Month recorded on the planet, beating the 2019 record by a large margin. Its good to have you with us. We begin in niger where the military junta has derefused the latest diplomatic attempt to reinstate the president. Coup leaders rejected a visit proposal by ecowas. The African Union and u. N. On tuesday citing reasons of security. Ecowas gave the mutinous soldiers until sunday to restore constitutionalled or ore face military intervention but the threat hasnt been acted upon. The u. S. Has joined the diplomatic effort with its senior official meeting with coup leaders monday work no fruitful outcome. Francineor reporter katherine gives us an update on developments. The coup leaders in niger are digging in as the political crisis keeps simmering. After the deadline given by ecowas on sunday to reinstate the ousted president has passed, they have this tuesday refused authorizations for a high level ecowas delegation to travel from nigeria to niger citing public anger at the economic sanctions already imposed by ecowas, saying that given that anger they did not feel that security conditions were in place to meet that delegation. So that attempt at dialogue by the Regional West African group has been rebuff. The leaders of the group are meeting in nigeria for an emergency summit this thursday. Well have to wait and see what their next move will be. Weve seen similar defiance from nigers coup leaders. There was a visit overnight by the second ranking u. S. Diplomat, the assistant secretary of state, victoria nooland who flew into niger on a credit visit and met with some of the junta though they didnt meet with its leader, the genre fused to see her. She didnt get access to the ousted president either, and she said she engaged in long and at times very difficult talks with nigers military junta, those she met with, and they rejected any solutions the United States proposed to them, solutions we dont have details of at that stage. This crisis rumbling on. It seems at this stage these attempts at dialogue by the u. S. And ecowas are appearing fruitless. But they are going to continue talks between themselves and laid out behind the scenes a flurry of diplomatic activity is continuing to work out the next strategy on this when it comes to niger. Amazonian rain forest leaders met for the first time this tuesday. This trying to find Common Ground to protect the ecosystem vital to preventing Climate Change. The alliance is 45 years old thats only met three times before. The brazilian president said he hopes todays summit will spur action. Lets cross to Rio De Janeiro where our correspondent is standing by. Tell us about the summit, what sit and who is there . Its a twoday summit. Today and tomorrow. In the Northern City thats in the amazon rain forest. Here are represents from eight south american countries which have the amazon as inside their frontiers,ed in their borders. Five of them are represented by their heads of state, which shows the importance of this occasion. Would have been six but Venezuelas Nicolas Maduro cried off on Health Grounds but also here, representatives from co congo, from indonesia and another country that contain large forests of their own, and representatives from germany and norway who are bankrolling the amazon fund. It is as you said the first meeting of this organization in 14 years. Its been organized by brazils president lula and in his opening speech earlier today he said that this meeting has never been more urgent. What are they out to achieve specifically . Well, aims such as zero deforestation by 2030 are being talked about. Also the promotion, of course, of sustainable developments with jobs that provide a certain dignity. But i think the most important thing going on here, its the strengthening of a collective position of these countries in the global agenda. Its very, very important that the u. N. Cop 30 environmental summit will be taking place in this city in 2025. Its an attempt to organize a joint position from these countries. Very, very different foreign spoil approach from that of brazils previous president who was not particularly interested the in either Environmental Protection or in regional cooperation. What this event really shows is that lula is trying to set himself up with the environmental issue as a leader of the global south. Tim victory, our correspond do correspondent reporting from Rio De Janeiro. Its official, july was the hottest month ever on the planet. Julys global temperature averaged 16. 95 degrees celsius which is a third of a degree higher than previous record set in 2019. Now this may not sound like much but normally global temperature records are broken by hundredths or tenths of a degree so this is unusual. As parts of the planet burn and part lice under water clierk mat scientists report a grim milestone. July, 2023, was the hottest month on record. European Climate ChangeMonitoring Service copernicus reports the global average surface air temperature hit 16. 95 degrees celsius last month, a third of a degree higher than the previous record in 2019. The worlds oceans were half a degree warmer than the previous three decades, reaching temperatures as high as 20. 96 degrees. The perspectives so big so vast it can buffer nearly anything that humanity tan throw at it. The reality is thats not the case. Antarctic sea ice levels have seen a massive fall. 15 below average for this time of year. And the world is continuing to experience more and more extreme weather events, floods, storms, wildfires and heat waves. The heat waves that were experiencing on land and the marine heat waves were seeing are happening in unusual locations. Where we havent expected them. Julys new high means that for the first time the global temperature increase since preindustrial times surpassed the key threshold of 1. 5 degrees. Meanwhile, the thirst for energy to fuel human activity shows no signs of plateauing. And despite investment in renewable energies, fossil fuels are still providing 80 of the Worlds Energy demands. Meanwhile, extreme weather exacerbated by Climate Change is wreaking havoc in the nordics as well. Heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in sweden and norway while a wildfire spreads out of control. This as a storm swept over the area leaving a path of destruction over the weekend. To the u. S. Now where at least two people have died in severe storms ripping through the eastern part of the country. Thousands of flights have been canceled or delayed and more than one million homes out of power. This as the National Weather service issued a tornado watch for the greater d. C. Area. This eyewitness video shows two funnel clouds forming in upstate new york. As u. S. Weather authorities issued tornado warnings in much of the eastern United States. Here in pennsylvania. 12k3w4r we had a tornado rip through here. The intense thunderstorms monday downed trees and powerlines and damaged homes. Warnings spread across 10 states, from tennessee to new york, via indiana and north carolina. Hundreds of thousands were left without power. All of a sudden, i mean, it just came out of nowhere. Garbage can started going down the street. Wind picked up. Rain was going sideways. As much of the Severe Weather danger subsided late on monday, some arias faced flooding and rain continued to fawvment hail as large as 11. 5 centimeters in diameter was recorded in virginia in. Maryland, state police rescued people in 34 cars that were trapped by fallen power lines. The storms also affected a busy travel corridor that connects major cities like atlanta, washington, d. C. And new york city. More than 1,700 Flights Canceled and over 8,200 delayed. More than 3,000 u. S. Troops have arrived in the red sea aboard two warships. This is part of a new deployment to deter iran from seizing oil tankers. Since the withdrawal of the frus the Iranian Nuclear agreement in 2018, incidents have multiplied in this crucial maritime zone. The two u. S. Warships carrying 3,000 troops have been deployed to the persian gulf with one aim, stop iran from seizing oil tankers. The u. S. Military says that in the last two years iran has seized or attempted to seize almost 20 commercial ships, flying International Flags in the strategic strait of hormuz. The strait of between iran and horman is vital for trade. Iran accuses the u. S. Of making instability and being concerned with only its own interests. Interference by external countries with a motto of security is actually a lie aimed at pursuing those countries selfserving interests including americas. The presence of the u. S. Military in the region has never created security. Iran maintains its seizures are for legitimate reasons including legal disputes over ownership or following collisions. But they come at a time of pecialsly tense relations between the u. S. And iran. Its been five years since thenu. S. President donald trump pulled out of a deal of sanctions on iran for curbs on its nuclear program. Since then iran has been under harsh sanctions from the u. S. Even though President Joe Biden expressed his wish to revive the deal theres no siphon that happening. Meanwhile the sus watching as china grows its influence in the region, notably by broke the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between iran and saudi arabia. Ending on some sports news now. Its been an exciting day for the womens world cup. France cruise into the quarterfinals after thrashing morocco 40 in adelaide and are preparing to face their australian hosts this saturday. More on todays games with james from our sports desk. With just one place left in the quarterfinal, the pressure was on. France set the tone early on. As just 15 minutes in. Then came this. Second goal. As they punished morocco for poor defending. Thats three for the blue in the space of 10 minutes. They failed to seat single shot on target and sunk any hopes of coming back. She scored a brace to make it 40. We were able to score four times. Four really nice goals. So now in the quarterfinals, things are getting a little bit heated. And only eight teams are left in the running. The objective now is to achieve the best ever result by a french team at a world cup. Earlier in the day, colombia broke the deadlock against jamaica when catalina got on the end of a long fall to score the one and only goal of the game. Leading to some wild celebrations and a first ever spot in the quarterfinals. Look, this is the right moment to score. I tried to keep a cool head when i was right in front of the goal. We are dreaming big but we know we can add another win to our campaign. A stunning turn around for the team that failed to qualify in 2019. Colombia was fail england in sidney next. Youre watching france 24. Stay with us. Hello and thanks for joining us. Starting with an artist who has been dubbed the japanese andy warhol. In the worlds top museums to his high profile collaboration with louie viton louis vuitton, his work is immediately recognizable. The artist gave france 24s reporter a tour. Hes a japanese rock star artist. As well as collaborating with famous rock star musicians, his work has been shown all over the world including in france. Lets go meet the king of pop art. This is amazing. Congratulations. Youre one of the most famous japanese artists in the world. Does the opening of a new show still stress you out . Very much. I have very much stress. Its a beautiful show. Thank you. Focusing on your monumental art. This is 23 meters long. I know that, yes. What do you like most about creating huge works of art . When i make a huge paint, my favorite part is here. Its hanging a wall in the gallery or museum. Because in my studio it is quite tight. I cannot look at everything. Now i can see everything. This is all so my painting looks like that. So this is over three years ago. I was pretty young. A little bit. And then i did myself the paint. And this is a dragon. Yes. Yes. Really powerful. The show also features some of your iconic characters like the smiling flower. Yes. Where does your inspiration come from . I was the art student, so learning in japanese traditional paintings. The main theme is snow, moon, and flower. When i started to the contemporary nart a western style, my theme is what is a human being . Thats why the combination with nature. Looks like a human. Its a mutation in my head. I think we are in the right room for me to ask about your amazing hat. This is the bus. Its amazing. But you see. This tentacle is eating this. Ok. This is my selfportrait. Me, too much hungry, eating each time to the own hand. For this exhibition, you were also prepared nft gift for visitors owho come to the opening. How has the advent of nft changed the way you work . Im thinking about the physical world, new nation. Thats why for example the fortnight, these by the way, my kids. My children, too much involvement to fortnite. I have a pig stress. But at the same time that new world. Do you think its going to change the way the art market is working . I think nft art versus the real art is completely different. Maybe another 10 years, 15 year 20 years. And then finally maybe very difficult. Because it feels very faraway. What about a. I. . Has it changed the way your conception of creativity . Myself is very, very calm. Because i look toward possibility. Very helpful for that. Thats why i am very, you know, happy to use it for the a. I. But at the same time, to the old School People is, a lot of people is are you scared a. I. Will take over the world . I dont think. So this is not scifi. Next, to a paris museum that looks at how immigrants have shaped french society. Immigration museum has been closed for three greers refurbishment. It reopens at the weekend. It looks at the history of france by showing the role played by immigrants in the countrys economic, social and cultural go heres the director of the space where the museum is housed. Today, one french person in three is an immigrant. The child of an immigrant. Or the grandchild of an immigrant. One in three french people is a considerable number than museum, in a way, is an archaeology of the present time. How do you become france . Our aim is to reach out to everyone and people if people who are not currently interested in this history become interested because of the museum and what we offer well be very happy. Were convinced problems are born of ignorance. Next the incredible story of one of the most renowned photographers of the United States. After he escaped the roundup in paris, the largest french deportation of jews in the holocaust, henry gorman crossed the atlantic and became one of the greatest photographers of his time the faces of the bronx, the Civil Rights Movement but also marilyn monroe, Elvis Presley and j. F. K. Passed under his lens but until recently he was relatively unknown here in france. Henry gorman is credited with capturing the essence of american culture. Celebrated across the atlantic. But until recently largely unknown here in france. Many of his photos now iconic, from Marilyn Monroes notorious sequinned dress, or the king of rock n roll in his office. Not to mention risque portraits of briebury jeet bar toa Brigitte Bardot since reproduced worldwide. Now hes reregarded as an artisan amongst his pierce. Its the photos that matter, not me. It speeks more than words. Its a medium where we can say nothing but we say everything. When he first arrived in the u. S. , he was an independent photographer choosing stories based on what he thought would captivate people and think again about certain subjects. A successful photo is a photo that tells a story, maybe to change their opinion of the subject. For example, i did a report in harlem in new york, it said something more, it wasnt just about the poverty in harlem. He rapidly began to get noticed and commissioned by americas biggest magazines, life and newsweek. His artistry and the charm of his french accent, celebrities were queueing up wanting him take their profile. Like Elvis Presley, marking the moment his Armed Service came to eand. In 1960, he captured the world of professional boxing, he was captivated by something else. I started taking foes of the fights and then i saw Elizabeth Taylor behind me. She was screaming and crying. I went back to the office with more of the photos of the drama offered by liz taylor than the fight itself. I was inspired by the film star an everything id seen of her. Nothing was predestined for henri. Bosh to jewish parents in paris, his father was deported by the vee chi regime and died at a concentration camp and auschwitz. Young henri managed to escape with his mother. His mother died when he was 13, leaving him an orphan. He said he discovered cinema and photography as a solace, a world to lose himself in. He managed to get a basic camera. At 17 with his new kit and little else, embarked alone for new york. He said that journey profoundly influenced his style. My camera gave me a way out of all the drama that id been through. Ive often chosen to capture stories of oppression. Subjects that ive experienced in my life. The fight for civil rights. Poverty. And all the political stories. He captured special gnomes moments of life through a lens for four decades. His contemporaries regard him as one of the finest in modern america. Next, Paul Mccartney has revealed Artificial Intelligence enabled a final beatles song. Its thought to be a 1978 composition called now and then. The track was refer on was one of soarchl a ka setd john lennon recorded a year before his death. Two of the song, free as a bird were cleaned up. An attempt was made with that song but the project was abandoned because of background noise. When Peter Jackson did the film get back, us making the album, he was able to extricate johns voice from a lit bill of ka setd that has johns voice and the piano. The he could separate them and tell the machine, this is a voice, that is guitar. So when we came to make what will be the last beatles record it was a demo that john had. We were able to takes voice and get it pure. Through this a. I. It comes at the same time as an exhibition at londons National Portrait gallery, revealing photographs captured by Paul Mccartney captured between january 1963 and february 1964 that showed what it was like to be a beatle at the start of beatlemania. Thats all we have time for. Thanks for watching. The love and the wonder of what we went through is captured in these photographs. Its the whole thing. Its what makes life great. On france24. Com click live. Find the stories you want to watch or read about. Live news, 24 hours a day, in four languages. Explore the topics that captivate you. Are you looking for the latest news or to watch a show on demand . Follow us. Live International News is just a click away. Amy from new york, this is democracy now these missiles can follow multiple targets, can change their target along the way. Amy thousands of u. S. 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