00:00Washington says it destroyed 16 Iranian mine lane vessels near the Strait of Hormuz after
00:06Tehran threatened to block oil exports via the waterway.
00:10German Chancellor Friedrich Maas has called Israel's new West Bank Settlement Initiative
00:14a big mistake, urging a halt to what he describes as annexation rules.
00:20Volkswagen has announced 50,000 job cuts in Germany by 2030 as the carmaker's profits
00:25collapsed by nearly half, hitting their lowest level since 2016.
00:30The US says it has destroyed 16 Iranian mine laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz after
00:36Iran threatened to block oil exports from the waterway responsible for a fifth of global
00:41energy transports.
00:43Earlier, US President Donald Trump warned Tehran of unprecedented intense attacks if it moved
00:49to restrict the strait to further destabilize global energy markets, which have already experienced
00:55volatility during the war.
00:57On Tuesday, senior Iranian lawmakers warned that the Strait of Hormuz will either be a
01:02strait of peace and prosperity for all, or a quote, strait of punishment for warmongers.
01:09Washington's attacks late on Tuesday closed out day 11 of the war, which many including
01:14residents of Tehran have described as the most intense day yet.
01:18The Israeli army throughout the day targeted multiple locations across the Persian nation,
01:23as it looks to eliminate the country's offensive posture.
01:27Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue to strike Iran for as long as
01:31necessary until it no longer poses a threat to his country.
01:35The IDF is also continuing to carry out wide-scale operations across neighboring Lebanon on targets
01:42it claims are linked to the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
01:45Tehran is continuing to retaliate, with Tuesday seeing multiple barrages of drones and missiles
01:51fired at Israel in neighboring Gulf states hosting U.S. bases.
01:55Many in the region including Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait reported attacks, which
02:02they say were intercepted.
02:04Air raid sirens also consistently sounded across multiple Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv,
02:10with the IDF reporting steady streams of incoming Iranian fire throughout the day.
02:19Israel has launched a new way of strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut with explosions rocking
02:24the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital.
02:26However, a separate strike has also hit the densely populated Aishabakar area in central Beirut,
02:32coming entirely without warning.
02:40There are no immediate reports regarding the intended target or the extent of the casualties.
02:46The central strike zone is located close to Dar al-Fatwa, the country's highest Sunni
02:50authority and sits far from the southern suburbs, where the Israeli military had previously issued
02:55evacuation warnings.
02:58Families fleeing the bombardment, trying to find shelter, as the wider effects of the U.S.-Israel
03:02war on Iran continue to shake the region.
03:06Lebanese authorities confirmed that over 667,000 people have now registered on the government's
03:11displacement platform, marking a staggering surge of 100,000 refugees in just one day.
03:21The United States Defense Secretary Pete Hexeth told reporters on Tuesday that the will of
03:28the U.S. to fight Iran was endless, but he insisted the war won't be protracted.
03:33The day before, President Donald Trump said he expected the war to end very soon, but provided
03:40no timeline, contradicting an earlier statement it would last four to five weeks.
03:45And from the beginning, from this podium, we haven't stated how long it will take.
03:48Our will is endless.
03:50Ultimately, the president gets to determine the end state of those objectives, right?
03:55But what he's said continually, and I want the American people to understand, is this is
04:00not endless.
04:01It's not protracted.
04:02We're not allowing mission creeps.
04:05In the meantime, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz shared concerns about an apparent lack
04:10of plans for the end of the war in Iran.
04:36Americans are divided along party lines and U.S. military action against Iran, according
04:41to Poles.
04:42Most Poles show opposition is higher than support.
04:51A UK warship left port in southern England and headed to the eastern Mediterranean to bolster
04:57British defenses in the region amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, the Royal Navy said.
05:04The HMS Dragon's departure from its base in Portsmouth follows criticism for a perceived slow reaction
05:11to a drone attack on Britain's Akrotiri base in Cyprus on the 1st of March.
05:15The ship is capable of shooting down drones and ballistic missiles fired by Iran as Iranian
05:21attacks continue to target British interests in the region, the Royal Navy said.
05:27In the past week, the UK has deployed additional helicopters to Cyprus and Typhon jets to Qatar.
05:34It has also begun defensive missions in support of the United Arab Emirates.
05:39UK Prime Minister Keyes Tamer has said that the United Kingdom will not join offensive action
05:44in the Iran war.
05:50German Chancellor Friedrich Maers has called Israel's New West Bank Settlement Initiative
05:54a big mistake, urging the Israeli government to halt what he described as annexation moves.
06:00The so-called E-1 project was greenlit last August, paving the way for 3,400 housing units
06:06across a 12 square kilometer area to the east of Jerusalem.
06:10Building on his past opposition to the settlements, Maers used his Berlin address to call for
06:15a joint European message on the subject.
06:17He confirmed that Foreign Minister Johan Wethpuh is to emphasize this stance during his visit
06:23to Israel.
06:24The plan has drawn widespread international condemnation with a UN spokesman warning it
06:29poses an existential threat to a contagious Palestinian state.
06:33An Israeli settlement watchdog has also denounced the recent publication of a construction tender
06:38for the E-1 area.
06:41Driven by the approval of 19 new settlements in December 2025, Israeli expansion has reached
06:47its highest level since 2017, a surge that far-right finance minister Bezal Smotrich openly
06:54stated is aimed at preventing a Palestinian state.
06:57The citizens in Greece are experiencing the consequences of a war that, at least on maps,
07:09seems far away from their country.
07:11From the first day of the attack on Iran, prices at Greek gas stations began to rise.
07:15Gasoline, diesel and LPG have seen average increases of around 10%, forcing many drivers to consider
07:20limiting their travel.
07:22In the same way, I am going to rise almost every second day.
07:26From the 1.60% of the previous week, it has gone around the 1.90%.
07:30I don't believe it is, with such a great increase.
07:33I have 30 years of education, with such a great increase.
07:36I have no more than ever.
07:37The increase is about 20%.
07:39I have to put the same increase in the same way.
07:42I have to put it on the same basis.
07:43I have to put it on the same basis.
07:44I have to put it on the same basis.
07:45The people don't have the money to put it on the same basis.
07:58The surge in fuel prices came at a time when Greek citizens are facing persistently high inflation,
08:04significantly higher than the European average.
08:07People are considering a change to their daily routine.
08:10We are going to change our prices.
08:12We are going to be a little more efficient from one side.
08:17From one side, I have to put it on the same basis.
08:21Of course, the oil is not going to be effective.
08:24We are going to see that the fuel prices are in the same way.
08:27From the oil prices are in any way.
08:30In the same way, it is really expensive.
08:35Of course, the oil prices in the same way are in the same way.
08:36The oil prices are in its way.
08:41The US is more like,
08:43country of the European Union, which in the period of 2024-2025 increased the production
08:49of the physical air, and this despite the significant development of renewable energy sources.
09:35The Ukrainian military said it used British-made storm-shadow cruise missiles to hit the target.
09:43Meanwhile, Russia launched over 100 drones at Ukraine overnight, targeting four cities
09:48and killing at least four people.
09:52The European Parliament will vote soon on a law aiming to increase returns of irregular
09:58migrants through controversial deportation centers outside the EU with detentions of up
10:04to two years.
10:06The Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs approved on Monday
10:11a version of the text, supported by the center-right, right-wing and far-right groups, breaking
10:17the traditional centrist majority.
10:20The committee vote confirmed a trend of the European People's Party, EPP, siding with the
10:25right-wing European Conservatives on all files related to migration.
10:30The return regulation was proposed by the European Commission in March 2025 and endorsed by the
10:36Member States last December.
10:38The Parliament's text does not include a provision asked for by EU countries that would have allowed
10:44authorities to search the place of residence or, quote, other relevant places where a third
10:50country national, subject to an expulsion order, might be found.
10:55Left-side groups of the Parliament announce their opposition to the bill, and civil rights campaigners
11:00are hoping to convince enough MEPs to reject the bill in the plenary.
11:09A bus fire has killed at least six people and injured several others in the Swiss town of
11:16Kertsers on Tuesday.
11:17The cause of the fire is not yet known, but investigation is underway to determine whether
11:23it was a deliberate act after an eyewitness indicated as much.
11:27A man inside the bus poured out petrol and set himself alight, a witness claimed in a video
11:33shared with Swiss media.
11:35Authorities said panicked passengers were seen escaping the burning vehicle.
11:40Police have opened a criminal investigation and appealed for witnesses to come forward.
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