00:01A Russian drone strike on Zaporizhia city in southeast Ukraine killed one person and wounded seven others.
00:10The European Parliament has rejected cuts proposed in the draft of the EU long-term budget for the period 2028
00:16-2034.
00:21Austria won 3-1 over World Cup first-timers Jordan.
00:24It is the first time since 1990 Austria won a World Cup game.
00:30Lionel Messi clinched the World Cup all-time goal-scoring record after scoring his first-ever tournament hat-trick in
00:37Argentina's opening fixture against Algeria.
00:40A Russian drone strike on Zaporizhia city in southeast Ukraine killed one person and wounded seven others, emergency authorities said
00:49on Wednesday morning.
00:50Regional authorities said Russia carried out five strikes on the city, sparking fires and damaging civilian infrastructure.
00:58One of the strikes caused a large fire in a three-story residential building, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service.
01:05They added that emergency workers were forced to take cover several times as attacks continued during rescue operations.
01:13Russian strikes also hit the Sumi region where several animals were killed after a riding school was hit, according to
01:20the head of the Sumi Regional Military Administration.
01:23Ukraine's Air Force said Russia attacked Ukraine with 119 drones overnight, of which 97 were intercepted.
01:3120 drones were reported hitting 11 locations across Ukraine.
01:35The strikes came as G7 leaders prepared to begin their final day at a summit in Evian, where in a
01:41rare moment of convergence, the leaders endorsed a statement that reaffirms their support for Ukraine and its population.
01:49A private yacht has reported that a Russian warship fired warning shots towards it south of the Isle of Wight,
01:56just outside British waters, according to a UK defense source who spoke to the news agency AFP.
02:02Britain's defense ministry said on Tuesday that the incident in the channel is being investigated.
02:08The source also noted that this is being treated as an isolated event and is not linked to the UK
02:13interception of a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the same part of the channel in the early hours of Sunday.
02:19Allegedly, the Russian Navy vessel fired the warning shots at a distance of approximately 500 meters.
02:26No injuries or damage were reported by the yacht, which continued its journey after a welfare visit by a vessel
02:32dispatched from a British Navy ship.
02:35According to further reports, another British Navy ship, HMS Mercy, was monitoring the Russian ship at the time of the
02:42incident.
02:47The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to adopt the EU-US deal struck last summer by US President Donald Trump
02:54and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Turnberry.
02:58The final green light needed to implement the agreement comes as Trump threatened on Monday to impose tariffs on French
03:05wine and champagne if Paris did not remove its digital tax on US big tech.
03:11The vote allows the EU to remove its duties on most US industrial goods, while Europeans commit to paying 15
03:19% US tariffs on goods exported to the United States.
03:22Since Trump has shown that he is willing to use tariffs as a cohesive tool against European partners on issues
03:29unrelated to trade, EU lawmakers sought to introduce safeguards into the agreement to shield it from future pressure from the
03:37US administration.
03:38A sunset clause was introduced into the final agreement to end the trade deal on the 31st of March 2029,
03:46at which point Trump's term will be over unless it is renewed.
03:51MEPs also secured a provision allowing the Commission to suspend the trade agreement at the request of either Parliament or
03:59a member state if the US fails to lift tariffs on European steel and aluminium by the end of 2026.
04:09The European Parliament has rejected cuts proposed in the draft of the EU long-term budget for the period 2028
04:16and 2034.
04:18The Cypriot government presented a compromise text last week with the cuts of almost 33 billion euros to the bloc's
04:25budget.
04:26According to Parliament, the proposed cuts weaken an already inadequate budget.
04:30The Cypriot Council presidency proposes to cut one-third of the allocation to agriculture and one-quarter of the allocation
04:40to cohesion.
04:41We, as a Parliament, strongly reject these cuts.
04:45We strongly reject the fact that the Council proposes a very, very low level, even below the already too low
04:53level proposed by the Commission to Agriculture and Cohesion.
04:57In its proposal, the European Parliament requested a 10% increase in the budget.
05:02The negotiations began in July 2025 when the European Commission published its 2 trillion euro budget proposal.
05:10The Commission has outlined three main spending priorities.
05:13The Competitiveness Fund, Global Europe and Horizon Funds.
05:17EU leaders will discuss the long-term budget in Brussels this week.
05:26A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook part of Indonesia on Tuesday and was followed by strong aftershocks.
05:33The initial tremor caused strong shaking lasting more than a minute.
05:37No information on damage or casualties was immediately available.
05:41The quake was centered 46 kilometers southeast of Paloo, the capital of the central Sulawesi province, and according to the
05:48U.S. Geological Survey, it struck at a depth of about 10 kilometers.
05:54Indonesia is crossed by several seismic faults, and earthquakes and volcanic activity are common.
05:59In January 2021, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake near the city of Mamouju on Sulawesi Island left at least 100
06:07people dead and injured more than 1,000 others.
06:14The 2022 Qatar World Cup runners-up France opened their campaign against Senegal on Tuesday in New York, looking to
06:22clinch a vital three points to top their group and reflect strong form.
06:26The first half produced a goalless draw between the two sides, with neither able to capitalize and convert their chances.
06:33But 20 minutes into the second half, France pointman and Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe was quick to pounce as
06:41he managed to give his side the lead with a slick finish from inside the box.
06:45It was less than 20 minutes later when PSG's Bradley Barcola was able to extend that lead, putting Le Bleu
06:512-0 up in the 82nd minute.
06:54Senegal was able to pull one back in the 95th minute of the game, breaking through a tight French defensive
07:00block.
07:01But it was quickly responded to, as Mbappe, chasing an all-time World Cup goal-scoring record, managed to bag
07:08his second of the night, bringing his World Cup goal tally to 14, just one behind the all-time record
07:14of 15 held by Germany's Miroslav Klozo.
07:17Reigning champions Argentina also took to the pitch on Tuesday where they faced off against Algeria.
07:23The white and blue stripes, led by one of football's all-time greats, Lionel Messi, cruised comfortably past their opposition
07:31after Messi secured his first World Cup hat-trick and with it edging past Mbappe to beat Klose's goal-scoring
07:37record by one.
07:39Two World Cup uncommon Norway and Iraq faced off for the final match of the day with the Vikings, led
07:45by Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, pounding their way to a 4-1 victory.
07:51Haaland scored a brace in his World Cup debut, maintaining the top form he displayed in the qualifiers, which landed
07:57his nation a ticket to the tournament.
08:04Austria have beaten Jordan 3-1 at the World Cup on Wednesday. The game marked Jordan's first World Cup and
08:12Austria's comeback after a 28-year absence.
08:15Austrian MEP Lukas Mandel has celebrated his country's victory.
08:19It's an exciting morning from an Austrian perspective. It's the best start of the day you can have with this
08:243-1 win in a tough game in the beginning, in a thrilling game throughout the whole 90 plus 10
08:31minutes.
08:32But what counts in the end is the result and the result is very promising for the rest of the
08:37World Cup.
08:38The Conservative MEP said it is normal to all citizens can choose which country they represent.
08:45I think this is part of today's world that even more and more people than ever before have more than
08:51one national identity due to their ancestors, due to their personal life story and so on.
08:57So it's absolutely fair enough that a player with, for example, Algerian roots like Luca Zidane, the son of Zinedine
09:06Zidane, would play for Algeria while his father played for France.
09:12During a parallel between sports and politics, Mandel, whose mother is originally Dutch and father is Austrian, reminded EU citizens
09:20who are not nationals of the member state they live in can still stand as a candidate in European Parliament
09:26elections.
09:35On Thursday morning at 7am local time Uzbekistan will wake up to a moment many football fans have waited years
09:41to see.
09:42The national team will play its first ever World Cup match against Colombia.
09:47Across the country, schools, parks and public spaces are being transformed into fan zones as supporters prepare to watch history
09:54unfold.
09:55Behind me, kids are doing what they always do here, playing football.
10:00But in a few days, this stadium will look very different.
10:04Chairs, mats and a giant screen will turn it into one of 208 fan zones across Uzbekistan,
10:11where communities will gather to watch the national team play at the World Cup for the very first time.
10:17and we will get to smile.
10:29And we have to smile at the moment of the community.
10:33In Myself, we have to smile at the moment.
10:33We will be in the beginning of the day that we have to worry.
10:34There will be so many people,
10:35and we go to Ghana's family,
10:41and we will be here.
10:42And we will to come to the place of Azan.
10:44The anticipation is visible far beyond the fan zones.
10:48Flags, posters and images of the national team have appeared in shops, cafes and public spaces across the country.
10:54Among the symbols of this World Cup campaign is Bek, the official mascot of the Uzbekistan squad.
11:00I think it will have a huge impact on kids, on the young population going into football.
11:14I think it will have a huge impact on kids, but it will have a huge impact on the world.
11:23The support has also spread across social media.
11:27Content creators from across Central Asia have been posting messages of encouragement, making the first team from the region ever
11:33to reach a World Cup.
11:34The wait is almost over. For decades Uzbekistan watched the World Cup as spectators.
11:40On Thursday morning, for the first time, it will be part of it.
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