00:01Iran hit U.S. targets in Kuwait and the UAE in retaliation for an attack on a wedding it said
00:06was carried out by the United States.
00:10Trump suggested he may not aid the U.K. in the event of a future conflict with Argentina over the
00:16Falkland Islands due to their lack of support for his war in Iran.
00:20Norway has seized a Russian vessel at the request of Ukrainian company Naftogaz in compensation for energy assets Russia expropriated
00:28in Crimea.
00:30French President Emmanuel Macron hailed a very special relationship with Britain as he met Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Downing
00:37Street on Thursday.
00:42Iran hit U.S. targets in Kuwait and the UAE on Thursday in retaliation for an attack on a wedding
00:48it said was carried out by the United States.
00:52U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said Washington was probing the alleged strike but cast doubt on reports out
00:58of Iran.
00:58So I've been briefed to the extent that I know that we're investigating.
01:01I've seen the same public media reports everywhere else.
01:05I will say that the Iranian state media has not been a very good scribe about what's happened in the
01:12conflict thus far.
01:13So I'm extremely skeptical of this.
01:15What I can say with 100% confidence is that unlike the IRGC, the United States never targets civilians in
01:22combat.
01:23We never will do that.
01:24We never have done that.
01:26And unfortunately, obviously, sometimes things happen.
01:30The new clashes which began with U.S. raids on Sunday have deepened the impasse in the six-month war
01:36as Iran maintains a stranglehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz and Washington presses its counter-blockade of Iranian ports.
01:47Extensive U.S. bombardment of sites across Iran killed at least 19 Iranians between Tuesday and Wednesday.
01:56Tehran retaliated with strikes across the Middle East this week, saying it targeted U.S. bases and forces in the
02:02UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and Iraq's Kurdistan region.
02:10U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested Washington may not support the United Kingdom in the event of a future
02:17conflict with Argentina over the Falkland Islands due to the U.K.'s lack of support for his war in Iran.
02:23His comments come as Argentine President Javier Mille, who has a close relationship with Trump, renewed his country's long-standing
02:31claim to the islands known as the Malvinas in Argentina.
02:34Asked whether he would back London if it came to it, Trump said,
02:38Look, I was there when they had the first war. That was a long time ago. And I watched it
02:43so carefully.
02:44And you comported yourselves very well. You took it back pretty strongly. But it's a long way away. That's a
02:52big trip. It's a long way.
02:54The 1982 conflict began after Argentine forces invaded the British overseas territory, prompting then-U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
03:03to send a naval task force to reclaim the islands.
03:06More than four decades after the 1982 Falklands War, the sovereignty dispute between the U.K. and Argentina remains a
03:14source of tension.
03:15The issue resurfaced at this year's World Cup, when Argentina players displayed a banner reading,
03:21The Falklands are Argentine, after their 2-1 semi-final victory over England, for which FIFA fined them $321,000.
03:34Norwegian officials have seized the Russian vessel named Professor Molchanov on Wednesday at the port of Barentsburg in the Arctic
03:42archipelago of Svalbard.
03:44Authorities acted at the request of Ukrainian state-owned energy company Naftogaz,
03:49which is pursuing compensation for energy assets Russia expropriated when it illegally annexed Crimea in 2014.
03:56Norwegian courts had issued an order on Monday.
03:59On the war, we found out today from the national information sources.
04:04The whole team received this message without panic, absolutely спокойly.
04:10We were placed in the hotel rooms.
04:14In 2023, an arbitration tribunal in Lae ordered Moscow to pay $4.22 billion to Naftogaz.
04:26For unlawfully seizing its assets in Crimea, Russia has refused to pay,
04:31leading Naftogaz to petition courts in multiple countries for others to seize Russian commercial assets.
04:41French President Emmanuel Macron hailed a very special relationship with Britain as he met Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Downing
04:49Street on Thursday.
04:50The phrase special relationship is more commonly associated with the long-standing alliance between Britain and the United States.
04:56Macron used a stronger formulation as the two countries discussed their shared security interests.
05:02Ukraine was high on the agenda, with Britain and France backing continued European support for Kiev in its war against
05:09Russia.
05:10Macron and Burnham co-chaired a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing last week.
05:14The leaders were also expected to discuss efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ensure stability in the Middle
05:20East amid the conflict involving Iran and the United States.
05:23Macron also pressed for closer cooperation between Britain and the European Union as Burnham sought to build on efforts to
05:30reset relations after Brexit.
05:33The meeting followed a symbolic appearance with King Charles III at the British Museum,
05:38where the bio-tapestry was unveiled ahead of its public exhibition.
05:47Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told Congress the government has nothing to hide over the Ceuta crisis,
05:53announcing he had ordered the publication of a full dossier of documents for public scrutiny.
05:59He also said there was no evidence Morocco orchestrated July's migrant rush into Ceuta
06:05after a police report highlighted multiple failings by Moroccan security forces.
06:09A día de hoy, como he dicho antes, puedo garantizarles que ninguna de estas instituciones,
06:14tampoco el servicio diplomático, ni la Comisión Europea, ni ningún organismo internacional,
06:19ha entregado al gobierno de España evidencias sólidas de que Marruecos planificara o ejecutara el episodio.
06:26His speech follows a day of mass protests across Spain,
06:30in mounting opposition and criticism over the government's handling of the crisis and Morocco's role in it.
06:36The opposition has consistently cast doubt on Morocco's role and accused Sánchez of being subservient to Rabat.
06:44Sánchez pushed back against suggestions that Spain should have acted more forcefully to remove migrants,
06:50stressing the government's legal obligations.
06:53He went on to defend the wider government response,
06:56telling Congress that the situation had been brought under control within days.
07:01Although most of the migrants who streamed into Ceuta have since returned to Morocco,
07:06thousands continue to roam the small city streets and sleep rough,
07:09increasing tensions among locals and humanitarian concerns.
07:17It was one of Lisbon's most recognisable landmarks.
07:22But on September 3, 2025, the Gloria Elevator derailed in a tragedy that killed 16 people and left another 24
07:32injured.
07:33Among the victims were Portuguese nationals and citizens of various countries.
07:38A year later, the investigation is still ongoing and the elevator remains out of service,
07:45while Lisbon's public surface transportation company, Carys,
07:49prepares a solution for the future of this historic piece of city infrastructure.
07:54The new Gloria Elevator will have a similar design to the previous one,
07:59but will be more modern and safer.
08:01The international public tender for the project's design is expected to be launched by the end of March 2027,
08:08so it can be inaugurated in 2029.
08:11But nearly a year after the tragedy, some questions remain unanswered.
08:17Carys' insurance company says it has covered approximately 2.3 million euros in costs related to the accident.
08:26Of the 16 families affected, only four have received compensation.
08:30Seven cases are still under negotiation.
08:34Meanwhile, the report that was supposed to help clarify the causes of the accident,
08:39initially expected in September, is not expected to be released until 2027.
08:44O acidente teve ainda consequências para os restantes ascensores históricos de Lisboa,
08:50que continuam sob avaliação técnica.
08:53A Carys diz que as inspeções são de grande detalhe e que não há pressa para reabrir os equipamentos.
08:58O funicular da graça foi o único a ser reaberto em abril deste ano.
09:04Joana Manon Carvalho, para a Euronews, em Lisboa.
09:09France recorded its hottest summer this year since measurements began more than a century ago,
09:15French authorities said on Thursday.
09:17Speaking at a presentation of the climate report covering the months of June, July and August,
09:23Environment Minister Monique Barbu said,
09:32According to National Weather Service, Meteor France, the summer of 2026 recorded an average temperature of 24 degrees Celsius,
09:42covering day and night time, 3.6 Celsius above the normal average,
09:47higher than in 2003 when temperatures were 2.7 degrees Celsius above normal.
09:53Firefighters relentlessly tackled wildfires through the summer,
09:57even in normally cooler and wetter regions in the north and Brittany,
10:01as France experienced one of its driest years ever.
10:05A historic fire devoured forests near Bordeaux
10:08and forced a quarter of a million people to evacuate from their homes.
10:14Millions in France, Italy, Spain, the UK and elsewhere in Europe
10:18experienced extreme temperatures this summer.
10:20Scientists say Europe is the world's fastest warming continent,
10:25with temperatures increasing at twice the speed as the global average since the 1980s.
10:34El Nino is set to become, quote,
10:36very strong in the months ahead,
10:39with a weather phenomenon near certain to persist through to February,
10:43the United Nations Climate Agency warned on Thursday.
10:46According to the UN's World Meteorological Organization, WMO,
10:51El Nino would peak towards the end of this year,
10:54though its knock-on impact for the climate will continue well into 2027.
10:59El Nino is firmly established and will make big impact on rainfall and temperature patterns,
11:06with associated risk of flood, drought and extreme heat,
11:10the WMO said.
11:12The natural climate phenomenon not caused by climate change
11:16typically takes place every two to seven years
11:19and lasts around nine to twelve months.
11:22It tends to peak late in the year,
11:25but heat in the oceans releases more slowly into the atmosphere,
11:30pushing up global temperatures the following year.
11:33Scientists expect El Nino to exacerbate the heat of the planet,
11:37already warming from burning fossil fuels while amping up weather extremes.
11:42The hottest year on record is 2024, following the last El Nino.
