PPN World News Headlines - 23 Aug 2024 - video Dailymotion

• Ukraine destroys Russian ferry • Plane crashes in Thailand

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00:00Air raid sirens blared across the country at 2 PM on Thursday... as South Korea held

00:20its annual air raid drill.

00:22During the 20-minute drill that was carried out to raise public awareness of emergency

00:26response measures, pedestrians on the street were required to move to designated shelters

00:32or nearby underground spaces.

00:35Traffic was blocked in some areas, including downtown's Hall, as drivers were instructed

00:40to pull to the side of the road while traffic lights remained on red for five minutes to

00:45allow passengers and vehicles to safely evacuate.

00:57Tonight, a blazing inferno in Russia as Ukraine attacks a huge ferry.

01:02Tankers of fuel struck, multiple explosions reported and the ferry sinking.

01:08Another fuel depot fire raging for a fifth straight day, hit by drones, smoke billowing

01:13into the sky.

01:15And it's not just fuel storage, but military airfields being hit.

01:19Video verified by ABC News showing an airfield on fire, hundreds of miles from the Ukrainian

01:25border.

01:26Now, Russia building concrete shelters in Kursk to protect civilians amid Ukraine's

01:31shock offensive.

01:41A large plume of smoke rises over Gaza City, marking the latest Israeli strike and a clear

01:48indication that a ceasefire deal is far from being reached.

01:53Beneath it, grief-stricken families come to terms with their loss as the Israeli military

01:58steps up operations in Deir al-Bala.

02:02After new evacuation orders, with little hope they have left, thousands of already displaced

02:08Palestinians take to the road in search of refuge while others decide to turn back.

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