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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza.
00:07He also warned Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen.
00:11Trump's statement came as he prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House next week.
00:19Talks between Israel and Hamas have repeatedly collapsed over a major sticking point,
00:24a permanent end to the war as part of a ceasefire deal.
00:27Netanyahu has routinely stated that a ceasefire deal, no matter how long, will not bring an end to the war.
00:35He emphasized the operation in Gaza will only end upon the destruction of Hamas and the expulsion of its leadership.
00:42The Israeli leader also stated he intends to retain indefinite security control over Gaza.
00:48Hamas, for its part, insisted it will only release the remaining hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire,
00:54the release of Palestinian prisoners, and a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
01:03Senate Republicans passed U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial Big Beautiful Bill on Tuesday.
01:10The tax breaks and spending cuts bill powered its way past a fierce opposition from the Democrats and within the Republican ranks.
01:16The bill passed on a tiebreak vote cast by Vice President J.D. Vance after the upper chamber of U.S. Congress was stuck at a 50-50 deadlock.
01:26On this vote, the yeas are 50, the nays are 50.
01:30The Senate being evenly divided, the Vice President votes in the affirmative.
01:34The bill as amended is passed.
01:36The majority of disagreements were over Trump's proposed cuts to Medicaid.
01:42The U.S. President wants to cut around $1.2 trillion, largely to Medicaid and food stamps,
01:48which Democrats and a number of Republican lawmakers found alarming.
01:52Senate Democrats say the proposed cuts put millions at risk of losing health care at the expense of pleasing billionaires.
01:58Because of this bill, tens of millions will lose health insurance.
02:03Millions of jobs will disappear.
02:05People will get sick and die.
02:09Kids will go hungry, and the debt will explode to levels we have never seen.
02:15All so that the billionaires and corporate special interests get a permanent tax break.
02:21This bill is so irredeemable that one Republican literally chose to retire rather than vote yes and decimate his own state.
02:32The bill also includes roughly $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, making permanent Trump's 2017 rates,
02:39in addition to those he campaigned on, like no taxes on tips and overtime work.
02:43Independent financial analysts and accounting firms say the tax breaks are structured in a way to predominantly benefit the rich.
02:52More than a third of the cuts would benefit households generating an income of approximately half a million dollars annually.
02:58The package now returns to the lower chamber, the House of Representatives,
03:03where Speaker Mike Johnson will race to obtain final approvals to send the bill back to Trump before his July 4th deadline.
03:09French President Emmanuel Macron held his first phone call in three years with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
03:19The Elysee Palace said in a statement that the call lasted two hours
03:22and that Macron had called for a ceasefire in the opening of negotiations to end the conflict.
03:27The Kremlin described the call as substantial,
03:30adding that Putin reiterated to his French counterpart that the war in Ukraine was a direct consequence of the West's actions.
03:36Putin told Macron that the West had ignored Russia's security interests, leaving them no option but to wage war.
03:43He also noted that any peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv should be comprehensive and long-term
03:48and be based on, quote, new territorial realities.
03:51The Russian leader had previously said that Ukraine must accept territorial concessions as part of any peace agreement.
03:58The French president responded to Putin noting that only Ukraine can decide on whether or not to cede territory.
04:03The two leaders also discussed Iran, with Putin arguing that it was necessary to respect Tehran's right
04:09to the peaceful development of its nuclear program.
04:12The Russian president also noted that Iran must comply with its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
04:19Macron stressed the need for Iran to resume cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.
04:24The two leaders held regular discussions at the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine,
04:29but dialogue eventually stalled, with the pair having last spoken in September 2022.
04:34Macron and Putin have also agreed to continue talking and coordinate efforts on Iran.
04:39Allo!
04:47Azimut 338, дальность 7000, высота 490, скорость 118, курсов на 230, да, дальность уже 7.
05:02Огонь!
05:04Огонь, говорю!
05:05Огонь!
05:12Есть удар!
05:22Пропущено!
05:22Пропущено!
05:25Еще раз огонь!
05:26Есть огонь!
05:27The European Union's Commissioner for Migration, Magnus Brunner, says Europe will take a firm
05:35approach with authorities in Libya following a spike in illegal migration across the Mediterranean.
05:41Commissioner Brunner plans to travel next week with representatives from Greece, Italy and Malta.
05:47Their visit aims to pressure Libyan officials to enforce stricter measures to stop boats carrying
05:52migrants from leaving for Europe. Brunner discussed details of the upcoming visit in a meeting with
05:58Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens. The Commissioner says the European delegation would
06:04meet with representatives from the UN-recognized government in the West as well as the rival
06:09authority in the East led by warlord Khalifa Haftar. Libya has for years been a key departure point for
06:15dangerous sea crossings to Europe. The country has been gripped by brutal conflict over power and
06:20control since the fall of its longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 as part of the Arab Spring
06:26uprisings. Rival administrations in the East and West often clash, with both sides having the backing
06:32of armed groups and foreign governments. Severe human rights abuses, including torture, have been
06:38widely documented in the North African nation contributing to the mass migrations. According
06:44to the UN, tens of thousands make the dangerous trip from Libya every year as migrants look to escape
06:49war and violence in search of peace and security.
06:56Poland will temporarily introduce border controls with Germany and Lithuania.
07:01The country's Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, said the measures were necessary to reduce the
07:06uncontrolled flow of migrants across the border. His government has been under pressure from
07:12nationalist opposition parties over irregular migrants being returned to Poland from Germany.
07:17The decision comes after new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made tougher migration policy a pillar
07:23of his election campaign in February.
07:26He said he had spoken to Merz on several occasions and told him, that he was going to be a
07:32problem.
07:32He said he had spoken to Merz on several occasions and told him, that he was going to be a
07:34problem.
07:35Poland's patience on the issue was, quote-unquote, running out.
07:43A severe heat wave has gripped Europe since the past week, triggering widespread heat alerts in many countries across the continent.
07:50Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy were some of the worst-hit countries, with temperatures reaching over 40 degrees Celsius.
07:57In Portugal, a red heat warning was issued for seven out of 18 districts, with temperatures
08:03forecast hitting up to 43 degrees Celsius.
08:10The seven districts recorded the highest maximum temperature in the highest maximum temperature
08:12ever in the world.
08:13The severe heat wave has gripped Europe since the past week, triggering widespread heat
08:16alerts in many countries across the continent.
08:18Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy were some of the worst-hit countries, with temperatures reaching over 40 degrees Celsius.
08:24Spain also reached record record high temperatures, with Barcelona recording its hottest month of June in a century.
08:44The National Weather Service said temperatures are expected to remain high until Thursday.
08:49And French Prime Minister François Bayrou said 16 regions are under a red alert in France,
08:56and 68 others under an orange alert as a severe heat wave gripped much of the country.
09:02Meanwhile, in Italy, two people have died due to separate heat-related incidents.
09:24Rome, where temperatures have consistently stayed above 35 degrees Celsius for a week now, is one of the countries most affected by rising temperatures.
09:31over the last 50 years.
09:38Denmark takes over the reigns of the Council of the European Union on Tuesday.
09:43Faced with the war in Ukraine, American disengagement in Europe, and Washington's threats to seize Greenland,
09:49the Scandinavian Kingdom has made two profound political U-turns in the space of a few years.
09:55Firstly, on defence.
09:57Copenhagen has made defence a priority of its presidency and intends to push for the development of defence capabilities.
10:05Denmark should therefore be in favour of increased spending.
10:09A revolutionary move, given that Denmark has refused to commit to defence cooperation since 1993.
10:16So the sense of urgency, which Denmark can convey, given its individual experience of having this 180-degree change from being very critical when it comes to EU in the area of security defence,
10:29and now being a front-runner, gives them an added push when it comes to this issue.
10:35The reverse is also true when it comes to the European budget.
10:39Denmark has long been part of the group of member states nicknamed the frugal ones.
10:44In other words, the supporters of budgetary orthodoxy.
10:47The Danish government no longer intends to oppose an increase in the union's next financial framework.
10:54The categories we've had in the past still exist, so the frugals versus the rest, but the groupings are changing.
11:01Who are part of the frugals is changing, and the Danish definitely are now in a group which is not asking how can we spend as less as possible,
11:10but how can we best spend at the European level, which might then include also in spending more, so more and smarter.
11:18The Danish presidency is also expected to focus on boosting competitiveness and pursuing the climate transition.
11:25However, the programme remains first and foremost a roadmap, as the ability of the presidency of the Council to have a profound influence also has its limits.
