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00:00Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, son to late dictator Muammar Qaddafi, was assassinated in his home
00:06in western Libya late on Tuesday according to his political team.
00:11Sweden and Denmark will send €245 million in trade on MK2 air defense systems to Ukraine.
00:20Police authorities in Germany have announced the arrest of two people for acts of sabotage
00:25Russian naval ships in the port of Hamburg.
00:30Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine of 521 drones and missiles a day before Wednesday's
00:37trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi.
00:41Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, son and one-time heir apparent of Libya's late dictator Muammar Qaddafi, was
00:47killed in his home in Libya late on Tuesday.
00:51His death was confirmed by his attorney and close allies, who said that four masked gunmen
00:56stormed his house in the western town of Zintan and assassinated him.
01:00Qaddafi's political team released a statement saying the assailants disabled CCTV systems
01:05in his home before committing what they called a heinous and cowardly crime.
01:11Saif al-Islam, born in the capital Tripoli in 1972, was the second-born son to Muammar Qaddafi.
01:18He studied for a PhD at the London School of Economics and was seen as the reformist faced
01:24his father's regime.
01:26He was captured in 2011 following the ouster of his father, who had been in power for 40
01:31years during the Arab Spring uprising.
01:35He was released in 2017 after one of Libya's rival governments granted him amnesty residing
01:41in Zintan Simms, some 140 kilometers southwest of Tripoli.
01:46He was wanted by the International Criminal Court for charges of crimes against humanity
01:51relating to the 2011 uprising.
01:54He was separately sentenced to death in absentia in 2015 by a Libyan court for his role in inciting
02:00chaos and killing protesters.
02:05Sweden and Denmark will jointly procure mobile anti-aircraft artillery systems worth 245 million
02:14euros for Ukraine as the country experienced one of its worst nights of overnight attacks.
02:21Sweden will contribute 199 million and Denmark the remainder to supply Ukraine with a mobile anti-aircraft
02:29artillery system, the two countries' defense ministers said in a press conference.
02:35Well, we see that Russia has been stepping up its long-range strike capabilities across the whole of Ukraine.
02:40On a daily basis, we are met with the news that civilians are dying due to the Russian brutality.
02:48This is a very important element of force protection for the civilian population.
02:52I hope also it will increase the resilience of the Ukrainian people, which I think has been very inspiring to follow.
02:59The system was developed at record pace and adapted based on battlefield lessons from Russia's all-out war in Ukraine, Johnson said.
03:09The donation would be sufficient for Kyiv to establish its own air defense battalion.
03:14Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly asked his allies to help strengthen the country's air defenses.
03:23Meanwhile, NATO Chief Mark Rutte was in Kyiv alongside Zelenskyy to honor the country's fallen soldiers.
03:30Rutte laid a memorial candle at a monument dedicated to Ukraine's war dead as air raid sirens sounded across the capital.
03:38Authorities in Germany say they have arrested a 37-year-old Romanian and a 50-year-old Greek accused of committing acts of sabotage against German Navy property in the port of Hamburg.
03:56As reported by the daily newspaper Baild, the arrests were made in Hamburg and in a village in Greece.
04:03According to the report, the two men allegedly manipulated several smaller warships, so-called Kovets, that were located at the shipyard.
04:12They are also accused of damaging freshwater pipes, removing fuel tank caps and disabling fuse switches for the onboard electronics.
04:22The German Navy currently has five Kovets, all of which are of the new and high-tech Braunschweig class.
04:31The stepson of Norway's Crown Prince pleaded not guilty to rape charges as he went on trial on Tuesday for multiple offenses,
04:42opening weeks of proceedings in a case that has rocked Norway's royal family.
04:47Marius Borg Hoibi is the eldest son of Crown Princess Metemarit from a previous relationship and the stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haken.
04:58The 29-year-old, who holds no royal title or official duties, stood while the prosecutor read out the 38 counts against him at the Oslo District Court,
05:09asking him if he pleaded guilty to which he replied no to each of the most serious charges, including four counts of rape.
05:17The charges also include abuse in a close relationship against one former partner, acts of violence against another, drug possession, death threats and traffic violations.
05:29Prosecutors have said that he could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted in the trial, which is scheduled to last until 19 March.
05:37Russia launched one of its biggest airstrikes on Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, mainly targeting homes and power plants.
05:50The attack was made up of 450 drones and 70 missiles, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
05:58He also urged for more air defense ahead of U.S. brockered peace talks in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
06:05The aerial assault focused on Ukraine's power grid as part of Moscow's campaign to deny civilians of electricity, heating and running water during the coldest winter in years,
06:18as temperatures drop as low as minus 20 degrees.
06:22On Tuesday morning, Kyiv residents were busy clearing up after strikes damaged and set fire to residential buildings, a kindergarten and a petrol station.
06:33I just turn my head and a fire, like a fire.
06:37The window just flies.
06:39I'm in a civil window, but my neighbors just fly in a civil window.
06:44It's very scary.
06:46There's no room, there's no room, there's no room.
06:48Thermal power plants operated by DTEC, Ukraine's largest energy company, were hit for a ninth time since October.
06:58Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa, Sumy and Vinitsia were among the most heavily hit regions in the attacks, which left at least 10 people injured.
07:08Meanwhile, talks between the U.S., Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.
07:14Yet an agreement appears distant despite Washington's ongoing push.
07:19Here at Web Summit Qatar, every corner is packed, from interactive booths to cutting-edge talks.
07:30It's where big ideas are shaping how we live and create.
07:34Across the floor, innovators from around the world are pitching, networking and building the future.
07:40BusyTech is a device for open offices to show your availability status.
07:47We also offer indicators for meeting rules to show if it's busy or available.
07:55But tech isn't just exciting, it's transforming power and economies in ways we're only beginning to understand.
08:02Well, I've written something far more controversial.
08:04I've written that capitalism has already ended and we don't even know it.
08:07And it's not just business. Tech is reshaping creativity itself.
08:11Musicians are navigating a world where AI and platforms change how music is made and shared.
08:18The latest tech trends in the music industry, a lot of it is about live performance and the kind of tools that you can use.
08:25So there are new instruments that are using physical movement that doesn't require touching a key or touching a pad.
08:36It's using a general field of energy and it's so awesome.
08:43Tell me in four words, what do you think of Web Summit Qatar?
08:46Innovative, bold, future focused, globally connected.
08:53From innovation to influence, Web Summit Qatar is where tech meets global culture.
08:59Mohammed Al-Ashi, your news, Doha.
09:02It's a massive, massive change in your life where you can't, you can suddenly no longer move any of your limbs.
09:07And this kind of technology kind of gives you a new piece of hope.
09:12It's a massive, massive change in your life where you can suddenly no longer move any of your limbs.
09:16And this kind of technology kind of gives you a new piece of hope.
09:21Everyone in my position tries to move some bit of their body to see if there is any form of recovery.
09:25But now I think I'm moving my hand to the right, to the left, thinking about clicking my fingers and the technology just understands what I want to do and it does it.
09:35The technology is just what I want to do and it does it.
09:52This technology is going to be a game changer for patients with severe neurological disability.
10:12And those patients have very little really to improve their independence.
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11:00Y'all want to work in a steel mill like me for the rest of your days?
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11:04Yeah, because I sure as hell don't.
11:06Y'all willing to fight for it?
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11:09I need to hear you a little louder.
11:11Y'all willing to fight for it?
11:12Yes, sir.
11:13Ready whenever you are, Michael.
11:22Do you know what I'm after?
11:25You want to be the biggest star in the world?
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11:37So?
11:38I'm planning an international tour.
11:39This is just the beginning.
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