00:00 The US has approved an 89 billion euro aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
00:07 Ukraine launched a barrage of drones across Russia overnight, Moscow's Ministry of Defence says.
00:18 The US has approved an 89 billion euro aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
00:26 Ukraine has been running out of weapons and has warned that if it doesn't receive more from its allies, Russia will make advances.
00:33 The vote was passed 311 to 112.
00:39 On this vote the ayes are 311 and the nays are 112. The bill is passed.
00:45 Ukraine launched a barrage of drones across Russia overnight, Moscow's Ministry of Defence says.
01:07 The attacks appear to have targeted Russia's energy infrastructure.
01:11 According to Moscow, 50 drones were shot down by their air defence systems over eight Russian regions.
01:18 Meanwhile in Ukraine, civilians and even priests are helping produce weapons and other equipment for their army.
01:27 About 100 drones that one priest and his volunteers have built have now been dispatched to the front line and are ready to launch.
01:35 The Russian Defence Ministry released footage of what it said shows a surface-to-air missile reportedly hitting a Ukrainian drone in the Donetsk region.
01:45 In the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, severely damaged power plants could take years to repair and at a cost of up to 24 million euros.
01:59 Half the people living in the region are vulnerable to Russian strikes and power outages, according to officials.
02:06 Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniye met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Saturday.
02:18 Turkish state broadcaster TRT says Erdogan and Haniye discussed efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and deliver humanitarian aid.
02:28 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Sameh Shoukry, paid an official visit to Turkey on the same day and met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
02:38 During the visit, bilateral relations as well as the situation in Palestine and regional developments were discussed.
02:46 Representatives from five Mediterranean countries most affected by migration met today.
02:57 They discussed the recently passed European Migration Pact, which established common rules to manage the reception and relocation of asylum seekers.
03:06 We have expressed our full commitment to the application of this pact, which will undoubtedly be transcendental for the future of Europe and of course also for this land.
03:23 We call on the European Commission to deepen and expand the associations and agreements with third countries.
03:32 Each country has seen higher levels of immigration in the last few months.
03:37 First of all, Italy, which has seen almost 50% of the amount of migrants arrive on its shores in the first few months of 2024 as it did in the entirety of 2023, according to data from the Italian Interior Ministry.
03:51 Thousands took to the streets of the Canary Islands to call for an urgent reshaping of the region's tourism industry.
04:02 They argue the current tourism model makes life unaffordable for locals and is unsustainable for the environment.
04:08 We are not against tourism. We are against a model that has led to the deterioration of our land, of our people, because the profits and growth of tourism is not reflected in society.
04:29 We need a future for our islands, a different model, to be able to have houses, to live here on our island and not have to go abroad.
04:36 The protests take place under the banner "The Canaries Have a Limit" and are backed by environmental groups including Greenpeace and the Worldwide Fund for Nature.
04:47 We are not against tourism. We are against a model that has led to the deterioration of our land, of our people, because the profits and growth of tourism is not reflected in society.
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