and that was the excess are some a close friend of helen mavis speaking to me earlier from baghdad. now to some more stories from around the world in ukraine an armed man has seized a bus and taken at least 10 people hostage in the country's west police said the man is believed to be carrying weapons and explosives the interior ministry says the suspect was born in russia and has a criminal background all gary as the prime minister boyko body so it has survived a no confidence motion in parliament the country has seen almost 2 weeks of protests over a series of corruption scandals opposition parties attempted to oust government but failed to gather enough votes in parliament the irish budget carrier ryan air has announced that it will close its base at frankfurt airport in november and it is reportedly considering closing hubs in berlin table and dusseldorf as well the decision is in reaction to german pilots rejecting proposed pay cuts due to cope with $19.00. people there our next report follows one of the country's best known artists michael soy he's long used this paintings to c

in other news german authorities have confirmed the release of helen mavis a german articulator who was abducted by iraqi militants this week in a statement foreign minister heikal moss expressed his relief he thanked the iraqi authorities for feeling free freeing maoris story and said she was now in the care of the german embassy in baghdad mavis was kidnapped by gunmen outside office in the capital on monday the german national is a well known figure in baghdad where she runs an arts program for young iraqis she's also known as an outspoken critic of the government it remains unclear who was behind the kidnapping iraqi authorities say they are currently investigating. for more i'm joined now by. who is a close friend of mavis huge antique roger ons us from bug have you been in contact with helen mavis insurgencies. well i tried to call her but her son is still oh yeah i couldn't contact mary and we just heard that she was released and the security forces program is news but there's not been. in the days leading up to her kidnapping mavis had expressed fear for her safety and you have

earlier we spoke to vic a star sam a close friend of helen mavis in baghdad we asked her to tell us more about hell of a myth mavis's relationship with baghdad his which had to say they are exactly she's a public figure and she know many of you punch you have good criminal action too there are cues we considered her like here but you got the. person and she run the place since you know they all know brings a record even go over it and maybe you want to ban certain people who are in your very here. it was a shock for us i know and her lessons were 1000 plants since he visited burger group for the 1st time and she was an interesting crustacean this year and. she is our existence here in since right years ago the people around her and just know her very well in human rights harassment girl and she has she. now or of hearts help or hundreds of a young artists. now it's been just over 10 years since $21.00 young people were killed in a stampede inside a tunnel at a techno parade in western germany in may the trial of 3 people accused of contributing to the tragedy ended without a verdict we s

of a german hostage in iraq the iraqi armed forces say that they have freed german our curator helen mavis who was kidnapped by militants earlier in this week for more let's bring in our political correspondent thomas sparrow who is standing by for us now thomas has her release been confirmed but it was confirmed by one of her friends by an activist and obviously you mentioned as well iraqi sources that confirmed news it hasn't been officially confirmed by german offloads they have probably waiting to have direct contact with her before releasing a statement or any other information we however did hear from one of the german officials from the foreign ministry the state minister for international culture i mean she had moved to failing who greeted obviously the release and obviously also the work that has been done by the german foreign minister by the german foreign ministry to try and come get about this this release tell us a little bit more about those diplomatic efforts that have been taking place since the abduction well some of her friends had also put pressure on north to increase

arts curator has been kidnapped outside her gallery by an identified gunman in iraq friends of helen mavis say she had feared for her safety due to our involvement in a recent protest the iraqi interior ministry said security forces are searching for me. the trial of former sudanese ruler omar al bashir has been adjourned due to a lack of social distancing in court the khartoum judge said a larger court room will have to be found for the next hearing in august up assuras facing charges relating to the military coup that brought him to power in 1909 and police in zimbabwe have arrested a prominent investigative journalist hope no note filmed has the tension he's just the latest critic of the government to be arrested ahead of anti-corruption protests planned for later this month. the coronavirus pandemic hit the pause button on the global film and t.v. industry as your commercials from lock down filmmaking has resumed but how do you shoot an intimate scene and keep social distance time to get creative. these old scenes from the german telling novella was an old red roses could need a rewrit

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german our security has been kidnapped outside her gallery by unidentified gunmen in iraq friends of helen mavis said she had feared for her safety due to her involvement in a recent protest the iraqi interior ministry says security forces are searching for her. the trial has begun here in germany of the man accused of attacking a synagogue in the eastern city of harlow last october he's alleged to have killed 2 passers by after failing to gain access to the synagogue on yom kapoor the holiest day in the jewish calendar prosecutors say he intended to massacre the worshipers inside. and wearing a coronavirus face mask 28 year old was led into court to answer for one of the worst anti semitic attacks in postwar german history it left 2 people dead but prosecutors allege he intended to kill many more $43.00 victims and relatives have joined the trial as co plaintiffs they want answers but there are concerns the suspect could seek an opportunity to spread more anti semitic hatred. of this case is that the perpetrator has already confessed he doesn't deny. i have learned from the files that in the en

political correspondent homes from reporting thank you german authorities have confirmed the release of helen mavis a german arch curator who was abducted by iraqi militants earlier this week in a statement foreign minister who expressed his relief he thanked the iraqi authorities for freeing mavis and said she was now in the care of the german embassy in baghdad mavis was kidnapped by gunmen outside her office in the capital on monday the german national is a well known figure in baghdad where she runs an arts program for young iraqis she's also known as an outspoken critic of the government it remains unclear who was behind the kidnapping iraqi authorities say they are investigating. now scientists say the sounds that made by human beings vibrating across the earth were reduced by half during the global lockdown caused by the corona virus pandemic researchers say they tracked a range of changes and what they described as a wave of quieting between march and may of this year. it's the middle of nowhere yet even here in the german forest there's human noise few places on earth don't have planes fly

go security forces have said that they have freed a german woman kidnapped by militants in iraq helen mavis works as an art curator in baghdad and has been missing since tuesday. so fake it was the only. dot com you can also follow us on twitter and instagram at news i'm sarah kelly in berlin thank you so much for joining us. to the point of strong opinions clear positions of international perspective such as. after 4 nights of heated negotiation the leaders reached agreement on a 750000000000 euro recovery package it's being hailed as historic in principle will it prove so in practice i find out i took a poll. to the point. next took on a $2.00. you know globalized world. where everything is connected. all it takes is a scorched earth to set things in motion. local hero show how their ideas can change the world. global 3000. in 60 minutes on t w. i was issued when i arrived here i slept with a single people in a room. it was hard i was sure that. i even got white hair. learning benjamin language and not a lot this keeps me and could help us to maybe to interact with the place you want to d

identified gunmen in iraq friends of helen mavis say she feared for her safety because of her involvement in a recent protest the iraqi interior ministry says security forces are searching for . emergency services in china say they have managed to rescue most of those that trapped by flooding in the province last weekend more than 3000000 people have been hit by flooding which worsened when the levees to keep flood waters back on sunday . this drama in western ukraine has ended all of the people being held on a bus have been freed and the hostage taker arrested by police 13 people were held for most of the day as the gunman made animal rights to my. ok which of british lawmakers is criticize the government for failing to investigate russian meddling in u.k. politics in its delayed and highly anticipated report the intelligence and security committee was that the u.k. is a top target for russian interference but it says officials turned a blind eye to allegations that moscow was trying to influence key votes such as the bracks referendum. now the british have it in black and white who the

helen davis a german curator who was abducted by iraqi militants earlier this week in a statement a foreign minister who expressed his relief he thanked the iraqi authorities for freeing freeing mavis and said she was now in the care of the german embassy in baghdad mavis was kidnapped by gunmen outside her office in the capital on monday the german national is a one don't forget to her she runs a program for young iraqis she's also known as an outspoken critic of the government it remains unclear who was behind the kidnapping iraqi authorities say they're investigating. for more i'm joined now by a teacher who is a close friend of mavis huge and joins us from bug. have you been in contact with and i made this insurgencies. well i tried to call her but her son is still oh yeah i couldn't protect her again we just heard that she was released and the security forces program is news but there's not against them now in the days leading up to her kidnapping and i'm a vince had expressed fear for her safety and you have also you also said the jail friend was concerned for her safety why exactly what she wanted. you know that it cannot be became like a product of a lot of daily life in ba