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00:00European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Europe is a great gift at the final

00:06CDU-CSU rally ahead of the EU elections.

00:10As the Russian invasion continues to devastate border areas, a Ukrainian counter-attack killed

00:1626 people and wounded dozens more.

00:19Germany, centre-right Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union have held

00:30their final election campaign event in the southern state of Bavaria.

00:35It was attended by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who is a CDU member.

00:41She told the audience that today's Europe is a great gift, but warned that the bloc

00:46is being challenged like never before by populists, extremists and demagogues.

01:17She criticised far-right parties such as the AfD in Germany and France's national rally,

01:23accusing them of trying to ruin our Europe.

01:27She's aiming for a second term in office as head of the Commission.

01:31Polls suggest that her centre-right European People's Party will be the biggest group in

01:36the EU parliament after the election.

01:39But she'll need support from other groups if she wants to remain as head of the Commission.

01:44She only secured her job in 2019 by a majority of nine votes.

01:55As the Russian invasion continues to devastate border areas, a Ukrainian counter-attack killed

02:0128 people, according to Russian authorities.

02:04A shopping carousel with people inside was destroyed, said the head of Russian authorities

02:09in the region, Vladimir Saldo.

02:11When residents went to help the victims, Saldo said another missile struck, putting the death

02:16toll at 22.

02:18Russian officials also reported that a Ukrainian strike on an apartment block in Luhansk killed

02:24six.

02:25The Russian defence ministry accused Ukraine of targeting civilian areas, saying US-made

02:31missiles had been deliberately fired at residential districts.

02:34The attacks came as the Russian offensive against Ukraine continues, attacking border

02:39areas and settlements of Sumy Oblast.

02:42No casualties were reported.

02:44Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is gaining ground in the east, capturing 47

02:49towns and villages since the start of the year.

02:52However, Ukrainians say Russia has lost almost 520,000 troops since the start of its full-scale

02:58invasion.

03:10into the most controversial in its history.

03:13In the last election in 2019, only 50.7% of voters turned out.

03:18So, what might happen this time?

03:21We can't forget that we're not talking about European elections, but 27 national elections.

03:25So, the approach to abstentionism will certainly differ across countries that these elections

03:32take place and the current issues at stake.

03:36According to the Euronews poll centre, young voters could in fact raise the turnout in

03:41France and Germany.

03:42The poll suggests the young voters of the two big shots of the EU are being tempted

03:47by the far right.

03:48Meanwhile, in Slovakia, in 2019, the country recorded the lowest electoral turnout in all

03:54of the EU, with only 22.7% bothering to vote.

03:59But this time, after a failed attempt to assassinate the anti-EU Prime Minister, Robert Fitzel,

04:05shocked the country.

04:06The figure is expected to rise much higher.

04:12Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200.

04:16But World War II veteran Harold Terence and his sweetheart Jeanne Swerlin proved that

04:21love is eternal as they tied the knot Saturday inland of the D-Day beaches in Normandy, France.

04:28Their respective ages, he's 100 and she's a youngster of just 96, made their nuptials

04:34an almost double-century celebration.

04:37Terence called it the best day of my life.

04:40They've been invited to a state dinner with President Emmanuel Macron and US President

04:45Joe Biden.

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