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[00:00:06] We're back for another update on the top story of this newscast, Voladimir
[00:00:09] Zelenski's first trip to Serbia,
[00:00:13] a historic ally of Russia. The Ukrainian president
[00:00:16] is seeking to strengthen international support as Russian strikes
[00:00:19] multiply. Besides the human toll, he is concerned about the coming
[00:00:23] winter after the destruction of almost all Ukrainian
[00:00:27] thermal power plants. The tug-of-war between Madrid and Rome. "Checks on
[00:00:31] countries have called for Spain's Italian travelers in Spain began today.
[00:00:34] For now, nothing has eased tensions
[00:00:38] Ceuta.
[00:00:41] Two weeks after the end of student mobilization in India, dozens
[00:00:44] of demonstrators are facing intimidation and
[00:00:47] harassment. The repression observed during the movement has
[00:00:50] continued in other
[00:00:51] forms.
[00:01:06] Volodimir Zelenski visited Serbia today, a traditional
[00:01:10] ally of Moscow. Ukraine is seeking to strengthen
[00:01:13] international support in the face of intensifying Russian
[00:01:16] Blench is now the new Minister of strikes. In recent days, they have multiplied, particularly in Kyiv
[00:01:19] and its region. The latest strike, last night, killed at least four
[00:01:23] people.
[00:01:26] The victims' bodies are being removed from the sites,
[00:01:30] under the astonished gaze of the
[00:01:31] Tonight we're going out to drink residents of this residential area in the Kyiv
[00:01:35] region. Only debris and burnt-out
[00:01:38] cars remain. Here, Russian shelling has killed several people,
[00:01:42] including a child, and injured about ten, with
[00:01:45] survivors in a state of shock. Our doors and
[00:01:48] windows were blown out. I immediately checked if my husband
[00:01:52] was alive, because he was in another room. We
[00:01:56] went outside and everything had already burned. My husband rushed to
[00:01:59] chercher. l'eau afin d'éteindre l'incendie, mais
[00:02:02] in vain. The neighbors came out to try to save a young
[00:02:05] child, but they didn't find him. All
[00:02:09] this week, Kyiv and its region have suffered a deluge of
[00:02:12] fire, intense nocturnal Russian shelling, and a Ukrainian
[00:02:16] anti-aircraft defense,
[00:02:18] unable to shoot down a single missile due to a lack
[00:02:20] of interceptors. In the capital,
[00:02:24] the military administration called on residents to go to shelters
[00:02:27] to escape Russian ballistic missiles.
[00:02:31] Faced with the difficulties Ukraine is facing, Voladimir
[00:02:34] Zelenski is active on the diplomatic front to maintain the
[00:02:38] support of his allies and even that of countries like
[00:02:41] Serbia, traditionally close to
[00:02:44] Moscow. We are developing all forms of
[00:02:47] give our cities and communities
[00:02:50] greater resilience and
[00:02:54] challenges of the war. We
[00:02:57] welcome this humanitarian
[00:03:00] Serbia, particularly in the areas of health and
[00:03:03] energy. A rapprochement between Kyiv and
[00:03:06] Belgrade, which is not to the Kremlin's liking. In May
[00:03:10] 2025, Russian intelligence was already accusing Serbian arms
[00:03:13] companies of selling ammunition to Ukraine
[00:03:16] via third countries. Bulgaria
[00:03:20] summons the Ukrainian ambassador after the explosion
[00:03:23] on its soil of a drone used by the Kyiv
[00:03:26] a gas pipeline this morning, not far from the
[00:03:30] border with Romania. There were no casualties. Ukraine
[00:03:34] claims not to have
[00:03:37] clarify
[00:03:39] the incident.
[00:03:42] Also in the news, this diplomatic tug-of-war between Spain and
[00:03:46] Italy. Checks began today in Spain for
[00:03:50] travelers from Italy. Random checks,
[00:03:53] not systematic ones. Tensions between
[00:03:57] since the migrant crisis in Ceuta.
[00:04:03] Identity checks
[00:04:05] upon the arrival of Italian tourists on the tarmac of Madrid
[00:04:08] airport. A surprising measure for
[00:04:12] travelers, accustomed to
[00:04:15] Union. Inspections also
[00:04:20] the human toll, he is concerned about at the security gate leading to the Thailand, if you have airport hall. Spanish
[00:04:22] police have had strict instructions since this Saturday.
[00:04:26] Any Italian arriving in the territory by plane, boat,
[00:05:00] The number of red cards is attacked from all sides. What is happening is
[00:05:02] unjustifiable.
[00:05:05] The Spanish Prime Minister has been under fire
[00:05:08] since the migrant crisis that the Ceuta
[00:05:11] enclave experienced last July 31st.
[00:05:14] 72,000 migrants entered there, almost
[00:05:17] all of whom have since been sent back to Moroccan soil. But
[00:05:21] this episode caused strong tensions with
[00:05:24] Rome, which immediately requested the temporary suspension of the
[00:05:27] Schengen free movement treaty with Madrid until August
[00:05:31] 15th. An extraordinary measure, according to far-right
[00:05:35] leader Georgia Meloni, aimed at preserving the country's
[00:05:38] national security. In total, 22 EU
[00:05:44] exclusion from the Schengen area. But in
[00:05:46] reality, such a decision is legally impossible,
[00:05:50] and for Madrid, this diplomatic
[00:05:53] unfair, contrary to the interests of the EU, and
[00:05:56] discriminatory towards
[00:05:58] Spaniards.
[00:06:01] He was Donald Trump's lawyer. He is now confirmed
[00:06:04] as Minister of Justice. Todd Blench narrowly
[00:06:07] secures the confirmation of his appointment. The Senate
[00:06:11] approved it by a very narrow majority. He has held this position since
[00:06:15] April on an interim basis. The update with Julien
[00:06:17] Dubois.
[00:06:19] He was Donald Trump's lawyer when the president was found
[00:06:22] guilty of 34 counts in 2024. Todd
[00:06:28] Justice for the Trump administration. He has held this position
[00:06:32] on an interim basis since April. His official
[00:06:35] nomination has been long awaited; it has just been confirmed by the
[00:06:38] Senate. He received 50 votes for and 49 votes
[00:06:42] against. The nomination is confirmed, a
[00:06:45] narrow nomination because two Republican senators voted
[00:06:48] against.
[00:06:51] Donald Trump in three criminal
[00:06:53] cases.
[00:06:56] Blanche, he became number 2 in the Department of
[00:06:59] Justice.
[00:07:08] before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Are you friends with President
[00:07:11] Trump? "I am his lawyer, I was his lawyer, and I
[00:07:15] am now Deputy Attorney General." A
[00:07:18] closeness criticized by Democrats.
[00:07:22] Your mandate can be summed up in the four words you addressed to President
[00:07:25] Trump, I quote: "I love you, sir." This country
[00:07:29] deserves a Minister of Justice who loves the Constitution, committed to the
[00:07:33] security of the United States and to fighting corruption, and not to
[00:07:37] satisfying the President's personal grievances.
[00:07:41] Since Todd took over the Ministry of Justice on an interim basis,
[00:07:44] prosecutions have been initiated against suspected enemies of Donald
[00:07:48] Trump. Mass departures of prosecutors have been caused,
[00:07:51] according to some sources. His next measures would notably include a tougher
[00:07:55] dure en matière de poursuite liée à
[00:07:57] immigration.
[00:08:00] Is the witch hunt launched in India? A few
[00:08:03] days after the end of the youth-led protests that
[00:08:07] led to the resignation of the Indian Minister of Education, dozens
[00:08:10] of these protesters are targeted by threats on social
[00:08:14] media, personal information disclosure, identity
[00:08:18] revelation. The authorities are also increasing prosecutions against
[00:08:22] them. Watch this report by Navodita Kumari, Janutin
[00:08:26] and Sou
[00:08:26] Alcan.
[00:08:30] For Junette Malik, 28 years old, the mobilization of Indian
[00:08:33] GenZ represented a moment of hope. But
[00:08:37] the day before the end of the mobilization, he claims to have
[00:08:40] been arrested by police officers from...
[00:08:45] They were in plain clothes and their faces were covered. The car had
[00:08:49] no license plate. They blindfolded us and said: "If
[00:08:52] you try to remove the blindfold, you can't even imagine what could happen
[00:08:56] to you." They also warned us, if you meet
[00:08:59] or make the slightest noise, we will prosecute you under the strictest
[00:09:03] national security and counter-terrorism laws.
[00:09:07] After a night of intimidation, he was abandoned 250
[00:09:11] km from Delhi. An experience that still haunts
[00:09:14] him today. On July 20th, the large
[00:09:17] demonstration organized in the capital was violently
[00:09:20] repressed by the police. But according to the organizers, the
[00:09:24] repression of the movement has not stopped since. He denounces a witch
[00:09:27] hunt in the courts, but also on social
[00:09:31] media. These young people are lost, it is our duty to show
[00:09:35] them the right path. Content creator Shrada Sing filmed
[00:09:38] several humorous videos at the demonstration sites. Videos
[00:09:42] that quickly reached over a million views, the
[00:09:45] beginning of a wave of online hate.
[00:09:49] Some people talk to me quite normally, but others went
[00:09:52] way too far. They used words so obscene, so vulgar that I can't
[00:09:56] even repeat them in front of a camera, or even tell my
[00:09:59] friends. They also insulted my mother. Then I started receiving
[00:10:03] rape threats and death threats.
[00:10:07] Two weeks after the end of the movement, insulting and threatening
[00:10:10] messages continue to pour in. But the young woman refuses to give in to
[00:10:14] intimidation.
[00:10:17] If they manage to break me, they will feel authorized to attack
[00:10:21] other women and stifle their determination too.
[00:10:25] "I will not be intimidated, I will not delete my Instagram
[00:10:28] account, and I will not harm
[00:10:30] myself."
[00:10:33] For human rights defenders, this campaign of harassment is a coordinated
[00:10:37] strategy. Its objective is to scare protesters to
[00:10:40] dissuade them from returning to the
[00:10:42] streets.
[00:10:46] We must not forget that doxing can have very real consequences. It can
[00:10:50] lead to threats of physical violence, or even actual
[00:10:53] violence. I also think that detaining protesters
[00:10:57] without any offense being held against them, before releasing
[00:11:00] them afterwards, was a harassment strategy designed to
[00:11:04] weaken the movement.
[00:11:08] While the protesters won their fight, many still
[00:11:11] face legal proceedings. The
[00:11:14] female protesters denounce a smear campaign by far-right
[00:11:18] groups that is not weakening. The
[00:11:21] masculinist movement worries French anti-terrorist
[00:11:25] services. This ideology, which embraces hatred
[00:11:28] of women, can lead to violent acts. Several
[00:11:32] dozen individuals have already been arrested. They exchanged extremely
[00:11:35] violent messages towards women. Who are
[00:11:39] they? Investigation by Camille Gutin, Isabelle de Lyon, Justine
[00:11:42] Waay.
[00:11:45] They are nurses, subway drivers, or even prison
[00:11:48] guards. 45 men who were part of a
[00:11:52] discussion channel related to masculinism have just
[00:11:55] been arrested. On this platform, they disseminated
[00:11:59] misogynistic content and incitement to hatred. We found some
[00:12:03] of their messages.
[00:12:07] one of the cornerstones of the white patriarchal empire will be to severely punish women who refuse
[00:12:11] their husbands. Liberated women are
[00:12:13] sluts.
[00:12:16] 1758 men used this channel. However, no typical
[00:12:19] profile emerges.
[00:12:23] The defendants residing throughout the territory appear to be socially
[00:12:26] integrated, with the majority having jobs and varied socioeconomic
[00:12:30] classes.
[00:12:32] The men will be brought before justice at the end of the year,
[00:12:36] an ideology that can also lead to violent acts against
[00:12:40] women. The DGSI has qualified this movement as a high
[00:12:43] terrorist risk. A Senate report warns of the growing
[00:12:46] threat. These men consider themselves to be
[00:12:49] victims of equality between women and men. They truly
[00:12:53] hate women because they blame
[00:12:57] women for everything that goes wrong
[00:13:00] threat is real, it's for all of us. Last year
[00:13:04] in Saint-Étienne, an 18-year-old man was arrested near this
[00:13:08] high school. He was armed with two knives and wanted to attack
[00:13:11] women. The boy reportedly watched several masculinist
[00:13:14] videos on social media. For
[00:13:18] experts, radicalization can happen in a few months through
[00:13:21] small groups. What is unique to masculinism is
[00:13:25] collective action, meaning that an individual will frequent several
[00:13:29] groups, adhere to several types of discourse, have
[00:13:33] problems in his own life, have a greater propensity for
[00:13:36] violent acts, and at that point, will act.
[00:13:39] According to authorities, several dozen minors have
[00:13:43] been identified by the DGSI and are being taken care of to be
[00:13:47] deradicalized.
[00:13:50] We finish with spectacular images, those of the impressive
[00:13:54] diving competition from the Bir-Hakeim bridge, facing the Eiffel Tower,
[00:13:57] one of the competitions of the European
[00:14:01] Aquatics Championships taking place in Paris. After four dives, it was
[00:14:05] Romanian Katalin Petropreda who won the
[00:14:08] European champion title, ahead of Italian Andrea
[00:14:11] Barnaba and French Gary Hunt,
[00:14:14] 42, a veteran of the
[00:14:16] competition.
[00:14:21] The news continues on France 24. We'll be back in a moment for another news update.
[00:14:51] Their future hangs in the balance.
[00:14:55] Draw a red card and it's 2 years of compulsory
[00:14:58] military service.
[00:15:08] A black card and it's
[00:15:09] exemption.
[00:15:17] Each year, the Thai army requisitions nearly 100,000 young
[00:15:20] men for military service. This
[00:15:23] ritual attracts families and curious
[00:15:25] onlookers.
[00:15:28] Conscription resembles a TV game.
[00:15:31] Videos go viral in a few hours.
[00:15:35] But for those who draw the wrong card, it's a
[00:15:38] sentence.
[00:15:42] And the risk this year, to be sent to
[00:15:45] war.
[00:15:50] In 2025, Cambodia and Thailand clashed.
[00:15:54] The cause was the disputed border between the two
[00:15:56] countries.
[00:15:59] A hundred dead, more than a million displaced.
[00:16:03] A fragile ceasefire was signed at the end of December.
[00:16:37] present for the draw.
[00:16:40] In this temple, young men and their families come to pray to escape
[00:16:43] the army.
[00:16:46] They leave offerings to this local deity, a woman whose
[00:16:50] husband reportedly died in
[00:16:51] war.
[00:16:55] In Thailand, a 90% Buddhist country, faith and
[00:16:59] popular beliefs accompany the great moments of
[00:17:01] life. Conscription is
[00:17:04] one of them.
[00:17:08] Each astrologer tells the families of young adults what ritual
[00:17:12] to perform, what gesture to avoid on the day of the
[00:17:14] draw.
[00:17:17] Everyone is afraid with the war, parents are afraid that their children will go to the front, that's why they
[00:17:21] come here to ask for help from the
[00:17:23] deities.
[00:17:26] Natakit, a 21-year-old mechanic, came to pray and seek
[00:17:29] advice.
[00:17:33] You must keep this offering, okay? You
[00:17:36] keep it with you.
[00:18:12] It's the big day. Every April, all 21-year-old
[00:18:16] Thai men must report for army duty. Meeting at
[00:18:20] 7am, flag raising and national
[00:18:22] anthem.
[00:18:30] Natakit meets his two friends. They try to
[00:18:33] I really want to get that card.
[00:18:43] As a mechanic in the family business, Natakit earns 500
[00:18:46] euros a month. In the army for 2 years, he would earn half
[00:18:50] that salary. This is a problem especially for the
[00:18:53] poorest families.
[00:18:55] For the mayor of the town present
[00:18:59] today, it is nevertheless a good system, a way to
[00:19:02] remind every man of his duty to his
[00:19:04] nation.
[00:19:07] Maybe some people see it as wasted time, but I think it
[00:19:10] brings discipline and that's what the country needs for the
[00:19:14] future. Next step, the medical
[00:19:17] examination. Officially, no one
[00:19:20] escapes it, not even Buddhist
[00:19:22] monks. Transgender women must also report
[00:19:26] for duty. The country does not legally recognize gender change
[00:19:30] on official documents. Having a gender change certificate
[00:19:34] increases your chances of being exempted. Before
[00:19:38] a 2012 law, transgender people were classified as having permanent
[00:19:41] mental disorders. This interview is always a source of
[00:19:45] stress. Soup, 21 years old,
[00:19:48] dreaded coming
[00:19:49] today.
[00:19:55] I was scared before coming, because it's really a man's
[00:19:59] world. I think I'm the only transgender woman
[00:20:02] here. I was afraid they would get my
[00:20:06] name wrong. It doesn't work. I didn't want to go to the
[00:20:10] army.
[00:20:16] For Natakit, the hours pass, the tension slowly
[00:20:19] rises.
[00:20:23] I can't take it anymore, we've been waiting for so long. I just want it to
[00:20:26] be over.
[00:20:29] The lottery ritual has existed since
[00:20:31] 1954. It is very
[00:20:34] codified.
[00:20:38] depends on the army's needs at the
[00:20:39] regional level.
[00:20:43] Today, there will be 50 red cards for 112
[00:20:46] recruits. These young people don't know it yet,
[00:20:50] but they have almost a one in two chance of joining the army.
[00:21:07] Natakit and his friend are calculating in real time. The more red
[00:21:11] cards that come out, the less chance they have of drawing
[00:21:13] one.
[00:21:39] Natakit will not go to the army. He will be
[00:21:42] free to use his next two
[00:21:44] years.
[00:21:53] I can't tell you how happy I am. I was so tense. It's truly a
[00:21:57] relief.
[00:22:01] But for his friend, on the other hand, it's dismay.
[00:22:21] alcohol, but I'm really
[00:22:24] disgusted.
[00:22:28] What worries Natakit's friend, who is going to the army, is also what
[00:22:31] awaits him there in the
[00:22:32] camps.
[00:22:38] Behind these promotional images, the reality in Thai
[00:22:41] military camps often makes headlines for its
[00:22:43] excesses.
[00:22:46] Humiliation, beatings, corporal punishment.
[00:23:01] The most emblematic case, Nari
[00:23:05] Sarawan's uncle.
[00:23:07] In 2011, this Buddhist monk died while on military
[00:23:11] service after being beaten and tortured by
[00:23:14] officers.
[00:23:21] and as those who suffered it want to get revenge, it doesn't
[00:23:23] stop.
[00:23:27] My uncle was flogged with bamboo sticks. He had bruises all over his
[00:23:30] body. He was hit by sharp military
[00:23:33] boots. The autopsy even revealed that salt had been rubbed on
[00:23:37] his wounds.
[00:23:44] The young Thai woman, then 18 years old, dared to prosecute the military in
[00:23:47] court. The face of the fight against the army,
[00:23:51] but also the target of threats. For 12
[00:23:54] years, she denounced a system of submission and oppression against
[00:23:57] conscripts.
[00:24:00] At one point, I told myself that if I had to give my life for this
[00:24:03] fight, then I would do it. I
[00:24:07] wanted to fight to the end to change
[00:24:10] things.
[00:24:16] She eventually won in 2023, against all odds.
[00:24:20] 8 soldiers were
[00:24:21] imprisoned.
[00:24:25] A thunderclap in this country where the all-powerful army has been responsible for 12 successful
[00:24:28] coups since 1932.
[00:24:32] Generals have often governed
[00:24:33] Thailand.
[00:24:41] Here is one of the rare parties to dare to ask for army and conscription
[00:24:42] reform.
[00:24:50] A modern and professional army, with good salaries and
[00:24:54] benefits.
[00:24:57] The People's Party is one of the rare ones to acknowledge the bribes that plague
[00:25:00] conscription. Every year, thousands of young people from
[00:25:04] wealthy families escape it. In
[00:25:08] money, you can escape the lottery. Some pay
[00:25:11] bribes. It still
[00:25:15] exists. Now people no longer have faith in
[00:25:18] institutions.
[00:25:22] People with money can get away with violating the
[00:25:25] law.
[00:25:30] 2 hours east of Bangkok, we find
[00:25:33] Thorn, the young man who drew the red card and will go to the
[00:25:35] army.
[00:25:42] His father also participated in the military lottery. He had
[00:25:45] drawn a black card. He is finding it hard
[00:25:48] to grasp what his son will experience.
[00:25:52] When I watch the news, we see a lot of bad things about the army,
[00:25:56] so I'm worried about him. The training will be
[00:25:59] tough.
[00:26:03] A breeder of fighting cocks, Thorn had to find a friend to replace
[00:26:07] him and not lose his job on this
[00:26:09] farm.
[00:26:17] It's not fair. Rich people don't have to rely on their
[00:26:21] luck. Their money can fix everything. But I don't have much
[00:26:25] money, and I also didn't have any luck. And with
[00:26:29] the war going on right now, it's true that the news is scary. Life is
[00:26:33] dangerous for
[00:26:33] soldiers.
[00:26:38] In August, Thorn will report for his 3 months of intensive
[00:26:41] training. He will then join a Thai Navy
[00:26:44] base, two years that he will have to give to his
[00:26:47] country, far from his family and friends.
[00:27:03] I didn't intend to become the Green candidate
[00:27:06] in every election that came along. I never
[00:27:09] had that fantasy, that dream of going behind the camera. The
[00:27:13] MeToo movement, the liberation of speech, is an extraordinary
[00:27:17] movement. It's a cultural revolution. We
[00:27:19] bought millions of masks, but the next crisis might not be a
[00:27:23] respiratory
[00:27:24] virus.
[00:27:29] with Judite exclusively on the France 2 YouTube channel
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[00:30:06] another update on the top story of this newscast, Voladimir Zelenski's
[00:30:09] first trip to Serbia, a historic
[00:30:13] ally of Russia. The Ukrainian president is seeking to strengthen international
[00:30:16] support as Russian strikes multiply. Besides
[00:30:22] the coming winter after the destruction of almost all Ukrainian
[00:30:25] thermal power plants. The tug-of-war
[00:30:28] between Madrid and Rome. Checks on Italian travelers in
[00:30:32] Spain began today. For now, nothing has eased tensions
[00:30:36] between the two countries since the migrant crisis in
[00:30:38] Ceuta. Two weeks after the end of student
[00:30:42] mobilization in India, dozens of demonstrators are subject
[00:30:45] to intimidation and harassment, the repression
[00:30:48] observed during the movement continued in other
[00:30:51] forms.