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POLITICSSep 17After far-right AfD win, Germany’s embattled chancellor faces more election testsTwo German state elections Sunday could deal a double blow to embattled Chancellor Friedrich Merz, two weeks after his party suffered a stunning defeat at the hands of the far-right AfD. Tight races for power – each with their own unique electoral dynamics – are expected in the city state of Berlin and the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The Alternative for Germany is expected to make strong gains in both, a fortnight after it trounced Merz’s centre-right CDU by a margin of...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 17In Germany’s east, a rare center-left star looks to stem the far right’s riseState premier Manuela Schwesig is close to stopping the AfD’s advance ahead of Sunday’s regional elections — but at a great cost to Chancellor Friedrich Merz.Politico Europe
HEALTHSep 16APSSDC’s Project Vasudha opens doors for Andhra nurses in GermanyAPSSDC's Project Vasudha is facilitating opportunities for nurses from Andhra to work in Germany. This initiative promotes international professional mobility in the healthcare sector.The Hindu
MILITARYSep 16Bloomberg: Germany is preparing hospitals for a possible Russian attack on NATO. Its military says as many as 1,000 wounded troops could need care each day.Meduza [en]
BUSINESSSep 16Germany: Oktoberfest beer prices rise, outpacing inflationOktoberfest's traditional beer mug, the Mass, will cost an average of €15.61 ($18.50) at this year's festival in Munich.DW News [en]
MILITARYSep 16Germany to send fighter jets to Latvia during election amid drone threatLatvia's election is set for Oct. 3 and Riga has asked Germany for backup.Politico Europe
MILITARYSep 16Germany’s rearmament push runs through AmericaGermany wants a more self-reliant military — but it needs the U.S. for that.Politico Europe
MILITARYSep 16Germany, US to expand shared production of Patriot interceptors, strike missilesGerman and U.S. defense leaders have signed an agreement positioning Germany as an additional production hub for scarce American defense equipment.Military Times
MILITARYSep 16Germany, US to expand shared production of Patriot interceptors, strike missilesGerman and U.S. defense leaders have signed an agreement positioning Germany as an additional production hub for scarce American defense equipment.Defense News
WORLDSep 16After Neuer: Who will be Germany's new No. 1 goalkeeper?Following Manuel Neuer's retirement, there are many candidates to succeed him, but which goalkeeper will Jürgen Klopp choose? What factors will play a role? And will Neuer's future have an indirect influence?DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 16The future of Germany’s leader is uncertain as his party faces 2 difficult regional elections - AP NewsThe future of Germany’s leader is uncertain as his party faces 2 difficult regional elections AP NewsAP News
POLITICSSep 16Germany news: Conservative state premiers rally behind MerzAll eight CDU state premiers have backed Friedrich Merz, urging the party to focus on rebuilding trust. Plus, Germany's coalition is weighing rapid relief as record fuel prices pile pressure on households. DW has more.DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 16Germany’s Merz cancels trip to UN in New York as pressure mounts at homeGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz has cancelled a trip to the UN General Assembly next week as he faces mounting pressure at home during a string of difficult state elections. A government official, speaking on condition of anonymity because they couldn’t publicly discuss a trip that hadn’t been announced officially, said Wednesday that Merz won’t travel to New York as originally planned because “his presence is required in Berlin”. Merz had been expected to speak at the General Assembly next...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 16Germany to allocate additional EUR 1M for safety of Ukrainian NPPsGermany will provide an additional 1 million euros to improve safety at Ukrainian nuclear power plants.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 15Germany’s embattled leader Merz cancels New York trip amid mounting domestic pressureChancellor Friedrich Merz will instead stay in Germany to deal with fallout of elections in which his party is expected to fare badly.Politico Europe
MILITARYSep 15Drone crashes near military airfield in Germany — mediaA drone crashed near the Wunstorf military airfield near Hanover, prompting police to launch a large-scale search operation in the area of the military facility after parts of the drone were discovered.Ukrinform [en]
MILITARYSep 15Drone wreckage discovered just one kilometer from Wunstorf military airfield near Hanover, GermanyWreckage from a crashed drone has been found near Hanover, Germany, German broadcaster NDR reported.Meduza [en]
SCI & TECHSep 15DeepSeek AI engineer slams Anthropic, OpenAI over ‘pacing’ calls, invokes Nazi GermanyA DeepSeek engineer has issued a stark warning about the potential concentration of advanced artificial intelligence and resources in proprietary US developers Anthropic and OpenAI, intensifying a growing debate in China over calls by US industry leaders to “pace” AI development amid safety concerns. The comments preceded an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on September 24, where AI safety may emerge as a key point of dialogue as the two countries race...South China Morning Post
MILITARYSep 15Germany’s secretive ‘Sonderstab Ukraine’ fast-tracks weapons deals for Kyiv in as little as two weeks, FT reportsA small, standalone unit inside Germany’s Defense Ministry known as the “Sonderstab Ukraine” can arrange weapons deals for Kyiv in just two weeks — a fraction of the time other departments take when bogged down by the bureaucracy of domestic procurement, the Financial Times reports.Meduza [en]
WORLDSep 15Germany news: Police find arms depot near highwayPolice have found a stash of rifles, pistols and other firearms near a road in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Meanwhile, Defense Minister Pistorius is off to Washington for talks with his US counterpart.DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 1554% of those polled in eastern Germany call arms deliveries to Ukraine excessiveIn western Germany, 39% of those polled called arms deliveries to Kyiv excessive, compared with 54% of respondents in the east, according to an ARD-Deutschlandtrend poll, whose results were published by the German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle.Meduza [en]
WORLDSep 15Germany's Way Out of the Education DisasterDeutschlands Bildungssystem befindet sich im freien Fall. Nach dem jüngsten PISA-Schock belegt nun auch der neue Bildungsmonitor eine Abwärtsspirale, die jeden Bildungspolitiker und die Regierung alarmieren müssen. Maximilian Stascheit analysiert die Lage und präsentiert fünf konkrete Thesen, wie durch einen Fokus auf Basiskompetenzen und ungeschönte Daten die Trendwende gelingen kann. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview erklärt Bildungsministerin Karin […]Politico Europe
DISASTERSep 14Occupants of small plane crashed in Germany were three Dutch nationalsDe drie inzittenden die om het leven zijn gekomen bij een crash van een vliegtuigje net over de grens bij Roermond waren drie Nederlanders. Dat meldt het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken aan de NOS. Het vliegtuigje was gisteren om 10.25 uur opgestegen vanuit een klein vliegveld in Hilversum en verdween om 11.18 uur van de radar in de buurt van de Duitse plaats Erkelenz. De overleden inzittenden waren twee mannen van 57 en 58 jaar en een vrouw van 23 jaar. De 58-jarige man en de vrouw kwamen uit Amsterdam, de 57-jarige man uit Súdwest-Fryslân. Het is nog onduidelijk waarom het vliegtuigje neerNOS Buitenland
POLITICSSep 14FM Sybiha on recruitment of Russian agents in Germany: I urge European governments to take this threat seriouslyForeign Minister Andrii Sybiha welcomed the investigation by the German broadcaster RTL into the recruitment of agents of influence and described it not as an isolated incident but as part of a broader system.Ukrinform [en]