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[00:00:07] good evening everyone and thank you for being with us, at the top of this edition, Pope [00:00:12] of sexual violence committed within the Leo XIV who arrived in Lourdes, he has just meditated in the [00:00:15] grotto of the apparitions where he is still [00:00:17] these people, we know that there is a victim of at this moment a little earlier this afternoon 80,000 people [00:00:20] gathered on the Place de la Concorde in Paris for an XXL [00:00:24] mass, we'll come back to it in a moment. end of receiving [00:00:27] us, Donald Trump rejects the Iranian offer to reopen the Strait [00:00:31] of Hormuz in 7 days, it was during the UN General Assembly [00:00:34] this week that Tehran made the proposal, but the American [00:00:38] a few days before the first round of president believes that the Iranian regime is losing the [00:00:41] game. A few days before the first round of the [00:00:45] presidential election, Lula banned sports betting in [00:00:48] Brazil, betting platforms have exploded in the country in recent [00:00:52] years, despite an attempt at regulation, these sports bets [00:00:55] weaken many Brazilian households, but this [00:00:59] attempt at... the home stretch is criticized by his rival [00:01:02] Flavio Bolsonaro. [00:01:18] Pope Leo XIV is therefore in Lourdes, he is even at this very moment [00:01:21] in the Grotto of the Apparitions where he [00:01:24] meditated earlier, we [00:01:27] see him in these images, in... [00:02:02] chiia voluntas tua [00:02:06] sicuti in cielo [00:02:08] ed in [00:02:10] terra, panel [00:02:13] nostruchi [00:02:16] the Thai capital under di annundanomi sorii [00:02:20] e [00:02:23] dimmi te nobilis de [00:02:26] vita nostra. [00:02:35] proposal at the UN General Assembly [00:03:00] and the welcome was just as numerous this afternoon on the Place de la [00:03:04] have to wait. Donald Trump Concorde, 800,000 people gathered to [00:03:07] listen to his mass, the account of this [00:03:10] day by Eita [00:03:11] Nadji, [00:03:17] a stroll aboard the Popemobile in the [00:03:21] midst of a compact crowd gathered around the Arc de [00:03:24] Triomphe [00:03:27] on the Champs Elysées, the Pope [00:03:30] welcomed with cheers and applause from the [00:03:33] faithful, 70,000 people came to attend [00:03:36] the mass of the sovereign pontiff who makes [00:03:40] One week before the first round of a few stops to bless the children, [00:03:43] an opportunity for the head of the Catholic Church to [00:03:46] gauge his popularity among the [00:03:47] French, [00:03:54] we were right in front of the barrier but he turned his head at the [00:03:57] wrong moment, we are happy. [00:04:00] to have seen him anyway, it's a great moment of deep [00:04:03] joy in union with the Church, and it was quite [00:04:06] moving [00:04:08] to pass on his Popemobile, with all the flags, the panoramic views of the Champs [00:04:12] Elysées, it's moving and it's a first for us, [00:04:16] highlight of the second day of his visit to France where he [00:04:19] celebrated a giant mass on the Place de la Concorde on [00:04:23] the occasion of the first visit of a Pope to France since [00:04:27] 2008. I thank God for the [00:04:31] grace that he offered me to be [00:04:34] here on this Place de la Concorde to [00:04:38] celebrate the Eucharist, [00:04:40] may my presence among you [00:04:43] confirm your faith. A little [00:04:47] earlier, Leo XIV went to the Bakita house, a [00:04:51] diocesan association supporting migrants. Since [00:04:54] his election in May 2025, he regularly [00:04:57] calls for defending the dignity of... exiled people and [00:05:01] refugees, a papal visit that continues in [00:05:05] Lourdes, then to Mass on Monday, some [00:05:08] 17,000 volunteers are mobilized and 12,500 [00:05:11] police and gendarmes for a total budget of 27 [00:05:15] million euros, [00:05:19] tomorrow still in Lourdes, the Pope is to meet with seven victims [00:05:24] Church, an exchange that will take place in private, among [00:05:30] the Baier and former student of Betaram, two [00:05:33] cases that shook French society [00:05:36] and Etanadjie, [00:05:40] the mosaics that adorn the facade. of the Rosary Basilica in [00:05:44] Lourdes, hidden for the visit of Pope Leo [00:05:47] XIV, they are the work of the artist and Jesuit [00:05:50] priest Marco Rupnik, accused [00:05:53] of sexual assault and psychological abuse by several of his [00:05:56] former collaborators, including nuns. The [00:06:00] Vatican would not have exerted any pressure to conceal them according to the Bishop [00:06:04] of Tarbes and Lourdes, who invokes a symbolic decision [00:06:07] out of respect for the [00:06:08] pilgrims. [00:06:12] if two of my clients revealed that they themselves had suffered abuse at [00:06:16] the time when the artwork itself was being [00:06:19] created. [00:06:22] during his visit to Lourdes scheduled for Sunday, the sovereign pontiff will [00:06:25] meet seven victims of sexual abuse within the French [00:06:28] clergy. more than words and condemnations, many [00:06:32] victims now await actions from Pope Leo XIV [00:06:36] who recently called sexual abuse committed in the Church an [00:06:39] open wound. and we obviously hope... [00:06:42] uh that this meeting will be strong [00:06:46] and not only in terms of emotion but [00:06:49] in terms of taking a stand and that he [00:06:53] will display absolute shame regarding all these [00:06:57] priests who committed unspeakable acts. In [00:07:00] 2021, a report from an independent commission [00:07:03] estimated at 33,000, the [00:07:06] number of children who suffered sexual violence within the Catholic Church in [00:07:09] France, abuses that are seven decades old. The [00:07:13] restorative bodies created by the Episcopate after the publication of this [00:07:17] report, as well as the victim collectives, are already talking about a [00:07:20] missed opportunity, they would have preferred a full day of collective [00:07:24] exchange. The Catholic authorities have put in place protection [00:07:28] measures and financial reparations, but the victims [00:07:32] continue to demand accountability and more [00:07:35] prevention. [00:07:38] In other news, Donald Trump rejects the Iranian offer [00:07:42] to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran submitted the [00:07:47] this week, for a reopening of the passage in 7 [00:07:51] days, but according to the Wall Street Journal, the American president [00:07:54] is considering a resumption of bombing on Iran after [00:07:58] the midterm elections in November. Axel [00:08:01] Simon. [00:08:04] Have you talked about the war with Iran? Yes, will there be progress [00:08:07] concerning the strait? I think we're going to make excellent [00:08:10] progress. [00:08:12] Announced progress that will still [00:08:16] rejected an Iranian proposal on Friday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, [00:08:20] currently blocked, within 7 days. The proposal [00:08:24] made by Tehran through Qatari mediators provided for the [00:08:28] reopening of this strategic maritime route and the suspension [00:08:31] of fighting in the region, including in Lebanon. In return, broader [00:08:35] negotiations would have been initiated, the United States would have [00:08:38] lifted the blockade of Iranian ports, unfrozen funds [00:08:42] and renounced oil sanctions against Iran. [00:08:46] Unacceptable for Donald Trump, the American president believes, according to the [00:08:49] Wall Street Journal, that the Islamic Republic will not keep its [00:08:53] commitments. The American president, who would not rule out a resumption [00:08:56] of strikes in Iran after the legislative elections in Mimanda on [00:09:00] November 3rd. Unacceptable threats according to the head of Iranian [00:09:04] diplomacy. Iran [00:09:06] accepts neither coercion, nor threats, nor intimidation and will not [00:09:10] renounce its sovereign rights under. sovereignty is not [00:09:14] conditional, [00:09:16] diplomacy does not mean capitulation and peace [00:09:20] cannot be built on threats [00:09:21] of annihilation. [00:09:25] The blockade continues on both sides and Donald Trump even [00:09:29] added fuel to the fire with this map published on his social [00:09:32] network which proposes to rename the Strait of Hormuz Trump [00:09:36] Strait. The agreement signed in June between [00:09:40] Tehran and Washington nevertheless provided for. ending the war, [00:09:43] reopening this strategic maritime passage and holding [00:09:46] talks on the ultra-sensitive Iranian nuclear [00:09:49] program, but no significant progress has been made [00:09:53] since its signing. [00:09:57] We continue with this eviction which caused a real uproar in [00:10:01] Spain, hundreds of people demonstrated today [00:10:04] in Madrid to support Marie Carmen, an 87-year-old woman who had lived in an [00:10:08] apartment in the center of the Spanish capital for 70 years. [00:10:13] She was evicted by the real estate agency that had bought her [00:10:16] home, let's listen to her before going to [00:10:18] Madrid. [00:10:22] I couldn't defend my home, but I [00:10:25] fought so that others would learn to fight, [00:10:29] my home was my whole life and now I have to leave it behind [00:10:32] me, [00:10:35] but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop fighting and that I won't come [00:10:38] back, [00:10:43] in any case in Madrid, the mobilization to support her continues with a [00:10:47] new demonstration today Selma Hajbuusian in [00:10:50] Madrid, [00:10:52] there's a new demonstration as you just said. here taking place at this [00:10:56] very moment, it follows the first demonstration that took [00:10:59] place on Wednesday afternoon following the eviction of Marie Carmen, [00:11:03] this time tens of thousands of people went [00:11:07] to demonstrate against this eviction, but more [00:11:11] broadly against the housing crisis in Madrid and in [00:11:14] Spain, this demonstration was organized by the Madrid [00:11:18] Tenants' Union with the support of Marie Carmen [00:11:21] who asked this afternoon for Spaniards to... [00:11:25] mobilize for the right to housing and for modifications to [00:11:29] be made to the law, a complex situation that [00:11:32] continues and has become unbearable for millions of Spaniards [00:11:36] who are revolting and who see their rents increase over [00:11:40] the years, rents that have increased [00:11:44] by more than 30% between 2021 and 2024 [00:11:48] while salaries themselves have only increased by [00:11:50] 7.9% during the same period. [00:11:55] a situation under high tension that is fueling this housing [00:11:58] crisis that Spain has been facing again in recent years. [00:12:02] That's the details from Selma Haj [00:12:06] Buzian. We continue with these catastrophic floods in [00:12:09] Bangkok, the Thai capital is under water. After torrential [00:12:12] rains, a state of natural disaster has been declared [00:12:16] throughout the city, the uninterrupted torrential [00:12:18] rains in the last 48 hours have caused very [00:12:22] significant flooding as you... can see in these images, Simon, [00:12:26] submerged [00:12:29] roads and residents forced to move in more than twenty centimeters [00:12:33] of water, while the canals of Bangkok overflow and water [00:12:36] seeps into buildings, life continues at all costs in the streets of [00:12:41] the torrential rains, [00:12:44] I'm [00:12:47] shocked, honestly this situation is quite [00:12:49] frightening, Saturday evening the situation was [00:12:53] considered stabilized. and even if the roads are still flooded, [00:12:57] the damage is already considerable, according to the [00:13:00] Bangkok authorities, the most affected part is the east of the [00:13:03] city, they have opened several temporary shelters in schools [00:13:06] and have prepared a million sandbags for residents to protect [00:13:10] their homes and businesses. [00:13:14] Warnings were rather limited this time, the only real alert arrived [00:13:18] Thursday morning via a notification on our [00:13:20] phones. [00:13:22] Before that, I wasn't sufficiently. [00:13:55] throughout Thailand had caused more than 500 deaths and damaged millions [00:13:59] of homes. [00:14:05] the presidential election in Brazil, Lula has banned sports [00:14:08] betting, these platforms have literally exploded in the country, in this country [00:14:12] where football is king, they are also among the biggest sponsors of [00:14:16] Brazilian clubs, let's go straight to Rio de [00:14:19] Janeiro, Fany Loter, you are live with [00:14:22] us, hello, but first we would like to know [00:14:25] the extent of sports betting in [00:14:28] Brazil, what is its [00:14:29] place? [00:14:33] well yes, as you said, football here is a religion and sports [00:14:37] betting companies have understood this well, they have an incredible place here [00:14:41] in the daily lives of Brazilians, I can tell you for example that last June [00:14:45] during the football World Cup, on Copa Cabana, [00:14:49] the fan zone was sponsored by [00:14:52] several companies, sports betting companies. everywhere in the [00:14:55] city, billboards sometimes much larger than the [00:14:59] screen itself on which football supporters wanted to [00:15:02] watch the match, football companies that [00:15:06] sponsor 13 of the 20 most important [00:15:09] football teams here in Brazil and who have [00:15:13] world stars as ambassadors like Neymar or [00:15:16] Vinicius Junior who have millions of followers on [00:15:19] their social networks, it's a phenomenon that has grown so [00:15:23] much that in 2025, these sports betting companies have [00:15:26] absorbed nearly 10 billion euros in [00:15:30] revenue from Brazilian households, more than 8 [00:15:33] out of 10 families are in debt here in... Brazil, a [00:15:36] figure that the Brazilian government directly links [00:15:39] to sports betting, more recently, last Wednesday, a new poll [00:15:43] revealed that three quarters of Brazilians were [00:15:46] in favor of banning these sports bets, in any case Fany [00:15:50] Loter, Lula's rival, Flavio Bolsonaro who [00:15:53] is also running for president, did not fail to criticize this [00:15:57] decision he took in the home stretch before the [00:16:00] first round, [00:16:03] yes, [00:16:06] he called this... decision electoral opportunism, it must be said [00:16:09] that Lula announced this on September 25th in São Paulo [00:16:15] the election which will be held on October 4th, a decision he justified by [00:16:19] explaining that these sports betting companies, this sports [00:16:22] betting phenomenon was a disease, the cancer of Brazilian [00:16:26] society, he announced this decision as a public [00:16:29] health decision, it must be said here that there are many associations that help [00:16:33] these anonymous players, we met the president of an association [00:16:37] here in Rio last June during the World Cup who explained to us [00:16:40] that he was receiving hundreds of more and more requests [00:16:43] from people from Brazil who want to try to stop [00:16:47] gambling as they are addicted to sports betting, a decision [00:16:51] obviously that Flavio Bolsonaro rejects while the two main opponents in [00:16:54] the presidential election race are neck and neck in the [00:16:58] polls according to the representative of the far-right opponent [00:17:01] Flavio Bolsonaro, online betting should not [00:17:05] be banned, on the contrary he even accuses the Lula [00:17:09] government in 2023 of having regulated these online bets which had been [00:17:12] authorized in 2018 under the government of Michel Temer, thank you [00:17:16] Fany Loter, France 24 correspondent from Rio [00:17:19] de Janeiro in Brazil, thank you. We continue with [00:17:23] this mountain treasure hunt, every year, enthusiasts [00:17:27] explore the cliffs of Haute Savoie in search of [00:17:30] crystals that were formed several million [00:17:33] years ago, some can be worth tens of thousands [00:17:37] of euros, but their quest can be [00:17:40] dangerous. [00:17:43] In the Mont-Blanc massif, every summer, [00:17:47] mountaineers go in search of [00:17:48] them. [00:17:51] It's like a treasure hunt at high altitude. [00:17:54] Jonathan Charlet is a high mountain guide in Chamonix. In his family, they have been [00:17:58] crystal miners from father to son for several generations. [00:18:02] Accompanied by a friend, he progresses towards a site he knows [00:18:05] well, where he has already made finds in the past, [00:18:08] beware, we see the small crystals shining, we [00:18:12] see calcites, there you go, it's a good sign, we know it's a [00:18:16] place where there are crystals, in the cliff, they have spotted [00:18:20] openings to prospect, cracks in [00:18:22] the rock, where crystals sometimes form, that one is beautiful [00:18:26] too, the exploration will be able to [00:18:29] begin, the long straight ice axe, that's important, pointed at the end, it also [00:18:32] acts as a chisel, at the same time, it allows you to [00:18:36] hit the pieces in the... crack quite far [00:18:39] with the small hammer like [00:18:40] that it opened a small [00:18:44] crack it comes [00:18:46] slowly tapping digging [00:18:49] scraping sneaking into the rocky [00:18:53] cavity sometimes for hours without success that [00:18:57] day so the crystal hunter shows us a piece he found during a [00:19:00] previous exploration in the area these are quartz [00:19:04] that grow stacked one on top of the other so with the points on the sides. [00:19:08] and it's flat on top, that's what's really fascinating, it's trying to find new [00:19:11] forms, new architectures, these [00:19:14] stones formed several million years ago, with [00:19:18] climate change, new pockets, he calls them [00:19:21] ovens, appear and attract covetousness, some [00:19:25] ovens are caught in the ice and so with glacial melt we [00:19:29] find more and more crystal ovens and veins that are [00:19:32] discovered, to regulate the practice, the Chamonix town [00:19:36] hall has established rules: crystal hunters are subject to [00:19:39] authorization to prospect and must show their discoveries to the town's [00:19:43] crystal museum which can buy them at a reasonable [00:19:46] price. The most beautiful piece is this pink [00:19:49] fluorite, it was discovered and bought 12 years ago, [00:19:53] it was the town hall that negotiated with the [00:19:56] discoverers, because it was obvious that a piece like this had to stay at home, and [00:19:59] how much? No, no answer to these [00:20:03] questions. Several tens of thousands of euros according to [00:20:07] our... information: the price, a taboo subject and [00:20:10] at the same time present in everyone's minds. several times a [00:20:14] year, stone researchers meet at crystal fairs like [00:20:17] here in Bourdoisant, enthusiasts exchange and sell [00:20:21] their finds at rather affordable prices. we are in pieces that [00:20:24] vary between, let's say, 40 to 50 euros up to [00:20:28] 300-400 for the most expensive ones. Most of the crystal hunters [00:20:31] present here claim not to make a fortune, just enough to [00:20:35] finance their research and... many outings in [00:20:38] the mountains, most of the time they prefer to keep their most beautiful [00:20:42] discoveries for themselves. Romain Kerol exhibits the remarkable [00:20:45] crystals he has found over time, like this piece of [00:20:48] quartz, madam. asked when I put it in the display case [00:20:51] but but it's not for sale, it's definitely [00:20:55] not for sale, it's for me, it's for my collection, around [00:20:59] Chamonix, about a hundred crystal hunters are registered with the [00:21:02] town hall, each has their own research spots, which they [00:21:06] usually keep secret, most of the collection takes [00:21:10] place in the summer season, [00:21:13] and now a spotlight on Chloé Réveillon at 31 [00:21:17] years old, she has been pursuing her dream for 5 years. to become [00:21:20] a star dancer at the Amsterdam Opera, between intensive [00:21:24] training and repeated performances, the Frenchwoman [00:21:27] leads a daily life entirely focused on dance. Valérie [00:21:30] Astruc, Flavie Motila and Louis Valle [00:21:33] followed her. [00:21:37] On the stage of the Amsterdam Opera, a [00:21:39] French dancer of international [00:21:41] class. [00:21:50] Chloé Réveillon is 31 years old, her pointe shoes have graced [00:21:54] the most prestigious theaters, [00:21:57] London, Saint Petersburg, Paris, a career [00:22:00] focused on the ultimate goal of becoming a star [00:22:03] dancer, that's why I work every day and I get [00:22:06] up on my days off, it's to achieve this [00:22:09] dream. She has been dancing in the Dutch [00:22:12] capital for 5 years, and her profession comes home with her every [00:22:16] morning. I prepare my slippers for rehearsals. [00:22:20] I take the opportunity to be in my head, to do visualization and review the steps, [00:22:23] corrections and all the points of improvement for the next day, [00:22:27] we finish at 11 p.m. with the shows and we rarely see daylight, [00:22:30] so these moments are really [00:22:33] privileged [00:22:36] and important to stay connected to the outside [00:22:39] world, good evening, [00:22:40] good evening, [00:22:46] tonight is the first performance of the season, [00:23:20] 14, the Sun King and we [00:23:23] still teach ballet with these French words, as much in Russia as in [00:23:26] France, in England or in other countries around [00:23:28] the world. Conversely, Chloé also [00:23:32] adapts to the Amsterdam way of life, getting off the Eurostar, [00:23:36] I bought a bike right away, you have friends who [00:23:39] text you, we said together tonight, we grab our [00:23:42] bikes and then we pedal and come rain or shine. During [00:23:46] the break, Chloé meets other French dancers who have recently [00:23:50] arrived in the Amsterdam ballet, in this [00:23:52] very competitive environment, the advice of the more experienced is [00:23:56] welcome, you were very focused in fact, maybe get out [00:24:00] of technical elements a bit, the French, we are therefore in elegance, in [00:24:03] the exactitude of movement, we prefer [00:24:06] to be perhaps less extravagant but much more [00:24:10] precise, I think we are very well regarded, the [00:24:12] French, [00:24:14] it's not, as the show approaches, the [00:24:17] hair and makeup are done by the... [00:24:50] last rehearsal before the arrival of the audience, gestures [00:24:53] learned as a young ballet student at the Paris Opera, [00:24:57] precision, rigor, grace, all qualities [00:25:01] typically French, [00:25:05] the Paris Opera is a dream, and Chloé is quite [00:25:09] stubborn, but stubborn in the sense that when it's time to [00:25:12] arrive, you [00:25:13] arrive, [00:25:16] until the last moment, you have to rehearse, warm up. [00:25:24] it's quite contrasted between a lot of calm and at the same time a lot [00:25:27] of adrenaline so you have to manage this energy all along, I love adrenaline, I think [00:25:31] that's what makes me feel [00:25:47] alive, mission accomplished in the foyer, the... the audience is waiting for [00:25:50] her and her [00:25:51] partner, [00:25:55] yeah it was great as usual, a treat, you shine [00:25:58] so much, after the compliments, [00:26:03] the ice bath for her [00:26:05] feet, [00:26:09] quite happy to be back on stage and then let's say we open the ball [00:26:12] quoi, a hundred shows to come, sometimes in the [00:26:16] role of a star, the French ballerina is not finished with the [00:26:19] stages of the whole world, [00:26:23] that's the end of this news, but the training continues on France [00:26:26] 24, stay with us, we will talk again about the Pope's visit who [00:26:30] is in Lourdes at the moment, have a very good evening. 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Pope Leo XIV's prayer for France [00:30:17] this evening at the Grotto of Lourdes. The sovereign pontiff continues his visit to [00:30:21] France. Earlier in the day, he was in Paris to celebrate a [00:30:24] large mass on the Place de la Concorde. Some 800,000 people [00:30:28] had made the trip to follow the service. Also in [00:30:31] the news is the rejection by the United States of the Iranian plan to open [00:30:35] the Strait of Hormuz. It had been submitted yesterday in Washington. For the American [00:30:39] president, it's an admission of weakness on the part of the Iranian authorities who are, I [00:30:43] quote, "losing." Finally, [00:30:46] thousands of people are demonstrating in Madrid against Pedro [00:30:49] Sanchez's government. They accuse him of not protecting Spain's borders after the influx of [00:30:53] migrants that occurred this summer in Ceuta, a mobilization [00:30:56] supported by the right and the far right. We will find our correspondent on site.