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Göttingen public prosecutor’s office said on Friday that it has detained a 31-year-old man from Iraq on suspicion of pushing a 16-year-old girl onto the train tracks and fatally injuring her. The Iraqi national’s DNA was later found on the deceased girl’s shoulder. Police had interviewed the man shortly after the girl’s tragic death, after which he denied involvement and tested positive for alcohol consumption. According to prosecutors, the suspect had initially come into contact with police in 2022 when he applied for asylum in Germany. However, the request was denied in December of that year and a deportation order...

Moscow - Russia's new intercontinental ballistic missile, which was test fired on Tuesday, can break through any missile shield, Itar-Tass news agency reported First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov as saying. When asked about the launch, Ivanov said Russia's "new tactical and strategic complexes are able to overcome any existing or future missile defence system", Itar-Tass reported. "So from the point of view of defence and security Russians can feel safe," Ivanov said.