00:00A suspected drone struck the UK military base in Akrotiri, Cyprus, causing minor material damage with no injuries.
00:07The British Defense Ministry reported in the early hours of Monday the first apparent impact of the Iran war in
00:14Europe.
00:15The Cypriot government confirmed the incident while the National Security Council convened an emergency session.
00:30The President of the United States will be able to provide small material damage.
00:34From the first time all the appropriate services of the democracy are in a gradual and complete business readiness.
00:44I want to be clear that our country does not serve any way and is not intended to be part
00:53of any political business.
00:56According to a statement from the UK Ministry of Defence, the protection of forces in the
01:02area was now at the highest level and the base is responding to defend its personnel.
01:07RAF Akrotiri is Britain's main airbase for operations in the Middle East and is a British
01:13sovereign territory. Defence measures in the area have recently been strengthened with the
01:18deployment of additional anti-aircraft and anti-drone protection systems. The UK Ministry
01:23of Defence said it was temporarily removing non-essential personnel serving at the base.
01:29The suspected drone strike came shortly after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK
01:35had granted the US access to UK bases upon request from Washington. Starmer said that the UK will
01:42not join in strikes on Iran but has agreed to let the US use British bases for attacks on Iran's
01:49missiles and their launch sites.
01:56For the third day in a row people in Qatar woke up to multiple early morning Iranian missile
02:01attacks which were seen intercepted right above where I'm standing in Doha's West Bay District
02:06in the city centre which would normally be bustling with traffic at this time of day.
02:11This morning's 10 minute wave of Iranian missiles was also unleashed simultaneously on Dubai with
02:15our colleagues reporting from there. Last night the British Ministry of Defence said it took out
02:20a Shahid drone heading towards Qatari airspace indicating the UK has joined the requested
02:24allied effort to stop the onslaught across the region. Meanwhile the government has extended
02:29its shelter in place order so most people are working from home and schools have shifted
02:33to remote learning. Qatar's airspace remains closed, rounding all flights and stranding thousands
02:38of passengers and those numbers are growing by the hour.
02:41Qatar continues to be on high alert. Residents are staying off the streets as mobile national alerts
02:46are urging them to do so. The air defences here appear to be particularly effective as
02:51the vast majority of ballistic missiles and drones have been intercepted sending blast shockwaves
02:57throughout the city. Adil Halim, Euronews Doha.
03:02In just a few days the UAE has faced an unprecedented wave of drone and missile attacks. The UAE Ministry
03:09of Defence says Iranian forces have launched 165 missiles, two cruise missiles and 541 drones
03:16since February the 28th. Most were intercepted, 152 ballistic missiles and both cruise missiles
03:23were destroyed along with 506 drones, but some did get through. 35 drones fell inside the country
03:31causing material damage and 21 struck civilian areas. The human cost has been stark. Three people
03:38were killed and 58 others were injured. Debris for interceptors caused further damage to homes and
03:44property and just behind me the hotel was struck by a drone last night. A reminder of how close the
03:51attacks
03:51came to residential and civilian areas. Officials say the UAE's air defences remain fully operational
03:58and ready to respond to any further threats, but they warn the danger is far from over. Behind me,
04:04the Palm Jumeirah looks peaceful and calm now. That's a stark contrast to yesterday. Last night,
04:11the sky above lit up with interceptor fire. A loud explosion shook the area as missiles and drones were
04:18destroyed mid-air. It's a vivid reminder of the risk that hung over the city. Today has been tense,
04:25but in this rare moment of calm that we face right now, officials are urging everyone to remain vigilant
04:31and follow guidance from embassies and the government. Amid this uncertainty, there are moments of solidarity
04:37and resilience. Residents and businesses have come together to support those most affected. Hotels like
04:45my Leo here are offering free rooms to travellers stranded by cancelled flights. Volunteers are helping
04:52to deliver food and essentials to those sheltering in place. And neighbours are checking on each other,
04:58showing a united front in the face of these unprecedented attacks.
05:04Iran's supreme religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, Iranian authorities and state media have confirmed.
05:13Following the announcement by Iranian state's television, crowds of people took to the streets
05:18in major cities to celebrate. People waved flags and honked their car horns. At the same time,
05:26many took to the streets, crying and holding pictures of Khamenei in their hands as they mourned the supreme
05:32leader's death. According to state media, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and senior Iranian commanders were killed
05:40by joint U.S. and Israeli strikes during a defense council meeting early Saturday. Meanwhile, the exchange
05:47of messages between Tehran and Washington continued on Sunday. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard threatened
05:53Israel and the United States with revenge for the death of Khamenei, while U.S. President Donald Trump,
05:59taking to social media, sent a message to Tehran warning the U.S. would use unprecedented force if Iran
06:06launched an airstrike against U.S. interests or Israel. Early on Sunday, an explosion was reported
06:13at the U.S. military base in Heibel, Iraq, and several U.S. bases in the Middle East have been
06:19attacked by Iran.
06:22Nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran, which have so far failed to make significant progress,
06:27are set to resume next week. According to Trump, the chances of a diplomatic solution are now,
06:33quote, significantly greater than they were a day earlier.
06:4027 EU foreign ministers have held a virtual emergency meeting led by High Representative Kayakallas,
06:46describing Iran's recent attacks across the region as inexcusable.
06:49The EU has issued a joint declaration calling for maximum restraint, the protection of civilians,
06:54and full respect for international law and the United Nations Charter. Earlier, German Chancellor
06:59Friedrich Maers went further, stating his federal government shares the relief of many Iranians
07:03that the Mullah regime may be coming to an end. Maers acknowledged the legal ambiguity of U.S. and
07:09Israeli strikes, but argued there is, quote, little point in lecturing allies when facing a terrorist regime.
07:14The EU states it remains in close contact with regional partners to contribute to de-escalation,
07:19while reaffirming its commitment to preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
07:24Ministers also warned that the disruption of critical waterways like the Strait of Hormuz
07:28must be avoided to prevent unpredictable global economic consequences.
07:32The EU says the bloc is now taking all necessary steps to ensure the safety of its citizens in the
07:37region.
07:42The European Commission said on Thursday that member states can use an EU social fund to provide
07:48access to abortion for women who are legally prevented from doing so in their home country.
07:53The decision comes in response to the citizens' initiative My Voice, My Choice. The group called
08:00on the EU to help women with no access to safe abortions and raised over a million signatures for its
08:06campaign last year.
08:07When 1.2 million citizens raised their voice, when the European Parliament sent a clear democratic signal,
08:16and when civil society mobilizes across the borders, we saw that at the end of the day, the European Commission
08:26cannot look away.
08:28The Commission is relying on the already existing European social fund.
08:32It stopped short from establishing a new specific funding mechanism which had been requested by the European Parliament in December.
08:39The European social funds plus is a shared management, a shared managed fund, both by the Commission and the member
08:49states.
08:50EU money is made available to member states to enhance access to affordable abortion,
08:55while member states ensure the funds reach women seeking safe and accessible abortion.
09:04While acknowledging that a new legal instrument wasn't created, the campaigners still celebrated the decision.
09:11According to the organizers, the development acknowledges the core objectives of the campaign and creates a pathway to implement them
09:19in practice.
09:41What we've been seeing is quite surprising and shocking, really, because we know that over the last few years, the
09:48sea ice in Antarctica has changed dramatically.
09:50And in 2022, 23, 24, we had record low sea ice years.
09:56And in those years, in the areas that we've been looking at, which is about 30 to 40% of
10:02the emperor penguin population,
10:04the sea ice went out from underneath the malting emperor penguins, which possibly led to many of them going into
10:12the water and many fatalities.
10:35They're not bald like a plucked chicken, their new feathers push out the old feathers, but they're not waterproof at
10:43this stage.
10:45And that means that if the ice breaks out from under them while they're molting, they go into the water
10:52without their wetsuits, as it were, and then they will become hypothermic and could die.
11:11The sea ice has gone from many parts of Antarctica in just a few years and has devastating consequences for
11:18the seals, the seabirds, the whales and the penguins that survive on that sea ice.
11:23Now, this is happening in Antarctica now. It's not science fiction. This is actually happening.
11:27it's actually happened to me.
11:27II
11:43been
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