00:01An Israeli airstrike on a village in eastern Lebanon on Monday killed 12 people, according
00:08to state media. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Israel warned residents of the southern city of Nabatye
00:15to immediately evacuate ahead of expected attacks against Hezbollah, despite a ceasefire.
00:21Monday's strike hit the village of Mashqarah in the Beka Valley. It came after Israeli Prime
00:28Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he had authorized more intensive strikes targeting
00:34the Hezbollah militant group across Lebanon. Comments that have triggered fear among Lebanese
00:40residents and left many worried Israeli attacks could resume in the capital.
01:01Hezbollah is attacking Israeli troops in southern Lebanon and northern Israeli towns and has vowed
01:07to continue fighting until Israel stops its daily airstrikes and withdraws its troops from
01:14the country. The escalation comes ahead of direct talks between Lebanese and Israeli military
01:20delegations scheduled in Washington in three days.
01:28At least four people have been killed, including two children, after a train collided with a school
01:34minibus on Wednesday in the Belgian town of Buchenhaus. Belgian media showed images of a badly damaged
01:40minibus lying on its side on a road next to a railway line, with tents set up by emergency workers
01:46around.
01:48The bus was carrying nine passengers, seven children and two adults. The victims were two
01:53teenagers of 12 and 15, a 27-year-old supervisor and the 49-year-old bus driver. The children were
02:00students at a special needs school, according to police. Five children were brought to the hospital in
02:06critical condition but are now stable, local police added during a press conference.
02:11Footage from Belgium's Infrabel rail agency showed that the barriers at the crossing had been closed
02:16and a red light was showing at the time of the incident. Police is investigating how the collision
02:22could have occurred. Several ministers in Belgium's government, as well as European Commission
02:27chief Ursula von der Leyen expressed shock and condolences in messages posted on social media.
03:05People are going to do the services for the
03:06in-person for the public health of Cahar and Cahar and Cahar.
03:40The European Union and UNICEF have sent 100 tons of humanitarian supplies to the Ituri province in the Democratic Republic
03:48of Congo to support the Ebola response.
03:51The shipment includes essential medicines, infection prevention and control items, personal protective equipment, cholera and malaria treatment supplies, high-performance
04:01tents and related equipments.
04:03EU Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management, Haji Labib, said the region is largely dependent on humanitarian aid, with one
04:11million people displaced.
04:13It is to tell you how to control this epidemic is a real daily challenge with people who are negligible,
04:23face to authorities who are occupied, face to a multiplication of armed groups, face to a medical system, a sanitary
04:34system that is on the shoulders.
04:35This is also a danger for the region, for the country and for the frontiers, of course.
04:43The aid, which flew out on Monday from Liège in Belgium, is expected to support around 100,000 people affected
04:50by the outbreak.
04:55People in Portugal are going wild for the official Panini sticker album for the upcoming World Cup.
05:01Now events are being organized to bring collectioners together and offer them the possibility of swapping stickers and completing their
05:10album collection.
05:11Event organizer Victor Rodrigues tells us more.
05:34This year's phenomenon is already considered the largest, most expensive and most difficult football sticker collection ever.
05:54The phenomenon is affecting not only avid collectors or soccer fans, but also simply curious people who have started their
06:03first album.
06:05The fanfare that helped me to get the internet, so I want to do it.
06:10The success I'm done to complete.
06:12Falta-te muito ou não?
06:13Falta muito pouco para mim.
06:15Tenho assim já uma lista de faltas reduzidas, para acabar já uma coleção.
06:20Não é a primeira nem a segunda nem a terceira, pronto, não interessa, para ir embora.
06:24E portanto é uma questão de sorte, de aparecer alguém.
06:38Retailers are speaking of an unprecedented phenomenon.
07:03In total, the album consists of 980 stickers, which can be collected in different ways.
07:10One of the most common options is to buy the so-called booklets, which contain 7 stickers and cost €1
07:17.50.
07:18In an ideal scenario, the collection could cost some €200.
07:25The French National Weather Service, Meteor France, has warned temperatures were breaking records for the month of May,
07:32soaring past 30 degrees Celsius in many parts of the country and forecast to last into the week.
07:39Paris seared on the record May temperatures Monday as a strong heatwave continued in the French capital.
07:47Yesterday, I was in the apartment and there was a woman who fell in the mountains due to the heat.
07:52So we were all stopped to help her, etc.
07:55But we always think that it would be quite close, which is very important.
07:58But we also don't need to forget the people who are just around us, our neighbors,
08:02even the people who are in the street and who take their small tour,
08:06without worrying about the sun, but they should be.
08:08The only advantage is that the more we don't have a canicule, the more people are doing efforts.
08:12So we're trying to stay optimistic.
08:14Many Parisians and visitors were seen either taking to sunbathing or sheltering in the shade
08:20as the city reached highs of more than 33 degrees Celsius.
08:24It definitely makes me realize that it's happening everywhere.
08:27So in Australia, we have a lot of bushfires or floods, quite often at the same time,
08:32just in different parts of the country.
08:33And I suppose when you come overseas so far away, it's 26 hours to get here from Melbourne.
08:40You realize that it really is the whole planet that's affected.
08:43It's not just us in our little island tucked away.
08:47Experts say unprecedented and deadly weather extremes that sometimes strike at abnormal times
08:53and in unusual places are putting more people in danger.
09:02Four years ago, Qatar was at the center of the football world.
09:07Now, attention is turning to 2026 and another FIFA World Cup is set to kick off.
09:13But before the spotlight shifts, people here in Qatar are still talking about 2022.
09:18The fans, the atmosphere, the feeling the whole world fit into one small country for an entire month.
09:24And now the question is, what part of that legacy carries on to 2026?
09:30In a sea of football fans, one stands out.
09:33Always dressed for the occasion, Mohamed Mirza is a spectacle for spectators.
09:38Like many fans, he remembers the ease of movement and hospitality that welcomes supporters from everywhere.
09:45It was free transport and the stadiums are very close together.
09:50During one day, you can watch two games.
09:54I did by myself.
09:55And it was really, really the best World Cup.
09:58Now, as preparations ramp up for the next World Cup,
10:01some of the lessons from Qatar are traveling too.
10:04A testament to FIFA's confidence in the tiny Gulf nation.
10:08The expertise, but more than that, the commitment and the passion and the heart of all the people in this
10:18venture is absolutely amazing.
10:21The high praise from FIFA resulted in the signing of a memorandum of understanding for Qatar to support the delivery
10:27of the next World Cup.
10:29You just announced this week that you're partnering with FIFA.
10:32What kind of expertise are you sharing with host cities?
10:35FIFA is a very, very valuable partner for the Supreme Committee for the country of Qatar.
10:40We have people already working there since over a month now.
10:44So we have many managers.
10:46We have media operations.
10:47We have security personnel as well.
10:49We have transportation people.
10:52So it's a lot of different functional areas.
10:54But this year will be undoubtedly different given the new format.
10:57What are you most looking forward to in 2026?
11:00Personally, I think increasing the number of teams is a good idea.
11:04We will see from a technical perspective how it will end up.
11:07But from a spectator experience, fan experience, from a cultural, social perspective,
11:13it's very, very important that all these people mingle with each other, meet each other, see each other's culture,
11:18which is, you know, the power of football.
11:21The impact of Qatar 2022 is still being felt here in the stadiums, the metro,
11:26and the way this country sees itself on the world stage.
11:29As North America gets ready for 2026, many will be wondering what lessons from Qatar will make the journey across
11:36the Atlantic.
11:37Adil Alim, your news, Doha.
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