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00:00Romanian President Klaus Yohannes gave up his candidacy for the head of NATO position,
00:05meaning the Netherlands Mark Rutte will lead the alliance.
00:10Russia is obliterating frontline Ukrainian towns with bombs and an expanded airbase network.
00:21Europe continues to get battered by extreme weather with record high temperatures and
00:27severe storms.
00:32Final works are being carried out but Notre Dame Cathedral will not reopen before the
00:36Olympics.
00:44Romanian President Klaus Yohannes gave up his candidacy for the head of NATO position,
00:49meaning the Netherlands Mark Rutte will lead the alliance.
00:55The outgoing Dutch Prime Minister will head the military alliance for the coming years
00:59once Norway's Jens Stoltenberg steps down.
01:04Rutte will govern over a challenging few years as the transatlantic alliance balances Russian
01:10aggression and potentially wavering US support.
01:14The Romanian President had put himself forward for the role but his government has now offered
01:19support to Rutte, according to a press release.
01:23Jens Stoltenberg has been in the post since 2014 and had been due to stand down last year.
01:30Rutte will serve a term of at least four years.
01:34He has led the Netherlands since 2010 but is set to step down on the 2nd of July.
01:47Russia is obliterating frontline Ukrainian towns with bombs and an expanded airbase network.
01:58The frontline offensive is intensifying as Russian guide bombs are laying waste to eastern
02:02Ukraine.
02:09Russia has accelerated its attack of Ukrainian frontline cities using Soviet-era bombs adapted
02:15using imported electronics and an expanding network of airstrips according to drone analysis,
02:21satellite imagery and both Ukrainian and Russian sources.
02:31Sources report that Ukrainian defenders thwarted enemy attempts to break through defence lines
02:35in the Donbass.
02:37Kramatorsk has been the headquarters of Ukrainian defence forces for years and is a strategically
02:42important objective.
02:44The harshest fighting is concentrated in Yasiv Yar with Russians slowly advancing in the
02:48urban area.
02:52Railway junctions located in the area are operationally relevant for the logistics of
02:56a potential offensive.
02:58Local media report four people killed and 14 injured within one day as Russia targeted
03:03a total of 13 Ukrainian regions.
03:10The European Union agreed on new sanctions against Russia targeting for the first time
03:14supplies of liquefied natural gas.
03:17Several member states continue to buy it despite the war in Ukraine.
03:21These sanctions represent the 14th package enforced since February 2022.
03:26The approval was delayed several times over the reservations voiced by a few countries
03:30including Hungary.
03:33Brussels already missed two self-imposed deadlines, the G7 summit in Italy and the peace summit
03:38in Switzerland because of Germany, the last member state that was opposing.
03:42EU companies will still be allowed to purchase Russian LNG but be prohibited from re-exporting
03:47it to other countries.
03:49In 2023, the bloc paid 8.3 billion euros for 20 billion cubic metres of Russian LNG, representing
03:575% of the total gas consumption.
04:01Belgium, France and Spain were the main entry points for Russian LNG.
04:09Putin is visiting Vietnam seeking to strengthen ties in Southeast Asia while Russian isolation
04:15deepens.
04:17Russia is important to Vietnam for two reasons.
04:20Firstly, it is its biggest supplier of military equipment.
04:25Secondly, Russian oil exploration technology helps the Vietnamese maintain sovereignty
04:30in the contested South China Sea.
04:34Since Putin last visited Vietnam in 2017, much has changed.
04:40Russia now faces sanctions for its invasion of Ukraine and the International Criminal
04:45Court has issued an arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes.
04:50Putin arrived to the nation from North Korea, where he and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
04:56signed an agreement that pledges mutual aid in the event of war.
05:00North Korea has been accused of supplying Russia with ammo to fuel Moscow's war in Ukraine.
05:11NATO member Romania announced that it will send a Patriot missile system to Ukraine.
05:16Patriot systems were among those that joined broader air defence NATO drills earlier in
05:20June, hosted by Bulgaria and Romania.
05:24The US-made air defence system to be sent to Ukraine is one of several that Romania
05:28possesses.
05:31Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed what he called Romania's principled support.
05:37Other allies, including Germany, also have provided air defence systems.
05:46Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has warned Israel and Cyprus that, if a full-scale conflict
05:51breaks out, no part of Israel will be safe.
05:53He also accused Cyprus of complicity with Israel, warning that any support for Israeli
06:18military operations against Lebanon would make Cyprus a target.
06:21Both Israel and Cyprus have denied any involvement in military actions and emphasised their roles
06:25in humanitarian efforts.
06:47These threats underscored the fragile geopolitical landscape in the Mediterranean.
06:51The international community is increasingly concerned that the continued exchange of fire
06:55between Hezbollah and Israel will escalate.
07:02Both the United Nations and the United States have urged restraint and diplomacy at this time.
07:12Europe is being battered by extreme weather, with record high temperatures and severe storms.
07:20Serbia is currently experiencing its first heatwave of the season, with temperatures
07:24expected to soar across the country.
07:29Forecasts predict that the mercury could reach as high as 40 degrees this week due to an
07:35advancing anticyclone from Africa.
07:41In Romania, residents of Bucharest are grappling with another heatwave since Wednesday, when
07:47temperatures hit around 40 degrees in the southern part of the country.
07:54The European Union's climate-watching agency, Copernicus, said last month that it was the
08:00hottest May on record globally, marking the 12th consecutive month of record highs.
08:11In Germany, thunderstorms and severe weather struck parts of Saxony this week.
08:17In the district of Meissen, strong winds gusts raised alarms, with reports of a possible
08:23tornado in the town of Grodzic.
08:26The weather has affected the football Euro 2024.
08:33At the Institut Carre in Paris, an AI system is being used to identify the origin of cancer
08:38so that appropriate treatment can be given as quickly as possible.
08:43A few days ago, Alain Vadel received some unexpected news.
08:47AI had just solved the riddle of his illness.
08:50For two years, the retired man had been battling cancer.
08:53But it was impossible for the doctors to determine which organ his tumor had started in.
09:13At the Institut, Dr. Sarah Watson has designed an algorithm using tens of thousands of pieces
09:19of data.
09:20For her patients, it's a revolution.
09:35The democratization of the technology across the country is a real challenge and a source
09:39of hope.
09:41Cancer affects over 400,000 people every year.
09:49Global leaders gathered in Paris to launch a new European-funded initiative to increase
09:54vaccine production in Africa.
09:56The African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator will provide nearly one billion euros over
10:01ten years to support African vaccine manufacturers.
10:06It aims to address the large inequalities that came to light during the COVID-19 pandemic.
10:11The project was officially launched at a global forum co-hosted by France, the African Union
10:17and the international vaccine organization Gavi.
10:25The final works are being carried out on the historical French Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris.
10:30The stones and marble floors are restored.
10:33The first chimeras and gargoyles have been installed.
10:38The craftsmen will complete the covering of the spire.
10:45The painted canvas of the Virgin and Child, designed by 19th-century architect Vilo Leduc,
10:50has just been recreated and returned to its original position.
10:53However, the cathedral is due to reopen to the public on December 8, 2024,
10:58which means the spectators that will visit the city for the Olympics
11:02won't be able to see the inside of the magnificent structure.
11:12The cathedral weighs about 270 kilos.
11:16We have put a lot of effort into it.
11:20We have put a lot of effort into it.
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11:29We have put a lot of effort into it.
11:37Following the fire in April 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron
11:41promised the historic building would be completed in five years.
11:49To be continued