00:00The European Parliament voted to adopt the EU-US deal struck last summer by US President and European Commission President.
00:11Qatar says it expects the framework agreement between the United States and Iran to be signed in Geneva on Friday.
00:21Almost 2.4 million refugees will need resettling next year, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
00:31The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to adopt the EU-US deal struck last summer by US President Donald Trump
00:39and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Turnberry.
00:43The final green light needed to implement the agreement comes as Trump threatened on Monday to impose tariffs on French
00:50wine and champagne if Paris did not remove its digital tax on US big tech.
00:55The vote allows the EU to remove its duties on most US industrial goods, while Europeans commit to paying 15
01:03% US tariffs on goods exported to the United States.
01:07Since Trump has shown that he is willing to use tariffs as a cohesive tool against European partners on issues
01:14unrelated to trade, EU lawmakers sought to introduce safeguards into the agreement to shield it from future pressure from the
01:21US administration.
01:23A sunset clause was introduced into the final agreement to end the trade deal on the 31st of March 2029,
01:31at which point Trump's term will be over, unless it is renewed.
01:35MEPs also secured a provision allowing the Commission to suspend the trade agreement at the request of either Parliament or
01:43a member state if the US fails to lift tariffs on European steel and aluminium by the end of 2026.
01:54The European Parliament has rejected cuts proposed in the draft of the EU long-term budget for the period 2028
02:01and 2034.
02:03The Cypriot government presented a compromise tax last week with the cuts of almost 33 billion euros to the bloc's
02:10budget.
02:11According to Parliament, the proposed cuts weaken an already inadequate budget.
02:15The Cypriot Council presidency proposes to cut one-third of the allocation to agriculture and one-quarter of the allocation
02:24to cohesion.
02:26We as a Parliament strongly reject these cuts.
02:30We strongly reject the fact that the Council proposes a very, very low level, even below the already too low
02:38level proposed by the Commission to Agriculture and Cohesion.
02:42In its proposal, the European Parliament requested a 10% increase in the budget.
02:47The negotiations began in July 2025 when the European Commission published its 2 trillion euro budget proposal.
02:55The Commission has outlined three main spending priorities.
02:58The Competitiveness Fund, Global Europe and Horizon Funds.
03:02EU leaders will discuss the long-term budget in Brussels this week.
03:12Inflation, surge of energy prices, European citizens are paying a high price for the US and Israel's war against Iran,
03:20Spanish MEP Javier Moreno-Sanchez told Euronews.
03:24Moreno welcomed the tentative agreement reached on Monday between the US and Iran to end the war and reopen the
03:31Strait of Hamas.
03:32It's a good news because the United States and Israel are making the war and we are paying for the
03:39war.
03:39The citizens, the European citizens, are paying for this war with inflation, with the price of oil, of energy,
03:45and it's important now to stop this war.
03:48It's a nonsense.
03:49It's not a win-win game.
03:51Everybody is losing in this war.
03:53Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has opposed US President Donald Trump over the war in Iran.
03:59The Spanish head of government has refused to allow US forces to use Spanish military bases or its airspace
04:05and accused the US and Israel of breaching international law.
04:09This war, let me come back to the beginning, was an illegal war and a nonsense because,
04:17and we oppose as social democrats and socialists, we oppose to this war.
04:22President Pedro Sánchez opposed to this war because what was the purpose of this war?
04:28It was to bring back the democracy, to stop the nuclear program of Iran, and what is the result?
04:36Significant barriers to a long-lasting end of the conflict remain.
04:39Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday Israel would not withdraw from the land seized in southern Lebanon,
04:46where it is fighting the Hezbollah, while Iran said Tuesday that the end of the conflict
04:52included the end of Israel's occupation of Lebanon.
04:57Qatar says it expects the framework agreement between the United States and Iran to be signed in Geneva on Friday,
05:04with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz forming part of the deal.
05:08But Foreign Ministry spokesperson Dr. Majl Ansari cautioned that the region would not simply return to business
05:14as usual after months of conflict, saying rebuilding trusts and establishing a new regional security framework would take time.
05:21We are cautiously optimistic that signing the memorandum of understanding will lead to a next phase of regional security.
05:30These are issues that have plagued the region for decades.
05:33They will not be resolved in mere days.
05:36Al-Ansari said the memorandum is expected to restore normal navigation through the Strait of Hormuz,
05:41allowing Qatar to resume LNG exports and easing pressure on global energy markets.
05:47We are confident that, as reported, the MOU will reopen the Strait for Normal navigation,
05:54and that would allow countries like Qatar to again be supplying energy to the world.
06:00Qatar says the agreement is an important first step, but that much work still lies ahead.
06:05With the signing ceremony expected in Geneva and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz forming part of the framework,
06:12attention is now turning to implementation,
06:14and whether the current momentum can be translated into lasting stability across the region.
06:20Muhammad Al-Ashi, your news, Doha.
06:27U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday at the G7 summit that he is not happy with Israel's conduct
06:33in Lebanon
06:34and their operations against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
06:39He said Hezbollah remains a problem for the region,
06:42but suggested that Israel's response had gone too far and could jeopardize stability in the Middle East.
06:47I'll tell you what, Israel's fighting Hezbollah too long, and too many people are being killed.
06:53And you don't have to knock down an apartment house every time you're looking for somebody,
06:58because there are a lot of people in those apartment houses, and they're not all Hezbollah, that I can tell
07:02you.
07:03And I suggested to Israel to let Syria take care of Hezbollah,
07:09because to be honest with you, I think they do a better job of doing it.
07:12Trump's comments come as the U.S. and Iran are preparing to sign a framework deal to end the war,
07:18which Iran said on Tuesday hinges on Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon,
07:22a condition Israel has already rejected and that could potentially sink the agreement.
07:27Without the United States, there would be no Israel.
07:31Without me, there would be no Israel, because no other president was willing to do what I did.
07:37I've had a great relationship with Bibi, but now Bibi has to be more responsible with respect to Lebanon.
07:45A U.S. official familiar with the outlines of the agreement has said the deal did not call for an
07:50Israeli withdrawal.
07:51And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel would remain in Lebanon as long as necessary.
08:01Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he hopes to bring the war to an end before next winter
08:06or secure a ceasefire, warning that Vladimir Putin is deliberately avoiding direct talks.
08:12Speaking at the G7 summit in France, Zelensky confirmed he asked United States President Donald Trump
08:18for the transfer of licenses to manufacture Patriot air defense systems domestically.
08:23The U.S. leader responded positively, Zelensky said.
08:26Kiev is prioritizing anti-ballistic production as the war in the Middle East has depleted nearly one-third
08:33of global Patriot interceptor stockpiles, leaving Ukraine vulnerable to missile strikes.
08:39But Ukraine has mastered drone-countering expertise, maintaining a 90% interception rate using domestic technology.
08:48This expertise has turned Ukraine into an air defense provider, with Zelensky announcing that
08:53Kiev is now finalizing a major drone production deal with Canada to expand security cooperation.
09:05Almost 2.4 million refugees will need to be resettled next year.
09:09The United Nations said on Tuesday, at a time when numerous countries such as the United States have slashed refugee
09:16admissions.
09:16The UN Refugee Agency warned of a shortage of options for refugees who cannot return home because of war,
09:23violence and persecution, and face risks in their country of asylum.
09:27The UNHCR urged to expand resettlement, increase refugees' quotas, and accelerate processing.
09:352.37 million people from 43 countries of origin and living in 76 countries of asylum would need resettling elsewhere
09:43next year,
09:44according to a UNHCR's annual report.
09:47Afghan refugees are the largest group in need of resettlement.
09:51They are followed by people from South Sudan, Sudan and Syria, as well as Rohingya refugees from Myanmar,
09:58living in vast camps in Bangladesh.
10:00The number of refugees who need to be resettled is down 6% from last year's report.
10:06It was partially due to Afghans returning from Iran and Pakistan under adverse circumstances
10:11and voluntary returns to Syria following the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.
10:24The WHO has warned that Europe needs to do more to battle deaths from heat-related causes,
10:30with more than 200,000 people dying in the last four years alone.
10:35The extreme heat has directly led to a rise in heat-related illnesses and premature deaths,
10:41all of which were preventable according to the World Health Organization.
10:45Europe is among the regions of the world most severely affected by global warming, the WHO warned.
10:52Most premature deaths due to extreme heat have occurred in Italy, followed by Spain, Germany and Greece.
10:59Rising global temperatures, rapid urbanization and demographic aging are converging to increase both exposure to heat
11:07and vulnerability to its effects.
11:09Together, these trends are driving a growing and unevenly distributed burden of heat-related illness and death
11:16and underscore the need for effective prevention, the WHO warned.
11:21In its recommendations, the WHO suggested a broad range of measures,
11:26from greening cities for more shade and creating networks of cooling centres,
11:31to social services, making sure all the people stay hydrated.
11:35Thank you, I untuk.
11:36Thank you, Asia.
11:38Thank you for your time.
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