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'In seventh heaven,' says Swede freed in Iran prisoner swap 

Voice of America 

Stockholm — A Swede freed in a prisoner swap with Iran, 33-year-old EU diplomat Johan Floderus, said in his first words since his release that he was "in seventh heaven", in a video published Sunday. In the video obtained by AFP from the Swedish government, Floderus can be heard speaking to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson by satellite phone while on a flight home from Iran on Saturday. "I'm in the sky and I feel emotionally like I'm in seventh heaven. I've been waiting for this for almost 800... Читать дальше...

Cours supplémentaires pour les jeunes le jeudi

Schachclub Gambit Luxemburg-Bonnevoie 

Pour la saison 2024/2025, des cours supplémentaires pour les jeunes seront proposés le jeudi entre 14h et 20h avec l’entraîneur Stefan Maltezeanu. Les séances commenceront toutes les heures et dureront une heure chacune. Tous les niveaux sont bienvenus. Plus d’informations: … Continue reading →

Forrest Gump: 30th Anniversary

Paper Blog 

This year brings about the return of Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Robert Zemeckis. Later in the year, they have a film releasing together called Here, but it feels special because 30 years ago they made the Best Picture winning Forrest Gump, based on a best selling novel. The film has since not aged quite as well as others, especially since its big Oscar competition was Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption. Shawshank at the time did not have the box office, and while Pulp Fiction marked a... Читать дальше...

Top Dem calls for Weaponization Committee hearing on dangers of Project 2025

MSNBC 

Rep. Stacey Plaskett, Ranking Member of the House “Weaponization” Subcommittee and former impeachment manager for Donald Trump’s second impeachment, joins Melissa Murray to discuss the dangers of Project 2025 and the Trump loyalists in Congress who are helping to turn the movement into a reality. They also discuss Jim Jordan calling on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg to testify before the Weaponization Committee, a move which Rep. Plaskett calls “a waste of time.”

Ferrari win 24 Hours of Le Mans for second year in a row

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The seven Toyota GR010 hybrid of Argentine Jose Maria Lopez -- a late stand-in after Briton Mike Conway was injured in a cycling accident -- Japan's Kamui Kobayashi and Dutch driver Nyck de Vries finished 14.221 seconds behind after starting 23rd. Ferrari's winning crew from a year ago -- Italians Alessandro Pier Guidi, Antonio Giovinazzi and Britain's James Calado -- finished third in the 51 car on a day of drizzle and overcast skies.

Grand Welcome For China's Li In Canberra Ahead Of Tricky Talks

International Business Times 

Chinese Premier Li Qiang will receive a grand ceremonial welcome at Australia's parliament on Monday, the prelude to thorny talks expected to raise recent military confrontations and rising regional tensions.