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00:00President Donald Trump has said he wants the United States to take control of Gaza after
00:09permanently resettling displaced Palestinians outside the war-torn region.
00:14The president added that he wouldn't rule out deploying U.S. troops to support Gaza's
00:19reconstruction.
00:20The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it too, we'll own it
00:27and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons
00:32on the site, level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings, level it out, create
00:39an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people
00:46of the area.
00:47Trump's comments came as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks
00:52at the White House, the first foreign leader to visit the U.S. president in his second
00:57term.
00:58Their meeting comes amid discussions of a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
01:04and a temporary truce deal for Gaza's reconstruction, something that Trump and his advisers have
01:09claimed is not viable.
01:13But Egypt and Jordan, as well as other Arab nations, have rejected calls by Trump to relocate
01:18the territory's 2.3 million Palestinians.
01:23As although hardline right-wing members of Netanyahu's government have embraced Trump's
01:28comments, the Israeli Prime Minister is also facing pressure to end the temporary truce
01:33and continue with the war.
01:35Meanwhile, protesters and families of Israeli hostages in Gaza marched to the U.S. embassy
01:42in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, calling on President Trump to reach an agreement to release all
01:47the remaining hostages.
01:52Swedish Prime Minister Alf Kristersen has called Tuesday's mass shooting at a school
01:57in Örebro the worst in his country's history.
02:00Speaking at a joint news conference with Justice Minister Gunnar Strömer, Kristersen said
02:05a darkness is being cast over Sweden.
02:08We have seen a brutal, deadly violence against innocent people.
02:15This is the worst mass shooting in Swedish history.
02:20There are still many answers missing, and I can't give them the answers either.
02:30The gunman is reported to have opened fire at the campus Rysberska school in Örebro
02:35at around 12.30pm, after many students had gone home following a national exam.
02:42Swedish police say about 10 people, including the gunman, were killed, but they have not
02:47yet provided a definitive number of how many were wounded.
02:52Authorities have said there are no suspected connections to terrorism at this point, adding
02:57there were also no warning signs before the attack.
03:06Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharra, met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
03:10to discuss Syria's economic recovery.
03:14They also spoke about the presence of Kurdish-led forces in the north of the country, which
03:18Turkey considers to be a security threat.
03:22The interim president was welcomed by the Turkish president and a small group of the
03:26honor guard at the entrance of the presidential palace.
03:30It was a low-key ceremony compared to visits of other heads of state, who are usually received
03:35with military bands and troops escorting them.
03:38Al-Sharra, who was appointed last week, was a former rebel leader who led the insurgents
03:44who toppled President Bashar al-Assad in December.
03:47Turkey, who was a strong backer of groups opposed to al-Assad during the 13-year civil
03:52war, is considered to be one of the new administration's key allies.
03:58Erdogan's office said talks would focus on steps towards Syria's economic recovery and
04:02its security and stability.
04:09A Syrian family wants to hold Frontex accountable for human rights violations and illegal pushback.
04:16Back in 2016, the family arrived in Greece, where their asylum application was registered.
04:22However, just 11 days later, Frontex and Greek authorities forcibly placed them on a flight
04:28to Turkey without processing their asylum request or issuing a return decision.
04:34On Tuesday, the case arrived at the Grand Chamber of the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg.
04:40This case is important because it's the first case in which the court is going to answer
04:45the question whether Frontex can be held liable for fundamental rights violations at the EU
04:52external borders.
04:54The court showed that it realizes the importance of the case by referring the case to the Grand
05:00Chamber.
05:01This means that normally the court hears a case before a formation of three or five judges,
05:08but if it refers the case to the Grand Chamber, that means that 15 judges will hear the case.
05:16It shows that the court acknowledges the importance of the question before it.
05:23The case has both legal and social significance because it has the potential to set a crucial
05:28legal precedent.
05:30The court will determine the responsibility of Frontex to uphold human rights before,
05:35during and after border operations.
05:38Euronews contacted Frontex's spokesperson for a reaction.
05:42Still he did not want to talk about the details of the case as it is still ongoing, but insisted
05:47that the responsibility lies with the Member States.
06:07The decision is expected at the end of the year.
06:18The Association for Consumer Protection, Efectiva, called on consumers in Serbia to boycott five
06:24major retail chains due to their excessive pricing.
06:28The association says it is normal for prices to increase because of inflation, but not
06:33as much as it is reflected on the price tags.
06:37Serbia is the latest to join the boycott, a trend that started in Croatia and quickly
06:41caught on in other Western Balkan countries.
07:07A professor that spoke with Euronews said the success of a boycott depends on several
07:16factors, the duration of a boycott, the level of collective consumer action and how the
07:22retail chains respond to the boycott.
07:25He also reminded that Serbia had already recognized the fact that prices need to be regulated.
07:36Experts said the path to lower prices depends on the government.
07:59Only they can introduce subsidies on basic food items, facilitate the entry of new sellers
08:04into the market and reduce dependence on imports by encouraging domestic production.
08:34Consumers in Croatia were the first in the region to participate in the boycott, which
08:45proved extremely effective.
08:48The initiative was launched by Croatian consumer rights group Halo Inspector.
08:52A report by the Croatian Tax Administration showed that the boycott resulted in sales
08:57dropping by 53 percent compared to the week before.
09:02An advisor to Halo Inspector told local media he hopes the boycott sends a clear message
09:07and leads to the creation of a mechanism that regulates and monitors the market.
09:20This Belgian photovoltaic park is an illustration of the European energy transition.
09:26In the background, the Huisten-Zolder coal mine has been the last to close its doors
09:31in the Benelux.
09:33Today, approximately 25,000 solar panels cover the former mine waste landfill.
09:41After the mine closing in 1992, this landfill wasn't used anymore and we together, the group
09:49Machiels and LRM, they developed together a solar park, a big solar park on this site
09:55that gives a new destination to not used land anymore.
09:59So, it's a 5 megawatt plant built in 2008 and it gives 5 gigawatt hour green electricity
10:08production a year.
10:09For the first time, solar has surpassed coal in the European electricity mix in 2024.
10:16Nuclear remains the largest source of electricity production, followed by wind, gas and hydro.
10:21In 2024, 11% of EU's electricity was produced from solar and 10% from coal.
10:30Solar is on the rise in all European countries with Hungary leading the way, where a quarter
10:34of electricity is produced from solar energy.
10:37Greece and Spain are next.
10:40It is a milestone, not just for the energy transition where renewables are pushing fossils
10:46to the margin more and more so, but also a milestone for European security because
10:51it's homegrown electricity and for European competitiveness because it's the most affordable
10:56energy.
10:57However, there is a cloud on the horizon.
11:00The European market is flooded with Chinese solar panels, largely subsidized by Beijing.
11:0490% of the panels today are coming from one single source and that is China.
11:10We have been engaging over the last years together with the European Commission in bringing
11:15back manufacturing to Europe.
11:16It is important that Europe is resilient and diversifies supplies, producing again in Europe
11:23but also diversifying more generally.
11:26Another challenge is to improve storage capacity and electrical flexibility to make the most
11:30of this intermittent energy.
11:32The target is set.
11:33The EU aims to have 42.5% of renewable energy sources in its final energy consumption by
11:382030.
11:39Its goal is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.