PPN World News Headlines - 1 Aug 2024
• Iran vows revenge on Israel • First F-16s in Ukraine
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00:00The Iranian Supreme Leader has ordered a retaliation attack in Israel for the killing of a top
00:19Hamas leader in Iran's capital, Tehran.
00:23The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed revenge during
00:28an emergency national security meeting.
00:31It added that Khamenei, who is also the country's highest military commander, instructed that
00:36a defense scenario be prepared in case Israel or the U.S. attacks Iran.
00:42Ismail Haniyeh, the political chief of Hamas, was in Tehran attending the inauguration of
00:48Iran's new president.
00:50After Haniyeh's assassination on Wednesday, Khamenei stated that,
00:54Our guest has been martyred and that it is Iran's duty to exact a blood prize.
01:25and Mustafa al-Hassawi, all held at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Navy base for years without trial,
01:33will plead guilty in exchange for the prosecution to spare them with the risk of the death penalty.
01:55The U.S. has also been training Ukrainian pilots on how to fly the jets and has already
02:00graduated the first group of its pilots on its operation.
02:03The fighter jet is equipped with a 20mm cannon and can carry bombs, rockets and missiles.
02:10Meanwhile, NATO allies had also announced that they started transferring F-16 jets to
02:14Ukraine.
02:15Denmark has committed to donate 19 jets in total, while the Netherlands has promised
02:20to deliver 24 aircraft.
02:24The U.S. has been training Ukrainian pilots on how to fly the jets and has already graduated
02:31the first group of its pilots on its operation.
02:55Hey, stay back.
02:56Step back, please. Step back. Step back.
03:00Get back. Get back.
03:04What am I getting arrested for?
03:06Reaching breach of section 14 public order.
03:08Public order? Just fucking stand in there, you cunt.
03:25With the Paris Olympic Games well underway, France was hit by new acts of sabotage Monday.
03:33Police say fiber-optic cables of several telecoms companies were affected in six French departments,
03:40though Paris was spared.
03:42Major carriers like Free and SFR confirmed their cables had been targeted.
03:47France's junior minister for digital affairs said the vandalism affected some fixed and
03:52mobile services, but companies said no major disruptions had been reported.
04:05Parts of Europe are continuing to battle wildfires as temperatures remain high.
04:09In Rome, a significant fire burned through the natural reserve of Monte Mario on Wednesday afternoon.
04:14Firefighters were seen dropping water from helicopters, while many residents were evacuated
04:18as the flames approached nearby buildings.
04:20The location of the fire was just 2.5 kilometers from the iconic St. Peter's Basilica.
04:25In Albania, on Wednesday, wildfires continued to burn, too.
04:29In the southern village of Mascalur, they came close to homes, but ultimately caused little damage.
04:34In the coastal town of Shenzhen, though, the picture was bleaker.
04:37Albanian firefighters, military personnel and volunteers managed to get a major fire there
04:41under control after it damaged a roof and two beach bars, sending visitors fleeing in panic.
04:50For more UN videos visit www.un.org