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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he ordered two nuclear submarines to move to regions near Russia
00:08in response to statements from the country's former President Dmitry Medvedev.
00:13It comes after Medvedev warned Trump on Thursday to remember that Moscow had Soviet-era nuclear strike capabilities of last resort.
00:22Trump didn't say where the submarines would be moved to or specify whether he meant nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed subs.
00:28Also on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko,
00:36announcing plans to deploy Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles to Belarus, posing a threat to neighboring Ukraine.
00:44Russia has continued its large-scale attacks on Ukraine despite U.S. efforts to secure a peace deal.
00:50Trump has said that Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is heading to Russia to push Moscow to agree to a ceasefire in its war with Ukraine
00:57and has threatened new economic sanctions if progress is not made.
01:06The death toll from a Russian strike in Kiev on Thursday has risen to 31 people, including five children.
01:15Russia targeted at least 27 districts in the Ukrainian capital, collapsing part of a nine-story building,
01:21damaging schools, a kindergarten and a higher education facility.
01:27Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack vile and said it demonstrated the need for increased pressure on Russia.
01:36Russia has continued to strike Ukraine on Thursday, with a direct hit on a five-story building in central Kramatorsk.
01:43One person died and 11 were injured, according to local officials.
01:49An 18-year-old girl was among those wounded.
01:53Russia has continued its attacks on Ukraine despite U.S. President Donald Trump expressing disappointment with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
02:01Trump has shortened a previous deadline of 50 days for Putin to agree to a truce to 10 to 12 days.
02:11He has threatened to impose further sanctions on Russia should Putin fail to agree to at least a temporary ceasefire agreement.
02:18United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing new tariffs on dozens of countries.
02:29These will go into effect in seven days, delaying the deadline by a week.
02:36It comes as other countries have had the opportunity to negotiate tariff prices up until Trump's self-imposed deadline of August 1st.
02:44The Republican president had initially set a minimum 10% tariff on every country and additional levies on dozens who he deemed the worst offenders.
02:54Some trade partners were able to negotiate an agreement or even reach tariff-reducing deals.
03:00For example, the U.S. President and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed on a 15% tariff rate for EU exports.
03:07Other countries, however, were unable to negotiate, injecting them with a new dose of uncertainty.
03:16And for some, such as Canada, Switzerland and Brazil, higher tariffs than initially promised were put into place.
03:23Germany's foreign minister, Johann Wadepul, made a visit to the occupied West Bank on Friday,
03:34one day after arriving in Israel for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
03:39He said the goal of his visit was to prevent Israel from becoming internationally isolated
03:43amid growing outcry over its conducts in Gaza.
03:47Earlier, Wadepul pledged more aid for Gaza and urged Israel to ensure its entry.
03:52So that this help comes quickly to the hungry population, it remains essential,
04:00that Israel, the United Nations and the organizations,
04:05can ensure safe access to transport and distribution.
04:10Western countries are putting increasing pressure on Israel to open all access for aid distribution to Gaza.
04:16A coordinated effort by France, Germany, Spain, Jordan and the UAE airdropped 40 tons of aid on Friday,
04:24coinciding with another visit by U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff.
04:27Portugal's government says it will consult the country's main political parties and president
04:38about potential recognition of a Palestinian state.
04:41The announcement from Lisbon comes after a series of diplomatic switches regarding Palestine's status.
04:48French President Emmanuel Macron said last week that his country plans to recognize a Palestinian state
04:54at the U.N. General Assembly in September, making it the first major Western country to do so.
05:00Around 144 of the U.N.'s 193 member states recognize Palestine as a state,
05:07but only a handful of the 27 European Union member countries do, including Spain, Sweden and Ireland.
05:14Macron's announcement was followed by the U.K., Canada and Malta, but under certain conditions.
05:19It comes amid rising global outrage over the way Israel is fighting the war against Hamas in Gaza
05:26and its months-long blockade of aid that U.N. agencies say has left Gaza's population on the brink of famine.
05:33The act of recognition under a two-state solution involves acknowledging the sovereignty and independence of Palestine
05:40within its pre-1967 Middle East war borders.
05:44This includes the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem.
05:47Dozens of residents were evacuated from two Portuguese villages as wildfires injured at least 19 people.
06:00Over 1,800 firefighters have been deployed nationwide.
06:04I was almost a bit more calm, but now it's a bit worse.
06:07Your parents had to leave.
06:08Yes, they were sent to leave now.
06:09While waiting for help, local residents tried containing the blaze themselves.
06:14The blaze in Ponte da Barca remains the most concerning hot spot,
06:33with dozens of people being evacuated from their homes in rural areas of Sobredo and Paradela.
06:38And in Aruca, the fire has since been contained, but the blaze burned over 4,500 hectares of forest.
06:47Local weather institutions have warned for a severe hot weather episode expected to last until next week,
06:53with temperatures forecast ranging from 36 to 44 degrees Celsius.
06:57The mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karacsonia, was questioned by the police on Friday
07:06over accusations of helping to organize this year's Pride March.
07:10The Hungarian government and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had sought to ban the march,
07:15which was ultimately attended by hundreds of thousands of people.
07:20Karacsonia arrived at police headquarters on Friday to a crowd of around 200 supporters.
07:24The mayor emerged from investigators headquarters after being questioned for little more than an hour.
07:46He told reporters he refused to answer the police's questions
07:49and had been formally accused of helping organize a banned event.
07:52The Hungarian government have enabled a constitutional amendment to declare such LGBTQ plus events
08:10as a violation of children's rights to moral and spiritual development.
08:14The European Court of Justice has sided with an Italian court
08:24that questioned the government's designation of Bangladesh as a safe country of origin.
08:29The label would allow deportations and detentions of asylum seekers while their application is under review.
08:35The case was sparked when two Bangladeshi nationals who were rescued at sea by Italian authorities
08:40were transferred to Albania, where Italy has built two offshore processing centers.
08:46The court ruled that a country cannot be labeled safe if it's not safe for specific vulnerable groups,
08:52and the designation must be backed by clear accessible evidence.
08:57Italy's government hit back at the ruling claiming the decision weakens Rome's ability
09:01to fight illegal immigration and protect borders.
09:04But the ruling may only have a short-term impact.
09:08An EU regulation set to take effect in June 2026 or sooner
09:13will allow governments to declare countries safe with certain exceptions,
09:17aligning more closely with Italy's approach.
09:23Multiple beaches in southwestern France have been closed for swimmers last week
09:27after several sightings of the poisonous Portuguese man-o-war.
09:31The marine creature, which resembles a jellyfish, has been spotted along the Atlantic coast.
09:37Several beaches have reopened, but officials have warned visitors to be vigilant.
09:45The Portuguese man-o-war is a marine creature recognizable by its air-filled bladder.
09:51Its venom can trigger reactions from skin irritation to vomiting and respiratory distress.
09:56With its 200-metre-long tentacles, the man-o-war can kill small marine creatures
10:01and, in rare cases, be fatal to humans.
10:05If we're not here, take sand and frot it, because it's the filament that's attached to the skin.
10:12And with the sand, we'll be able to remove the filament.
10:15So first, remove the filament, and then the best is to rinse it.
10:18Local hospitals have warned against touching the creature with bare hands.
10:23If stung, individuals should seek medical advice.
10:27Although the creatures are typically found in tropical or subtropical waters,
10:32recent sightings of the animal in the Atlantic Ocean have become more frequent.
10:37Marine scientists have said that shifting ocean temperatures
10:40as a consequence of global warming might be a reason for their movement.
10:43FBI Director Kash Patel has sparked backlash in New Zealand
10:53by suggesting the opening of its first stand-alone office in the country
10:56aims to counter Chinese influence in the contested South Pacific Ocean.
11:01The announcement that we are opening up our law enforcement attache office here in Wellington
11:05shows the world that the FBI is actually prioritizing a permanent presence
11:11across all Five Eyes countries. And here in New Zealand,
11:14we had not had that until this historic moment.
