At least four people were killed in a nighttime wave of Russian attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. A drone hit a residential building in Pukhivka, killing a grandfather, a grandmother, and their three-year-old grandson.
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces hit 12 more Russian shadow fleet ships in the Black and Azov seas between August 1 and 8, bringing the total to 218 since the start of Operation MoLoChKa.
Washington accuses Havana of serving as an operations base for China, Russia, and Iran. The US State Department announced sanctions on five companies and eight individuals, including Cuba's Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and military attachés in Moscow and Beijing.
Yemen's Houthi rebels have directly attacked Saudi Arabia, injuring at least eleven people. The UN Security Council condemned the missile strikes on the kingdom and on commercial vessels.
The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Friday, driven by disappointing US labor market data. The index rose 0.6 percent, while the Nasdaq gained 1.3 percent.
Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have formed a new defense alliance, pledging that an attack on any one of them will be considered an attack on all three.
Since the 2012 reform, more than seven million vehicles in Germany have been driving with so-called Heimatkennzeichen (homeland license plates). This is shown by a study from Heilbronn University.
The European Union imposed fresh sanctions on Russia on Friday, August 7, in response to the latest massive air strikes on Ukraine, as reported by 24tv.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has long treated Europe as a warring party. As Die Zeit analyzes, the Kremlin is increasingly backing its aggressive rhetoric with hybrid attacks—from sabotage to assassination plots.
The Left Party's federal chairwoman, Ines Schwerdtner, has announced that the party will only join a Berlin government if large housing companies are expropriated.
Ukraine has appointed General Serhii Sobko as the new Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces. The 42-year-old Hero of Ukraine is known as a reformer and critic of Soviet-era traditions, according to Kyiv Post.
The Federal Constitutional Court has admonished the Bundestag to process objections to the 2025 federal election more quickly. So far, only 450 of 1,041 objections have been resolved.
The aid organization Blue-Yellow Cross has dispatched 1,000 ambulances to Ukraine, responding to the urgent need for rescue vehicles amid Russia's war of aggression.
At least one person was killed and three others injured in a Russian attack on a grain carrier in the Black Sea, according to Ukrainian officials. Moscow claims the ship was a military target.
Ukrainian drones attacked the Slavneft-YANOS refinery in Yaroslavl overnight on August 6, sparking a fire. It is the seventh attack on the facility this year, the Kyiv Post reports.
The Berlin–Hamburg rail line will be closed again at night in August and September. Deutsche Bahn says it will fix remaining defects and carry out final optimizations.
The German government wants to abolish the pension at 63, but there is resistance within the SPD. Parliamentary Secretary Dirk Wiese advocates for hardship exemptions, for example for shift workers.
German CIOs plan to invest their IT budgets primarily in cybersecurity and modernization in 2026 and 2027. According to a Lünendonk study, 92 percent intend to spend more on IT security.
After months of delay, the government of Upper Bavaria has opened the transitional housing facility in Ismaning. On Monday, the first residents moved into the converted office complex.
Russia could continue launching around 100 ballistic missiles per month at Ukraine, increasingly targeting businesses and logistics infrastructure, warned Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov, as reported by Kyiv Post.
At least 21 people were killed overnight in a Russian attack with ballistic missiles and drones on Kyiv and the surrounding region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky again called on allies to provide more interceptor missiles, the BBC reports.
In Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, progressive former health official Abdul El-Sayed holds a narrow lead over Haley Stevens. The race is too close to call, according to The Guardian.
The large fire in a nature reserve near Venray has not spread further. Authorities have not yet given the all-clear, and the district of Kleve in North Rhine-Westphalia continues to warn of smoke odor.
Germany's Economy Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) expects consumers and industry to benefit from significantly lower electricity prices only in the 2030s. She told the dpa news agency that noticeable relief would not come before then.
At least 15 people were killed in a Russian ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight. Numerous injuries and severe damage to civilian infrastructure were reported.
A video shows a Russian drone chasing a street vendor in the Kherson region and exploding near him. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared the footage, writing that the world must see it, as reported by the BBC.
The EU has failed the solidarity test in the Ceuta crisis, criticizes Sabrina Fritz. Instead of supporting Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, many EU states have heaped accusations on him.
The Rhine's water level at Kaub has dropped to 24 centimeters, which could push fuel prices up. The EU is striving for unity after the migration dispute over Ceuta, while the German government remains vague about how often it uses AI for speeches.
Friedrich Merz plans to read Christoph Hein's novel "The Ship of Fools" during his vacation. The FAZ comments on the choice as fitting and points to the long tradition of the Ship of Fools metaphor in politics.
Expensive crude oil and high fuel prices are bringing international oil companies enormous extra profits. British company BP has doubled its net profit.
Ukraine has imposed sanctions on 23 companies and 20 individuals linked to Russia's military-industrial complex, according to a decree by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
At least 22 people were injured on Tuesday when Russian forces struck central Kramatorsk with two guided aerial bombs, hitting a residential building, according to Kyiv Post.
Severe thunderstorms swept across parts of Germany on Monday evening and into Tuesday, causing damage and disrupting rail traffic, particularly in Thuringia and North Rhine-Westphalia.
Israeli and Lebanese government representatives are meeting in Rome for direct talks on implementing their security agreement, with Hezbollah's tunnel network also on the agenda.
Following the mass influx into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, EU interior ministers are holding a special session on border protection, Schengen, and migration policy. As ZDFheute reports, the situation on the ground has calmed down, but the political dispute has only just begun.
Migration expert Gerald Knaus rejects the accusations leveled against Spain's government in the Ceuta crisis as irrational. In an interview with tagesschau.de, he said the images of the mass crossing were disturbing, but the facts do not support blaming Spain.
Thorsten Frei (CDU) rejects any adjustments to the planned pension reform. As he told WELT TV, he sees no room for negotiation on abolishing the pension at 63.
Bundestag's interior committee is meeting today to discuss the consequences of the attack on the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin. Representatives of the queer community sharply criticize Friedrich Merz, as reported by ZDFheute.
A Ukrainian drone attack on a Black Sea beach killed seven people and injured 40, according to Russia's regional administration. Three children are among the dead, the BBC reports.
The Spanish government has rejected allegations that it ignored warnings from the CNI intelligence service about the mass arrival in Ceuta. The humanitarian situation in the exclave remains tense.