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In the latest edition of tagesthemen from October 17, 2026, the escalating protests in France, the coalition talks of Red-Green-Red in Berlin, a speech by Chancellor Merz at the Deutschlandtag of the Young Union, and the suspension of sanctions against Russia by US President Trump are discussed, while legal reasons limit the presentation of contributions from the Bundesliga and Track Cycling World Championships on tagesschau.de. #FrankreichProteste #Koalitionsgespräche #Deutschlandtag (translated)

Yvonne Kussmann wrote that a 23-year-old Indian man snatched a five-year-old boy from his mother on a platform in Wuppertal in April 2018 and jumped in front of a train with him. The child survived the attack without serious injuries. In October 2018, the man was acquitted due to insanity caused by paranoid schizophrenia and placed in a secure psychiatric facility. Kussmann contrasted the diagnosis with the belief in demons like Asuras or Pishachas in India, from whom people might receive commands, including to kill. She stated that the man had been deported after about eight years in the secure facility; various media reported on this. At the same time, she questioned whether Western therapies were meaningful for a man with a different cultural background. Using figures from North Rhine-Westphalia for 2025, Kussmann calculated that among approximately 4,300 detained individuals, costs of 623 million euros had been incurred. This amounts to about 390 euros per person per day. For eight years in the secure facility, this totals just over 1.1 million euros for the man. Kussmann questioned why the man had not been immediately deported instead of being treated at the taxpayers' expense for so long. She noted that he had entered as an asylum seeker, attempted to kill a child, and had never received a punishment for the act. #Asylpolitik #PsychischeGesundheit #Gesellschaftsdebatte (translated)

Violet wrote that she celebrated her wedding anniversary the day before and had to take the train as an exception for that. During the night return trip, she felt that it was hardly recognizable that one was in Germany; only the signs indicated it. She described the condition as broken and asked which country would subject itself to something like this. #Hochzeitstag #Bahnfahren #Deutschland (translated)

The article stated that, initially, a large number of flights had been canceled and air traffic had been reduced. Now, regional train services were affected: thousands of trains were to be canceled. The author blamed the "most expensive government in the world," which he considered incompetent, for not properly managing the financing. #Luftverkehr #Bahn #Deutschland #DE (translated)

This is remarkable: Germany subsidizes driving with unimaginable sums — toll-free highways and roads, free parking in public spaces, commuter allowances, company car privileges, underfunded railways and public transport, etc. — and the top beneficiary is now the richest man in the world. (translated)

Apollo News reported, citing a response from the government, that crime at German train stations remains high. The proportion of foreign suspects in violent crimes has therefore risen again and stood at 57 percent. https://t.co/H9we80W9kG #Kriminalität #Deutschland #Bahnhöfe (translated)

Zara Riffler asked what had become of the schools. In many cities, they had apparently become one of the most dangerous places, similar to train stations, she wrote. She described it as pure madness that schools, which children attended daily, had turned into hotspots. https://t.co/f2SHYRFJql #Bildung #Schulen #Sicherheit (translated)

Next week, Vorarlberg's first fully automated bus will start in Wolfurt, operating on a four-kilometer route with seven stops between the train station and the business area Campus Wolfurt, and can initially be used free of charge. #EBus #AutomatisierterVerkehr #Vorarlberg (translated)

The author wrote that from October 15, 2026, there will be a ban on alcohol consumption at all 5700 train stations and stops managed by Deutsche Bahn. He stated that DB justified the decision by improving safety and cleanliness and experiences from facilities where similar solutions were applied. #DeutscheBahn #bezpieczeństwo #transport #DE (translated)