Germany Arrests Another Alleged Member of Hamas Cell

10 October 2025, Berlin: Police officers arrest a suspect in Kreuzberg. (dpa)
10 October 2025, Berlin: Police officers arrest a suspect in Kreuzberg. (dpa)
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Germany Arrests Another Alleged Member of Hamas Cell

10 October 2025, Berlin: Police officers arrest a suspect in Kreuzberg. (dpa)
10 October 2025, Berlin: Police officers arrest a suspect in Kreuzberg. (dpa)

German prosecutors said Wednesday that police had arrested another alleged member of a Hamas cell plotting attacks on Israeli or Jewish institutions.

The man, identified as Lebanon-born Borhan El-K., was arrested late Tuesday while entering Germany from the Czech Republic, the federal prosecutor's office said.

Prosecutors allege that in August "he procured an automatic rifle, eight Glock pistols and more than 600 rounds of ammunition in Germany" and had them transferred to another suspect, Wael F.

The latter was one of three men who were arrested in Berlin last month on suspicion of procuring firearms and ammunition.

Danish police also searched addresses in and around Copenhagen connected to Borhan El-K. and another suspect.

A further suspect was arrested last week in London at the request of German authorities.

Hamas has denied any connection to the alleged plot.



Rescuers Say a Blast at a Building Storing Explosives in Myanmar Has Killed more than 45 People

Police stand guard as they wait for protests against coup in Yangon, Myanmar February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Police stand guard as they wait for protests against coup in Yangon, Myanmar February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
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Rescuers Say a Blast at a Building Storing Explosives in Myanmar Has Killed more than 45 People

Police stand guard as they wait for protests against coup in Yangon, Myanmar February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Police stand guard as they wait for protests against coup in Yangon, Myanmar February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar said to have been storing explosives for mining has killed more than 45 people, according to rescue workers and independent media reports.

About 70 other people were injured in the explosion that took place around noon in the village of Kaungtup, in Namhkam township.

The area, located about 3 kilometers (2 miles) south of the Chinese border, is under the control of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, an ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s central government.

A rescue worker who rushed to the site of the blast told The Associated Press that 46 bodies, including six children, had been recovered by Sunday evening and taken for cremation.

The rescuer, who spoke on condition of anonymity for security reasons, said 74 wounded people had been transported to the township hospital and rescue operations were continuing.

Another rescuer in Namhkam, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said about 40 people were killed and more than 100 houses near the blast site were damaged.


Iran's Top Negotiator: No US Deal Without Tangible Results

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, right, shakes hands with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 23, 2026. (Hamed Malekpour/ICANA via AP)
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, right, shakes hands with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 23, 2026. (Hamed Malekpour/ICANA via AP)
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Iran's Top Negotiator: No US Deal Without Tangible Results

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, right, shakes hands with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 23, 2026. (Hamed Malekpour/ICANA via AP)
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, right, shakes hands with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 23, 2026. (Hamed Malekpour/ICANA via AP)

Iran will not accept any agreement ending its conflict with the US unless there is certainty that the Iranian people's rights ⁠are secured, top negotiator ⁠Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday according to state media.

"There ⁠is no trust in the enemy's words and promises. Our only criterion is to achieve tangible results before we fulfill our commitments in ⁠return," ⁠he added after taking an oath as the re-elected speaker of parliament alongside its presidium.

Hours earlier, US President Donald Trump said he had secured guarantees from Iran that it would not develop nuclear weapons.

Trump has said his priorities for any deal include stopping Iran from any nuclear weapon development and re-opening the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.


Ukraine Says it Received New IRIS-T Launcher from Germany

FILED - 26 May 2023, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Ueberlingen: An Iris-T missile defense system stands on the premises of Diehl Defense in Ueberlingen. Photo: Christoph Schmidt/dpa
FILED - 26 May 2023, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Ueberlingen: An Iris-T missile defense system stands on the premises of Diehl Defense in Ueberlingen. Photo: Christoph Schmidt/dpa
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Ukraine Says it Received New IRIS-T Launcher from Germany

FILED - 26 May 2023, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Ueberlingen: An Iris-T missile defense system stands on the premises of Diehl Defense in Ueberlingen. Photo: Christoph Schmidt/dpa
FILED - 26 May 2023, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Ueberlingen: An Iris-T missile defense system stands on the premises of Diehl Defense in Ueberlingen. Photo: Christoph Schmidt/dpa

Ukraine received a new Iris-T air defense launcher from Germany on Saturday, President Volodymyr ⁠Zelenskiy said on ⁠Sunday, asking for more ⁠provision of air defense ammunition.

"We also need missiles for air defense systems to have sufficient capabilities ⁠to ⁠repel Russian attacks," Zelenskiy said on Telegram.

On Sunday, Ukraine's military said it had struck Russia's Saratov oil refinery overnight, causing ⁠a large fire ⁠to break out at ⁠the facility.

The military said in a post on Telegram that it had also hit the ⁠Lazarevo ⁠oil pumping station in Russia's Kirov region.