Daily Bulletin | 06.05.2017, 18:30 UTC

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Daily Bulletin 06.05.2017 | 18:30 UTC News France officials warn media not to publish #MacronLeaks French officials have warned media not to republish emails hacked from Emmanuel Macron's campaign. The embarrassing correspondence began circulating on Friday night, a day and a half before France goes to the polls. French election: Macron's campaign hacked France's Macron has campaign emails leaked online one day before election Macron or the abyss French elections: Who finances the candidates? Le Pen's 'outsider' politics move to center stage in France Le Pen vs. Macron: Where they stand Putin backs probe into gay torture in Chechnya Putin said he backs a probe into 'rumors' gays have been tortured in Chechnya. Media reports allege gays have been arrested and tortured in the North Caucasus republic, stirring an international outcry. @dwnews - Rights groups call for attention to Chechnya violence against homosexuals Torture centers for gay people in Chechnya Putin backs check into Chechen gay attacks Kremlin doubts reports of Chechnya gay killings Chancellor Merkel faces President Putin in tense Sochi press conference Gay men flee persecution and honor killings in Chechnya Red Bull heir on the run after Thailand revokes his passport in hit-and-run case The suspect has skipped out on eight court appearances over the past five years, claiming to be ill or away on business. But media reports showed him living the high life while officials let his case flounder. Red Bull heir snubs Thai court in hit-and-run case Thai police obtain arrest warrant for Red Bull heir Report: Spike in number of guns obtained legally by right-wing extremists in Germany A new report has found some 750 right-wing extremists in Germany own guns legally. Meanwhile, refugee-related attacks with weapons more than doubled from the previous year. The Neo-Nazi Network More Germans are arming themselves More than 3,500 attacks on refugees in Germany in 2016: report The Bundeswehr's image problem - is it overrun with right-wing extremists? Germany failed to track extremist 'Reichsbürger' German police raid 'Reichsbürger' movement Police find weapons parts, ammunition during raid on 'Reichsbürger' extremist Reichsbürger movement on the rise in Germany Fighting continues in Syrian 'safe zones' So-called "de-escalation zones" have come into effect in parts of Syria, but conflicting reports have emerged about their impact. Monitoring groups say government forces continue to shell opposition-held towns. How safe are Syrian safe zones? Russia: Syria safe zones to be closed to US planes Russia-Turkey relations 'normalized' Russia says Syria safe zones will go into effect Hamas elects former Gaza premier Ismail Haniyeh as new leader Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has elected its former Gaza prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, as new political chief. The move comes days after Hamas altered its three-decade-old charter, softening its stance on Israel. Hamas softens language on Israel – DW correspondent Tania Krämer Hamas recognizes 1967 borders, rejects Israel HRW: Israel and Egypt deny aid workers access to Gaza 50,000 evacuated in Hanover, Germany, over World War II bombs German authorities are conducting one of the largest bomb disposal operations since World War II. The carefully coordinated evacuation in Hanover is expected to last up to 24 hours. Augsburg: Massive WWII bomb defused WWII bomb forces Cologne evacuation Thousands of homes evacuated in Hanover after WWII bomb found Augsburg begins Germany's largest evacuation since WWII Augsburg to evacuate 54,000 on Christmas morning as World War II bomb defused Climber aged 85 dies during record attempt on Mount Everest Former Gurkha Min Bahadur Sherchan first became the world's oldest person to reach Everest's summit in 2008 at the age of 76. The Nepali died attempting to recapture his title after his record was eclipsed in 2013. Flying for science Record number of climbers to attempt scale Everest Celebrated Swiss climber Ueli Steck cremated near Everest Everyday Everest madness Climbers ascend Everest after two-year gap Nepal devastated by earthquake, avalanche on Everest Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge just misses two-hour marathon record Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge narrowly failed in his attempt to complete the marathon in under two hours at Italy's F1 racecourse in Monza. His time, however, smashed the world record but will not make the record books. Sports Bundesliga Bundesliga live: Hertha Berlin vs. Leipzig Hertha Berlin look to continue their impressive home form, with Leipzig looking to tighten their grip on second. Earlier on Matchday 32, there were wins for Dortmund and Wolfsburg, while Darmstadt were relegated. Germany get off to perfect start at Ice Hockey World Championship Cohosts Germany have pulled off a major upset at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. The result has fans wondering whether this could spur them onto faring as well as Germany did the last time they hosted the worlds. Winning start for German Ice Hockey team Cohosts Germany aim to 'take step forward' at Ice Hockey World Championship Kühnhackl strikes as Germany qualifies for Pyeongchang 2018 German ice hockey team stuns US with sudden-death goal Germans lose heartbreaker to Russia   © Deutsche Welle 2017