00:00As conflict between the U.S. and Iran in the Middle East continues to escalate, President Donald Trump said he
00:06has no interest in talks with Tehran so far.
00:10Ukraine's President Zelenskyy dismisses four-star General Serskyy as commander-in-chief and appoints Major General Drabati to replace him.
00:20France became the first EU country to ban social media for children under 15 years old after French policymakers voted
00:26on a final text on Tuesday.
00:31Donald Trump promised U.S. support for Lebanon during a meeting at the White House with his Lebanese counterpart, Joseph
00:37Owen.
00:41The United States completed its 11th consecutive night of attacks on Iran, while Tehran expanded its offensive against the Gulf
00:49states.
00:50Amid the growing escalation in the region, Pakistan intensified its diplomatic efforts to salvage the interim deal between the two.
00:58On Tuesday, Pakistani officials met with Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momemi.
01:04Meanwhile, Trump appeared to show little interest in engaging in talks with Tehran.
01:08They want to desperately meet, and until they're ready to meet in a meaningful way, we have no interest in
01:15even.
01:16And the cost of the war has risen.
01:18U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told Senate on Tuesday that the Iran war has cost the United States
01:2437.5 billion U.S. dollars so far.
01:28Do you have a new estimate about what the war has cost us so far in this, the fifth month
01:33of the first year of this war in Iran?
01:36Senator, the estimate we have as of today is 37.5 billion.
01:40The war between the U.S. and Iran has lately become a battle for control over the Strait of Hormuz.
01:46Traffic through the Strait has remained largely halted, disrupting global supply chains and driving up oil prices worldwide.
01:58Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed four-star General Oleksandr Sersky as Commander-in-Chief
02:06and appointed Major General Mikhailo Drabati to replace him.
02:11Zelensky announced the decision after days of mass protests across the country,
02:16triggered by the dismissal of Defense Minister Mikhailo Fedorov.
02:21Over what he said was an increasingly fiery clash with General Sersky,
02:26after protesters demanded Fedorov's reinstatement and the dismissal of Sersky.
02:32Zelensky announced how the General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces would be reorganized,
02:37praising Sersky for his contribution to Ukraine's defense.
02:41Fedorov accused Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Sersky of obstructing military reform and splitting the country.
02:50New Commander Drabati has been leading the Joint Forces,
02:53the newly created command covering the front line in and around the northern eastern Kharkiv region.
03:00He has built a reputation as a favorite among civil society activists and many in the military.
03:12U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to increase help for Lebanon during a meeting on Tuesday
03:18with his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun at the White House.
03:22Wrapping up a four-day visit to Washington,
03:24Aoun sought U.S. support after a month of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group.
03:30It's been a very badly treated place and country,
03:35and we're going to have it properly treated and treated with respect that it deserves.
03:39Asked about a full Israeli military withdrawal,
03:43Trump said the Israeli military is in the process of redeploying from southern Lebanon,
03:48but did not elaborate.
03:50Aoun praised the U.S. President,
03:52saying Trump's vision is peace and describing it as his legacy.
03:56I told him I need two things from you,
03:58political support and supporting of the LAF,
04:01which is the LAF is the most trusted institution in the country,
04:04and it has the most powerful weapon, which is the trust of the public.
04:08And like any armed forces in the world,
04:12the Lebanese armed forces are the backbone of security and stability.
04:16Beirut hopes the talks result in the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon
04:21and increased support to the Lebanese military to assert full control of Hezbollah's strongholds.
04:27The meeting took place as the U.S. said a pilot plan had begun in three Lebanese villages,
04:32with the deployment of the Lebanese army as Israeli troops prepared to redeploy from parts of southern Lebanon.
04:43A massive blaze that tore through southern France is largely contained, officials have said.
04:49France has so far seen a record area burned by wildfires by mid-July.
04:54Firefighters have been battling near daily outbreaks across the country in recent weeks.
05:14Firefighters are also raging in other areas across Europe, including in Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece.
05:20In Spain, over 600 firefighters and troops and 29 aircraft tackled on Tuesday for a sixth day,
05:27a massive wildfire north of Madrid.
05:30Much like the rest of Europe, Spain has seen back-to-back heat waves,
05:34which further complicate firefighting efforts.
05:37Scientists warn that human-caused climate change is the cause of more frequent and intense heat waves,
05:42while also creating conditions for sudden and destructive storms.
05:50New York Mayor Zoran Mamdani has said the city lacks the authority to carry out the International Criminal Court's
05:58arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
06:03but urged U.S. federal authorities to do so should he visit the United States.
06:09It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant.
06:14The federal government, however, does, and I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant.
06:20And I want to be equally clear.
06:22Benjamin Netanyahu is not welcome in New York City, nor is any other war criminal at large.
06:27While we cannot end the genocide on our own,
06:29we can decide whether our silence will become another weapon,
06:32and we can examine every tool we have to defend the humanity and dignity of all people.
06:39The ICC issued a warrant for the Israeli Prime Minister's arrest in November 2024,
06:46alleging responsibility for war crimes, including starvation as a method of warfare,
06:51intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population,
06:55and accusing Netanyahu of a number of crimes against humanity.
06:59Meanwhile, Netanyahu's office has dubbed the ICC a kangaroo court
07:05and called the warrant against the Israeli leader bogus.
07:08On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said Netanyahu will not be arrested in any way,
07:15shape, or form while in the United States of America.
07:23An LPT tanker sailing across the Black Sea toward a Ukrainian port caught fire off the coast of Romania.
07:31Romania's president said that the incident was most likely linked to Russia's war in Ukraine.
07:38The ship was carrying more than 3,790 tons of propane.
07:43It had departed from the port of Alexandria in Egypt and was heading to the Ukrainian port of Renni,
07:50situated on the Danube River.
07:52The vessel was carrying a crew of 17 members.
07:56Three of them required emergency medical care.
08:00In Ukraine, a Russian drone killed three people in a residential neighborhood in Sumi,
08:05according to the regional governor.
08:07Russian forces carried out a series of strikes on the city and attacked firefighters
08:12as they attempted to extinguish a fire.
08:15In Russia, a fire broke out during the night near a thermal and power station in the city of Lipetsk.
08:28French MPs and senators voted on a final compromise text for the bill
08:32and banned social media for under-15-year-olds on Tuesday.
08:37French MP and reporter for the bill Laura Miller said that French policymakers
08:40wanted to impose much stricter constraints on digital platforms
08:43because EU law had restricted their room for maneuver.
09:00Other EU countries, such as Greece, Slovenia and Sweden,
09:03are also planning to restrict social media to minors.
09:07Spain is considering banning social media for children under-16
09:10and Austria for children under-14.
09:13In parallel, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen,
09:17called earlier this month for phased and gradual access
09:20for different age ranges to digital platforms.
09:23If we start with the youngest, toddlers, no screens at all.
09:29Then children under the age of 13,
09:32access to social media only under the supervision of parents, caregivers, teachers and time limited.
09:41And then from the age of 13 on, and that's very important,
09:46there's a gradual access depending on the proof given by the platforms
09:52that they are age-appropriate and safe for teenagers.
09:56Ponder Leyen said the European Commission would present a proposal on the matter after summer.
10:05These beaches in northwestern France are a site of global historical significance.
10:11That is why this stretch, just over 80 kilometers long,
10:15could be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in the coming days.
10:20It was here that more than 150,000 men from some 15 countries landed on June the 6th, 1944.
10:29More than 4,000 soldiers lost their lives that day,
10:32but the Allied landings represented a decisive battle in the liberation of Europe from Nazism.
10:38The nomination covers the five D-Day beaches, Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sward,
10:45as well as La Pointe du Hoc and the Artificial Harbor at Aromanche-les-Bains.
10:49So this site, with its artificial port, is present on the list that is proposed to the UNESCO sites,
10:59in addition to the landing sites, because we consider that, with the role that he played is very important,
11:05we can consider that it is the equivalent of a landing site,
11:09even if the troops did not directly beach on the beach, but have traveled through this port.
11:14This project, launched in 2008, could also generate significant economic benefits for the Normandie region.
11:23A 15% increase in tourism is expected if the designation is awarded.
11:28Nearly 1.8 million visitors traveled to the D-Day beaches last year.
11:34UNESCO will meet from July the 24th to the 27th in South Korea to reach its decision.
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