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01:30The EU's former foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini was reportedly
01:36detained in police raids as part of an
01:39anti-fraud investigation according to
01:41Belgian media. Mogherini was among three
01:45suspects taken for questioning on Tuesday
01:47morning after Belgian authorities searched the
01:51offices of the European External Action Service.
01:54Her name was revealed by newspapers L'Eco and Le Soir
01:58citing sources. According to Le Soir, the second detainee
02:03is Stefano Sannino, a top director at the
02:06Commission for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf.
02:09The third individual is reportedly a manager at the College of Europe.
02:13Tuesday's raids were carried out at the request of the European Public Prosecutor's Office,
02:19which is probing suspected fraud related to an EU-funded project.
02:28In a response to Belgium's Prime Minister Bartu Weaver, EU High Representative Kaya Kalas said
02:36approving a reparations loan for Ukraine gives the European Union greater leverage
02:41at the negotiating table to end Russia's war.
02:44De Weaver had previously warned that the proposal risked derailing the diplomatic process.
02:49Kalas, however, insisted that the approval of the reparations loan sends three messages to Ukraine.
02:55She argued it would show them that the EU is there to help defend themselves.
03:00Secondly, it would send a message to Moscow that they can't outlast the EU.
03:04And finally, it would prove to the US that the EU is taking strong and credible steps.
03:10Under the scheme, the bloc would channel the frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.
03:14Kyiv would only be asked to repay the loan if Moscow agreed to compensate for the damages.
03:19However, Belgium's Prime Minister Bartu Weaver has repeatedly opposed the proposal.
03:25He claims it could pose a risk to Belgium where the assets are stored.
03:30He also said it could act as an obstacle to the White House trying to reach a deal between Ukraine and Russia.
03:35The president of the International Criminal Court said during the institution's annual meeting on Monday
03:46that it won't bow to pressure from either the US or Russia.
03:50Nine members of its staff, including six judges and the court's chief prosecutor,
03:56have been sanctioned by US President Donald Trump for pursuing investigations into US and Israeli officials.
04:04While Moscow has issued warrants for ICC staff in response to an arrest warrant
04:10for President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine.
04:14The sanctions have taken their toll on the court's work, affecting a wide range of investigations
04:20at a time when it's already struggling with growing demands on its resources.
04:25Serbia failed to secure a United States operating license for its Russian-owned oil refinery,
04:37forcing the facility to halt operations and threatening the country's fuel supply.
04:43The US rejected Serbia's request to waive sanctions on the facility while its Russian
04:47owners looked for buyers in their majority stake in the petroleum industry of Serbia, known as NIS.
04:53The news was announced by President Aleksandr Vucic on Tuesday, who noted that he was surprised
05:00by Washington's decision. NIS is 45% owned by Russian energy giant Gazprom, while the Serbian
05:08government only owned roughly 30%. The refinery covers most of Serbia's needs,
05:15and existing sanctions are already causing losses, amounting to more than 350,000 euros daily.
05:21Serbia has, however, taken the bold decision to secure payment transactions for NIS,
05:28a move that risks secondary US sanctions on the country's central bank and commercial lenders.
05:33Vucic says interrupting NIS's payment systems would cause a huge catastrophe for Serbia's investment
05:47rating and the company.
05:52The country maintains sufficient fuel stocks to last until late January, but the president said logistical
06:09challenges lie ahead, with transport costs expected to soar. He also called the US's decision to reject
06:16Belgrade's request as politically motivated, saying Washington wants to send the message that it's not
06:22only the NIS under sanctions, but all of Serbia.
06:26Pope Leo XIV expressed support to the people of southern Lebanon as he referenced the ongoing
06:36conflict there during his farewell speech at the Beirut airport, wrapping up the first foreign trip of
06:41his pontificate. Christians in the south had been disappointed that his visit did not include a visit
06:47to their areas, which were battered by last year's war between Israel and Hezbollah and are still the
06:52target of regular Israeli airstrikes.
06:54взять the war for the
07:19country's
07:21As Lebanon copes with years of economic and political crises, Pope Leo XIV sought to bring
07:26a message of peace, but also justice, characterized by his visit to the blast site of the deadly
07:322020 port explosion.
07:35In a prayer, he urged the country's political leaders to pursue the truth as a means of
07:39peace and reconciliation in the country.
07:42On Monday, he presided over a gathering of Lebanon's Christian and Muslim spiritual
07:47leader, celebrating the country's interfaith coexistence as another message of peace in
07:52the conflict-plagued region.
07:56The White House said on Monday that a Navy admiral acted within his authority and the law when
08:02he ordered a second follow-up strike on an alleged drug built in the Caribbean Sea in September.
08:09According to White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt, Defense Secretary Exeth authorized Admiral
08:16Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes.
08:19Levitt, in her comments, the reporters did not dispute a Washington Post report that they
08:24were survivors after the initial strike.
08:27Her explanation came after the report detailing the attack sparked controversy and President
08:33Donald Trump said he wouldn't have wanted a second strike when asked about the incident.
08:39The controversial September strike was won in a series carried out by the U.S. military
08:44in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean as Trump ordered the build-up of a fleet of
08:51warships near Venezuela, including the largest U.S. aircraft carrier.
08:56More than 80 people have been killed in the strikes that Washington says targets drug cartels.
09:02It's a long-lost painting by 17th century Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens has sold at auction for 2.3 million euros in Versailles.
09:17The painting, which was hidden for more than four centuries, was recently found in a private townhouse in Paris.
09:23It was part of a French collection and was initially thought to be from one of the many Rubens workshops that existed at the time.
09:29The auction house said the painting's authenticity was
09:59confirmed after scientific analysis.
10:02A microscopic examination of the paint layers revealed not only white, black and red pigments
10:07in the areas representing human skin, but also blue and green, which Rubens typically used.
10:13So, the winter wreck is made of rock crystal. It would have been an extremely difficult job, first of all, to find such a clear specimen of rock crystal, but then also carve it in such a different way.
10:14So, the winter wreck is made of rock crystal. It would have been an extremely difficult job, first of all, to find such a clear specimen of rock crystal, but then also carve it in such a difficult shape.
10:15So, the winter wreck is made of rock crystal. It would have been an extremely difficult job, first of all, to find such a clear specimen of rock crystal, but then also carve it in such a difficult shape, the ovoid shape.
10:22So, the winter wreck is made of rock crystal. It would have been an extremely difficult job, first of all, to find such a clear specimen of rock crystal, but then also carve it in such a difficult shape, the ovoid shape.
10:29And also engraved with the beautiful snowflake design from the inside, without rock crystal cracking, it must have been a really challenging job.
10:36So, the winter wreck is made of rock crystal. So, the winter wreck is made of rock crystal. It would have been an extremely difficult job, first of all, to find such a clear specimen of rock crystal, but then also carve it in such a difficult shape, the ovoid shape.
10:45And also engraved with the beautiful snowflake design from the inside, without rock crystal cracking, it must have been a really, really challenging job.
10:59We know exactly how much it cost. The price was 24,600 rubles. It was the most expensive item of Arbusha created at the time in 1913. And just for comparison, to understand how much money it was, an average worker in Moscow would get 30 rubles a month.
11:19So, this was an incredibly high amount. And on Tuesday, we are going to offer it for sale again, and we expect it to sell in excess of 20 million pounds.
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