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00:00UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for de-escalation amid the Blue Line fire

00:07exchanges.

00:11French President Emmanuel Macron did not name a prime minister and will hold a new round

00:16of consultations.

00:21Baltic and Nordic countries have raised concerns over Hungary's opening of its visa scheme

00:26to nationals from Russia and Belarus.

00:35UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for the immediate de-escalation as cross-border

00:41attacks between Israel and Lebanon intensify.

00:45On Sunday, we issued a statement in which the Secretary-General expressed his deep concern

00:50at the exchange of fire that had taken place across the Blue Line.

00:54These actions, he said, put both the Lebanese and Israeli populations at risk, as well

00:59threatening regional security and stability.

01:03Meanwhile, more than 600 UNIFIL peacekeepers continue to carry out their mission at the

01:08Spanish base in southern Lebanon.

01:11They find themselves amid the clashes across the Blue Line, that is the unofficial line

01:15that separates Israel and Lebanon.

01:17Phase two has just sounded, which means that all personnel outside the buildings must wear

01:24a vest and helmet, and all patrols outside the positions must retreat to the nearest

01:29position.

01:30The Spanish Blue Helmets are in charge of bringing water every day to the advanced positions

01:35of the Blue Line.

01:37In the end, you do this, we come for a mission and this is what we are doing and that's it.

01:45UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric emphasizes the conflict's impact on civilians bordering

01:51the Blue Line, but confirms that the escalation in the region has not had a significant humanitarian

01:57impact.

02:03French President Emmanuel Macron did not name a leftist prime minister and will hold a new

02:08round of consultations in an effort to form a new government.

02:13The left-wing New Popular Front Alliance won the most seats in July's snap legislative

02:18elections, but not enough to govern.

02:22The party nominated Lucie Castaix as prime minister, who says she is ready to govern

02:27and willing to compromise to get things done.

02:30We are here to remind the president the importance of respecting the election results and to

02:36get the country out of the paralysis in which it is plunged.

02:41We are here to propose a solution to stability.

02:44But far-right leaders that met with Macron on Monday said the party would block a prime

02:49ministerial candidate from the left-wing alliance.

02:52Our position remains unchanged compared to the one we expressed in the legislative elections.

02:59The New Popular Front, in its program, in its movements and in the personalities that

03:04it embodies, represents a danger for public order, for civil peace and, of course, for

03:10the economic life of the country.

03:11Marine Le Pen called for an exception for the National Assembly to be convened before

03:16a prime minister is appointed.

03:20The New Popular Front said they would not partake new consultations with Macron unless

03:25it was to discuss Castaix's nomination.

03:32Lithuania and Latvia are the latest EU countries to express concern over Hungary's easing of

03:38entry rules to nationals from Russia and Belarus.

03:44Hungary's National Card immigration scheme, which has now been relaxed to include Russia

03:48and Belarus, allows guest workers to stay in the country for at least two years and

03:54can pave the way to permanent residency.

03:58Foreign and interior ministers of the Baltic and Nordic states have written to the EU Commission,

04:04expressing concern over these changes which they say could jeopardise the security of

04:08the passport-free Schengen area.

04:12There was never Schengen free for Russian diplomats. It was hostile intention and there

04:16was never Schengen free for possible security breaches by certain countries. So this is

04:24why we take it very seriously as a security risk.

04:27The Hungarian government has dismissed these concerns, saying national cards would be issued

04:32in accordance with the relevant EU framework.

04:40German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to toughen knife laws and step up deportations as he

04:45visited the scene of the fatal knife attack in the German city of Solingen.

05:03We will do everything we can to prevent those who cannot stay in Germany from being deported.

05:19A suspected Islamic extremist from Syria is accused of killing three people and wounding

05:25eight others. The suspect turned himself in to the police the day after the attack at

05:31a festival marking the city's 650th anniversary. The 26-year-old's asylum application was rejected

05:39and he was supposed to be deported last year to Bulgaria, where he first entered the European

05:44Union.

05:46The attack reopened discourse over migration and deportation, a topic that remains highly

05:51divided among public opinion. Police confirmed that there were three different gatherings

05:57in Solingen as various groups took to the streets to demonstrate.

06:28It's not just a news source, but it's a kind of key messenger that is used for coordination

06:39of action on different levels, to store video, to share large files, and all these kinds

06:46of things. And you've got a lot of channels that are more or less directly connected with

06:52the Kremlin or with the DOD, the Department of Defense of Russia.

07:00Telegram is an encrypted chat and avoided being put under Russian government control

07:05in 2018. But according to experts, the Kremlin has managed to manipulate it, having brought

07:10in stricter legislation on its activities.

07:14The owners of channels that are grouping more than 10,000 followers have to give the

07:23information to Roskomnadzor, which is more or less the organization who is in charge

07:29of controlling all the medias and social networks. In the same law, they are explaining that

07:36if you've got a channel who is followed by more than 500,000 packs, you have to give

07:44all the information on your users, just if RKN or the FSB is asking it. So there is a

07:51kind of, not a control, but let's say a kind of more or less cooperation.

07:57With its CEO in prison in a European country, Russian forces may start leaving Telegram,

08:02which in an extreme scenario could also be totally blocked in the country. This uncertainty

08:07will likely impact Russian frontline operations, even if it seems unlikely that the French

08:12authorities could disclose the information contained in the encrypted chats.

08:17They could try to do so. It would be illegal, because at the EU level there is no decision

08:26about being allowed to read messages. Three months ago the EU could not reach an agreement

08:33on this. So yes, they could try this, the secret services or whatever, but I really

08:39don't think that's the main problem now.

09:02As France's largest glacier, the Mer de Glace in Chamonix, melts rapidly, tourists are seizing

09:08what may be their last opportunity to witness it before it disappears entirely. Over the

09:14years, the glacier has become increasingly difficult to reach, but a newly constructed

09:20cable car now provides easier access for the thousands of visitors who come each year.

09:27According to glaciologist Luc Moreau, the construction of the cable car will allow people

09:44to observe the consequences of global warming at close quarters, whilst promoting local

09:49tourism.

09:51Three or four years ago, the glacier touched the rock here. It lost in width and thickness.

09:59It lost 40 metres in four or five years.

10:03Experts can only sound the alarm about the rapidly melting glacier, a visible indicator

10:09of climate change. They are now more committed than ever to raising awareness of the urgent

10:15need for conservation.

10:19Thousands of athletes will descend on the French capital for the 2024 Paralympics, set

10:25to kick off on Wednesday. 4,400 Paralympians, some of which will be torch bearers, will

10:32compete in 23 disciplines, spanning wheelchair rugby to para-athletics.

10:4012 torchers will travel through 12 French towns before the start of the Games, giving

10:52sports fans a taste of what's to come.

11:03Other spectators witnessed the magic of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and have come back

11:09for more.

11:22French authorities have ramped up security at the Paralympic village, but a pair of Australian

11:27archers are not worried.

11:29I'm focused on the competition. I let the government of France worry about that.

11:34We're lucky. If they come in and try it on us, we've got archery gear, so we're pretty well protected.

11:39Roughly 43,000 security personnel are on site to ensure the athletes can safely go for gold.

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