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00:00 The Israeli military rescued two hostages in Rafah in an operation that has left dozens

00:07 of Palestinians dead.

00:11 Elon Musk has denied Ukrainian claims his company's Starlink terminals are being sold

00:16 to Russia's military.

00:21 Nearly half of the world's migratory species are in decline, largely due to human impact,

00:26 according to a UN study.

00:30 Finland's ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubbe wins presidential bid after a close election

00:36 run-off against former foreign minister Pekka Havisto.

00:43 The Israeli military rescued two hostages in Rafah in an operation that has left dozens

00:48 of Palestinians dead.

00:50 Both were airlifted to Sheba Hospital and were reported to be in good medical condition.

00:55 They have been identified as 60-year-old Fernando Simon Marmon and 70-year-old Luis Ha, who

01:01 were kidnapped by Hamas militants in the 7th of October cross-border attack that triggered

01:06 the war.

01:25 At least 67 Palestinians were killed in airstrikes that were part of the raid, according to Palestinian

01:31 hospital officials, among them women and children.

01:34 Several others were wounded.

01:37 The Israeli attacks left a path of destruction in Rafah, a designated safe zone where 1.4

01:43 million of Gaza's displaced sought refuge.

01:46 The attacks come a few hours after President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

01:52 that Israel should not conduct a military operation against Hamas in Rafah without a

01:56 credible and executable plan to protect civilians.

02:04 SpaceX founder Elon Musk has denied that his company is selling its Starlink terminals

02:09 to Russia.

02:11 Ukraine's military service said on Sunday that attacking Russian forces had been found

02:15 using the terminals to aid their attack.

02:19 It released what it said was a recording of an intercepted conversation between two Russian

02:24 soldiers as proof.

02:25 Russia also denied the claims.

02:42 Starlink terminals use a series of satellites run by Elon Musk's company SpaceX to provide

02:48 high-speed communications.

02:51 They have been vital in giving Ukraine's military an edge over invading Russian troops.

02:58 The US Senate voted on Sunday to advance a foreign aid bill that, if approved, could

03:03 mean billions of dollars of much-needed support for Ukraine.

03:13 Close to half of the world's migratory animals are in drastic decline due to factors including

03:18 humanity's impact on their habitats and climate change.

03:23 That's the alarming conclusion of a new UN study of 1,200 species around the world.

03:29 It says 44% of them are in decline and around a fifth of those are threatened with extinction.

03:38 These species live in habitats where the habitats are very important in terms of providing us

03:43 with clean water, clean air, food, coastal and other littoral protection and so on.

03:50 And the habitats can't provide these ecosystem services if we don't look after the animals

03:55 that are part of them.

03:57 Forests aren't just about trees.

03:58 Wetlands aren't just about reeds and grasses.

04:01 It's very much about the whole ecosystem and the animals that live in them.

04:04 The migratory species are part of all of these ecosystems.

04:09 Delegates at a UN conference on the crisis agreed to evaluate proposals for targeted

04:14 conservation measures to be taken by international authorities.

04:19 The report's authors stressed that because migration is a transnational phenomenon, only

04:24 coordinated action by world governments can save some species.

04:32 He is officially Finland's newest president.

04:35 On Sunday, after a close election run-off against ex-Foreign Minister Pekka Havisto,

04:40 former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb won the presidential bid.

04:44 With all the votes counted, the centre-right candidate of the National Coalition Party

04:48 secured 51.6% of the votes, while independent candidate Havisto from the Green Left secured

04:55 48.4%.

04:58 As head of state, Stubb's main priority will be to steer the Nordic countries' foreign

05:02 and security policies at a time when Europe faces significant political turmoil.

05:08 The starting point is that I want to see Finland in the core of NATO.

05:12 That we are a security provider, not a security consumer.

05:18 That we have a steadfast and strong support, defence in the alliance with our 1,340-kilometre

05:27 long border with Russia.

05:32 Stubb and Havisto were the main contenders in an election where over 4 million people

05:37 were eligible to vote.

05:41 We had two excellent candidates and both of them would be a great president here in Finland,

05:47 but the winning margin was quite close.

05:50 So I think he has a lot of work to unify the whole country.

05:55 Very proud of his victory.

05:58 For me, those values, the liberal values that he presents are really, really important in

06:08 these times.

06:10 The Finnish president is expected to remain above the fray of day-to-day politics and

06:14 largely stay out of domestic political disputes.

06:22 Finland's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, had a starring role in the parade as the German

06:27 city of Cologne staged its own Mardi Gras carnival.

06:31 His was among several larger-than-life depictions of world leaders rolling through the streets

06:35 in a spectacular and noisy celebration.

06:41 Elaborate costumes are the hallmark of the iconic Serenissima festival in Venice.

06:46 The ten-day event peaks on Tuesday with a competition for the most beautiful outfit.

06:51 It draws visitors from around the world.

07:05 February's traditional festivities are being marked in countries across Europe, including

07:10 Portugal.

07:11 Some parties had to be cancelled because of bad weather, but others went ahead.

07:16 Nothing was going to rain on their parade.

07:22 Costa Rica is drowning in narco-activity and wants the EU to help in the fight.

07:28 Cocaine and fentanyl have already swamped the outskirts of the country's capital, where

07:33 police are hunting for gang leaders.

07:36 The tropical paradise is on the brink of collapse.

07:50 We are in Pavas, one of Costa Rica's most dangerous drug districts.

07:54 Almost every day police come here searching for cartel bosses that are suspected to hide

07:59 in these buildings.

08:01 What's happening to Costa Rica? Is the popular tourist destination slowly turning into a

08:06 narco-state?

08:07 Drug trafficking, murder, robbery, assault.

08:12 It's not recommended to go out at night.

08:17 Last year, gang warfare over territories saw Costa Rica's murder rate soaring by 40 percent

08:23 to a record high.

08:24 Having abolished its army 70 years ago, the peaceful country has little means to suppress

08:29 the violence.

08:30 We were not prepared to face such violent drug trafficking that kills so many people.

08:39 There is a big difference between the resources the police have and the resources drug trafficking

08:47 has today.

08:48 Costa Rica and the European Union now want to cooperate more closely on security issues.

08:54 Tough intervention in Central America could also reduce the record amount of cocaine in

08:59 Europe.

09:00 We are ready to help also in terms of sharing good practices and what is being done in Europe.

09:05 So there will be experts which will help on the port authorities, on the police side,

09:11 and also on the legal aspect.

09:14 Meanwhile Costa Rican police continue to search for the gang leaders in Pavas.

09:23 The government plans to increase the number of police officers by 10 percent.

09:28 Too late according to many who fear the country will fall under narco-control within just

09:33 months.

09:34 Johannes Blesbecker, Euronews, Pavas, Costa Rica.

09:56 After I take a train I go to St. Petersburg.

10:14 Then I go to a hostel there.

10:16 I wait maybe two days, three days.

10:18 Then after I go to another city, Vyborg city.

10:21 Then I buy from there a bicycle.

10:24 Then after I come to Finland.

10:27 The police and the arms, they help us.

10:31 So it's good for us because it's so easy.

10:34 You come here.

10:35 We have information that there are in the city of St. Petersburg area thousands of persons

11:02 who might come to Finland.

11:04 Following this route we know that we have to open the borders or at least some of them

11:11 sometime because this cannot go forever.

11:17 But we are at the same time drafting changes to our legislation to make us better prepared

11:27 to this situation when it arose again.

11:39 the situation.

11:40 Thank you.

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