00:02U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday there was momentum toward ending the war with Iran,
00:07while simultaneously refusing to rule out further strikes on the country.
00:12His comments came as Iran itself denied talks were due to take place.
00:16Iran militarily is effectively over. We're just keeping at the status quo.
00:24Should there be any change with respect to developments in the Middle East, the United States of America is fully
00:30locked and loaded
00:32with the best equipment ever made, and we don't think there's going to be any reason to use it, however.
00:42He added the Gulf states preferred the status quo over strikes in what he described as the largest naval blockade
00:48in history.
00:49Trump gave the press conference after meeting at the White House with Qatar's Prime Minister, a key mediator in the
00:54Iran war.
00:56Mohammed Ben Abdulrahman Al-Tani said they discussed the situation in the region and ways to progress the U.S.-Iran
01:02talks.
01:03Meanwhile, Iran officials expressed defiance at the continued pressure from Washington.
01:08Top official Mohsen Rezaei wrote on social media the U.S. quota flays like a disparate gambler,
01:14telling Washington to stop manufacturing fake news about imaginary talks.
01:22Five EU countries are urging Britain to contribute to the bloc's regional development fund
01:27in return for access to the EU's internal electricity market.
01:31In a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa,
01:36the leaders of Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
01:40said a financial contribution should be part of any deal.
01:44The issue is expected to feature at the EU-UK summit on November 20.
01:50A draft joint statement suggests EU leaders broadly support the idea, although the text could still change.
01:56Britain says no contribution has been agreed at this stage.
02:00Energy Minister Martin Maklaski said any payment would have to offer value for money.
02:04Norway offers one possible model, contributing around 391 million euros a year
02:11to grants supporting less prosperous European regions.
02:15The five countries say closer electricity ties would improve energy security,
02:19make cross-border trading easier and give businesses more certainty.
02:23They also point to plans for up to 100 gigawatts of joint North Sea projects
02:28within a wider ambition for 300 gigawatts of offshore wind power.
02:40The Eurozone is facing a crucial moment.
02:43An increasingly uncertain economic future and since the outbreak of war in Iran,
02:49energy costs have surged while investors are demanding more to ensure against European sovereign debt risks.
02:56The president of the EU group, Kyriakos Piarakakis,
02:59told Euronews that the EU's financial situation has changed completely over the last 10 years.
03:05An era of cheap capital is behind us.
03:07Even if you make the comparison of 2016 and 2026,
03:12the average 10-year bond yield in 2016 was 1.1%.
03:15Now it's 4%.
03:16We're operating in an era of more expensive capital.
03:19And this is happening for a series of reasons.
03:21Part of it is fiscal, double the average deficit compared to 10 years ago.
03:24Part of it is what you describe right now.
03:26Energy, higher spending, social spending and greater investment priorities.
03:31Eurozone inflation rose to 4% in October,
03:35its highest level in more than three years, driven by energy costs.
03:39According to Piarakakis, action must be taken on two fronts.
03:43Now obviously the best thing that you can do is invest in energy infrastructure.
03:47This is the most sustainable response, I would say.
03:49But we also need temporary measures.
03:52We also need targeted measures.
03:54We also need tailored measures that will support especially the most vulnerable and those in need.
04:02The President of the European Commission emphasised the importance of Black Sea security for the eastern flank
04:08and announced additional funding for Romania and for an upcoming maritime security hub.
04:14I want to express Europe's full solidarity with Romania.
04:19We stand with you.
04:22So you can count on a strong and united European response.
04:26This includes satellite imagery provided by Copernicus.
04:30And this is an immediate added value that Europe can provide here for the region as of immediately.
04:36We will now fast track the work on the Black Sea Maritime Security Hub
04:42with a clear timeline for completion and dedicated funding of 50 million euros.
04:49The security hub could become operational in the first half of next year, according to Euronews.
05:11After meeting the President of the European Commission,
05:15Romania's President emphasised that the Black Sea is a key hub for global trade
05:20and for Europe's energy security.
05:22Security in the region is also vital for Ukraine.
05:26If we talk about the conflict in Ukraine and the reconstruction of Ukraine,
05:32we can't even talk about a stable peace in Ukraine.
05:36We can't even talk about a efficient way of rebuilding Ukraine without a big black security.
05:45We have had numerous incidents in the Marea Neagră in the recent period.
05:56In the last few years, we have a hybrid war in which, evident, Russia is trying to escalate conflict
06:05which we have started with five years in Ukraine and to implica European countries in this conflict.
06:18The European funding comes after Bulgaria's Prime Minister accused Romania
06:22of being indirectly responsible for the attacks on commercial ships in the Black Sea.
06:28Rumen Radev said that Bucharest had pointed the finger at Russia without any evidence.
06:33It follows condemnations by the European Parliament of attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea
06:39in a resolution holding Russia responsible.
06:42This year alone, more than 570 security incidents have occurred in the Black Sea
06:47and that at least 40 sailors have lost their lives, according to a report cited by the Financial Times.
06:5811 people have been killed and dozens were injured in a devastating motorway pile-up in Bulgaria.
07:04More than 50 vehicles were involved in the crash on the Trakia motorway,
07:08which links the capital Sofia with Burgas on the Black Sea.
07:11Thick fog is believed to have played a major role.
07:14It is scary. The car is on top.
07:18I just felt that the car was on top.
07:20The car was on top.
07:21The car was on top, so it will hit us.
07:24We went into the car, and we ran the car.
07:27And the car was on top.
07:29As we're coming out for many seconds, the car was on top.
07:34According to police, the chain reaction collision began when a lorry blocked the path of a bus, which was then
07:39struck by a car.
07:41Then dozens of vehicles collided in the two lanes, turning the motorway into a scene of devastation.
07:48Bulgaria's roads are ranked the most dangerous in the EU.
07:51Many blame the nation's high number of traffic deaths on reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and an inefficient justice system.
08:03Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, on Tuesday backed the European Union's campaign to protect children
08:11from online harassment during a visit to the European Parliament in Brussels.
08:16Harry accused social media companies of failing to make their platforms safer, leaving children exposed to online harassment and bullying,
08:25sometimes with fatal consequences.
08:27We can no longer sit here and wait for thousands more children to lose their lives and thousands more parents,
08:36millions more parents to have their children's lives changed forever.
08:40So I will finish with saying that this whole mission has to be about safety by design.
08:47By the time that it's on the phone, in an app, in a kid's hands, it's already too late.
08:53We all know that. And there's no reason why this industry should be treated any differently from any other industry.
09:00Harry defended a strong approach to regulate social media, defining the current widespread addiction they create as brainwashing on an
09:09extraordinary scale.
09:10Harry also praised the proposed EU Kids Act, which aims to strengthen protections for children online for shifting the burden
09:18of responsibility from parents to social media companies.
09:21The EU Kids Act includes measures to delay children's access to social media, introduce age verification checks, and strengthen default
09:29safety protections, including restrictions on addictive features.
09:38Spanish police on Monday launched a fresh operation to clear a temporary migrant camp in the port of Ceuta, Spain's
09:45esclave, on the North African coast, with the aim of shutting down the site.
09:49The dismantling began on Sunday when 50 tents belonging to the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation were taken down
09:57on the port's West Quay.
09:59Officers from Spain's national police returned to the camp before 7 a.m. Monday to launch the operation.
10:06According to local media, the migrants were moved to other accommodation provided by the government or to the Center for
10:12Temporary Stay of Foreigners, where their immigration status was being checked.
10:17The move led to 300 Moroccans choosing to go home in two days.
10:23Officials in the Spanish enclave said,
10:25Under the government's plan, all seven temporary reception facilities set up around the city after the mass arrivals at the
10:32end of July will be closed in stages.
10:34Together, they have about 7,000 places and currently house around 5,800 registered people.
10:46At least 17 people were killed and 13 injured in an explosion at a steel plant in the western Turkish
10:53province of Izmir on Monday.
10:56All those killed and injured were workers at the Habas plant in Aliaga, one of the country's leading steel producers,
11:03authorities said.
11:05Footage posted online showed a huge cloud of thick smoke pouring into the sky as flames appeared to engulf a
11:12tall structure within the plant.
11:14According to Izmir's governor, the blast was caused by an overhead crane that collapsed into a large industrial furnace used
11:21during the liquid steel casting process.
11:24He said 200 workers were in the crane's vicinity at the time of the incident.
11:30Workers' group said there was a long record of safety issues at Habas.
11:35According to local media, at least 11 workers had died over the past decade while working there.
