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00:00The United States informs its allies that Iran has transferred ballistic missiles to

00:06Russia to use in the war in Ukraine.

00:11British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in Ireland, a visit that's part of what he calls

00:16a wider EU reset.

00:22Protesters in Prague honour the victims of the Russian invasion and call for greater

00:26international support for Ukraine.

00:31Spanish director Pedro Almodovar wins the Golden Line for Best Film at the Venice Film

00:36Festival for his movie The Room Next Door.

00:42The United States has reportedly informed its allies that Iran has transferred short-range

00:47ballistic missiles to Russia to use in the war in Ukraine.

00:51Two anonymous officials confirmed the U.S. intelligence findings but didn't say how many

00:55weapons had been delivered or when the transfers took place.

00:59The White House has warned Tehran for months against transferring ballistic missiles to

01:04Moscow.

01:05Iran has been providing Russia with its Shahed attack drone since autumn 2022.

01:11Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry has said its forces have liberated the village

01:16of Kalinova, 25 kilometers southeast of Pokrovsk.

01:20Russian troops have been advancing on the key logistics hub for months, prompting Ukraine

01:25to order the mandatory evacuation of children from the city last month.

01:29And on Saturday, residents in Kursk went to the polls to vote in local elections.

01:35The western Russian region is where Ukraine launched a lightning incursion on August 6,

01:40seizing several settlements with the aim of creating a buffer zone inside Russia.

01:50British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has met his Irish counterpart Simon Harris in Dublin

01:55in a visit described as a reset.

01:58Starmer's trip is the first by a British leader to Ireland in five years and is a further

02:02sign that the two wish to deepen relations on economic and security matters.

02:07It's a pleasure to be here, to have this opportunity which we will take to renew the friendship

02:13between our countries.

02:16That reset I think can be meaningful.

02:19Starmer and Harris participated in a business roundtable to explore how renewed relations

02:24could benefit trade.

02:26The economic relationship is worth around 120 billion euros and supports thousands of

02:31jobs on both sides of the Irish Sea.

02:34Relations between the two countries have been strained since the UK voted in 2016 to withdraw

02:40from the European Union.

02:42That's affected political and trade structures of Northern Ireland, which is part of the

02:46UK.

02:50Around 100 people have gathered in Prague for a rally to demand more protection for

02:55Ukraine.

02:57Organisers said the aim of the event was to honour the victims of the Russian invasion

03:02and to call for greater international support.

03:06Demonstrators created a map of Ukraine using blue and yellow umbrellas.

03:11They also held up a banner saying Let Ukraine Strike Back.

03:16The protest aimed to highlight the continued need for defensive measures to protect Ukrainian

03:21airspace.

03:23The Czech Defence Ministry said in July that it had so far provided Ukraine with more than

03:28259 million euros worth of military aid.

03:33That includes tanks, rocket launchers and various types of ammunition.

03:38The Czechs have been one of Ukraine's staunchest backers and were the first country to send

03:43heavy equipment soon after the 2022 Russian invasion.

03:53Spanish director Pedro Almodovar has won the Golden Lion for the best film at the 81st

03:58Venice Film Festival for his movie The Room Next Door.

04:02He received an almost 20-minute ovation when he collected his award for his first English

04:07language film.

04:08It stars Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton and tells the story of two friends who rekindle

04:13their friendship only to discover that one has terminal cervical cancer.

04:18Almodovar, who dedicated the prize to his two stars, has previously called for greater

04:23access to euthanasia.

04:36The other big winners were Nicole Kidman, who walked off with the Volpe Cup for Best

04:40Actress for her role in Baby Girl.

04:44And Vincent Landon won the Best Actor prize for The Quiet Son.

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