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00:00Russia has been accused of jamming the GPS of the airplane-carrying European Commission
00:05Chief Ursula von der Leyen during her official visit to Bulgaria.
00:11More than 600 people are dead and thousands injured after an earthquake rocks eastern Afghanistan.
00:20Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the West for his country's war on Ukraine
00:25as he participated in the Shanghai Coordination Organization Summit in China.
00:30German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he is mentally preparing for Russia's war in Ukraine to drag on for a long time.
00:40More than 600 people have been killed after an earthquake rocked eastern Afghanistan, Taliban officials have said.
00:48The six-point magnitude quake struck in the evening on Sunday near the city of Jalalabad, triggering strong aftershocks.
00:55At least 1,500 people have been injured, officials said as they warned the numbers could rise.
01:04Rescuers searched for survivors in the hardest-hit mountainous Kunar province.
01:08In nearby Nangaha, footage showed people searching for their loved ones through rubble with their hands.
01:16It's not the first time a deadly earthquake has struck Afghanistan.
01:20In 2023, a magnitude 6.3 quake alongside intense aftershocks killed around 1,600 people.
01:28Russia has been accused of jamming the GPS of the airplane-carrying European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen during her official visit to Bulgaria on Sunday.
01:42The plane was forced to land at Plovdiv airport using paper maps instead of the conventional electronic system.
01:48Von der Leyen's visit to Bulgaria was part of her tour of member states that border Russia and Belarus,
01:55aimed at expressing solidarity and promoting the European Union's plan to ramp up defense spending.
02:00Of course, this will only reinforce even further our unshakable commitment to ramp up defense capabilities and support for Ukraine.
02:11This incident actually underlines the urgency of the mission that the president is carrying out in the frontline member states these days.
02:21There, she has seen firsthand the everyday challenges of threats coming from Russia and its proxies.
02:30And, of course, the EU will continue to invest into defense spending and in Europe's readiness even more after this incident.
02:38Russia has been repeatedly accused of jamming and spoofing GPS systems across Eastern Europe.
02:44The interference is considered a form of hybrid warfare launched by the Kremlin in retaliation for European support for Ukraine.
02:57German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday that the war in Ukraine could still last for a long time,
03:03and ending it quickly at the country's expense was not an option.
03:07In an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF, Merz said he hasn't lost hope about a ceasefire, but habers no illusions.
03:17He emphasized that supporting Ukraine to defend itself against Russia was an absolute priority.
03:23Germany, a key buck of Ukraine, has delivered or pledged military support,
03:27war-to-conflict.
03:28Germany has a key buck of Ukraine.
03:29Germany, a key buck of Ukraine, has delivered or pledged military support,
03:31war-to-conflict.
03:32It's not about the price of the capitalization of Ukraine.
03:35You can end the war on the day tomorrow,
03:38by the Ukraine capitalizes, gives up and loses its own dignity.
03:42But tomorrow is the next country.
03:45And tomorrow we are there. It's not a option.
04:02An expedition that departed Barcelona with much fanfare on Sunday,
04:17carrying humanitarian aid activists and celebrities to Gaza,
04:20has been forced back to port.
04:22According to a statement from the organizers,
04:24the Global Sumud Flotilla,
04:26consisting of some 20 boats with participants from 44 countries,
04:30chose to return and delay its departure to prioritize safety
04:35after a storm hit parts of Spain overnight.
04:38Thousands of pro-Palestinian supporters had gathered under a scorching sun
04:42on the docks of Barcelona's old port on Sunday
04:45to chair the mission as it took off.
04:48But facing winds of over 56 km per hour,
04:52some of the smaller boats taking part in the mission would have been at risk,
04:56a statement said.
04:57Spain's National Weather Agency had issued warnings of rainfall
05:01and strong storms for Catalonia, as well as other parts of Spain.
05:06The flotilla is the largest attempt yet to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza by sea,
05:11but a plan to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid
05:14to an enclave gripped by rising hunger deaths
05:17and what experts call a man-made famine.
05:20It was unclear when the maritime convoy would depart Barcelona again.
05:28Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the West for his country's war on Ukraine,
05:33and Europe in particular for what he said were provocations forcing Moscow to respond.
05:39The Russian leader made the remarks as he participated in a major summit in China,
05:43taking place in the northern port city of Tianjin.
05:46Putin says the war was not triggered by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine,
05:51but rather as a result of a coup in Ukraine provoked and supported by the West.
05:56He also labeled the West's constant attempts to enlist Ukraine into NATO
06:00as the second biggest reason for the ongoing war, well into its fourth year.
06:05Earlier, Chinese President Xi Jinping criticized the bullying behavior of other countries
06:11and urged members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
06:14to resist what he called the Cold War mentality.
06:17He also praised the growth of the group both in size and influence,
06:21but stressed the need for even more cooperation to address global crises
06:25and promote further development.
06:27The Shanghai Coordination Organization was established 24 years ago
06:31with an aim of challenging Western-led multilateral blocs.
06:35The group, which has 10 permanent members, 2 observers,
06:39and 14 dialogue partners spanning Asia, Europe and Africa,
06:42accounts for nearly half the world's population
06:45and around a quarter of the global economy.
06:4826 islands, 29 port stops and approximately 1,000 nautical miles.
06:59Two low to zero emission sailing vessels traveled the Aegean and Ionian seas
07:04as part of the Seal Greece campaign.
07:06The aim is to protect the Mediterranean monk seal Monachus Monachus,
07:11one of the most vulnerable marine mammals in the world.
07:14On the island of Tinos, we met the mission covering the Aegean Sea.
07:17The first thing I do in every island is to set up a cube of about a meter
07:23in order for people to scan the QR code that is appearing on it.
07:28And once they do, an augmented reality experience is popping up on people's phones
07:34with a virtual seal giving them playful tips about how to act
07:38if they meet some actual Mediterranean monk seals.
07:43In addition to locals and tourists walking along the waterfront,
07:47marine biologist Suzanne Ragby and captain Lucas Kourtsohiannis
07:51are informing the island's soap keepers.
07:54The goal is to get the message across to the local community,
07:57which largely leaves off tourism.
07:59The global population of the Mediterranean monk seal does not exceed 1,000 individuals.
08:13Almost half of them are found in Greek waters.
08:17I didn't know much about anything.
08:18The global population of the Mediterranean monk seal does not exceed 1,000 individuals.
08:24Almost half of them are found in Greek waters.
08:29I didn't know much about anything.
08:30I didn't know much about anything.
08:31I didn't know much about anything.
08:32I didn't know much about anything.
08:33It was very interesting because you saw many ships in Greece
08:36and many ships on the islands of Greece.
08:38And you don't even know about the light of Greece.
08:40And the problems that the light of Greece has,
08:42with the ships that are so many on the islands.
08:45On many islands, dozens of tourist boats enter the caves
08:49that function as a refuge for the mammals.
08:52Even greater problems are caused by what are known as party boats,
08:57with very loud music, alcohol and diving into the sea.
09:02The tourist activity, i.e. our encounters,
09:05can be afraid even to see the islands of the sea.
09:08One of the goals of the sea in Greece is to understand
09:12that the protection of the Mediterranean Sea
09:15is not only responsible for the government,
09:17or some organizations,
09:18but also for the holidays,
09:20we travel to the Ionio and Aegean Mountains.
09:23From Tino for the Euronews, Apostolos Taikos.
09:29The FCAS program faces fresh uncertainty
09:32following a dispute between its manufacturers.
09:35Launched in 2017 by France, Germany and Spain,
09:39this project aims to strengthen European defence,
09:41by developing a sixth-generation fighter aircraft
09:44supported by interconnected drones within a combat cloud.
09:48The German Defence Ministry accused French industry
09:51of blocking the project after Dassault's CEO
09:53called for single management of the fighter jet program.
09:56However, it is unlikely that Dassault will get full control of the program.
10:00There are other parts, other pillars of this SCAF project.
10:06For example, a combat cloud,
10:08so a digital infrastructure to exchange information,
10:12to connect to other devices,
10:15and for non piloted drones,
10:20which should also be developed by Airbus and the German side.
10:27Following the management dispute,
10:28some German voices are threatening to leave the project.
10:31Germany could turn to a rival project for a sixth-generation fighter jet
10:34developed by Italy, the UK and Japan.
10:37Other transatlantic-minded German voices are arguing in favour of buying more American F-35s,
10:43to the detriment of Europe's strategic autonomy.
10:46It will have a cost for the Franco-Allemande relation bilaterale,
10:50but also for the European sovereignty in a general way,
10:55since the SCAF and its Jumeau project, the MGCS project,
10:59the Chars of the Future,
11:01were, in some sense, the two main projects
11:05of this idea, of this vision of a more sovereign Europe.
11:10The FCAS was discussed on Friday at the Franco-German Council of Ministers in Toulon.
11:15The German Chancellor and the French President
11:17reaffirmed their commitment to the project,
11:19but hinted at the possibility of adjustments.
