00:00The stabbing of a man in Belfast sparked violent anti-immigration protests where people torched buildings and vehicles and blocked
00:08roads.
00:11The United States and Iran traded attacks after the downing of an American helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.
00:21UK leaders are calling for calm after the stabbing of a man in Belfast sparked violent anti-immigration protests where
00:28people torched buildings and vehicles and blocked roads.
00:33A Sudanese man was arrested on Tuesday in relation to the stabbing attack that was captured in a graphic video
00:38that shocked the country.
00:42As anti-immigration figures, including Reform Party leader Nigel Farage, demanded details about the attacker's background, the Interior Ministry confirmed
00:50he was a Sudanese asylum seeker.
00:52Northern Ireland's leaders urged people not to incite hate and fear or target particular communities after reports emerged that protests
01:00were planned.
01:02Tensions were already high in Britain after violent skirmishes last week in Southampton over the police handling of the murder
01:08of Henry Novak, a young white student stabbed to death by a British Sikh man.
01:14Tech billionaire Elon Musk chimed in again on social media following the attack in Belfast, retweeting a post by far
01:21-right activist Tommy Robinson.
01:23UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer had previously accused Musk of fueling division in Britain over his comments on Novak's murder.
01:36The European Commission has warned the Albanian government over a 1.4 billion euros real estate project linked to US
01:45President Donald Trump's family.
01:46Protests over the construction of a luxury coastal resort led by Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner
01:54in a protected Albanian nature reserve have entered the second week.
01:58A European Commission spokesperson urged Tirana to act to avoid jeopardizing the country's bid to join the EU as accession
02:07talks require a candidate country to align with environmental rules.
02:11Albania should refrain from action that could undermine the fulfilment of the closing benchmark and we expect the Albanian authorities
02:20to act without delay.
02:22The spokesperson added that the Commission has expressed concerns to Albania's Minister of the Environment about the potential shortcomings of
02:31the project and that the Minister had assured Brussels that construction work has been suspended.
02:36Albania's Prime Minister Edirama has however defended the project telling Euronews last Friday that resistance to the plans was part
02:45of what he called a quote hybrid war waged by people taking advantage of well-meaning sentiments regarding the environment.
02:57Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan sounded alerts and fired air defences early on Wednesday as the United States and Iran traded
03:04attacks after the downing of an American helicopter a day earlier.
03:09Jordan said it shot down five incoming missiles launched by Iran targeting an area that's home to an airbase that
03:15hosts US forces.
03:18Tehran had vowed to respond after the US launched airstrikes on Iran, accusing it of shooting down an army helicopter
03:25near the Strait of Hormuz.
03:27Iranian media reported at least two series of explosions along Iran's southern coast near the Strait.
03:34Later, US Central Command said in a post on X that it had completed so-called self-defense strikes against
03:40Iran,
03:40adding that US forces struck Iranian air defense, ground control stations and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz.
03:49Before he accused Iran of downing the US helicopter, Trump had expressed renewed optimism over negotiations with Iran, without elaborating.
03:58Officials have been unable to turn the April ceasefire into a deal to permanently end the conflict,
04:04particularly as Israel intensifies and expands its military campaign in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah.
04:15Europe experienced one of its hottest months on record last month,
04:19under an unusually early heat wave that the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service warned is becoming the new normal.
04:27According to the EU's climate monitor, May was the second hottest month on record globally,
04:33a month that saw Britain, France, Ireland and Portugal break their own records as a heat dome of warm air
04:41from northern Africa
04:42pushed temperatures well above normal levels.
04:45According to Copernicus, globally, the average surface air temperature reached 15.81 degrees Celsius, second only to May 2024.
04:55The average sea surface temperature was also the second highest on record behind May 2024,
05:02as conditions shift towards the warming El Nino weather pattern.
05:07Forecast warned that the coming El Nino could be one of the strongest on record.
05:11Last week, the World Meteorological Organization warned El Nino has an 80% chance of developing between June and August,
05:20increasing the risk of extreme weather events.
05:28The European Commission has proposed new sanctions against Russia,
05:32targeting oil revenues, shadow fleets, banks, cryptocurrency firms, metals, fish products and soldiers who took part in the full-scale
05:40invasion of Ukraine.
05:41The objective of our package couldn't be clearer.
05:45We want to maintain the full intensity of our sanctions.
05:50And the way to do this is to ensure that Russia's profits from oil sales remain contained.
05:58The main element concerns the price cap on Russian oil that the EU, along with the G7 and Australia, has
06:05implemented since December 2022.
06:08Last year, the mechanism was made dynamic, with the cap set at 15% below the average price.
06:13Yet, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has pushed the price of oil up.
06:17This means that if the EU goes ahead, the cap will be adjusted upwards, and it will grant Moscow some
06:23temporary relief.
06:25The Commission proposes to keep the price cap as it is now, at $44.10 per barrel.
06:30In addition, it proposes to blacklist 30 vessels from the Russian shadow fleet, 31 Russian banks, as well as 20
06:37cryptocurrency firms.
06:38The proposal also plans to deny entry into the Schengen area to Russian soldiers who have served in Russia's war
06:45against Ukraine.
06:46Approval of the sanctions requires unanimity by the 27 member states.
06:51If endorsed, it will represent the 21st package of sanctions since February 2022.
06:58A consortium led by French plane producer Airbus has proposed developing a next-gen fighter jet
07:04after the high-profile German Franco warplane program collapsed.
07:08The move comes a day after German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz and French President Emmanuel Macron
07:14officially ended the original project, following years of disagreements between their country's industrial partners.
07:21Munich-based defense tech company Hensold said it had joined forces with Airbus and a slew of other companies
07:27to draw up an alternative plan.
07:30A spokesperson for the firm said the proposal has been submitted to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and Chancellor Mertz.
07:37Pistorius acknowledged the existence of the proposal and said his office was still assessing it,
07:42but praised the stakeholders' continued interest after what he described as a painful breakdown of the previous initiative.
07:49The company said more will be detailed about the future Combat Air System, or FCAS,
07:55and the next-generation weapons system on Thursday at the Berlin ILA Airshow.
08:03Tehran's national football team is training in Tijuana under tight security and logistical constraints
08:09with a week to go until the tournament kicks off and visa challenges continuing to plague the team.
08:15But in a shock and seemingly solitary decision,
08:18Tehran's World Cup ticket allocation has now also been cancelled.
08:22The Iranian Football Federation said on Tuesday that the entirety of its guaranteed allocation of 8% capacity
08:29for each of its matches, tickets reserved for officials, extended team members,
08:34and families and friends of the players and coaching staff have been cancelled without further explanation.
08:39The Iranian FA says it has issued a formal protest on the matter,
08:44which has not affected any of the other 47 teams.
08:47It comes after the U.S. had previously denied visas to 13 members of Iran's technical and administrative staff,
08:54and reports circulated that Iranian players would only be permitted presence in the U.S. on match days,
09:01meaning the team would have to fly into and out of the United States on the same day.
09:06FIFA protocols require host countries to enable players to fly in a day prior to fulfill their media duties
09:12and train on the matchgrounds prior to fixtures,
09:15but a seemingly stubborn White House looks set to block that.
09:19The restrictions come as the Trump administration continues to diplomatically clash with Tehran
09:24in negotiations aimed at ending the war they waged with Israel in February.
09:32The countdown is almost over.
09:34Across North America, host cities are putting the finishing torches
09:38to preparations for the biggest World Cup in history.
09:43From Kansas to Toronto, officials say security plans are in place.
09:49I think for the world, we want to show off that Kansas City is on the rise,
09:52that we are elevating, we are no longer, as we say, a flyover state, we're a fly-to state.
09:57But we also want people in Kansas City to be really proud of this as well.
10:01We hope Kansas Citians and those in the region are really excited to host and show off
10:05and proud that this came to their backyard.
10:07Toronto will host six World Cup games starting this Friday.
10:12Officials in Canada's largest city say they are ready to welcome the world
10:17and are emphasizing its diversity.
10:20Embrace this moment in our city, in our country's history,
10:24and experience all that this opportunity has to offer.
10:28We are ready to welcome the world and we are looking forward to kicking off.
10:32But beyond host cities' preparations and the stadiums,
10:35the focus is also now shifting to the national teams.
10:39On Monday, Mexico's President Claudia Schoenbaum presided over a flagged presentation ceremony
10:45for the national team, three days before the country opens the 2026 FIFA World Cup against South Africa.
10:56Mexico plays host to six national squads in the country,
11:00including the Iranian squad embroidered in a war with the U.S.
11:04Meanwhile, as final preparations enter their last phase,
11:08fans and officials are confronted with some obstacles,
11:12exorbitant ticket prices, U.S. travel bans and visa restrictions.
11:16On Monday, Omar Ahtan, who was said to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals,
11:23was dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.
11:28His entry refusal follows President Donald Trump's visa ban list and restrictions,
11:34including four competing at the World Cup, Haiti, Iran, Senegal and Ivory Coast.
11:39U.S.
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