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IRAN-CONFLICT-ISRAEL

Israeli airspace was reopened on Sunday morning following Iran's unprecedented major attack on the country, while global powers warned against further escalation in the Middle East. Moving

\- German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is to chair a meeting of the government's Crisis Response Center in Berlin on Sunday to discuss the overnight air attack on Israel mounted by Iran. Moving under IRAN-CONFLICT-ISRAEL-GERMANY-DIPLOMACY

\- Western European leaders condemned Iran's direct overnight attack on Israel in sharp terms on Sunday, while issuing warnings of an escalation in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Moving under IRAN-CONFLICT-ISRAEL-EUROPE

\- British RAF jets shot down “a number of” attack drones after Iran launched an unprecedented assault on Israel, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed, saying the fallout in regional stability would have been “hard to overstate” if fewer projectiles had been intercepted. Moved on our 3p partner wire under IRAN-CONFLICT-ISRAEL-BRITAIN

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DIPLOMACY-CHINA-GERMANY

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz began a three-day visit to China on Sunday, overshadowed by Iran's unprecedented air attack on Israel. Moved. Further German diplomatic response to Iran attack to move under IRAN-CONFLICT-ISRAEL-GERMANY-DIPLOMACY

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UKRAINE-CONFLICT-RUSSIA

Russian overnight drone attacks on Ukraine focused on the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, continuing a pattern seen over recent weeks, Ukrainian authorities reported on Sunday. Moving