We will take a look at the picture at the start of this week in israel and d europe. U. S. President donald trump promises to visit california as it battles the worst wildfires inin the hisistory of the stata. Our reporter t takes us to the town o of paradise, all that butroyed in 2018 all destroyed in 2018 wildfires and surrounded once again. Coming up on the program in business, we will look at the saga surrounding tiktok. Apposofofts bid to buy the has fallen through. First, the embattled president of belarus is to meet Vladimir Putin today as protests calling for his resignation show no sign of abating. Over 100,000 people took to the streets over the weekendnd, marking the start of the sixweek of antigovernment demonstrations. Alexander lukashenko is to meet putin. The embattled belarusian president is hoping to walk away with political backing from moscow. Lukashenko arriving today effectively to ask for clintons support. Putins support. That is a change for lukashenko, who not l
Molly we started in athens, where after an allnight debate, the Greek Parliament has approved the countrys Third International bailout. Alexis tsipras got support from proeuro opposition parties. The third of mps voted no or abstain. Abstained. The latest bailout will involve tax hikes and spending cuts in return for 85 billion euros. France 24s alexander has the story. It is a night that divided the ruling syriza party. Prime minister Alexis Tsipras said it was necessary. I do not regret my decision to compromise on a bailout deal when the alternative would have been a heroic suicide for most of the greek people. Vote had toto rely on those from the new democracy party. The finance minister was accused of making provocative comments ahead of the vote. [shouting in greek] senior series officials criticized tsipras, saying he broke the antiausterity crutches he had run on. We are now introducing a leather another lovely bailout. Whatever the greek people look for, no matter what they fi
Exit from the eu but she is not invited to the dinner after. The remaining 27 will discuss their strategy. The u. N. Says it is considering sanctions against gambias president who refuses to step down and make room for the newcomer who won the election to replace them. Him. The worlds biggest cyber atattk at yahoo with one billion accounts affected. Well have the details in our business updatate. Museum is giving visitors a rare glimpse of paintings 15,000 years old thanks to an exact replica of the prehistoric caves in the lescaux. Story live from paris. We will start in aleppo. Its an offer for those who want to take it up. Who are in people eastern aleppo given that there is a ceasefire will be able to stay. They may be able to stay with family, relatives. This evacuation probably primarily is going to be taken up by the families of fighters and those who may been involved in journalism, activism. Tobody who may have reason concerns about crossing into government controlled areas. T
Is abducted in the Central African republic. China has its lowest gdp figures in some 24 years. And we walk through the french president s opinion polls and more in our press review. First, france suffers from social and ethnic apartheid, those are the words of friends Prime Minister. Of france Prime Minister. This following the grim National Mood following the terrorist attacks that led left 17 dead over the course of three days. There is no democracy without resume of speech, freedom of expression, the press, or journalism will stop or journalism. We need the media to ask questions, to inform. And its not a question of whether it is justified or not. The opportunity to mock exists. Quite these are some strong words to be heard from the french Prime Minister. Although this rallying cry had been one that united the french much to many surprise, it wasnt frances only message. Hes trying to correct, in a sense, the imbalance that has followed inevitably from all that has gone on in franc
In business, Stephen Carroll will have an update from. Us as we wait to hear from french president Francois Hollande as he addresses the World Economic forum. Saudi Arabias King Abdullah has died. The 90yearold monarch had been admitted to hospital with pneumonia at the end of december. One of the most powerful and richest men in the world, King Abdullah was considered a moderate reformer and in a highly conservative country. President barack obama called him a steadfast ally while the israeli president has praised his grounded, considered, and responsible leadership. However, Amnesty International says the human rights conditions under King Abdullah were far from commendable. The Saudi Arabian regime seems insensitive to human rights and dignity. Unfortunately, they are also protected by many western countries because they have oil and are seen as allies in the fight against terrorism. In fact, when you violate human rights at the level saudi arabia does, you are breeding terrorism. Y