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[00:00:07] Thank you for being with us on France 24, we are together to take stock
[00:00:11] of the news and in this news report we are going to talk
[00:00:15] about Abel Ardo de la Espriela the new president of
[00:00:18] Colombia who will be inaugurated shortly, the
[00:00:21] ceremony will take place in Cali, the country's third largest city and not in
[00:00:25] Bogota, an ally of Donald Trump, he makes the fight against
[00:00:28] drug trafficking a... priority the shock in
[00:00:31] Thailand after the deadly shooting in a high school near Bangkok, a
[00:00:35] 14-year-old teenager killed his grandparents, then five members
[00:00:39] of the school staff before committing
[00:00:42] suicide, an act that had been planned according to
[00:00:45] the authorities. And then Spain's ultimatum to
[00:00:48] Italy. Madrid demands from Rome a rapid lifting of controls
[00:00:51] concerning its nationals after the migratory crisis of
[00:00:54] Ceuta. Italy had decided to re-establish them for Spaniards and does
[00:00:58] not intend to reverse the situation... before next week,
[00:01:16] Colombia moves from the left to the far right with Abel Ardo de la
[00:01:19] Espriella, the new
[00:01:22] invitation, so you're here to present. musically president elected on June 21st, he will be officially
[00:01:24] inaugurated shortly, not in Bogota but in Cali, the country's third largest
[00:01:28] city, a true symbol. since it is one of the strongholds of armed
[00:01:32] groups involved in
[00:01:33] drug trafficking.
[00:01:40] great guest confronted with the burning topic of patrols everywhere in
[00:01:41] current events in the 27 countries of Cali, third largest city in Colombia, it is here under high security that the
[00:01:45] inauguration of the new far-right president-elect, Abelardo de la
[00:01:49] Espriella, takes place. More than 11,000 men and women have been deployed
[00:01:52] here with drones, anti-drone systems, armored
[00:01:56] vehicles and everything necessary for this
[00:02:00] democratic process to proceed peacefully.
[00:02:03] Normally, this inauguration of
[00:02:06] According to experts, this is the the Colombian president takes place in
[00:02:08] Spanish Ministry of the the capital, Bogota, but not with Abellardo de la Espriella. The millionaire
[00:02:12] lawyer, new to politics, chose Cali where attacks claimed by guerrillas have recently
[00:02:16] taken place, a symbol, because
[00:02:19] the new president promises a strong
[00:02:21] now affects five provinces in hand to fight against these armed groups and drug trafficking,
[00:02:24] bombings against the camps of these organizations or even the
[00:02:28] creation of mega prisons like... Salvador, a program
[00:02:32] hammered since his election last June and contrary to his
[00:02:35] leftist predecessor Gustavo Petro who had tried to negotiate the
[00:02:38] disarmament of these armed groups. There will be no
[00:02:42] false peace process, the only possible peace is that imposed by arms.
[00:02:45] Any bandit who does not submit will be eliminated. I have
[00:02:49] warned you. For this,
[00:02:52] classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Colombia can count on the support of the United States and Israel, whose representatives will be present at the
[00:02:57] indicates that it maintains the suspension of inauguration ceremony. But these very strong statements
[00:03:00] also worry a part of the
[00:03:01] population,
[00:03:04] according to his announcements, we clearly see that he will be a rather
[00:03:08] authoritarian leader,
[00:03:10] I just hope that there will be no violence, new violence within the
[00:03:14] population, a challenge because according to the
[00:03:18] idea for peace foundation, in 2025, Colombia counted
[00:03:21] nearly 25,000 armed people within illegal
[00:03:25] organizations,
[00:03:28] the shock and emotion. in Thailand after the deadly shooting in a
[00:03:32] high school in the Bangkok suburb, a 14-year-old teenager killed five
[00:03:36] school employees, two of his
[00:03:38] by the waters, still protrude from grandparents before taking his own life, a planned act according to the
[00:03:41] all over the world and at any time of authorities, the possession of firearms is very widespread in Thailand,
[00:03:45] a country which had already experienced several deadly shootings in recent
[00:03:49] years. Axel Simon:
[00:03:53] outside the school, teachers in tears embracing.
[00:03:56] The staff and students of this school in the suburbs of...
[00:04:00] Bangkok experienced a nightmare in broad daylight at school, a 14-year-old
[00:04:04] teenager opened fire, killing several people and injuring about fifteen before
[00:04:07] committing suicide, some students and teachers managed
[00:04:11] to lock themselves in classrooms, others tried to hide or
[00:04:15] inauguration ceremony of Abellardo de flee.
[00:04:17] We took refuge in the toilets, we thought it was over,
[00:04:21] then a teacher shouted run fast, the shooter went to another
[00:04:24] building and ran
[00:04:26] appointed ambassador for the Dakar here.
[00:04:30] I arrived there, it was total chaos, the students who
[00:04:33] were taken care of outside were injured in the back, chest and
[00:04:36] arm, they were given first aid, the perpetrator of the shooting
[00:04:40] was still active at that time.
[00:04:45] wood work, there is According to the police, the shooter is one of the students of the college, he fired more than
[00:04:47] twenty bullets with a pistol belonging to his grandfather and was found
[00:04:51] in possession of about thirty additional ammunition. The police
[00:04:55] specified that the shooter had killed his grandparents at their home before
[00:04:58] going to his.
[00:05:02] "I am deeply saddened, not
[00:05:06] woman, from the only for the victims, but also to see that such an incident can happen in our
[00:05:08] country, that is why the govern..."
[00:05:12] authorize the extension of the right to bear arms, it is exactly for this
[00:05:16] reason,
[00:05:19] the political commitments of recent years to tighten legislation
[00:05:23] on gun ownership have not prevented the multiplication of
[00:05:26] shootings, it is estimated that more than 10 million firearms are in
[00:05:30] circulation in Thailand, or one for every seven inhabitants. This
[00:05:33] is the second fatal school shooting in Thailand this
[00:05:37] year. In 2022, a former police officer also killed
[00:05:40] 36 people in a nursery in the north of the country, most of
[00:05:44] whom were children.
[00:05:48] Also in the news, this secret agreement between Saudi Arabia,
[00:05:52] Pakistan and Turkey who signed today a mutual defense
[00:05:55] pact in Jeddah in a context of escalating tensions in the
[00:05:59] Middle East. Saudi Arabia is both targeted by the Iranian regime
[00:06:03] but is also engaged in a conflict with the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
[00:06:06] With this agreement, any armed attack against one of these three countries
[00:06:10] will be considered an attack against all of them and Turkey
[00:06:14] states tonight that this agreement does not contradict its commitments with
[00:06:18] NATO.
[00:06:22] Spain's ultimatum to Italy. Spain threatens Italy
[00:06:25] with retaliatory measures if it does not lift the suspension of the
[00:06:28] Schengen agreement for its nationals. Rome had taken this decision following
[00:06:32] the massive influx of migrants into the Spanish enclave of
[00:06:35] Ceuta and for the time being Italy does not intend to reverse this before next
[00:06:39] week. Lovon.
[00:06:44] In front of this police station, there are dozens of unaccompanied minors
[00:06:47] waiting for their turn to be identified and placed in a
[00:06:50] reception center, these young teenagers have been living on the streets for several
[00:06:54] days, in extremely precarious
[00:06:56] conditions,
[00:06:59] they ate, washed themselves as best they could and asked people for help,
[00:07:03] some gave them 1 euro, others bread, that's how they get
[00:07:06] by day to day, it is estimated
[00:07:09] that more than 1100 unaccompanied minors are in Ceuta. Local
[00:07:13] authorities are doing everything possible to take care of these minors and
[00:07:16] manage the approximately 2000 migrants who are still in the enclave according to figures from the
[00:07:21] Interior. On the diplomatic front, the war of words continues between
[00:07:25] Spain and Italy. Madrid threatens to apply retaliatory
[00:07:28] measures against Rome, if Italy does not reverse its decision to suspend
[00:07:32] free movement with Spain before Sunday. On July
[00:07:36] 31st, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced the
[00:07:39] strengthening of land border controls. We
[00:07:43] call on the Italian government to reconsider its position, to
[00:07:46] end the controls and to treat Spaniards like other European
[00:07:50] citizens. If it does not do so by the end of the day on
[00:07:53] Sunday, August 9th, Spain will be forced to adopt
[00:07:57] proportional measures to protect the interests and dignity of its
[00:08:01] citizens. Italy says it does not want to give in to any
[00:08:04] ultimatum, in a statement, the Italian government
[00:08:09] the Schengen agreement with Spain, at least. until August
[00:08:12] 15th and we end this news report with images
[00:08:16] tinged with poetry and magic before next week's eclipse
[00:08:20] another spectacle enchants evenings in
[00:08:23] Paris, dozens of visitors have been admiring these past few days the
[00:08:26] sunset that aligns with the Champs Elysées, visible under
[00:08:30] the Arc de Triomphe, tourists and photographers rush to capture this
[00:08:34] moment that only happens at two times of the year in May and
[00:08:37] in August.
[00:08:38] d'août.
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[00:11:07] You are on France 24, it's time for the Africa news, welcome,
[00:11:11] on the front page, the Democratic Republic of Congo, a new worrying milestone
[00:11:15] has been reached, the authorities announce that more than 4000 people have
[00:11:19] now been infected with Ebola and that 1850
[00:11:22] people have died from it, the speed of spread. of the virus remains the
[00:11:34] lakes are overflowing, climate change is raising water levels to heights never
[00:11:37] seen in decades, submerged villages, crocodiles
[00:11:41] approaching
[00:12:04] confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo which exceeds
[00:12:07] 4000 according to government data which estimates that
[00:12:10] the epidemic is progressing at a rarely observed
[00:12:13] speed, to face these situations, the WHO has
[00:12:17] called for intensified medical response while trials to
[00:12:20] find a vaccine still non-existent for this virus are
[00:12:24] continuing. The report with Aurélie Bazar Kimangoula in
[00:12:27] Kinshasa.
[00:12:31] second largest Ebola epidemic ever recorded in the world,
[00:12:35] and above all the one that spreads the most rapidly. Starting from
[00:12:41] the province of Ituri a little over 3 months ago. The epidemic
[00:12:46] the east of the country. So for a few days, the Congolese authorities
[00:12:50] have also focused their efforts on another risk,
[00:12:53] that of the spread of the virus along the Congo
[00:12:57] River. This week, a passenger suspected of being infected
[00:13:00] with Ebola died while on board a boat
[00:13:04] going down the river towards the
[00:13:07] capital. The approximately 200 people on board were
[00:13:11] placed in quarantine. The priority is
[00:13:14] to identify any contact cases and to
[00:13:17] determine if any of these passengers pose a risk
[00:13:21] of infection. On a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo,
[00:13:25] the Director General of the World Health Organization called
[00:13:28] for intensified efforts to try to
[00:13:32] stop the progression of the Ebola
[00:13:34] epidemic.
[00:13:36] In Kenya's Rift Valley, several lakes have seen their size explode
[00:13:40] to levels not seen in decades, floods that have brought
[00:13:44] certain wild species like crocodiles close to human habitation
[00:13:48] leading to an increase in attacks, the story by Laurent
[00:13:50] Bertécher
[00:13:54] on... the shores of Lake Baringo in Kenya, the roofs of an
[00:13:58] old tourist complex, now submerged
[00:14:03] the surface, on one of them, a couple
[00:14:07] of crocodiles bask in the sun, it has been
[00:14:11] about fifteen years since the lake level has been constantly rising,
[00:14:14] submerging the land and dangerously approaching
[00:14:18] the surrounding homes.
[00:14:21] In 2014, we understood that the lake floods were going to... to change
[00:14:25] completely, so since 2009 or 2010 until
[00:14:29] today, the water level has never
[00:14:31] gone down, according to some
[00:14:35] estimates, the surface of the lake has grown by 70
[00:14:38] % in 15 years, forcing tens of thousands of inhabitants to leave their
[00:14:42] homes, some have been rehoused nearby,
[00:14:46] but the waters of Lake Baringo continue to follow them, another
[00:14:50] consequence of these unprecedented floods that scientists attribute to
[00:14:54] extreme rainfall and... the local wildlife is getting closer and
[00:14:58] closer to human habitation and today represents a real danger
[00:15:01] for local populations. In 2011,
[00:15:04] Marie Tirenne lost her husband in a hippopotamus
[00:15:07] attack. 10 years later, a crocodile attacked her
[00:15:11] son, then 9 years old, and tried to tear off his
[00:15:14] arm. He still carries the
[00:15:16] scars.
[00:15:20] He was fetching water when he was attacked. There were children
[00:15:23] with him. They were the ones who helped him and fought with
[00:15:27] the animal, they struggled with the crocodile,
[00:15:31] they were all bitten,
[00:15:35] powerless against wild animal attacks. and the floods that threaten
[00:15:38] their home, more and more families are now hoping to
[00:15:42] move away from the lake, but most do not have the
[00:22:20] he leads, he decides, facing Caroline de Camaret, he
[00:22:24] answers all your questions, the Americans are
[00:22:26] unpredictable, a
[00:22:31] the union and the concerns of citizens, he is the only
[00:22:35] dictator, it's Mr. Putin, here
[00:22:38] Europe, we listen to you, presented by Caroline de Camaret,
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[00:30:07] Good evening everyone and welcome to France 24, if you are
[00:30:10] joining us, in this news we will be in Cali,
[00:30:14] the third city of Colombia for the
[00:30:17] la Esprit, the new president of the country, it has just
[00:30:21] begun, this president wants to embody a break and it starts with the
[00:30:24] choice of this city and not Bogota, the capital, a very symbolic choice,
[00:30:28] you will see, Spain is carrying out its threats, travelers
[00:30:32] from Italy will be subjected to controls upon their arrival on Spanish
[00:30:36] soil, Madrid had issued an ultimatum to Rome which
[00:30:39] has been applying these same controls to Spaniards since the migratory crisis
[00:30:43] of Ceuta. And then drones to fight forest
[00:30:47] fires, that's Turkey's new asset. They allow
[00:30:50] to detect fire starts earlier and thus accelerate
[00:30:53] the intervention of
[00:30:54] firefighters.