PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, June 19: We take a look at reactions from the press as US President Donald Trump continues to dither on whether the US will intervene in the conflict between Israel and Iran. Also, a study warns that the global carbon budget could be exhausted within three years, after which point climate change will be irreversible. Finally, the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders get a pay raise thanks to a Netflix series and a study shows how much pet owners pay to celebrate pet birthdays! In the press today: The world's media continues to focus on the growing conflict between Israel and Iran. Le Monde wonders if the spectre of a US intervention looms in Iran. Such an intervention is also creating huge divides within Donald Trump’s administration. The French daily notes that only the US possesses large enough bombs that could destroy Iran’s underground nuclear facilities. The big question is whether the US will get involved and for the moment Donald Trump’s response is HE MAY OR HE MAY NOT, as the Independent says on its front page. Trump appears to be "taunting" Iran over the airstrikes. Metro opts for a play on words to sum up the crisis: an "ARMAGGE-DON"! The Chinese press never misses an opportunity to criticise the US. It's certainly the case for an official newspaper of the Communist Party. The editors of the Global Times warn that the US must stop "fueling the war machine in the Middle East". It blames the US for unilaterally withdrawing from the past Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, in which Iran agreed to limit its nuclear program in exchange for aid and sanctions. The paper also warns that Iran’s national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity should not be violated. It a... Go on reading on our web site. Visit our website: http://www.france24.com
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00:00Well, straight to the papers with Dipti. She's starting, of course, with a lot of attention on the conflict between Israel and Iran, Dipti.
00:06Yeah, that's why I thought the conflict between Israel and Iran continues to preoccupy most of the world papers today.
00:12You see here on the front page of Le Monde, which wonders about the spectre looming of an American, of a U.S. intervention in Iran.
00:21It does note, though, that such an intervention is also creating huge divides within Donald Trump's administration.
00:27The French paper also saying that only the U.S. possesses large enough bombs that could destroy Iran's underground nuclear facilities.
00:37The big question, though, is whether the U.S. will get involved, whether they will get militarily involved.
00:43And for the moment, this seems to be the answer from Donald Trump.
00:46I may do it. I may not.
00:48For the British Daily, The Independent, they see Donald Trump as really taunting Iran over those airstrikes.
00:54While the British Daily, another British Daily, Metro, just going with this very clever play on words here to describe this situation.
01:04And Armageddon, it says, a rather clever headline there.
01:09Nice pun, nice pun.
01:10Conflict, of course, has far-reaching consequences.
01:13We can attest to that from the Chinese press today you've been looking at.
01:15Well, the global—well, that's right.
01:17So the Chinese press have never been shy in their criticism of the U.S.
01:21And it's no different today.
01:23This is from the Global Times, one of the Communist paper's official newspapers.
01:29And this is the editorial here, where you see there the editors warning that the U.S. should immediately stop fueling the war machine in the Middle East.
01:39And in its editorial, it goes on to say that the U.S. is responsible because it unilaterally withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Agreement signed several years ago,
01:51in which Iran agreed to limit its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions—for the lifting of sanctions and aid.
01:58The Times also warns that Iran's national sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity must be respected.
02:05And it says history has shown that from Afghanistan to Iraq, U.S. military interventions never bring about peace.
02:13Rather, they simply fuel anti-American hatred.
02:16And on that note, the Daily Telegraph today also says that a day after Israel attacked Iran on Friday, a cargo plane left China.
02:26Its destination was meant to be Luxembourg, but radar shows that it actually never flew above European skies.
02:33Rather, it sort of disappeared from the radar over Iranian skies, raising concerns about what China might be doing,
02:40particularly because it was a Boeing 747 Freighter, which are typically used for transporting military equipment and weapons.
02:49Mystery there.
02:50Moving on to something different, a new study.
02:52It sounds the alarm about the environment, notably our attempts to limit global average surface warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
03:00You can read about it in this science website, phys.org, which says that global carbon emissions are on track to exhaust the 1.5 degrees Celsius budget within three years.
03:12So basically, this new study from Earth Science System Science Data warns that the estimate of the remaining carbon budget to keep temperatures from rising at 1.5 degrees or less is 130 million tons of carbon dioxide.
03:31And concretely, it means that the world, the way we're going right now, will exhaust that budget within the next three years.
03:37And after which point, global warming will be irreversible.
03:41It's a very stark warning from the study that also reiterates that a majority of global warming over the past decade is due to human activity, including burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and international aviation, which has now reached pre-pandemic levels.
03:59Good news time on France 24.
04:01We need a bit of it, don't we?
04:02This time it's for the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.
04:05Yeah, I'm not sure if you saw the documentary on Netflix, Stuart.
04:09It's a very fun watch.
04:12So Netflix did a documentary series about what it takes to become a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader and really also put a spotlight on their grueling physical schedules.
04:22And many of us assumed that they were really well paid and that they were living a very comfortable life.
04:28But that was indeed one of the surprises from the docuseries.
04:31The fact that many of these women actually keep their day jobs because they were being paid so little to be a cheerleader.
04:39One veteran cheerleader said in the first season she was making about $15 an hour plus 500 euros for an appearance.
04:45That's even less than water boys for the Dallas Cowboys.
04:49In any case, they've got a new season of the documentary series and it's out right now and it's been revealed that their salaries have now gone up about 400%.
05:00So some seasoned cheerleaders could be earning about $75 an hour.
05:06Considering how much some of the NFL footballers make, it's crazy that they were making so little, Stuart.
05:11But hopefully it can also have some ricochet effects on other cheerleaders for the club.
05:16Canberra Hope, one advantage of Netflix at least, anyway.
05:19Exactly.
05:20Finally from Ditti, a study has revealed just how much UK pet owners spend to celebrate their prize pet's birthday.
05:29And you'll be surprised, Stuart.
05:32However much you love your dog, spending £120 on a birthday party is a little ridiculous.
05:38That is what the Independent says.
05:39It's a recent survey from a card company that found that 83% of Gen Z participants and 79% of millennials say they do celebrate a pet's birthday.
05:49That's far higher than the 39% of people over 55 who do this.
05:54Now, more than one in two UK pet owners buy a present or a cake.
05:58The average amount, as you see there, £120 or €160 being spent annually on a pet's birthday.
06:07Recent celebrity pets have had special vegan cakes, an ice sculpture, $100 bills being shot from a money gun.
06:16And in one case in China, a totally illegal dog-themed light display.
06:21Stuart, that's a lot of money.
06:23That's a bit too much.
06:24Well, considering at best from your dog, you might get a tail wag.
06:27And if it's for your cat, you'll just get total indifference.
06:30So, right?
06:32Not from our cat.
06:33Our cat is very loving.
06:34I was lying on the bed yesterday afternoon and came and sat right next to me.
06:37Are they really appreciating the money gun and the light show?
06:39Maybe not.
06:40Maybe not.
06:41You could be right.
06:41Probably hating it, actually.
06:43Dipped together in a lorong there with the papers on France 24.
