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Flight operations resume at Munich Airport

Flight operations at Munich Airport are returning to normal after a temporary suspension.

"Following a fire department ​response, flight operations resumed at ​10:15 p.m. (2015 GMT/UTC)," ​the ‌ airport said in a statement on its website.

Earlier, the airport said the ‌tower at the airport ‌was ​evacuated at 8:33 p.m. local time due to a suspected ⁠smoke ​odor.

"The smell was detected because of a technical malfunction. The problem has been solved," a Munich airport spokesman told AFP.

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French Open: Germany's Zverev wins first ever Grand Slam

Zverev is the first German man to win a slam singles title since Boris Becker at the 1996 Australian Open Image: Loic Baratoux/ZUMA/picture alliance Alexander Zverev has won his first Grand Slam title at the fourth attempt, beating Flavio Cobolli in a five-set epic in Paris.

In his fourth major final, Zverev beat first-time finalist Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1.

Read more on how Zverev became the seventh-oldest first-time men's champion at a major in the Open era.

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Skip next section Munich Airport halts flight operations after smoke smelled in tower June 7, 2026

Munich Airport halts flight operations after smoke smelled in tower

Munich is Germany's second-busiest airport after Frankfurt [FILE: October 3, 2025] Image: Angelika Warmuth/REUTERS Germany's Munich airport ‌said on Sunday evening it ​temporarily suspended flight ​operations.

Flights have been halted after workers reported an "intense smell" in the control tower.

The tower was evacuated as a precaution, with take-offs and landings stopped starting at 8:33 p.m. local time (1833 GMT/UTC), the spokesman said.

No fire or smoke was detected in the tower, and authorities are investigating the cause of the odor, the spokesman added.

The workers reported an "intense smell", but responding firefighters found neither fire nor smoke in the tower, and authorities are investigating the cause of the odor, the spokesman added.

It remained unclear when air traffic would resume.

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Skip next section Hamburg: metal shards disrupt Ironman cycling route June 7, 2026

Hamburg: metal shards disrupt Ironman cycling route

Police in the northern German city of Hamburg are investigating a potential act of sabotage at an Ironman event after small bits of metal were found strewn across the cycling route.

Up to 150 participants had to abandon their cycle rides after metal shards measuring about a millimeter damaged their tires, according to the local Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper. Three people were reportedly lightly injured.

Police initially dismissed reports of intentional sabotage as "speculation," but the disruption comes after protests against the event by local residents unhappy at temporary restrictions imposed along the Ironman route.

Placards on walls and houses carried messages such as "You're robbing us of our freedom," leading the Abendblatt to suggest that the shards had indeed been "seemingly maliciously strewn by residents."

The metal shards affected the 3,000-strong amateur field rather than the professional athletes, who nevertheless voiced criticism.

"It's a huge shame because people are trying to send a signal against the event but those affected are athletes who have been preparing for this for years," former German Olympic gold medalist and three-time Ironman world champion Jan Frodeno told the local NDR broadcaster. "Taking that away from someone just because you can't go out for a few hours is too much."

Ironman is an extreme triathlon event consisting of 3.86 kilometers (2.4 miles) swimming, 180.2 kilometers (112 miles) cycling and a 42.2-kilometer (26.2-mile) marathon run.

Police investigating nearby stabbing

Meanwhile, a couple of streets away from the Ironman route, emergency services responded to a stabbing which left a man seriously injured.

Police told the Bild  tabloid that the incident had nothing to do with the Ironman event and that officers were looking for the attacker, who fled the scene. The precise details of what happened remain unclear.

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Skip next section German town could elect first neo-Nazi mayor June 7, 2026

German town could elect first neo-Nazi mayor

A leading figure of an extreme right party could become the mayor of a small town in eastern Germany  on Sunday evening, the first time a neo-Nazi has been directly elected to the position since 1945.

Stefan Hartung, co-founder of the far-right Free Saxons ( Freie Sachsen ) party, won the first round of voting in the town of Aue-Bad Schlema last month with 29% support.

But going into Sunday's vote, it was unclear whether his runoff opponent, Marcus Hoffmann of the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), could drive…