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00:00Protesters in Tel Aviv carry makeshift coffins to demand the Israeli government secure the
00:06release of the hostages still being held in Gaza.
00:12The man killed in a shootout with officers near the Israeli consulate in Munich was known
00:17to police in Austria.
00:20The fifth edition of the World Nomad Games is about to kick off in Astana, with around
00:2590 countries competing in disciplines like horseback archery and falconry.
00:32More job cuts are expected in Germany as the economy struggles to recover.
00:45Protesters have marched in Tel Aviv carrying coffins draped with the Israeli flag, symbolizing
00:50the hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza.
00:54Around 70 Israelis are thought to be held captive following the Hamas incursion into
00:58Israel last October.
01:00Protesters are angry at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for not doing enough to secure their
01:05return.
01:06On Wednesday, Netanyahu said Israel must keep open-ended control of Gaza's border with Egypt,
01:11which protesters fear could derail ceasefire talks.
01:19Michel Barnier has promised to respond to the anger of the people in his first speech
01:24as Prime Minister of France.
01:26Speaking at the handover ceremony with his predecessor Gabriel Attal in Paris, Barnier
01:31said his new role would concentrate on fixing a raft of problems causing resentment among
01:36French voters.
01:49President Emmanuel Macron named Barnier as France's new prime minister on Thursday, hoping
02:07the veteran conservative can work with the country's bitterly divided legislature.
02:12Barnier's appointment ends more than 50 days of a caretaker government in France, and he
02:17faces the tough task of having to work with an acrimonious and deeply divided hung parliament
02:23that emerged from a snap election Macron called in June.
02:48He's a loyal veteran of the recently renamed right-wing Republican Right Party and has
02:55had a long political career in France and the EU. He served twice as a European commissioner
03:01and between 2016 and 2021 was the chief EU negotiator for Brexit.
03:07Barnier will now have to survive a confidence vote in the National Assembly, France's lower
03:12house of parliament.
03:19The man killed in a shootout with officers near the Israeli consulate in Munich was known
03:24to police in Austria.
03:26Searching his home in Salzburg, police say the man, identified as 18-year-old Emra I,
03:32had come to the attention of police in February last year and had been investigated for terrorist
03:37links.
03:39In advance of the shootout in 2023, the responsible security agency, the Salzburg district police
03:45department, confirmed the police-induced weapon ban and this would be valid until 2028.
03:52Emra I, identified by police as an Austrian national with Bosnian roots, was spotted by
03:57police near the Israeli consulate carrying a long firearm. He engaged in a shootout with
04:03five local police officers who opened fire with their service weapons. Authorities believe
04:08he was planning an attack on the Israeli consulate but the motive is still being investigated.
04:14We can't say anything about the motive at the moment. This will also be the subject of
04:20investigations. We are sensitive on a day like today and were here with object protection
04:25forces on site.
04:27Israel's foreign ministry said the consulate in Munich was closed when the shooting occurred.
04:34The incident comes on the 52nd anniversary of the attack by Palestinian militants on
04:39the Israeli delegation at the 1972 Munich Olympics. That ended with the deaths of 11
04:45Israeli team members, a West German police officer and five of the assailants.
04:58As the Paralympics wrap up in Paris, another global sporting event begins in Astana, the
05:05World Nomad Games. Athletes use ancient warfare skills of historically nomadic peoples in
05:12sports like horse wrestling, horseback archery, martial arts and falconry, but also compete
05:20in cultural and scientific games. The aim is to develop and preserve the ethno-cultural
05:28movement which has in host country Kazakhstan one of its most important cradles.
05:36The World Nomad Games is a unique opportunity to show the world the rich cultural and historical
05:43heritage of our country, to show the spirit of the people, to show the deep soul of the Kazakh people.
05:54Over 2,000 athletes and around 90 countries will be there. The list of participating nations
06:01has grown way beyond those with a nomadic heritage.
06:05What's interesting is that we see countries coming, the geography of participating countries
06:10from Australia to Canada, from South Africa to Great Britain, those states that have little
06:17nomadic history in the past, so meaning that these games are actually going around the
06:24world and we see this great interest.
06:27The World Nomad Games take place from Sunday the 8th of September to the 13th of September.
06:38After the news that Europe's largest car producer VW may close two plants, experts are sounding
06:44the alarm that a downsizing of manufacturing isn't just limited to the car industry.
06:49The German Institute for Economic Research, DIW, says companies need to evolve.
06:55Germany is very export dependent, Germany is very industry dependent and like Volkswagen
07:01many other companies have missed out on the transformation and for Volkswagen that means
07:06specifically they have not managed to make the transition to electric cars.
07:12They're falling behind. They have had very high profits in the past, very successful,
07:17now they're suffering from hangover if you wish and this is not just the automotive sector,
07:24it's machinery, it's the pharmaceutical, the chemical sector, this is quite a problem many have.
07:30The largest chemical producer in the world, who has its headquarters in Germany, BASF,
07:35is also looking at relocating some of its workforce to Asia and laying off workers in
07:40Germany amid exploding energy prices due to the full scale invasion in Ukraine and burdensome
07:46bureaucracy in Germany.
07:48Germany's biggest problem is not short term, it's structural, it's long term.
07:53So we expect in our forecast a stagnation, maybe for another year and then a gradual recovery.
07:59So it will take some time and that's frustrating for companies, for the government to hear,
08:05but that's part of the truth. It will require some resilience and continued investment
08:12for the next five years and then hopefully over that period Germany or the German economy
08:17will manage the transition.
08:19Europe's strongest economy is still grappling with leaving its recession behind.
08:25As EU car companies struggle with the phasing out of combustion engines and a transition
08:31to electric vehicles before 2035, experts are predicting that thousands more jobs may be cut
08:39across different sectors over the next couple of years.
08:43With the German economy largely dependent on the car industry, these mass layoffs may lead
08:50to an increase in disillusionment and play into the hands of the far right.
08:55This could have a major impact on next year's federal elections.
09:00Liv Stroud, in Berlin for Euronews.
09:09There's been a proliferation of sinkholes in the southern Konya region known as the
09:13breadbasket of Turkey.
09:15They pose a threat to agricultural activities and are now getting closer to population areas.
09:20The latest count shows their number has now exceeded 2,600.
09:25Most happen as a result of drought and uncontrolled use of underground water.
09:30The director of the Sinkhole Application Research Centre said that the phenomenon will always
09:35exist but human activities are causing their number to rise.
10:35Glory and honor to the heroes!
10:38We care about the safety of our country, especially our families.
10:43We care about the values that Poland has.
10:48We also go along the border to stop this wave of illegal immigration.
10:57I would like to stay in Poland because of what they have done to me.
11:04If I go back there, it will be death.
11:11I'm not afraid of anything.
11:16I'm not afraid of anything.
11:21I'm not afraid of anything.
11:28I'm not afraid of anything.
11:33I'm not afraid of anything.