00:00Russia has released Stephen Hubbard, who had been jailed for allegedly joining the Ukrainian military after Russia launched its full
00:07-scale invasion in 2022.
00:10French President Emmanuel Macron criticized foreign leaders for trying to exploit France's tense social climate for their own political agenda.
00:20The EU has launched an investigation into Booking.com over concerns that it has failed to adequately address fake listings
00:27and phishing scams.
00:31Russia has released Stephen Hubbard, a retired American teacher who had been jailed for allegedly joining the Ukrainian military after
00:39Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022.
00:43A day prior, U.S. President Donald Trump said he had spoken at length with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and
00:50urged him to free Hubbard.
00:52The White House said that unlike in previous releases, the U.S. was not required to give up anyone in
00:58return.
00:59Hubbard was first imprisoned by Russia in 2022.
01:03He was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison following a closed-door trial in 2024.
01:09His release comes as U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Putin as Washington is trying to reach a
01:16deal to stop Russia's war in Ukraine.
01:19The talks concluded after more than three hours, local media reported.
01:23The Kremlin has now said it is ready to resume trilateral talks between the U.S., Ukraine and Russia in
01:30the next month.
01:34The French President Emmanuel Macron criticized foreign leaders for trying to exploit France's tense social climate for their own political
01:42agenda.
01:43In an apparent dig at U.S. President Donald Trump, Macron referenced those on the other side of the Atlantic,
01:50accusing them of spreading false information for election gain.
01:53For me, there is no foreign interference visible in the events that have happened.
01:59On the other hand, there is a foreign manipulation of information, which has given place to unacceptable comments as stupid
02:07as many, including foreign leaders.
02:10We have seen images of artificial intelligence that have shown scenes that have never passed in France.
02:16We have people who have explained that we had been invaded by hordes of migrants and islamists, which is totally
02:20false.
02:20Protests over soaring living costs have led to widespread rioting and looting in France.
02:25Trump has used the violence to rally his political supporters, making unsubstantiated claims that Muslim migrants are responsible for the
02:33unrest.
02:34Just look at what's happening in France, a once great nation that is being conquered, looted and burned to the
02:41ground by migrants, jihadists and communists who hate Christianity and they hate, frankly, the Western civilization itself.
02:52Several analysts have dismissed the claims that migrants were driving France's protests.
02:57Macron announced that he would convene an emergency meeting with ministers and intelligence officials on Thursday to obtain a detailed
03:04account of the events last weekend, as his government recognized losing control of the events of the situation.
03:12The union leaders who met French Prime Minister Sébastien Le Corneur on Wednesday left the nearly two and a half
03:20hour meeting feeling disappointed.
03:22The unions had hoped for concrete responses to the social unrest in France.
03:27They also feel like their demands aren't being heard.
03:30L'heure est venue de franchir un nouveau cap dans la mobilisation.
03:35La grève doit prendre le relais.
03:37C'est pourquoi la CGT, avec l'intersyndicale, appelle à la mobilisation la plus large possible le 5 novembre.
03:46On nous demande de faire en sorte que les manifestations soient plus calmes.
03:51Mais la meilleure façon quand même pour calmer les manifestations, c'est d'avoir des premières mesures qui font tomber
03:57la colère.
03:58Et ça, aujourd'hui, on ne les a pas.
03:59Meanwhile, the justice system is hard at work across France.
04:03Many rioters are currently facing trial for violent acts last Saturday.
04:07Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin says around 2,500 people have been taken into custody.
04:14917 have appeared in court for a summary trial and 174 have been incarcerated.
04:21Meanwhile, local curfews are now entering their third night, particularly in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux and Nice.
04:28These cities are maintaining the nighttime restrictions in place to prevent further unrest, while police remain on high alert.
04:36These measures could be extended until Saturday, when another nationwide day of protests is planned.
04:45Javier Millet has returned to Madrid.
04:48The Argentine president participated in the Nueva Economia Forum on Wednesday, during a visit marked by his attacks on Prime
04:55Minister Pedro Sánchez and his close eyes to the Spanish right.
05:12The rift between the two leaders goes back a long way.
05:15Their public clashes have strained relations between Spain and Argentina, with mutual accusations and political recriminations.
05:24Millet has once again lashed out at Sánchez, while the Spanish prime minister defends his social policies.
05:38In contrast to his stance toward Sanchez, Millet maintains a cordial relationship with some of the leading figures on the
05:46Spanish right,
05:47such as Santiago Abascal, leader of Vox, whom he has called a friend, and Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of the
05:54community of Madrid, with whom he plans to meet during his visit.
05:59I say clearly, I am a friend of Santiago Abascal, and I am a friend of Isabel Díaz Ayuso, and
06:07I believe that they have healthy and positive ideas to remove Spain from the decadence.
06:14Meanwhile, hundreds of students in Madrid gathered on the campus of Rejuven Carlos University to protest the Argentine president's participation
06:22in a forum.
06:23The protest took place amid a significant security presence.
06:30The European Union has launched an investigation into the online travel platform Booking.com.
06:37They have done so over concerns that it has failed to adequately address fake listings and phishing scams.
06:44EU authorities suspect the company has underestimated the impact of fraud and unlicensed accommodation on its platform,
06:51and has not done enough to prevent users' data from being exploited by scammers.
06:58The EU is also looking into whether Booking.com breached rules by not clearly labelling certain listings as ads for
07:05which providers paid for a higher ranking in search results.
07:09The probe marks the first investigation into the platform under the Digital Services Act.
07:15Booking.com said it was cooperating with the investigation,
07:19and said that security, trust, and the protection of personal information are its top priorities.
07:30The UK government on Wednesday announced plans to start drilling in the controversial Jagdaw gas field in the North Sea.
07:37The decision was welcomed by energy groups, but criticized by environmentalists, who warned of higher carbon emissions.
07:46The Jagdaw field lies 240 kilometers east of Aberdeen.
07:50The government argued that the project could strengthen the UK's energy security as the war in Iran drives up energy
07:58prices.
07:59However, this argument failed to convince the UN Environment Programme.
08:04The UK is not alone having to work on this with the Middle East situation, with the Ukraine,
08:08and the dependence that much of Europe had on gas from Russia and so on.
08:14There is that reality.
08:16But where is the plan for the renewable?
08:17That's my question.
08:18And besides, of course, any new hydrocarbonate that is produced will go into the market.
08:24The market will determine the price.
08:27This is not a fixed market.
08:29So any new production goes into the market, and it's a global price that will set that market price, not
08:35a domestic price.
08:37A Scottish court ruled last year that previous approvals for Jagdaw and Rosebank,
08:43another North Sea oil and gas project, were unlawful after failing to account for their indirect carbon emissions.
08:50The government has yet to decide whether to approve Rosebank,
08:54which is believed to hold the UK's largest untapped oil reserves.
09:04European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Josef Sikila,
09:08insists the EU will maintain its opposition to draining for natural resources,
09:13including oil and gas, in the Arctic, despite the US and Norway taking a different approach.
09:19The sustainability, the climate protection, and the environmental protection
09:25is staying the overarching principle of our Arctic strategy.
09:29We believe that basically the fossil fuels, the coal, the gas, the oil, should stay in the ground,
09:40that there is no change from our side.
09:43Sikila also addressed the European Commission's recent proposal for the EU's next long-term budget,
09:49warning of cuts to international funding consequences.
09:52I think the consequences will be not only dramatic,
09:57but I tend to say in certain areas they might become even dystopic.
10:02He stressed that the EU and its member states are the world's largest providers of development assistance,
10:08cautioning that reductions in funding could ultimately cost lives.
10:15Here, drones don't just fly through the gym.
10:18They're part of the curriculum for these students.
10:22At Siotuvu's school in Vilnius, children learn how to build, fly, and program drones.
10:29How long did it take you to learn it?
10:32Maybe three years.
10:33Three years?
10:34Yeah.
10:35Wow. So, how old are you now?
10:3714.
10:38For students, the training has long since become a competition as well.
10:42At the so-called Vilnius drone games, teams from schools across the city compete against one another.
10:48In March, 27 schools came to Siotuvus for the event.
10:52Teachers are now also being trained for the project.
10:55In January, 25 teachers from 23 schools in the city visited Siotuvus to familiarize themselves with the initiative.
11:03It's not about, you know, piloting FPV drones, you know.
11:07But it's just, piloting is just one thing.
11:11But the bigger thing is programming, constructing, understanding maps and physics behind.
11:18Behind the competitions lie a larger plan.
11:21Vilnius wants to integrate drones more fully into schools as an investment in technological skills for the future,
11:27but also to better equip children on handling a technology that can pose a threat.
11:33Students are therefore encouraged to not only learn how to fly drones,
11:37but also possess a deep understanding of the underlying technology.
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