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00:00In a rare move, U.S. President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein case files.
00:10In a referendum held on Sunday, Ecuadorians voted against a proposal to host foreign military bases and another to rewrite the Constitution.
00:18U.S. President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein case files in a notable reversal from his prior opposition.
00:31The U.S. President said he had nothing to hide and again blamed the Democrats and the, quote, radical left to smear the reputation of the Republican Party.
00:39A growing number of members in his own party have come out in support of the release of the documents.
00:44Trump recently fell out with Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, previously a keen supporter.
00:51She has repeatedly called for the release of the Epstein files.
00:55If the bill passes, the Justice Department would be required to release all files and communications related to Epstein,
01:02as well as details about the investigation into his death in federal prison.
01:06In a referendum held on Sunday, Ecuadorians voted against a proposal to host foreign military bases,
01:16as well as another to launch a process that could lead to a new Constitution.
01:22It was a significant defeat for President Daniel Noboa, a conservative who was closely aligned with the Trump administration.
01:29He had pushed Ecuador's courts to include the question about rewriting the Constitution.
01:33As President, Noboa has had a tough stance on crime,
01:38as the country struggles with drug trafficking groups using Ecuador as a transit point for cocaine from Colombia and Peru.
01:45He had recently hosted U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
01:50for a tour of a military base along Ecuador's coast that could possibly host U.S. troops.
01:57Noboa argued a change in the Constitution was needed to give the government more tools to fight crime.
02:02But critics feared that a new Constitution would decrease legislative and judicial oversight of the executive branch.
02:09The crisis over pension reform in Germany is escalating.
02:17During his weekend speech, Chancellor Friedrich Merz backed the draft legislation of the pension reform,
02:23putting him at odds with the party's youth wing, which rejected the reform package.
02:28Facing pressure, Merz warned that he did not want a bidding war for the lowest pension level.
02:34An dieser Debatte bitte konstruktiv und aktiv teil, aber nicht indem ihr einfach nur sagt, was nicht geht,
02:43sondern mit uns darüber sprecht und wir gemeinsam diskutieren, wie es zusammen geht, liebe Freundinnen und Freunde.
02:50Das muss doch die Botschaft an die Bevölkerung sein.
02:52The controversy over Germany's pension reform stems from the bill's provision to guarantee pension rises until 2031.
03:01According to the draft, additional cost of €120 billion would be incurred between 2032 and 2040.
03:08In October, some 18 members of parliament from Merz's ruling coalition, mostly from the CDU's party's Junge Union,
03:16made it clear that they would not be voting in favor of the pension package in its current form.
03:24German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday stressed Europe's strategic importance,
03:30saying that the future of the world is being shaped in Europe.
03:33Speaking at the Young Union Germany Day Conference, Merz said this was not just about the European Union,
03:40but the principles guiding the coexistence of people on the continent.
03:44Die Überschrift lautet, die Zukunft der Welt entsteht in Europa.
03:53Die Zukunft der Welt entsteht in Europa.
03:59Und liebe Freundinnen und Freunde, diesen Gedanken, den möchte ich gerne mit Ihnen noch einmal zu Ende denken.
04:06Was heißt das? Wir gucken nicht nur auf uns selbst.
04:09Wir schauen nicht nur auf diese Europäische Union.
04:11Wir schauen auf ein politisches Modell.
04:16Wir schauen auf ein Prinzip.
04:18Wir schauen auf grundlegende Entscheidungen, wie wir miteinander leben wollen.
04:22The Young Union Conference, where Merz spoke on Saturday, has long been a power base for the German Chancellor.
04:31Merz also declared a fight against bureaucratization,
04:35emphasizing that mistrust is not the guiding principle of European politics.
04:39Rather, it must be trust in freedom, in openness,
04:43and in people's ability to shape their own future responsibly.
04:47Home Secretary Shabana Mahmoud will announce new asylum reforms on Monday,
04:56such as the UK increasing its permanent settlement waiting time from 5 to 20 years.
05:03Mahmoud said the UK will welcome those fleeing war and danger,
05:07but will introduce stricter rules like other European countries.
05:11Because what I also want to do, alongside the changes that I'm making on reducing those poor factors,
05:17is to create more safe and legal routes for people to come here legitimately at our invitation,
05:23which we believe is the best way to bring people over from danger abroad
05:26and help them settle in this country.
05:28The British government hopes the scheme will deter people from crossing the English Channel.
05:35Over 32,000 have arrived on small boats so far in 2025,
05:40with numbers expected to exceed last year's 37,000.
05:45Unauthorized migration has long been an issue,
05:48but it has become a major political focus recently.
05:52Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ended his visit to Athens
06:01with the signing of a new deal to supply U.S. liquefied natural gas to Ukraine via Greece.
06:07In the presence of Zelensky, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
06:11and U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle,
06:15Greece's DEPA Emporium and Ukraine's Naftogas agreed to begin transporting gas from December
06:23to help secure Ukraine's energy needs this winter.
06:26Mitsotakis said the agreement gives Greek and Ukrainian relations a new dimension.
06:32The Greece, so to speak with a lot of simple words,
06:37is a great source of energy safety for the country.
06:43And I'm afraid that all these are definitive developments
06:46on the path for the realistic responsibility of the Russian natural air.
06:53Because Europe will stop to buy Russian natural air,
06:56which will never be able to be transferred in our region.
07:02As Zelensky acknowledged the important role of Greece as an energy hub.
07:24Zelensky arrived in Athens on Sunday,
07:27welcomed by Vice President Kostis Hajidakis.
07:30He met President Konstantinos Tassoulas,
07:33who said Cyprus's occupation shapes Greece's stance on Ukraine.
07:38Zelensky's next stops are Paris and Madrid.
07:44Russia has launched a total of 1,217 drones and missile attacks on Ukraine
07:52in the past seven days, according to Ukraine's armed forces.
07:56176 attacks were fired overnight,
08:00with Ukraine's military saying it shot down or neutralized 139 of them.
08:06At least one person was injured in the northern Sumi region
08:10when a village was targeted, causing a large-scale fire,
08:13Ukraine's state emergency service said.
08:16Russia's defense ministry claimed on Sunday
08:19to have captured the village of Rupnopoli and Malatok-Mashka
08:23in the southern Zaporizhia region,
08:26as intense fighting continues on the front line.
08:29Meanwhile, Russia said it shot down 57 Ukrainian drones overnight.
08:34In a post on X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
08:38said that Kyiv is working to restart prisoner exchanges with Russia.
08:43Big Hollywood names arrived in Bucharest, Romania,
08:49for the premiere of the film The Yellow Tie.
08:52The movie centers on the life of one of the world's
08:54most acclaimed orchestra conductors,
08:57Sergio Celibidake.
08:58Oscar-nominated actor John Malkovich
09:00portrays the famous conductor in his later years,
09:03while two-time BAFTA winner Sean Bean
09:06plays the role of Sergio Celibidake's father.
09:08You know, it's a beautiful film,
09:11very well made, very well written,
09:13and the characters obviously factually based
09:16about this incredible musician
09:20who was quite unique in the world of music.
09:23It was just a pleasure to be able to come to Bucharest
09:27and play the part of this musician's father.
09:31In an exclusive interview for Euronews Romania,
09:34John Malkovich spoke about his role in the film
09:36and the deep connection he felt with his character,
09:39Sergio Celibidake.
09:40Let's talk a little about the movie
09:42because people really loved it.
09:44The Yellow Tie is a combination of years of work,
09:49especially by Serge Celibidake and his wife, Adela,
09:54but by a number of people on the team,
09:58James, Olivier and others.
10:00So, of course, I'm glad for them
10:06and I feel quite honored to have been asked to do it
10:13and quite pleased that the Yellow Tie presents
10:22a pretty full portrait of this man
10:25who had a lot of talent and a lot of integrity
10:31and fought the good fight for what he believed in.
10:37The film was shot over the course of seven years
10:39and is directed by Serge-Yohan Celibidake,
10:42the great conductor's son.
10:45We have reached the beginning, a new phase of the film.
10:49The dialogue with the audience is starting.
10:51We've been waiting for this moment for a very long time.
10:55The cast of the film, which premiered in Bucharest,
10:57also includes Miranda Richardson, Kate Phillips and Ben Schnitzer.
11:02A surprise guest was also on the yellow carpet
11:04at the gala premiere.
11:06Renowned director Tim Burton.
11:08I did Wednesday in Romania four years ago,
11:12so I'm happy to be back.
11:13The film's producer, Adela Celebidake,
11:15invited members of the production team on stage
11:18while Sean Bean expressed his admiration for actor John Malkovich.
11:22I can't believe I'm standing next to a hero of mine.
11:27Here on my right, John Malkovich.
11:29I'm full of his career and he's an extraordinary new actor.
11:35The Yellow Tie is the most expensive Romanian film ever made
11:38with a budget of 20 million euros
11:41and was entirely shot in Romania.
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