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00:00 The health of the almost assassinated Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is out of the danger
00:07 zone, ministry officials say.
00:11 Heavy rainfall has flooded regions in northern European countries, including Belgium, France
00:17 and Germany.
00:20 A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has suffered a hard landing, according
00:25 to state media reports.
00:27 But Foreign Minister Hossein Amiradollahian was also on board.
00:32 A rescue helicopter tried to reach the area on Sunday where authorities believe the helicopter
00:36 is, but it couldn't land due to the heavy mist, emergency services reported.
00:41 One media report said it had come down in a forest near the city of Jolfa, which is
00:45 on the border with Azerbaijan.
00:48 But another media report said the landing site was further east, near the village of
00:51 Uzi.
00:55 The health of the almost assassinated Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is out of the danger
01:01 zone, ministry officials say.
01:03 "I think the worst thing we were afraid of has passed, but the situation is still very
01:13 serious and that is why doctors will be rescued.
01:17 I have a scopellist hospital, which, once again, for all the miracles that have been
01:23 done in the last few days, I thank you very much."
01:26 The defence minister allayed fears a day after supporters visited Bank Sabistrika hospital
01:32 in a show of solidarity, including Jan, who wanted to support Fico in his hardest moment.
01:37 "In my opinion, people pay too much attention to politics and we have lost the humanity
01:44 somewhere along the way."
01:46 The 59-year-old prime minister was shot while touring the former coal mining town of Handlova.
01:52 Since then, security has been heightened around the hospital where Fico is being treated.
01:57 The man accused of the assassination attempt was recently ordered to remain behind bars.
02:07 Several European countries have grappled with the aftermath of torrential rains, triggering
02:13 floods and wreaking havoc in various regions.
02:17 The eastern Belgium municipality of Vuren has experienced the heaviest flooding in its
02:22 history.
02:25 Prime Minister Alexander de Kroo visited the area to offer his support.
02:31 The Bavarian Stream burst its banks after heavy storms.
02:35 Although water levels have dropped, 500 families remain without power.
02:41 In northeastern France, water levels at the Moselle River have reached as high as 40 centimetres,
02:48 prompting hundreds of interventions by firefighters.
02:53 Government officials have urged residents to exercise caution and listen to emergency
02:58 service personnel.
03:01 The region was placed on red alert for rain and flooding, which has been lifted.
03:10 Hundreds of people protested in Madrid on Sunday as Argentinian President Javier Mele
03:15 continues his visit to Spain.
03:17 But rather than meeting with the Prime Minister or the King, as would be expected of a visiting
03:21 leader, Mele is instead attending a far-right Vox party summit.
03:25 It's gathering far-right figures from across Europe to encourage their supporters ahead
03:29 of the EU parliamentary elections in June.
03:32 And Mele has stirred up more controversy by railing against Pedro Sanchez's socialist
03:37 government, accusing it of bringing poverty and death to Spain.
03:46 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz cancelled a European election campaign event this weekend
03:52 to visit one of Germany's most flooded regions.
03:56 Heavy rains over the past week has swelled rivers in the southwestern state of Saarland,
04:01 causing flash flooding and landslides.
04:03 "We see here and can see through all the messages we have received since the event
04:09 became tangible for everyone in its whole drama, what violence nature has, what kind
04:16 of disruption it can cause and how much we have to prepare ourselves for such events
04:21 again and again."
04:22 Emergency services have responded to thousands of requests for help amid what some are claiming
04:27 to be the area's worst flood in 30 years.
04:30 Roughly 100 kilometres away, the River Moselle has breached its banks in Traben-Trabach.
04:36 The idyllic town has been hit by high water, with many cars towed from high water zones.
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