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Latest news bulletin | June 20th – Evening
euronews (in English)
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20/06/2024
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Romanian President Klaus Yohannes gave up his candidacy for the head of NATO position,
00:05
meaning the Netherlands Mark Rutte will lead the alliance.
00:10
Russia is obliterating frontline Ukrainian towns with bombs and an expanded airbase network.
00:21
Europe continues to get battered by extreme weather with record high temperatures and
00:27
severe storms.
00:32
Final works are being carried out but Notre Dame Cathedral will not reopen before the
00:36
Olympics.
00:44
Romanian President Klaus Yohannes gave up his candidacy for the head of NATO position,
00:49
meaning the Netherlands Mark Rutte will lead the alliance.
00:55
The outgoing Dutch Prime Minister will head the military alliance for the coming years
00:59
once Norway's Jens Stoltenberg steps down.
01:04
Rutte will govern over a challenging few years as the transatlantic alliance balances Russian
01:10
aggression and potentially wavering US support.
01:14
The Romanian President had put himself forward for the role but his government has now offered
01:19
support to Rutte, according to a press release.
01:23
Jens Stoltenberg has been in the post since 2014 and had been due to stand down last year.
01:30
Rutte will serve a term of at least four years.
01:34
He has led the Netherlands since 2010 but is set to step down on the 2nd of July.
01:47
Russia is obliterating frontline Ukrainian towns with bombs and an expanded airbase network.
01:58
The frontline offensive is intensifying as Russian guide bombs are laying waste to eastern
02:02
Ukraine.
02:09
Russia has accelerated its attack of Ukrainian frontline cities using Soviet-era bombs adapted
02:15
using imported electronics and an expanding network of airstrips according to drone analysis,
02:21
satellite imagery and both Ukrainian and Russian sources.
02:31
Sources report that Ukrainian defenders thwarted enemy attempts to break through defence lines
02:35
in the Donbass.
02:37
Kramatorsk has been the headquarters of Ukrainian defence forces for years and is a strategically
02:42
important objective.
02:44
The harshest fighting is concentrated in Yasiv Yar with Russians slowly advancing in the
02:48
urban area.
02:52
Railway junctions located in the area are operationally relevant for the logistics of
02:56
a potential offensive.
02:58
Local media report four people killed and 14 injured within one day as Russia targeted
03:03
a total of 13 Ukrainian regions.
03:10
The European Union agreed on new sanctions against Russia targeting for the first time
03:14
supplies of liquefied natural gas.
03:17
Several member states continue to buy it despite the war in Ukraine.
03:21
These sanctions represent the 14th package enforced since February 2022.
03:26
The approval was delayed several times over the reservations voiced by a few countries
03:30
including Hungary.
03:33
Brussels already missed two self-imposed deadlines, the G7 summit in Italy and the peace summit
03:38
in Switzerland because of Germany, the last member state that was opposing.
03:42
EU companies will still be allowed to purchase Russian LNG but be prohibited from re-exporting
03:47
it to other countries.
03:49
In 2023, the bloc paid 8.3 billion euros for 20 billion cubic metres of Russian LNG, representing
03:57
5% of the total gas consumption.
04:01
Belgium, France and Spain were the main entry points for Russian LNG.
04:09
Putin is visiting Vietnam seeking to strengthen ties in Southeast Asia while Russian isolation
04:15
deepens.
04:17
Russia is important to Vietnam for two reasons.
04:20
Firstly, it is its biggest supplier of military equipment.
04:25
Secondly, Russian oil exploration technology helps the Vietnamese maintain sovereignty
04:30
in the contested South China Sea.
04:34
Since Putin last visited Vietnam in 2017, much has changed.
04:40
Russia now faces sanctions for its invasion of Ukraine and the International Criminal
04:45
Court has issued an arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes.
04:50
Putin arrived to the nation from North Korea, where he and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
04:56
signed an agreement that pledges mutual aid in the event of war.
05:00
North Korea has been accused of supplying Russia with ammo to fuel Moscow's war in Ukraine.
05:11
NATO member Romania announced that it will send a Patriot missile system to Ukraine.
05:16
Patriot systems were among those that joined broader air defence NATO drills earlier in
05:20
June, hosted by Bulgaria and Romania.
05:24
The US-made air defence system to be sent to Ukraine is one of several that Romania
05:28
possesses.
05:31
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed what he called Romania's principled support.
05:37
Other allies, including Germany, also have provided air defence systems.
05:46
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has warned Israel and Cyprus that, if a full-scale conflict
05:51
breaks out, no part of Israel will be safe.
05:53
He also accused Cyprus of complicity with Israel, warning that any support for Israeli
06:18
military operations against Lebanon would make Cyprus a target.
06:21
Both Israel and Cyprus have denied any involvement in military actions and emphasised their roles
06:25
in humanitarian efforts.
06:47
These threats underscored the fragile geopolitical landscape in the Mediterranean.
06:51
The international community is increasingly concerned that the continued exchange of fire
06:55
between Hezbollah and Israel will escalate.
07:02
Both the United Nations and the United States have urged restraint and diplomacy at this time.
07:12
Europe is being battered by extreme weather, with record high temperatures and severe storms.
07:20
Serbia is currently experiencing its first heatwave of the season, with temperatures
07:24
expected to soar across the country.
07:29
Forecasts predict that the mercury could reach as high as 40 degrees this week due to an
07:35
advancing anticyclone from Africa.
07:41
In Romania, residents of Bucharest are grappling with another heatwave since Wednesday, when
07:47
temperatures hit around 40 degrees in the southern part of the country.
07:54
The European Union's climate-watching agency, Copernicus, said last month that it was the
08:00
hottest May on record globally, marking the 12th consecutive month of record highs.
08:11
In Germany, thunderstorms and severe weather struck parts of Saxony this week.
08:17
In the district of Meissen, strong winds gusts raised alarms, with reports of a possible
08:23
tornado in the town of Grodzic.
08:26
The weather has affected the football Euro 2024.
08:33
At the Institut Carre in Paris, an AI system is being used to identify the origin of cancer
08:38
so that appropriate treatment can be given as quickly as possible.
08:43
A few days ago, Alain Vadel received some unexpected news.
08:47
AI had just solved the riddle of his illness.
08:50
For two years, the retired man had been battling cancer.
08:53
But it was impossible for the doctors to determine which organ his tumor had started in.
09:13
At the Institut, Dr. Sarah Watson has designed an algorithm using tens of thousands of pieces
09:19
of data.
09:20
For her patients, it's a revolution.
09:35
The democratization of the technology across the country is a real challenge and a source
09:39
of hope.
09:41
Cancer affects over 400,000 people every year.
09:49
Global leaders gathered in Paris to launch a new European-funded initiative to increase
09:54
vaccine production in Africa.
09:56
The African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator will provide nearly one billion euros over
10:01
ten years to support African vaccine manufacturers.
10:06
It aims to address the large inequalities that came to light during the COVID-19 pandemic.
10:11
The project was officially launched at a global forum co-hosted by France, the African Union
10:17
and the international vaccine organization Gavi.
10:25
The final works are being carried out on the historical French Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris.
10:30
The stones and marble floors are restored.
10:33
The first chimeras and gargoyles have been installed.
10:38
The craftsmen will complete the covering of the spire.
10:45
The painted canvas of the Virgin and Child, designed by 19th-century architect Vilo Leduc,
10:50
has just been recreated and returned to its original position.
10:53
However, the cathedral is due to reopen to the public on December 8, 2024,
10:58
which means the spectators that will visit the city for the Olympics
11:02
won't be able to see the inside of the magnificent structure.
11:12
The cathedral weighs about 270 kilos.
11:16
We have put a lot of effort into it.
11:20
We have put a lot of effort into it.
11:23
We have put a lot of effort into it.
11:26
We have put a lot of effort into it.
11:29
We have put a lot of effort into it.
11:37
Following the fire in April 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron
11:41
promised the historic building would be completed in five years.
11:49
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