00:00One person was killed and at least 15 injured in one of Russia's largest aerial attacks on western Ukraine on Thursday,
00:07despite recent talks that aimed to hammer out a peace deal.
00:11A strike in the western city of Lviv killed one person and injured three others, Ukraine's emergency services said.
00:18The region's governor reported the blast damaged 26 residential buildings, a kindergarten and several office buildings.
00:25A wave of missile and drones also caused fires at a large electronics plant in the city of Mokhachevo.
00:32Russia has continued its barrage of strikes against Ukraine,
00:36despite high-level peace talks focused on finding an end to the war earlier in the week.
00:41U.S. President Donald Trump sparked cautious optimism by suggesting the U.S. would take part
00:46in providing security guarantees for Ukraine in a post-war agreement.
00:50Kiev has said assurances against future Russian aggression are a key element for it to agree to a peace deal.
01:02Where will the meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin take place?
01:08The arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court for Abduction of Ukrainian Children
01:13puts Russia's president at risk of detention in any of the ICC's 125 members if Putin steps into their territory.
01:22But some countries are ready to make an exception and promise not to arrest Putin if he comes for the meeting,
01:29which could put an end to Russia's war against Ukraine.
01:33Switzerland, a signatory to the ICC, is a possible option.
01:37The country's foreign minister said Switzerland would be ready to host Russian president for any peace talks on Ukraine,
01:44despite an existing arrest warrant for him.
01:47Austrian chancellor also weighed in, saying his country, also a signatory to the ICC,
01:52supported any initiative leading to just and lasting peace that protects Ukrainian and European security interests.
02:01Now, where else could this meeting take place?
02:04The Middle East could be a solid compromise location.
02:08In March, Saudi Arabia hosted a U.S. delegation for the talks,
02:12first with Ukrainian and then Russian officials.
02:16The meeting also could take place in Qatar or the United Arab Emirates.
02:21Now, these countries are believed to be among the most possible options.
02:25Euronews correspondents from Dubai and Doha explain why.
02:30Now the question is, why Qatar?
02:32Despite being a relatively small Gulf state, Qatar firmly has a seat at the international table
02:38and is frequently called upon to be a go-to mediator in several international conflicts.
02:43Those mediation efforts include Russia and Ukraine.
02:47Just last month, Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced it had successfully reunited 100 children with their families.
02:53During his recent visit to Doha in May, U.S. President Donald Trump praised Qatar for its efforts in regional stability
03:00and particularly crisis diplomacy in Gaza, Syria and Lebanon.
03:06Qatar believes mediation efforts are a core tenant of its foreign policy and a clear indicator of its soft power.
03:12Why the United Arab Emirates?
03:15Well, the UAE has deliberately shaped its role as a diplomatic broker, a state able to move between rival powers while maintaining credibility of both.
03:23That strategy has extended directly to the war in Ukraine.
03:26Earlier this year, Emirati officials helped arrange exchanges that brought home Ukrainian prisoners of war, along with children taken to Russia.
03:33It was a reminder that Emirates can act where others have limited reach.
03:38At the same time, Abu Dhabi has preserved its dialogue in Moscow.
03:42Earlier this month, President Mohammed bin Zayed traveled to Russia for talks with Vladimir Putin,
03:47a meeting that highlighted the trust that both sides placed in the relationship.
03:53Belarus and Iran, two of Russia's closest allies, signed agreements on Wednesday to boost bilateral ties in key areas,
04:01including defense, their governments announced.
04:03Presidents Alexander Lukashenka and Masoud Pazeshkian signed a package of 13 documents in Belarus's capital, Minsk.
04:12Both governments have been placed under heavy international sanctions, limiting potential trading partners.
04:18Pazeshkian said Iran would help Belarus to neutralize such measures,
04:22citing Tehran's decades of experience circumventing Western economic restrictions.
04:27The two parties did not disclose any further details on how the country's intent to cooperate in the defense sector.
04:56Other areas covered by the agreement include industry and tourism as well as joint initiatives in science, technology and education.
05:04Rising temperatures are bringing harvests for French winemakers forward in 2025.
05:14This year in Gironde, intense summer heat brought the harvest forward by a week,
05:19particularly for the grapes used in white wine production.
05:22Last week, grape clusters intended for white wines face temperatures approaching 40 degrees Celsius and a lack of water,
05:31straining the berries and accelerating the ripening process.
05:36For wine growers, summer heat is increasing on a yearly basis.
05:39The more the grapes are exposed to the sun, the higher their sugar content increases.
05:57It's this sugar that, through fermentation during the winemaking process,
06:01transforms into alcohol, creating wines with a higher alcohol content.
06:05With more good vintages due to increasing temperatures,
06:11the wines are now of a higher quality, but are also heavier.
06:15This creates a problem for white wines in particular,
06:18as drinkers are not typically keen on white wines with over 14% alcohol.
06:23The AI school came out from the urgent need that we need to do something about the evolution of AI
06:48and to make sure that women and girls are not left behind.
06:51We prepare them for protected jobs, for insulated jobs,
06:55where they also need to transition from those jobs who have high chances of being automated or affected by AI
07:04to a job that will be more, will be assimilated or will be augmented by AI.
07:1444% out of 153 AI systems that was analyzed exhibited gender bias.
07:27So, and that comes from biasing the data that the AI has been trained on,
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07:54Wow! There needs to be a twist. There needs to be a... This is your film. It's your choice.
08:12And what you're doing is great. But you gotta remember your audience. You gotta remember
08:18the boys. Now, these boys, they might be 45, they might be 8, they might be French. And
08:25they come to us, Joe. For why? For guns? Yeah. You know, the spectrum of casting has changed
08:31dramatically, fantastically so, and for the absolute right reasons. So we... I think this
08:37is a product where we can say, has it been left behind? And that's exactly the questions
08:43that we throw up. And certainly there are many social issues and issues within the cast.
08:48And that's a very exhausting environment that do certainly get debated in this, to a certain
08:53extent, but in a very comic fashion. You've ranked Casino Royale? I've read all of them.
08:59Wow! Wow! What is it to be British now? What is it to be a spy now? To want to serve your
09:05country? And I think that's the interesting thing. I think it could be anybody. It could
09:11be, you know, I think oftentimes there's a conversation around Idris Elba. Should be the next Bond.
09:17And I think that I'd be really interested in perhaps like a South Asian actor as a Bond.
09:22I think it's, it's more than sort of black and white. I think British identity is so much
09:26more than that.
09:28People call it liquid Viagra. Malcolm, you're a favourite.
09:35Will French people travelling outside the EU be subjected to stricter tax controls?
09:48A video has gone viral on TikTok that claims that any French person travelling outside the EU from
09:56September this year will automatically be reported to the country's tax authorities and
10:00subjected to stricter controls. It has garnered 1.5 million views.
10:04It states that when someone boards a plane in France to leave Europe, they are signing
10:09up for an automatic tax audit upon their return. People's passport data will reportedly be cross-checked
10:15with income declarations. If they don't comply with requests for extra info, this is followed
10:19by stricter checks on income, a possible summons and a fine of up to 10,000 euros.
10:24The author refers to this new procedure as the automatic travel verification system.
10:29The video was published by the TikTok account Bastion Mondial FA, which claims to offer daily
10:34information and news and has 17,000 followers. The video has sparked outrage among thousands
10:40of internet users. One person said, welcome to the new North Korea, while another said this
10:44was more than harassment. However, the claims made about such a new measure in France are false.
10:50The author says that the news was announced by the Interior Ministry and then picked up by
10:54reputable news organizations, including BFM TV, Le Parisien and France Info. But searches for such
11:00reports from these media and other well-known media yielded nothing and no information can be found
11:05about such a measure on any French ministry website. Moreover, tax issues and controls are the
11:11responsibility of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, not the Interior Affairs. Another clear sign this is
11:17fake news. A spokesperson for this ministry confirmed here or verified that the claims made in
11:22the video were fake and that no such measure is being introduced in France. Finally, a look at the
11:27other content on the TikTok channel behind this video is further proof that the content is not to be
11:32trusted. Several videos feature AI-generated presenters. Other videos make fake claims, for example,
11:38that low-income households have to justify shopping for over 100 euros.
