FRANCE24 — broadcast 20260807 170000 UTC 419 transcript segments Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API (Chirp) + Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:00] Spain under influence to be seen on France [00:00:03] 24 [00:00:07] Welcome if you are joining us on France 24, welcome to around the [00:00:10] world, change of method and discourse in Colombia. The far-right [00:00:13] president elected last [00:00:16] believing doctors or from June will be sworn in in a few hours. Abelardo de la Espriella says he is determined [00:00:20] to fight the guerrillas and drug trafficking with bombings [00:00:24] Specifically, he spoke to us about if necessary. Maxime rank in the Pluvin is our special correspondent in Cali, we [00:00:27] contraceptive methods, will meet him in a few moments. [00:00:31] The cold in Thailand, after a fatal shooting at a [00:00:36] This law on the inviolability of school near Bangkok, several people were killed, the shooter was 14 years old, he had clearly planned his [00:00:41] your program with the French expatriates' [00:00:41] must see once Abelardo de attack according to the Prime Minister, the young man had before [00:00:44] attacking his school shot his [00:00:46] grandparents. [00:00:51] October 2007, the Arch of Zoé And then in this newscast we will tell you about these players of the Afghan women's football team, they are meeting [00:00:54] for the first time in New Zealand to train and play [00:00:58] friendly matches, a new start for... [00:01:00] of the territory, equivalent women deprived of their rights and freedoms in their country. [00:01:04] belonged to foreigners according to a report by [00:01:13] planned his attack according to the [00:01:16] In Colombia, all eyes will be [00:01:19] Fatima, like most Opus on Cali in a few hours, a significant displayed on the organization's security deployment [00:01:22] is in place there, the far-right president Abelardo de la [00:01:25] Espriella is to be sworn in there. Hello Maxime [00:01:29] Pluvin. You are our special correspondent in Cali, you [00:01:32] will follow this inauguration, this swearing-in ceremony, but first a [00:01:36] question Maxime, why Cali [00:01:39] They say they have found strength and and why not the capital Bogota, what message does the far-right president want [00:01:43] to send? [00:01:47] And yes, I am speaking to you from Cali, the third largest city in Colombia, where President [00:01:50] Abelardo de la Espriella has decided to take office [00:01:54] as president in a few hours. This is the first time in [00:01:57] Colombian political history that such a ceremony is [00:02:01] organized outside the capital Bogota, a [00:02:04] decision taken according to Abelardo de la Espriella in the name of his policy [00:02:09] all over the world, these players from the of decentralization, he wants to show that institutions and acts of power are not [00:02:12] only done from the capital, he has also promised [00:02:15] to stay in Colombia during the 4 years of his mandate and to [00:02:18] delegate foreign affairs to others, nevertheless this [00:02:22] decision to organize this takeover of power [00:02:26] in Cali is not insignificant, indeed Cali is a city. [00:02:30] which voted almost 60% for his leftist rival during the presidential [00:02:33] election Ivan Cepeda, so it's a city [00:02:37] that is far from being politically won over, it's also a city of [00:02:40] protest, it's known here as the capital of resistance, [00:02:45] the university, we discreetly indeed behind me you may hear the sounds of a demonstration against [00:02:49] the arrival of Abelardo de la Espriella, a demonstration [00:02:52] organized by different opposition parties and civil [00:02:56] society organizations at a monument called the resistance monument which... [00:03:00] is a monument that was erected following the riots of [00:03:04] 2021 known as the estaïdo social, these events during [00:03:07] which several demonstrators were killed by the Colombian [00:03:12] within is security forces and it is therefore a city far from being won [00:03:15] over to President Abelardo de la Espriella, it is above all a city that is [00:03:18] located in the southwest of Colombia in a region particularly affected by the [00:03:23] our program with the French expatriate fund, Colombian armed conflict. Maxime, to also make sense and [00:03:26] react to what you just said about the noise we hear behind you and these demonstrations. [00:03:30] I would like us to listen together to one testimony among others, a [00:03:34] testimony about these fears, this concern about the [00:03:37] way the [00:03:39] The director tells us that she is part of elected president who is about to be inaugurated will exercise power, we will [00:03:42] listen to this testimony and then I will ask you to [00:03:44] react, [00:03:50] opus in according to his announcements, we can clearly see that he will be a rather [00:03:53] authoritarian leader, [00:03:55] I just hope there won't be new violence within the [00:03:59] population. [00:04:01] This is the fear of seeing an authoritarian leader [00:04:04] exercise power, the fear also of seeing [00:04:07] violence between two camps in Colombia, [00:04:11] is this concern Maxime founded around this risk [00:04:14] of an all-out [00:04:16] war? [00:04:20] In any case, Abelardo de la Espriella, throughout his campaign, [00:04:24] promised to return to a policy of an iron fist, particularly against [00:04:28] armed groups or different groups. site of the Colombian [00:04:31] armed conflict, whether it be guerrillas or drug trafficking groups, this is a [00:04:35] discourse he maintained throughout his campaign, we will see after [00:04:39] he takes office what the first acts will be, in any case what can be said is [00:04:43] that Abelardo de la Espriella's goal is to overturn everything that was [00:04:46] built by the previous government, that of Gustavo Petros in the last four [00:04:50] years, which was based on total peace, that is to say a [00:04:53] policy of negotiation, of negotiation tables with the different armed [00:04:56] actors present in Colombia, a policy that has not... [00:05:01] He is written Rector of bore much fruit in the last four years and Abelardo de la Espriella promises to return, [00:05:05] through an alliance notably with the United States of Donald Trump, to an all-out [00:05:09] war, an offensive against these armed groups to resume... bombing, to [00:05:13] resume targeted eliminations, to resume the fumigation of coca [00:05:16] fields, roughly speaking, what constituted the [00:05:19] defense policy, the military policy of Colombia at [00:05:23] the beginning of the 2000s, a policy known as Plan Colombia which was a [00:05:27] plan financed to the tune of tens of billions of dollars by the [00:05:30] United States which notably financed the Colombian [00:05:34] security forces and all the military [00:05:38] strategies described previously such as the fumigations of coca fields or bombings [00:05:42] and... it is above all the fear of seeing this type of [00:05:44] policy return to Colombia, [00:05:48] however for now it is only in the state of declarations and threats, we [00:05:54] la Espriella has taken office if he will indeed [00:05:56] implement and put into action these [00:06:00] words. He will be sworn in in a few hours in Cali where you are [00:06:03] for France 24. Thank you very much Maxime, thank you for all these [00:06:07] details. The shock and the cold in [00:06:11] Thailand and a question. How can a 14-year-old [00:06:14] boy shoot his grandparents and then go to his [00:06:18] school to once again sow death? That's what happened in Thailand in the suburbs [00:06:22] of Bangkok. The shooter had clearly [00:06:25] Prime Minister. Axel Sim tells us [00:06:27] more. [00:06:30] Outside the school, weeping teachers embraced. [00:06:33] The staff and students of this school in the Bangkok [00:06:37] suburb experienced a nightmare in the middle of a school day. A 14-year-old [00:06:41] adolescent opened fire. several dead and about fifteen injured before [00:06:44] committing suicide. Some students and teachers managed [00:06:48] to lock themselves in the classrooms, others tried to hide or [00:06:52] flee. [00:06:54] I took refuge in the toilets, we thought it was over, [00:06:58] then a teacher shouted "run fast, the shooter went to another [00:07:01] building and ran [00:07:03] here." [00:07:06] When I arrived there, it was total chaos. The students we [00:07:10] took care of outside were injured in the... back, chest and [00:07:13] arms. We gave them first aid. The shooter was [00:07:17] still active at that moment. [00:07:20] According to the police, the shooter is one of the college students. He fired more than [00:07:24] twenty bullets with a pistol belonging to his grandfather and was [00:07:27] found in possession of about thirty additional [00:07:30] ammunition. The police specified that the shooter had shot [00:07:34] his grandparents at their home before going to his college and opening [00:07:38] fire. I am deeply pained, not [00:07:41] only for the victims. But also to see that such an incident can happen [00:07:45] in our [00:07:47] why the government has not authorized the extension of the right to bear [00:07:51] firearms. That's exactly why. [00:07:53] raison. [00:07:57] The political commitments of recent years to tighten legislation on [00:08:00] gun ownership have not prevented the multiplication of shootings. [00:08:04] It is estimated that there are more than 10 million firearms in circulation in [00:08:07] Thailand, or one per seven inhabitants. This is the [00:08:11] second fatal shooting in a school in Thailand this [00:08:14] year. In 2022, a former police officer also killed [00:08:18] 36 people in a day care center in the north of the country, most of whom were [00:08:22] children. [00:08:25] Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan want to stand together [00:08:29] against any act of aggression. The three states have signed [00:08:32] a common defense pact to that effect. It is stated in a communiqué that the objective of [00:08:36] this alliance is to promote peace, security and stability [00:08:40] in the midst of war in the Middle East. with, we recall, a resumption of the conflict in [00:08:44] Yemen, a neighboring country to Saudi [00:08:46] Arabia. [00:08:50] Meta condemned for disturbing public order and ordered to pay nearly a [00:08:53] billion dollars to repair the damage caused to young users of Facebook, [00:08:57] Instagram or WhatsApp. This decision was handed down by [00:09:01] a New Mexico judge and it is a first in the United States. The American [00:09:05] giant must also create a compensation fund of 567 million [00:09:09] dollars. This sum must allow to finance. over 5 [00:09:13] years mental health and prevention programs for young people, [00:09:16] Meta announced that it would [00:09:18] appeal. [00:09:22] We return to the Latin American continent to tell [00:09:26] you about this important mobilization in the streets of Buenos Aires in Argentina, violence [00:09:29] even opposed the crowd to the forces of order at the origin of this [00:09:33] anger. A bill examined in the Senate, the text [00:09:37] will facilitate, among other things, evictions in case of non-payment. [00:09:40] Element of understanding with. [00:09:45] the crowd pushed back with water cannons, tear [00:09:48] gas in Buenos Aires in Argentina, the police [00:09:52] disperse thousands of demonstrators gathered this Thursday while the Senate [00:09:55] continued to examine a bill aiming to simplify and extend [00:09:59] access to private property. Despite the withdrawal [00:10:02] of certain unpopular measures, the anger is still [00:10:05] there. We are here because the [00:10:09] government and those who accompany it are selling [00:10:13] our country, what they want with this law is that [00:10:16] Argentina ceases to belong to [00:10:19] Argentinians. [00:10:22] This bill, called inviolability of... private [00:10:25] property, provides for facilitating evictions in case of non-payment and [00:10:29] making the expropriation of property by the state more complicated. It [00:10:33] also provided for raising from 15 to 25% the share of strategic [00:10:36] land that could belong to foreigners. But this measure was [00:10:40] withdrawn due to lack of political support in parliament. Behind the idea [00:10:44] of this government project by Miley, to attract new foreign [00:10:47] investors to capitalize on these lands rich in lithium, in [00:10:51] copper for example. A ultraliberal logic defended [00:10:55] by the ruling party during the examination of the [00:10:57] text. [00:11:01] private property effectively aims to guarantee that private [00:11:05] property enshrined in this constitution is not [00:11:08] violated, and that the state understands that its purpose is to [00:11:11] protect and defend and not to intervene and [00:11:14] control. [00:11:17] This project must still be examined by the Chamber of Deputies before being [00:11:20] adopted. In Argentina, in 2025, nearly 5% [00:11:25] to the surface of England, already [00:11:29] the Land Observatory, this share would even exceed 15% [00:11:32] in some resource-rich [00:11:34] regions. [00:11:38] Is reconciliation possible in Venezuela? In any case, a [00:11:42] dialogue has begun between the government and the opposition, without the leader [00:11:45] of this camp, she is still in exile. The two parties have therefore [00:11:49] met around the same table, a meeting at the end of which many now [00:11:53] hope to see a political transition and a timetable for [00:11:57] future elections in the [00:11:58] country. [00:12:04] hope in football. Young Afghan players formed their [00:12:08] own team a while ago, and they continue to develop. They are currently in [00:12:12] New Zealand to train. You will see that they are experiencing [00:12:15] this stage of their lives as a rebirth. (alise [00:12:18] broga) [00:12:25] Facing the Afghan flag, they sing the joy of reuniting and [00:12:29] putting on their cleats together. Refugees from [00:12:34] Afghan women's football team are meeting for the first time in [00:12:37] New Zealand to train and play friendly [00:12:40] matches. Football has given me the strength to be who I am and to [00:12:44] speak loudly, otherwise I don't know who I would be. All of them fled their [00:12:47] country after the Taliban took power, who passed freedom-destroying [00:12:51] laws against women and banned them from playing football. [00:12:55] So they have a message to convey: I want [00:12:58] to use this platform to defend the cause of women in Afghanistan who have been banned [00:13:02] from studying for 5 years. We [00:13:05] want Afghan girls and women to be free, to be able to choose who they want [00:13:09] to be. We want to prove that we are still here, we continue to fight [00:13:13] for the rights that have been taken from us. [00:13:16] Since April, FIFA has authorized the team to represent [00:13:19] Afghanistan in official matches, a new start for these [00:13:22] players. We don't know when we will see each other again, but it's [00:13:26] great to have this second chance. The team now [00:13:29] dreams of qualifying for international competitions like the Olympic [00:13:33] Games and the World Cup. [00:13:36] That's all for the main news from around the world, thank you for your loyalty to our [00:13:40] channels. [00:13:48] health and retirement insurance, the CFE, the [00:13:51] social security for expatriates. [00:14:12] It is called the work of God [00:14:15] Latin. Behind this title lies an [00:14:19] ultra-conservative Catholic organization, very [00:14:22] discreet. [00:14:57] but the majority of its members are laypeople, their mission is to [00:15:00] practice effective entryism, especially. [00:15:13] On its YouTube channel, Opus Dei presents a joyful and [00:15:16] enthusiastic image around the [00:15:17] world. [00:15:21] Today, the movement has 9,000 members, [00:15:24] 4,500 of whom are in Spain, but behind this [00:15:28] ideal facade lies another [00:15:30] reality. [00:15:37] In the suburbs of Madrid, Fatima is one of the few former Opus [00:15:41] members willing to [00:15:42] testify. [00:15:46] There, I used to teach catechism to [00:15:48] children. [00:15:51] Joining at the age of 14 with her twin sister, Fatima spent [00:15:55] more than 20 years in Opus. She was an [00:15:58] auxiliary numerary, the lowest [00:16:00] organization, [00:16:04] reserved for women. It's [00:16:07] our whole life, we do the same things, iron, [00:16:11] clean, cook, you have no other [00:16:13] option, and what's more, we weren't paid for [00:16:17] it, I was supposed to have a salary, but I never [00:16:21] received anything, not even a [00:16:23] cent. [00:16:27] And for good reason, all the money of the auxiliary numeraries must be given to [00:16:31] Opus. [00:16:37] It was more submission, you're so [00:16:40] used to never being able to give your opinion, to say yes [00:16:44] to everything, that once you leave there, you become an easy [00:16:47] prey for [00:16:48] aggressors. [00:16:56] members, also had to wear the cilice for 2 hours [00:16:59] a day. [00:17:02] here it is, the cilice is a method of bodily [00:17:06] mortification in Opus Dei... The cilice is a method of [00:17:09] self-mutilation used in Opus, we wrap the [00:17:12] upper thigh with a belt of iron spikes and tighten it [00:17:16] hard, sometimes the cilice would dig into my skin and [00:17:20] it hurt very much, especially when it had to be removed. [00:18:42] In their promotional films, they highlight the almost free school support [00:18:45] for minors. Here, they offer homework help, [00:18:49] singing, theater or even sports, without ever openly [00:18:52] talking about [00:18:53] religion. [00:19:00] We went to this center with a hidden camera, pretending to be [00:19:04] interested parents. [00:19:08] Welcome to Teral, we work with children here from primary [00:19:12] school to high school. [00:19:16] Opus [00:19:17] Dei. [00:19:22] I joined Opus as an adult, my family was not [00:19:25] part of it. I was attracted by the joy that reigns by the way [00:19:29] people are [00:19:30] treated. [00:19:34] 2 hours a day from Monday to Friday, children are supervised [00:19:37] by carefully selected volunteers. [00:19:41] Values are an important criterion, both for [00:19:44] volunteers and for parents, there is a lot [00:19:47] of external ideology that we do not want to bring [00:19:50] here. [00:19:53] I am very religious, I would like religion to be taught to my daughter, [00:19:57] do you do that in addition to homework [00:19:58] help? [00:20:03] I'll show you the chapel, here every Thursday, a priest comes [00:20:07] to... get to know the girls to see if they need to talk about their [00:20:10] beliefs. [00:20:13] The director hands us a leaflet and invites us to discover [00:20:16] Opus. You too could be trained by a [00:20:20] priest, [00:20:23] a priest of Opus Dei, of course. [00:20:39] the University of Navarre, University of the Catholic [00:20:41] Church. [00:20:45] Inigo Rubio studied medicine at a faculty founded by [00:20:49] Opus. [00:20:58] The most fanatic, let's say, gathered us, telling us that [00:21:02] soon we would be doctors and that as [00:21:06] Opus, we had to fight to transmit Catholic [00:21:09] doctrine. [00:21:14] abortion, [00:21:17] euthanasia. [00:21:20] And he even pushed us to choose specialties like gynecology, [00:21:24] pediatrics, genetics, where we could [00:21:27] fight this ideological [00:21:28] battle. [00:21:32] Inigo left Opus Dei a year after joining. He is [00:21:36] now a psychiatrist specializing in the study of [00:21:39] cults. [00:21:41] He had promised me more freedom, greater [00:21:44] spiritual fullness and that my life would be much better, and it was [00:21:48] quite the opposite. [00:21:50] I had much less freedom, I was controlled from all [00:21:54] sides and my relationships with my loved ones deteriorated. [00:21:56] détériorées. [00:22:01] In Spain, Opus Dei is present in about a hundred [00:22:04] schools and three private universities directly [00:22:09] website. [00:22:13] We went to one of them, a medical university in [00:22:16] Catalonia. [00:22:27] Here, students learn to perform intubation in emergency [00:22:30] situations. [00:22:33] Thanks to this practical training, there is a 94% professional [00:22:36] integration rate. The vice-rector [00:22:39] highlights the excellence of the training, but she is much more vague about the [00:22:42] values conveyed by the school. [00:22:45] No, it's [00:23:20] not noticeable, here, it focuses mainly [00:23:22] on your professional training, not [00:23:25] so much on your way of thinking. [00:23:28] And yet, at the entrance to [00:23:35] filmed this chapel. [00:23:38] Next to Pope John Paul II, [00:23:40] leaflets featuring Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus [00:23:44] Dei. [00:23:46] God save you, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you, blessed are you among all women, blessed is the fruit of your womb. This strategy of influencing from within is effective. In Spain, even though the law has allowed abortion since 2010, public abortion centers are often targeted by Opus Dei. A situation that worries pro-abortion associations. Amen. "These protesters are there to prevent women from entering the centers, to make them think, to make them feel guilty, in fact they harass them to make them change their minds. Sylvia runs an association that defends access to abortion in Spain. For several years, she has observed a degradation of these rights. In many public hospitals where women should be able to have..." [00:23:50] God save you, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you, blessed are [00:23:53] you among all women, blessed is the [00:23:56] fruit of your womb. This [00:23:59] strategy of influencing from effective. In [00:24:03] Spain, even if the law has allowed abortion since 2010, [00:24:06] public abortion centers are often targeted by Opus [00:24:10] Dei. A situation that worries [00:24:14] pro-abortion associations. [00:24:16] Amen. "These [00:24:19] protesters are there so that women do not enter the [00:24:23] centers, so that they think, so that they feel [00:24:26] guilty, in fact they harass them to make them change [00:24:29] their minds." [00:24:30] Sylvia runs an association that [00:24:34] defends access to abortion in Spain. For several [00:24:38] years, she has observed a deterioration of these [00:24:41] rights. [00:24:42] In many public hospitals where women [00:24:47] should be able to have..." Everything is done so that you don't have time to rest, to think, you no longer have time to ask yourself the right questions and to realize that you need to leave. "I am well surrounded now, I feel loved for who I really am, not for what I could give, it's magical to be with people who love you just like that, without ulterior motives, it touches me a lot, emotion and everything. In 10 years, Opus Dei has gained several thousand members, a sign that its message continues to resonate around the world, your program with the French expatriates' fund, health and retirement insurance, the CFE, the social security for expatriates. October 2007, the scandal of the Arch of Zoé breaks out, the people who entrust you with the children, they knew they were going to France, yes or no, no, a couple of humanitarians claimed to offer a... maybe make us work in the factory, we were little, we didn't understand anything. 18 years later, meeting these fake orphans, they told us that each child would receive 60,000 euros in damages and interest, but for now, they haven't received anything, if the person recognizes their mistakes and asks for forgiveness, then you know that they have evolved, but if that same person refuses to admit their wrongs, then you cannot forgive, return ticket, the scandal of the Arch of Zoe, to be seen... on Frenzone 4. Since 2006, in French, in English, in Arabic and in Spanish, the greatest international personalities have trusted us in exclusive interviews, world leaders share their vision of the world. You have 142 countries that have signed the declaration. Artists and creators inspire us, intellectuals and innovators shape our future. The greatest personalities are on France 24. Freedom, equality, news. Welcome if you join us on France 24, welcome to around the world, change of method and discourse in Colombia, far-right president elected last June takes oath in a few hours in Belya, says he is determined to fight guerrillas and drug trafficking with bombing if necessary. Maxime Pluvin is our special correspondent in Cali, we will meet him in a few moments. The cold in Thailand. after a fatal shooting at a school near Bangkok, several people were killed, the shooter was 14 years old, he had clearly planned his attack according to the Prime Minister, the young [00:25:50] Everything is done so that you don't have time to rest, to [00:25:52] think, you no longer have time to ask yourself the right [00:25:55] questions and to realize that you need to [00:25:58] leave. [00:26:04] "I'm well surrounded now, I feel [00:26:07] loved for who I really am, not for what I could [00:26:10] give, it's magical to be with people who love you just [00:26:14] like that, without ulterior motives, it touches me [00:26:16] deeply." emotion and [00:26:19] everything. [00:26:27] In 10 years, Opus Dei has gained several thousand members, [00:26:31] a sign that its message continues to resonate around the [00:26:35] world. [00:26:43] fund, health and retirement insurance, the CFE, the [00:26:46] social security for [00:26:47] expatriates. [00:26:53] scandal breaks out. The people who entrusted you with the children, did they know they were going to France? [00:26:56] Yes or no? No. A [00:27:00] couple of humanitarians claimed to offer a... perhaps [00:27:28] make us work in the factory, we were little, we didn't understand anything. [00:27:33] 18 years later, meeting these fake orphans, [00:27:37] they told us that each child would receive 60,000 euros in damages and [00:27:40] interest, but for now, they haven't received [00:27:43] anything. [00:27:45] If the person recognizes their mistakes and asks for [00:27:48] forgiveness, then you know that they have [00:27:50] evolved, but if that same person refuses [00:27:54] to admit their wrongs, then you [00:27:57] cannot forgive. Return ticket, the scandal of the Ark of [00:28:01] Zoe, to be seen... on Frenzone 4. [00:30:07] Welcome if you join us on France 24, welcome to around the [00:30:10] world, change of method and discourse in Colombia, far-right president [00:30:14] elected last June takes oath in a few hours in [00:30:17] Belya, says he is determined to fight the guerrillas and drug [00:30:21] trafficking with bombing if necessary. Maxime [00:30:25] Pluvin is our special correspondent in Cali, we will meet him in a few [00:30:28] moments. [00:30:31] The cold in Thailand. after a fatal shooting at a school near [00:30:35] Bangkok, several people were killed, the shooter was 14 years old, he [00:30:39] had clearly planned his attack according to the Prime Minister, the young [00:30:42] man had before attacking his school, he shot his [00:30:45] grandparents. [00:30:49] And then in this news report, we'll tell you about these players from the Afghan women's [00:30:52] football team. They are meeting for the first time in [00:30:55] New Zealand to train and play friendly matches, a new [00:30:59] start for these women.