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00:00 At least four people have been killed in Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, in the latest wave of

00:07 Russian air attacks. Several Iranian-made drones smashed into two apartment buildings

00:13 in the overnight raid. Among those killed were three rescue workers, whose truck was

00:19 hit as they arrived at the scene. One civilian also died and 12 others were injured.

00:25 As Russia intensifies its air and ground offensive, Ukraine has responded by lowering the age

00:31 of conscription from 27 to 25. While public support for the war remains high, the move

00:38 is a harsh reality for many.

00:40 "I don't want to get involved with my child. I have only one son. I am a lonely mother.

00:48 Why should you forgive me? I have been trying to get him out of there for so many years.

00:55 And someone killed him for fun. I don't need it."

01:01 "Overall, I think it's not good. Considering the situation, where many young people are

01:11 dying, I understand that they are dying to protect the country. But did everyone want

01:18 to go there and die?"

01:21 "The new mobilization reflects the pressures the country's forces are facing along the

01:26 front line. Without guns and gradually losing ground, they are desperately in need of fresh

01:32 Western military supplies. Ukraine's only option is to boost the one resource it does

01:38 have - its soldiers."

01:40 NATO foreign ministers will continue forging a plan to provide more stable military support

01:51 to Ukraine. Officials descended on Brussels this week to mark 75 years of the military

01:57 alliance.

01:58 "We are now in the process of developing a more robust and enduring institutionalized

02:06 framework for support to Ukraine. There are different ways of ensuring that our support

02:13 is less dependent on voluntary short-term offers and more on long-term NATO commitments

02:22 and that we have a stronger organization that creates a more robust framework for our support."

02:30 Planning will continue on Wednesday.

02:33 It comes as European Council President Charles Michel spoke with European leaders in Romania

02:39 about the EU's five-year agenda. "The bloc will focus on security and defense, economic

02:44 stability and prosperity, enlargement and the EU project," Michel said.

02:49 After the recent deaths of seven aid workers in Gaza, the Palestinian city is now the most

02:57 lethal place in the world to be an aid worker, says International Rescue Committee.

03:02 "We have seen a significant increase in global attention to this issue, to the safety of

03:07 humanitarian workers in large part because of the nationalities of those who were killed

03:11 on Monday. And that is an uncomfortable reality, but if any good can come of that attention,

03:16 perhaps it can be an increase in political and diplomatic attention focused not just

03:21 on the safety of aid workers, which is important in and of itself, but on bringing about the

03:26 conditions in which aid can be scaled up and provided to Palestinians in Gaza at the level

03:31 that it's needed," Michel said.

03:32 Foreign political leaders have also weighed in on the recent deaths.

03:35 White House Press Secretary Kyrgyn Pierre said U.S. President Joe Biden is "heartbroken"

03:41 over those killed.

03:42 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez branded comments made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

03:49 Netanyahu following the airstrike as insufficient.

03:53 "Additional clarification of what happened is needed," he said.

03:57 Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Bill Abdullah Rahman Al Thani called the attack a violation

04:04 of international law.

04:06 It comes as internal pressure builds in Israel, with War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz telling

04:11 reporters on Wednesday Netanyahu should call an early election.

04:15 Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini survived a no-confidence vote in parliament.

04:29 The far-right League Party leader has been under fire for his suspected relationship

04:34 with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

04:36 He survived the censure motion easily in Rome on Wednesday with 211 noes, 129 yeses and

04:45 three abstentions.

04:46 Salvini, who is also serving as the transport minister, is known for his conservative immigration

04:54 policies.

04:56 "They voted 129 yeses."

04:58 The French police removed dozens of migrants from the forecourt of Paris City Hall as the

05:07 capital gets ready to begin its 100 days countdown of the start of the Olympic Games.

05:13 About 50 people, mostly women and children aged 3 to 10, were relocated on a bus to a

05:19 temporary government housing in eastern France.

05:22 "These are families, these are minors, these are our patients, these are people we try to

05:25 be supportive of.

05:26 And in the name of the Olympic Games, all we are offering them is to go far from Paris

05:30 to Besançon or Marseille."

05:32 Aid workers have expressed concern that the move is the beginning of a broader effort

05:35 by Paris authorities to clear out migrants in the capital before the Games.

05:40 "These proposals are not adapted.

05:43 There are places in Paris, but they are clear places for the Olympic Games.

05:48 So it's only about social cleansing and making the region invisible."

05:52 Many of the families are from French-speaking African countries.

05:56 "They said we have to go to Provence, but it's better than staying outside with the children.

06:03 It's not easy, it's tiring."

06:09 Olympic organizers have said they are working to find solutions.

06:14 Aid groups have distributed food, blankets and diapers and helped some of them find temporary

06:19 housing for a night or two.

06:22 An unexploded 500 kilogram World War II bomb was discovered this week in the Rhine River

06:36 in the German city of Cologne.

06:38 The explosive was uncovered during construction on the shipping channel near the Kennedy Embankment

06:43 in Deutz.

06:45 The Dusseldorf district government defined the danger zone as 500 meters.

06:49 The Rhine was closed to shipping for the defusing operation, which wrapped up Wednesday afternoon.

06:55 Several roads in the Rhine bank tunnel were also closed.

07:00 Small business owners and entrepreneurs say they have suffered the most from Croatia's

07:10 ban on Sunday shopping.

07:12 The ban has been in place since July and only allows shops to open on 16 Sundays of the

07:17 year of their choosing.

07:19 While unions are satisfied, businesses are not.

07:21 They are facing a 50 million euro drop in turnover this year with the loss of Sunday

07:26 trading.

07:27 Retailers claim layoffs and reduced profits will follow.

07:30 How the new trade law affects revenue in the high tourist season remains to be seen.

07:38 In Belgium, high house prices and the challenges in obtaining a mortgage make it impossible

07:43 for many to own a property.

07:45 Yet, this is expected to change with a social housing plan that would enable individuals

07:50 to purchase a home after renting for a certain period.

07:55 He will rent for 5 to 7 years at a fixed price, at a fixed price at the beginning.

08:00 This house or this apartment, and then after 5 to 7 years, will be able to make this effort

08:06 and then become the owner through a mortgage that will be offered.

08:11 If I decide to buy the property, well, for 4 years, half of the rents are considered

08:16 recoverable, so it's an advance.

08:18 So in fact, by paying my rent, I save half of the rent for future purchase.

08:23 And that's a big innovation in the planning of becoming a real estate owner.

08:27 The new trend in housing is co-living.

08:31 These are often large houses that have been renovated by private companies.

08:35 This upmarket form of shared living is increasingly popular with young workers, aged between 23 and 35.

08:43 (Speaking French)

08:46 Older people are also renting a cheap room to students to accompany their loneliness.

09:00 (Speaking French)

09:03 (Speaking French)

09:30 Democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights are core values of the European Union

09:36 that have been shaken over recent years.

09:39 In 2022, members of the European Parliament were accused of being involved in a

09:44 cash-for-influence corruption scandal which allegedly implicated Qatar, Morocco and Mauritania.

09:50 Fast forward 15 months, the European Parliament filed a lawsuit against the European Commission

09:55 over the release of frozen funds to Hungary, a country it claims failed to meet standards

10:00 of judicial independence set out in the EU treaties.

10:04 I see a lot of complacency in the European political class, all across the political spectrum

10:13 from the right to the left, in which people running for elections say,

10:18 "Well, the European citizens have probably forgotten about this."

10:22 And I don't believe so. I think there is something very profound that has to be attached to the Qatargate

10:29 and several other little or smaller scandals that have occurred since then,

10:34 suggesting that there is a culture of impunity within the institutions.

10:38 As the European elections approach, the credibility of the European institutions

10:46 has come under closer scrutiny.

10:51 According to the latest Eurobarometer poll, the second biggest threat to democracy

10:56 for people across the bloc is the growing distrust and scepticism towards democratic institutions.

11:02 However, the destabilization of democratic processes by threats such as cyber attacks

11:09 was the biggest concern for only 9% of respondents.

11:12 I would say they should live up to the values and standards that they ask of the 27 member states

11:17 when it comes to rule of law, when it comes to integrity of public institutions, when it comes to ethics.

11:22 And they haven't done so.

11:24 There is an unfortunate double standard between the Commission and Parliament and the member states

11:30 on the standards that they ask when it comes to these issues and the standards that they place on themselves.

11:36 And until that discrepancy is balanced or addressed,

11:40 then the credibility will continue to wane in the eyes of voters towards the institutions.

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