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00:00US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet in coming days

00:05as the US ramps up pressure on Putin to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

00:10Authorities in the UK detained first migrants under the plan to tour boats crossing through

00:16the English Channel from France.

00:20In a major win for environmental activists, France's Constitutional Council struck down

00:25a controversial article of an agricultural law.

00:31US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are preparing to meet a Kremlin

00:36aide said Thursday confirming previous reports.

00:40A meeting could take place as soon as next week.

00:43The announcement comes after Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff visited Moscow and one

00:49day before a deadline imposed by Trump for Putin to agree to a ceasefire deal is set to expire.

00:55Neither side confirmed what Witkoff's visit to Moscow entailed, with Trump refusing to

01:00call the meeting a breakthrough.

01:02Trump has previously expressed frustration with the Russian leader's inability to agree

01:06to even a temporary pause in fighting, with Russia continuing to strike Ukrainian towns

01:11and cities despite US efforts to seal a truce.

01:14Trump hinted it plans to hold a three-way meeting between himself, Putin and Ukrainian President

01:19Volodymyr Zelensky, a proposal the Kremlin played down.

01:23Moscow left the option of that meeting without comment, the Kremlin said Thursday.

01:28Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia was more inclined to agree

01:32to a truce following Witkoff's visit.

01:35He cautioned that it is important that Russia does not deceive Ukraine or the United States

01:39in the details of a potential ceasefire agreement.

01:45Russian strikes have killed at least six people and injured 35 others across Ukraine in the past day,

01:51just one day before US President Donald Trump's deadline for Moscow to agree to a ceasefire deal.

01:56The attacks killed four civilians in the Zaporizhia region, its governor said,

02:02where Moscow launched a total of 723 strikes on at least 12 areas in the past day.

02:08Another two civilians were killed in the wider Donetsk area, with additional injuries in Sumy, Kharkiv and Kesson.

02:16The strikes come just one day before a deadline imposed by Trump for Russia to halt fighting

02:21on Ukraine or face a wave of sweeping additional tariffs. On Wednesday, Trump appeared to implement

02:28his threats by hitting India with an additional 25 percent tariff over its purchases of Russian oil.

02:34The US leader has said he will up the economic pressure on Russia should it continue to strike Ukraine

02:39past the ceasefire deadline date. The US began officially levying higher taxes on imports from

02:48dozens of countries on Thursday, four months after President Donald Trump first announced plans to

02:54impose tariffs on most of the world. The White House said that starting just after midnight,

03:00goods from more than 60 countries would face tariff rates of 10 percent or higher. Products from the

03:07European Union, Japan and South Korea will be taxed at 15 percent, while imports from Taiwan,

03:14Vietnam and Bangladesh will be taxed at 20 percent. While seeking new trade agreements across the board,

03:22the Trump administration says it expects places such as the EU, Japan and South Korea to invest hundreds

03:30of billions of dollars in the US. Trump's trade policies are aimed at reshaping the structure of global

03:36trade, which he believes is unfair towards the US. Despite the controversy, the US has remained

03:43confident that the onset of its broad tariffs will provide clarity about the path of the world's largest

03:50economy. In late July, the EU and US tentatively agreed on a 15 percent tariff for the vast majority of EU

03:59products. The deal is, however, preliminary and its details are yet to be fleshed out.

04:10U.S. President Donald Trump has hit India with an extra 25 percent tariff over its Russian oil deals,

04:17bringing total U.S. tariffs on the country to a steep 50 percent. India has not supported Ukraine-related

04:23sanctions by the US and its allies on Moscow by continuing to acquire oil from Russia. The

04:30tariffs are set to take effect 21 days after the order is signed. The move is ostensibly aimed at

04:35cutting the Kremlin off from revenue to fund its ongoing war in Ukraine and pushing Moscow towards

04:41the negotiating table. Israel's security cabinet is set to debate expanding its Gaza offensive,

04:51a move facing pushback from within the country's political and military ranks.

04:55Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been meeting senior advisers and security officials

05:01this week to discuss, in his office's words, ways to further achieve Israel's goals in Gaza.

05:08These talks follow last month's collapse of ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas.

05:13An Israeli official said the cabinet is likely to approve a broader military plan

05:18targeting areas of Gaza not yet under Israeli control. Crucially, there has been opposition

05:24from within the IDF. The IDF's chief of general staff, Ayal Zamir, warned that the plan would endanger

05:31the lives of hostages still in Hamas' captivity, while further stretching Israel's military.

05:37Israeli protesters gathered outside the meeting to rally against the proposed move,

05:41which they also say risks the lives of hostages. It could also spark renewed international condemnation,

05:48as Gaza grapples with widespread famine and surging civilian casualties.

05:57A Brussels court has not only prohibited the Flemish government from sending a container

06:01of military equipment from the port of Antwerp to Israel, but halted any future transit of military gear.

06:10It's a victory for four NGOs that accuse Flanders of failing to meet its obligations under international

06:15law over the transfer of military equipment through the port of Antwerp.

06:19The containers contained pallets that included pallets of tapered roller bearings,

06:26which are something that's used in tanks and in armored vehicles. They're being shipped specifically to

06:34a company called Ashad Ashkelon in Ashdod in Israel, which is an exclusive supplier to the Israeli

06:39army of the Merkava tanks, which are being used in Gaza in the genocide now.

06:47Belgium has banned arms exports to Israel since 2009. However, the hearing revealed that the

06:53Flemish government only controls arms exports when transport companies request them.

07:00The Genocide Convention, the Geneva Conventions and the Arms Trade Treaty prohibits countries from

07:05exporting military equipment that could be used to commit war crimes or genocide. The judge concluded

07:12that the region of Flanders was systematically failing to meet its obligations.

07:16The judge referred to the Geneva Convention, the judge referred to the Arms Trade Treaty,

07:23the judge referred to the current weapons decree that's in force in Flanders as well.

07:30So there's a very broad basis for this case. And it was upheld on all accounts,

07:37including preventing the specific container, but also all further shipments of military materials

07:42to Israel that could be used potentially in genocide. When contacted by Euronews,

07:49the Flemish government, which still has the right to appeal the decision, did not respond.

07:53The casket carrying the body of Romania's first elected president after the fall of communism in 1989

08:05was transferred from the hospital to the presidential palace for a state funeral on Wednesday.

08:13Romania's first president after revolution, Euron Ilescu, was lied to rest in Bucharest. He passed away at

08:18the age of 95. During his presidency, the country joined NATO, laid the groundwork for EU ascension

08:26and adopted a new national constitution. More than 1000 people attended at the ceremony to pay their final

08:34respects and the day of August 7 was declared a day of national mourning in Romania. However, the legacy of

08:43Euronews remains a controversial one. He was accused of crimes against humanity after thousands of

08:51Romanians lost their lives during the Romanian revolution and the violent protest that took place

08:57at the beginning of the 90s. Many questions will remain unanswered because after his death, Euronews no

09:04longer could stand trial. British border authorities have detained the first group of migrants under a

09:16pilot plan that will send some who cross the English Channel on small boats back to France. According

09:23to the UK Home Office, the migrants were detained on Wednesday, the day the program came into force,

09:29and will be held at immigration removal centers until they are returned to France. The groundbreaking

09:36principle here is that people can be returned to France if they arrive on these dangerous and illegal

09:41small boats. In return, we will take people who have applied legally through a legal process,

09:47been through security checks, but we should be returning people who have made these illegal crossings. UK

09:53Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced the deal last month.

09:59While the pilot involves a limited number of people, UK officials suggest the deal is a breakthrough

10:06because it sets a precedent. However, critics say the program will do little to deter migrants because

10:14the numbers returned to France are small and lupos will allow people who enter Britain illegally

10:21to remain as they pursue human rights claims.

10:34It's a major win for environmental activists. France's Constitutional Council, where I'm currently

10:39standing, struck down one of the most controversial articles of the Dupland Agricultural Law, blocking the

10:46return of a pesticide, widely known as the Bee Killer. In a decision handed down on Thursday evening,

10:53the Council ruled that allowing exemptions to use the pesticide like acetimoprid, for example,

11:00would violate France's Charter of the Environment, including the right to live in healthy surroundings.

11:07Acetimoprid was already banned in France back in 2018, but it is still legal in certain EU countries.

11:15It's comeback has been widely requested by certain beet and hazelnut farmers, citing crop risks.

11:22But public backlash has been absolutely overwhelming these past few weeks. A petition to repeal the law drew

11:30a record 2.1 million signatures. And while much of this agricultural Dupland law still stands,

11:38Thursday's ruling draws a clear divide between the French public and the country's lawmakers.

11:44Theter's ruling on the levar and the chemical on the state of the world towards

11:51the U.S.

11:53Canada has been a member of three European partners in the U.S.

11:55of India, and the U.S. of India with the U.S. and United States of Australia.

11:56The American Brigade of the World of Ohmут fishing countries

11:57is a national Kerry on the U.S. of India.

12:00The United Nations.

12:02And the U.S. of India with the U.S. of India, the U.S. of India, the U.S. of India, the U.S. of India,

12:05the U.S. of India, the United States of India, the U.S. of India.

12:07The U.S. of India has been a popularAH기를 in the U.S. of India, who were

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