00:00Spain's government blamed possible human error after a safety system failed for Wednesday's train crash near Toledo that killed at
00:07least 68 people.
00:10The European Union has dropped the term associate membership from a draft declaration ahead of its summit with Canada in
00:15Montreal amid concerns raised by some members.
00:20Albania has introduced fines of up to 5,500 euros for anyone who is present at a demonstration that turns
00:27violent.
00:31European countries are paying far more for petroleum oil imports this year following tensions in the Middle East.
00:41Spain's government blames possible human error after a safety system failed for Wednesday's train crash near Toledo that killed at
00:49least 68 and injured over 100.
00:52Transport Minister Oscar Puente questioned why controllers let a high-speed train move while another train was stopped on the
00:59same track.
01:00It's the center of control, through its operators, who took the decision to reanudate the march, as I say, in
01:07some circumstances, from our point of view, inexplicable.
01:11King Philippe VI was among the first to express his condolences to the victims' families and his support for the
01:18injured after learning of the accident.
01:20Transmitir to the families, our sadness, our support, our love in a moment so hard, so difficult.
01:30The president of the Junta of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García Page, has confirmed that at least have died at
01:36least 68 people here, in the outside of Urda, in Toledo,
01:40due to the accident between a high-speed train and another Irio train, and has said that the work of
01:46search still continues.
01:47By his part, the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, who also has approached the place of the accident,
01:52has lamented what has been called a sad day for Spain and has announced that there will be three days
01:59of lute in the whole country in honor of the victims of the accident.
02:03This afternoon, of course, we will proceed to the declaration of three days of lute official, as we did also
02:10with the ferroviary accident of Adamuz.
02:13Además, he has committed to depure responsibilities and has said that the Ejecutive will not stop until averiguating what has
02:20happened,
02:21leaving even open the possibility of committing a reform of the whole ferroviary system if necessary.
02:28From Urda, Toledo, Rafael Salido, para Euronews.
02:34The European Union has dropped the term associate membership from a draft declaration ahead of its summit with Canada in
02:41Montreal.
02:42The latest draft instead promises ever closer association between the EU and Canada without offering membership of the bloc.
02:51Germany strongly opposed the original wording, while France, Italy and Greece also raised concerns.
02:57European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed associate membership last month,
03:01suggesting Canada could become the first country to hold that status.
03:05And it is also a fair description.
03:07But Germany wants the EU to focus on what closer cooperation with Canada would mean in practice,
03:12rather than use a term that does not appear in the EU treaties and could have legal implications.
03:18Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he wants to focus on the substance of the agreement,
03:23describing the relationship as an alliance for the future.
03:27The latest draft is being reviewed by EU member states and will be adopted unless a country objects.
03:40Albania has introduced fines up to 5,500 euros for anyone who is present at a demonstration that turns violent
03:47in an attempt to manage daily anti-government protests in the capital, Tirana.
03:52The measures were adopted by Prime Minister Eddie Rama's government on Wednesday.
03:56They also allow police to restrict gatherings in certain areas if there is a risk of violence
04:01and introduce sanctions for online calls for violence.
04:06The protests began peacefully in May over a luxury hotel project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump's family
04:12located in a nature reserve.
04:15In mid-October, they grew into wider demonstrations over alleged corruption, problems in health care
04:20and a lack of opportunities for young people.
04:24Clashes between protesters and police have left more than 350 people injured.
04:29Official estimates put damage caused by the protests at more than 2 million euros.
04:34The new measures take effect immediately, but must be approved by Parliament within 45 days to remain in force.
04:45German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takeishi on Wednesday,
04:52with both leaders voicing a deep concern about economic coercion.
04:56Talks also included committing to stronger cooperation on supply chains, critical raw materials and new technologies.
05:04The two leaders issued joint statements on economic security and future technologies.
05:10They criticized the arbitrary export restrictions on critical raw materials, though they named no country.
05:46The issue is pressing.
05:48for Japan, which faces rare earth shortages after China-restricted exports.
05:54Germany is also guided by EU requirements, stating that by 2030, no more than 65% of critical raw materials
06:02should come from China.
06:04The two sides agreed to also work together on cyber defense and called for peace and stability in the Taiwan
06:10Strait.
06:15European countries are paying far more for petroleum oil imports this year, following tensions in the Middle East.
06:23In the second quarter of 2026, the EU spent an average of 27.6 billion euros a month on petroleum
06:31oil imports,
06:32up almost 56% from 17.7 billion euros a month in 2025.
06:39But the volume of oil imported barely changed.
06:42It rose by just 1.2% from 36.3 million tons a month in 2025 to 36.7 million
06:50tons.
06:51That means the EU paid 9.9 billion euros more a month.
06:56The cost per ton also rose from 487 euros to 750 over the same period, returning to its 2022 peak.
07:07The war between the US, Israel and Iran has disrupted oil production and supplies to global markets, pushing prices higher.
07:16The disruptions hit the EU hard because it was 90-95% dependent on oil imports from outside the bloc.
07:25European drivers have felt the impact at the pump as petrol and diesel costs topped 2 euros per liter.
07:33Experts warn that as consumers spend more on filling their tanks, they would have less to spend on other things,
07:38such as food and other everyday goods.
07:46Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro, arrived at Miami-area airport on Wednesday
07:52after the US State Department said it would issue visas to him and his family following his loss to President
07:59Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva in Sunday's run-off election.
08:03Bolsonaro's arrival in the United States follows conflicting reports about his movements after leaving Brazil
08:10despite a court order banning him from travelling abroad.
08:15Argentine authorities said on Wednesday that he had entered Argentina with valid travel documents.
08:21The country's migration agency, said Bolsonaro, travelled with his wife and two daughters aboard a private flight for Ecuador.
08:29Bolsonaro, who received tacit support from US President Donald Trump,
08:33is under investigation in Brazil for alleged corruption, money laundering and tax evasion.
08:39He was ordered to surrender his passport and is expected to lose his parliamentary immunity following his election defeat.
08:47Trump, who did not formally endorse Bolsonaro in the run-off against Lula, said on Wednesday that he would welcome
08:54him to the United States.
09:00A mood for a change of government, parents raising children with serious illnesses and ballet dancers,
09:07these were among the subjects that most captured the attention of Hungarian photojournalists in 2025.
09:13The 44th Hungarian press photo exhibition opened on Wednesday in Budapest.
09:18More than 6,200 entries were submitted by the 258 photographers to the competition.
09:25The exhibition features not only the first three prize-winning works in each of the 16 categories and the special
09:31award winners,
09:32but also photographs that the jury considered particularly important or compelling.
09:38Nálunk akkor se lehet kiretusálni egy képet, ha mondjuk valamelyik politikuson egy pattanás van.
09:45Nem szabad kiretusálni.
09:47Tehát abban a pillanatban az egy beavatkozásnak számít, és abban a pillanatban a versenyből kiesik a kép.
09:53Ettől még lejöhet bármelyik labba, az nem a mi a felelősségünk, a mi felelősségünk az,
09:58hogy ma, amikor a legnagyobb ára és hitele van annak, hogy egy kép valóságos,
10:08akkor nekünk erre nagyon kell vigyázni.
10:11This year's Moors Grand Prize went to freelance photographer Diana Neme for her series Nimrod,
10:17while the Andrej Kertes Grand Prize was awarded to Noemi Napsugá-Meileg,
10:23a photographer with the Hungarian news website Telex.
10:26Noemi's most prestigious award came from documenting a personal tragedy.
10:31Following the death of her 18-year-old younger brother,
10:34she spent years photographing her grieving family and his former classmates.
11:20The exhibition can be visited at the Kappa Center until November 8th.
11:25This year, unusually, a traveling version of the exhibition is also touring Hungary.
