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[00:00:11] You are still on France 24. Around the world, thank you
[00:00:15] for being with us. The toll is getting heavier in Ukraine,
[00:00:19] four dead in massive bombings overnight on Kiev and its
[00:00:22] region. Volodimir Zelensky denounced the use of ballistic
[00:00:26] missiles against civilian infrastructure.
[00:00:29] Moscow, for its part, claimed the attacks but said it targeted a fuel
[00:00:32] depot and an arms factory. These attacks
[00:00:36] come as the Ukrainian president is making his first
[00:00:39] visit to Serbia, an ally of Russia. We will talk about it
[00:00:43] with Emmanuel Chaz on the
[00:00:45] ground.
[00:00:49] Tensions are high between Madrid and Rome. Spain announces it will implement
[00:00:52] border controls for travelers from
[00:00:56] Italy, a retaliatory measure identical to the one
[00:00:59] that Rome imposed following the Ceuta
[00:01:02] crisis.
[00:01:05] And is this the beginning of the witch hunt in India
[00:01:08] a few days after the agreement between
[00:01:11] demonstrators and the government for the end of the protest that cost
[00:01:15] the Indian Education Minister his job? Dozens of
[00:01:18] protesters say they are the
[00:01:20] that it was quite nice to target of threats and prosecutions. Their testimony
[00:01:23] will follow at the end of this
[00:01:24] news report.
[00:01:37] The situation is worsening in Ukraine with four deaths
[00:01:41] in new massive bombings on the capital
[00:01:45] Kiev and its region. To discuss this, we will go live
[00:01:49] Morocco, but hundreds of unaccompanied to Kharkov, Ukraine to Emmanuel Chass,
[00:01:52] correspondent for France 24. Emmanuel, Ukrainian
[00:01:56] authorities denounce
[00:01:58] is either ISS maintenance or the use of ballistic missiles on civilian
[00:02:01] infrastructure.
[00:02:04] Yes, that's right, it's not the first time this week that Kiev and its
[00:02:07] region have been targeted by Russian attacks. There
[00:02:11] were more than 151 drones, and
[00:02:14] 23, she joined the Air most of them were intercepted by the Ukrainian anti-aircraft
[00:02:16] defense. However, none of the six missiles that were launched
[00:02:20] could be intercepted. This is the reality for the Ukrainian
[00:02:23] air defense at the moment. There are not enough
[00:02:27] interception means for these ballistic missiles, for hypersonic
[00:02:30] missiles that Russia is using. Once again,
[00:02:34] there were civilian casualties. You mentioned these four
[00:02:37] people. One body was
[00:02:42] the humidity of Bogota following the discovered in Kiev, and the other three are part of the same family. It's a couple of grandparents, their three-year-old grandson, while
[00:02:46] the parents and their teenage children were injured. They were
[00:02:50] hospitalized, so it's a daily
[00:02:53] reality for Ukrainians to be under such
[00:02:57] strikes. There has been a lot of talk about these strikes that
[00:03:00] affect the capital and the region.
[00:03:04] Civilian infrastructure has been heavily affected,
[00:03:07] whether it's warehouses of certain supermarkets, and
[00:03:10] today in Kiev, some shelves remain
[00:03:14] empty because the logistics centers have been
[00:03:17] impacted. And whether it's also other cities
[00:03:21] last night, other regions last night, the Dnipro region was
[00:03:26] woman in history to go hit more than 10 times again on civilian infrastructure.
[00:03:29] When Ukrnafta, which produces Ukrainian
[00:03:32] oil, the
[00:03:34] smile, I want state company
[00:03:36] to hear her, I want deplores more than 7 strikes on its infrastructure in the east of the country,
[00:03:38] while Volodimir Zelensky recalled today
[00:03:42] that Russia is also targeting energy infrastructure
[00:03:46] in Ukraine. According to him, all thermal
[00:03:49] power plants in the country have been either damaged or destroyed during
[00:03:53] Russian strikes. And meanwhile, as you mentioned, Emmanuel, Volodimir
[00:03:57] Zelensky is in Serbia,
[00:04:00] traditionally an ally of Russia, with security
[00:04:04] issues notably on the agenda
[00:04:06] for discussions.
[00:04:09] Absolutely, security is not the only thing. It's a very
[00:04:13] the ability to step busy, very symbolic visit because it's the Ukrainian
[00:04:16] president's first visit since taking office and even more so
[00:04:20] since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
[00:04:24] First visit to Belgrade. Alexander
[00:04:27] Vučić, the Serbian president, had already visited Ukraine
[00:04:31] twice in 2025 and more recently in July with other
[00:04:34] countries in southern
[00:04:36] Serbia, a traditional ally of Europe. However, it is true that on defense
[00:04:38] resignation of the Indian Education issues, security issues, in general, Belgrade has been a little
[00:04:42] reluctant to comment, ultimately, since we know that Serbia
[00:04:45] is traditionally closer to Russia. However, on the humanitarian
[00:04:49] aspect, it should not be forgotten that Belgrade
[00:04:52] has given since 2022, it has released more than
[00:04:56] 60 million euros to Ukraine, which is not insignificant for a country that
[00:05:00] has a population of about 6.2 million
[00:05:03] more land, here before there was inhabitants. Thank you very much, Emmanuel Chaz,
[00:05:06] live from Kharkov, correspondent for France
[00:05:09] 24 in Ukraine. And then we learned in the late
[00:05:13] morning, a drone that entered Bulgaria this Saturday morning
[00:05:17] exploded near the border with Romania, and above all, you will see
[00:05:20] it near a gas pipeline that connects Turkey to
[00:05:24] Ukraine via the Balkans. The device
[00:05:27] carried a significant quantity of explosives according to the Bulgarian
[00:05:31] authorities who say they have no information for the moment on the
[00:05:35] origin of the aircraft, no casualties are to
[00:05:38] be deplored. In the rest of the news. In
[00:05:42] Europe, the diplomatic standoff is intensifying between
[00:05:45] Madrid and Rome. Spain announces that it will implement
[00:05:49] temporary border controls in its ports and
[00:05:52] airports, for travelers coming
[00:05:54] from Italy. A retaliatory measure similar to the one that Rome
[00:05:58] had imposed on Spain following the massive influx of migrants into
[00:06:01] the enclave of Ceuta. Tensions are high between the two
[00:06:05] European allies. Alice Brog. New
[00:06:08] clash between Madrid and Rome on the migration issue.
[00:06:12] Travelers from Italy will be checked on arrival in
[00:06:16] Spain at ports and airports from Saturday
[00:06:19] midnight until September 7th. Madrid thus
[00:06:22] claims to want to deal with the persistence of irregular migration
[00:06:25] pressure suffered by Italy. A way of
[00:06:28] sending the ball back to Rome, which used the same argument to
[00:06:31] implement border controls for travelers coming from Spain.
[00:06:35] On July 31st, the far-right Italian Prime Minister
[00:06:39] Georgia Melony announced the suspension of the Schengen
[00:06:43] free movement agreement with this country until August
[00:06:45] 15th. A measure taken after 72,000 migrants
[00:06:49] crossed the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta
[00:06:53] in North Africa last week. According to the Spanish
[00:06:56] government, 7,000 migrants have now returned to
[00:07:02] children have remained in Ceuta. Some
[00:07:06] are being registered with the Spanish police. Morocco
[00:07:10] says it is ready to cooperate with Spain for their return.
[00:07:14] The number I can give you at this stage is that
[00:07:17] 1342 boys and girls have been registered and
[00:07:20] integrated into the reception system. The process continues,
[00:07:24] of course, the situation has been complex due to the
[00:07:27] volume of arrivals and a certain overpopulation, but things
[00:07:31] are gradually returning to
[00:07:34] Minister of Youth, some minors will be transferred to less
[00:07:38] saturated reception centers in the Spanish peninsula in the coming weeks.
[00:07:43] Washington seals its support for the new Colombian
[00:07:47] president. 1 billion euros in aid have just been promised to
[00:07:52] inauguration of the new far-right president Abelardo de la
[00:07:56] Espriela, an ally of Donald Trump. Enough to
[00:07:59] warm up the glacial diplomatic relations in recent years between the
[00:08:03] two countries. Axel Simon.
[00:08:07] The Colombian president has barely been invested when Washington
[00:08:10] already concretizes its support for the new administration in Bogota.
[00:08:14] On Friday evening, the US State Department announced a net one
[00:08:18] billion dollar aid to support security policies and the Colombian
[00:08:21] economy, subject to congressional approval. In a
[00:08:25] statement, the State Department rejoiced at being able to soon
[00:08:28] work in close cooperation with the new
[00:08:30] presidency to ensure the security and prosperity of the
[00:08:34] United States, Colombia, and our Hemisphere. After the
[00:08:38] deep tensions between Washington and Bogota during Gustavo Petro's presidency.
[00:08:42] "Colombia becomes a new regional ally for the United States, which
[00:08:46] intends to join the alliance of countries led by Donald Trump to
[00:08:50] fight drug
[00:08:51] trafficking.
[00:08:54] One of the first acts of my government will be to sign the Americas
[00:08:58] Shield, which will allow us to pool our actions and
[00:09:01] capabilities to face the threats to national
[00:09:05] and regional security.
[00:09:09] The new far-right president has promised a tough approach against the
[00:09:12] guerrillas funded by cocaine trafficking, of which Colombia
[00:09:16] is the world's leading producer. Abelardo de la
[00:09:19] Espriela intends to bury the disarmament negotiations
[00:09:22] initiated by his predecessor and to bomb
[00:09:25] the camps of armed groups. He has promised to
[00:09:29] fight relentlessly against what he calls narcoterrorism,
[00:09:32] with the support of the Trump administration, also engaged in its
[00:09:36] war on drugs.
[00:09:39] As I mentioned in the headlines, is the witch hunt
[00:09:42] launched in India a few days after the large
[00:09:45] demonstrations led by the youth of GNZ who obtained the
[00:09:50] Minister? Dozens of female protesters are now
[00:09:54] targeted by threats on social networks, disclosure of personal
[00:09:57] information, revealing their identity. The authorities
[00:10:01] are also multiplying prosecutions. A report by
[00:10:04] Navodita Kumari, Janutin and Suel
[00:10:07] Can.
[00:10:10] For Junette Malik, 28 years old, the mobilization of the Indian
[00:10:14] Gen Z represented a moment of hope, but the
[00:10:17] day before the end of the mobilization, he claims to have
[00:10:20] been arrested by Delhi police.
[00:10:25] They were in plain clothes and their faces were covered. The car had
[00:10:29] no license plate. They blindfolded us and told us, "If
[00:10:33] you try to remove the blindfold, you can't even imagine what could happen
[00:10:36] to you." They also warned us, "If you meet the
[00:10:40] BJP or make the slightest noise, we will prosecute you under the strictest
[00:10:43] national security and counter-terrorism laws."
[00:10:47] After a night of intimidation, he was abandoned 250
[00:10:51] km from Delhi, an experience that still haunts
[00:10:54] him today. On July 20th, the large
[00:10:57] demonstration organized in the capital was violently
[00:11:00] repressed by the police, but according to the organizers, the
[00:11:04] repression of the movement has not stopped since. He denounces a witch
[00:11:08] hunt in the courts, but also on social
[00:11:11] networks. "These young people are lost, it's our duty to show them
[00:11:15] the right path." Content creator Shrada Singh filmed several
[00:11:19] humorous videos at the demonstration. These
[00:11:22] videos quickly reached over a million views.
[00:11:29] the beginning of a wave of online hate, some people talk to me normally, but others went too
[00:11:33] far. They used such obscene, such vulgar words that I can't
[00:11:36] even repeat them on camera, or even tell my
[00:11:40] friends. They also insulted my mother, then I started receiving
[00:11:43] rape threats and death threats.
[00:11:47] Two weeks after the end of the movement, messages of insult and
[00:11:50] threats continue to pour in, but the young woman refuses
[00:11:54] to give in to
[00:11:57] intimidation. If they manage to break me, they will feel authorized to attack
[00:12:01] other women and stifle their determination too. I will not be
[00:12:04] intimidated. I will not delete
[00:12:08] my Instagram account and I will not harm
[00:12:10] myself.
[00:12:13] For human rights defenders, this harassment campaign is a coordinated
[00:12:17] strategy. Its objective is to scare protesters to deter
[00:12:20] them from returning to the
[00:12:22] streets.
[00:12:27] It must not be forgotten that doxing can have very real consequences. It can
[00:12:30] lead to threats of physical violence, or even actual
[00:12:33] violence. I also think that detaining protesters without
[00:12:37] any offense being alleged against them before releasing them
[00:12:41] afterwards was part of a harassment strategy designed to
[00:12:44] weaken the movement.
[00:12:48] If the protesters won their fight, many still have to
[00:12:52] face legal proceedings.
[00:12:55] constantly denounces a smear campaign led by far-right
[00:12:58] groups that is not weakening.
[00:13:02] That's the end of this edition, thank you for watching, stay with us, information
[00:13:05] continues on France 24.
[00:25:00] They live isolated in the mountains of northern Vietnam,
[00:25:04] on the borders of China and Laos, the Hmong,
[00:25:07] a people of 10 million people, farmers,
[00:25:11] formerly nomads, who have kept their language and their
[00:25:13] songs.
[00:25:22] "I'm not a very good singer, we sing
[00:25:25] this song at moment to start a new
[00:25:29] culture, after the new year, it speaks of the joy
[00:25:32] that we feel at that moment, but
[00:25:35] this joy is becoming more and more rare, because of global warming, the
[00:25:39] longer dry periods damage the
[00:25:42] rice fields.
[00:25:45] Pony has been working here since she was a child, only 27
[00:25:48] years old, she doesn't recognize..."
[00:25:53] water, but now there is
[00:25:56] no more, to cultivate rice, you have to wait until it
[00:26:00] rains and only then can you start. It's time to
[00:26:02] plant. Ponti, like many families in her
[00:26:06] village, has therefore chosen to abandon the ancestral cultivation of rice which
[00:26:09] requires continuous
[00:26:11] flooding.
[00:26:14] Now, I only grow taro, because it
[00:26:17] grows better, and it adapts better to climate
[00:26:20] change.
[00:26:25] Taro is gradually becoming a substitute crop, a little better adapted to the
[00:26:29] lack of water. In this village, it's the second year of...
[00:27:03] at about 1 m altitude, like her
[00:27:05] mother, she is worried about what the future holds
[00:27:07] for her,
[00:27:10] if the climate changes and there is no more water to cultivate, then I will
[00:27:14] do like others and I will have to go down to the city to work as a
[00:27:16] worker, in this region the inhabitants observe increasingly
[00:27:20] unpredictable seasons, less rigorous winters, droughts and
[00:27:24] more violent seasons, here the year 2025 was
[00:27:28] the hottest in 60 years,
[00:27:31] to avoid a passive rural exodus, an NGO helps the
[00:27:34] Hmong families adapt to climate change and better manage
[00:27:37] water, you have already looked at this notebook, you
[00:27:41] will have to note in it how many kilos you have harvested, how many
[00:27:45] bags, you have to note
[00:27:46] everything,
[00:27:49] but the difficulty is not only agronomic, in these remote
[00:27:52] and very conservative villages, change often arouses
[00:27:56] mistrust,
[00:27:58] because the Hmong hardly speak Vietnamese, we are obliged to translate into...
[00:28:02] images all the advice and directives that we offer them, it is mandatory because otherwise
[00:28:06] they do not understand, the information must not be too
[00:28:09] technical, if we want them to succeed in implementing
[00:28:12] projects.
[00:28:16] According to a local study, nearly 40% of farmers in this province
[00:28:20] of northern Vietnam have already changed crops. The NGO
[00:28:24] CARE encourages this adaptation based on scientific
[00:28:27] data analyzed from their office in
[00:28:29] Hanoi.
[00:28:32] Among the climatic factors that we monitor, there is first
[00:28:36] the number of hours of sunshine, then the average air temperature,
[00:28:39] there is also the amount of water that evaporates that can be observed
[00:28:43] on the ground, as well as
[00:28:45] the air.
[00:28:49] These indicators make it possible to anticipate which crops will still be able to resist
[00:28:53] in the coming years,
[00:28:55] before proposing an alternative crop, we study whether it corresponds to the soil, to the
[00:28:59] climate and whether there is a sales circuit. With
[00:29:03] our analyzes, we see that taro, peanuts and
[00:29:06] squash are the most suitable crops, these
[00:29:10] are plants that can live at this altitude, which require little
[00:29:13] water and which thrive with significant temperature
[00:29:17] variations.
[00:29:20] 840 families have joined this crop change project launched in
[00:29:23] 2023.
[00:29:26] The objective is also to lift the Hmong out of precariousness, the first
[00:29:29] results are already being felt.
[00:29:34] With this squash harvest, we should earn about €1200.
[00:29:37] Before, on the same land, we barely earned €100 with rice.
[00:29:41] riz.
[00:29:45] In the mountainous north of Vietnam, the Hmong are already
[00:29:48] experiencing the effects of a climate that could warm by 3.4° in the country
[00:29:52] by the end of the
[00:29:53] century.
[00:29:58] But above all their way of living on these ancestral lands.
[00:30:06] It's 5 p.m. in Paris, welcome if you are joining us on France
[00:30:09] 24, the opportunity to take a tour of the world news, on
[00:30:13] the front page, the death toll is rising in Ukraine, four dead in the massive
[00:30:17] bombardments of the night on Kif and its region, Volodymyr
[00:30:20] Zelensky denounced the use of ballistic missiles against
[00:30:23] civilian infrastructure, Moscow claims the
[00:30:27] attacks, but says it targeted a fuel depot and a weapons
[00:30:31] factory. Attacks that come as the Ukrainian president
[00:30:35] makes his first visit to Russia.
[00:30:39] Russie.
[00:30:42] The spat between Madrid and Rome is escalating, Spain
[00:30:46] announces it will implement controls at its borders for travelers from
[00:30:49] Italy, a retaliatory measure identical to
[00:30:53] that which Rome had instituted following the Ceuta crisis, we
[00:30:56] will decrypt the situation with Bruno Darou.