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00:00Ahead of regional elections on Sunday, polls show the far-right AFD overtaking the German

00:06Chancellor's party in Brandenburg.

00:12A second Hezbollah commander has been killed in a recent IDF attack in Lebanon.

00:20Georgia Maloney announced plans to send 20 million euros to parts of Italy devastated

00:25by flooding and extreme weather.

00:30The election campaign for a vote that could determine the fate of Germany's national

00:35government wrapped up on Friday.

00:37After strong showings in two other state elections in eastern Germany, the far-right alternative

00:42for Germany might overtake Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left Social Democrats in

00:48Brandenburg.

00:49Ahead of voting on Sunday, the AFD is leading on polls followed by the SPD and the Christian

00:54Democratic Union.

00:56SPD regional head Dietmar Woidke has said he will resign from politics if the AFD wins.

01:00The left-wing Sarah Wagenknecht alliance is expected to make a leap into the state parliament

01:05only months after its inception, and also following success in recent eastern German

01:10voting.

01:11In light of double-digit poll ratings, the BSW could play a decisive role in preventing

01:16the AFD from becoming a part of a new state government, even if they come out on top.

01:21The Greens and the German Die Linke party have scored below 5% in polls and might not

01:27make it back into the state parliament.

01:32A second top Hezbollah commander has been killed in a recent Israeli strike on Beirut,

01:38with the death toll rising to at least 31.

01:41Ahmed Mahmoud Wahbi and Ibrahim Akhil died during an IDF strike on the southern suburbs

01:46of the city on Friday, according to the Lebanese militant group.

01:50Hezbollah said the two high-level leaders were among 15 operatives killed.

01:54The United Nations has called for a ceasefire as tensions escalate between Beirut and Tel

02:00Aviv.

02:01We urge all parties to de-escalate immediately.

02:04All must exercise maximum restraint.

02:08We also urge the parties to immediately return to the cessation of hostilities and to fully

02:13implement Security Council Resolution 1701.

02:17The region is on the brink of a catastrophe.

02:21Iranian President Mahmoud Pesashkine said if Middle Eastern countries were to unite,

02:27they could quote, stop Israel from committing crimes across the region.

02:32The president's remarks were delivered at an annual military parade in Tehran, with

02:36the latest military weapons such as Shahed drones and hypersonic missiles on display.

02:48The Italian government announced plans to allocate 20 million euros to the region of

02:53Emilia-Romagna after flooding devastated the region.

02:57Italian Premier Giorgio Meloni said the money would be sent as soon as the region's declaration

03:03of a state of emergency reached the government.

03:07Heavy rain and flooding caused more than 1,000 people to be evacuated.

03:15Flooding has also affected other European countries like Poland and the Czech Republic.

03:21In the Klodzko region of Poland, army and locals are clearing debris from the streets

03:27following the extreme weather.

03:31Work began in previously flooded cities in the Czech Republic to clean up streets and

03:36houses.

03:38Flooding in Europe purportedly caused 24 deaths and the EU has promised billions in emergency

03:43repair funding.

03:46Thousands of thirsty revellers sprinted into the hallowed grounds of Theresienwiese to

03:52order a beer at Oktoberfest.

03:54The famous folk festival kicked off its 189th year on Saturday, with up to 6 million punters

04:00expected to attend the event's 16 days.

04:04Visitors commented on increased security measures and hiked prices of pints.

04:09The first Oktoberfest was held in 1810 to celebrate the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig

04:30of Bavaria to Teresa of Saxony.

04:34Centuries later, the festival still pays homage to its historic roots, with the added bonus

04:39of amusement park rides, foods and frothy steins of Hellas.

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