00:00Serbia's president said that explosives had been found in a pipeline which transports gas from Russia to Serbia and Hungary.
00:10Five economy and finance ministers are asking the EU for a tax on energy surplus profits to curb price increases.
00:20At least 15 people have been killed as Russia unleashes a massive drone and missile assault on Ukraine.
00:30The Artemis II crew is preparing for a historic lunar flyby that will take them farther from Earth than any
00:37previous human.
00:41Serbian President Aleksandr Vucic has said that explosives were found in a pipeline that carries gas from Russia to Serbia
00:49and Hungary.
00:50He said that two large packages of explosives with detonators were found inside backpacks in northern Serbia's Kanjiza, close to
00:59the Balkan Stream pipeline.
01:01The pipeline is an extension of the Turk Stream.
01:04Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban confirmed he has been informed by Vucic.
01:09There were no details provided on who may have placed the explosives near the gas pipeline or why.
01:17Instead, Vucic said there were certain traces but was unwilling to elaborate on what they were.
01:23Oil and gas pipeline infrastructure connections with Russia have been in the headlines in recent months,
01:29with the Druzhba pipeline that carries oil to Hungary and Slovakia being damaged in a Russian strike earlier this year.
01:36Hungary has accused Ukraine of deliberately taking its time with the pipeline's repair
01:42and has vetoed a €90 billion loan package from the EU to Kyiv.
01:51Economy and finance ministers from Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Austria are asking the EU for a tax on energy
01:59surplus profits to curb price increases,
02:03using the extra profits that companies are accumulating thanks to rising fuel prices.
02:09The five ministers who wrote to EU Climate Commissioner Wubke Hoekstra pointed out that actions taken at national level on
02:18excise duty must be accompanied by a joint effort.
02:22They propose reviving an EU-style solidarity contribution that raised about €28 billion by taxing excess fossil fuel profits after
02:33the Ukraine war price surge.
02:35Hans Stegman, chief economist at Triodos Bank, said windfall taxes are a no-brainer when a crisis generates large windfall
02:45profits for fossil fuel producers.
02:50At least 15 people have been killed after a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes hit Ukraine Friday and
02:58into Saturday, including a massive overnight assault near Kyiv.
03:05Regional officials say one person was killed and eight wounded in strikes on three towns surrounding the capital,
03:11while casualties were also reported in Sumy, Kherson, Kharkiv, Donetsk and the Zaporizhia region.
03:19The country's foreign minister said nearly 500 drones and cruise missiles struck Ukraine overnight.
03:28Ukrainian officials warn Russia is shifting tactics, moving from overnight strikes to daytime barrages designed to maximise civilian casualties and
03:38expanding targets beyond energy infrastructure.
03:42Despite the bloodshed, Ukraine's President Zelensky says he has communicated an Easter ceasefire proposal to Moscow through U.S. channels.
03:55The Artemis II space crew are preparing for their much-anticipated lunar flyby, which will take them further from Earth
04:04than any previous human in history.
04:06During the manoeuvre, they will be analysing and photographing the features of the Moon.
04:11Commander Reid Wiseman, who spoke to his two daughters from space, told Houston's Mission Control Center that morale is high
04:20on board.
04:21We are up here, we're so far away, and for a moment, I was reunited with my little family, and
04:26it was just the greatest moment of my entire life.
04:29On Saturday night, the crew got their first glimpse of the dark side of the Moon.
04:35Seeing it in a different way, and just pairing that with how much we miss and love our families, and
04:41knowing that they're looking up and seeing the same Moon, it's a pretty amazing feeling.
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