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00:00Over 19,500 Ukrainian children have been forcefully deported by Russia since the beginning of
00:11the full-scale invasion.
00:12And until now, Kyiv managed to bring back only just over 1,000 of them.
00:19Ukraine's Commissioner for Human Rights says once taken to the Russian territory, they
00:23not only have their identities changed and official papers reissued to erase any connection
00:28to Ukraine, they also have to undergo some sort of military education.
00:34The step of militarization, all the Ukrainian children must be member of youth military
00:41organizations of Russian Federation.
00:44The main goal for Russians for deportation of Ukrainian children is grow up in a new
00:52generation of Russian army.
00:55In March 2023, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant
01:00for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia's Children Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova
01:05accusing them of overseeing the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children.
01:15Germany's biggest industrial union reached an agreement over a wage dispute within the
01:19country's metal and electrical industry.
01:22The new agreement by trade union IG Metall stipulated a wage increase amounting to 5.5%
01:29over the next 25 months.
01:43Workers initially demanded a 7% wage increase over a period of 12 months.
01:48In response, employers had offered a wage increase of 3.6% over a period of 27 months.
02:07Millions of employees at companies including Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Siemens would be affected
02:13by the agreement.
02:15Hundreds of thousands of employees across Germany have taken part in warning strikes
02:20over the last few weeks.
02:26The head of the Church of England resigned after an investigation found that he failed
02:30to tell police about serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps
02:36as soon as he became aware of it.
02:39Pressure had been growing on the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby since Thursday
02:44when his refusal to accept responsibility for his failure to report the abuse in England
02:48and in Africa in 2013 kindled anger about a lack of accountability within the English
02:54Church.
02:56The news comes against the backdrop of widespread historical sexual abuse in the Church of England.
03:02A 2022 report by the Independent Inquiry Child Sexual Abuse Organisation found the deference
03:10priests, taboos surrounding the discussion of sexuality and a culture that gave more
03:14support to alleged perpetrators than their victims helped make the Church of England
03:19a place where abusers could hide.
03:27The Biden administration said that Israel made good but limited progress in increasing
03:31the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and that it therefore would not limit arms transfers
03:37to Israel as it threatened to do a month ago.
03:42The US had initially set a deadline last month for Israel to send more food and aid into
03:47Gaza or risk scaled back military support.
03:51However, relief groups say conditions are worse than at any point in the 13-month-old
03:56war.
03:57The decision from the US, Israel's key ally and largest provider of arms and other military
04:02aid, comes despite aid organisations declaring that Israel has failed to meet US demands
04:08to allow greater humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip.
04:12Eight international aid groups said in a report that Israel failed to meet the US criteria
04:17and in fact took steps that dramatically worsened the situation on the ground, particularly
04:22in northern Gaza.
04:26The Azeri president used his opening speech at COP29 to launch what has been described
04:32as a strong attack on Western governments that buy his gas and yet criticise his country
04:39for its fossil fuel dependent economy.
04:42President Aliyev used this platform in front of world leaders to repeat that Azerbaijan's
04:47natural resources were, quote, a gift from God.
04:52Every natural resource, whether it's oil, gas, wind, sun, gold, silver, copper, all
05:01that are natural resources and countries should not be blamed for having them and should not
05:08be blamed for bringing these resources to the market because the market needs them.
05:14The people need them.
05:17So this is my message and as a president of COP29 of course we will be a strong advocate
05:24for green transition and we are doing it but at the same time we must be realistic.
05:30The Azeri president's words created a buzz among COP attendees.
05:35We spoke to some of them to hear their reaction.
05:38He is right and not right in a way because it really is God's plan to have the natural
05:43resources in certain countries and the fact that he's pointed out the hypocrisy is something
05:48we should really appreciate.
05:49It is true but at the same time we cannot deny that fossil fuels are harmful.
05:55So what do we do in return?
05:56We really have to make sure that the green energy transformation also gathers traction.
06:01The only way everybody moves is if you know that it's done fairly and he's right that
06:09the signals that need to happen and of course need to happen from the very, very big polluters,
06:14those that have been polluting for over a hundred years and so what the United States
06:18does, what the European Union does, what the UK does matters because that sends a signal.
06:23Aliyev's speech set the tone for the leaders gathering ahead of the tough negotiations
06:28on the details of the final agreement.
06:31Georgia Orlandi for Euronews in Baku.
06:37The humanitarian situation in Gaza Strip remains critical and could deteriorate further.
06:42That's according to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine, UNRWA.
06:48Speaking to Euronews in Brussels, the director of UNRWA in Gaza, Scott Anderson, called upon
06:53all parties to the conflict to respect the sanctity of safe places for civilians.
07:01Give us a full picture here.
07:02What is the situation?
07:03Well, there's nowhere, nowhere safe in Gaza.
07:06That's been said by many people.
07:08I would echo that.
07:09Including the safe zones.
07:10Including the safe zones.
07:12And unfortunately, all parties to the conflict are not respecting the sanctity of sites that
07:18should be safe for civilians, which includes hospitals and includes schools, both UNRWA
07:23and PA schools.
07:25And we would reiterate that call that all parties to the conflict respect the sanctity
07:29of those places so that civilians can find safety for themselves and for their families.
07:34Anderson also responded to past allegations that his agency was too lenient with Hamas,
07:39which the EU designates as a terrorist organization.
07:42He stated that UNRWA took swift action after discovering that some of its employees were
07:47linked to Hamas.
07:48Can you say today that UNRWA has thrown out all Hamas operatives?
07:53Well, no.
07:55I don't think anybody can say anything about, with certainty about any of their workforce
08:00anywhere.
08:01We have over 13,000 people.
08:04We do take the neutrality very seriously, as shown by the commissioner general's very
08:09swift action.
08:10But no, I can't with certainty say that's done.
08:13I don't have evidence of more.
08:15I can't say that.
08:16And if we did, we would take action.
08:19You can watch the full interview on the situation in Gaza on Thursday and online on Euronews.com.
08:25The EU top diplomat Kaya Kalas has said the bloc must back Ukraine against Russia for
08:38as long as it takes, and persuade the United States that its strategic interests in China
08:43are tied up in the outcome of the war.
08:46The Estonian politician spoke on Tuesday during a hearing which she must pass to be appointed
08:52as EU's foreign policy chief.
08:54Her comments come as questions continue to be raised following the re-election of Donald Trump.
09:02We will seek connections.
09:05We will seek meetings with the incoming president-elect and his team to form common policies.
09:14Because what I see globally around the world is that we are the strongest allies and we
09:20have to keep sticking together.
09:22If the United States is worried about what happens in the South China Sea, they should
09:28be most worried about how we react to Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine.
09:33So it is also in their interest to do so.
09:37Kaya is set to take over the top EU post from Josep Borrell, but concerns grow if the EU
09:43will continue to receive Washington's support on Ukraine.
09:47Beijing is being accused of giving Moscow very substantial help to beef up its war machine.
09:52With Donald Trump set to take over the White House, fears continue to mount over a likely
09:57change in US policy.
10:09Final exam day for future European commissioners, if no last minute challenges arise.
10:16Six designated vice presidents faced hearings at the European Parliament with Italian Raffaele
10:20Fito of the ultra-conservative ECR group, sparking particular debate as the nominee
10:25for cohesion policy.
10:31A former European affairs minister and three-time MEP, Fito faced criticism for lacking clarity
10:37on whether some cohesion funds should be redirected to defence and security.
10:46Another key issue was whether to centralise the use of cohesion funds.
11:17Led by the Green Group, the final decision on Fito has been postponed.
11:21However, it appears to be more of a tactic among political factions.
11:25If one candidate is rejected, others may follow, further delaying the formation of the new commission.
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