00:00Spanish maritime authorities recommended the docking of the virus-hit Dutch cruise ship in the port of Granadilla, Canary Islands,
00:07Monday evening due to bad weather.
00:10The ship was bound for the Netherlands, where the repatriation of the 28 passengers is expected to be completed.
00:16The decision to dock again was taken after more than an hour of maneuvers following strong gusts of winds recorded
00:24in the area, which began as the maritime evacuation operation got underway.
00:28Officials said the storm was constantly turning the MV Andeer's vessel and attempts to keep it stable proved unsuccessful.
00:38Most passengers were disembarked on Sunday and Monday and have been flown home or to suitable locations for monitoring or,
00:46if necessary, treatment.
00:49Three passengers, a Dutch couple and a German woman, died after travelling on the ship, with two of them confirmed
00:56by the WHO to have had the virus.
01:01French President Emmanuel Macron has urged investments in Africa, defending European involvement on the continent as he co-hosted an
01:09economic summit in Kenya.
01:11Macron's comments came as more than 30 African leaders kicked off the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on Monday with
01:18Paris,
01:19seeking new deals and partnerships amid signs of fading influence in some of its former colonies on the continent.
01:27Macron said Africa, quote, needs investment to become more sovereign, replacing aid with economic opportunities.
01:35Leading the two-day summit aimed at renewing France's engagement with Africa after years of strained ties with its former
01:42colonies,
01:43Macron said Europe was instead promoting a strategy of autonomy for both continents.
01:50Paris withdrew its troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger after the military in each of those countries seized power
01:57between 2020 and 2023.
02:01Asked about the junters, Macron said, quote,
02:04I am convinced that we must let this state and their leaders, even push us, chart their own course.
02:13At least 880 civilians were killed in drone strikes in Sudan so far this year, according to a new UN
02:19report released on Monday.
02:21The report warned that the statistics exceed numbers from the same time period last year,
02:27noting that the conflict is headed towards a, quote, even deadlier phase.
02:31Drone strikes carried out by the armed forces and paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces have intensified in recent months
02:38across the country.
02:40The unmanned projectiles make up around 80% of all conflict-related civilian deaths, according to UN Human Rights Chief
02:47Volker Turk.
02:49Turk added that unless immediate action is taken to address the situation and decrease harm on civilians,
02:54several areas are expected to be plunged deeper into famine and crises, and deaths could reach unprecedented levels.
03:02The war in Sudan has been raging for more than three years now,
03:05and has created what the UN describes as the world's worst man-made humanitarian crisis.
03:11Hundreds of thousands of people were killed, and roughly one-fifth of the population, around 11 million,
03:17were internally displaced as the warring sides continue to push to expand their territorial holds.
03:30Culture connects what conflict tries to break apart.
03:34That's the message from Qatar's first official pavilion here at the 61st Venice Art Biennale,
03:39as the country positions itself more visibly within the global cultural conversation.
03:44Often described as the world's most prestigious international art exhibition,
03:48the Venice Biennale brings together countries, artists, and curators from across the globe.
03:54And this year, Qatar is making history.
03:56Its future permanent pavilion in the Giardini is the first new national pavilion to be added here in 30 years.
04:04We gather here, however, in a difficult hour.
04:08Across our region and beyond, displacement, destruction, and destabilization have become daily words.
04:15Culture connects what conflicts tries to break apart.
04:20It honors the humanity in each of us.
04:24Inside, this space feels less like a traditional gallery, and more like a gathering.
04:29The project, titled Untitled 2026, A Gathering of Remarkable People,
04:34mixes live music, film, food, and performance.
04:38Rather than focusing only on Qatari artists, the pavilion brings together voices from across the region,
04:44reflecting Qatar's broader push to position itself as a cultural hub.
04:48We are a multicultural country, and we very much support that and work together with everybody.
04:55At the center of it all is a large tent-like structure designed by artist Rickrit Tirovinesia.
05:00At the moment in time, you know, with all the troubles around in the world,
05:06I think it's quite important for us to have a place to come together.
05:10And also to hear and to smell and to taste like really things that are diverse.
05:20I think what defines the energy of the space is really the fact that you can really see art being
05:26made.
05:26See, the music you hear is really being made in that moment, being invented.
05:32So it's a really vibrant place for creativity.
05:36For Qatar Museums, the Biennale presentation is also a preview of Rubaya Qatar,
05:42a new nationwide contemporary art festival launching later this year.
05:45What this pavilion is about, it's about the idea of gathering, of listening, of conversing,
05:51of eating and sharing food together.
05:53So it really brought everything together.
05:55You're not going in to see an artwork on a wall.
05:58You're actually a part of the artwork.
06:00At a time of wider instability across the region and beyond,
06:03Qatar is using this platform to emphasize cultural dialogue,
06:07positioning art, performance and food as ways to build connection across borders.
06:13Adil Halim, Euronews, Venice.
06:20Concern is mounting in Cyprus over this year's tourism outlook due to the war in Iran
06:24and initial data showing a significant drop in arrivals in April and the first days of May,
06:29ranging from 30 to 40 percent.
06:32Euronews visited Agia Napa, where the absence of tourists is evident.
06:37Business owners say that events in the Middle East have significantly impacted the situation.
06:43The sun is shining. Temperatures are around 20 degrees Celsius.
06:47The businesses are open.
06:48But what's missing is the tourists.
06:50We can't say there's nobody here, of course,
06:53but locals tell us that they're well down on the figures they had last year.
06:56Tourism business owners in Agia Napa are seeing a very different picture this May
07:00compared to last year's record-breaking season.
07:03Normally, it's busy the boats, busy the hotels, busy all the restaurants.
07:08At this time, normally, all the hotels almost was fully booked last year.
07:13Compared to this year, I think so, we are lower numbers from last year, about 30 to 40 percent.
07:19The mayor of Agia Napa, Christos Zanet, to emphasize that the situation in the Middle East has caused significant damage,
07:25but tourists have begun to realize that Cyprus is a safe destination.
07:29That is why, as he says, there is now recovery.
07:32To 2025, it was the best tourist tourist period in Egypt, and especially the Agia Napa,
07:39from the 2019.
07:41So, when we talk about arrhythmic situations, we have to do this in mind.
07:45In the last two weeks, we see an explosion.
07:49We believe that the world believes in Agia Napa, in Egypt,
07:54that it's an safe place and it seems that the interest of the cities is coming up.
08:01Tourists, who have started visiting Cyprus, don't seem worried about anything.
08:05As they say, they are enjoying the sun, the sea and the beauty of Cyprus.
08:24Some tourists, however, haven't forgotten what's going on in the world right now.
08:42It's a sight that has sent shivers down the spines of visitors for centuries.
08:52At the Banz Monastery Church in southern Germany, four complete skeletons sit draped in silk,
08:59brocade and precious stones.
09:01Known as the Catacomb Saints, these remains, Vincentius, Valerius, Benedictus and Felis Benedictus,
09:08were brought from Rome during the late 17th and 18th centuries to enhance the status of the Bavarian monastery.
09:15Church Custodians admit the sight can be creepy with hollow eye sockets that seem to stare back at the living.
09:54These holy bodies are kept out of sight for most of the year, hidden behind wooden panels.
10:00They are only revealed on special occasions such as All Saints' Day,
10:04serving as a gilded reminder of a time when relics were the ultimate symbol of spiritual power.
10:15While Tehran streets are lined with anti-American billboards and posters amid the tension in the Middle East,
10:22Iranians turned out to visit an anti-war exhibition at one of the country's top museums.
10:27The exhibition, titled Art and War, features works by Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Indiana and James Rosenkist.
10:36These pieces, created in the 1960s Bob Art style, were all selected for their anti-war themes.
10:42This is an art style which made a way of history and its own untouchedness during its destiny.
10:53It is also a real art style to enter an art style of hope that this is everyday with no
11:07space and its own art.
11:09This art is a way of peace to make a world with no life.
11:21The works and display come from the museum's major collection of modern American and European
11:27art acquired in the 70s by Farah Pahlavi, the former Shah's wife, which has largely
11:33been kept out of public view since the revolution.
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