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00:00Ukraine will be a member of NATO in the future, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on
00:07Thursday.
00:11The Hungarian southern border no longer deals with migrants after removals by Serbian authorities.
00:23Israeli strikes across Lebanon killed at least 27 people on Wednesday, according to Lebanon's
00:28health ministry.
00:30In the southern city of Nabatia, at least 16 people were killed, including the city's
00:35mayor.
00:36Lebanon's caretaker prime minister accused Israel of intentionally targeting a municipal
00:41council meeting there to discuss relief efforts.
00:45Israel has ramped up its attacks on the country amid growing international criticism that
00:49it is targeting UN peacekeepers in the region.
00:53UNIFIL again said that Israel deliberately targeted its positions in an attack on its
00:58watchtower.
00:59Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in northern Gaza remains dire as Israel's siege of the
01:05Jabalia refugee camp enters its 13th day.
01:09The top UN humanitarian official is accusing Israel of blocking the delivery of desperately
01:14needed aid to Gaza, saying there's barely any food left in the north.
01:18During the first two weeks of October, just one out of 54 coordinated movements to the
01:27north via the al-Rashid checkpoint was facilitated by Israeli authorities, while another four
01:37were impeded but eventually accomplished.
01:42Following warnings from the U.S., Israel let in a limited amount of aid on Wednesday, but
01:46the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations called the progress insufficient.
01:56Israel's military is looking into whether Hamas' top leader, Yahya Sinwar, was killed
02:00in a military operation in Gaza.
02:03Sinwar, who Israel accused of being the architect of the October 7 surprise attack which killed
02:101,200 Israelis, was announced as Hamas' new head following the assassination of Ismail
02:15Haniyeh.
02:18The IDF said in a statement that at least three militants were killed in a building
02:22and that they were checking the possibility that Sinwar was amongst that number.
02:32European leaders meeting in Brussels are discussing the proposal of the European Commission to
02:36open deportation centres outside the EU borders.
02:41The Commission has lately embraced the ideas of the hard right on migration.
02:46The change in the Commission's mentality has pleased several countries.
02:49One of them is Greece, which has been accused by several NGOs of carrying out illegal returns.
02:55The Pact on Migration and Asylum does not address the question of returns.
02:59We cannot accept the fact that we are not effective to deal with those who are not entitled
03:07to protection status in the European Union.
03:09I'm eager to find out more about the innovative solutions proposed by the Commission and I'm
03:15happy about the fact that we recognize that we need to think out of the box.
03:20One of the examples would be the return centre that Italy has recently opened in Albania.
03:25Italy's Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni has been one of the promoters of a meeting with
03:29several like-minded leaders, which was also attended by the President of the European
03:33Commission.
03:34But although few in number, there are also detractors, like Spain's Pedro Sanchez and
03:39Belgium's Alexander de Kroo.
03:57Leaders are not expected to reach any agreement on migration at this summit.
04:05Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that North Korea supporting Russia would be
04:11a first step towards a world war.
04:14Zelensky claimed the country's intelligence services found evidence suggesting 10,000
04:19North Korean troops were training to join Russian forces.
04:23It comes after Zelensky presented his victory plan to EU leaders at a high-level summit
04:28in Brussels.
04:30We know about 10,000 soldiers of North Korea that they are preparing to send fight against
04:39us.
04:40And this is the first step to a world war.
04:43Zelensky said he received majority support from EU countries for his victory plan, which
04:49includes permission to fire long-range weapons into Russia.
04:53He emphasized the importance of receiving support from Western allies, but criticized
04:59that it often arrived slowly.
05:02Zelensky said the victory plan would result in an end to the war no later than next year.
05:07He also said he would like to present the document to Russia at a potential future peace
05:12summit.
05:18For a year, Serbian authorities have been systematically evacuating the areas around
05:22the northern border with Hungary, collecting migrants and transporting them to camps in
05:27the Serbian cities of Kikinda and Presevo.
05:31Hundreds of illegal immigrants used to live in the barns of the Karas farm along the border
05:36fence near the town of Horgos, leaving at night to get through the barbed wire fences.
05:41But today, discarded energy drink cans and animal remains are the only signs that this
05:46place was once full of life.
05:48The roof has collapsed, the nylon sheeting protecting the windows has been ripped off,
05:52and you almost can't see the buildings through the weeds.
05:55Some of the locals, like Marta, are happy about the authorities' action.
05:59She says the area has become much safer.
06:25The change in Horgos is visible.
06:38The last time Euronews was there, almost everything was closed and people were hardly seen in
06:42public spaces, but now the shops are open and children are playing in the streets.
06:48There is still a long way to go before the final sentence, but this week's hearing
06:55will be crucial in the open arms trial involving league leader Matteo Salvini.
07:00After Italian prosecutors requested a six-year prison sentence, his lawyer Giulia Bongiorno
07:06will present her closing argument, explaining why the former interior minister is innocent.
07:12A few days ago, patrols for Europe's far-right leaders rallied in support of Salvini in Puntida.
07:18His supporters have collected signatures in his defence, and a group of League Party members
07:23plans to take to the streets in Palermo on Friday to show their support.
07:28We spoke to one of them.
07:42The former interior minister has been charged with kidnapping for refusing to allow 147
08:09migrants rescued by the Spanish NGO Open Arms in 2019 to disembark in Lampedusa.
08:16Prosecutors argue that under the SAR Convention, anyone found in distress at sea must be assisted
08:22and provided with a place of safety.
08:25They also claim that the minister made the decision for his political advantage.
08:39Matteo Salvini says he doesn't regret his actions and that he did it to defend the country.
09:09If convicted, he could be barred from holding government office, but it could take time
09:13for that to come into effect as the League leader can decide to appeal the judge's decision.
09:18Giorgio Arrandi for Euronews in Rome.
09:27Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not be a continuation from Biden's presidency
09:33in an interview with Brett Beier on Fox News.
09:37Even though Democrats currently hold the White House, Harris said she wants to turn the page
09:42by representing a new generation of leadership, one that isn't burdened by a divisive rhetoric
09:47coming from Donald Trump.
09:50Well, first of all, turning the page from the last decade in which we have been burdened
09:56with the kind of rhetoric coming from Donald Trump that has been designed and implemented
10:02to divide our country and have Americans literally point fingers at each other.
10:08Her nearly 30-minute sit-down with Beier repeatedly grew heated with the two talking over each other.
10:14May I finish responding, please? But you have to let me finish.
10:19You had the White House and the House and the Senate, and they didn't bring up that bill.
10:23I'm in the middle of responding to the point you're raising, and I'd like to finish.
10:27It was Harris' first foray onto the network, which is popular with conservative viewers.
10:38Former One Direction member Liam Payne was found dead after he fell from a balcony in Argentina.
10:44Fans were quick to gather outside of the hotel in Buenos Aires to hold an impromptu vigil.
10:58I grew up with this. I grew up with his music. I grew up with the band.
11:03Police rushed to the hotel on Wednesday evening after receiving a phone call from the hotel manager.
11:09He warned them of a guest who may have been under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
11:15Payne had previously been vocal about his battle with alcoholism and posted a video in July last year
11:21saying he had been sober for six months after receiving treatment.
11:26The 31-year-old was one of the five members of One Direction,
11:29who formed during the British singing competition The X Factor in 2010 after they had all auditioned individually.
11:38The band rose to fame and became one of the most iconic boy bands of their era before disbanding in 2016.