00:00U.S. President Donald Trump says he's still contemplating military action in Iran,
00:06citing a lack of breakthrough in negotiations after the latest round of nuclear talks wrapped
00:11in Geneva.
00:20Threats have taken a step further after the U.S. advised its citizens to evacuate Israel
00:25on Friday, fearing blowback from Iran and prompting many to believe a U.S. attack may be imminent.
00:32Washington now joins a list of countries, including France, Germany and the U.K., who
00:37have also issued similar advisories.
00:39Others like China and Kazakhstan have also urged their citizens to evacuate and avoid
00:44non-essential travel to Iran.
00:47The move comes as the U.S. builds up its strike force in the region, with Israeli media reporting
00:52that the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is due to arrive.
00:59It also coincides with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announcing a surprise visit to Israel
01:05early next week to discuss regional priorities including Iran and Gaza.
01:13Doctors in Iran say Tehran's security agents dressed in plain clothes reportedly obstructed
01:19them from administering care to injured protesters at hospitals.
01:23One medical professional said a man in his 40s was rushed to the hospital's emergency unit
01:28after being shot in the head at close range during a demonstration.
01:32When he and others tried to hurry into the room to tend to him, he said the agents blocked
01:37their way, pushing some back with their rifles.
01:39The man was pronounced dead minutes later, after which agents placed his body in a black body
01:45bag, which they transferred along with other bodies into the back of a van and drove off.
01:50Doctors say this was not an isolated incident.
01:54They reported that in January, plainclothes officers swarmed hospitals in multiple cities
01:59where they often also obstructed care to patients in critical condition.
02:03They added that the officers also intimidated staff, snatched protesters, and took away the dead
02:09in body bags.
02:10Dozens of doctors were also reportedly arrested simply for performing their duties.
02:19Pakistan has declared open war on Afghanistan, launching a series of airstrikes on major cities,
02:25including the capital, Kabul, on Friday.
02:27The attack follows a deadly exchange of fire overnight, with the Taliban reportedly retaliating
02:33for previous Pakistani strikes along the border.
02:37Pakistani Defense Minister Kavaya Mohamed Asif said they had hoped for peace and stability
02:42in the region after the NATO withdrawal, but had now lost all patience, claiming the country
02:47became a colony of India, exporting terrorism.
02:50The Taliban government denied Islamabad's claims that it is failing to act against militant groups.
02:56The conflict comes after months of rising tensions and a failed ceasefire brokered by Qatar and Turkey,
03:02which has already left dozens of soldiers and civilians dead, also leading to a massive migrant crisis.
03:08With Saudi Arabia now attempting to mediate, the UN warns that the escalating violence threatens
03:14to plunge the entire region into a humanitarian disaster.
03:21President Emmanuel Macron, who has the power to unleash France's nuclear arsenal,
03:27will update the French nuclear deterrence doctrine on Monday.
03:30His speech is expected.
03:32As Europe is concerned, Russia's threats could extend beyond Ukraine
03:36and doesn't know if it can count on the protective umbrella of US nuclear weapons.
03:41If one day there is a reason that we cannot believe anymore in the US security guaranteed,
03:47that all the forces, both nuclear and conventional, are withdrawn from Europe,
03:51in that regard, yes, France and the UK will really have to step up,
03:55maybe increase the number of warheads.
03:58But the most important thing, I think, is to prevent national proliferation.
04:03France has fewer than 300 warheads, which is sufficient to inflict unacceptable damage
04:09to any country threatening its vital interests, Emmanuel Macron said in 2020.
04:14There is, for the moment, no plan of sharing the decision to use nuclear weapons.
04:19It will always be up to the French president to decide.
04:23And there is not the idea of the Allies paying for the French nuclear deterrence.
04:30While China and North Korea are expanding their nuclear arsenal,
04:33the United States considers resuming nuclear tests.
04:41Commission President Ursula von der Leyen decided Friday to move ahead
04:45with the provisional application of the Mercosur Trade Agreement.
04:49It brushes aside a judicial review launched by MEPs
04:53that has suspended the ratification process.
04:55The Commission will continue to work closely
04:58with all EU institutions, member states and stakeholders
05:04to ensure a smooth and transparent process.
05:08Let me conclude.
05:11Mercosur is one of the most consequential trade agreements
05:15of the first half of this century.
05:17French President Emmanuel Macron has criticized the European Commission's decision.
05:36The deal has split member states for years.
05:38While Germany has championed the agreement
05:40as bolstering access to global markets,
05:43France has led opposition arguing
05:44that it will expose EU farmers to unfair competition.
05:51Lithuania's Prime Minister has rejected Hungarian Prime Minister Vyto Orbán's claim
05:55that Ukraine is deliberately blocking Russian oil
05:59from reaching Hungary via the damaged Druzhba pipeline.
06:03Inga Rouginyenye told your news flagship morning program,
06:07Europe Today, that the accusation was absurd.
06:10When you face off every day with the threats,
06:14a different kind of threats from balloons and other things,
06:18when you're fighting for the security,
06:20not just for Lithuania, but for whole Europe,
06:23to hear such words and decisions, it's nonsense.
06:30Hungary is blocking the EU's 20th sanctions package against Russia
06:34and preventing Brussels from delivering
06:37a 90 billion euros loan to Ukraine,
06:40demanding Kiev restore all flows through the pipeline.
06:43Kiev claims that a section of the pipeline was hit by a Russian drone.
06:52Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Mikhail told Euronews flagship morning show Europe Today
06:57that Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot afford to end Moscow's war in Ukraine.
07:02While Mikhail said he does not claim to understand Putin,
07:06he believes the logic of dictatorship
07:08explains Moscow's continued aggression
07:10even as negotiations take place.
07:13It's like riding a bike, being a dictator,
07:15that when you stop, you will fall away.
07:18That is the same with Vladimir Putin.
07:20For example, everybody in Europe,
07:23and I always remind my colleagues that
07:25right now Putin has more men under the arms
07:27than at the start of the war.
07:29If we would stop right now,
07:31and he would stop right now killing
07:32women and children in Ukraine,
07:34then what to do with those guys?
07:37Mikhail warned that a premature peace without firm security guarantees
07:41could create instability not only inside Russia,
07:45but across Europe.
07:46His comments,
07:47come as an EU plan to mobilize 90 billion euros
07:50in support for Ukraine,
07:52remains politically blocked.
07:54Mikhail expressed confidence
07:56that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
07:59and European Council President António Costa
08:02would find alternative ways to unlock the funding.
08:09Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
08:13told members of Congress on Thursday
08:14that she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's
08:17or Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes,
08:18starting off two days of depositions
08:20that will also include former President Bill Clinton.
08:24The closed-door deposition concluded
08:26after over six hours of questioning.
08:29Clinton also said after her deposition
08:31that she was confident her husband
08:33did not know of Epstein's crimes.
08:35I don't know how many times I had to say
08:37I did not know Jeffrey Epstein.
08:39I never went to his island.
08:42I never went to his homes.
08:44I never went to his offices.
08:46So it's on the record numerous times.
08:49The hearing was briefly suspended
08:51after a photo of Clinton in the deposition
08:54was posted online.
08:55An apparent breach of the closed-door arrangement
08:57which the Republican side had asked for.
09:00They had a chance to do it in public
09:02and I wish they had done it in public.
09:04And I think they're making the wrong decision
09:08avoiding doing it in public.
09:10Bill Clinton has emerged as a top target
09:13for Republicans amid the political struggle
09:15over who receives the most scrutiny
09:17for their ties to Epstein.
09:18Several Democratic lawmakers joined with Republicans
09:22on the oversight panel
09:23in charge of the Clintons' depositions.
09:26The Democrats, including the Clintons,
09:28have also argued the investigation
09:30is being weaponized
09:31to attack political opponents
09:33of President Donald Trump
09:34rather than to conduct legitimate oversight
09:37and have called on Trump
09:38to testify as well.
09:43In Greece, there is no railroad culture
09:45like in other countries,
09:47mainly in Central Europe.
09:49After the tragic death of the storm,
09:51the driving driving of the trains
09:52was reduced dramatically.
09:54However, now it shows
09:55some points of stability and stability.
09:59However, the drivers who choose the trains
10:01for their driving,
10:02feel safe?
10:03No.
10:04I don't want to drive the trains.
10:07I don't get it.
10:08I don't want to drive it.
10:08You are a man.
10:09Another person feels safe,
10:10another person feels safe.
10:11I feel safe.
10:12And I use it.
10:13I personally feel safe.
10:16Three years after the deadly train accident
10:18in Tempe,
10:18Euronews investigated train safety
10:20and sought answers from all parties.
10:49Real life conditions simulators are something
10:52new for Greece.
10:53They are now being used to train employees
10:55of the Greek railways.
10:57The training is easier to do with a greater period of time.
11:04And the driver is an entrepreneur
11:08who needs to be constructed constantly.
11:11According to officials,
11:12a state-of-the-art train geolocation system
11:14has been created in collaboration
11:16with Elon Musk's Starlink satellite system,
11:18marking a European first.
11:20This system is first-up for Europe.
11:22It is a technology that,
11:24with a traffic internet internet,
11:27with high levels and high levels,
11:30with high levels and high levels,
11:31can completely change the model
11:34with which it works
11:35and to provide a supply chain
11:38to the people of life.
11:38I love you.
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