Germany plans to build a new major naval base in Emden as it expands its navy amid rising security threats. The base will give Germany faster access to the North Sea and North Atlantic, strengthen NATO deterrence and ease pressure on Wilhelmshaven. Expected to cost several billion euros, it could host up to 2,000 military and civilian personnel and become fully operational by 2030
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Germany plans to build a new major naval base in Emden as it expands its navy amid rising security threats. The base will give Germany faster access to the North Sea and North Atlantic, strengthen NATO deterrence and ease pressure on Wilhelmshaven. Expected to cost several billion euros, it could host up to 2,000 military and civilian personnel and become fully operational by 2030
Germany and France are pushing for new EU powers to exclude Chinese companies from the European single market on an expedited basis as part of a proposed "kill switch" for trade with China, according to Handelsblatt
Ukraine receives comprehensive support package worth more than €1.3 billion – including weapons to protect energy infrastructure, - Zelenskyy announced during a meeting with Merz
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives in Kyiv to pledge further support for Ukraine against the Russian invasion, including interceptor drones and long-range weapons
Germany's Chancellor Merz on Ukraine: Russia will continue to bombard ruthlessly and will continue to destroy civilian infrastructure. These are war crimes taking place there every day, but we will not be deterred by them. We will continue to support Ukraine because we know one thing: Ukraine is part of Europe, and if Ukraine falls, then peace and freedom throughout Europe are in danger. That is why we stand so clearly and unequivocally on Ukraine's side, and I will do everything I can to help this country get through what may be a very, very difficult winter
Drone activity in the area temporarily forced Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to close today, disrupting flight operations and resulting in: 6 flights canceled 193 flights delayed Flight operations are now resuming at BER. Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) was temporarily closed after drone activity was reported in the area. Flight operations have now resumed, and the airport has reopened
A U.S. Air Force F-16 crashed at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany at around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, with the pilot ejecting and receiving medical treatment. The crash occurred after an exercise involving four aircraft. -SWR
Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives won just 4.9% of the vote in the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the party's worst result in any state election in Germany's postwar history
Merz's CDU received just 4.9% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the far-right AfD won 38.2%. In Berlin, The anti-capitalist Left topped the poll with 25.7%
In Berlin, Die Linke is clearly ahead of the CDU. In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the AfD can more than double its result, the CDU is plummeting – Merz calls it a "disaster"
Major police operation following drone crash at Lake Steinhude. Crash 1km away from Wunstorf Air Base, confirmed by the Bundeswehr to @BILD. According to NDR, the LKA is deployed, with the background being "the defense against possible dangers." Crash site is an uninhabited open area
Germany is preparing a far-reaching package of economic-security measures to shield strategic industries from China, which may include new tariffs on hybrid electric vehicles
Germany will begin assigning soldiers to its NATO brigade in Lithuania after failing to attract enough volunteers.Up to 1,000 troops could be ordered to serve there, with the first assignments expected this autumn. Germany plans to station 4,800 soldiers permanently in Lithuania by the end of 2027
Germany's Chancellor Merz: Most likely, we are seeing the most decisive moments — perhaps weeks or months — ahead of us in defending the freedom and peace of our continent. If Russia succeeds, this will have unpredictable and unprecedented consequences for all of us, including Germany. And that's the reason why I'm standing here very firm, very clear, and not willing to go back one centimeter
Witkoff: Sota la direcció del president Trump, els negociadors dels Estats Units van visitar Moscou i Kíev per facilitar un diàleg addicional per posar fi a la guerra entre Rússia i Ucraïna. Abans del viatge, els russos i els ucraïnesos van acordar una política de tres dies sense trets.
Germany's Chancellor Merz: How will a possible AfD-led state government deal with minorities in Saxony-Anhalt And if boundaries are crossed there, I can tell you that, from the federal government's point of view, we will do everything to correct it
Germany's Chancellor Merz on Russia and AfD: I want to say this very explicitly: 2,500 kilometers east of here, there is particularly great joy about this election result. And that is hardly surprising when you look at everyone who tried to promote this election result and help bring it about. So, in that respect, we know who we are dealing with here
Investigators discovered nine more improvised explosive devices close to high-voltage lines near the Graustein substation, raising the total number of such recovered devices in Saxony, Eastern Germany, to 21. These devices were reportedly targeted at disrupting the regional power grid. - WELT
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel has said that if her party wins government, Germany will leave the European Union. "We will leave the European Union. We don't need the EU. We will send back illegal immigrants and increase border security
Es va denunciar un presumpte intent de sabotatge en una subestació de Dormagen-Gohr, Alemanya, on la policia va trobar dispositius improvisats amb temporitzadors i cables dirigits a línies d'alta tensió. Els dispositius no es van activar. - WDR/BILD
YemenHouthi-held Hodeidah airport, telecommunication networks on Mount Bard in Kusmah district, Raymah governorate and in Bani Matar in Sana'a were targeted by airstrikes. Photo from Hodeidah airport
