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00:00Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is re-elected, but the opposition disagree.
00:12Thousands attend the funerals of the youngsters killed in a strike on Israel as diplomats
00:16scramble to avert a regional war.
00:21Thousands gathered in Kiev to commemorate the memory of 50 Ukrainians killed by an explosion
00:26while they were detained by Russia.
00:30Rafa Nadal sets a thriller clash with Novak Djokovic as Lebron James' Olympic comeback
00:37earns the US a sweeping victory on Serbia.
00:44Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been re-elected for a third term, taking around
00:4951.2% of the vote, according to the National Electoral Council.
00:57He beat opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, who received 44% of the vote.
01:03The results were announced after 80% of the ballots have been counted, with an electoral
01:29participation level of 59%.
01:32That means the victory is irreversible, according to the electoral authority.
01:36The National Electoral Council did not immediately publish official counts, thereby preventing
01:40the opposition from challenging the results.
01:42However, the opposition has also claimed victory and refuses to recognise the results.
01:48The United States has also voiced concerns.
01:51We have serious concerns that the result announced does not reflect the will or the votes of
01:59the Venezuelan people.
02:01It's critical that every vote be counted fairly and transparently, that election officials
02:06immediately share information with the opposition and independent observers without delay.
02:16Thousands of mourners have attended the funerals for 11 of the 12 youngsters killed in a rocket
02:21strike from Lebanon that struck a football field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights
02:26on Saturday.
02:27The Israeli military said the attack was the deadliest on civilians in Israel since
02:31the war with Hamas started last October.
02:35Israel said its intelligence showed that the Lebanese group Hezbollah was responsible for
02:40the strike and promised a retaliation.
02:42Hezbollah is a messenger of Iran in the region.
02:46Hezbollah will not repent of this event, even in its worst cases.
02:51He fired the shot, he paid the price and he will pay a heavy price for his actions.
02:58Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut short a trip to the United States to return
03:03to Israel to chair an emergency Security Cabinet meeting.
03:07It authorized Netanyahu's government to decide on the manner and timing of the response.
03:14Hezbollah rushed to deny any involvement in Saturday's strike, which has raised fears
03:19of starting a broader regional war in the Middle East.
03:23Speaking in Tokyo, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said there was no justification
03:28for terrorism, but cautioned against escalation.
03:32We also don't want to see the conflict escalate.
03:34We don't want to see it spread.
03:35That has been one of our goals from day one, from October 7th on, and we'll continue to
03:43do that.
03:44And Lebanon's Foreign Minister Abdallah Bouhabib said on Sunday that the government had asked
03:49Washington to urge restraint from Israel in a bid to calm the situation.
03:54Hezbollah began firing rockets at Israel the day after the Hamas incursion into Israel
03:58on October 7th, it says in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.
04:04Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed more than 500 people, mostly Hezbollah members
04:09but also around 90 civilians.
04:12On the Israeli side, 22 soldiers and 24 civilians have been killed.
04:21Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians gathered in Kyiv to commemorate the second
04:25anniversary of an explosion that killed more than 50 Ukrainians detained by Russia in the
04:30Olenivka prison barracks.
04:33Speakers at the ceremony urged the Ukrainian government to work harder to get soldiers
04:38freed in prisoner exchanges.
04:40The Olenivka explosion was one of the most painful pages in the history of Russia's ongoing
04:46invasion of Ukraine, according to many soldiers.
04:50Russia claimed the explosion was caused by Kyiv's forces firing a missile, but increasing
04:55evidence instead suggests that Russia was responsible for setting off the blast.
05:01Two years after, many Ukrainians still want to know exactly how it happened.
05:06The event in the centre of Kyiv drew together many families, including the mothers, wives
05:11and children of soldiers who were killed in the blast or of those who are currently imprisoned
05:17by Russia.
05:21Thousands of Ukrainian convicts have traded in jail time to fight on the front lines.
05:27Aimed at boosting flagging infantry numbers amid the might of the Russian army, a recently
05:33passed bill means that fighters like Syko in Kharkiv can quash their prison sentences
05:38and defend their country.
05:41The war against Russia grinds into its third
05:57year with over 30,000 Ukrainian troops killed.
06:01A battered infantry is hopeful about the new fighters.
06:20A military deputy commander believes this unique opportunity allows 3,000 recently paroled
06:27prisoners to improve upon their futures.
06:51Bombshelters on the beach is what a holiday in Odessa, Ukraine looks like.
07:06Authorities intend to grant permits for around 20 Ukrainian beaches to open this year, subject
07:11to the fulfillment of strict security conditions.
07:15While people shouldn't use the beaches for recreation according to the authorities, it
07:19still doesn't prevent people from relaxing on the beach.
07:23The Ukrainian tourism sector was devastated by Russia's invasion and many hotels still
07:28can't legally open due to bans which can be financially crippling.
07:39As France expects the swelter through a heatwave, almost half of the country's departments,
07:45also known as administrative divisions, have been put on high alert.
07:50France's meteorological agency, Meteo France, placed 39 departments in the country's south
07:56on orange alert as temperatures are expected to climb to 40 degrees Celsius on Monday.
08:03The weather service operates on a four-tier weather warning system, with orange being
08:08the second highest.
08:10As of Sunday afternoon, at least 10 departments were told to stay vigilant due to sizzling
08:15temperatures.
08:18The heat is expected to spread from the south into France's northern regions early next
08:23week and through several days.
08:27Meteo France recommends individuals drink water, stay inside and check on elderly relatives.
08:36European motorways are seeing colossal amounts of congestion as holidaymakers head off to
08:41enjoy the good weather.
08:46The German ADAC Automobile Association expects this weekend to produce some of the worst
08:52traffic jams of the year as families set off on vacation at the start of school holidays.
08:58Queues on Slovenian roads are also getting longer at the peak of the summer season.
09:03Slovenian Traffic Safety Agency, AVP, launched a warning campaign to remind drivers to take
09:09breaks on longer journeys and to stay hydrated on hot days.
09:16Long queues could also be seen in Croatia due to the uniquely high number of travellers
09:21and some traffic accidents.
09:24The Croatian Tourist Board distributed bottles of water and car air fresheners at major tall
09:29plazas and ferry ports this weekend as a gesture of welcome to tourists.
09:39In a star-studded Sunday, Rafa Nadal reached the second round of the men's singles to set
09:46up a thriller match against Novak Djokovic.
09:50In basketball, Lebron James returned to the Olympics after 12 years to help beat Serbia
09:56by 34 points in the Americans' opening game.
10:01France kept racking up golds as Pauline Ferrand-Prévot finished first in mountain bike racing after
10:09more than a decade of trying, and Léon Marchand won the men's 400-metre individual medley
10:16in swimming.
10:17Japan celebrated twice thanks to gold medal wins in judo and women's skateboarding.
10:25Sunday's victories sent Japan top of the gold medal table on level terms with Australia.
10:33Meanwhile, concerns remain over the same water quality.
10:37Tuesday's triathlon competitions could be postponed, but organisers remain optimistic.
10:45Hundreds of dancers from nine countries attended the International Folklore Festival in Romania.
10:58Mexican guitars, Greek flutes, Czech violins and Romanian shouts could be heard at the
11:03opening of the 12th edition of the country's International Folklore Festival.
11:10Nine countries sent performers to represent them at the festival.
11:16Most of the 300 dancers who were sent to show their talent and passion for folklore at the
11:22festival were in Romania for the first time.
11:27Residents of the town where the festival is held look forward to it every year, especially
11:32because the talent changes each time the festival happens.
11:37After a weekend full of music and dances from performers gathered from around the world,
11:43the festival ended with a laureate's gala.