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00:00 UK and US forces launched a new series of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.

00:05 At least 30 targets were struck across 10 different locations.

00:10 The UN Agency for Palestine Refugees warns of an imminent humanitarian catastrophe in

00:15 the Gaza Strip.

00:21 President Zelensky presented state awards to intelligence service officers who participated

00:25 in the recent sinking of a Russian missile corvette.

00:30 Farmers' protests continued during the weekend in Germany, Switzerland and Greece as they

00:34 say farmers have been pushed to the brink of disaster.

00:43 UK and US forces launched a new series of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.

00:48 At least 30 targets were struck across 10 different locations, according to US officials

00:53 quoted by the media.

00:54 On Saturday, US CENTCOM reported that six Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles launched

01:00 toward the Red Sea were successfully intercepted.

01:04 On Saturday, Iraq's foreign ministry summoned the US Embassy's representative to deliver

01:09 a formal complaint over US strikes.

01:12 The Pentagon has claimed to have hit more than 85 targets in Iraq and Syria.

01:18 Assessments claim US strikes may have left more than 60 kills in Iraq and Syria, which

01:24 include militants as well as civilians.

01:29 In Iraq, Population Mobilation Forces, an Iranian-backed group, show photos of its official

01:34 security headquarters ruined in al-Qaim.

01:43 The UN Agency for Palestine Refugee warns of the imminent unprecedented humanitarian

01:47 catastrophe in the Gaza Strip.

01:49 In its ex-account, it said people are dying at the world's watch.

01:53 On Friday, UN experts again urged countries to reverse their decisions to stop funding

01:57 the UN Agency in the wake of the Hamas-supporting scandal.

02:02 EU Foreign Relations Chief Joseph Borrell on Saturday reassured that major member states

02:06 such as France and Germany will continue to fund the organization.

02:10 Their relatives of Israeli hostages fear the crisis in Gaza is worsening the situation

02:15 of the hostages still held by Hamas.

02:18 Anti-government rallies continue in Tel Aviv, with demands to find a way for ceasefire and

02:22 the release of the captured.

02:25 A recent hope for a ceasefire, brokered by Egypt, Qatar and the USA a week ago, still

02:29 holds.

02:30 According to media reports, Hamas discussed the Paris Initiative with all Palestinian

02:34 factions.

02:36 The movement gave its prior approval for the deal, but expressed dissatisfaction over key

02:40 details.

02:44 Farmer protests across the European Union continue as tractors in Germany block access

02:48 to Frankfurt Airport, one of the world's largest transfer hubs.

02:52 Even though about 2,000 trucks were allegedly going to take part, only 400 showed up, according

02:57 to local police.

02:59 German producers are protesting against the expiry of tax refunds for agriculture diesel.

03:04 In the Swiss city of Geneva, more than 30 farmers drove their tractors to the center

03:09 of the city to demand fair pay for their labor.

03:12 They are protesting against the large profit margins of supermarkets.

03:15 While food appears to be expensive, the production cost and farmers' profit is not.

03:22 In Greece, Saloniki, angry farmers dumped the produce on the ground, saying it is the

03:26 equivalent of selling the produce for no profit.

03:29 Farmers from various regions of Greece display coffins and black flags as protest organizers

03:34 say that rising production costs have pushed farmers to the brink of disaster.

03:44 University hospitals in Amsterdam and Rotterdam have opened foundling rooms, adding to several

03:49 more already operating in the Netherlands.

03:51 They are for women who want to anonymously give up their children, and the foundation

03:56 The Protected Cradle now has 13 places where women can leave their babies safely.

04:01 The rooms were created in response to babies found in containers and other places around

04:05 the country.

04:07 The foundation believes it is better to have babies found immediately by medics, rather

04:11 than too late by members of the public.

04:18 The annual 12 Marias Festival is in full swing during the carnival in Venice.

04:22 Twelve Venetian girls were successfully chosen from a pool of more than 50 candidates.

04:27 As part of the age-old tradition, the girls arrived aboard gondolas, gliding through the

04:31 heart of Venice's Piazza San Marco.

04:33 Their iconic dresses are inspired by 16th-century Titian paintings, but the Feste delle Marie

04:38 has even more ancient roots.

04:40 It is told that in the late 10th century, 12 Venetian girls got abducted by pirates.

04:44 When the city successfully took the captives back, they paraded through the streets to

04:48 celebrate.

04:50 (whooshing)

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