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00:00The new French government of Francois Beyrou called for boldness in the cabinet's first
00:07meeting.
00:13Ukraine's military struck a Russian command post in the Kursk region, local media reported.
00:22Poland's inauguration gala kicked off on Friday in the capital of Warsaw, marking Poland's
00:28of the EU for the next six months.
00:31Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the president of the European Council, Antonio
00:35Costa, both gave opening speeches.
00:38In a post on social media platform X, Costa said that the Polish presidency will prove
00:43that patriotism and European integration are interconnected.
00:49European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen was unable to attend the gala.
00:53She comes after she was diagnosed with pneumonia and cancelled her engagements for the next
00:57two weeks.
00:59Also, the ambassador to Hungary was not present at the gala, after Poland uninvited the ambassador
01:05following a diplomatic spat over political asylum.
01:10The Polish government has already presented its agenda, which includes the prioritization
01:15of the defence and security of Europe, the resistance to disinformation, migration at
01:20the EU external borders and the environmental transition.
01:29The executive calls for boldness and stability at the first cabinet meeting of the new French
01:34government of Francois Beyrou.
01:37As is the tradition, the cabinet meeting was preceded by a breakfast meeting at the Ministry
01:41of the Interior.
01:43The 35 ministers then crossed the street side by side to join French President Emmanuel Macron
01:48at the Elysee Palace.
02:18The priority is the adoption of the 2025 budget.
02:25Rating agencies, financial markets and the European Commission are also urging France
02:29to reduce its deficit in order to comply with EU fiscal discipline rules.
02:34The course has been set.
02:36The government wants to reduce its public deficit to 5.4% of the GDP in 2025.
02:43Devastated by Cyclone Tito, Mayotte is also waiting for a bill promised earlier this week
02:48by Francois Beyrou.
02:54Local media reported that Ukraine's military struck a Russian command post in the Kursk
02:59region.
03:00Ukraine's General Staff said the attack's goal was to weaken Russia's ability to carry
03:04out what he called terrorist acts against Ukrainian civilians.
03:09Kiev also downed two Russian helicopters and damaged another in a sea drone attack, that
03:14is according to Ukraine's military intelligence agency.
03:19Meanwhile, Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on the outskirts of the city
03:24of Chernihiv.
03:26Local media reported that additional attacks also took place in the Kursk, Donetsk and
03:31Zaporizhia regions.
03:34At least four were killed and six injured after Russia launched dozens of drones, including
03:39Iranian-designed Shahed drones overnight.
03:42Russia also targeted the Kharkiv region.
03:45Local authorities reported no civilian injuries but said infrastructure had been damaged.
03:55Israeli strikes have killed 56 people in 24 hours in Gaza, with 30 on the night of Thursday
04:01to Friday, including in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone where displaced people sheltered.
04:10Two Hamas police officers, eight members of local committees who helped secure aid
04:14convoys and several children were killed.
04:20At the same time, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the green light to
04:24send a delegation to Qatar to pursue ceasefire negotiations.
04:32The Israeli media announced that this delegation would leave on Friday.
04:38The Israeli military claims to have intercepted a missile early on Friday from Yemen, where
04:43Houthi rebels launched several attacks on Israel in recent weeks.