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PAULA NEWTON, CNN HOST, ONE WORLD: Live from New York, I'm Paula Newton, and this is "One World". Ahead on the show, we have an update on Pope Leo's
health after the Vatican announced the Pontiff has lung cancer. Plus, Ukraine's President set to meet with the UK Prime Minister as Kyiv's
battlefield capabilities suffer a major new blow.
And BTS set to perform sold-out concerts in Chile this week. We look at the growing popularity of K-pop right across Latin America. OK, at this hour,
Pope Leo is recovering at a Rome hospital after undergoing surgery on his right lung. Tuesday's surgery confirmed he indeed has lung cancer.
According to the Vatican, surgeons removed the cancerous growth along with part of his right lung. In a new statement, the Vatican said his recovery
is progressing as expected, and blood tests and an X-ray show result within the normal range for this type of surgery that was performed.
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DR. GIUSEPPE CARDILLO, THORACIC SURGEON: Flying after surgery, of course, that's possible. Although not immediately after the operation, we have to
let at least one or two weeks pass after the procedure. We need to ensure that the patient's lung in the affected area of the chest is fully
expanded, so that they can fly without any concerns.
Given that there are no contraindications, of course, I'd recommend spending at least the first 10 to 15 days at home, and then having an X-ray
confirm that the lung is still expanding properly. After that --
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NEWTON: Well, more on this, we want to bring in CNN's Vatican Correspondent Christopher Lamb. He is joining us from Rome. I mean, look, Christopher,
what we just heard from the doctors and the update is, of course, a relief to so many. And yet, there is underlying concern here, right?
The bottom line is this pope is now a cancer patient.
CHRISTOPHER LAMB, CNN VATICAN CORRESPONDENT: That's right, Paula. I mean, it came as a big shock that Pope Leo has received this diagnosis. That part
of the right lung that was removed turned out to be cancerous. Pope Leo had announced to the St. Peter's Square, the crowd gathered there, that he was
going to have this surgery.
It took place on Tuesday afternoon. It does seem that the recovery by the pope is going smoothly. The Vatican saying that he's been walking around,
that he's been back to his normal diet. Those are all positive signs, and the doctors, according to the Vatican, do believe that they removed the
cancer.
However, there is a need for further tests to be sure about what the next steps are going to be here. Now, I think you know, in the near term, this
is something that's been very unexpected and caused a lot of alarm in the Vatican. And Pope Leo has suspended his meetings and audiences until the
20th of October while he recovers.
There's a question about his forthcoming trip to Latin America, which is scheduled for early in November, from the 5th to, sorry from the 6th to the
17th of November. And I think, in general terms, you know, the feeling in Rome and the Vatican was one of a lot of surprise and shock about this
because Pope Leo was elected last year, May 2025, at the age of 69, a relatively young pope with, it was believed, you know, no underlying health
conditions.
So, this has come as a big shock, and in the near term, obviously, it is uncertain how he's going to carry out all his duties. But he is a
determined character, and I think he will want to get back into the swing of things as quickly as possible, Paula.
NEWTON: Yeah, and an endearing character. He will certainly forge ahead despite this, and as I think many reasons why he's admired right around the
world, and that so many people are watching the outcome of this so carefully. Christopher Lamb, for us, who is outside the hospital,
appreciate it.
We now want to bring in Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos of the Baltimore Breathe Center. He's also an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine and a national spokesperson for the American Lung Association. No better person to talk to, doctor. As many people remain concerned about
this, and likely for good reason.
What can you tell us about what we know so far about this diagnosis, the procedure, and the recovery?
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DR. PANAGIS GALIATSATOS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT JOHN HOPKINS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: Yeah. you know, and thank you so much for letting me be here. I
think when I try to talk to the audience and to the community, I try to remind them the pope is on two timelines.
One is recovering from the surgery, and knowing how the pope was before the surgery, he was very strong. He was always out and about, giving sermons,
walking a lot. He had a good a good amount of physiological reserve, and it sounds like the surgery itself was successful.
So right now, it's all about him recovering well. He'll probably get his chest tube taken out in another day or so, and the wounds have to heal, and
making sure the lungs are fully expanded. The other timeline, though, is the cancer, and adenocarcinomas are the most common type of cancers in in
the lungs, and never smokers like our pope.
So, from that standpoint, the doctor is correct. They're going to have to run a little bit more tests to ultimately see what the timeline will be for
the pope and the management of it. Right now, the management usually is just the resection, taking it out, and then usually you're done and you're
just doing some monitoring after that.
However, they'll run some other tests to make sure there's nothing else that could potentially offer the pope so it doesn't reoccur. So right now,
I have the most optimistic outlook for the pope for both recovering and for his cancer management.
NEWTON: Many around the world will be relieved to hear that, and yet hundreds of millions of people around the world are used to this process
and the anxiety of it. They say they have to be more tests. So, my question would be, is there a possibility here that the cancer has spread, and if
that happens, what are the options then for treatment?
GALIATSATOS: So, my suspicion is that it has not spread, and I'll tell you confidently why I think that the lung nodule, once able was found, right?
The majority of lung nodules, by the way, are benign. Well over 98 percent of them are just remnants of the past, from a bad infection to some bad air
quality you may have breathed in.
So, the majority of them are benign. So, the hope to be tested to cross some threshold that this could be cancer also means that they made sure
that this wasn't cancer from anywhere else or that had spread from anywhere else. In order for a patient to be offered such a surgical intervention, it
gives us the confidence to say it has not spread.
So, the further testing is not that may -- it may have spread. That for me is a very low probability possibility. Think the bigger testing is what's
its genetic makeup? What more can we find about the cancer to make sure it doesn't reoccur? That's what's on the minds of his physicians as well as
the patient himself, the pope.
But know, I am confident it has not spread.
NEWTON: You know, you mentioned the issue of recovery here and the fact that hopefully, in your estimation, it likely has not spread. And yet, the
pope does have you know cancer diagnosis in his immediate family. How much does that factor in here?
GALIATSATOS: A lot. It's probably one of the reasons he probably underwent some level of cancer screenings that aren't usually offered to the general
population around lung cancer specifically. Here in the United States, for instance, lung cancer screening is offered to an individual of a certain
age and a smoking history.
And that's really important to understand because the with lung nodules being so common, we tend to not screen all individuals because we're going
to find them in a lot of individuals, only to tell them it is benign. The pope's founding history is probably what resulted in him to be screened
right off the bat, and with that screening, to find something so early that we can treat and ultimately save his life.
So, while he is now a cancer survivor, the odds are so much in his favor because he did something that I tell all my patients to please, please do,
talk about your family history because those genetics are playing a role in you, and they can tell your doctors how to bespoke, how to tailor an
intervention and in a screening specifically for you.
NEWTON: Yeah, and that's why we appreciate the pope and the Vatican being so transparent this time around with his diagnosis, because we all learned
so much through it. You know, the pope look has had a long history in South America. He was really looking forward to this trip.
If he were your patient, when you look at some of the altitudes as well that he'd be going to in some of these cities, maybe even in the next few
weeks, what would you advise?
GALIATSATOS: So, first things first. Before I even think of the trip with the pope, and I've had other patients like this as well. They've gone with
their surgery. They're like, doctor, I'd like to go and see my family and travel. Can I do it? First, I tell them, Let's focus on your recovery.
How's your oxygenation? Do you have any labored breathing? How does the wound look? Before we start talking about traveling, those three parameters
usually take about anywhere from 10 to 14 days. So around that mark, if we've passed that hurdle, then let's talk about your overall physiology.
And knowing that my patients or the pope want to do extensive traveling, I will run some tests to give us confidence that his lungs have that his lung
has expanded, that he has the stamina to do it, and if I'm still left with any doubts, we can do what's called altitude testing to kind of put the
pope through that, just to see how he would do when he's faced with both the flight and those environments.
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So, look, as any doctor, when we care for a patient, it's an incredible honor, and we're going to do every possible to keep them safe, and I
imagine that's what his own doctors are thinking about for the pope. So, if he was mine, I'm going to wait a little bit, test him, and make sure that
he's strong as possible to go out and do what he needs to do.
NEWTON: Doctor, we appreciate your optimism, and as I said, as so many of us have spoken to doctors like you about cancer in our own families, we
appreciate that optimism and all that is possible. Just take another opportunity, though, to really bring in the pope's health history here.
He plays tennis. He works out. How important is that to really trying to stave off cancer for the rest of the life, and obviously his recovery as
well?
GALIATSATOS: Oh, being fit at any age is by far the best medicine, and it's one that I always lead as a lung doctor to all my patients. Your lungs are
the primary source of your endurance, and if you want to keep them as strong as possible, you have to stay as active as possible.
That's why, from my standpoint, when I heard the pope had to undergo surgery, you know, I was telling you know my family. He is probably the
most ideal candidate because of his own physiological reserve. Outside of his chronological age, he was strong for 71. So, his physiological age was
probably younger.
So, to all the audience members and so forth, you know, cancer may be something that we cannot avoid, maybe because of family history. But you
can put the odds in your favor to be the strongest candidate to survive it without having any harm done to you. So, yes, staying fit at any age is by
far the best medicine, and the pope was the ideal patient who modeled it for all of us.
NEWTON: Dr. Galiatsatos, thank you so much again. As I said, we have learned so much, and we all continue to follow closely the pope's recovery
and wish him all the best. Thanks so much. Now, Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure has come under fresh attack from Iran-backed Houthi
fighters, with state oil giant Aramco's headquarters appearing to have been hit.
The Houthis are vowing to continue attacks on Saudi airports. Remember, those are civilian targets. And of course, those all-important oil
facilities, forcing Saudi officials to close Riyadh's international airport now until Saturday. Latest attacks come after Saudi Arabia struck a key
fuel depot used by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
We want to discuss all of this with our Nic Robertson, who joins us now from London. And you have such close contacts there to Saudi officials. I
mean, look, you and I talked about 24 hours ago. You discussed the fact that this looked like it would likely escalate, but that the fact that
Saudi officials have vowed to strike back.
Is there any evidence in terms of what defensive measures they're taking, or also offensive measures that they're taking that would really stop the
Houthis, because right now the Houthis, as we just said, seem to have a renewed resolve on this conflict.
NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: Yeah, they really do. If you look at Saudi, big country, can't protect everything all the time.
Deep pockets, big defense resources can protect a lot. A lot of the time, they do seem to have shifted their focus defensive against incoming Houthi
missiles, be they ballistic crews or drones, and put more of that emphasis around Riyadh.
Example this morning, Riyadh came under ballistic missile attack. All appear to have been intercepted. Debris did fall on the city. There was a
civilian injured. There was a house damage. There was a vehicle damage, but it wasn't missiles coming crashing down, as appeared to happen at the King
Khalid Airport the other day last night.
However, Aramco Houthis said they would attack Aramco buildings in Dhahran, and this is a very large Aramco facility. Again, so big place, hard to
defend all of it. Houthi missile did appear to get through there, so I think that speaks to what the Saudis are trying to do, reorient their
defensive mechanisms.
Understand that the Houthis are using a sort of a layered approach. They might use drones ahead of the cruise missiles, ahead of the ballistic
missiles, tactics like that to get through. But what we're hearing from the Houthis, and this is, and we're going to play a quote here from the
military spokesman of the Houthis.
They're taking credit for these attacks, and they're vowing more of them. This is what he said.
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YAHYA SAREE, HOUTHI MILITARY SPOKESPERSON: The Yemeni armed forces carried out, with God's help, a major military operation targeting Aramco in
Dhahran in the eastern area, King Khalid International Airport and Aramco refinery in Riyadh, using a large number of ballistic and cruise missiles
as well as drones, the strikes were accurate by God's grace, causing destruction and fires at the targeted sites.
The Yemeni armed forces confirmed that their operations deep inside Saudi territory will continue in the coming days by targeting the Saudi enemy's
airports and oil facilities, and its consequences on it will be severe, God willing.
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ROBERTSON: So, I've just listened to a press briefing given by Yemen's Foreign Minister Afrah Al-Zouba, their first ever female minister, and she
spoke about how the international community is now becoming aware that the Houthis are not just a danger inside of Yemen, but a regional danger,
selling weapons into the Horn of Africa, blocking the Bab al-Mandab, hitting critical shipping in the waterways there.
And she was saying that the Yemeni government, the internationally backed Yemeni government, is calling on the international community, be it the
United States, be it the Europeans, be it the Japanese, whomever, to provide assistance, assistance with equipment, with training, military
training, and with intelligence, this is what they need.
She was also asked a question about, are you in talks with the Houthis? And she said, we're not right now. We're in a military operation, the dawn of
Yemen, to try to take back control the whole of Yemen. She said, the Houthis have shown before that if you don't get a durable, lasting peace,
U.N. Security Council resolution to that point, the war will continue.
She said, we don't want to become like Lebanon, where the Houthis become a Hezbollah estate within a state. So, I think we're beginning also to hear
now from the internationally recognized Yemeni government making themselves known to the international community what they stand for at this time.
NEWTON: What they stand for, and if there's anything they can do at this hour, given the Houthis and the strength that they displayed in their
strikes against Saudi. Nic Robertson, I know you'll continue to follow this story for us. Thanks so much. Now, in the meantime, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is
in the UK right now, set to meet with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
His visit comes hours after Kyiv accused Elon Musk's SpaceX of limiting Ukraine's Starlink internet services, which has crippled Ukrainian drones
during continuous Russian attacks. That disruption also comes days after the Trump Administration threatened the U.S. could suspend intelligence
sharing if Ukraine doesn't stop its deep strikes on Russian energy infrastructure.
On Tuesday, President Trump said the U.S. has not stopped intelligence sharing with Ukraine. However, his new White House Press Secretary was
unable to answer that question at her first ever briefing. Now, as President Trump ratchets up pressure on Kyiv to stop striking Russian oil
refineries, Zelenskyy said Moscow launched dozens of drones and missiles at the capital and beyond early Wednesday, specifically targeting energy
facilities he says.
His government had not received, he claims, any early warning from partners before another attack this week. Listen.
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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE: Yesterday, unfortunately, there was a ballistic missile strike on Kyiv. There was no warning from our
partners about that strike. Usually, such warnings are provided, and they are very important. They help our defense.
There were five ballistic missiles. In fact, our armed forces detected them only seconds before impact.
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NEWTON: Meanwhile, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin is vowing that the controversial U.S.-Russian diesel deal that would reverse years of
American sanctions would go ahead despite quote, lots of execution issues. Zelenskyy has criticized the agreement as a gift to Putin that will allow
him to continue financing his war machine.
Jamil Jaffer is Founder and Executive Director of the National Security Institute, and he joins us now from Arlington, Virginia. Good to have you
on the program. I am going to begin in Ukraine for now. Look at this point, the Trump Administration is not denying, in any way, shape, or form, that
it perhaps could have made a call to Elon Musk to say, look, send them a warning sign.
Do you believe this is what happened? Because Ukraine is adamant that they received no warning that these kinds of communications that they rely on in
order to save lives would be you know blocked or stymied in any way.
JAMIL JAFFER, FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY INSTITUTE: We've heard rumors in the past about Starlink being down at
critical times for the Ukrainian government, so this wouldn't be the first time we've seen that.
And in the past, there have been no sort of suggestions that the government was involved. It seems to have been done either at somebody's behest within
the company. And so, I don't think there's any reason to believe that the administration here called over to Starling and asked him to take any
services down.
Suppose it's possible, but you know, in the absence of actual reporting suggesting that, I think probably better to assume that either there was
just simply an outage or that Starlink made an internal decision, for whatever reason, whether it has to do with Ukraine and Russia, or for
service reasons or the like, to not provide that capability at the time. We've seen that before.
NEWTON: Regardless, though, of who might have ordered it, why it happened, it certainly highlights the dependency that Ukraine has on the United
States right now on so many levels.
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We are watching now at any moment now, that President Zelenskyy will be at 10 Downing Street for a meeting with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
How much do you believe that Europe and the UK can really help Ukraine and do what the United States has been trying to get it to do for months,
perhaps even years now, and really take up the bulk of the defense in terms of helping Ukraine?
JAFFER: Well, the prime minister has made clear, you know, in the lead up to this meeting that he intends to provide strong, solid support to
Ukraine. That support will take as will be there as long as it's needed to win this war with Russia and to push Russia out of Ukrainian territory.
So, this is actually, I think, a big statement by the Brits. If you remember, it was the Brits at one point and the Germans at one point who
offered to provide more tanks and the like before the Biden Administration provided those capabilities. Same thing on F-16s. We saw the Europeans lean
more forward than we had been willing to do.
And so, the question for President Trump is do you want Ukraine to win this war or not? Do you want them to fight to get their territory back, at least
gain some ground, or do you want, like he said when he was on the campaign trail, and like he said since he's been in office, just get it done, end
the war where it is, draw the lines at least temporarily where they are.
That has been his position. Ukrainians obviously don't see it as acceptable. The Russians, for their part, thus far have not seen it as
acceptable, and which is why we haven't seen the deal yet done. And either Putin, who the president you know seems to be trying to work to have a good
relationship with, nor Zelenskyy seems to want to do a deal that looks like that.
NEWTON: Jamil, CNN has reporting that at least two European intelligence officials said that, in fact, the U.S. had threatened to stop giving
intelligence to Ukraine, and further that they had threatened to not sell U.S. military equipment to Europe that it was then going to transfer to
Ukraine.
We have no evidence that they've executed on that yet, but the warning is there. And I'm wondering if we then extrapolate as well to what we're
dealing with Iran, with Saudis, with Yemen. The through line to me seems to be an unwillingness from this Trump Administration to really get involved
at this point.
Do you see that changing after the midterms, or are we dealing with a whole new security architecture here, which I know is something that you delve
into quite often?
JAFFER: Yeah, you know, I think this is a real challenge because we saw this not just in the Trump Administration, but in the Biden Administration
as well. We didn't really do anything effective against the Houthis for a long time? We didn't do anything effective to really help Ukraine win when
they had the opportunity to win.
And the administration has done the same thing. They've played both sides of the game. At times, we'll help the Houthis when it benefits us. At
times, we'll back. Pardon me. We'll help the Yemenis and the Saudis against the Houthis. You know, but the real truth of the matter is, we've had
opportunities to take the Houthis out over the better part of a decade and a half.
We haven't done that, right? We've allowed this Iranian pro se to fester. Same thing, Ukraine. We've had the chance to double down on Ukraine, give
them the capabilities they need, allow them to push forward, and really put Russia in the position of having to negotiate to a surrender or to an
agreement.
And neither the Biden Administration nor the Trump Administration will to push Russia that far, and I think that's been the real challenge. It's been
an unwillingness across the board with all of our adversaries, whether it's Iran, China, Russia, or North Korea, to really take the fight to them.
And President Trump began to do that in Iran, but then backed off very quickly. This is the fundamental challenge. People don't take the United
States seriously because we look itinerant. We say we're going to be in the fight, then we don't get in the fight. We get in the fight halfway in, and
then we pull back until the U.S. makes clear that we are in these battles, these discussions, these debates to win.
Nobody's going to take it seriously, and that was true in the Obama Administration. It was true in Trump one. It's true. It was true in Biden,
and now it's true again in Trump two. And that's I think the real challenge for our nation.
NEWTON: Yeah, it has been equal opportunity through administrations, and right now, given the energy crisis, it is now on America's doorstep. Jamil
Jaffer, thanks so much for being with us as we continue to parse all of this. And also, as you can see, there we are awaiting President Zelenskyy's
arrival at Downing Street.
We're going to take a quick break here. Still to come, though, ahead on "One World", not so fast, Greenland is pushing back on a new claim from
President Trump. We'll have the latest on the fight over natural resources. That's next.
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NEWTON: So, we are tracking fresh tension between the U.S. and Greenland. The island's government is pushing back on President Trump's new claim over
natural resources. On Truth Social, Trump says, quote, massive oil, gas, and mineral exploitation is getting ready to begin in our new and beautiful
Greenland.
Greenland's Deputy Minister mining says, not so fast. Several small U.S. explorations are underway, but that they could take years to become
operational. For more details on this, we want to bring in Anna Stewart, who joins us now from London. I mean, look, Anna, I, being Canadian,
understand how long this process can be.
The issue is the same in Greenland in terms of doing environmental assessments and obviously consulting as well indigenous peoples. And so,
what is Greenland saying about the president's claim?
ANNA STEWART, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, I think they're trying to be diplomatic here and say there's a grain of truth. As you said, the deputy
minister of mining essentially said there are activities by U.S. companies, but they're very, very far away from sort of massive exploration.
It's kind of research stage at the moment. There are a few exploration projects which we are aware of, but as you say, there are some massive
challenges when it comes to exploiting oil, gas, natural minerals in Greenland. As everyone will know, this island is about 80 percent covered
with ice on average, that ice is about a mile thick.
That is a lot to drill through. Much of the oil is in really remote areas, and if you're looking offshore, some of those areas you can't even get to
unless it's summer. Now there is potential, and with rising temperatures, sadly due to global warming, there is more potential going forwards.
But also, in this Truth Social post from President Trump, he also said the oil is far greater than that of almost any land. Now that's quite far from
true. A U.S. Geological Survey suggests that in the east of Greenland, which is where the majority of the oil is expected to be in a basin, they
estimate it could hold 31 billion barrels of oil.
That is less than a 10th of the oil reserves in Venezuela, for example, just to give it a little bit of context. And you also mentioned another
part of this Truth Social post that may have upset some Greenlanders, which is the opening where President Trump says the exploration will begin in
quote, our new and beautiful Greenland.
I think it probably refers to the deal recently struck between the U.S., Denmark, and Greenland. It extends the U.S.'s military access to the
island, but it also crucially acknowledges that Denmark remains sovereign, that Greenlanders have the right to self-determination, which very much
isn't clear, I would say in this Truth Social post, Paula.
NEWTON: Yeah, understood, Anna. A lot behind just one Truth Social post in Greenland now having to deflect again today. Anna Stewart for us in London.
Appreciate it. Still ahead on "One World" as debate rages over artificial intelligence and the tech race between the U.S. and China intensifies.
CNN goes inside what will be the world's largest data center hub. You'll want to see this. That's next.
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NEWTON: And we do want to take you now to London, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Nada
Bashir has been following this visit and joins us now live from London. Nada, interesting here.
We are in the fifth year of war in Ukraine, and Zelenskyy has been to that door several times. We are looking now at video moments ago from Andy
Burnham welcoming President Zelenskyy to 10 Downing Street. Andy Burnham's his office saying in a statement that they would go quote, further and
faster in terms of supporting Ukraine.
What could that mean in the weeks and months to come?
NADA BASHIR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, ahead of President Zelenskyy's first visit to Downing Street, while Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been in --
we had heard very firm words of support from the British Prime Minister. He spoke ahead of that meeting at Prime Minister's questions in the House of
Commons with a very clear message.
He said Zelenskyy will not be going home empty-handed. That the British government is stepping up support in its commitments for Ukraine and also
looking to put a bit of pressure on its allies as well to also step up that support for Ukraine and also potentially sanctions on Russia, or to further
expand those sanctions on Russia.
We did see a statement from Number 10 Downing Street on Wednesday morning ahead of that meeting, saying that the UK government will stand by Ukraine
for as long as it takes. And what that looks like in practical terms, well, according to the government, that would include ramping up military aid
packages, fiscal packages, as well as offering and committing to accelerating further previous packages that were agreed upon, including
some 45 million pounds worth of surface-to-air missiles in support of the Ukrainian military.
But what is coming in addition as part of this meeting, according to the British government, is not only a commitment to also stand against imposing
that ban on the export of Russian liquefied natural gas.
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So that is the UK maritime ban, but the British government has said it will be looking for its allies to implement a similar ban. So, looking at other
European nations, and of course, it's important to note this all comes off the back of a tense moment. It has to be said not only in relations between
Ukraine and the United States.
But according to the British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband, also a moment of tension in that relationship between the UK and the U.S. Also, we've seen
President Trump announcing, alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin, a new deal to allow for Russian diesel on the market.
That, of course, has drawn not only bipartisan backlash in the United States, but real concern as to what this could look like and mean for the
United States is further support for the Ukrainian military. President Trump, for his part, over the weekend announcing an energy ceasefire or so-
called energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
But of course, it is clear that this hasn't necessarily played out as the U.S. President would have hoped or wished. We have seen overnight yet more
attacks carried out by the Russian military, targeting once again Ukrainian energy infrastructure. According to Zelenskyy, more than 600,000 people now
without power as a result.
And so, Zelenskyy will be looking during his meeting and talks with the British Prime Minister to further secure that security guarantees put
forward by the United Kingdom to bolster that support, particularly in the face of what appears to be waning support on the part of the United States
and the Trump Administration.
NEWTON: Yeah, and a reminder that the civilian casualties in Ukraine are at their worst. Hasn't been this bad since the war began. We will continue to
keep an eye on these leaders that will meeting and bring that to you live. Nada Bashir, thanks for following this visit for us.
Appreciate it. Now, an OpenAI engineer has been arrested, accused of hiding a sophisticated recording device in the company's offices.
BASHIR: Thank you.
NEWTON: The staff, who has been dismissed, is a 35-year-old Saudi national. The Department of Justice says it was found during a regular sweep of a
conference room on September 30th.
It says a backpack with similar recording devices capable of evading detection was also found. OpenAI says evidence suggests the intend -- he
intended to deploy more devices, but that there's no evidence he actually accessed any sensitive data. Artificial intelligence has become, as we you
well know, a divisive issue in the U.S. and around the world as countries race to expand their AI capabilities.
President Trump wants the U.S. to quote, beat China in the AI race, while China has its own challenges with development. AI infrastructure is booming
there, with plenty of space to grow. CNN's Simone McCarthy visited one of China's largest data center hubs.
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SIMONE MCCARTHY, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): On the edge of the Gobi Desert in Northern China, rolling planes are being rapidly
transformed.
MCCARTHY: Sprawling data centers like this are at the heart of the race of the century.
MCCARTHY (voice-over): As Americans push back. While President Trump demands the U.S. stay ahead.
TRUMP: Whoever wins AI wins.
MCCARTHY (voice-over): Beijing is playing to its advantages, green energy, open spaces, and the power to build wherever and however it wants. We've
come to Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, a rural Chinese city where nearly every passing vehicle shows its AI push.
At least 89 data centers are slated to be built here.
MCCARTHY: There is block after block of construction here. Data centers from some of China's biggest companies.
MCCARTHY (voice-over): Among the marquee projects, what will be one of the world's largest data centers by area, a facility by Chinese green
technology company Envision. We're the first international media allowed to visit and see inside the tightly guarded server rooms that will soon be
filled with specialized tech.
RICKY ZHENG, GENERAL MANAGER, ENVISION AI DATA CENTER: The demands for computing powers almost doubled every year.
MCCARTHY: Do you think you have enough space here to meet the kind of demand that you're expecting to see in the coming years?
ZHENG: This data center is already fully occupied, so we are building more.
MCCARTHY (voice-over): Zheng says the state-of-the-art facility uses a so- called zero-water cooling system.
ZHENG: We only consume a bus tank of water every day. Those waters are not mostly for cooling; it's just for maybe regular use.
MCCARTHY (voice-over): And draws most of its energy from outside the grid. Around 100 miles to the north, we find the source. Wind turbines will
directly power at least 80 percent of the campus, while the U.S. faces a power crunch building out data centers. China has an oversupply of clean
energy.
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MCCARTHY: China is using that to its advantage, planning data center hubs in places with ample green energy.
MCCARTHY (voice-over): Beijing has designated eight national computing hubs, but the U.S. had 10 times as many data centers as of last year. And
China faces a crucial obstacle.
KYLE CHAN, FELLOW, BROOKINGS INSTITUTION: The U.S. has a significant advantage in terms of having more powerful, more capable AI chips.
MCCARTHY (voice-over): Back in Ulanqab, we saw no sign of pushback as it becomes a data city.
MA RONG, GROCERY STORE OWNER: Before we just sit here and wait for customers. Now we're busy all the time.
MCCARTHY (voice-over): Residents we spoke to largely saw the benefits.
LIU BAOPING, RESTAURANT OWNER: The environment isn't as clean as before, but people's incomes in the economy, it's way better.
MCCARTHY (voice-over): And for China's tech companies, these centers are a play to win the AI race. Simone McCarthy, CNN, Ulanqab, Inner --
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NEWTON: OK, still ahead for us on "One World", President Trump makes a stop in Alaska as he ramps up his midterm push just ahead. Why says the trip was
one he just had to make.
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NEWTON: So, President Trump is in full campaign mode as the U.S. midterm elections approach. Today, he travels to Arizona and Montana, where he will
hold rallies. Now on Tuesday, it was all about Alaska as Trump campaigned for incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, reminding voters not to vote
for the other Dan Sullivan, who is also on the ballot.
And as he has done in previous campaign stops, he urged voters to pretend he is also on the ballot. Listen.
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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: I want you to do me one big favor, pretend that I'm on the ballot because here's what
happens. Every time I've been on the ballot, we win. So, pretend, if you will, I'm on the ballot, and actually I am on the ballot because they will
destroy everything that we've built.
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NEWTON: This all in the heels of new polls that show that the contest between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton in Texas is
simply too close to call. CNN's Alayna Treene is joining us from Washington, and as you follow this so closely. I mean, look, perhaps if you
had told the Democrats eight months ago that the race would be this close, they'd think it was good.
But I mean, Ken Paxton, even with all the baggage still hanging in there in this race, it's a really close one.
ALAYNA TREENE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: That's right. And just to walk through some of those polls, the first one was from Marist College.
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They have 47 percent of likely voters backing James Talarico, the Democrat in the race, 45 percent backing Paxton. I mean that is within the margin of
error, Paula. When you look at the University of Texas and Texas Politics Project poll, very similar, 50 percent of likely voters saying they support
Talarico to 47 percent who say they back Paxton.
Again, that poll also within the margin of error. I mean, this is so notable because this is a state that has not elected a Democrat statewide
since the 19 -- since 1994. And really, I mean, when you're saying this has been within the margin of error, that means that there is no clear leader
in this race.
This is a complete tossup. It's really either of theirs to win and either of theirs to lose, but the fact that that is the case in a state like
Texas, a deeply red, historically state, very concerning, I think, for a lot of Republicans. But not only because of these polls and what could
happen in the next couple of weeks and what voters will decide.
But also, because you're seeing the president, the vice president, many other Republicans, different congressional committees, as well as the super
PACs, all of them being forced to spend precious resources, time, energy, money in Texas, a state that they really didn't think they would have to be
playing in.
Now, I think when you look specifically, as well as where the president has been spending a lot of his travel, obviously you mentioned some of the
places that he's been in recent days. Yesterday was in Alaska. Earlier this week he was in Ohio, but Texas as a state, actually he's been to three
times, Paula, in this month alone.
And you look at the vice president, who of course is another key surrogate for Republicans across the board. He's also been to Texas a lot, two times
in this month alone, but also more outside of that time frame as well. And Vance was actually in Texas yesterday, stomping, of course, for PACS, and
he took direct aim at James Talarico, trying to really paint him as this Democratic boogeyman.
I want you to listen to what he said.
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J.D. VANCE, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Now, before we get started, I love you too, sir. In a totally platonic way, to be clear,
I'm the vice president, not James Talarico. You got to wonder what the internet search history of a man like that looks like. Ladies and
gentlemen, you don't want to find out. Neither do I.
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TREENE: So, Paula, you could see what the vice president was trying to do there, painting Talarico as someone who was just culturally out of step
with Texans. I should note tonight, CNN will be having a town hall with James Talarico, though likely to touch on some of the attacks he's been
facing recently, and also issues for Texas overall, Texas voters.
And I do want to say as well, this isn't the only red state, of course, the president is playing defense in. He's going to be in Georgia later this
week, and also Kentucky. So, a lot to stay tuned for.
NEWTON: Yeah, that town hall is going to be so interesting, and it certainly has implications not just in the midterms, but obviously in a
couple of years to come. Alayna, I feel like I need to remind our viewers as well something CNN reported a half billion dollars spent in Texas alone
in this campaign. It is just staggering.
TREENE: Yeah.
NEWTON: Alayna Treene for us, following all of it from the White House. Appreciate it. Still ahead on "One World", fans of K-pop having no problem
waiting in long lines for a chance to see supergroup BTS in concert. Up next, the Korean culture they're bringing to Latin America.
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NEWTON: So, fans of K-pop likely have a deeper relationship with South Korean boy band BTS. They're performing at sold-out concerts right across
Latin America, right now highlighting K-pop's global popularity in Lima. Lines snaked for more than a kilometer around the stadium as thousands of
BTS fans waited to see the supergroup's first ever concert in Peru, with some camping overnight.
You hear their enthusiasm there. I want to bring in journalist Catalina Espinoza, who's also a writer with Uni Pop. She joins us now from Santiago,
Chile, where BTS will perform tonight. And I can only imagine the enthusiasm we've seen this kind of popularity of this band in particular,
but also K-pop for some years.
Yet, what has taken hold there in Chile and beyond?
CATALINA ESPINOZA, JOURNALIST: Hi there. Thank you for having me. BTS is performing tonight for the first time in over nine years -- definitely the
fans are going crazy right now. They already lining up and doing everything they can to grab their best post to see their adults.
NEWTON: But why do you think it is so popular? I have seen the lineups. I have heard BTS complain that the crowds are so loud, even outside their
hotel rooms, that they can't sleep. What explains this? Because BTS is not exactly a new phenomenon.
ESPINOZA: Yes, exactly. BTS is not a new phenomenon. They have over 10-year careers. They made a debut in 2013. And the thing about BTS is they are now
in the highest point of their careers, but even then, like what there is what is -- that is special about them is that they make their fans being a
part of them make them feel seen, make them feel heard.
Like they worry a lot to build like community with their fans, and that's that the fans resonate with.
NEWTON: We're used to seeing these crowds in North America, in Europe, in Asia. Why Latin America now? Why does the enthusiasm take and hold there as
it has? Oh, Catalina --
ESPINOZA: Latin America, it is not new. What is new, though, is that the --
NEWTON: I'm not sure if we can get Catalina back there.
ESPINOZA: Hello.
NEWTON: Hi, Catalina. Go ahead. We can hear you.
ESPINOZA: Hi. Yes, of course. What I was saying is that the enthusiasm is new. The enthusiasm has always been there. We have always been K-pop's
fans, but what is new now is just that the companies are noticing us. The markets are investing in the local regions, so especially in Chile now, BTS
has come previously twice before to Chile, in 2013 and 2017.
Both -- sold out, and the same hype that is right now with the big lines and everything, is all there. The thing is, like the international public
is not a thing right now, but the enthusiasm and the fun has always been.
NEWTON: Do you think there is enthusiasm as well for other K-pop brands, perhaps other bands or even products. I mean, how is it seen in Latin
America right now this South Korean culture?
ESPINOZA: Yes, definitely. There is enthusiasm for all that is like Korea related, K-pop related, K-drama related. We in Chile particularly have K-
pop concerts every month from different artists going for names such as BTS, Stray Kids, and for other like rookie groups.
They are just really debuting right now, so the culture is expanding, and the fans are there and making noise.
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We are enthusiastic about everything that is K-pop related.
NEWTON: K-pop related, as we hear you, we can hear the enthusiasm in your voice. Catalina, thanks so much for joining us, and hopefully everyone
there will enjoy the concert this evening. Thank you again. Now, finally, for us this hour, an ancient ship is making waves thousands of years after
it sank.
Archeologists are examining remains from what could be the world's oldest shipwreck discovered off of Turkey's coast. Turkey's Ministry of Culture
believes it dates back almost 5,000 years to the early Bronze Age. Among the fine ceramic pots are offering clues about early trade, life at sea,
and Turkey's rich maritime history.
I am Paula Newton in New York. I want to thank you for watching "One World". There is, of course, more "One World" next hour with my colleague
Bianna Golodryga. She will join us after a quick break.
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