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00:00Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been assassinated in Tehran by an Israeli airstrike.
00:10Ukrainian President Zelensky visited a military hospital greeting veterans and handing out
00:15medals to wounded soldiers.
00:21Olympic fans are experiencing a heatwave as temperatures in Paris climb to 35 degrees
00:26Celsius or even higher.
00:32Iran has warned Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's assassination will be punished.
00:39The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp said the crime by Israel will face a quote harsh
00:45and painful response.
00:49Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran after attending the inauguration of Iran's new president.
00:55Israel had vowed to kill him and other leaders of Hamas over the group's October 7th attack
01:02on Israel.
01:06An Israeli military spokesman declined to comment on the matter.
01:25The government press office of Israel released a photo of Ismail Haniyeh stating quote Hamas's
01:31highest leader was killed in a precise strike in Tehran.
01:37Hamas's military wing said that Haniyeh's assassination takes the battle to new dimensions
01:41and will have major repercussions on the entire region.
01:47In the West Bank, the internationally backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also condemned
01:52the attack calling it a quote cowardly act and dangerous development.
02:02Lebanese cabinet members have met a day after Israel launched a deadly strike on Beirut
02:09with a spokesperson warning the attack hinders peace in the Middle East.
02:13IDF officials say the assault killed a top Hezbollah commander allegedly responsible
02:18for a deadly rocket attack on Israeli controlled Golan Heights.
02:25The strike hit an apartment killing one and injuring four.
02:55Israelis are concerned mounting retaliatory attacks could precipitate wider conflict.
03:14People basically waiting in all this last year for a much greater war to begin and maybe
03:22this is the cue that it will be open.
03:26Israel and Lebanon have exchanged near daily strikes for the past 10 months.
03:33The new president of Iran was sworn in at a ceremony in the Iranian parliament in Tehran.
03:39Massoud Pazeshkian took the oath after being formally endorsed by the Iranian Supreme Leader
03:44on Sunday.
03:46He takes over from his predecessor whose death in a May helicopter crash sparked the early
03:51election.
03:52Pazeshkian pledged that his administration will keep trying to remove economic sanctions
03:57imposed by the West over Tehran's controversial nuclear program.
04:09At least 108 people were killed and dozens more injured after the Indian state of Kerala
04:14was devastated by days of heavy rainfall, triggering mass landslides in what government
04:20officials called one of its worst natural disasters.
04:25Local media reported that most of the victims were tea estate workers.
04:31India's weather department has put Kerala on alert as the state has been lashed by incessant
04:35rains with the downpour disrupting life for many.
04:46Local police climbed down on the speculation around the identity of a 17-year-old male
04:51arrested following the deadly attack in Southport.
04:55Far-right protesters were fueled by anger and online rumors after a stabbing took place
05:00at a Taylor Swift-themed event and clashed with police outside of a mosque in the northwestern
05:05town.
05:07Police say the false online rumors were used by individuals to bring violence and disorder
05:12to the streets.
05:14They confirmed in a statement that the suspect's name circulating on social media was incorrect
05:19and that the male was born in Britain, contrary to claims that he was an asylum seeker.
05:25The Liverpool Region Mosque Network denounced that the incident was related to the Muslim
05:30community and warns against those using this opportunity to divide and spread hatred.
05:36Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the acts of violence and said the protesters had
05:40hijacked what was meant to be a peaceful vigil.
05:44On Monday, the Prime Minister was met with anger when he laid flowers at a memorial for
05:48the victims, those around him asking how many more children.
05:51I am very worried about high levels of knife crime and I'm absolutely determined that my
05:57government will get to grips with it.
05:59But today is not the time for politics.
06:03The attack is the latest in the country.
06:06A recent rise in knife crime has stoked anxieties and led to calls for the government to crack
06:10down on the bladed weapons.
06:17Ukrainian President Zelensky visited a military hospital where veterans are being treated
06:23and rehabilitated.
06:25During his trip to the facility in Ukraine's Rivne region, Zelensky was given a tour of
06:30the hospital's operations.
06:34This included a physical therapy room, swimming pool and a robot rehabilitation room where
06:39therapists work with patients.
06:42Zelensky greeted patients and handed medals to wounded soldiers.
06:47Slowly but steadily this summer, Russian troops have been forging through Ukraine's outgunned
06:51and undermanned defences in a relentless onslaught.
06:56Moscow's forces overran two villages on the Ukrainian front line in Donetsk, according
07:01to a Ukrainian army sergeant.
07:05Ukraine announced plans to involve Russia in the second peace summit, with one of Kiev's
07:09spokespeople saying the main question is whether Moscow will conduct the negotiations
07:13in good faith.
07:17A German citizen sentenced to death on terrorism charges in Belarus was granted a pardon by
07:23the country's authoritarian leader.
07:25It wasn't clear whether the decision by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko means the capital
07:32punishment will be replaced with life in prison for German Rico Krieger.
07:37Krieger was reportedly accused of photographing some of the country's military facilities
07:42and of staging an explosion at a railway station on orders from the Ukrainian special services.
07:52Sardinia declared a state of emergency due to a persistent drought crippling the island
07:57and creating a lack of drinking water.
08:00The tourism hub has not seen rain in weeks as temperatures in the region continue to
08:05rise, with the island expecting to see heat of 40 degrees Celsius in the coming days.
08:12The announcement was made by Sardinia's regional council and the provision will remain in force
08:17until December 31.
08:20The president of the autonomous region said extraordinary procedures such as the declaration
08:25of a state of emergency were necessary to contain the effects of the ongoing water crisis.
08:32The scarcity of water has been drastically affecting agricultural and industrial activities,
08:37the tourism sector and the daily lives of Sardinian citizens.
08:41Italian Senator Marco Meloni has called for long-term strategies to mitigate the effect
08:46of climate change and drought on Italian islands.
08:53After a rain-soaked opening ceremony last week, Olympic fans are adjusting to a very
08:57different experience, a heat wave.
09:01Most of France is under a heat wave warning, with temperatures in Paris and its surrounding
09:05areas expecting to climb to 35 degrees Celsius or higher, according to the French National
09:12Weather Agency.
09:13Visitors and residents cooled off by drinking water and staying in the shade.
09:19Paris' train and metro operator said over 2.5 million containers of water will be distributed
09:25at public transport stations.
09:28France's National Weather Agency described heat waves as increasingly intense, frequent,
09:33early and long-lasting amid climate change.
09:36It said that before 1989 such high temperatures were observed on average once every five years,
09:42but since 2000 they have been repeating every year.
09:45It predicts the trend will keep increasing.
09:59You don't need to be a world-class athlete to feel a part of the Olympics.
10:03For some, collecting memorabilia is a gold medal sport in itself.
10:07We've come to a fan zone on the outskirts of Paris to speak with some superfans and collectors.
10:13This is the first time ever that collectors have their own dedicated space.
10:2887-year-old Robert Prat, from Monaco, has been collecting pins for 40 years.
10:59Catherine Salin brought her collection of pins to Paris for the duration of the Games.
11:21There may be an official trading space, but collectors also exchange elsewhere.
11:25When I bring pins that I have not paid a lot of money for,
11:28if I can trade them or sell them for more than I've paid, it'll help reduce the cost of my trip.
11:32To see somebody with a bag like this or a lanyard with pins on them,
11:36that means that they're willing to trade, so it's okay to go up to them and talk to them.
11:39It's not just the revenue side, but the interaction. It's fun to talk to people.
11:43For collectors, Olympic memorabilia is at the heart of telling the Games story.