Bild: Heating is becoming even more expensive | Heizen wird noch teurer
FAZ: Israel’s security cabinet approves ceasefire with Hizbullah | Israels Sicherheitskabinett billigt Waffenruhe mit Hizbullah
Funke: Badenberg criticizes cannabis law | Badenberg kritisiert Cannabis-Gesetz
Handelsblatt: Industry calls for postponement | Industrie fordert Aufschub
RND: Israel agrees to ceasefire with Hizbullah | Israel stimmt Waffenruhe mit der Hisbollah zu
SZ: Israel approves ceasefire with Hezbollah | Israel billigt Waffenruhe mit Hisbollah
Tagesspiegel: Skills shortage: German labor market needs hundreds of thousands of immigrants | Fachkräftemangel: Deutscher Arbeitsmarkt braucht Hunderttausende Zuwanderer
taz: Should German police arrest Israel’s head of government? | Sollte die deutsche Polizei Israels Regierungschef verhaften?
Welt: SPD initiative: more comprehensive punishment for insulting politicians | SPD-Vorstoß: Beleidigung von Politikern umfassender ahnden
Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in effect: Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia have agreed to a ceasefire brokered by the United States. According to the agreement, the weapons will fall silent from 4 a.m. local time on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. Israel will withdraw its remaining forces from Lebanon in the next 60 days. The Lebanese army is to take control of the south of the country, from where Hezbollah had repeatedly fired rockets into Israel. In a joint statement by the White House and the Élysée Palace, the US and France committed to ensuring that the ceasefire in Lebanon is implemented. tagesschau.de, web.de, zeit.de, spiegel.de
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an address that Israel would react harshly to any violation by Hezbollah. Israel’s soldiers could recover from the fighting and the weapons arsenal could be renewed. Israel’s security cabinet had approved the ceasefire with Hezbollah. tagesspiegel.de
- US President Joe Biden called the agreement on the ceasefire „good news“. It will thus give Lebanon „a fresh start“. Biden also sees the agreement as an opportunity for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. His government will make a new push to end the fighting between Hamas and Israel.
- Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Nadschib Mikati said after a phone call with Joe Biden that the agreement was a „decisive step towards establishing calm and stability in Lebanon“. He demanded that Israel, an ally of the US, must fully comply with the agreement.
- Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called the agreement between Israel and Hezbollah a ray of hope for the entire region. Baerbock thanked the US and France for their mediation and spoke of a success for diplomacy. Germany supported the Lebanese army in its mission to take control south of the Litani River. spiegel.de
- On Tuesday, Israel’s ground troops reached the symbolic Litani River in southern Lebanon during their advance; numerous weapons and enemy infrastructure were found and destroyed in the area. Even after the announcement of the agreement, Israel continued its attacks on the Lebanese capital Beirut; the military launched attacks on Hezbollah positions. Hezbollah fired several missiles at northern Israel. n-tv.de
- Netanyahu said that since the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip is now isolated, the way can be paved for an agreement on the release of around 100 hostages. The ceasefire will make it possible to focus on the threat from Iran.
- Israel’s army has announced the killing of senior Hamas member Mumin al-Jabari in the Gaza Strip. He was a member of the Hamas brigade’s sniper unit in Gaza City, in the north of the sealed-off coastal strip.
- Iran’s Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri has once again threatened Israel with retaliatory strikes for the attacks carried out against military targets in Iran about a month ago. „We will respond to the latest aggression by the Zionist regime with a response that exceeds their imagination,“ Bagheri said, according to the Isna news agency.
- Independent commission accuses Benjamin Netanyahu of negligence in the Hamas massacre of October 7, 2023. The then defense minister, Joaw Galant, the chief of staff of the general staff, Herzi Halevi, and leading figures in the security authorities also bore some of the blame. Netanyahu ignored warnings of an attack and took a conciliatory approach in dealing with Hamas. The commission was set up by relatives of victims of the terrorist attack.
RTL/ntv Trendbarometer by Forsa: CDU 32 percent (-1), SPD 15 percent, Greens 12 percent (+1), FDP 4 percent, AfD 18 percent, Left Party 4 percent, BSW 4 percent, others 11 percent. n-tv.de
- Chancellor question: Olaf Scholz 13 percent, Friedrich Merz 30 percent (-4), Robert Habeck 22 percent (+1), none of them 35 percent.
RND survey by Forsa: Only 14 percent of SPD members believe in an election victory. rnd.de
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announces two more Iris-T systems by the end of the year: The anti-aircraft systems would be handed over by the end of the year, Baerbock said on the sidelines of the G7 foreign ministers‘ meeting. A further 65 million euros will be made available to repair Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, the economics ministry announced. The money goes to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, which has been endowed by many international donors since 2022. Economics Minister Robert Habeck emphasized that Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure remains the target of massive Russian air strikes. handelsblatt.com
- G7 foreign ministers have criticized China and other countries for supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine. The final declaration states that appropriate measures will be taken against states that support the Russian war machine. The ministers also condemned repeated threats from Moscow to use nuclear weapons. sueddeutsche.de
- G7 have condemned Russia for firing a modified medium-range missile at Ukraine; this is further proof of Russia’s „reckless escalation,“ the G7 foreign ministers said after a meeting in Italy. The NATO-Ukraine Council met in Brussels on an unscheduled basis due to the new Russian medium-range ballistic missiles.
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on member countries to provide more support for Ukraine; only then could the course of the conflict be changed. During his visit to Greece’s capital Athens, Rutte called for additional air defense to be provided and for military aid of 40 billion euros promised for this year to be delivered.
- Russia’s defense ministry confirmed that Ukraine launched ATACMS attacks in the Kursk region on Saturday and Monday. Moscow often downplays the consequences of attacks, often makes no comment at all about attacks, or only reports on missiles and drones that have been shot down. It is very rare for Moscow to admit that any damage has been done. Moscow threatened „retaliation.“ n-tv.de
- ATACMS effects already being felt: Ukrainian commander Yuriy Fedorenko believes a turning point is possible. n-tv.de
- Ukrainian Donbas front begins to falter. South of Pokrowsk, Russian troops have achieved a major breakthrough in recent days. In the fighting around Kurachowe, shock troops were able to overrun Ukrainian positions across a broad front and advance up to 20 kilometers into the Ukrainian hinterland northwest of Wuhledar. n-tv.de
- At least two people have been killed in a Russian attack on Sumy. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the shelling was carried out with multiple rocket launchers. Protection against this is only possible by destroying Russian weapons and launchers on Russian territory; hence the importance of striking at Russian territory. handelsblatt.com
- In the Russian-occupied city of NovoKakhovka in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, at least four people have been killed and seven injured by alleged Ukrainian mortar fire, according to the Moscow-appointed governor, Vladimir Saldo, on Telegram.
- Russia has banned British ministers, politicians and military officials from entering the country. Thirty people have been added to an existing list, including two journalists from The Times and Daily Mail. Britain had imposed new sanctions on Russia’s fleet of oil tankers. Russia has also expelled a British diplomat on charges of espionage. handelsblatt.com
- Russian ruble loses value. In the past two weeks, the currency has lost over 8 percent of its value against the US dollar. Russia is already struggling with high inflation.
Black box found after DHL cargo plane crashes near Lithuanian capital Vilnius: In addition to the flight data recorder, the voice recorder has also been secured; both devices are now being examined. The authorities hope that they will provide insights into the cause of the accident. Germany has sent its own investigators to the crash site. According to the Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office, there is no evidence of sabotage or an act of terrorism so far. lvz.de, zdf.de
Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck is calling for swift action to relieve the burden of electricity prices: ‘Time is running out,’ said Habeck at an industry conference. Among other things, he mentioned a reduction in network fees through a state subsidy. BDI President Siegfried Russwurm said that high electricity prices endanger production and jobs. Habeck said that the best way would be to agree on a supplementary budget for the current year; to this end, talks would be sought with the democratic opposition in the Bundestag. CDU economic policy expert Tilman Kuban appeared open to this idea on Deutschlandfunk. zdf.de
More Politics:
- Chancellor Olaf Scholz passes on housing summit; meeting with building minister Klara Geywitz. handelsblatt.com
- Commission for Agriculture gives government poor report. sueddeutsche.de
- Federal Constitutional Court: Compulsory treatment not only possible in hospital. faz.net
Coalition talks in Brandenburg between SPD and BSW are faltering. The main reason for this is doubt as to whether there is a sufficient majority for the election of Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke. On Tuesday, he left open the question of whether the talks could be concluded this week. A potential coalition between the SPD and BSW would have only a one-vote majority in the state parliament; however, one BSW member of parliament has threatened to vote against Woidke. The disagreement centers on the deployment of a missile defense system in southern Brandenburg. maz-online.de
House search at AfD member Klaus Esser: A spokeswoman for the Aachen public prosecutor’s office confirmed a corresponding operation in Düren. Investigators are looking into the suspicion that the politician has falsified academic degrees. Esser denies the accusation. Party expulsion proceedings are also underway against the AfD parliamentarian. In addition to the allegations of forgery, there is also talk of discrepancies in the admission of members to Esser’s AfD district association in Düren. sueddeutsche.de, spiegel.de
More Regional:
- Berlin: Senate has adopted the supplementary budget for the coming year. rbb24.de
- Berlin: Finance Senator Stefan Evers is skeptical about moving the Central and State Library to the Lafayette building on Friedrichstraße. tagesspiegel.de
- Bavaria: State government wants to modernize opening hours law; 8 p.m. closing time remains. br.de
- Schleswig-Holstein: Push ahead with the switch to Linux. heise.de
- Lower Saxony: Greens nominate Tanja Meyer as vice president of the state parliament. rundblick-niedersachsen.de
- Thuringia: Ministries of the blackberry coalition are to be reorganized. tlz.de
- Brandenburg: Asylum payment card is to come in February. tagesspiegel.de
- Brandenburg: AfD faction leader Hans-Christoph Berndt wants to „test“ BSW with motions. n-tv.de
- Lower Saxony: more surveillance funds for the domestic intelligence agency. tagesschau.de
- Thuringia: AfD state leader Björn Höcke praises article with National Socialist caricature from SS newspaper. welt.de
- Hamburg: 30 prisoners sentenced to substitute imprisonment temporarily released. ndr.de
- Saxony: Thousands of cyber attacks on authorities. n-tv.de
- North Rhine-Westphalia: Arson attack on the house of Hagen police president Ursula Tomahogh in Remscheid. wp.de
Port cities Hamburg, Rotterdam and Antwerp discuss cooperation in the fight against drug smuggling: Representatives of port security, customs, public prosecutors and the respective mayors met in Hamburg for consultations. Hamburg’s Senator for the Interior, Andy Grote, said that they were exchanging information about drug seizures, the actions of the cartels and methods of success. According to Europol, the three ports are hotspots for cocaine smuggling in Europe. abendblatt.de
Arrests in Istanbul during banned protests against femicide: the occasion was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Areas around the well-known Istiklal Street and Taksim Square were cordoned off, and several subway stations were also closed to prevent large gatherings. The protests were directed in particular against the government’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention for the protection of women three years ago. According to human rights organizations, 411 women have already been killed in Turkey this year; in many cases, the perpetrator was the partner.
Trump’s tariff announcement for goods from Mexico, Canada and China has sparked concern in the EU: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned of a trade war. The EU is prepared to take countermeasures, he said. Economics Minister Robert Habeck said the EU would have to react as one in such a case. China’s embassy in the US also warned of a trade war, saying that neither side would win. Canada’s government pointed out that it buys more goods from the US than China, Japan, France and the UK combined. Criticism also came from Mexico. Trump did not base his decision on economic grounds, but rather on the fact that immigrants from these countries were bringing crime and drugs into the US. Michael Link, outgoing transatlantic coordinator, criticized Trump for lumping allies and rivals together with his tariffs, thus breaking up alliances and causing great economic damage. zeit.de, zdf.de, tagesschau.de
Military in Sudan wants to allow more aid into the country: Army Chief Abdel Fattah Burhan announced that the UN should be allowed to fly to airports in the south of the country and set up distribution hubs there. UN emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher welcomed the announcement. There has been a civil war in Sudan since April 2023. ndr.de
More than 1,000 arrests in 19 African countries during Interpol operations against cybercrime: In addition, networks and computers were taken out of service, the international police authority announced. Specifically, the operations targeted online fraud, extortion, hacking and hijacking of third-party computers. The operations reportedly took place from September to the end of October, with the African Union Police Force Afripol also taking part. n-tv.de
The number of internally displaced persons in African countries has tripled in the past 15 years: at the end of 2023, around 35 million people were living as refugees or displaced persons within their home countries, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC). This means that almost half of all internally displaced persons worldwide live in Africa. Most fled from violence and armed conflicts. Sudan, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Somalia were particularly affected. Extreme weather conditions such as floods or droughts were also increasingly causing people to flee, it was reported. dw.com
More News:
- EU: EU Commission discusses smoking bans outdoors. sueddeutsche.de
- EU: New EU Stability Pact: Brussels praises national budget planning. faz.net
- EU: German budget disregards EU Commission recommendations. zeit.de
- EU: EU Commission approves debt reduction plans of Italy and France. handelsblatt.com
- EU: Savings: EU Commission examines deficit procedure against Austria. orf.at
- EU: Meta demands more protection for young people from Apple and Google. handelsblatt.com
- France: President Emmanuel Macron threatens to kill the Mercosur agreement. n-tv.de
- Romania: Protests against far-right presidential candidate. tagesspiegel.de
- Austria: Ex-foreign minister Karin Kneissl becomes lecturer in Russia. spiegel.de
- Bulgaria: No agreement on parliamentary speaker due to political crisis. diepresse.com
- Ireland: Sinn Fein are losing voters. rheinpfalz.de
- Romania: Openly gay man runs for parliamentary seat. dw.com
- United Kingdom: Liz Kendall, the shadow work and pensions secretary, wants to get more people into work. tagesspiegel.de
- United Kingdom: Drones sighted over US military bases. n-tv.de
- Belgium: Entrepreneurs are looking to the future with more optimism. grenzecho.net
- Luxembourg: Economic outlook remains bleak due to lack of demand. tageblatt.lu
- Sweden: Stockholm wants to investigate Chinese freighter. sueddeutsche.de
- Brazil: Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro is said to have „actively“ participated in the coup attempt. spiegel.de
- USA: President-elect Donald Trump begins formal transition process, but departs from tradition. spiegel.de
- USA: 42 percent of US citizens too fat: US President Joe Biden wants to make weight loss injections available to everyone. n-tv.de
Statutory health insurance companies report record spending on medication: According to the AOK-Bundesverband, the costs amounted to 54 billion euros. In particular, patent-protected medications have become significantly more expensive in recent years; within nine years, their price has more than tripled. By comparison, the costs for drugs that are no longer patent-protected have only risen by around 30 percent. zdf.de
More from Business, Tech and Science:
- IG Metall announces opposition to job cuts and site closures at Thyssenkrupp Steel. spiegel.de
- Verdi demands seven percent more pay for postmen. handelsblatt.com
- Research project publishes AI language model from Europe. sueddeutsche.de
- Number of wolves in Germany has increased to around 1,600. tagesschau.de
- Survey: 45 percent of Germans directly or indirectly affected by depression. spiegel.de
- More transparency for consumers regarding Schufa data. tagesspiegel.de
- Axel Springer merges editorial offices of Welt, Politico and Business Insider; Welt publisher Stefan Aust leaves, Ulf Poschardt succeeds him. kress.de
- Exports: Why Chinese manufacturers need to rethink their expansion in Mexico. table.media
- European economy: Make the most of Trump! Danger also brings great opportunity. spiegel.de
- Shortage of skilled workers: Study – German labor market needs many more immigrants. faz.net
- Jobs: These companies are expected to cut jobs. sueddeutsche.de
- Wage discrimination: Disney wants to pay some female employees back pay. manager-magazin.de
- Why the price of gold is falling. wiwo.de
- An AI granny against fraud: How artificial intelligence can prevent crime. rnd.de
- Intel possibly fends off takeover attempt: Qualcomm probably loses interest. heise.de
Former Chancellor Angela Merkel admits she did not leave behind the „ideal Germany“: At the presentation of her memoirs, Merkel cited climate protection and digitalization as examples. She did not leave the country in tip-top condition when she left office. Regarding her policy on Russia at the time, Merkel explained that many lines of communication were broken during the coronavirus pandemic. Merkel defended her decisions on migration policy. Even today, she still opposes the rejection of refugees at borders. At the same time, she warned that in the long term, border controls within the EU could fragment the community of states. She called for controls at the EU’s external borders and for more agreements with the countries where refugees come from. In her book „Freedom“, Merkel not only writes about her political career, but also about her personal experiences from her time in the GDR. tagesspiegel.de, derstandard.de, tagesschau.de
More from Lifestyle:
- „The most dangerous thing I’ve ever done“: ARD journalist secretly filmed in Saudi Arabia. ksta.de
- Study shows decline of local newspapers. meedia.de
- Negative record: RTL show with Stefan Raab reaches new low. ksta.de
- „Welt“ group: Stefan Aust steps down as „Welt“ publisher, Ulf Poschardt to succeed him. zeit.de
- New structure, many personnel changes: Springer is reorganizing „Welt“, „Politico“ and „BI“ as the „Premium Group“. dwdl.de
- Governor as secret weapon: Mexico’s president wants to curb drug-related violence with music. spiegel.de
- Success for German Netflix production: „Liebes Kind“ wins an Emmy. n-tv.de
- Lana Del Rey announces new album. tagesspiegel.de
- „Orfeo ed Euridice“ impresses in historical performance practice with Cecilia Bartoli in the Cologne Philharmonie. opernmagazin.de
- Singer Grimes is in a custody battle with Elon Musk. faz.net
- I did it: Bill Clinton is now a Swiftie – he recently attended a show on Taylor Swift’s „The Eras“ tour in Toronto, Canada. n-tv.de
- Southport in the United Kingdom: John Alfred Tinniswood – probably the oldest man in the world – dies at the age of 112. spiegel.de
- SC Freiburg is the next club to withdraw from the X. web.de
- English association sets quotas for non-white coaches. web.de
- Outstanding payments as a reason – fan anger in Barcelona: club closes „Ultras curve“ indefinitely. kicker.de
- Socca World Cup in Oman: Achieve great things on the small field with Christoph Kramer. sportschau.de
- Darts World Cup: German sextet get mostly manageable tasks to start with. spox.com
- World Chess Championship in Singapore: Second game between Gukesh and Liren ends in a draw. sportschau.de
Miniatur Wunderland: Tagesschau newsreader Susanne Daubner as a miniature figure. tagesspiegel.de