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this is they don't it is life from birth in the church bells across france ring out in tribute to the north for down just minutes from that cathedral bells across the country will chime together expressing the solidarity of emotion of a nation still coming to terms with monday's devastating fire. i'm still going welcome to the program my words from across france will ring out in tributes to not shut down the country's beloved gothic cathedral was gutted by a massive fire on monday night president macro convened a special cabinet meeting today to discuss an ambitious reconstruction plan he says he wants the church restored to its former glory within five years well we're going to bring that to you live here on that date just ahead that's let's introduce you to our guests luke andre is a freelance journalist for the opinio and radio france and that been. responded lisa lewis has been reporting from paris during the last few days and joins us again from the french a couple outside not to welcome a both let's start with you lisa tell us a bit about what we'll go to see and hear over t

kirstin downey talks about her book the woman behind the new deal: the life of frances perkins, fdr's secretary of labor and his moral conscience. implementrkins helped labor laws. she spoke at the festival, which the library of congress hosted on the national mall. kirstin: good morning, everyone. this is very interesting and personally meaningful to me because the genesis of my new book, "the woman behind the new deal: the life of frances perkins," was in the streets around this building. i will explain to you how that happened. and much of the research was done at library of congress, which is sponsoring today's event. it is a wonderful institution. the beautiful buildings, they are such important research materials there, and it is all available free. these public access libraries are really one of the things that make our nation great. [applause] kirstin: and i am very grateful to the library of congress for being here and for continuing to give us such wonderful material. now, this is a self-selecting crowd. i know some of you already know who frances perkins is, but a lo

internationally back to tripoli government and intervals france blocked the first draft amid its economic interests in the east of the country. a good evening to you this is r.t. international. says the arrest of the wiki leaks co-founder julian assange at london's ecuadorian embassy on thursday the focus just turned to his potential extradition to the united states that's because for years the silence was at the helm of a website which revealed damaging classified information about washington and its intelligence services. morgan has more on how the rest is being perceived on the other side of the atlantic. there have been a number of voices that have spoken up against the possible extradition of julian assad is warning about the impact it could have on civil liberties now among those voices was a congresswoman from a hole why a name is tossing gabbert and in addition to being a congresswoman she is also a presidential contender and twenty twenty she spoke up saying that the possible chill effect and impact on american civil liberties from this case would not be small this is a

for france but as something of like a rallying call for the european project could this actually have a positive boost moving towards the european parliamentary elections next month. it's difficult to say brant because you don't know how the vent like that is so emotional and will play out really it is difficult to sort of turn this into something that you can work with is that you can sort of. you know how can you turn the burning down off the national symbol of not true in the heart of paris. to to for hope and look to the future and sort of turning turning the fates of people in europe so that is very difficult the messaging that will have to come out of this and at the moment everybody is still sort of occupied was digesting what happened here and the sort of a lot of raw emotion here tonight people watching us in relative silence for hours and sort of people really being sort of gripped by this spectacle and so the future will be we'll see in a few days how. the french media and politicians will sort of deal with that. as we've been saying for the people of france is much more th

the province. turning now to france which is taking part in international commemorations of the armenian genocide setting back in one thousand fifteen turkeys autumn in a government carried out mass killings that claimed the lives of more than a million armenians france was at the time one of the main safe havens for those who fled today it's home to europe's biggest armenian community france announced earlier this year that it would observe annual commemorations on april twenty fourth to be useless always reports from the southern city of musée which was the first port of call for media refugees. fear is incomplete she was born in france as the granddaughter for survivors of the armenian genocide she says she has inherited their trauma allegory salsa loss also just your. as a teenager i began to ask questions about my background my grandfather had always told me about the village where he grew up and was a haven of peace until it was wiped off the map just like the armenians they were left with a feeling of injustice of having suffered collectively this has been passed on to m

revelations amnesty international's cold all france to suspend all the sales side present of money ally khan's government has a staunch defender of the sales and downplayed their role in the conflict to penske picks up the story. france has long been criticised for supplying weapons to saudi arabia human rights charity said time and time again told the government that those weapons are being used to bomb schools hospitals and other civilian targets exacerbating the crisis in yemen a war that's left thousands dead and pushed millions to the brink of starvation the un has even called what's happening in yemen the world's worst humanitarian crisis . you're. right france has always hit back saying the weapons that it sells to saudi arabia only used offensively to defer attacks by the p.c.'s i'm not aware that french weapons are being used directly in yemen except that now appears to be contradicted by a classified note by the french military intelligence service uncovered following an investigation by a media outlet called disclose it to appeals french rep. and sold to saudi arabia and

part of france that burned today, a part that stood for 800 years through war, revolution, and religious unrest. engulfed within an hour by flames. towers, begins for resident -- ancient tower beacons for residents a tourists, crumbling into the blaze. its current guardian watched through tears. s is a national disaster i'm very upset. this cathedral is 850 years old. to see the building fall to pieces, the spire falling down as we were renating it, all i can do is pray. lucy: 400 firefighters circled the cathedral to tackle the blaze. the crane stretching to reach the soaring roof. a complicated and fragile operation. tsimply dousing medieval structure with water was not an fts-n fro, press two rescue exp said, because the building could collapse. to tackle the flames inside the building, firefighters had to climb up the tower nothing else could reach. the flames are beginning to subside now. the damage is beginning to veal itself. the destruction of this medieval symb of paris has left the city under a pall of shock and smoke. people packed in the streets around barely spoke.

emanuel lakhan has appointed a panel of experts to investigate france's actions during around as genocide france or while they have had a strained relations relationship since the killings in one thousand nine hundred four and reports now from paris. at the least say pallister french president met tutsi survivors of the nine hundred ninety four rwandan genocide france's relationship with rwanda has been strained for twenty five years of regulations by kigali that france was complicit in the massacre now emanuel markhor says it's time for truth he's appointed a commission to investigate france's role at the time and announced more resources to track down genocide suspects who fled to france marcel could banda who lost family in the genocide welcomes michael's initiatives at present but. it's important for people in france rwanda for survivors and humanity to know what happened it's a step in the right direction because the narrative is no longer that there is nothing to say but that there is something to say. the killings were on a monstrous scale militias armed by the hutu majori

of debris falling in this very busy historic part of france, the french president emmanuel macron has tweeted of his sadness at seeing what he described as part of us burn. the mayor of london wrote of his heartbreak, saying london stands in sorrow with paris today. let us look now at the scene live in paris where emergency services are of course trying to tackle that blaze. these are the latest picture... as the light falls and dusk settles. row can still see the flames there, burning. at notre—dame. this is iconic building, not only in paris, not only in france but round the world. iam not only in france but round the world. i am joined not only in france but round the world. iamjoined by not only in france but round the world. i am joined by our paris correspondent. what can you tell us now of whether the flames are coming under control. i am standing where i have been standing for the last hour and a half looking aghast at the scenes in front of me. the fire is clea rlies past its scenes in front of me. the fire is clearlies past its worse, an hour or so clearlies past its worse

one o'clock in the morning in paris, where a majorfire has engulfed one of france's most famous landmarks, the medieval cathedral of notre dame. notre dame has stood on the banks of the river seine for 850 years. and tonight, the fire continues to burn, though officials say the main structure has been saved. the huge blaze is now increasingly under control and, importantly, as i said, the main structure has been saved. but the devastation is immense. huge crowds gathered in the streets around it, many were in tears. president macron has promised it would be rebuilt. our paris correspondent lucy williamson starts our coverage of the destruction of notre dame. it was, said the president, a part of france that burned today, a part that stood here for 800 years, through war, revolution and religious unrest. engulfed within an hour by flames. its ancient towers, beacons for both residents and tourists, crumbling into the blaze. as its current guardian watched through tears. translation: this is a national disaster, i'm very upset. this cathedral is 850 years old and to see the buildi

architectural drool and a symbol of france's heritage. the moment this spire of not tradition cathedral fell into the raging inferno for hours flames engulfed this iconic landmark destroying an eight hundred year old building that it survived two world wars. sauza is gathered to watch is a piece of french history. crumbled before their eyes. it's a monument above and beyond it's religious meaning it's something that represents the entire evolution of french civilization. is so it's very dramatic to see something like this happening. this is the conclusion schools. criticised i felt really angry to learn that such a large beautiful piece of art went up in smoke like that. and so i was really shocked so when i heard the news i ran straight here. french president emmanuel markham was quickly at the scene. because they don't know but we will rebuild this cathedral all of us together it's probably part of france's destiny and it will be our project for years to come i am committed to this. mission. while donations have already been pledged the damage done is extensive. this is wher

eight hundred fifty year old paris lie and ravaged by fire france looks at how it can rebuild they're not a feature in the heart of its capital. hello again i'm a senior editor with al-jazeera live from doha round so coming up a longtime ally of the algerian ousted president resigns we look at what it means for the protesters who want all of the old guard gone. sudanese crowds keep up the pressure on the military commanders who've taken power demanding civilians be put in charge. and we're at the shanghai also shared to see how electric calming has a wooing chinese by. now attention is turning to the enormous task of rebuilding france's most enduring symbol the not the jewel in paris after the world heritage site was severely damaged by fire some of its treasures were saved from the flames which tore through the cathedrals roof and brought down its france's richest people are pledging millions of dollars to rebuild the cathedral and russia japan and the vatican are also offering help david chaytor reports. and unimaginable sites. ravaged by flames a symbol of paris and french

up hanging in a working—class town and the north of france five years ago. since then, he has written two more books, one from his own experience of class discrimination, homophobia and violence and a fractured france. it's tempting to see him as the voice now of the generation. his anger, the fuel that propels him. welcome. you were born and raised in a working—class town on the north of france. you've escaped as a teenager to make a new life but it seems to me ever since then, you've been in a sense, faced with an impulse to go back, to make sense of your own past. because i know, you have the feeling that while i was living my childhood, i wasn't understanding it. i was living kind of next to my childhood, as a child. it's only when i took a distance with my past that i was suddenly able to understand it. for example, as a child, as i describe in my last book, i hated my father because i thought that he was a bad person because of his homophobia. because of his violent urges and violent behaviours. it's only when i left the place that i was able to understand that his beh

thousand vehicles of history that represents france. i feel like air. is crying now it looks just to me. i feel the cathedral has been snatched away from. the. cultural heritage its fronts that's been hit today france is spinning has to do with. our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with what paris and the whole world lost today a massive fire gutted notre dame cathedral this e.p. the catholic church this medieval monument to french gothic architecture has been a fundamental part of the parisian soul for almost a millennium or tonight it took only an hour for the flames to turn notre dame's wooden frame and its towering spire recognized the world over into a smoldering relic. a heart rending sight as the spire fell striking at a symbol of french culture in the heart of paris. the massive blaze spread on words collapsing the roof and setting the wooden frame of the entire cathedral aflame. the alarm went off shortly before seven in the evening local time no saddam is burning spreading a brown black cloud across the sky her reas

in libya accuses france of supporting rebel forces and cooperation with . violence in the north african nation intensifies with hundreds killed over the. international line from last year with me. welcome to the program. after a two year investigation and almost nonstop media coverage of the so-called scandal the heavily redacted miller report has finally sorted it out the document reveals there was no cooperation between donald trump or any american with russians in the twenty sixteen presidential election. the special counsel's report states that his quote investigation did not establish that members of the trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the russian government in its election interference activities but donald trump isn't off the hook in the eyes of the democrats and media the u.s. house judiciary committee has issued a subpoena for the unredacted report as the focus now shifts to the possible obstruction of the investigation more on that from our senior correspondent right. two years america waited for this hoped and prayed it would make trump all exonerate him

france's most visited monument. smoke was seen atjust before 7pm, paris time. the blaze intensified. suddenly the skyline drastically changed for all to see. notre dame's roof and spire destroyed. oh, no. and so much more. around 500 firefighters rushed to the scene. one now seriously injured. the cause of the fire is still being investigated but the damage goes much deeper. a beating heart for catholicism, the building itself a survivor of so many religious wars, and a home for priceless holy relics too. wrapped up in french gothic architecture, the site of napoleon's coronation. a living museum some thought had died. translation: i studied history and it was very important for me to come and see her, maybe for one last time before she was no longer there. translation: there are hundreds of people who died to build this cathedral and in here is their memory too. it hurts to see that. translation: it is very sad, it is one of the great monuments of france. damage too to the mediaeval acoustics. onlookers found solace in hymns. crowd singing hymn. reassurance came from the french pre

emirates france is also accused of providing military support to have to and russia recently vetoed a u.n. security council statement to condemn his advance on tripoli now protesters in tripoli have urged the foreign ministry to summon the ambassadors of egypt's the u.a.e. saudi arabia and france and they say they want libya's representatives to the u.n. arab league and the african union to take measures against have tar. the and. let's bring in our panel now joining us from london and. director of the tripoli based sadek institute in rome francesco guy head of the political risk consultancy policy sonar and joining us from oxford is oliver miles a former british ambassador to libya welcome to you all thank you so much for being on inside story and bassett or all of the miles if i can start with you so many countries being influential roles are outside powers worsening the conflict in libya. yes yes they are it's a strange situation because for a long time now there's been universe for oral agreement verbal agreement international level that there should be no. military support for an

you're watching beyond one hundred days. france's wealthiest companies and citizens step up — pledging millions to restore notre dame. that will be a way off — today police and fire services are busy trying to determine if the building is safe and secure. we got more images from the cathedral today — inside and out, the damage is less terrible than originally feared. the damage is devastating but the main building has been saved. the damage is devastating but the main building has been savedm the damage is devastating but the main building has been saved. it is not just a main building has been saved. it is notjust a building but our common legacy and strengthen history and it belongs to everyone. the president was quick to the scene to assess damage — tonight emmanuel macron will address the nation. we will bring you what he says. hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington and matthew price is in london. president emmanuel macron those in paris addressing the country and we will take you straight to his remarks. translation: what we saw last night in paris wa

really the president of france chancellor is fair what do you make of that it was more of a minister's speech than than than a presidential one sixty three percent of the electorate still not convinced to what extent is all of this a little too late. too little too late for french voters. i tend to disagree with the previous panelists and perhaps a great degree of it. tell me why that it's evidently the case that the president spoke about sort of more technical measures and didn't look like a de golyer a mr on but in twenty nineteen i'm not sure if that's really the expectations the french have in fact macro at the beginning of his presidency spent an awful lot of time trying to come across as a jew putin and president a source of god like figure and it came across really it's rather in written rather strange strange fashion i'd say for such a young man to behave like a greek god or a roman god. so this is beyond as he's trying to open the second act of his presidency i think it is understandable that he's trying to talk a bit more concretely about what he can do for the french and i'd

president, a part of france that burned today, a part that stood here for 800 years, through war, revolution and religious unrest. engulfed within an hour by flames. its ancient towers, beacons for both residents and tourists, crumbling into the blaze. as its current guardian watched through tears. translation: this is a national disaster, i'm very upset. this cathedral is 850 years old and to see the building fall to pieces, the spire to fall down just as we were renovating it, all i can do is pray. firefighters circled the cathedral to tackle the blaze. their cranes stretching to reach its soaring roof, a complicated and fragile operation, simply dousing the medieval structure with water was not an option, rescue experts said, because the building could collapse. to tackle the flames inside the building, firefighters had to climb up the towers. nothing else could reach. president macron arriving at the cathedral with france's prime minister, his face upturned in disbelief. translation: what has happened tonight in paris and notre dame is a terrible event. i want to first thank

britain basically acting as an obstruction to e.u. business with vaccine mind france the french government is saying that an extension is by no means a done deal they're very aware that it could create further uncertainties for businesses around the continent so right now there's still that deadline of next friday where the european where the u.k. would leave the u. without a deal unless they get this extension next week so that really will be crucial thank you. time for short break here al-jazeera when we come back. within six months we will see one of the great humanitarian crisis in the world u.s. politicians invoke never before used powers to call for an end to american support for the saudi american who are in yemen and zooming into their everyday lives south koreans become the first in the world with five speed on their mobile phones more on the stay with us. however we've got a good mobile phone i weather across japan at the moment but some places of cloud are rolling for the save japan easing across on shoe q.c. latest weather systems now pushing up into hokkaido wind an

why they made up on the site now that will be interesting to see ok thanks mia. turning to france now where president emmanuel mccraw has just announced a tax cut of five billion euros it was one of several new reforms and a victory of sorts for. the yellow vest protesters who first hit the streets almost six months ago demonstrating over the price of fuel the cost of living and tax fairness macro initially tried to appease the movement by boosting the minimum wage but it didn't work and when that fire consumed part of paris is not a damn cathedral and macro led the fight. raising efforts for the reconstruction he played right into the protesters hands those multimillion dollar donations from billionaires which happen to be tax deductible underlined the issues of tax inequality and the government's priorities the media are more than just a subplot in this protesters complain about the underreporting of police violence the sensationalizing of the demonstrations and reporters have been restricted manhandled by police and subjected to arrest so the yellow vests are producing their own co

people who have to cross france and till probably at some point on sunday but in those tensions we've already seen cause being. being set on fire rubbish strewn on the streets and then that set on fire we've seen the protests this. and bricks towards the police and the and we've seen them retaliate course with that tear gas we have seen them at the plaza the busty we wanted to protest peacefully so then we moved toward it is very important for me i followed the movement since the beginning since the seventeenth of november i'm here because i care about from the. you always have strong mobilization to express our goals. no more and more visible specially hope that the government looks out on demand this is now the first day yet of us protest since not to have done cathedral. on monday night the fire time we thought was uniting france it actually happened about half an hour before president michel was due to give a big address the nation is second address in regards and is first off that this big debate that france has been happening now for the last few months since the yellow vests pr

offensive against the internationally but tripoli government to mid reports that france blocked the first draft amid its economic interests in the east of the country. on r.t. internet. since the arrest of the wiki leaks co-founder julian assange on shit london's ecuadorian embassy on thursday the focus has turned to his potential extradition to the united states because for years the songs was at the helm of a website that revealed damaging classified information about washington spoken up against the possible extradition of julian assange warning about the impact it could have on civil liberties now among those voices was a congresswoman from a hole why a name is tall seen gabber and in addition to being a congresswoman she is also a presidential contender in twenty twenty. she spoke up saying that the possible chill effect and impact on american civil liberties from this case would not be small this is a threat to journalists but it's also something that threatens every american because the message that we're getting that the american people are getting by what's happened here to

day. seeing that spire come down will resonate not only across france, but across the world. we are waiting for more answers. we're waiting to learn what exactly is being done here. but these images really, shep, just -- they say everything. as you say, some said when that happened, i think all that was seen over the city of paris is this glowing, burning fire. shep? >> shepard: so many of you who are regular viewers of fox news channel and subscribe to our updates via your phones just received an unimaginable alert as i did. it says breaking news from fox news. notre dame's cathedral's roof and central spire collapse amid massive fire. we've just gotten video in which is in vat4 in our control room, and that is of that spire from a ground camera, completely engulfed in flames. as you might imagine, we have hundreds of different feeds which come into our main headquarters in new york. one after another after another with different views on this spire, watching as the flames began to lap around its base and then just lick up the outside of it until eventually it was engulfed. now liv

has to be a rebuild because it's one of the symbols of france it's something that french people identify with no matter where they stand in terms of prevention so rebuilding such a symbol is of course something that we also go along the lines of paris moto which is to look to our nick maggie taught latin for it floats and it doesn't say that without thinking and it's something we had already. brought forward after the terrorist attacks in two thousand and fifteen and it's another in face of this new adversity i think this city of paris and french citizens will come together to to. to rebuild their fort and to the idea that the reasonings the french definitely europeans is definitely a place cooperation people in the crypt of the first pair regions are buried so it's at the very heart of paris and for many reasons it is dear to french people's hearts because when one thinks about paris one thinks about the f.o. tower about their lives and of course about nostradamus it has also been present in so many books french literature has been singing the praises of kitty jail and not leas

earlier. rance has marked its firstst armeninian genocide remembrance day. france was the first major european country to recognize the massacres as genocide, back in 2001. and presesent macron said his history knows howo look history in the facace. at that t time that drew a furious response from erdogan, president of turkekey. he called macron a political november is. edward frenchman solis spoke at the ceremony. >> france remains true to its values. self so to its it's the honorable and right thing to do. france won't be intimidated by any pressure or any lies. [applause] what we want are historical facts and reconciliation. >> edward philippe speaking there at the armenian remembrance day ceremony here in france. we're joined by the russian official of a.i.s. market. thank you so much for being with us. this r rction by erdogan was in many ways totally predictable. >> it was and it wasn't. in recent years they issued a statement referring to historic pain and some armenians saw it as sort of a gesture, a move towards armenians to start thinking about a normalization rhythm.

on t w. this is daily news live from berlin church bells across france ring out in tribute to not for the. country pauses to all of the cathedral france's leaders meet to discuss that ambitious plan to restore the monarch to its former glory within five years. also on the program it looks like another win for indonesia's president preliminary election results indicate that just go with those results calls to lead the world's third largest democracy for the second term smallest so what will his victory mean for the country we'll hear from because. i'm phil gal welcome to the program france has announced that it will hold an architectural contest to design a new spot for the cathedral at not to die which was so severely damaged in a fire on monday night bells were wrong only in the evening as people showed their support but questions remain as to how the church will be prepared to be built or whether it should be given a more modern look emotions in paris and also about breast still running high as people come to terms with the destruction of a beloved lama. feels anxious as she app

catholic church here in france and it's considered indeed to be paris's own the crown jewels of that crown of thorns as well as many works of art and of the relics have been saved by those firefighters who have been working tirelessly throughout the evening some reaction is well we've had an outpouring of sympathy from across the world world leaders saying that they're thinking of paris tonight thinking of not to the dom the people here describing it as being an utter tragedy we also know that president mccall who is here tonight he came and described this as being a national tragedy president he was actually due to address the nation tonight to talk about what he would do in regards to the bat that's been going on in france for the last few months to try and stem the protests that we've seen on a weekly basis from the l a vest he was here he counseled that television address because not to don cathedral is deemed to be so important and iconic building of a hundred and fifty eight hundred and fifty years old that was undergoing reconstruction at the moment restoration work that

capital also coming up yuri returns to the streets of france yellow vests protesters turnout across the country for the twenty fourth consecutive saturday after president's budget reforms fail don't fret. i'm calling aspen thanks for joining us at least fifteen people including six children are dead after sri lankan police raided a suspected islamist hideout the country's been scrambling to crackdown on extremist militants since the bombings that killed more than two hundred fifty people on easter sunday she long as president has promised to search every household until all those with suspected links to the attacks are found. another bomb blast in sri lanka this time the victims suspected militants blew themselves up a special forces closed down on their safe house residents say this densely populated neighborhood was the scene of a. one tense gun battle left several days a young girl and the woman who were poodle live from the rubble. they could probably be their family members a mother and daughter they were sent to the nearest hospital. actually they had already gained consciousn

government is going to look like libya's u.n. recognized government has told france stop dealing with the warlord continues to lay siege to tripoli there was an airstrike on sunday by one of his helicopters which killed four and injured at least twenty three france has been accused by the tripoli based government of supporting hafter as his forces advance towards the capital here is more from the wind in tripoli. clashes broke out again on the southern part of tripoli near the diversity of the international in active airport as their forces loyal to the e.u. and their kidneys the government of national called have advanced toward the center of the tripoli international airport it's very strategic because if the government forces recaptured the international airport they can easily cut the supporting law in coming for her those forces from the city of the south of tripoli on another front have to his forces that retreated as the government forces took control of a bridge on the southern part of tripoli military sources where the government say that the government warplanes targeted hav

president emanuel macron followers to transform france is his response to months of yellow vests protests and nothing to stop the riots this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm adrian finnegan they are the results of the so-called great debate after months of hearing complaints from the length and breadth of france emanuel mccraw has told t.v. viewers that he's listening to the cries for change he's responded to the biggest challenge to his presidency by offering some concessions to the best protesters they've brought paris and other cities to a standstill every saturday for months now demanding cuts to the cost of living across proposing lower taxes for some pensions reform stopping the closure of schools and hospitals and making it easier to hold a referendum on vital issues there are other proposals too but are they enough to stop the riots and revolt against his ideas for the future of france we'll get to that soon with our guests but first here's al-jazeera is natasha in paris. at his first presidential press conference on domestic affairs emanuel mark all

be with you. i'm frances rivera. an entire city and the world is waking up in shock after a devastating fire reduced parts of notre dame cathedral to ash. flames engulfed the spire, the catastrophic collapse crippling the gathering place that has been a symbol of freedom and fraternity in paris for over 800 years. 13 million visitors from all faiths come to marvel at the heart of the french capital. it's a devastating start to holy week for catholic church, but french president emmanuel macron is vowing to rebuild. joining us from london is sarah harmon with the very latest. sarah, good morning. >> reporter: frances rivera, good morning. what a loss for france and the world. we're talking about a just a fe large parts of it to be destroyed. the cause of this fire isn't clear yet. the paris prosecutor's office is investigating at the moment they are treating it as an accident, and a key focus of this investigation is likely to be the scaffolding that was outside the cathedral. notre dame was undergoing a nearly $7 million renovation when this fire broke out. one firefighter w

percent of the tutsis were already dead what were france's true intentions in rwanda where the inca town you were on the verge of taking control. the french intention was to do that if you. continue to must so. if they had been. was there nor do the film. crew do you have fear the town you were making threatening statements saying they would push the french back out of the country but it was very unsettling you're going to have to the french had been assigned the un mandate the immediately established contact with kagami be a political channels but it was right at the beginning of the operation he was informed that france did not intend to reconquer rwanda or oppose him or of the r.p.m. so it was always be a. little richard some of the french soldiers had served in rwanda a number of years earlier and now they were back in the same country except this time they had to assume a very different stance that they had to be impartial. impartial in the face of an ongoing genocide france's neutrality was repeatedly called into question by the external observers and later even by some french

third day of anti-government rallies in france as the so-called yellow gather again nationwide is the first time since the. blaze with protesters anger directed at the amounts of money donate. for repasts place in paris have used tear gas and water color and two hundred twenty seven people have been detained. oh. i i. i i. i. well we're now five months into the yellow vests protests and it feels like the tensions are just not abating again fires in the streets of paris as the protesters not only burnt rubbish bins but also were setting fire to move cause to move motorcycles and also again building barriers to try and protect them from the police and the place of being trying to disperse the crowds throughout the day using tear gas initially but they did bring water cannons later on water cannons not just spitting out water but also a blue liquid that liquid being used as a die which i will temporarily affect clothing and skin to allow the police to be able to ascertain who the violent protesters all who are in the way of the will to canada and then to make those arrests you talked abo

france's military agency the d r i'm real to these journalists it should be forty eight french sees a terrorist guns were being used along the sound the game in that tanks and fighters sold to the u.a.e. . in action and it's miss our guiding technology may have been deployed as well it reveals that french ships are serving in the blockade of the yemeni ports directly leading to diet food and medical shortages in additional battalion of sees a truck mounted how was that had been deployed the yemeni border on the saudi side to bring the number of cesar's in that area to forty eight as of the twenty fifth of september twenty eighth see about forty you. tanks are observed in a fixed defensive position and advance positions in the west of the seventy or so tanks deployed by the u.a.e. as part of the operation the french government has continued to repeat the line that weapons it sold to saudi and u.a.e. were only being used for defensive purposes but this note was written back in september contradicting those claims the concern now is that this investigation by french authorities is about

france's fire ravaged. headquarters and. also ahead sudan's military council had a public prosecution agreeing to one of the main demands of the protesters a long time ally of algeria ousted president resigns we'll look at what it means for protesters who want all of the old guard gone and we're at the shanghai auto show to see how electric car makers are wooing. hello attention is turning to the enormous task of rebuilding france's most enduring symbol there in paris after the world heritage site was severely damaged by fire take a look at the live pictures right now some of its treasures were saved from the flames which tore through the cathedral's roof and brought down its fire as you can see well some of france's richest people are pledging hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild russia japan and the vatican are also offering to help from paris bernard smith reports. history and it took just under twelve hours for much of it to go up in flames on tuesday morning just put out the last of one of the most distressing and shocking fires paris is. more than two hundred thousand kilo

demonstrations for turn the streets of france yellow best protesters turn out across the country for the twenty fourth consecutive saturday after presidents president problems plus reforms failed to impress. and also on the show longing for peace on the korean peninsula i'm here to declare my heart and my aspirations for united korea because it was the longest time for seventy years it was language electrified was one great length like one piece of south koreans mark one year since a landmark summit with the north but they're still searching for a diplomatic breakthrough. i'm carl aspen thanks for joining us at least fifteen people including six children are dead after sri lankan police raided a suspected islamist hideout the country's been scrambling to crackdown on extremist militants since the bombings that killed more than two hundred fifty people on easter. she want us presidents as promised to search every household and all those with suspected links to the attacks. another bomb blast in sri lanka this time the victims suspected militants blew themselves up as special forces closed down o

well you. know. the country of france is in shock after the iconic. cathedral and paris is engulfed in flames badly damaging the iconic structure and the roof and the spire. it's french heritage it's part of the with that. we find comfort in the fact that there are no victims french historical heritage they could have been faster was helicopters and water and. many world leaders expressed their condolences to the country of france saying no she is not just a part of french identity but of world heritage. and also this hour european politicians urged the european union not to fall the united states example when it comes to their policy in the middle east. you're watching international bringing you your live news update from our studio here in moscow where it's just turned three pm welcome to the program and thank you for joining us this hour. first we start in france as a massive fire has swept through. the cathedral in paris destroying the spire and most of the roof investigators suspect the blaze started during restoration work which has been ongoing president emanuel has pledged t