00:00Chinese President Xi Jinping warned US President Donald Trump on Thursday that missteps regarding
00:05Taiwan could push their nations into a perilous conflict.
00:10Confirmed by Euronews, the United States has cancelled the deployment of 4,000 troops to
00:14Poland, following a growing diplomatic rift between Washington and Berlin.
00:20The Hungarian government has ended the state of emergency imposed by former Prime Minister
00:24Viktor Orban, and Budapest summoned the Russian ambassador to condemn the drone attack in
00:28Ukraine.
00:30British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing an open rebellion within its government,
00:34following the resignation of Health Secretary Wes Streety.
00:40Chinese President Xi Jinping warned US President Donald Trump on Thursday that missteps regarding
00:45Taiwan could push their nations into a perilous conflict.
00:49The stark opening to their superpower summit in Beijing, the Chinese leader described the
00:53island as the most important issue in their relationship.
00:56While President Trump arrived with praises and compliments for his friend, the two hour
01:01and fifteen minutes of talks were marked by blunt language behind closed doors.
01:05Xi Jinping referenced the Tusididas trap, questioning whether the two powers could forge a new paradigm
01:11rather than falling into the historical cycle of war.
01:15While tensions simmered over the Pacific, Trump confirmed that Xi has offered to help negotiate
01:20an end to the Iran war and reopened the Strait of Hormuz to global shipping.
01:25The US president stated that Xi provided a strong assurance that China would not provide military
01:30equipment to the Iranian regime, though Beijing intends to continue purchasing Iranian oil.
01:36In a sign of immediate de-escalation on the water, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards have already allowed
01:42multiple Chinese ships to pass through the strait since Wednesday night.
01:46On the trade front, Trump announced a deal for China to purchase 200 Boeing jets, a move expected
01:52to secure thousands of American jobs.
01:54The US delegation, which includes Tesla's Elon Musk and Nvidia's Yensen Huang, is also working
02:00to establish a board to address differences in technology and agriculture.
02:04However, the $11 billion arms package authorized for Taiwan remains a major hurdle, with Beijing
02:10warning that any mishandling could lead to a direct collision.
02:19The United States has cancelled the deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland, following a growing
02:24diplomatic rift between Washington and Berlin.
02:27The Pentagon previously announced a drawdown of 5,000 soldiers from Germany after German
02:33Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized the US-led war in Iran.
02:37In an abrupt move confirmed by Euronews, Washington has now scraped a highly advanced rotational force
02:43that was already scheduled to replace units in Poland.
02:46The decision caused disappointment in Warsaw, where officials previously hoped to host the
02:51repositioned American forces to secure the eastern flank against Russia.
02:56Polish President Karol Naroczki stated on Wednesday that his country was ready to receive the troops,
03:01but Polish Deputy Prime Minister Wladslaw Kosniak-Kamsis sought to downplay the cancellation on Thursday
03:08morning.
03:09NATO Secretary-General Mark Root also sidestepped the issue during a press conference in Bucharest,
03:15while Alliance officials insisted the move would not affect court deterrence and defense
03:19plans.
03:20Some disappointment.
03:23Russian attacks across Ukraine continued from earlier in the day to overnight, killing at least
03:29seven people in total and injuring 31 others.
03:33Officials in the Ukrainian capital said the airstrikes targeted several districts of Kyiv,
03:38damaging multiple residential buildings and civilian infrastructure.
03:43It comes as both Moscow and Kyiv resumed attacks after Russia ended a three-day ceasefire with Ukraine
03:49on Tuesday.
03:51The earlier daytime attacks on Wednesday, comprised of at least 800 Russian drones targeting mainly Western
03:58Ukraine, killed six people and wounded dozens of others.
04:02Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow launched its drones in waves,
04:08deliberately targeting regions closer to the borders of NATO countries.
04:13Zelensky urged U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss ending the conflict
04:17during its meetings this week with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
04:24The new Hungarian government has officially ended the state of emergency that was put in place
04:29during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic by former Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
04:34The new Prime Minister Peter Macar stated that the move represents a return to normality,
04:40arguing that the decree-based emergency rule was an outdated wartime method.
04:44The previous administration under Orban had repeatedly extended the measure,
04:49citing security and humanitarian risks following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
04:54The European Parliament had long criticized the system as incompatible with European values.
05:00In a stark shift in foreign policy, Budapest has also summoned the Russian ambassador
05:05Evgeny Stanislavov, following a massive drone attack near the border with Ukraine.
05:09The strikes hit the Transcarpathia region,
05:12which is home to a significant Hungarian minority.
05:15On Wednesday, Russia launched at least 800 drones in a barrage
05:18that targeted roughly 20 regions across Ukraine, killing six people and wounding dozens.
05:25Prime Minister Macar strongly condemned the attack,
05:27noting that Foreign Minister Anita Orban would demand the information
05:31on when Vladimir Putin plans to end the conflict.
05:34Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the shift in Budapest,
05:38describing the summons as an important method.
05:46British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing an open rebellion within his government
05:50following the resignation of Health Secretary Wes Streeting.
05:53My friends.
05:54Streeting is the first cabinet members to step down since Labour suffered disastrous losses
05:58in last week's local and regional elections, which saw the party lose control of the developed
06:03Welsh Parliament and dropped more than 1,300 council seats.
06:07In his resignation letter, Streeting sharply criticized Starmer's direction,
06:12writing that a vacuum of vision had left the administration in a state of drift.
06:17The departure follows the resignation of four junior ministers,
06:20with more than 80 Labour MPs now openly calling on the Prime Minister to step down.
06:25While Starmer has vowed to remain in office, backed by roughly 100 loyalist lawmakers,
06:31internal pressure continues to mount as potential contenders position themselves.
06:36Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, a left-wing figurehead highly popular with the
06:41party's grassroots, announced she has been cleared off deliberate wrongdoing by tax authorities.
06:47The development effectively clears her path to enter a future leadership contest alongside Streeting.
06:52Supporters of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham are also urging Starmer to set a clear timetable
06:58for his departure, allowing the mayor to seek Westminster's seat and join the race.
07:03Under party rules, a challenger requires the backing of 81 Labour MPs to trigger a formal contest.
07:15The European Commission announced a non-binding recommendation to end conversion practices
07:20targeting LGBTQI-plus people. The bloc's Equality Chief Hadja Labib called conversion therapy torture
07:27and said it is up to the EU to react and combat these practices.
07:31It's a torture and it's a physical and psychological harassment that could lead to deep depression or suicide.
07:41And that's why we need really to react and to combat these practices.
07:47And these young citizens who gather one million signatures succeed to create awareness.
07:54We've launched a study and we are going to organize to put into place a forum for discussion
08:01between Member States, between the Commission.
08:03The resolution, however, is non-binding and falls short of the EU-wide ban on conversion practices that
08:09advocates have demanded. When asked why the executive had not gone as far,
08:14Labib admitted a lack of unanimity among member states.
08:21The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is in Kazakhstan on a state visit focused on the
08:27current state of bilateral relations and future areas of cooperation between the two countries.
08:33We are currently at the Palace of Independence in Astana.
08:37President Kassim Jumar Tokayev personally greeted Erdogan at the airport yesterday and again today at this venue,
08:47where the two leaders are expected to co-chair the sixth high-level strategic cooperation council
08:53between Kazakhstan and Turkey, where economic ties, energy collaboration and investment opportunities
09:02will be at the center of discussions. A key agenda item is boosting trade turnover between the two
09:09countries to almost 13 billion euro alongside plans to sign a series of new bilateral agreements and engage
09:16in a joint business forum with industry leaders. Looking ahead to May 15th, both presidents are also set to
09:24participate in an informal summit of leaders of the organization of Turkish states where discussions
09:31are expected to focus on artificial intelligence and digital developments.
09:40Alexandra Mattheou is heading to Cannes with her short film Free Eliza or Notes on an Anatomical Imperfection.
09:47The film will have its world premiere at the director's fortnight, the section of the festival long known for
09:52championing independent and daring cinematic voices. Eliza, the film's protagonist, works at a luxury hotel
09:57resort. Because of an anatomical deficiency, she is unable to smile. In a world dominated by positivity,
10:03this becomes a serious problem.
10:05Because I'm concerned about this topic of toxicity, because I see everywhere, especially in a
10:12environment such as an exhibition where you are working and you are not allowed to be something else
10:18that you are not allowed to die. In a exhibition, nothing can happen. Nothing can be bad.
10:24Because you are fighting for those who are there. So, the problems of your life remain on the ground every
10:32day.
10:32A co-production between Cyprus, Greece and France, the film is one of just nine short films selected for
10:38this year's program. Filming for Alexandre Mattheou's third short film lasted four days.
10:42Because in a first level, yes, it is the pain and the loss of his loss and how it differs
10:47from around the world.
10:48But in a second level, it is generally, who is the person who claims the norm of what you think
10:54is humanly okay,
10:57that's why it is important to me to give you this hero.
10:59I think it is a challenge for you to talk to people with a human being.
11:06If you feel a little more attractive, maybe you can achieve things more easily than other people who have
11:15this social social skill.
11:18But it's a good way to give people a truffer and a threat to people who can't allow themselves to
11:28give up a social dialogue with a hell of a bitch.
11:33But I don't think it's a problem.
11:36The 79th Cannes Film Festival runs this year from May 12th to May 23rd.
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