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Major police intervention

Axe-wielding suspect arrested in Saarbrücken

Bilateral trade remains significant

PM Luc Frieden's Finland visit focuses on research and technology

Photographers for AFP were Pulitzer Prize finalist for their work from Gaza, including this image by Mahmud Hams

Most prestigious award

AFP Gaza photographers shortlisted for Pulitzer Prize

Catalin Predoiu is a former justice minister who already served as interim premier in 2012

Shake-up continues

Romania names interim premier as turmoil deepens

Victory Day has become Russia's most important holiday under Putin

Red Square military parade

Putin gears up for 'grandest' Victory Day amid Ukraine conflict

Government data published

US trade deficit hit fresh record in March before tariff rollout

Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with murdering the parents and aunt of her estranged husband with a poisonous beef Wellington in 2023

Fatal beef Wellington

Australian mushroom murder suspect rejected help preparing meal: witness

Morning Roundup

Suspected bank robber arrested, festivities for new Grand Duke revealed, and Friedrich Merz to be sworn in as Germany's chancellor

More than 1.3 million tweets have been published on X about the conclave, according to monitoring platform Visibrain, while TikTok videos on the topic have been viewed over 363 million times

Conclave pending

Wait for Vatican white smoke fires up social media

Dominican President Luis Abinader has taken a tough line on migration from crisis-ravaged Haiti

Campaign promise

Dominican Republic reports sharp rise in Haitian migrant deportations

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered significant cuts to the number of top military officers

'Less generals, more GIs'

Pentagon chief orders 20% cut in number of top officers

A missile attack left a wide crater near Ben Gurion airport

Sixteen people wounded

Israel strikes Yemen after Huthi attack on Ben Gurion airport

A worker prepares the main central balcony of St Peter's basilica

Hailing from 70 countries

Cardinals assemble to elect pope and set course for church

In Vivonne, France

Missing jogger's body found in shrubbery

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be replaced by conservative Friedrich Merz

One day before stepping down

Scholz vows continued German support in last call with Zelensky

The royal family made an appearance at the celebrations

UK kicks off party to mark 80 years since end of WWII

Pakistan's military said it had conducted another missile test as tensions with India mount over a deadly attack in disputed Kashmir

Tensions flaring

Pakistan conducts second missile test, India readies civil defence drills

Romania has gained in strategic importance since 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine

Presidential elections

Pro-EU or pro-Trump? Romania faces decisive choice in vote

UN chief urges 'maximum restraint' in India, Pakistan standoff

Romania's far-right leader George Simion will face centrist mayor Nicusor Dan in the 18 May run-off

Romania run-off pits pro-Trump nationalist against centrist mayor

Revelations about the origins of Juan Carlos's fortune have damaged his reputation and the Spanish monarchy

Lodged by a group of retired judges

Top Spanish court drops tax complaint against ex-king Juan Carlos

President Macron is actively seeking to attract US scientists to France and the EU

'Choose Europe'

France, EU leaders spearhead effort to lure US scientists

Europe's biggest economy

German coalition deal signed on eve of Merz govt launch

Amid Trump support

AfD to sue German intelligence after 'extremist' designation

Missing woman found alive and well after 62 years

Includes 'powerful strikes'

Israel cabinet approves plan including Gaza 'conquest': official

Notorious federal jail

Trump says ordered rebuild and reopening of defunct US prison Alcatraz

Morning Roundup

Frieden visits Finland, Israel approves expansion of Gaza offensive, and Laura Thorn departs for Eurovision Song Contest

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