Spain beat England to win Euro 2024
Spain struck late to win Euro 2024 with a 2-1 victory over England on Sunday in Berlin to capture the trophy for a record fourth time.
Real Sociedad striker Mikel Oyarzabal turned home in the 86th minute after Nico Williams sent Spain ahead early in the second half but England substitute Cole Palmer pulled the Three Lions level.
England almost equalised but Dani Olmo headed Marc Guehi's effort off the line to safety.
"It has been a marvellous day in which a team has been deservedly crowned champions of Europe," Spain coach Luis de la Fuente told broadcaster TVE.
Two killed in shooting in German town
Two people were shot dead and two seriously injured in southwestern Germany on Sunday, police said, adding that the suspected gunman was also found dead in what appeared to be a domestic incident.
Local media reported that the people who died were members of a family and the attacker is believed to be the 63-year-old father.
Police in the Reutlingen region, Baden-Württemberg, said they received several reports of gunshots in the town of Albstadt-Lautlingen shortly after 12:30 pm.
Officers arrived at the scene to find three people dead "including the suspected perpetrator", Reutlingen police wrote on X.
Two others were seriously injured, they said, in what appeared to be a family tragedy.
Five-month closure of 'Riedbahn' begins
Rail passengers in Germany are likely to face disruption from Monday due to the closure of one of Deutsche Bahn's main lines, known as the 'Riedbahn'.
The 70-kilometre route, which runs from Frankfurt am Main, west of Darmstadt, to Mannheim, is being renovated.
Local trains will be replaced by buses, while long-distance and freight traffic will be rerouted.
Deutsche Bahn said every seventh German long-distance train is affected, with journey times expected to be considerably longer.
The line is expected to reopen in mid-December.
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Lufthansa issues profit warning, launches 'turnaround'
German airline giant Lufthansa has slashed its 2024 profit forecast after a weak second quarter and launched a "turnaround" plan for its flagship carrier, which it warned might not break even.
It was further evidence of renewed turbulence at one of Europe's biggest aviation groups, which has been on the back foot in recent months as a post-pandemic bounce peters out.
The group said in a statement it now expects operating profit of €1.4-1.8 billion for the year, down from a previous estimate of around €2.2 billion.
Second-quarter operating profit was €686 million, tumbling almost 40 percent from a year earlier, according to preliminary figures for the group, whose airlines include Lufthansa, Eurowings, Austrian, Swiss and Brussels Airlines.
Nevertheless, the result was slightly higher than the €646 million profit predicted by analysts surveyed by financial data firm FactSet.
During the Covid pandemic, Lufthansa laid off many staff and had to be bailed out by the German government. But it rebounded strongly when demand roared back, racking up healthy profits last year and in 2022.
But the airline giant has been facing multiple challenges, including a lack of staff and various strikes earlier this year.
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