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00:00 The United Nations has warned that the situation has become uninhabitable after more than three

00:06 months of war in Gaza.

00:11 The death toll from earthquakes in western Japan has risen to 126, with over 200 people

00:16 still unaccounted for.

00:21 The United Nations has said that after more than three months of the war in Gaza, the

00:25 situation has become uninhabitable.

00:28 Martin Griffiths, the Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, he says that three

00:33 months since the horrific attacks of October 7th, Gaza has become a place of death and

00:39 despair.

00:41 UNICEF says that cases of diarrhea among children under five have risen from 48,000 to 71,000.

00:48 The UN Children's Agency has warned that the threat of the epidemic spreading could result

00:52 in more deaths than those caused by the war itself.

00:56 The spread of regional tension also continued after Lebanon filed a complaint to the UN

01:01 Security Council accusing Israel of firing six missiles in the attack that killed Hamas

01:06 leader Saleh al-Aruri in Beirut.

01:10 The Israel army says that it concluded new strikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure

01:15 in southern Lebanon.

01:20 Aftershocks threatened to bury more homes and block roads crucial for relief shipments

01:25 following the earthquake that rattled Japan's western coastline this past week.

01:32 On Saturday, the death toll rose to 126, with more than 200 people still unaccounted for.

01:39 Ujima city in the centre of Japan recorded the highest number of deaths with 69, followed

01:45 by nearby Suzhou with 38.

01:49 More than 500 people have also been hurt, with at least 27 seriously injured.

01:54 Officials warned that roads could collapse completely following the increased rain and

01:58 snow expected overnight and on Sunday.

02:02 Transport links have already been weakened from the dozens of earthquakes that continue

02:06 to shake the area.

02:09 According to the Umuri newspaper, there have been more than 100 landslides in the area

02:14 and some blocking lifeline roads.

02:18 US President Joe Biden began his re-election bid with a speech on the eve of the third

02:24 anniversary of the US Capitol riots, laying out the then-President Trump's supporters'

02:28 role in the attack.

02:29 "What's Trump done?

02:30 Instead of calling them criminals, he's called these insurrectionists patriots.

02:38 They're patriots.

02:39 And he promised to pardon them if he returns to office."

02:46 At least nine people died during or after rioting at the US Capitol.

02:56 Snow and heavy downpours continued to cause traffic problems across northern Europe as

03:01 a series of icy days hit Denmark, causing problems on roads that couldn't be salted

03:06 sufficiently.

03:08 Police in the Jutland Peninsula have urged people to avoid unnecessary driving.

03:14 In England, residents of many riverside towns that were swamped by rains faced disrupted

03:19 train services.

03:22 In Gloucester, many were forced to evacuate their properties and officials warned that

03:26 waters could rise in the days ahead.

03:31 In Germany, French relief workers helped in areas hit by floods after days of heavy rain

03:37 and rising floodwaters have put dikes at risk of collapse.

03:42 With temperatures expected to fall sharply in France, residents of the Pays de Calais

03:46 region who have been affected by the floods now fear that frost could damage their properties.

03:56 Preparing for the future and stabilising financial aid to Ukraine.

04:01 Those were among the priorities outlined in a joint press conference on Friday by EU chief

04:05 First Levander Lyon and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Kruy, whose country took over

04:10 the rotating EU Council presidency earlier this week.

04:15 European population looks at the European Union.

04:19 They look at the European Union with clear expectations.

04:22 With expectations to protect them, with expectations to strengthen our well-being, our welfare

04:29 and with expectations to prepare a common future.

04:34 A common future here in Europe means also of course Ukraine in the heart of Europe.

04:43 Belgium assumed the presidency of the European Council from Spain on the 1st of January.

04:48 Their position will rotate again on the 30th of June this year.

04:52 (whooshing)

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