German police shoot knifeman after attack on rightwing protest

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Suspect wounded and officer injured after stabbing of far-right activist at rally in Mannheim

German police have shot and wounded a man who injured six people in a knife attack on a rightwing demonstration in the south-western city of Mannheim.

Footage showed a bearded man wearing glasses attacking people in the city’s central Marktplatz. One person appeared to be stabbed in the leg and a police officer who tried to intervene appeared to be cut in the neck. Another officer then shot the attacker.

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Marcos sets ‘red line’ with Beijing over South China Sea harassment – Defense News

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  1. Marcos sets 'red line' with Beijing over South China Sea harassment  Defense News
  2. Death of a Filipino in South China Sea clashes would be ‘very close’ to act of war, Philippines leader warns  CNN
  3. Philippine president says killing of a Filipino in South China Sea clash would be ‘very close’ to act of war  CNBC
  4. Philippines warns clashes in South China Sea could spiral into war  Financial Times
  5. US Treaty Ally Philippines Cautions China About 'Red Line'  Newsweek
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France bans Israeli defense firms from prestigious arms show amid Gaza ceasefire call – The Times of Israel

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  1. France bans Israeli defense firms from prestigious arms show amid Gaza ceasefire call  The Times of Israel
  2. France bans Israeli companies from weapons exhibition  Al Jazeera English
  3. France bans Israeli companies from Eurosatory arms fair over Rafah op  The Jerusalem Post
  4. France bans Israeli firms from exhibiting at upcoming defence fair  FRANCE 24 English
  5. France bans Israeli firms from Europe's biggest defense show  Defense News
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Decline of the pre-work coffee: why more Australians are skipping their weekday cafe breakfasts

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Employees are working from home or packing their own lunches when they go to the office – but they’re still spending on weekend brunches

More Australians are skipping their pre-work takeaway coffee and breakfast roll so they can splurge on a meal on the weekend, as the rise of hybrid work and high living costs upend spending habits.

Transactions data from digital payments platform Square shows the number of purchases at food and drink businesses between 7am and 11am on weekdays has dropped to below pre-pandemic levels, led by falls in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

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Biden allows Ukraine to hit Russian targets with US arms, angering Moscow – Al Jazeera English

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  1. Biden allows Ukraine to hit Russian targets with US arms, angering Moscow  Al Jazeera English
  2. How Biden got to a 'yes' on letting Ukraine hit inside Russia  POLITICO
  3. Biden tip-toes deeper into Ukraine conflict with arms decision  Reuters
  4. Volodymyr Zelenskiy: Russian troops are laughing at and ‘hunting’ Ukrainians  The Guardian
  5. IDF says it took operational control of Gaza-Egypt border, discovered tunnels  NBC News
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Ex-Mossad chief ‘disappointed’ over alleged threats against ICC prosecutor

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Tamir Pardo says alleged campaign under his successor ‘sounds like Cosa Nostra-style blackmail’

A former head of the Mossad has described his disbelief and disappointment at allegations that his successor at the Israeli intelligence agency threatened a chief prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC), likening the conduct to mafia-like tactics.

Tamir Pardo, who served as director of the Mossad between 2011 and 2016, was responding to a Guardian investigation published this week about an alleged operation by the Israeli spy service to put pressure on the former ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to abandon a war crimes investigation.

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US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese, Hong Kong officials, State Dept says – Reuters

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  1. US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese, Hong Kong officials, State Dept says  Reuters
  2. US plans to impose new visa restrictions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials after security verdicts  The Associated Press
  3. Hong Kong convicts 14 democracy campaigners of subversion  BBC.com
  4. Hong Kong Convicts Democracy Activists in Largest National Security Trial  The New York Times
  5. Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted in most significant verdicts since Beijing’s national security crackdown  CNN
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AP PHOTOS: Mexicans choose between continuity and change in election overshadowed by violence – The Associated Press

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  1. AP PHOTOS: Mexicans choose between continuity and change in election overshadowed by violence  The Associated Press
  2. Mayoral candidate in Mexico assassinated at campaign stop  CNN
  3. Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections than before  The Hill
  4. Mexico's elections clouded by violence again on last day of campaigning  NPR
  5. Political violence persists in Mexico just days before its historic election  NBC News
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Moscow decries US move to allow its weapons to be used on targets in Russia

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Senior officials say decision marks serious escalation and their threat to use tactical nuclear weapons is not a bluff

The Kremlin has said Joe Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use US-supplied weapons against targets in Russia demonstrates Washington’s deep involvement in the conflict, as some of Vladimir Putin’s allies increased their nuclear threats against the west.

The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, told journalists on Friday that Moscow was already aware of attempts by Ukraine to strike targets on Russian territory with weapons provided by the US.

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Zuma big election ‘winner’ as South Africa heads for coalition government – Al Jazeera English

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  1. Zuma big election ‘winner’ as South Africa heads for coalition government  Al Jazeera English
  2. South Africa: Zuma’s new party upends election as ANC reels from vote collapse  The Guardian
  3. LIVE | Several political parties in the Western Cape file objection with IEC over votes  News24
  4. Jacob Zuma refuses ANC coalition unless Ramaphosa steps down  Semafor
  5. Zuma's new party emerges the big winner in South Africa vote  Guardian Nigeria
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Spain fines budget airlines €150m over ‘abusive’ cabin bag and seat charges

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Carriers including easyJet and Ryanair face being banned from charging for carry-on luggage

Budget airlines including easyJet and Ryanair have been hit with fines totalling €150m (£128m) by the Spanish government for policies that include charging passengers extra for cabin luggage.

In the biggest sanction issued by the Spanish government’s ministry of social rights and consumer affairs, the carriers easyJet, Ryanair, Vueling and Volotea have been penalised after an investigation launched last summer.

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