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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 18:00 GMT, April 7, 2018 to 08:00 GMT, April 8, 2018.

Solidarity with Gaza

Protesters have held a rally in the heart of the British capital to show their solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza. The demonstrators gathered outside Downing Street and voiced their anger at the British government for its policies towards Palestine. They also denounced the government's inaction towards the Israeli regime’s violence in Gaza. The protesters held signs and waved banners calling for an end to the Israeli siege on Gaza. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Stop the War coalition were among several organizations behind the event. Stop the War coalition's founding member, Lindsey German, told Press TV that the protest will continue to keep up pressure on the ruling Conservative party.

Car ramming in Germany

Two people have been killed as a van hits a crowd in the city of Muenster in western Germany. Police officials say a delivery vehicle drove into a restaurant’s open terrace in the old part of the city. Around 30 people were also injured in the incident with some of them in critical condition. Authorities say the driver shot himself in the vehicle. He is believed to be German and suffering from psychological issues, but with no terrorist background.

Lula turns himself in

Brazil's former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, says he is ready to surrender for arrest. Addressing thousands of his supporters, Lula said he will comply with the warrant to hand himself over to authorities despite having committed no wrongdoing. The veteran politician accused the judiciary and media of assisting a right-wing coup to prevent him from taking part in the upcoming presidential elections. In a passionate speech, the former leftist president vowed to continue his fight for proving his innocence. Lula had defied a court order sentencing him to a 12-year jail term on corruption charges. His legal team made an appeal to Brazil’s Supreme Court to suspend the verdict on Friday after a similar plea failed in a lower court.

Syria denies chemical attack claims

The Syrian government has denied terrorists’ claims of launching a chemical attack on the city of Douma in Eastern Ghouta region. Damascus in an official statement said terrorists are in a state of collapse and their media outlets are making fabrications to stop the advance of the Syrian army. Earlier, terrorists accused government forces of dropping a barrel bomb containing poisonous chemicals on civilians in Eastern Ghouta. They said hundreds of people have been injured. A UK-based opposition source also said 30 civilians were killed in government strikes on the city. The Syrian army resumed its operations in Douma on Friday after terrorists violated an evacuation agreement with the government. In the meantime, anti-Syria groups have fired several shells on the capital Damascus killing at least 8 people and injuring dozens of others.

Yemeni retaliation

The Yemeni army and its allied Ansarullah forces have launched an attack on a Sudanese military convey, leaving dozens killed. The Sudanese soldiers belonging to a Saudi-led coalition waging war in Yemen were killed in the northwestern province of Hajjah. According to the Yemeni army, the attack marks one of the most crushing defeats of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. The Sudanese forces contribute to the Saudi aggression against the kingdom’s neighbor.

Hungary elections

In Hungary, people hit the streets to protest against the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of the parliamentary elections on Sunday. The march was organized by an opposition party called Country for All. The party was launched last year to find the strongest opposition candidates in different electoral districts. Earlier on Friday, Orban urged his supporters to vote to stop those who serve foreign interests. Although Orban’s Fidesz party enjoys opinion poll leads, analysts say the party is likely to fall short of a third consecutive two-third supermajority in Hungary’s 199-seat parliament. The 54-year-old Hungarian premier has taken a hard line on the European Union’s immigration policy, describing Muslim refugees as invaders.

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