00:00Iran has fired new barrages targeting central Israel and its neighboring countries as it
00:05looks to avenge the Israeli killing of two of its top security officials.
00:10The EU has set its sights on a landmark trade deal with Australia as Commission President
00:14Ursula von der Leyen prepares to visit Sydney and Canberra for a final round of talks.
00:20The Confederation of African Football, CAF, have awarded Morocco a 3-0 win in this year's
00:25Africa Cup of Nations final, stripping Senegal of the title.
00:30Iran has fired barrages of advanced multiple warhead missiles targeting Israel, killing
00:36two people, as it looks to avenge the deaths of two of its top security officials a day
00:41prior.
00:42Israel announced on Tuesday that overnight strikes on Tehran eliminated Ali Larijani, who headed
00:48the Supreme National Security Council, and Ghulam Reza Soleimani, chief of the all-volunteer
00:54besieged paramilitary unit.
00:56In the past 24 hours, we knocked out two of the terrorist chieftains, the top terrorist
01:01chieftains of this tyranny.
01:03Our aircraft are hitting the terror operatives on the ground, in the crossroads, in the city
01:10squares.
01:12Tehran also fired new attacks on neighboring countries in the early hours of Wednesday, targeting
01:17Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Iraq, as they continue to draw the wider region into
01:24conflict.
01:25Meanwhile, Iran is maintaining its stranglehold over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway
01:31from which a fifth of the world's oil and gas normally pass, which has been effectively
01:35closed for weeks.
01:37US President Donald Trump has signaled a potential Washington exit from NATO, after the Defense
01:43Alliance rejected his request for assistance in reopening the Strait.
01:47I'm disappointed in NATO that we spend trillions of dollars on NATO, think of it, trillions over
01:53the years, many trillions of dollars.
01:56It's one of the reasons we have deficits and we help other countries, and when they don't
02:01help us, I mean, it's certainly something that we should think about.
02:06I don't need Congress for that decision, as you probably know, I can make that decision
02:10myself.
02:13Israel renewed its offensive on Lebanon and what it claims are operations targeting Iran-backed
02:18Hezbollah positions.
02:19The death toll from the fighting at day 19 currently sits at 1300 in Iran, 900 in Lebanon, 14 in
02:28Israel, as well as 13 US service members.
02:35About 90 ships, including oil tankers, have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the start
02:41of the conflict with Iran.
02:42The country has exported more than 16 million barrels of oil since the beginning of March,
02:48according to maritime and trade data, despite the waterway being effectively closed, and
02:53Iran claiming it will attack tankers attempting to cross.
02:57Many of the vessels were engaged in so-called dark transits, evading Western sanctions and
03:02oversight, and are likely to have links to Iran.
03:06More recently, vessels linked to India and Pakistan have also crossed the Strait as governments
03:11step up negotiations.
03:13China remains the largest buyer.
03:14Oil prices rose above $100 a barrel in recent weeks, prompting US President Donald Trump to
03:21urge allies and trading partners to send warships to reopen the route in a bid to bring prices
03:27down.
03:27The Strait of Hormuz is a key route for global oil and gas, carrying about one-fifth of the
03:32world's crude oil.
03:35The EU has set its sights on a landmark trade deal with Australia as Commission President
03:40Ursula von der Leyen prepares to visit Sydney and Canberra for a final round of talks next
03:45week.
03:46The hard-fought agreement collapsed in 2023 due to a standoff over agriculture, with Canberra
03:52accusing Brussels of blocking market access for Australian meat exports.
03:56However, mounting global trade tensions and sweeping US tariffs have revived negotiations
04:00as the EU races to diversify its partners.
04:04The Commission knows that 83% of EU trade now takes place with countries beyond the United
04:08States, following recent deals with India, Mexico and Indonesia.
04:13For Brussels, the deal is also a strategic move to secure critical raw materials, including
04:18lithium and cobalt, needed for the bloc's green energy transition.
04:21Beyond economy, the agreement carries significant geopolitical weight in the Indo-Pacific, where
04:27rivalry with China continues to intensify.
04:30Von der Leyen's visit marks the final stretch of a process designed to strengthen ties with
04:35a like-minded partner in one of the world's most dynamic economic regions.
04:42EU lawmakers have scheduled a committee vote for Thursday in a bid to revive a stalled trade
04:47deal with the United States following months of resistance.
04:49The move aims to kick-start a process long delayed by fundamental disagreements over digital
04:54rules and health standards, as well as mounting tensions over Greenland and Iran.
04:59Initially struck last summer by Ursula von der Leyen and President Donald Trump, the deal
05:04imposes 15% US tariffs on EU goods while Europe cuts its own duties to zero.
05:09Brussels originally marketed the lopsided deal as the best of negative scenarios.
05:14However, the agreement was thrown into disarray earlier this year after the US Supreme Court
05:19declared the president's initial tariffs illegal, adding fresh uncertainty to the terms.
05:24To reach a compromise, MEPs negotiated until the last minute to include a clause allowing
05:29the EU to suspend the deal if its territorial integrity is threatened, a direct response to
05:34previous US threats regarding Greenland.
05:37A sunset clause has also been added, meaning the agreement will expire in March 2028 unless
05:42it is explicitly renewed.
05:44While the European Commission is pushing for full approval by the end of the month, political
05:48groups remain divided, with some lawmakers calling for more time to debate the deal's impact.
05:53Overall.
05:58In an interview with Euronews, UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said that the so-called
06:03Board of Peace, backed by US President Donald Trump, is not an alternative to the UN.
06:09The White House, when I talk to them, are very clear that the Board of Peace is not an alternative
06:13to the UN.
06:14And certainly the other countries that have joined it have been absolutely categoric that this
06:19is not meant to replace the UN.
06:21We're still here.
06:23Fletcher said that the humanitarian situation in the Middle East is worsening, highlighting
06:27conflicts from Sudan to Gaza and Lebanon, where delivering aid is becoming increasingly
06:32dangerous.
06:34With Israeli forces moving deeper into southern Lebanon, he warned that the country could soon
06:38be in a crisis comparable to Gaza.
06:42I do fear that.
06:43And in fact, I fear that because that's what we're hearing from some Israeli ministers right
06:48now who are speaking in increasingly belligerent language about what they plan to do to Lebanon.
06:53One really interesting development in the last couple of weeks is that for the first time,
06:58the Lebanese government themselves are calling for direct negotiations with Israel, which hasn't
07:03happened in the past.
07:05And so there's potential here to reset the relationship in the region.
07:10But the path for that is through dialogue and diplomacy and not through more brutal violence.
07:16Fletcher said tens of thousands of people have been displaced in Lebanon, describing the
07:21situation as very grim.
07:26Argentina has formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization WHO one year after announcing
07:33its decision.
07:34According to Foreign Minister Pablo Curno, Argentina's withdrawal from the WHO is effective after the
07:41formal notification made on 17 March 2025 to the UN Secretary General.
07:47President Javier Miller and his team's dispute with the WHO aligns with U.S. President Donald
07:53Trump's criticisms of and pending withdrawal from the international body with the U.S. administration
08:00criticizing the organization's mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global health
08:06crisis.
08:07The U.S. administration handed in its formal withdrawal announcement in January.
08:12Despite the withdrawal, the government assured that it will, quote, continue to promote international
08:18cooperation in health through bilateral agreement and at regional levels.
08:24The announcement has provoked criticism from local experts who consider the measure an aberration
08:30decision from a health policy point of view.
08:35Senegal are no longer the champions of the last Africa Cup of Nations.
08:39In an unprecedented ruling on Monday, the Appeals Board of the Confederation of African Football,
08:45CAF, awarded a 3-0 win to Morocco, annulling the result of the final played on January 18.
08:53The chaotic final in Rabat had originally been won 1-0 by the Senegalese side after extra time,
08:59but that came after Senegalese players left the pitch in protest for nearly a quarter of
09:04an hour over a penalty given to Morocco.
09:07Deep into stoppage time of regular play, with the score being goalless, the referee awarded
09:13a penalty to the host, Morocco.
09:15In protest, Senegalese supporters stormed the pitch and the national team withdrew.
09:20Riots subsequently broke out in Rabat following the match.
09:23The initial ruling had upheld the result on the field, while imposing fines exceeding $1M and
09:30suspensions on players and officials from both teams.
09:34The Senegalese football team has said they will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for
09:38anasport.ogan
09:39sports and personal
10:05What we see is the union of the creation of new rocks, of the creation of the Earth,
10:13which comes to hit the ocean, which comes to touch the ocean, which comes to touch the ocean.
10:17We see the two which fusion, really.
10:21We see the evolution which is created right here, just under our eyes, with this vapor
10:25which goes away.
10:26It's powerful, it's mystic, it's fabulous.
10:29We're lucky because it's a very difficult terrain to arrive here, so we really need to do it.
10:36We need to be equipped, because we don't want to do anything, it remains a volcano, it can be dangerous.
10:43We're lucky, we're fascinated, because it's a wonderful spectacle.
11:11The origin of this eruption is that it lasts quite a long time.
11:15We've had eruptions that have lasted longer, but it's something, compared to the last eruption,
11:19which is quite notable for this eruption, which explains why we've reached, finally,
11:23since this night, the ocean.
11:27All right.
11:28We'll take a break.
11:28It seems...
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