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Commerzbank said on Thursday that it remains on track to reach its targeted annual profit of around €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion), supported by strong customer business in the first nine months, despite posting a dip in third-quarter profits. Commerzbank now expects its net interest income to come in slightly higher than previously forecast, helping to offset a recent increase in its tax bill, the Frankfurt-based DAX group said. The board also remains "very optimistic" regarding the coming year, Commerzbank chief executive Bettina Orlopp said in a conference call. In the third quarter, pre-tax p...

Teenager Said El Mala got a first call-up and Leroy Sané returned as Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann announced a 25-player squad on Thursday for their final World Cup qualifiers in Luxembourg and against Slovakia. While under-21 international El Mala was picked after impressing and scoring four goals for Cologne this season, there was no place (yet) for 17-year-old Lennart Karl who has also shone for Bayern Munich. Sané is back in the squad after not being selected in September and October following his summer transfer from Bayern to Turkey's Galatasaray. "Said El Mala is to show us his carefr...

The US plans for the presence in the Syrian capital, which have not previously been reported, would be a sign of Syria's strategic realignment with the US. The United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is brokering between Syria and Israel, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The US plans for the presence in the Syrian capital, which have not previously been reported, would be a sign of Syria's strategic realignment with the US following the fall last year of longtime leader Bashar al-Assa...