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Latest news bulletin | August 18th – Midday
euronews (in English)
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18/08/2024
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More than 3,000 people are evacuated from Kursk in 24 hours as the Ukrainian incursion
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into Russia continues.
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Relatives of the Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza urge the government
00:16
to reach a deal to secure their release.
00:21
Legendary French actor and film producer Alain Delon died peacefully aged 88, his three children
00:27
announced in a joint statement.
00:35
More than 3,000 people have been evacuated over the last 24 hours from areas in Russia's
00:40
western Kursk region affected by the ongoing incursion of the Ukrainian army.
00:47
The Russian emergency ministry said on Saturday that more than 10,000 local residents were
00:52
staying at temporary accommodation centers in other parts of the country.
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The Ukrainian military push into Kursk has seen Kiev's forces seize several villages,
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take hundreds of prisoners and force the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians.
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It's the largest attack on Russia since World War II.
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Kiev hopes that the surprise incursion into Russia, which started on August 6, will change
01:20
the dynamic of the more than two-year-old conflict.
01:24
But Ukrainian officials have repeatedly said that the aim of the operation isn't to occupy
01:28
Russia but to force Moscow to negotiate peace on Kiev's terms.
01:40
Relatives of the Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza have rallied to demand
01:45
the government reach a deal to secure their release.
01:48
Carrying pictures of their family members on what's now called Hostages Square in Tel
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Aviv, they called for the Israeli government to finally reach an agreement to bring back
01:57
the more than 100 captives.
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You know that President Biden is investing all his weight in this mission.
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You know that the entire West Bank is under siege and Israel must be part of it.
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Negotiations from the United States, Egypt and Qatar ended two days of talks in Doha
02:18
on Friday with a message of hope that a deal could be reached.
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U.S. President Joe Biden said he was optimistic, adding, we are closer than we've ever been.
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And the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli negotiators had expressed
02:33
cautious optimism.
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But Hamas said on Saturday that no progress had been made and mediators were selling illusions.
02:44
India's medical workers have begun a nationwide strike to protest the rape and killing of
02:51
a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in West Bengal state.
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The strike was called by the Indian Medical Association, which said all non-essential
03:00
services at hospitals would be shut down across the country for 24 hours.
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This rape has shaken our faith in the system. You saw how at first the gruesome murder and
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later on every effort was made to shield the victim and that is what happens every time
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in India.
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On August 9th, police discovered the body of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at the state-run
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R.G. Kaur Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
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A police volunteer working at the hospital has been detained in connection with the crime
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but the family of the victim alleges it was a gang rape.
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An autopsy confirmed sexual assault had taken place.
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Firefighters in Turkey continue to battle multiple blazes burning for a third day across
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the country's west.
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The Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate says more than 131 forest fires have erupted
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in the past week.
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Most have been brought under control but five major fires continue in the provinces of Izmir,
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Aydin, Manisa, Karabuk and Bolu.
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Thousands of people have been evacuated from the affected areas but there have been no
04:14
reports of any casualties.
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Alain Delon, the legendary French actor whose talent made him an icon of French and European
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cinema, has died at the age of 88.
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His three children announced his death in a joint statement, saying they were immensely
04:32
saddened and that the actor passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family.
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Born in France in 1935, Delon rose to international fame in the 1960s with memorable roles in
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films like In Full Sun and The Leopard.
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His loss will be deeply felt by fans and colleagues around the world.
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