00:00The U.S. launched a new wave of attacks on Iranian military targets on Tuesday.
00:05Tehran responded with missile and drone strikes in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait.
00:11The German federal government blamed Russia for the attempted hybrid attack
00:15that took place at Leipzig airport on the 4th of August.
00:21American forces launched a new wave of attacks on Iranian military targets on Tuesday.
00:27In response, Tehran launched missile and drone strikes on U.S. military installations in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait.
00:35Iran's Revolutionary Guards issued a statement via local media
00:39saying that the strikes had tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz
00:42and that the U.S. would regret its actions.
00:46Iranian state media claimed that the U.S. first bombed civilian sites along Iran's southern coast
00:52and hit a civilian airport.
00:53Reports said seven people were killed in a strike on the country's south
00:57while four people were killed and several wounded
01:00when a U.S. missile hit a home where a wedding ceremony was being held.
01:05The U.S. military said the strikes followed recent attempted attacks
01:09by Iran on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
01:12and against U.S. service members in the region.
01:15U.S. President Donald Trump meanwhile repeated his warning
01:19that Iran would be hit much harder if it retaliates.
01:26The German government has blamed Russia for the attempted hybrid attack
01:30that took place at Leipzig airport on the 4th of August.
01:34A drone carrying an explosive load was found near a Ukrainian plane
01:39and the device was then diffused.
01:41On Tuesday, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt warned
01:45Germany could be targeted by further Russian hybrid attacks
01:49including spying, sabotage, espionage and disinformation.
01:54Die Bundesregierung kommt deswegen zum Schluss,
01:58dass Russland den hybriden Angriff in Leipzig am 4. August zu verantworten hat.
02:06Die Ermittlungen dauern an und erfordern auch ein Höchstmaß an Informationsschutz
02:13im laufenden Verfahren.
02:16Wir betrachten Leipzig nicht als ein einzelnes Ereignis,
02:21sondern sehen das, dem Zusammenwirken mit weiteren hybriden Aktionen.
02:27In response, the German Foreign Minister announced new measures against Russia.
02:33Das russische Generalkonsulat in Bonn wird zum 18. September geschlossen.
02:39Der Vertrag über das russische Haus in Berlin wird gekündigt.
02:42Wir werden in der Europäischen Union neue Listungen von Personen aus Russland
02:47im Kontext hybride Angriffen vorschlagen.
02:49Wir verschärfen die Einreise-Kontrollen für russische Staatsangehörige.
02:55Wir erhöhen den Druck auf die russische Schattenflotte.
02:59The German government has promised to keep strengthening its defense capabilities
03:03and supporting Ukraine.
03:10A group of 11 European Union countries demands an end to the obstructive vetoes
03:16that have paralyzed the bloc's external action in recent years.
03:20Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Luxemburg, the Netherlands,
03:26Romania, Spain and Sweden argue in a letter addressed to High Representative Kayakalas
03:32that the principle of sincere cooperation must take precedence.
03:36They also call to move from unanimity to qualified majority,
03:40to replace vetoes with constructive abstention
03:43and to refrain from linking foreign policy decisions to substantially unrelated matters.
03:49Under EU rules, foreign policy is governed by unanimity,
03:53which means one single country can at any time tie the hands of the other 26 member states.
03:59Before losing power in April, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban regularly used his veto power
04:04to extract concessions and advance his interests.
04:08Earlier this year, Orban triggered an unprecedented crisis
04:12when he suddenly blocked a 90 billion euros loan for Ukraine
04:16over an unrelated dispute with Kiev involving the Druzhba oil pipeline.
04:24Spain's government has approved an extraordinary 309 million euro package for Serta
04:30as the migration crisis continues to dominate the country's political agenda.
04:34The funding is aimed at protecting jobs, supporting businesses,
04:39strengthening security and maintaining public services.
04:41More than 90 million euro will go towards defense and national security forces,
04:47while 118 million euro will fund humanitarian care for unaccompanied migrant minors.
04:54Another 80 million euro will provide direct support for businesses,
04:58consumer and tourism watchers, trade incentives and tax relief.
05:03The package comes as political tensions grow ahead of demonstrations
05:07in the autonomous city on the North African coast on September 2.
05:12The city's president, Juan Jesús Vivas, has called for national unity
05:16and described the crisis as an attack on Sotos' territorial integrity.
05:21The demonstrations have divided the governing PSOE,
05:24with some party members planning to attend,
05:26while Podemos has organized a separate anti-racism rally in Madrid.
05:31The government says a solution requires institutional cooperation
05:35rather than political confrontation.
05:41At least 12 people were killed in overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv,
05:46according to regional military administration officials.
05:49Ukraine's Air Force said the Kremlin's attacks began at 6 p.m. on Monday
05:53and continued into the early hours of Tuesday,
05:56firing more than 200 drones and a dozen ballistic missiles.
05:59The night-time attacks mark the sixth consecutive night of Russian strikes
06:03as Ukraine continues to struggle with critical shortages of interceptor missiles,
06:08particularly Patriots.
06:10Eight people were killed and several others were wounded,
06:13including a three-year-old child in Kyiv itself,
06:16in an attack which local officials say targeted a residential area.
06:20Three others were killed in attacks which struck just outside the city limits,
06:24also claimed to be a residential area.
06:27One more person was found dead on the outskirts of the Kyiv region
06:30following a missile strike on a service station.
06:33Attacks also targeted the southern Odessa region,
06:36where local officials say dozens of drones were aimed at critical infrastructure in the area.
06:41At least one person was wounded in the attacks on Odessa.
06:50Norway's king, Hakan VIII, pledged allegiance to his country's constitution in parliament on Tuesday.
06:57Hakan automatically became Norway's monarch
06:59after his father, King Harald V, died on Friday, aged 89.
07:04The 53-year-old was driven in an open car from the royal palace
07:08to the Storting where he took the oath.
07:10Norges Storting.
07:13Jeg lover og sverger og vil regjere kongerike Norge i overensstemmelse
07:20med detts konstitusjon og lover.
07:23Så sant hjelper meg Gud, den allmektige og allvitende.
07:29Norway's monarchy traces its origins to King Harald Feher in the 19th century.
07:35When Norway regained its independence from Sweden in 1905,
07:40three quarters of voters approved restoring the monarchy.
07:43Its role remains largely symbolic,
07:46as the power lies within the elected government and parliament.
07:53Munich is fast becoming one of Europe's leading centers for defense technology,
07:58with young firms building AI-powered drones and military software,
08:01as the German government has dramatically raised its 2026 federal defense spending plans.
08:07The total budget and off-budget funds are around 108 billion euros,
08:12almost 24% higher than the previous fiscal plan,
08:15clearly exceeding 2% of GDP for the first time since 1990,
08:20all in the name of modernization.
08:22Around the Bavarian capital,
08:24defense firms including Quantum Systems,
08:27Helsing and Titan technologies are expanding rapidly,
08:30with Quantum supplying drones to Ukraine
08:32and Titan having grown its workforce tenfold since 2023.
08:36The region's Chamber of Commerce and Industry
08:39says the number of pure defense startups has doubled to around 60,
08:43helped by engineering talent, universities and links between industry and government.
08:48However, challenges remain,
08:50as companies report lengthy security wetting
08:53and slow permit approvals for new production sites,
08:56limiting their ability to expand even when orders are available.
09:00The rapid growth has also brought security concerns,
09:03with alleged Russian-plus targeting defense industry figures.
09:12Eurozone inflation climbed to 3.3% in August,
09:15up from 2.9% in July,
09:17according to a flash estimate from Eurostat.
09:20The increase was largely driven by energy,
09:23with prices rising 14.3% over the year through August,
09:27accelerating from 10.3% in July,
09:30amid higher oil and gas prices linked to the war in Iran
09:33and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
09:36Beyond energy, underlying pressures remain more contained.
09:40Services inflation eased from 3.3% to 3%,
09:44while core inflation, which excludes energy,
09:47food, alcohol and tobacco,
09:49fell from 2.5% to 2.4%.
09:53Among major economies,
09:55Spain recorded inflation of 4.5%,
09:58while Italy reached 3.2%.
10:00France and Germany remained below the Eurozone average,
10:03at 2.7% and 2.9% respectively.
10:08With inflation now well above the European Central Bank's 2% target,
10:12markets expect the ECB to raise interest rates
10:15by a quarter percentage point at its meeting on the 10th of September.
10:22China's solar energy capacity has surpassed that of coal-fired power for the first time ever.
10:29According to China's National Energy Administration, NEA,
10:33China's installed solar power capacity reached 1.286 billion kilowatts as of the end of July this year.
10:40A statement from the NEA said,
10:43For the first time,
10:44photovoltaic installed capacity surpassed coal-fired power,
10:49becoming the largest power source category in China.
10:53The country's coal-fired power installed capacity stood just under solar at 1.285 billion kilowatts,
11:01the energy body said.
11:03Analysts say EU countries are trailing behind China when it comes to renewables,
11:08partly because China started their transition to clean energy much sooner.
11:14In 2023, China installed between 180 and 230 gigawatts of solar,
11:21compared to 58 gigawatts in all European countries combined.
11:25China, the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases that drive climate change,
11:31has pledged to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.
