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00:00Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock questioned whether the DHL cargo plane crash
00:06in Lithuania was a hybrid attack.
00:11Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Lebanon's ceasefire efforts are at the centre
00:16of G7 talks in Italy.
00:22Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani expressed hope for a ceasefire in Lebanon as he opened
00:28a group of seven meeting in Italy that gathered foreign ministers from world's leading economies.
00:33We have discussed the humanitarian issue, we are all in favour of a ceasefire in both
00:42scenarios.
00:43On Lebanon, we also discussed the day after, both with regard to Lebanon and Gaza.
00:54Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, said Israel is moving forward
00:59towards a ceasefire with Lebanon, but noted that change will happen in stages.
01:03It's not going to happen overnight, there will be a few stages, a few requirements.
01:10The most important condition for us is the withdrawal of Hezbollah north of the Litany.
01:15As leaders potentially come closer to reaching a ceasefire deal, Israel and Hezbollah continue
01:20to exchange fire.
01:22On Monday, the Israeli military launched several airstrikes across Lebanon, killing at least
01:2731.
01:32Speaking on the sidelines of the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Italy, German Foreign
01:37Minister Annalena Baerbock questioned whether the DHL cargo plane crash in Lithuania was
01:42a hybrid attack.
01:45On Monday, the cargo plane arriving from Germany crashed on approach to the Vilnius airport
01:49in Lithuania, killing one crew member and injuring three others.
01:54We now have to seriously ask ourselves whether this was an accident or, after last week,
02:00a hybrid accident again shows in what volatile times we are currently living in Europe.
02:10The cause of the crash remains unknown and an investigation is underway.
02:15Lithuanian officials said sabotage cannot be ruled out, but stressed that there is currently
02:19no concrete evidence.
02:22Aviation experts who spoke to local media said that they noticed nothing out of the
02:26ordinary when they listened to the communication between the crew and the air traffic controller.
02:31You can see that it was a routine situation, looking into the eyes of the eagle, it was
02:38a routine communication between the flight leaders and pilots, they did not declare any
02:43dangerous situations, they did not talk about any injuries, explosions or anything else.
02:50Both Spanish and German officials will further assist Lithuanian authorities in their investigation.
03:02At least 23 people have been injured in a Russian daytime attack on Kharkiv, according
03:08to its regional governor.
03:09The 8.30 a.m. attack targeted a central, densely populated residential area, said Kharkiv's
03:16mayor.
03:18Local authorities reported damaged residential houses as a result of the strike.
03:27The center of Odessa was also targeted by a Russian daytime attack, injuring at least
03:3311 people.
03:34Ukraine's air defenses reported to have downed 50 of 73 Russian drones launched during overnight
03:41attacks, dozens of them targeting Zaporozhye.
03:54In Russia, Kursk's governor reported on his Telegram channel that air defenses destroyed
03:59seven Ukrainian missiles overnight over the region.
04:03Ukrainian forces captured a British mercenary named James Scott Reese, who was fighting
04:08with the Ukrainian army in Russia's Kursk region, a security source told Russian state
04:13news agency.
04:19Thousands of protesters rallied outside the newly elected Georgian parliament as it opened
04:24its inaugural session, accusing the ruling Georgian Dream Party of rigging the vote.
04:30Opposition lawmakers and the country's ceremonial president refused to participate in the parliamentary
04:36activities.
05:00Observers said the country's recent election took place in an atmosphere marked by bribery,
05:05double voting and physical violence.
05:23Georgia's president filed a constitutional lawsuit saying principles of voting secrecy
05:28and universality were violated.
05:58Critics accused Georgian Dream of becoming increasingly authoritarian and tilting towards
06:12Moscow.
06:20Romania's political landscape is reeling after a little-known far-right populist secured
06:25the first round in the presidential election, going from an obscure candidate to beating
06:29the incumbent prime minister.
06:33Kalin Djordjevsku, who ran independently, will face off against reformist Elena Laskony
06:38in a run-off in two weeks.
06:41With just under 23% of the vote after nearly all ballots were counted, Djordjevsku was
06:47ahead.
06:49Most local surveys predicted he would win less than 10% of the vote.
06:55Laskony, of the Progressive Save Romania Union Party, followed with just over 19%.
07:02She beat the incumbent prime minister, who resigned as leaders of the Establishment PSD
07:07Party following the first round results.
07:12The second round of the vote will be held on December 8th.
07:25For many, it is the book of the year.
07:27The 16 years of her chancellorship were characterised by stability.
07:32But in view of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, critics accuse her of Germany's dependence
07:37on Russian gas and a lack of innovation.
07:42Publicist Ursula Weidenfeld has written a biography of Angela Merkel in 2021, hearing
07:48you spoke to her about the former chancellor.
07:54Merkel was a pragmatic chancellor, Weidenfeld explains.
08:12Her calm manner sets her apart from the CDU's current candidate for chancellor, Friedrich
08:17Merz, who is considered impulsive.
08:37The workplace culture may return to its more patriarchal state if Merz wins the February
08:42elections.
08:44There may be a different role of distribution of men and women in politics.
08:51I think you can see that not only in Germany, but also in Europe and the world, the trend
09:01is against women or women in top positions.
09:06And possibly that is also something that will happen in Germany.
09:12Angela Merkel was not innovative.
09:14She focused on the wishes of her voters.
09:17Growth, prosperity and no changes, these are wishes that are still current today, in the
09:23face of crises and upheavals.
09:25Perhaps the CDU will use this old-fashioned formula for their election campaign.
09:30Diana Reznik, from Berlin, for euronews.
09:35The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been nominated by the SPD to be the candidate for
09:41chancellor.
09:42Unanimously, according to party circles.
09:45The SPD has been struggling with this decision for two weeks.
09:49Defense Minister Boris Pistorius was, for many, the better candidate.
09:53And also the party leader Saskia Esten admitted that this is not a good picture.
09:58Jusos' boss has blamed the party leader for the failure to lead.
10:03On January 11, Olaf Scholz will be officially confirmed as a candidate.
10:07Diana Reznik, from Berlin, for euronews.
10:15French prosecutors demanded the maximum sentence of a 20-year jail term for Giselle Pellicot's
10:21ex-husband, who admitted to drugging, raping and inviting dozens of men to rape her while
10:26she was unconscious.
10:29France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier praised Pellicot for her incredible courage.
10:35He announced the government would allocate additional funding to support victims of domestic
10:39violence and that there would be a simplified procedure to file complaints.
10:59The trial has drawn international attention and transformed Pellicot into an icon for campaigners
11:05fighting against sexual violence.
11:08Holding banners and flags, Pellicot's campaigners have shown their support for women's rights
11:14and freedom of expression.
11:16Pellicot's campaigners have shown their support for women's rights and freedom of expression.
11:22Transformed Pellicot into an icon for campaigners fighting against sexual violence.
11:27Holding banners and purple smoke flares, dozens of feminist activists performed the haka while
11:32court proceedings were ongoing in Avignon.