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00:00Syria's interim leader announced he was taking charge of the country as Kerteger prime minister
00:05until March 1.
00:11Fishermen in Spain continued their strike protesting proposed European cuts that would
00:15largely restrict the number of days they can fish in the Mediterranean.
00:21Protests in Georgia are continuing despite arrests and physical attacks against activists
00:25and opposition figures.
00:35A 92-year-old Japanese man who lived through the American atomic bombing of Nagasaki called
00:40for an abolition of all nuclear weapons as he accepted this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
00:45The prize was awarded to Nihon Hidenaku, a grassroots movement of Japanese atomic bombing
00:50survivors who work to maintain a taboo around the use of nuclear weapons.
01:21The group expressed fear that the taboo around the use of nuclear weapons was weakening expressing
01:26sadness and anger at Israeli and Russian threats of the possibility at using nuclear weapons.
01:34Nuclear weapons have grown exponentially in powers and numbers since being used by the
01:38US 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 Kerteger prime minister until March 1 with the beginning of the former rebels who toppled
01:56President Bashar al-Assad only days ago.
02:01The departing government met with al-Bashir for the first time on Tuesday since Assad
02:05fled Damascus over the weekend.
02:10Al-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
02:18of March.
02:21Elsewhere in Syria, people continue to celebrate for a third day and shops and banks reopened
02:27despite Israeli airstrikes across the country.
02:31The Biden administration said it will recognize and support a new Syrian government that renounces
02:36terrorism, destroys chemical weapons stocks and protects the rights of minorities and
02:41women.
02:45The Austrian government says it has started preparations for a deportation program for
02:49Syrians living in the country.
02:51The decision followed the government's suspension of asylum applications from Syrian refugees
02:56and comes as millions of refugees are now able to return home.
03:01The interior ministry said a reassessment of about 40,000 Syrians granted status over
03:06the last five years has begun.
03:29On Monday, thousands of Syrians took to the streets of Vienna to celebrate the fall of
03:34Bashar al-Assad.
03:35Many in the Austrian capital waved the Syrian flags.
03:39Around 95,000 Syrians live in Austria, many of whom arrived during the migrant crisis
03:44of 2015 and 2016.
03:47The start of 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.
04:10The capital city, as well as the coastal city of Latakia, have been the target of Israeli
04:15airstrikes since the fall of al-Assad's regime.
04:19Israel claimed the wave of airstrikes is an attempt to destroy key military infrastructure.
04:24On Tuesday, Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed that the military successfully
04:30destroyed Syria's military fleet.
04:32I am warning the leaders of the murderers in Syria, whoever follows the path of al-Assad
04:39will end up like al-Assad.
04:41We will not allow an Islamic extremist terrorist organization to act against Israel beyond
04:48its borders and in the interest of its citizens.
04:51We will do everything necessary to avert the threat.
04:55Katz also said they intend to establish a demilitarized zone in southern Syria in order
05:00to prevent attacks on Israel.
05:03Meanwhile, at a press conference, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded
05:08to the growing criticism over Israel's takeover of the demilitarized buffer zone and said
05:13Golan Heights will remain part of Israel for eternity.
05:22The European Union's Foreign Policy Chief Gaia Gallas 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.
05:35The transition will present huge challenges in Syria and in the region.
05:41First, there are legitimate concerns about the risks of sectarian violence, extremist
05:48resurgence and the governance vacuum, all of which must be averted.
05:55We must avoid a repeat of the horrific scenarios of Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan.
06:01Gallas called for the protection of all Syrians, including minority groups, as well as the
06:06freedom of religion.
06:08The top diplomat said the first signals coming from the rebel forces were good, but that
06:13it is too early to issue a verdict.
06:16She said the coming weeks are therefore crucial to see if Syria's political situation continues
06:21in the right direction.
06:27At least three people were killed and 20 injured, many of who are in critical condition, after
06:32a Russian strike hit a private clinic in the city of Zaporizhzhia.
06:38Among the victims were two doctors and a five-year-old girl.
06:41The strike also damaged buildings nearby.
06:45In a post on social media platform X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes
06:50proved that Ukraine needs to enhance its air defense systems.
06:54He added that Kyiv submitted all the necessary requests to its partners to do so.
07:00The attack came after the Ukrainian president said he's open to the potential deployment
07:05of Western troops in Ukraine.
07:07Zelensky has said that this would bring Ukraine a step closer to joining NATO.
07:13Meanwhile, at least 11 were injured as a result of a double ballistic missile attack on the
07:18town of Zlatopil in the Kharkiv region.
07:22An administrative and 16 residential buildings 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.
07:42However, it is still investigating the social network TikTok and its role in the electoral
07:48process, in which independent candidate Kalin Djordjevsku won the first round.
07:54We'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
08:09blind eye 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.
08:20They 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
08:28of euros, although that candidate has publicly indicated the budget of zero euros for his
08:33whole campaign.
08:34But some MEPs think the Constitutional Court's decision to annul the elections went too far.
08:41We are talking about a dictatorship, the beginning of a new dictatorship.
08:47We are talking about having killed democracy in this way.
08:52We are talking about the restoration of a form of totalitarianism.
08:59Others applaud the court as they believe that citizens will now be able to count on a fair trial.
09:06I don't think a manipulated election means that the rights of the citizens are respected.
09:12Brussels has not said whether it will take action on the possible violation of the Digital Services Act by TikTok.
09:21Protests in Georgia against the suspension of EU accession talks have continued,
09:27despite arrests and attacks against activists and opposition figures.
09:32Demonstrators gathered outside a Georgian Parliament building in Tbilisi on Tuesday,
09:37chanting and blocking the streets.
09:39Local reports say more than 300 protesters have been detained so far.
09:43Large-scale pro-European protests have been ongoing in Georgia for the 13th consecutive day.
09:49Demonstrators in the capital city of Georgia, Tbilisi and other cities of the country are protesting
09:54Georgian 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.
10:05On Monday, three main demands of the protesters were outlined, printed on flyers and delivered among them.
10:14The new parliamentary elections, the release of individuals detained during the protests
10:19and the imposition of sanctions on those responsible.
10:22These are the main demands of the protests.
10:26Hundreds of people have been arrested over the past 12 days in Georgia,
10:32both during and after demonstrations.
10:34According to the information of the Georgian public defender, many of them were tortured.
10:45Fishermen in Spain continued their strike protesting proposed European cuts
10:50that would largely restrict the number of days they can fish in the Mediterranean.
10:55The European Union wants to decrease the number of fishing days for Mediterranean trawlers by 79%
11:02in an effort to improve fish stocks and protect biodiversity.
11:07Protesters argued that these cuts would badly harm Spain's economy and damage the fishing industry.
11:13They also believe the EU's plan is based on flawed data and does not take local fishermen's concerns into account.
11:21Representatives within the fishing industry agreed that the proposal could lead to the disappearance of trawling.
11:28The field reportedly employs around 3,000 people on board and generates a further 17,000 jobs indirectly.
11:36EU fishery ministers are continuing to discuss the proposal in Brussels.
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