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00:00A Hamas official and his family were killed after an early morning Israeli airstrike on
00:05a refugee camp in Lebanon.
00:12Bosnia declares a state of emergency after widespread flooding and landslides kill at
00:16least 16 people.
00:22An Israeli strike on a refugee camp in northern Lebanon killed a Hamas official and his family,
00:28a militant group said in a statement.
00:31The early morning attack came a day after another Israeli airstrike cut off a main highway
00:36linking Lebanon with Syria, leaving two huge craters on either side of the road.
00:44Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah have been reported near the border.
00:50Nearly 2,000 people have been killed in Lebanon since the Israel-Hamas war began, most of
00:56them died since September 23, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
01:02Israel launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on Tuesday, saying they were carrying out
01:06targeted raids to hit Hezbollah.
01:08The news prompted European countries to urge nationals to leave the country.
01:14The Netherlands became the latest to repatriate citizens as 185 people arrived at Eindhoven
01:20airbase, including more than 100 Dutch citizens and their family members.
01:33Bosnia's government has declared a state of emergency after at least 16 people were killed
01:37in flooding and landslides caused by a severe rainstorm.
01:41The flooding has affected several towns and villages in central and southern parts of
01:45the country.
01:48Rescue services in the south said several people were missing and called on volunteers
01:52to help as roads were closed and houses left without electricity.
01:57Defense Minister Zubkhan Helez told N1 regional television that troops have been deployed
02:02to help.
02:03While rescue services in the towns of Jablanica and Kiselyak said the power was off overnight
02:08and mobile phones had lost their signal.
02:13Heavy rains and strong winds were also reported in neighboring Croatia, where several roads
02:17were closed and the capital Zagreb is preparing for the swollen Sava river to burst its banks.
02:24It's a similar story in Slovenia, where heavy rain has caused three rivers to overflow.
02:29And floods caused by torrential rains were also reported in Montenegro, where some villages
02:34were cut off and roads and homes flooded.
02:43Well-known Berlin landmarks were transformed during the 20th anniversary of the Festival
02:48of Lights.
02:54Thousands came to see iconic landmarks like the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin's TV tower and
02:59its cathedral lit up with colors.
03:04Virtual aquariums of dancing fish and insects could be seen displayed on the buildings as
03:10crowds gathered to watch.
03:15Among the festivals in Lyon, Sydney, Moscow and Eindhoven, it is one of the best-known
03:20light art festivals in the world.
03:24It has become a major tourist attraction and economic boon to Berlin, with past renditions
03:30attracting over a million visitors.
03:41Ukraine's military intelligence agency has claimed responsibility for killing the head
03:47of security at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.
03:51The agency posted a video on its Telegram channel showing an SUV exploding.
03:56Hours later, the Russian investigative committee confirmed that Andrei Korotki was killed.
04:01The GUR said Korotki was a war criminal and voluntarily collaborated with Moscow after
04:06it seized control of the nuclear facility in the early weeks of the war.
04:11Meanwhile, at least three people, including a six-year-old girl, have been killed when
04:15the Russian military hit a car carrying liquefied natural gas in the northern village of Hirsk.
04:21Village authorities said the strike caused the gas cylinders to explode, causing a fire
04:26which spread to a nearby house.
04:29And in eastern Ukraine, residents of Pokrovsk have begun patching up their homes after overnight
04:34Russian strikes caused extensive damage and injured four people.
04:38According to the regional police, the Russian military dropped six bombs on the city, damaging
04:43a multi-story building, three houses and a shop.