00:01Russia warned the U.S. against making unacceptable arms deliveries to Ukraine.
00:10The European Union has passed the 21st package of sanctions against Russia following chaotic negotiations.
00:21The United States and Saudi Arabia have reached a civilian nuclear cooperation deal, announced on Wednesday.
00:29The European Commission announced an €890 million fine against Google over alleged self-preferencing practices and unfair treatment of app
00:38developers.
00:41Moscow has warned the U.S. against continuing its arms sale to Ukraine, according to a statement released by Russia's
00:49foreign ministry.
00:50Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reportedly told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a meeting on the sidelines
00:59of the Asian Foreign Minister's Summit in the Philippines.
01:03According to the statement, Lavrov briefed Rubio on the situation along the front line and said that continuing to arm
01:11Kyiv would be unacceptable.
01:12Lavrov also repeated Moscow's readiness to settle the conflict, as U.S. President Donald Trump has shown support for Ukraine's
01:21long-range strikes against Russia, which have sought to target Russian energy infrastructure.
01:27On the ground, Russian authorities have said that Ukrainian strikes killed four people overnight across Russia and Russian-occupied territories.
01:36Meanwhile, at least three people were killed and 19 were injured following a Russian-guided aerial bomb on the eastern
01:43Ukrainian city of Pavlovrad.
01:45As Ukraine's air force said Russian forces had launched a ballistic missile, five cruise missiles and 168 attack drones at
01:55Ukraine overnight.
02:01The European Union has passed the 21st package of sanctions against Russia following chaotic negotiations.
02:08After an earlier veto had initially delayed the deal, Greece finally secured an exemption to continue shipping Russian LNG to
02:16non-EU clients.
02:17The deal, reached on Thursday morning by ambassadors, freezes the cap at $44 per barrel of Russian oil for 12
02:25months.
02:25We have succeeded in getting 20 sanctions packages over the line.
02:28Those sanctions packages are doing what they're supposed to do.
02:31They're hitting the Russian war economy where it hurts and thereby, in an overall sense, supporting our efforts to help
02:38Ukraine.
02:39Additionally, the package blacklists more vessels from the shadow fleets.
02:43It also targets Russian banks, crypto and oil trading platforms, various metals found on the battlefield,
02:50as well as over 250 individuals and companies accused of supporting the invasion of Ukraine, spreading pro-war propaganda and
02:59enabling circumvention.
03:00The agreement is considerably watered down and raises serious questions about the influence of national economic interests in the campaign
03:09to cripple Moscow's ability to finance the invasion of Ukraine.
03:13An attempt to restrict imports of Russian fisheries was abandoned after Portugal and Germany voiced reservations,
03:19while Bulgaria succeeded in removing from the list patriarch Kirill, the head of Russia's Orthodox Church,
03:25and Vakitalik Perov, the billionaire founder of Lukoil.
03:32The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed a nuclear agreement that would allow the kingdom to develop a civilian
03:40nuclear program.
03:42The Trump administration hasn't released the details of the deal, but the framework would give Saudi Arabia the ability to
03:49enrich uranium through its own facility.
03:52The agreement was signed alongside what they say are bilateral safeguards against non-proliferation.
04:00In a statement, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright noted that the highest standards of nuclear safety and non-proliferation would
04:09be upheld.
04:10Uranium enrichment can produce fuel for nuclear power plants, but the same technology can also be used to build nuclear
04:17weapons.
04:18Because of this, US lawmakers from both parties have voiced opposition to the idea of a civilian nuclear project for
04:26Saudi Arabia.
04:27The deal, which still needs to be sent to Congress for review, is expected to last 30 years and would
04:33involve using American technology to develop the program.
04:37The deal reportedly does not include the International Atomic Energies Agency additional protocol which would allow for more monitoring, inspections
04:47and verification.
04:53Residents of Cotignac in Provence and nearby villages are in a state of panic as immediate full evacuation orders have
05:01been issued.
05:03Locals are facing a third day of wildfires which are ripping through southern France, destroying homes and wildlife in their
05:11path.
05:13Police are driving through the village with megaphones telling locals to leave immediately and not stop for any belongings.
05:20Locals have been seen running for their safety, some carrying domestic family pets and others walking horses from their fields.
05:29Buses have been provided by authorities to transport anyone without vehicles to the nearby assembly point in Corses.
05:38The latest outbreaks come after fires on Monday left around 60 homes destroyed and over 500 residents displaced or taking
05:48shelter with strangers who've opened their doors.
05:52Villagers had hoped the fires had been controlled and were rallying together despite a loss in electricity and water services.
06:05The storm that has been battering Chile for over a week has left a trail of devastation in its wake.
06:12Agricultural crops have been destroyed, roads have been swept away by flood waters and the torrential rain has claimed the
06:19lives of at least 13 people.
06:22A further 60,000 are reported to be cut off.
06:25The storm has hit the north of the country in the normally arid regions of Kokimbo and Atacama.
06:32According to the government, around 2,800 homes have been destroyed by the rain, river flooding and mudslides.
06:40The Minister of the Interior has announced that the rains are expected to ease.
06:45However, he stresses that the danger remains high due to swollen riverbeds and ravines.
06:50On Monday, the President declared a state of emergency in the affected areas.
06:55This decision authorizes the deployment of the army, the restriction of movement and the faster delivery of humanitarian aid.
07:07The European Commission announced an €890 million fine against Google on Thursday over alleged self-preferencing practices and unfair treatment
07:17of app developers as the Trump administration prepares a fresh round of trade duties.
07:22The penalty caps an investigation launched in March 2024 under the Digital Markets Act.
07:29The primary element worth €460 million addresses allegations that Google Search gave systematic preferential treatment to its own services such
07:39as Google Shopping, Hotels and Flights while downgrading rivals.
07:43The remaining €430 million addresses accusations that Google prevented app developers from steering consumers toward cheaper offers or alternative payment
07:53systems outside its app store.
07:56Beyond the fine, Brussels ordered Google to treat third-party services without discrimination and allow free developer communication.
08:04Google must comply within 60 days or face daily penalties of up to 5% of its worldwide turnover.
08:12Google President of Global Affairs Ken Walker criticized the decision calling it product degradation driven by self-serving complainants.
08:20The ruling comes amid heightened transatlantic tension as Washington continues to view EU digital regulations as a trade irritant.
08:34The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday, holding steady as it waits to see how much of
08:42a lingering energy shock from the Middle East conflict will feed through into Eurozone inflation.
08:48The ECB's governing council held the deposit facility rate at 2.25%.
08:54The uncertainty remains high and the full inflationary impact of the energy shock has yet to play out.
09:02We are therefore closely monitoring the intensity and duration of the shock as well as its indirect and second round
09:10effects.
09:12We are committed to setting monetary policy to ensure that inflation stabilizes at our 2% target in the medium
09:20term.
09:22With today's decision, we remain well positioned to navigate the uncertainty caused by the conflict.
09:29The decision follows confirmation last week that Eurozone inflation eased to 2.8% in June from May's 3.2%,
09:39the first decline this year.
09:41The pause comes just six weeks after the ECB raised rates for the first time in nearly three years, responding
09:49to a war-driven energy shock that had pushed inflation to its highest since September 2023.
10:03The future Eurobank nodes are taking shape and this time European citizens themselves will have a say.
10:10European Central Bank President Christian Lagarde unveiled the 10 shortlisted designs on Thursday from which the new bank nodes will
10:17be chosen.
10:17From more than 1200 proposals considered, two broad themes ultimately emerged as the strongest ways of representing the continent's identity.
10:28One focuses on figures who have left their mark on the history of art, music, science and literature.
10:34The other features rivers and birds as symbols of Europe's biodiversity and the need to protect it.
10:40Should the cultural theme be selected, the new bank nodes would feature some of the most influential figures in European
10:47history, including Leonardo da Vinci, Soprano Maria Callas, Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie and Beethoven.
10:55Should the nature theme be chosen instead, the new bank nodes would depict several European bird species, each shown in
11:01a river landscape alongside major European Union institutions featured on the rivers.
11:07EU citizens will be able to express their preferences between the two themes through a survey on the ECB's website.
11:14Once the winning design has been selected, the ECB will proceed with the technical stages required to produce the new
11:20bank nodes, which are expected to enter circulation from the end of 2026.
11:24Next slide please.
11:25Thank you very much.
11:25Thank you very much.
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