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00:00Tough coalition talks ahead as Ireland's two main centre-right parties look set to form

00:06the country's next government.

00:10A revolutionary law enacted in Belgium established fundamental rights for sex workers, giving

00:16them labour rights on par with other professions.

00:22German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Ukraine only weeks before he is set to ask his parliament

00:27for a vote of no confidence he is widely expected to lose.

00:32Scholz promised the war-torn country an additional aid package worth €650 million at a time

00:38of escalating Russian attacks.

00:42The German leader's approach to Ukraine has come under criticism, primarily due to his

00:46refusal to send powerful cruise missiles to Kiev as he argues it would risk Germany becoming

00:52directly involved in the conflict.

00:56Ukraine's ambassador to Germany called Scholz's refusal to send the weapons a blank cheque

01:01for the Russians.

01:03Scholz drew further criticism in November after he spoke on the telephone with Russian

01:08President Vladimir Putin, a call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said undermined

01:14international efforts to isolate Russia.

01:22Many France, the UK and the US have called for de-escalation of violence in Syria after

01:27rebels marched on government-controlled areas, reigniting violence in the 13-year-long conflict.

01:33In a joint statement, the NATO countries urged the protection of civilians and infrastructure

01:39to prevent further displacement and the disruption of humanitarian aid.

01:43An alliance of Syrian rebel groups seized control of Aleppo over the weekend, with Syrian

01:48President Bashar Assad announcing a subsequent counter-offensive.

01:52Syrian state television claimed government forces had killed nearly 1,000 insurgents

01:56over the past few days without providing evidence.

01:59The surge in violence comes at a time of high political turmoil in the Middle East, with

02:04Israel waging war against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

02:08Renewed violence in Syria risks involving more regional powers into the conflict.

02:13Both Russia and Turkey have their own interests to protect, with both sides offering support

02:17to opposing groups in the country.

02:23Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi makes a visit to the Syrian capital Damascus to

02:27meet President Bashar Assad.

02:30His visit comes as Syria's army launched counter-attacks on Sunday to repel insurgents who've seized

02:35control of Aleppo and areas in Idlib in a surprise offensive on Wednesday.

02:40Pro-Assad media say government forces had killed nearly 1,000 insurgents over the past

02:45three days, but no proof was provided to support those claims.

02:49The Syrian civil defense, a humanitarian group on the ground in opposition-controlled areas,

02:54say at least 18 people were killed in Sunday's attacks.

02:58They say dozens more were injured as they accused the Syrian regime of carrying out

03:02joint airstrikes with Russian forces.

03:04We are at a very critical situation with the latest offensive from the rebels, we have

03:12seen a renewal of the civil war and of course this is first and foremost has a negative

03:19impact on the civilian population.

03:23Iran's top diplomat is set to visit Ankara on Monday to meet his Turkish counterpart

03:28and discuss the escalation.

03:31The UN urges all parties involved to prioritize political processes and avoid further destabilizing

03:37the region.

03:42Ireland's two main centre-right parties look set to form the country's next government

03:46as the final results from the general election trickle in.

03:50But both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil took a reduced vote share and face complex coalition

03:55negotiations to put the new administration together.

03:59Public broadcaster RTE reports 153 seats in the 174-seat lower house of parliament have

04:05been called.

04:06Fianna Fáil have taken 40 with Fine Gael winning 33.

04:10I think there is a very clear route back to government although it's not fully determined

04:16because a lot will depend on those final seats that I've spoken about.

04:21What I am very confident about is that my party will have a very significant role to

04:25play in the years ahead and I'm cautiously optimistic and excited about what the weeks

04:29ahead hold.

04:30In second place is the left of centre Sinn Féin with 34 seats but it may struggle to

04:35find partners willing to form a coalition with it.

04:39Both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have previously said they wouldn't work with the party citing

04:44its leftist policies and historic links with the IRA.

04:47I understand that that vote was for change, for a change in government and I and we will

04:55do everything that we can once the voting is finished and the seats are filled to pursue

05:00that goal.

05:01The cost of living and Ireland's housing crisis were dominant topics in the three-week election

05:06campaign.

05:08Immigration was also a key issue in the country of 5.4 million people.

05:13The results of the election mean Ireland has partly bucked the global trend of incumbents

05:17being rejected by disgruntled voters.

05:26A fourth consecutive night of protests is underway across Georgia against the government's

05:31decision to suspend European Union accession talks.

05:34Officials say at least 44 people have been hospitalised in increasingly violent clashes

05:40between police and protesters.

05:42Prime Minister Irakli Kobahidze has warned that everyone in the country has to obey the

05:47law.

05:48We will do everything we can to respect the law.

05:51We will do everything we can to respect the law.

05:54We will do everything we can to respect the law.

05:57We will do everything we can to respect the law.

06:00We will do everything we can to respect the law.

06:02We will do everything we can to respect the law.

06:04We will do everything we can to respect the law.

06:09The unrest began four days ago when the government headed by the populist Georgian Dream Party

06:14announced it was suspending EU accession talks until at least 2028.

06:19That was in response to a European Parliament resolution which criticised the 26 October

06:24parliamentary elections, which saw the Georgian dream re-elected, is neither free nor fair.

06:29The EU granted Georgia candidate status in December 2023, but put that process on hold

06:35earlier this year after the passage of a controversial foreign influence law, widely seen as a blow

06:40to democratic freedoms.

06:42Meanwhile, Kobehidze has said President Salome Zurabishvili must vacate her post when her

06:47mandate ends later this month.

06:50The pro-EU head of state has vowed to stay on to support the protesters and says the

06:55illegitimate government has no authority to select her successor.

06:59The elections that led to this parliament and then to the government are not legitimate,

07:07they are not recognized by anyone, they have not been recognized by the Georgian population

07:13in the first place, they have not been recognized by the political forces in the country.

07:19Zurabishvili also said Russia had carried out what she called an electoral war on Georgia

07:24and had done the same in recent elections in Romania and Moldova.

07:33Carlos Tavares resigned as Atalanta CEO after nearly four years amid plunging electric vehicle

07:39sales and rising competition from Chinese car makers.

07:42His exit reflects the struggles faced by legacy car makers in the transition to electric vehicles.

07:48Tavares had championed the company's investment aimed at 100% battery electric vehicle sales

07:53in Europe by 2030.

07:55However, sales fell short of expectations.

07:58Atalanta's stock dropped in 2024 as Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers surged ahead

08:03with competitive pricing and innovation.

08:09In a revolutionary move, Belgian sex workers are now able to sign formal employment contracts

08:14and gain labour rights on par with other professions.

08:17The new law also establishes fundamental rights for sex workers, including the right

08:22to refuse clients, choose their practices and stop an act at any moment.

08:48Hoping to clamp down on abuse and exploitation within the industry, the law means sex workers

08:55will now have access to health insurance, paid leave, maternity benefits, unemployment

09:01supports and pensions.

09:17Though some countries like Germany or the Netherlands have legalised sex work, none

09:31have implemented labour protections as comprehensive as Belgium.

09:40Seventy films from around 32 countries are being screened at the Marrakesh International

09:44Film Festival, which opened over the weekend in Morocco.

09:48Organisers say though the festival will showcase Oscar contenders, emphasis will be given to

09:54emerging directors and films from the Middle East and Africa.

10:00I want to see cinema that provokes me.

10:05I want to see cinema that doesn't try to be tidy.

10:08I want to see cinema that is taking big risks.

10:12I want to see cinema that can be not perfect, but alive, I would say.

10:17I don't want to see the cinema that reacts, and I don't want to see the cinema, or I don't

10:25want to champion the cinema that somehow puts me in the same place where I was before seeing

10:31it.

10:32Actor Patricia Arquette said she was ready to be wowed.

10:35I think just integrity, truth, a creative vision, moving performances, interesting storytelling,

10:48or simple storytelling.

10:50You never know, but you know when a movie really grabs you and it teaches you something.

10:56Now in its 21st year, the Moroccan celebration of cinema is entering a new era of maturity.

11:03It's always nice to feel the vibe of new things, and so I live in a bubble in England

11:08or America, and I see things, but when you're working, you don't really see that much.

11:12You kind of go into your own sort of hermetically sealed world.

11:16So it's like coming to something like this, you get more of a sense and learn a bit more,

11:20so that's why I'm here.

11:23The week-long festival showcasing bold and diverse narratives opened on Saturday and

11:29will come to a close on December 7.

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