what's the job for macron absolutely this is an opportunity for macron to extend a big warm french hugdonald trump and say wow, we could use your help on. >> and then that laundry list will include uh, pointing out to donald trump that it looks like russia is on the ropes right now in some instances, the economy isn't going well. the sanctions from several years of biden efforts to punish russia over ukraine are really beginning to bite and also, you see russia's, um territory in syria where it has key military bases, looks like it's going to be lost to, uh opposition forces and the russian ally assad will be run out so this is an opportunity for macron to say with putin on the ropes, we can push him into a resolution to get him to stop bullying ukraine. we just need your help and your influence. uh, one of the things that europe is fearful of with the trump administration is the threatened tariffs, a trade war. i've had several european officials tell me he could make our lives economically miserable at the same time, he could also provide europe with the oil and gas supplies so that

since the very first hours of emmanuel macron�*s presidency. hours of emmanuel macron's presidency-—el macron's residen .�* ., ., , presidency. but how popular is he auoin presidency. but how popular is he going to — presidency. but how popular is he going to be. _ presidency. but how popular is he going to be, given - presidency. but how popular is he going to be, given we - presidency. but how popular is he going to be, given we have| he going to be, given we have heard from some of those on the left that they wanted somebody more aligned with their politics? that anyone too close to the centre or to the right of that would be unacceptable to them. ., v , �* of that would be unacceptable tothem. . �*, y�* to them. that's why i'm saying this will probably _ to them. that's why i'm saying this will probably be _ to them. that's why i'm saying this will probably be quite - this will probably be quite controversial, there will be lots of discussion. the main challenge for emmanuel macron is what he is hoping is by the end of his term in 2027 there is not another vote of no confidence t

will we hearfrom president macron today? think? will we hear from president macron today?ah, he said that we _ president macron today? yeah, he said that we will. _ president macron today? yeah, he said that we will. i _ president macron today? yeah, he said that we will. i don't - he said that we will. i don't know, to be honest. because it's very, very difficult. the thing is that there is a really split parliament and they don't seem to agree. i mean macron would like that both the left and the right, they go together, in order to nominate a prime minister and at least to have no motion of no confidence but right now they don't agree on that. there was the name of someone from the centre that was said but apparently won't have the support of the left and the right and so it's very, very seem to agree. i mean macron would like that both the left and the right, they go together, in order to nominate a prime minister and at least to have no motion of no confidence but right now they don't agree on that. there was the name of someone from the centre that was said but appare

a very difficult time politically being had by emmanuel macron, who is weakened. a moment of great uncertainty, the fall of michel barnier�*s government on wednesday. a replacement has yet to be named. five years after the devastating fire, notre dame will officially reopen tonight ready for mass to be held tomorrow. here we see an embrace from the president of france with the president—elect of the united states. emmanuel macron had planned to make the cathedral�*s reopening and optimistic climax to the year, also marked by the paris 0lympics. also marked by the paris olympics. this is the moment we waited for, the photograph opportunity with the president and president—elect. walking up the steps into the palace. yes. the steps into the palace. yes, these optics — the steps into the palace. yes, these optics are _ the steps into the palace. yes, these optics are always - these optics are always important. did you these optics are al

he's now met with emmanuel macron. in that three-person meeting, there was volodymyr zelenskyy, the president of ukraine also added. what do you make of that? you think about the symbolism of the moment. donald trump saying, i'm back here, too. >> reporter: it's really the confluence of multiple story lines that have converged this weekend. back home we have trump's embattled secretary nominee trying to make inroads with senators. at the moment, it seems like, he may prevail. trump's aides who are working on that nomination saying they haven't gotten to three no votes yet so that nomination stays alive. as long as that nomination stays alive, the rest of europe, especially france and ukraine, are watching very closely because that could be the future of the pentagon and the way that the u.s. military interacts with the european states' militaries. i think the fact that there was a three-way meeting in paris, there was the trump-macron-zelenskyy meeting is significant in many ways. it was a way to put up a united front.

so, macron is happy to do this. and by the way, macron himself is in a heap of trouble. that he appointed has just fallen. he's going to come up with someone new. the french government is not functional at the present. so, he probably would like a little bit of distraction from his own political problems. and we shouldn't ignore the fact that europe has a lot of unrest and economic problems themselves these days. the german government is going to be facing an election in which a very right wing party may seize control. the french government has fallen. the german economy, for example, is contracting. so, europe and france in particular is not a happy place right now. so i think everyone is looking for this very historic and beautiful ceremony to distract everyone. it's a common tactic, of course, of politicians to wrap themselves in the flag, and this certainly is the peak of this with the reopening of notre dame. >> certain occasion for everything to play out on an international stage. that was jennifer ruben and kim wayly. thank you both for being with me this morning.

the deficit is because of the economic choices of macron— because of the economic choices of macron and a major political event and michel barnier are and his— event and michel barnier are and his government were toppled and his government were toppled and ousted and now comes a time when _ and ousted and now comes a time when president macron will have to appoint a new government, so it is exactly— to appoint a new government, so it is exactly the same point where _ it is exactly the same point where we were about three months _ where we were about three months ago, when president macron— months ago, when president macron refused to respect the result— macron refused to respect the result of— macron refused to respect the result of the snap elections he provoked, he himself. so now it is time — provoked, he himself. so now it is time for— provoked, he himself. so now it is time for him to respect the voice — is time for him to respect the voice of— is time for him to respect the voice of the people because the left won— voice of the people because the left won these elections in spite

president emmanuel macron is a strong backer of ukraine.r trump won the election last month, he and trump spoke on the phone for about 25 minutes, and during that time they talked about ukraine and the middle east. so today's meeting should allow them to expand on those conversations, although an agenda hasn't been laid out for today. macron is holding a separate meeting with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy today in paris. it's not clear if zelenskyy and trump will be meeting too. zelenskyy says he wants to work with trump to make sure ukraine has its biggest supporter. just this week zelenskyy's chief of staff was in the u.s. he traveled to florida to meet with trump's team. as world leaders try to curry favor with trump, several national security officials are reportedly worried his nominee for director of national intelligence, tulsi gabbard, could undercut ukraine. per axios, nearly a hundred former national security officials sent a letter questioning not only gabbard's experience, but also her previous alignment with russian a

it's a good day after a rough political week for president macron. he's got to be very happy that meeting came together. >>> next, back to frank who's going to talk about why he worries that donald trump could grant security clearances without going through background checks. we'll be back in 90 seconds. bacu checks we'll be back in 90 seconds. ou e a gift like no other. a gift that can help st. jude children's research hospital save lives. i think it's the most worthwhile place to put your money when it comes to childhood cancer. if it weren't for st. jude, i wouldn't be sitting here today. if it weren't for st. jude, a lot of kids wouldn't be with their families every day. let's come together to help the children of st. jude fight childhood cancer visit this website, call this number, or scan the qr code with your $19 monthly donation. join with your debit or credit card right now, and we'll send you this st. jude t-shirt you can proudly wear to show your support. today, you can help st. jude save lives it takes a heart for somebody to say, i have

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macron also laying the blame squarely at those opposition politicians.hey had chosen chaos and were not thinking about the voters, suggesting their interest was simply in the next presidential election. marine le pen had the power to potentially save the government but did not choose to do so. she is talk about censorship at not being antirepublican. mark: it's a sick -- nina: it's essentially a motion of no confidence. it is an antidemocratic, you should know, your the guarantor of the french constitution as the french president. it is part of the constitution and it is a legitimate response to a budget that parliament could not agree upon. ben: it will be fascinating to see how this unfolds in the day ahead. we will talk more about that throughout the program. there is more on the website. around the world and across the u.k., you are watching bbc news. be you're with "the context." the prime minister says britain is broken but not beyond repair. the words of the prime minister as he set out when he is calling his plan for change. he wants to focus on

why was it so important to macron show up? >>?ows that president trump likes pomp and circumstance. he gave it to him in volumes in the first term with the bastille day special ceremony. restaurateurs. he knew this wanted to be the first european leader to engage with trump. his shaped his views on the war in ukraine as events are rapidly unfolding in the middle east. this was a real coup for macron to have one-on-one time with trump and bring him and zelenskyy to gather in a conversation. this was really important. it paid off. it is great because mccrone -- macron has really had a tough week domestically. >> in the president's first term we knew his affinity for putin, his antipathy toward nato comedy is threatening tariffs on eu products. how is europe approaching this or viewing this second trump administration? >> the good news is european leaders are not surprised. they were really scrambling in 2017. they did not have the connections into the trump administration or his closest advisors. they have been working this for seve

macron. defiant and quite accusing _ macron. defiant and quite accusing of— macron. political i accusing of his political rivals. he intimated that marine le pen had been one of those trying to bring down michel barnier and succeeding with a no—confidence vote because of naked political ambition. her eye on the presidential election in 2027. he did not name her but that was clearly the application behind that statement. and he said that the french people need to unite in a spirit of cooperation, citing the olympic games, held her in paris over the summer, the reopening of notre dame cathedral tomorrow, saturday after that fire that ravaged it five years ago, as examples of how france can produce great things and come together when it is needed. but actually this country is incredibly divided at the moment and many people blame president macron for that, for polarising people, pushing people towards the extremes, towards the far left at the far right, despite being the man who came in as president, promising to provide the centre ground. and a real challenge here is t

guest: the problem comes from macron.people should open their eyes now because this is the legacy we have inherited from president macron. we had these issues before the motion of no confidence was brought. now what we expect is that president macron seriously takes this into consideration. that he appoints a prime minister who respects us. we have 11 million voters who supported us. reporter: fabrice, we are runng out of time, i am going to have to interrupt you. we are slightly running out of time against the program, but thanks very much indeed for laying out the position of the far-right national rally. back to you in london. christian: thank you very much, we will have plenty more from mark throughout the evening, reaction after the vote. we will take a short break. around the world and throughout the u.k., you're watching bbc news. ♪ ♪ christian: welcome back. if you were to look tonight at the spreads, the difference between the interest rate on french debt, and the 10 year german bunds, you will see it is that its

macron is deeply unpopular. this coincidence of the of the restoration and reopening of notre dame, which is a great event for the french people and western civilization frankly, macron is trying to take advantage of for political purposes, and so is donald trump so, you know, the band is back together again. we'll see what happens after january 20. >> yeah, it is interesting to see him, you know, meeting shaking hands hugging in some cases some of these leaders who are clearly trying to adapt to a new world order as it is with with the american leadership yeah it's i think it is very different from other transitions in that respect. >> the rule is, in fact, we only have one government at a time. and normally the outgoing president continues to assert his authority and the incoming president is discreet so that foreign governments aren't confused about who's in charge before inauguration on january the 20th. well, that that norm is out the window, along with so many others. and i just hope that our adversaries i

so here's the picture of first lady jill biden with macron and his wife. but there was another bit of body language in a meeting that i wanted to ask you about. and that was with the three men together. so macron and president-elect trump and zelenskyy at the presidential palace in paris earlier, and president trump didn't in other shots, didn't seem terribly enthusiastic about being there with zelenskyy and so i you know, it's hard to know what came out of the meeting and if zelenskyy will be able to convince president trump to continue the u.s. support for aid with aid for ukraine yeah, well, the question is, did trump really know that this was coming, or was he sort of strong armed into it by macron? >> i know cnn correspondents like alayna treene had said the trump administration the trump officials were saying they didn't have any specific meeting on the books. but i also have to point out that if you watch trump arriving with his limo at the elysee, he was also pretty grim faced. so i don't know how much we should read into that, especially since zel

she has in the past called for president macron himself to resign.as no intention of resigning and he took a real aim at her in that speech. he did not name her but he had say she is pursuing her own ambitions, with her eyes on the next hasan joy ambitions, with her eyes on the next hasanjoy election in 2027. -- the next hasanjoy election in 2027. —— the next presidential election. the very fact that france is having to find the government that has a pretty working relationship with the far right shows the pedicle fragmentation that there is in the country and many people blame president macron for leading france to this point, the basically polarising the parliament towards far left and far right when this was a president who came into power who said he would revive the centre ground and he has done everything but. this centre ground and he has done everything but-— everything but. this of course comes as _ everything but. this of course comes as the _ everything but. this of course comes as the president - everything but. this of course comes as th

and the meeting between donald trump and emmanuel macron. went on. and this is a geopolitical happening at the opening of the notre dame cathedral, one of the leaders that was in trump's first term until 2020 and inviting donald trump to the opening of notre dame and macron is positioning himself to be a major political leader and also attending today, ukraine president volodymyr zelenskyy. he may meet with president trump-- soon to be president-elect trump as well, but no meeting is officially scheduled. britain's prince of wales, prince william is here, jill biden, the first lady is here as well. five and a half years ago, a fire nearly destroyed the 12th century gothic cathedral. and macron promised that it would be done in five years and so the work began. the statues restored and 2400 oak treeses around paris were cut down to build the trusses, and the roof, the relic, the crown of thorns, the nail, a sliver from the nail, the holy-- believed to have been in the crucifixion. and it's just this rebirth and the restoration of an old frien

and appoint a macron compatible primer stirfrom centre and appoint a macron compatible primer stir fromre—right. another scenario is macron resorts to work with the new popular front which is an assemblage of political groups from the left, who came first at the last general election for the french lower house, the national assembly. in which case france would go from a centre—right government to a left—wing government. but this is not the preferred option of the president. what is going to happen next is anyone's guess but what is certain is that political instability will continue under the current house because there is no clear majority in the house, it is very scattered. that's interesting because the same situation in south korea was over the budget. briefly if you can because we are running out of time do you think macron can survive this? we understand president trump is going to france this weekend? —— president—elect. constitutionally macron can be as mandated by the french people and is mandate runs out in 22 is in seven. there is no reason to oust nobody can, the only way ma

but it's been a very difficult week for president macron here in france.pass a budget. the reason the prime minister was brought down is because he was trying to force through a spending plan for the government, using constitutional powers and not taking it to the vote because he simply couldn't get enough votes behind him. president macron took a gamble earlier this year by calling early parliamentary elections, and he lost that gamble and now has a deadlocked parliament and is struggling to get anything done. and the people, as well as some parties, turning against him. tomorrow, there is meant to be a very grand ceremony starting at 7:00. a big film will be played, celebrating the people who made this incredible feat happen, helped to rebuild notre dame. president macron will make a speech and will be presiding over these celebrations with the archbishop of paris, who will then knock three times on the doors of notre dame with the choir of notre dame singing back at him before the doors fully open, the guests enter, and the world once again gets to see

that would be the time for president macron to pick his successor.hat would be the fourth prime minister under macron this year. a bit instability. opening the door to the unknown to french politics. i'm joined by the special guest who say member of parliament for president macron. we had a guest a little bit earlier joining us that said barnier was a scapegoat of the parliament. is that the case? who can macron name to actually be prime minister and manage the situation? >> first of all, good morning. thank you for having me. i don't think he was a scapegoat. everyone is trying to find excuses for what happened. you have to understand yesterday the mps had the choice to censure the government with the no-confidence vote. i disagreed with that budget and disagreements with the government. i do feel for our country, we needed a budget and needed to move forward and stability. you said it was an understatement. we are in a period of instability. i do think it is up to the mps to take the responsibilities. >> it is an extremely fragmented party. three b

and president macron, remember _ disaster. and president macron, remember the _ disaster.ures - disaster. and president macron, remember the pictures from - disaster. and president macron, remember the pictures from a l remember the pictures from a few days ago, being heckled, with shouts for him to resign. what are france pledging to do exactly? what are france pledging to do exactl ? .. what are france pledging to do exactl ? . exactly? basically what president _ exactly? basically what president macron - exactly? basically what president macron said l exactly? basically what - president macron said during his trip is that they have committed to rebuilding the island. it is going to be slow, painstakingly slow, but he was urging for patients among the survivors of this incident, saying that they are going to step up efforts in terms of reconstructing roads, you know, the communication systems, electricity, and also helping rebuild most homes. but we are talking about more than 100,000 homes which were flattened by the winds and by the heavy rains there. so it is becoming

on our screen of emmanuel macron.they got to meet with him. they got to meet. and this is very interesting development. it seems that they're all friends. and i quite like the fact that they've taken a rather soft event, like the opening of the reopening of the notre dame cathedral, to make it a kind of soft power meeting. emmanuel macron, he's hosting these talks with donald trump, the us president elect, and volodymyr zelenskyy, the ukrainian president, all in paris for the reopening of the ceremony of notre dame. right. let's get the thoughts of my panel, lizzie cundy and also norman baker. norman baker was good, isn't it? well, it's very good. >> i mean, it's very good when the leaders meet. and actually there's a tradition of leaders meeting at so—called soft events like notre dame being reopened or, dare i say, someone's funeral, because you expect to be there as a head of state for such events. but you're not on the record and there's no press conference afterwards. so you can have private conversations in such

president macron will appoint a new prime minister in the coming days following the resignation of michel barnier. the embattled south korean president has lost the support of his own party chief was now calling for his suspension. i'm steve lai with the latest insole. —— in song. warnings that the nhs in england is under more pressure going into winter due to a sharp rise in cases of flu. hello there. i'm mark lobel. a warm welcome to the programme. french president emmanuel macron says he will appoint a new prime minister in the coming days, following the resignation of michel barnier. in an address to the nation, mr macron rejected calls to stand down, saying he will remain president until the end of his term in 2027. michel barnier lost a no—confidence vote on wednesday, 90 days after becoming prime minister. president macron has asked him to stay on in a caretaker capacity while his successor is chosen. the political turmoil comes ahead of a visit by the soon to be us president, donald trump, this weekend at the reopening celebration for notre—dame cathedral. from paris, here's andre

party leaders will meet at macron s elysee palace office this afternoon.selves in a framework of compromise had been called upon for tuesday stalks, appearing to exclude the far—right national rally and hard—left france unbowed. with me is our news reporter pierre—antoine denis. so he is effectively missing out to really significant groupings here.- groupings here. yes, absolutely. _ groupings here. yes, absolutely. the - groupings here. yes, absolutely. the idea | groupings here. yes, - absolutely. the idea that he is still convinced that he can find some sort of republican blog within this very fragmented parliament. you have three groups here that are with equal seats but he still feels he can find a republican block mainly by trying to dislocate the left side of this assembly, and trying to appeal to socialists. what we are mainly seeing is emmanuel macron looking at and trying to find a method, ratherthan looking at and trying to find a method, rather than someone, which was according to his close ally the big mistake that he made over the summer by a

so does, you know, president-elect trump's visit help macron it probably boosts macron. >> but you know, the truth is, after the cameras go away and all this focus on notre dame and what's happening today goes back into the history books certainly macron has a big task in front of him. he is in a fragile state himself, with calls from the left and the right for him to step down. he's just lost his prime minister he must rapidly come up with a prime minister. you know, we in the united states are used to these government crisis crises and potential shutdowns of the government. suddenly macron finds himself facing such a crisis in 2025, and he really needs to rapidly try to shore up some sort of, you know cohesion so that he himself can can lead. and he can choose a premier. and that's a very complicated and, you know, that would be a, you know, the grounds for another segment, alison, for us to discuss that. but he's got to figure out the right premier to represent him as he tries to negotiate through parliament to try to put together some sort of budget for the country so that the natio

i macron that he does need some of the socialists.— of the socialists.i think francois bayrou - of the socialists. i think francois bayrou was - of the socialists. i think| francois bayrou was still of the socialists. i think - francois bayrou was still one of the first choices. of course, there weren't many interviews and speculations. but still, for me at least, if you look at all the profiles, evenif you look at all the profiles, even if you find someone from the socialist party, but we use to be a former minister, it does not meet the new generation of socialists would be in agreement. and definitely it would have been very difficult to have up prime minister coming from the right again, so... ithink minister coming from the right again, so... i think by the end of the day, the choice was really limited. it of the day, the choice was really limited.— of the day, the choice was really limited. it was almost made for — really limited. it was almost made for him, _ really limited. it was almost made for him, right - really limited. it was almost made fo

i think francis and macron have _ in corsica? i think francis and macron have had _ in corsica?macron have had a pretty cordial relationship through out the entire time he has been in office, they have met numerous times including last year when the pope visited marseille and that came amid a moment of national debate over assisted dying. they are not unaccustomed to meeting at moments where there have been tensions between the church and french politics, but i think the pope will do what he does when he meets all sorts of world leaders, and try to find common ground. this comes at a moment when macron�*s government is in great turmoil, so perhaps a visit to the pope might provide him his own morale boost. , ., , ~ ., boost. christopher white from the national _ boost. christopher white from the national catholic - boost. christopher white from | the national catholic reporter. the pope still presiding over the meetings in corsica. before we go — there's just time to bring you these pictures we've had in from mexico city. it's an annual event — where hundreds of competitors — th

will macron do next?inting michel barnier took him two months and he says he can't afford to waitnother two months. he needs to act weekly. he has a visit to france later this week by donald trump to celebrate the reopening of notre dame, an opportunity to show france in its best light. he also needs to protect his own position. the longer this drags on the more vulnerable he becomes. france has no budget and the current budget expires at the end of this month so they face a potential shutdown situation similar to ones we have seen in america, where government employees can't get paid on the first of january. they passed the previous year's budget via emergency legislation but that would not address the deficit and inflation so it is not a long-term solution. he needs to act fast to get someone else in charge. >> the fractious nature of politics in france, why is it difficult to build a stable government? >> it is difficult because there are many different sides who can see i tie. this is partly a legacy

in 2017, he supported emmanuel macron.hat was seen as a decisive moment for macron's run as president and then he went to win this election. so, he has been a loyal supporter of macron. they have a lot of disagreements. he is a veteran of french politics. he was in favor of pension reform. he disagreed with the pension reform proposed. he is a strong political operator. whether he can play with the center right or center left, probably. he supported before macron, he supported the socialists candidate in the presidential election. he has some connection there is as well. he is someone that won control closely with macron because he has all of the political experience behind him. he is 73 years old and you think maybe, you know, he can take the job without thinking of his own political career going forward. a lot of candidates, especially in macron's camp don't want to be prime minister. here again, we keep refreshing emails to see if we get the news. a lot of big things to deal with, the budget in particular, with the emer

after the trump-macron meeting. this was several days in the making. trump indicated he would take macron up on the request that he would attend the cathedral opening. it was not until yesterday afternoon that it was announced that zelenskyy would be attending. and suddenly ahead of the major event here with the reopening of the cathedral, major for paris, major for the catholic church, the entire community, this was a moment geopoliticaly speaking that is going to be referenced for weeks and months to come especially out of concern that the trump administration has indicated, the incoming trump administration has indicated repeatedly that there is reticence to continue to provide financial aid to ukraine and its defense against russia and donald trump has consistently said he would look to bring the war, the ukraine russia war to an end in 24 hours in his words. but he has not provided details on what exactly that would look like. so there are big questions as to what those conversations that took place this aftern

there will probably be a new prime minister appointed by president macron.lic has a very strong power of the president and then the crucial sprint is to adopt a budget for 2025. if such a text is not adopted by the end of december, there may be a shutdown just like of december, there may be a shutdownjust like in, say, the us when there is no funding for public spending but that will not likely happen because if it come to that president macron can ask for special powers that are granted under article 16 of the constitution and can even file a budget by decree, surpassing the government, the parliament. there may be also earlier a try by the new government to apply a continuation of the budget of 2024 to 2025 which would be a copy paste. we are in uncharted territory, but it seems that at the end of the day, when you work out the game from backward induction president macron will have the upper hand at least in deciding where the budget will be. , , ., , ., deciding where the budget will be. , ,., be. interesting you should say that because _ be. interesting

so there is still much on the plate of president macron politically. he is said to also have a one- on-one meeting separately with president zelenskyy of ukraine after the conclusion of the meeting with the incoming united states president. you see these two men who have a long, deep history now together. when you saw president-elect trump notably get out of an suv, not the typical, because he is not the sitting president of the united states. this is his first international trip since his election victory last week, and you saw a rather intense handshake, which we've all become accustomed to, between these two men. during his first term, he visited france four different times here. there has been, i think you could fairly and objectively say, that there has been sometimes tense relationships between these two men. at one point president macron referring to the threats of tariffs from president trump as selfish, but then, on the other hand, you have also seen president macron use flattery as a form of building his relationship with donald trump. when y

president macron is due to address the nation this evening.country first, party second" — prime minister keir starmer unveils his �*plan for change�*, setting out pledges on extra police officers, more housebuilding and fixing the health system. hello, i'm ben brown. let's bring you some significant developments from syria — where islamist rebels have made another breakthrough in their surprise offensive against the goverment and seized a second major city — hama. this footage shows rebels, entering the city — apparently unopposed. you can see rebels riding through the near—empty streets and being welcomed by cheering local people. the rebels then turn the cameras round and film themselves celebrating. the syrian army says it has now withdrawn its forces from hama — effectively ceding control there to the rebels. the rebel campaign to seize the city began just two days ago and comes after their suprise capture of aleppo last week, which reignited the war in syria. the syrian army says it has now withdrawn its forces from hama — effectively ced

president macron says he'll name a new french prime minister within days, after michel barnier was oustedn a no—confidence vote. the uk met office says extreme winds of up to 90mph could put lives at risk. hello, i'm ben brown, welcome to bbc news now, welcome to bbc news now. tens of thousands of people are fleeing syria's third biggest city homs, fearing that islamist—led rebels will capture it in the latest stage of their surprise offensive. the rebel advance southwards has been as rapid as it has been unexpected with as many as 280,000 people displaced in little over a week. first the rebels seized aleppo in the north, forces beat a retreat, they took hama and now they're reported to be just five kilometres from the outskirts of homs. if they can capture the country's third city, the rebels could cut off the main road leading from damascus to the syrian coast. this footage shows how the rebels — seen here in hama — have been advancing almost unopposed into key syrian cities, although the government of bashar al—assad says it has been launching air strikes against them. the syrian conf

as you said, trump and macron met at the presidential palace. it's trump's first appearance on the world stage since winning the election november 5th and reports are he will-- he has met, of course, with zelenskyy, the three have met together, but it was macron's invitation that is the first of the world leaders to actually extend the olive branch to trump and the world leaders who was in office during trump's first term that ended in 2020. the two talking about the past and the future. >> it's an honor for french people to welcome you. >> it's an honor to be here, we had a lot of good times together and great success working together. >> as they said, zelenskyy is also here and he had met with trump and macron and 1500 guests are here, including the prince of wales and first lady jill biden and john kerry is here. five years ago, the world watched in horror as fire engulfed notre dame. and president macron vowed our lady would be reopened in five years. so the work began. 2,000 statues and decorative statues and features were restored or rebui

there's going to be probably a new prime minister appointed by president macron.wer of the president, and then the crucial sprint is to adopt a budget for 2025. if such a text is not adopted by the end of december, there may be a shutdown, just like in, say, the us, when there is no funding for public spending. however, that's not going to be likely to happen because if it of the budget, in terms of finance. i'm also very vigilant when it comes to financial markets, which i know quite well. it's very difficult in economic and social terms. one thing i'm sure of, monsieur chassagne, and keep what i say today in mind, is that the vote of no—confidence, which will be tackled tomorrow when we see each other again, will make everything more difficult and more serious. earlier we spoke to tomasz michalski, associate professor of economics at the h.e.c. business school in paris. the government probably will be overthrown and it has to basically cease to function. there's going to be probably a new prime minister appointed by president macron. the fifth republic has a ver

after that devastating fire there, just about an hour ago in paris, trump met with french president macron ukraine president zelenskyy i'm molly line hello griff. >> i'm griff hour two it is busy across the pond in paris where president-elect trump is attending the reopening ceremony for the notre dame cathedral five years after the devastating fire there. just about an hour ago in paris, trump meeting with french president macron and ukrainian president zelenskyy things are moving there lauren greene is live on the ground in paris with more. hi, lauren. reporter: hey griff you know exactly three minutes ago, president-elect trump arrived here at notre dame and greeted macron for the second time today. ahead of the ceremony that will be begin reopening of knotter dam cathedral it is an enjoyous occasion as thousands of people are lining watching big screens -- of the ceremony that's just about ready to begin. president-elect trump, of course, just ahead of the meeting he had a couple of hours ago with france president emmanuel macron trump and macron met at the presidential palace it is th

emmanuel macron targeted the last 24 hours saying these people could vote with their conscience. could potentially make or break this vote and that is where the speculation lies that if you see enough socialists in parliament abstain from the vote, there is a slim but not impossible to is that michel barnier could make it out of this vote with his job intact. tom: that would be quite the out come. slim but not impossible as you say. talk about the debt challenges of france and whether this is a broader challenge in terms of the prospects, the risks of a broader european debt crisis? >> the comparisons have been made of this idea of french debt , the yield premium now surpassing that relative to german debt of greece, of spain and that brings back memories from 2011. although the challenges are similar, a story of deficit, unsustainable growth and spending, systemic risk is not quite the same. that is perhaps where markets have gone too far, that is what the critics would argue around the comparisons

emmanuel macron is looking for a prime minister.he french president needs a premier to pass the budget through a divided parliament. >> i'm saying there will come a time that the pressure will get more intense but he will have last word. tom: let's get more firm -- from kriti gupter. what is next? where does he go? kriti: i've never learned war that i have in the last 24 hours. there is a way out and as you heard they are not calling for the resolution but the left is. the gods pressure to find a caretaker to hold on. it was a playbook he used before to hold until he figures out his next step. whoever the prime minister may be it is likely that government will use a special law and the first couple of months you could see more austerity given constraints called months after the budget including defense and taxes, affecting fresh citizens. tom: there is sutton lee and irony, more austerity year. who is on the list? kriti: france has a tradition of bringing back figures from the path to retake the role, bernard is a key name, that nam

meanwhile in france emmanuel macron is gearing up in france emmanuel macron is gearing up for a fightin us for newsnight at 10:30pm on bbc two, bbc news, and on iplayer. 10:30pm on bbc two, bbc news, and on ipla er. �* ., ., ~ i. ., 10:30pm on bbc two, bbc news, and on ipla er. �* ., ., ~ ., ., the nhs is facing a tough winter, with flu cases four times higher than at this point last year. more than a 1,000 people have been in hospital with flu every day this week in england, compared to just under 250 at the same time last year. and there are also rising numbers of cases of covid, norovirus and another respiratory virus, called rsv. the bbc has agreed to hold off publishing a report into allegations about the behaviour of the former radio 1 dj tim westwood, at the request of the metropolitan police. an inquiry was begun in 2022, after 18 women accused the presenter of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour over a period of more than 30 years — allegations which he denies. in a national television address, president macron told the french people he was determined to stay in office un

the french president, emmanuel, macron, has vowed not to step aside until his term is kpleent.would appoint a new prime minister in the coming days he also accused mp, the national assembly, of creating chaos. >> translator: why did these mps vote like that not because they think about you, your lives, your difficulties, your end of the month, your projects of the let's be honest. they think about only one thing, the presidential election, to prepare for it, to trigger it, to precipitate it. and to do this with a cynicism and with a certain sense of chaos. the mandate that you have democratically give me is a five-year mandate and i will exercise it fully until its end. >> let's get a check on how it has been impacting the bond market to be fair, looking at the latest performance we're not seeing huge amounts of concern for the time being if we put everything into context, at the start of the week we did see the spread between the hen tv year o.a.t. yield and the german bund widening let's see what comes in the coming days when we get more clarity in terms of what france is goi

emmanuel macron. translation:— stage. emmanuel macron.— translation: before we get started, to tell _ translation: before we get started, to tell you _ translation: before we get started, to tell you how- started, to tell you how thankful the people of france are. this is gratitude to everyone who saved, helped and rebuilt notre dame. gratitude to everyone present at this moment where we are going to restore it to the catholics of paris. the catholics of france and the catholics of the whole world. yes, tonight the bells of notre dame are ringing again. and this is an amazing moment, and soon we will hear music of hope, known to france, people of the world, the bells of notre dame are ringing again. they have accompanied us through history. they sound, they ring for everyone who has seen the crown of thorns for henry iv during his religious wars, for the widow of louis the 13th and the victories of louis xiv, for napoleon, on a day in 180a for victor hugo. he used them to dream and think about quasimodo, a return to hope one evening in 18

emmanuel macron does not have a good name yet. tom: so waiting if he can lend on someone that will appease all sides of this political debate. thank you very much with that exclusive conversation with the powerbroker in paris right now. breaking lines right now, and we move to the politics of asia and the uncertainty there focused on south korea. some lines crossing in terms of what we have been giving as we look at moves to impeach the president on the back of the imposition of martial law. remarkable events earlier. this week we are seeing live pictures right now in seoul, the south korean capital. yoon is in focus, the national assembly speaker will be given an address at 3:20 p.m. according to reports it up south korea. a opposition lawmakers will be blocking and are blocking the president from entering the national assembly. that appears to be lawmakers blocking the entrance. we continue to monitor events as it seems moves are underway given that the leader of the political party has no said he is willing to move ahead with i

what do you think so about this moment getting an upper hand on emmanuel macron. >> not just macron inght? bore where was the president? shouldn't he be in france for the reopening in notre dame? that wonderful can a cathedral on the river senne, there is donald trump acting like the sitting president because he pretty much is at this point. is he negotiating with mexico and canada for tariffs as far as cuter our border. there he is with the french president and joe biden is nowhere to be found leadership is back in country. >> carley: were you surprised he held a trilateral with macron and the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy? we have been 30 seconds before we head over to "fox & friends." >> joe: don't wait until januar. i'm running the country at this point. able he wants to get into office as quickly as possible to change things as quickly as possible. >> carley: four previous years. relationships already formed. he wants to hit the ground running. joe, thank you so much for joining us. have great day and watching right now "fox & friends" starts right now.

where is emmanuel macron and all of this?e wasn't even in the country yesterday and arguably it was his dix -- his decision to cause -- call the snap elections that caused this round of turmoil. >> he faces a difficult balancing act in this. he wants to be the president above the fray. the one that will bring stability to the government if it falls. you are right, he is the one who called snap elections in june on the night of the european elections, where his party performed abysmally. he's also the one who chose barnier, the lead negotiator for europe on brexit. the barnier method was that he could get warring parties together to pass the budget. this looks like it won't happen now. so, for macron it's another major headache as he prepares to post the incoming president, donald trump, this weekend for the reopening of the cathedral of notre dame. scarlet: in many ways, the timing couldn't be worse. my question to you, how unusual is it for the far right and far left in france to be on the same side, in this case opposing ba

mr macron said people had rediscovered what great nations could do, "achieving the impossible".everyone who saved, helped | and rebuilt notre—dame de paris. gratitude to everyone present at this moment where we are going to restore it to the catholics of paris, the catholics of france, and the catholics of the whole world. yes, tonight the bells of notre—dame are ringing again, and this is an amazing moment. and soon we will hear music of hope known to france, the people of the world — the bells of notre dame are ringing again, which have accompanied us through history. among those at this evening's event are the us president—elect donald trump and the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. the two leaders held a meeting at the elysee palace along with french president emmanuel macron ringing again, and this is an amazing moment. and soon we will hear music of hope known to france, the people of the world — the bells of notre dame are ringing again, which have accompanied us through history. among those at this evening's event are the us president—elect donald trump and the ukr

also due to attend the opening ceremony and he too will be holding a meeting, i hear, with president macron will also be meeting present electron as well as some point. you can see that the rain has well and truly taken hold. —— president electron as well. there are still huge crowds along the river send hoping to catch a glimpse of the opening ceremonial. i want to give you an idea of what will happen later on. we will have three different parts of the ceremony, there will be a religious party, a secular part and also a cultural one. the importance of that is because the cathedral is not only a catholic symbol, the heart of catholicism in this country, but also a symbol of france itself. it is considered by many the heart of the nation. i will go back to you now in the studio briefly, i believe, and i await the arrival of other world leaders. it is probably best because i'm about to be blown away by this umbrella. back to you. blown away by this umbrella. back to vom— blown away by this umbrella. back to you. you look like you are about _ back to you. you look like you are about to _ back

there's going to be probably a new prime minister appointed by president macron.ry strong power of the president, and then the crucial sprint is to adopt a budget for 2025. if such a text is not adopted by the end of december, there may be a shutdown, just like in, say, the us, when there is no funding for public spending. however, that's not going to be likely to happen because if it comes to that, president macron can ask for special powers that are granted under the article 16 of the constitution and can even file a budget by decree, surpassing the parliament. there may be also earlier, a try by the new government to apply a continuation of the budget of 2024 to 2025, which would be a copy paste. so we're in uncharted territory, but it seems that at the end of the day, when you work out the game for backward induction, macron is going to have the upper hand, at least in deciding on where the budget is going to be. now, let's talk aboutjaguar — the company's recent ad roll—out has raised a lot of questions and heated debate about just what the luxury car brand w