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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he will move to normalize relations with Syria's new government and lift sanctions.
00:10Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war on Gaza will continue regardless of potential further hostage deals until Hamas is fully destroyed.
00:21U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he will move to normalize relations with Syria's new government and lift sanctions.
00:30He said the effort at rapprochement came at the urging of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi de facto ruler who he was meeting in Riyadh.
00:39Oh, what I do for the Crown Prince.
00:43The sanctions were brutal and crippling and served as an important, really an important function nevertheless at the time.
00:52But now it's their time to shine. It's their time to shine.
00:55We're taking them all off and they're going to have, I think they're going to have, based on the people and the spirit and everything else that I'm hearing about.
01:04So I say good luck Syria, show us something very special like they've done, frankly, in Saudi Arabia.
01:10OK, they're going to show us something special.
01:12The comments marked a striking change in tone from Trump, who had until now been deeply skeptical of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharah.
01:21Trump was said to meet al-Sharah in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, which would be the first Syrian leader to meet an American president since the late Hafez Assad met Bill Clinton in Geneva in 2000.
01:32U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Riyadh to kick off his golf tour with a delegation that includes Tesla CEO and advisor Elon Musk.
01:42Business deals and regional security are at the top of the agenda.
01:46Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greeted Trump as he stepped off Air Force One,
01:50and the two leaders are attending the Saudi U.S. Investment Forum on Tuesday.
01:54Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia pledged a $600 billion investment, which President Trump has said he would like to boost to $1 trillion.
02:03He'll join a summit of Gulf leaders in Riyadh before traveling to Doha.
02:07The visit to Qatar is the first by a sitting president since 2003,
02:11and is a strong demonstration of the bilateral relationship between the two countries.
02:15President Trump has hailed Qatar's mediation efforts in Lebanon, Afghanistan, and North Africa
02:20as examples of the country's key diplomatic role in regional stability.
02:24President Trump's final stop on the tour concludes in Abu Dhabi in the UAE,
02:29where he would have hoped to secure major financial deals and regional security agreements
02:33with the three strategic allies in the Middle East before returning to Washington.
02:37Adil Haleem, Euronews, Doha.
02:44Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will proceed with operations in Gaza
02:49regardless of whether or not a new hostage deal is reached with Hamas.
02:53Netanyahu stressed that the war will only end upon the realization of Israel's objectives,
02:59namely the destruction of Hamas.
03:01The Israeli premier also noted that a major offensive on the enclave is imminent.
03:06We are a country, I don't want to say things, but we are very close to the streets,
03:11and we are going to come to all the power to complete the process.
03:17To complete the process, it is to protect Hamas, it is to protect Hamas.
03:24Now the forces are there.
03:26It is possible that Hamas will say,
03:28we are going to protect Hamas, we are going to protect Hamas,
03:31and we are going to protect Hamas.
03:33We will take it, and we will take it, and we will take it.
03:35But there will not be a chance that we will stop the war.
03:38I don't say that you can do the war, but you can do it.
03:41We are going to do it.
03:42On Monday, Hamas released American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander as a gesture of goodwill
03:51to U.S. President Donald Trump.
03:53Alexander was the first hostage released since Israel broke an eight-week ceasefire agreement
03:58on the 18th of March.
04:01Israel has also vowed to intensify its strikes on Gaza in the days and weeks to come, including
04:06seizing the Strip.
04:07More than 2,700 Palestinians were killed since the expiration of the truce, according to the
04:13Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.
04:18German authorities banned the far-right group Kingdom of Germany on Tuesday, raiding properties
04:23and arresting four leaders, including founder Peter Fitzek.
04:27The organization is linked to the Reichberger movement, which rejects the modern German state.
04:32Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said it's estimated 1,000 members,
04:37whose claim to power is underpinned by antisemitic conspiracy theories from the counter-state
04:43along with economic criminal structures.
04:45I say here explicitly, it doesn't matter what the title of the association could say about
04:54harmless Nostalgians, but it is about criminal structures and a criminal network, and that's
05:03why it is forbidden today.
05:05The kingdom of Germany was proclaimed in 2012, claiming to be separate from the federal government.
05:32Berlin has long warned of the growing far-right extremist threat and conducted previous crackdowns.
05:38In March, five Reichberger plotters were jailed, after 25 others were arrested in December 2022,
05:45for a similar coup plan.
05:48Bosnian's presidency and European Council President António Košta met in Sarajevo, united in ambition but divide in outlook,
05:56Kosta called for de-escalation, swift reforms and warned against the secession rhetoric and treats to Bosnian's sovereignty.
06:05He reminded leaders that peace and progress depend on their cooperation and highlighted the benefits of European Union membership,
06:12including the new growth plan.
06:14Chairwoman Željka Cvijanović blamed the lack of progress on what she called unconstitutional inference
06:21by international actors, signing out high representative Christian Smith.
06:26The other two presidency members described the current political crisis as the worst in three decades,
06:33blaming anti-sea leader Milorad Dodik and growing pro-Russian influence in Republika Srpska.
06:39Amid a political crisis discussions today, Lithuania and Poland had imposed sanctions on Milorad Dodik.
06:45Dolmina Czorbić, Euronews, Sarajevo.
06:49The United Nations Aviation Agency has found Russia guilty of downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 while it flew over Ukraine in July 2014.
07:03The commercial plane was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. All 298 people on board the flight were killed.
07:11A Dutch-led international investigation concluded in 2016 that the aircraft was shot down with a Buk missile system delivered from Russia.
07:21The UN's case against Russia was launched by the Netherlands in Australia in 2022, and now they have welcomed the verdict.
07:29Moscow has repeatedly denied downing the plane and has offered a variety of other theories of what could have happened.
07:36However, an abundance of evidence and numerous international investigations have formed a detailed picture of the events leading up to the plane crash.
07:50After French actor Gérard Depardieu was found guilty of sexually assaulting two women on the set of a movie,
07:57one of the plaintiffs, a 54-year-old set dresser, said she was moved following the court decision.
08:02Depardieu has also been accused publicly of misconduct by some 20 other women, and may have to face other legal proceedings soon.
08:23French Minister of Culture Rashida Dati said she is committed to combating all forms of violence in the cultural sector.
08:29This year's Cannes Film Festival began on the same day as the conviction, and filmgoers reflected on the verdict's potential impact on France's film scene.
08:56Maybe it's going to make people think more about consentments and the place of women and what we can say to girls.
09:08Some figures in the French cinema world have expressed their support for Depardieu.
09:13The French film icon has denied the accusations, and his lawyer announced he would appeal the decision.
09:18The 78th Cannes Film Festival opened on Tuesday bringing together the world's most famous cinema personalities to celebrate another year of storytelling.
09:34Day One featured a star-studded lineup from world-renowned filmmaker Quentin Tarantino to supermodel Bella Hadid.
09:40American actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, who've worked alongside each other on three occasions, stole the show on the opening day.
09:49DiCaprio, who skipped the red carpet, awarded veteran 81-year-old De Niro with an honorary palmadore.
09:54But every once in a while, even the most private of giants deserves their moment, a moment to be acknowledged, not just for their work, but for the quiet, lasting influence they've had on so many lives, on my life.
10:11So without trying to speak for the entire world of cinema here tonight, but probably doing it anyway, there is no one more deserving of this Palme d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award than Mr. Robert De Niro.
10:26De Niro, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, quickly shifted the moment to politics as he slammed the U.S. president for his administration's attacks on arts and culture.
10:35America's philistine president has had himself appointed head of one of our premier cultural institutions.
10:44He has cut funding and support to the arts, humanities, and education.
10:50And now he has announced a 100% tariff on films produced outside the U.S.
10:57Let that sink in for a minute.
10:58The opening ceremony concluded a hectic day which featured a three-film tribute to Ukraine and the premiere of a restored version of Charlie Chaplin's iconic The Gold Rush which celebrates its centenary this year.
11:25French actress Juliette Binoche will head the 78th edition of the festival's jury.
11:31The jury, which also includes Halle Berry and Jeremy Strong, will watch all 22 films vying for this year's Palme d'Or and decide on the recipient on the 24th of May.