BERLIN – Six people were shot and killed at a youth welfare facility in northern Germany on Monday, with footage ​by the Bild newspaper later showing police surrounding and detaining two ‌people from a car that was driving down a road with a busted tyre.

Italy, Balkans endure heatwave, US faces soaring temperatures

BELGRADE/ROME – Italy and the Balkans felt the impact on Monday of a record-breaking heatwave that has caused hundreds of excess deaths and disrupted ​daily life across the continent for more than a week, with growing concerns over the spread of wildfires.

Egypt strongly condemns Israeli strikes in Syria

Egypt has expressed its strong condemnation and rejection of the Israeli attacks inside Syrian territory, including strikes on areas in southern Syria. Egypt described the actions as a blatant violation of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and a clear breach of international law and the United Nations Charter.

Egypt follows up on ship hijacking involving Egyptian crew

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has directed continued daily and intensive follow-up on the hijacking of the transport vessel MT Eureka, which includes Egyptian sailors among its crew, after the ship was seized off the Somali coast.