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Two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington shot dead. Two Israeli Embassy employees were killed in an incident near the Jewish Museum in the US capital, Washington, DC. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem confirmed the deaths of the two embassy employees at X. Read the article

EXCLUSIVE: Investigators warn of rising care fraud. Family caregivers can receive €2,500 per year if they need a break and someone else takes over. Every year, health insurance companies spend billions on these payments. But according to research by Süddeutsche Zeitung , NDR, and WDR, this assistance is increasingly being abused: So-called respite care is often applied for without actually being provided. Read the article (SZ Plus)

USA: Trump embarrasses Ramaphosa. During a meeting between the US president and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, at the White House, Trump plays a video allegedly proving the genocide of white South Africans. Ramaphosa remains calm and invites Trump to visit South Africa. Read the article (SZ Plus)

Seehofer blames Merkel for the rise of the AfD. "Since Angela Merkel's fatal mistake in 2015 to open the borders or make them permeable, we have seen the rise of the AfD," the former interior minister said in an interview with BR. The AfD cannot be brought down through demonstrations or a ban, but only through good policy, Seehofer continued. Read the article

EXCLUSIVE: More than 700 violations of animal welfare . The animal rights organization Aninova has analyzed 500 hours of footage secretly filmed at the Buckl poultry slaughterhouse in Wassertrüdingen, Middle Franconia. Four weeks after the scandal came to light, an initial assessment is now available. "The number of serious violations is alarmingly high," says the spokesperson for slaughterhouse veterinarians in Germany. Read the article (SZ Plus)

New Commissioner for the Armed Forces elected. 391 members of the Bundestag voted for CDU politician Henning Otte, thus many representatives of the opposition also expressed their confidence in him. He knows the Bundeswehr well – both as a soldier and most recently as Vice Chairman of the Defense Committee. Read the article (SZ Plus)

Tottenham Hotspur wins the Europa League. The London club beat Manchester United 1-0 in the English final in Bilbao, thus qualifying for next season's Champions League. An own goal by United defender Luke Shaw decides the match. Read the article