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00:00Zelensky says Ukraine controls over 1,250 square kilometers in Russia's Kursk region.

00:12Russian authorities are still struggling to put out a fire at an oil depot caused by a

00:16Ukrainian drone strike.

00:20The search for six missing people, including UK tech billionaire Mike Lynch, continues

00:25after a yacht sunk off the coast of Sicily in bad weather.

00:31U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at the Democratic Convention which

00:35kicked off on Monday in Chicago.

00:45Ukraine controls over 1,250 square kilometers in Russia's Kursk region.

00:51That is according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

00:55He adds that troops captured the largest number of Russian prisoners in a single operation,

01:00making it one of Kiev's largest efforts to liberate Ukrainians from Russian captivity.

01:2684 temporary accommodation centers opened in the Kursk region, as Russian authorities

01:33say more than 121,000 civilians were evacuated since the start of the incursion.

01:43On Sunday, the Ukrainian president addressed the aim of the incursion into Kursk for the

01:48first time, which is to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across

01:53the border.

01:55Zelensky says his troops would not have to physically enter Russian territories, particularly

01:59the Kursk region, if Ukraine partners would lift the restriction on the use of long-range

02:04weapons.

02:09Russian authorities are still struggling to put out a fire at an oil depot which was hit

02:14by Ukrainian drones three days ago.

02:18According to Russian state news agencies, the fire has burned across an area of 10,000

02:24square meters in the town of Polotarsk in the Rostov region of Russia.

02:30Reports say there are 500 firefighters attempting to tackle the flames, of which at least 41

02:36have been taken to hospital.

02:52Ukraine's Army General Staff has claimed responsibility for attacking the oil depot, which was used

02:57to supply the needs of Russia's army.

03:02It comes as Russia continues to grapple with Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region.

03:09New satellite photos appear to show Russian forces building temporary bridges to replace

03:14those blown up by Ukrainian troops.

03:18The Russian Ministry of Defense has also released footage of what it says shows bodies

03:23of soldiers and damaged Ukrainian military vehicles on a road in Kursk.

03:31Elsewhere Russia says it's destroyed a Ukrainian ammunition and weaponry depot in the Sumy

03:36region and a Ukrainian M-777 howitzer in Kharkiv.

03:45The search for six missing people continued after a yacht sunk off the coast of Sicily

03:50with at least one confirmed dead.

03:53Fifteen people survived, including a mother who reported holding her one-year-old baby

03:58over the waves to save her.

04:01Rescue teams and divers returned to the site of the storm-sunken superyacht.

04:05The missing people are believed to be trapped in the ship's hull, 50 meters underwater.

04:11Rescuers were reportedly unable to access the ship's cabins as they were blocked by

04:15debris that had shifted during a violent storm that toppled the luxury sailboat early Monday.

04:21One body has been recovered, officials said.

04:25Passengers on board included UK tech billionaire Mike Lynch and his family.

04:30The vacation appeared to be something of a celebration after Lynch's acquittal in a fraud

04:34case, with guests including some of the people who had stood by him throughout the ordeal.

04:40The yacht had been moored about a half-mile off the coast when a storm rolled in around

04:444 a.m. Monday morning.

04:46Officials said they believe the ship was struck by a tornado over the water which had passed

04:51over the area.

04:56U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at the Democratic Convention in

05:01Chicago to pay a tribute to U.S. President Joe Biden.

05:05This is going to be a great week, and I want to kick us off by celebrating our incredible

05:16President Joe Biden.

05:19Joe, thank you for your historic leadership, for your lifetime of service to our nation,

05:25and for all you will continue to do.

05:28We are forever grateful to you.

05:30Four weeks ago, Biden stepped aside as the party's presidential nominee to make way for

05:35his running mate Kamala Harris.

05:38The convention holds particularly high stakes for the party as it will showcase the new

05:43presidential nominee's policy objectives.

05:48Hillary Clinton also made an appearance at the convention.

05:52The former Secretary of State applauded Harris for working towards breaking what she calls

05:57the highest and hardest glass ceiling.

06:01Also on the opening day of the DNC, thousands of marchers took to the streets in a mostly

06:05peaceful protest calling for an end to the war in Gaza.

06:10Several demonstrators were arrested after breaking through a fence set up by the police.

06:15U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his valedictory address to the Democratic National Convention,

06:24telling the audience he gave them his best and basking in a long ovation.

06:30Biden told the crowd that when Trump left office, NATO was in tatters and America's

06:34public image completely different.

06:37When Trump left office, Europe and NATO was in tatters.

06:42Not a joke.

06:45America First Doctrine changed our whole image in the world.

06:49Well, I spent, they gave the hours, about 190 hours sum total, with my counterparts

06:57or heads of state in Europe to strengthen NATO.

07:01We did.

07:02We united Europe.

07:03Look at that.

07:04We've been united for years.

07:05Biden defended his record as president, advocated for his vice president in the upcoming election

07:11and went on the attack against Trump.

07:14Just as no commander in chief should ever bow down to a dictator, the way Trump bows

07:20down to Putin, I never have and I promise you Kamala Harris will never do it, will never

07:29bow down.

07:31President Biden described his selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate four years

07:35ago, the best decision he made in his whole career.

07:38He insisted he did not harbour any ill will about the impending end of his tenure and

07:43called on the party to unite around Harris.

07:49Massive growth in the population of Ireland between 2015 and 2023 has seen demand for

07:55housing reach a ratio of now just under four to one.

07:59That means for every four persons seeking a house, only one is available.

08:04The massive demand for housing is resulting in a huge increase in property prices which

08:08is now beyond the reach of most young people.

08:12Some observers say the government is failing badly to address the needs of people who are

08:16trying to get on the property ladder.

08:18We've failed to stem that flow and failed to build appropriate social homes to allow

08:23them the dignity of being able to be housed.

08:26So we have a massive crisis here at the moment that is increasing year upon year and a massive

08:31supply and demand that doesn't mix, doesn't connect and is completely disconnected and

08:35at odds with what our needs are.

08:37Central to the massive demand for housing is the rapid rise in the population.

08:42The numbers in the country have risen from 3.6 million in the mid 1990s to a current

08:47figure of 5.1 million.

08:49However in that time the number of housing completions has fallen behind demand.

08:54A recent study found that Ireland has a higher house demand ratio than Spain, the United

08:59Kingdom, Germany and the USA.

09:02The demand per capita is twice that of Australia which is a popular destination for immigrants

09:07from all over the world.

09:09The Irish government say that despite the current figures, the rate of housing completions

09:14is improving.

09:15For ten years up to 2020 not enough homes were being built.

09:19But if I look at what we're doing now, that in the first two years of housing for all

09:23we significantly exceeded our targets.

09:26We will do so again this year by delivering private, really good social housing, social

09:32housing at a rate that we haven't seen for over 50 years and affordable homes for working

09:36people for the first time in a generation.

09:38The real problem for the Irish government is that as its economy continues to boom,

09:43Ireland will remain an attractive location for immigrants whose demand for housing will

09:47continue to surpass supply.

09:50This 4 to 1 ratio of demand and supply of houses in this country is putting pressure

09:55on the government to increase property completions.

09:58With a general election coming down the line in the coming months, housing could be the

10:02issue that determines who forms the next government in this country.

10:07This is Ken Ray for Euronews in Dublin.

10:12A German court has rejected an appeal by a 99-year-old woman who was convicted of being

10:19an accessory to more than 10,000 murders during World War II.

10:24Mgard Feuchner was indicted in December 2022 for her role as a secretary to the SS commander

10:31of the Nazis' Stutthof concentration camp.

10:34The Itzehoe court said the judges were convinced the former stenographer had a role in the

10:39deaths of thousands of prisoners killed by gassings, concentration camps and death marches.

10:47Stargazers and photographers gather across the globe to catch a glimpse of the rare blue

10:54supermoon.

10:56A supermoon is used to describe when the full moon is at its closest point to Earth.

11:01Because of this close proximity, the moon appears to be 14% larger and 30% brighter

11:08compared to when it's at its farthest distance.

11:12The lunar spectacle is especially rare as according to NASA it is also a blue moon which

11:18happens every 2-3 years.

11:21Worried that you missed it, well according to NASA the blue supermoon can be seen through

11:26early Wednesday morning.

11:28August supermoon is the first of four lunar spectacles.

11:33The next supermoon will be on the night of September 18th, followed by October 17th and

11:39the final supermoon will round out the year on November 15th.

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