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00:00A 7-year-old girl has died and several people injured in a stabbing attack at a school in
00:06the Croatian capital of Zagreb.
00:10Local media stated the attacker entered a classroom where he targeted a teacher and
00:15a number of students, reportedly also injuring himself after attempting to commit suicide
00:20at a nearby emergency room.
00:24Interior Minister Davor Božinović says the suspect, who has been detained by police,
00:30was a 19-year-old male former student of the school who was mentally unstable.
00:54Several children have been taken to various hospitals in Zagreb and the teacher and one
01:16of the injured students remain in intensive care.
01:25After more than 70 hours of negotiations, German metal workers' union IG Metal has secured
01:31a wage agreement with Volkswagen, preventing plant closures and safeguarding jobs.
01:38As part of the deal, 35,000 jobs will be cut in Germany by the end of 2030 and the capacity
01:45of the group's German plants will be reduced by more than 700,000 vehicles.
01:51For remaining employees, there will be no cuts to monthly salaries nor compulsory redundancies
01:57until 2030, providing job security for thousands of workers and their families.
02:22Volkswagen has been in discussions with the union since September, after the company's
02:28threat of plant closures sparked mass worker strikes.
02:36Russia's central bank has announced its decision to hold its benchmark interest rate at 21
02:42percent, despite fierce criticism from influential business leaders.
02:48It comes as Russia continues to struggle with high inflation, brought on by military
02:53spending on the Kremlin's war in Ukraine, alongside labour shortages and large enlistment
02:59bonuses.
03:01The bank justified its decision by saying that credit conditions had tightened more
03:05than envisaged by the October rate hike.
03:10The decision has put Russian President Vladimir Putin in a difficult position, as many of
03:15those criticising the move come from within the Kremlin itself.
03:19A growing misalignment between the president and the central bank is also becoming increasingly
03:24evident.
03:25However, despite an inflation rate of 9.3 percent, Putin insists the country's economic
03:54situation is stable.