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00:00Israel launched a new unprecedented attack on Monday targeting what its defense minister
00:05called the repressive apparatus of the regime in Tehran.
00:09Reports from Iran say strikes have hit police headquarters, the state broadcaster, and a
00:14notorious Evin prison in the capital.
00:18Separately on Monday morning, Israel's military confirmed it struck access routes to Iran's
00:23Forda nuclear facility after U.S. bombers hit the site over the weekend.
00:28The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog says it expects very significant damage at the heavily fortified
00:33site.
00:35Iran has retaliated with a sustained missile barrage on Israel Monday morning lasting over
00:4040 minutes, causing power outages for around 8,000 people.
00:45As the conflict entered its second week, Iran's foreign minister went to Moscow on Monday for
00:50talks with Vladimir Putin over what they called common threats and common enemies.
00:55Tehran has vowed its response will have everlasting consequences.
00:59In contrast, Defense Minister Israel Katz said for every rocket-fired at Israeli home front,
01:05the Iranian dictator will be severely punished.
01:09Russian President Vladimir Putin called the U.S. strikes on Iran an act of aggression as
01:19he met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi for talks in Moscow.
01:25During Monday's meeting, Putin condemned the strikes by both Israel and the U.S. against
01:31Iran's nuclear facilities.
01:55Karachi thanked Russia for its support.
01:57He added Russia today is on the right side of the story, an international law.
02:03Meanwhile, Russia continues to carry out its war on Ukraine as Putin faces an international
02:09criminal court arrest warrant for alleged war crimes.
02:14Iran's nuclear bomb.
02:15Despite the U.S. strikes, Iran might have a big amount of enriched uranium to build a
02:23nuclear bomb, an expert at the Bruegel Institute told Euronews.
02:29You know, it's not credible, in my opinion, to assume that the highly enriched uranium was destroyed.
02:40And therefore, Iran, for better of course, remains a nuclear threshold power.
02:47Maybe not quite as near as it was 24 hours ago, but nonetheless, a country that could, if the
02:56regime decided to go all out to produce a bomb, might very well still be capable of doing so.
03:05The expert said Europe is irrelevant in the conflict because of the divisions between the member states.
03:15A suicide bomber has attacked a packed Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus, killing at least 22 people and
03:21wounding more than 60 during Sunday Mass.
03:25The attack took place at the Mar Elias Church in the Devela district on the outskirts of the capital.
03:33Witnesses say an attacker opened fire on the congregation of around 350 people and then detonated an explosive
03:40west when confronted.
03:43Images from the scene showed church benches covered in blood and debris.
03:49No group has claimed responsibility, but Syria's interior ministry says its initial investigation
04:05points towards the Islamic State group.
04:09Syria's information minister condemned the terrorist attack, calling it cowardly and wowing the combat
04:14criminal organizations.
04:19The bombing is the first of its kind in Syria in years and a challenge to the new government's
04:23efforts to stabilize the country and protect minorities.
04:27It highlights ongoing concerns about the threat from extremist sleeper cells in the war-torn nation.
04:33After the major US attack on three Iranian nuclear sites on Sunday, European and global reactions
04:45have been divided.
04:46While Israel and some nations applauded US President Donald Trump's move, others have called for
04:51immediate de-escalation and a return to the negotiating table.
04:56President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, called on all parties to show restraint and
05:01respect for international law and nuclear safety.
05:04He emphasized that diplomacy is the only way forward to achieve peace and security.
05:09The European Union's High Representative Kayakalas also called on all actors to return to the negotiating
05:15table.
05:16She reminded that Iran's ability to develop a nuclear weapon would be a threat to international security.
05:22And United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres felt deeply alarmed with the news of the attack.
05:27He warned that the conflict in the region could spin out of control.
05:31He also called on member states to de-escalate and uphold their obligations under international law.
05:37The Russian Foreign Minister also urged for a return to diplomacy.
05:41He strongly condemned the attack and said the US had violated international law.
05:46Today, more than ever, humanity cries out and pleads for peace.
05:50That is what Pope Leo XIV said.
05:52He warned the war amplifies problems and creates deep wounds without providing lasting solutions.
06:07The European Investment Bank reinforces its role as the European Union's financial arm.
06:12The bank's financing ceiling for this year reaches 100 billion euros, a new record.
06:16Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions, the EIB confirms its commitment to defense and security,
06:23tripling its financing effort.
06:25The EIB plans to devote 3.5 percent of total financing to the military sector,
06:30with 32 flagship projects currently in the pipeline.
06:33We are financing the public sector when we are talking about large military barracks infrastructures.
06:39Just this week, also, where we have got the go-ahead for the financing of a very important
06:45infrastructure in Lithuania, military barracks that will host a Bundeswehr brigade very close to the
06:51Belarusian border. And we're working with the European Commission to identify other key
06:56public infrastructures for military mobility. We are also financing large private companies when it
07:03comes to research and development programs, when it comes to innovation and also industrial capability.
07:11Climate change and clean energy remain priorities for the EIB as the bank sees climate action closely linked
07:16to European security. Therefore, it is launching a new program of investment in technology and innovation.
07:24The first wave of this new 70 billion euro tool will be dedicated to clean industries.
07:31This has to do with the products to build energy grids. It has to do with guarantees for clean tech
07:40innovators. It also has to do with support to the wind industry and also support to the deployment of
07:46power purchase agreements, which are key to stabilize energy pricing for large European industries.
07:53The EIB wants to promote the Union's strategic autonomy. To this end, it wants to ensure that European
07:59companies and producers remain in Europe.
08:05Polish duo Swara and Nichos are bringing a new beat to traditional Slavic music. Using white singing,
08:11a traditional vocal technique from the Podlasia region in eastern Poland, they aim to show that tradition
08:16does not have to be left in the past and that it can evolve into the modern day.
08:20We recorded on the
08:48We also met the group in Ludwim Zespole, so this kind of song is not a choice, I always loved it. It's a beautiful piece of tradition and culture.
08:58It's a beautiful piece of tradition.
09:04This song is very strong and very strong.
09:08It's very melodic and very plastic, so I can say a lot.
09:14I feel that I can distance myself, singing not in the first language, but in the first language that I learned from years.
09:24In the first language, I think, all of us are in the same language.
09:28In the home, in the city, in the city, in the Bielsku, it's not so much.
09:31But in the first language, all the girls, and where are they?
09:34Where are they?
09:35Where are they?
09:36A school, a which are you?
09:37Exactly, so.
09:38It's still using it.
09:40It's still using it.
09:43As it turns out, they love dancing.
09:46They are already like people in the years, but also like that they have their children.
09:51They also have their children.
09:53Suara and Nichos reach for the musical roots of the past and give them a contemporary form.
09:58They reflect the very borderlands they come from.
10:01Geographical, cultural, and generational.
10:04I think the most special thing is that we're actually crossing a border between two countries.
10:21The bridge is historical, building these two cities together.
10:26What inspired me for this event was that I was actually racing it 25 years ago for the first time.
10:39So coming back here is something I look forward to.
10:43Trying to run on a course that's normally completely close to runners and pierstreets.
10:56It's a unique opportunity.
10:58Something you probably only will do once in your lifetime.
11:01For me, it's the tunnel.
11:02I remember it's the longest sauna in Denmark, so I look forward to three kilometers of very hot and moist air.
11:14I look forward to the beautiful view on top of the bridge.
11:29I feel very small crossing it, so it's going to be an amazing experience.
