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00:00The UN's climate change conference is reportedly on the edge of collapse, with no agreement
00:05on a new climate financing regime in sight.
00:10Warsaw Mayor Rafał Truskowski has been chosen by Tusk's civil coalition for next year's
00:16presidential election.
00:20The EU's top diplomat was the keynote speaker at a conference promoting a two-state solution
00:25between Israel and Palestine.
00:30As diplomats scrambled to broker a ceasefire, at least 11 people were killed by Israeli
00:36airstrikes in central Beirut.
00:44On its first day of overtime, the UN climate change conference in Baku does not seem closer
00:49to an agreement on a new climate financing regime.
00:52A local news outlet, A-News, is reporting that the talks are on the verge of collapse,
00:57citing sources close to the presidency.
00:59To the developing countries, the proposed annual financial goal of a quarter trillion
01:03dollars is far too low.
01:05Civil society groups agree.
01:09What we see on the table from two days ago is that especially member states such as European
01:13Union is only willing to dedicate over 200 billion and starting from 2035 its implementation
01:21phase.
01:22This is not what we advocated for and we feel utterly, utterly ashamed of the current state
01:26of progress.
01:28The final plenary session, now scheduled for 7 o'clock in the evening local time, should
01:33reveal the fate of COP29, if indeed it takes place.
01:37It had been announced for Friday evening already, only to be cancelled shortly afterwards.
01:45Warsaw Mayor Rafał Truskowski has been chosen by Prime Minister Donald Tusk's centrist
01:51Civic Coalition as its candidate for next year's presidential election, defeating Foreign
01:57Minister Radek Sikorski.
01:59Tusk announced the decision on Saturday, a day after over 22,000 party members voted
02:06in a primary.
02:08According to the Prime Minister, Truskowski won nearly 75% of the votes and Sikorski slightly
02:15over 25%.
02:16The primary process distinguishes Tusk's party from its main rival, the National Conservative
02:23Law and Justice Party, as their candidate will be hand-picked by leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski.
02:29Tusk needs an ally as president to fulfil his agenda, currently hindered by Duda's veto
02:35power and coalition opposition.
02:37The presidential election's first round is expected in May.
02:46The EU's outgoing top foreign diplomat met with Israeli and Palestinian representatives,
02:51promoting a two-state solution known as the Geneva Initiative in Cyprus.
02:57Talks come amidst the background of a catastrophic situation in Gaza and military escalation
03:02in Lebanon, where he headed to afterwards.
03:08Every day there is a toll of innocent civilians being killed.
03:12I am getting tired of issuing a statement every day expressing concern for the people
03:20that were killed yesterday, 31 days, 40 the following day, 90 the following day.
03:27A ceasefire is absolutely needed.
03:30Barel underscored the fact that both Palestinians and Israelis gathering and trying to imagine
03:35how to overcome the situation has a strong value, saying those at the event were on the
03:40right side of history.
03:46At least 11 people were killed and dozens injured after Israeli airstrikes devastated
03:51parts of central Beirut, with diplomats scrambling to broker a ceasefire in the country.
03:57The strike destroyed an eight-story building, leaving a crater in the ground, and was the
04:02fourth on the Lebanese capital in less than a week.
04:06Beirut's civil defence said the reported death toll was provisional, as emergency responders
04:10were still digging through the rubble looking for survivors.
04:13A separate drone strike in the southern port city of Tyre killed one person and injured
04:18another, according to the state-run national news agency.
04:23The news comes as heavy ground fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants continues
04:28in southern Lebanon, with Israeli troops pushing farther from the border.
04:33A US envoy travelled to the region earlier this week in an attempt to broker a ceasefire
04:38between Israel and Hezbollah, claiming a truce was within grasp.