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00:00 Germany`s announced a new 400 million euro military aid package for Kiev. The news coincides
00:06 with Russian drone strikes on Lviv in Western Ukraine.
00:11 World leaders are gathering for the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with
00:15 Russia`s war in Ukraine top of the agenda at a week of talks.
00:20 Amsterdam looks to address a shortage of space in the city, closing major traffic arteries
00:25 to cars and building underground parking for bicycles.
00:32 Germany`s announced a new 400 million euro military aid package to Ukraine. But there`s
00:37 no news on Kiev`s request for long-range tourist missile systems. Even as Russia brings terror
00:42 across the whole of Ukraine. This morning, at least one person was injured in drone attacks
00:47 on Lviv in Ukraine`s west.
00:50 Americans hoping for more aid and strong signals from the U.S. this week, EU ministers are
00:55 also gathering in New York with Kiev`s needs top of the agenda.
01:01 We will talk about our future security commitments to Ukraine. In Toledo, we already discussed
01:09 it. They put on the table several proposals. The ministers will continue discussing. And
01:14 in preparation of the meeting that we will have in Kiev on the weeks to come.
01:21 Ukraine`s being cautiously upbeat about its military advances in the east, taking what`s
01:26 left of two villages and several square kilometers around Bakhmut. And in the process, it says,
01:32 inflicting heavy casualties on the Russian units pinned down in the area.
01:37 It`s a war of attrition, with Ukraine`s aim to stretch Russia`s defensive lines to breaking
01:43 point.
01:50 Ukraine is suing three EU member states at the World Trade Organization.
01:57 It comes on Monday after Poland, Hungary and Slovakia all refused to end the temporary
02:01 ban on grain products from the war-torn country.
02:05 At the same time, EU agriculture ministers were in Brussels Monday, where the issue was
02:10 at the heart of the meeting.
02:13 For France`s minister, the three capitals` refusal to end the ban threatened in some
02:18 ways the foundations of the European project.
02:21 We regret the unilateral measures taken by the countries on the front. It`s not the first
02:29 time. It`s a serious issue for the single market and the common market. It`s a serious
02:34 issue. We cannot have solidarity without unity. And to have unity, we have to express solidarity.
02:44 To support the Ukrainian war effort, the European Commission decided in 2022 to lift custom
02:49 duties on the country`s grain imports, helping facilitate exports to Africa and the Middle
02:55 East.
02:58 The stocks have built up in neighboring member states. So much so, the prices on local markets
03:03 have fallen.
03:07 Last spring, five member states decided to unilaterally suspend this EU measure.
03:14 The commission eventually reached a compromise with the five rebel countries, though, but
03:17 this ended on Friday. It didn`t ease the political difficulties.
03:25 Germany says it`s struggling to understand their position.
03:28 The position of the commission is very clear. These customs duties cannot be extended.
03:35 And the necessity for this is not there. According to our information, the Ukrainian grain imports
03:41 are being absorbed by the market. And I want to say, the countries that are in dire need
03:48 are the target destination. The commission can do more by prioritizing the solidarity
03:52 lanes. So, I don`t see a reason for unilateral measures.
03:57 To calm tempers, Brussels is asking Kiev to control its exports so as not to destabilize
04:03 its European neighbors.
04:06 Bulgarian farmers demonstrated on Monday and Hungarian producers on Sunday to maintain
04:11 restrictions on products from Ukraine.
04:21 New York City will be a hive of diplomatic activity this week as it hosts dozens of world
04:26 leaders at the United Nations General Assembly.
04:29 The war in Ukraine and challenges facing the global south are on the agenda at an assembly
04:34 notable too by those who aren`t there, with the leaders of China, France, Russia and the
04:39 U.K. absent.
04:41 A ferry ride away on Staten Island and an example of international cooperation.
04:46 With Volodymyr Zelensky seeing an American hospital treating injured Ukrainian soldiers.
04:53 It`s a vital high-profile week for the Ukrainian president as he seeks to bolster military
04:59 aid commitments in New York and Washington.
05:04 Diplomacy and negotiation skills also showed results in Qatar, where in a broken deal,
05:09 five prisoners from each side were exchanged by the USA and Iran.
05:19 French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin arrived in Rome on Monday to discuss the latest
05:24 migration crisis with his Italian counterpart Matteo Piantadosi.
05:29 A few days ago, both ministers expressed a common will to tighten EU border security,
05:36 step up the fight against human traffickers and to send a joint address to the EU leadership
05:41 on the matter.
05:42 There`s been so much politicization of this, that politicians need short fixes, they need
05:48 slogans back to say we are on top of it.
05:52 It doesn`t work like that.
05:53 We have to explain to public opinion that these are complex issues that require time,
05:58 resources and different solutions.
06:00 But that`s the only way.
06:02 By the way, it is possible.
06:04 There is no invasion.
06:05 There is no catastrophe.
06:06 It is possible to do it, but countries have to work together.
06:11 Italy in particular has tightened measures, including increasing the time for which suspects
06:16 involved in human trafficking can be detained and investigated, as well as more opportunities
06:21 to repatriate those who have no legal right to stay in the country.
06:29 The land of fires.
06:31 Once one of Europe`s largest illegal dumps just 36 kilometers north of the Italian city
06:36 of Naples.
06:38 Otherwise known as the triangle of death, this region is infamous for its high cancer
06:42 related mortality rate.
06:45 The Camorra criminal organization used to dispose and burn waste here after the regional
06:50 dumps in the area reached capacity.
06:52 Once an unsupportive wasteland, these fields now breathe new life.
06:56 And it`s all thanks to the Terra Felix initiative and the cultivation of the cardoon thistle,
07:01 which boosts soil fertility and the growth of mushrooms.
07:05 Terra Felix is now on a mission to restore 12 hectares of land.
07:29 But the work doesn`t come without its challenges.
07:31 A few weeks ago, some of the land was set alight.
07:34 And that`s where these state of the art or 4.0 greenhouses come in.
07:55 Humidity and temperature detectors calculate how much water these plants need.
08:00 The aim is to produce one ton of mushrooms here every month.
08:04 From replanting the fields to automated greenhouses, the cooperative has grown from strength to
08:08 strength.
08:09 But it still has a long way to go.
08:28 These scorched fields might serve as a setback, but the collective says it is determined to
08:32 see its work through to the end.
08:39 Two French supermarket chains have declared size matters, using special labels to draw
08:44 their shoppers` attention to the perils of shrinkflation.
08:48 That`s when big brands charge the same price for a product that may have shrunk in length
08:53 or weight.
08:54 Carrefour and Antimarche say the practice disguises indirect price rises.
08:59 But some of the brands have hit back, saying the chains themselves use similar methods
09:03 for their own name brands.
09:05 They say shrinkflation labels are a sign of hypocritical self-promotion.
09:14 An escalating row between Canada and India has seen diplomats from both countries expelled.
09:20 It follows claims by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that there was credible evidence
09:25 India was behind the assassination of Sikh leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned
09:30 down in Surrey, British Columbia in June.
09:33 India has dismissed the allegations as absurd.
09:36 More than three quarters of a million Sikhs live in Canada.
09:40 Nijjar was campaigning for an independent Sikh homeland.
09:48 "I found the experiment very positive.
10:09 I think the cyclists have a priority in Amsterdam, actually.
10:25 So I think it's hard.
10:26 We also have a car and when we need to use a car, it's difficult."
10:27 "We're struggling with the space in Amsterdam.
10:44 We don't have enough space for all the people who want to come from A to B.
10:49 And that's why we need to make more space for cyclists and pedestrians.
10:53 And cars take up a lot of space in the city.
10:56 So we're also looking at how we can reduce car traffic so that there's more space for
11:00 cyclists and pedestrians."
11:02 "And a problem that many other cities may not know yet.
11:09 Where do you park all those bikes?
11:11 First you could put them everywhere.
11:13 And now we have quite a few problems with all those bikes in public spaces.
11:17 So we're also making a lot of underground parking garages for bikes, bicycle stalls."
11:43 "So we're also looking at how we can reduce car traffic so that there's more space for
11:44 cyclists and pedestrians.
11:45 And that's why we're also making a lot of underground parking garages for bikes, bicycle
11:46 stalls.
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