00:01At least 14 people were killed after a Russian drone struck a platform at a railway station
00:07in the central eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, where a train was standing, authorities said
00:13on Thursday. Ukraine's national police put the number of injured at least 10.
00:20This is not the first time Russian drone strikes have disrupted Ukraine's railway network.
00:25In September alone, passengers were evacuated for more than 5,800 train services due to the threat
00:32of Russian drone attacks, the national railway operator told AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr
00:38Zelenskyy described the strike as horrific, saying Russian forces had attacked a platform
00:44where a regular commuter train and a regular passenger train were standing. Zelenskyy said
00:50the Russian drone strike on Dnipro showed that fair and decisive actions by America and Europe
00:56are needed against Russian escalation.
01:03The former U.S. ambassador to NATO, Kurt Volker, told Euronews that the reason the U.S. is delaying
01:09the delivery of Patriot missiles to Ukraine is because it may resume its war against Iran
01:14after the midterm elections. Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that
01:21Kyiv had been waiting for almost a month for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to sign off on the
01:27delivery of the missiles.
01:29My best guess is that the Pentagon is preparing for the possibility of a resumption of the war
01:36against Iran after the midterm elections. And in that circumstance, they don't know how many
01:42Patriot missiles they're going to need for themselves. So they're just waiting.
01:46Volker also pointed out that the delay in the delivery of the missiles is a tactic used by
01:51Washington to apply pressure on Ukraine.
01:53It's all driven by the midterm elections in the U.S., which are now just a week away.
02:00And President Trump is seeing what everyone is seeing, that it's going to go very, very badly for
02:05the Republicans. He wants to be seen to be doing something about the issues that are making
02:11voters unhappy. One of them is the price of diesel.
02:16Trump has repeatedly blamed Zelenskyy for high diesel prices while downplaying the impact of
02:21the Iran war. As the U.S. increasingly aligns with Moscow, Europeans are now stepping up calls
02:27to be part of multilateral talks with Russia, seeking to have a greater role in shaping Washington's
02:33thinking.
02:38U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has sent a letter to Iran's top national security official Mohsen Rezaei
02:46in an effort to revive peace negotiations. This comes as President Donald Trump considers launching
02:53a new round of military strikes against Iran after next week's U.S. midterm elections,
02:58the Wall Street Journal reported. The letter sent at Trump's direction is aimed at determining whether
03:04the U.S. and Iran can find enough common ground for Trump to hold off on strikes described by
03:10officials as short but intense on Tehran. Media outlet Axios separately reported that Vance
03:17emphasized in his letter that any negotiations aimed at preventing renewed U.S. military strikes
03:23would have to address Iran's nuclear program. But on Wednesday, when asked about the matter,
03:29Trump denied giving such instruction, saying the contact was primarily intended to facilitate
03:35the delivery of medical supplies to Iran. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi said that
03:42Tehran remained willing to give diplomacy a chance while its armed forces stood ready to defend the
03:48country. On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Qatar presented Iran with a draft deal to end the war.
03:55But a senior Iranian official said it was unacceptable ideas, not a formal proposal.
04:06Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has declared his readiness to engage in peace talks
04:11with Israel's new government. Abbas is visiting Cyprus, where, during a meeting with the President of the
04:18Republic of Cyprus, he called on him to act as mediator.
04:23Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulidis had earlier expressed his willingness to help the
04:28Palestinian people in whatever way he could.
04:30The President's
04:32in a very important, long-term discussion about our region.
04:37How can we work in general,
04:40always in a positive approach,
04:43to create safety and safety conditions in the region.
04:47Of course, we are also in the position of the Palestinians,
04:51so that we can defend any kind of role
04:54that they think is necessary for the Cypriot democracy
04:57and to achieve our goal.
04:59Mahmoud Abbas responded to the Cypriot president a short while later
05:03during a working lunch attended by delegations from both sides.
05:07Here is the answer to your question.
05:11How can you play a role?
05:14Yes, it can be a role in the world.
05:19What I'm talking about is amazing.
05:24For the family,
05:26our region of the North and South madre,
05:29and in the region of the South,
05:36we are going to reach the Council for the U.S.
05:57Christine Lagarde will step down as president of the European Central Bank on February 7,
06:042027. The bank announced on Thursday, about nine months before her eight-year term was due to end.
06:11The news was announced in a statement by the bank's governing council,
06:15which thanked her for her service. European Council president Antonio Costa was quick to praise
06:22Lagarde, who took office as ECB president in November 2019, after eight years as managing
06:28director of the IMF. Her successor will be appointed by the European Council, which brings together
06:34EU leaders. The ECB gave no reason for her departure. However, with this early departure,
06:41Lagarde is paving the way for the French president Emmanuel Macron to play a part in appointing her
06:47successor ahead of next spring's presidential election in France. Poles currently have far-right
06:53candidate Marine Le Pen as the front-runner, with hard-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon in second.
07:02Twelve years in prison, followed by preventive detention. That is the sentence handed down
07:08to Frank S. He is accused of drugging and raping women over a period of several years and filming
07:14the acts. Several of the victims appeared as joint plaintiffs behind closed doors. The
07:19organization Terre des Femmes is fighting on their behalf before the criminal court in Berlin.
07:42Many of the victims in this case didn't even know they had been raped. The perpetrator had spiked their
07:49drinks with drugs.
08:01The verdict took into account 22 rapes of 14 women. After reviewing Frank S.'s video recordings, the police
08:08believe he drugged and raped a total of 58 women. This is another reason why the subsequent preventive
08:14detention is so important for the victims.
08:17What is very important for me and also for my mandantin is the protection that has been
08:23spoken about. The connection and the danger, at least as we are here today, is very clear.
08:33I don't think that it is a new phenomenon, but it is one that is now at the top floor,
08:38where
08:38it is now at the top floor, where it is now at the top floor.
08:44This series of rapes is considered the largest case involving so-called chemical subjugation
08:49to date at the Berlin Regional Court. German laws against sexual violence were tightened
08:54only recently, for example regarding the use of date rape drugs or the recording of the crimes on video.
09:04A rise in measles cases in the United States is raising concerns in Europe, where vaccination
09:09rates in certain areas remain below the level needed to stop the virus from spreading.
09:14More than 4,500 cases have been reported in the U.S. this year, around twice last year's total.
09:21The country is at risk of losing its measles-free status.
09:25Measles can spread before symptoms appear. People can be infectious for around 4 days before the rash appears,
09:32and international travel can carry the virus across borders.
09:36In Europe, vaccination coverage is 92% for the first dose and 88% for the second,
09:42below the 95% target recommended to prevent sustained spread.
09:47The Europe Centre for Disease Prevention and Control says national averages can hide communities where coverage is much lower.
09:55An imported case does not always lead to a wider outbreak.
09:59In Sweden, an outbreak at a festival in July involved 28 cases but did not lead to sustained spread.
10:06Officials link this to high immunity in the wider population.
10:10Babies too young to be vaccinated and people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons depend on high levels of
10:17protection around them.
10:18The ECDC says the risk remains moderate for infants, young children and people with weakened immune systems.
10:30German car maker Volkswagen has reported a loss of €5.8 billion in the third quarter,
10:36compared with a loss of €1.1 billion in the same period last year, as it struggles with intense competition
10:42from China.
10:44Volkswagen said its sales fell 6.3% to €75.3 billion,
10:50and overall vehicle deliveries fell 14.3% worldwide but collapsed almost 40% in China.
10:57Like its peers, Volkswagen has struggled with the costs of transitioning to electric vehicles,
11:02as well as falling demand and cutthroat competition in China, the world's largest car market.
11:08The 10 brand group warned of a €10 billion hit to its annual profit last month,
11:14driven mainly by a write-down to the value of its stake in Porsche.
11:18Volkswagen plans to cut 120,000 jobs across the group by 2030 in an effort to bring costs down,
11:26and revealed Thursday that the restructuring would cost it €31 billion.
11:30and €1 billion.
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