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00:14Good morning, it is Friday the 6th of March. I'm Maeve MacMahon and this is Europe Today.
00:20Your daily dose of European news and analysis live here on Euronews.
00:25Coming up from Tehran to Tel Aviv, Baku to Beirut, Dubai to Doha, the entire Middle East is on tenterhooks.
00:34Israel says it's moving into the second phase of the war and has issued an evacuation order for residents of
00:40Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut.
00:42Explosions were also heard in Dubai and Doha, with Qatar's defence ministry reporting they intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles and shot
00:51down Iranian drones.
00:52Meanwhile, Azerbaijan's president has ordered the armed forces to prepare for the highest level of combat readiness after a reported
01:00drone attack injured four people.
01:03And US President Donald Trump says he wants a say in picking Iran's next supreme leader.
01:08This as Iran fires missiles towards Tel Aviv and Hezbollah warns Israelis on the Lebanese border this morning to leave
01:15their homes.
01:16To keep us up to date on the conflict that is spiralling in all directions, Euronews has correspondents all across
01:22the globe.
01:23For the latest from Qatar, we can now cross first to Doha, where Euronews correspondent Adil Khalim is standing by
01:30for us this morning.
01:31Adil, Gulf states are on high alert this Friday. Can you just bring us up to speed? What is the
01:35situation there this morning?
01:38Hey, people here in Doha were woken up around 3.30 this morning by a loud national emergency alert on
01:44our phones, indicating an elevated risk.
01:47Soon after, Qatar's Ministry of Defence indicated that it captured a drone heading towards the Al-Udeid Air Base.
01:53Now, that's the largest US military base in the Middle East, home to 10,000 troops.
01:57And now that came just 24 hours after a series of loud explosions were heard in the skies across the
02:03city, starting just before noon.
02:04It was the largest barrage of missile attacks that we've seen here since the start of this war a week
02:09ago.
02:10Qatar says its air defenses intercepted four drones and 13 ballistic missiles.
02:15Officials say a 14th missile landed in the Qatari territorial waters.
02:20Now, diplomatically, tensions are also rising.
02:22On Thursday, Gulf and EU foreign ministers held a virtual emergency meeting condemning what they call unjustified Iranian attacks on
02:31GCC states
02:32and warning they threaten regional and international security.
02:36The minister of Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdur-Rahman bin Jassim al-Fani said that Qatar has long tried to act
02:42as a bridge.
02:44And these recent attacks are putting those bilateral relations under severe strain.
02:51Now, we're also seeing new military support pledged for the region.
02:54Italy says it will send air defense systems to the Gulf states, while the UK is deploying four more typhoon
03:02fighter jets to Qatar to support its defense operations.
03:05Meanwhile, the disruption is also affecting travel.
03:08Airspace here in Qatar is still closed.
03:108,000 travelers are still stranded.
03:13And flight tracking service FlightAware says nearly 25,000 flights have been canceled since this war began.
03:20Okay, Adele, Khalim, thank you so much for that live update from Doha.
03:24You mentioned, of course, foreign ministers meeting with their counterparts from the Gulf.
03:28We'll have more on that later.
03:29But now moving on from Azerbaijan to the Indian Ocean, the conflict is spreading.
03:34Azerbaijan has accused Teh Khan of launching four drones that injured four people in the past 24 hours.
03:40The government is furious and demanding explanations.
03:43For more on this, we can cross now over to Baku and bring in your news correspondent, Nadira Tudor.
03:48Nadira, thanks for joining us.
03:50Just tell us first, what's the latest?
03:53Well, as you can imagine, Azerbaijan has been deeply shaken by the drone strike.
03:58When it happened, I spoke to a number of locals and they said to me following the attack on Saturday
04:02that they had a really bad feeling.
04:04They were worried because of the escalation within the region.
04:08And we know that UAVs did attack an active international airport.
04:12What was sent shockwaves through the country is the fact that there was a school nearby.
04:18And it has been confirmed by emergency services that four people were injured in the attack.
04:24But we don't know what those injuries are as of yet.
04:27Officials say that the technical details of the drone and the full scale of the attack are still being investigated.
04:34And the government has also summoned Iran's ambassador in Baku, demanding an explanation.
04:41Well, that's the question, I guess.
04:42Who's being blamed for this attack?
04:44Has anyone taken responsibility yet?
04:46Well, it is a very interesting situation that is unfolding.
04:50From Azerbaijan's point of view, it is clear that they're saying that the Islamic Republic of Iran are responsible.
04:56If we look at what Iran's response is, they have said they are not responsible.
05:01They're denying it.
05:02And they are pointing the finger at Israel, even suggesting that Israel has been attempting to damage the relationship between
05:10Azerbaijan and Iran.
05:12If we look at Israel's response, they are not claiming responsibility, not claiming any involvement.
05:18So what we have is a bit of a strange situation now.
05:21And almost it looks like a diplomatic blame game.
05:26OK, a very sensitive situation, of course.
05:29Nadira Tudor there reporting for us live from Baku this morning.
05:33Thank you so much for that update.
05:35But now, moving on, the United States has asked Ukraine for help to fend off Iranian drone attacks in the
05:41Middle East.
05:41Ukrainian President Vladimir Selensky has said for more on this side of the story.
05:46We're joined here on set by our very own Ukraine correspondent, Sasha Vakalina.
05:50So good morning, Sasha.
05:51So while Ukraine on one hand is still fighting their own war, they're offering to help here.
05:55Fill us in.
05:55Indeed, Vladimir Zelensky said he had a round of talks with the leaders from Middle East who are interested in
06:00Ukraine's expertise in intercepting and shooting down Iranian shyhead-type drones,
06:04given that Russia has been launching hundreds of those at Ukraine every night.
06:09And Ukraine's interception rate is now standing at over 80 percent made.
06:13Now, Vladimir Zelensky said indeed that Ukraine received a request from the United States for specific support in protection against
06:20shyheads in the Middle East region.
06:22I gave instructions to provide the necessary means and ensure the presence of Ukrainian specialists who can guarantee the required
06:29security.
06:29Now, Zelensky also gave a hint on what is it that Kiev might expect in return for this help.
06:35We are constantly working with our partners on our ability to provide protection to those countries that are currently under
06:44attack from Iran.
06:45Security support from Ukraine will be provided.
06:48The main thing is that this will allow us to expand our security cooperation with our partners.
06:53By protecting countries from the Iranian regime, we are adding to our own defense capabilities.
06:57There is a possibility of protection.
07:00Zelensky said that during three days of the war in the Middle East, more than 800 Patriot missiles were used.
07:06This is more than Ukraine ever received in over four years of Russia's full-scale invasion.
07:11And Sasha, last week we were reporting extensively on that spat over the Drozba pipeline.
07:15And we've heard now President Zelensky saying that he's suggesting perhaps that he could restore it.
07:19What exactly did he say?
07:21The situation escalated massively on Thursday when Viktor Orban started saying that he wants to unblock it, he's ready to
07:28unblock it by force.
07:30And that's when it started, when he said that indeed Hungary will be able, there will be no deals, no
07:38compromise.
07:39We will break the Ukrainian oil blockade by force.
07:42Hungary's energy will soon flow again through the friendship pipeline.
07:47And now to this, Volodymyr Zelensky responded that he personally is indeed reluctant to reopen it, saying that this is
07:54the money that Russia is using to finance its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
08:00To be honest, I would not restore it.
08:02That is my position.
08:04I have communicated it to the European leaders and to those who have contacted me on this matter, as well
08:09as to the leadership of the European Union, because this is Russian oil.
08:13There are certain things and principles that are priceless and simply cannot be compromised.
08:19They are killing us, and we have to give oil to Orban, because, poor thing, he cannot win elections without
08:25it.
08:31Zelensky did reiterate that it will take between one month and one month and a half for Ukraine to repair
08:38the Druzba pipeline, and this is underway, Maeve.
08:41OK, a story we're also keeping a very close eye on.
08:43Sasha Bakilina, thank you so much for all those updates.
08:46And now, the same way drones are changing the way wars are fought in 2026, artificial intelligence is quietly becoming
08:53part of modern warfare, too.
08:55But as the technology grows more powerful, so do questions about how and whether it should be used.
09:00Jakub Janus takes a look.
09:03Next time you visit your therapist, they might ask a simple question.
09:07How's your relationship with your AI model?
09:10And if you say, complicated, you might have a point.
09:14Recently, OpenAI saw the maker of ChatGPT reached an agreement with the US Department of War for classified military use.
09:22And this got your reporter thinking, how is AI used in warfare right now?
09:28Let's start with cyber security.
09:31On the digital front, the Iran conflict triggered a surge in geopolitical cyber attacks, which are now deployed right alongside
09:39physical weapons.
09:40And with the rise of AI deepfakes and highly personalized phishing emails, experts warned that you can no longer rely
09:48on what you see and what you hear.
09:50And that's great to hear, isn't it?
09:52But what's about the strategy simulation?
09:55Before reaching the battlefield, AI is tested in war games.
10:00And in a recent study, models including ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini were placed into simulated crises.
10:08And the results were alarming, as in every game at least one AI escalated the conflict by threatening to use
10:15nuclear weapons.
10:16Finally, during recent airstrikes on Iran, the US military relied on Antropic's Claude to identify targets.
10:25But after Antropic refused the Pentagon unrestricted access over ethical concerns, OpenAI immediately stepped in to take the contract.
10:35The company insists the agreement strictly prohibits domestic mass surveillance and requires human oversight for weapons.
10:42Defending the deal, the CEO, Sam Altman, posted, I quote,
10:47We remain committed to serve all humanity as best we can.
10:52The world is a complicated, messy and sometimes dangerous place.
10:56End quote.
10:57So it seems that deal would result in either more commitment to humanity or more complications and dangerous places.
11:04So as I told you, it is complicated.
11:07Right, ChatGPT?
11:14Jakob Janus reporting for us there.
11:16And back here in Brussels, the EU is on high alert and monitoring the situation in the Middle East and
11:21its impact on us.
11:22EU foreign ministers held remote talks yesterday to discuss the impact the war could have on migration flows, for example.
11:28Even though for now, the EU does not see any surges yet.
11:31Iran News' Mara Gwynne-Jones spoke exclusively to the Swedish Minister for Migration, Joanne Forsill.
11:37Take a look.
11:37There is an escalating conflict in the Middle East.
11:41Could this trigger more migratory flows into Europe?
11:44And what are you and other ministers doing now to prepare?
11:48Well, hopefully not.
11:50I think so far we're not seeing any signs, really, of any imminent waves of refugees leaving Iran.
11:56But of course, we also know from the war in Syria, for example, 10 years ago, that things can also
12:01change very quickly.
12:03But so far, we're not seeing any signs.
12:05But we are prepared.
12:06And also today's discussion focused on this in many ways to prepare for things that we might not want to
12:12happen, but that might occur.
12:15Is Europe equipped, though, to deal with more migratory flows?
12:19And are countries like Sweden able to accept potentially big waves of refugees moving in?
12:26Well, I have said from the beginning that we cannot have what we had 10 years ago.
12:31We cannot have another refugee crisis.
12:33I mean, for obvious reasons, we are still struggling with many of the challenges and problems that we saw back
12:40in 2015.
12:41But also from a very practical point of view, 2015, we had a lot of chaos in our migration system
12:48in Europe.
12:50There were lacking housing, young adults that had to live with older people, et cetera, and a lot of chaos.
12:58Now, we are in a completely new situation.
13:00We have the pact soon in place.
13:03We are better equipped.
13:04But I emphasize that we need to handle this situation if it occurs without the means.
13:10We need to be more in the region in itself, providing people with shelter, with development cooperation, humanitarian assistance.
13:19But receiving very many people, perhaps millions of people as refugees, I think that is impossible for many different reasons.
13:26You also presented to your colleagues today a new initiative that you're leading to change the way that the Refugee
13:33Convention of 1951 is being applied.
13:36Tell us what your goals are here.
13:39Well, our goal is not to change the Refugee Convention of 1951, but we want to make the guidelines regarding
13:47it clear on one thing.
13:48And that is for obvious reasons.
13:50I mean, most people that have a refugee status, they don't commit any crimes.
13:54They're honest people.
13:55But we've also seen lately some cases in Sweden, for example, where an individual, he was sentenced to four years
14:03of prison because of rape.
14:04But still, the Court of Appeals said that because of the fact that he had a refugee status, this rape
14:12was not grave enough for him to be expelled.
14:15I think that is outrageous.
14:17I think even though the Convention is 75 years old, I mean, it would never have been written this way
14:23if it had been written today.
14:24So we want to change this description of it on the guideline.
14:29And that is this Swedish initiative that we're now moving forward with.
14:33These would be people who have received refugee status, presumably because they are fleeing wars and conflict or persecution in
14:40their home countries.
14:41How would that work then if you were to deport an individual because they've committed a serious crime when maybe
14:48in terms of international law?
14:50How would that work if that individual then faces a war or persecution at home?
14:55Well, we also have the non-erfement, of course, to take into consideration.
14:59But what I think is outrageous, and I think most people agree with me, is the fact that someone that
15:05has committed a rape, being sentenced to four years of prison,
15:09it's insane that he is not even convicted or sentenced to expulsion.
15:14So we need to take one thing at a time here.
15:17And in order for this to happen, we need to change the guidelines, even though it has to do with
15:22the Refuge Convention.
15:26Mara Jones there, speaking to the Swedish Minister for Migration, Joanne Forsill.
15:31But now, coming up with this Sunday being International Women's Rights Day, we'll be joined by Haja Labib,
15:36the EU Commissioner for Women's Rights and Crisis Management.
15:39A Belgian-Algerian, Haja Labib worked before as a journalist, a TV presenter, a director and a national politician
15:46before joining the European Commission, where she now takes charge of driving the equality agenda and pushing forward women's rights.
15:52Commissioner Labib, lovely to have you here with us on Europe Today on Euronews. Welcome.
15:56Thank you for having me.
15:57And of course, big story that you're following as well this week, emergency security talks inside the European Commission on
16:03the situation in Iran.
16:05Is the European Union ready for the impact this war will have on us?
16:08You know, I'm the Commissioner for Preparedness.
16:10So we are prepared for anything.
16:12This is part of our preparedness strategy that we presented last year.
16:16So did you expect that war to be triggered last Saturday?
16:19We didn't expect, of course, no one except maybe the Israelis and the United States who followed the strike, by
16:25the way.
16:26But what is sure is that we are committed and prepared.
16:31We hold a first meeting on Sunday, immediately after the first strikes.
16:37And when it comes to the humanitarian crisis, because I'm also dealing with this, we are ready with stockpiles,
16:45with warehouses, with sleeping bags, with tents, with medical supplies, with everything.
16:51And we are monitoring also all kinds of risks.
16:55Nuclear risk, of course, because of Iran, maritime pollution, massive movement of migration and so on.
17:04So we are monitoring everything.
17:06But the priority nowadays is the repatriation of our citizens.
17:10So far, we have helped 15 member states who activate what we call the UCPM.
17:17It's a civil protection mechanism.
17:18It's a solidarity mechanism between the member states who want to repatriate, to host or to ask for help.
17:27And this Sunday is International Women's Day or Women's Rights Day.
17:29Is it a cause for celebration or observance?
17:32And also your message to Iranian women.
17:35You know, I started my press conference yesterday with three words.
17:39Zan, Zindagi, Azadi.
17:41It's women, freedom and liberty, life.
17:45You know, it is a tribute to Iranian women.
17:48Because I think that these three words who embody the revolution that happened after Massa Amini's killing is also international
17:58slogan.
18:00And we want to make it real.
18:02We want equality.
18:03And when it comes to Europe, you know, we are, we made, that's why we need to celebrate the achievement,
18:09what we have achieved,
18:10but also to look forward, what we have to change.
18:14And so far, following our studies and inquiries, we know that we are 50 years far away from equality in
18:21Europe.
18:22And how are you pushing this agenda in a commission that's more focused on defence, competitiveness?
18:27I mean, we are focusing on everything.
18:30When you talk about competitiveness, do you know that inequality in the labour market costs each year to European countries
18:36390 billion?
18:39So if we want to be competitive, please, let's work on equality in the labour market first.
18:45So will you push for more quotas, for example, to achieve gender parity?
18:47Exactly.
18:48And we have, for instance, we want to transform Europe in a better place in the world for women to
18:58work in STEM, science, technology and so on.
19:02And we want to have one million women in STEM, because if women are out of the design, you know,
19:10table, inequality goes into, you know, coded into the system.
19:17And with AI, we are talking about AI and all this, you know, intelligence, artificialization.
19:23And if we are out of this, we will just improve the inequalities.
19:28Okay, Commissioner Labib, thank you so much for joining us here.
19:30Too short.
19:30Too short, always too short.
19:31A lot of issues, of course, to get through there.
19:33But thank you so much for being our guest.
19:35And thank you so much for watching.
19:36Take care and see you very soon here on Euro News.
20:01And thank you so much for joining us here on Euro News.
20:02Thank you so much for joining us here on Euro News.
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