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00:00The UK's new prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has promised to bring change, but what does
00:06this mean for the future of Britain?
00:10Hungary's Viktor Orban was in Moscow for talks with Putin in a rare visit to Russia by European
00:15leader since it invaded Ukraine more than two years ago.
00:21Russia has been hit by an overnight Ukrainian drone strike in the southern region of Krasnodar.
00:31On the morning of the Labor Party's landslide UK general election win, party leader and
00:41new prime minister Sir Keir Starmer said, change begins now.
00:47But what does this mean, and what is the expected timeline for a government that's waited 14
00:53years to set the political agenda?
00:57After the 61-year-old former barrister and director of public prosecutions was formally
01:03appointed prime minister by King Charles III, Starmer said, my government will serve you.
01:11He told reporters outside 10 Downing Street his ambitions for the next five years would
01:16focus on putting the country first, party second.
01:22Changing a country is not like flicking a switch.
01:25The world is now a more volatile place.
01:28This will take a while.
01:31But have no doubt that the work of change begins immediately.
01:37The Labor Manifesto, a document outlining the party's political priorities, lists five
01:43goals for the next half decade.
01:47It includes kick-starting economic growth, reducing violent crime and improving and investing
01:53in the ailing national health service.
01:57Despite the optimism, Starmer and his party face an uphill battle, both at home and abroad,
02:04and will need to mitigate a cost-of-living crisis, global conflicts and climate change.
02:11Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was in Moscow for talks with Russian President
02:21Vladimir Putin in a rare visit to Russia by a European leader since it invaded Ukraine
02:27more than two years ago.
02:29At a joint press conference following the meeting, Putin claimed Ukraine was not ready
02:34to discuss a ceasefire.
02:36It should not be just a ceasefire or a temporary ceasefire.
02:42It should not be a pause that the Kiev regime could use to recover losses, regroup and
02:49rearm.
02:51We are talking about the complete withdrawal of all Ukrainian troops from Donetsk, Lugansk,
02:56People's Republics of Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
03:00At a time when Europe needs peace.
03:03I have experienced that the positions are far from each other.
03:07There are many steps needed to end the war and to create peace.
03:13But the first important step has been taken in terms of dialogue and dialogue.
03:19And I will continue this work.
03:22Orban's visit comes only days after he made a similar, unannounced visit to Ukraine,
03:28where he met with Ukrainian President Zelensky and proposed that Kiev consider an immediate
03:33ceasefire with Russia.
03:35His trip to the Russian capital has drawn criticism from other EU leaders.
03:40President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said unity was the only way
03:45to peace in Ukraine.
03:47Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk questioned who Orban was serving.
03:51Make Europe great again.
03:59Borrowing a phrase from Donald Trump is the slogan of Hungary's six-month rotating presidency
04:03of the European Council.
04:05And just days into Hungary's presidency and Prime Minister Viktor Orban has drawn the
04:09ire of the EU.
04:11After reports emerged he's taking an unscheduled visit to Putin in Russia.
04:15President of the European Council Charles Michel reminded Orban he has no right to represent
04:19the EU in Moscow, tweeting,
04:21The EU rotating presidency has no mandate to engage with Russia on behalf of the EU.
04:26No discussions about Ukraine can take place without Ukraine.
04:31Meanwhile, the government says its priorities for the EU as part of the presidency include
04:35a strong line of migration, enlargement and it also has a strong role to play to ensure
04:40the smooth transition to a new college of commissioners after the European Parliament
04:44elections.
04:46It also says defence is a priority, but Hungary is still blocking 6.6 billion euros of military
04:51support for Ukraine.
05:06The Hungarian government says it promises to be an honest broker and work hard on the
05:10transition to the new college of commissioners, despite the fact that Viktor Orban, the Prime
05:14Minister, voted against Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as President of the European
05:18Commission.
05:19However, there is concern among some member states that the constant blocking by Hungary
05:23on issues regarding Ukraine, whether it's military, finance or the areas of enlargement,
05:28will still cause consternation.
05:30Shona Murray, Euronews, Budapest.
05:36Ukraine has struck the southern Russian region of Krasnodar in an overnight drone attack
05:42which killed at least one person, according to local authorities.
05:48More drone strikes in the Republic of Adygea and the central Tambov region are also reported
05:53to have set several oil depots on fire.
05:57While Kiev has not yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, Ukraine has previously struck
06:03Russian energy sites and targeted its infrastructure.
06:07It follows footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defence of what it says shows
06:12units using land drones and tanks to attack Ukrainian positions near Donetsk.
06:23The statement also said operators of FPV drones have been continually surveying the position
06:29of the armed forces of Ukraine on the right bank of the Dnieper River.
06:36It comes as Ukraine's army has been forced to retreat from a neighbourhood in the outskirts
06:41of Chazev Yar, a strategically important city in the eastern Donetsk region.
06:49The mothers of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have taken to the streets of Tel Aviv
06:55to protest for their return.
06:58116 hostages still remain unaccounted for after being captured by Hamas on 7 October last year.
07:06Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced backlash from families for failing
07:11to commit to a US ceasefire and hostage release proposal.
07:15But this week his office said he is sending negotiators to resume peace talks after a long hiatus.
07:22A second volcano was active in Italy this week as Mount Stromboli erupted simultaneously
07:29with Mount Etna, belching ash and lava off the Sicilian coast.
07:34Stromboli is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, renowned for its regular but
07:39normally minor eruptions that send lava oozing from vents inside its crater.
07:52Explosions and how the rocks fell down the whole mountain into the water.
07:59And there are now very, I don't know, high waves and explosions and the dust.
08:08Only a day before, Mount Etna erupted with a spectacular display of lava.
08:16Only a day before, Mount Etna erupted with a spectacular display of lava and ash.
08:22The two volcanoes are barely 180km away from each other.
08:3124 police officers from 8 countries will spend the summer in the southern county of Split,
08:36Dalmatia to provide safety for tourists.
08:41The international patrols will also be on hand to inform and advise tourists and locals
08:46in the case of an emergency.
08:49The tourist police force was formed in Croatia 18 years ago.
08:54It has so far seen around 1,200 officers from 20 countries take part.
09:01Police in Spain have dismantled a drug trafficking ring based in Catalonia and operating across
09:08three provinces.
09:11The group used agricultural and livestock warehouses to cultivate large amounts of marijuana.
09:18Police arrested 10 people and seized more than 3,000 marijuana plants.
09:26The ring had reportedly been operating for several months and was headed by two Serbian nationals.
09:35The French capital is gearing up to welcome athletes and visitors from around the world.
09:40But just three weeks before the Olympics, the excitement is now mixed with anxiety about
09:45the country's political future.
09:49The far-right national rally's strong results in the first round of the snap election has
09:54dampened the mood for many in Paris, a city that is known to be a left-wing stronghold.
10:01The far-right national rally's strong results in the first round of the snap election has
10:06dampened the mood for many in Paris, a city that is known to be a left-wing stronghold.
10:30I think it's not as popular as it could have been.
10:35After the elections, I'm not sure that it really changes anything compared to the French
10:39feeling about the Olympics.
10:41It will change their lives, whatever happens.
10:43For the Olympics, it's too late now.
10:45I think it starts in 15 days.
10:47It's too late to ask ourselves if the elections will have an impact.
10:52I don't know.
10:53Unfortunately, people don't believe in politics anymore.
10:56They turn to extremes.
10:58In both cases, it's the same thing for me.
11:01In both cases, there's no...
11:03It's really a plague of anger.
11:05There's nothing better between the two.
11:07So that's it.
11:08No, I'm disappointed.
11:09We don't know where we're going.
11:12In Paris, where the national rally received only 10% of the votes in the first round Sunday
11:17compared with 33% nationwide, the prospect of France getting its first far-right government
11:23since World War II has pulled attention away from the city hosting the Summer Olympics
11:28for the first time in 100 years.