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Voters in the German state of Thuringia begin casting their ballots in regional elections expected to deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and deliver big gains for the far-right party AfD. The contests in Thuringia and Saxony come a week after three people were killed in a suspected Islamist attack, fuelling a bitter debate over immigration. IMAGES
Images show aircrafts at Beirut airport as Middle East tensions skyrocket following the killings last week of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr in an Israeli strike on a Beirut suburb and of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a strike on Tehran attributed to Israel. IMAGES
"I don't necessarily see any broader regional security impacts at this point in time," US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says following the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran. SOUNDBITE
Spanish politician and leader of the Catalan branch of Spain's ruling Socialist party Salvador Illa votes in the Catalonia regional elections, as the party hopes to seize power in the country's wealthy northeastern region of around eight million people. IMAGES
Spain's wealthy northeastern region of Catalonia votes for 135 deputies to the Catalan parliament, as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists hope for a victory to show the region has turned away from its independence fixation. IMAGES