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Football fans as targets of a terrorist attack: A gunman appears to have fired a gun at Swedish football fans. The highest level of terrorist alert applies in Brussels. The international match between Belgium and Sweden has been cancelled. There is no connection with the events in Gaza, says the Public Ministry, but there may be an Islamic origin. More about this
Biden travels to Israel: US President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced this on Tuesday. Biden will hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and will make clear that Israel has the right to defend itself. More about this
What can Israel really gain from its military offensive? World public opinion is waiting, paralyzed, for the Israeli land offensive. But what exactly is their goal? Hamas cannot be eliminated so easily. An even more dangerous enemy, Hezbollah, waits in the north. But there are other fronts, much more likely, says Karim El-Gawhary, “Presse” correspondent in the Middle East, in the current Podcast. More about this
The ÖFB team qualifies for the European Championship: Ralf Rangnick’s team wins 1-0 in Azerbaijan. The ÖFB team honestly punched its ticket to the Euros after a successful qualification. More about this
The German book prize goes to the Austrians: From Theresianum to Marianum: Austrian author Tonio Schachinger was a student at Vienna’s elite school and now wins the most popular German-language literary prize with a coming-of-age novel about a student who escapes a sadistic teacher in games. More about this
90 years ago today wrote the “Neue Freie Presse” about the National Socialist riots at Austrian universities. More about this