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00:00A review of the EU-Israel Association agreement finds indications that Israel breached its human rights obligations with actions in Gaza.
00:10More European countries are evacuating their citizens from Iran and Israel as the conflict enters its seventh day.
00:20Romania's new president, Nicosia Dan, nominates Elie Bologian as center-right former mayor to be prime minister.
00:30Israel's actions on the Gaza Strip indicate a breach of the human rights provisions contained in its association agreement with the European Union.
00:40A highly anticipated review from the bloc's diplomatic service has found.
00:45The breach stems from Israel's war on Gaza and the stringent conditions applied to the deliveries of humanitarian aid.
00:54The situation has stoked fears of widespread famine among Palestinians living in a densely populated enclave.
01:02Citing a collection of findings by independent international organizations, the review was sent to EU member states on Friday.
01:10It also covers Israel's decades-long occupation of the West Bank, where settlers have engaged in violent acts.
01:19Europeans have reacted with shock and fury at reports of Palestinians being killed by the Israeli army while waiting for supplies at distribution centers.
01:28Israel decried the findings and called on Brussels to keep bilateral dialogue going.
01:33More countries are evacuating their nationals from Israel and Iran.
01:42The now week-long conflict has blocked much of the region's airspace, leaving people unable to leave the Middle East.
01:50On Thursday, a repatriation flight transported nearly 70 people from Israel to Portugal.
01:59Around 50 of them were Portuguese nationals.
02:04The Portuguese government this week also announced the temporary closure of its embassy in Tehran.
02:10In Serbia, 38 people arrived safely in Belgrade last night, most of whom were Serbian citizens.
02:16The country's prime minister met with the Egyptian foreign minister in Cairo on Thursday to discuss the emergency evacuation of more than 2,500 Serbian nationals stranded in Israel.
02:31In Romania, over 100 people arrived in the capital, Bucharest, on Friday on military transport planes from the Middle East.
02:39The Romanian Ministry of Defense sent planes after Romanian nationals requested assistance to leave the conflict zone, but did not specify which country they departed from.
02:52Romania's president, Nicosio Odean, has appointed former interim prime minister, Ilie Bolojan, as prime minister.
03:06The nomination comes after weeks of deliberations and amid a challenging political and economic context.
03:14Bolojan's nomination will need to be approved by parliament.
03:17A dovedit, pe de o parte, că...
03:21Sunt conștient de marea responsabilitate pe care mi-o asum, datorită situației dificile în care se găsește țara noastră, ca efect al crizei bugetare îndelungate.
03:39Va fi publicat programul de guvernare și toate măsurile pe care le-au discutat în aceste zile partidele politice împreună cu președintele Nicosio Odean vor fi asumate în parlament de către noul premier, cel mai probabil în la doua jumătate a lunii iulie.
03:54Atunci va fi o sesiune extraordinară în care își va asuma răspunderea noul premier pentru tot acest pachet.
04:00A 24-hour national strike in Italy has disrupted large parts of the public transport system throughout the country.
04:11The strike, which began on Thursday night, spanned across the rail, air, and local public transport sectors, with many trains, buses, and flights canceled.
04:22Organized by multiple grassroots organizations, the unions are asking for less military spending to allocate more public funding for health care, education, safety, and public transport.
04:33They're also demanding higher wages and a reduction of working hours for workers.
04:37By Friday afternoon, some services started running more regularly again, including Rome and Milan's metro service.

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