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00:00 Russia says it`s thwarted what it claims was a Ukrainian drone attack that damaged at least
00:06 two buildings in Moscow.
00:12 Right wing election loss in Spain, not a blueprint for Europe.
00:23 Police deployed around a Kordendoff area in Moscow. Russia has accused Ukraine of a drone
00:29 attack in the early hours of Monday morning that damaged at least two buildings in the
00:33 capital. Defense ministry officials say two drones were shot down, adding that there were
00:38 no casualties.
00:41 Moscow also says it shot down 11 Ukrainian drones in the annexed Crimean Peninsula.
00:48 Russian installed officials say residents were forced to evacuate one district after
00:52 an ammunition depot was hit in the northern Jankoy area.
00:57 Tensions have been running high in the region since last week`s attack on the strategic
01:02 Kerch Bridge, which links the peninsula to mainland Russia. Since then, the Ukrainian
01:07 city of Odessa has suffered nightly missile attacks.
01:11 Both reported incidents come a day after Kiev vowed retaliation for a Russian strike that
01:17 partly destroyed an historic cathedral in the port city.
01:25 The unexpected election result in Spain gives some respite to those in Brussels who fear
01:29 the strengthening of the extreme right. Like in several European countries, such as Italy,
01:34 Sweden or Finland, the Spanish Vox party suffered a sharp decline with almost 20 fewer seats
01:40 in power.
01:41 The result that had already been predicted in the polls and to which is added the fact
01:45 that it`s almost impossible for the conservative popular party to form a government. So, is
01:51 Spain an exception or has the rise of the far right slowed in Europe?
01:58 I think that the far right has been able to stand up again after the debacle that was announced yesterday.
02:05 The elections were held in the middle of the EU Council Presidency, which Spain holds until
02:35 December. The complicated vote total opens the door to several options that could include
02:39 a months-long deadlock or a repeat election.
02:43 I think that Brussels may have mixed feelings. On the one hand, I think that it is a satisfaction
02:53 for them that the far right in Spain has not yet had an important result, that it has fallen,
03:00 and that it will not be able to condition a new government. But, anyway, the arithmetic
03:05 to form a new government is a little uncertain, a little unstable, and it is not clear whether
03:10 the current coalition government will be able to be revalidated. And it is also not clear
03:14 if we are going to see in a couple of months, three months, an electoral repetition. So,
03:19 obviously, that adds uncertainty in the middle of the rotating Presidency of Spain, the Council
03:25 of the European Union.
03:27 The longer it takes to form a government, the more complicated it will be for the country
03:31 to focus on the European Presidency. Spain is the EU's fourth largest economy, and the
03:36 Commission needs Madrid's support to push through key legislation, such as electricity
03:41 market reform and the migration pact.
03:49 The Knesset has voted into law a controversial reform of the judiciary that has triggered
03:54 mass protests across the country. After Monday's vote, the Supreme Court's ability to challenge
03:59 parliamentary decisions will now be limited, and there will be changes to how judges are
04:05 elected. Some Knesset members walked out in disgust and cried out shame.
04:27 Despite the opposition, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for more reforms that
04:31 would weaken the judiciary and strengthen his government even more.
04:44 The mass protests have ruptured Israeli society. Many fear democracy is being eroded by the
04:49 ultra-right government, and that Netanyahu is brazenly trying to grab more power.
04:59 Saudi Arabian football team Al Hilal have made a record 300 million euro bid for French
05:04 player Kylian Mbappe. The 2018 World Cup winner is in a contract stand-off with PSG after
05:11 his decision not to take a 12-month extension on his deal. Europe risks losing Mbappe, as
05:16 Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Manchester United have expressed interest in the star.
05:21 The bid represents Saudi Arabia's most ambitious move yet as part of a determined recruitment
05:26 drive to lure the game's biggest players to the country.
05:34 Some of the wide range of cheeses available at a farmers market in Georgia. But obtaining
05:39 documentation certifying their origin and production methods is challenging. Experts
05:46 warn that around 95% of dairy products in these markets come from unregistered factories,
05:53 which raises huge concerns.
06:00 And
06:28 properly registered milk factories say they face many difficulties trying to sell their
06:33 products.
07:01 The National Food Agency disputes the presence of untested dairy products at farmers markets.
07:07 They claim that control mechanisms cover all sectors and emphasize the shared responsibility
07:13 of both businesses and the state for food safety.
07:30 But experts working in the non-governmental sector have raised concerns about the safety
07:35 of dairy products produced in Georgia.
07:37 Consumers
08:05 looking to save money by buying unregistered products should consider the potential long-term
08:11 costs to their health, especially if they contain milk powder.
08:19 The fires on roads remain out of control according to the island's deputy mayor. The defences
08:24 put up by firefighters, including some flown in from other European states, have not been
08:29 able to stop them spreading.
08:32 But seemingly contradicting the grave situation, Greece's tourism minister Olga Kefalogliani
08:37 has said that tourists could still arrive in roads as not all of the island was threatened
08:42 by fire.
08:43 More than 30,000 tourists and locals have now been evacuated. Many of them are sleeping
08:48 in the airport. They've already been traumatized and now they're having to endure many hours
08:52 waiting for repatriation flights to be organized.
08:56 The fires are causing havoc elsewhere in Greece. On Corfu, almost 2,500 people, mostly tourists,
09:03 have been evacuated, but local officials say most of the fires are now under control.
09:08 Meanwhile, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has offered more assistance
09:14 to the Greek prime minister.
09:20 Kos is one of the most popular Greek islands with tourists and each year around 1.3 million
09:25 arrive here. But local authorities fear that prolonged heat waves may lead them to stay
09:30 away in future in July and August. And even worse, local farmers and producers are already
09:35 suffering the effects of the higher temperatures in the form of severe droughts and less rain.
09:40 The increasingly mild winters also mean that olive trees don't have as many cooler days,
09:45 which they need if they're to grow properly.
09:47 "The climate change has greatly affected the production of olive oil, not just on the island,
09:54 but in all of Greece. We expect to see a production of 30% in the best conditions, 40% of the production
10:04 in the past year. And this is clearly due to climate change."
10:13 Beekeepers don't have it any better. The mild winters fool the bees into thinking it's spring,
10:18 so they don't rest and many flowers bloom too early, which means most of them are dormant
10:22 by June.
10:24 "This year, we have a bit of crazy weather. We see that we have consequences. It's obvious
10:31 now that production has started. We had a lot of rain at the wrong time, it's very hot
10:36 now and I see that the results are not what we expected. In terms of quantity, initially,
10:40 we thought we would have a good harvest, but we didn't. We thought we would have a bad
10:47 harvest, but we didn't. We thought we would have a good harvest, but we didn't. We thought
10:54 we would have a bad harvest, but we didn't. We thought we would have a good harvest, but
11:01 we didn't. We thought we would have a bad harvest, but we didn't. We thought we would have a
11:08 good harvest, but we didn't. We thought we would have a bad harvest, but we didn't. We
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11:22 but we didn't. We thought we would have a bad harvest, but we didn't. We thought we would
11:27 have a bad harvest, but we didn't. We thought we would have a bad harvest, but we didn't.
11:33 We thought we would have a bad harvest, but we didn't. We thought we would have a bad harvest,
11:38 but we didn't. We thought we would have a bad harvest, but we didn't. We thought we would