00:01the u.s secretary of state marco rubio continued his visit to rome on friday he met with italian
00:08prime minister georgia meloni the discussions focused on the middle east we await a development
00:14in the coming hours on the peace negotiations with iran said rubio who reiterated to meloni
00:20how u.s president donald trump has not yet decided on the withdrawal of troops in italy
00:25marco rubio also met with italian foreign minister antonio tayani the two diplomats discussed the
00:32state of transatlantic relations
00:40the european is
00:42the european is
00:44the america
00:44the italian minister
00:53the italian minister also reiterated that it is important to have an american presence in europe
01:00to strengthen nato
01:05the united states and iran exchange fire on thursday in the strait of hormuz
01:11the exchange was a serious test of the ceasefire between washington and tehran trump however claims
01:18it did not jeopardize further ceasefire talks but did threaten to a harder response if iran does not agree to
01:24to a deal
01:25for after these strikes is the ceasefire with iran still on yeah it is it's uh they trifled with us
01:34today
01:34we blew them away they trifled they call that a trifle
01:38no it's going the talks are going very well but they have to understand if it doesn't get signed they're
01:44going to have a lot of pain
01:46the u.s military said it intercepted attacks on three navy ships in the waterway and responded
01:52with self-defense strikes iran on its end said it fired missiles after the u.s targeted an iranian oil
01:58tanker
02:00explosions were reported on keshem island in the city of bandarabas in southern iran
02:05state-run media said the explosions heard were the result of air defenses intercepting drones
02:12on monday trump had announced a naval operation to help ships pass through hormuz
02:16but called off the mission shortly after washington is now awaiting an iranian response
02:22to a proposal it submitted to end the war and open the strait
02:29partial results on friday from local elections show a damaging night for prime minister keir starmus
02:35governing labor party reform uk led by nigel farage has won hundreds of seats in england's north
02:41seizing control of what once was solid labor ground we have lost brilliant labor representatives across
02:49the country and that hurts and it should hurt and i take responsibility
02:58farage described the results as a historic change in british politics as starmus popularity continues
03:04to plummet less than two years after taking power the prime minister's standing has been
03:09damaged by policy u-turns the economic fallout of the iran war and the controversial appointment
03:15of peter mandelson as u.s ambassador while deputy prime minister david lammy warned against
03:21changing the pilot during the flight rested labor lawmakers are already calling for a new leadership
03:27political analysts say the results reflect a total fracturing of british politics with the green
03:33party and liberal democrats also making gains as counting continues in london scotland and wales
03:39the pressure on starmer to set a timetable for his departure is mounting
03:47the european commission is about to finalize defense loan agreements with poland and lithuania
03:53the loans form part of the eu's safe program to strengthen the continent's defense capabilities
04:00poland is said to receive the largest share worth 43 billion euros while lithuania will receive 6 billion
04:07euros european commissioner for defense andreus covilius told your news program europe today that
04:14member state should act swiftly on their defense spending to ramp up to produce more to produce
04:21more fast to ship maybe from what industries are calling themselves or couture production very expensive
04:28very technological advance but very expensive and slow to be produced to more of good enough production
04:34and we need to see very clearly what is our strategic challenge still russia is out producing us and
04:43quite heavily so that is what worries us covilius said the defense industry is increasing production but
04:49warned concerns remain among governments that manufacturers are still not scaling up quickly
04:54enough to meet urgent demand nato secretary general has previously warned that russia produce as much
05:01ammunition in three months as the alliance 32 member states manufacture in a year
05:09rumen radov and his cabinet of ministers were confirmed in their positions by parliament on friday
05:16the new government was sworn in in the capital sofia after radov received a presidential mandate to
05:22govern the day prior cementing what was a landslide election victory last month
05:27radov who resigned earlier this year as bulgarian president to participate in the election secured
05:33the first outright parliamentary majority since 1997 ending years of political instability the poor
05:40balkan nation has seen eight elections in the past five years as governments continue to grapple with
05:45widespread corruption the new premier a staunch eu critic ran on a ticket pledging to fight corruption
05:52and eradicate what he described as an oligarchic model he's also expressed interest in resuming
05:58dialogue with russia which has been largely sidelined by european countries amid its war in ukraine
06:04radov is faced with serious challenges including drafting a 2026 budget addressing rising inflation
06:11and reforming a paralyzed judicial system he must also undertake a series of reforms to unlock more
06:17than 400 million euros in funds from the european union ukrainian authorities say a large forest fire
06:27was sparked in the chernobyl exclusion zone on friday after a drone crash near the defunct nuclear plant a
06:33day prior radiation levels at the site were within normal limits authorities said adding that firefighters
06:40were working to contain the blaze videos published by ukraine state emergency service showed large plumes of
06:46smoke billowing into the sky from the area parts of which are closed off to the public due to high
06:51levels of radioactivity the chernobyl nature reserve which manages the site says the fire engulfed an area
06:59of approximately 1100 hectares authorities did not detail whether the drone in question was russian
07:05or a misfired ukrainian one kiev has routinely however accused moscow of recklessly targeting its nuclear
07:12sites in the past including in chernobyl the site surrounding chernobyl has been largely deserted since
07:181986 after the plant suffered a catastrophic meltdown often described as the worst accident in the nuclear power industry
07:28pope leo the 14th marked his first anniversary on friday with a visit to pompey calling for an
07:34outpouring of mercy to end global conflict it's exactly one year since robert francis prevost emerged
07:42from the conclave as the first american pope in history known as a man of balance leo sought a
07:48pax leonina blending the traditionalism of benedict 16th with the social politics of pope francis
07:55during his first 12 months the chicago native reopened the apostolic palace and allowed a return to more
08:01traditional liturgy however his mission was tested by intensifying wars in the middle east involving
08:07israel iran and the united states sappiamo despite the tepid meeting with us secretary of state
08:14marco rubio and public clashes with the white house the pope insisted he remains a man of peace
08:19rather than a politician he concluded his anniversary message by warning that while many call themselves
08:26christians their actions often offend god the la virginity pompey
08:35sir david adenborough the leading voice on climate change and known for his iconic nature documentaries
08:42turned 100 on friday adenborough is most known for series such as planet earth life on earth and blue
08:49planet for years his work has shaped popular understanding of the natural world and the importance of
08:55protecting it i had rather thought that i would celebrate my 100th birthday quietly
09:04but it seems that many of you have had other ideas i've been completely overwhelmed by birthday greetings
09:14from preschool groups to care home residents and countless individuals and families of all ages
09:21i remember one of the most famous moments of his career one that he recalls is one of the most
09:27memorable
09:28himself is when he encountered a playful group of mountain gorillas in rwanda and during the scene one
09:34younger gorilla tried to take off adenborough's shoe while another laid on top of him the scene was voted
09:40one of britain's top tv moments of all time in honor of adenborough's century on earth a newly discovered
09:48parasitic wasp native to chile was named after him and the bbc will celebrate the occasion by hosting
09:55a 90-minute live show for his birthday at london's royal albert hall it will also broadcast a full week
10:01of programming dedicated to adamborough's life and work we are force powerful enough to destabilize our planet
10:08surely working together we are powerful enough to save it
10:16it's a site that has sent shivers down the spines of visitors for centuries
10:21at the bands monastery church in southern germany four complete skeletons sit draped in silk
10:27brocade and precious stones known as the catacomb saints these remains vincentius valerius benedictus
10:35and felis benedictus were brought from rome during the late 17th and 18th centuries to enhance the
10:41status of the bavarian monastery church custodians admit the site can be creepy with hollow eye sockets that
10:49seemed to stare back at the living it was am ende des 30-jährigen krieges das war ja eine schreckliche
10:55zeit da ist ja drei viertel der deutschen bevölkerung einfach umgekommen durch kriege seuchen et cetera
11:01schrecklich auch hier und da hat man versucht durch den barock das tor zum himmel zu öffnen deswegen
11:08wurde das alles so schön gestaltet man wollte einfach das war eine flucht ja aus der gegenwart die oft so
11:14schlimm war
11:14und deswegen hat man auch diese gruseligen skelette einfach schön drapiert und möglichst lebendig dargestellt
11:23these holy bodies are kept out of sight for most of the year hidden behind wooden panels
11:29they are only revealed on special occasions such as all saints day serving as a gilded reminder
11:34of a time when relics were the ultimate symbol of spiritual power
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