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00:00Israel says it will no longer facilitate Norwegian diplomats in Palestine.

00:07Russia's opposition, Ilya Yashin, urges the West to save Ukraine.

00:24Israel has said it will no longer facilitate Norwegian diplomats to work in Palestine.

00:32Eight diplomats have already had their accreditation revoked by the Israeli Foreign Ministry, which

00:37said it made the decision in response to Norway's alleged anti-Israel conduct, including its

00:43recognition of a Palestinian state.

00:49Norway has called the move an extreme act and said it will have consequences for its

00:54relationship with the Israeli government.

00:58It comes as a Human Rights Watch report found Israeli soldiers killed at least seven Palestinians

01:04and severely wounded two when they attacked a Gaza City home in December.

01:11The family members said there were no militants or weapons inside the house and that the family

01:16had no connection to any armed group.

01:20The Israeli military has not yet responded to the allegations.

01:25Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has called the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran a

01:31flagrant violation of international law, although it has not made a direct reference to Israel.

01:39The statement comes amid rising tensions in the Middle East as fears of a wider regional

01:44war grow.

01:49Ukrainian soldiers have made advances of up to 10 kilometres into the Cusco region after

01:54the third day of an incursion into Russian territory.

01:58According to the Institute for the Study of War, Ukrainian forces have penetrated at least

02:04two Russian defence lines as fighting continues in the region.

02:10The latest is one of the largest cross-border incursions since the war began in 2022.

02:16Several outlets in Russia report that Ukrainian forces have seized the Suzha checkpoint.

02:22Geolocated imagery posted on August 7 appears to show heavy damage to buildings in the area.

02:29It also shows Ukrainian forces captured over 40 Russian prisoners of war at the checkpoint.

02:35Meanwhile, Russia has confirmed Ukraine's incursion.

02:39According to its defence ministry, the Russian army is attacking Ukrainian combatants who

02:45are trying to advance on the area from Ukraine's Syrme region.

02:50Kyiv has yet to comment on the Cusco region offensive.

02:58A week after his release as part of a prison exchange deal between Russia and Western countries,

03:04Ilya Yashin met his supporters in Berlin.

03:08More than 2,000 people came to meet the Russian opposition activist.

03:13In 2022, he was sentenced to eight and a half years behind bars because he spoke up against

03:19the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

03:38Yashin worked with and was close friend of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny,

03:50who died in a Siberian prison in February.

03:54Many wonder if Yashin could become the new leader of Russian opposition.

04:21Whilst in prison, Yashin got over 30,000 letters and encouraged his supporters to write to

04:27activists who are still behind bars in Russia.

04:52What started these right-wing protests?

05:02Misinformation surrounding the murder of three young girls.

05:13Last night in towns and cities across the UK, though, thousands of anti-fascist protesters

05:19outnumbered right-wing groups.

05:21But the anti-immigrant sentiment has arguably been bubbling under the surface for many years.

05:28It led the Conservative government to propose plans to fly immigrants to migrant camps in

05:34Rwanda and to put them in barges like this one off the coast.

05:38The Labour government has now scrapped these policies, calling them gimmicks and a waste

05:43of taxpayer money.

05:45For now at least, those inside Number 10 will be extremely relieved that anti-fascist

05:50protests have helped quell recent racist unrest.

05:53But the new government now has to pick up the pieces after years of Conservative anti-immigration

05:58rhetoric and failed policies, which ultimately heightened tensions.

06:04All eyes will now be on the Prime Minister and how he chooses to navigate this political

06:09tightrope.

06:10There is a difference between responsible politicians and irresponsible politicians.

06:14Dr Nigel Fletcher is a former adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron and believes Labour

06:19must now do what the Conservatives couldn't and take meaningful action around migration.

06:25Labour not only have to solve it, but also solve it in a way that is markedly and demonstrably

06:31different in tone and substance to how the Conservative government were seeking to respond

06:38to it.

06:39Because if they continue with some of the rhetoric and some of the hardline policies

06:44that the previous government has, they will alienate parts of their own party.

06:50The UK government has recently announced plans for a new border security command to tackle

06:55human smuggling gangs.

06:57This reflects the broader European struggle with migration.

07:01As the political landscape evolves, the challenge is to implement effective, humane policies

07:07that appease both sides of the political spectrum.

07:10Luke Hanrahan, Euronews, London.

07:17Where there are tourists, there are pickpockets.

07:19This is also the case in Barcelona, where many visitors to the city end up leaving without

07:24a phone, wallet, passport or even all three.

07:28Some Spanish citizens say the police are doing too little to combat the issue, so they decided

07:33to take matters into their own hands.

08:03Guerrero says that in recent years, the pickpocketing situation in Barcelona has become even worse,

08:09saying that both theft and violent robberies have increased exponentially.

08:40In suburbs to the north and east of Paris, more than a quarter of the population live

08:47below the poverty line.

08:49But the suburbs also house Olympic stadiums and swimming pools.

08:54Residents are right on top of it all, but rarely go to the competitions themselves.

08:59The Olympic Village is located in the suburb of Saint Denis.

09:02Thousands of apartments currently being used for athletes will soon be intended for residents,

09:07but the initial figure has decreased.

09:30Some suburbs are trying to bridge the gap between the poverty of their residents and

09:35the gold medals won just a few kilometres away.

09:41They're setting up fan zones which organise sports and activities and broadcast the games

09:46live, all for free.

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