FRANCE24 — broadcast 20260920 040000 UTC 426 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. [00:00:17] Miquelon are French, that's an obvious fact. These are the words of Emmanuel [00:00:20] Macron shortly after his arrival in the French archipelago in the [00:00:23] North Atlantic, not far from Canada. Three days of [00:00:27] visit for Emmanuel Macron there, where [00:00:30] bit of... it's always waiting, I think, a good he will notably meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. You will also see a response to [00:00:34] Donald Trump in this news broadcast. We will also talk [00:00:38] about the war in the Middle East between the Houthis and Saudi [00:00:41] Arabia. Riyadh accuses the Houthi movement of having targeted the [00:00:44] Saudi capital with a missile. The latter [00:00:48] also claim to have targeted sensitive [00:00:51] sites in the Saudi kingdom. The Houthis are also continuing their [00:00:54] advance on the ground eastward [00:01:00] in France, it's Heritage Days, an opportunity to discover [00:01:03] or rediscover certain monuments or museums that are ordinarily [00:01:07] inaccessible or whose visit is expensive. And indeed, the [00:01:10] Ministry of Culture is launching the Heritage Pass to make this culture [00:01:14] accessible at a low price. [00:01:29] construction site for the But to start [00:01:31] your news, this visit, as rare as it is symbolic, this Saturday Emmanuel Macron began [00:01:35] a 3-day trip to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, a [00:01:38] small French archipelago perched off the [00:01:41] coast of Canada. This Sunday, the French [00:01:44] president will meet Mark Carney there, the Canadian [00:01:47] prime minister. Yesterday, the head of state said Saint-Pierre [00:01:51] and Miquelon are French, that's obvious, a response to [00:01:55] growing tensions with the [00:01:57] beyond the United States and especially with Donald Trump. Nina Mason for [00:02:03] Still in France, a police officer close to the details: More than 4000 km from [00:02:05] Paris, a small piece of France laid at the gates of [00:02:09] Canada. Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, the last French territory [00:02:12] in North America, to which Emmanuel Macron wants to restore its full strategic [00:02:16] dimension. And for good reason, this archipelago of less than [00:02:19] 6000 inhabitants is scrutinized very closely by Donald [00:02:22] Trump, as evidenced by this fake map posted on his social [00:02:26] network, in which the American flag covers Canada, [00:02:30] Greenland, Mexico, the West Indies, but also Saint-Pierre and [00:02:33] against state Miquelon. In this strategic region also coveted by [00:02:37] Russia and China, Paris therefore wants to strengthen ties with [00:02:40] Ottawa. Emmanuel Macron will meet this Sunday with [00:02:43] Prime Minister McCarny, a first [00:02:46] for a Canadian head of government. So we [00:02:49] are here, France is present thanks to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, through Saint-Pierre and [00:02:53] Miquelon here at the heart of the [00:02:55] requires honesty, global issues in this region, and [00:02:56] commitment, [00:02:57] exigence and with Canada, and so it [00:03:01] will be a way to talk about the future together and [00:03:05] to consolidate our relations in many areas, on the agenda: [00:03:08] energy, defense, critical minerals and strategic [00:03:11] technology, but Emmanuel [00:03:14] unauthorized manufacture and possession Macron will also have to face internal challenges in the [00:03:16] started a hunger territory: high cost of living, remoteness, aging infrastructure [00:03:19] and declining population. In Miquelon, rising [00:03:23] water levels also force part of the village to move to higher [00:03:26] ground, an unprecedented relocation in France, which has become one of the [00:03:30] symbols of adaptation to [00:03:32] not far from the climate change. [00:03:35] And Donald Trump, as we were just saying, he got [00:03:38] what he wanted. The American president announced an agreement with [00:03:44] fact of targeting, for example, law enforcement Denmark on the security of Greenland. That was yesterday [00:03:46] Saturday, an agreement that will allow the United States to obtain permanent control [00:03:49] in this area by also prohibiting any critical investment [00:03:53] by its adversaries on the island. The details of the [00:03:57] text are currently unknown, but on site, as you will see, there is also [00:04:00] relief. Olivier Feessol [00:04:05] consumption, money after months of threats, the accuses the latter of being behind scenario of a US annexation of Greenland [00:04:08] now seems ruled out. In the streets of [00:04:11] Nuuk, the capital of the Danish autonomous territory, there is [00:04:15] hesitation between relief and caution. [00:04:18] I don't see anything problematic in an [00:04:20] arrival in the French archipelago in the agreement of this kind. There's already the Thule air base with [00:04:23] Americans stationed there, I don't consider that a bad [00:04:27] thing in terms of our protection. [00:04:32] We'll see, it also depends on how the agreement is worded, we hope that the [00:04:36] leaders have reached a good agreement, because our [00:04:39] country must be protected both in the air and at [00:04:42] sea. [00:04:47] This Friday, Donald Trump announced that he had obtained permanent [00:04:51] control over the security of this territory, which is as [00:04:55] immense as it is strategic. The approach is notably aimed at preventing [00:04:58] Russia and China from installing bases. Washington, for its part, intends to [00:05:01] open new ones and [00:05:05] station more troops there. The government of the [00:05:08] autonomous territory welcomed this agreement. On behalf of [00:05:11] Greenland. I welcome this agreement, which will benefit not only the [00:05:15] security of all, but also the continued development of this [00:05:18] country. The same enthusiasm from the Danish prime [00:05:21] minister. According to her, the text respects both the [00:05:24] sovereignty of the kingdom and the right of Greenlanders to [00:05:27] self-determination. A strategic partnership around a [00:05:30] key territory. The island could become a major passage as the [00:05:34] melting ice opens new maritime routes. Another [00:05:37] challenge is the significant reserves of rare earths in its [00:05:40] subsoil. The agreement, which has not been made public, is to be signed [00:05:44] next week on the sidelines of the United Nations General [00:05:48] Assembly. And Donald Trump, he immediately [00:05:52] carried out his threats in recent hours. The [00:05:55] American president had banned journalists from several [00:05:59] media outlets, including the prestigious CNN, from the White [00:06:03] House, media he considers too critical of him. Freedom of expression [00:06:06] is also directly challenged, despite being guaranteed by the American [00:06:10] constitution. So while awaiting an appeal, the journalists [00:06:13] concerned have in any case had to pack up, as noted by [00:06:16] our correspondent in Washington, Sonia [00:06:19] Dridi. And the astonishment and the [00:06:23] shock, because this morning on arrival, these journalists were [00:06:27] simply denied access to the White [00:06:30] House grounds and their badges were confiscated. You can see these [00:06:34] green tents behind me, usually, this is where CNN [00:06:38] journalists usually work, and well, it's a very [00:06:41] atmosphere because these journalists have been denied access. At [00:06:45] first, it wasn't very clear when Donald Trump made his announcement yesterday whether he was [00:06:49] simply banning them from the Oval [00:06:52] Office or from the White House grounds, and so this morning the [00:06:55] journalists got the answer. You see, I'm at the White [00:06:59] House, there are few people today and the [00:07:02] White House Correspondents' Association made a [00:07:06] statement in which it defends [00:07:09] its colleagues, saying that it is also an affront to the [00:07:13] American public who deserves independent [00:07:16] information. In a statement, CNN [00:07:19] denounced an illegal attack on press [00:07:23] freedom and Politico promised to defend its [00:07:27] right. This question is also in the news this [00:07:30] Sunday: will the AFD wave surge or recede? That is the whole [00:07:34] question agitating Germany this Sunday. The country is voting in new [00:07:37] regional elections, which will be held in Berlin and Mecklenburg [00:07:41] Western Pomerania. In the northeast of the country, after the earthquake caused, [00:07:45] you remember, by the great success of the far-right party in [00:07:48] Saxony-Anhalt, these elections will be closely watched by Chancellor [00:07:52] Merz and his party, the CDU, which suffered a [00:07:55] debacle in Saxony-Anhalt. A crisis meeting will also be [00:07:59] convened after the [00:08:00] vote. [00:08:03] Another mobilization, another context, this is in [00:08:05] Tunisia. Mobilization of hundreds of people to demand the [00:08:09] release of four pro-Palestinian activists, all [00:08:13] participated in the flotilla for Gaza and are accused of two [00:08:16] misappropriations of funds from the global summoned flotilla [00:08:20] by the authorities. The problem is that the organization of this same flotilla [00:08:23] is also demanding their release. The detainees have [00:08:29] strike. In the Middle East now, the fighting between the [00:08:32] Houthis and Saudi Arabia continues and [00:08:36] is even intensifying. Saudi Arabia claims to have intercepted a missile [00:08:40] fired by the Houthi rebels towards Riyadh, where a fire broke out [00:08:44] airport. On the ground, the Houthis are advancing eastward [00:08:48] in Yemen. In total, more than 12,000 people have been [00:08:52] displaced since the resumption of fighting. Thibo [00:08:54] Francesquet: [00:08:57] A thick column of black smoke rises above Riyadh's main airport [00:09:01] Saturday morning. Not far from there, an oil [00:09:04] depot is hit after a night of alerts in the Saudi [00:09:08] capital. The coalition led by Saudi Arabia [00:09:11] against the Houthis [00:09:14] the attack. The Houthis confirm it. This is the first time [00:09:18] since the resumption of fighting in July that Riyadh has been [00:09:20] hit. [00:09:23] These two large-scale military operations were carried out using [00:09:26] a large number of ballistic missiles and drones. The first [00:09:30] targeted the Saudi capital Riyadh and the second targeted Haramko [00:09:34] Ayambu. [00:09:36] In Yemen, fighting between the Houthi rebels supported by Iran and government [00:09:40] forces backed by Riyadh is intensifying. [00:09:43] On Thursday, the Yemeni army published these images of strikes it carried out, [00:09:47] but this is not enough to stop the advance of the armed rebel [00:09:50] group. To the east, the Houthis are advancing in the oil-rich [00:09:53] Marib region, an important source of revenue for the Yemeni [00:09:57] government. To the west, they have taken control of the [00:10:00] Red Sea coast and especially the Bab-el-Mandeb [00:10:03] Strait, a strategic passage for global trade [00:10:06] and especially for Saudi oil. The city of [00:10:09] Mocha has notably been taken, which worries [00:10:12] the inhabitants. [00:10:15] They are all fighting against us, they are all against Islam and Muslims and [00:10:19] against Yemen in particular, America and everyone. We [00:10:23] pray to God to save us from it. [00:10:27] According to the United Nations, at least 112,000 people have been displaced since [00:10:30] the resumption of fighting. Many [00:10:34] the other side of the Red [00:10:35] Sea. [00:10:38] And direct consequences of this war and that in Iran, an [00:10:42] explosion in fuel prices here in France, the liter of diesel [00:10:45] is at record highs, more than €2.50 on [00:10:48] average. So the government has extended the aid scheme [00:10:52] for frequent drivers, the opposition [00:10:55] is asking for more, a tax cut or a price cap, measures [00:10:59] already adopted, as you will see, by several European countries. Julien [00:11:03] Cholin, when prices never stop [00:11:06] climbing, what can the government do? At [00:11:10] the pump, the prices displayed [00:11:12] are soaring faster and faster. I [00:11:16] stop at €20, that's it, I can't do it anymore, I don't have the means to fill up. Sofiane [00:11:20] Nunis, 19, has no choice, a parcel preparer in a warehouse on the [00:11:23] German side, 90 km from here, he says he spends half [00:11:27] his salary on fuel. [00:11:31] Lower gasoline prices, lower prices for everyone a bit because we can't [00:11:35] keep up. Currently, the government [00:11:37] targets frequent drivers, an aid of €100 for those who [00:11:41] work more than 15 km from their home and under income [00:11:44] conditions, maximum annual income of [00:11:47] €16,880 per tax unit. The scheme [00:11:51] should be extended and the criteria could be broadened according to our [00:11:55] information to concern more French people. [00:11:58] Insufficient in the eyes of Marine Le Pen, Bruno Rettallot or even the communist [00:12:02] Fabien Roussell who advocates lowering taxes. Jean-Luc [00:12:05] Mélenchon calls for capping prices. Tracks [00:12:09] followed by several of our neighbors. Last one, [00:12:13] Germany which will decrease its taxes by 17 cents, [00:12:16] 5 cents decrease decided in [00:12:19] Luxembourg, and it's even about 20 cents in [00:12:23] Spain for diesel. [00:12:26] Belgium chose to block [00:12:29] prices. To finance these measures, [00:12:32] several countries are calling to tax the superprofits of [00:12:36] oil companies, but in France, Total, which caps its [00:12:39] prices at the pump, threatens. If there is somehow a [00:12:43] tax, we will learn the lessons and there will never be any more capping at Total Energies. The [00:12:46] government will meet on Monday to decide what form the aid will take [00:12:50] after October [00:13:02] museums or French monuments whose visit can be impossible or expensive the [00:13:06] rest of the year. And a new feature announced in June by the Ministry of [00:13:10] Culture, a heritage pass that should make [00:13:13] this culture more accessible, explanation [00:13:23] joined the Passpatr adventure, the Marmottan Monet Museum in [00:13:27] Paris. Visitors, who usually pay €14 for entry, are [00:13:30] delighted with this new offer. I really think it's a great idea because it [00:13:34] also facilitates access to culture for everyone and it makes you want to [00:13:37] go to a museum even more. [00:13:41] with this pass we will be able to save a lot of money, it's really good for [00:13:45] foreigners traveling to Paris or to France in [00:13:48] general. [00:13:51] The project's objective is to attract a new audience throughout the year. to [00:13:55] help preserve the heritage, uh the [00:13:57] state of heritage in France is quite worrying, uh we know for historical [00:14:01] monuments, the Ministry of Culture evaluates heritage in poor condition, [00:14:05] critical condition or poor condition, at about 25% of [00:14:08] buildings, and then we are in a context where public resources are [00:14:12] dwindling, and so what we want to do with the pass is to increase the number of [00:14:15] visitors and therefore increase the resources of the sites. For each [00:14:19] validated pass, the visited monument receives approximately 80% of its [00:14:22] full price, but the foundation also relies on public spending, [00:14:26] such as merchandise and on-site [00:14:30] that should help renovate French monuments, a heritage in [00:14:34] peril, according to the Ministry of Culture, which is also the theme of this [00:14:37] edition of the Heritage [00:14:57] Stay with us right now on our channel, it's time for "A Week in [00:15:01] France", presented by Nabia [00:15:02] Makloufi. [00:15:15] here in France by fishermen. Actions like [00:15:17] these have multiplied to denounce the soaring fuel prices. [00:15:21] The government has therefore committed to providing aid to certain [00:15:25] sectors that will follow the variation of fuel prices. This [00:15:29] feeling of anger is also shared by all those who can no longer [00:15:32] keep up and who cannot claim state aid. Fuel [00:15:36] prices have broken records, direct consequences of the conflicts in the [00:15:39] Middle East, as the head of state said yesterday. He also gathered the candidates for his [00:15:43] succession at the Élysée and the president warned that this crisis will [00:15:46] last for a long time. [00:15:50] long minutes of waiting before reaching the pump. At [00:15:53] Total, prices are capped, so to benefit from these [00:15:57] lower prices, in this station in Montpellier, motorists [00:16:00] have to wait. We know it's complicated as soon as we [00:16:04] want to put a little [00:16:07] horns. Total stations taken 30-45 minutes. Oh yeah, still, I think so, [00:16:10] from what I see there, yeah, about [00:16:13] yeah, there's no choice but to wait, no choice, we're going to arm [00:16:17] ourselves with patience. some still use their [00:16:23] by storm also in Meudon near Paris. The queue [00:16:27] even partly blocks traffic. Everyone wants to [00:16:30] anticipate a possible price increase. [00:16:33] I'm not worried about supply, but I'm [00:16:36] worried about prices. I think it will continue to increase. [00:16:40] some even fill jerrycans as a precaution. It's a long, long [00:16:43] time ago when we were at 1.90, we already said it was [00:16:47] expensive, we'd like to get back to 1.90 [00:16:50] minimum. With 20 cents more per liter on average, competitors [00:16:54] find themselves with almost deserted stations, whether [00:16:58] distributors or [00:17:00] supermarkets, as observed this afternoon in the Paris [00:17:03] region. So, facing this price hike, should state [00:17:07] aid be extended to others than frequent drivers? As soon as you earn a [00:17:10] little more than the minimum wage, you don't have the right to aid, so you'd like it to be [00:17:14] extended, right? I'd just like [00:17:17] gasoline to be cheaper, that's all. No, what's most important is to lower [00:17:21] taxes on gasoline. We need to stop making complicated systems with [00:17:24] aid given here and there that are complicated to obtain and that [00:17:28] cost a lot to implement. Some experts [00:17:32] estimate that the symbolic bar of €2.50 for diesel [00:17:35] could be crossed within a month. [00:17:40] far-right suspected of preparing a terrorist attack has been indicted [00:17:44] and placed in pre-trial detention. He was posting messages on [00:17:48] online forums that alerted authorities. Natalie [00:17:51] Pérez, Audi Longueval and Stéphane [00:17:53] Guilliman. [00:17:55] It's omerta at the Yvelines police station, where the implicated [00:17:59] police officer worked. It's Maxime K, a 35-year-old [00:18:03] police officer, single and without children. He is now [00:18:07] suspected of planning an ultra-violent terrorist act [00:18:11] services, a shock for one of his colleagues who had [00:18:14] worked with him for several years. when we learn this [00:18:18] story, it's a great surprise. He came to work, he didn't make [00:18:21] any noise, he did his job conscientiously, and [00:18:25] there are no reproaches to be made on that. [00:18:29] And as I told you, he remained discreet about his private life, so we couldn't [00:18:32] necessarily expect [00:18:35] to hear about a case like that. A surprise [00:18:38] all the greater given that in 2021, the Prefect of Police of Paris [00:18:42] had rewarded him for acts of courage and devotion. [00:18:46] The police officer is now incarcerated and indicted on the following [00:18:49] counts: [00:18:52] of war material, weapons, ammunition [00:18:55] in connection with a terrorist enterprise. At his [00:18:59] home, investigators found material intended for the [00:19:02] manufacture of weapons and ammunition with a [00:19:05] 3D printer. The police officer, adhering to a far-right [00:19:08] ideology, called on his social networks to defend Catholic [00:19:12] Europe by attacking the state and its institutions, a [00:19:16] conspiracist and dangerous movement according to experts. The [00:19:21] forces, military personnel, etc., is considered by a certain number of [00:19:25] these currents as a necessity, because they have the idea that it is the state that [00:19:28] oppresses, so attacking the state and attacking its [00:19:31] representatives is a tactical necessity for [00:19:34] them. According to the anti-terrorist prosecutor's office, at this stage, [00:19:38] it is an isolated act, without any clearly identified [00:19:41] target. Contacted, his lawyer did not wish to respond [00:21:46] XIV to Paris, which will be next week. The Sovereign Pontiff will [00:21:50] notably preside over a mass on the Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Élysées. [00:21:53] Hundreds of thousands of people have already registered, [00:21:56] an enthusiasm that is forcing the organizers to think bigger. [00:22:00] The cost of this trip is estimated at €27 million, and it is to be [00:22:04] financed by donations. The French state only covers [00:22:07] security. It has almost become a [00:22:11] tourist attraction, the works on the Place de la [00:22:14] Concorde, transformed into a gigantic [00:22:19] event that is being prepared there, the giant [00:22:22] mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV. A magnificent capital, [00:22:25] and I think it's great that we can welcome him and [00:22:28] deploy the necessary means to welcome him. Only [00:22:32] a few days left to set up the altar from which Leo XIV [00:22:36] will address 600,000 faithful, 100,000 [00:22:40] more than expected. The organizers had to enlarge [00:22:43] the space reserved for spectators, which extends [00:22:47] Arc de Triomphe to the Porte Maillot. It's [00:22:51] really the perfect place. These two American women on vacation in [00:22:55] Paris were able to get a ticket. They came to [00:22:58] scout it out today. [00:23:01] The popemobile will surely arrive this way, and [00:23:05] the whole square will be flooded with people. [00:23:19] I'm really expecting a huge crowd. to see accommodation for the youngest, many [00:23:23] Parisian churches will be transformed into dormitories, at the [00:23:27] parish of Saint-Leon, Father Denis [00:23:29] Matzinger will open a room to accommodate [00:23:33] 50 young people from Chartres for two days, [00:23:36] they will sleep there on floor mats, not very [00:23:40] complicated [00:23:42] and it's and it's very comfortable, that's it anyway [00:23:46] they have that plus a sleeping bag so they are voilà they won't be [00:23:50] cold, this XXL organization [00:23:52] has a cost 27 million euros for [00:23:56] 4 days in France, calls for donations continue because to [00:24:00] this day there are still 21 million [00:24:03] euros missing. Discovering or rediscovering [00:24:06] heritage. For more than 40 years now, for a [00:24:10] weekend, thousands of historical, artistic, cultural and even [00:24:13] political sites open their doors to the general public. This year, the heritage foundation is launching an [00:24:17] annual pass at 78 euros. It gives access to nearly [00:24:21] 500 sites, look, [00:24:25] it's a treasure of our heritage, the castle of [00:24:28] Fontainebleau, classified by UNESCO, discovering [00:24:31] its gardens and apartments, it [00:24:35] has a price, 68 [00:24:36] euros. [00:24:39] Yes madam, that's 17 euros per adult, but the [00:24:43] visit can cost almost three times less, thanks to the heritage pass [00:24:46] and its monthly subscription of 6.50 euros. A [00:24:50] system welcomed with enthusiasm by [00:24:52] visitors. Oh, I think it's very [00:24:56] favorable, it's worth it, it's very good, it allows [00:25:00] people to come [00:25:02] and visit more easily I [00:25:05] think, so no, I think it's a very good thing to open up [00:25:09] French heritage like this, the formulas [00:25:12] vary and can go up to 14.50 euros per month for a [00:25:16] family, all of them open [00:25:18] entry to 500 euros. Other sites in [00:25:21] France, [00:25:23] Versailles, [00:25:25] Chambord, Chantilly, the most beautiful [00:25:29] castles in France, but also lesser known places like the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild in Saint-Jean [00:25:33] Cap-Ferrat or the Château de Mains sur Loire. So many [00:25:36] jewels of our territory that the Heritage Foundation [00:25:40] hopes to make more accessible. Our [00:25:42] objective is really to democratize heritage and for people to start [00:25:46] visiting many more sites. Today, only [00:25:50] 65% of French people visit a heritage site every year, we [00:25:54] would like to increase this percentage. A [00:25:57] system that would above all allow participation in the maintenance of these [00:26:01] heritage sites. For each validated entry, the monument will receive [00:26:05] an average of 80% of its full price, a [00:26:08] pass to visit almost without counting, [00:26:11] and encourage even more French people to discover all the [00:26:15] richness of their [00:26:32] Find me on urban legends with Juliette this show [00:26:36] Doctor Yaro good or minimum that ah minimum [00:26:40] that eh it was maximum that it was good we were at [00:26:43] the max of our game that's it maximum [00:26:47] that's it maximum Yaro it's maximum urban legends [00:26:51] it's maximum that's it urban legends Yaro it's maximum [00:26:55] that very strong very very [00:26:58] strong urban legends to [00:27:01] see on France why it was something like that you don't do that. [00:30:08] Hello everyone and thank you for joining us on France 24, it's the beginning of the weekend [00:30:12] with a new news report and here are our headlines for this [00:30:15] Sunday, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon and French, it's obvious, these [00:30:19] are the words of Emmanuel Macron shortly after his [00:30:23] North Atlantic not far from Canada, 3 days of visit for [00:30:26] Emmanuel Macron where he will notably meet the Canadian [00:30:30] Prime Minister Mark. A response too, you will see in this [00:30:34] newspaper to Donald Trump, we will also talk [00:30:37] in the headlines about this war in the Middle East between the Houthis and Saudi [00:30:40] Arabia. Riyadh accuses the Shiite movement of having [00:30:44] targeted the Saudi capital with a [00:30:46] missile, the latter also claim to have targeted sensitive [00:30:50] sites in the Saudi kingdom, tools that [00:30:53] are also continuing their progress on the ground eastward in Yemen, you will [00:30:57] see, and then all this weekend here in...