00:00German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrin spoke of a hybrid attack scenario after a drone equipped with explosives was found at
00:08Leipzig-Hala Airport.
00:10Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Kiev struck two Russian oil refineries hundreds of kilometers from the border in an overnight
00:18attack.
00:21After a drone equipped with explosives was found Wednesday at Leipzig-Hala Airport, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrin spoke of a
00:29hybrid attack scenario.
00:31Germany and many other European countries have repeatedly observed drones flying over sensitive sites like an airport.
00:38But Dobrin made clear that the Leipzig case differs from previous drone incidents.
01:06Dobrin said that it was likely not amateurs behind the incident and said, quote, foreign powers could be involved.
01:13The Interior Minister, however, did not name any specific country.
01:18Germany is one of Ukraine's biggest military supporters.
01:21Authorities have said they suspect Russia of orchestrating many of the incidents as part of a campaign of sabotage, espionage
01:28and disinformation.
01:31Meanwhile, also on Wednesday, a Russian drone attack targeted a German cargo ship, local media reported.
01:37The vessel is said to have been hit several times by drones, and a fire is then reported to have
01:43broken out.
01:46Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed some drone attacks on Telegram, saying that two cargo ships were targeted in the Black Sea
01:53last night, which Moscow claims were carrying military goods.
02:01For the first time in its history, the Bundeswehr is permanently deploying a combat brigade abroad.
02:07By the end of 2027, around 5,000 German troops will be stationed in Lithuania.
02:13For the Baltic state, which borders Belarus and Russia's Kaliningrad exclave, the brigade represents a vital security guarantee.
02:21For Vilnius, the brigade is a clear sign of Germany's long-term commitment.
02:26In Lithuania, it has a very positive effect.
02:29In Lithuania, more than 80% of the population trusts Germany and the Germans' decision.
02:58But the brigade isn't just there to reassure Lithuania.
03:01It's also meant to send a clear message to any potential aggressor.
03:05For the adversaries that would think that this part of the front line of NATO is somehow weak, so it
03:14proves that they're wrong.
03:16And the message is very clear.
03:18So troops are here already, and they will be increased.
03:22And this is the clear sign that the defense will be, if it is needed, turned on from the very
03:29first to second.
03:31So I see it as the factor for effective deterrence.
03:35For Lithuania, the brigade marks a new chapter in its defense partnership with Germany, one built on a permanent presence
03:42rather than temporary deployments.
03:46Ukraine has struck two Russian oil refineries hundreds of kilometers from the border in an overnight attack, President Volodymyr Zelensky
03:55said on Thursday, as Russia hit a train station and commercial ship in Ukraine.
04:01According to Zelensky, Ukraine had hit oil refineries in the Bashkostan and Yaroslav region, about 700 kilometers from the front
04:10lines.
04:11The attacks were, quote, strengthening the prospects for diplomacy, Zelensky said.
04:18The attacks come after Russia's assaults on Kyiv that killed at least 17 people on Wednesday and injured dozens more
04:26as Kyiv deals with a shortage of interceptor missiles.
04:30Zelensky said later Wednesday that he had spoken to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutter about securing more interceptor missiles.
04:39Both sides have been intensifying their long-range attacks in recent months, leading to a jump in civilian deaths.
04:47In July, Russian attacks killed at least 377 civilians and wounded some 2,129 others in Ukraine, making it the
04:57deadliest month of the invasion since April 2022.
05:06Italy's health ministry placed all of its major cities on red alert on Thursday as a blistering heat wave grips
05:12Europe.
05:13The alerts stretched from Trieste in the northeast to Palermo in Sicily, the signal a health risk for the entire
05:20population, not only vulnerable groups.
05:22Meanwhile, the temperature reached 41.2 degrees Celsius in Austria, near the Slovak border, the highest ever recorded in the
05:31country.
05:31It is also facing severe drought, with rainfall levels so far this year far below the long-term average.
05:37In neighboring Hungary, prolonged drought and record low water levels on the Danube River have severely affected the country's only
05:45nuclear power plant, which relies on river water to cool its reactors.
05:49Operators at the PAX plant have reduced output to about 10 percent of normal production, leading authorities to ask major
05:57industrial users and households to cut electricity consumption.
06:01Germany also faces growing concerns over the impact of drought on transportation and industry, as water levels on the Rhine
06:09and other rivers continue to fall.
06:11The heat wave reached its peak across the Balkans on Thursday, as temperatures neared 40 degrees Celsius, and authorities battled
06:19droughts and wildfires.
06:20In Serbia, firefighters struggled to contain several blazes after days of dry weather.
06:25In neighboring Croatia, tourists in Dubrovnik sought refuge in shade as temperatures soared along the Adriatic coast.
06:37One week after tens of thousands of migrants attempted to cross the border from Morocco into the Spanish territory of
06:44Ceuta, the city is still struggling to return to normal.
06:50Meanwhile, Spain's Civil Guard has produced a six-page report examining the possibility of another mass migrant crossing into Ceuta
06:58on the 15th of August,
06:59based on an analysis of unverified information circulating online.
07:06The tragedy left at least 88 dead and dozens missing.
07:10As a result, the Civil Guard has opened a support office for family members at the Tarahal crossing to help
07:16locate those whose whereabouts remain unknown.
07:20While most of the 72,000 who crossed the border have left, several thousands still roam the streets, hundreds of
07:27them unaccompanied minors.
07:29Ceuta's president has called the situation unsustainable and is calling for more government aid.
07:35The Ceuta government says it has more than 1,100 unaccompanied minors in its care,
07:41even though its centers have a theoretical capacity for just 90.
07:45The children are enduring dire conditions with limited access to food, water, shelter and sanitation.
07:52The charity Save the Children has called for urgent efforts to locate and register all minors,
07:58warning that girls in particular face heightened risks of violence, trafficking and exploitation.
08:33Coolant news at the unknown,what's
10:41If you want to see the full eclipse, you need to get into the path of totality.
10:46And to get into the path of totality, you're going to need to go to places like Greenland,
10:50Iceland and northern Spain.
10:52Those are the places where the moon's shadow will be at its darkest, and you'll get that
10:56absolute 100% coverage of the moon in front of the sun.
11:00And we'll see you next time.
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