Bild: In prison, I lost my mother to dementia / Im Gefängnis verlor ich meine Mutter an die Demenz
FAZ: Israel launches military attack on Hamas leadership in Doha / Israel greift Hamas-Führung in Doha militärisch an
Funke: Dramatic situation in Berlin after arson attack: thousands without power / Dramatische Situation in Berlin nach Brandanschlag: Tausende ohne Strom
Handelsblatt: Billions for Mistral / Milliarden für Mistral
RND: Fighter jets secure Polish airspace due to Russian drones – Warsaw airport closed / Kampfjets sichern polnischen Luftraum wegen russischer Drohnen – Flughafen Warschau gesperrt
SZ: Israel justifies attack in Qatar / Israel rechtfertigt Angriff in Katar
Tagesspiegel: Sabotage in Berlin: tens of thousands affected by power outage / Sabotage in Berlin: Zehntausende von Stromausfall betroffen
taz: Shitstorm at force 17 / Shitstorm Windstärke 17
Welt: Young adults here often without professional qualification / Junge Erwachsene hierzulande oft ohne berufliche Qualifikation
Israel’s military strike on Hamas leadership in Qatar: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of a precise airstrike against the top leadership of Hamas. In the early afternoon on Tuesday, several strong explosions occurred in the capital, Doha. Fighter pilots and members of the domestic intelligence service Shin Bet were involved in the operation. The terrorist organization Hamas stated that while five members were killed in the attack, the top leadership survived. sueddeutsche.de, zdfheute.de, handelsblatt.com
- Israeli President Isaac Herzog suggested that exiled Hamas chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya may have been the target of the attack in Doha. Herzog said it was „important and right“ to attack the Hamas leadership.
- Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the times were over when terror leaders „enjoyed immunity in certain places.“ According to a member of the Islamist terrorist organization.
- Khalil al-Hayya is said to have survived the Israeli attack; however, one of al-Hayya’s sons and his chief of staff were reportedly killed. n-tv.de
- Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani called the Israeli attack treacherous. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry denied reports that the Gulf state had been informed in advance about an Israeli attack on Doha. A call from a U.S. official is said to have come only when explosions were already audible.
- U.S. President Donald Trump regretted, according to the White House, that Qatar had become the site of an Israeli attack on the Islamist Hamas. Trump considers Qatar a close ally and friend of the United States. spiegel.de
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas criticized the „brutal attack on Qatar,“ calling it a „blatant violation of international law and an escalation that threatens regional security and stability.“ UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the attack. EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said the attack violated international law; Qatar is a strategic partner of the EU. Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called the actions unacceptable. tagesschau.de
Despite the attack on its leadership, Hamas is sticking to its conditions for ending the war: the terrorist organization demands an immediate halt to Israeli attacks and a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners, humanitarian aid, and the reconstruction of the largely destroyed coastal strip. The attack on the negotiating delegation once again proves that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government have no intention of reaching an agreement, said Hamas. Israel’s leadership is trying to thwart any efforts to end the war, regardless of the lives of the hostages. n-tv.de
- Relatives of Hamas hostages fear for the lives of the captives after Israel’s military strike. They fear that the hostages could now pay the price for Israel’s actions, according to a statement from the relatives’ forum. The forum called on the Israeli government to present a plan for an agreement to bring back all captives.
- Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani wants to continue mediation efforts in the Gaza conflict despite the attack on the Hamas leadership. He said he does not think anything remains after such an attack, but efforts to end the war in the Gaza Strip will continue. zeit.de
- Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced at noon its readiness to agree to a ceasefire in the Gaza war based on a new U.S. proposal. Israel is striving to end the war on the basis of the proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump and „in accordance with the principles set by the security cabinet,“ said Gideon Saar.
Shifa Hospital in Gaza City continues operations despite evacuation orders: Operations at the hospital are continuing, said acting director Rami Mhanna. „So far everything is running as usual,“ he assured; however, the atmosphere is tense and staff and patients are under great psychological pressure.
Houthis report shelling near Jerusalem: The militia claims to have attacked „several sensitive targets“ around Jerusalem with rockets with multiple warheads; in addition, three drones were launched that were aimed at Ramon International Airport.
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Poland shoots down drones over its territory: The debris is now to be sought and analyzed. During the night to Wednesday, Polish and allied air force aircraft were put on alert, and four airports were temporarily closed. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was also informed about the events in Poland. rnd.de, spiegel.de
Russia launches new airstrikes across Ukraine: The Ukrainian Air Force warned during the night of many hostile drones over the center and northeast of the country. Anti-aircraft fire was heard in Kyiv. Individual drones were heading toward the city of Lutsk in western Ukraine. rnd.de
- More than 20 civilians were killed in a Russian attack in eastern Ukraine. The people had been standing in line for their pension payments when the guided aerial bomb struck, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy called on the international community to impose economic sanctions against Russia.tagesschau.de
Economics Minister Katherina Reiche reiterates call for later retirement age: A panel of experts commissioned by her ministry “rightly points out that we need to work longer in view of higher life expectancy,” said Reiche. “In addition, we need fewer incentives to retire early.” The expert panel had called for a later retirement age as one of several necessary steps toward a permanently financially viable pension system. tagesspiegel.de
SPD and Greens warn Chancellor Friedrich Merz against abandoning the phase-out of combustion engines at EU level: Anyone who questions the phase-out of fossil fuel combustion technology may receive short-term applause, but they are jeopardizing Germany’s long-term competitiveness and unsettling the economy, explained SPD deputy parliamentary group leader Armand Zorn. The Greens submitted a motion calling on the Bundestag to commit to phasing out new vehicles with combustion engines from 2035. tagesspiegel.de
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for more flexibility and fewer bans in the EU’s transition to electric mobility. Unilateral commitments to specific technologies are not the right way forward, he said at the IAA opening in Munich. Merz has promised the automotive industry support in creating suitable conditions for greater competitiveness. tagesschau.de
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- SPD parliamentary group leader Matthias Miersch wants judges to be elected in September. n-tv.de
- Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig wants to examine punishment for verbal sexual harassment. tagesschau.de
- Over €25 million in fines: Thousands of companies cheat on minimum wage. tagesspiegel.de
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Nuremberg commemorates Enver Simsek, the first victim of the NSU: Simsek was shot dead at a mobile sales stand 25 years ago. He succumbed to his injuries two days later. The murder marked the beginning of a series of murders committed by right-wing extremist terrorists over a period of several years. Between 2000 and 2007, the NSU committed a total of ten murders. In 2018, terrorist Beate Zschäpe was sentenced to life imprisonment as an accomplice. A NSU documentation center is to be established in Nuremberg, where three of the murders took place. zdfheute.de, spiegel.de, tagesschau.de
- Saxony’s Interior Minister Armin Schuster criticizes the exit program for right-wing terrorist Beate Zschäpe. Zschäpe has neither shown remorse nor contributed to further clarification of the series of murders committed by the NSU terrorist network, Schuster said on DLF radio. He said he could therefore well understand the anger of the victims‘ families over her admission to the program.
- Armin Schuster sees progress being made by the security authorities. In his federal state, for example, there have been extensive reforms in the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution. In addition, significantly more police officers and experts are now dealing with the issue of right-wing terrorism. The likelihood of something like this happening again is dramatically lower than it was at the time.
- Bavaria’s former interior minister, Günther Beckstein, described the NSU’s series of murders as the greatest defeat of the constitutional state during his time in office. There had been many mishaps in the investigative work of the individual authorities, he told the Nürnberger Nachrichten newspaper.
Annalena Baerbock opened her first UN General Assembly as president: The former foreign minister had previously been sworn in as president of the 80th session. In her inaugural speech, Baerbock said that the world needs the UN. It is the only organization that can bring together every country in the world. Baerbock will hold the ceremonial presidency for one year. She announced that she would push ahead with the reform process at the UN. She will also coordinate the succession for outgoing UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. sueddeutsche.de, spiegel.de, tagesspiegel.de
Moldova’s President Maia Sandu emphasizes the importance of the upcoming parliamentary elections: Her country is facing the most important election in its history, Sandu told the EU Parliament in Strasbourg. The outcome will determine whether Moldova establishes itself as a stable democracy on the path to EU membership and as a reliable neighbor, or whether Russia turns her country into a threat on Ukraine’s southwestern border. A new parliament will be elected in Moldova on September 28. Sandu and her European allies have repeatedly accused Moscow of seeking to destabilize the country. The former Soviet republic is a constant target of Russian propaganda and disinformation. stern.de
French President Emmanuel Macron appoints Sebastien Lecornu as new Prime Minister: Just hours after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou resigned, he found his successor in the former Defense Minister and close confidant. The 39-year-old conservative politician has been tasked with consulting with the parties to reach a consensus on the budget, the Élysée Palace said. Lecornu will then propose a new government to the president. Lecornu is already the fifth head of government under Macron in less than two years. sueddeutsche.de, spiegel.de, zeit.de, tagesspiegel.de, tagesschau.de
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Gap in educational attainment in Germany is growing: Last year, 15 percent of 25- to 34-year-olds had neither a technical college entrance qualification nor vocational training, according to an OECD study; that was two percentage points more than five years earlier. At the same time, the proportion of young adults with a university degree rose from 33 to 40 percent. Germany remains below the OECD average in this respect. The growing gap in educational attainment is worrying, with social background remaining a key factor. Only about one-fifth of young adults from educationally disadvantaged households obtain a university degree. n-tv.de, tagesschau.de
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