00:01EU foreign policy chief Gaia Khalas said there was no appetite to extend the mandate of the EU's naval mission
00:07into the Strait of Hormuz.
00:10Qatar has called for de-escalation as the US and Israel's war with Iran enters its third week and called
00:16on Iran to stop attacking its neighbors.
00:20Despite trade tensions, EU-US goods trade hit a record $1.05 trillion in 2025, according to a study.
00:31The EU's foreign policy chief Gaia Khalas said there was quote-unquote no appetite to extend the mandate of the
00:38EU's naval mission into the Strait of Hormuz.
00:41Khalas spoke in Brussels after the bloc's foreign affairs ministers gathered to discuss how Europe should respond to the impact
00:48of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
00:50We discussed the options to better protect the shipping in the region.
00:56EU already has naval operations in place.
01:01We have a speed as that plays a key role in safeguarding the freedom of navigation.
01:07There was, in our discussions, a clear wish to strengthen this operation, but for the time being there was no
01:17appetite in changing the mandate of the Operation Aspitas for now.
01:24The war triggered what analysts describe as the largest disruption to global oil supplies in history.
01:29Khalas' statement comes a day after US President Donald Trump increased pressure on Europe to help protect the waterway.
01:39We need de-escalation now.
01:42That's the message from Qatar as the US and Israel's war on Iran enters its third week.
01:47Speaking to reporters on Monday, the advisor to Qatar's Prime Minister says he's not aware of any mediation efforts to
01:54end the current conflict.
01:55He also says Iran must stop attacking its neighbors and rejects Tehran's claim that it is not targeting civilian infrastructure
02:03across the Gulf.
02:04Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Dr. Majid Al-Ansari says Iranian attacks on Qatar have included cruise and ballistic missiles,
02:12drones, and even fighter jets.
02:14He says five different types of drones were used on Sunday alone.
02:18Iran is attacking our countries in an unprovoked way.
02:21These attacks are harming civilians, these attacks are killing people in neighboring countries, and there is no need for coordination.
02:30The only need here is for Iran to stop attacking the countries that are not attacking them, to stop attacking
02:34the countries of the Gulf, stop attacking the countries in the Arab world.
02:37Iran says it is only targeting US interests in the Gulf.
02:41Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi has also proposed forming a committee to investigate who is responsible for attacks on civilian
02:48areas.
02:49But Al-Ansari says the reality on the ground tells a different story.
02:53Let me make it very clear.
02:55Since the Iranian attacks have started on Qatar, the threats and the attacks on civilian targets have not stopped, including
03:03last Saturday when a missile with the trajectory towards the residential area was intercepted.
03:10In response to a question from Euronews, Al-Ansari says Qatar has also received strong support from European partners during
03:18the crisis.
03:19We are hugely appreciative, of course, of the European support in general throughout this crisis.
03:24As you have mentioned, you know, with the joint squadron with the United Kingdom, with the help coming in from
03:27France, from Italy, from other partners in Germany, other partners in Europe, we are working very closely with them.
03:35What is taking place right now in this European position is laying the ground for an important, you know, increase
03:45in our defense and security partnerships with Europe.
03:49And these are the times when you know your partners and your friends as assets.
03:55And this is what we have seen when it comes to Europe.
03:57Qatar says diplomacy remains the only path to ending the conflict.
04:01But with attacks continuing across the region, officials say de-escalation has to happen.
04:06First, Adel Helene, Euronews, Doha.
04:11Romanian Foreign Minister Ruanas Soyo has stated that the European Union does not want a longer war in the Middle
04:17East, as the bloc focuses on urgent efforts to de-escalate tensions.
04:21Speaking to Euronews in Brussels before the EU Foreign Minister's Council, Soyo stressed that reopening the Strait of Hormos is
04:27essential to protect citizens from soaring energy prices.
04:31While Soyo reiterated the reluctance to be involved in any direct military conflict, the minister also addressed U.S. President
04:38Donald Trump's call for a European naval mission to help, which was mixed with threats.
04:42In terms of the United States' proposal for help, it is very clear now that countries are reluctant to join
04:51the conflict in any way.
04:52And this is not just for the European countries.
04:55And in our case, something that is very clear is that we still have the Black Sea to protect.
05:00That is very important because we need not forget that we still have a war at our border and at
05:05the border of the European Union.
05:07And in that sense, I would say we are worried that the current ease on sanctions, for example, on Russian
05:12oil from the United States might give Russia an extra resource that will then fuel further.
05:21Speaking of Romania's defense, Soyo also pointed to the Deveselu anti-missile site, noting that her country has been equipped
05:27to intercept threats from the Middle East.
05:30On the stalled 90 billion euro loan to Kiev, Soyo insisted that supporting Ukraine's resilience remains a priority.
05:36For whoever says that it is too expensive to continue supporting Ukraine in its resilience is that the alternative is
05:45way more expensive.
05:49Despite trade tensions, EU-US goods trade hit a record $1.05 trillion in 2025, according to a study released
05:59Monday by the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union.
06:03The US trade deficit in goods with the EU has reached $219 billion in 2025, a decline by just 7
06:12% despite tariffs imposed by the White House to narrow the gap.
06:16The EU barely reduced its exports to the US, the study said.
06:21The report comes as Washington and Brussels remain at odds due to the White House current aggressive trade policy, which
06:28includes tripling US tariffs on the bloc.
06:30A loopsided agreement was struck last summer between EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump,
06:39under which the US imposed 15% tariffs on EU goods, while the EU agreed to eliminate its own tariffs
06:46and ramp up investment in the United States.
06:49But the deal remained frozen as EU lawmakers await clarity from Washington, after US authorities launched new probes following a
06:58February Supreme Court ruling declaring the 2025 tariffs illegal.
07:07According to the preliminary results issued by the Central Electoral Commission of Kazakhstan, the proposal of the new constitution of
07:14the country got an overwhelming support of the citizens in Sunday's referendum.
07:19The turnout was above 70% and of the people who voted, around 90% said yes to the new
07:25constitution.
07:26As the results were pouring in, President Qasim Jomart Tokayev addressed the donation.
07:53The new constitution expands the authority of the president, reintroduces the position of the vice president, and reforms the parliament.
08:01which will have a single chamber instead of current two.
08:04It also expands the scope of freedom of speech to include scientific, technical and artistic creativity.
08:10After the constitution is inaugurated, the country will head to the parliamentary elections.
08:19The 98th Academy Awards have delivered their verdict.
08:23And awards season comes to a close with one battle after another winning the evening's top prize.
08:29The film won Best Picture and took home a total of six Oscars out of 13 nominations,
08:35including renowned filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson's first ever Best Director Academy Award.
08:42Anderson's politically charged serial comedy joins the likes of All About Eve, The Godfather Part II,
08:48and The Hurt Locker in taking home six Academy Awards.
08:52With Leo, Benicio, Tiana, Sean, Regina, and especially Chase, my American girl Chase.
09:00You are the heart of this movie.
09:01This entire team.
09:03What a night.
09:04You guys, let's have a martini.
09:06This is pretty amazing.
09:07Cheers.
09:08Thank you very much.
09:10Its main competitor of the evening was Ryan Coogler's vampire horror, Sinners,
09:15which had been nominated for a record-breaking 16 categories.
09:20Michael B. Jordan took home the Oscar for Best Actor in what had been an incredibly competitive race
09:25against Timothee Chalamet for his role in Marty Supreme.
09:30I stand here because of the people that came before me.
09:34Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Holly Berry, Jamie Foxx, Forrest Whitaker, Will Smith.
09:41And to be amongst those giants, amongst those greats, amongst my ancestors, amongst my guys,
09:47thank you everybody in this room and everybody at home for supporting me over my career.
09:51I feel it.
09:52On the European front, Jessie Buckley won Best Actress for her performance in Hamnet,
09:57becoming the first Irish performer to win in the category.
10:02And Joachim Trier earned a whopping nine nominations for sentimental value
10:07and ended up going home with one trophy, that of Best International Feature.
10:32So dark matter is this invisible architect of the universe.
10:38And even if it's invisible, we can observe it indirectly through the effect it has on the stars in the
10:46background,
10:46and in particular its gravity.
10:49And that gravity will subtly bend the light from very distant galaxies.
11:07As the light travels towards us from those distant galaxies at the other side of the universe,
11:11it has to navigate its way through all the dark matter.
11:14And light, it turns out, doesn't travel in straight lines, it gets slightly bent all the time.
11:18And what happens is that those distant galaxies appear slightly distorted.
11:23They appear warped into unusual shapes.
11:25And by looking across the galaxies, we sort of see,
11:28oh, there's one that looks like the Milky Way, there's a fuzzy blob.
11:30Oh, hang on, there's a really unusual looking galaxy.
11:33That's because it's got some dark matter in front of it.
11:36So that's how James Webb Space Telescope can see dark matter even though it's invisible.
11:41Welcome back
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