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Three weeks after Robert Fico was gunned down in central Slovakia, he’s made a full-throated return to political life – on the eve of the European elections.In a Facebook video apparently recorded at home in Bratislava, the Slovak prime minister laid the blame for the attack on Slovakia’s liberal opposition, the “anti-government media” and foreign-funded NGOs for creating a climate of hatred and intolerance that made the shooting possible.Mr Fico, who was critically injured on 15 May after being shot multiple times in the abdomen, said he forgave his attacker – identified by prosecutors as 71-year-old Juraj C – and…

7 hours agoMatt McGrath,Mark PoyntingGettyThe world’s fossil fuel industries should be banned from advertising to help save the world from climate change, the head of the United Nations said on Wednesday.UN Secretary General António Guterres called coal, oil and gas corporations the “godfathers of climate chaos” who had distorted the truth and deceived the public for decades. Just as tobacco advertising was banned because of the threat to health, the same should now apply to fossil fuels, he said.His remarks were his most damning condemnation yet of the industries responsible for the bulk of global warming. They came as new…

14 hours agoNoor Nanji,Culture reporter, @NoorNanjiBBCCillian Murphy won fans for his portrayal of a gang leader in Peaky BlindersA Peaky Blinders film is coming to Netflix, with Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy set to reprise his role as gangster Tommy Shelby.The streaming giant confirmed the news in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday night alongside a photograph of the script.”This is one for the fans,” said Irish actor Murphy, who will also co-produce the film.The hit BBC drama, which ran for six series from 2013 to 2022, followed the lives of Birmingham gangsters in the early 20th Century.Murphy played the…

Tens of thousands of Israelis, many from nationalist groups, have taken part in the annual Jerusalem Day flag march to mark the capture of the east of the city in the 1967 war.Crowds waving Israeli flags and shouting anti-Arab slogans gathered outside the Old City’s Damascus Gate before marching to the Western Wall through the Muslim Quarter – an act seen by Palestinians as a provocation.Palestinian shops along the procession route closed, amid a heavy Israeli police presence, with 3,000 officers deployed.Police later said that 18 people were arrested, including five for attacking journalists.Israel’s Haaretz newspaper – whose journalist Nir…

Nvidia’s market value has surged past $3tn (£2.3tn), lifting the chipmaker ahead of Apple to become the second most valuable publicly listed company in the world.The firm’s share price rose more than 5% on Wednesday, to more than $1,224. It extended a breathtakingly rapid climb that started last year, powered by bets that the firm is positioned to be a major winner from a wave of investment in artificial intelligence (AI).Its market value now sits just behind Microsoft, another key player in the industry thanks to its investments in Chat GPT-maker OpenAI.Valued at “just” $2tn as recently as February, Nvidia…

10 hours agoChris Andrews,BBC News NICBS Photo ArchiveTom Hanks joined the film’s other stars in a boot camp pre-filming”Most of the explosive charges on that beach were real, so when they went off the beach shook.”In 1997, the usually peaceful Curracloe Beach in County Wexford was transformed into a scene of bloodshed and horror as Steven Spielberg recreated D-Day in Ireland.Saving Private Ryan was released to critical and veterans’ acclaim for how it depicted the American assault on Omaha Beach.The story followed the mission of Cpt John Miller, played by Tom Hanks, who was tasked with locating James Francis Ryan,…

The UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has passed a resolution calling on Iran to urgently cooperate and reverse its decision to bar some of its inspectors.There are concerns Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon, an accusation Tehran denies. The resolution, drafted by Britain, France and Germany, passed by the 35-nation board of governors was voted for by 20 countries, with only China and Russia voting it down. Twelve nations abstained and one country did not take part. Iran called the decision “hasty and unwise”, Iranian state TV reported. The resolution, passed at a quarterly…

8 hours agoRiyah Collins,BBC NewsbeatGetty ImagesHalsey hinted she was receiving treatment for leukamia and lupus in an Instagram postGrammy-nominated singer Halsey says she’s “lucky to be alive” after struggling with her health.Although the 29-year-old did not identify her conditions, she hinted in an Instagram post she’d been diagnosed with lupus and leukaemia.In a series of photos and videos, she’s seen in hospital and saying she feels “like an old lady”.”Long story short, I’m lucky to be alive,” she wrote in the caption, where she also announced her new album.Halsey shared the health update while announcing her fifth studio album and…

Police in France have arrested a 26-year-old Russian-Ukrainian man on suspicion of trying to make explosives and planning a violent act.The man was badly burned after an explosion on Tuesday in a hotel room in Roissy-en-France, near Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport. Investigators found evidence of equipment and materials intended to be used for bomb-making in his room, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office said.Guns and false passports were also found, according to French media reports.Anti-terror prosecutors have opened an investigation. They are working with France’s domestic spy agency, a source told the Reuters news agency.The suspect is currently being interviewed…

Actress Christina Applegate has spoken about her feelings of “real depression”, following her multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis in 2021.The actress, known for Anchorman, Married With Children and Bad Moms, said she was “still mad about” having the disease.Speaking on the latest episode of her Messy podcast, Applegate said: “I don’t enjoy living. I don’t enjoy it. I don’t enjoy things anymore.”MS is a disease where the body’s own immune cells attack the brain and spinal cord, leading to symptoms including muscle stiffness and problems walking and talking.Applegate said she currently felt like she was experiencing “a real, [screw]-it-all depression”.”Like, a…