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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Syria's interim president during Saudi Arabia visits
00:06and lifts sanctions on Damascus.
00:10The EU's top court decided that the European Commission failed to plausibly explain
00:14why it does not possess the text messages between President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.
00:20U.S. President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Shara in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday,
00:26the first encounter between leaders of the two nations in 25 years.
00:32The historic meeting on the sidelines of Trump's summit with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders in Riyadh
00:37saw the U.S. leader clear the way for sanctions relief on Damascus.
00:42We are currently exploring normalizing relations with Syria's new government, as you know.
00:48I am also ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria to give them a fresh start.
00:53It gives them a chance for greatness. The sanctions were really crippling, very powerful.
00:58According to the White House, Trump's closed meeting with al-Shara lasted just over 30 minutes.
01:04Syria's foreign ministry said Trump and al-Shara discussed how both nations could partner to fight groups
01:10such as the so-called Islamic State.
01:12Many analysts believe the meeting marks a significant shift for Syria,
01:17which is attempting to chart a new path forward after the abrupt fall of Bashar al-Assad last year.
01:25The European Court of Justice ruled against the European Commission on Wednesday
01:29in a major transparency case concerning COVID-19 vaccine deals.
01:34Judges found the Commission failed to plausibly explain why it doesn't possess text messages
01:38between President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.
01:43That will be ready to use.
01:44The New York Times brought the case to obtain access to messages
01:47about the procurement of billions of euros worth of vaccines.
01:52The court stated that if such documents cannot be located,
01:55the Commission must provide credible reasons and not just claim they are missing.
02:00And the New York Times company versus European Commission...
02:03Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine was the first authorized in the EU in December 2020,
02:09leading to huge contracts in 2021.
02:12The New York Times learned of the messages in 2021,
02:15but the Commission could not provide them, leading to the January 2023 court case.
02:22Reacting to Wednesday's ruling, the Commission said it will study the decision
02:26and issue a new and more detailed explanation.
02:29It reiterated its commitment to transparency,
02:33though an official cited the difficulty of registering all informal messages.
02:37This is a passionate European...
02:39The court found that the Commission had not clarified whether the texts were deleted,
02:43how or why, and did not detail its search efforts.
02:47The newspaper had argued that the texts qualify as documents under EU access rules
02:52and should be made available.
02:54The Commission now has two months to appeal the ruling in a significant case on EU transparency.
03:01Pfizer and its CEO did not immediately react to the court's ruling.
03:04The Commission now has two months to appeal to the Commission.
03:34or any other thing, which is the best way to do it,
03:39that is the court of corruption.
03:43This is the case of the law,
03:46but the tax is 25% of the law,
03:49and these are the ones that are in the same way
03:52as the 1% of the power of the government.
03:55One of the one is the main focus of the government
03:58and the government,
04:00and the government,
04:02So this is a law, which they will be able to do the law,
04:06it will be able to make the law of the law of the law of the law of the law of the law of the law of the law of the law.
04:12Tanács Gábor, Euronews, Budapest.
04:32is a necessity, as the alliance is facing significant threats. He, however, did not
04:38elaborate on what those threats were. When Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine entered
04:45its second year in 2023, NATO members had agreed to spend at least 2% of their GDP on national
04:52defense budgets. U.S. President Donald Trump has previously cast doubt over whether the U.S. would
04:59defend allies that spend too little. However, some countries have become uneasy about Trump's
05:05links to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. Leaders are now expected to establish a new goal
05:12ahead of the Hague NATO Summit in June.
05:18Avem un război la graniță și orice român rațional începe să înțeleagă că apărarea nu mai
05:29este un serviciu gratuit. Adică faptul că suntem o țară sigură nu este o chestiune
05:35care vine de la sine. Apărarea înseamnă și niște costuri și una din perspectivele diferite
05:43pe care Statele Unite, în calitate de principal contributor la NATO, care este scutul nostru
05:49de apărare și țările europene, a fost reproșul pe bună dreptate, că în timp ce Statele Unite au
05:57peste 3% din PIB-ul lor pentru cheltuiel de apărare, dintre care o parte se duc la apărare
06:03europei, țările europene au ajuns la 2,2-2,3% și deci e nevoie de o creștere a bugetelor pentru apărare.
06:14Noi fiind cei mai apropiați din est, de zona de conflict alături de Polonia, de țările baltice,
06:23cu siguranță percepem acest pericol destul de puternic și deci România, ca și cealte țări,
06:30va trebui să-și crească bugetele de apărare. Există acest război hibrid, iar niște țări
06:38europene slăbite, în care nu există autoritate, în care nu există capacitate
06:45de a lua decizii strategice, pentru că lumea politică are niște conflicte insuportabile,
06:52nu se mai înțeleg între ei, cu un spectru politic divizat, nu face decât să slăbească
06:59apărare a Europei și aceste state își consumă puținele energii câte le mai au,
07:04să-și rezolve problemele interne, nu să facă niște politici care să le ducă
07:09la potențialul maxim.
07:10Era în interesul țării noastre ca frontul ucrainian să nu cadă, pentru că orice apropiere
07:17a Rusiei, orice avans înspre vest, pe litoralul Mării Negre, de exemplu,
07:22înspre Republica Moldova, era un factor agravant pentru România și pentru securitatea
07:29Europei. Și deci am susținut această politică, pentru că în primul rând este
07:34interesul țării noastre și al Europei, dar și din solidaritate pentru Ucraina,
07:40pentru că ei nu luptă doar pentru ei.
07:46Former Uruguayn president Jose Mujica, famed for his humble lifestyle, has died at 89.
07:53Knowne as Pepe, the former guerilla, was shot six times in a firefight with police.
07:58He twice escaped custody, but spent long stretches in solitary confinement under the military
08:04dictatorship and nearly 15 years in prison altogether before entering politics after
08:09a 1985 amnesty.
08:11He was elected to parliament in 1994, appointed as the agricultural minister in 2005, and
08:18finally became his country's 14th president, receiving 52% of the vote, serving from 2010
08:23to 2015.
08:26Mujica shunned the presidential palace, living in his simple farmhouse and driving an old
08:31Volkswagen Beetle.
08:32During his presidency, Uruguay legalized marihuana, same-sex marriage, and decriminalized abortion.
08:38Lo que tenemos claro, que lo que venimos haciendo en materia de represión de droga...
08:44Mujica was diagnosed with cancer last spring, which had recently spread.
08:49Tributes from Latin American leaders praised his humility and legacy as the funeral procession
08:54of Mujica began on Wednesday.
08:55Jose Mujica, a los señores...
08:58Uruguay's president, Yamando Orsi, called him a guide and leader with a profound love
09:04for his people.
09:06Mexico's Claudio Scheinbaum called him an example for Latin America.
09:10Chile's Gabriel Boric said he inspired hope.
09:13The 78th Cannes Film Festival opened on Tuesday, bringing together the world's most famous cinema
09:33personalities to celebrate another year of storytelling.
09:36Day one featured a star-studded lineup from world-renowned filmmaker Quentin Tarantino to
09:42supermodel Bella Hadid.
09:44American actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, who've worked alongside each other
09:48on three occasions, stole the show on the opening day.
09:52DiCaprio, who skipped the red carpet, awarded veteran 81-year-old De Niro with an honorary
09:57palmadore.
09:58But every once in a while, even the most private of giants deserves their moment.
10:04A moment to be acknowledged, not just for their work, but for the quiet, lasting influence
10:11they've had on so many lives, on my life.
10:15So without trying to speak for the entire world of cinema here tonight, but probably doing it
10:20anyway, there is no one more deserving of this Palme d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award than
10:26Mr. Robert De Niro.
10:29De Niro, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, quickly shifted the moment to politics as he
10:35slammed the U.S. president for his administration's attacks on arts and culture.
10:38America's Philistine president has had himself appointed head of one of our premier cultural
10:46institutions.
10:47He has cut funding and support to the arts, humanities, and education.
10:53And now he has announced a 100% tariff on films produced outside the U.S.
10:59The opening ceremony concluded a hectic day which featured a three-film tribute to Ukraine
11:22and the premiere of a restored version of Charlie Chaplin's iconic The Gold Rush which celebrates
11:27its centenary this year.
11:29French actress Juliette Binoche will head the 78th edition of the festival's jury.
11:34The jury, which also includes Halle Berry and Jeremy Strong, will watch all 22 films vying
11:39for this year's Palme d'Or and decide on the recipient on the 24th of May.
11:43The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.
11:45The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.
11:46The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.
11:47The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.
11:48The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.
11:49The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.
11:50The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.
11:51The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.
11:52The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.
11:53The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.
11:54The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.
11:55The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.
11:56The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.
11:57The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.
11:58The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.
11:59The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.
12:00The jury, which is a great deal of cinema.