dpa NEWS SCHEDULE for SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1200 GMT

ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES-CONFLICT

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it has killed an Islamic jihad commander, who is said to have been the logistics head in Rafah for the pro-Iranian militia allied with the Palestinian Islamist Hamas group. Moving

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UKRAINE-CONFLICT-RUSSIA

There has been an explosion in the Russian border region of Belgorod following a missile alert, the Russian state news agency TASS reports. Moving

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GERMANY-WEATHER

After heavy rainfall that caused flooding and landslides in the western German state of Saarland, Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits the region to assure of the federal government's 'solidarity.' Moving

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GERMANY-CLIMATE-DEMONSTRATION

As climate protection activists once again invaded the grounds of an airport in Germany and disrupted travel plans at the start of a holiday weekend, the country's interior minister has called for rigorous prosecution. Moving

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SLOVAKIA-CRIME-POLITICS

Following the assassination attempt on Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, there has been an increase in threats against other politicians in the country, Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok says. Moving

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AFGHANISTAN-CLIMATE-DISASTER

A fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in Afghanistan’s central province of Ghor has claimed the lives of at least 50 people, including children, the local government says. Moved