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00:00Russia launched over 100 drones into Ukraine in overnight attacks and has not responded to Kyiv's call for a 30-day ceasefire.
00:09Serbian student protesters arrived in Brussels after completing an almost 2,000-kilometer ultramarathon from Novi Sad to draw EU attention to corruption in Serbia.
00:20French lawmakers reopened one of the most divisive debates, reviewing a bill on legalizing assisted suicide for adults with incurable or terminal illnesses.
00:30Russia launched over 100 drones into Ukraine in overnight attacks, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Monday, killing at least one person in Sumy.
00:41The attacks come after Kyiv and several of its European allies called on Russia to implement an unconditional 30-day truce starting on Monday, which the Kremlin has not responded to.
00:52Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he's ready to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin face-to-face in Turkey on Thursday, but reiterated Ukraine's proposal for the ceasefire to start before the negotiations.
01:07Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has refused to say who might travel to Istanbul from the Russian side.
01:13Now, Germany is warning Moscow to respond to the ceasefire proposal by midnight or face new sanctions.
01:19Peskov reacted to the remarks, saying that ultimatum language in the talks with Russia is unacceptable.
01:31A group of Serbian student protesters arrived in Brussels on Monday after completing a nearly 2,000-kilometer relay ultramarathon.
01:40Their journey began in Novi Sad, Serbia, where 16 people lost their lives after a concrete awning collapsed at a railway station.
01:47The event sparked a nationwide anti-corruption movement, largely led by students.
01:53The run spanned 18 days and passed through eight different countries.
02:17The marathon was aimed at drawing European Union attention to their months-long struggle against corruption and for the rule of law in the Balkan country.
02:35The runners carried a letter they hoped will be read at the EU institutions in hopes of shining a light on what they called a deep political and social crisis in Serbia.
02:45French lawmakers have reopened one of the country's most divisive debates, assisted suicide.
02:57On Monday, MPs began reviewing two bills, one to boost palliative care and the other to legalize assisted dying for adults with incurable advanced or terminal diseases.
03:08The proposal allows access to a lethal substance, either self-administered or delivered by a professional, under strict conditions, including the patient's ability to clearly express an informed wish to die.
03:23What does it mean to live, when living is no longer suffering without hope of healing?
03:30This question, we do not have to hide.
03:34In other words, we have to address it with respect and humility.
03:38The respect of listening to the sick people and not to be able to decide for themselves.
03:44Backed by French President Macron's camp and much of the left, the bill faces stiff resistance from the right and far right, who argue end-of-life care should be the main focus instead.
03:56Aucun pays n'est allé aussi loin, à la fois dans l'ouverture, le caractère expéditif, la faiblesse du contrôle, la pression que cela mettra sur les plus vulnérables.
04:05Ce qu'il fallait aux soignants et aux malades, c'était du temps pour soigner, soulager, accompagner.
04:14Just a few meters away, opponents of the bill gathered, dressed as hospital workers, accusing the French government of ignoring the country's palliative care crisis.
04:25C'est ce que nous avons voulu manifester, le scandale au fond qu'il y a à prétendre légaliser suicide assisté et euthanasie,
04:32alors même que notre système de santé est si fragilisé, le risque étant que des personnes se tournent vers ces solutions de mort par défaut de soins appropriés.
04:41J'ai eu une tante qui avait de réelles souffrances psychologiques, du coup, elle n'arrivait plus à vivre toute seule, elle est allée dans l'EHPAD,
04:50et il n'y avait personne, le médecin généraliste venait une fois tous les deux mois, et il n'y avait personne pour soulager ces souffrances psychologiques.
04:58Du coup, elle a tenté de se suicider. Je ne veux pas d'une société où on abandonne ces personnes,
05:03je voudrais vraiment que quelqu'un, qu'un psychiatre puisse l'aider à sortir de son mal-être.
05:09Lawmakers are set to vote on both bills end of May.
05:12In a rare instance, parties have refused to give any voting lines,
05:16meaning each MP will cast their vote based on personal conviction.
05:20A Bulgarian man who was found to be the ringleader of a Russian spy circle dubbed the Minions
05:30was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison.
05:33The 47-year-old Orlin Rousseff, who led a group of five other Bulgarians
05:38that carried out operations on behalf of Russian intelligence,
05:41was the first of the five to be sentenced.
05:43I acknowledge that you were the first to notify a plea of guilty and others then followed.
05:50That is deserving of further credit.
05:53I also appreciate that this was a complex case and that your plea considerably simplified,
06:00shortened and concentrated the trial which followed.
06:03The result is a sentence in your case of 10 years and eight months imprisonment.
06:09The group were based in England and targeted reporters,
06:12diplomats and Ukrainian troops.
06:15They also discussed kidnapping or killing Kremlin opponents.
06:22An American-Israeli soldier held hostage for more than 19 months in Gaza
06:27was released by Hamas on Monday.
06:30Eden Alexander, who is believed to be the last living U.S. citizen held captive in Gaza,
06:35was handed over to Red Cross representatives in the enclave southern city of Khan Yunis.
06:40Israel's minister for diaspora affairs and combating anti-Semitism told Euronews that Israel will not
06:47change its stance and strategy on Gaza.
06:49We know about 21 hostages that we know that they are alive.
06:58We have three that we have no signs that they are neither killed or neither alive.
07:07So we are not certain.
07:09And then the rest are considered to be not alive.
07:12Hamas is calling the release of Alexander a goodwill gesture towards the Trump administration
07:36that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel.
07:41The Israeli government insists that his release was possible due to the military pressure on Hamas,
07:46which it is not planning to ease up.
07:48We cannot afford ourselves another October 7th.
07:53We cannot afford ourselves a situation in which Hamas is rebuilding its military capabilities.
07:59We cannot allow living next to Hamas.
08:02We tried for more than a decade.
08:06We have tried to see maybe with economic benefits, with some sort of agreements,
08:14we can live nearby Hamas and to keep some, let's say, balance and they will build their own state in Gaza.
08:23And we saw what happened.
08:25Since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas collapsed in mid-March,
08:30Israel has taken control of further territory in the Strip, which now amounts to roughly 50 percent of Gaza.
08:35The U.S. and China agreed on a temporary tariff suspension on Monday after talks in Geneva
08:43aimed at de-escalating the trade dispute between the two countries.
08:48Starting Wednesday, 14th of May, U.S. tariffs on China will fall to 30 percent,
08:53while U.S. goods exported to China will be subject to duties of 10 percent for 90 days.
08:59U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson said the two sides seek more balanced trade,
09:03while neither wants an embargo or decoupling.
09:07The consensus from both delegations this weekend is neither side wants a decoupling.
09:15And what had occurred with these very high tariffs, as Ambassador Greer said,
09:22was the equivalent of an embargo, and neither side wants that.
09:28We do want trade.
09:31We want more balanced trade.
09:32And I think that both sides are committed to achieving that.
09:37We would like to see China open to more U.S. goods.
09:44Future talks will involve Besson, Trade Representative Jemisin Greer,
09:49and Chinese Vice Premier Furley Fung.
09:51The deal eases tensions following a series of tariff hikes announcements by U.S. President Donald Trump in April.
09:57We will talk about this.
09:58Analysts said the truce was better than what they expected and a significant de-escalation likely to boost trade.
10:04We're going to deal with China.
10:05Previous high tariffs had already begun to impact bilateral trade between the two countries,
10:10which last year topped 595 billion euros.
10:13While U.S. consumers and factories rely on China, the trade war still prompted an IMF downgrade of Chinese economy last month.
10:23While this temporary pause offers relief, underlying U.S.-China economic tensions remain.
10:28The trial of music mogul Sean Combs began in New York.
10:36Combs, better known by his artist name Diddy, is facing a five-count indictment.
10:40The hip-hop superstar is charged with one count of racketeering conspiracy,
10:45two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion,
10:48and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
10:52The prosecution accused Diddy of transforming his hip-hop enterprise
10:55into an organization that coerces women into fulfilling his sexual desires for two decades.
11:01In their opening remarks, they said that Combs threatened these women into silence through blackmail and physical abuse.
11:07The prosecution added that Diddy has a history of physically abusing sexual partners,
11:12including but not limited to choking, hitting, kicking, and dragging by the hair.
11:17Diddy's defense acknowledged the rapper's aggressive behavior and tendencies.
11:22They, however, argued that his anger outbursts are not evidence of sex trafficking,
11:26reminding the jurors that this is the case against their client,
11:29and not whether or not he's, quote, a jerk.
11:32Diddy pleaded not guilty to all charges.
11:34The trial is expected to last two months.
11:37If convicted, Diddy faces 15 years in prison.