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00:00Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said that Israel and Hamas are set to begin the second

00:05phase of their ceasefire once the last hostage's remains are returned.

00:10Korean President Vladimir Zelensky said he had a substantive call with U.S. Special Envoy Steve

00:16Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. Amid growing criticism, U.S. Defense Secretary

00:24Pete Hagaseth defended the strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean.

00:30Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel and Hamas are set to begin the

00:37second phase of their ceasefire shortly, once the last hostage's remains are returned.

00:43Netanyahu made the comment during German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's first visit to Israel as head of

00:48state. In a press conference, the two expressed clear differences when speaking on the topic of

00:54Gaza and a two-state solution, yet both were also keen to emphasize a commitment to maintaining a

00:59closed bilateral relationship. Merz stood up for Israel's existence and security,

01:04but simultaneously said it must be held accountable under international law.

01:09In the process of this long war, the Israeli government has led us to a certain dilemma.

01:16Germany has to stand for Israel's security, and Germany has to stand for human rights and

01:22rights that are the core of our government.

01:26Merz said the second phase of the peace process must begin soon, and said a Palestinian state as part of

01:32a two-state solution is the way forward towards lasting peace. Netanyahu contradicted the Chancellor on the

01:38point of the two-state solution, a possibility he has repeatedly rejected in the past.

01:44Prior to the meeting, Merz visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem,

01:49where he laid a wreath in memory of those killed during the Holocaust.

01:57Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a substantive call with U.S. Special Envoy

02:02Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. The call followed after talks between U.S.

02:08officials and a Ukrainian delegation that aimed to bring an end to Russia's full-scale invasion

02:13of Ukraine. Zelensky added that Ukraine would continue to keep working in good faith with the

02:19U.S. and that the next steps and formats for the talks have been agreed on.

02:24Speaking in the U.S., the country's special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, said a deal to end the

02:29war in Ukraine was very close. He added that two key remaining talking points still under

02:35negotiation were that on the topic of territory, especially the Donbass region and the Zaporizhia

02:41nuclear power plant. Zelensky is expected to speak with European allies next and is meeting with

02:47leaders from France, Germany and the UK and London on Monday.

02:57U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the

03:02Caribbean and emphasize that President Donald Trump can take military action as he sees fit to defend

03:08the nation. Here again, we've been focused and here we've been clear if you're working for a

03:12designated terrorist organization and you bring drugs to this country in a boat, we will find you

03:18and we will sink you. Let there be no doubt about it. President Trump can and will take decisive military

03:26action as he sees fit. Hegseth has faced growing scrutiny over an attack in September in which U.S.

03:33forces launched a follow-up strike that killed survivors of an initial hit on a suspected drug

03:38vessel. The incident raised concerns over the legality and oversight of the operation. Hegseth says he had

03:46not been present when the second strike was ordered but defended the decision saying he would have made the

03:52same call himself. The interior minister of the West African nation of Benin has said that a military coup

04:03initially announced on Sunday morning by a group of soldiers on state tv as successful was spoiled on

04:09the same day.

04:16A group of soldiers engaged a mutiny in order to destabilize the state and its institutions.

04:26Face to this situation, the forces of Benin and their hierarchy,

04:30The group, which called itself the Military Committee for Refoundation, appointed Lieutenant Colonel

04:43Pascal Tigre as president of the Military Committee. Benin's president, Patrice Talon, has been in power

04:50since 2016 and is due to step down next April after the presidential election. The attempt is the latest in

04:58a series of military takeovers to rock West Africa over the last few weeks.

05:07At least 25 people have died in a deadly fire that broke out in a popular nightclub in the Indian

05:13state of Goa. The club is located in the northern village of Arpora, around 25 kilometers away from

05:20the state's capital Panaji. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant expressed his condolences to the victims

05:27and says a probe has been launched to identify the exact cause of the blaze. He noted that most of

05:33those killed were kitchen staff who worked at the venue, adding that three to four tourists are also

05:38believed to have lost their lives. Local police suspect the fire was caused after a gas cylinder

05:44exploded, but others speculate that fireworks or pyrotechnics may have caused it. The club is

05:51also believed to have been operating without a license. Sawant says anyone found responsible for

05:57this incident will be dealt with firmly if negligence is confirmed to be the cause.

06:07Each year, millions of people are estimated to suffer from seasonal depression, also known as

06:12seasonal affective disorder. Countries in northern Europe and above the Arctic Circle are no stranger to

06:19long dark days. Experts in Norway, Sweden and Finland say the limited sunlight has a major impact on mood

06:26and can lead to low energy, increased appetite and feelings of sadness. Because light has an immediate

06:32effect on your well-being, to increase serotonin in your brain, which is a very important chemical to

06:39promote also, you know, that you feel good, that you're in a good mood. So all these things you can do.

06:48So it's not like it's a fade and an annual or a seasonal fade and you cannot do anything about it.

06:56A light therapy device or dawn simulator are common tools used to mimic light and boost serotonin in

07:01the brain. Experts also warn for social isolation and urge people not to withdraw socially during winter

07:08time. They also recommend regular exercise to fight the winter blues.

07:19The 26th edition of France's Festival of Lights open Friday in Lyon. During the four-day events,

07:26the facades of the city's buildings, churches, fountains, cathedrals and main squares serve as giant

07:32canvases for various artists. A new addition this year, a drone show above the city's biggest park.

08:02The tradition dates all the way back to 1852, when residents placed candles and colored glasses on

08:12their window sills to celebrate the installation of a statue of the Virgin Mary on the Fourvière hill.

08:18Entire districts of the city were lit up, transforming the facades of buildings in a show of lights.

08:23The tradition has become an annual event, with an organized festival hosted for the 26th time this year.

08:40The Festival of Lights takes place over four evenings until the 8th of December.

08:53World-renowned Canadian-American architect and designer Frank Gehry has died at the age of 96,

09:01after a short respiratory illness. He passed away on Friday at his home in California,

09:08said his firm. Gehry designed some of the most imaginative buildings ever constructed,

09:14and achieved a level of acclaim seldom obtained in the architectural world.

09:19His fascination with modern pop art led to many masterpieces, such as the Guggenheim Museum in

09:27Bilbao, Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and the De Tze Bank building in Berlin.

09:34Gehry's career got off to a slow start, struggling for years to make ends meet. But by the end of his life,

09:42he was awarded every major prize architecture has to offer, including the Fields' Top Honor,

09:48the Pritzker Prize.

10:18I'm going to have to go to the city in Berlin.

10:20I'm going to have to go to the city in Berlin.

10:28But you didn't know that you were going to the Columna?

10:30I didn't know what I was going to do now.

10:32There's something that I still want to do.

10:36Where is that lady who came to bed to wash it?

10:40What do you want to do in Itacoatioka?

10:42I guarantee my place in heaven.

10:44What do you want to do now in Itacoatioka?

10:46I guarantee my place in heaven.

10:52What do you want to do now?

10:54I'm going to buy freedom before the security.

10:56I'm going to buy freedom before the security.

11:00Is it going to be afraid of flying over there?

11:02What do you want to do now?

11:04I'm going to buy freedom before the security.

11:06I'm going to buy freedom before the security.

11:08What do you want to do now?

11:10What do you want to do now?

11:12You're not afraid of the police?

11:14No one can do anything with me.

11:16No one can do anything with me.

11:18No one can do anything.

11:20No one can do anything with me.

11:22No one can do anything with me.

11:23No one can do anything with me.

11:24No one can do anything with me.

11:26What do you want to do now?

11:28Yep.

11:29What have you seen before?

11:30and see what you've never seen.

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