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Evan Gershkovich has been seen before the start of his behind-closed-doors trial in Russia accused of spying.Reporters were allowed to briefly film the US journalist on Wednesday before the start of the hearing in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg where he faces charges of espionage which he denies. Gershkovich was seen standing in a glass box, with a shaved head.The Wall Street Journal reporter was first arrested on espionage charges in March 2023 after Russia claimed he had been “gathering secret information” on orders from the CIA.Mr Gershkovich faces 20 years in prison if convicted and he has spent more…

Argentine President Javier Milei arrived in Madrid on Friday to a rock star greeting from right-wing conservatives at an event organized by the Spanish far-right VOX party. Milei was snubbed by the Spanish government as well as the nation’s royals. Speaking at the confab, Milei railed against the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and repeated claims that Sanchez’s wife Begona Gomez is corrupt. The Spanish Foreign Ministry accused Milei of engaging in a “frontal attack on our democracy, on our institutions and Spain.” Milei has rejected calls to apologize, preferring to continue his attacks. An award and a quick sit-down…

Jay Slater’s father has said police have left him and his family in the dark over the search for the missing British teenager – as they shared what they hope is an image of him.Warren Slater, the 19-year-old’s dad, said that while some officers on Tenerife had been “brilliant”, he had been left frustrated at the lack of communication from others. Speaking to reporters, he said: “Nobody’s told us. The mountain police [have been] brilliant… but I don’t know how the other police [force] works.”They could be doing everything but if they are doing [something], they’re not telling us what…

Apple said Friday it would delay the rollout of its recently announced AI features in Europe because of “regulatory uncertainties.” An Apple spokesperson cited for the delay concerns over the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), the bloc’s landmark legislation aimed at curbing the power of big tech. “We do not believe we will be able to roll out these features to our EU users this year,” the spokesperson said. Earlier this month, the company unveiled “Apple Intelligence,” its suite of AI features for its coveted devices.  The announcement came as an apparent attempt by Apple to reassure its users that it…

At least eight people are dead after a fire in an office building in the city of Fryazino outside Moscow on Monday, according to Russian emergency services.Two people jumped to their death from the top floors of the burning eight-storey former Russian electronics research institute on Monday and at least six others died in the fire, the state-run TASS news agency reported. More than 130 firefighters and 50 vehicles tackled the flames, which had spread from the fifth floor to the seventh, according to TASS. Image: Pic: Reuters/Governor of the Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov via Telegram Black smoke billowed from…

Argentine President Javier Milei received an award in Hamburg in northern Germany on Saturday. The right-wing populist was met with protests from left-wing groups over his support for austerity measures. Milei is later expected to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, although a military honors reception has been canceled. The federal government said that the program was shortened at the request of the Argentine delegation. It comes a day after Milei was snubbed by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the country’s royals. Instead, the Argentine leader met with the head of the Madrid region’s government, Isabel Diaz…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be allowed to walk free after he pleaded guilty to a single felony charge for publishing US military secrets on Wednesday. Asked by the judge whether he would plead guilty or not guilty, Assange replied: “Guilty to the information.” The plea was part of a deal with US persecutors that secures Assange’s freedom and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security. “With this pronouncement, it appears that you will be able to walk out of this courtroom a free man,” the judge said. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said…

Julian Assange is travelling to his native Australia on a private jet after US authorities agreed to drop their demand for the WikiLeaks founder to be extradited from the UK having struck a plea deal with him.Assange had to pay $500,000 (£394,000) for a chartered flight from Stansted to Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands – a US commonwealth in the Pacific – where he will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information. In exchange he will be sentenced to time served – the 62 months he has already spent in…

The popular Italian travel destination of Capri is currently inaccessible to non-residents and tourists without hotel reservations. The situation was prompted by a technical issue on the Italian mainland that caused the island’s water supply to break down. On Saturday, Capri Mayor Paolo Falco issued an order barring all non-residents and day tourists from docking until further notice. The order forced several ferries on route to Capri from Naples and Sorrento to return to port. Capri’s famous Grotta Azzurra (Blue Grotto) leaves those who have seen it talking about it for a lifetimeImage: Antonio Gravante/CHROMORANGE/picture alliance “We’ve been working through…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to a single felony charge for publishing US military secrets in a deal with US prosecutors. Asked by the judge whether he would plead guilty or not guilty, Assange replied: “Guilty to the information.” The guilty plea secures Assange’s freedom and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security. What are the details of the plea deal? Assange arrived at the court on the US Pacific island territory of the Northern Mariana Islands after he was released from the UK’s Belmarsh Prison on Monday. The 52-year-old was wearing a black suit…