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German Foreign Ministry summons Iranian ambassador in Berlin

EU Commission approves Germany's €5bn mega-subsidy package for TSMC's semiconductor factory investment in Dresden.“The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €5 billion German measure to support European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (‘ESMC') in the construction and operation of a microchip manufacturing plant in Dresden. ESMC is a joint venture between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (‘TSMC'), Bosch, Infineon, and NXP. The measure will strengthen Europe's security of supply, resilience and digital sovereignty in semiconductor technologies, in line with the objectives set out in the European Chips Act Communication

Εκπρόσωπος του γερμανικού υπουργείου Εξωτερικών: Η υποστήριξη του Βερολίνου προς την Ουκρανία είναι συνεχής και θα συνεχιστεί όσο χρειαστεί

Εκπρόσωπος του γερμανικού υπουργείου Οικονομικών: Εργαζόμαστε εντατικά για τη δημιουργία ενός διεθνούς χρηματοδοτικού μέσου για την Ουκρανία

US approves $5 bn Patriot missile sale to Germany: statement

Ο προεδρικός σύμβουλος της Ουκρανίας Mykhailo Podolyak αρνήθηκε τη συμμετοχή της χώρας του σε εκρήξεις που κατέστρεψαν τον αγωγό φυσικού αερίου Nord Stream 2 και αντ' αυτού έστρεψε το δάχτυλο στη Ρωσία σε σχόλια στο Reuters την Πέμπτη.

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

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

Σύμφωνα με το The Insider, η Ρωσία κυκλοφόρησε: - Evan Gershkovich, - Vladimir Kara-Murza (ξένος πράκτορας), - Liliya Chanysheva, - Ilya Yashin (ξένος πράκτορας), - Ksenia Fadeeva, - Andrei Pivovarov, - Paul Whelan, - Alsa Kurmasheva, - Oleg Orlov (ξένος ατζέντης), - Sasha Skochilenko, - Dieter Voronin, - Kevin Lik, - Rico Krieger, - Patrick Schöbel, - Herman Moizhes, - Vadim Ostanin. Σε αντάλλαγμα για δημοσιογράφους, ακτιβιστές ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων και αντιπολιτευόμενους, καθώς και έναν πρώην Αμερικανό πεζοναύτη, οι δυτικές χώρες συμφώνησαν να παραιτηθούν: - Vadim Krasikov (από τη Γερμανία), - Artem Dultsev (από τη Σλοβενία), - Anna Dultseva (από τη Σλοβενία), - Mikhail Mikushin (από τη Νορβηγία), - Pavel Rubtsov (από την Πολωνία), - Roman Seleznev (από τις ΗΠΑ), - Vladislav Klyushin (από τις ΗΠΑ), - Vadim Konoshchenko (από τις ΗΠΑ).

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