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00:00Humanitarian preparations have begun on the border between Gaza and Egypt ahead of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on Sunday.
00:10Four people are killed in a Russian strike on the city of Krivi Ria as Volodymyr Zelensky again appeals for more air defence systems.
00:21Thousands rally outside Serbia's state television building to protest against what they call the broadcaster's pro-government bias.
00:30U.S. President-elect Donald Trump discusses trade relations and the U.S. TikTok ban in a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
00:41At least 30 people have been left injured after a chairlift collapsed at the Ascon resort in Huesca, northeast of Spain.
00:50Preparations are underway on the Egypt-Gaza border as humanitarian workers prepare for the implications of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
01:01It is expected to go into effect in the early hours of Sunday.
01:05Dozens of hostages are to be released.
01:09Hospital beds and medical aid is being prepared as Israel says the prisoners are likely to have severe life-threatening conditions after more than a year in captivity.
01:19Hamas militants abducted about 250 people during an attack on Israel on the 7th of October in 2023.
01:28About 100 hostages are still being held, though Israel believes a third of them are no longer alive.
01:35Ambulances and aid trucks are also lining up in Egypt, ready to enter Gaza as thousands of Palestinians prepare to return home.
01:44The humanitarian situation in the Strip is critical after 15 months of Israeli bombardments.
01:55At least four people have been killed in a Russian airstrike on the central Ukrainian city of Kriviria.
02:01Three women and a man were killed in the attack, which partially destroyed an educational institution and damaged nearby residential buildings.
02:09There is no excuse. What excuse? This is genocide against peaceful educational institutions.
02:25According to the regional military administration, a further 14 people, including four children, were injured in the strike.
02:34Kriviria has a population of around 660,000 and is the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
02:41In his nightly video address, he said if Ukraine had been provided with the air defense systems he has asked for, the missile that hit the city would have been intercepted.
02:51Thousands of protesters have rallied outside Serbia's state television building in Belgrade to protest against what they call the broadcaster's pro-government bias.
03:03The demonstration is part of wider protests across the country since a concrete canopy collapsed at Novi Sad railway station last November, killing 15 people.
03:13Protesters say they're angry that RTS is reporting President Aleksandar Vucic's claims that they were paid by foreign agents to overthrow his government.
03:22The protesters were silent for 15 minutes in memory of each of the canopy collapse victims.
03:28Many in Serbia blame the collapse on government corruption that led to sloppy renovation work at the station building.
03:34The incident has become a flashpoint for broader dissatisfaction with what the protesters see as Vucic's increasingly autocratic rule.
03:42Friday's rally comes a day after a student was seriously injured when a driver rammed his car into a crowd of protesters in Belgrade.
03:55The Austrian Freedom Party has said it does not want to exit the European Union, but reform it.
04:02Speaking at its annual New Year's meeting in Wessendorf, the far-right group's leader Herbert Kickl said he wants the bloc to enter a phase of self-reflection, concentrating on, quote, economic cooperation, great freedoms and peace.
04:18Kickl also made it clear that there is no closeness with his party to Russia, which is repeatedly attributed to the FPO.
04:26He said neutrality means being a, quote, mediator, voice for peace and negotiations, and for an end to senseless bloodshed.
04:34The Freedom Party won Austria's parliamentary election in September, and has now received a mandate to try form a government with the conservative Austrian People's Party.
04:44It would be Austria's first far-right-led government since the Second World War.
04:50Days ahead of his inauguration, and amid vows to impose tariffs on America's biggest rival, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has spoken with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
05:03According to the Chinese foreign ministry, both leaders discussed trade and TikTok in a phone call on Friday, the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court backed a law banning TikTok.
05:14China's foreign ministry said President Xi congratulated Trump on his second term and pushed for improved ties.
05:21Meanwhile, an eight-member delegation from Taiwan departed for the U.S. on Saturday to attend Trump's inauguration ceremony.
05:28The delegation said they were focusing on strengthening U.S.-Taiwan relations as Beijing claims the self-governed island and vows to annex it by force if necessary.
05:39During the last four years, the U.S. under Joe Biden engaged in a measured approach over Taiwan.
05:45U.S.-Taiwan relations significantly improved during Trump's first term in office.
05:53At least 30 people have been injured after a chairlift collapsed at the Ashton Ski Resort in Huesca, northeast of Spain.
06:01According to local officials, the accident occurred on Saturday after a loose piece that ensures the return of the chairlift caused part of the structure to fall.
06:10Emergency officials say four rescue helicopters and 10 ambulances were deployed.
06:16A cable came out and the chairlift started to fall.
06:21The chairlift fell and people were flying, pirouettes.
06:26Around nine people out of the injured persons were in serious condition.
06:32One woman, considered the most critical patient, was transferred by helicopter to the hospital in Zaragoza, the region's capital, according to local reports.
06:41Authorities in the northeastern Spanish region say the ski resort has been completely evacuated and closed.