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00:00:06It's 1 p.m. in Paris, welcome to Paris Direct. The
00:00:10mobilization is far from running out of steam in India, in New Delhi.
00:00:13Law enforcement and protesters face off. There have been thousands of arrests.
00:00:17Yesterday, the leaders of the cafard movement were finally
00:00:20released. They immediately gave a press conference. We'll talk about all
00:00:23of that from New Delhi
00:00:25that goes against the interests of with Jeanne Hutin, our
00:00:28Europe, both EU member states and correspondent. Activities at Riyadh International Airport
00:00:31remain suspended after the deadly attacks of recent days. The
00:00:34kingdom is facing a large-scale offensive from the Houthi rebels in
00:00:38Yemen. This will be the subject of our long-form interview with
00:00:41Miriam Benrad.
00:00:44And the mobilization continues in France against the deregulation of
00:00:48pesticides at the European level. What the European Commission is planning would be a
00:00:51dangerous setback for health and the environment. Hundreds of
00:00:55scientists and doctors have joined their voices with those of
00:00:59citizens.
00:01:12Anger is high in India after the repression of a demonstration
00:01:17is much discussed at the Student organized by the Cafard movement. Its leader has been released. He had been arrested after getting off
00:01:21his plane. Yesterday, there were thousands of arrests. A
00:01:25large security deployment had been put in place to
00:01:28prevent protesters from going to New Delhi, from gathering in New
00:01:32Delhi, but the same scenes are taking place
00:01:35today. We
00:01:37for precisely these countries in find Jeanne Hutin on site. Hello Jeanne, the
00:01:39leaders of the movement immediately gave a
00:01:43press conference after their release. What was the
00:01:46tone?
00:01:49Yes, indeed, the three leaders, Sorabdaz
00:01:54that is completely at the mercy of and Ashkus Franka, they were released with one condition: they must not disturb public order
00:01:57for 1 year. And so, this condition, they
00:02:01directly held this press conference and said that those who disturbed public order were
00:02:05in reality Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, and
00:02:09his Interior Minister Amit Shah, because
00:02:12this state of security, this almost state of emergency that was declared in
00:02:18are awaiting answers from the Minister of Delhi, it was a decision by the government that was denounced during this press conference. Also, Sorab
00:02:21Das, the spokesperson, said that the city really looked like
00:02:25a state of emergency and saw an enormous number
00:02:28of arrests. According to Indian media, more than 6,000
00:02:32arrests of protesters took place yesterday, but
00:02:36also journalists. So these arrests don't seem
00:02:39to diminish the motivation of the Cafard party, which reiterated
00:02:43that this was only the beginning of a movement against the
00:02:48favor. What is shocking from the end of what they describe as a dictatorship. And in fact, today, these same
00:02:53tourism sector. The people
00:02:53number of Iran's proxies, scenes of barricades and Indians trying to
00:02:58is causing the anger of environmental gather. Yes, exactly. We saw
00:03:01protesters trying to reach Connaught Place, which is in the
00:03:04center of New Delhi, not far from Jantar Mantar, where demonstrations are usually
00:03:08organized. And the same thing again,
00:03:12one of the most violent West very quick arrests with a lot of
00:03:15police forces present. They
00:03:18called for the mobilization to continue. Tomorrow, a
00:03:22large mobilization is expected with also the Congress party,
00:03:26the main opposition party, which called for mobilization this
00:03:30Monday, October 12th. And they also reminded that
00:03:34demonstration was a right, that it was not about disturbing public order or social peace, but
00:03:37only a right of citizens that they would continue
00:03:41to use until they obtained the resignation of the head of the
00:03:44Indian electoral commission. Thank you very much, Jeanne. Thank you
00:03:48for these details. In the international news this Sunday, we also
00:03:52talk about Saudi Arabia. The threat level on the country
00:03:55has changed after yesterday's attack against Riyadh International Airport.
00:03:5812 people were killed, several hundred were injured. The
00:04:03external interferences, including indeed the interference of UN Secretary-General said he was deeply shocked, and he is not the
00:04:05only one. Several embassies have recommended their staff avoid
00:04:09the airport for a week. Schools have been closed there
00:04:12also for a week. Classes are now held remotely. This
00:04:16type of measure in the kingdom is extremely rare. Alice
00:04:19Broga.
00:04:22In front of Riyadh airport, a line of ambulances and
00:04:26disoriented passengers. These are the rare images that are coming in
00:04:30for now from Saudi Arabia after the deadly strike that targeted
00:04:33the capital's airport on Saturday around 3 p.m. Witnesses
00:04:37describe scenes of chaos with hundreds of injured and dozens
00:04:40of ambulances called urgently. The General
00:04:43Authority of Civil Aviation indicated that the attack caused several injuries whose
00:04:47condition is being evaluated. It specified that airport
00:04:50operations have been temporarily suspended pending a full
00:04:54assessment of the damage and verification of the security of
00:04:57facilities in coordination with the competent authorities. All
00:05:01flights to Riyadh have been diverted or canceled. Later
00:05:04in the evening, authorities reported the fall of a projectile near
00:05:08another airport, that of Damammam in the east of the kingdom.
00:05:12These attacks, which have not been claimed, are attributed to the
00:05:15Houthi rebels of Yemen, who oppose the Yemeni
00:05:19government forces, supported by Saudi Arabia, and who launched a
00:05:22lightning offensive in September, strengthening their grip on the strategic
00:05:26strait of Bab-el-Mandeb. In recent days, the scale and
00:05:30frequency of attacks targeting Riyadh have intensified. The city's airport
00:05:33has already been targeted twice this week. Several people have been
00:05:37killed and injured. To counter the Houthis, the Saudi kingdom has been seeking
00:05:40for weeks to obtain military assistance from its American ally, without
00:05:44success. Donald Trump remained vague on the subject Saturday
00:05:48before journalists. Have you decided to join the Saudi
00:05:51strikes? It's possible, we will see. In what timeframe?
00:05:55We just learned of the attack, we will make a decision and act very
00:05:58quickly. These strikes on Riyadh occur shortly
00:06:02before the holding in October in the kingdom of a large annual
00:06:05investment conference that attracts visitors from all
00:06:08over the world. And to extend our reflection, we find
00:06:13you. Hello madam, you are a Middle East specialist, you have notably published
00:06:17"Mechanics of Conflicts, Cycle of Violence and Resolutions" at
00:06:20the publisher, Le Cavalier Bleu. So unfortunately, we have a small connection
00:06:24problem with the camera, it will be by phone, but we are delighted to welcome
00:06:27you. Does this new stage, that is to say
00:06:31this massive bombardment, 12 dead yesterday
00:06:35at the international airport of
00:06:37Riyadh, will it allow
00:06:41in fact in this conflict to cross a new
00:06:44balance of power that opposes these Houthis to Saudi
00:06:47Arabia?
00:06:51I think what we have seen very clearly as an evolution
00:06:54is, of course, these deaths which
00:06:57were caused by this attack.
00:07:01Until then, the kingdom had been drawn into the
00:07:05conflict, but mainly by attacks targeting its
00:07:08energy infrastructure. Today, the
00:07:11airport is targeted, possibly with deaths and indeed hundreds of
00:07:14injured, so it's still something quite unprecedented
00:07:18for a kingdom that we thought was
00:07:21relatively still spared, which it probably isn't
00:07:24anymore, since as the report you broadcast
00:07:27indicated, we are witnessing scenes of chaos, which is still quite
00:07:31unprecedented, without precedent, for
00:07:34decades now. So we see a
00:07:37destabilization of the kingdom, and above all, of course, a
00:07:40Houthi movement that, because Iran has not lost the
00:07:44war and because Iran is currently reactivating its axis of resistance through
00:07:48a number of its proxies,
00:07:50well, this Houthi movement ultimately feels
00:07:54in a good position and multiplies attacks to effectively reverse
00:07:58the balance of power in its
00:08:01outside is the ability of the Houthis to strike Saudi Arabia
00:08:05and the inability of the kingdom to defend itself.
00:08:09Yet we've seen Saudi Arabia spend billions in recent years,
00:08:12notably with its American partner, precisely to
00:08:15arm itself, to protect itself, and now they're incapable
00:08:19of doing so. How do you explain that?
00:08:23I think it's important to first remember that there were large-scale Saudi military operations
00:08:27against Yemen 10 years ago that
00:08:30didn't, well, they were very
00:08:33costly for the civilian population, and instead of weakening
00:08:37the Houthis, they ultimately only strengthened
00:08:41the asymmetric threat. And above all,
00:08:44they largely contributed to the fragmentation of Yemen.
00:08:48Today, Yemen is a failed state with
00:08:50several groups vying for
00:08:53leadership. There are finally three
00:08:56governments that coexist:
00:09:00Sana'a, Aden, and then the tribal south
00:09:04that would very much like its autonomy in this
00:09:07Yemen that is not escaping this process of
00:09:10fragmentation. And then, of course, there are the
00:09:16Saudi Arabia, which have even more destabilized
00:09:19the country. And indeed, today, Saudi Arabia faces a
00:09:23dilemma: should it resume large-scale military operations
00:09:26at the risk of ultimately seeing the scenario of 10 years ago
00:09:30repeat itself? And as you also very rightly
00:09:33pointed out, MBS is no longer on that path at all.
00:09:37MBS is more in a logic of economic
00:09:40transformation of the kingdom. And it is
00:09:42clear that this attack, like others, will heavily weigh on
00:09:46the attractiveness of the kingdom, so that puts him in a very delicate
00:09:50position. And then American policy, for its part, is totally
00:09:54erratic and has seen Saudi Arabia, of course, through the
00:09:57Mecca pact, move closer to other partners, starting
00:10:01with Turkey, Pakistan, and then trying to see if other alliances can
00:10:05be made to try to contain the chaos. But I think there is still a
00:10:09crisis very clearly in the partnership, in the
00:10:12Saudi-American partnership as we have known it since
00:10:151945, which is still very heavily undermined
00:10:18today. Yes, one can even wonder if Donald Trump is not making the
00:10:22kingdom pay for its decision to turn towards Pakistan and
00:10:26Turkey. We know that Pakistani forces are already deployed
00:10:29in Saudi Arabia. The Prime Minister reminded us that these are
00:10:33defensive forces. They are not there to enter Yemeni territory.
00:10:37They are there to support, to help Saudi Arabia,
00:10:40but do we know what form this
00:10:44support can take? Turkey
00:10:47has been quite silent, especially since for a few
00:10:49weeks.
00:10:52I think that this alliance,
00:10:55this pact, this famous pact
00:10:59made between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan aims
00:11:03primarily to stem, to stem the proxies, starting with
00:11:07the Houthis, but also other proxies of Iran, and ultimately to
00:11:11find a solution with Iran, since, as I just
00:11:14explained, there is also an American policy that is unable to
00:11:17find a solution to the conflict with Iran, and the political
00:11:21and economic costs are enormous. So I think the idea is to
00:11:25try to normalize the situation eventually with
00:11:28Iran within this same pact, even if it's not said, since we are in a
00:11:31time of war, and in this way to effectively neutralize
00:11:35the Houthis and other non-state groups that
00:11:39act on behalf of Iran. Now, the
00:11:42problem is that the Americans defend their own interests, they still
00:11:46have major military and economic interests in the
00:11:49region. We talk about a post-American Middle East, it's true that
00:11:53this theory is resurfacing. We're not quite there yet, and
00:11:56the unpredictability of the Trump administration complicates matters, I would say,
00:12:02the region, these states that are trying to protect themselves from what they
00:12:05consider a contagion of violence that undermines
00:12:09their internal stability and their economic interests. Among
00:12:13the victims, the 12 people killed yesterday, there was an American.
00:12:16Donald Trump was immediately
00:12:19questioned on this subject because we know that since
00:12:22mid-September, the Saudis have been
00:12:25asking the United States to provide their help,
00:12:29notably through strikes in Yemen. The United States has refused.
00:12:32It almost feels like Donald Trump prefers to indirectly
00:12:36support the Houthis by refusing to support Saudi
00:12:39Arabia, and that is difficult to understand. With this American
00:12:43citizen killed yesterday, Donald Trump's position
00:12:47might be more difficult to maintain in the coming
00:12:50hours.
00:12:52I think Donald Trump's position is increasingly untenable. It's
00:12:56linked to his incendiary declarations, to this war
00:13:00that was launched against Iran, which was ultimately totally improvised,
00:13:03unprepared, at least since we saw
00:13:07it didn't lead to regime change in Iran. On the contrary, it
00:13:10seems to have strengthened Iran in its extremism. It also
00:13:14seems to have ultimately reignited the zeal of a
00:13:18again to the detriment of this stability that the
00:13:21Saudis aspire to. And
00:13:25in this sense, it's true that this questioning of the
00:13:28partnership that historically unites Saudi Arabia and the
00:13:32United States is quite unprecedented. So
00:13:35we will have to see what resolutions
00:13:39will be taken by the American administration, but it's
00:13:42not surprising to see Saudi Arabia trying to find new partners because
00:13:46I think there's a regional loss of confidence, and
00:13:49it's not only the case for Saudi Arabia in the
00:13:53American leadership, despite this military hard power that remains
00:13:57what it is but is unable to stabilize a region that constantly
00:14:00ignites. And today, the Gulf countries are of course
00:14:04caught up, and that is also an unprecedented turning point in
00:14:072026. What greatly surprised me was this change in
00:14:11strategy on the part of the Houthis. They did take the Strait of
00:14:15Bab-el-Mandeb. It was a regional
00:14:18gain, but immediately they turned towards Saudi Arabia.
00:14:21Immediately they targeted airports.
00:14:25The important oil pipeline that still allowed Saudi
00:14:28Arabia to export its oil. When we see
00:14:32this determination of the Houthis to target these
00:14:36Saudi airports, and even places of worship,
00:14:39do you think they have an objective, a finality
00:14:43of moving onto Saudi
00:14:45territory?
00:14:48No, I don't think so. The in fact, I described the regional
00:14:52dynamics. We must add, of course,
00:14:55to this regionalization of violence, the
00:14:58very specific dispute between Yemen and
00:15:02especially the Houthi movement and Saudi Arabia, since Saudi
00:15:05Arabia intervened militarily, amplified
00:15:09the political crisis, humanitarian
00:15:12crisis by this military intervention 10 years ago, and without really
00:15:16resolving the Yemeni question, that is to say, going in the direction
00:15:20of reconciliation between Yemeni factions and stabilization of a country which, let's
00:15:23remember, has been in civil war for decades. So I see it as revenge
00:15:27from the Houthis, since moreover,
00:15:31they do not accept that Yemen should be considered ultimately as a kind
00:15:35of backyard of Saudi Arabia, and they are still
00:15:38seeking revenge for this past military intervention. So we are in this cycle of revenge that never
00:15:42ends, with the Houthis' ultimate goal, I think,
00:15:46very clearly today to impose, as you highlighted, a new
00:15:50balance of power and to take control of Yemen. I think on that
00:15:53point, there has never been any mystery
00:15:57as to what the Houthis were trying to achieve on a Yemeni scale, and of course,
00:16:02Saudi Arabia, which supports the official
00:16:05government, which, I should specify, is also very weakened
00:16:08today and no longer controls the situation on the
00:16:11ground. And there is also, perhaps, you mentioned Iran earlier,
00:16:15Iran that instrumentalizes the Houthis and that through the
00:16:18Houthis weakens Saudi Arabia, which has
00:16:21repercussions on the entire West, and it is also perhaps
00:16:24pushing Westerners into recession than by
00:16:28targeting Saudi Arabia through the Houthis.
00:16:32What is certain is that Iran, if we really start
00:16:35from the Iranian strategy, Iran has reversed the
00:16:38conflict, I would say, not in its favor, but at least to the detriment of
00:16:42its adversaries, since from a political conflict we have moved to a systemic
00:16:46shock of an economic and energy nature that has
00:16:50spread finally both
00:16:53terrestrially and maritimately with the Houthis playing their
00:16:56cards in the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, but who have also
00:17:00conquered part of the coast that blocks ships and are waging
00:17:04a war of attrition against Western interests. We
00:17:08have not found an acceptable solution with Iran,
00:17:11a suitable one, apart from fragmenting the issues for a negotiation
00:17:15that itself does not really have a clear timeframe, and
00:17:19therefore from this point of view, it is obvious not only that we see the
00:17:23Saudi-Iranian rapprochement totally called into question for
00:17:26the time being, and above all a Western policy
00:17:31Iranian strategy, which itself, I must say, is totally erratic. I
00:17:35spoke of American strategy. We don't know what to do either
00:17:39with Iran, let's be clear, we haven't really seen any good
00:17:43faith from Iran's side to try to reach an agreement that would be acceptable to all
00:17:46parties. So we never stop seeing this escalation continue,
00:17:50but it is in line with what we have been seeing since
00:17:54October 7th in the Middle East. Thank you very much,
00:17:57Miriam Benrad, for answering our questions. Thank
00:18:01you. These recent developments have broader consequences,
00:18:04particularly for tourism in neighboring countries. The entire sector is at a
00:18:08standstill in Jordan, a disaster for a country long
00:18:11perceived, there too, as a haven of stability. Chloe
00:18:15Duval. The millennial treasure of
00:18:18Petra, emptied of its visitors due to tensions in the
00:18:22Middle East. In 3 years, attendance has been divided by
00:18:25three. As a result, a shaken
00:18:30of the region don't even have money to buy food. It's a
00:18:34very difficult situation. No tourists, no business.
00:18:38The guides are affected, but also the Bedouins who usually offer
00:18:41tourists camel rides.
00:18:45This severely affects the camels.
00:18:47Usually, I give them a bag of grain every two days.
00:18:51Now it has to last a week, because we have to save
00:18:54money.
00:18:57A few rare travelers venture anyway to admire this site, one
00:19:00of the wonders of the world.
00:19:04All our friends and families told us, "Are you crazy? Why are
00:19:07you going there? They're bombing Jordan." But we
00:19:11looked into it, it's military bases that are targeted, not tourist
00:19:14sites. I think there's a lot of fear. The
00:19:18Jordanian kingdom, an ally of the United States, hopes for a swift
00:19:21resolution to the conflict with Iran to revive tourism, an important
00:19:25part of its economy.
00:19:28We learned of the sinking off the coast of Djibouti of a boat, at least 109
00:19:32people died, more than 116 are missing, 80
00:19:36people survived. Teams from the International
00:19:40Organization for Migration are on the ground to provide emergency
00:19:43aid. The passengers were going to Yemen hoping to
00:19:46be able to then reach the Gulf
00:19:48countries.
00:19:51After the acts, the words. Donald Trump no longer supports
00:19:54Volodymyr Zelensky and aligns himself with the Russian position: a presidential
00:19:58election is needed in Ukraine. Yesterday he had already
00:20:01announced an agreement providing for a massive purchase of Russian
00:20:04diesel.
00:20:07After Donald Trump's comments about his Ukrainian counterpart, reactions
00:20:11of support for Volodymyr Zelensky were not long in coming. British Prime
00:20:15Minister Andy Burnham, Ukraine's main supporter, expressed
00:20:18his full solidarity. A call for a
00:20:21change of Ukrainian president was also very poorly received in
00:20:24Ukraine, particularly by the opposition and pro-European party,
00:20:28Holos. As the head of an opposition party, I have
00:20:32only one answer to that. We act in accordance with the Ukrainian
00:20:35constitution and this decision does not belong to any other
00:20:39leader. Only the Ukrainian people decide who they will elect and
00:20:43when. Volodymyr Zelensky can also be assured of
00:20:46the support of the European Union, which continues to stand united behind
00:20:50him. The 27 also severely criticized the controversial agreement on
00:20:54Russian diesel between the United States and Russia: a
00:20:57delivery of 30,000 tons of diesel as early as October to American
00:21:01territory and the global market. For the head of European
00:21:04diplomacy, Kayalas, this agreement provides
00:21:07Moscow with more revenue to finance the war. Russian strikes
00:21:11have killed more than 80 Ukrainian civilians in 2 days. In addition, Russia has
00:21:14intensified its hybrid attacks against
00:21:18NATO allies. There is no question of easing pressure on
00:21:22Russia at the moment, and Europe will not do so. The European
00:21:25Union promises to strengthen its sanctions against Moscow.
00:21:28On Monday, it will add 1,600 names to the blacklist of
00:21:32individuals and entities targeted by these
00:21:34measures.
00:21:36Tonight we will know the results of the first round of the left-wing primary. Perhaps there
00:21:40won't even be a second round, in any case, Raphael Glucksmann's hope.
00:21:44The vote had been extended by 24 hours after being disrupted by a
00:21:47cyber attack. In case
00:21:50of a second round, it would take place next weekend. On the national
00:21:53level, next week promises to be intense. Inter-union
00:21:57professional and student organizations are calling for a day of massive mobilization on
00:22:00Tuesday. Among the demands, Parcoursup
00:22:03is crystallizing their anger. It
00:22:07Fair. For now, the government defends the
00:22:10platform. Annaëlle Blanchard with Morgane
00:22:12Prevaud.
00:22:15In a buzzing hive atmosphere, thousands
00:22:18of high school students have come looking for an idea, a future,
00:22:22guidance, work. with people with
00:22:26disabilities. I also liked the medical field for
00:22:29veterinary, choices that will all have to be
00:22:32registered on Parcoursup, a platform
00:22:35widely criticized by the high school student movement and which has
00:22:39been making a lot of headlines in recent weeks. The student
00:22:42ranking system is also at the heart of concerns. I'm
00:22:46not necessarily afraid for myself because I know I have... pretty
00:22:50good grades, so I hope that's enough to get the choices I
00:22:54want. It can be scary to just put your "goutin"
00:22:58into a machine and that's what will give us our future, in short,
00:23:02so it's a bit worrying.
00:23:04Today, high school students
00:23:08National Education on the evolution of Parcoursup.
00:23:11In reality, it's true that there is a criticism of a lack of transparency, which is why the
00:23:15minister must soon announce
00:23:19changes. Will the platform, Parcoursup, be improved
00:23:23to alleviate the concerns of high school students? An answer is expected at
00:23:26the end of the month.
00:23:29Rallies are organized all over France this weekend to oppose the European
00:23:33Commission's project to simplify the marketing of pesticides. NGOs,
00:23:37but also scientists and doctors, are concerned about seeing harmful substances
00:23:40authorized in a now
00:23:42unlimited way.
00:23:45It is the European regulation that
00:23:48defenders and... a growing study by doctors, its
00:23:52name Omnibus 10. With this text, the European
00:23:55Commission proposes to authorize indefinitely a series of
00:23:58pesticides with the exception of the most dangerous ones. The objective:
00:24:02to simplify the lives of businesses. But anti-pesticide NGOs
00:24:06denounce a significant setback. At a
00:24:08time when scientific evidence is raising increasing concerns about
00:24:12pesticides, Member States should not support the opening of
00:24:16new possibilities for maintaining dangerous substances in use.
00:24:20Currently, chemical substances authorized by the EU must be
00:24:24re-evaluated every 10 years, then every 15 years. Periodic
00:24:28authorizations that have allowed since 2011 the prohibition of some
00:24:31thirty harmful substances such as Mancozeb or
00:24:35chlorpyrifos, responsible for neurodevelopmental
00:24:37disorders. Faced with health risks, doctors and
00:24:41scientists have multiplied the alerts in recent months.
00:24:44Mid-September, more than 500 scientists signed a letter
00:24:47calling for a pause in the legislative process of Omnibus 10,
00:24:51time to carry out a real impact study, but the text is
00:24:55now in the hands of the European Parliament. Its two Italian
00:24:58rapporteurs propose provisions going even further in deregulation
00:25:02than the European Commission.
00:25:06What was the impact of the heatwave on the ecosystem of our
00:25:09forests? To answer this question, let's go to the Bouches-du-Rhône, a forest that has served
00:25:13as a research laboratory for 20 years. Pierre
00:25:16Verrou and Sylvie Garra for France 2.
00:25:20From above, it's a forest like any other, Aleppo pines, green
00:25:23oaks, but above the treetops, towers covered with
00:25:27sensors betray its peculiarity. It is one
00:25:30of the five experimental forests in France. For almost 20 years,
00:25:34the water it consumes or the carbon
00:25:38it absorbs has been continuously measured. So what we observe is, for example, during
00:25:41intense droughts or heatwaves, that the
00:25:44forest tends to be a source of carbon rather than a carbon sink. In
00:25:48other words, when it's too hot, the forest no longer stores greenhouse
00:25:52gases; it releases them. The researchers
00:25:55share this data today with those who manage the forest daily
00:25:58and how to perhaps
00:26:01adapt our... advice, adapt our forest
00:26:04management so as to have
00:26:07sustainable, perennial forests. In France,
00:26:11the forest covers almost a third of the territory. How to know
00:26:15if each tree is in good health? To ensure this,
00:26:18Linaer now relies on modern technologies.
00:26:22Every year the forest gains 9000 hectares in
00:26:25France, it grows, but it is sick. In
00:26:2810 years, tree mortality has more than doubled.
00:26:34We have just learned that the Pope will undergo surgery. Leo
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00:26:45very early stage, he specified. He entrusted himself
00:26:48to the prayers of the
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00:29:09He is 25 years old. Sierra Leone is ravaged by war,
00:29:14Africa has known. The Kono district is a
00:29:18region where diamonds have been found for more than a
00:29:21century. The stones were then used as a medium
00:29:24of exchange.
00:29:26Diamonds were sent out of Sierra Leone in exchange for weapons and
00:29:30ammunition. Years later, as the country seeks to
00:29:33rebuild,
00:29:40dubbed "peace diamond," it becomes a symbol of
00:29:43peace. I am so proud, through the peace diamond,
00:29:47we see concretely what it produces when we give to the community. But
00:29:50behind the brilliance of the diamond lies a darker side:
00:29:54we find these diamonds, but we suffer
00:29:56from them. Return ticket to
00:30:00Sierra Leone, to be seen on France 24 and our social
00:30:03networks.
00:30:07It's 1:30 PM in Paris, welcome. Activities at Riyadh International
00:30:11Airport remain suspended after the deadly attacks of recent days. The kingdom faces a large-scale
00:30:15offensive from the Houthi rebels of Yemen. They have
00:30:18also warned travelers not to use Saudi
00:30:21airports in the coming hours. Donald
00:30:25Trump calls for a presidential election in Ukraine because, according to the American
00:30:29president, his counterpart is the only obstacle to a resolution of the conflict.
00:30:32He also criticized Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries,
00:30:36and then we will see how robots are entering our daily lives
00:30:40in supermarkets, but also the tourism sector. After China, this
00:30:44is becoming a reality in Europe.