Bild: Telekom buys rights to 2026 World Cup | Telekom kauft die WM 2026
FAZ: Politically motivated crimes rise by more than 40 percent | Politisch motivierte Straftaten um mehr als 40 Prozent gestiegen
Funke: Number of anti-Semitic incidents in Berlin doubles | Zahl der antisemitischen Vorfälle in Berlin verdoppelt
Handelsblatt: Bitcoin hits record high | Bitcoin auf Rekordkurs
RND: Taken by surprise, dismissed, driven out: How Trump’s censorship is affecting US researchers | Überrumpelt, entlassen, vertrieben: Wie US-Forscher die Trump-Zensur erleben
SZ: Europe fears complete US withdrawal | Europa fürchtet kompletten US-Rückzug
Tagesspiegel: Dobrindt sounds the alarm: Politically motivated crime rises by 40 percent | Dobrindt schlägt Alarm: Politische Kriminalität steigt um 40 Prozent
taz: Aid deliveries for Netanyahu | Hilfslieferungen für Netanjahu
Welt: EU states impose new sanctions on Russia | EU-Staaten setzen neue Russland-Sanktionen in Kraft
Israel withdraws negotiators from Qatar: With no progress in negotiations for a ceasefire in the Gaza war, Israel will leave only working-level representatives in Doha for the time being, according to an announcement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. Israel approves an agreement as proposed by US special envoy Steve Witkoff. The draft provides for the release of hostages and a longer ceasefire. However, Hamas continues to reject the plan. The Islamists are demanding an end to the Gaza war as a condition for the release of the remaining hostages. haz.de
Aid deliveries for people in the Gaza Strip: The UN has received permission from Israel to allow around 100 more trucks carrying aid supplies to enter the Gaza Strip. According to Israeli sources, dozens of trucks carrying aid supplies are on their way to the Gaza Strip. Food such as flour and baby food, as well as medical equipment, will be handed over to aid organizations in the coastal strip, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said. Further aid transports are to be made possible in the coming days. The Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip will be used for the deliveries. tagesschau.de
Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip: Numerous people were killed again in air strikes on Tuesday night. The Hamas-controlled health authority reported at least 60 deaths. The attacks targeted two residential buildings and a school where displaced persons were staying.
Jewish settlers attack Palestinian village in the West Bank: According to eyewitness reports, armed attackers entered the village of Baitillu near Ramallah and opened fire. Three Palestinians were reportedly injured, one of them seriously. According to the reports, Israeli soldiers were also involved and used tear gas against the residents.
Nine injured in Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon: An „Israeli enemy drone“ targeted a motorcycle in the Tyros district in the south of the country, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said. Two children were among the nine injured.
EU enacts 17th package of sanctions against Russia: The plan is to further tighten measures against the so-called Russian shadow fleet. The new sanctions also target companies and individuals involved in circumventing existing sanctions or supporting the Russian arms industry. Those affected include a German blogger and a German-Russian blogger accused of spreading pro-Russian disinformation. The British government has also announced 100 additional sanctions against Russia’s military, energy, and financial sectors. zdf.de, n-tv.de, morgenpost.de; stern.de (blogger)
Russia has sent 20,000 naturalized migrants to the front lines: The military police regularly conduct raids in search of newly naturalized men who have not registered with the military, the Investigative Committee told the state news agency Tass. 80,000 people have been registered for military service in this way. A quarter of them are already at the front. According to the information provided, they are mainly immigrants from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
RTL/ntv trend barometer by Forsa: Union 26 percent (+1), AfD 24 percent (-1), SPD 15 percent, Greens 11 percent, Left 11 percent (+1), BSW 3 percent (-1), FDP 4 percent (+1), others 6 percent. n-tv.de
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius proposes gradual budget increase: The share of defense spending in Germany’s economic output should rise by 0.2 percentage points per year over a period of five to seven years, Pistorius said on the sidelines of the EU defense ministers‘ meeting in Brussels. A rate of 3.5 percent could be achieved by 2032. In addition, defense-related spending of 1.5 percent would also be required. Pistorius emphasized that the aim was to implement the military capabilities agreed within NATO. n-tv.de
Number of politically motivated crimes rises significantly: In 2024, more than 84,000 crimes were recorded, 40 percent more than in the previous year. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt spoke of an extreme increase when presenting the figures. At 48 percent, the increase was particularly high for crimes motivated by right-wing extremism. The figures underscore the urgent need for a security offensive by the federal and state governments. A new development is the growing relevance of right-wing extremist youth movements. In addition, there has been a massive increase in crimes falling into the categories of „foreign“ and „religious ideology“; Dobrindt pointed to a significant increase in anti-Semitic crimes. zdf.de, morgenpost.de, lto.de
Olaf Lies elected new Minister President of Lower Saxony: The former Minister of Economic Affairs received the necessary majority in the first round of voting in Hanover. The 58-year-old received 80 of the 143 votes cast, six more than the required majority. Lies intends to continue the red-green coalition of his predecessor Stephan Weil. In his first government statement, Lies named strengthening democracy, the economy, and climate protection as his priorities. n-tv.de, zdf.de, spiegel.de
Federal Prosecutor’s Office takes over investigation after knife attack in Bielefeld: There is suspicion that the crime was religiously motivated and should be understood as an attack on freedom and democracy, the authorities in Karlsruhe announced. According to Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig, there are indications of an Islamist motive. The attacker is in custody. He is charged with attempted murder in conjunction with aggravated assault. On Sunday morning, the 35-year-old Syrian stabbed at least four people in front of a bar, injuring them critically. stern.de, faz.net
More regional news:
- Berlin: Governing Mayor Kai Wegner calls for „significantly tougher penalties“ after violence against police officers. morgenpost.de
- Berlin: SPD wants to rename Skalitzer Straße after Margot Friedländer. rbb24.de
- North Rhine-Westphalia: Agreement reached on revitalization of five brown coal villages. spiegel.de
- Bavaria: According to experts, the knife attacker in Aschaffenburg is mentally ill and not criminally responsible. welt.de
- Hesse: Numerous data protection complaints, several violations in doctors‘ offices. heise.de
- Bremen: SPD wants to permanently secure controversial free pass, a card that gives young people access to culture and sport. butenunbinnen.de
- Baden-Württemberg: Minister President Winfried Kretschmann wants nothing to do with a tenth university. n-tv.de
- NRW: SEK deployed due to illegal arms trade in the Ruhr region. wdr.de
- Rhineland-Palatinate: Hydrogen project in Kaisersesch fails; technical problems and expensive production. swr.de
EU lifts economic sanctions against Syria: EU sanctions against members of the ousted government of former ruler Bashar al-Assad and the arms embargo against the country remain in place. This was decided by EU foreign ministers in Brussels, as announced by Foreign Affairs Commissioner Kaja Kallas. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said that this would give the new Syrian leadership a chance. However, he said that a policy that includes all population and religious groups was expected. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani thanked the EU for lifting the economic sanctions, saying that this would strengthen security and stability in his country. spiegel.de, zdf.de, welt.de
EU Commission wants to simplify deportations to third countries: The change in the law makes it easier for EU countries to deport asylum seekers to another country. This should also happen even if the migrants have no connection to the country in question. Deportations to so-called safe third countries are already permitted, but EU countries have so far had to prove that the rejected asylum seekers have a connection to the country in question. This could be family members or a previous place of residence, for example. The proposal still needs to be approved by the EU Parliament and the member states. spiegel.de, tagesschau.de
Norway wants to set up NATO control center for air operations in the Arctic: In the small town of Bodo, north of the Arctic Circle, air surveillance will be coordinated and air operations in the region planned. The NATO countries agreed on the establishment of the control center in February. Norway was given the task of determining the exact location. n-tv.de
PKK demands better prison conditions for Abdullah Öcalan: The PKK expects the Turkish government to ease Öcalan’s solitary confinement so that he can better coordinate the dissolution of the PKK. Öcalan has been imprisoned on the Turkish island of Imrali since 1999. The most important task in the dissolution process is to persuade the fighters to surrender their weapons. It is conceivable that splinter groups will not heed the call. n-tv.de
Spain eases residence requirements for hundreds of thousands of migrants: Immigrants who entered the country without the necessary documents and have been living in Spain for more than two years will be granted more flexible residence and work permits. This will also simplify family reunification. Up to 300,000 people could benefit from the new regulations each year over the next three years. In addition to humanitarian motives, the measures are being taken to meet the high demand for low-wage workers and to combat illegal employment. sueddeutsche.de
US missile defense system „Golden Dome“ to be ready in four years: US President Donald Trump said that 25 billion euros have been earmarked as start-up funding for the project. Based on the Israeli „Iron Dome“ model, the project is expected to cost a total of around 175 billion dollars. Canada has expressed interest in participating in the project, Trump said. Trump launched the project by executive order shortly after taking office in January. The system is designed to defend against short-range missiles as well as hypersonic and long-range missiles, both from the air and from space. zdf.de, spiegel.de
Further news:
- Hungary: Parliament approves withdrawal from International Criminal Court. n-tv.de
- Turkey: Wave of arrests in Istanbul city administration. dw.com
- Estonia: Second place in the press freedom ranking by „Reporters Without Borders.“ taz.de
- Romania: Failed candidate George Simion wants election results annulled. zeit.de
- Slovakia: Bratislava rejects a WHO agreement on dealing with pandemics. sueddeutsche.de
- Sweden: Resignation of National Security Advisor Tobias Thyberg after only 13 hours shocks government. faz.net
- Sweden: Scandinavians continue to demand a redistribution of the German electricity price zone. ndr.de
- Luxembourg: Government wants to protect the environment and climate, but at no cost. tageblatt.lu
- Luxembourg: Youth protection and juvenile criminal law to be regulated separately in future. tageblatt.lu
- Sudan: De facto head of state Abdel Fattah Burhan accuses the United Arab Emirates of direct military intervention in the civil war for the first time. spiegel.de
- Iran: Head of state Ayatollah Ali Khamenei doubts nuclear negotiations with Trump’s USA. spiegel.de
- Cambodia: Commemoration of 1.7 million victims 50 years after the start of the Khmer Rouge regime. euronews.com
- Brazil: Former general makes serious allegations against former president Jair Bolsonaro in coup trial. tagesspiegel.de
- Venezuela: Ban on aircraft from Colombia ahead of parliamentary, regional, and local elections.
Savings banks call for more investment and a plan for the future in Germany: Not every detail needs to be regulated, said DSGV President Ulrich Reuter at the start of the Savings Banks Day in Nuremberg. The aim is to finally introduce structural reforms that will lay the foundations for investments to have an impact. Reuter expressed his conviction that everyone must contribute to securing prosperity and social security systems. faz.net
More from Business, Tech, and Science:
- Google’s search engine is becoming an AI assistant. handelsblatt.com
- 20 percent of employees report sexual harassment in the workplace. spiegel.de
- The German Environmental and Nature Conservation Association calls for a reduction in pesticides on World Bee Day. mdr.de
- Slight increase in meat substitutes again; growth slows down. n-tv.de
- Deutsche Telekom buys rights for the 2026 World Cup. sueddeutsche.de
- ZDF documentary series „Die Grünen – Aufstieg und Krise einer deutschen Partei“ (The Greens – Rise and Crisis of a German Party): From very colorful to very gray sueddeutsche.de
- Holger Friedrich talks about how (well) things are going at Berliner Verlag – and is reviving a magazine from the Weimar Republic kress.de
- 2026 World Cup: Telekom reportedly snags TV rights vip.de
- Netflix acquires „Sesame Street“ vip.de
- New art fair to launch in Doha in 2026: Art Basel comes to Qatar monopol-magazin.de
- Art market: The art world’s fear of Donald Trump faz.net
- „‚No‘ was a trigger for him“: Jessica Mann describes Weinstein as a „monster“ n-tv.de
- In good spirits in the state parliament: Gerhard Schröder back in the public eye after burnout n-tv.de
- Possible Summer Games in Germany: Munich lets citizens vote on Olympic bid spiegel.de
- Relations with Infantino „very good“: UEFA backs down after protests against FIFA — In protest against the behavior of the world governing body’s president, European delegates to the FIFA Council walked out of the podium at the congress in Paraguay. sportschau.de
- Before relegation battle: Deutsche Bahn mocks Bundesliga club and second division team — image of a small red train in an idyllic landscape — „Our special train for the relegation matches between Heidenheim and Elversberg.“ t-online.de
- Rejection for club icon: Hamburger SV rejects Felix Magath faz.net
- After serious head injury at just 22 years old : Schalke talent Allgaier forced to end his career kicker.de
Pope Leo souvenir: The new star in souvenir shops faz.net