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Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepts rockets fired by Hezbollah and wildfires break out along the border between Lebanon's Kafr Kela and Israel's Metula after Israel and Hezbollah exchange cross-border fire. Lebanese official media said separate Israeli strikes on south Lebanon killed five people including three Syrian children, with Hezbollah announcing rocket fire at Israel in retaliation. IMAGES
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage arrives at the vote count in Clacton, ahead of the announcement of his election as an MP, telling waiting reporters that general election's exit polls show "it's a rebuke actually of the entirety of the political system". Projections forecast his anti-immigration party has gained 13 seats. IMAGES
EU spokesperson Eric Mamer seems to pour cold water over a potential Dutch opt-out of the bloc's asylum system, saying "you cannot opt out of EU legislation... We are working on the basis of existing treaties and existing legislation". Speaking to AFP earlier on Thursday, Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders vowed to enact the country's strictest asylum policy ever. SOUNDBITE
US House Speaker Mike Johnson says the justice system has been "weaponized" against Donald Trump as he addresses reporters outside the New York court where the former US president is standing trial over hush money payments to an adult film actress. "The system is using all the tools at its disposal right now to punish one president and provide cover for another," Johnson says. SOUNDBITE
Images of tourists and inspectors near a ticket office as Venice launches a new scheme to charge day-trippers looking to enter the historic Italian city, a world first intended to ease the pressure of mass tourism. IMAGES
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