00:01France is bracing for a turbulent week with Prime Minister François Bayrou's
00:05government facing a confidence vote on late Monday and calls for a nationwide
00:09blockade on Wednesday. The government is widely expected to fall as a broad
00:15coalition of opposition parties from the far right to the far left has vowed to
00:20vote against it. A collapse would leave President Emmanuel Macron with a
00:25problematic choice. Appoint a new Prime Minister or dissolve Parliament once again.
00:31Two days later on Wednesday the country could face widespread disruptions from a
00:36call to block everything. The movement involving political activists and trade
00:41unions has suggested strikes, demonstrations and blockades of strategic
00:45sites. Authorities estimate up to 100,000 people could take part, though the
00:52interior minister says he does not fear a large-scale movement.
01:02Argentinian President Javier Milley suffered a sweeping loss in a key
01:06Buenos Aires provincial election on Sunday. The vote was seen as a litmus test
01:11for how well his libertarian party is set to perform in legislative elections
01:15next month. His recently formed La Libertad Avanza party scored just 34% of the
01:21vote in Argentina's biggest province, losing by a landslide to the left-leaning
01:26Peronist opposition led by former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner,
01:31who scored 47% of the vote.
01:33Sin ninguna dudas, en el plano político, hoy hemos tenido una clara derrota. Y si alguien
01:40quiere empezar a reconstruir y salir adelante, lo primero que hay que
01:44aceptar son los resultados. Y hoy los resultados no han sido positivos y hemos tenido un
01:50revés electoral y hay que aceptarlo.
01:52Kirchner was seen waving wildly to her supporters from the balcony of her home in
01:57celebration. A corruption conviction has barred her from politics and placed her
02:02under house arrest, but she remains an influential Peronist leader.
02:06Milley now needs to expand his party's tiny minority in the opposition-dominated
02:11Congress in midterms next month to fulfill his radical libertarian vision for Argentina's
02:16crisis-stricken economy.
02:21Russia's attacks on Ukraine show no sign of slowing down, launching 823 overnight attacks,
02:29killing at least four people, according to Ukrainian authorities.
02:34The victims of the attacks on residential buildings included a young mother and her
02:39three-month-old baby, while at least 44 others were injured.
02:44The city's mayor, Vitaly Kishko, also reported Ukraine's main government building in flames,
02:50probably ignited by falling drone debris.
02:53Ukraine's armed forces said 751 of the attacks were repelled, while nine missiles and 54 drones
03:01struck Ukraine, including the cities of Kremenchuk, Krivnyri and Dnopro.
03:07Odessa and its surrounding region was also heavily targeted, damaging civilian infrastructure and
03:14homes, local authorities said.
03:16European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the attack and said,
03:21quote, the Kremlin is mocking diplomacy.
03:24Meanwhile, Ukraine attacked the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia's Bryansk region,
03:30leaving the pipeline damaged, according to Russian authorities.
03:34Norvegians are voting in a close general election on Monday, with the future of the country's
03:40century-old wealth tax dominating the campaign, among other issues.
03:44At stake is the social welfare regime, which has been seen as a model by other European countries
03:49because it is a comprehensive, universal model providing tax-funded, publicly accessible services
03:54like health care, free education and income support.
03:57The ruling center-left bloc, led by Prime Minister Ioannas Gastor, wants to keep the tax to combat inequality.
04:03But the opposition on the right argues it harms entrepreneurs and is calling for it to be scrapped.
04:09I think it's a little embarrassing that it dominated the election and I think also it was embarrassing that climate changes was such a small part.
04:18I just hope we just reach a government that is helping us and helping the country to become more stabilized, more efficient.
04:27The debate has been fueled by social media, inspiring many younger voters to oppose the tax.
04:32More than 4 million people are eligible to vote and some 310,000 young people are eligible for the first time.
04:38And voters with immigrant backgrounds account for 11.5% of the electorate.
04:43Official results will be announced on Tuesday, expected to be followed by weeks of coalition talks.
04:48Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in Brussels on Sunday to protest against the Israeli government and to draw a symbolic red line for Gaza.
05:04Gathered in the heart of the European Union, participants called on EU member states to impose firm sanctions against Israel.
05:13Similar pro-Palestine demonstrations took place across Europe in recent weeks.
05:18It comes in response to Israel's expanded offensive in Gaza and the catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the Strip.
05:28Local police estimated around 70,000 demonstrators took part in the second edition of Brussels Red Line for Gaza March.
05:36But event organizers estimate 110,000 people attended the protest.
05:43It comes just days after Belgium announced it would recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly later this month, thereby joining France and the United Kingdom.
05:54It also said it would impose sanctions on Israel under certain conditions.
05:58Protest organizers say it is public pressure like this that is what leads to government action and are now hoping that other member states, as well as the European Union itself, follow suit.
06:10Evelyn Dom in Brussels for Euronews for Euronews.
06:17Microalgae grown on dairy effluents can cut the use of mineral fertilizers by 25% and could help reduce Europe's dependence on Russian imports.
06:27In Saint-Laurent-de-Lepret, Western France, this bio-fertilizer was tested on several wheat plots and compared with mineral fertilizers and other organic products.
06:37The result is that in fact, with the algae powder, we have some levels that are like the patches.
06:42It is good, it is better if we don't put anything, but it is not as good as mineral fertilizers if we put that.
06:48Where we had some interesting levels, it is when we mixed mineral with algae powder.
06:53Because there we had the same levels that if we only put mineral, but it allowed us to eliminate a half of mineral fertilizers.
07:02This product has been developed within Walnut, a European project aimed at cutting pollution and closing the loop between food and waste,
07:09by recovering vital nutrients for agriculture from urban, industrial and other types of wastewater.
07:15We have an agroalimentary plant where the effluents will be put in cylinders.
07:25And in these cylinders, we will cultivate unicellular algues that will nourish the organic material of the effluents.
07:30And the organic material will be converted into a vegetable mass.
07:34And this is the vegetable mass that we will take, we will dehydrate and then expand into the fields.
07:39And since this biomass is rich in azote, it will have a role of fertilizer.
07:43Unlike mineral fertilizers, which release nitrogen instantly and are easy to dose,
07:49algae powder works more slowly and requires planning from farmers.
07:53More research is still needed to optimize it, yet it could help Europe reduce reliance on imports,
07:58cut environmental impacts and build resilience into its food systems.
08:04More than 15,000 people have paid their last respects to Giorgio Armani in Milan at a public viewing held over the weekend.
08:16Mourners queued from early Sunday morning to enter the Armani Theatre,
08:21where the iconic designer's coffin was placed among candles and white roses.
08:25The crowds included ordinary admirers from across Italy alongside fashion world figures like Donatella Versace and senior politicians.
08:35The president of Lombardi described Armani as a genius and a great entrepreneur.
08:40A private funeral will be held on Monday afternoon in the village of Rivalta di Gazzola,
08:45where he will be buried in the family chapel.
08:48His niece Silvana Armani was among the visitors of the public tribute.
08:52Milan will hold a final tribute on September 28th with a fashion show celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Armani brand.
09:01In the presence of about 70,000 people in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican,
09:14Pope Leo XIV declared 15-year-old computer whiz Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church as first millennial saint on Sunday.
09:22The pontiff also canonized Pier Giorgio Frassari, son of the founder of popular newspaper La Stampa.
09:29Carissimi, i Santi Pier Giorgio Frassati e Carlo Acutis sono un invito rivolto a tutti noi,
09:37soprattutto ai giovani, a non sciuppare la vita, ma a orientarla verso l'alto e a farne un cappolavoro.
09:48Acutis earned the nickname God's Influencer thanks to his main tech legacy using technology to spread faith.
09:56His canonization gives the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model and marks a turning point for the Catholic Church.
10:04Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation on Sunday after less than a year in office.
10:14He's taking responsibility for his ruling party's historic defeat in July's parliamentary election, where the coalition lost its majority.
10:23Ishiba had resisted calls to quit for over a month, but faced a virtual no-confidence vote from his party scheduled for Monday.
10:33His resignation now preempts that decision.
10:36In a press conference, Ishiba said the process to choose his replacement will now begin.
10:42In addition, the responsibility of the election is...
10:46More than 300 South Korean workers detained in a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia are to be released and flown home.
10:59South Korea's government announced the deal on Sunday following negotiations with the US.
11:05They were among 475 people detained on Thursday when federal agents conducted what they called the largest single site raid in their history.
11:16Seoul had expressed concern and regret and sent diplomats to the site after the raid, which targeted a battery plant under construction.
11:25U.S. authorities said the operation was part of a long-term criminal investigation into illegal hiring practices.
11:33The raid is part of President Donald Trump's broader crackdown on immigration, but is notable for targeting a major project involving a key U.S. ally.
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