00:00Ukraine denied targeting Bulgaria after a drone exploded close to the strategic trans-Balkan gas pipeline near the border with
00:08Romania.
00:10Close to 20 people were killed and dozens more were injured on both sides as Russia and Ukraine traded heavy
00:17strikes overnight into Sunday.
00:20FIFA has issued a statement defending its president Gianni Infantino after allegations emerged over an alleged lover paid off by
00:28UEFA.
00:31Ukraine denied targeting Bulgaria after a drone exploded close to the strategic trans-Balkan gas pipeline near the border with
00:39Romania.
00:41Bulgaria's defense ministry said the type of drone was one that was used widely by the Ukrainian military.
00:46In response, the foreign minister has called in Ukraine's ambassador for a meeting on Monday.
00:52A Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesperson said the Ukrainian military was looking into the incident,
00:58but that it did not deliberately target Bulgaria.
01:01Meanwhile, an investigation is underway, regional authorities have said.
01:06I can't say with certainty about what a military service is the question,
01:12since it is not only the investigation, but it is still not yet established.
01:15The explosion caused no casualties.
01:19However, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumin Radev said the drone was carrying significant explosives.
01:24The drone crashed in a sunflower field, just one kilometer from the compressor station of the trans-Balkan gas pipeline,
01:31an international energy hub connecting Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine.
01:40Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight that killed civilians and injured many others on both sides,
01:47local authorities reported.
01:49In Ukraine, Russian attacks targeted several cities, including the capital Kyiv,
01:54where four people were killed, including one child.
01:57The second-largest city of Kharkiv was also struck, with missiles targeting residential areas,
02:03killing at least three people and injuring dozens more.
02:07Authorities say the strikes on Kharkiv are the most intense to hit the city in recent weeks,
02:11and warned that further attacks may continue.
02:14The port city of Odessa, one of the most attacked Ukrainian cities,
02:19was also targeted, where the Kremlin struck civilian infrastructure,
02:23injuring eight people in the process.
02:26Officials say at least six more fatalities were recorded in other major front lines,
02:31including Sumy, Kherson and Donetsk in the Donbass region.
02:35In Russia, at least five people were killed and two dozen others were wounded in the border region of Belgorod,
02:42according to local officials, in overnight drone attacks.
02:46Russia's defense ministry said its forces intercepted over 150 Ukrainian drones in Belgorod
02:52and over the annexed Crimea and the Black and Azov seas.
02:59FIFA has issued a statement defending its president Gianni Infantino.
03:04The football association said there was a, quote,
03:07concerted an ongoing effort to undermine the organization as well as its president.
03:12The statement comes shortly after a British newspaper,
03:15The Daily Telegraph, raised questions about an exit package paid by UEFA to a female staffer,
03:21while Infantino was its general secretary.
03:24The newspaper claims a woman received a six-figure sum as a payoff from UEFA
03:29after an alleged love affair with Infantino.
03:32FIFA has now accused critics of trying to weaken Infantino's authority
03:37and remove him from office without due process.
03:44A Roman-era shipwreck has been discovered off the coast of Sicily near Mazzaro del Vallo.
03:50The wreck dates back to between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC
03:54and lies at a depth of 46 metres.
03:56Local media reported the ship is roughly 21 metres long and 6 metres wide.
04:03Footage released by Italian authorities show hundreds of amphores scattered around
04:07which the ship had been carrying, along with two lead anchor stocks.
04:12Italy's Minister of Culture Alessandro Giulli described the find
04:16as one of the most important underwater archaeological discoveries in recent years.
04:21Divers from the Cultural Heritage Protection Arm of Palermo's police said they located the site
04:27following a tip-off from a private citizen.
04:29Further research will now be carried out to reconstruct the site's archaeological context
04:34and establish the necessary measures for its protection.
04:38The discovery comes just days after another major find off the coast of Sicily,
04:42where a large underwater crater and new hydrothermal vents were found.
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