The suspect in the attack in Germany had history of threats and harassment though no record of violence and an ideology that didn’t fit familiar patterns.

Officials say five people have been killed, including a 9-year-old, after a Saudi doctor drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday.

After an assailant driving an S.U.V. killed five people, calls for solidarity have quickly given way to criticism by rival lawmakers, ahead of snap elections set for February.

A Saudi doctor plowed into dozens of holiday shoppers at a German Christmas market on Friday night, killing at least five people and injuring 200.

German Interior Nancy Faeser on Sunday promised a quick investigation into the Magdeburg Christmas market attack, saying "every stone" was being turned over. "The investigations by the security authorities are in full swing,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed and wounded in Russia's Kursk region and warned that Pyongyang could send more personnel and equipment for Moscow's army.

Mourners are laying flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack as investigators puzzle over the motive of the suspect and his previous encounters with authorities are scrutinized

In the attack on Friday at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, nine-year-old Andre Gleissner was killed. The boy was one of five victims of the incident. His mother and the local fire department paid tribute to him in heartfelt posts.