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00:00At least three people have been killed and five others seriously wounded in a suspected
00:06knife attack in Zollingen.
00:11A 30-meter Ukrainian flag is unfurled outside the European Commission building to mark the
00:16country's state flag day.
00:22Ukraine's military says it used high-precision US-supplied glide bombs for strikes in Russia's
00:27Kursk region.
00:35At least three people have been killed and five others seriously wounded in an attack
00:39at a festival in the western German city of Zollingen.
00:43German media citing police sources said the weapon used was believed to be a knife.
00:48Witnesses alerted police shortly after 9.30 p.m. local time after the assailant stabbed
00:53several people at random.
00:56Police said the attacker was on the run and that so far they have very little information
01:00about the man.
01:01They also said they believe the stabbings were carried out by a lone attacker.
01:20Zollingen was holding a festival of diversity to mark the city's 650th anniversary.
01:26It was supposed to run until Sunday but has now been cancelled.
01:35Ukraine's military says it used high-precision US-supplied glide bombs for strikes in Russia's
01:40Kursk region.
01:42A commander with Ukraine's air force published a video on Thursday night purporting to show
01:46a Russian platoon base being hit in Kursk.
01:50He said the attack with GBU-39 bombs, which were supplied by the United States, resulted
01:55in Russian casualties and the destruction of equipment.
01:58Many of Ukraine's international allies oppose the country using donated weapons for anything
02:03but defensive purposes.
02:05However, Ukraine has argued that its Kursk incursion is essentially defensive and aimed
02:11at creating a buffer zone to minimize attacks on Ukrainian soil.
02:15Meanwhile, the United States has imposed a fresh round of sanctions on more than 400
02:20entities and individuals for supporting Russia's war effort.
02:24That includes sanctions on Chinese companies that American officials believe are helping
02:28Moscow skirt Western sanctions and build up its military.
02:37A 30-meter Ukrainian flag has been unfurled outside the European Commission building in
02:42Brussels to mark the country's state flag day.
02:45The ceremony on Friday was attended by representatives of the Commission as well as the European
02:50Parliament, the diplomatic corps and several Ukrainians.
02:54European Parliament Vice President Sophie Wilmers said that she was pleased to once
02:58again express the steadfast support of the European Parliament for Ukraine.
03:03While the EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton said the Commission condemns
03:08the ongoing missile and drone attacks by Russia aimed at civilian populations.
03:15As Friday turned into Saturday, Ukraine was still ever-present in the Belgian capital.
03:21August 24 sees Ukraine mark Independence Day, the day it declared itself a sovereign nation
03:26from the former Soviet Union.
03:29The station Europe Visitor Center was illuminated in the colors of the Ukrainian flag to mark
03:34the day, as was the European Commission building.
03:42Mourners have gathered in Moscow for a memorial service to the former chief of the Wagner
03:46mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin.
03:49Prigozhin was killed after the plane he was traveling in crashed 100 kilometers north
03:53of Moscow on August 23 last year.
03:56The food caterer turned leader of the Wagner group came to prominence after Russia sent
04:01its army into Ukraine in February 2022.
04:04He was often at odds with senior military figures, accusing them of incompetence and
04:09treason for their lack of support and supplies.
04:15An investigation has been opened following an explosion outside a synagogue in the French
04:20seaside resort of Le Conde Mot.
04:24Reports say at least two cars, one of which contained a gas bottle and two doors providing
04:29access to the building, were set on fire.
04:33According to the local mayor, a municipal police officer was injured in the blast.
04:38French President Emmanuel Macron has described the incident as a terrorist act, while security
04:44forces continue to search for the suspect.