00:00U.S. President Donald Trump announced an indefinite extension to the ceasefire with Iran following requests from Pakistan to allow
00:07more time for diplomatic efforts.
00:10Pope Leo XIV denounced the lust for power and the colonization of Africa's minerals as he made a stop in
00:16the final leg of his tour of the continent in Equatorial Guinea.
00:20U.S. President Donald Trump announced late on Tuesday, shortly before a fragile truce with Iran was set to expire,
00:28that it has been extended indefinitely to allow diplomatic efforts to continue.
00:33Trump says the extension comes after Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehba Sharif and top military official Field Marshal Asim Muneer made
00:42a request as they scrambled to arrange the second round of high-stakes peace talks in Islamabad.
00:49Talks were initially slated for Monday, but Tehran withdrew after the U.S. enforced its naval blockade of Iranian ports
00:56and seized a cargo vessel on Sunday, which they called a violation of the ceasefire.
01:02The extension was welcomed by the international community.
01:05It is very important that we give continuity to the process.
01:09This is a complex process.
01:10We have the nuclear aspect, which is, of course, extremely complex, and this is the one where I, as IEA,
01:17have been engaging with.
01:20But there are, of course, other important issues related to the Hormuz passage, related to ballistic missiles, related to regional
01:28questions.
01:29So I think it's very important that an opportunity for peace is given.
01:33Iran has yet to officially react to news of the extension, but the spokesperson for the Revolutionary Guard's Khatim al
01:40-Anbiya unit vowed a strong response in the event of any U.S. or Israeli aggression.
01:45In a written message broadcast on Iranian state-run TV, the unit said it will, quote,
01:50quote, attack predetermined targets with power to teach the U.S. and Israeli regimes a lesson more severely than before.
01:59Meanwhile, the vital Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world's oil exports typically pass, remains closed and
02:06global crude prices continue to soar.
02:09Brent crude, the international standard, traded at close to $99 a barrel on Wednesday,
02:15up roughly $4 per barrel compared to a day prior, as markets anticipated a resumption of hostilities.
02:25Qatar has called for a return to negotiations and says it remains in contact with all parties,
02:30as uncertainty surrounds talks between Iran and the United States.
02:34Qatar supports the current condition of the ceasefire, and we are aiming to see a continuation of the ceasefire
02:42until there is a diplomatic resolution. It has not been anyone's benefit to return to hostilities that would, again,
02:50put more pressure on the international economy, but also put the peoples of the region and all the countries of
02:54the region at risk.
02:56There are also mixed signals around talks in Islamabad, with no clear indication of whether negotiations are moving forward.
03:03Qatar says it is in a strong position to weather any disruption,
03:06but warns that if tensions in the Strait of Hormuz continue, the impact could extend far beyond the region.
03:13Our call has always been for an end to this war that has put all of us at risk here
03:18in the region
03:19and put international economy and international energy markets in a very dangerous place.
03:24And therefore, for us, the call has always been to end this war, get back to the negotiation table.
03:29Qatar says it is pushing to keep the ceasefire in place, but with tensions still high,
03:33much will depend on whether diplomatic efforts can hold in the coming days and prevent a return to escalation.
03:40Mohamed Alashi, your news, Doha.
03:46NATO intercepted Russian strategic bombers and fighter jets that flew over the Baltic Sea on Monday.
03:52French Rafale fighters were deployed from a Lithuanian airbase where they are stationed as part of a long NATO effort
04:00in place
04:00since the three Baltic countries, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, joined the alliance in 2004.
04:07There's a lot of traffic from the Russian and there are plenty of times in which, on purpose or not,
04:15they are not really respecting the ICAO, the International Civil Aviation Organization rules,
04:20regarding flight plans and behavior.
04:23So, obviously, we are forced to take off and just make sure that they are who they say they are
04:30and their intention is peaceful and just transitioning back to their home airfields.
04:36The Lithuanian defense minister stated that last week, NATO aircraft had scrambled on four occasions
04:43to intercept Russian aircraft that had failed to comply with flight regulations
04:48by switching off their transponders and flying without a flight plan.
04:53Even before the war in Ukraine, NATO was intercepting Russian planes around 300 times each year,
05:00mostly over waters around northern Europe.
05:02The Russian defense ministry declared that the long-range bombers' flight was scheduled
05:07and occurred in airspace over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.
05:16Pope Leo XIV denounced the colonization of Africa's minerals and the lust for power in Equatorial Guinea
05:22as he made his final visit in his tour of Africa.
05:26Adoring crowds in the largely Catholic country lined the roads from the airport
05:30into the administrative capital Malabo cheering his visit.
05:34The Poniff is the first to visit since St. Pope John Paul II in 1982.
05:39The former Spanish colony on Africa's western coast is run by the continent's longest-serving president,
05:45Teodoro Mbasogo, who has long been accused of corruption and authoritarianism.
05:51Leo, who arrived from Angola, met with Mbasogo at the presidential palace
05:56and then addressed government authorities, diplomats, and civil service representatives.
06:01Pope Leo, marking the first anniversary of the death of his predecessor,
06:06quoting Pope Francis, denounced income inequalities,
06:10which he says were exacerbated by the evils of capitalism
06:13and a global economy focused on the pursuit of profits at all costs.
06:20Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs,
06:28bringing to an end a 15-year tenure that saw the company's market value soar
06:34by more than 3.3 trillion euros during an iPhone-fueled era of prosperity.
06:40The 65-year-old will turn the CEO duties over to Apple's head of hardware engineering,
06:47John Ternus, on September 1st, but he will remain in the company as executive chairman.
06:54To allow Cook to assume his new job, Arthur Levinson will relinquish his role
06:59as Apple's non-executive chairman while remaining on its board of directors.
07:05Ternus 50 has been with Apple for the past quarter century,
07:09including the past five years overseeing the engineering underlying the iPhone, iPad and Mac.
07:16Cook joined Apple in 1998 and became CEO in 2011.
07:21The company said the leadership transition was unanimously approved by its board of directors
07:28and followed a long-term succession planning process.
07:37A new patient arrives at the hospital, a rather unusual patient since it is a wild animal,
07:44a very young female fox found alone without its mother.
07:56Taken in by the teams at the wildlife hospital on the grounds of the National Veterinary School,
08:02the young fox is being examined.
08:12Last year, more than 10,400 wild animals were treated here,
08:17including many European mammals, such as foxes, deers and hedgehogs.
08:22The animals often arrive young between April and September after their birth.
08:26The caretakers' goal is to prepare them for a return to the wild.
08:33Une fois qu'ils auront atteint un poids qu'on estime convenable,
08:37ils seront transférés dans le centre de réhabilitation jusqu'à ce qu'ils soient vraiment assez grand
08:40pour passer dans un enclos de relâchés progressifs.
08:45Non-invasive species are not released.
08:48Between 60 and 80% of the animals that arrive here
08:52are victims of human activities, such as road collisions.
08:57In a sense, we have a responsibility to take care of these animals
09:02who are here, in the majority of cases, because of us.
09:05So, to offer them a second chance, a kind of care.
09:13The veterinary hospital is managed by the FON-ALFAR Association,
09:18which was founded nearly 40 years ago.
09:20It primarily operates thanks to donations and the work of volunteers.
09:36Kazakhstan has partnered with the United Nations and other international organizations
09:40to launch the region's first high-level ecological dialogue platform,
09:44bringing together Central Asian heads of state.
09:46First proposed by President Kasimzumar Tukaev at the UN General Assembly three years ago,
09:51Astana is now set to host the Regional Ecological Summit from April 22nd to 24th.
09:57I believe that climate action should remain balanced and inclusive,
10:04matching the legitimate development needs of nations.
10:08To strengthen our joint climate efforts,
10:12I invite all of you to take part at the Regional Ecological Summit
10:16to be held in Astana in partnership with the United Nations in April next year.
10:23The summit's agenda has since expanded beyond climate change
10:26to address broader environmental challenges across the region.
10:29Central Asia is warming faster than global average,
10:32while glacial melt is expected to peak between 2035 and 2055.
10:37The region is also grappling with the ongoing crisis of the RLC,
10:41as well as falling water levels in the Caspian Sea,
10:43dropping by around 10 centimeters a year,
10:46posing risks to biodiversity and shipping routes.
10:49In response, Tukaev has proposed the creation of an international water organization
10:54under UN auspices to strengthen regional cooperation.
10:58Initial discussions on the initiative are expected to begin
11:01on the sidelines of the upcoming summit.
11:18The summit is also expected to outline green financing needs,
11:23support adaptation efforts,
11:24and accelerate the deployment of low-carbon technologies
11:27to support long-term sustainable development.
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