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00:00 Hamas fired a barrage of rockets from the Gaza Strip at Tel Aviv for the first time
00:06 in months, in a show of resilience after over seven months of war.
00:12 There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in what appeared to be the first
00:16 long-range rocket attack from Gaza since January, Hamas claiming the attack.
00:22 According to the Israeli military, eight projectiles crossed into Israel after being launched from
00:28 the southern city of Gaza, Rafa.
00:32 Though it is also said a number were intercepted by the Iron Dome system.
00:36 Earlier that day, aid trucks entered Gaza from southern Israel under a new agreement
00:41 to bypass the Rafa crossing with Egypt, after Israeli forces seized the Palestinian side
00:47 earlier this month.
00:49 It remains unclear whether humanitarian groups could access the aid because of the ongoing
00:54 fighting in the area.
00:56 President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Germany for the first state visit by a French
01:04 head of state in 24 years.
01:07 The three-day trip is meant to underline the strong ties between France and Germany.
01:12 The visit was originally meant to take place last July, but was postponed due to rioting
01:17 in France after a teenage boy was killed by French police.
01:22 While Macron frequently visits Germany, as Berlin and Paris coordinate their positions
01:27 on the EU and foreign policy, but this is the first state visit with full pomp since
01:33 Jacques Chirac came in 2000.
01:36 The visit comes only days ahead of the upcoming European elections, which are to take place
01:41 between June 6 and 9.
01:46 Stakes are high as Europe is challenged more than ever by the ongoing conflicts such as
01:51 the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war, but it is also facing global warming.
02:01 Lithuanians return to the polls for the second round of the country's presidential election.
02:09 President Gitanas Nauseda aims to hold off Prime Minister Ingrida Simonite and win another
02:15 five-year term.
02:17 "Actually, I do not expect that anything will change because Forakas says that it will be
02:28 elected the current president, Gitanas Nauseda.
02:35 But still, we need to go and vote."
02:38 "It's important just because it's your duty, but in general I think everything is quite
02:44 good here, so I think that it will be as good as it is now and even better."
02:51 In Lithuania, the president's main tasks are overseeing foreign and defence policy.
02:59 The election comes as Russian gains in Ukraine fuel greater fears about Moscow's intentions
03:06 in the region.
03:12 The first evacuation flights for French tourists stranded in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia
03:17 have left the capital, Noumea.
03:20 Commercial flights are still suspended, but military aircraft have begun flying in and
03:24 out.
03:26 New Caledonia has been rocked by violent protests which prompted Paris to declare a state of
03:31 emergency and send in security personnel.
03:36 Unrest erupted over planned voting reforms which indigenous groups say will dilute their
03:40 influence.
03:49 Sean Baker has won the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival for his film "Enora".
03:55 It stars newcomer Mikey Madison in the title role of an exotic dancer and follows her romance
04:01 with the son of a Russian oligarch.
04:04 Baker dedicated his award to all sex workers, past, present and future.
04:10 The runner-up Grand Prix went to "All We Imagine is Light" directed by Payal Kapadia, the first
04:16 Indian film in the competition in 30 years.
04:21 Jessie Plemons, who didn't attend, won Best Actor for "Kinds of Kindness" while an ensemble
04:27 won Best Actress for the musical crime comedy "Amelia Perez".
04:34 Star Wars creator George Lucas was awarded an honorary Palme d'Or presented to him by
04:39 another directing heavyweight, Francis Ford Coppola.
04:42 (audience applauding)