he resumed his duties from hospital on friday, but no timescale has been given for when he might be discharged. earlier, us media reported that president biden had not been informed of his defence secretary s hospitalisation for several days. mr austin has accepted responsibility for the lack of communication. let s turn to some important news around the world. the european council president, charles michel, has downplayed criticism of his plan to resign early, insisting there s plenty of time to choose a successor. there are concerns his departure could leave the controversial hungarian prime minister viktor 0rban in charge of meetings, as hungary assumes the rotating eu presidency from july. mr 0rban is close to president putin of russia and regularly opposes eu initiatives to support ukraine. rescue workers in slovenia say five people are trapped in a cave after their escape route was flooded. the family of three and their two guides entered the krizna jama cave in central