Madeleine McCann – latest: Search of Portugal reservoir ends as ‘materials’ sent away for tests
Material collected in a three-day hunt for evidence over the disappearance of Madeleine McCann will be sent to Germany for testing, the Portuguese police have confirmed. Officers concluded their search of the Algarve reservoir on Thursday, where key suspect Christian Brueckner reportedly visited “some days” after the three-year-old vanished on May 3, 2007. Using sniffer dogs and a tractor-based tree-cutter, authorities have been scouring Barragem do Arade reservoir in the Algarve - around 31 miles inland from where the McCanns were staying. On Tuesday, officers acting on “credible information” were said to be seeking any fragments of clothing and old rags that could be related to her disappearance, as reported by the Daily Mail. A source close to the investigation told Reuters there was nothing tangible to report while German prosecutor Christian Wolters played down hopes, adding: “Of course, there is a certain expectation, but it is not high.” Brueckner has denied any involvement and is currently behind bars in Germany for raping a 72-year-old woman in the same part of Portugal. Read More Madeleine McCann police give update as they end search of Portugal reservoir Police flatten area of woodland and dig holes in Madeleine McCann searches Who is Christian Brueckner? Madeleine McCann suspect and the accusations against him Madeleine McCann case: Timeline of the missing child’s disappearance
2023-05-26 13:56
Ukraine-Russia news – live: Putin’s ally says war could last ‘decades’
The war in Ukraine could last for “decades” with long periods of fighting interspersed by truces, one of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s most senior aides has predicted. “This conflict will last a very long time, most likely decades,” former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said during a visit to Vietnam. “As long as there is such a power in place, there will be, say, three years of truce, two years of conflict, and everything will be repeated,” the deputy chairman of Putin’s powerful security council continued, while reiterating Moscow’s claim that Ukraine is a Nazi state. On the frontline, Russia’s Wagner mercenaries have started handing over positions in Bakhmut to the regular Russian military, five days after claiming to have completed the capture of the devastated eastern Ukrainian city. But Ukrainian deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar said Wagner has only handed over positions on the city’s outskirts and “inside the city itself Wagner fighters remain”. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has said he is ready to return his forces to Bakhmut if the regular army is struggling. Read More Wagner chief launches scathing new attack on Putin’s war strategy Nato chief says Ukraine should not join alliance until Russia’s invasion is over Nobel peace laureate transferred to brutal prison in Belarus, his wife says
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Channel migrants tragedy: Five French soldiers accused of failing to help
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Elon Musk's Neuralink gets US FDA approval for human clinical study of brain implants
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One of Britain's Only Female Bank Bosses Is Stepping Down
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2023-05-25 22:24
ChatGPT-maker warns it might leave EU over planned AI law
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2023-05-25 21:28
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EU Blocks More Than €200 Billion in Russian Central Bank Assets
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