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Police shoot man with pickaxe on Hamburg’s famous red light street
German police shot a man armed with a pickaxe and a Molotov cocktail near Hamburg's Reeperbahn, the heavily touristed street in the heart of the port city's red light...
Ukraine summit declaration unlikely to be signed by all participants
Not all participants at the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland are expected to sign the final declaration, although more because of the wording than an actual lack of support,...
Malawians pay tribute to vice-president killed in plane crash
Tens of thousands of Malawians are taking part in a funeral service at the national stadium to pay tribute to the vice-president who was killed in a plane crash...
China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north
BEIJING (AP) — China is being buffeted by two weather extremes, with heavy rain and flooding in parts of the south and a heat wave and potential drought in...
Muted Eid celebrations for millions of Nigerian Muslims
“I have slaughtered a ram every year starting from 1976 but this year I can't, I just can't.”Like many of the estimated 100 million Muslims in Nigeria, 78-year-old Mallam...
Germany sees steady rise in arrivals via ‘Belarus route’ this year
In the first five months of the year, German federal police registered 2,215 migrants arriving by irregular means using the so-called "Belarus route."The people were caught at Germany's borders...
Israel starts daily ‘tactical pause’ in south Gaza to enable aid flow
The Israeli military announced on Sunday it is starting a daily, hours-long "tactical pause" in its activities along a stretch of southern Gaza to allow the entry of more...
Israeli military announces ‘tactical pause’ in attempt to increase flow of aid into hard-hit Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Sunday announced a “tactical pause” in its offensive in the southern Gaza Strip to allow the deliveries of increased quantities of humanitarian...
Gaza tests historic bond between UK Muslims and Labour
Gaza is a long way from the picturesque foothills of the Yorkshire Dales but the issue could swing UK general election races in northern England, with many local Muslims...
How a Kenyan farmer became a champion of climate change denial
Climate change deniers have found a new champion in Kenyan farmer Jusper Machogu. On social media, he has become known as a flagbearer for fossil fuels in Africa, but...
