Latest news bulletin | September 23rd, 2025 – Morning
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00:00Russia says it will adhere to nuclear arms limits for one more year after its last remaining
00:05deal with the United States expires in February.
00:10Moldovan authorities say they detained 74 people in 250 raids over an alleged Moscow-backed
00:17plot to spark unrest before Sunday's election.
00:21The Trump administration says Oracle will take over TikTok's algorithm for US users
00:26in a bid to avoid a nationwide ban.
00:31Russia says it will adhere to nuclear arms limits for one more year after the last remaining
00:36deal with the United States expires in February.
00:40Russia's President Vladimir Putin told members of his Security Council that Moscow would expect
00:46the US to follow Russia's example and stick to the treaty's limits.
00:51The new START deal first signed in 2010 by then presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev
00:58limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles
01:06and bombers.
01:07On-site inspections under the deal have been dormant since 2020.
01:12In February 2023, Putin suspended Moscow's participation in the treaty but stopped short of withdrawing
01:18from the pact altogether.
01:21Together the US and Russia hold 90 percent of the world's nuclear arsenal.
01:27The future of the new START treaty has taken on increased importance at a time when Russia's
01:31full-scale invasion of Ukraine has pushed the two countries closer to direct confrontation.
01:42At least three people were killed and two others were injured as Russian forces struck the
01:46southeastern city of Zaporizhia overnight into Monday.
01:51Ukrainian officials say there were at least five strikes on various settlements which caused
01:55fires and damaged private residential properties.
01:59At least 15 multi-story apartment buildings and 10 civilian homes sustained damage in the attacks.
02:06One of the houses was completely destroyed with local authorities saying a woman may be trapped
02:11underneath the rubble.
02:13Meanwhile, Ukraine has also fired back, targeting Russian forces in the annexed Crimean Peninsula.
02:20The Moscow-appointed head of Crimea, Sergei Aksunov, reported a drone attack on a hotel,
02:25the Forest Sanatorium, which he claimed killed three people.
02:29Russia's defense ministry denounced the strike, calling it a terrorist attack on civilian targets.
02:36An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed at least five people, including three children,
02:43the country's health ministry said.
02:46The attack also injured at least two others, including the mother in the family that was targeted.
02:52Israel says it was targeting a Hezbollah militant operating in a civilian population.
02:59It announced it would launch a probe into the incident.
03:04Israel has frequently targeted Hezbollah militants or infrastructure in Lebanon's south.
03:11The militant group claims it has not fired back across the border since a ceasefire between
03:16the two warring sides was reached in November last year.
03:21It's the largest protest ever organized by Italy's trade unions held in support of civilians in Gaza
03:29and the international humanitarian mission, the Global Sumit Flotilla, which is attempting to deliver aid
03:36to war toward Gaza. Strikes were called last week and are expected to disrupt both the private and public sectors,
03:48maritime transport, logistics, education are all expected to be affected by the general strike.
03:57When it comes to the railway network, the strike is due to continue until late on Monday,
04:05with local transport being affected in several cities.
04:11Now, this is one of the main protests that is being held here in Rome, where over a hundred thousand people
04:20have joined the rally, mainly students, trade unions and pro-Palestine groups.
04:29Now, they are demanding that the Italian government cut diplomatic ties with Israel, impose sanctions,
04:37and that Italy's Prime Minister take a firm stance against Israel's military operation in Gaza.
04:46And Italy's opposition party is also calling for the recognition of the State of Palestine.
04:52Giorgio Orlandi for Euronews in Rome.
04:57Moldovan authorities say they detained 74 people in 250 raids over an alleged Moscow-backed plot to spark unrest before Sunday's elections.
05:07Prosecutors say the plot was coordinated from Russia through criminal groups.
05:12Today, with all seriousness, I will tell you that sovereignty, independence, integrity and our future european are in danger.
05:24Giorgio Orlandi's vote is a crucial test to whether Moldova stays on its pro-european path or shifts closer to Russia.
05:49The country has already experienced disinformation campaigns aimed at discrediting Maya Sandu's pro-European government.
06:01One campaign, dubbed Matryoshka, has ramped up efforts to spread propaganda in the country, including spreading dozens of fabricated stories.
06:10Officials warn the Kremlin is behind such attacks.
06:20Bernard Arnault, who was once the world's richest person, said that a proposed 2% levy on France's wealthiest citizens is, quote,
06:28a way to destroy the French economy.
06:31The CEO and chairman of LVMH, one of the world's largest luxury groups, reportedly has a fortune of over 130 billion euros.
06:40The debate comes as France's new Prime Minister, Sébastien Le Cornu, took office last week.
06:46He is tasked with lowering France's budget, deficit and debt, the very fight that led to the toppling of the previous government.
06:55To the underground press that kept the flame of freedom.
06:59In her landmark State of the Union speech, the president of the European Commission called for an end to member states' veto power in EU decision making.
07:08I believe that we need to move to qualified majorities in some areas, for example, in foreign policy.
07:15It is time, it is time to break free from the shackles of unanimity.
07:23Right now, governments can veto decisions on foreign affairs, enlargement and the EU budget.
07:29That also makes it harder to agree on sanctions against countries like Russia or Israel.
07:34It's a long running debate within the EU that has never been resolved.
07:39So why raise it again now?
07:42I think she put it at the end of her speech to sign that she wants to push against those member states who use these tactical vetoes,
07:49in particular Hungary, but there's no strong push behind it.
07:53The reason for that is that to get from anonymity to qualified majority, you first need anonymity itself.
08:00EU treaties require unanimity on sovereignty issues to protect all member states.
08:07Smaller countries value this especially, as it guarantees their voices are heard.
08:12But larger states like Germany and France are pushing for more decisions by qualified majority in foreign and security policy.
08:20Experts say, however, that changing the rules is not essential, since consensus has always been the glue holding the union together.
08:28The institution which dictates the political direction of the EU is actually in the building behind us.
08:37It's the European Council, it's the head of the state government.
08:39They decide everything by consensus. They do conclusions by consensus.
08:43In fact, the consensus has made things more durable.
08:46Because if you immediately, on an important issue, a sensitive issue, you go ahead without voting countries, I think you'll create a problem.
08:56To shift from unanimity to qualified majority voting, there is technically no need to amend the treaties.
09:03The Commission or a group of member states could start the process.
09:06But so far, Ursula von der Leyen's call has not been met by any formal steps.
09:12The Trump administration says Oracle will take over TikTok's algorithm for U.S. users in a bid to avoid a nationwide ban.
09:24A senior official said the deal would give the U.S. tech giant a copy of the algorithm now owned by China's ByteDance
09:32to ease U.S. fears over potential manipulation of content.
09:40Good afternoon, everyone.
09:41TikTok will be owned by a majority of American investors and controlled by a board of directors with extensive national security and cybersecurity credentials.
09:49In partnership with the U.S. government, Oracle will serve as TikTok's trusted security provider,
09:55and they will independently monitor the safety and data security of all U.S. user data on TikTok's platform.
10:01Americans' data will be stored securely in the United States without access from China.
10:06Before he left office, former President Joe Biden signed legislation requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok's U.S. operations or face a steep ban.
10:17Donald Trump has repeatedly extended the deadline as negotiations continued over the app's future.
10:24Over the weekend, he name-checked Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and some of his allies and billionaires such as Rupert Murdoch and Michael Dell as being part of the deal.
10:33North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says he still has good memories of previous meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump and suggested he is open to further talks.
10:49However, he urged Washington to drop its demand that the country surrenders its nuclear weapons.
10:54Speaking to Pyongyang's parliament on Sunday, Kim also stressed that he has no intention of ever resuming dialogue with rival South Korea.
11:07The North Korean leader's comments came as his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae-myung will travel to New York for the upcoming United Nations General Assembly.
11:17At the summit, the South Korean leader will also address nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula and call on North Korea to return to talks.
11:25Meanwhile, Donald Trump is expected to visit South Korea next month to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit.
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