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00:00Austria's foreign minister will act as caretaker chancellor as the far-right Freedom Party
00:05seek to form a ruling coalition after victory in recent elections.
00:10Around 20 people, nearly all of whom were women or children, were reportedly killed
00:15by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.
00:21Donald Trump Jr. makes a surprise visit to Greenland amid controversy stemming from his
00:26father's interest to seize the territory.
00:34Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will be named caretaker chancellor, taking
00:39over from outgoing Karl Nehammer, who quit after centrist coalition talks collapsed.
00:46Schallenberg previously acted as Austrian chancellor in 2021 after former Chancellor
00:51Sebastian Kurz stepped down amidst corruption allegations.
00:57Austria's conservative OVP-led government will remain in power as caretakers until a
01:02new coalition is formed.
01:04Herbert Kickl and his far-right Freedom Party secured victory in recent parliamentary elections,
01:10surpassing Nehammer's OVP, which came in second.
01:14However, the OVP refused to enter a coalition with the FPO under Kickl, leading to a political
01:20stalemate.
01:23Efforts to form a governing alliance without the FPO failed by early January, prompting
01:29Nehammer to announce his resignation last Saturday.
01:34An Italian journalist that was arrested and detained in a notorious prison in Tehran has
01:40been freed.
01:41Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Cecilia Sala's release comes after intensive work
01:46on diplomatic and intelligence channels.
01:49The Italian leader said the government had informed the 29-year-old's family.
01:54Sala, a reporter for the Foglio daily, was detained in Iran on 19 December, days after
02:01her arrival in the country.
02:03Iranian state media said she had violated the laws of the Islamic Republic, but the
02:08case soon turned political.
02:10Italian commentators have speculated that Iran arrested her as a bargaining chip to
02:15ensure the release of its journalist Mohamed Abedini, who was detained by Italy under a
02:21US warrant.
02:25Authorities in Spain's Canary Islands say some 780 migrants have arrived in the last
02:3124 hours, continuing the unprecedented and record-breaking influx of arrivals from last
02:38year.
02:39Local officials said the migrants arrived in ten boats on the islands of Lanzarote and
02:44El Hierro.
02:46The first migrant arrivals of the year come after a record year where more than 43,000
02:52migrants arrived in the Spanish archipelago islands.
03:02Israeli airstrikes in southern Gaza killed around 20 people, nearly all of whom were
03:07women or children, according to local health authorities.
03:12Five children were killed as they sheltered together in the same tent, according to the
03:16director of the children's ward at a Canunas hospital.
03:21Their bodies were amongst eight children and five women brought to the hospital after strikes
03:26reportedly tore into tents for displaced Palestinians, a car and two houses.
03:33Israel claimed to have targeted militants who had taken part in the October 7, 2023
03:37attack which sparked the war, but did not provide evidence.
03:42Israel blamed Hamas for the civilian casualties.
03:46The ongoing war in Gaza is raging with no end in sight and has killed tens of thousands
03:51of Palestinians, more than half of whom were women and children, according to local health
03:56authorities.
04:02More than 500 aftershocks with magnitudes of up to 4.4 followed a 7.1 magnitude earthquake
04:09that shook Tibet on Tuesday.
04:11Meanwhile, rescue efforts are underway with 1,850 rescuers on the ground along with firefighters.
04:18Chinese officials reported that 400 people who were trapped under the rubble were rescued,
04:23However, the number of people still unaccounted for is unknown.
04:47Tents, quilts and other relief items were sent to provide shelter.
04:51Areas around the epicenter of Tuesday's quake have an average altitude of 4,200 meters and
04:56so temperatures fell well below freezing overnight.
05:03A wildfire that spread as a result of extreme wind swept through the Pacific Palisades,
05:08a Los Angeles hillside home to many celebrity residences.
05:14Local officials said roughly 30,000 residents were under evacuation orders, some of whom
05:19abandoned their cars and fled by foot due to clogged roads.
05:23While they could not give an exact number of structures damaged or destroyed, the Los
05:27Angeles Fire Chief said 10,000 homes were under threat by the fire.
05:34The blaze began around 10.30 in the morning after the start of the Santa Ana windstorm.
05:39The National Weather Service warned that the storm could be the strongest to hit Southern
05:43California in over a decade.
05:46Officials said the exact cause of the fire is still unknown, but that no injuries have
05:51been reported.
05:52The fire is expected to continue for a few days, including in areas that haven't seen
05:57substantial rain in months.
06:05Donald Trump Jr. made a surprise visit to Greenland.
06:09His trip comes as tensions are heightened after his father, U.S. President-elect Donald
06:13Trump Jr. sparked a controversy as he expressed his intent of controlling Greenland.
06:19Many reporters flooded the capital's Nuuk airport upon hearing the news of his visit
06:23with one question on their mind.
06:25Why are you here?
06:26Here as tourists, seeing it, it looks like an incredible place we've been talking about
06:30going for a while.
06:31I was actually supposed to be here last spring for some of the stuff I do in my free time,
06:35but just really excited to be here.
06:39Shortly after Trump's arrival in Greenland, Trump Sr. held a press conference at his Florida
06:44Mar-a-Lago estate, adding fuel to the fire.
06:48Trump reaffirmed his interest in seizing Greenland, refusing to rule out the use of military and
06:53economic force to achieve that objective.
06:56I can't assure you, you're talking about Panama and Greenland, no I can't assure you on either
07:01of those two.
07:02He's even ramped up threats to Denmark, warning Copenhagen against not complying with Washington's
07:07bid to purchase the island.
07:09If Denmark wants to get to a conclusion, but nobody knows if they even have any right title
07:15or interest, the people are going to probably vote for independence or to come into the
07:19United States.
07:20But if they did, if they did do that, then I would tariff Denmark at a very high level.
07:27Denmark's prime minister reacted to the new developments, reaffirming Copenhagen's unwavering
07:32position of Greenland not being for sale.
07:35Greenland is a very, very proud people.
07:40It's a language, it's a culture, it's a population that is its own.
07:46And as the chairman of the NAD, Mojahed Jure, said, Greenland is not for sale.
07:52The United States is our absolute closest ally.
07:55We would always like to work closer with the Americans.
07:58This applies to all defense and security policy issues.
08:02It also applies to North Atlanta, where tensions are rising.
08:06And we have seen with Western eyes a very clear interest in that it is the United States,
08:10when it comes to the whole area, that it is the United States that plays a big role and not.
08:18This isn't the first time Washington had attempted to gain control of Greenland.
08:23In 1946, U.S. officials offered Denmark $100 million worth of gold bars to take ownership
08:29of the world's largest island.
08:32And just like it failed back then, Danish and Greenlandic officials say it won't work
08:36this time either.
08:43The late U.S. President Jimmy Carter's body has returned to Washington for a ceremony
08:48in the capital.
08:49His casket was flown in from his home state of Georgia, where he'd been lying in repose
08:54at the Carter Presidential Center since Saturday.
08:58The 39th President of the United States returned to the nation's capital almost 44 years after
09:03his defeat in the 1980 U.S. election to be honored in death.
09:08Emotional supporters lined up outside police barricades to witness the moment his casket
09:13entered the Capitol building.
09:15I actually met Jimmy Carter in Japan many years ago at a reception, where he was there
09:24campaigning with the Japanese for his campaign against the guinea worm, which he eradicated
09:30this amazing, not amazing, but this horrible disease, childhood disease in Africa.
09:36So I just feel it's really important to honor him.
09:42The late President's remains were carried into the Capitol by U.S. troops.
09:48His casket, draped in an American flag, was laid down in the center of the Capitol Rotunda.
09:54Members of Congress from both parties and Vice President Kamala Harris gathered around
09:59his casket to pay their respects and eulogize the former president.
10:03Today we gather to begin a final farewell to Jimmy Carter, Navy veteran, peanut farmer,
10:10governor of Georgia, and President of the United States.
10:15We all know that his care for humanity didn't stop at building homes.
10:18In the face of illness, President Jimmy Carter brought life-saving medicine.
10:22In the face of conflict, he brokered peace.
10:25In the face of discrimination, he reminded us that we are all made in the image of God.
10:32James Earl Carter, Jr. loved our country.
10:38He lived his faith.
10:41He served the people.
10:45And he left the world better than he found it.
10:51Jimmy Carter's funeral is set for Thursday in Washington.
10:54U.S. President Joe Biden will be in attendance and is scheduled to deliver a eulogy.
11:00The late president, who died on the 29th of December at the age of 100, will then be flown
11:05back to Plains, Georgia, where he'll be buried in his hometown.
11:13Didier Deschamps announced on Wednesday that he will step down as coach of the French national
11:17football team.
11:19The manager said he would stay until the next FIFA World Cup that will be held in 2026.
11:26Deschamps led France to victory in the 2018 World Cup and helped the team reach the final
11:32in the 2022 World Cup and at the 2016 European Championships.
11:37He also led the team to a Nations League title in 2021.