dpa NEWS SCHEDULE for MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1200 GMT

GERMANY-JUSTICE-CHINA-ESPIONAGE

Three Germans have been arrested on suspicion of spying for the Chinese secret service. Moving

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EU-DIPLOMACY

EU foreign and defence ministers are in Luxembourg to discuss support for Ukraine - following US lawmakers' approval of a nearly $61 billion aid package - as well as sanctions against Iran for its attack on Israel and its arming of Russia. Moving

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UKRAINE-CONFLICT-RUSSIA

The military aid package for Ukraine recently authorized by the US House of Representatives will not bring about a fundamental change on the battlefield, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says. Moving

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ISRAEL-CONFLICT-PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Three pedestrians were injured in a car attack in Jerusalem, in what Israeli police say is a terrorist attack. Moving

A group of experts appointed by the United Nations is to present a final report on allegations against the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Moving under ISRAEL-CONFLICT-PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES-UNRWA

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FRANCE-JUSTICE-TERRORISM-NICE

Almost eight years after the terrorist attack in Nice that left 86 people dead, the appeal trial of two suspected accomplices of the perpetrator begins in Paris. Moving

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SPAIN-ELECTIONS

The separatist left-wing coalition EH Bildu celebrates a historic success in the Basque regional elections. Moving

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PAKISTAN-DIPLOMACY-IRAN

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visits Pakistan for a three-day official visit as the two neighbours aim to strengthen their bilateral relations amid rising tensions in the region. Moving

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WORLD-DEFENCE-SIPRI

Global military spending has reached a new high in 2023, for the ninth time in a row as figures exceede the previous year's spending, reports SIPRI, a leading think tank on conflict and defence. Moved