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00:00After the decisive victory of Donald Trump, President Joe Biden's message to his supporters
00:05is, setbacks are unavoidable, but giving up is unforgivable.
00:11Must try harder. Hungary's commissioner-designate fails to get green light at hearing and is
00:16given new written questions.
00:20Russia kills at least four, as others might still be trapped under the rubble, according
00:26to officials in a daytime attack on Zaporizhia.
00:30The US President Joe Biden delivered remarks to the nation on Thursday, his first appearance
00:35on camera following Donald Trump's decisive victory over Kamala Harris.
00:39Speaking in the White House Rose Garden, Biden said, defeat does not mean we are defeated,
00:43and he urged his supporters to keep the faith and keep up the fight.
00:48You can't love your country only when you win. I know it's a difficult time. You're
00:55hurting. I hear you and I see you. Don't forget all that we accomplished. Setbacks
01:01are unavoidable, but giving up is unforgivable.
01:06The President also hailed the accomplishments during his term and stressed that the legislations
01:09that were passed are going to have their effects in the near future. Overall, Biden asked his
01:14supporters to be patient and continue to believe in the American experiment.
01:19We lost this battle. The America of your dreams is calling for you to get back up. That's
01:26the story of America for over 240 years and counting. It's a story for all of us, not
01:32just some of us. The American experiment endures. We're going to be okay, but we need to stay
01:39engaged. We need to keep going. And above all, we need to keep the faith.
01:46The Biden administration will continue for another 74 days until President-elect Donald
01:51Trump sworn into the White House.
01:56Calls are mounting for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to hold his vote of confidence as early
02:00as next week that would pave the way for snap German elections. The coalition broke down
02:06just hours after US President Donald Trump was elected. EU policy expert Dr. Thu Nguyen
02:13says the breakup was bound to happen.
02:15Domestically, the breakup of the coalition was inevitable. It's already days before the
02:21signs were there and the differences and conflicts between the three coalition partners were
02:26just too big to overcome. Internationally and from a European perspective, the timing
02:31is very unfortunate. As you said, just hours before the election of Trump as US President,
02:38meaning at a time where European leadership, but also leadership in the European Union
02:42is needed more than ever. And the collapse of the German government, of course, leaves
02:47a very big gap.
02:49What could the repercussions be for the European Union? And what can we expect to happen next
02:53for Europe's strongest economy?
02:56In a positive scenario, we will now have new elections in Germany next spring. And
03:03after that, hopefully a stable government again, that is willing to take leadership
03:08in Europe. So that is the hopeful scenario that this lack of leadership coming from Germany
03:15is only a temporary one that will be filled up again by summer next year. And that it
03:23will not come to a falling apart of the European Union. But of course, there's still a need
03:29now to ensure that there is a common European response to the elections in the US.
03:37Is there a danger for the European Union? And how could this affect member states?
03:42I think one worry that I have is that the election of President Trump will give back
03:49to leaders like Viktor Orban and Giorgio Meloni and push a vision of the European Union that
03:57is maybe more pro-Russian or less green or even harder on migration, because they feel
04:08empowered by the results of the US elections. And at the same time, there is no counterforce
04:15in the European Council and amongst the other member states that can
04:21counter their vision at this moment in time. Liv Stroud in Berlin for Euronews.
04:32The Hungarian Commissioner-designate Oliver Varhely did not pass his first hearing at the
04:37European Parliament. He failed to convince the Social Democrat, Green and Liberal lawmakers.
04:43But rather than having to sit through another hearing, he will be tested with new written
04:47questions. Among other issues, the Commissioner-designate for Health and Animal Welfare
04:52was asked to take a position on abortion, but he evaded the question.
04:57Abortion is a question that is more of a constitutional and human rights question
05:03than a medical question. And not only that, but it is also more of a question for member states.
05:11There is no EU competence when it comes to abortion.
05:16But the sharpest attacks on the candidate came in relation to the policies of the Orbán government.
05:21As a member of the governing party, many MEPs do not trust him.
05:25And he was reminded that he once called the whole Parliament idiots, for which he later apologized.
05:41Oliver Varhely has until Monday to answer the written questions. And this candidacy will then
06:04be decided by the Committees for Agriculture and for the Environment. So far, the Hungarian
06:09candidate is the only one who did not receive the green light from the Committee after his hearing.
06:40Victor Orbán or the Albanian Edi Rama, who believes that Trump's victory is not necessarily
06:45bad for Europe. Who has sent a clear message to Trump has been NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
06:52Rutte has praised Trump's first term and the role he played for NATO, but he has reminded
06:56that the deployment of troops from North Korea in Russia is also dangerous for the United States.
07:02Many leaders have also spoken of the crisis of government that Germany is going through.
07:06And the message is clear. Europe needs a strong Germany.
07:10Aida Sánchez Alonso, Euronews, Budapest.
07:16With Trump's re-election in the US, fears about a shift in the Ukraine war have started to emerge.
07:22While Trump's exact policy is unclear, he has previously said that as president he would
07:27settle the war within 24 hours, raising fears that he may reduce or cut off aid.
07:32In Kyiv, analysts and policy experts are discussing the likely impact.
08:02The Trump campaign suggested a deal to end the war could include
08:06blocking Ukraine's NATO and EU access. But optimism remains in Kyiv.
08:26Even if Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin come to an agreement to end
08:31the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs to agree to this.
08:37For many of Kyiv's residents, the election results have only brought mixed feelings.
09:01Facing an uncertain fate, Ukraine's President, who was amongst the first to congratulate Trump,
09:07has appealed to the US President-elect's commitment to peace through strength.
09:17At least four people have been killed in multiple Russian-guided aerial bombs on Zaporizhia,
09:24whilst 33 others have been injured. An oncology centre and some houses were damaged.
09:29Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said on Telegram that Russia had launched six bombs at the city,
09:36with more people likely trapped under the rubble.
09:39Meanwhile, an overnight drone attack in Odessa injured one man and damaged around 40 apartments.
09:46Dozens more targeted Kyiv in an eight-hour night time attack,
09:50injuring at least two people, according to authorities on Thursday.
09:54Adding that Ukrainian air defences neutralised three dozen drones,
09:59but falling debris damaged civilian infrastructure,
10:03including igniting a fire on an apartment block.
10:07Later on Wednesday, the Russian army attacked the residential area of a district in Kherson,
10:12killing one man.
10:172024 will be the hottest year on record. According to the European Climate Service,
10:23this year's global average temperatures have been 0.71 degrees Celsius,
10:28above the 1991-2020 average. Copernicus Climate Change Service said this year
10:34has been 0.16 degrees Celsius warmer than last year.
10:39Our record goes back to 1940, but it's quite possible that this record stands on a much
10:48longer time series. And 2024 not only will be unlikely with the warmest on record, but will
10:54also be the first calendar year above the psychologically important threshold of 1.5
11:01degrees Celsius above pre-industrial. Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
11:06Celsius is one of the main goals of the Paris Agreement. Though a year-long breach doesn't
11:11mean this long-term target has been missed, but experts warn the world is getting dangerously
11:16close.
11:34Scientists say the latest data should be a cause for concern ahead of next week's COP29
11:40UN Climate Conference.