Turkey, Russia discuss joint patrols option in Syria’s Idlib: official
Turkey and Russia are discussing possible joint patrols as one way to reach a deal to halt fighting and stem an exodus of civilians in Syria’s Idlib region, a Turkish official said on Thursday, a day after Ankara threatened military action to push back…
Many victims of shooting in Germany had immigrant background: report
Many of the victims of the shooting in the German town of Hanau had an immigrant background, German magazine Focus said based on a report from news agency dpa that cited security sources.
German state minister: Owner of car used to flee shooting was 43-year-old German
The German interior minister of the state of Hesse said the owner of the car used to leave the scene of a shooting in Hanau that left nine people dead was a 43-year-old German man from that town.
Lebanon’s Aoun vows accountability over financial crisis: Twitter
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Thursday measures would be taken to hold to account all those who contributed to Lebanon’s financial crisis through illegal actions be they transfers abroad, manipulation of Eurobonds or other acts.
Three test positive for coronavirus in Iran: health ministry official
Three patients have tested positive for the coronavirus in Iran, a health ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
German federal prosecutors suspect terrorism in shooting: state minister
Federal prosecutors suspect terrorism in the shooting in the German city of Hanau, Peter Beuth, the interior minister of the state of Hesse, said on Thursday.
Gunman kills nine in German shisha bar rampage; extremist motive suspected
A suspected right-wing extremist shot nine people dead in two shisha bars in an overnight rampage through a German city before, police believe, returning home and killing himself.
German state minister: Shooter had xenophobic motive, his mother is dead
The interior minister of the German state of Hesse said on Thursday that there was a xenophobic motive to the shooting in Hanau and said the suspected perpetrator and his mother had been found dead with shot wounds at his home.
Some victims of German shooting have Kurdish roots: Bild
Some of the victims of a suspected far-right shooting rampage in the German town of Hanau were of Kurdish descent, Bild daily reported on Thursday, without citing its sources.
Fearing infection, residents protest coronavirus evacuees landing in Ukraine
Residents in central Ukraine protested the arrival of a plane carrying evacuees from China’s Hubei province on Thursday, fearing they could be infected with the coronavirus despite authorities insisting there was no danger.
