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00:00Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Machado has given her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald
00:05Trump saying it was a recognition of his commitment to her country's freedom.
00:10Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed what he called a strategic partnership as
00:15he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in an effort to boost strained ties.
00:20Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has presented her Nobel Peace Prize
00:26medal to US President Donald Trump at the White House.
00:31She came to discuss her country's future with the US leader after he had questioned her
00:36credibility to lead her country.
00:39Machado's extraordinary gesture to Trump came despite the organizers of the Nobel Prize,
00:44the Nobel Institute, saying it had no official meaning and would not be recognized.
00:50I presented the President of the United States the medal of the Nobel Peace Prize and I told
01:02him this, listen to this, 200 years ago General Lafayette gave Simon Bolivar a medal with George
01:16Washington face on it and 200 years in history.
01:25The people of Bolivar are giving back to the heir of Washington a medal, in this case a medal
01:34of the Nobel Peace Prize as a recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom.
01:42Despite the gesture, the future of Venezuela post-Maduro remains unclear, especially as Trump has
01:49surprisingly signaled his willingness to work with Delce Rodriguez, who was then President
01:55Nicolas Maduro's Vice President and not Machado's party, widely believed to have won the 2024 elections,
02:03rejected by Maduro.
02:06Trump who on social media has styled himself as the acting President of Venezuela and said he
02:11would be in charge of controlling oil proceeds from the country, claims it would be difficult
02:17for Machado to lead because, quote, she doesn't have the support within the country.
02:27Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has hailed what he called a strategic partnership as he
02:31visited Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday.
02:36The visit aimed to boost ties after nearly ten years of poor relations between Beijing and
02:41Ottawa.
02:42Carney said the partnership will not only help the people of Canada and China, but also
02:47reset the global multilateral system, which has come under great strain in recent years.
02:54The comment seems to be directed towards his southern neighbor as relations with their closest
02:58ally, the US, remain sour.
03:02Canada has gradually become alienated since President Trump's return to office last year,
03:07as it has become the object of repeated targeting, including tariffs and threats of annexation,
03:13leading Carney to look for stability elsewhere.
03:17His four-day visit is the first by a Canadian leader in eight years following almost a decade
03:21of acrimony heightened by the arrest of a Chinese tech executive and implementing 100% tariffs
03:28on Chinese electric vehicles.
03:31For his part, President Xi expressed confidence about the progress that two countries have
03:35made since resuming and restarting their relationship in recent months.
03:40The Chinese leader described their last meeting on the sidelines of the Apex summit in South Korea
03:45as a, quote, turnaround.
03:52A small French and German military contingent has arrived in Greenland's capital nuke as
03:57several European states have started to deploy military personnel in what is being branded
04:02as a reconnaissance mission.
04:04The limited deployment also involves Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands and the UK.
04:10Estonia announced that they too would join the exercise.
04:14It comes after it was made clear that US President Donald Trump does not intend to wane on his desire
04:19to take over Greenland for his cited reasons of national security concerns.
04:24The deployment, however, according to the White House, has not phased the US President.
04:29I don't think troops in Europe impact the President's decision-making process, nor does
04:34it impact his goal of the acquisition of Greenland at all.
04:39Speaking after talks with US Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on
04:45Wednesday, Denmark's foreign minister said that fundamental disagreements remain, but added
04:50that the two sides will keep talking.
04:53The White House noted that it intends to meet with representatives from Denmark and Greenland
04:57every two to three weeks to discuss the matter.
05:00The divisive ambition to take over the Danish territory has even fragmented support within
05:05Trump's own party.
05:07A bipartisan US congressional delegation, including Republican Senator Tom Tillis, will be in
05:13Copenhagen on Friday and Saturday in an attempt to display unity between the US and Denmark.
05:25Iranian authorities insist that a man at arrest during protests in the country is not facing
05:30charges that risk the death penalty, despite fears that that may be the case.
05:36The 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, who was arrested last week, is facing charges of propaganda against
05:42Iran's Islamic system and acting against national security.
05:47Iran's judiciary said his punishment, according to the law, will be imprisonment, adding that
05:52the death penalty does not exist for the charges he is facing.
05:57The announcement contradicted earlier reports that Soltani would be executed.
06:01A human rights organization had reported that judicial authorities informed Soltani's family
06:07four days after his arrest that a death sentence had been issued and confirmed.
06:11Authorities had also ordered the family to visit the prison where Soltani was held to meet him,
06:17raising concerns this would be a final meeting before execution.
06:212026 will be a year of challenges for national defense, French President Emmanuel Macron told
06:33armed forces on Thursday.
06:35Russia's war in Ukraine is ongoing.
06:37Tensions are escalating amid violent protests in Iran, and a new source of concern has emerged,
06:44with US President Donald Trump expressing an interest in taking over Greenland, an autonomous
06:50territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
06:52The acceleration of the economy enables to accelerate France- whose plans to accelerate the
06:57participation of France is against the power of the Kingdom of Denmark.
06:59To stay free, you stay afraid and have to be scared.
07:04To be scared, you have to be powerful.
07:08And to be powerful in this so brutal world, you have to do faster and more powerful.
07:14Macron outlined three strategic priorities, increasing ammunition stockpiles,
07:25strengthening operational readiness, and safeguarding France's sovereignty.
07:30On the financial front, Macron confirmed his intention to significantly increase military
07:35funding, calling for a 36 billion euros rise over the 2026-20-2030 period.
07:41Macron also announced that France would strengthen its military presence in Greenland.
07:47Around 15 French soldiers are already deployed in the capital nuke for exercises,
07:52with a contingent said to be reinforced in the coming days with land, air, and naval assets.
08:02The President of the European Commission has visited in Cyprus to attend the first meeting
08:07of the College of Commissioners under the island's nation's presidency of the European Council.
08:12Ursula von der Leyen had the opportunity to visit the so-called Green Line,
08:17the dividing line that separates the Cypriot capital Nicosia between the south and the Turkish Occupied North.
08:23During the Commission President's visit, she also spoke with the residents of Nicosia.
08:27And I would like to ask the President to think about Cyprus, the independence of Cyprus,
08:36the independence of Cyprus, the need of Europe, and the liberation of Cyprus is a major goal for the interest of the Europe.
08:43The President of the United States told me that she was the second or third, and she was the fourth and the fourth and the next six months.
08:52The President of the United States, the President of the United States,
09:22Germany's troubled economy returned to modest growth last year after two years of falling output.
09:32The expansion in gross domestic product of 0.2% for 2025 was fueled by stronger consumer and government spending
09:41to make up for years of underinvestments.
09:44On the other hand, exports sacked under the weight of more restrictive U.S. trade policy under President Donald Trump.
09:50Meanwhile, defense spending is rising due to a perceived higher level of threat from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine.
09:58Germany has endured a period of extended stagnation following the COVID-19 pandemic.
10:04Higher energy costs following the war in Ukraine and increasing competition from China in key German specialties
10:11sectors such as cars and industrial machinery have held back an economy that is heavily focused on exports.
10:17A stronger euro has also made exports less competitive on price.
10:41million of these players have held back an economic basis for the International Monetary Siegel,
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10:45even more
11:04Все lang vuelve
11:07Splashdown of Crew 11.
11:11After 167 days in space, Dragon and NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fink, Kimya Yui of JAXA, and Rascosmos cosmonaut Alec Platinov are back on Earth.
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