dpa NEWS SCHEDULE for SUNDAY, MAY 19, 1200 GMT

ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES-CONFLICT

Israel continues its controversial military operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, as Israeli army radio reports that troops had found several smuggling tunnels in the border area between Gaza and Egypt. Moving

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UKRAINE-CONFLICT-RUSSIA

Russia intercepts nine US ATACMS missiles overnight over Crimea and also shoots down a Ukrainian drone over the peninsula. Moving

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SLOVAKIA-CRIME-POLITICS

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is out of danger following an attempt on his life on Wednesday. Moved

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GERMANY-WEATHER

After heavy rainfall that caused flooding and landslides in the western German state of Saarland, the situation is easing as water levels fall. Moved

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CHINA-TRADE-JAPAN-EU-TAIWAN

China launches an anti-dumping investigation into certain chemicals from the European Union, the United States, Japan and Taiwan. Moved

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AFGHANISTAN-WEATHER

Fresh flash floods in Afghanistan’s northern province of Faryab claim the lives of 18 people and injure two. Moved