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Gaza hostage Alon Ohel has likely lost vision in right eye, family says

The family cited his frequent blinking in the Hamas video he is featured in as evidence of severe difficulty focusing and maintaining his vision for extended periods. 

Alon Ohel, 24.
People work at the site of the accident after Gloria funicular railway car, a popular tourist attraction, derailed and crashed, resulting in multiple casualties, according to authorities, in Lisbon, Portugal, September 4, 2025.

Portugal investigates crash on historic Lisbon funicular that killed 16

Frontex’s Executive Director Hans Leijtens speaks to German and Greek border police during his visit at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey, near Kapitan Andreevo, Bulgaria, February 29, 2024.

Car accidentally drives into crowd of people in Berlin, emergency services say

Illustration: an old submarine in Peenemünde on the island of Usedom in the Baltic Sea

Archeologists up in arms: German submarine recovered from the North Sea 106 years after it sunk


Germany, Portugal report cases of bird flu, WOAH says

Germany and Portugal confirmed H5N1 bird flu cases on poultry farms, killing over 1,100 birds as Europe braces for seasonal outbreaks.

 H5N1 bird flu virus reported in Louisiana; illustrative

Germany blocks EU sanctions against Israel, Europe divided over Gaza war

The positions of the different EU countries were made public after mounting public pressure against the EU for its "silence" and "ignorance" on what is happening in the Gaza Strip.

Demonstrators hold a banner as they demand to impose sanctions against Israel in front of the Reichstag building, the seat of the lower house of parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, June 21, 2025

China, Russia join Iran in rejecting European move to restore sanctions on Tehran

A letter from the Chinese, Russian, and Iranian foreign ministers called Britain, France, and Germany's move to restore sanctions via the "snapback mechanism" "legally and procedurally flawed."

 CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER Wang Yi is flanked by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov (left) and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi at a meeting on the Iranian nuclear issue in Beijing in March.

Convicted German neo-Nazi to serve sentence in women’s prison after changing gender

The Self-Determination Act, which only came into force in November of last year, enabled Liebich to be placed in a prison aligning with their self-described gender identity

Maria-Svenja Liebich

Dream Security raises $45m in secondary financing

The new round is led by a fund called 7GC, founded by Stefan Pols, head of the German office of the private equity fund KKR, and his American partner Jack Linney.

 Israel flag with stock market finance, economy trend graph digital technology.

Dr. Miriam Adelson leads 2025 Israeli Presidential honorees

President Isaac Herzog has named nine distinguished individuals, including Miriam Adelson and Israeli-Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Muwaffaq Tarif, for the 2025 Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor.

Miriam Adelson attends the Israel Hayom security conference in Jerusalem, December 1, 2024

Black Forest, Germany: Fairy-tale trails, lakes and clocks

Germany’s Black Forest beckons: misty pines, Lake Titisee, Triberg’s cuckoo clocks, and side trips to Strasbourg and Colmar.

The Black Forest stretches some 200km. from north to south.

Hit with E3 snapback, Iran blinks instead of retaliating for first time - analysis

When West condemned Iran it would escalate nuke violations. Now the West imposed its worst measure and Tehran has not countered yet.

Pictures of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes are displayed in Behesht Zahra Cemetery in southern Tehran, Iran, July 11, 2025

E-3 must see 'snapback' trigger through to the end, ignore Iranian trickery - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: Europe must not fall for the ayatollahs’ bait-and-delay scam and offer Iran yet another opportunity to wiggle off the hook.

IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran on Sunday. He declared that ‘Tehran would never bow’ to US, European, and Zionist pressures, says the writer.

UK, France and Germany urge Iran to agree deal to delay UN sanctions

The E3 offered to delay reinstating sanctions - known as snapback - for up to six months if Iran adresses concerns about its nuclear program.

French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose for the media at a hotel prior to an E3 meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025.

Germany tells nationals to leave Iran, fearing retaliation over sanctions

Britain, France, and Germany on Thursday launched a 30-day process to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program.

An illustrative image of signs pointing to Iran and Germany.