00:03Israel's military has deployed troops to additional points in Lebanon on Tuesday.
00:08The military also carried out strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut on a second
00:13day of strikes in the Lebanese capital. The military said it killed a senior
00:18Hezbollah official and also struck the group's command centers and weapon
00:22depots. In return Hezbollah said it targeted three Israeli military air
00:27bases. The tit-for-tat comes after the death of Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei. His
00:34killing triggered waves of rocket and drone attacks on Israel by Hezbollah
00:38prompting Israel to respond with airstrikes against the militant group.
00:42According to the Lebanese Health Ministry at least 52 people were killed and 154
00:48wounded in Lebanon. Israel's raids also caused mass displacement across the
00:53country. The Lebanese government slammed Hezbollah for attacking Israel and
00:58involving itself in the joint U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Hezbollah claims its
01:03actions are illegitimate and says it's a retaliation for Israel's near daily
01:08strikes on Lebanon despite a ceasefire reached at the end of 2024. We have been
01:16hearing several military jets flying overhead here this morning in Dubai but it
01:21appears that most of those interceptions of drones are taking place now over the
01:26water out at sea. Abu Dhabi did take a brunt of attacks last night and further
01:33afield the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia was hit by two drones which resulted in a
01:39fire and also some damage there. Now overnight the USA and Canadian embassies have
01:47ordered evacuation orders to citizens living here in the UAE. The Canadians actually took
01:54that a step further and did indicate specific land exits and border crossings for any citizens
02:02that do want to leave the UAE into Oman and also into Saudi Arabia. Now in terms of flights we
02:10do are still
02:11hearing a select few from DXB the main transit hub here in Dubai are still continuing to leave today.
02:18Obviously once again we are advising and they are as well to make sure you contact your airline before leaving
02:25do not go to the airports.
02:27There was a nice sign of reassurance here in the UAE last night as the President of the UAE as
02:35well as the Minister of Defence
02:37were spotted actually out and about in Dubai mall. They were talking to shoppers, tourists, residents alike giving a real
02:44sense of reassurance about our stability and also about our sense of security here in the UAE.
02:52Jane Witherspoon, Euronews in Dubai.
02:57The Greek Navy frigates Kimon and Psara have been sailing towards Cyprus since Monday evening as part of efforts to
03:03bolster the island's air defences.
03:05In addition, four Greek F-16 fighter jets are already stationed at Paphos Airport.
03:11Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias and Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, Dmitrius Huppi, are in Cyprus to
03:18evaluate the threat.
03:19These moves are part of the activation of the Greece-Cyprus Joint Defence Doctrine, confirming that Athens and Nicosia are
03:26operating with a common strategic plan in case of a threat.
03:30Concerns were raised on Tuesday morning in Akrotiri when an alarm was sounded for an imminent attack on the British
03:35base, but a few minutes later the message was retracted, with officials confirming it was a mistake.
03:41The Cypriot news agency reported that France is sending anti-missile and anti-drone systems and at least one frigate
03:48to the Mediterranean island.
03:50Meanwhile, Germany is reportedly considering similar action following a phone conversation between Chancellor Friedrich Mertz and Cypriot President Christodoulides.
03:59Greek media reported that US-made Patriot missile defence system batteries are being transported to Carpathos to enhance defences.
04:09It's been a busy morning at border control in Astara between Iran and Azerbaijan.
04:14The government has made a decision to help its local citizens back into the country and foreign nationals to transit
04:21through.
04:24So this is the area, as you can see around me, where those people who have fled the conflict in
04:30Iran come through and this is the security area.
04:32I've been told that over 500 Russians are coming through. This is the beginning of that queue and they know
04:39that now that they've arrived here,
04:41they will be able to transit through the country, through Azerbaijan, and travel safely back to their country of residence.
04:49This family from Pakistan travelled from Tehran, a tough journey with heavy suitcases and young children.
04:56We were living in Iran, so we came here by road from the border, we crossed the border.
05:02How was the journey?
05:03It was good. We came from the bus to the border and then we come here. It was like blasting
05:11here.
05:12I've been told by officials that once they do get that safe passage from Iran to come here into Azerbaijan,
05:18then they are guaranteed that they will be safe.
05:21Now, we have had a huge cohort of Chinese nationals come through and we are expecting more.
05:26So far, official figures suggest over 300 people have made the journey through this crossing.
05:31For those who make it, the relief for a guaranteed safe passage is clear.
05:37I'm so happy that I've come here because, you know, there is so bombarded in Tehran.
05:43And two days ago, I left from Tehran to reach Astara. And now I'm safe. Yeah, so relieved.
05:52The numbers of those using the Astara corridor are increasing day by day, hour by hour.
05:58But once they're here, the hot cup of chai and a smile will be the start of the next leg
06:03of their journey home.
06:09The conflict in Iran will likely trigger an increasing amount of geopolitical cyber attacks in the coming days,
06:16according to an executive at Palo Alto Networks, the world's largest pure-player cybersecurity vendor.
06:23Scott McKinnon, who is the company's chief security officer for Europe, warned of a surge in cyber attacks by nation
06:30-state actors, including Iran.
06:32Cyber attacks reportedly took place on Saturday alongside the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
06:38News websites and the calendar app Beit Sabah were reportedly hacked and displayed messages telling users it's time for reckoning.
06:46The U.K.'s National Cyber Security Center, named Iran alongside Russia and North Korea,
06:51as one of the primary state-sponsored actors behind attacks on Western infrastructure.
06:56Nation-states are prioritizing attacks on critical national infrastructures, such as telecommunications networks, energy grids and financial systems,
07:06an executive at Palo Alto Networks told EuroNews.
07:09Defense strategies will now need to evolve, the executive said.
07:36What we've been seeing is quite surprising and shocking, really, because we know that over the last few years,
07:42the sea ice in Antarctica has changed dramatically.
07:45And in 2022, 23, 24, we had record low sea ice years.
07:51And in those years, in the areas that we've been looking at, which is about 30 to 40% of
07:57the emperor-penguin population,
07:59the sea ice went out from underneath the malting emperor-penguins,
08:05which possibly led to many of them going into water and many fatalities.
08:30They're not bald like a plucked chicken.
08:33Their new feathers push out the old feathers, but they're not waterproof at this stage.
08:39And that means that if the ice breaks out from under them while they're molting,
08:44they go into the water without their wetsuits, as it were.
08:49And then they will become hypothermic and could die.
09:06The sea ice has gone from many parts of Antarctica in just a few years and has devastating consequences for
09:13the seals, the seabirds, the whales and the penguins that survive on that sea ice.
09:18Now, this is happening in Antarctica now. It's not science fiction. This is actually happening.
09:49It is one of the most significant buscando strategies for our island.
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