Operation to defuse 70-year-old British ordnance from densely populated part of Hanover planned since April

Iroshka Elvir writes to Jewish community, saying she was misquoted in newspaper which claimed she praised Nazi leader

Without naming Breaking the Silence, Frank-Walter Steinmeier says democracy can take a critical look at itself, autocrats cannot

New French president challenges conventions, breaks traditions, claims to be ‘neither of the left nor the right’

Officials from across political spectrum congratulate new French president after rout of far-right candidate Le Pen; Netanyahu says two will work together against terror in Paris and Jerusalem

Prisoners’ advocacy group claims footage of protest leader sneaking candy in jail was made over a decade ago, accuses Israeli media of waging ‘war of lies’