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00:00Russia sends troops, tanks and artillery systems into Kursk to fight Ukraine's attack.
00:11At least 100 people have died after Israel launched an airstrike on a school in Gaza.
00:20After weeks of abuse, Algerian boxer Imam Khalif wins the women's 66 kilo final.
00:30The Kremlin has responded to Ukraine's bruising assault on the southern Russian region of
00:41Kursk by sending tanks, troops and artillery systems to fight off the cross-border offensive.
00:48On Tuesday, Ukrainian soldiers poured over the border into Kursk and attacked Russian
00:53forces. Ukrainian troops quickly overwhelmed key checkpoints and field fortifications manned
00:59by light army border guards. Russian troops failed to immediately fight off the surprise
01:04attack with Russian soldiers now claiming to control certain villages over the border
01:09such as Sucha. Kiev's incursion is prompting evacuations from both sides. 180 kilometers
01:16over the border, Ukrainian emergency services are helping individuals in the oblast region
01:22escape Russian shelling. Thousands from the region's most war-prone areas are being transported
01:28to safer zones.
01:34An Israeli airstrike hit a school in central Gaza, killing at least 100, according to the
01:40Hamas-run Gaza government. Tel Aviv has acknowledged the strike, one of the deadliest since the
01:46Israel-Hamas war began 10 months ago, claiming it hit a Hamas command center, an allegation
01:53the militant group denies. The Hamas health ministry says up to 47 people were injured
01:59in the attack on the school used by thousands of sheltering Palestinians. Government officials
02:05expect the death toll to rise. This is not the first time the IDF has attacked a school
02:12in Gaza. According to the United Nations, 477 out of 564 schools in Gaza have been directly
02:20hit or damaged in the war. Israel argues Hamas endangers civilians by using schools and residential
02:28neighborhoods as operation centers.
02:33Iman Khalif has won the women's 66 kilo final against China's Yang Liu. The Algerian boxer's
02:40triumph comes after weeks of scrutiny and misconceptions about her gender. Spain beat
02:46France 5-3 to win the men's football final, but the women's team lost to Germany in the
02:53game for the bronze medal. The United States stay on top of the medal table with victories
03:00in the men's 400-meter hurdles and in the women's relay.
03:16Denmark's landmark wind farms are becoming a tourist attraction with the most tourists
03:46talked about wind farms continuing to draw attention. Initial plans to install coastal
03:51wind turbines in the North Sea face significant opposition from holiday home owners and rental
03:57agencies. But despite ongoing criticism following the wind farms launch, they found an additional
04:03purpose beyond generating green electricity. The site has emerged as a tourist attraction
04:09with a local company offering boat tours that allow visitors to view the turbines up close.
04:19After days of protests due to the construction of a mini hydroelectric power plant at the
04:24source of the Una River, the Croatian state issued an announcement. A criminal complaint
04:32was filed against the official who issued the investor the location permit, saying it
04:37didn't comply with the environmental protection procedures and the construction permits are
04:41therefore illegal. Citizens and environmental activists had protested the plant's construction
04:49for days.