00:00Iran says it would not allow the U.S. to determine when the two countries go to war or make
00:06peace as four consecutive nights without new exchanges of fire raised hopes that Qatar and Pakistan-led mediation could revive
00:16the collapsed interim agreement.
00:17Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Bakay said at his weekly price briefing on Monday that, quote, any decision on future talks
00:26would be based solely on Iran's national interests and that Tehran would continue defending itself for as long as necessary.
00:35Earlier, Bakay acknowledged that Tehran and Washington were still exchanging messages, but said U.S. military actions had destroyed the
00:44conditions for meaningful negotiations.
00:47Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that Iran had requested talks through intermediaries and directly, claiming
00:57Tehran was willing to negotiate because of military pressure it had faced.
01:02Trump, however, warned the U.S. will return to a wide-scale military operation should current talks fail.
01:09The Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-fifth of the world's traded oil and gas passed before Iran effectively
01:17closed it following the start of the war on 28 February, remains the central sticking point in any settlement.
01:24Iran's position is that it holds sovereign authority over the waterway and may designate approved transit routes, a claim the
01:32U.S., Gulf states and most of the international community reject under the U.N. Convention on the Law of
01:39the Sea.
01:44Firefighters in Spain and France are working around the clock before another heatwave approaches.
01:49The huge fire near Bordeaux in the southwestern region of Gironde, which has forced hundreds of thousands of people to
01:56evacuate, remains stable Tuesday morning.
01:58But with soaring temperatures incoming in combination with the ocean breeze, officials warned that the blaze could reignite.
02:06French President Emmanuel Macron said the second major fire in the Lente region further south was contained but also remained
02:13a threat.
02:16Firefighters in Spain also experienced a quieter night-battling wildfires west of Madrid.
02:21But similarly here, the coming hours will be decisive as temperatures begin to rise again.
02:26In total, more than 300,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the two countries, making it
02:33one of Europe's largest evacuation operations in decades.
02:38Meanwhile, in Portugal, several fires broke out in the north and the center of the country.
02:43Over 1,000 firefighters are tackling the blazes.
02:48The European Union has activated its emergency response system to support France and Spain.
02:53But with extreme conditions looming in other countries across Europe, Crisis Management Commissioner Haji Al-Abib warned that the fires
03:01are out of the bloc's capacity and that resources could soon be needed elsewhere.
03:10The UK's new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in the southern coastal city of Portsmouth
03:17on Monday.
03:19During the meeting, Burnham vowed to make good on all of London's long-term commitments to Kyiv from his predecessor
03:25Keir Starmer's era
03:26and pledged continued unwavering support to the country in its war against Russia since it was invaded in 2022.
03:33Speaking to local media about the meeting, Burnham said the UK stands ready to support Ukraine through its needs this
03:40upcoming winter, most importantly, defense missiles.
03:44That was a big item of discussion today, the whole question of anti-ballistic missiles and the supply of them
03:51to Ukraine,
03:53particularly in terms of Ukraine protecting critical national infrastructure during the winters that can be very harsh in Ukraine.
04:01So we talked at length about that issue. I intend to visit soon. And we will build this and we
04:11will work through the different issues that President Zelensky has, many of which we've gone into today.
04:20Zelensky praised Burnham for his country's continued support and for selecting him as the first foreign leader to host since
04:26taking office last week.
04:29I'm honored to be the first foreign leader to visit the UK since Andy took office.
04:35And we truly appreciate this. Our relationship with the UK is stronger than ever.
04:43And I thank Andy for his commitment to this partnership and for giving so much attention to defense and to
04:52our security.
04:53And defense and security are never just words.
04:57Burnham described the meeting with Zelensky as very warm, reassuring Ukrainians that political change domestically will not disrupt bilateral ties
05:06with Kyiv.
05:07Zelensky set to travel to Washington on Tuesday, where he'll meet with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump for high
05:13-stakes talks at the Oval Office.
05:20The United States launched a review of its military presence in Europe on Monday, following through on announcements made by
05:26President Trump months ago following spats with several European leaders.
05:31Trump said the measure was not related to disagreements with leaders, but rather a move designed to ensure Europe pushes
05:38forward and takes primary responsibility over its defense.
05:42That sentiment was again echoed by the U.S. Undersecretary of Defense, Elbridge Colby, who revealed that the initiative had
05:49begun in a post on X.
05:50U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier warned European allies in a NATO meeting of defense chiefs in June of
05:58Washington's intentions to pull troops.
06:01It remains unclear where the U.S. will maintain personnel presence and where the slashes will come, as Hegseth vaguely
06:08noted at the time that, quote,
06:09some countries will fail and others will pass with flying colors.
06:14Germany, Spain and Italy, all whom Trump sparred with their leaders, were nations where the U.S. announced plans to
06:20reduce its presence.
06:21The review, which has not been detailed how long it will take, may announce further cuts, as the Trump administration
06:29continues to endorse a critical view of its European allies.
06:37At Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, a makeshift memorial is drawing residents who have come to pay tribute to the victims of
06:44Saturday's attack near the city's annual Pride event.
06:47As the city copes with the aftermath, some have expressed frustration that authorities failed to prevent the tragedy.
06:54The suspect, Abdul Balut, who killed one woman and injured 29 others as he plowed a van through a crowd
07:01before slashing away at people with a machete, was already known to authorities.
07:05I think it's already a little bit, that the state didn't really react, because they already had to do with
07:13a crime.
07:16And they had already had to do with a crime.
07:20Prosecutors said the suspect had previous convictions for causing bodily harm, extortion and robbery, and had attempted to join the
07:27IS group in Syria.
07:29Politicians across the political spectrum were quick to denounce the attack and call for tougher measures against extremists.
07:36At the same time, members of Berlin's LGBTQ community have warned against allowing the far right to exploit the tragedy.
07:44It's just that the fears and fears will be taken seriously.
07:48For years, the queer community, but also the queer people, are always used to use if you can face hate
07:55against foreigners or migrants or the Islam or anything else.
08:01And that you also listen to, if we're not just in focus on the cause of such an attack, but
08:06also if we're just so loud and make our mouth open.
08:10Saturday's attack marks the first time Berlin's LGBTQ community has been targeted in such a way in a city long
08:17known for its openness.
08:21The European Union must accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and heat pumps to secure true energy sovereignty,
08:28according to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
08:33The think tank calculated that scaling up wind, solar, and heat pumps displaced 8.8 billion cubic meters of LNG
08:41in 2024,
08:43which is equivalent to two-thirds of the EU's imports from Qatar that year.
08:48Meeting five-year targets of 4 million heat pumps, 75 gigawatts of solar, and 22 gigawatts of wind annually could
08:56cut EU gas demand by 25% by 2013.
09:00However, replacing Russian pipeline gas with U.S. and Qatari LNG merely shifted vulnerability,
09:08as EU LNG imports rose 84% between 2021 and 2025 amidst Middle East instability.
09:17Reaching targets remain challenging, as clean energy accounted for 26.2% of EU energy consumption in 2025,
09:26far below the 42.5% target for 2013.
09:31At the same time, analysts warned that accelerating clean energy could trade fossil fuel reliance for supply chain dependence on
09:39China,
09:39which controls key manufacturing for solar, batteries, and heat pumps as a rising electrostate.
09:51Mercedes-Benz shares rose by more than 5% in Frankfurt on Tuesday morning.
09:57The German carmaker reported second-quarter operating profit of 1.55 billion euros, up 22% from 1.27 billion
10:07euros a year earlier.
10:08However, revenue fell by 3%.
10:11The company's overall performance was boosted by its vans and financial services businesses.
10:18However, adjusted operating profit at its core cars division fell by 26%.
10:24Mercedes-Benz blamed the decline in earnings at its car division on tougher market conditions, particularly in China.
10:31Sales of fully electric Mercedes-Benz cars increased by 51% year-on-year, driven by growth of 87%
10:40in Europe.
10:41Overall car sales climbed by 4% in Europe and by 10% in the United States.
10:47This partly offset a 30% decline in China, where intense competition, subdued demand, and changes across the company's model
10:56range continued to affect sales.
10:59Excluding China, global car sales increased by 2% year-on-year.
11:08A delegation of rabbis from across the Muslim world met Qatar's emir on Monday to offer condolences following the death
11:15of the father emir, Sheikh Hamid bin Khalifa al-Thani.
11:18After the meeting, Rabbi Mendy Hittrick told Euro News the delegation also wanted to thank Qatar's leadership for its support
11:25of the country's Jewish community.
11:27We felt very, very welcome at the emir's presence today.
11:32Sitting with the emir, hearing the words of comfort, hearing the words of friendship and feeling of brotherhood that has
11:40always existed.
11:42And sometimes at times of war, at times of conflict, that is when friendship is tested.
11:47And being here at this time and showing that we support our friends, partners here in Qatar.
11:56The Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States represents rabbis serving Jewish communities in 18 Muslim-majority countries.
12:03Hittrick says those communities continue to demonstrate how Jews and Muslims can live side by side.
12:09He says moments of dialogue between leaders and communities remain essential to building trust across the region.
12:15Peace is not only between governments.
12:17Peace starts between people.
12:20And people-to-people relationship.
12:22If your heart is open, the person in front of you sees it.
12:26And it really depends on each and every one of us to really open our heart to the other.
12:33Speaking after his meeting with the emir, Hittrick said continued engagement between religious leaders and local communities
12:39offers hope for stronger Muslim-Jewish relations despite ongoing regional tensions.
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