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00:00Itamar Bengtvir visits and prays at the Al-Aqsa compound in breach of a decades-old agreement

00:05as Israel continues to pummel Gaza amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.

00:10OPEC Plus agreed to boost oil production by 548,000 barrels per day from September

00:16in a move that could further reduce gas prices this year.

00:20A state of emergency was issued in Portugal as Iberia faces severe hot weather

00:25and the threat of worsening wildfires.

00:30Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Bengtvir visited and prayed at Jerusalem's holiest site,

00:37the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, breaking a decades-old agreement that allows Jews to visit the site but not pray.

00:43The provocative move was met with widespread condemnation from Palestinian and regional leaders

00:48who view it as an incitement.

00:50His visit and prayer comes in protest to Hamas releasing a video of an Israeli hostage under captivity in Gaza

00:56which he says was tactically released to pressure Israel into a deal.

01:01The video showing a 24-year-old Israeli appearing thin and malnourished sparked uproar

01:06and piled pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to strike a hostage deal.

01:11Netanyahu says Hamas is using videos of horror to break Israel into entering a deal

01:16and promised to continue fighting until all hostages are returned.

01:20Netanyahu also said his office spoke with the International Committee of the Red Cross

01:25to seek help in providing the hostages with food and medical care.

01:29The Red Cross called for immediate access to hostages to provide them with urgent care.

01:34Hamas says it's ready to respond positively to the Red Cross' requests

01:38if humanitarian corridors in Gaza are opened in a, quote,

01:41regular and permanent manner.

01:44The UN says 500 to 600 trucks carrying aid are needed daily to satisfy the needs of Gaza's 2 million population

01:51while only a fraction of that enters.

01:54The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says so far 93 children and 82 adults have died from malnutrition-related causes.

02:02The UN says these numbers are expected to increase as Israel continues to limit aid entering the enclave

02:08accusing it of manufacturing a humanitarian catastrophe.

02:1233 Palestinians were killed on Sunday en route to an Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid site.

02:19GHF sites have seen regular fatal violence since the U.S. company began operations in late May.

02:25Eyewitnesses say Israeli soldiers opened fire at crowds of people,

02:29allegations the group in Israel deny.

02:31Braving torrential rain, tens of thousands of demonstrators crossed Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge,

02:43calling for peace and immediate distribution of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip.

02:47In addition to placards and Palestinian flags, participants carried pots and pans as symbols of malnutrition.

02:55The organisers were given the go-ahead to hold the march at the last minute by a Supreme Court decision.

03:00Despite initial objections from the authorities.

03:04Among the marchers was Julian Assange, founder of the WikiLeaks platform.

03:09The Australian government is under domestic pressure to move towards immediate recognition of the state of Palestine,

03:16following recent examples set by France, Canada and the UK.

03:20In an interview, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese set as a precondition for recognition of a Palestinian state,

03:28the fulfilment of long-term security conditions for Israel.

03:36OPEC Plus agreed to boost oil production by 548,000 barrels per day from September,

03:44in a move that could further reduce gas prices this year.

03:47The group had been curtailing production for years to support oil prices,

03:52but changed course after calls by U.S. President Donald Trump to ramp it up.

03:58The decision comes amid increasing U.S. pressure to bring Moscow to the negotiating table

04:03to end their ongoing, full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

04:07Azerbaijan has held its new natural gas pipeline to Syria following the completion and inauguration of the project

04:17and a coordinated regional effort to stabilise Syria's energy sector post-Assad.

04:22Speaking to Euronews, Azerbaijan's Minister of Economy, Mikhail Jabirov,

04:27said Syria now becomes the 14th country that Azerbaijan supplies natural gas to.

04:32We all know that Syria is going through the process of rebuilding,

04:38bringing back the economy, back to normalisation,

04:42and of course reliable energy supply is of crucial importance in that regard.

04:48Gas to be supplied by Azerbaijan to Syria

04:51will no doubt contribute to ensuring more stable energy supply, power production,

05:00and according to our estimates, will satisfy the demands of millions of people there.

05:05So with this step, we reopen an important page of bilateral relationship,

05:12and I think this is just the beginning.

05:15This project is also a result of the alliance-strategic partnership relationship

05:22which Azerbaijan and Turkey enjoy.

05:25This project would not be possible without goodwill and cooperation of both of these countries' leaders.

05:32Syria is the 14th country that is going to receive natural gas supplies from Azerbaijan

05:40via pipeline, different pipelines,

05:43and this is what is making Azerbaijan a growing energy supplier.

05:51The project is expected to provide electricity to around 5 million households in Aleppo

05:57and improve supply from between 3 and 4 hours a day to 10 hours a day.

06:03Poland is extending its temporary border controls with Germany and Lithuania until October 4th.

06:13This was announced by Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski on Sunday.

06:19The reason given was continued concerns regarding irregular migration.

06:23Increased security measures have made the route via Belarus and Russia largely impassable,

06:28which is why the migration movement is increasingly shifting to other EU states,

06:32especially Lithuania and Latvia.

06:35Warsaw also claimed that illegal migrants were entering Polish territory through Germany.

06:40In response to illegal migration, Germany has also introduced controls at all its borders.

06:46Germany and Poland are both part of the visa-free Schengen area,

06:50which typically allows citizens to travel across borders easily for work or pleasure.

06:55Member states are allowed to introduce border controls in times of serious threat, according to the EU.

07:07Pope Leo XIV urged over a million young Catholics on Sunday

07:12to spread faith and enthusiasm and make a positive impact on the world.

07:17During the closing mass of the Jubilee of Youth,

07:19the Pope honored young people across the world affected by war.

07:23We are closer than ever to young people who suffer the most serious evils,

07:29which are caused by other human beings.

07:33We are with the young people of Gaza.

07:38We are with the young people of Ukraine,

07:41with those of every land bloodied by war.

07:46Young pilgrims from over 150 countries travel to Rome for the Jubilee,

08:00one of the most important events of the Holy Year,

08:02originally initiated by the late Pope Francis.

08:07It marks Pope Leo XIV's first big encounter with the next generation of Catholics.

08:12Mainland Portugal entered a state of emergency on Sunday

08:21due to the worsening risk of wildfires as a result of severe hot weather.

08:26Maximum temperatures there are expected to range from 36 to 44 degrees Celsius.

08:32Forest fires continue to rage and threaten to worsen due to the weather.

08:36Spain will also experience high temperatures as a mass of hot air from North Africa

08:42hovers over the Iberian Peninsula.

08:45It's currently enduring the summer's second heat wave,

08:47expected to last until the end of the week.

08:50The heat wave in both countries is expected to reach its peak intensity on Monday and Tuesday,

08:56with red health alerts being issued across the region.

09:00Typically cold Nordic countries are also being seared by truly unprecedented heat,

09:04according to local authorities.

09:08Scientists say the region went through its longest heat wave since the 1960s,

09:13with temperatures regularly soaring past 30 degrees Celsius.

09:18The area has also been hit by storms and lightning strikes that have sparked wildfires.

09:25Warnings were issued in eastern Poland for storms, rain and heat over the weekend.

09:29Strong winds of up to 80 kilometres an hour and hail are expected.

09:35Authorities are also warning of heat wave conditions,

09:39with temperatures in the affected regions expected to hover around 30 degrees Celsius.

09:45However, the long period of unstable weather that has characterized this year's Italian summer

09:51is finally coming to an end.

09:53After baking and heat waves across the country,

09:57rainstorms are now affecting several regions,

10:00particularly those along the Adriatic coast.

10:07The Krasininikov volcano in Russia's Kamchatka

10:11has begun erupting for the first time in nearly 600 years,

10:15according to the region's Volcanic Eruption Response Team.

10:18It comes after the region's Ministry of Emergency Services issued a tsunami warning

10:24following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake, which has since been lifted.

10:29The volcano is situated in Russia's eastern volcanic belt,

10:33one of the most active volcanic regions on Earth.

10:37Scientists say Sunday's earthquake and subsequent volcanic eruption

10:40could be connected to Wednesday's massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake

10:44that triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific.

10:48South Korea's military said it started taking down propaganda speakers

10:57along its border with North Korea.

11:00The move is part of an effort by South Korea's new liberal government

11:03to reduce tensions with Pyongyang.

11:05The speakers, which would blair anti-North Korean propaganda and K-pop songs

11:24had been turned on by the conservative government in June of last year.

11:28It had done so in retaliation for North Korea flying trash-filled balloons across the border.

11:35North Korea has not yet commented on South Korea's decision to remove the speakers.

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