00:01The U.S. launched strikes around Iran's capital, Tehran, for the first time in its most recent wave of attacks.
00:10The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the Spanish amnesty law for Catalan separatists complies with EU
00:18legislation.
00:21Foreign ministers of EU member states have warned that China presents a threat to the EU's economy and its security.
00:31Dismissed Defense Minister Fedorov accused Ukraine's army chief of fueling divisions.
00:41The U.S. military said early Thursday it ended its latest wave of airstrikes targeting Iran.
00:48Strikes also reached into areas around Iran's capital, Tehran, for the first time of this latest round of violence, according
00:56to Iranian state media,
00:58who added that American strikes struck Kishem Island and the southern port city of Chabahar,
01:04as well as the northern Seminan province which holds Iran's ballistic missile production and space program.
01:12Iranian officials say U.S. strikes have killed more than 35 people and wounded more than 300.
01:19Meanwhile, the U.S. says it fired a missile into a Krakow-flagged oil tanker's funnel after it ignored warnings
01:26while heading toward Iran's main oil expert terminal.
01:30In retaliation, Iran fired missiles and drones targeting Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait before dawn.
01:38On Wednesday, the U.S. military resumed its airstrikes against Iran in broad daylight.
01:43As Washington said, it was intensifying its campaign aimed at limiting Tehran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait
01:51of Hormuz.
01:58It is a symbolic victory for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and a decision directly impacting the case of Catalan
02:06separatist leader Carles Puigdemont.
02:09The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that Sánchez's amnesty law for Catalan separatists involved in the 2017
02:16failed cessation bid complies with EU legislation.
02:20The law was passed to secure the support of Catalan separatist parties so that Sánchez could remain in power after
02:27he failed to secure a clear majority in the 2023 Spanish General Election.
02:33Siempre dijimos, desde el Gobierno, lo que hoy afirma rotunda y literalmente el Tribunal Europeo.
02:39La amnistía es un instrumento adecuado para apaciguar un conflicto político o social.
02:44La amnistía pretende reducir las tensiones institucionales y políticas generadas por el proceso de independencia de Cataluña y facilitar un
02:53escenario de reconciliación.
02:55The Catalan separatist party, together for Catalonia, welcomed a major victory.
03:00Nosotros consideremos que hoy es un día transcendent.
03:05Hoy es una gran victoria, yo creo que es una victoria rotunda de Cataluña en general y también de la
03:11independencia de manera particular.
03:14Puigdemont, who currently lives in self-imposed exile in Belgium, continues to face arrest in Spain as he is accused
03:21of embezzlement.
03:22The final say rests with the Constitutional Court, which is examining the former president of the Government of Catalonia's appeal
03:30for constitutional protection.
03:37The European Public Prosecutor's Office in Athens has brought charges against 22 defendants,
03:44including four sitting members of the Greek Parliament, as well as several former senior public officials and political figures,
03:50as part of an investigation into an alleged organized fraud ring involving the management of agricultural funds.
03:58Offenses involved incitement to breach of trust and incitement to the illegal management of European funds.
04:05The European Public Prosecutor's Office announced that it had closed the case against seven members of Parliament
04:11who had been under investigation, as no evidence of criminal acts was found.
04:15The European Public Prosecutor's Office brought five counts of breach of trust
04:20against the former president of the agency responsible for distributing agricultural subsidies,
04:26two counts of breach of trust against the former director general of direct payments,
04:32and charges of embezzlement and unlawful management of European Union funds
04:36against two of its former regional directors.
04:38Following the ruling's announcement, the Greek Prime Minister strongly criticized
04:43both the opposition and the European Public Prosecutor's Office,
04:47wondering who would now seek an apology from politicians who were smeared,
04:51but against whom no evidence ultimately emerged.
04:54He even remarked that the European Public Prosecutor's Office
04:57appeared to be involved in internal party rivalry.
05:06Foreign ministers of EU member states have warned
05:09that China presents a threat to the EU's economy and its security.
05:13They said China holds asymmetric advantages over the EU
05:16through its economic and technological dominance,
05:19making it a critical long-term strategic challenge for the bloc.
05:23Tensions have escalated between the EU and China in recent months of a trade.
05:27The EU set an October deadline to rebalance trade ties with Beijing through dialogue,
05:32as Chinese overcapacity threatens entire sectors of the European economy.
05:36But every recent move by Brussels to protect its market
05:40has prompted threats of retaliation from China,
05:43which controls rare earth supplies vital to the bloc's defense industry and green technologies.
05:48In their joint assessment of the risks posed by China,
05:52the ministers also described Beijing as a key enabler
05:55of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
05:58They said that China and Russia seek to establish regional dominance
06:02and reshape the global order in line with their interests,
06:05fostering a return to a sphere of influence logic.
06:14A court in Italy on Thursday sentenced Giovanni Castellucci,
06:18the former chief executive of Autostrade per l'Italia,
06:21Italy's largest motorway operator,
06:24to 12 years in prison over the 2018 collapse of Genoa's Morandi Bridge.
06:28The disaster was one of Italy's deadliest infrastructure failures,
06:33claiming 43 lives.
06:35Another 556 people were displaced.
06:39Prosecutors had sought an 18-year and six-month sentence for Castellucci.
06:44In all, 32 people were convicted and handed sentences
06:47ranging from one year and 11 months to 12 years.
06:50Others were either found not guilty
06:52or lesser charges had expired under the statute of limitations.
06:56Also convicted were Autostrade's former head of maintenance,
07:00Michele Donferi Mitelli,
07:02who was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
07:05The former CEO of SPEA Engineering Company,
07:08Antonino Galata, received five years and six months.
07:12Defendants faced charges including negligence
07:15resulting in the collapse and manslaughter
07:17stemming from failures to maintain the bridge,
07:19which was part of a main route
07:21linking northern Italy with the French reviewer,
07:23President of the Morandi Bridge Victims Memorial Committee,
07:26Egle Possetti, said she was satisfied by the verdict.
07:30Castellucci's attorney, however, said he would launch an appeal,
07:33calling the verdict deeply flawed.
07:35Castellucci is already serving a final sentence of six years
07:38for the Monteforte-Irpino bus crash,
07:41perhaps the deadliest road disaster in Italian history.
07:44On the 28th of July 2013,
07:47a tour bus, due to a break failure
07:48and the failure of the highway guardrails to hold it back,
07:51plunged into the void, killing 40 people.
08:00As thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets on Thursday
08:03to protest against President Volodymyr Zelensky's dismissal
08:06of Defense Minister Mihailo Fedorov,
08:09the former minister claimed that his conflict
08:11with Ukraine's commander-in-chief
08:13had contributed to his removal.
08:15Fedorov said that Zelensky has been forced
08:17to choose between him and commander-in-chief Oleksandr Siersky.
08:44Fedorov modernized the military through technological innovation
08:48and a more decentralized approach.
08:51The dispute between the Defense Minister
08:53and the commander-in-chief was known in Ukraine
08:55and has been described as a generational clash
08:58between a young tech-driven reformer
09:00and a more conventional military commander.
09:03Meanwhile, Ukraine's parliament has appointed
09:05former Naftogaz chief executive Seri Koretsky
09:09as prime minister
09:10as part of President Volodymyr Zelensky's
09:13latest government reshuffle.
09:22Ukraine's recent advances targeting Russian maritime vessels
09:26and energy infrastructure
09:27is putting Kiev in a position of strength,
09:30European Commissioner for Defense
09:32Andrius Kubilius told your own news.
09:34Such kind of development
09:35should be a clear argument
09:40for Putin and his surroundings
09:41that he is not able to achieve
09:44any significant development
09:46in his war aims
09:48and, you know,
09:51that is the moment
09:53when real negotiations
09:55on just peace should start.
09:58On European defense,
09:59Kubilius regretted that some countries
10:01are downscaling their initial ambitions
10:03for a share of the EU's
10:05150 billion euros defense loan program
10:08known as SAFE,
10:09citing what he described
10:11as their own fiscal constraints.
10:13The EU is aiding Ukraine
10:14amid Russia's ongoing full-scale invasion
10:17through the provision
10:18of a 90 billion euros loan.
10:20During a visit to Kiev this week,
10:22European Commission President
10:23Ursula von der Leyen
10:24announced a deal
10:26to jointly boost the production of drones.
10:33Argentine fans were seen celebrating
10:35as their team made it
10:37to the World Cup final
10:38after beating England 2-1
10:40in Atlanta on Wednesday.
10:42Once again,
10:43Argentina made its comeback
10:44near the end of the game
10:46as going into the 85th minute,
10:48England was still leading 1-0.
10:51Argentina's goals
10:52were scored by Enzo Fernandes
10:55at the 85th minute of the game
10:57while Latour Martinez's goal
10:59followed in overtime
11:01at 92 minutes.
11:02Meanwhile,
11:03England's Anthony Gordon
11:05scored at the 55th minute.
11:07The defending champion's victory
11:09means they will face Spain
11:10in Sunday's final in New Jersey.
11:13On Tuesday,
11:13Spain defeated France 2-0.
11:16Argentina already holds
11:17three World Cup titles,
11:19having won in 1978, 1986
11:22and most recently in 2022
11:24when they defeated France
11:26in a penalty shootout.
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