dpa NEWS SCHEDULE for WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1200 GMT

ISRAEL-CONFLICT-PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES-EUROPE

Norway, Spain and Ireland will recognize an independent Palestinian state, their leaders say in near simultaneous announcements, defying staunch opposition from Israel. Moving

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GERMANY-POLITICS-AFD

Germany's far-right AfD bans its lead candidate in next month's European elections, Maximilian Krah, from making public appearances, following his comments that not all SS members were criminals. Moving

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IRAN-POLITICS

Funeral events continue in Iran with millions of mourners flocking to a procession in Tehran after the death of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter accident. Moving

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GERMANY-POLITICS-FRANCE-POLAND

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is set to meet her French and Polish counterparts in the central German city of Weimar ofor consultations on security and defence policy. Moving