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Police in Munich have shot a ‘suspicious’ person near a Nazi-era museum and Israeli Consulate. German police said on X that the person was hit in the shooting, but did not give further details. They said there was no evidence of any more suspects connected to the incident. The incident took place in the Karolinenplatz

Israel will not remove its troops from a narrow strip of land on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt until there is a guarantee it can never be used as a supply line for Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu has said. The area of scrubland and sand dunes, known as the Philadelphi corridor, was seized

The deaths of a dozen or more migrants in the English Channel do not change the fundamental realities of this migration route – and the people who want to use it. Wednesday morning saw another boat carrying several dozen people appear to make another attempt to reach the UK from northern France. Journalists on a

The UK and US have split over their policies in regard to Israel and its war with Hamas, after the government suspended some arms sales to the country. On Monday, Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced that 30 of 350 arms export licences to Israel would be suspended. The move marked the UK’s first wholesale divergence

At least 12 people have died after a boat with dozens of migrants tore apart in the English Channel, a local mayor has said. Olivier Barbarin, mayor of Le Portel, a French coastal town being used in a rescue operation, said “the bottom of the boat ripped open”. The French coastguard said more than 50

Benjamin Netanyahu stood in front of a giant digital map, that mysteriously erased the West Bank and explained why Israeli forces wouldn’t be leaving Gaza anytime soon. He has shied away from engaging with Israeli media during the war but was forced to do this press conference under pressure from the huge protests on the

The international influence of Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K), a branch of the Islamic State, has been on the rise. The group has been linked to numerous attacks and planned attacks in 2024. The highest profile plots include a deadly attack on a concert hall in Moscow, foiled plans to disrupt three Taylor Swift concerts in

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is on track to win a state election for the first time in the country. AfD, founded in 2013 with an anti-migration and eurosceptic agenda, picked up the most votes in the eastern state of Thuringia, according to an exit poll. The party was on course for 33.5%

Six Israeli hostages held by Hamas have been confirmed dead after their bodies were found by the Israeli military in Gaza.  The hostages, aged between 23 and 40 years old, were “brutally murdered” a short time before Israeli forces found them in an underground tunnel on Saturday night, according to the Israeli military. The bodies

Six Israeli hostages in Gaza have been confirmed dead by their families, hours after Israel’s army said it had found bodies in the territory. The bodies of Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, and Ori Danino were brought back to Israel, the Israeli military said in a statement. All were abducted

Australian teenager Gout Gout, who has been touted as the next Usain Bolt because of his sensational sprints, has claimed the silver medal at the U20 World Championships. The 16-year-old, who was born in Brisbane after his parents migrated from South Sudan, set a new personal best of 20.60 seconds during the 200m final in

A judge has ordered social media giant X, formerly known as Twitter, to be taken down in Brazil. Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes made the order after the site’s billionaire owner Elon Musk failed to name a legal representative in Brazil. The judge and Musk have been feuding in public for months after X

There is evidence Israel could be establishing infrastructure in Gaza signalling plans for a long-term military presence in the Strip. Satellite imagery, gathered over months, has mapped the creation of a new corridor in northern Gaza that is almost a kilometre in width in some places. It reaches from Gaza’s border with Israel to the

Abba has become the third musical act this month to complain about its music being used in Donald Trump’s campaign. The Swedish group have demanded the campaign immediately remove videos featuring the “unauthorised” use of their hit songs including Dancing Queen at a recent rally. Last weekend, the Foo Fighters said they did not and

The suspects in the foiled terror plot to attack Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts in Vienna intended to kill “tens of thousands” of people, the US’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said. The agency said that intelligence it discovered disrupted the plans – which allegedly were linked to Islamic State – and led to arrests made

Pavel Durov, the chief executive of Telegram, is due in court later to face possible charges linked to alleged criminal activity on the platform. The billionaire founder of the encrypted messaging and social media app was arrested in France on Saturday after his private jet landed at Le Bourget airport outside Paris. The Russian-born entrepreneur

Israeli strikes in the West Bank have killed at least nine people overnight, according to Palestinian officials. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have launched raids across the occupied West Bank and sealed off the city of Jenin. Israeli forces surrounded the city, blocking off exit and entry points and access to hospitals, the governor of

The Paris Paralympics opening ceremony kicks off on Wednesday night, with thousands of athletes taking part in a parade through the French capital’s iconic landmarks. An estimated 65,000 spectators will be watching the athletes from more than 180 countries march along the Champs-Elysees to Place de la Concorde before the competitions start on Thursday. It

Israel’s military says it has rescued a hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October. Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, is in a stable medical condition and is being transferred for medical checks at a hospital, the IDF said, following a “complex operation” in southern Gaza. The Hostages Families Forum said in a statement his

Russia launched about 200 missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight on Monday, in what appeared to be the biggest attack on the country in weeks. At least five people have been killed and dozens injured due to the strikes, which caused significant damage to Ukraine‘s energy sector in at least 15 different regions – more