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00:00Thousands rallied in Kyiv urging Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy to veto a bill
00:05critics say could cripple Ukraine's anti-corruption infrastructure.
00:22Thousands rallied in Kyiv on Tuesday urging Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy to
00:27veto a bill critics say would cripple Ukraine's anti-corruption infrastructure.
00:33The parliament had passed a controversial bill tightening oversight of two key anti-corruption
00:38bodies. Critics warned the measure could weaken the independence of the agencies
00:44and increase political influence over investigations.
00:49Despite public outcry Zelenskyy reportedly signed the bill into law.
00:57Transparency International criticized the news, saying it undermines past reform and damages trust
01:09with international partners.
01:11We have to fight with corruption so that we have more resources for our country.
01:17Transparency International criticized the news, saying it undermines past reform and damages trust
01:22with international partners.
01:24It is possible to fight with corruption so that we have more resources for our country.
01:29The more effective the country will use our resources and the less corruption,
01:34the more we can lead to our resources.
01:36We have to fight with our war.
01:38But we see as President of Ukraine, instead of being an example, being a locomotive in this
01:43history of fighting and demonstrating zero tolerance to corruption,
01:48now we use our resources to take control over criminal administrations of our country.
01:55Fighting corruption is a key condition for Ukraine's bid to join the European Union,
02:00and to secure continued Western support as it defends against Russia's ongoing full-scale invasion.
02:12Russian forces launched a wave of drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities overnight,
02:17killing one and injuring dozens.
02:19In Kramatorsk, a 10-year-old boy was killed and at least eight injured after a Russian FAB 250 aerial bomb struck a residential building.
02:33Drone strikes damaged garages, houses, vehicles and an industrial area in the city.
02:42In Odessa, Russian forces targeted the city with more than 10 drones.
02:46Civilian infrastructure, including a car park, a gym, a bank and a residential building, were damaged in the attack.
02:57Late on Monday, a Russian attack on the northeastern city of Sumi injured 12 as it struck residential buildings.
03:05In one part of the city, five apartment blocks and 18 vehicles parked near the buildings were damaged in the blast.
03:11Russia's overnight attacks come as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday evening that there would be another round of talks between Russia and Ukraine scheduled for Wednesday.
03:23So far, talks between Russia and Ukraine have resulted in large-scale prisoner swaps, but no concrete steps to end the war.
03:30Russian lawmakers have voted to approve legislation introducing fines for searching for extremist content online,
03:40as well as penalties for advertising and using VPN products.
03:45The so-called extremist content includes political slogans, books, music albums and artworks.
03:51Russians will now face fines if they're found to have deliberately searched for material listed as extremist by the Justice Ministry.
03:58Moscow residents expressed confusion over the proposed measures.
04:28Russian president Volodymyr Putin has instructed the government to propose additional restrictions on software use in Russia,
04:36specifically targeting services developed in what Moscow terms unfriendly states.
04:40This is YouTube. This is a terrorist platform.
04:45There are all of our people who banned people.
04:49It's a禁止 of ideology.
04:52If you don't say anything, you don't say anything.
04:54Russia has tightened control over the Internet since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022,
05:02seeking to curb access to information and limit foreign influence.
05:09Central European Petroleum has announced the discovery of Poland's largest oil deposit in a decade,
05:15located off the country's Baltic Sea coast.
05:18Preliminary figures suggest the site contains 22 million tons of crude oil,
05:23along with 5 billion cubic meters of commercial-grade natural gas.
05:28That would more than double Poland's current estimated oil reserves,
05:32which stood at around 20.2 million tons in 2023.
05:36The find could play a key role in reducing Poland's dependence on imported fossil fuels,
05:42particularly as the country looks to strengthen its energy autonomy.
05:45Nevertheless, experts told Euronews the discovery will not shake up the European energy balance,
05:51although it will likely fuel investment into oil discovery in the Baltic Sea.
05:59The World Health Organization has condemned what it called a blatant attack on its facilities and staff
06:05in the central city of Deir al-Balah in Gaza.
06:08The organization says Israeli forces attacked its main warehouse
06:11and the residences of staff causing extensive damage.
06:15It added that its response capabilities to humanitarian crises were also severely reduced.
06:20The warehouse, storing everything from medical supplies to clothing,
06:24was bombed in the early hours of Tuesday
06:26and then looted by desperate locals, according to the WHO.
06:30The staff residents and the families living there were subjected to three separate attacks,
06:35one which caused a fire as well as structural damage to the building.
06:38Israeli forces stormed the building during the shelling,
06:41forcing women and children to leave on foot towards Al-Mawasi,
06:45which Israel designated a safe haven on Sunday.
06:48It comes as Israel carries out what it described as a major ground operation in the city.
06:54It's the first time the IDF conducts an operation on the central city,
06:58noting previously that they've avoided it as they believe Hamas may be harboring hostages there.
07:03Deir al-Balah is one of the last remaining areas in the enclave to still be standing,
07:08having suffered minimal damage so far in Israel's 21-month offensive.
07:13Dozens were killed in Israeli attacks on the city in the past 48 hours,
07:17and hundreds of thousands were forcibly displaced.
07:20Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76,
07:29just weeks after his farewell concert at the Black Sabbath reunion in Birmingham.
07:35Osbourne was the lead singer of Black Sabbath,
07:38a band that redefined 20th century music,
07:41with songs like Paranoid, Iron Man and War Pigs.
07:44The Prince of Darkness, he was an institution,
07:47the founder of heavy metal in my opinion.
07:49He introduced it to me as a teenager.
07:52So it's a sad day, and I had the honor of meeting the family as well.
07:56I'm very sad for Sharon and the family.
07:59Osbourne's fame expanded into the mainstream in the early 2000s
08:03when he joined his wife Sharon Osbourne and two of their children
08:06in the MTV reality TV show The Osbournes.
08:10Not only was it one of the first of its kind,
08:13it kind of pioneered the genre, in my opinion.
08:16You know, it was before social media,
08:18so the access we had to celebrities and people like Ozzy Osbourne was very limited.
08:22We had no idea what we were getting.
08:25We thought it was just going to be an extension of Cribs.
08:28And so when it came out,
08:31we were all absolutely flabbergasted at the response.
08:36Osbourne's family announced his death in a statement,
08:39saying he passed away peacefully.
08:41In 2020, the singer had announced he had Parkinson's disease after suffering a fall.
08:53The fate of migrants and their families in Belgium
08:56is decided in this highly administrative building.
09:00Last week, members of parliament passed a government bill
09:03restricting access to family reunification.
09:05This scheme enables foreign nationals with a legal residence permit
09:09to bring in one or more family members.
09:12From now on, refugees will only have six months to submit their applications.
09:17Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection will have to wait two years.
09:21The minimum income required to apply has also been increased.
09:25If someone wants to bring over their partner and to kids,
09:31that person has to earn 2,700 net income per month,
09:36which is a huge amount.
09:38And I would say that the average employer in Belgium does not even earn that much.
09:44The Minister for Asylum and Migration is defending these measures
09:48because she believes in the need to reduce the influx of migrants.
09:51NGOs argue that these new rules are a disguised way
09:55of making family reunification impossible
09:57and risk plunging migrants into an even more dangerous situation.
10:02The consequences for refugees in Belgium will be
10:05a prolonged separation of their families,
10:08having an impact on their integration and inclusion in Belgian society.
10:12It is difficult to learn the language
10:14if you're preoccupied with your partner in Afghanistan, for example.
10:17And then for refugees in the countries of origin,
10:19whereas previously they could use this safe and legal pathway
10:23to come to Belgium, this is no longer available.
10:26So they will turn to human smugglers to come to Europe, to Belgium.
10:31Belgium's case is not isolated.
10:34Last week, Portugal also adopted more stringent measures
10:37for granting family reunification.
10:39In Germany, lawmakers approved the suspension of the scheme
10:43for people who do not have refugee status last month.
10:46Austria has also suspended the scheme for a period of six months.
10:50Hence anyways, they inherited a situation of penguins in Canada,
