dpa NEWS SCHEDULE for MONDAY, MAY 27, 1200 GMT

PAPUA NEW GUINEA-DISASTER

Papua New Guinea's disaster agency has said it fears that more than 2,000 people could be buried under the rubble after a landslide. Moved

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EU-DIPLOMACY

EU foreign ministers on Monday adopted a new sanctions regime to punish serious human rights violations in Russia, diplomats confirmed to dpa. Moving

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ISRAEL-CONFLICT-PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

The Hamas-run health authority in Gaza on Monday said 35 people have been killed and dozens injured in an Israeli airstrike near the southern city of Rafah. Moving

\- SIDEBAR: Survey: Majority of Germans against recognizing Palestinian statehood. Moved

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UKRAINE-CONFLICT-RUSSIA-SPAIN

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Spain to meet Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and sign a bilateral security agreement. Moving

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POLAND-DEFENCE

Poland has announced a $2.5-billion plan to reinforce its eastern border. Moved

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GERMANY-DIPLOMACY-FRANCE

French President Emmanuel Macron commemorated victims of the Holocaust in Berlin during the second day of his official state visit to Germany. Moving

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GERMANY-JUSTICE-RUSSIA-ESPIONAGE

A 54-year-old German army officer who confessed to spying for Russia has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison by a court in Dusseldorf. Moved

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WORLD-HEALTH-WHO

The annual meeting of the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), began in the Swiss city of Geneva. Moved