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Gaza Border Crossing Reopens as Barcelona Extends La Liga Lead; Ukraine Suffers Blackouts
Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt saw increased activity Sunday as Israel announced a limited reopening after years of near-complete closure, a key step in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Simultaneously, in Spain, Barcelona extended its lead in La Liga with a 3-1 victory over Elche, while Ukraine experienced mass power outages due to a technical malfunction.
The Rafah border crossing, according to the Associated Press, buzzed with activity as limited travel to and from the Gaza Strip resumed. Israel described the reopening as a test. Ambulances were seen lining up to enter the Egyptian gate of the Rafah crossing on their way to Gaza.
In sports news, Lamine Yamal played a pivotal role in Barcelona's win against Elche on Saturday, scoring one goal and creating another, according to Al Jazeera. The victory moved Barcelona to 55 points from 22 matches, placing them four points ahead of Real Madrid, who have a game in hand. Elche remained in 12th place with 24 points.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's power grid experienced mass outages on Saturday following a "technical malfunction" that caused electrical lines between Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine to fail, Ukraine's energy minister said, according to Euronews. The incident occurred at 10:42 am (0842 GMT), causing a simultaneous shutdown of the 400 kilovolt line between the power grids of Romania and Moldova and the 750 kilovolt line. Sasha Vakulina and Andreas Rogal of Euronews reported that the outages followed Russia's months-long campaign targeting Ukraine's critical infrastructure, which has inflicted severe damage to the energy system.
In other news, also on Saturday, Alexander Volkanovski of Australia defeated Diego Lopes of Brazil at UFC 325 in Sydney, retaining his featherweight title. According to Al Jazeera, Volkanovski won by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) in their rematch.
Finally, Edil Baisalov, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, spoke with Euronews about the 2025 Kyrgyzstan parliamentary elections. He stated that international monitoring groups assessed the elections as "free and fair," giving the people of Kyrgyzstan the opportunity to elect their representatives.
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