
Pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin ends with injuries and arrests

A pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin marking the 77th anniversary of the Nakba turned violent on Thursday, leaving several injured and prompting dozens of arrests, police said.
Police temporarily detained more than 50 people on charges including assault, resisting arrest and disturbing public order.
A week of rapid diplomacy leaves Ukraine almost where it started

The first direct talks between Ukraine and Russia should have heralded a new era of diplomacy toward resolving Europe's biggest conflict since World War II.
Instead, their context, brevity, and limited output gave skeptics more reason to doubt whether Moscow wants peace.
Israel launches major offensive in Gaza after airstrikes kill more than 100

Israel has announced a major new offensive in Gaza, after launching a wave of airstrikes on the territory that killed more than 100 people, in what it called a new attempt to force Hamas to release hostages.
Earlier on Friday, Donald Trump acknowledged that people are starving in Gaza and claimed that the US will take care of the situation in the territory.
Romanians abroad begin voting in high-stakes presidential runoff

Members of the Romanian diaspora have begun casting their votes ahead of Sunday's high-stakes presidential election runoff.
The second round of the presidential election is expected to be a close race between far-right candidate George Simion and pro-European independent candidate Nicusor Dan.
Romania has been engulfed in a deep political crisis after a high court annulled previous elections in which far-right candidate Calin Georgescu came out on top in the first round, following allegations of electoral violations and Russian interference, which Moscow has denied.