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03:43Also, the art of sitting together, we have not seen a bilateral meeting between President Zelensky and President Trump.
03:50They did have a working session yesterday.
03:53President Zelensky was around the table, but it was a group session.
03:57We have not seen face-to-face time with the two of them sitting down quietly for a long period.
04:03So, again, there was a lot of speculation that perhaps there could be a bilateral for the time being.
04:08We have not seen one, but President Zelensky, it is still in sight.
04:11And then he will head over to Brussels for the European summit tomorrow.
04:15But as you said earlier, of course, also in focus, Maria, the Middle East and Iran, where the G7 actually
04:20welcomes the efforts of Donald Trump to end the war.
04:23Tell us why.
04:25Yeah, indeed, Maeve.
04:27That is the other part of this declaration, which we have overnight coming in from the French presidency, in which
04:34they name-check President Trump multiple times.
04:37Some suggest that is the price you have to pay for consensus, the flattery around the president of the U
04:44.S., in which they say they commend his efforts and they call this framework deal to end the war in
04:50Iran a breakthrough.
04:51And they also say there is now a real opportunity in the Middle East.
04:55The G7 also endorses and agrees that the Strait of Hormuz will have to reopen fully without any toll.
05:01So they reiterate that message that there needs to be freedom of navigation in the Strait.
05:07It also says that there is potentially a place for a mission, a maritime mission, to make sure that the
05:14vessels that will have to come through will be able to do so safely.
05:19And it matches, really, the tone from the president of the U.S., who reiterated yesterday that the tolls will
05:26not happen, that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen fully by Friday.
05:30And that ceremony in Switzerland will go ahead.
05:33I should stress, however, there is a document, a leaked document, that has been doing the rounds here in Evian
05:40now for 24 hours, detailing what is in that agreement in principle.
05:45We have not seen the official version, but this leaked version does show that Iran would commit to not having
05:50a nuclear weapon, but there would also be financial incentives for Tehran.
05:55At the same time, we were told that the leaders of the EU and the European G7 alongside Canada and
06:02Japan were shown by the U.S. a copy of this memorandum of understanding, which we understand is less than
06:08two pages.
06:08And they suggested that it is the basis, perhaps, to continue negotiations between the two of them.
06:14But the upside value of it is that it will now bring hostilities to an end and could have a
06:19major repercussion when it comes to the energy market and see prices down.
06:23OK, Maria Taddeo, our Europe Editor reporting live for us there from Evian Lebet.
06:28Thank you so much for that broadcast.
06:30And staying with the G7, as geopolitics is not the only item on the menu, with AI and tech also
06:36slated for talks.
06:37For more, we can bring in Euronews' correspondent, Angela Scugins, who's also on the ground for us in Evian Lebet
06:42this week.
06:43So, Angela, artificial intelligence very much high on the G7's agenda today.
06:47Just remind us why.
06:51Good morning, Maeve.
06:52So, while the G7 is very much about tackling the biggest geopolitical conflicts of our time,
06:57they also will require to look at the biggest technological advancement of the 21st century.
07:04And this is artificial intelligence.
07:06We expect a swag of top-tier AI executives to descend on Evian.
07:10They'll have to go through those police checks, which we can see right behind me, to enter this secure area.
07:18They are expected to talk about, they will attend a working lunch titled
07:22Ensuring a Safe, Rapid and Effective Deployment of Artificial Intelligence.
07:26We're talking about the CEOs from Anthropic, OpenAI, Mistral AI, as well as Google.
07:32This comes off the back, of course, of Trump last week slapping export controls on Anthropic,
07:39one of the leading tech companies when it comes to AI.
07:42This has essentially proved a fear true for Europeans that the United States can flick a switch,
07:49turn off these capabilities that they desperately desire.
07:52But EU officials that have spoken to Euronews have confirmed that they expect this matter to be raised today,
07:59as well as a further cooperation potentially between Brussels and Washington when it comes to developing
08:05and hopefully sharing this technology, Maeve.
08:07And changing tack, Angela, there were also some lighter moments at the G7 from gifts
08:13to hot mics catching the politicians unaware.
08:15Tell us more.
08:18Yeah, so it started early yesterday morning with German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz
08:23gifting Trump a football jersey to celebrate the 80th birthday that just passed,
08:29as well as the kick-off of the FIFA World Cup.
08:32Mertz then posted on social media platform X, happy belated 80th birthday, POTUS.
08:39After all, we're on the same team.
08:41Of course, this comes off the back of Mertz previously criticising Trump for the ongoing war in Iran,
08:47stating that the ceasefire talks are humiliating Washington.
08:51Hopefully here this will paper over some of those divisions that have emerged.
08:56Of course, Trump announcing the withdrawal of US troops from Germany.
09:01But those hot mic moments that you referenced,
09:03this G7 seems to be plagued with politicians being caught unawares
09:08that their comments are being broadcast.
09:10This hit a high point yesterday with the Italian Prime Minister, Georgia Maloney,
09:15known for toting her tailored cigarettes,
09:18announcing to her political contemporaries that she has been smoke-free for one month.
09:23Let's take a listen.
09:24Add a cigarette in a slightly different way.
09:26No.
09:37Georgia Maloney speaking there to her political contemporaries at the G7 summit on Tuesday.
09:43But the action is not over yet.
09:45We're expecting one more full day of crunch time talks.
09:49Maeve.
09:49Okay, Angela Scudins, thank you so much for your reporting.
09:52And also to our EU News team, who will be live blogging on all the outcomes on that G7.
09:57So throughout the day, do consult euronews.com.
10:00But now it is time for our FIFA World Cup segment.
10:09And while global leaders are, of course, very busy in Evian,
10:12a lot of the world's attention has been occupied by the World Cup.
10:15And in many ways, on the controversial FIFA president,
10:18who's forged very close ties with the US president.
10:21Our Jacobianus tells us more about the FIFA boss Gianni Infantino.
10:27A massive revolt is brewing for football's most powerful man.
10:31As the 2026 World Cup gets underway,
10:33FIFA president Gianni Infantino faces an unprecedented ethics backlash
10:37over his open alignment with the White House
10:40and vital hydration breaks being turned into TV advertisement slots.
10:44And for many, it would be already a career game changer, but not for Infantino.
10:49Maybe sometimes it's good as well to just, you know, chill, relax.
10:56All right, Gianni, but football fans are wondering, who are you?
11:01Born in 1970, two modest Italian immigrants in the quiet Swiss town of Brin,
11:07Infantino grew up far from luxury.
11:09His mother ran a railway station newsstand, while his father worked on sleeping cars.
11:14A multilingual lawyer, by training, he quietly climbed the ranks at the UEFA
11:19to become the trusted right-hand man to the French football legend, Michel Platini.
11:24And his big break came during the infamous 2015 FIFA gate corruption scandal,
11:29when the FBI arrested top officials and sidelined Platini.
11:33Infantino launched a backroom campaign to seize the presidency.
11:37He later described Infantino as an ambitious bureaucrat
11:40who rough-reslly plotted to take his boss's crown.
11:43After that, Infantino concentrated all decision-making power
11:47and remade FIFA into a money-making machine.
11:50And expanding the tournaments from 32 to 48 teams
11:54has pushed FIFA's full-year revenue to a record $13 billion.
11:59Today, opinions on his legacy are deeply split.
12:03Some see him as the master manager who successfully rebuilt FIFA from its 2015 ashes.
12:09Odds view him as the ultimate symbol of corporate greed.
12:12And on his social media accounts, his post often end with the hashtag
12:16football unites the world.
12:18But as this tournament shows, there is always another thing that unites.
12:22And it is money.
12:23And as ethical investigations mount,
12:26football's ultimate businessman might find his luck is finally running out.
12:36Jacopiano is reporting for us there.
12:38And now we can take a look at the latest in the tournament.
12:40And to do so, I'm joined here in the studio by Euro News' Vincenzo Genovese.
12:43So bring us up to speed.
12:45What is the latest?
12:45Good morning, Maeve.
12:47France and Argentina won their opening game.
12:50And it was another great show by Lionel Messi.
12:54His Majesty with a nut trick to Algeria.
12:5720 years after his first goal in a World Cup.
13:01You know, Maeve, now Messi is the top scorer in the history of the World Cup with 16 goals.
13:06The same as German former striker Miroslav Klose.
13:09But the other side of the coin in this game is the sufferance from the stance of Zinedine Zidane,
13:16former world champions with France, the legend of the football.
13:20Sufferance because his son Luca Zidane is the goalkeeper of Algeria.
13:25And he wasn't perfect in the game yesterday, especially in the second goal.
13:30So this is football.
13:31Joy and pain in the same game.
13:33Of course, this is football.
13:35And we saw Austria's very first game this morning against Jordan has just finished
13:38with 3-1 outcome.
13:40And among those who got up very early this morning to watch it was Lucas Mandel,
13:44a member of the European Parliament, who's also a big football aficionado.
13:48And he joins us now from Strasbourg.
13:50Good morning, Mr. Mandel.
13:51Great to have you with us.
13:52How was the game in your view?
13:53How did the Austrians play?
13:57Good morning.
13:57Thank you for having me.
13:58It's an exciting morning from an Austrian perspective.
14:01It's the best start of the day you can have with this 3-2-1 win in a tough game
14:06in the beginning,
14:07in a thrilling game throughout the whole 90 plus 10 minutes.
14:11But what counts in the end is the result.
14:14And the result is very promising for the rest of the World Cup.
14:18Good morning, Lucas.
14:19Good morning.
14:20Austria is back to the World Cup after 28 years.
14:24Do you have high expectations?
14:30I have high expectations with this very Austrian team.
14:34They have showed in this very first game after a tough beginning what they are capable to do.
14:39Of course, as an Austrian, I support Austria.
14:41But generally, this World Cup has started in a very exciting way and it's worth watching.
14:46What are the most favorite ones among the other European countries, in your opinion?
14:54Well, if you observe the performance of European teams, it's a big variety of different results
15:01and different achievements so far.
15:04But we are in the beginning of the group phase, so there's not much to tell yet.
15:09But of course, the European teams are in the forefront of what we as Europeans should observe.
15:15But this is a game and it's about sports and this is why fairness and true competition counts.
15:21And that's why may the best teams win in all the games.
15:25Okay.
15:25And in this World Cup, we also see many players who are born and raised in Europe, especially in France,
15:31who have chosen to play for their country of origin or the country of origin of their ancestors even.
15:38Why, in your opinion?
15:42I think this is part of today's world that even more and more people than ever before
15:47have more than one national identity due to their ancestors, due to their personal life story and so on.
15:53So it's absolutely fair enough that a player with, for example, Algerian roots like Luca Zidane,
16:01the son of Zinedine Zidane, would play for Algeria while his father played for France.
16:07I, for example, am in politics, not in football, but my mother is Dutch originally, my father is Austrian.
16:14And generally, if I compare it with the European level for European Parliament,
16:19somebody can run no matter in what country, as long as this person would be a European citizen.
16:25Okay.
16:25Lucas Mandel, Austrian member of the European Parliament,
16:28taking a break from politics to talk football with us here on Europe Today.
16:32Thank you so much for joining us.
16:34And what about France, Vincenzo?
16:36We can't not talk about France.
16:38It was a pretty good start for them, right?
16:39Yes, it was a brilliant start, a brilliant second half, especially after a first half dominated by Senegal.
16:47But at the end, France won 3-1.
16:49Bappé scored twice.
16:51And French supporters should be very happy because it wasn't easy.
16:55And especially the ones in the village of Ayat, because they also got pizza for free.
17:00Defender Maxence Lacroix decided to offer pizza to all the people of his hometown
17:07who gathered to watch France World Cup games.
17:10So really, a beau geste, a kind gesture from Lacroix, even though pizza is not exactly a French food.
17:18No, it's not.
17:18But isn't that a lovely way to bring the community together?
17:20That's one good thing, of course, that football can do.
17:23So what should we look out for next, Vincenzo?
17:25Well, today, England against Croatia and Portugal against Congo are the most relevant matches.
17:34Let's see what Cristiano Ronaldo does after Messi, after Bappé.
17:38You know, Cristiano Ronaldo is 43 years old.
17:41He has often struggled in the World Cup.
17:43And so this is really the last chance for him to win.
17:46And who are the other big stars we should look out for for this match?
17:50Just briefly.
17:51The big stars?
17:51The big stars, of course, when we say Cristiano Ronaldo.
17:55I also will take a look to Vitinha, which to me is the best midfielder in the World Cup
18:00and he is the soul of the Portuguese team.
18:03A gripping, a gripping tournament.
18:05Vincenzo Genovese, thank you so much for that update.
18:07And that brings this edition of Europe Today to an end.
18:10Thank you so much for tuning in.
18:11As always, if you have any points for us, reach out at europetoday at euronews.com
18:16and take care and see you soon on your own news.
18:47Thank you so much for listening.
19:16Thank you.
19:53Thank you.
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