00:00Ukrainian forces reported restrictions on the military use of Stalin communication system amid escalating tensions between Kiev and Washington.
00:11NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has urged allies to send more air defense to Ukraine.
00:20Supermarkets in France, Belgium and the Netherlands scrambled to restock after being hit by a series of cyber attacks affecting
00:27refrigerators and supply chains.
00:31Ukrainian forces reported restrictions on the military use of SpaceX's Starlink satellite communications system on Wednesday,
00:39saying an overnight change disrupted several drone missions amid escalating tensions between Kiev and Washington.
00:47The development has raised concerns that access to critical American satellite communications could become another source of leverage over Kiev,
00:56alongside reported U.S. threats to suspend intelligence sharing unless Ukraine halts its strikes on Russian oil refineries.
01:05There is, however, no independent evidence that the White House ordered the change and the reason for the reported restrictions
01:12remain unclear.
01:13According to media reports, the Trump administration warned that intelligence cooperation could be curtailed,
01:20although Washington has denied suspending intelligence sharing and Ukrainian officials maintain that cooperation continues.
01:27The comment came amid a sharp deterioration in relations between Washington and Kiev,
01:33following Trump's agreement with Moscow to ease restrictions on Russian diesel exports
01:38and his demands that Ukraine suspend attacks on Russian energy infrastructure.
01:43No connection has been established, however, between the reported Starlink restrictions and the diplomatic dispute.
01:56NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has urged allies to send more air defense to Ukraine.
02:01His plea comes amid Russian targeting of Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructure.
02:07But with winter coming, and with Russia's aggression unrelenting,
02:12allies need to do more, especially in support of air defense.
02:16Russia continues its attacks on Ukrainian civilians,
02:20and it continues its hybrid campaign against NATO allies.
02:24Rutte said the arson at Milram Robotics in Estonia in August
02:27was part of Russia's hybrid campaign against the North Atlantic alliance.
02:32Putin is trying to weaken our resolve and stop our support for Ukraine.
02:37But Russia is failing.
02:40It is failing on the battlefield in Ukraine, and we will not be intimidated.
02:46Over 600,000 people across Ukraine were left without electricity Wednesday
02:51after deadly Russian ballistic missile and drone strikes,
02:54said Ukrainian President Zelensky.
02:59At least one person was killed and more than 20 others injured
03:03in a Russian attack on Ukraine's capital, Kiev, overnight into Wednesday.
03:07A large fire broke out in a residential building after it had come under Russian shelling.
03:12The strikes also targeted a key power plant in the city,
03:16according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
03:19Zelensky noted that the Darnitska CHP-4 plant,
03:23which supplies the capital with heating and electricity,
03:26was targeted by a ballistic missile.
03:28The attack comes just days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire
03:33between Russia and Ukraine, halting attacks on energy targets.
03:37Since then, the Kremlin's nightly attacks have continued to target energy sites,
03:42according to Zelensky.
03:43The attacks also come at a dire time for Ukraine,
03:47which is currently grappling with a crisis which has seen more than 600,000 people
03:51lose power in various strikes on energy grids.
03:54Zelensky has previously noted that Ukraine is prepared to abide by Trump's truce
03:58if Russia reciprocates, a plea the Kremlin did not acknowledge.
04:05The EU Council has agreed to open two more accession clusters with Ukraine
04:09after Hungary lifted its veto.
04:12That brings the number of open clusters to four out of six.
04:15The decision follows a deal on rights for Ukraine's ethnic Hungarian minority,
04:20a long-standing demand from Budapest.
04:23The agreement could also lead to the first meeting
04:25between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
04:28and Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar,
04:30possibly at the EU summit in Brussels this week.
04:34Diplomats are trying to arrange it, but no date has been set
04:37and the meeting is not confirmed.
04:39Hungary had blocked progress on Ukraine's education and language laws,
04:43saying they restricted minority languages in school.
04:46The new law expands protections for eligible minority languages,
04:50including their use in school activities
04:51and the provision of translated questions in some external exams.
04:56Ukrainian remains the language of state education.
05:00Opening the clusters is a step forward,
05:02but not a guarantee of EU membership.
05:05Ukraine must complete major reforms
05:06and closing each cluster needs unanimous approval
05:09from all EU member states.
05:12Agriculture could also be a major point of contention,
05:15as some countries fear that Ukraine's farm sector
05:17could put pressure on EU farmers and their subsidies.
05:25The Japanese government says it has urged Moscow
05:28to ensure fair and impartial treatment
05:32of a Japanese journalist who was arrested by Russia
05:35on suspicion of espionage.
05:37Tokyo said it was seeking details about the arrest.
05:40Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said
05:44Japan has not been able to contact the individual
05:47and did not know about the arrest until the official announcement.
05:51Russia's foreign ministry identified the reporter on Tuesday
05:55as Yuki Imai from the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper,
05:59with a spokesperson saying he was accused of,
06:03quote, conducting espionage activities on Russian territory.
06:07Moscow's FSB security service alleged Japanese national reporter
06:12had worked for Japanese intelligence
06:14to collect information about Russia's defenses
06:17and was arrested on the far east island of Sakhalin.
06:22The arrest comes amid a spike in tensions between Moscow and Tokyo
06:26following Russian President Vladimir Putin's August trip
06:30to the Kuril Islands,
06:32the Moscow-controlled Pacific archipelago
06:35that is claimed by both countries.
06:43Spaniards will have to choose between the far right
06:45and the current government.
06:47Spain's Minister for Foreign Affairs has told Euronews
06:49ahead of next month's elections.
06:52Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
06:54has called snap elections for the 29th of November
06:57after Parliament rejected his government's proposal
07:00responding to the housing crisis.
07:02Several polls predict the centre-right People's Party
07:05and far-right Vox are set to win a combined parliamentary majority.
07:10The president decided to ask the Spaniards for a clarification.
07:14They want that type of Spain run by the extreme right
07:19and a reactionary coalition
07:22that really don't care about the rights of the people
07:25or they prefer the current government
07:27that has put Spain at the highest economic growth
07:31and always protects the rights of the people.
07:34It's up to them to decide.
07:37Al-Bahaz won the far right is a threat for Spain and Europe.
07:40There is a risk for the rights of the people,
07:44for all their social rights,
07:46for the pension rights,
07:49for the public education and the public health.
07:52And at the same time, extreme right is always connected
07:56with forces abroad European Union
07:59that try to divide us,
08:01that try to divide Spaniards and Europeans
08:04to make us weaker and to weaken our democracy.
08:08As far-right Vox capitalises on migration
08:11and the Ceuta migration crisis,
08:13Al-Bahaz stressed most of the migrants
08:15who illegally entered the Spanish exclave in July
08:18have returned to Morocco.
08:23U.S. President Donald Trump
08:25hailed Greenland a second-to-none
08:26for U.S. and European security on Wednesday,
08:29saying any future attack on America
08:31would have to pass through the Arctic island.
08:34He added that the bases currently being built there
08:36will eventually, quote,
08:38knock down drones, missiles,
08:40or any other form of weapon
08:41not yet even conceived.
08:43Washington signed a security deal
08:45with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark
08:47after Trump threatened to take Copenhagen's
08:50strategically important Arctic Circle territory by force.
08:54Greenland, which lies on the shortest route
08:56for missiles between Russia and the United States,
08:59represents a highly strategic location
09:01for Trump's desired Golden Dome defense shield.
09:04It also has untapped rare earth deposits
09:07and could be a critical player
09:09as melting polar ice opens up new shipping routes.
09:12He stressed that the Arctic island
09:14has far greater easily available oil
09:16than anywhere in the world,
09:18suggesting it'll soon be explored,
09:20though he did not give details
09:21of prospective American involvement.
09:27Russell Brandt behaved as a, quote,
09:31ruthless sexual predator
09:32when he assaulted six women
09:35over the course of a decade,
09:36a prosecutor said on Wednesday,
09:38the third day of the actor-comedian's trial.
09:41The prosecution opened the rape
09:43and sexual assault case against Brandt
09:46with alleged offenses occurring
09:48between 1999 and 2009.
09:51Prosecutor Real Kami-Jones told jurors
09:54at Southwark Crown Court in London
09:57that the six women who do not know each other
09:59were assaulted in a hotel room, workplaces,
10:03a toilet cubicle in a bar,
10:05and at Brandt's home address.
10:07She said at the time,
10:09Brandt had an indiscriminate
10:11and voracious desire for sexual contact
10:14and, quote,
10:15women were simply a means to an end.
10:17Born to working-class parents in Essex
10:20in eastern England,
10:21Brandt launched a successful stand-up comedy career
10:24as a teenager.
10:25He became a household name
10:27as a television presenter
10:28on MTV, Channel 4, and the BBC
10:31before making his foray into Hollywood.
10:39Pope Leo XIV underwent successful surgery
10:42to remove a small nodule from his lung on Tuesday,
10:45the Vatican said.
10:47The 71-year-old returned to his room
10:49at Rome's Gemelli Hospital
10:51after the cancerous tumor was cleared
10:53with a near-four-hour operation
10:55using robotic procedures.
10:58Experts say the operation will also determine
11:00whether the lesion is malignant
11:02and if other treatment is needed.
11:06Pope Leo walked into the hospital earlier in the day
11:08and waved 12 wishes gathered outside.
11:12Medical staff recited the rosary
11:15in the hospital chapel
11:16as the operation began.
11:19Cardinal Baldassare Reina,
11:20the vicar of Rome,
11:22led prayers to the Pope
11:23and other patients.
11:25The pontiff's audiences have been cancelled
11:27through 20th of October
11:29and he is expected to stay in hospital
11:31for about a week.
11:32It is yet uncertain
11:34if he will make his trip to South America.
11:36However, there is no confirmed cancellation.
