Man shot dead by police in Munich after operation near Israel's consulate general
A shooting has taken place near the Consulate General of Israel in Munich, Germany, German media reports. The Munich police write on X that a large police operation has been underway at the scene during Thursday morning.
The operation took place at a historical museum located near the consulate general. The museum has exhibits on the crimes of the Nazis.
In connection with the operation, police patrols shot a suspect who is believed to have had a weapon, the police write. According to the Federal Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann, the suspect has died of his injuries.
According to the police, there is no information about more suspects or more injured.
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Meteor on its way to Earth burned up spectacularly
A meteor traveling towards Earth has burned up in what has been described as a "spectacular fireball" over the Philippines. This is announced by the European Space Agency ESA according to several media.
The object was approximately one meter in size and thus "tiny" according to The Independent newspaper's estimate. It was discovered by the Swedish Space Agency as late as Wednesday morning.
Objects of this size hit Earth regularly, but are rarely detected before they make landfall.
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The Maori's new queen was hailed by thousands
Nga Wai hono i te po Paki , 27, has been named the new queen of New Zealand's indigenous Maori people. This is reported by several media.
The new queen was met with cheers when she took the high-backed throne on the North Island. At the same time, a fleet of war canoes was readied to bring her father, the former monarch Tuheitia, to a sacred mountain.
He died on Friday, aged 69, from complications following heart surgery.
The Maori monarch has no formal power but a significant cultural, and sometimes political, role as a symbol of Maori identity
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