Latest news bulletin | August 13th, 2025 – Evening
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00:01Israel's military has approved plans for an expanded operation in the Gaza Strip, an IDF spokesperson has said.
00:12The European Commission signed an agreement to safeguard Ukraine's energy security ahead of winter.
00:20Wildfires across Europe are causing massive damage and the evacuation of thousands as a heatwave scorches the southern part of the continent.
00:30Israel's military has approved plans for an expanded operation in the Gaza Strip.
00:37As part of the plan approved by Chief of Staff El Zamir,
00:41Israeli soldiers would move into areas where Israel believes Hamas is holding the remaining living hostages.
00:47No other details about the plan or a timeline have been released,
00:51but it comes just days after Israel's security cabinet approved plans for the takeover of Gaza City.
00:56The plan, however, has exposed a rift between the military and the government.
01:02Zamir previously warned that the plan could endanger the lives of the hostages and further stretch the military.
01:08Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded via a post on X, saying that if he objected to the plans, he could resign.
01:15The statement comes as global outreach has been growing over the continuously rising civilian death toll in Gaza.
01:24In the latest of almost daily such incidents, local health officials reported that on Wednesday,
01:30dozens of Palestinians seeking aid were again killed by Israeli gunfire.
01:33The European Commission signed an agreement to safeguard Ukraine's energy security ahead of winter.
01:45The deal would mobilize 500 million euros to Ukraine's energy sector,
01:50and its state-owned oil and gas company Naftogaz would use the money to finance emergency gas purchases.
01:55The agreement aims to restore energy sources ahead of the autumn and winter months.
02:02The decision comes as Russia has recently intensified its attacks on energy infrastructure, causing storage reserves to drop significantly.
02:10Naftogaz said the deal is a strong indicator that its partners understand the scale of the threat posed by Russia.
02:18They reassured they would source natural gas competitively and that its contracts would meet European standards.
02:25Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Sfyridenko applauded the deal and called it a record-breaking agreement for the country.
02:31Wildfires across Europe are causing massive damage and the evacuation of thousands as a heatwave scorches the southern part of the continent.
02:44Firefighters battled to control wildfires on the outskirts of Greece's third largest city of Patras.
02:52Seven major wildfires forced multiple evacuations, destroying homes and businesses.
02:57High winds hindered firefighting efforts on nearby islands, where authorities were on standby to evacuate tourist resorts.
03:06Other severe fires burned in the western part of Greece's mainland and on the island of Hyos.
03:16In bordering Albania, wildfires burned forests, houses and killed at least one person.
03:21Several villages have been evacuated as the wildfires continue to affect parts of the country.
03:29Authorities say around 30 fires are endangering residents and burning forest areas.
03:35Albanian officials say they mobilized around 1,000 firefighters, army personnel and local staff to fight the flames.
03:42In Spain, thousands are facing evacuation orders as wildfires burn across the Iberian Peninsula.
03:51Firefighters have largely contained a blaze outside Madrid that broke out on Monday night.
03:57The fire killed a man and affected over 1,000 hectares of land.
04:01Several people have been arrested by Spanish officials as the alleged perpetrators of fires that have broken out.
04:07In Portugal, emergency services are battling a series of wildfires amid another heat wave.
04:15Authorities there said three major fires that started over the weekend were of concern.
04:20Around 2,000 firefighters are on the ground to try to tackle the flames, with more than 700 working to control a fire in Trancoso.
04:28An extreme weather alert was extended until Friday throughout mainland Portugal.
04:31Italian firefighters are tackling a wildfire on Mount Vesuvius, where fires have been blazing since Friday.
04:40Planes drop water over the flames hundreds of times to contain the wildfire.
04:44Europe is warming faster than any other continent, according to the EU Copernicus Institute.
04:49And wildfires have massively impacted the continent over the summer.
04:52Wildfires across Europe are causing massive damage and the evacuation of thousands as a heat wave scorches the southern part of the continent.
05:05Russian strikes killed at least six and injured 15 just days ahead of truce talks between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
05:14Four were killed in the Kherson region, including two civilians in a car.
05:22Kherson's governor said the strikes hit and damaged residential areas and infrastructure, such as a high-rise building, five houses, a cell tower and several vehicles.
05:33Attacks in the Donetsk region killed two and injured another ten.
05:41Moscow launched at least 49 Shahed-type drones overnight, with Ukrainian air defences shooting down 32.
05:49Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones hit an oil pumping station in Russia's Bryansk region overnight, sparking a fire.
05:56Emergency services were sent to the scene.
05:58The strikes come as Putin and Trump are set to meet in Alaska on Friday, as part of US efforts to reach a cease-fire deal.
06:11Russian strikes killed at least six and injured 15 just days ahead of truce talks between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
06:20Four were killed in the Kherson region, including two civilians in a car.
06:28Kherson's governor said the strikes hit and damaged residential areas and infrastructure, such as a high-rise building, five houses, a cell tower and several vehicles.
06:40Attacks in the Donetsk region killed two and injured another ten.
06:45The strikes come as Putin and Trump are set to meet in Alaska on Friday, as part of US efforts to reach a cease-fire deal.
06:56Despite talks, Moscow's troops have reportedly launched a sudden push into eastern Ukraine.
07:02Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has further warned that Moscow was redeploying troops in preparation to launch new attacks on Ukraine.
07:16The Ariane 6 rocket launched for the third time on Tuesday, carrying a satellite into orbit for weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
07:32Besides supporting Europe's environmental mission, the spacecraft is also crucial for granting the continent independent access to space, hereby reducing its reliance on Elon Musk's SpaceX.
07:44Ariane 6 had its inaugural flight in July of last year, and it was launched again on its first commercial mission in March of this year.
07:57Typhoon Podil reached eastern Taiwan on Wednesday, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain to large parts of the island, local authorities said.
08:07Emergency officials in the Uralin and Taitonk counties on the eastern coast said they evacuated residents as intensified winds and rainfall on Wednesday morning swept across the region.
08:20The Ministry of National Defence dispatched troops to Uralin to assist in evacuations, moving residents to emergency shelters as flooding risks rose.
08:30According to the Central Weather Administration, Podil Skirt measured 120 km and was expected to broaden even while losing strength as the storm moved westward across the Taiwan Strait.
08:45Taiwan's government said that more than 5,500 people had been evacuated in advance of the typhoon's arrival.
08:53Taiwan is accustomed to frequent tropical storms from July to October, with Typhoon Podil being its 11th typhoon this year.
09:03With her granddaughter on her lap, Monique enjoys a trip to the North Sea in a beach wheelchair.
09:14In Belgium, eight beaches are accessible to people with reduced mobility, such as here in Ostend.
09:20I always wanted to go to the sea, but I couldn't do it.
09:26And then they found it out and I loved it.
09:29I was also completely wet when I came out of it.
09:32It was wonderful.
09:33And the children also loved it.
09:35They also loved it.
09:36And then they saw my grandma in the swimming pool.
09:39The Flemish agency Inter launched the Sunsea Carefree Program in 2006 to make the Belgian coast accessible to all.
09:47Its founder emphasizes two essential elements, providing adapted infrastructure and equipment, but also assistance.
09:54There is an accessible environment that's important with also facilities like beach wheelchairs,
10:01but also about a parking place that is accessible and nearby, a tram stop that is accessible nearby.
10:08We have changing places, accessible toilets, showers, those things that everyone needs when they go to the beach.
10:16But the environment is important, but also the assistance.
10:21If necessary, assistance can push users into the sand and accompany them while they swim.
10:27We also assist, go with the people that never, also never been to the sea.
10:33Inside we go, the yellow thing is like a floating device and then we assist them and then we go with the waves a little bit.
10:43And it's really fun.
10:45The service, which is completely free for users, is mainly funded by the municipalities.
10:50Accessibility to the seaside is a public service for everyone and a tourist asset, according to the city councilor from Ostend.
10:58This summer, we have 372 unique people who use this feature, this possibility here in Ostend.
11:06And as we've seen in the numbers, only 100 are coming from Ostend or Flanders.
11:13So the majority is from outside of this city. So I think it's very important for our tourism.
11:18Other solutions exist in Europe. On certain parts of the Greek, Italian and Cypriot coasts, users can swim independently thanks to automated sea track walkways.
11:29In France, the handy plage label lists beaches that are accessible to people with reduced mobility.
11:36As anЗ50's and Cypriot coasts, users can't swim independently.
11:38They can swim independently.
11:40And increases the sign of the region jaką, under the East, up to the East, up to the East, up to the East.
11:43And as a third movement, at the East, up to the East .
11:45The United States, up to the East, up to the East.
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