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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump arrived at the Royal Palace in The Hague where he will be staying for

00:07the NATO summit. He was warmly welcomed by the Netherlands King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima

00:12as they convened with other NATO leaders for a dinner. Speaking at the dinner, the Dutch monarch

00:18urged Trump to continue standing by Ukraine, reminding him of the grave threat Russia poses

00:23to NATO. Mr. President, it means so much to us to welcome you in our home tonight. We cherish

00:31the bonds of friendship that will always unite our nations. And Ukraine, which for years has

00:37been embroiled in a daily struggle, making great sacrifices to defend its freedoms and

00:43ours, is welcome too. The people of Ukraine, with whom we feel such close ties, deserve

00:50our continuing support.

00:53This year's summit is dubbed as one of the most significant in years. Leaders are expected

00:58to decide on a crucial proposal to increase defense spending from current targets of 2%

01:03of GDP to 5%. The proposal comes after months of Trump's pressure and threats of pulling the

01:09U.S. out of NATO if other members don't, quote, step up.

01:14For decades, the United States sought to get Europe to truly step up. Now, European allies

01:21and Canada will equalize their defense spending with the United States. So let me salute President

01:28Trump's longstanding leadership in calling for NATO to increase defense spending.

01:34But Trump continued to court controversy even aboard Air Force One on his way to the summit.

01:40The U.S. president renewed doubts over Washington's commitment to the alliance as he made cryptic

01:45remarks regarding NATO's mutual defense clause. Questioned by reporters on his commitment to

01:51NATO's Article 5, Trump said, there's numerous definitions, but I'm committed to being their

01:56friend. Well, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this NATO summit here at The Hague would be the

02:04Trump summit because of the push by Donald Trump for NATO allies to agree to spend 5% of GDP on defense

02:11by 2035, the next 10 years, which is no mean feat because you're talking about tens of billions of

02:17dollars or euros. In addition, we saw the statement from all allies at the end, which is five paragraphs

02:23long. Normally, these things run into several pages and chief among them is an ironclad commitment

02:29for all allies to Article 5, which is the article in the NATO Charter, which says an attack on one

02:34is an attack on all. This is interesting because Donald Trump himself had cast doubt about America's

02:39commitment to this article just before he touched down. And also very interesting is the role of Ukraine

02:44in this statement. It's quite low down about the fourth paragraph. But it also says that Ukraine's

02:50security contributes to NATO security, which I think is a bit of a watering down compared to

02:55what other NATO allies had said to me in the past few weeks. They had said that they'd hoped that

02:59Ukraine's security would be inextricable to NATO security. But Russia also in there as a long-term

03:06enemy or a long-term concern and threat to NATO. Many people would also say it's an immediate threat

03:12to. Shona Murray, Euronews, The Hague.

03:20It's unprecedented. American conservative organizations close to the MAGA movement have

03:28been lobbying MEPs. At least that's according to a new report by anti-corruption group Transparency

03:34International EU. MEPs, mainly non-alliant or members of the far-right group Europe of Sovereign

03:40Nations, are said to have met with conservative organizations such as Republicans for National

03:46Renewal and the Heritage Foundation. Usually those organizations that are very much stand for

03:51quite climate skeptic position and they lobby for fossil fuel for example. And of course also they're

03:58very much against the whole tech regulation that the EU has adopted in recent years such as the

04:03European Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act. And one of the sort of the main topics that

04:09you can actually see directly into the meetings is issues around free speech. So they say we defend

04:14free speech so we cannot have this regulation. ADF International, a US-based Christian anti-abortion

04:20organization, is also increasingly active in the European Parliament, according to the report.

04:26Although abortion is not European competence and falls to the member states, these organizations

04:31are reportedly trying to influence national debates via MEPs.

04:35It's an organization that is sort of ultra-conservative Christian that lobbies for against abortion and

04:43this is also a subject that now appears in the MEP meetings that didn't exist before because they're

04:48now trying to push or to convince MEPs to adopt anti-abortionist stance and they have of course also a much

04:54more favorable ground given the results of the last election. The report identifies around 20 meetings between

05:01MEPs and these American conservative organizations. But let's put things into perspective. In total,

05:07over 30,000 meetings between MEPs and lobbyists were recorded in one year. Of the 20 most active

05:14organizations in the European Parliament, 15 represent commercial interests with a very active presence

05:21from the fossil fuel sector. Only five represent NGOs. Global turmoil and widespread regional conflicts

05:33are echoing in Brussels. Talks on defense issues between MEPs and lobbyists are surging according to

05:40data revealed today by Transparency International. From June 2024 to June 2025, there was a total of 197

05:52meetings between authorities and defense firms between authorities and defense firms, consultants

05:56and trade associations. That's nearly three times as much as the entire previous EU mandate when only 78

06:05such talks took place, Transparency told Euronews. German MEPs and rapporteurs were the most engaged, with 55

06:14meetings. Bulgaria placed second with 19, followed by Spain, Finland, Italy and Denmark. Most major defense

06:24manufacturers actually started increasing their budget for EU lobbying in the wake of the full-scale

06:30invasion of Ukraine. Collectively, the EU's seven top players spent around 5.5 million euros in 2023,

06:4034% more from the previous year. Airbus was the biggest spender with nearly 2 million euros.

06:47FACT CHECKING CLAIMS ABOUT THE PANTHER ON THE LOOSE IN BULGARIA

07:01Bulgaria has been on high alert in recent days following the alleged sighting of a large

07:06black cat or panther in the eastern city of Shumen. Authorities began searching for the animal after a

07:13video appeared on social media showing a black silhouette with a tail roaming a park near the

07:19monument to the founders of the Bulgarian state. Such big cats generally feed off animals like rodents

07:25and deer. And while there have been reported black cat attacks on humans in Europe before, they are

07:31unverified. Some wild big cat sightings in the likes of the UK and Spain ended up being likely exotic pet

07:39escapes, while similar occurrences in the Netherlands and Germany turned out to be misidentified domestic

07:44cats or boars. Regardless, the situation in Bulgaria has prompted a stream of images, memes and dubious

07:52claims online worthy of debunking. To begin with, yes, Bulgarian authorities really do suspect that a large

07:58black cat is on the loose. According to Euronews' Bulgarian service, regional police in Shumen have

08:04warned against visiting the park where the animal was reportedly seen. The head of Bulgaria's Central

08:09Balkan National Park also said it has enlisted the help of the hunting sector and experts from South

08:15Africa as authorities continue with their search. Another video has since emerged, allegedly showing

08:21the much younger animal wandering around the Bulgarian countryside two years ago. However,

08:26Euroverify spoke to big cat experts who said that it's more likely a domestic cat in this video,

08:32because big cats typically have larger heads and longer, sleeker tails. When considering the search

08:38for the animal in general, they said it's possible that it escaped from captivity, lining up with police

08:44suspicions that it'd run away from an illegal private zoo owned by organized crime figures.

08:50In a stunning political upset, Democratic Socialist Zohran Memdani declared victory in New York City's

09:03mayoral primary on Tuesday. With most ballots counted, the 33-year-old held a significant lead over former

09:10New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, who was the favorite to win. Cuomo has since conceded defeat in the

09:16race. The result is seen as a litmus test for the Democratic Party, pitting a young progressive against an

09:24establishment moderate. Mamdani, backed by figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, campaigned on free

09:31public transport and new taxes on the wealthy. Cuomo ran on a promise to restore order in the city, but was

09:38hampered by a sexual harassment scandal that forced his resignation as governor in 2021.

09:45A general election to decide the final outcome will be held in November, though this week's primary

09:50is widely seen as the race that effectively decides who will be the mayor. While Cuomo concedes the primary,

09:58he told the New York Times he's still considering running in November's general election as an

10:02independence. Mamdani is now on track to become the city's first Muslim and Indian-American man.

10:21The security situation in the Baltic is tense and therefore it has been decided by Danish parliament

10:41and Danish government to improve the capabilities of Danish defense and this includes in the maritime

10:48domain and of course this includes our maritime domain awareness.

11:03We're seeing people smuggle people, weapons, illegal fishing, narcotics and any damage to critical

11:11infrastructure. So undersea cables and pipelines, it needs to be seen. It's currently happening because

11:15no one's observing it. So what we're doing with CellDrome, fitting with sensors, going to places,

11:19being eyes and ears, but we previously didn't have eyes and ears.

11:45Wow!!

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11:51if you liked the video with me, I wouldn't have yet seen this movie and have no idea where

11:55you can see, but we can see that.

11:57...

11:57Geez, what makes you watch R.

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