dpa NEWS SCHEDULE for MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1200 GMT

SPAIN-POLITICS

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he will carry on in his post after threatening to resign over an inquiry into alleged corruption by his wife, Begoña Gómez. Moved

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EU-FINANCE

EU member states has adopted new rules governing the amount of public debt an EU country can accumulate and the size of budget deficit permitted. Moved

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GERMANY-JUSTICE-EXTREMISM

Nine suspected members of a far-right group headed by German aristocrat Prince Heinrich XIII of Reuß are trial in Stuttgart on charges of terrorism and high treason. Moving

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GERMANY-JUSTICE-HAMBURG-TURKEY

A man who smashed his car through the gates of Hamburg Airport and parked his car on the tarmac with his 4-year-old daughter inside stands trial for hostage-taking and other charges. Moving

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GERMANY-JUSTICE-RUSSIA-ESPIONAGE

A German military officer charged with espionage for allegedly providing information to a Russian intelligence service goes on trial. Moving

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WORLD-HEALTH-COVID-19

The 194 member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) have begun a final push to reach an agreement on a pandemic preparedness treaty in Geneva, with the draft text criticized as too weak by several stakeholders. Moving

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AUTRIA-WORLD-DEFENCE

A two-day international conference on autonomous weapons systems begins in Vienna. Moving