00:00EU countries are helping to shield Cyprus amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, with
00:05Italy being the latest country to send a naval vessel.
00:10Russia launched a large-scale attack overnight on Ukraine, as it continues to target the
00:16country's energy and railway infrastructure.
00:20Solidarity from EU countries with Cyprus continues to grow, days after the island nation was
00:26targeted by an Iranian drone attack.
00:29French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Nicosia on Monday, while the Italian frigate
00:35Federico Martinengo is the latest of several European military vessels deployed to help shield
00:41Cyprus amid the ongoing war in the Middle East.
00:44Per garantire la sicurezza dei confini dell'Unione Europea abbiamo anche disposto il dispiegamento
00:49di una fregata italiana a Cipro, un atto che è di solidarietà europea, ma soprattutto
00:54di prevenzione.
00:55Greece, France, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are already participating
01:01in the European naval force in the Eastern Mediterranean.
01:05Like the leader of Cyprus and the leaders of other countries involved in the protection
01:09of Cyprus, Giorgia Meloni clarified that this initiative does not mean Italy is taking part
01:15in the conflict.
01:16However, President Donald Trump told the Italian press that Meloni is trying to assist the United
01:22States.
01:24Recent developments have sparked a heated debate over the presence of British military bases
01:29in Cyprus.
01:30On Saturday, hundreds of people protested in Nicosia, calling for an end to any use of
01:36the bases in the ongoing war.
01:43Israeli warplanes lit up the skies over Tehran in the early hours of Saturday as the United
01:48States warned Iran that the worst is still to come.
01:52The White House has approved a 129 million arms sale to Israel after Donald Trump said Washington
01:59would not negotiate with Iran unless it agrees to, quote, an unconditional surrender.
02:06Since the conflict began, the United States and Israel have launched a series of strikes
02:10on Iran, targeting its military capabilities, senior leadership and nuclear program.
02:17Meanwhile, Iran fired another wave of retaliatory missiles on Friday, striking Israel and several
02:24Gulf countries that host U.S. forces.
02:27Speaking on state television on Saturday, Iran's president rejected Washington's demand for
02:33unconditional surrender, calling it, quote, a dream they should take to their grave.
02:38He also apologised for Iran's attacks on regional countries, saying Tehran would halt them and
02:45suggesting they were the result of a breakdown in communication within Iran's military ranks.
02:54Russia launched a large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine, firing two ballistic missiles and 117
03:02drones across multiple regions.
03:04One strike hit a passenger train from Kiev to Sumy with 200 people on board.
03:10No injuries have been reported.
03:12The attack comes amid a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes targeting Ukrainian energy and
03:18railway infrastructure.
03:19Also on Sunday, President Vladimir Zelensky and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Yetten paid tribute to Ukraine's
03:26fallen soldiers and discussed providing radar systems to strengthen frontline defences.
03:33Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones struck an oil pipeline station in Russia's Krasnodar-Krai region,
03:39causing a large fire and potentially disrupting regional fuel transport.
03:44In Belgorodoblast, Ukrainian missile strikes on energy facilities triggered
03:49blackouts and disruptions to electricity, water and heating.
03:58Crowds gathered in the streets across Europe on Sunday to mark International Women's Day with
04:03demands for ending inequality and gender-based violence.
04:07Women protested against violence for better access to gender-specific health care, equal pay
04:13and other issues in which they don't get the same treatment as men.
04:16This year, many are also raising awareness for women's rights issues in the context of a world
04:22increasingly afflicted by conflict.
04:25Protesters expressed solidarity with women affected by war in Ukraine, Iran, Gaza and elsewhere.
04:31According to the United Nations, women in conflict-affected areas are disproportionately
04:35affected by gender-based violence.
04:39In Madrid, no to war and anti-fascist feminists against imperialist war were among the slogans
04:45written on signs at the protests. Madrid also saw separate demonstrations for transgender rights
04:51and for the legalization and regulation of prostitution.
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