00:00 Ukraine`s president calls for a global response to Russian attacks on its ports, saying they
00:05 threaten world food security.
00:11 Lithuania has closed two of its six border crossings with Belarus, citing a growing hybrid
00:16 threat from its landlocked eastern neighbor.
00:26 Ukraine`s defense ministry announced the liberation of Urozhaine village in the region of Donetsk.
00:53 Lying just over 90 kilometers from the Sea of Azov, Urozhaine, with an estimated pre-war
00:59 population of about a thousand people, is among a cluster of villages that Ukrainian
01:05 forces have been trying to wrest over recent weeks.
01:10 Right here in the area, here is Urozhaine.
01:14 Its recapture indicates that Ukraine is pressing ahead with an offensive drive south towards
01:19 the Sea of Azov that aims to cut Russian occupying forces in half.
01:24 Ukrainian colonel Petro Chernyk stated that Ukrainian counteroffensive is advancing slowly
01:30 in southern Ukraine because Ukrainian forces must overcome a three-echelon Russian defensive
01:36 lines.
01:37 A first line of minefields stretching several kilometers wide, a second line with artillery
01:43 equipment and personnel concentrations, and a third line of rear positions meant to preserve
01:49 resources.
01:51 The recapture of Urozhaine here brings Ukraine closer to threatening the village of Staromlynevka
01:58 several kilometers to the south, which military analysts say serves as Russian stronghold
02:04 in this area.
02:08 Explosions at a Ukrainian port on the Danube.
02:10 Ukraine's president, Vladimir Zelensky, has called on the global community to respond
02:14 to repeated Russian strikes on its port infrastructure.
02:17 In his Wednesday night address, he accused Moscow of impacting food security in many
02:22 nations.
02:23 Last night, Russian terrorists again hit our ports, our infrastructure, which is not
02:31 our, but the global food security.
02:36 The United States has also reacted angrily.
02:52 Escalation demonstrate Moscow continues to prevent grain and food stuffs from reaching
02:58 those who need it most throughout the world.
03:01 It is unacceptable.
03:03 Putin simply does not care about global food security.
03:07 Such actions by the Kremlin negatively affect Ukrainian farmers and all those around the
03:12 world who are most vulnerable to food insecurity.
03:16 Russian drone and missile strikes have hit six major ports in southern Ukraine.
03:21 Kiev says Moscow has targeted depots and facilities used to export grain.
03:26 Russia's Ministry of Defence has repeatedly claimed it was attacking military targets.
03:34 Lithuania has closed two of its six checkpoints with Belarus and is considering a complete
03:39 border closure, claiming there's a hybrid threat from the east.
03:43 Vilnius cited the worrying presence of Wagner Group's Russian mercenaries moved to Belarus
03:48 after its mutiny and failed march on Moscow.
03:51 "The main focus is to get as many Russians as possible to the border, because we need
03:58 the largest number of people there.
04:01 This is done by the NATO, with our national security services, sharing these things, so
04:07 that people are not in the administration, but on the border."
04:14 In Warsaw, border security was one of the main issues on the table during the visit
04:18 of Latvian President Edgar Zrinkovic.
04:22 His Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda highlighted the threats of hybrid aggression from Belarus
04:27 and promised to supply military aid to Latvia if needed.
04:32 Poland closed all but one checkpoint with Belarus this year, while Latvia has mobilised
04:37 extra border guards and additional troops to protect its eastern frontier.
04:42 Riga made the decision after thwarting 90 illegal border crossings at the Belarus border
04:47 in 24 hours.
04:52 North Korea has commented publicly for the first time on its nearly month-long detention
04:57 of US soldier Travis King.
04:59 State media on Wednesday claimed the army private had crossed the border to seek refuge,
05:04 saying he accused the United States and its military of inhuman treatment and racial discrimination.
05:10 King crossed from South Korea into its northern neighbour on the 18th of July, while on a
05:14 civilian tour of the heavily fortified joint security area between the two countries.
05:20 US officials say they cannot verify King's reported comments and remain focused on his
05:24 safe return.
05:28 Dozens of men, women and children being brought to a beach in England by a Royal National
05:33 Lifeboat Institution vessel.
05:36 There some of the 100 migrants who were rescued in the English Channel on Wednesday.
05:40 The others were taken to Dover by border police boats.
05:44 After a downward trend in recent months, arrivals have been increasing for several days due
05:49 to good weather.
05:50 More than 2,000 people have arrived in Britain just this month in the hope of claiming asylum.
05:56 They've travelled from as far afield as Afghanistan, Iran and Syria.
06:04 Firefighters battled a raging wildfire on Tenerife, one of Spain's Canary Islands, on
06:10 Wednesday.
06:11 At least 800 hectares of land were scorched in 24 hours.
06:15 Local authorities and emergency services evacuated residents of the towns of Arafo and Candelaria
06:22 on the east of the island.
06:23 In footage released by the Guardia Civil, forest fires can be seen close to the towns.
06:30 Firefighting aircraft have been deployed to help tackle the wildfires.
06:39 A prominent Bulgarian businessman was shot dead in broad daylight in Sofia.
06:45 Police said Alexei Petrov died instantly on a suburban street.
06:49 A karate champion and former state security agent, he went into business after the fall
06:54 of communism.
06:55 He'd been cleared of extortion and racketeering and later ran for president.
07:00 A woman with him when he was shot was injured and taken to hospital for treatment.
07:05 Petrov, who was 61, had survived two previous assassination attempts.
07:13 Germany's cabinet has approved a controversial but groundbreaking bill that will allow adults
07:18 to buy and possess small amounts of cannabis for recreational use.
07:23 While the plan sets the stage for its potential legalisation, a key pillar of the proposal
07:28 is a campaign to raise awareness about the risks of using the drug.
07:32 "We have a rising consumption of cannabis.
07:35 This is affecting children and adolescents, young adults.
07:39 The rising consumption is taking place without an answer.
07:45 We want to limit consumption and make it safer, especially for children and adolescents.
07:51 We don't want to extend it."
07:54 The decision, which still has to be passed by parliament, would allow adults to possess
07:58 up to 25 grams of weed and grow a maximum of three plants for their personal use.
08:04 They'd also be able to buy the drug by joining non-profit cannabis clubs.
08:09 Approval by parliament would make Germany the first major European nation to legalise
08:13 marijuana.
08:14 Currently, cannabis can be legally produced and used in the country for limited medical
08:19 needs only.
08:25 In the aftermath of the clashes in Athens last week between AEK and Dynamo Zagreb hooligans
08:30 outside AEK's stadium in which a Greek man died, the Greek prime minister met UEFA's
08:36 president.
08:40 Both men vowed to tackle the violence.
08:43 "This is cancer of football and those are not football fans.
08:51 Don't call them football fans because they are not football fans.
08:55 They are people who use football for their idiotic ideas."
09:00 The meeting was joined by representatives from Greece's four main football clubs.
09:06 "I hope that the state will not be affected by the developments, but will implement the
09:13 appropriate measures that are in place, which is the temporary closure of European clubs
09:21 from all European organisations.
09:23 I am sure that we will not need to go there.
09:27 Everyone has realised the seriousness of the situation and the state's determination
09:32 to face this evil."
09:36 Although the meetings were held hours before Greece hosted the UEFA Super Cup match between
09:41 Sevilla and Manchester City, it's very much not business as usual in Athens where more
09:46 than 100 people, mostly Croatian nationals, have been detained on charges of murder and
09:52 membership of a criminal gang.
09:54 Police are questioning them in the wake of the deadly Athens attack.
10:00 The 2023 SIGED Festival in the Hungarian capital Budapest closed with a performance by one
10:11 of the biggest pop stars of our time.
10:13 Billie Eilish sold out the house on Tuesday and in the hours before the concert, people
10:18 who'd been partying for six days tried to get their act together.
10:23 "So we are very, very tired.
10:25 Our feet hurt a lot actually, but we enjoyed it so, so much that we obviously stayed until
10:30 the end.
10:31 We are very excited to see our favourite artists."
10:35 Naftali from Israel also gave us tips on how to cope with the constant partying.
10:40 "A lot of energy drinks, a lot of cafe, like every morning, every afternoon, you know,
10:45 all the time.
10:47 And just party hard, like search for the craziest parties and go into them and just like be
10:52 with the music and feel good."
10:56 In the evening, more than 50,000 people gathered for Billie Eilish's concert.
11:03 The 21-year-old has already won seven Grammy Awards.
11:14 The next morning, the last of the islanders headed home.
11:17 420,000 people partied on Sziget this year, 30,000 less than in 2022.
11:24 And on Thursday, tickets go on sale for the next festival, which gets underway on the
11:28 7th of August 2024.
11:30 The island is now over, and the organizers' work is not stopping the tens of thousands
11:35 of foreigners who have come here.
11:38 The site must be put in order, and the backstage team is already working on the preparation
11:43 for the next year's festival.
11:46 Magyar Ádám, EURONEWS, Budapest.
