• A pedestrian passes closed platforms at Waterloo station during nationwide rail strikes, in London. PA Images
    A pedestrian passes closed platforms at Waterloo station during nationwide rail strikes, in London. PA Images
  • A child stands in front of a makeshift shelter after an earthquake in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan. AP Photo
    A child stands in front of a makeshift shelter after an earthquake in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan. AP Photo
  • An indigenous woman waves an Ecuadorian flag while protesting against the government of Guillermo Lasso, during the 12th day of demonstrations in Quito, Ecuador. EPA
    An indigenous woman waves an Ecuadorian flag while protesting against the government of Guillermo Lasso, during the 12th day of demonstrations in Quito, Ecuador. EPA
  • Iranian actress and director, awarded Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival 2022, Zar Amir Ebrahimi poses during a photo session in Paris. AFP
    Iranian actress and director, awarded Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival 2022, Zar Amir Ebrahimi poses during a photo session in Paris. AFP
  • A delivery service employee rides a bicycle past anti-tank hedgehogs in the center of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. AFP
    A delivery service employee rides a bicycle past anti-tank hedgehogs in the center of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. AFP
  • Elephant keepers give Methai her cooling bath at the Houston Zoo in Texas, USA. Houston Chronicle via AP
    Elephant keepers give Methai her cooling bath at the Houston Zoo in Texas, USA. Houston Chronicle via AP
  • Fireworks light up over the Peter and Paul Fortress at the Neva River during the Scarlet Sails celebration in St. Petersburg, Russia. EPA
    Fireworks light up over the Peter and Paul Fortress at the Neva River during the Scarlet Sails celebration in St. Petersburg, Russia. EPA
  • Thousands of revellers watch Groove Armada from beneath a 50-tonne laser spewing and fire breathing spider, at Arcadia, during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset. PA Images
    Thousands of revellers watch Groove Armada from beneath a 50-tonne laser spewing and fire breathing spider, at Arcadia, during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset. PA Images
  • A wildebesat walks at a swamp in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, on June 23, 2022. - The camp's ten luxurious tents see tourists flocking again, after the shutdown linked to Covid-19. They observe in small groups elephants, giraffes, antelopes or lions on 5,000 hectares, located on the edge of Amboseli National Park, in the south of the country, and have a glimpse of the life of the Masai, the owners of the land. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)
    A wildebesat walks at a swamp in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, on June 23, 2022. - The camp's ten luxurious tents see tourists flocking again, after the shutdown linked to Covid-19. They observe in small groups elephants, giraffes, antelopes or lions on 5,000 hectares, located on the edge of Amboseli National Park, in the south of the country, and have a glimpse of the life of the Masai, the owners of the land. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)

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Quick pearls of wisdom

Focus on gratitude: And do so deeply, he says. “Think of one to three things a day that you’re grateful for. It needs to be specific, too, don’t just say ‘air.’ Really think about it. If you’re grateful for, say, what your parents have done for you, that will motivate you to do more for the world.”

Know how to fight: Shetty married his wife, Radhi, three years ago (he met her in a meditation class before he went off and became a monk). He says they’ve had to learn to respect each other’s “fighting styles” – he’s a talk it-out-immediately person, while she needs space to think. “When you’re having an argument, remember, it’s not you against each other. It’s both of you against the problem. When you win, they lose. If you’re on a team you have to win together.” 

Wenger's Arsenal reign in numbers

1,228 - games at the helm, ahead of Sunday's Premier League fixture against West Ham United.
704 - wins to date as Arsenal manager.
3 - Premier League title wins, the last during an unbeaten Invincibles campaign of 2003/04.
1,549 - goals scored in Premier League matches by Wenger's teams.
10 - major trophies won.
473 - Premier League victories.
7 - FA Cup triumphs, with three of those having come the last four seasons.
151 - Premier League losses.
21 - full seasons in charge.
49 - games unbeaten in the Premier League from May 2003 to October 2004.

Farage on Muslim Brotherhood

Nigel Farage told Reform's annual conference that the party will proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood if he becomes Prime Minister.
"We will stop dangerous organisations with links to terrorism operating in our country," he said. "Quite why we've been so gutless about this – both Labour and Conservative – I don't know.
“All across the Middle East, countries have banned and proscribed the Muslim Brotherhood as a dangerous organisation. We will do the very same.”
It is 10 years since a ground-breaking report into the Muslim Brotherhood by Sir John Jenkins.
Among the former diplomat's findings was an assessment that “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” has “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
The prime minister at the time, David Cameron, who commissioned the report, said membership or association with the Muslim Brotherhood was a "possible indicator of extremism" but it would not be banned.

Updated: June 25, 2022, 11:25 AM