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[00:00:11] Hello everyone, nice to see you again on France 24, welcome, if you're just joining us,
[00:00:15] welcome to Paris Live, we're off for 3 hours of non-stop news, here are the main headlines, and we
[00:00:19] will come back to the very numerous reactions,
[00:00:23] the energy truce announced last night by Donald Trump, the European
[00:00:27] driving and non-compliance with the traffic Union will support such a ceasefire between Ukraine and... Russia
[00:00:30] as soon as it holds. Since the American
[00:00:33] president's surprising announcement, neither side has provided
[00:00:37] details, nor confirmed the initiative, the strikes on Ukraine have
[00:00:40] mostly continued, that's what Anne Corpé will tell us in a moment. Hello Anne,
[00:00:44] in three weeks of midterm elections, Donald
[00:00:48] Trump would surely like to announce to the American people the end of the war in
[00:00:51] Ukraine, and also the end of the conflict in the Middle East, in the Gulf, the conflict
[00:00:55] is experiencing a real surge in intensity. This morning, an
[00:00:58] Emirati official called on the countries of the region to strengthen their collective
[00:01:02] security system. In recent hours, Yemeni rebels have
[00:01:06] claimed large-scale operations against notably Saudi
[00:01:09] airports.
[00:01:12] And Emmanuel Macron inaugurated this morning the 91st Mondial de
[00:01:16] l'Automobile, the event during which European manufacturers
[00:01:20] intend to resist the rampant competition from the
[00:01:23] Chinese. This morning, the Head of State highlighted three
[00:01:26] priorities: vehicle electrification, European
[00:01:30] preference, and of course innovation. We'll find Christophe Dancette on this, he's on site.
[00:01:48] Let's start with this latest information that has just reached us
[00:01:51] a few moments ago from the Bouches-du-Rhône: the
[00:01:55] principal of the Joseph Lacanal college in
[00:01:58] Aubagne, as well as a teacher, were injured this morning,
[00:02:01] injured by a gunshot, while a 14-year-old
[00:02:05] like we have done today, because at the end of was arrested.
[00:02:08] Consistent sources specify that the victims' lives are not
[00:02:12] in danger at this stage. The head of the establishment was hit by a
[00:02:15] shotgun blast of caliber 12. The student allegedly
[00:02:18] entered the establishment. An attack that occurred
[00:02:22] around 10 AM this morning.
[00:02:25] For now, no details on the reasons
[00:02:28] for this... And know that the Minister of the Interior,
[00:02:32] Laurent Nuniez, and the Minister of National Education, Édouard Jeffrey, will be
[00:02:36] on site this afternoon, that's what Matignon has just announced.
[00:02:39] And this reaction
[00:02:43] from the ministers on X this morning
[00:02:46] that evoked the unbridled violence
[00:02:50] of youth. "I'm going there," Édouard Jeffrey announced,
[00:02:54] we will obviously have the opportunity to come back to it a little
[00:02:57] later in our edition.
[00:03:02] European stock markets were in the green this morning at the opening thanks
[00:03:06] to the decline in oil. This is one of the consequences of Donald
[00:03:10] Trump's surprise announcement of an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Yesterday, the American president
[00:03:14] surprised with such an announcement, providing no details on the truce
[00:03:17] in question, which has not even been confirmed by either side. And on the
[00:03:21] ground, since the announcement, strikes are continuing, hence the skepticism
[00:03:25] expressed this morning by the Europeans. Details in images
[00:03:28] to start with Alice Brogat.
[00:03:31] At the pump, prices are soaring and discontent is rising in the United States
[00:03:35] as the midterm elections approach. Out of solutions
[00:03:38] in the Middle East, Donald Trump is rushing to
[00:03:41] Moscow by announcing an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and
[00:03:45] Russia. He wants to restore Russian oil capacities and lower
[00:03:49] world prices.
[00:03:51] You see, President Trump came
[00:03:55] it is the largest expansion of to power with a mandate to work for the American people, and that's a good thing for the American
[00:03:58] people.
[00:04:02] Since the beginning of the year, Russian diesel exports have
[00:04:05] fallen by about 40 %. The reason is
[00:04:08] the intensification of long-range Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries,
[00:04:12] as here in Moscow. Half of the country's
[00:04:14] refining capacity was even out of service in August
[00:04:18] 2026, according to a Washington Post investigation. Damage
[00:04:22] that pushed Moscow to import oil from India, ration
[00:04:26] its use, and freeze its diesel exports.
[00:04:30] The cessation of Ukrainian strikes would allow for the repair of facilities and the
[00:04:33] resumption of production. In anticipation, Trump lifted
[00:04:39] Europeans for American sanctions on Russian diesel on Friday with an agreement allowing Russia to deliver
[00:04:42] 300,000 tons of diesel as early as October (50,000 tons) in
[00:04:46] November and up to 1 million thereafter. But for Ukraine,
[00:04:50] caught off guard by the American announcement, any ceasefire
[00:04:53] must involve the end of Russian bombardments on the country's power
[00:04:56] plants and heating facilities.
[00:05:01] Ukraine is ready to refrain from striking
[00:05:04] Russian energy infrastructure, and we count on the same
[00:05:07] disposition from Russia as well as on the agreement concluded
[00:05:11] by the President of the United States. In this regard, we welcome this
[00:05:14] agreement.
[00:05:18] Volodymyr Zelensky states that Russia struck several Ukrainian
[00:05:22] power plants on Sunday, disregarding Trump's
[00:05:25] announcement. As I told you, there have been many reactions
[00:05:29] since this American announcement. Ukraine, in particular, will respond if
[00:05:32] Russia does not respect an energy truce this winter.
[00:05:36] That's what Volodymyr Zelensky declared this morning.
[00:05:40] Right now, it's the Kremlin that's reacting in turn.
[00:05:43] Anne Corpe, hello. The Kremlin says, "Refuse to
[00:05:47] say if an energy truce is indeed in
[00:05:50] effect with Kyiv, adding, they prefer
[00:05:54] a lasting peace to a ceasefire." What should we understand from all
[00:05:58] of this? Well, that this truce seems to be an invention
[00:06:01] of Donald Trump. In any case, it seems to have caught the belligerents
[00:06:05] by surprise, and it has not translated into
[00:06:09] facts. But for Donald Trump, well, Donald Trump seems to live
[00:06:12] in a kind of parallel world where a repeated
[00:06:16] lie eventually becomes a reality. He is
[00:06:20] obviously primarily guided by domestic political
[00:06:23] considerations. Three weeks before midterm elections that promise to be
[00:06:27] very difficult for the Republican camp, he wants to show
[00:06:30] that he is making progress in a war he promised to
[00:06:34] resolve in 48 hours. And above all, he wants to convince his electorate that
[00:06:38] the rise in fuel prices is due
[00:06:41] to Ukraine's attacks on Russian infrastructure
[00:06:45] and certainly not to the war he launched against
[00:06:48] Iran. The price of a gallon of diesel in the
[00:06:51] United States has exceeded $6, compared to less
[00:06:55] than $4 last year, and that heavily weighs on
[00:06:58] Donald Trump's electorate. So, the announcement
[00:07:02] of this ceasefire, which can be described as fictitious, came,
[00:07:06] as we saw, after the lifting of sanctions also announced
[00:07:09] by Donald Trump on Russian diesel. But according to
[00:07:13] experts, this lifting of sanctions will not have a decisive
[00:07:16] impact on fuel prices because the volumes
[00:07:20] of diesel that Russia could put back on the market are
[00:07:24] insufficient to influence
[00:07:27] or change the situation regarding prices. And
[00:07:31] for now, the Kremlin has banned
[00:07:34] diesel exports. Donald
[00:07:37] Trump also stated that it was time for Ukraine
[00:07:40] to change and get a new
[00:07:43] president. All of this reminds us of the terrible
[00:07:47] altercation that took place between him and Volodymyr Zelensky
[00:07:51] in the Oval Office in February
[00:07:53] 2025, and it once again highlights Donald Trump's
[00:07:57] pro-Russian stance. Donald Trump's ties with Moscow
[00:08:00] are well documented. The American
[00:08:04] president is convinced that the only way to end the war is to
[00:08:07] make deals, business deals, with Russia. A
[00:08:11] month ago, he signed a bill that imposed new
[00:08:15] sanctions against Moscow and secondary sanctions against countries that
[00:08:18] buy Russian oil. But
[00:08:22] these measures depend exclusively on the goodwill
[00:08:26] of the White House. You mentioned sanctions, there are new sanctions that have just been
[00:08:30] adopted by the Europeans against
[00:08:34] Russian interests. The Europeans are very skeptical, they don't hide it, and they're tightening
[00:08:37] their ranks. Yes, so this morning, the EU foreign
[00:08:41] ministers formally confirmed
[00:08:44] the adoption of new sanctions against 1,600
[00:08:48] individuals and entities linked to Russia's war against Ukraine.
[00:08:52] According to Kaja Kallas, the head of European diplomacy,
[00:08:55] more than half of the targets of these
[00:08:58] measures are linked to the production chain of Russian
[00:09:02] ballistic missiles that are causing so much harm to Ukraine. She says
[00:09:07] the European sanctions list since the beginning of the war.
[00:09:11] Emmanuel Macron this morning reiterated
[00:09:15] that we must not give in to the Russian threat.
[00:09:18] The French President is due to meet with Donald Trump
[00:09:21] today. It must be said that Europe and the United States have rarely had
[00:09:25] such divergent positions on such an important
[00:09:28] crisis. And according to the Financial
[00:09:31] Times, this weekend, European leaders were assailed
[00:09:34] by calls from American officials who are threatening to
[00:09:37] suspend both the provision of
[00:09:40] American intelligence to Ukraine
[00:09:43] and to suspend the NATO-managed program that allows
[00:09:46] for the acquisition of American weapons paid for by
[00:09:51] Ukraine. And we will be following this
[00:09:55] in a few moments, in just under an hour
[00:09:58] now, this address by NATO, a
[00:10:01] message directly addressed to Moscow. The Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe
[00:10:05] will speak in the early afternoon, General
[00:10:09] Alexus Grenkewich. He is expected to present his
[00:10:12] theory of victory on the best way to defeat Russia in the event of an attack, a
[00:10:16] kind of warning to the Kremlin, accused of waging a hybrid war against
[00:10:19] European interests. We will, of course, bring you this speech
[00:10:23] live later. Thank you very much. As I told you, we are three weeks away from the
[00:10:27] midterm elections. Donald Trump would surely like to announce to the American
[00:10:30] people the end of the war in Ukraine, and also the end of the conflict in the Middle East, in
[00:10:34] the Gulf. The conflict is experiencing a real surge in intensity.
[00:10:38] This morning, a senior Emirati official called on the countries of the region to strengthen
[00:10:42] their collective security system. This initiative comes after a
[00:10:45] series of Houthi attacks against Riyadh. In recent
[00:10:49] hours, Yemeni rebels have claimed large-scale operations against
[00:10:52] Saudi airports and energy infrastructure.
[00:10:56] An escalation that even Iran said this
[00:10:59] morning
[00:11:00] it was concerned about.
[00:11:03] The 91st Paris Motor Show opens its
[00:11:07] doors, inaugurated by Emmanuel Macron this
[00:11:11] morning, during which European manufacturers intend to resist, as you know,
[00:11:15] the rampant competition from the Chinese. The
[00:11:18] Head of State highlighted earlier
[00:11:22] the three major priorities, we will go find them.
[00:11:28] So a show that was in a way kicked off
[00:11:32] by the Head of State
[00:11:33] earlier.
[00:11:36] Yes, a few moments ago he was here at this Citroën stand, the
[00:11:40] Head of State, whose last show this is, he who has been
[00:11:44] to all the editions of this World Expo since his arrival at
[00:11:47] the Élysée. A World Expo that has nevertheless experienced
[00:11:50] turbulence during President Macron's
[00:11:53] two terms, with a 2020 edition canceled due to
[00:11:57] COVID, a 2022 edition in a reduced format, but this 2026
[00:12:01] edition is really the return of this show, 60
[00:12:04] manufacturers, most of the European and French
[00:12:07] manufacturers are here, of course, Renault, Stelantis
[00:12:10] also with Citroën and the star of this
[00:12:14] show which is the 2CV that I am presenting to you here, a 2CV
[00:12:17] 2026 version, you know the 2CV, the
[00:12:20] 2CV, it's the most collected car by the French,
[00:12:24] here it is in an electric format, in a
[00:12:27] 2026 format, rather I would say 2028 because it will
[00:12:31] only be commercialized in 2 years at
[00:12:34] a reasonable price, less than €15,000, as the
[00:12:38] CEO of Citroën told us earlier. Other manufacturers
[00:12:41] present are obviously the Chinese who have come in large numbers, more than 20 brands
[00:12:45] are there in the aisles of Porte de Versailles, which is twice as many as
[00:12:48] 2 years ago. Chinese manufacturers who
[00:12:51] want to come to France, today it's 4% of sales in
[00:12:55] France, in 4 years it will perhaps be 16%, and they are
[00:12:58] presenting very innovative cars. And then
[00:13:01] regarding innovation, obviously everything here is almost electric, there are very few
[00:13:05] thermal cars. And then there are also autonomous cars,
[00:13:09] some of which will be able to circulate today and tomorrow and
[00:13:12] all week in the streets of Paris. That's quite innovative. We know about autonomous
[00:13:16] cars in the United States, we know about autonomous cars in
[00:13:19] Asia. Here in Paris, it's a first, and
[00:13:22] I haven't been able to
[00:13:25] test them, but I can assure you that I think it could
[00:13:28] be a technological challenge to pass
[00:13:31] alongside cyclists, alongside pedestrians, alongside this traffic. But someone
[00:13:34] from Xpeng, which is a Chinese brand that presents an autonomous vehicle, told me that it
[00:13:38] worked very well. Well, we hope to see you behind the wheel now,
[00:13:41] Christophe Dansette. Thank you very much for your report at the Mondial de l'Auto
[00:13:45] for France 24. That's it for the main news this
[00:13:48] midday.
[00:13:49] mi-journée.
[00:14:11] It's the densest urban network in the country.
[00:14:14] 32,000 km of roads used by 15 million
[00:14:18] vehicles. In Delhi, traffic never stops.
[00:14:21] jamais.
[00:14:24] Cars. Trucks, motorcycles, rickshaws, buses, and bicycles must
[00:14:27] coexist in the middle of the chaos. Managing this
[00:14:30] traffic is a challenge for the traffic police.
[00:14:34] circulation.
[00:14:38] Some drivers violate the traffic code. They should have stopped
[00:14:41] there, but they kept going this far. So they're blocking
[00:14:44] traffic coming from the other direction. And I have to deal with these
[00:14:47] infractions. It takes time to fine everyone while continuing to regulate
[00:14:51] traffic.
[00:14:54] India holds a sad record, with 5,000
[00:14:58] accidents and nearly 1,500 deaths on average per year, Delhi's
[00:15:02] roads are among the deadliest in the country. We
[00:15:06] will drive through Delhi for 2 hours to discover what truly
[00:15:09] puts people's lives in danger.
[00:15:12] We quickly observe that the most basic rules are not
[00:15:15] respected. Drivers change lanes without
[00:15:19] using their turn signals. Sidewalks, which are supposed to be reserved for
[00:15:22] pedestrians, are used by two-wheelers. Many motorcyclists
[00:15:26] ride without helmets, often with multiple people on the same vehicle,
[00:15:29] not to mention U-turns in the middle of the road, often poorly
[00:15:32] indicated.
[00:15:36] I took off my helmet because as soon as it's
[00:15:39] especially when there are
[00:15:40] traffic jams,
[00:15:44] driving against traffic allows me to avoid traffic jams and save
[00:15:48] time.
[00:15:51] Every day, road accidents occupy a significant place in televised
[00:15:55] news.
[00:16:01] Deaths often linked to reckless
[00:16:05] code, even the simplest measures, like wearing a seatbelt,
[00:16:08] are often ignored. It was only
[00:16:11] in 2022 that the Indian government made it mandatory to wear a
[00:16:15] seatbelt in the back after the death of a millionaire in a
[00:16:18] collision when he was not buckled up.
[00:16:21] Cyrus Mistry and Jahangir died on the spot. In
[00:16:25] 2023, two-wheeler drivers accounted for half of the
[00:16:28] 17,000 people killed on Indian roads. The absence
[00:16:32] of helmet use or the use of cheap helmets
[00:16:36] sold for a few euros and not compliant is regularly criticized.
[00:16:39] In Mumbai, Karan Desai is
[00:16:42] a road safety instructor. He warns new
[00:16:46] motorcyclists against these poor-quality equipments.
[00:16:48] There are different types of helmets
[00:16:52] on the Indian market.
[00:16:54] Look at this low-end helmet, when a car runs over it, it completely
[00:16:58] shatters. On the other hand, a good quality helmet, as you can see,
[00:17:02] absorbs the weight of the car.
[00:17:06] Karan primarily addresses young people. For him, their lack
[00:17:09] of driving experience makes them the most vulnerable group to accidents.
[00:17:13] Most road deaths, most accidents concern those
[00:17:17] aged 18-35, so if we target them and they retain what we teach
[00:17:20] them during this training, it will clearly help them feel more
[00:17:24] secure on the road, and it will also protect other
[00:17:27] users. The idea is really to instill
[00:17:30] in them a safety culture from the
[00:17:32] start. Prevention campaigns may be
[00:17:35] multiplying, but another scourge continues to claim lives on Indian
[00:17:39] roads. Very often, emergency services are too
[00:17:42] late. Swarnendu Bose lost his best
[00:17:45] friend in a road accident in 2023.
[00:17:49] Piyush, 30 years old, was riding a motorcycle when another
[00:17:52] driver hit him from behind. Seriously injured in the head, he lay
[00:17:56] on the ground for 30 minutes, with no one coming to his
[00:18:00] aid. The ambulance never
[00:18:02] arrived.
[00:18:06] No one stopped for them.
[00:18:09] No one took even a few moments for my friend, not even 5 minutes, they could have at least called the
[00:18:12] police. A life is clearly worth nothing on Indian roads
[00:18:16] today. We really need to show more
[00:18:18] empathy.
[00:18:22] In the last 10 years, the Indian government has made road
[00:18:26] safety one of its priorities,
[00:18:28] particularly by modernizing its infrastructure. The
[00:18:32] highway network has grown from 9,000 to 140,000
[00:18:36] km. But several projects quickly showed construction
[00:18:39] defects, turning some roads into deadly
[00:18:43] traps. This is what Chataniapatil
[00:18:45] found. This 29-year-old engineer
[00:18:48] has made it his mission to identify the many obstacles
[00:18:52] that can endanger the lives of
[00:18:53] motorists.
[00:18:59] There, you see, this barrier was hit by a vehicle,
[00:19:02] and there are no reflective elements left. So
[00:19:05] if it stays on the ground, other drivers might not see the
[00:19:08] detour. That's why when I come across them during my
[00:19:11] travels,
[00:19:14] I put them back in place. Last year, Chatania
[00:19:18] walked more than 500 km along the highway connecting the
[00:19:21] city of Mumbai to the Goa region, documenting on
[00:19:25] social media every pothole, every poorly designed section
[00:19:28] or section in a state of
[00:19:29] disrepair.
[00:19:36] The goal is to raise public awareness about the state
[00:19:39] of the road network and push authorities to
[00:19:41] act. Despite his efforts, several
[00:19:45] sections of the highway have still not been repaired. This is one
[00:19:49] of the places I reported during my walk. They did some work here,
[00:19:53] but this passage was not renovated. If a motorist
[00:19:56] arrives quickly on this lane, imagine the accident that will
[00:19:59] happen. The vehicle will fall into this gap. This situation must stop, that's why
[00:20:03] I keep calling on the authorities. They must intervene and fix this.
[00:20:07] It is their duty. The government has set itself the goal
[00:20:11] of halving the number of road deaths by
[00:20:14] 2030, by relying on artificial intelligence, but
[00:20:18] without detailing concrete measures. A colossal challenge. On
[00:20:21] average, one person dies every 3 minutes on Indian roads.
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[00:29:11] In India, the curse of the dowry still weighs on
[00:29:14] women: money, jewelry, cars, to marry
[00:29:17] their daughters, parents must comply with the demands of the in-laws.
[00:29:21] From the outset, the groom and his family set their conditions: you will have to do this,
[00:29:25] you will have to give that. While the marriage market in India is
[00:29:29] flourishing, without a dowry, marriage can turn into a tragedy.
[00:29:33] and when these demands are not met, women often say
[00:29:36] they are victims of physical violence, harassment,
[00:29:39] violence, sometimes death, to change
[00:29:42] things, some refuse the established order. We
[00:29:46] also try to make families understand that this practice is
[00:29:49] bad, things are changing slowly, but
[00:29:53] surely,
[00:29:57] reporter to see on France
[00:29:58] 24.
[00:30:08] Hello everyone, glad to have you back on France 24, welcome to the direct
[00:30:11] news hour, here are the main headlines of the day, this
[00:30:15] announcement first which seems to be a fizzle, still no
[00:30:18] confirmation de la trève énergétique annoncée hier par Donald Trump, interrogé ce
[00:30:22] morning at the Kremlin, beauty in touch, Russia saying it prefers a
[00:30:26] lasting peace, ceasefire, we will also see that
[00:30:29] on the ground the strikes continue , it is in this context that...
[00:30:32] NATO must also address
[00:30:36] live sequence that we will
[00:30:39] decipher with Anne Corp hello Anne, we are
[00:30:42] 3 weeks before the mid-term
[00:30:46] to be able to announce to the American people the end of the war in Ukraine, also the end of the conflict in the
[00:30:49] Middle East in the Gulf, the conflict is instead experiencing a real resurgence
[00:30:53] in intensity, this morning a senior
[00:30:56] to strengthen their security systems.