese people to consolidate the state through free and fair elections. that enable them to decide who will rule them. mark: that was the military ruler of sudan. we'll bring you more on that story as we get it. pakistani high court this tuesday suspended the jail of former prime minister imran khan's charges. the 74-year-old former cricket star has been at the cent over a political crisis since he was ousted in a vote of confidence in april of last year. the worst economic conditions in pakistan in decades have compounded the crisis. khan was imprisoned in -- on

august 5 after being sentenced to three years in prison. for unlawfully selling state gifts during his tenure as president from 2018 to 2022. that conviction has also barred him from contesting elections. for five years. >> he's still in custody and will be presented in court today in -- tomorrow in a different case related to mismanagement of state secrets. the party who is also the former foreign minister is already in the custody in the same case. today after a long time khan has relieve -- received some relief as his sentence was suspended in one of the cases against him but currently he's being prosecuted in almost 200 cases. khan has been in hot water since he was ousted in power in april of last year but particularly his party has been going to a

very tough time since 9th of may this year when he was first arrested and that led to huge protests across the country. his supporters even attacked some military installations. as we know the military is the strongest institution in pakistan. even though khan himself was released after two days, but since then there has been a huge crackdown against his party. most of his party's top leadership has been put behind bars. a number of them have resigned from party positions. and for now it is still unclear that khan himself will be able to contest the elections that are supposed to take place at the end of this year. mark sps luis rubelais has not yet quit his role as head of spain's football federation. he was asked to resign yesterday after the organization changed its stance on the forced kiss.

there is a clash of culture and the media storm has taken away from the achievement at its center, spain's world cup winners. >> a walter shedd moment for gender equality in spanish sport, the country's sports minister said rubelais's grabbing and kissing of the player was sparking change. >> no more discrimination for women, no more obstacles for women in sport. it's over. unfortunately that happened because of an incident that should not have taken place. we are witnessing a real social and sporting backlash which will make this a better country. >> the soccer federation's regional representatives late on monday demanded the immediate resignation of the president, rubelais, who has thus far refused to leave his post. earlier that day, madrid erupted in purple as thousands turned out to support hermoso.

>> it's in front of millions of people he had the legitimacy to kiss a female footballer on the mouth what happens in private training camps? >> in another twist of the tale, rubelais's mother locked herself in a church and began a hunger strike as his family spoke out in his defense. >> we want justice to be done. tell the truth. >> spain's top criminal court opened an investigation into whether the kiss constituted sexual assault. rubelais was suspended by fifa from all soccer activities for three mobs. mark: traffic cameras in london voondalized in the wake of a new law introduced to reduce traffic emissions. the cameras can track your car if it doesn't comply with the new riles.

the speaker pro tempore: hundreds of angry protesters took to the streets of london on tuesday in order to voice their disapproval at the expansion of the ultra low emission zone. >> we need to consider the environment too. but let's not destroy our economy by doing that. there's people's livelihoods at risk here. >> we have clean enough air as it is. quite clean. there's no case for expanding ulez to outer london. >> the ulez zone will now cover all of greater london which means drivers of vehicles that don't meet certain emission standards need to pay a daily charge of 12 pounds 50 to drive in the zone. the plan was implemented by the mayor who said it's important. >> it's the right decision. i think clean air is a right, not privilege.

>> the ruling conservative party have been heavily critical of expansion to arias with fewer transport options and people are more reliant on cars. conservatives argue the measure disproportionately impacts lower income drivers who can't afford newer, cleaner vehicles. >> families are struggling with the cost of live, that's obvious. at that time the labour party are introducing the ulez charge. >> a 2021 study found it had a small effect in the 12 weeks after its launch. but research published in february by the mayor's office found that emissions of harmful nitrogen oxide were 26 lower in the area than would have been without it. mark: the row over how to reduce emissions in london, we'll bring you developments on that. turning to sports.

an offer he just couldn't refuse. who are we talk about? the speaker pro tempore: the little blue as we call them here in france, the nickname for the french team. he said he couldn't turn down the offer, the tv work didn't satisfy him. he's been appointed noaferg country's under 21 team. henry returning to footballing action after that work there as a worker on tv. getting as close as possible to the pitch, not quite on it but he's got one objective in mind. that's next year's olympic games. his first match will be a friendly against denmark before qualifier for the euros which will be taking place in 2025 as he begins his two-year contract. >> i wasn't completely

satisfied, i love the pitch. i was waiting for an opportunity and now i'm doing what i can to get as close as possible to it. i'll say yes to anything they ask. he's the boss. if he needs a player we have to remember that we're here to serve the senior team. >> in cycling, there was a tight finish in the north of spain. stage four with a number of crashes once again there's a few of them. groves surging ahead. lots of kroorns the way there as well. enenepoel remains in the oriole lead. tomorrow will take the riders down to the east of the coast.

here's today's winner. >> had two guys to take control of the breakaway. i used a lot of energy but my team was fantastic today. super aggressive. always there on time. paid off with a victory. >> no difficulties for daniel medvedev at the u.s. open. he's raced into the second round of the u.s. grand slam. the number three seed won 6-1, 6-1, 6-0. what an entrance as the former champion cruises through in 77 minutes. that's when they concluded. eight aces, 41 winners. meanwhile a straight set win against vukic. the closed out with an ace. no difficulties either there. plenty more to come with that being the first round for now.

women's, another upset for the french, garcia fails to make it past the first round. it was a tough two-set win, she did next at this forehand to hand the game over. 7-5, 7-6. jabeur who is struggling with breathing throughout the game, said the air-conditioning was devastating earlier on in the week. over in the united states. hope that her health will pick up for the rest of the tournament. finally it's sour win for france who beat lebanon in the basketball world cup. both sides eliminated from entering the knockout rounds. they 18 and 17 points each. a big dip then from that silver medal in the olympics just two

years ago. meanwhile, co-host the philippines suffered a 90-83 defeat to italy after losing to the dominican republic. that win puts the italians into the second round but for the philippines a massive basketball nation, they remain winless in those three games for now. mark: great stuff. india achieving the amazing milestone of reaching the moon. no sooner did they touch down on the moon than they launched all the fake images online. tell us what you found. >> yes, indeed. india made history when it came the first country to land on the lunar south pole and only the fourth country ever to achieve a soft landing on the moon. but, however, with alongside that, we have also seen a hoard of misinformation taking off as well. so if we start with one of the

most viral examples i've come across which is this one. claims to show a permanent signature india left on the moon's surface saying india's national emblem, these four lines there, was imprinted on the moon's surface by the rover's tires and according to what they're saying, because of the atmosphere on the foon they will stay there forever. mark: how did you manage to work out that this wasn't a genuine piece of space footage. >> the isra, india's space research organization, they've share nod trace of the image on any of their social platforms and they were pretty up to date with keeping the people informed. in fact all of their visuals from the moon surface included neither imprints nor emblems of any kind. however the first clue for us was really to take a cleas -- closer look at the image, hidden in the image itself.

in this corner you can see a watermark and a name. when i was searching for this name on social networks i came across a twitter post by someone of the same name posting that same photo in response to the official ones shared by the isra. that was interesting as well. this was on the day of the mission itself. and of course when i managed to find his instagram pro pro file he confirmed that this was in fact -- this was in fact and artwork he h had created and he also encouraged people to stop forwarding it on claiming that it was something legitimate by the isra. he did in fact reiterate as well he had created this purely out of excitement as a space enthusiast to be shared for the countdown. in fact, for the space mission which of course he did share on his story as well. mark: you mentioned other examples of misinformation also. making the orbit, you might say.

various footage from different space missions. tell us more. >> that is correct. i found multiple examples of out of context space footage being presented as the mission. one example is one. this one had over 109,000 views on this facebook reel itself. it is animated footage clairming to be the lander and parts of the mission. it reads today india will make history. now there's also another example of n video form this one was shared on twitter this one claims to be from nasa. and as you can see in the tweet there, claims that nasa's footage is part of the deep space network. in this video it's again animation of a landing on the moon's surface. however in this one we can actually hear a voice in the background. toward the end of the video. where we can hear an american accent saying, houston,

tranquility base here. the eagle has landed. now reverse image search from both of these videos confirmed to me that they were being presented extremely out of context in. fact that first video that we saw when i put that into a video reverse image search, it gave me several results pertaining to jeff bezos but also interestingly something called blue origin and that led me to their home page where it is confirmed that bezos owns a company called blue origin which makes a series of lunar landers and in fact on the blue origin official youtube channel very quickly i was able to find this video posted from several years ago. so not this mission. unsurprisingly. of that same exact footage we saw in that first video. pertaining to the one created allegedly by nasa obviously we have that american accent saying the eagle has landed. houston.

keyword search, easy to find. nasa's official website we have a full transcript of that same audio and the audio file itself. it is of course neil armstrong speaking from apollo 11 to houston, not recent and nothing to do with india. in termings of those images that we saw there. that's again a reverse video search was able to lead me here. this is a -- the same video that we saw recreated there. this was posted by an art account that pests graphic animations. posted a few years ago now. not recent. and it posts animations of space missions and recreations using computer grafgs. both of these examples are completely out of context. previous lunar missions. they have been flipped to be presented again, several examples of misinformation being shared on these accounts.

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