FDP leader Wolfgang Kubicki considers a possible AfD government in Saxony-Anhalt manageable. He said even such a state government would have to comply with federal laws, if necessary through federal coercion.
As Ireland assumes the EU Council presidency, its military is unable to protect either its European partners or itself. According to the FAZ, security arrangements for ministerial meetings in Dublin reveal significant gaps in Irish defense.
Russian strikes on the Kyiv region have killed at least 41 people and injured 85 in five days. The city is responding with adjusted security protocols, including a shortened curfew and extended metro hours.
Satellite images show that Iran has already begun repairing a suspected nuclear facility, according to an analysis by Der Spiegel.
Germany's leading index DAX slipped on Monday, trading around one percent lower at 26,292 points in the afternoon. Inflation data for Germany released on Monday weighed on the market.
The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal has risen to over 900, as reported by The Guardian. Rescue workers continue to search for hundreds of missing people who may be trapped in tunnels of hydropower projects.
The finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 states are meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. As Euronews reports, the US government is pressing its allies to financially isolate Iran while simultaneously imposing tariffs on some of them.
Germany's statutory health insurance association (GKV) warns that long-term care insurance could run out of money by October, as spending rises nearly three times faster than income and the first half already brought a deficit of 770 million euros.
Kyiv has been under nearly continuous air attacks for the sixth consecutive day since the night of August 26. On August 30, explosions were heard again, air defense was active, and debris fell in a residential area.
A school principal in Nepal saved around 900 students by warning them 15 minutes before a flood wave hit. Meanwhile, authorities have started mass burials for unidentified victims.
Rescue workers in Nepal and Tibet are searching for survivors after catastrophic flash floods. The death toll stands at 903, with more than 4,000 people missing, as reported by The Guardian.
British defense companies supplying weapons and drones to Ukraine have been warned of heightened Russian espionage and hostile intelligence activity. The warning came at a meeting with senior government officials in the summer, as reported by The Mail on Sunday.
South Korean Lee Jae-myung has replaced six ministers, including the finance, justice, and defense portfolios, in response to falling approval ratings driven by inflation and high property prices.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb does not believe Russia will attack NATO. He told Bild that the alliance's deterrence is stronger than that of any other military power.
In the night of August 30, Ukrainian forces attacked the Kirishi oil refinery in Russia's Leningrad region and the military airfield at Yeysk in the Krasnodar region. According to the Ukrainian General Staff, fires broke out at both targets.
A Russian drone attack on an ammunition depot in Myla, Kyiv region, has killed 38 people, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday.
Finnish Alexander Stubb warns against underestimating Russia: despite the severe economic crisis, Vladimir Putin will not end the war of aggression against Ukraine. Stubb said this in an interview with the Bild newspaper.
The Ukrainian government is drafting new rules for businesses, logistics, and transport during air raid alarms. Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi has informed President Volodymyr Zelenskyi about the plans, as reported by Ukrainska Pravda.
The railway line between Berlin and Hamburg will be closed from Saturday night to Sunday for final optimization work following the major renovation. Travelers must expect diversions and replacement services.
Ukrainian forces hit Russian attack drone storage and launch sites in occupied Donetsk and Crimea on August 28–29, the General Staff reported.
Germany's Labour Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD) has cast doubt on the planned requirement for a doctor's note from the first day of sickness. She also calls for a transition period before scrapping the pension deduction-free retirement.
A Russian drone attack on the Izmail district in the Odesa region killed one person and injured three others early on Saturday, August 29, according to Oleh Kiper, head of the regional military administration.
After the Berlin blackouts, the federal government does not want to introduce fixed emergency power rules for mobile phone masts. Instead of blanket battery requirements, it relies on case-by-case assessments.
The German government is increasing funding for single wagonload rail freight by up to 84 million euros this year, bringing the total to 384 million euros. The Federal Ministry of Transport announced the move.
In his speech in Wyoming, the new US central bank chief Kevin Warsh did not rule out further interest rate hikes. According to the pre-released speech text, he still sees a need for action in the fight against high inflation.
Russian forces launched another massive drone attack on Ukraine overnight into August 28, targeting Kyiv and severely disrupting rail services, the BBC reports.
The governing parliamentary groups of CDU/CSU and SPD have adopted a paper at their retreat in Münster that aims to make Germany more resilient by the end of the year. Among other things, the paper calls for stronger civil protection and a faster reform of the intelligence services.
The German government has dismissed speculation that Germany could miss its climate target for the first time this year. According to the F.A.Z., an assessment of emissions data will only be possible in mid-March 2027.
In the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, tensions between locals and migrants are escalating. As reported by the F.A.Z., residents destroyed a camp at Trampolín Beach, while Moroccans attacked an army patrol.
Air raid alerts in Kyiv now last for days and weeks, not just hours. As Ukrainska Pravda reports, the author calls for a radical adaptation of the city to the new reality of Russia's war of aggression.
According to a study by the Institute for Macroeconomics and Business Cycle Research (IMK) of the Hans Böckler Foundation, 81 percent of German adults are concerned about their social security. A majority rejects the planned social reforms.
Two craftsmen rescued an 87-year-old woman from a burning apartment in Göppingen. The men heard screams from an adjacent building and acted immediately.
The number of unemployed people in Germany remained above the three million mark in August. According to the Federal Employment Agency, the unemployment rate rose slightly to 6.5 percent.
The war against Iran has weakened, not strengthened, the United States. As an analysis by Carsten Kühntopp shows, Donald Trump ignored warnings and expertise – with consequences reaching far beyond the Persian Gulf.
The SPD's Bundestag members from North Rhine-Westphalia are increasing pressure on the black-red coalition and the party leadership. According to Tagesschau, they have drawn up a list of demands.
In the TV show "Sarah Tacke," CDU politician Christoph Ploß and Katja Kipping, managing director of the Paritätischer Gesamtverband, argued over the new basic income. Ploß defended stricter sanctions, while Kipping called for a cautious approach.
BSW founder Sahra Wagenknecht has accused parts of the German government of being far-right, citing an authoritarian course and restrictions on freedom of speech in the Focus podcast "Machtmenschen."
More than 80 organizations from trade unions, churches, and sports want to provide practical help to people threatened by right-wing extremists.
Friedrich Merz (CDU) has ruled out any coalition with the AfD just days before the state election in Saxony-Anhalt. In the RTL show "At the Table with Friedrich Merz," he accused the party of endangering Germany's security, as WELT reports.
On August 27, air raid sirens sounded eleven times in Kyiv as air defense repelled Russian drones. A residential building in the Podilskyi district was damaged, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration (KMVA) and the Kyiv City State Administration (KMDA).