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[00:00:00] support they receive to withstand the fierce air
[00:00:04] strikes that have been launched against them by Saudi Arabia, the United States,
[00:00:07] and Israel in recent years, as well as the American sanctions
[00:00:10] and the arms embargo from the United Nations.
[00:00:13] During this period, the Houthis rapidly expanded their capabilities
[00:00:17] and now possess an arsenal that allows them to strike almost
[00:00:20] any point in the Middle East, analysts say.
[00:00:24] Inside their armed movement, the Ansar Allah organization
[00:00:27] exploited the weaknesses and internal divisions
[00:00:31] of the internationally recognized government of Yemen
[00:00:35] and launched a counteroffensive, advancing and now
[00:00:38] extending their ambitions beyond the blockade of the Strait
[00:00:41] of Bab al-Mandab. In the shadow of the Houthi attacks,
[00:00:44] Riyadh is intensifying pressure on Washington to take military
[00:00:47] action. What options is the American president
[00:00:50] considering? Let's remember that a few days ago,
[00:00:54] President Trump, in two phone calls with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia,
[00:00:57] Mohammed bin Salman, twice refused to order
[00:01:01] air strikes against the Houthis, but according to information,
[00:01:05] he convened a council at Camp David, where he was over the weekend
[00:01:08] with his staff, examining such war scenarios.
[00:01:11] However, the American official states that
[00:01:14] there will be no offensive strikes, responding to reports
[00:01:17] that President Trump had reconsidered the possibility of an attack
[00:01:21] on Yemen. Thank you, George.
[00:01:24] With time counting down for the announcement of the package
[00:01:28] of measures to protect against the energy tsunami, the Prime Minister attaches
[00:01:32] particular importance to the possibility of a temporary reduction
[00:01:35] of the special consumption tax on fuel, characterizing a European intervention
[00:01:39] as necessary, with this critical issue adding fuel to the fire
[00:01:43] of political confrontation. The battle that will be fought
[00:01:46] in the European Council to pave the way for a temporary
[00:01:49] reduction of the special consumption tax and to strengthen
[00:01:53] the defenses against the skyrocketing energy prices,
[00:01:56] Kyriakos Mitsotakis says in the regular weekly review.
[00:02:00] In the event that the European Union allows extraordinary national
[00:02:03] interventions, without these being counted in the expenditure limits,
[00:02:06] we could also consider the temporary reduction of taxation
[00:02:10] on fuel. The extension of the subsidy
[00:02:14] for diesel fuel in October has already been announced.
[00:02:17] At the same time, we are proceeding with a horizontal
[00:02:20] increase in the heating allowance, not only for those who use oil,
[00:02:24] but also for households that are heated with other forms
[00:02:27] of energy. The scenarios for reducing
[00:02:36] the special consumption tax on fuel fuel the political confrontation,
[00:02:40] with PASOK accusing the government of hypocrisy.
[00:02:43] It's not possible, on the one hand, when we say "take measures
[00:02:47] for the special consumption tax" they accuse us of being populists,
[00:02:51] and now that they are starting to think about it,
[00:02:55] they are not already populists. What Mitsotakis says is
[00:02:59] "I will go and decide this pan-European, so that I can
[00:03:02] do it in reality without it costing my budget" and
[00:03:06] therefore without jeopardizing benefits, pensions,
[00:03:09] and arbitrary and misguided policies without real
[00:03:13] impact on consumers' pockets, the government and the other
[00:03:17] parties are accused of. Popular prosperity cannot
[00:03:20] go hand in hand with the profits of capital.
[00:03:23] Look at the contradiction, the government of New Democracy,
[00:03:26] but also the other parties of the convenient opposition,
[00:03:30] tell the people and the youth to make more sacrifices.
[00:03:34] Let someone explain in this country
[00:03:37] where the prohibition of reducing the special consumption
[00:03:40] tax comes from, when the directive of 2003
[00:03:43] defines the minimum rates of the special consumption tax,
[00:03:47] which we can use without further permission, first of all,
[00:03:50] since there are surpluses from the VAT,
[00:03:53] it has the possibility, in a difficult conjuncture
[00:03:57] like this, to reduce the special consumption tax because
[00:04:00] for four years now that the prices of fuel
[00:04:02] have significantly increased, the government systematically
[00:04:06] refuses this intervention. This is therefore impossible.
[00:04:09] What we commit to and promise to our fellow citizens
[00:04:13] are things that can be done within the week at the Ministry
[00:04:16] of Finance. It will specify how
[00:04:20] the government's defense mechanism will operate against
[00:04:22] the energy crisis. Ankara is pulling the strings
[00:04:26] of provocations, with the narrative
[00:04:30] of the demilitarization of the Greek islands
[00:04:34] as a spearhead, with the head of Turkish
[00:04:37] diplomacy, Manolis Kostidis, launching threats against
[00:04:41] Greece if it proceeds with reckless actions, as he characteristically
[00:04:45] states. Yes, the Turkish
[00:04:48] Foreign Minister was very harsh
[00:04:52] to an unusual degree for Greece.
[00:04:54] A few days ago, in his interview,
[00:04:58] he had spoken and said that the islands
[00:05:02] are militarized. But now he went a little further, as he said
[00:05:06] "in no case do we accept the militarization
[00:05:09] of the islands." This is the first time
[00:05:13] that a Foreign Minister refers to the Turkish
[00:05:17] armed forces and says "our armed forces
[00:05:20] are in an extremely sensitive situation,
[00:05:24] as well as on alert." "We hope that no one
[00:05:27] will proceed with any reckless action," he specifically
[00:05:31] mentioned. And
[00:05:34] he said that if the Greeks go further and take
[00:05:38] adventurous actions, then the power of this
[00:05:40] state is known to all.
[00:05:43] Here we have a rhetoric from Turkey
[00:05:47] that includes the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but also
[00:05:51] the armed forces, that they are in
[00:05:54] a state of alert, readiness,
[00:05:58] sensitivity, as the Turkish Foreign Minister put it,
[00:06:01] regarding the militarization of the islands.
[00:06:05] He said, of course, that
[00:06:09] "war is not necessary," he said, "issues must be
[00:06:14] resolved and the continental shelf,"
[00:06:17] but on the issue of the militarization of the islands,
[00:06:21] it seems that Turkey maintains a very tough stance,
[00:06:24] and because we have the
[00:06:27] cable ahead of us, the 12 nautical miles in some
[00:06:30] areas, as information leaks, Fidan's warning about
[00:06:34] adventurous actions is in this direction.
[00:06:51] to the Greek government, meaning that he wants to solve
[00:06:55] these issues by talking to everyone. He has been showing this
[00:06:59] since 2003. At first they say "okay,"
[00:07:01] "good," they try to go somewhere,
[00:07:04] but Greek politics immediately.
[00:07:07] The authorities are trying to piece together
[00:07:10] the black puzzle of George Mazonakis'
[00:07:16] death, focusing, among other things,
[00:07:19] on the electronic traces of all those involved in the medical practice
[00:07:22] in Karneadou. A new dimension
[00:07:26] to the case is given by an SMS that Sky brought
[00:07:30] to light, according to which the artist was given
[00:07:33] a sedative. A message that Sky reveals
[00:07:36] for the first time comes to light.
[00:07:40] A female employee of the doctor's
[00:07:48] office allegedly wrote a message to a relative
[00:07:52] that the singer was given a sedative, a piece of information
[00:07:55] that, if confirmed, takes on particular importance
[00:07:59] for what happened before his collapse.
[00:08:02] "He gave him a sedative." Yes, it may have happened,
[00:08:06] and it may have happened if one connects and if the information
[00:08:09] is true that at some point, Mazonakis was
[00:08:12] stimulating, excitatory. My mind immediately went
[00:08:15] to the fact that someone who is stimulating,
[00:08:18] someone who has sedatives at their disposal,
[00:08:22] is tempted to administer it, even if they are
[00:08:25] not a specialist. Of course, this is forbidden.
[00:08:29] Another medical act that could not be performed
[00:08:32] in this particular doctor's office is now under the microscope,
[00:08:35] a procedure that requires specific safety conditions,
[00:08:38] as experts emphasize. Many times they are not
[00:08:42] observed in private clinics. Very dangerous, because general
[00:08:46] anesthesia, essentially sedation, uses general
[00:08:49] anesthesia drugs. There must be the specialist
[00:08:52] who is an anesthesiologist, and there must be an anesthesia
[00:08:56] machine. We cannot administer sedation,
[00:09:00] which, unfortunately, we have heard happens.
[00:09:03] Here we see a message, however, that someone sends,
[00:09:07] according to information. The financial data of the couple
[00:09:11] of the two remanded doctors, the clinic's clientele,
[00:09:14] and the fees that the couple allegedly received for the
[00:09:17] services they provided, are now under the microscope
[00:09:20] of the prosecuting authorities. The 58-year-old doctor and his 56-year-old wife
[00:09:24] had their first meeting yesterday, Saturday,
[00:09:28] in Korydallos prison, as the supervising prosecutor
[00:09:31] of the prisons granted their request. The meeting took place in a specially
[00:09:35] designed area, without the dividing glass, for 30 minutes.
[00:09:38] Eternal memory.
[00:09:45] In Pefkos, in the place that George Mazonakis
[00:09:49] had associated with the most peaceful and beautiful moments
[00:09:53] of his life, the farewell to the popular singer
[00:09:56] continued today. Residents of Pefkos,
[00:10:00] as well as from the surrounding villages, honored George Mazonakis with a memorial
[00:10:04] service in his memory here in the village where he had built
[00:10:07] his house and, as he used to say, it was his refuge,
[00:10:11] because for us he was George, he was not a star, he was not...
[00:10:14] he was our friend George. Always at the tavern,
[00:10:18] I don't know, with our mezedes, our raki, our fun,
[00:10:21] a lot of love with the elderly people of the village,
[00:10:26] he helped a lot of people, a person who, when he came here...
[00:10:29] he was one of us. The hypnotherapist
[00:10:33] with whom George Mazonakis had an appointment immediately
[00:10:37] after plasmapheresis is expected to appear before
[00:10:41] the investigator tomorrow.
[00:10:43] He is expected to give his own explanations for his relationship
[00:10:47] with the accused doctor, who sent him a photo
[00:10:50] of the popular singer. The 14-year-old arrested
[00:10:53] for the brutal beating of his classmate in Vrilissia
[00:10:57] is facing justice. As a result of the attack,
[00:11:01] the child was seriously injured. Connection with George.
[00:11:04] From the chanter. A verbal altercation
[00:11:08] over a trivial reason, which escalated, seems to have
[00:11:11] led to the violent incident that occurred here in Vrilissia
[00:11:15] on Friday night, Marco. The 14-year-old perpetrator
[00:11:19] was taken to the prosecutor today.
[00:11:22] We should emphasize that everything took place at the point
[00:11:26] where we are, at the junction of Trias street and Tyresias street,
[00:11:30] next to a park near the Fourth Primary School of Vrilissia.
[00:11:33] It seems that the 14-year-old was there on Friday night
[00:11:37] with a friend of his, when he was attacked
[00:11:40] by his classmate. According to testimonies,
[00:11:44] the blows were quite violent, and when the ambulance
[00:11:46] arrived, the EKAV crew found the young man
[00:11:50] in a bad condition. He is hospitalized
[00:11:53] and has bruises all over his body, while one of the most serious
[00:11:56] injuries is located in his kidneys.
[00:11:59] He is being monitored by doctors in the private
[00:12:03] clinic where he is hospitalized. We should also emphasize
[00:12:06] that the mother of the 14-year-old perpetrator was arrested
[00:12:09] for the incident and was released by oral order of the prosecutor.
[00:12:13] George. Thank you, and let's watch
[00:12:17] a testimony from a resident of the area about
[00:12:20] the brutal attack. A little girl
[00:12:23] here, a little further down the road, was crying
[00:12:26] with her friends and was worried, she said, about her friend
[00:12:29] because he got involved in a fight.
[00:12:33] At some point, when so many children gather uncontrollably
[00:12:37] in one place, some misunderstanding will happen
[00:12:40] at some point. Unfortunately, it would happen,
[00:12:43] that is, we see it daily in the news, right?
[00:12:47] Now, to the dramatic developments on the Russian-Ukrainian
[00:12:50] fronts. Kyiv experienced a night
[00:12:54] of nightmares, Maria Kapiri, from the new Russian
[00:12:57] attacks. In contrast, Moscow was the target
[00:13:00] of a fierce Ukrainian attack with thousands of drones,
[00:13:04] with the mayor accusing Kyiv of disrupting
[00:13:07] the Russian parliamentary elections.
[00:13:10] In fact, the mayor of Moscow states, Marco, that
[00:13:13] last night's attack was the largest drone
[00:13:17] attack that the Russian capital has received.
[00:13:20] The targeting of Russia's energy infrastructure
[00:13:24] by Kyiv is clear, with the Kapotnya oil refinery,
[00:13:28] which is the largest in Moscow, becoming a target.
[00:13:31] As we can see in the related images, the energy
[00:13:34] facilities were engulfed in flames, while eyewitnesses
[00:13:38] reported successive explosions.
[00:13:42] At least two people lost their lives, while about
[00:13:45] 400 were forced to leave their homes.
[00:13:49] Russian authorities report that they successfully
[00:13:52] shot down 1600 drones, of which
[00:13:55] 350 were targeting Moscow.
[00:13:59] Now, in the opposing camp, a Russian drone
[00:14:02] attack hit a monastery in the Kherson region,
[00:14:06] killing one person,
[00:14:08] as announced by the Ukrainian president.
[00:14:12] At the same time, the Ukrainian capital
[00:14:15] was also attacked, with the governor of Kyiv
[00:14:19] reporting that four people lost their lives,
[00:14:23] three of whom were children. Thank you, Maria.
[00:14:27] German voters have been going to the polls since this morning
[00:14:30] for the crucial elections in the federal states,
[00:14:34] which, Dimitra Kyranoudi, are expected to be a barometer
[00:14:37] for Chancellor Merkel's political survival,
[00:14:41] against the backdrop, of course, of the explosive
[00:14:44] rise of the far right. Hello from Berlin.
[00:14:47] I am at a polling station in southern Berlin.
[00:14:51] There has been a high turnout so far.
[00:14:55] We expect the first assessment of the participation rate
[00:14:58] in a short while. However, a record
[00:15:01] is expected both in Berlin and in Mecklenburg-Western
[00:15:05] Pomerania, the Baltic state, where crucial state elections
[00:15:08] are also being held. According to the latest
[00:15:12] polls, Marco, in Berlin, the Left is leading,
[00:15:16] and the battle for second place is between the Christian Democrats
[00:15:19] and the far-right Alternative for Germany,
[00:15:23] which, however, appears extremely strengthened
[00:15:27] compared to previous years, while in Mecklenburg-Western
[00:15:30] Pomerania at the moment, the Social Democrats
[00:15:34] are first, according to the latest poll, at least,
[00:15:42] and the far-right Alternative for Germany is a breath away
[00:15:45] with an extremely high percentage of around
[00:15:48] 36 to 37%. However, all eyes are on
[00:15:52] the Christian Democrats' headquarters tonight at the Konrad
[00:15:55] Adenauer House, where the party's presidium
[00:15:58] will convene urgently under Chancellor Friedrichs,
[00:16:02] who will ask for an informal vote of confidence
[00:16:05] from his party on how to proceed. The next day, there are many
[00:16:09] scenarios on the table, from scenarios of continuing
[00:16:12] the reform course with the party's support,
[00:16:16] but also negative scenarios of resignation from the leadership,
[00:16:19] or even scenarios of replacing the chancellor
[00:16:22] in case he loses both states. Already in Saxony-Anhalt
[00:16:26] a few days ago, the Christian Democrats suffered
[00:16:29] a crushing defeat in that state, with the far-right Alternative
[00:16:33] for Germany taking first place, Marco.
[00:16:36] The Chancellor is facing the most serious crisis
[00:16:40] of his term. Thank you very much, Dimitra Kyranoudi.
[00:16:43] Within the country, in a heavy atmosphere
[00:16:47] of sadness and in the presence of relatives, friends
[00:16:50] and representatives of the political world,
[00:16:54] the civil funeral of Margarita Papandreou Chrysambatou
[00:16:58] was held at the First Cemetery of Athens,
[00:17:02] in a last farewell, Marco, which was mainly family-oriented,
[00:17:06] with her four children, her grandchildren, her friends
[00:17:09] and all those who marched with her for all these decades
[00:17:12] being present at the civil funeral, as you said, at the First
[00:17:16] Cemetery of Athens. We also see the relevant
[00:17:19] shots for Margarita Papandreou, who passed away at the age of 103.
[00:17:23] Among the eulogies delivered was that of
[00:17:26] which managed to summarize her journey in one phrase:
[00:17:30] she was not born Greek, but she became Greek,
[00:17:33] he said characteristically, and Nikos Papandreou
[00:17:37] unfolded all the images of her life, closing
[00:17:41] with the phrase "your last dance is the waves."
[00:17:44] Great emotion, of course, also for her granddaughter,
[00:17:47] who referred, among other things, to the woman who taught
[00:17:51] them not only to think, but also to evolve.
[00:17:54] Many qualities, therefore, for Margarita Papandreou,
[00:17:57] but in all our minds,
[00:18:09] In fact, she promised that this struggle
[00:18:12] for equality would continue from the First Cemetery
[00:18:16] of Athens. The last journey
[00:18:19] will be to Ritsona for cremation,
[00:18:22] which will take place in a close family
[00:18:25] circle, Marco. Our last goodbyes.
[00:18:29] Thank you very much. In the Netherlands,
[00:18:32] violent incidents erupted in The Hague, Maria Kapiri,
[00:18:35] during a far-right demonstration, turning the streets into
[00:18:39] a battlefield. Exactly, Marco.
[00:18:42] Defying the warnings of the authorities,
[00:18:46] a group of about 500 far-right extremists gathered
[00:18:49] in a city park and clashed with police. The demonstrators, shouting
[00:18:53] slogans against immigrants, threw fireworks and other
[00:18:57] objects at the security forces.
[00:19:00] The police deployed mounted units, members
[00:19:04] of the special forces with trained dogs,
[00:19:07] and water cannons against the assembled crowd,
[00:19:10] and made dozens of arrests, as they had forbidden
[00:19:14] the far-right from marching towards the city.
[00:19:18] Thank you very much. Within the country,
[00:19:21] to completely change
[00:23:13] continuing today for the fifth Super League matchday.
[00:23:17] Yesterday, in the first Aris vs. Iraklis match after 15
[00:23:20] years, it ended in a 0-0 draw, while Kifissia celebrated
[00:23:24] its first victory in this year's championship
[00:23:28] in Peristeri. Kifissia's first win
[00:23:32] of the season, as they escaped with a 2-1
[00:23:35] victory over Atromitos in Peristeri. Jorge Pombo opened the scoring
[00:23:39] for the visitors in the 63rd minute with a textbook
[00:23:43] finish. The Peristeri players'
[00:23:46] response came in the 75th minute with a diving
[00:23:50] header from Sami. However, Pombo had the last
[00:23:53] word, converting a penalty awarded after VAR review
[00:23:56] in the 85th minute to make it 2-1.
[00:24:00] In Thessaloniki, the return of the great derby after 15
[00:24:04] years did not produce a winner. Aris and Iraklis
[00:24:07] played to a goalless draw. The yellows had absolute
[00:24:11] dominance with 22 shots on goal, but were unlucky,
[00:24:14] with the white-and-blues resisting the pressure
[00:24:18] until the end and taking a valuable point.
[00:24:21] The Super League action continues on Sunday
[00:24:25] with the matches Levadiakos-Olympiacos, Volos-AEK, OFI-Asteras-Akritas,
[00:24:28] Wednesday, fewer rains, a few local rains, on
[00:24:32] Thursday the weather will generally be clear, but the temperature will drop a bit more, so on
[00:24:36] Wednesday in Athens, for example, the wind with
[00:24:50] sky.gr.
[00:24:54] update. period.
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