Announunced from saudi arabia, puts lebanon back on the front of a proxy war between the sunni and shiite iran and its allies. The u. S. Air force admits it did not report the criminal record of the texas gun who killed 26 aildren in 26 people in church in sutherland springs. That report could have kept the attacker from legally buying weapons. Coming up in business, we will go live to lisbon for the summit there. And the Louvre Museum sets up shop in abu dhabi. Our sneak peek on the new branch, but first, our top story, live from paris. Genie well start first with this developing story in france. Police here have launched an antiterror operation just south of paris, and in the sosouthern part of france surrounding the french riviera. It comes after a term a counterterrorism law came in effect to replace a state of emergency since attacks in paris two years ago. Sources close to the investigation say 10 people suspected of preparing a possible attack are being held in that operation th
Welcome. You are watching live from paris. These are the stories we are covering. Donald trump junior insists his father knew nothing about a meeting that he took part in. Airstrikes continue to the west inmost soul after we bring you an exclusive report. Rex tillerson is in saudi arabia to meet the king. He continues shuffling between solve antries to diplomatic crisis. The Business Update for you. Stay tuned. You are watching france 24. Sonrance trumps eldest insists his father knew nothing. Bout a meeting he had donald trump junior dismissed allegations of collusion and described the meeting as nothing. Trumps interview came hours after he released an email chain in which he wrote he would love to receive compromising information about clinton. A day after a Prime Minister announced a victory in the battle for most of, smoke continues to build. Iraqinth division of the army pounced on the group. Sustained airstrikes and machine gun fire shakes the city for hours. The commander of th
To oppose their own parties proposed replacement. The head of spains Football Federation under arrest as part of an anticorruption probe. Europes president of soccer governing body. We will have the latest with our correspondent in madrid. It is 1 00 in the french capital. Netflix is still the new black. As hit series like house of cards help boost numbers for the streaming service to more than 100 million. Our culture team is reporting on frances oldest arts festival. This is live from paris. Six human rights activists from Amnesty International will remain in custody in turkey. The rights group has described the court ruling as a travesty of justice. Has beenhe detainees formally charged or put on trial. Heres catherine clifford. They waited for the judges decision until late at night. Outside the courthouse the ruling came as a thunderbolt. Four Amnesty International workers were released under judicial control. Six others will remain in detention pending trial. What is in the file
Off the meeting as fake news. And revelations of hundreds of cases of child abuse at a renowned Catholic School in germany. The outcome of a sevenyear investigation provoking more questions. It is 1 00 p. M. In paris and berlin. Also coming up, we cross the next hour of life news and analysis from suicidal robots to football. We have the most eyecatching stories from the National Papers in our press review. And making the most of the Tour De France. How sponsors cash in on a worldwide audience of billions. Well have the details on that in our business update. This is life in paris. We begin here in france where the head of the military has resigned. This for the first time in the history of the modern french state. Fought villers leslie with the president over plans to cut the military budget by 850 Million Euros this year. In a statement the highly regarded general said he no longer felt able to guarantee the robust Defense Force to guarantee the safety of france and the french people
More than 10,000 people. They are now coming under control. Protests across the United States after donald trump said he would been transgender people from serving in the military. Also coming up in the program, full steam ahead is the french government repairs to nationalize the stx shipyard. Will havess editor more. This is live from paris. In jerusalem, the first worshipers have started returning to the alaqsa mosque for the first time in many days. Removed contentious security theiers that have been cause of deadly tensions in recent weeks. Metal detector errors have been installed. Over. Ul protests boiled i call on palestine to the mosque at alaqsa. Come and give praise to god. And pray to protect our holy place and people. We pray not to let the occupation continue to block our faithful from entering the holy mosque. Children have welcomed israels remover of the ventricle barriers. The images of these cheering palestinians and the removal of metal detectors wednesday and overnig