00:01The U.S. military said it struck another boat suspected of smuggling drugs in international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing one person.
00:11Previously, the Trump administration has said the strikes were meant to stop the flow of drugs into the U.S. and increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
00:21The strikes brought the total death toll to 105 across 29 operations in September, when the Trump administration began targeting vessels it claims are operated by designated terrorist organization.
00:35Some critics argue that the use of lethal force in international waters without due process amounts to extrajudicial killings.
00:42U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a new battleship, the first of the nation's newly announced golden fleet.
00:53The U.S. leader, who said the country is in desperate need of new ships, called the fleet after himself, the Trump class of battleships.
01:01As you know, we're desperately in need of ships. Our ships are, some of them have gotten old and tired and obsolete, and we're going to go the exact opposite direction.
01:10The battleship called the USS Defiant has been compared to the USS Iowa.
01:15The vessel will weigh between 30,000 to 40,000 tons, significantly less than the weight of the Iowa.
01:22However, Trump said it would be larger and faster.
01:25The battleship ever built. So if you look at the Iowa, the Missouri, Wisconsin, Alabama, and others, but they were similar in size, some a little bit bigger than the others.
01:35But if you take the biggest one, it's 100 times more powerful.
01:40The battleship will be equipped with hypersonic missiles, nuclear cruise missiles, rail guns, and high-powered lasers, technologies that are all still at various stages of development by the Navy.
01:51In overnight attacks, Russia struck energy facilities across five Ukrainian regions, as Ukraine's armed forces registered a total of 86 drones launched over the country.
02:07The targeted regions include Zaporygia, Donetsk, and Odessa, with significant damage to two of its energy facilities, where one person was injured.
02:18In Drukskivka, in the Donetsk region, one resident recounts what it is like to live under daily shelling.
02:26The central city of Kliwiri was also struck.
02:54Following the attacks, residents came out to assess the damage to their homes and clear debris.
03:0026 drones struck 12 locations across Ukraine, while authorities said 58 of them were either shot down or jammed.
03:09Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces struck an oil terminal, an ammunition depot, and a launch site for attack drones inside Russian territory.
03:18Four men were arrested following an opposition rally in the Albanian capital, Tirana, on Monday.
03:30Protesters had gathered at the office of Prime Minister Edirama to protest against his government, throwing Molotov cocktails at the building.
03:38One of their demands is the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Baluku, who was charged by prosecutors for alleged corruption.
03:47I was charged by the
04:10The opposition Democratic Party of Albania accused the governing Socialist Party of election fraud
04:25and the erosion of democracy in the country, issues they have been protesting for months.
04:33Several people were injured after an explosion at a chemical plant near Lyon on Monday.
04:38Four workers at the Elkhom Silicon site in Saint-Font were hurt, three of them seriously.
04:44The prefecture activated emergency plans and ordered residents to stay indoors,
04:48but said there is no risk of toxicity to the population.
04:52A major response was deployed with over 100 firefighters battling the blaze at the Seveso classified facility.
04:58The fire is now under control, with no missing persons reported.
05:01French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed the launch of a new aircraft carrier
05:11that will replace the Charles de Gaulle on Sunday, speaking to French troops in Abu Dhabi.
05:17Macron said France must be feared and strong at sea,
05:22which is why the decision to equip France with the new nuclear carrier was made.
05:27It is expected to be in service by 2038.
05:46The old carrier has been in service since 2001 and is designed to last about 40 years.
05:53Capable of carrying 30 jets and costing 10 billion euros,
05:58it will be Europe's largest warship, backed by 800 firms.
06:03France's military currently consists of around 200,000 active persons
06:08and over 40,000 reservists, making it the second largest in the European Union.
06:15The number 79,432 was the lucky number in the Spanish Christmas Lottery Extraordinary Draw.
06:27The prize is 4 million euros per series worth,
06:31with each ticket winning its holder 400,000 euros.
06:35Winning tickets were sold in three towns in the province of León,
06:38a province severely affected by wildfires earlier this year,
06:43as well as in the city of Madrid.
06:45A small football club sold dozens of award-winning tickets
06:50and brought millions of euros to its province.
06:56The truth is that it is a joy for the whole area,
06:58for all the fires and the problems that have happened.
07:00The truth is that we are very happy,
07:05and enjoying this moment with all the people we are working on.
07:08The Spanish Christmas Lottery takes place every 22nd of December
07:13and is the world's largest in terms of total prize money.
07:1770% of ticket sales are awarded as prizes,
07:20amounting to approximately 2.7 billion euros in 2025.
07:25198 million tickets have been put on sale this year.
07:28Each ticket costs 20 euros.
07:33Pope Leo XIV kindly urged Vatican cardinals on Monday
07:37to set aside personal ambitions and power struggles.
07:40In his Christmas address to the Roman Curia,
07:42the American pontiff asked if true friendship is possible among Vatican bureaucrats.
07:46When, maybe after many years of service in the service of the Curia,
07:53we notice with delusion that some dynamics
07:56linked to the exercise of the power,
07:59to the mania of the prime minister,
08:01to the care of their own interests,
08:04they don't try to change.
08:05The Curia is the central administrative body of the Catholic Church,
08:17headquartered in Vatican City,
08:19that assists the Pope in governing.
08:21And Pope Leo XIV followed his predecessor's tradition
08:24of using the occasion to criticize this administration's shortcomings,
08:28but without the sharper tone employed by Pope Francis.
08:31He called for genuine support in which masks fall away
08:35and no one is sidelined or used.
08:38The Pope stressed building communion in a world
08:40wounded by discord, violence and digitally fueled anger.
08:45The change in tone is seen as an effort to build unity
08:48after Pope Francis' sometimes divisive 12-year papers.
08:51We don't have to talk about work.
08:56Deep Shambhaka's big dream seems to be shattered.
08:59Instead of graduating, he is facing deportation.
09:02The 25-year-old came to Berlin from India as a master's student.
09:06He has been studying business management
09:08at the private international university for over a year,
09:11but then he received a letter asking him to leave the country.
09:15I was really surprised to have it because,
09:18in my case, I didn't do anything wrong.
09:20I came here as a student.
09:22I came here to study.
09:23I came here for a better future.
09:27Studying, meeting friends,
09:28all that will soon be a thing of the past.
09:31The responsible authority suddenly no longer recognises the IU sufficiently.
09:36His visa and those of around 300 other Indian students
09:39will not be extended, Deep tells us.
09:43Basically, this thing started this year from the month of March.
09:48They started deporting students
09:50because they consider the course that IU offers
09:54is a distance learning course.
09:55I think this was because the university didn't launch
10:00or, like, offer their courses
10:01or didn't have the proper accreditation of the courses
10:05which they were supposed to have.
10:07The argument,
10:08IU is not sufficiently equipped for face-to-face teaching.
10:12Nevertheless, until recently,
10:14IU attracted students with videos abroad.
10:17It advertises a typical German student life
10:20and the prospect of jobs in Europe.
10:22Instead, Deep is now stuck with a student loan
10:26of 20,000 euros that he contracted in India.
10:30IU would not refund the money
10:32despite the fact that Deep's past exams
10:34seems to be worthless
10:35as other universities would not recognise them.
10:39Deep tells Euronews.
10:41I'm kind of surprised and sad about it
10:45but, unfortunately, things don't work out how I wanted it
10:49and it's kind of tough to face all the situation
10:53mentally and physically.
10:55There are a lot of private universities here in Berlin
10:57and IU is the only one
10:59that is having problems with the visa right now
11:03and, yeah, the students are suffering a lot because of it.
11:06Deep has lodged an appeal against his deportation
11:09but he has little hope.
11:11IU said it regretted that students were asked to leave the country.
11:15The responsible authority had changed its procedure
11:18without informing the university.
11:20During my research I also spoke with other
11:23indian IU-Students,
11:25for example with one student who is in India
11:27and has been in the first year already online
11:29absolvated.
11:30He should now actually go to Berlin,
11:31to make the rest of the rest,
11:32but he doesn't have a visa.
11:34A other student here in Berlin
11:35will be reported that
11:35will be taken away from Suizid-Gedanchen,
11:37because he will be taken away from them.
11:38Laura Fleischmann, from Berlin, for Euronews.
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