NATO has clarified earlier comments by a Bundeswehr spokesperson on a security alert at the Geilenkirchen base, after a suspected case of sabotage: "The base was at no time sealed off. We checked the water, it is okay, and the base is accessible."
German Foreign Ministry: Government condemns Israeli ministers' visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque
Another German military base - Geilenkirchen, housing Nato AWACS aircraft - sealed off due sabotage with similar reports of tap water being contaminated. One person arrested
The German army has confirmed that it is investigating a possible act of sabotage at a barracks near Cologne. According to media reports, soldiers on site have been told not to drink from the water supply amid fears it has been contaminated
President Biden spoke mid morning with the leaders of UK, France, Germany and Italy about Middle East, John Kirby says
3 month agoLeaders of UK, France and Germany call for a ceasefire and release of hostages as the slaughter mounts in Gaza
German Chancellor to Netanyahu: It's time to finalize prisoner release, ceasefire deal
German Foreign Ministry spokesperson on possible Middle East evacuations: there is a false sense of security among citizens in Lebanon @Reuters
German Lufthansa: Suspending flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and Beirut until August 12
Due to a fire in a cable duct in the German capital Berlin, there are disruptions to long-distance, regional and commuter services, rail operator Deutsche Bahn says
The German government has deported the Iran government-linked Imam of the Islamic Center in Berlin, Nasir Niknejad, according to information obtained by Iran International's correspondent in Berlin
Biden thanked 5 allied countries—Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway, Turkey—for helping clinch prisoner deal "This is a powerful example of why it's vital to have friends in this world whom you can trust and depend upon" Biden says
According to The Insider, Russia has released: - Evan Gershkovich, - Vladimir Kara-Murza (foreign agent), - Liliya Chanysheva, - Ilya Yashin (foreign agent), - Ksenia Fadeeva, - Andrei Pivovarov, - Paul Whelan, - Alsa Kurmasheva, - Oleg Orlov (foreign agent), - Sasha Skochilenko, - Dieter Voronin, - Kevin Lik, - Rico Krieger, - Patrick Schöbel, - Herman Moizhes, - Vadim Ostanin. In exchange for journalists, human rights activists and oppositionists, as well as a former American marine, Western countries agreed to give up: - Vadim Krasikov (from Germany), - Artem Dultsev (from Slovenia), - Anna Dultseva (from Slovenia), - Mikhail Mikushin (from Norway ), — Pavel Rubtsov (from Poland), — Roman Seleznev (from the USA), — Vladislav Klyushin (from the USA), — Vadim Konoshchenko (from the USA).
German Lufthansa Group: Extending the cancellation of flights to and from Beirut until August 12
German airline Lufthansa temporarily suspends all flights to Israel from this evening until August 8
3 month agoIn the coming hours there will be an exchange of prisoners between the Russian Federation, the USA, Germany and Belarus, - Slovenian TV channel. 2 Russian spies caught in Slovenia also will be exchanged
German Foreign Ministry: Cyberspace is not a lawless space – China must refrain from unacceptable cyberattacks like the one conducted against the German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy in 2021. We strongly condemn such attacks targeted at institutions relevant for our critical infrastructure
German electoral reforms aimed at limiting the size of parliament are in parts unconstitutional, the Federal Constitutional Court rules
BASF in Ludwigshafen: 15 slightly injured in explosion
Fire on BASF site in Ludwigshafen extinguished
German Foreign Ministry: The announced election results are not enough to dispel doubts about the vote count in Venezuela. We call for the publication of detailed results for all polling stations and access to all voting and election documents for opposition and observers
German Foreign Ministry: The death penalty is an inhumane punishment that we reject. It is intolerable how the Belarusian government is parading a German on TV. We are in contact with him and his family and are doing everything we can to ensure that his rights are respected
Two Russian men arrested in Hamburg and 'Herzogtum Lauenburg' county on suspicion of membership in and providing material support for the foreign terrorist organization Islamic State: federal prosecutor general
Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned German ambassador to Tehran over banning an Islamic center is Germany
Germany has banned the Islamic Center of Hamburg after police raids across the country. @UANI provided evidence to the German government last year of ICH's links to IRGC militants and Hezbollah which contributed to its decision
Berlin Airport announces the suspension of all flights until 8:00 GMT due to technical malfunctions
Berlin Airport suspending all flights due to IT problems
Police detained 4 suspects - 3 in Spain and 1 in Germany - as part of an investigation into the sale of drone parts to Hezbollah
Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Ryabkov threatens to deploy nuclear warheads on intermediate range missiles in the response to deployment of U.S. missiles in Germany
Germany will halve military aid for Ukraine next year
