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Most of the scholarships in Japan are open to only those students who have a status of residence as student.

Kiss for Baerbock: Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman apologises. His attempt to kiss the German foreign minister as a greeting caused a shitstorm in the Croatian media. He was not immediately aware that he might have embarrassed his German counterpart with the friendly gesture at a European Congress in Berlin. "Maybe it was an awkward moment," Radman said, according to Croatian media on Saturday. "If anyone saw anything bad in it, I apologize to whoever took it that way."

Israel has been intensifying operations in the Gaza Strip. Spokesman Arye Shalicar grew up in Berlin and lives in Ashkelon. He says Hamas has spent a lot of money on weapons, ammunition and infrastructure. Israel's army leadership is under no illusions about Hamas' ability to fight with Israel. Israel has been preparing for an imminent urban battle for years, like ISIS or Hezbollah, operate from densely populated areas. Israel also emphasizes that Hamas deliberately targets civilians by building its tunnel systems under residential areas.

Joe Biden announces veto of Republican aid plan for Israel. Biden is pushing for a total package of $106 billion for Ukraine and Israel, as well as for domestic border protection. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the Republican bill will fail in the upper house even if it passes the House of Representatives. The hard-right wing of the party torpedoes virtually all the plans of the democratic government.Practically every project is torpedoed by the right-wing of the Republican party, writes CNN's John Defterios.

U.S. President Joe Biden plans to veto a bill by Republicans in the House of Representatives in support of Israel if it passes both chambers. Biden is pushing for a total package of $106 billion for Ukraine and Israel, as well as for domestic border protection. The hard-right wing of the party torpedoes virtually all the plans of the democratic government. A significant part of the resistance is already likely to be due to campaign bluster ahead of the presidential election in about a year's time.