00:00Tsunami waves hit parts of Russia and Japan following a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia early on Wednesday.
00:10Belgium refers petition against two Israeli soldiers over Gaza war crimes to the International Criminal Court, ICC.
00:21One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the coast of Russia, injuring several people according to local authorities.
00:30The 8.8 magnitude earthquake had its epicenter around 119 kilometers from the Russian city of Petropavlovskamchatsky on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
00:41Tsunami waves reached as high as 10 to 15 meters in some sections of the coast there, according to Russia's Oceanology Institute.
00:50Local scientists say they expect aftershocks with a magnitude of up to 7.5 and that more tsunamis are possible near the regional capital.
01:00The head of the area's health department said several people were hurt as they left buildings.
01:05A local kindergarten was also reportedly damaged.
01:09All those who were injured are reported as being in a stable condition.
01:13Authorities in the Kuralz Islands of Russia's Far East introduced a state of emergency following the tsunami.
01:20While no substantial damage has been reported so far, authorities are warning people to stay away from the shorelines.
01:27The European Union has failed to agree on cutting Israel from research funds in response to the war in Gaza.
01:37The EU Commission's proposal needed a qualified majority of member states, but Germany and Italy, two of the largest countries, said they needed more time to examine it.
01:46Although not an EU member, Israel has full access to the Horizon Programme, the biggest worldwide as an associated country.
01:55The Commission has proposed a partial suspension.
02:01This would focus specifically on the European Innovation Council Accelerator under Horizon Europe.
02:07What is this exactly?
02:08This is the part of the funding programme where we fund start-ups, including Israeli start-ups, that participate in projects that have a dual-use potential.
02:22So disruptive technologies can be drone, can be quantum, can be artificial intelligence.
02:27And this is the part that is affected by the Commission's proposed suspension.
02:30Under the current budget, Israeli entities have received around 900 million euro from Horizon Europe.
02:41If it is cut from the programme, Israel could lose 200 million euro of funding.
02:46But the EU would also lose.
02:47Of course, we always lose.
02:49We want to collaborate with third countries.
02:52And this is precisely why Horizon Europe is also open to researchers, universities, students from third countries.
02:59So, of course, our objective is to collaborate.
03:01Now, this decision was taken as a reaction to the review of Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
03:08And projects where grant agreements have already been signed will continue.
03:13The European Commission accuses Israel of breaching its human rights obligations, while the UN warns of catastrophic hunger in Gaza.
03:21A complaint against two Israeli soldiers who were accused by an NGO of violating international humanitarian law in Gaza
03:33has been referred by Belgian authorities to the International Criminal Court, ICC.
03:39The soldiers had been identified at the annual Tomorrowland Music Festival in Belgium by the Ind Rajab Foundation,
03:46a Belgium-based pro-Palestinian group.
03:49According to the Belgian Federal Public Prosecutor's Office,
03:53two complaints were filed earlier this month against the two Israeli soldiers.
03:58On Wednesday, the Prosecutor's Office said it had decided to refer the complaints
04:02against the two members of the Israeli military to the ICC.
04:07The decision to question the two Israelis was based on an article in Belgium's Code of Criminal Procedure
04:13that went into force last year.
04:16Israeli authorities did not immediately comment on the action by the Belgian prosecutors,
04:22but Israel has always maintained its forces follow international law,
04:27tries to avoid harming civilians,
04:30and that it investigates any allegations of wrongdoing.
04:33The U.S. and China have agreed to work on extending a deadline for new tariffs on each other
04:42after two days of trade talks in Stockholm, according to Beijing's lead negotiator.
04:48But U.S. officials said the extension still needs approval from U.S. President Donald Trump,
04:54saying their Chinese counterparts had jumped the gun a little.
04:57We expressed our concern for their purchases of Iranian oil, sanctioned Iranian oil,
05:05which they buy about 90 percent.
05:07We also expressed our regret that we believe that they had sold Russia about 15 billion
05:14of dual-use technologies.
05:16But the overall tone of the meetings was very constructive.
05:21China said both sides agreed to work towards extending the current tariff pause
05:26by another 90 days beyond the August the 12th deadline.
05:31The talks come as Trump is reportedly considering plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping,
05:37a summit that could be a crucial step towards locking in any major agreement between their two countries.
05:45U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he plans to impose
05:50a 25 percent tariff on goods from India and an additional import tax
05:56because of India's import of Russian crude oil.
06:00In a post on social media, Trump accused India of being Russia's largest buyer of energy
06:05at a time when, quote,
06:08everyone wants Russia to stop the killing in Ukraine.
06:12The U.S. leader criticized what he described as
06:14India's strenuous and obnoxious trade barriers.
06:18The sanctions on India come amid Trump's threats to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent
06:24on Russia's trading partners if President Vladimir Putin doesn't seize hostilities in Ukraine.
06:31India relies on Russia for around 35 percent of its crude oil imports,
06:35reaching a two-year import peak in June of this year, according to local media.
06:40It also imports an estimated $80 billion in Russian military equipment.
06:46Trump on Monday presented a new shorter deadline of 10 to 12 days for Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.
06:59What impact will the trade agreement between the European Union and Washington
07:03have on European households and businesses?
07:05Most European products exported to the United States will be taxed at 15 percent from 1st of August.
07:11But residents of Brussels say they aren't so worried about their purchasing power.
07:15I think tariffs are counterproductive.
07:17I think I prefer free trade.
07:19And I think it's self-damaging to the Americans to bring in tariffs on anybody and everybody.
07:27I think the EU depends a lot on the U.S. in many ways.
07:30We should probably become more independent and develop our own economic strategies more independently from the U.S.
07:41In the short term, the impact of U.S. tariffs on European consumers should be limited.
07:46European consumers is going to be limited.
07:49And why is that?
07:50Tariffs or duties are paid by the importer.
07:53In this case, this 15 percent tariff that the U.S. is imposing on EU products apply to the American importers.
08:07So that means that certain things might become more expensive for the American citizens.
08:15In the long term, Chinese products currently exported to the U.S.
08:18could find their way to the European market, which could lead to lower prices in Europe.
08:22That primary effect will be less demand for European products in the U.S.,
08:26and less demand for Chinese products in the U.S.,
08:28and that means that these products will then try to look for a market in Europe,
08:31which generally will lead to lower prices.
08:34European companies exporting to the U.S. are likely to face a drop in demand on the other side of the Atlantic,
08:39which could lead to a decline in their revenues and potentially jobs in Europe.
08:43U.S. President Donald Trump hopes that foreign companies will be encouraged to open factories in the United States
08:48to avoid paying tariffs.
08:49However, concerns around Trump's predictability and the uncertainty surrounding the duration of these tariff barriers
08:55could conversely discourage European companies from investing in the United States.
09:00On Tuesday evening here in St. Peter's Square, Archbishop Fisichella led the inauguration mass for the Jubilee of Youth.
09:21He welcomed the hundreds of thousands of young pilgrims who flocked to the capital on the occasion.
09:28Some of them arrived here from conflict zones and thanked them for making the effort.
09:34This is the largest event of the Vatican's ongoing jubilee year.
09:40For the first time in its history, the Catholic Church has celebrated a two-day event
09:46entirely dedicated to digital missionaries and Catholic influencers.
09:52As a way to show how much the digital environment has become a true mission field.
10:00As the Vatican's Secretary of State, Pauline, put it,
10:05quote, the digital world needs hope.
10:08And addressing digital missionaries at the end of the mass celebrated by Cardinal Tago on Tuesday,
10:16Pope Leo urged them to mend nets, nets of relationship, of love.
10:24And in a world torn by conflicts, the Pope highlighted the importance of spreading a message of peace.
10:32The Jubilee of Youth includes a series of meetings, events, activities culminating on Sunday,
10:40when Pope Leo will lead a mass in Tor Vergata on the outskirts of Rome.
10:46Giorgio Orlandi for Euronews and the Vatican.
10:53At least nine people have been killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand,
11:00local officials said on Wednesday.
11:02The blast occurred in Supanburi province, about 95 kilometers north of Bangkok,
11:09in the heart of Thailand's central rice-growing region.
11:12According to the Sameko Supanburi Rescue Foundation,
11:16nine people were confirmed dead, while two others were taken to the hospital in critical condition.
11:22The number of people missing was not immediately clear.
11:25Shattered wooden buildings and green rice fields littered the scene of the explosion.
11:31Authorities said the building was used to produce fireworks,
11:35but the cause of the explosion was yet to be determined.
11:39A similar incident in the same area in January 2024 killed around 20 people.
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