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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

In 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

The German Foreign Ministry on Hungary's rotating presidency of the European Union: Hungary caused great damage during only 12 days of its presidency of the Union

Kremlin's spokesperson on US plans to deploy long-range missiles in Germany: All the attributes of the Cold War are returning with confrontation, with direct confrontation. Germany, USA, France, Great Britain are directly involved in the conflict around Ukraine

Russia's ambassador to Germany, Sergei Nechayev, has warned the German government of a further deterioration in relations between Moscow and Berlin if the United States stations long-range missiles there as announced

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that Russia's attempts to intimidate NATO by planning the assassination of the Rheinmetall CEO are not isolated incidents. Instead of deterring aid to Ukraine, these actions will prompt NATO allies to increase their support

NATO Secretary General: The deployment of American long-range missiles in Germany demonstrates the United States' commitment to European security

CNN: The US and Germany foiled a Russian plot to assassinate the chief executive of the powerful German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, which has been producing shells and equipment for Ukraine. @NatashaBertrand with @KatieBoLillis @fpleitgenCNN

German Federal government bans Huawei and ZTE technology from China in 5G mobile networks here

In Washington, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi held a meeting with the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.