dpa NEWS SCHEDULE for THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1200 GMT

GERMANY-POLITICS-AFD-EU

The leader of the Identity and Democracy group in the European Parliament has made a request to expel MEPs with far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Moving

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UKRAINE-CONFLICT-RUSSIA

Several people have died and many more were injured in a Russian missile attack on Kharkiv during daylight hours, which President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned as "extremely brutal." Moving

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TAIWAN-DEFENCE-CHINA

Three days after the inauguration of Taiwan's new president, China begins a major military exercise apparently to simulate a blockade around the island. Moved

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IRAN-POLITICS

Ebrahim Raisi, the late Iranian president who died in a helicopter crash at the weekend, is to be buried in his home city of Mashhad as mass mourning ceremonies continue in the country. Moving

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GERMANY-HISTORY-BASIC LAW

Germany celebrates the entry into force of its constitution, the Basic Law, and the founding of the modern federal republic 75 years ago. Moving

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GERMANY-ELECTIONS-EU

German citizens aged 16 and 17 will be able to vote in the European elections for the first time - but to what extent do they really care who runs the European Union?

\- NEWS FEATURE: Democracy gets younger: Germans aged 16-17 to vote in European polls. By Sabina Crisan. Moved