Bild: Will Trump now bring peace? | Schafft Trump jetzt den Frieden?
FAZ: Klingbeil warns Union after Brosius-Gersdorf’s withdrawal | Klingbeil ermahnt Union nach Rückzug Brosius-Gersdorfs
Funke: BVG commits to bodycams in the long term | BVG setzt langfristig auf Bodycams
Handelsblatt: Let’s get out of here – Why so many Germans are emigrating like never before – and which countries offer them the best prospects | Nichts wie raus hier – Warum so viele Deutsche auswandern wie seit Langem nicht – und welche Staaten ihnen die besten Perspektiven bieten
RND: Minister President and SPD deputy leader: “I find it incomprehensible that someone would run into a brick wall like this in a judge election” | Ministerpräsident und SPD-Vize-Chef: „Für mich nicht nachvollziehbar, dass man bei einer Richterwahl so vor die Wand läuft“
SZ: Brosius-Gersdorf withdraws candidacy | Brosius-Gersdorf zieht Kandidatur zurück
Tagesspiegel: “We don’t want to govern there” – Netanyahu confirms intention to take complete control of Gaza | „Wir wollen dort nicht regieren“ – Netanjahu bestätigt, Gaza komplett kontrollieren zu wollen
taz: “Politically responsible officials such as members of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, who stand for civic values such as decency, respect, and a sense of responsibility, must be expected to base their decisions not on unchecked assertions and sentiments, but on analysis of sources and facts.” | „Von politisch verantwortlichen Funktionsträgern wie Abgeordneten der CDU/CSU-Fraktion, die für bürgerliche Werte wie Anstand, Respekt und Verantwortungsbewusstsein stehen, darf und muss man erwarten, dass Grundlage ihrer Entscheidung nicht ungeprüfte Behauptungen und Stimmungen, sondern Quellen- und Faktenanalysen sind“
Welt: Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf withdraws her candidacy | Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf zieht ihre Kandidatur zurück
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to temporarily occupy the entire Gaza Strip: The occupation is not intended to be permanent, as Israel does not want to govern the Gaza Strip. Instead, the coastal area is to be handed over to “Arab forces” who will then “govern it properly.” The security cabinet voted in favor of expanding the military operation. The plan is to take Gaza City and disarm the Islamist Hamas. faz.net, tagesspiegel.de
- The Islamist Hamas threatened Israel with a “high price” if it took temporary control of the area. Hamas did not provide any details. It declared that the Gaza Strip was “immune to occupation and external guardianship.”
- Thousands of people protested against the plans in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv ahead of a decision by the security cabinet.
They demanded an agreement for the release of the hostages. In Tel Aviv, security forces used water cannons and arrested five demonstrators. The UN sees a possible expansion of the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip as the wrong move. The war is already extremely devastating and has claimed more than 60,000 lives. “There is a risk of enormous humanitarian suffering,” said UN spokesman Farhan Haq.
Israel issues evacuation order for neighborhoods in Gaza City: While the security cabinet was still in session, residents of the old city neighborhoods of Daraj and Tuffah were called on to immediately head south to the humanitarian zone in Al-Mawasi. The military is conducting operations in all areas where “terrorist activities” are taking place and from which rockets are being fired into Israeli territory.
- Israel intercepts a rocket fired from Gaza by militant Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Earlier, there had been rocket alerts around the border town of Nir Am. The attack was said to have come from the northern part of the coastal strip.
- According to local hospitals, at least 42 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip. The dead included at least 13 people who were trying to obtain aid supplies.
US President Donald Trump changes course on Russia again: Trump is no longer making it a condition for a summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the latter first meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky. Donald Trump left open how he would deal with his self-imposed ultimatum to Putin on sanctions against Russia’s trading partners. The Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to meet with US President Trump next week for talks on the war in Ukraine. zdfheute.de, welt.de, n-tv.de
Another drone attack on Ukraine: Late Thursday evening, there was an attack on the city of Kharkiv in the east of the country. Explosions were heard and a fire broke out at a company. No injuries have been reported so far.
- A Ukrainian drone attack has caused a fire at the Afipsky refinery in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar. According to authorities, a gas condensate plant caught fire after debris from a drone struck it. The fire has since been extinguished.
Russian President Vladimir Putin receives representatives from India: One day after new US punitive tariffs on goods from India came into force, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Indian government security adviser Ajit Doval. No details on the topics discussed were initially provided. US President Donald Trump wants to use the tariffs on Indian goods to put pressure on Russia. India buys large quantities of Russian oil.
ARD Germany trend by Infratest Dimap: Union 27 percent (-3), AfD 24 percent (+1), SPD 13 percent, Greens 12 percent, Left Party 10 percent, BSW 3 percent (-1), FDP 4 percent (+1), others 7 percent. tagesschau.de
- Satisfaction with the federal government: Very satisfied 1 percent (-2), satisfied 28 percent (-8), less satisfied 31 percent (+9), not at all satisfied 28 percent (+6).
Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf is no longer available as a candidate: The lawyer nominated by the SPD no longer wishes to run for the position of judge at the Federal Constitutional Court. The 54-year-old announced this through her law firm in Bonn. “I have been given very clear signals from the CDU/CSU parliamentary group – both publicly and privately – in recent weeks and days that my election is out of the question.” She said that continuing without any real chance of being elected was pointless and that she now wanted to avert damage to democracy and the institutions. Brosius-Gersdorf criticized individual media outlets for deliberately portraying her as a left-wing activist, contrary to the truth. zdfheute.de, tagesspiegel.de, welt.de
- SPD leader Lars Klingbeil stated that the Social Democrats had always stood by Brosius-Gersdorf. With regard to the Union, he emphasized that such a process must not be repeated. Those who ultimately failed to keep their word in the coalition must urgently address this issue. n-tv.de
- Union faction leader Jens Spahn announced that they would take the necessary time to find a joint solution; concerns raised by the Union faction regarding Brosius-Gersdorf had unfortunately been addressed too late. n-tv.de
- Green Party leaders Katharina Dröge and Britta Haßelmann called it “unacceptable” that the CDU and CSU had withdrawn their support for Brosius-Gersdorf.
- The Left spoke of a fatal signal and the result of a “right-wing smear campaign.”
Saxony-Anhalt’s Minister President Reiner Haseloff will not run for re-election: The top candidate for the state election is to be CDU state leader and Economics Minister Sven Schulze; however, the 46-year-old must still be nominated at a state party conference. The 71-year-old Haseloff cited his age. Haseloff has been Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt since 2011, making him the longest-serving head of government in Germany. Sven Schulze has rejected any cooperation with the AfD. spiegel.de, handelsblatt.com
Labor Minister Bärbel Bas emphasizes fight against “junk real estate” in cities and municipalities: The aim is to break up ghettos and send a signal that problematic neighborhoods will not be abandoned. Living in junk real estate is often inhumane. Citizens from Romania, for example, are lured to Germany and housed in properties with excessive rents. They are often provided with fake employment contracts, which are supplemented by welfare payments. However, this money is then taken back from them by the state. In the end, these people are simply being exploited. zeit.de
Municipalities fear follow-up costs from asylum seeker benefits for Ukrainians and demand financial compensation: Ralph Spiegler, president of the Association of German Cities and Municipalities, told the Rheinische Post that the federal and state governments must completely and permanently relieve the municipalities of the expenses incurred. However, the federal government has only promised lump-sum compensation payments.
The background to this is a draft law according to which Ukrainians who arrived in Germany on or after April 1 this year will no longer receive citizen’s income, but lower asylum seeker benefits.
Only around 4,000 Syrians have returned from Germany since the fall of the Assad regime: Around one million Syrians currently live in Germany. Most fled here in 2014 and 2015 to escape the civil war. According to an ARD report, 995 of the 4,000 returnees have received a grant under the federal-state program for voluntary return. Among other things, travel costs are covered and returnees receive financial start-up assistance of €1,000. ndr.de
- “Ministry of the Interior risks internal security”: Greens and Left Party criticize Dobrindt’s migration policy. tagesspiegel.de
- Rising violence by and against police officers: 22 deaths from shots fired from service weapons – what are the causes? spiegel.de
Regional News:
- Brandenburg: Minister President Dietmar Woidke urges substantive debate with AfD. spiegel.de
- Thuringia: AfD state leader Björn Höcke spreads the guiding principle of the Hitler Youth. welt.de
- Saxony: Bautzen restricts right of assembly for CSD. spiegel.de
- Brandenburg: Deported Yazidi family does not have to be brought back; urgent proceedings before the Potsdam Administrative Court. spiegel.de
- NRW: Hitler salute at AfD district party conference in Unna; state security investigating. tagesspiegel.de
- New US tariffs on EU products have come into effect. zeit.de
- US tariffs: How the EU and America are breaking trade law. faz.net
- New partnerships? EU seeks way out of trade conflict with US zdfheute.de
- Digital Services Act: US launches lobbying offensive against EU regulation. handelsblatt.com
- Protection of minors on the internet: EU wants age verification for all. br.de
- Copernicus: EU authority reports third warmest July since records began welt.de
Europe News:
- France: Largest fire in decades; flames under control. zdfheute.de
- United Kingdom: More and more super-rich are leaving the country. faz.net
- Croatia: Country limits visitor numbers in tourist hotspots. fnp.de
USA News
US President Donald Trump wants census without migrants: Migrants without regular residence status will no longer be included in the census. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he had instructed the Department of Commerce to do so. Regions with a high proportion of such migrants could lose political influence and a lot of money as a result. Democratically governed large cities such as Los Angeles and New York would be particularly affected. Trump did not provide any details on the legal framework or specific implementation.
- US President Donald Trump appoints his own advisor to Fed post. faz.net
- US President Donald Trump allows retirement savings in digital currencies. heise.de
- Hostile Caucasus republics: Trump announces “peace summit” with Armenia and Azerbaijan. rnd.de
- Punitive tariffs from Donald Trump: India and Brazil seek allies for a response. faz.net
- ChatGPT inventor OpenAI releases next AI model. rnd.de
- “The electric car is making its way”: Price gap between combustion engines and electric cars is shrinking. tagesspiegel.de
- Majority against more frequent Sunday opening hours for shops. welt.de
- Chinese companies defy tariff dispute: Beijing’s export figures surprise analysts n-tv.de
- German exports on the rise; sluggish business with the US deutschlandfunk.de
- According to a report in the Bild newspaper: German pension insurance denies claim of 22 million incorrect pension notices spiegel.de
- 35 percent of companies expect job cuts in IT golem.de
- Auto industry eagerly awaiting implementation of EU-US tariff deal heise.de
- After million-dollar fine: Shein revises environmental promises on website t3n.de
- Mosquito virus: China’s fight against chikungunya fever brings back memories of the pandemic table.media/china
- FDA approval: With these eye drops, people with long-sightedness no longer need glasses t3n.de
- Germans are masters of IT, but government agencies are dependent on Big Tech heise.de
- Streaming: Hulu merges with Disney+ heise.de
- “Increase in click quality”: How Google’s search chief defends the AI offensive – “We continue to drive billions of clicks to websites every day and believe that the ‘value exchange’ in search with the web remains strong.” meedia.de
- New sandals: Politicians in Mexico accuse Adidas of cultural appropriation deutschlandfunk.de
- Lack of funds: Cologne Museum Night canceled for 2025 deutschlandfunkkultur.de
- New “South Park” episode hints at love affair between Donald Trump and JD Vance watson.de
- Hollywood star mourns: Brad Pitt’s mother Jane Etta has died stern.de
- Dean Cain is a Trump fan: Former “Superman” star wants to become a deportation agent for ICE n-tv.de
- Singer cancels performances: Kelly Clarkson goes public about her ex-husband’s illness n-tv.de
- Anna Ermakova comments on Boris Becker’s fatherhood – “I hope he’ll be a better father this time.” t-online.de
- “Ultimate space interpreter”: Müller moves to Vancouver Whitecaps – With special contract as designated player from 2026 transfermarkt.de
- He may even have a new role alongside Joshua Kimmich: What happened? Goretzka indispensable again at FC Bayern sport.de
- Next level of escalation in Hoffenheim: TSG bans agent Wittmann from stadium kicker.de
- FC Barcelona strips ter Stegen of captaincy for the time being zeit.de
- Tennis: Zverev squanders match point and is eliminated in Toronto ndr.de
- “Feeling of total powerlessness”: Dutch sprinter criticizes association’s behavior after intimate photos spiegel.de