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Berlin Pride parade attacker of Lebanese origin, previously held in Lebanon

German police said Sunday they had shot and killed the chief suspect in what officials described as a deadly Islamist attack near the Berlin Pride parade the previous night, the latest ramming assault to hit the country.

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Iran says summoned French envoy over 'interference' in internal affairs

Iran's foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned the French ambassador to Tehran to protest what it described as "interference in Iran's internal affairs" by two diplomats who were briefly detained earlier this month.

"Yesterday, the French ambassador in Tehran was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where it was stressed that the French government must cease such actions and such interference in Iran's internal affairs under misleading labels," said the ministry's spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei in a weekly press briefing, adding that the diplomats had carried out activities "that were in no way justified".

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Iran warns of 'unforeseen' consequences after Ukraine attacks Iranian ship in Caspian Sea

Iran's foreign ministry warned on Monday of "unforeseen" consequences following Ukraine's attack on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea over the weekend.

"This action by Ukraine was an absolutely illegal and unjustified act, contrary to the Charter of the United Nations, as well as a dangerous act of adventurism that will certainly not go unanswered by us," the ministry's spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said in a weekly press briefing, adding that the consequences of Ukraine's action "will certainly be unforeseen".

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US holds fire against Iran as reports emerge of stockpile concerns

Iran passed another night without U.S. airstrikes on Sunday, as Washington paused a war nearing its fifth month and reports emerged that concerns over dwindling munitions were restraining plans for further escalation.

The lull has revived hopes of a return to negotiations after nearly two weeks of consecutive nightly U.S. bombardments, although U.S. media reported the pause could also reflect pressure on stockpiles of Patriot interceptors and other defensive weapons.

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Houthis say hit Saudi Arabia as Trump weighs harder Iran strikes

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile attack on Saudi Arabia on Saturday as U.S. President Donald Trump mulled fresh strikes on the Islamic republic in the deepening Middle East war.

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Russian ballistic strike kills 6 after Zelensky hosts US company making Patriots

A Friday afternoon Russian ballistic missile attack on the Kyiv region of Ukraine killed at least six people and injured dozens more, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian attack on an oil facility in Russia killed six people and wounded 26 others, the regional governor said.

The Ukrainian Defense Industry Council, which describes itself as the country's largest association of private defense manufacturers, said defense industry representatives were at a site in the Kyiv region that was hit by missiles, although it did not immediately provide further details.

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Deposed Turkish opposition leader forms 'New Party' to challenge Erdogan

The deposed leader of Turkey's main opposition party on Friday formed a new political party to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, months after he was removed from his post by a court order that his supporters slammed as a political move to weaken the opposition.

Ozgur Ozel and 90 other legislators formally resigned from the Republican People's Party, or CHP, and then registered the new political party — named the "New Party" — with the Interior Ministry.

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Zelensky says Ukrainian strikes hit warehouses supplying Russian army

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday hailed strikes against Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries, which he claimed was providing drone components for Russia's army to wage its invasion of Ukraine.

"The operation against Russian logistics, which supplies the occupying army with drone components, navigation equipment, and military gear, remains underway," Zelensky said on social media, praising the strikes as "successful."

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German leader Merz reshuffles top posts as he tries to counter far-right advance

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reshuffled top posts on Friday as he tries to boost the fortunes of his deeply unpopular government ahead of regional elections in which a far-right party could get its first state governor.

Merz took office less than 15 months ago with pledges to reform and turn around Germany's economy, Europe's biggest, after years of stagnation. But that economic turnaround has been slow to start. And the middle-of-the-road coalition of Merz's center-right Union bloc and the center-left Social Democrats, two traditional rivals, has yet to persuade voters that it can produce results.

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US House again passes resolution seeking to halt military action in Iran

The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran, sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain.

The 214-208 vote requiring congressional approval for the war came just before the Senate narrowly rejected a similar resolution, 47-49. Though the votes forced by Democrats are largely symbolic, they are meant as a signal to the Republican president that his support on Capitol Hill is chipping away as the war drags on and lawmakers in both parties have questioned his administration's endgame.

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