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00:00Voting is underway in Moldova as citizens decide on European Union accession and elect
00:07their new president.
00:11Moldovans are voting in a constitutional referendum that could change the long-term future of
00:16their country.
00:19Citizens are being asked whether they support an amendment of the constitution with a view
00:23to accession to the European Union after the process was formally opened last June.
00:31At the same time, Moldova is electing its president, with the incumbent Maya Sandu leading
00:36the polls.
00:39By 1pm, turnout for the presidential election was at 25.6%, higher than in 2020.
00:49President Sandu voted in Chisinau, where a number of citizens gathered at the polling
00:53station chanting, Moldova, let's vote.
00:58Turnout must be over 33% for the referendum to be considered valid, and 50% plus one of
01:05the responses must be a yes for the constitution to be amended.
01:10The vote of Moldovans living abroad can be crucial.
01:14Vincenzo Genovese, Euronews, Chisinau.
01:20Ukraine says it struck an explosives plant and airfield in Russia in an overnight assault
01:26which saw more than 100 drones launched over Russia's western regions.
01:31The Russian Ministry of Defence says 110 drones were destroyed, 43 of which were shot down
01:37over the border region of Kursk.
01:41The governor of the city of Zhurinsk in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region wrote on social media
01:47that four firefighters were injured propelling a drone attack over the city's industrial
01:51zone but did not give further details.
01:56It comes as a Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia left 10 local residents
02:01wounded on Saturday evening, according to the national police.
02:07The strike partially destroyed a residential building and damaged shops, a car wash, a
02:12shopping centre warehouse and various vehicles.
02:20Red and orange weather alerts are in place across Italy as heavy rainfall causes flash
02:25flooding throughout the country.
02:29The region of Emilia-Romagna has so far been the worst hit, with one person killed after
02:35a car was swept away by a flood wave in the town of Pianoro near Bologna.
02:40Tuscany's River Elsa and Sicily's River Salso have both burst their banks and residents
02:45in both areas have been advised to avoid non-essential travel.
02:51Weather warnings are expected to remain in place until Tuesday.
02:55Meanwhile in central France, severe flooding has caused widespread damage and power outages.
03:02Many residents have returned to find their homes destroyed.
03:08On Friday, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said that firefighters and other rescuers
03:13have been involved in roughly 2,300 operations so far.
03:21G7 defence ministers have expressed their concern for the safety of UN peacekeepers
03:26in Lebanon as the security situation continues to deteriorate.
03:31In a joint statement after their first meeting in Naples, the minister said that the protection
03:36of peacekeepers is incumbent upon all parties to a conflict.
03:40UNIFIL was established by the Security Council in 1978 to restore security in southern Lebanon.
03:47It comprises 10,000 peacekeepers from 50 countries, including 16 EU nations, and regularly patrols
03:54the UN-drawn border between Lebanon and Israel.
03:57On Friday, UNIFIL said it was maintaining its positions despite warnings from the IDF
04:02to move away.
04:03Earlier this month, UNIFIL said an Israeli tank fired on its headquarters in Nakoura,
04:08knocking down an observation tower and injuring two peacekeepers.
04:13Israel has accused UNIFIL of being ineffective in halting Hezbollah's military activities.
04:21Kenyan athletes have recorded a double triumph at the first edition of the Rome Half Marathon,
04:26which took place on Sunday morning on the central streets of Italy's capital.
04:32Nineteen-year-old Emmanuel Wafula dominated the men's race after reaching the 10 km mark
04:38in 28 minutes, 14 seconds.
04:41In the women's race, Nancy Sang won with a personal best for the distance.
04:47Over 17,000 participants registered for the race along historic landmarks in Rome.