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Hours after Israeli airstrikes killed several people including a leader of militant organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the Gaza Strip, several rockets were fired back at Israel from Gaza, according to media reports. Air raid sirens were so…

Hours after Israeli air strikes killed several people in the Gaza Strip, including a leader of the Palestinian militant organization Islamic Jihad (PIJ), several rockets were fired at Israel from the coastal strip, according to media reports. Air raid …

At least 10 people have been killed in Israeli military attacks on the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Among them was a 5-year-old child, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Friday. At least 55 people were injured. The Israeli mili…

At least eight people have been killed in Israeli military attacks on the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Among them was a 5-year-old child, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Friday. At least 44 people were injured. The Israeli m…

Elise Courtois looks like a ninja, standing on a rock in her hooded wetsuit. Then, the 41-year-old leaps down the 9-metre-high waterfall with all the elegance of a cat. Courtois says she loves her work that entails being outdoors, climbing, swimming, s…

Two-time reigning 3,000 metres steeplechase champion Gesa Krause is the latest German medal hope to miss the upcoming European championships on home ground in Munich. Krause said on Instagram Friday that “my health status has a deeper medical backgroun…

Bayern Munich striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting said late Thursday he underwent kidney stone surgery last week and hopes to be back in action soon. “Last week I had a surgery. They had to remove a kidney-stone. The surgery went well and I am already und…

German airline Lufthansa has managed to avert further strike action from ground staff after reaching a pay rise agreement with trade union Verdi, both sides said on Thursday. Salaries for some 20,000 employees are due to increase by at least €325 ($333…

After a delay due to an explosion at a police blasting site in Berlin’s Grunewald forest, fire fighters began extinguishing a fire burning in woodlands nearby, the fire brigade said on Thursday. Earlier, emergency forces said an area of roughly 1.5 hec…

Three ships loaded with grain and food are due to leave Ukrainian ports on Friday, the Turkish Defence Ministry says. An unloaded ship is also to set off for Ukraine after an inspection in Istanbul, it said, after exports have been blocked for months d…