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Jihadist attacks: 3 sentenced over 2017 Barcelona and Cambrils jihadist attacks

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Three men who assisted the perpetrators of jihadist terrorist attacks in and in 2017 16 people killed around at Barcelona have been jailed in Spain.


Two of the group were handed sentences of 53 and 46 years, while a third man was given an eight-year jail term. Before a twin attack was launched in a nearby town of the perpetrators rammed a van into pedestrians in Barcelona’s Las Ramblas tourist area. The Islamic State group (IS) said it carried out the attacks.

Mohamed Houli Chemlal, 24, and Driss Oukabir, 32, were sentenced to 53 and 46 years respectively for offences that included belonging to a terrorist group and manufacturing and possessing explosives. A third man, Said Ben Iazza, 26, was given an eight-year term for helping with a terrorist group.

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Belarus Ryanair Flight Diverted: Passengers Describe Panic on Board

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The passengers on Ryanair flight FR4978 from Athens which was nearing its final destination of Vilnius, Lithuania have described their panic as it was suddenly forced to divert to Minsk.

The plane was accompanied by a fighter jet that had been scrambled to guide it to the Belarusian capital. Soon after its arrival, Belarus arrested one of the passengers, a dissident journalist called Roman Protasevich.

We have information from special services that you have a bomb on board and it can be activated over Vilnius,” Minsk air traffic control said, recommending that the aircraft make a landing. The pilot then questioned the origin of the bomb threat, to which Minsk said airport security had received it via email


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1 Billion Covid-19 vaccines to be received by EU in end of September

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The EU is on track to receive enough Covid-19 vaccination doses by the end of July to inoculate 70 per cent of its adult population, and the member states can join its travel certificate system from mid-June, the European Commission has announced.


Delivery estimates released to EU leaders as they convened in Brussels showed the bloc was on course by the end of September, to receive more than a billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines more than enough to fully vaccinate its population of 446 million.

In a joint conclusions the 27 national leaders noted that vaccination campaigns had “accelerated across the EU” and that this would “allow for a gradual reopening of our societies”.
46 per cent of the eligible EU population will have received at least one dose of a vaccine, by the end of May, as per the figures from European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, she said, expected a decision by the European Medicines Agency on whether to clear the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine in use for 12-15-year-olds soon.

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England Arundel Castle: Historical items worth over €1.1 million stolen

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Historical items worth over £1 million (€1.15 million) were stolen from Arundel Castle, British police are appealing for information.

The break-in at Arundel Castle, took place on Friday evening in Sussex, south-east England. Sussex police said that “Various items have been stolen of great historical significance. ”

These include the Gold Rosary Beads carried by Mary Queen of Scots at her execution in 1587, several coronation cups and other gold and silver treasures. They were all taken from a display cabinet along the public route.

Whether it is connected to the burglary and are appealing for information, police are now examining a 4×4 vehicle found abandoned and on fire in nearby Barlavington to establish . The monument only reopened on May 18 to the public .

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France’s 18-Year-Olds Given Culture Pass

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The new culture pass for France’s 18-year-old earlier had a trial run in 14 areas of France and now is given national recognition.

Around 800,000 teenagers a year can look forward to downloading an app and get around 300 euros. As per the sources, it’s stated that the pass can be used for tickets to the cinema, museum, and theatre, or to buy books, art materials, dance courses, and instruments or an online subscription.

The cinemas and museums have reopened this week but the pass is not linked in any way to recovery from the Covid pandemic. Emmanuel Macron, who had made the culture pass one of the promises of his 2017 presidential campaign, had announced the move in a 30-second TikTok and Instagram video.

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Wildfire: Greek villages evacuated

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On Wednesday at least six Greek villages and two monasteries were evacuated night due to a major forest fire on the coast of the Gulf of Corinth, about 90 km west of Athens, fire officials said.

“The fire is raging on a wide front near the village of Skinos, a fire brigade spokesman said. According to some sources, several homes were damaged but no casualties were reported immediately.


“This is the first major fire of 2021 villages have been evacuated as a precaution,” fire service spokesman Vassilis Vathrakogiannis told Skai TV. As per the reports some 180 firefighters, supported by 17 planes and three helicopters, are involved in the extinguishing operations.

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Covid 19 Updates: France to reopen bars as the lockdown ceases

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As France starts lifting restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of Coronavirus bars, shops and cultural spaces across France are set to reopen.


As decides on Wednesday, groups of up to six people will be allowed to eat together at outdoor restaurant terraces. France’s nationwide curfew is also being pushed back.

Some medical expertise in the country had raised concerns about the number of new daily Covid-19 infections, which now average about 13,000.

But that figure is far lower than the peaks of more than 40,000 daily cases recorded as recently as last month.


France’s vaccination campaign has also been accelerating in recent weeks, with more than 20 million people now having received at least one dose, and almost nine million having received both.

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Joe Biden supports Israel’s right to self defence, in a phone call with Netanyahu

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As per the sorces, in a telephonic call with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Joe Biden, supported Israel’s “right to defend itself” against indiscriminate rocket attacks and encouraged him to make every effort to ensure the protection of innocent civilians.

Biden welcomed efforts to address inter-communal violence and to bring calm to Jerusalem, the White House said in a readout of the call. As per the sources He encouraged Israel to make every effort to ensure the protection of innocent civilians.

Joe Biden also expressed his concern that the current period of conflict has tragically claimed the lives of Israeli and Palestinian civilians, including children.

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France to provide free covid test for foreigners

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As the restrictions are gearing up at France and welcome tourists this summer, it has offered free PCR tests to foreigners to detect COVID-19, Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune told Europe 1 news in an interview on Sunday.

A lot of countries in Europe are asking foreigners to produce COVID-19 negative certificates before entering othere territory.

France was the only European country providing the option of free PCR tests to its citizens. The facility will now be extended to foreign tourists arriving for vacation.

The European parliament is currently trying to balance the rules for travel and is asking to provide the tests for free or to atleast provide an affordable tariff for PCR tests.

According to the health report on Sunday, there were 324 deaths in hospitals and 31,539 new cases, and 29,911 patients admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 related illness.

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Italy Appoints First Female Spy Chief: Elisabetta Belloni

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Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi has appointed diplomat Elisabetta Belloni as the head of Italy’s spy agency, who will be the first woman to lead the Department of Information Security (DIS).

Ms. Belloni, 63, has since 2016 been secretary-general of foreign ministry – the top job in the diplomatic services. She gained prominence after helping out the release of Italians kidnapped by militants in Iraq and Afghanistan and leading operations in bringing home Italian tourists hit by the 2004 Asian tsunami.

Ms. Belloni rose up within the ranks to become the first woman in the role of secretary-general of the foreign ministry – Italy’s highest diplomatic post, and a position she has held ever since.

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