00:01The United States has carried out strikes against Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz.
00:07A U.S. official that spoke on condition of anonymity said the strikes were a defensive measure.
00:13Meanwhile, Iranian media reported five explosions on Qashem Island.
00:19Just hours before, U.S. President Donald Trump signaled progress in negotiations with Tehran, claiming a deal could happen soon.
00:26Also, Vice President J.D. Vence told reporters that he and Trump felt optimistic about reaching a deal soon.
00:34Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi on his end said that indirect talks with the United States were taking place via
00:40mediators.
00:42The strikes come on the eve of U.S. midterm elections, in which the Republican Party is pushing to retain
00:48control of Congress.
00:50However, Washington's war in Iran has been a growing point of political contention,
00:55as Americans increasingly disapprove of the conflict and the economical consequences it brings.
01:06Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said any hopes for progress towards peace after last week's localized ceasefire
01:14had been undermined by deadly Russian strikes on an aid distribution center in southeastern Ukraine.
01:20The aerial bomb attack in the region of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 26 people, including two rescue workers and four
01:27police officers.
01:29On Monday, Russia resumed attacks on Ukraine's Kherson region after the end of the ceasefire in the area.
01:35The truce had been brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump and was the longest pause in fighting between
01:42the neighbors.
01:42If Russia really wanted to de-escalate, then now, after Olesha, there was such a moment when it was possible
01:51to continue the humanitarian steps.
01:54We proposed this, but Russia continues the murder.
01:59On its end, Russia set it down nearly 500 drones heading for Moscow overnight.
02:05The latest strikes come as the United States announced Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. officials will hold trilateral talks in
02:13Abu Dhabi next week.
02:19Ukraine is set to channel up to 1 billion euros from its EU loan into a program designed to bring
02:25its defense industry closer to its European partners.
02:29It will focus on air and missile defense, drones, counter-drone systems and ammunition.
02:34The move would more than quadruple funding for the Ukraine support instrument, currently worth 300 million euros.
02:41The tool is meant to promote joint Ukrainian-European production through joint ventures and licensing arrangements.
02:49The EU is providing 90 billion euros to support Kiev's war effort in 2026 and 2027.
02:55With Ukraine's financing needs mounting, Brussels recently agreed to bring forward some payments to help plug its budget shortfall.
03:04A separate track seeks to encourage member states to use the new round of unspent loans under the SAFE program
03:10to fund joint projects with the Ukrainian industry, though EU capitals cannot be forced to do so.
03:22Belgium's Prime Minister Bart de Weyfer was at the Royal Palace on Monday morning to offer his government's resignation to
03:28King Philippe following failed overnight budget talks.
03:32Following a meeting that lasted one and a half hours, the King announced he was considering the Prime Minister's resignation
03:37and will meet with other coalition parties on Tuesday before deciding whether to accept it.
03:42De Weyfer's coalition has been locked in protracted coalition talks to agree a federal budget for next year,
03:49with the government seeking 10 billion euros in savings by 2029 to reduce the country's high deficit.
03:56The government's right-wing parties want to clamp down on public spending, while the centrists and socialists propose increasing taxes
04:04on higher incomes and a VAT hike.
04:06A similar budget impasse also occurred last year, when De Weyfer received a 50-day extension to reach an agreement.
04:15The latest government crisis takes place under pressure from trade unions, which have been mobilizing for months against austerity measures,
04:22while protests have brought tens of thousands of people into the streets.
04:31EU foreign policy chief Kaya Callas has insisted the UK should first focus on collaborating with the EU on defence
04:39before developing relations in other areas.
04:42Callas was speaking during a meeting with British Defence Secretary Wes Stritting,
04:47as the two sides seek closer cooperation ahead of an EU-UK summit on November 20th.
04:53The discussions focused on Russia's continued aggression across Europe, including hybrid attacks,
04:59and Europe's growing responsibility for providing military support to Ukraine.
05:04Both sides also addressed the future of Europe's defence industrial base.
05:08However, Stritting warned against the EU adopting a protectionist approach.
05:13I think what we need to be careful of avoiding is that that focus doesn't, which I think is healthy
05:20and necessary,
05:21and in our shared interests as well as our national interests, doesn't spread into self-defeating protectionism.
05:28I think that's the danger we need to avoid, because the stronger we are together, the more likely we are
05:34to deter Russia and other threats.
05:36His comments were directed in part at the bloc's proposed made-in-Europe industrial drive,
05:42which seeks to prioritise European manufacturers across important sectors, including defence.
05:48The UK is currently outside the initiative because it is no longer part of the EU's single market.
05:54London declined to join the EU's €150 billion Security Action for Europe defence loan scheme last year.
06:07The British government has announced plans that will double the time many foreign workers must wait before they can settle
06:14permanently in the country.
06:16People who come to the UK on work visas must now wait a decade to be granted permanent residency status,
06:22although exceptions will be made for high earners and public service workers, who will still be eligible after five years.
06:29Immigrants on salaries above £125,000 a year can apply for settlement after three years.
06:36Settlement should not be automatic. It should be earned.
06:40Mr. Speaker, today the government publishes a policy called Earned Settlement.
06:44It ensures the period someone must live in this country before they settle is determined by the contribution they have
06:51made.
06:51The reforms come as the Labour administration tries to waive voter demand for lower immigration with the government's objective of
06:58boosting economic growth.
07:01Small boat crossings have been depicted as a crisis by politicians including Nigel Farage of the hard right party Reform
07:07UK
07:08and have been used as a rallying point by anti-immigration activists.
07:12At the same time, we will discourage the use of unsafe and illegal routes.
07:17The standard disqualifying period for all refugees who have not come by a safe and legal route will become 20
07:24years.
07:24A further 10 years will be added for those who enter the country by an illegal method such as by
07:30small boat.
07:31The changes are a softening of proposals made last year in which migrants who arrived on health and social care
07:38visas faced a wait of up to 15 years.
07:42Following internal criticism within the Labour Party, the new plan excludes key workers including doctors, nurses and teachers on which
07:49the UK relies to keep the country running.
07:59Thousands of supermarkets across Europe have reported issues with their freezers and refrigerators on Monday that were apparently caused by
08:07cyber attacks.
08:08Temperatures of fridges and freezers turned up overnight spoiling hundreds of thousands of euros worth of food.
08:14Supermarkets were affected in Belgium, Estonia, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Ireland, as well as this supermarket in Sweden.
08:23Any organisation that has hacked us in on our temperature-overwakening that we have on both colds and colds,
08:30has taken us in and manipulated with the conditions.
08:33Yes, it's bad. I don't see what it's like. It's a form of terrorism.
08:39The incidents followed a similar incident last month in which control of refrigeration systems across France was taken over remotely.
08:48The CEO of refrigeration installer, Sab Cobell, told Belgian media the incident happened when the unit's evaporators were switched to
08:56defrost mode.
08:57He added a software update alone is not enough to address the vulnerability, with physical modifications required instead.
09:08Africa's latest Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 5,400 people, the vast majority of them in the Democratic Republic of
09:17Congo, DRC.
09:19According to the continent's top health agency, Africa CDC, the outbreak, which has spread to other countries on the continent,
09:27has killed more than 5,300 people in the DRC, and two each in Kenya and Uganda.
09:34The outbreak, which began in the DRC in May, has infected more than 10,000 people with 50% fatality
09:42rate according to the country's latest data,
09:45making it the fastest-growing and most widespread Ebola epidemic on record.
09:52Neighboring Uganda recorded 20 cases, almost all involving people who had travelled from the DRC before being declared Ebola-free
10:01in August.
10:02The outbreak, caused by the rare Budimbugio virus, which has no approved vaccine or treatment,
10:09is transmitted through contact with bodily fluids and causes hemorrhagic fever.
10:15In recent weeks, clinical trials of the Avebo vaccine, which has proved effective against the more common Zaire strain of
10:23Ebola, have begun.
10:29Ryanair reported a net profit of €2.15 billion for the period between April and September 2026, the first half
10:39of its financial year, ending March 2027.
10:43The result was 15% below the same period last year.
10:48This came as unedged jet fuel prices doubled while fares also fell, although passenger numbers increased.
10:56The airline, one of Europe's biggest, said it is reviewing costs as it prepares for a further rise in its
11:03fuel bill next year.
11:05According to the Irish airline, the Middle East conflict had made consumers more hesitant and led them to book later
11:13as operating costs increased by 10% to €7.69 billion.
11:20Ryanair has warned its fuel bill could rise by around €2 billion in the financial year ending March 2028.
11:28According to CEO Michael O'Leary, unless there is a swift resolution of the Middle East conflict,
11:35quote, we expect jet fuel prices to remain elevated well into 2027.
11:41O'Leary warned that cheaper fuel hedges would expire ahead of summer 2027, leaving European airlines facing much higher bills.
11:50...he continues to come up with his own internal rules.
11:52Never come up with his own internal rules...
11:53Noamish.
11:54Noamish.
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