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00:00 A joint investigation by several media outlets have linked the mysterious Havana syndrome
00:05 affecting US diplomats to a Russian intelligence unit.
00:12 Germany now biggest EU country to legalize recreational cannabis.
00:21 Chechya's ancient Easter tradition of the burning Judas takes place in 28 villages in
00:26 northern Bohemia.
00:32 An Israeli airstrike has destroyed Iran's consulate in Damascus, the capital of Syria,
00:38 killing several people.
00:39 Iranian authorities say the strike killed seven officers, including two senior commanders.
00:45 The bombing is a significant escalation in a war pitting Israel against its regional
00:50 adversaries.
00:53 Israel has long targeted military installations of its arch enemy Iran and those of its proxies
00:58 in Syria.
00:59 Israeli forces have ramped up those strikes alongside its campaign against the Iran-backed
01:03 Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
01:07 Iran has promised it will retaliate.
01:09 Israel, which rarely acknowledges such strikes, said it had no comment.
01:19 Three people have died in Ukraine's Lviv and Kharkiv regions in Russian attacks.
01:24 Thousands in Odessa region were also left without power after an energy facility was
01:29 struck by drone debris.
01:31 The attacks come as Buchar villages commemorate the two-year anniversary of liberation from
01:37 Russian forces.
01:39 Ukrainian troops retook the town on March 31, 2022.
01:43 They found the bodies of men, women and children on the streets and in mass graves.
01:48 President Vladimir Zelensky paid his respect to the victims.
02:16 Meanwhile the French government has committed to delivering hundreds of armoured vehicles
02:20 to Ukraine by the beginning of next year.
02:24 Defence Minister Sebastian Le Corneu promised additional anti-craft missiles.
02:30 It comes as Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters the third year.
02:39 France's foreign minister and his Chinese counterpart have met for discussions ahead
02:43 of Chinese leader Xi Jinping's planned visit to France.
02:48 The two discussed trade and Russia as France pressured Beijing to show clear support for
02:54 Ukraine.
02:55 "I don't think that the questions related to the strategy will be discussed, but rather
03:09 how we can ensure that peace can take place in Ukraine.
03:14 One thing, possibly that Russia withdraws its troops.
03:17 The message should be clear to Russia and we expect that from a big country like China."
03:31 China maintains it is a neutral party in the Ukraine conflict.
03:36 Elsewhere, France largely reiterated positions laid out by other European leaders.
03:43 Both also expressed the desire to maintain strong economic relations.
03:53 Turkish voters have reacted to the ruling party AKP's major setback in local elections
03:59 held on Sunday.
04:01 The main opposition party secured a sweeping victory in the run, winning key cities such
04:06 as Istanbul and Ankara.
04:08 The results mark President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's worst defeat in more than two decades in power.
04:15 "I shouldn't have been so ungrateful.
04:20 If I hadn't seen it, what would I have done?
04:25 I know we are suffering, but I am going crazy.
04:29 I can't accept it."
04:31 "Honestly, we woke up to a good day.
04:34 I think it will be good for my country.
04:37 We all live on the same soil.
04:40 I am sure everyone will do their best for our happiness and peace."
04:44 The mysterious so-called Havana syndrome symptoms experienced by US diplomats in recent years
04:59 have been linked to a Russian intelligence unit, according to a joint media investigation
05:03 by several media outlets.
05:05 The illness, which can cause brain damage, may be linked to the use of sonic weapons
05:09 by Russian secret services against these personnel.
05:12 Moscow dismissed the allegations as groundless.
05:15 "No one has ever published or expressed any convincing evidence of this false accusation.
05:24 Therefore, this is nothing more than a groundless accusation, a false accusation by the media."
05:32 Russia's 29155 unit has been blamed for several international incidents, including the attempted
05:39 poisoning of the defector Sergei Skripal in Britain in 2018.
05:43 In a 2023 report, US authorities claimed it was unlikely a foreign power was responsible
05:49 for the symptoms, but put no possible other causes forward.
05:56 Adults over the age of 18 are now allowed to possess 25 grams of cannabis for personal
06:02 consumption.
06:03 The first step in a much-debated law also allows adults to cultivate at least three
06:08 marijuana plants at home.
06:10 The changes mean Germany now has some of the most liberal cannabis laws in Europe, alongside
06:15 Malta and Luxembourg.
06:17 From July 1st, it will also be legal in Germany to obtain weed through cannabis clubs.
06:24 The law has come under scrutiny, but the government argues that it will combat a black market
06:28 for the drug.
06:29 Czechia's Easter procession of the burning Judas has begun.
06:38 Only 28 villages in northern Bohemia carry out this ancient tradition.
06:53 In line with ritual, the eldest boy in the village is wrapped in straw and turned into
06:58 Judas.
06:59 The straw suit, which weighs over 15 kilos, takes several days to prepare.
07:04 Carolers lead the Judas from door to door in the village.
07:19 The boys who take part are under the age of 15.
07:23 The tradition finishes with a procession through the town.
07:26 The Judas is then symbolically burned, with carolers rattling and singing.
07:45 The Judas is then symbolically burned, with carolers rattling and singing.
07:47 The Judas is then symbolically burned, with carolers rattling and singing.
07:51 The Judas is then symbolically burned, with carolers rattling and singing.
07:54 The Judas is then symbolically burned, with carolers rattling and singing.
07:57 The Judas is then symbolically burned, with carolers rattling and singing.
08:01 Temperatures in Cyprus have already reached 30 degrees and more since March, so April
08:11 1st, a national holiday for the island country, was the perfect chance for Cypriots to hit
08:16 the beaches.
08:18 Coasts of Ionapa and Protaras were flooded by people unbothered by high temperatures
08:26 enjoying the sea and the sand in any way possible.
08:30 - How are you? - I'm fine.
08:32 I'm having a great time. I'm relaxing in the sand.
08:40 It's been a long day at the beach.
08:42 It was a must today, with so much heat, the water cools you down.
08:46 We brought music with us, we have the music next to us.
08:50 We're having a good time. We're ok, we're ok.
08:53 We didn't sit down to tell the truth.
08:55 - The water is cold. - Oh, it's good.
08:57 We're having a good time, we're having a good day.
08:59 The people are saying that the beaches are great.
09:01 We're going to come and have a swim in the sea.
09:04 It's a good choice.
09:06 Cyprus is enjoying summery temperatures early on in the year due to the high pressures affecting
09:12 the region, without having to suffer from the Sahara dust.
09:16 According to weather predictions, similar conditions will continue throughout the week.
09:26 Visitors and tourists flocked to the little village of Haloko in north-eastern Hungary
09:31 on Easter Monday to watch the men pour buckets of water on local women
09:36 in an unusual Easter tradition for the village.
09:39 The tradition is centuries old.
09:41 In the old days, the tradition was to only water the girls men deemed desirable candidates to be a wife.
09:50 I feel like I'm home, and I feel safe here.
09:57 After the watering, celebrations begin.
10:00 The Nograd folk dance ensemble then invite onlookers to dance in the open streets.
10:05 Not a single girl has stayed on the beach here in Haloko.
10:10 The four-day Hushvét Festival has become the biggest prestigious event of the year
10:14 for traditional dancers and folk dancers.
10:17 This is what attracts more and more people to Haloko every year.
10:21 Zoltán Sipos egyi, Euronews.
10:24 Tapes with never released music by the late Marvin Gaye have been discovered in Belgium.
10:30 Thirty cassettes contain 13 hours of new music.
10:34 The American artist lived in Ostend for 18 months in 1981 and 1982
10:40 and wrote his best-known song "Sexual Healing" there.
10:43 Debates over who owns the tapes left by the soul legend have begun.
10:47 On one of the cassettes there is a phenomenal song.
10:50 It was in my head all day and I thought,
10:53 "Oh my God, this is from the same level as 'Sexual Healing'."
10:58 And there's only one, there's more.
11:01 Marvin Gaye was shot dead by his father in 1984.
11:05 The hope now is that through the discovery of the cassettes, the music will be revived.
11:13 Italian tennis player Yannick Sinner won the Masters tournament in Miami,
11:20 defeating Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the deciding match 6-3, 6-1.
11:27 It took Sinner one hour and 14 minutes to win his 13th ATP title and his second Masters 1000.
11:36 Sinner has lost just one match so far this season.
11:40 But after the 22-year-old's performance at the Miami Opens, he ranks world number two.
11:47 [WHOOSH]