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Emirates Airways flight EK31 from Dubai to London is now diverting to Frankfurt, reasons unknown, to be followed

US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources say

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

German Foreign Ministry: Meeting with Lavrov indicates Russia is not ready to negotiate a ceasefire

Lavrov holds first meeting with German Foreign Minister

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

At the US airbase Spangdahlem in the Eifel, a major operation is underway: A plane has crashed. At least one person is said to have been injured

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"

Iran summons German ambassador over remarks by Chancellor Friedrich Merz days after he urged Tehran to halt its 'military nuclear program'

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

Ministeri d'Afers Exteriors rus: els centres culturals alemanys que porten el nom de Goethe a la Federació Russa han de cessar les seves activitats

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.

Russian Foreign Ministry: German consulate in St. Petersburg closed

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

Germany's far-right AfD wins a historic 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt but falls three seats short of a governing majority

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

La xarxa elèctrica alemanya ha patit un segon atac físic important. Els sabotejadors de Rin del Nord-Westfàlia han deixat fora de servei 4.200 MW de capacitat de càrrega base de RWE, cosa que ha fet que els preus intradiaris de l'energia pugin fins als 4.500 €/MWh.

Zelenski: Vam parlar de l'atac rus a l'aeròdrom de Leipzig amb Friedrich Merz. Aquesta és una altra escalada russa, i és important que Alemanya reaccionés. Friedrich va informar sobre les mesures preses. Per la seva banda, li va assegurar que Ucraïna està disposada a ajudar amb coneixements, experiència o en altres àrees on Alemanya ho necessiti. Els equips ara estan finalitzant el text de l'Acord sobre Drons, i això, entre altres coses, sens dubte afegirà oportunitats per a la defensa tant d'Alemanya com d'Ucraïna. Vam parlar del contingut de l'acord i de quan podrem signar-lo.

El president francès: Estem al costat d'Alemanya en la guerra híbrida lliurada per Rússia

Secretari general de l'OTAN: Hem vist un augment d'"activitats malicioses" dirigides al nostre territori

Arc elèctric després d'un presumpte sabotatge a la subestació alemanya de Rommerskirchen 380/220 kV 50 Hz