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00:00Israel says a last-minute crisis with Hamas is preventing the government from approving

00:06a ceasefire deal in Gaza.

00:10Over a thousand people attended the memorial ceremony in Paris for the late Jean-Marie

00:14Le Pen, the founder of France's main far-right party, who died at the age of 96.

00:21Bulgaria's parliament has approved a new coalition government led by the pro-EU and pro-NATO

00:27bloc party.

00:31Irregular entries into the European Union have reached their lowest level in three years,

00:37according to Frontex.

00:44Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said a last-minute crisis with Hamas is

00:50preventing the approval of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages.

00:57On Thursday, the government said that some things that were agreed on had now been changed

01:02and that it won't meet to approve the agreement until Hamas backs down.

01:25Families of fallen Israeli soldiers displayed coffins in Jerusalem on Thursday at a protest

01:30against the ceasefire deal.

01:32They said if agreed upon, it would be surrendering to Hamas without reaching the goals of the

01:37war.

01:49Meanwhile Palestinians in Gaza have reported heavy Israeli bombardment as people were celebrating

01:54the ceasefire deal.

01:56The Hamas-run health ministry said at least 70 people were killed in airstrikes in the

02:00strip overnight.

02:02Since the war began, Israel's offensive has killed over 46,000 people in Gaza, mostly

02:08women and children, according to the health ministry.

02:17Over 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony in central Paris for the founder of France's

02:21main far-right party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died last week at the age of 96.

02:28The mass took place under tight security as Le Pen was a polarizing figure convicted multiple

02:33times of anti-Semitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence.

02:42Family members, including his daughter Marine Le Pen, who is now the leading far-right figure

02:46in France, other National Rally Party officials and long-standing supporters gathered inside

02:51the church.

02:57A private funeral took place last week in Jean-Marie Le Pen's hometown of La Trinité-sur-Mer

03:02in Brittany.

03:07Bulgaria's parliament has formally approved a coalition government led by the pro-European

03:13party.

03:14Nearly three months after elections resulted in a deeply divided parliament, lawmakers voted

03:18125 to 114 to elect Rozen Zelyazkov as prime minister.

03:25His center-right party has pledged to restore financial stability and keep Bulgaria on a

03:30pro-EU and pro-NATO track.

03:42The GERB party finished first in October's early elections, the 7th in three years, but

03:53won only 69 seats in the 240-seat National Assembly.

03:58Zelyazkov and his party had made, quote, the necessary compromises addressing the ideological

04:04differences with its two junior partners, the pro-Russia Socialist Party, BSP, and the

04:10populist group There Is Such People.

04:17Giorgia Meloni has denied having discussions about a deal with Elon Musk to provide secure

04:22telecommunications for the Italian government.

04:25Not only did Italy's Prime Minister Meloni confirmed it in the end-of-year presser postponed

04:29to January, but a statement issued earlier by her office said that no agreement had been

04:34signed.

04:35But what would the deal mean for Italy-EU relations and what about the security concerns

04:40at play?

04:41The government insists the EU's efforts to breach the gap with Starlink might have arrived

04:45a bit too late.

05:10From a political standpoint, the deal could have a significant impact on several fronts.

05:20The EU Commission explained that Italy is a sovereign state and that the agreement would

05:25not be compatible with Iris Square, the EU's flagship satellite system project.

05:55An Italian representative for Musk's aerospace businesses stated that Italy would have full

06:00control of its data.

06:01Ferdiano Finucci, a journalist and author who recently wrote a book on the use of satellites

06:05in conflicts around the world, believes there is more to it.

06:29George Orlandi, for Euronews, in Rome.

06:55Pope Francis fell on Thursday and hurt his right arm, just weeks after a similar incident

07:01in which he injured his chin.

07:04Francis didn't break his arm, but a sling was put on as a precaution.

07:08The incident occurred at his home in the Vatican.

07:10The 88-year-old pope has battle medical problems, including long bouts of bronchitis and a major

07:16intestinal surgery.

07:18He often has to use a wheelchair because of bad knees.

07:22But despite constant speculation about his health, Francis says he has no plans to resign.

07:36Irregular entries into the European Union have reached their lowest level in three years.

07:42239,000 irregular border crossings into the EU were recorded in 2024, according to Frontex,

07:50the European Border and Coast Guard agency.

07:53This represents a 38% drop compared to 2023.

08:20Irregular border crossings in the Central Mediterranean and Western Balkans fell by

08:3859% and 78% respectively in one year.

08:43On the other hand, irregular arrivals to the Canary Islands have increased by 18% in a

08:49year, putting pressure on Spain.

08:51They have nearly tripled at the EU's eastern land borders, mainly due to Belarus's use

08:57of migrants as a tool to destabilize the EU.

09:03Irregular migration flows do not disappear as a result of these policies, but their direction

09:09and also the level of risk for human life might change.

09:14So increased surveillance or deterrence measures along certain routes might have an impact

09:23on the change.

09:25However, these figures should be taken with caution as some crossings go undetected.

09:31They also do not distinguish between economic migrants and asylum seekers.

09:36For instance, how many people actually of those who have attempted to enter, despite

09:43the many obstacles they have to escape from unsafety and war, how many of those numbers

09:49hide asylum seekers, people legitimately seeking asylum with a right to asylum in Europe?

09:56How many of the people behind those numbers have lost their lives in their ways to Europe?

10:02In 2024, more than 2,300 people were reported missing crossing the Mediterranean.

10:12The European Union has expressed its support for the announced ceasefire in the Gaza conflict,

10:18voicing hope that it will end civilian suffering and lead to the release of hostages.

10:23The European Union warmly welcomes the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, which will allow the face

10:29release of the hostages, ending their terrible ordeal that has lasted for more than 15 months

10:35and eased the humanitarian suffering in Gaza.

10:39It is vital that the deal is fully implemented to allow all the hostages to be released and

10:45to ensure a permanent end to hostilities.

10:49The European Union didn't play a part in the negotiations of the ceasefire agreement, which

10:55has yet to be approved by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet.

11:00However, they were quick to react.

11:04European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged the two parties to implement

11:09the agreement.

11:11Also, the President of the European Parliament, Roberto Mazzola, points out that it could

11:18be a turning point for a sustainable peace.

11:21For his part, the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, calls for the ceasefire

11:27to allow immediate access to necessary humanitarian aid.

11:32This latest flare-up in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has left more than 46,000 Palestinians

11:39and over 1,200 Israelis dead.

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