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00:00Putin says Russia is ready to start peace talks, but claims Ukraine has no desire to
00:07engage.
00:10Denmark will boost its military presence in the Arctic by billions as US President Trump
00:15repeatedly plans to take control of Greenland.
00:24Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia is ready to engage in peace talks with
00:28Ukraine, but claims there is no desire on the Ukrainian side to negotiate.
00:35Speaking to Russian reporters on Tuesday, Putin also said Ukrainian President Volodymyr
00:41Zelensky is not legitimate to lead the talks.
00:44Speaking to Russian reporter on Tuesday, Putin also said Ukraine is not legitimate to
00:51negotiate.
00:52Speaking to Russian reporter on Tuesday, Putin also said Ukraine is not legitimate to negotiate.
01:01Speaking to Russian reporter on Tuesday, Putin also said Ukraine is not legitimate to negotiate.
01:08Putin has previously said Ukraine must renounce its NATO bid and fully withdraw its forces
01:20from Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson, the regions Russia annexed in September 2022.
01:29Moscow also wants the West to lift its sanctions that have limited Russia's access to global
01:34markets and dealt a heavy blow to the country's economy.
01:39Zelensky has responded by emphasizing the need for a comprehensive agreement, not a
01:44temporary halt in fighting that would only allow Russia to rearm.
01:53Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević resigned following weeks of massive anti-corruption
01:58protests over a deadly arnok collapse that killed 15 people.
02:03The canopy collapse became a flashpoint reflecting wider discontentment with the rule of Serbia's
02:08President Aleksandar Vučević.
02:11Vučević's resignation came after Vučević said an urgent reconstruction of the government
02:17was in the works, in response to the demands posed by Serbia's striking university students.
02:23Dear colleagues, journalists, good afternoon and welcome.
02:26The President of the Republic and I spoke on the phone with the Mayor of Novi Sad, Mr. Đurić.
02:36Milan will also resign from the position of the Mayor of Novi Sad today, to show part
02:42of his responsibility.
02:45We have fulfilled the most political demands of the most extreme.
02:55Scuffles and fistfights broke out in Serbia's parliament between the ruling party and opposition MPs.
03:05Tens of thousands of Serbs joined striking university students in a 24-hour blockade
03:10of a key traffic intersection in the capital of Belgrade, which ended on Tuesday.
03:16This is only the first step.
03:19Strong political turmoil and changes are yet to come in Serbia.
03:23If President Aleksandar Vučević thinks that by replacing an unimportant figure,
03:29regardless of his important position, he can solve the problem in Serbia,
03:32he can stay in power and he is wrong.
03:35This must lead to total political change,
03:38autocracy and dictatorship in Serbia, in the heart of Europe must stop.
03:43As students of the Faculty of Philosophy, we do not have a special reaction,
03:47we just want to say that this is not in our demands.
03:50We do not want to leave, we do not want to change the government,
03:53we just want to fulfill our demands.
03:56The students have been protesting for weeks, demanding accountability for the canopy collapse
04:01that critics have blamed on rampant government corruption.
04:08Georgia reacted angrily to the suspension of a mutual visa-free travel agreement
04:13by the European Union.
04:15This may lead to Georgian diplomats and officials having to apply for visas
04:19when travelling to an EU member state.
04:23Speaking to Euronews after the suspension's announcement,
04:26Georgian Foreign Minister Mako Bočurishvili called the decision politically wrong.
04:31Legally it is absolutely groundless and nonsense.
04:35There is no proof or explanation how Georgian diplomats are creating threats
04:40or threatening public order in European Union or EU member states.
04:46And I do think that it is absolutely against European values
04:50or something that we refer to very often.
04:54And that is very unfortunate.
04:56The decision by the European Council came after mass protests in the country
05:00following elections critics claim were rigged.
05:03Controversial laws were also passed last year by the Georgian Parliament
05:07that undermine basic democratic rights, according to Brussels.
05:12Bočurishvili rejected this notion,
05:14stressing Georgia's willingness to pursue its path to EU membership.
05:19When we applied for EU membership,
05:21for a long time Georgia has been a very dedicated partner for the European Union.
05:26And that is not just empty words.
05:29Because Georgia is there with its intention to be part of the European Union
05:32and we are very serious about that.
05:35Following a decision of the Georgian government in November of 2024,
05:39the opening of negotiations with the European Union about membership
05:42is suspended until 2028.
05:48Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Maloney is under investigation in Rome
05:52for repatriating a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
05:59In a video posted on social media,
06:02Maloney herself revealed prosecutors have accused her
06:05of allegedly aiding and abetting Osama Anjiem,
06:08also known as Osama al-Masri.
06:11The Italian Premier denies the allegations,
06:14saying al-Masri was released by the Rome Appeals Court
06:17because the ICC had not sent his warrant to the Italian Justice Ministry.
06:22The International Criminal Court, after months of reflection,
06:26has issued an international arrest warrant
06:28against the head of the Judicial Police of Tripoli.
06:31Curiously, the court does so just when this person
06:34was about to enter Italian territory
06:37after he had serenely stayed for about 12 days
06:40in three other European states.
06:44The ICC warrant accuses al-Masri of war crimes
06:47and crimes against humanity committed in Mitiga prison,
06:50starting in 2015, that are punishable with life in prison.
06:56His repatriation to Libya, a key partner in Europe's efforts
06:59to keep migrants from crossing the Mediterranean
07:02and landing on its shores,
07:03sparked outrage from human rights groups
07:05and questions from Italy's opposition parties.
07:13An Italian navy ship arrived on Tuesday
07:16at the Albanian port of Shengjin,
07:18with 49 migrants intercepted in international waters.
07:22Their asylum applications are to be vetted
07:25by special centres there.
07:26It is the third such attempt,
07:28following hurdles earlier raised by Italian courts.
07:31Italian judges had refused to approve the detention
07:34of two small groups at the Albanian centres,
07:37saying their countries of origin
07:38weren't safe enough for them to be sent back.
07:41Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni's government
07:44has vowed to reactivate the two centres in Albania
07:47after they remain dormant
07:48following the Italian court's decisions.
07:55Denmark has agreed to dedicate almost 2 billion euros
07:58to boosting its military presence in the Arctic region,
08:01with parties including the governments of Greenland
08:04and the Faroe Islands.
08:06The announcement came after US President Donald Trump
08:09repeatedly demanded to take control of Greenland,
08:12refusing to rule out the use of military force.
08:15Denmark's Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen,
08:18embarked on a tour of Berlin, Paris and Brussels on Tuesday
08:21to discuss further European cooperation.
08:24We need to step up in Europe.
08:27We need a stronger and more resolute Europe
08:30standing increasingly in its own right,
08:33capable of defending and promoting Europe
08:36and the European interests.
08:39It is up to Europe to define the future of our continent.
08:43And I think we have to take more responsibility
08:46for our own security,
08:49strengthening our own security,
08:52strengthening our defence industry.
08:56Frederiksen met with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz
08:59and French President Emmanuel Macron,
09:01ending her tour with a meeting with NATO Secretary-General
09:04Mark Rutte in Brussels.
09:06She didn't directly mention Trump's threats,
09:09but referred to Europe's interest across the Atlantic,
09:12as well as Russian aggression in Ukraine.
09:17Coca-Cola has recalled several of its soft drinks in Europe
09:21after higher-than-normal levels of chemical called chlorate
09:24were detected at a production plant in Belgium.
09:28Affected products include Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite,
09:31Minute Maid and Fusti, with specific batches
09:34pulled from shelves in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
09:38You can find the codes on the label,
09:41as well as on the neck of the bottle.
09:44And the codes are at the bottom of the bottle.
09:47But the letters are also important, because the GE stands for Ghent.
09:50The company says a smaller number of products
09:53were also shipped to France, Germany and Great Britain,
09:56but no recalls have been issued in those countries.
09:59Health authorities across Europe have been alerted
10:02with the EU designating the risk as serious.
10:05Chlorate, a by-product of chlorine disinfectants
10:08used in water treatment, has been linked to potential health issues,
10:11particularly affecting thyroid function in children.
10:14Coca-Cola has advised customers not to consume the affected batches
10:17for a refund. Experts, however, say the risk of harm is low,
10:20as significant quantities would need to be consumed
10:23to cause health problems.
10:39The company has apologised to consumers and commercial partners.
10:43Come forth, as wicked as you,
10:46as e'er my mother brushed
10:49with raven's feather from unwholesome fen.
10:52I will not stand in your way, ladies and gentlemen.
10:55Sorry.
10:58Bonjour, ladies and gentlemen.
11:28I'll be back.
11:39I'll be back.
11:42Sorry I'm late.