Latest news bulletin | February 4th – Midday
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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.
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