00:00 Israel rejects a ceasefire deal with Hamas and continues strikes on targets in Rafa.
00:11 More than two-thirds of 705 MEPs have paid part-time jobs, from which they earn a total
00:16 of more than 8.6 million euros a year.
00:25 Israel has rejected a ceasefire deal with Hamas, with officials criticising it as watered
00:30 down and far from the country's basic demands.
00:35 Details of what was in the proposal have been scarce, but it's believed to have included
00:39 an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners and the withdrawal of the Israeli
00:44 military from Gaza.
00:47 The news that Hamas had agreed to the proposal was met with jubilation on the streets of
00:52 Rafa among Gaza's war-weary population.
01:10 But just hours after Hamas agreed to the deal, Israel launched what it called targeted strikes
01:15 against the group's positions in Rafa.
01:18 More than 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering in the city after being advised to relocate
01:24 there by the Israeli military, who declared it a safe zone.
01:30 Earlier in the day, the IDF ordered 100,000 Palestinians to evacuate to a humanitarian
01:36 zone in the coastal municipality of Al-Mawasi.
01:41 Israel's war cabinet says it's determined to proceed with a full-scale ground offensive
01:45 into Rafa to eliminate the Hamas battalions reportedly based there.
01:50 Those plans have been met with fierce international criticism.
01:56 Today's evacuation orders for East Rafa will only worsen the civilians' suffering.
02:02 They are being instructed to relocate to Al-Masawi, which is already overcrowded and lacking safety
02:09 and essential humanitarian services.
02:12 A mass evacuation on this scale is impossible to carry out safely.
02:18 Meanwhile protests have continued in Tel Aviv.
02:22 Demonstrators are hoping to push the government to bring home the Israeli hostages from Gaza.
02:28 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would send a delegation to meet with
02:32 negotiators to try to reach an agreement acceptable to both sides.
02:43 China's President Xi Jinping has said his country is willing to work with France towards
02:47 a global cessation of war during the upcoming Paris Olympics.
02:53 At a press conference in Paris, Xi said his country has been playing an active role in
02:57 achieving peace in the war in Ukraine.
03:01 China claims neutrality in the Ukraine conflict, but Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin
03:06 declared their governments had a "no limits" friendship before Moscow's invasion of the
03:10 country.
03:31 Military disagreements marked the start of Xi Jinping's two-day state visit to France.
03:38 But after what the Chinese leader qualified as fruitful talks along with French President
03:42 Emmanuel Macron, it seems like Beijing is ready to spare the French cognac industry.
03:47 Indeed, China had threatened to impose very strict tariffs on this very important product
03:52 for both countries after the EU launched a series of investigations against what they
03:58 say are market-distorting practices by Beijing, like for example flooding the EU market with
04:04 very cheap electric vehicles.
04:07 Another very important subject this Monday evening on the table that was discussed, Russia's
04:12 invasion of Ukraine.
04:14 President Macron welcomed China's commitment to refrain from selling any more technology
04:21 that could help Moscow in its war against Ukraine.
04:25 It also thanked Beijing for supporting its idea of an Olympic truce for all conflicts
04:32 during the upcoming Paris Summer Olympics.
04:34 However, it is important to note that not once did Xi Jinping condemn Moscow's full-scale
04:40 invasion of Ukraine, which was one of Macron's main goals this Monday evening.
04:46 And after France, Xi Jinping will travel to Moscow-friendly nations such as Hungary and
04:52 Serbia.
04:53 And this itinerary is clearly sending a message as the EU is still figuring out whether China
04:59 should be considered as a strategic partner or as the US tends to view this nation a dangerous
05:06 rival.
05:08 Sofia Katsenkova reporting from Paris for Euronews.
05:16 Boeing's Starlight space capsule launch was called off this week as technical difficulties
05:21 thwarted the aircraft during countdown.
05:25 Two NASA test pilots were strapped in for the International Space Station bound mission
05:29 when it was aborted.
05:32 A noisy valve means Starlight remains in the stratosphere for now.
05:36 Good things are worth waiting for and we'll get a chance to see that rocket and spacecraft
05:42 lift off the pad here soon.
05:44 FIFA fixes found the spacecraft could shoot for the stars again as early as Tuesday night.
05:53 More than two-thirds of 705 MEPs have paid part-time jobs, from which they earn a total
06:00 of more than 8.6 million euros a year.
06:03 New research published by Transparency International assessed the finances of MEPs working second
06:09 jobs.
06:14 Topping the list is a Lithuanian MP who declared 3 million euros per year working for a real
06:19 estate company.
06:20 He is followed by a French and then a Hungarian politician, then by the President of the European
06:26 People's Party, Manfred Weber.
06:30 It is perfectly legal to have a side job as long as we are transparent about it.
06:34 But obviously when we look at the contents of the declarations that the MEPs have filled
06:40 in we do see some activities that really raise some concerns, activities for example involving
06:45 a multinational company while they themselves were in charge of drafting legislation that
06:50 might affect that company.
06:53 Transparency is not accusing any MEPs of breaking the rules, but the research underscores that
06:59 some MEPs are getting paid by companies in the same sector as a lot of their parliamentary
07:04 activity.
07:05 Among those involved, Polish Marek Belka told Euronews that his supervisory board meetings
07:10 do not violate his obligations as an MEP.
07:16 Transparency says potential conflicts of interest must be investigated, especially given the
07:21 influence scandals that have taken place in Brussels in the past.
07:25 As we see today in the European elections, one of the key themes is about foreign interference
07:29 and we know that theoretically according to the rules today, you are perfectly allowed
07:34 to receive money maybe from a third country government or have an activity as long as
07:38 you are transparent about it.
07:41 And so what we advocate is a banning of these side activities.
07:44 Stricter rules in European Parliament mean MEPs are now required to publish more detailed
07:49 information about their finances.
07:55 The President of Austria's National Council, Wolfgang Sobotka, has painted over anti-Semitic
08:00 graffiti in Vienna.
08:03 Austria's Jewish community says it has recorded an increasing number of anti-Semitic instances
08:08 in recent months.
08:10 Also in Vienna, the third European conference on anti-Semitism is happening at the Austrian
08:14 Academy of Sciences.
08:17 International experts have been invited to discuss measures to combat anti-Semitism and
08:22 develop initiatives to promote Jewish life in Europe.
08:28 Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Berlin to protest against extreme right violence
08:33 and to promote democracy in the country, following the attack on a candidate of Olaf Scholz's
08:39 party for the European elections.
08:42 Matthias Eck, the SPD's favorite candidate in Saxony for the June 9 elections, was beaten
08:48 on Friday in Dresden by four individuals as he hung campaign posters for the Social Democratic
08:53 Party.
08:54 "We were shocked yesterday, we were speechless, we were sad, we are angry, we are still shocked
09:04 by the news that our friend Matthias Eck was beaten up while hanging up posters."
09:10 "Show me what democracy looks like."
09:15 "This is not democracy."
09:18 "Because we know from history, Nazis don't only win power where they have more albums.
09:24 They win power where democrats are passive.
09:27 Now is the time for all democrats to come together and say, we will not give in."
09:35 The four suspects, aged 17 to 18 years old, were already identified by the police.
09:41 "After a 17-year-old boy had already turned up at the police station on May 5, two other
09:50 suspects were identified by name.
09:54 The two people were searched and identified by the police.
10:02 During the evening, we identified the fourth suspect."
10:10 Nearly 2,000 people also took to the streets in Dresden during the weekend to express support
10:18 for democracy.
10:22 Armed police have been deployed in the Swedish city of Malmö for this week's Eurovision
10:31 Song Contest.
10:32 A police report released earlier this month highlighted some of the potential security
10:37 threats to the event, including cyber attacks.
10:40 There is also a concern about possible protests against Israel's participation because of
10:45 the war in Gaza.
10:47 Sweden's alert level was raised to high last year following a spate of Karan burnings,
10:52 with the country classed as a priority target for terrorists.
10:57 Two activists from the French civil resistance group Reposte Alimentaire, or Food Response,
11:07 have been arrested after throwing orange powder in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles.
11:13 Local media say the group, which campaigns for sustainable food, had previously taken
11:18 responsibility for similar protest action, including throwing soup at the Mona Lisa in
11:23 the Louvre.
11:25 A statement released by the group said the Versailles protest aimed to highlight the
11:29 growing inequalities that allow a privileged minority to monopolize resources.
11:35 Authorities at Versailles say there was no damage to any items in the Hall.
11:41 (laughing)
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