00:01G7 foreign ministers continue to resist US President Donald Trump's call to send troops
00:07to protect passage through the Strait of Hormuz, fearing it could drag them into a dangerous war.
00:13The group of seven made it clear to the US that their countries would only help secure
00:19the critical passage for energy exports once hostilities in Iran conclude.
00:30If the military objectives of the US have been hit or once the peak of hostilities has been
00:37surpassed, it will necessarily be a system of escorting, a system of escorting that will
00:43allow the necessary security to keep the circulation of ships going to be able to get back to the
00:49faster."
00:50Concerning Iran, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barraud says G7 countries also
00:56condemn Iran's move to close the strait, which is affecting countries that are not part
01:02of the conflict.
01:03But Trump has repeatedly lashed out at European and NATO countries for refusing to set up the
01:09mission along the waterway, and suggests their participation is not conditioned by talks or
01:15a ceasefire.
01:21Ukraine and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark defense cooperation deal, the first of its
01:26kind in the Gulf, focused on developing capabilities to counter aerial threats from missiles and drones.
01:32During a visit to Jeddah one month into the Iran war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated
01:37that Kyiv aims to strengthen its international role as a security donor by sharing battle-tested
01:43technologies and expertise.
01:45While acknowledging Saudi capabilities, Zelenskyy highlighted Ukraine's specific interest in
01:50air defense systems to counter Russian ballistic missiles.
01:54The President also met with over 200 Ukrainian anti-drone experts already deployed to Saudi
01:59Arabia, the UAE and Qatar.
02:02The deployment follows a recent Moscow attack in which Ukrainian air defenses achieved a record
02:0797 percent interception rate against drones.
02:10Earlier, at the Joint Expeditionary Force Summit in Helsinki, Zelenskyy urged leaders to ramp
02:15up European defense production.
02:17He urged that Europe must rely on its own industries rather than external partners to ensure long-term
02:23stability in energy and global markets.
02:32Cyprus Minister of Foreign Affairs Constantinos Combos has issued a clear warning to citizens
02:37planning to travel to the Middle East.
02:39With the Orthodox Easter holiday approaching, authorities have observed an increase in travel
02:45plans to countries in the region.
02:47The Minister emphasized that anyone choosing to travel will do so at their own risk and the
02:52government will not arrange repatriation flights for those who may become stranded.
02:56in the United States.
02:58The efforts of repatriation of our citizens from such areas, which were passed last time,
03:05was difficult, was completed with a surprise, but it cannot be and cannot be returned to the
03:13future.
03:13However, I also confirm that the request must be addressed from the other side and the other side,
03:21in the context of the human responsibility.
03:23Sinis. Following the outbreak of the war, around 1,000 citizens were repatriated to Cyprus,
03:30mainly from the United Arab Emirates. Updated travel advisories now urge Cypriot citizens
03:35to avoid all travels to the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Bahrain
03:42and Saudi Arabia. Austria has announced plans to ban social media use for children under 14.
04:10The Austrian government plans to accompany the ban with an effort to beef up schools' teaching
04:15of how to use media and deal with artificial intelligence.
04:34The announcement comes after Meta and YouTube were handed a 5 million Euro fine in damages
04:40this week, after a jury decided that the social media companies designed their platforms to
04:45addict young users.
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