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00:00The European Union imposes a fresh round of sanctions on Russia's oil and banks

00:05after Slovakia's President Robert Ficcio lifted his veto.

00:10U.S. President Donald Trump orders the release of all Jeffrey Epstein files

00:14as controversy mounds over the records on the sex trafficking probe.

00:21An area almost the size of Luxembourg has been burnt by wildfires in Europe so far this year.

00:30The United Nations has confirmed that Israel has repeatedly denied visas

00:35for at least three heads of U.N. agencies in Gaza.

00:40The European Union has agreed to impose a new round of sanctions against Russia

00:46targeting the country's energy and financial sectors.

00:50The sanctions, endorsed on Friday by ambassadors in Brussels,

00:54banned transactions with 22 Russian banks,

00:56the Russian Direct Investment Fund and its subsidiaries,

01:01and the direct and indirect use of the underwater Nord Stream pipelines.

01:06Those pipelines are currently closed off,

01:08but Moscow seeks to restart them at some point in the future.

01:12The EU also placed a price cap on Russian crude oil

01:16to make it remain 15% lower than the average market price.

01:20The latest sanctions came about from a political breakthrough

01:23after Slovakia relented and lifted its veto,

01:27which had until now prevented the approval of new sanctions against Moscow.

01:32They are also seen as part of efforts by the EU to tighten the screws

01:36on the Kremlin's war machine and force a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine.

01:42U.S. President Donald Trump has directed the Justice Department

01:49to provide information about a disgraced sexual offender, Jeffrey Epstein.

01:54In a social media post late Thursday,

01:58Trump urged Attorney General Pam Bundy to produce

02:01any and all pertinent grand jury testimonies subject to court approval.

02:07Bundy responded by saying the Justice Department was ready

02:11to unseal the grand jury transcript.

02:14Epstein, a one-time Trump friend, died by suicide in 2019

02:19while awaiting trial on federal charges of trafficking of underage girls.

02:23Trump's order to the Justice Department

02:25comes as controversy over his handling of records from the Epstein probe

02:30entered a new dimension on Thursday

02:33as its administration struggles to fulfill promises

02:36to release details on the sex trafficking case.

02:40It also comes amid a sexually provocative letter

02:43that the Wall Street Journal claims held Trump's name

02:46and was used on the 2003 record for Epstein's 50th birthday.

02:51Trump denied drafting the letter, calling it fake.

02:54Syrian government forces are to deploy again into southern Syria

03:01despite pulling out under a ceasefire agreement just days prior.

03:06Government security forces agreed with some of the Druze factions

03:09that they would re-enter the area to impose stability

03:12and protect state institutions,

03:14according to two Syrian officials who spoke Friday.

03:18The conflict drew airstrikes against Syrian forces

03:22by neighbouring Israel in defence of the Druze minority

03:24before most of the fighting was halted by a truce announced Wednesday.

03:30Under that agreement, Druze factions and clerics

03:32would be left to maintain internal security in the area.

03:41The United Nations has confirmed that Israel has repeatedly denied visas

03:46for at least three heads of UN agencies in Gaza.

03:49Visas for the local leaders of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,

03:55known as OCHA, the human rights agency OHCHR,

03:59and the agency supporting Palestinians in Gaza, UNRWA,

04:03have not been renewed in recent months.

04:06Tom Fletcher, UN head of humanitarian affairs,

04:08told the Security Council that the denial of visas

04:11is in response to their work on protection of civilians in Gaza.

04:15In response, Israel accused OCHA of abandoning its neutrality

04:19and impartiality in its statements and actions.

04:23Meanwhile, a funeral was held for two Christians

04:26who were killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza's only Catholic church on Thursday.

04:31The Christian Orthodox Palestinians were living at the church

04:34together with dozens of others displaced,

04:37Christians and Muslims alike.

04:38On Friday, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

04:43and the Greek Orthodox Patriarch headed into Gaza

04:46in a rare solidarity visit by outsiders to the territory.

04:49The U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval

04:59to President Donald Trump's plan to cut billions of dollars

05:02intended for public broadcasting and foreign aid.

05:05The rescission package that slashes previously approved funding

05:09comes as a part of Trump's plan to drastically cut federal spending.

05:13On this vote, the yeas are 216.

05:17The nays are 213.

05:20The resolution is adopted.

05:23Without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

05:28Pursuant to the adoption of House Resolution 590,

05:34the Senate amendment to H.R. 4 is considered as agreed to.

05:41The package would slash just over $1 billion intended for public broadcasting,

05:46including funds assigned to the National Public Radio

05:49and the Public Broadcasting Service.

05:51It will also cut almost $8 billion for foreign aid programs,

05:56including many designed to help countries where drought,

05:59disease and political unrest endure.

06:04German Chancellor Friedrich Mez says his top priority for this election period

06:10is to draw Germany out of its recession and to strengthen Europe's defense.

06:15Speaking to journalists at the Chancellor's traditional summer briefing,

06:19Mez underlined his close relationship with European leaders Macron, Tusk and Starmer

06:25and said he had been working intensively with U.S. partners on tariff policies

06:29and the situation with Israel and Gaza.

06:33The German leader developed sharp criticism about the EU,

06:37which he said is too bureaucratic and slow to solve its citizens' problems.

06:41He emphasized that the migration problem needs to be solved.

06:45Mez showcased his diplomacy by refusing to badmouth

06:48Merkel's 2015 migration policy of Verschaffendas

06:51and said that Mez's government is on course to correct it.

06:55Mez's answers on Friday marked a shift in tone from the previous government

07:00as he attempts to strike a balance between socialist and conservative policies

07:04within the coalition.

07:06Germany is facing an uphill battle to become more productive and more competitive

07:10that is likely to define Mez's leadership for the next three years.

07:15Liv Stroud, in Berlin, for your news.

07:23An area almost the size of Luxembourg has been burned by wildfires in Europe so far this year.

07:29That is 119% above the long-term average for this time of the year.

07:35In recent weeks, wildfires have blazed across the continent,

07:39forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.

07:42The increased number of fires, particularly in February and March,

07:46is largely due to dry and warm weather conditions in Western and Central Europe.

07:52Experts have warned for a trend of summers getting warmer and hotter for longer

07:56due to a rise in greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels.

08:01They are not surprised by this year's extreme weather,

08:04as 2023 and 2024 were both record-breaking years for heat in Europe.

08:09Countries that were particularly impacted by forest fires this year

08:14were Turkey, the United Kingdom, Greece and Romania.

08:19And countries such as Portugal, Greece and Spain

08:22experienced a huge loss of forest as a result of the fires.

08:26Experts are now urging for better forest management,

08:29as some wildfires are difficult to extinguish amid dry conditions and strong winds.

08:34Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been ordered to wear an ankle monitor.

08:43The development came as federal police conducted searches at his home

08:47and his party's headquarters in the capital, Brasilia.

08:51The Brazilian president is currently on trial,

08:54accused of leading an alleged attempt to stage a coup to overturn the 2022 election,

08:59in which he was defeated by left-wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

09:05Bolsonaro has described the trial as, quote,

09:08a witch hunt, echoing a term used by Trump

09:10when he came to his South American allies' defense last week.

09:14Trump imposed a 50 percent import tax on Brazil,

09:18directly tying the tariffs to Bolsonaro's trial.

09:21The first festival-goers have been arriving at Dreamville,

09:29Tomorrowland's official campsite.

09:31It comes just hours after a fire destroyed the event's main stage on Wednesday evening.

09:40Meanwhile, the festival organizers are still seeking solutions on how to move forward.

09:45While the campsite has opened up to welcome visitors,

09:48whether the festival will go ahead this weekend remains up in the air.

09:52We ask if we don't just come to the party and leave,

09:55if they don't find any solution to secure the place,

09:57they won't be able to welcome any of those people.

09:58We are a bit waiting for us to know what's going on with the main entrance that has burned.

10:04We are a bit afraid of knowing how to go back to the 50,000 people who usually welcome.

10:09A team of 32 artists from 10 different countries

10:13brought the stage to life over the course of two years.

10:15Many festival-goers are disappointed,

10:18but hopeful for a spectacular experience regardless.

10:21It's okay, we relativize.

10:23We know they're going to do extraordinary things.

10:25We know they're a force of determination.

10:30It's going to be magic, despite all.

10:32We're a bit disappointed.

10:34No festival-goers were on site when the fire broke out,

10:37and none of the roughly 1,000 employees were hurt

10:40while taking part in preparations for the opening weekend.

10:43Meanwhile, an investigation into the cause of the blaze is ongoing.

10:51North Korea has suspended the entry of foreign visitors to its brand-new beach resort,

10:56only weeks after opening the site to domestic tourists and a small group of Russians.

11:02The country's state-run tourism site announced the news without giving an explanation.

11:06But analysts suggest Pyongyang may have imposed the suspension

11:10after a Russian journalist's article implied

11:13that local tourists at the site appear to be organized by authorities

11:17rather than genuine holidaymakers.

11:19Another possible explanation is linked to difficulties in attracting Russian tourists,

11:25given the site's distance and travel costs.

11:28Experts believe the ban will be short-lived,

11:30given the substantial investment made from North Korea's already strained economy.

11:36Questions?

11:38Oh!

11:38Yeah!

11:39Ok.

11:55I'm going to Palestine.

11:56Oh!

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