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NATO countries have called for the de-escalation of renewed violence in Syria, urging the protection
00:06
of civilians and humanitarian infrastructure.
00:15
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Ukraine only weeks before he is set to ask his parliament
00:20
for a vote of no confidence he is widely expected to lose.
00:25
Scholz promised the war-torn country an additional aid package worth 650 million euro at a time
00:31
of escalating Russian attacks.
00:35
The German leader's approach to Ukraine has come under criticism, primarily due to his
00:39
refusal to send powerful cruise missiles to Kiev as he argues it would risk Germany becoming
00:45
directly involved in the conflict.
00:49
Ukraine's ambassador to Germany called Scholz's refusal to send the weapons a blank check
00:54
for the Russians.
00:56
Scholz drew further criticism in November after he spoke on the telephone with Russian
01:01
President Vladimir Putin.
01:03
A call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said undermined international efforts to isolate
01:09
Russia.
01:14
Russia says it's captured two towns in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, just as
01:19
President Vladimir Putin approved plans to raise military spending to its highest level
01:23
yet, a third of the national budget.
01:26
According to the Ministry of Defence, its servicemen also hit the infrastructure of
01:30
Ukrainian airfields, drone assembly shops and warehouses.
01:35
Ukraine's air force confirmed the attacks, saying Russia launched 78 drones overnight
01:40
from the cities of Kursk, Orel and Bryansk.
01:43
The air force also said it jammed about 32 of the drones, whilst regional authorities
01:48
said at least 11 civilians were killed from the Russian strikes.
01:52
Meanwhile, authorities in the Kherson region say three people were killed in a Russian
01:56
strike there.
01:58
It's one of four regions that Moscow illegally annexed in September 2022, but hasn't been
02:03
able to completely re-occupy.
02:06
A Ukrainian counter-offensive recaptured western areas of the Kherson region, including the
02:11
regional capital, also called Kherson, nine months later.
02:16
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi makes a visit to the Syrian capital Damascus to
02:25
meet President Bashar Assad.
02:28
His visit comes as Syria's army launched counter-attacks on Sunday to repel insurgents who've seized
02:33
control of Aleppo and areas in Idlib in a surprise offensive on Wednesday.
02:38
Pro-Assad media say government forces had killed nearly 1,000 insurgents over the past
02:42
three days, but no proof was provided to support those claims.
02:47
The Syrian civil defense, a humanitarian group on the ground in opposition-controlled areas,
02:52
say at least 18 people were killed in Sunday's attacks.
02:56
They say dozens more were injured as they accused the Syrian regime of carrying out
03:00
joint airstrikes with Russian forces.
03:02
We are at a very critical situation with the latest offensive from the rebels, we have
03:09
seen a renewal of the civil war and of course this is first and foremost has a negative
03:16
impact on the civilian population.
03:21
Iran's top diplomat is set to visit Ankara on Monday to meet his Turkish counterpart
03:25
and discuss the escalation.
03:29
The U.N. urges all parties involved to prioritize political processes and avoid further destabilizing
03:35
the region.
03:39
Germany, France, the U.K. and the U.S. have called for de-escalation of violence in Syria
03:45
after rebels marched on government-controlled areas, reigniting violence in the 13-year-long
03:50
conflict.
03:51
In a joint statement, the NATO countries urged the protection of civilians and infrastructure
03:56
to prevent further displacement and the disruption of humanitarian aid.
04:01
An alliance of Syrian rebel groups seized control of Aleppo over the weekend, with Syrian
04:06
President Bashar Assad announcing a subsequent counter-offensive.
04:10
Syrian state television claimed government forces had killed nearly 1,000 insurgents
04:14
over the past few days without providing evidence.
04:17
The surge in violence comes at a time of high political turmoil in the Middle East, with
04:21
Israel waging war against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
04:26
Renewed violence in Syria risks involving more regional powers into the conflict.
04:30
Both Russia and Turkey have their own interests to protect, with both sides offering support
04:35
to opposing groups in the country.
04:41
A fourth consecutive night of protests is underway across Georgia against the government's
04:45
decision to suspend European Union accession talks.
04:49
Officials say at least 44 people have been hospitalized in increasingly violent clashes
04:54
between police and protesters.
04:57
Prime Minister Herakli Kobayidze has warned that everyone in the country has to obey the
05:01
law.
05:03
The unrest began four days ago when the government headed by the populist Georgian Dream Party
05:28
announced it was suspending EU accession talks until at least 2028.
05:33
That was in response to a European Parliament resolution which criticised the 26th October
05:38
parliamentary elections which saw the Georgian Dream re-elected as neither free nor fair.
05:43
The EU granted Georgia candidate status in December 2023 but put that process on hold
05:50
earlier this year after the passage of a controversial foreign influence law, widely seen as a blow
05:55
to democratic freedoms.
05:57
Meanwhile Kobahidze has said President Salome Zurbishvili must vacate her post when her
06:02
mandate ends later this month.
06:05
The pro-EU head of state has vowed to stay on to support the protesters and says the
06:09
illegitimate government has no authority to select her successor.
06:14
The elections that led to this parliament and then to the government are not legitimate,
06:22
they are not recognised by anyone, they have not been recognised by the Georgian population
06:28
in the first place, they have not been recognised by the political forces in the country.
06:34
Zurbishvili also said Russia had carried out what she called an electoral war on Georgia
06:39
and had done the same in recent elections in Romania and Moldova.
06:49
Parliament's two main centre-right parties look set to form the country's next government
06:53
as the final results from the general election trickle in.
06:57
But both Finegale and Fianna Foyle took a reduced vote share and face complex coalition
07:01
negotiations to put the new administration together.
07:05
Public broadcaster RTE reports 153 seats in the 174 seat lower house of parliament have
07:12
been called.
07:13
Fianna Foyle have taken 40 with Finegale winning 33.
07:17
Well I think there is a very clear route back to government although it's not fully determined
07:23
because a lot will depend on those final seats that I've spoken about.
07:27
But what I am very confident about is that my party will have a very significant role
07:31
to play in the years ahead and I'm cautiously optimistic and excited about what the weeks
07:35
ahead hold.
07:37
In second place is the left of centre Sinn FΓ©in with 34 seats but it may struggle to
07:42
find partners willing to form a coalition with it.
07:46
Both Fianna Foyle and Finegale have previously said they wouldn't work with the party citing
07:50
its leftist policies and historic links with the IRA.
07:54
I understand that that vote was for change, for a change in government and I and we will
08:02
do everything that we can once the voting is finished and the seats are filled to pursue
08:06
that goal.
08:08
The cost of living and Ireland's housing crisis were dominant topics in the three-week election
08:13
campaign.
08:14
Immigration was also a key issue in the country of 5.4 million people.
08:19
The results of the election mean Ireland has partly bucked the global trend of incumbents
08:24
being rejected by disgruntled voters.
08:33
Romania's future parliament and government will continue the country's strong pro-EU,
08:37
pro-NATO and pro-Ukraine national strategy.
08:41
The leftist Social Democratic Party has won almost 23% of the vote and have an almost
08:46
5% advantage over their closest contenders.
08:51
And while they've topped the polls for a second consecutive election, far-right populists
08:55
have made considerable gains.
08:58
The Alliance for the Unity of Romanians won the second most votes, sitting at just over
09:02
18%.
09:04
But the scores of the pro-EU camp show that the future parliamentary majority and government
09:11
will continue Romania's pro-West course as NATO's eastern flank main country.
09:18
But the rise of the ultra-nationalist parties is a sobering reality for Romania's political
09:24
scene.
09:25
A strong turnout in voting is the result of the shock result of the first round of the
09:31
presidential election.
09:33
Monday morning, we will find out the official results.
09:38
Vitaly Ekojocari, Euronews, Romania.
09:45
Iceland's Social Democrats have won the largest share of votes at Saturday's parliamentary
09:50
election.
09:52
With all votes tallied on Sunday, the centre-left party more than doubled its total number of
09:56
seats, unsating the ruling coalition of the past seven years.
10:01
Iceland's leader KristjΓ‘n FrΓ³stadΓ³ttir is among the favourites to become prime minister,
10:06
vowing to tackle a cost-of-living crisis through the Nordic welfare model.
10:12
Icelanders voted Saturday after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy
10:17
forced the country's prime minister to call an early election.
10:21
All the parties in the governing coalition saw their seat count decline, with the left-greens
10:26
losing all eight of its parliamentary seats.
10:30
While counting was delayed in some areas by snowstorms, election turnout was high by
10:35
international standards, with 80% of registered voters casting ballots.
10:44
US President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter, sparing him a possible prison sentence for
10:49
federal gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the powers of
10:56
the presidency for the benefit of his family members.
11:01
In a statement, Joe Biden said the prosecution of his son was politically motivated and a
11:05
miscarriage of justice.
11:07
He alleged that no reasonable person could look at the facts of the case without concluding
11:12
that Hunter was singled out for being his son.
11:16
The Democratic president had previously publicly said he would not pardon his son or commute
11:21
his sentence, after his convictions in two cases in Delaware and California.
11:26
Hunter Biden was convicted of purchasing a gun when prosecutors said he lied on a form
11:32
by claiming he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.
11:36
US President-elect Donald Trump called the pardon an abuse and miscarriage of justice.
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