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00:00Israel deploys troops to its northern border, sparking renewed fears of a ground offensive
00:07into Lebanon.
00:10Several people were injured after guided aerial bombs hit Zaporizhia, with the city's regional
00:15head saying more may still be trapped under the rubble.
00:22Polls open in Austria's parliamentary elections, with the far-right Freedom Party tipped to
00:27win.
00:30Around 39,000 people attended Pope Francis' farewell mass on the final day of the pontiff's
00:36visit to Belgium.
00:42Israel has deployed troops near the border with Lebanon a day after the airstrikes in
00:46Beirut that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
00:51The troop build-up follows comments from the Israeli military on Wednesday that it was
00:55preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon.
01:00Israeli warplanes have continued to bombard Beirut, with the health ministry reporting
01:0433 people killed across Lebanon on Saturday.
01:08The IDF released footage on Saturday it says showed strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern
01:13Lebanon.
01:15Meanwhile, hundreds of displaced families have been sleeping in public spaces in Beirut
01:20as the Israeli aerial assault continues.
01:24Many families took shelter in public squares and beaches or in their cars in the city center,
01:29which has so far been spared from the barrage.
01:33And across the border in Israel, Tel Aviv residents took shelter as sirens sounded throughout
01:38the city.
01:39The Israeli military said a missile launch from Yemen was intercepted shortly after the
01:44sirens were heard.
01:45There were no reports of any injuries.
01:52At least 13 people were injured after Russia attacked the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia
01:56with guided bombs overnight.
01:59The aerial bombs reportedly hit the city 13 times, with one of the strikes hitting and
02:04partially destroying a residential high-rise building.
02:07The head of the city's regional military administration said more people may still be trapped under
02:12the rubble.
02:13Meanwhile, the death toll has risen to 10 after Russia attacked a hospital in Ukraine's
02:18city of Sumy on Saturday, with another 22 injured.
02:22Russia reportedly hit the hospital twice.
02:24Most of the fatalities occurred during the second strike, which hit as emergency services
02:29arrived at the scene and as patients evacuated.
02:32125 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia on Sunday, the country's defense ministry
02:38said, sparking a wildfire and setting an apartment block on fire.
02:42A local governor in the Russian city of Voronezh said a residential apartment was hit.
02:47No casualties were reported.
02:53Voting is underway in Austria's parliamentary election, with the far-right Freedom Party
02:58tipped to win in what would be their first-ever election victory.
03:03They have campaigned on an Austria-first platform, but if the party fails to secure an outright
03:07majority, finding coalition partners might be tricky.
03:13Polling second is the conservative Austrian People's Party, led by incumbent Chancellor
03:17Karl Nehammer.
03:20At his campaign rally, he ruled out a coalition with the Freedom Party and urged supporters
03:25to vote for him to prevent the far-right from coming to power.
03:31The Social Democratic Party, headed by Andreas Babler, are polling in third place and have
03:36also ruled out teaming up with the Freedom Party, calling them a threat to democracy.
03:42Rounding out the top five are the liberal Neos Party, who are neck-and-neck with junior
03:46coalition partner The Greens.
03:58The autumn sun shining down on the King Baudouin Stadium here in Belgium for the final day
04:03of the visit of Pope Francis.
04:05There's a crowd here of around 39,000 people, as he says mass.
04:09In his homily, Pope Francis talked about the importance for mercy, for those who have made
04:14mistakes, for compassion for those suffering, including asylum seekers and refugees, and
04:19once again he referred to the marketplace in relation to the impact it has on social
04:23injustice and social inequality.
04:26But for all this adoring crowd here today, it's undoubted that the visit of Pope Francis
04:30to Belgium has been dominated by the legacy of child sexual abuse both here and across
04:36the world.
04:37He was called upon by Prime Minister De Croo, by the King of Belgium and by survivors themselves
04:42to compensate those who have suffered and to do more.
04:45Shona Murray, Euronews, King Baudouin Stadium.