In Germany, a former male nurse accused of killing at least 100 people began to be tried, while there could be Turkish nations among the victims.

Niels Högel, 41, is alleged to have administered fatal doses of medication to scores of victims at two hospitals in northern Germany between 1999 and 2005.

He is already serving a life term after being convicted in 2015 of the murder of two intensive care patients at Delmenhorst Hospital, near Bremen.

According to local media, Högel replied "more or less" when asked by a judge today whether the charges against him were accurate at the court in Oldenburg where he is facing 100 further counts of murder.

"What I have admitted took place," he is reported to have said.

So far, 130 people's remains have been exhumed from the grave to perform an autopsy, while a total of 322 potential victims have been identified by private investigators.

It was also noted that 67 graves, including Turkiye and Poland, were examined.

ILKHA