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00:00 Canada pledges more than 450 million euros in military support for Ukraine as President
00:05 Zelensky continues his tour of North America.
00:10 Poland says it`s ready to hold talks with Ukraine over grain imports only if Kiev drops
00:15 its complaint to the World Trade Organization.
00:21 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continued his tour of North America, touching down in
00:26 Ottawa to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In response to Zelensky`s appeal
00:30 for more help to stave off Russia`s invasion, Trudeau pledged more than 450 million euros
00:37 over three years for 50 armored vehicles to be built in the country.
00:41 On Friday, Ukraine launched missile attacks on the headquarters of Russia`s Black Sea
00:45 fleet in Crimea, annexed by Moscow in 2014. Russian authorities reported that one person
00:53 was missing and that no one had been injured in the attack.
00:59 On the ground, residents in Ukraine`s eastern city of Herson were left wading through the
01:03 destruction after a Russian missile attack left at least three people dead.
01:09 According to Ukrainian authorities, most of the 40 Russian missiles fired were shot down,
01:14 causing debris to fall on civilian structures.
01:21 Poland says it`s ready to hold talks with Ukraine about maintaining the embargo on grain
01:26 imports. But in order to do so, Ukraine must drop its complaint to the World Trade Organization.
01:32 The dispute about whether Ukrainian grain should be allowed to enter Polish domestic
01:36 markets and other European unions has pushed the tight relationship between Kiev and Warsaw
01:41 to its lowest point since Russia`s full-scale invasion last year.
01:46 Polish leaders have compared Ukraine to a drowning person hurting his helper. The issue
01:51 was raised during Poland`s foreign minister`s visit to the U.N. General Assembly. He says
01:55 Poland`s policy towards Ukraine will not change, mirroring a speech by its president, pledging
02:01 full support for Kiev, but admitting that the grain issue was a stumbling block in relations
02:06 between the two countries.
02:11 Israel carried out a series of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Friday after Palestinian
02:15 activists launched incendiary balloons into Israel. It`s the latest incident in a week
02:21 of violent demonstrations and clashes along Israel`s front with Gaza. Palestinian health
02:27 officials said Israeli fire wounded 26 Palestinians during protests along the barrier.
02:34 Hamas, the militant group ruling Gaza, says youths organized the protests in response
02:39 to Israeli provocations.
02:41 Those seeking better lives in Italy must now pay a deposit of almost 5,000 euros to
02:52 avoid detention while their asylum application is examined. The measure was announced by
02:57 the government on Friday, promising to generate controversy.
03:02 This has been a record year for migrant arrivals in Italy. It is estimated that nearly 133,000
03:09 people have arrived in the country so far, almost double the number recorded last year
03:14 and triple the number in 2021.
03:18 The government says it will also increase the amount of time people could be detained,
03:22 from three months to 18.
03:25 Currently, those who apply for asylum in Italy are free to move within the country while
03:30 their application is reviewed.
03:33 Human rights groups have attacked the move, saying they are looking to make detention
03:37 the norm for those fleeing war and poverty.
03:47 Fires swept across Sicily on Friday, spurred on by the high temperatures and winds in the
03:51 Mediterranean. At least two people died as flames surrounded the capital of the Italian
03:57 island Palermo, and a university campus in the city had to be evacuated when the fire
04:03 threatened to destroy one of the buildings.
04:07 Local roads around the city were closed.
04:10 The blaze was later brought under control by emergency services.
04:20 World leaders at the United Nations have approved an ambitious plan to combat tuberculosis over
04:25 the next five years.
04:28 The target includes reaching 90% of people with TB prevention and care services, providing
04:34 support to all people with the disease, licensing a new vaccine and closing funding gaps by
04:40 2027.
04:42 Ahead of the meeting, WHO's director general officially launched an accelerator council
04:47 to facilitate the development, licensing and use of new TB vaccines.
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