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UNITED STATES

Police officer killed in hospital shooting

A police officer died and another was critically injured after a man in police custody and receiving treatment at a Chicago hospital opened fire on them on Saturday, officials said. The suspect fled the Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital after the shooting at around 10:50 am. He was later detained and a gun was recovered, police said. "Those officers were there as transport officers," Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling said.

GERMANY

Support rises to record 28% for AfD

Support for the far-right Alternative for Germany party has reached a record high of 28 percent in the latest INSA survey released on Saturday. The survey showed the party's support rose by 1 percentage point from the previous week. The conservative CDU party of Chancellor Friedrich Merz was unchanged from the previous week at 24 percent, while the Social Democrats held steady at 14 percent.

Xinhua - Agencies