00:00U.S. President Donald Trump refuses to apologize after his attacks on Pope Leo XIV after the
00:06pontiff had called the Iran war unacceptable.
00:10Trump says the U.S. military has begun its naval blockade of all Iranian ports as Washington
00:15looks to ramp up pressure on Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
00:20The EU's new entry-exit system brought travel chaos to airport border control over the weekend,
00:25causing hours-long queues for passengers at European airports.
00:32U.S. President Donald Trump refuses to apologize for his attacks on Pope Leo XIV after the pontiff
00:38had called the Iran war unacceptable. Trump has faced widespread backlash for his criticism
00:44of the Pope, including by Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Malone, who issued a statement supporting
00:49the pontiff.
00:51No, I don't, because Pope Leo said things that are wrong. He was very much against what
00:57I'm doing with regard to Iran, and you cannot have a nuclear Iran. Pope Leo would not be
01:03happy with the end result. You'll have hundreds of millions of people dead, and it's not going
01:08to happen. So I can't. I think he's very weak on crime and other things.
01:15Pope Leo XIV pushed back on Trump, telling reporters he doesn't fear the Trump administration's
01:20administration and reiterating the Vatican's stance on peace and reconciliation.
01:24I do not look at my role as being a political politician. I don't want to get into a debate
01:30with him. I don't think that the message of the gospel is meant to be abused in the way
01:35that some people are doing. And I will continue to speak out loud against war, looking to promote peace.
02:00U.S. President Donald Trump says his country's military has begun its blockade of all Iranian ports in an effort
02:07to ramp up pressure on Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
02:11Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump accused Iran of holding the global economy hostage as gas prices continue
02:18to run rampantly high, with Brent crude nearing the $100 a barrel mark again.
02:24The U.S. President, however, insisted that Iran very badly wants to make a deal, claiming that they've made contact
02:31with Washington to resume negotiations.
02:34We can't let a country blackmail or extort the world, because that's what they're doing. They're really blackmailing the world.
02:43We're not going to let that happen.
02:45We've been called this morning by the right people, the appropriate people, and they want to work a deal. They
02:52would like to work a deal.
02:53Iran stressed that illegal U.S. demands are preventing a deal from being struck.
02:57We will attend in the negotiation with all experiences and all expertise and all experiences of the United States and
03:11the negotiations.
03:12We believe that if they avoid the unlawful demands and recognize our legitimate rights and interests, I think that the
03:29negotiation will be a success.
03:32Vessel tracking platforms say the U.S. blockade has caused at least two tankers approaching the Strait of Hormuz to
03:38turn back on Tuesday.
03:39The last six weeks, only Iranian vessels and some ships perceived as friendly have been allowed to pass for a
03:47considerable fee.
03:48The Trump administration says the blockade is designed to suffocate Iran into submission economically.
03:55Tehran has threatened to target all ports in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman in retaliation to the U
04:01.S. escalation.
04:04The U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports is now in effect part of a push to force Tehran to
04:10reopen the Strait of Hormuz after six weeks of disruption that spiked global oil prices and cut shipping traffic dramatically.
04:17Washington has deployed more than 15 warships, including an aircraft carrier to enforce the blockade along Iran's coastline.
04:24U.S. Central Command is leading the operation, restricting access to Iranian ports while keeping the main shipping lanes through
04:30Hormuz technically open.
04:32The traffic is still well below normal levels and we're already seeing disruption.
04:36At least two tankers turned around as the blockade began.
04:40Donald Trump says this is about forcing Iran back to the negotiating table and reopening the Strait, warning Iranian vessels
04:46could be targeted if they approach.
04:47Right now we have a blockade. They're doing no business.
04:52I didn't like seeing boats come out if they were doing business with Iran, but if they weren't, no boats
04:57came out.
04:57So now they're doing, Iran is doing absolutely no business.
05:01There's also a growing risk of a wider standoff.
05:04China says it has its own agreement with Iran to keep oil flowing and is warning the U.S. not
05:09to interfere.
05:10At the same time, diplomacy is underway.
05:13Qatar is urging Iran to engage in mediation and reopen shipping lanes while European governments are stressing that freedom of
05:19navigation through Hormuz must be protected.
05:22So for now, it's a fragile balance, military presence building, diplomacy continuing, and a situation that could escalate quickly.
05:31Adil Halim, Euronews, Doha.
05:38The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has warned of a much more serious economic impact on
05:45the EU if the war in the Middle East escalates.
05:48The economic impacts are directly related to the soaring price of energy, she said.
05:53With an oil barrel at $100 per barrel for a long period of time, the impact on the growth on
06:02our countries of operation is minus 0.4%, so a drop of growth of 0.4% and an increase
06:09of inflation of around 1.5%.
06:11This doesn't mean recession, but if the situation worsens, then the impact will be wider and more significant.
06:22Last week, the EBRD announced plans to channel €5 billion in investments in 2026 to countries in the Middle East
06:31hit by the economic repercussions of the conflict.
06:35When you have private sector banks which are withdrawing or reducing their exposure, reducing their investment in these countries, we
06:43are stepping in, in a way, as a counter-cyclical bank, which is there to continue to support investment.
06:51The bank's initial response will focus on economies directly affected by the conflict, such as Iraq and Lebanon, as well
07:00as neighboring countries such as Egypt.
07:06Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday in what is his fourth
07:13visit to the Asian nation in just over three years.
07:16The visit aims to discuss ongoing global challenges, including the war in Iran, and further strengthen Spanish-Chinese bilateral ties
07:25amid an unstable geopolitical climate and an increasingly hostile United States under the Trump administration.
07:32I have had the opportunity to comment with President Xi the reforms that our multilateral system needs to recognize the
07:41multipolar reality of today's world.
07:44Madrid says Sanchez will also hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Keong and top lawmaker Zhao Leji during his visit.
07:52He is also looking to explore ways to boost commercial ties between the two countries after U.S. President Donald
07:58Trump threatened to cut off trade with the Iberian nation following the Spanish leader's vocal disapproval of the war in
08:05Iran.
08:06Madrid's relationship with Washington has strained after Sanchez refused to support the U.S.'s war efforts or answered Trump's calls
08:13of policing the Strait of Hormuz.
08:15The Spanish Premier also closed his country's airspace to U.S. planes being used in the war and refused their
08:22use of jointly operated military bases in southern Spain.
08:30Greenpeace has warned that a potential collapse of the inner radiation shelter at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant could
08:38trigger a catastrophic release of radioactivity into the environment.
08:42The warning comes just days before the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.
08:47In 1986, a reactor at the plant exploded, releasing radioactive clouds across much of Europe in what remains the worst
08:56nuclear disaster in history.
08:59Following the disaster, an inner steel and concrete structure was built around the destroyed reactor to prevent further radiation leaks.
09:07Years later, a high-tech dome was built around the structure for additional protection.
09:13However, last year, a Russian drone struck this outer shell, and Greenpeace said that despite some works, the protective shield
09:21could not yet be fully repaired.
09:24The organization has now warned that this increases the risk of radioactivity release, especially in the case of a collapse
09:30of the internal structure.
09:32But further works to the site have been impeded by Russia's ongoing attacks.
09:37In addition to Greenpeace's warning, the plant's director has also warned that if a rocket were to land near the
09:43facility, the structure could be at risk of collapsing due to the impact.
09:51At Milan's Linate airport on Sunday, only 34 passengers boarded an easy jet flight to the UK, leaving 122 people
09:59behind in Italy, watching their plane depart without them.
10:03This travel chaos was the result of the EU's new entry-exit system being introduced at airport border control over
10:10the weekend.
10:12There were queues of up to three hours and reports of stranded passengers missing flights.
10:18The biometric control system was officially introduced across the Schengen area on Friday and is now in place in 29
10:25European countries.
10:27For non-EU travellers on short stays, the system replaces manual passport stamping with digital records.
10:34It collects facial images and fingerprints along with passport details.
10:39Airlines for Europe has called three hours of queuing at border control a systemic failure.
10:44The interest group called on the European Commission to suspend the system until the end of summer.
10:53A former student opened fire at a high school in southeast Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people before
11:00killing himself.
11:02Armed with a shotgun, the 18-year-old attacker fired randomly at a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanlufa province,
11:09before hiding inside a building where he later killed himself.
11:13Television footage showed ambulances outside the school. A student fled in panic.
11:18According to local officials, the attack left some 10 students, four teachers, a cook and a police officer wounded.
11:26While most of them were being treated in Siverek, five of the wounded teachers and students were transferred to a
11:33hospital in the provincial capital
11:35because their conditions were more serious.
11:38Authorities say a comprehensive investigation into the shooting will be carried out to determine the motive for the attack.
11:45The start of the attack on the reason and death is concerned because of the results is not also a
11:45severe trial,
11:45in the way, a bad way.
11:46The attack comes against the attack because of the attack being placed on local and carbon-ish higured inside.
11:47The attack is a threat of being placed in the abdominalации as well.
11:47The attack is a threat of another attack.
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