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Latest news bulletin | January 16th – Midday
euronews (in English)
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16/01/2025
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World leaders have welcomed the newly announced US, Qatar and Egypt co-brokered Gaza ceasefire
00:07
deal between Hamas and Israel.
00:11
The European Union is considering lifting sanctions on Syria in multiple fields, according
00:16
to a non-paper seen by Euronews.
00:22
US President Joe Biden warned of a tech industrial complex in his final address.
00:32
Workers participating in an opposition-called three-hour general strike were assaulted on
00:36
the streets of Tbilisi.
00:45
A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has been announced.
00:49
The deal brokered by the United States, Qatar and Egypt will offer much-needed respite
00:53
for the people of Gaza, who've been enduring 15 months of war.
00:57
World leaders have welcomed this development with open arms.
01:00
Well, we've had many difficult days since Hamas began its terrible war.
01:05
We've encountered roadblocks and setbacks.
01:08
We've not given up.
01:10
And now, after more than 400 days of struggle, the day of success has arrived.
01:19
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who's recently announced his resignation after weeks
01:23
of domestic turmoil, also weighed in on the matter.
01:27
Canada stands ready to do whatever it can to ensure the success of this agreement.
01:32
But more than that, this ceasefire gives us hope, hope that we can now focus our attention
01:37
on a true, lasting political solution to this conflict.
01:42
The United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary David Lammy says the deal is an opportunity for
01:47
both sides to begin the healing process and for this 15-month nightmare to end.
01:53
I welcome, particularly for those hostage families, that this deal has finally been
02:01
broken and for the agony and horrors of war and the Palestinian people in Gaza, finally
02:09
this horror has come to an end.
02:13
And UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who's been an instrumental player in the war,
02:17
also expressed his relief following the announcement of the agreement.
02:22
He thanked the mediators for their efforts in securing the deal, but stressed that now
02:26
attention must turn towards achieving a permanent peace.
02:30
Ending the occupation and achieving a negotiated two-state solution with Israel and Palestine
02:38
living side by side in peace and security in line with international law, relevant UN
02:44
resolutions and previous agreements remain an urgent priority.
02:50
Only through a viable two-state solution can the aspirations of both peoples be fulfilled.
02:58
The deal is set to begin on Sunday, January 19.
03:02
It will be implemented in three stages, which will feature the release of dozens of hostages
03:06
held in Gaza, the release of 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israel and weeks of peace.
03:20
The European Union is laying preliminary ground to a wide-range lifting of sanctions on Syria,
03:25
according to a non-paper seen by Euronews.
03:28
The bloc is considering lifting sanctions on transportation, exports of oil and gas
03:33
and financial and banking activities.
03:36
The informal EU document says that any possible change to terrorist designations of al-Qaeda-affiliated
03:41
groups, like Syria's ruling Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, must be implemented at the UN Security Council
03:47
level before the bloc adopts it.
03:50
The paper says that delisting terror groups will have to be conditions-based as to prevent
03:54
any risk of financing terrorism.
03:57
The non-paper was produced by the EU Council for Negotiations and is expected to be substantively
04:03
discussed during a meeting of EU foreign ministers on January 27.
04:08
The document states that the country's ousted president, Bashar al-Assad, and affiliates
04:13
cannot benefit from the lifting and will still be subjected to sanctions.
04:25
U.S. President Joe Biden used his farewell address on Wednesday to deliver stark warnings
04:30
of a dangerous concentration of power in the hands of the ultra-wealthy.
04:51
Biden referenced former President Dwight Eisenhower's final address in 1961, in which he warned
04:57
of a military-industrial complex.
05:27
Biden used his 15-minute address to offer a model for a peaceful transfer of power and
05:36
raised concerns about his successor, Donald Trump, without mentioning his name.
05:41
His remarks come after some of the world's richest individuals in the technology industry
05:45
have flocked to Trump's side in recent months.
05:52
Defense ministers from over 20 NATO members are meeting in Brussels to discuss security
05:56
and upcoming challenges to the alliance.
06:00
NATO's Chief Mark Root opened the two-day session with a clear goal, shifting to a wartime
06:06
mindset.
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To prevent war, we need to prepare for it.
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It's time to shift to a wartime mindset.
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And this means we need to make our defenses even stronger by spending more on defense,
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producing more and better defense capabilities.
06:26
Russia is hard at work to try to weaken our democracies and chip away at our freedom.
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And it is not alone.
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It has China, North Korea and Iran by its side.
06:36
Root warned the alliance members that Europe's future is at stake, and NATO must do all it
06:41
can to keep the people safe amidst growing security threats to the region.
06:45
The next summit, in six months' time, will take place in The Hague.
06:53
The European Commission presented this Wednesday an action plan to prevent and detect cyber
06:59
attacks quicker.
07:00
In 2023, there were 309 cyber security incidents in health centers in the EU, a growing risk
07:08
for both patients and hospitals.
07:10
European Health Commissioner Oliver Varely believes that hospitals should invest in cyber
07:15
security as much as in medical equipment.
07:19
Do not overlook that part.
07:22
We understand that the health care institutions are more focused on organizing the health
07:29
care they provide for the patients, but this is part and parcel of it.
07:33
Despite the economic impact, which is estimated at an average of 300,000 euros in major incidents,
07:40
Brussels has so far made no provision for financial support for medical institutions.
07:46
According to the European Cyber Security Agency, the greatest risks include the theft of patient
07:52
data or the disruption of health care services.
08:04
Poland, who has taken over the EU Council presidency, has named security as one of its
08:10
key priorities.
08:11
But for Warsaw, security has many faces.
08:15
In an interview with Euronews, the Minister for European Affairs Adam Szłopka explained
08:20
that one aspect of security is Europe being independent from Russia in terms of energy.
08:45
Europe has managed to overall reduce its energy dependence from Russia.
08:57
Some countries such as Hungary, Slovakia or Austria have been less enthusiastic.
09:02
These nations could pose a challenge for Warsaw.
09:05
When it comes to security, Warsaw has also said it's willing to participate in EU cooperation
09:12
including the joint purchase of ammunition and cooperating in strengthening critical
09:17
infrastructure.
09:33
For EU High Representative Kaja Kalas, NATO and the EU complement each other when it comes
09:38
to ensuring Europe's security.
09:41
We have complementary roles.
09:43
I mean, NATO is dealing with the military issues, the military planning for defence.
09:51
But Europe, we deal with European defence industry, we deal with European defence as
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whole because we also have countries that are not in NATO.
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You didn't elaborate again.
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You didn't rule out military coercion.
10:05
Kalas added that Europe's security challenges have only become more complicated and now
10:11
involve hybrid threats against energy and food security as well as cyber attacks.
10:24
Workers participating in a three-hour general strike called by opponents of the incumbent
10:29
Georgian Dream Party were attacked in the streets of Tbilisi.
10:32
Footage circulating on social media showed baton-wielding individuals assaulting strikers.
10:38
Local media says the individuals were titushkis, a term used to describe hired thugs usually
10:44
in service of government or political groups.
10:47
Demonstrators chanted, blew whistles and waved Georgian and EU flags side by side.
10:53
A report suggests that more than 350 businesses participated in the strike.
10:58
Organisers say the demonstration was intended to serve as a warning of what the country
11:02
would face in isolation from Europe.
11:10
Blue Origin launched a massive new rocket on its first test flight on Thursday.
11:16
The space technology company founded by Jeff Bezos is sending up a prototype satellite
11:21
to orbit Earth.
11:23
The rocket carried an experimental platform designed to host satellites or release them
11:27
into their proper orbits.
11:30
While this mission was expected to last six hours, the rocket is built to haul spacecraft
11:35
and eventually astronauts to orbit and also the moon.
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