00:00A series of Russian and Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least six people overnight after hits on multiple locations, officials
00:08in both countries said on Thursday.
00:11Authorities in Ukraine's central Dnepro region said Russian attacks on residential areas killed three people and wounded at least ten
00:20overnight into Thursday.
00:22Emergency services published a video showing firefighters tackling a blaze at the high-rise apartment block with several floors blown
00:31out and the facade cratered.
00:33While in Russia, authorities reported Ukrainian strikes killed at least three people.
00:39Meanwhile, the UK's Prince Harry on Thursday praised Ukraine's resilience and urged stronger support for the country.
00:47Speaking at the Kyiv Economic Forum, the Duke of Sussex also addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin and called for an
00:56end to the war.
00:57I am not here as a politician. I am here as a soldier who understands service, as a humanitarian who
01:05has seen the human cost of conflict, and as a friend of Ukraine who believes the world must not grow
01:12used to this war or numb to its consequences.
01:16Thursday's visit is Prince Harry's third to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
01:29European Union leaders have gathered in Cyprus for an informal summit where they are discussing Russia's full-scale invasion of
01:36Ukraine, the war in the Middle East, the worsening energy crisis, and the fate of the EU long-term budget.
01:42The summit will also kick off an internal process to establish a mutual assistance clause under Article 42.7 of
01:50the EU treaties.
01:51It could one day stand in for NATO's Article 5 should the United States withdraw from the alliance, something that
01:58President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened.
02:01The discussion takes place in the shadow of the Iran war, and was proposed by the president of Cyprus as
02:07his country does not belong to NATO and therefore cannot benefit from the alliance's Article 5.
02:13Another major discussion topic is the closure of the Strait of Hormuz that is plunging Europe into a worsening energy
02:19crisis.
02:21One notable absence during the summit is outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose office said he is skipping it
02:28due to the handover of power to newly elected Peter Magyar.
02:31Two of his outstanding vetoes on the 90-billion euro loan for Ukraine and the 20th package of sanctions against
02:38Russia were lifted earlier on Thursday following the resumption of Russian oil flows through the Soviet-era Drushba pipeline.
02:50The United Nations said on Thursday it was working on maintaining a presence in Lebanon once the mandate for its
02:57UNFL peacekeeping force expires at the end of the year.
03:01This armament of armed groups cannot be achieved through force, the United Nations' top peacekeeping official warned.
03:08If you talk about enforcing disarmament, disarmament by force, I think disarming an entity which doesn't want to be disarmed
03:21peacefully, the synonymous of that is war. That is not peacekeeping.
03:27The UN Undersecretary General for Peace Operations added the presence of Israeli forces in Lebanon violates UN Security Council Resolution
03:371701, which ended the 2006 war between Israel and the Hezbollah.
03:43Jean-Pierre Lacroix also called for political solutions to the ongoing conflict in Lebanon.
03:48The situation in Lebanon will have to be solved through a political agreement and a particular agreement that will be
03:56implemented, implemented by the Lebanese authorities, again with the support of the international community.
04:03Lebanon and Israel are set to begin a second session of direct talks in Washington on Thursday.
04:15A national tribute ceremony was held on Thursday in Montauban, France, in memory of a soldier who was killed in
04:22an attack on a UN peacekeeper in Lebanon.
04:26Staff Sergeant Florian Montorio, died after the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, UNIFEL, was hit by small arms fire
04:34over the weekend.
04:35C'est l'hommage d'un régiment, c'est l'hommage de l'armée de terre et c'est l
04:40'hommage de toute la nation pour ce soldat d'exception.
04:45L'adjudant Montorio était un sous-officier parachutiste d'exception.
04:50French President Emmanuel Macron announced a second French soldier, Master Corporal Anissi Girardin, has died Wednesday from his injuries.
04:59C'est un instant où nous nous apprêtons à rendre hommage à l'adjudant Florian Montorio.
05:04Je veux avoir une pensée pour son camarade de combat, le caporal-chef Anissi Girardin, du 132e Régiment d'Infanterie
05:13Sinotechnique de suite,
05:15également engagé dans l'opération d'Aman, qui a succombé hier après-midi des suites des blessures reçues au cours
05:25de la même mission.
05:28Both Macron and UNFL have accused the militant group Hezbollah, which has denied any involvement.
05:39Iran's ex-exiled crown prince Reza Pallavi was splattered with red liquid on Thursday as he left a building in
05:45Berlin.
05:46Pallavi had just departed a news briefing during which he criticized the ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
05:53The incident occurred outside Germany's federal news conference building.
05:58He appeared unhurt by the liquid coating the back of his blazer and neck and waved to his supporters before
06:04he got into a car that drove away.
06:06Police said the liquid appeared to be tomato juice.
06:10The alleged perpetrator, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, was immediately detained by police.
06:18Pallavi is the son of Iran's former Shah, who was ousted during the 1979 revolution.
06:24He's been trying to position himself as a player in his country's future,
06:27though it's unclear how much support he has in Iran after he has been in exile for nearly 50 years.
06:35Hundreds of his supporters also demonstrated on Thursday near Germany's parliament building.
06:46The Pentagon shake-up continues.
06:48The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Wednesday that Navy Secretary Jan Felan has left his post,
06:54making him the latest top U.S. defense official to step down or be fired.
06:59No reason was given for the unexpected departure of the Navy's top civilian official,
07:04coming as the maritime forces have imposed a blockade on Iranian ports
07:09and are targeting ships linked to Tehran around the world during a tenuous ceasefire in the war.
07:17Felan is leaving during a busy time for the Navy.
07:20It has three aircraft carriers deployed in or heading to the Middle East,
07:24while the Trump administration says all the armed forces are poised to resume combat operations
07:30against Iran should the ceasefire expire.
07:33Following Felan's departure, the post will be held on an interim basis by Navy Undersecretary Hunkkao,
07:40a 25-year Navy combat veteran,
07:43who ran unsuccessful campaigns for the U.S. Senate and House in Virginia.
07:47The announcement marks the latest in a series of shake-ups of top leadership at the Pentagon,
07:53coming just weeks after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Exeth fired the Army's top officer, General Randy George.
08:04Two trains have collided head-on on a level crossing northwest of Copenhagen, Denmark's capital,
08:10leaving at least 17 people injured, medical officials say.
08:14The trains with a total of 38 people on board were travelling early on Thursday
08:19on a line between two towns in the North Zeeland area of northeast Denmark, according to the police.
08:26Regional health authorities in the area where the crash occurred
08:29said at least five of the injured persons are in critical condition.
08:34A police statement called the train collision a serious accident,
08:38adding that all passengers had been evacuated from the trains.
08:42At least 60 intervention teams were involved in the rescue operations,
08:47which saw some of the injured transported from the scene of the accident by ambulance and a helicopter.
08:54According to the police, an overview of the situation showed both trains were wrongly positioned
09:00on the same section of track simultaneously.
09:03Investigators say they are currently working to determine how that could happen.
09:12The war in Iran has done what no trade dispute or tariff threat has managed to achieve over the past
09:19two years.
09:20The conflict has pushed the economy into decline in April,
09:25while driving inflation sharply higher, according to S&P Global.
09:30Germany saw its first contraction in activity in almost a year,
09:34while France's slowdown deepened to its weakest level in over a year.
09:40The service sector recorded its weakest performance since the pandemic lockdowns in early 2021.
09:47Manufacturing paradoxically went the other way, but the game is misleading.
09:52Companies are ordering inputs ahead of expected shortages and further price increases.
09:58Hence, the increase in production reflects defensive stockpiling rather than recovering demands.
10:10The main headline so far at the Regional Ecological Summit here in Astana
10:14is that Central Asian leaders have backed President Kusimshomart Tokayev's proposal
10:19to create an international water organization under the auspices of the United Nations.
10:25Initial consultations are now underway on the sidelines of this summit.
10:29The Central Asian leaders also convened yesterday for a meeting of the International Fund for Saving the RLC,
10:36the region's only platform coordinating joint action on water and environmental issues linked to the shrinking sea.
10:43One key outcome was the decision to designate 26th of March as the International Day of the RLC,
10:48as well as the Amudarya and Sirtarya rivers.
10:51Leaders also discussed plans to roll out a unified monitoring system across both river basins
10:57to ensure more transparent and reliable data.
11:00Today marks the second day of the Central Asian Conference on Climate Change,
11:04which acts as a strategic bridge between COP summits,
11:08helping governments align on adaptation, financing and regional cooperation.
11:13Officials and international organizations are discussing climate policy priorities,
11:18funding needs and ways to strengthen the next round of nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement.
11:25The day also began with a high-level dialogue under the Tehran Convention focused on strengthening cooperation
11:32to address falling water levels in the Caspian Sea, as well as pollution and biodiversity loss.
11:38The aim is to secure political backing and mobilize investment for a regional action plan.
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