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00:00The most recent winners of the Nobel Peace Prize have called for the abolition of nuclear weapons,
00:05warning the taboo around their use might disappear.
00:10Syria's interim leader announced he was taking charge of the country as
00:14Kertaga prime minister until March 1.
00:20Protests in Georgia are continuing despite arrests
00:23and physical attacks against activists and opposition figures.
00:30A 92-year-old Japanese man who lived through the American atomic bombing of Nagasaki
00:40called for an abolition of all nuclear weapons as he accepted this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
00:45The prize was awarded to Nihon Hirinaku, a grassroots movement of Japanese atomic
00:49bombing survivors who work to maintain a taboo around the use of nuclear weapons.
01:00We hope that the taboo around the use of nuclear weapons will be removed and that we will not
01:07allow nuclear weapons to coexist with humanity. We hope that it will be a force that will change
01:15the government's nuclear policy.
01:21The group expressed fear that the taboo around the use of nuclear weapons was weakening,
01:26expressing sadness and anger at Israeli and Russian threats of the possibility at using
01:31nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons have grown exponentially in powers and
01:36numbers since being used by the U.S. on Japan in the Second World War.
01:46Syria's new interim leader Mohamed al-Bashir announced he was taking charge of the country
01:50as Kertaga prime minister until March 1 with the beginning of the former rebels
01:56who toppled President Bashar al-Assad only days ago. The departing government met with
02:02al-Bashir for the first time on Tuesday since Assad fled Damascus over the weekend.
02:09Al-Bashir told reporters after the meeting that the ministers discussed transferring
02:13the portfolios to the interim government during the transitional period until the beginning of March.
02:19Elsewhere in Syria, people continue to celebrate for a third day and shops and banks reopened,
02:24despite Israeli airstrikes across the country.
02:29The Biden administration said it will recognize and support a new Syrian government that renounces
02:33terrorism, destroys chemical weapons stocks and protects the rights of minorities and women.
02:42The Austrian government says it has started preparations for a deportation
02:46program for Syrians living in the country. The decision followed the government's suspension
02:50of asylum applications from Syrian refugees and comes as millions of refugees are now able to
02:56return home. The interior ministry said a reassessment of about 40,000 Syrians granted
03:02status over the last five years has begun.
03:16On Monday, thousands of Syrians took to the streets of Vienna to celebrate the fall of
03:34Bashar al-Assad. Many in the Austrian capital waved the Syrian flags. Around 95,000 Syrians
03:40live in Austria, many of whom arrived during the migrant crisis of 2015 and 2016. The start
03:47of the civil war in 2011 forced some 14 million Syrians to leave the country.
03:57Israel denied that its military troops are advancing towards Damascus by going beyond
04:02the demilitarized buffer zone, which separates Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syrian
04:07territory. The capital city, as well as the coastal city of Latakia, have been the target
04:14of Israeli airstrikes since the fall of al-Assad's regime. Israel claimed the wave of airstrikes is
04:20an attempt to destroy key military infrastructure. On Tuesday, Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz
04:27confirmed that the military successfully destroyed Syria's military fleet.
04:38Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz also said they intend to establish a demilitarized zone
04:59in southern Syria in order to prevent attacks on Israel. Meanwhile, at a press conference,
05:05Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the growing criticism over Israel's
05:10takeover of the demilitarized buffer zone and said Golan Heights will remain part of Israel
05:15for eternity. The European Union's foreign policy chief Kayakallas urged that the transition of
05:27power in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad should not descend into retaliation between
05:32opposing factions. The transition will present huge challenges in Syria and in the region.
05:41First, there are legitimate concerns about the risks of sectarian violence, extremist resurgence
05:49and a governance vacuum, all of which must be averted. We must avoid a repeat of the horrific
05:57scenarios of Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan. Kayakallas called for the protection of all
06:03Syrians, including minority groups, as well as the freedom of religion.
06:08The top diplomat said the first signals coming from the rebel forces were good,
06:12but that it is too early to issue a verdict. She said the coming weeks are therefore crucial
06:18to see if Syria's political situation continues in the right direction.
06:23At least three people were killed and 20 injured, many of whom are in critical condition after a
06:28Russian strike hit a private clinic in the city of Zaporizhzhia. Among the victims were two doctors
06:35and a five-year-old girl. The strike also damaged buildings nearby. In a post on social media
06:42platform X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes proved that Ukraine needs to
06:48Ukraine needs to enhance its air defense systems. He added that Kyiv submitted all the necessary
06:57requests to its partners to do so. The attack came after the Ukrainian
07:02president said he's open to the potential deployment of Western troops in Ukraine.
07:07Zelensky has said that this would bring Ukraine a step closer to joining NATO.
07:12Meanwhile, at least 11 were injured as a result of a double ballistic missile attack on the town
07:18of Zlatopil in the Kharkiv region. An administrative and 16 residential
07:24buildings were damaged, that is according to local authorities.
07:31Days after Romania's presidential election result was declared invalid due to alleged
07:37foreign interference, the European Commission has avoided commentating on the decision.
07:43However, it is still investigating the social network TikTok and its role in the electoral
07:48process, in which independent candidate Kalin Georgescu won the first round.
07:55We're now consolidating and assessing all these pieces of evidence that we have received,
08:00and based on that we'll decide on next steps with regard to TikTok.
08:04The feeling among several MEPs is that the Chinese social media network has turned a blind
08:10eye to the possible use of its algorithm by a state actor, suspected to be Russia.
08:16They have permitted electoral publicity which was not marked properly,
08:19they have permitted electoral publicity on election day which was illegally,
08:24and they have permitted the campaign of a candidate being funded with many millions of euros,
08:29although that candidate has publicly indicated a budget of zero euros for his whole campaign.
08:35But some MEPs think the Constitutional Court's decision to annul the elections went too far.
08:59Others applaud the court as they believe that citizens will now be able to count on a fair trial.
09:07I don't think a manipulated election means that the rights of the citizens are respected.
09:13Brussels has not said whether it will take
09:15action on the possible violation of the Digital Services Act by TikTok.
09:23Protests in Georgia against the suspension of EU
09:27talks have continued despite arrests and attacks against activists and opposition figures.
09:33Demonstrators gathered outside the Georgian Parliament building in Tbilisi
09:37on Tuesday, chanting and blocking the streets.
09:40Local reports say more than 300 protesters have been detained so far.
09:44Large-scale pro-European protests have been ongoing in Georgia for the 13th consecutive day.
09:50Demonstrators in the capital city of Georgia, Tbilisi and other cities of the country are
09:54protesting Georgian Dream's decision to delay the negotiations with the European Union until 2028.
10:00These protests are driven by citizens rather than being led by the opposition parties.
10:06On Monday, three main demands of the protesters were outlined, printed on flyers and delivered
10:14among them. The new parliamentary elections, the release of individuals detained during the
10:19protests and the imposition of sanctions on those responsible, these are the main demands of
10:26the protests. Hundreds of people have been arrested over the past 12 days in Georgia,
10:32both during and after demonstrations. According to the information of
10:37the Georgian public defender, many of them were tortured.
10:42Fishermen in Spain continued their strike protesting proposed European cuts that would
10:48largely restrict the number of days they can fish in the Mediterranean.
10:52The European Union wants to decrease the number of fishing days for Mediterranean trawlers
10:58by 79% in an effort to improve fish stocks and protect biodiversity.
11:04Protesters argue that these cuts would badly harm Spain's economy and the future of fish.
11:10They also believe the EU's plan is based on flawed data and does not take local fishermen's
11:16concerns into account. Representatives within the fishing industry
11:21agree that the proposal could lead to the disappearance of trawling.
11:25The field reportedly employs around 3,000 people on board and generates a further 17,000
11:30jobs indirectly. EU fishery ministers are continuing to discuss
11:36the proposal in Brussels.