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Leaders 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

The Insiderin mukaan Venäjä on julkaissut: - Evan Gershkovich, - Vladimir Kara-Murza (ulkomainen agentti), - Lilija Chanysheva, - Ilja Yashin (ulkomainen agentti), - Ksenia Fadeeva, - Andrei Pivovarov, - Paul Whelan, - Alsa Kurmasheva, - Oleg Orlov (ulkomainen agentti), - Sasha Skochilenko, - Dieter Voronin, - Kevin Lik, - Rico Krieger, - Patrick Schöbel, - Herman Moizhes, - Vadim Ostanin. Vastineeksi toimittajia, ihmisoikeusaktivisteja ja oppositiota edustavia sekä entisen amerikkalaisen merijalkaväen vastaan länsimaat suostuivat luopumaan: - Vadim Krasikov (Saksasta), - Artem Dultsev (Sloveniasta), - Anna Dultseva (Sloveniasta), - Mihail Mikushin (Norjasta), - Pavel Rubtsov (Puolasta), - Roman Seleznev (Yhdysvalloista), - Vladislav Klyushin (Yhdysvalloista), - Vadim Konoshchenko (Yhdysvalloista).

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

Venäjän varaulkoministeri Rjabkov uhkaa sijoittaa ydinkärjet keskipitkän kantaman ohjuksiin vastauksena Yhdysvaltain ohjusten sijoittamiseen Saksaan

Saksa puolittaa Ukrainalle antamansa sotilaallisen avun ensi vuonna

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 tiedottaja USA:n suunnitelmista sijoittaa pitkän kantaman ohjuksia Saksaan: Kaikki kylmän sodan ominaisuudet palaavat vastakkainasettelulla, suoralla yhteenotolla. Saksa, USA, Ranska ja Iso-Britannia ovat suoraan mukana konfliktissa Ukrainan ympärillä

Venäjän Saksan-suurlähettiläs Sergei Netšajev on varoittanut Saksan hallitusta Moskovan ja Berliinin suhteiden heikkenemisestä entisestään, jos Yhdysvallat sijoittaa sinne pitkän kantaman ohjuksia, kuten on ilmoitettu.

Naton pääsihteeri Jens Stoltenberg totesi, että Venäjän yritykset pelotella Natoa suunnittelemalla Rheinmetallin toimitusjohtajan salamurhaa eivät ole yksittäisiä tapauksia. Sen sijaan, että ne estäisivät avun antamisesta Ukrainalle, nämä toimet saavat Naton liittolaisia lisäämään tukeaan

Naton pääsihteeri: Amerikkalaisten pitkän kantaman ohjusten sijoittaminen Saksaan osoittaa Yhdysvaltojen sitoutumisen Euroopan turvallisuuteen