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00:00 Russia`s Lunar 25 unmanned spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after spinning into

00:06 uncontrolled orbit.

00:11 Europe braces for its latest heat wave, as temperatures are set to exceed 40 degrees

00:15 Celsius in some parts of France and Italy.

00:19 Russia`s Lunar 25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon, the country`s space agency said

00:25 on Sunday, after spinning into uncontrolled orbit.

00:29 Roscosmos said it lost contact with the probe on Saturday after it ran into trouble while

00:34 preparing for its pre-landing orbit.

00:37 Lunar 25 was scheduled to land on the South Pole of the Moon on Monday, racing to reach

00:42 the surface ahead of an Indian spacecraft.

00:45 The unmanned robot lander is the first launched by Russia since 1976, when it was part of

00:51 the Soviet Union.

00:57 Stockholm is set to work with Kiev to produce armored tanks on Ukrainian territory.

01:02 President Zelensky has announced just two days after Washington approved the sale of

01:06 U.S.-made F-16s to the war-torn nation.

01:11 CV-90s, or Combat Vehicle 90, are light armored tanks that are usually equipped with cannons.

01:20 Ukraine is also asking Sweden for Gripen jets to boost its air defenses, as it continues

01:25 to push its counteroffensive against Russian forces.

01:28 Meanwhile, Chernihiv in northern Ukraine is reeling after a devastating attack on Saturday

01:34 that killed seven people and wounded 129 more.

01:39 An airstrike hit the city`s theater during a gathering of drone manufacturers and aerial

01:43 reconnaissance training schools.

01:45 A six-year-old is among the dead, and 15 other children were wounded.

01:51 Do you want some water?

01:56 Yes, thank you.

01:57 Free water bottles along France`s highways for people and their pets, as the country

02:02 braces for temperatures that could exceed 40 degrees Celsius this week.

02:08 The heat wave is predicted to be particularly severe in the Rhone Valley, a region in southeastern

02:13 France that many people are expected to pass through as they return home from their summer

02:17 holidays.

02:18 Our goal is to encourage our motorists to stop, to take more frequent breaks, a little

02:28 more important, to hydrate, to exercise, and to prevent a risk of engine overheating.

02:38 Further south, tourists are braving the latest 40-degree heat wave to see Rome`s famous ancient

02:43 landmarks.

02:45 Last month, temperatures in Italy`s capital hit a record high of 41.8 degrees Celsius.

02:55 A final push for votes ahead of Ecuador`s snap presidential election once again ended

03:00 in gunfire, this time involving candidate Otto Sonnenholzner.

03:06 No one was hurt, but it`s heightened fears in a country already reeling from the murder

03:10 of a top candidate and anti-corruption crusader, Fernando Villavicencio, last week.

03:16 A hundred thousand police and soldiers are on guard against further violence.

03:21 People are very scared. We live in a day-to-day life where insecurity is overwhelming us.

03:32 I think that`s the basis for people to decide who to vote for, who offers more security

03:39 to the country.

03:40 President Guillermo Lasso called Sunday`s snap election to avoid being impeached by

03:44 the opposition-dominated Congress. Eight candidates are running, with a runoff scheduled for October

03:51 if no one wins outright.

03:55 Delegates from the West African regional group ECOWAS arrived in Niger on Saturday to meet

04:00 ousted President Mohamed Bazoum and leaders of the country`s new junta.

04:04 ECOWAS said the discussions had opened a door to resolving the weeks-long crisis just one

04:09 day after threatening military intervention aimed at returning Bazoum to power.

04:15 But junta leader Abdulrahman Chiani warned that he has the firm support of Niger`s population.

04:21 The taking of power by the security and defense forces, supported by our valiant population,

04:30 is a regime of security models and bad governance, made of injustice, of corruption.

04:41 Speaking on national television after the meeting, Chiani also promised a three-year

04:45 transition to civilian rule, saying the details would be worked out within 30 days.

04:51 (fireworks exploding)

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