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The wife of missing TV doctor Michael Mosley has vowed her family “will not lose hope” as she described the days since his disappearance as “the longest and most unbearable”.The statement by Dr Clare Bailey Mosley came as the couple’s four children arrived on the Greek island of Symi and the focus of the extensive search for the broadcaster shifted to a snake-infested mountainous area after CCTV footage emerged of his last known movements.As the rescue effort continued amid soaring temperatures, one emergency worker said it was “a race against time”. Image: This image of Mosley on the island was…

The Israeli military said on Saturday that four hostages were rescued during an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operation in Gaza’s Nuseirat, in the largest hostage rescue since the Gaza war began on October 7. This is a breaking news story and it will be updated Source link

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed his US counterpart Joe Biden as a state guest in Paris on Saturday. In contrast to regular working visits, official state visits are accompanied by a special level of pomp and protocol. The two men attended a welcoming ceremony at the iconic Arc de Triomphe ahead of a parade down the Champs-Elysees. They were then due to hold bilateral talks at the French president’s official residence, the Elysee Palace, after which Biden and Macron are expected to address the press. A state dinner is planned for the evening, to also be attended by US First Lady Jill Biden.…

Israel says it has rescued four hostages from Gaza.They are in a good medical condition, Israeli authorities said.The hostages, who were captured by Hamas from the Nova music festival in October, were named as Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40.In a joint statement, the IDF (Israel Defence Forces), ISA (Israel Securities Authority) and Israel Police said: “The hostages were rescued by the IDF, ISA and ‘Yamam’ forces from two separate locations in the heart of Nuseirat.”They are in good medical condition and have been transferred to the ‘Sheba’ Tel-HaShomer Medical Centre for…

What is meant by the 2006 summer fairy tale? For four weeks in June and July 2006 football dominated life in Germany. An estimated 18 million people gathered in front of giant video screens to watch men’s World Cup matches. For Germany’s last game, their semifinal against Italy, a crowd of as many as 900,000 fans packed the viewing zone in front of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate – with people from all over the world celebrating the beautiful game together. The weather played along too, with almost uninterrupted sunshine throughout the entire month. Ever since the end of World War II Germans had been…

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security on Saturday said police had arrested a journalist and a lawyer for “abusing democratic rights” by posting articles on Facebook. One of the men, journalist Truong Huy San, was detained over posts that “violate the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals”, the ministry said. While Vietnam has introduced sweeping economic reform and is increasingly open to social change, its ruling Communist Party retains tight media censorship. What we know about the arrests Former reporter Truong Huy San and lawyer Tran Dinh Trien were accused of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the…

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen suffered a “minor whiplash injury” after being attacked by a man in central Copenhagen on Friday, her office said in a statement on Saturday. “Apart from that, the Prime Minister is safe and sound, but she is shocked by the incident,” the office said, adding that all the prime minister’s official events on Saturday have been cancelled. “Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was hit by a man Friday evening on Kultorvet in Copenhagen. The man was subsequently arrested,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement to the AFP news agency.  Frederiksen appeared physically unharmed and was able…

Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen was strongly “pushed” by a man in central Copenhagen, according to local media.The prime minister’s office said Mette Frederiksen was left “shocked” by the incident, during which they say she was “beaten”. A man has since been arrested.Danish news outlet BT reports two eyewitnesses saw the prime minster pushed “hard” on the shoulder, causing her to almost fall on her side.They added there was nothing said between the prime minister and her alleged attacker. The prime minister’s office has not given details and it is unclear if she has been left injured by the attack.Their…

In 1989, widespread protests erupted across several Chinese cities, posing one of the biggest challenges to Communist Party rule. Tensions culminated in April, when a large group of students gathered in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, demanding freedom of expression and an end to corruption. Their protests grew over the following weeks as thousands of citizens joined them in the square. On the nights of June 3 and 4, the Chinese government forcefully suppressed demonstrations in central Beijing, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries. The Chinese government described the unrest as a “counterrevolutionary insurgency” and claimed it was engineered by foreign adversaries…

The latest move comes shortly after a controversial “foreign agent” law was adopted in May despite weeks of unrest and pro-EU rallies. The opponents, who dubbed the law “Russian” believe that it emulates the Kremlin’s crackdown on civil society groups, NGOs and opposition media. Brussels has warned the law will jeopardize Georgia’s EU accession.  The Georgian parliament, where the ruling Georgian Dream party has a decisive majority, will start discussing the planned LGBTQ+ bill in the coming weeks. The final reading is expected to be held in the fall. “Even if they [opponents] brand the law against LGBT ‘propaganda’ not Russian,…