Events

Presidentti Macronin, pääministeri Melonin, valtiovarainministeri Merzin, pääministeri Tuskin, pääministeri Starmerin, presidentti von der Leyenin ja presidentti Stubbin lausunto Ukrainan rauhasta ennen presidentti Trumpin suunniteltua tapaamista presidentti Putinin kanssa: Olemme eurooppalaisina yhtenäisiä ja päättäneet yhdessä edistää etujamme. Ja jatkamme tiivistä yhteistyötä presidentti Trumpin ja Yhdysvaltojen sekä presidentti Zelenskyin ja Ukrainan kansan kanssa Ukrainan rauhan puolesta, joka suojelee elintärkeitä turvallisuusetujamme.

Aircraft from the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Germany, Belgium, France and -- for the first time -- the Netherlands airdropped 72 pallets of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip today, the IDF says.

Germany says it will not approve any exports of military equipment to Israel that could be used in the Gaza Strip until further notice

Zelenskyi: Puhuin Saksan liittokanslerin Friedrich Merzin kanssa. Ukraina ja Saksa näkevät yhtä lailla tarpeen lopettaa sota mahdollisimman pian arvokkaalla rauhalla, ja tämän sodan päättymisen parametrit määräävät Euroopan turvallisuusolosuhteet vuosikymmeniksi. Sota on Euroopassa, ja Ukraina on olennainen osa Eurooppaa, ja neuvottelemme jo Euroopan unioniin liittymisestä. Siksi Euroopan on oltava osallisena asiaankuuluvissa prosesseissa.

Saksa on lähettänyt hävittäjiä Puolaan ensimmäistä kertaa. Päätös tehtiin Venäjän ja Valko-Venäjän yhteisten harjoitusten taustalla Naton rajan lähellä.

German Interior Ministry spokesman on the possibility of medical treatment for children from Gaza in Germany: "We are examining specific programs with responsible partners"

NATO is reportedly considering stationing its German-Dutch corps in Pärnu, Estonia. A decision is expected sometime this year

Police in Berlin cracked down on Palestinian supporters who gathered to protest Israel's genocide, detaining scores of people.

The German government observes a "initial slight progress in humanitarian aid for the population in the Gaza Strip," according to spokesman Stefan Kornelius, though he noted it remains insufficient to alleviate the emergency

Aircraft from Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and, for the first time in over a year, Spain, Germany, and France are airdropping humanitarian aid packages over the Gaza Strip. Footage from the Strip shows the airdrop over central Gaza

German police are investigating possible sabotage after a fire shut down a major railway line between the western cities of Düsseldorf and Duisburg on Thursday, with a letter of responsibility having since surfaced online

Poland plans to maintain its temporary checks at the border with Germany until October 4, according to the PAP news agency

German government: Humanitarian aid must be rapidly and significantly expanded in the Gaza Strip.

Bloomberg reports that the German Ministry of Defence is readying as many as 60 procurement contracts that are to be awarded by the end of the year. These include orders for: - 20 Eurofighter Typhoon; - Up to 5,000 Boxer (including 600 Skyranger SHORAD); - Up to 3.500 Patria CAVs, which will cost up to 5 billion € with production to take place at FFG in Germany.; - Several hundred Leopard 2; - Several billion € worth of drones

In Nuremberg, twelve baboons were killed due to lack of space, sparking fierce protests.

Saksan hallituksen tiedottaja: Olemme valmiita lisäämään painostusta Israeliin Gazan suhteen.

Germany has approved a delivery of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to NATO ally Turkey, sources say

According to Turkish diplomatic sources, nuclear talks between Iran and the UK, France, and Germany are scheduled to take place in Istanbul on Friday

Pride demonstrations took place in Frankfurt am Main, Mönchengladbach, Rostock, Trier, and other cities on Saturday. Right-wing extremist counter-protests attracted only minimal participation.

German government: Merz spoke by phone with Netanyahu and stressed the need not to take steps to annex the West Bank to Israel.

German Chancellor: Events in Gaza are no longer acceptable

Saksan liittokansleri: Tarvitsemme selvyyttä siihen, miten Yhdysvaltain aseita kuljetetaan Eurooppaan ja lähetetään Ukrainaan

German foreign minister Wadephul: regarding Israeli airstrikes, call on all domestic, international actors not to do anything endangering Syrian stability

Protest action in Berlin: Demonstrators demand freedom for a left-wing extremist member of the so-called "Hammer Gang," Maja T., imprisoned in Hungary

Berlin and Kabul discuss plan to repatriate Afghan migrants. The head of Germany's foreign intelligence agency, August Hanning, revealed that he met with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai to discuss Berlin's efforts to deport Afghans to their Taliban-controlled homeland

The Islamic Republic of Iran confirms it arrested Lennart Monterlos, an 18-year-old French- German tourist who was biking across Europe and Asia

Saksan liittokansleri: Olemme valmiita ostamaan Yhdysvalloilta Patriot-ohjusjärjestelmiä lähetettäväksi Ukrainaan.

German Foreign Office: The Chinese military has targeted a German aircraft in the EU operation #ASPIDES with a laser. The endangerment of German personnel and the disruption of the operation are completely unacceptable. The Chinese ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Office today.

All border crossings with Germany have become critical infrastructure facilities, the Prime Minister said at a press conference

Party representatives in the Bundestag condemned the violence against student protests in Belgrade in an interview with DW, but at the same time pointed out the danger of nationalist tones that could be heard at the protests.