00:00U.S. President Donald Trump announced late on Thursday that he's extending his deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial
00:07Strait of Hormuz by 10 days, reportedly in response to an Iranian government request.
00:13In a post on his own social media platform Truth Social, Trump revealed that talks with Tehran to end the
00:19war are quote, going very well, despite what he said were erroneous false statements by what he called the fake
00:26news media.
00:26Speaking at a cabinet meeting on Thursday shortly before his announcement, Trump sideswept questions about the strategic waterway, indicating that
00:35his decisions are made based on advice from his envoys.
00:38I don't know yet. I don't know. Mr. Whitcoff and J.D. and Jared will tell me whether or not
00:47they think it's going along and if it's not going along, maybe not.
00:50And we have a lot of time. You know what? It's a day. In Trump time, a day, you know
00:56what it is? That's an eternity.
01:00U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson says Washington continues to see a daily increase in traffic in the Gulf, despite
01:07not fully securing the Strait.
01:09The Iranians believe they are fighting a two front war. It is the military war that our great warriors are
01:17prosecuting.
01:18But on the other side, they are trying to take control of the global economy through a choke point that
01:24we believe does not exist and that we will overcome.
01:28Mr. President, we are starting to see more and more movement in and out of the Gulf today. And this
01:35is more than yesterday. And this is the beginning. I am confident that shipping traffic will continue to increase on
01:43a daily basis, even before we secure the straits.
01:47This trade has been effectively closed for transit for almost four weeks, and with it halting the traffic of 20
01:54% of the world's oil flows, skyrocketing prices.
01:58On Thursday, Brent crude, the international standard, continued to trade at above $107 a barrel, representing a more than 60
02:07% spike in prices compared to pre-war numbers.
02:10The halt in exports has significantly increased fuel prices at the pumps and rattled global markets.
02:21The wars in Iran and Ukraine are very much interlinked by Russia, High Representative Kayakalas warned on Thursday as she
02:29headed into a G7 meeting of foreign affairs ministers in Abbey des Vaux de Cernay in France.
02:35She is calling on the United States to ramp up economic pressure on the Kremlin as it benefits from rising
02:41oil prices due to the conflict.
02:43We see that Russia is helping Iran with intelligence to target Americans, to kill Americans.
02:52And Russia is also supporting Iran now with the drones so that they can attack neighboring countries and also U
03:00.S. military bases.
03:01So these wars are very much interlinked.
03:04So if America wants the war in the Middle East to stop Iran, to stop attacking them, they should also
03:12put the pressure on Russia so that they are not able to help them in this.
03:18Kayakalas stressed that Europe would join a coalition to secure the Strait of Hormuz, carrying one-fifth of the global
03:26oil production, only after the cessation of hostilities.
03:34The war in Iran has now been going on for a month.
03:37In an interview with Euronews, the International Committee of the Red Cross demands an end to strikes against civilian infrastructure
03:44by all parties involved.
03:47Ms. Boliaric, we are seeing a significant escalation in Iran.
03:52How is this affecting people on the ground?
03:54Unfortunately, what we observed today and what we have observed for the past four weeks is the fact that civilians
04:03are bearing the brunt of this recent escalation.
04:08The fact that civilian infrastructure is at the forefront of attacks across the Middle East region, including in the Gulf
04:15countries, is unacceptable from a humanitarian perspective.
04:19Are you seeing indications that humanitarian law is being violated? And if so, in what ways?
04:26Deliberate, indiscriminate attacks on essential services can constitute a serious breach of international humanitarian law because they affect people that
04:38are protected under these laws.
04:39And they create an environment where nowhere is safe anymore.
04:43You can come under pressure because you're directly targeted, because your house is destroyed, but you will equally come under
04:51pressure and be required to flee if there's no access to drinking water anymore,
04:56or if you have no electricity anymore, to ensure access to health and other services that you need for survival.
05:03We are seeing strikes on civilian infrastructure, such as energy facilities.
05:09What does that mean for the country's ability to recover in the long term?
05:13Every time such attacks happen, we know it will take much, much longer for the civilian population to be able
05:21to return to normalcy,
05:22but also for economies to return to levels that are necessary to sustain people's welfare and people's existence.
05:32What responsibility does the Iranian leadership bear when it comes to de-escalation and improving the situation for civilians?
05:40The responsibility under IHL is equal for all states.
05:45They bear the primary responsibility not to attack civilian infrastructure, to protect civilians, to spare civilians as much as possible
05:56from hostility.
05:57Any state conducting deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure is at fault.
06:04Thank you for your time, Ms. Boliaric.
06:12Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held talks in North Korea's capital on Thursday
06:19and signed a friendship and cooperation treaty.
06:22Lukashenko, who was in Pyongyang for the first time on a two-day official visit, hailed the document as fundamental
06:29and said that relations between the two countries are entering a new stage, according to his press service.
06:35It also quoted Kim expressing solidarity and full support for Belarus and speaking out against
06:42quote, unlawful pressure on Belarus from the West.
06:46Belarus and North Korea are part of a push driven by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Putin
06:51to create what they call a multi-polar world to challenge Western hegemony.
06:57They have both provided Moscow assistance in its Ukraine war, with Minsk serving as a launchpad for the invasion
07:03and Moscow stationing tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
07:10Maria Kolesnikava, the Belarusian opposition leader, is now in Berlin after nearly five and a half years in prison.
07:16She was awarded the prestigious Charlemagne Prize while in detention, which she was only now able to receive.
07:21Euronews spoke with her about the future of her country.
07:27Welche Entwicklungen machen Ihnen Hoffnung in Belarus und welche machen Ihnen Sorgen?
07:33Wenn man denkt und spricht über Zukunft, es gibt große Sorgen, umso dass Belarus kann ihre Souveränität verloren.
07:44Und es ist ganz nah eigentlich, weil ökonomisch, wir sind nicht mehr so unabhängig als früher.
07:54Und das ist eigentlich ein Teil, es ist Ergebnis von Sanktionen, wenn die Sanktionen ganz starkes Druck auf Lukaschenko machen,
08:07der kehrt sich nach Russland und Russland hat natürlich profitiert dafür, dass Belarus keinen Kontakt mit der EU hat.
08:20But what about the majority of people in Belarus? Are they moving towards the EU or towards Russia?
08:27Es gibt jetzt eine riesige russische, aggressive Propaganda in Belarus und es ist vielleicht sogar viel gefährlicher als Sanktionen,
08:43weil es ist schon fünf Jahre vorbei und es gibt jüngere Generationen, die haben 2020 und Proteste nicht mitgekriegt.
08:54Sie wissen jetzt nicht mehr, was ist das, was ist was.
09:00Und Gefahr ist, dass in noch ein paar Jahren oder noch fünf Jahren, es würden schon mehrere Generationen sein,
09:09die würden überhaupt nicht verstehen, was die EU ist und was demokratische Werte sind.
09:15The EU must therefore communicate with Lukaschenko and clearly defend its interests, says Kolesnikawa.
09:20Und wenn man nicht mit Lukaschenko keine Gespräche wollen, irgendwann kommt die Zeit,
09:29der Staat Lukaschenko, die müssen mit Putin sprechen. Und das ist, finde ich, viel schlimmer.
09:34Maria Kolesnikawa counts on Europe's support.
09:37She hopes that engagement and solidarity will, in the long term, strengthen the path towards more democracy and independence in
09:44Belarus.
09:44You know what I'm asking. I'm asking.
09:50Reactions to the International Olympic Committee's new policy on gender testing were sharply divided,
09:56with supporters hailing a long-overdue move to protect women's sport,
10:00and critics warning it risks stigma and harm to young athletes.
10:05Transgender women athletes are now excluded from female events at the Olympics,
10:09after the IOC approved the new eligibility policy on Thursday,
10:13aligning with U.S. President Donald Trump's legislation,
10:17which banned their participation in the U.S. since February last year.
10:21The policy that we have announced is based on science,
10:25and it has been led by medical experts with the best interests of athletes at its heart.
10:30The scientific evidence is very clear.
10:33Male chromosomes give performance advantages in sports that rely on strength, power or endurance.
10:39At the Olympic Games, even the smallest margins can be the difference between victory and defeat.
10:45So it's absolutely clear that it would not be fair for biological males to compete in the female category.
10:52In addition, in some sports, it would simply not be safe.
10:56Every athlete must be treated with dignity and respect,
10:59and athletes will only need to be screened once in their lifetime.
11:03It's unclear how many, if any, transgender women are competing at the Olympic level.
11:08No woman who transitioned from being born male competed at the 2024 Paris Summer Games,
11:14though New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard did at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021,
11:19but did not win a medal.
11:21The new eligibility policy is set to go into effect starting with the upcoming Summer Games in Los Angeles in
11:27July 2028.
11:30See you again!
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