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00:00With the ceasefire deadline only days away, Israel reportedly asked for more time for

00:05its troops to withdraw from Lebanon.

00:11A once-in-a-lifetime storm has forced authorities to issue severe weather warnings in the UK

00:16and Ireland this Friday.

00:25A federal judge has temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump's executive order

00:29ending birthright citizenship.

00:32The order was signed among a slew of other orders on inauguration day.

00:38Trump's administration argues that children born in the United States to non-citizen parents

00:42are not subject to US jurisdiction.

00:45US District Judge John Kunauer says the order was so blatantly unconstitutional and blocked

00:51it for 14 days.

00:54The decision came during the first hearing in a multi-state effort challenging the order

00:58and the ruling was welcomed.

01:01This is fairly simple.

01:02This has been expressly determined by the United States Supreme Court and Congress and

01:07multiple executives have looked at it and agreed.

01:10And so I was not surprised to see Judge Kunauer sort of dismiss the absurdity of the order

01:16and the absurdity of the President's action.

01:20Immigration attorneys believe Trump wants to end birthright citizenship as a possible

01:24deterrent for illegal migration.

01:27They say that the order, even if passed, will not affect immigration.

01:33There's so much economic opportunity and freedom that's available in the United States that's

01:38such a pull factor for immigrants around the world that they can hope for their children

01:43to have a better life in the United States whether or not those children are US citizens.

01:47I'm not sure that birthright citizenship is a big factor in many people's minds when they

01:53decide to migrate.

01:56The 47th U.S. President is persistent and has vowed to fight the judge's ruling.

02:01Mr. President, a U.S. judge temporarily blocked the birthright citizenship order.

02:07Do you have any reaction?

02:08No.

02:09Obviously, we'll appeal it.

02:10They put it before a certain judge in Seattle, I guess, right?

02:14And there's no surprises with that judge.

02:20If the order is deemed a constitutional change, it'll likely be a very lengthy process to

02:24reform.

02:26Any constitutional changes in the United States must be agreed upon by three-quarters of all

02:30states and then approved by two-thirds of both chambers of Congress, the House and the

02:35Senate.

02:37U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that the war in Ukraine could be brought to an

02:44end by a fall in the price of oil.

02:47Speaking via video link at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump said he would ask OPEC

02:52to lower the price of oil, suggesting economic measures rather than military aid could be

02:58the key to ending the conflict.

03:02If the price came down, the Russia-Ukraine war would end immediately.

03:07Right now, the price is high enough that that war will continue.

03:10You got to bring down the oil price, you're going to end that war.

03:12Our efforts to secure a peace settlement between Russia and Ukraine are now hopefully underway.

03:18It's so important to get that done.

03:20That is an absolute killing field.

03:23Millions of soldiers are being killed.

03:26Nobody's seen anything like it since World War II.

03:29OPEC consists of 12 oil-rich countries whose sheer heft as a bloc means they can dramatically

03:35affect the price of oil by ramping production up or down.

03:39However, the plausibility of Trump's strategy is unclear.

03:42Russia has weathered a multitude of U.S. and European sanctions since its full-scale invasion

03:47of Ukraine.

03:48Iran, meanwhile, is both a member of OPEC and a Russian ally and may push back against

03:53Trump's proposed plan.

03:56In a statement, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also rebuffed Trump's proposal, saying

04:01a settlement in Ukraine would not be possible by a drop in oil prices.

04:11At least three people have died following an overnight Russian drone attack on Kiev

04:16on Friday.

04:17According to Ukraine's state emergency service, drone fragments hit a 10-story apartment,

04:22causing fire and destruction on several floors.

04:26The attack also damaged several private houses, a shop and three vehicles.

04:31Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that Putin and Zelensky share equal

04:36blame for the war.

04:37You know, if he's no angel, he shouldn't have allowed this war to happen.

04:42First of all, he's fighting a much bigger entity, okay?

04:48Much bigger.

04:49When he was, you know, talking so brave and so...

04:52Now, two things happened.

04:55They were brave, but we gave them billions of dollars.

04:58The United States spent $200 billion more than Europe.

05:02Why did we spend more?

05:03You know why?

05:04Because Biden never asked Europe to spend more.

05:07In the interview, Donald Trump also reiterated his intention to heavily sanction Russia if

05:12a deal is not reached to end the war.

05:15Zelensky has held several meetings with European leaders in recent weeks about the possibility

05:20of sending NATO peacekeeping troops to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal.

05:24Russia, however, has strongly opposed this prospect, saying it would lead to uncontrolled

05:29escalation.

05:43Should the EU fund hard borders?

05:46This is the topic that was at the heart of the debate at the European Parliament on Thursday.

05:52The issue has been discussed many times in the past.

05:55The EU's Commission position is that it does not provide financial assistance for the construction

06:00of barriers or fences, although it can fund border protection capabilities and infrastructure,

06:06such as cameras and surveillance systems.

06:10With migration back on the agenda due to the hybrid attacks by Russia and Belarus on

06:15European borders and elections in many member states, the debate is back.

06:21I think it would be more than needed to have certain investments coming from the EU side

06:28because it's very expensive.

06:31The countries having a border with those aggressive states, they simply overspent their budget

06:40protecting other member states.

06:42So that's why it should be a sense of solidarity, like in case of accepting refugees.

06:50But for many MEPs, funding fences and walls symbolizes a change in the EU's identity.

06:58We strongly oppose EU financiation for fences in the external borders of the European Union.

07:04We understand that there are borders and they are to be protected, but fairly and in good

07:09balance, not only strengthening external borders, but also cooperating fairly with

07:14countries in transit of origin, opening up legal pathways and of course understanding

07:19the EU commitment to fundamental rights and human rights, which are also to protect migrants

07:26and asylum seekers for that matter.

07:31Many member states, such as Poland, have recently switched opinion and now support the idea

07:35of funding barriers.

07:39With the change in composition of the European Parliament towards the far right, the decision

07:44to approve financing hard borders now seems more likely.

07:55Israel reportedly asked the US for a further 30 days to withdraw from southern Lebanon,

08:01only days ahead of the 60-day deadline stipulated in the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.

08:11The news comes as Israel claims the terms of the ceasefire with Hezbollah were not being

08:16implemented quickly enough.

08:18Meanwhile, the Iran-backed militant group called for increased pressure to ensure Israeli

08:23forces withdraw by Monday, as outlined in the agreement.

08:30The deal requires Israeli troops to withdraw from southern Lebanon for Hezbollah to remove

08:34fighters and weapons from the area and that Lebanese troops deploy in the region.

08:42However, Israel claims that the Lebanese army has deployed too slowly and that they continue

08:49to find Hezbollah weapons caches.

08:53Hezbollah said in a statement that Israel postponing its withdrawal would be unacceptable

08:57and an infringement on Lebanese sovereignty.

09:05A once-in-a-lifetime storm is ripping across the UK and Ireland this Friday, with severe

09:11weather warnings being issued to citizens.

09:14Two rare red weather warnings are in place in Ireland and Scotland, meaning there is

09:19a risk to life.

09:21In Ireland, a record gust of 135 kmph was recorded at the west coast on Friday morning.

09:29These images show the streets of Galway flooded overnight.

09:32Government mobile phone warnings have urged citizens to stay home.

09:36Over 700,000 homes are without power in Ireland.

09:41Travel has also been heavily disrupted, with roads blocked by fallen trees and rail services

09:46halted.

09:47Flights have been cancelled in Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh and London.

09:51Scientists have said the rapid intensification of storm Aowen, bartering in from the Atlantic

09:57Ocean, may possibly be linked to climate change.

10:05The French-made Spanish-language Emilia Perez dominated this year's Oscar nominations, leading

10:11the pack with 13 nominations.

10:20The film set an Oscar record for a non-English language film, and its leading actress, Carla

10:25Sofia Gascon, became the first openly transgender performer to be nominated in her category.

10:39Another musical, Wicked, also scored big with 10 nominations, including for Best Picture

10:44and both actress categories for its stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

10:54Other expected leading nominees include The Brutalist, Anora, Conclave and A Complete

10:59Unknown.

11:04The Apprentice, one of the year's more audacious films dramatizing the formative years of President

11:09Donald Trump, landed a more surprising pair of nominations for its leading actors, Sebastian

11:14Stan and Jeremy Strong.

11:18In the directing category, the substance filmmaker Coralie Fargeat managed to crack into an otherwise

11:23all-male group.

11:26With five weeks to go until the Oscar ceremony, at least four or five movies, including The

11:31Brutalist, Emilia Perez, Anora, Conclave and Wicked, are seen having a shot at Best Picture.

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