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00:00 The Czech Republic observed a national day of mourning to honor the victims of Thursday`s

00:07 mass shooting.

00:10 Poland`s new foreign minister urges Ukraine`s allies to mobilize economies on first visit

00:17 abroad.

00:20 The United Nations Security Council makes do with a watered-down resolution. In turn,

00:26 Israel says the UNSC fails to condemn Hamas.

00:31 French police have grounded an airplane carrying some 300 passengers and detained two for questioning

00:37 on suspicion of human trafficking.

00:43 The Czech Republic came to a standstill at midday Saturday as the country observed a

00:49 minute of silence as part of a national day of mourning to honor the victims of this week`s

00:54 mass shooting at Charles University in Prague.

00:57 National flags on public buildings were at half-mast and bells tolled at midday. President

01:02 Peter Pavel and speakers of both houses of parliament attended a service with the general

01:07 public. Students also lit thousands of candles at makeshift memorials at the Faculty of Arts

01:13 and the university headquarters nearby where the shooting took place.

01:17 The shooting inside the university`s Faculty of Arts on Thursday killed 14 people and wounded

01:22 25 before the gunman killed himself. Police and prosecutors say they have evidence the

01:28 24-year-old shooter also killed his father earlier in the day as well as a man and baby

01:34 in Prague last week. The investigation is still ongoing.

01:40 Poland`s new foreign minister, Bratislav Sikorski, has chosen Ukraine for his first visit abroad

01:49 in a sign of support as other allies waver on aid. Sikorski urges Kiev`s allies to mobilize

01:57 their economies to support Ukraine`s military, which is fighting off invading Russian forces.

02:03 "We cannot allow Russia to produce more on the basis of a much smaller economy. Because

02:12 war is not won by tactical battles. War is won by production. If the West mobilizes,

02:21 I have no doubt who will win. But it has to finally start mobilizing."

02:26 However, the country seems divided as Polish lorry drivers continue to block the border

02:31 crossing with Ukraine in protest for the withdrawal of EU benefits for Ukrainians.

02:37 The United Nations Security Council makes due with a watered down resolution on Friday,

02:48 calling for the intensification of aid deliveries to desperate civilians in Gaza, but without

02:54 the original plea for a ceasefire. In turn, Israel says the UNSC fails to condemn Hamas.

03:00 We are continuing the march. We will not relent until we reach an immediate ceasefire and

03:08 having the massive amount of humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people in the

03:14 Gaza Strip.

03:17 Thank you, Mr. President.

03:19 Seventy-seven days ago, Hamas intentionally murdered, raped and mutilated 1,300 Israelis

03:24 and took 250 hostages. And this council still has yet to issue a single statement condemning

03:31 Hamas and their atrocities.

03:33 The Israeli military released footage taken by a military-trained dog of a network of

03:38 underground tunnels beneath the area of Issa in Gaza City. They say they were used by Hamas

03:44 militants as a command and control center and has since been destroyed by troops.

03:52 French police have grounded an airplane carrying some 300 passengers, including unaccompanied

03:59 minors, on suspicion of human trafficking. Two passengers were detained for questioning.

04:04 According to a source, the passengers might have been planning to travel to Central America

04:08 to attempt a legal entry into the US or Canada.

04:11 I think it's the first time, as far as I know, that an airplane, it seems, entirely, with

04:18 all its passengers, is grounded for, obviously, suspicion of human trafficking. Organized

04:25 crime has a lot of imagination.

04:29 The plane had been due to refuel and was carrying 303 Indian nationals who had probably been

04:35 working in the United Arab Emirates. The airline has said it had committed no offense and is

04:41 at the disposal of the French authorities, but it said it would take legal action if

04:45 the prosecutors filed charges.

04:50 (whooshing)

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