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00:00Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Russia on Monday night, killing one and wounding several others.
00:10French President Macron met Moldovan counterpart Sandu, reassuring French support in the context of the country's bid to join the EU.
00:20Syria announces the end of a days-long military operation against Al-Assad loyalist fighters on Monday.
00:30The Russian military says it shot down 337 Ukrainian drones overnight on Tuesday, in what appears to be the biggest Ukrainian drone attack on Russia in three years.
00:45At least one person has been killed in the Moscow blast region, and multiple others wounded.
00:53Most of the drones were downed in the Kursk region, while 91 were shot down over the Moscow region.
01:01The attack comes as a Ukrainian delegation is set to meet with America's top diplomat in Saudi Arabia on ending the three-year war with Russia.
01:10Ukraine is to propose its own ceasefire deal, and aims to sign a critical minerals deal with Washington to resume paused US military aid.
01:23A cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel for the US military off of eastern England, setting both vessels ablaze and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea.
01:36The ship's owner said one crew member was missing hours later, but that 37 others from both ships were safe and accounted for.
01:44The collision triggered a major rescue operation by lifeboats, Coast Guard aircraft and commercial vehicles.
01:50There should be a lot of electronics on both ships preventing it or giving you notice of what's going to happen.
01:58And there should also be crew on both ships watching the electronics, preventing it should happen.
02:05In some way, somewhere down that chain, one of them's failed.
02:09Poor visibility watches have always been standard practice on merchant ships.
02:15Local authorities said it appeared the crew of the cargo ship hadn't been maintaining a proper lookout as required by international maritime regulations.
02:24Scientists said the environmental impact might be less severe than with a spill of heavier crude oil.
02:34A Ukrainian delegation is set to meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia about ending the three-year war with Russia.
02:43Two senior Ukrainian sources told Associated Press that the delegation will propose a ceasefire covering the Black Sea and long-range missile strikes, as well as the release of prisoners.
02:52Also, an agreement will be signed with the US on access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals, a deal that US President Donald Trump is keen to secure.
03:01Kyiv is trying to repair the damage done by the February 28th Trump-Zelensky Oval Office meeting, which turned into a live argument in front of cameras.
03:11Rubio and Zelensky landed a few hours apart on Monday in Saudi Arabia.
03:15If Ukraine and the US reach an understanding acceptable to Trump, that could accelerate his administration's push for peace talks.
03:24The rest of Europe remains skeptical about the talks, as they have been sidelined by Washington.
03:30Russia announced on Monday that it was expelling two British diplomats stationed at the embassy in Moscow, accusing them of espionage.
03:39The Federal Security Service, FSB, claimed in the statements that the diplomats had submitted false personal details when applying for entry into Russia
03:49and were involved in alleged intelligent and subversive activities that pose a threat to national security.
03:57However, no evidence was provided to support these claims.
04:01Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, diplomatic expulsions between Moscow and Western nations have become increasingly frequent.
04:10Last month, London expelled a Russian diplomat in retaliation for an expulsion in November.
04:17French President Emmanuel Macron met his Moldovan counterpart Maya Sandu at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
04:28Macron reiterated French support for Moldova in the context of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, as well as their accession bid to the European Union.
04:37The EU had announced plans to open a Moldovan office to strengthen engagement in the eastern region.
04:42Moldova is no longer dependent on Russian gas and today we take another step forward.
04:49Together with the French Development Agency, we are signing a 30 million euro agreement to improve energy efficiency in Moldova.
04:58This investment will reduce energy waste, lower costs and strengthen our energy independence.
05:05Sandu's arrival comes ahead of a vote on a new 1.9 billion euro instrument for Moldova to accelerate socio-economic reforms, strengthen its resilience and promote EU integration.
05:21A new political crisis in Portugal could push the country towards its third general election in three years as early as May.
05:31With two motions of confidence rejected in less than two weeks, Prime Minister Luiz Montenegro's own proposal for a confidence vote is likely to be rejected as well.
05:41If lawmakers reject Montenegro's motion, the government would fall pending a decision by the president on whether to call fresh elections.
05:51The discovery that Montenegro's family received €4,500 from a group of casinos, for which the government will decide on concession contracts this year, initially triggered the crisis.
06:05The anonymous complaint sparked questions about potential conflicts of interest in the Prime Minister's private business dealings.
06:13Montenegro has denied any wrongdoing and called an early election a necessary evil.
06:20There will be a confidence vote, which is likely to be rejected, but which has nothing to do with the lack of confidence in the government's political action.
06:28It has to do with the integrity of the Prime Minister himself, who is the leader of that same government.
06:36The President of the Republic has already admitted that if the government falls, the first possible date for the country to go to the polls is May 11 and 18.
06:44On the streets of Lisbon, the Portuguese seem to not want to go to the polls and ask the Prime Minister for more transparency.
06:51I don't see a big way out for the country. It doesn't seem that the elections will solve anything.
06:55It will maintain more or less the same model of distribution of deputies, more here or more there, and we will enter another impasse.
07:04Given the situation, it is better to clarify with elections than to be here to draw lots and not to leave in the same place.
07:11I think there is little transparency and I think they should really give up on the government.
07:20But the elections are a joke. I think it will be a great expense for the country and we are the ones who pay for it all.
07:30The debate and vote on the confidence motion should take place this Tuesday, March 11, a year and a day after the 2024 legislative elections.
07:40The deputies will be called to vote and express whether they trust this executive.
07:46If there is a majority in the sense of rejection, this will dictate the fall of the government.
07:52Joana Mourão Carvalho for Euronews in Lisbon.
07:55Former independent presidential candidate Călin Georgescu has appealed the electoral authority's decision to ban him from running again to Romania's constitutional court.
08:13Now, this is an effort his political allies don't necessarily seem to be putting much hope behind,
08:21keeping in mind recent statements made by these leaders.
08:25But what we are seeing in the meantime is more protests right here in front of the constitutional court's headquarters.
08:32In the meantime, we are also seeing multiple police investigations being opened.
08:36On the one hand, one is centered around the main opposition party's leader, George Simeon,
08:44and that is for a post he made on social media allegedly inciting the masses to cause violent incidents.
08:51Now, there are also investigations around the violent protests that took place last night,
08:56especially investigations regarding charges of destruction of property and assaulting riot police officers.
09:04But it is important to note that as of now, not one person has been detained,
09:09though police say that they are making efforts in identifying all those involved in the violent protests.
09:20NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte promised full support for Bosnia and Herzegovina
09:26as tensions rise over Bosnian-Serb separatist moves.
09:31The latest crisis began when Bosnian-Serb lawmakers passed laws
09:36blocking Bosnia's central judiciary and police from operating in Republika Svepska,
09:43the Serb-majority region that makes up about half of Bosnia.
09:48Speaking from Sarajevo, Rutte reacted.
09:52NATO remains firmly committed to the stability of this region
09:58and to the security of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
10:03I have three main messages to deliver today, but one is really the main message.
10:10First, our commitment to Bosnia and Herzegovina is steadfast.
10:16This move happened after Milorad Dodik, the pro-Russia leader of Republika Svepska,
10:22was sentenced a year in prison and banned from office for six years
10:27for defying Bosnia's top international peace envoy.
10:37Syria's new government announced the end of a days-long military operation
10:43against fighters loyal to overthrown President Bashar al-Assad on Monday.
10:49On Sunday, Syrian activists had gathered in Damascus to call for peace
10:54and an end to the killing of civilians.
10:57But war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported violent clashes
11:02with gunmen associated to the Ministry of Defense.
11:06The initial surge of violence came after a surprise attack by gunmen
11:11from the Alawite community on a police patrol,
11:14kicking off widespread fighting across Syria's coastal region on Thursday.
11:19According to war monitors, at least 1,130 people have been killed in the clashes,
11:26including 830 civilians.
11:29On Monday, the European Union condemned these attacks,
11:33demanding for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.
11:37While on Sunday, the US called for the perpetrators of these massacres
11:41to be held accountable.