Olaf Scholz says he hopes to strike a coalition deal before Christmas, although his conservative rival Armin Laschet says he could still try to form a government despite coming in second

Israel limits construction materials vital for rebuilding of the Strip from entering the territory, saying Hamas uses them to build weapons to wage attacks; an estimated $479 million needed Hamas says

PM says hopeful relations with Gulf states will strengthen, creating a regional bulwark against their shared foe, Iran; Speech on Monday expected to concentrate on Iranian nuclear ambitions

Nizar Banat's family demands senior Palestinian officials be held to accountable over his death, accusing President Mahmoud Abbas and his prime minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, of deflecting blame

PM in his first ever General Assembly singles out COVID, his government, Iran and critics of Israel, saying slamming Jewish state 'doesn't make you woke'; says some view Iran's acquisition of nuclear bomb as 'inevitable'

Group say blaze erupted in a warehouse at what it described as a 'research self-sufficiency center' west of Tehran; At least three members hurt, two of whom later succumbed to injuries

Although the two largest parties in the Bundestag maintain an amicable bond with the Jewish state, Jerusalem may have to work harder on ties if the center-left SPD and Greens lead the new coalition