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Man wounded in stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial

Man wounded in stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial

berlin —  A man was seriously injured in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial, police said Friday evening, two days before a watershed...

Arrest made in stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial

Arrest made in stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial

berlin —  Police arrested a man suspected in a stabbing Friday at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial that left a Spanish tourist seriously...

"I think it's kind of incredible": Leighton Meester on meeting young 'Gossip Girl' fans decades after show concluded

"I think it's kind of incredible": Leighton Meester on meeting young 'Gossip Girl' fans decades after show concluded

Washington DC [US], February 21 (ANI): Actress Leighton Meester expressed her amazement after being recognised by young fans for her...

Israels defense minister ramps up anti-terror operations in West Bank

Israels defense minister ramps up anti-terror operations in West Bank

Israel’s defense chief on Friday ordered the military to intensify activity in the West Bank following three explosions on buses in...

US Republican lawmakers propose withdrawing from UN

US Republican lawmakers propose withdrawing from UN

Supporters of the measure claim the international organization undermines American interests ...

IDF accuses Hamas of returning wrong body

IDF accuses Hamas of returning wrong body

The militant group has released the remains of an infant and his brother, but Israel says a third body is not their mothers Israel...

Leighton Meester joins her husband Adam Brody in 'Nobody Wants This' season 2

Leighton Meester joins her husband Adam Brody in 'Nobody Wants This' season 2

Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): The Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester is all set to appear in the upcoming second season of Netflix's...

Why the Middle East is the perfect setting for Russia-US talks

Why the Middle East is the perfect setting for Russia-US talks

Saudi Arabia has maintained a neutral stance, promoting dialogue based on the pragmatic interests of all participants ...

Hamas releases bodies of 4 Israeli hostages, including youngest

Hamas releases bodies of 4 Israeli hostages, including youngest

The bodies of four Israelis held hostage in Gaza returned to Israel on Thursday in the latest release under a ceasefire between Israel...

Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages, including youngest

Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages, including youngest

The bodies of four Israelis held hostage in Gaza returned to Israel on Thursday in the latest release under a ceasefire between Israel...

Hamas releases bodies of 3 hostages, unidentified fourth

Hamas releases bodies of 3 hostages, unidentified fourth

The bodies of three Israeli hostages and the body of a fourth, unidentified woman, were returned to Israel on Thursday in the latest...

Hamas releases bodies of 4 hostages, including youngest

Hamas releases bodies of 4 hostages, including youngest

Hamas released the bodies of four Israeli hostages Thursday, with a convoy of Red Cross vehicles taking their coffins away from the...

After decades in exile, Syria's Jews visit Damascus

After decades in exile, Syria's Jews visit Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria —  For the first time in three decades, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry read from a Torah scroll in a synagogue...

US: Clashes erupt between anti-Israel protest groups, pro-Israel counter-protesters in Brooklyn

US: Clashes erupt between anti-Israel protest groups, pro-Israel counter-protesters in Brooklyn

New York [US], February 19 (ANI): Clashes erupted between anti-Israel protest groups and pro-Israel counter-protesters after the former...

MoFA receives credentials copy from new Ambassador of State of Israel

MoFA receives credentials copy from new Ambassador of State of Israel

ABU DHABI, 17th February, 2025 (WAM) -- Omar Obaid Alhesan Alshamsi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, received a...

Netanyahu tells Marco Rubio 'President Trump and I are working in full cooperation'

Netanyahu tells Marco Rubio 'President Trump and I are working in full cooperation'

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 17 (ANI/TPS): Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday met in Jerusalem with US Secretary of State...

Trump's plan only plan I think can work to enable different future for people of Gaza: Israel PM Netanyahu

Trump's plan only plan I think can work to enable different future for people of Gaza: Israel PM Netanyahu

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 17 (ANI): Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he believes the plan presented by US President...

BAFTA: Adrien Brody wins best actor for 'The Brutalist'

BAFTA: Adrien Brody wins best actor for 'The Brutalist'

London [UK], February 17 (ANI): It's a big night for Adrien Brody as he just won the Best Actor award for his captivating performance...

BAFTA: Best Director award goes to Brady Corbet for 'The Brutalist'

BAFTA: Best Director award goes to Brady Corbet for 'The Brutalist'

London [UK], February 17 (ANI): Brady Corbet took home award for Best Director for his film 'The Brutalist' at the 78th edition of...

Israel PM instructs negotiators to depart for Cairo to discuss continued implementation of first stage of deal

Israel PM instructs negotiators to depart for Cairo to discuss continued implementation of first stage of deal

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 17 (ANI): Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed negotiators to depart for Cairo on Monday...

A closer look at the Palestinian terrorists freed by Israel

A closer look at the Palestinian terrorists freed by Israel

Tel Aviv [Israel] February 16 (ANI/TPS): Israel released 369 imprisoned Palestinian terrorists on Saturday in exchange for hostages...

Migrantising Diplomacy

Migrantising Diplomacy

Hlne Thiollet Download PDF Feb 21 2025 1 viewsDavid Peinado Romero/Shutterstock Since the 2000s, migration and asylum seem to...

'Us versus them': Accepting our differences might save mankind

'Us versus them': Accepting our differences might save mankind

The superiority complex that drives humans to kill each other is, ironically, the thing that makes us all so alike, writesFrances Letters....

Protesters in London March to US Embassy against Trumps Gaza Proposal

Protesters in London March to US Embassy against Trumps Gaza Proposal

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London on Saturday, condemning US President Donald...

2nd LD Writethru: Man stabbed in Berlin, suspect in custody

BERLIN, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- A tourist from Spain was seriously injured in a stabbing incident at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial on Friday...

1st LD: Man seriously injured in stabbing in Berlin

BERLIN, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- A man was seriously injured at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin-Mitte on Friday evening, triggering a large...

Urgent: Man seriously injured at Holocaust Memorial in Berlin

BERLIN, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- A man was seriously injured at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin-Mitte on Friday evening, prompting a large...

Israel says body returned by Hamas not that of hostage Shiri Bibas

JERUSALEM, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Israel said on Thursday that forensic analysis had confirmed that the body it received from Hamas was...

Turkish police arrest IS suspect planning "terror" attacks: media

ISTANBUL, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police arrested a suspected Islamic State (IS) member in Istanbul on Thursday, who was planning...

Egyptian president, World Jewish Congress chief discuss ways to restore Mideast stability

CAIRO, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald S. Lauder discussed...

Man seriously wounded in Berlin stabbing, attacker still at large

A man has been seriously wounded in a stabbing near Berlin's Holocaust memorial, the city's police said Friday, adding that police...

Suspect arrested after stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial

A man was seriously wounded in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial Friday. A suspect was later arrested, police said, but no...

Police arrest a suspect in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial that injures 1 victim

BERLIN (AP) - Police arrested a man suspected in a stabbing attack Friday at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial that left a Spanish tourist...

Justices shut down Holocaust heir suit against Hungary

WASHINGTON (CN) - The Supreme Court on Friday barred the families of Holocaust victims from using U.S. courts to hold Hungary accountable...

'Conclave' and 'Brutalist' share BAFTA honours

Papal thriller Conclave and immigrant epic The Brutalist on Sunday emerged neck-and-neck at the BAFTA awards with each film picking...

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