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An Istanbul court on Friday ordered the conditional release of German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel after receiving an indictment from prosecutors seeking a prison sentence of up to 18 years, state media reported. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is 'happy' about the decision. SOUNDBITE
German Chancelor Angela Merkel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan give speeches at the inauguration of a Turkish-German university in Istanbul. IMAGES
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns home to Australia to start life as a free man after admitting he revealed US defence secrets in a deal that unlocked the door to his London prison cell. IMAGES
Shlomi Ziv, one of the four Israeli hostages rescued after being held captive the Gaza Strip since the October 7 attacks, arrives at his home in Moshav Elqosh, in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon. On June 8 Israel said its forces rescued four hostages alive from a Gaza refugee camp. The four were kidnapped by Hamas at the Nova music festival on October 7. IMAGES
Turkish police have sealed off Istanbul's central Taksim Square to prevent any May Day protests, with scuffles breaking out in the nearby Besiktas district after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned unions to stay away from any provocative steps. The stepped-up security measures come a day after Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said authorities had designated 40 areas for May Day celebrations with the exception of the emblematic Taksim Square. IMAGES
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