00:00Iran unleashed waves of major simultaneous missile and drone attacks across the Gulf on Sunday morning,
00:06targeting Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and others hosting U.S. bases.
00:12The strikes come in response to a renewed U.S. offensive late on Saturday and into the early hours of
00:18Sunday,
00:18which Washington says were initiated after Iran targeted another ship in the Chokepoint Strait of Hormuz.
00:25The U.S. Central Command said it carried out strikes on 140 Iranian positions
00:30after their forces struck a Cyprus-flagged container ship, setting it ablaze and forcing its crew to abandon it.
00:37Multiple loud booms shook Doha as Qatar's air defenses worked to intercept the incoming Iranian fire,
00:43which included a number of ballistic missiles, and alerted the public to remain indoors.
00:49Euronews journalists in Dubai say authorities there also sent similar warnings,
00:53as the country's defenses worked to neutralize threats targeting the emirate.
00:58Iran added that its latest attacks also targeted the Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan,
01:03which occasionally hosts U.S. deployments, destroying a number of facilities.
01:08Oman's Dukhum port used by the U.S. Navy also came under fire,
01:12according to representatives of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
01:16Tehran announced shortly after the U.S. attacks on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz,
01:21a vital waterway where 20% of the world's oil typically passes,
01:25has been closed, bringing about fears of another global oil price crisis.
01:33Another summer heat wave has gripped the French capital of Paris,
01:36forcing the closure of the city's landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower and the Lure Museum.
01:41Faced by the country's third heat wave since May,
01:44both announced they would be closing at 4 p.m. over the weekend
01:47to protect staff and visitors from scorching temperatures,
01:50while the Musée d'Orsay will similarly close from 5 p.m. through to Wednesday.
01:5524 departments across northwestern France are under a red heat alert on Saturday,
02:00according to Meteo France,
02:02affecting more than 22 million people with certain areas
02:05forecast to see temperatures as high as 39 degrees Celsius.
02:10To mitigate the risk to people's health,
02:12Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire convened a crisis meeting
02:15to deploy emergency cooling measures,
02:17extend swimming pool hours,
02:19and establish dedicated hydration centers ahead of the upcoming Bastille Day holiday.
02:25The closures come amid yet another heat wave in Western Europe.
02:28In Spain, authorities suspect a wildfire which killed 12 people
02:32began when a power line broke
02:34due to the conditions caused by the country experiencing temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.
02:42Tech giant Apple has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI,
02:46accusing the artificial intelligence firm of orchestrating a coordinated campaign
02:50to steal its trade secrets as it attempts to build its own consumer hardware.
02:55According to the complaint filed in California,
02:57Apple uncovered a systematic pattern of intellectual property theft
03:01by former high-level employees who later joined the Sam Altman-led firm.
03:06One former senior electrical engineer is accused of exploiting an authentication bug
03:10to secretly download dozens of confidential hardware files,
03:14including technical specifications for unreleased products and engineering presentations.
03:19The lawsuit also accuses OpenAI's chief hardware officer, Tang Yu-Tan,
03:24of illegally harvesting supplier data
03:26and instructing Apple candidates to bring actual Apple parts to interviews
03:31for show-and-tell sessions.
03:33In response to these allegations,
03:35a spokesperson said OpenAI has no interest in other companies' trade secrets,
03:39maintaining that it remains focused on building its own innovative technology.
03:44OpenAI is currently moving forward with its emerging hardware business,
03:47teasing the release of a small programmable keyboard called Codex Micro.
03:56South African football player Jadon Adams has died at the age of 25,
04:00just weeks after representing his country at the ongoing World Cup.
04:04The midfielder's death was first announced by sports minister Gaetan Mackenzie,
04:08who said South Africa had lost one of its brightest young talents.
04:12The cause of his death was not immediately clear,
04:15with police saying they had opened an investigation
04:17after the body was found at a house in a Cape Town suburb.
04:21Adams was born in Cape Town
04:22and played for the South African side Mamelodi Sundowns.
04:26He played in all three of South Africa's group stage matches at the World Cup,
04:30which saw them qualify for the round of 32.
04:33He was also part of the squad that finished third in the 2024 African Cup of Nations.
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