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Maranello Paddock reported that Vasseur confirmed to Sky Germany that Ferrari wanted to bring both of its drivers into the pits during the virtual safety car, but Lewis Hamilton refused to stop. According to Vasseur, this choice cost the team points, and Hamilton later apologized. #F1 #Ferrari #LewisHamilton (translated)

The author criticized a mayor of a city with nearly one million Jewish residents across its five boroughs, saying he had not used the word “Jew” on the anniversary of what the author called the greatest loss of Jewish life since the Nazi genocide. #JewishCommunity #NewYork #HolocaustRemembrance #DE #US

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Nidec Motors & Actuators (Germany) GmbH announces the closure of its production plant in Bietigheim-Bissingen, resulting in the loss of 116 jobs, as the crisis in the automotive industry continues to have an impact. #Jobverlust #Autoindustrie #Nidec (translated)

So viele Jobs gehen verloren - Motoren-Riese macht deutsches Werk dicht

Europe Elects reported that an INSA poll in Germany put AfD-ESN at 30.5%, SPD-S&D and GRÜNE-G/EFA at 14.5% each, CDU-EPP at 13.5%, LINKE-LEFT at 10.5%, FDP-RE at 4.5%, CSU-EPP at 4% and BSW-NI at 3.5%. It said fieldwork took place from 2 to 5 October 2026 and the sample size was 2,002. https://t.co/bbexiPyox9 https://t.co/mTEo85NGBK #Politik #Wahlen #Deutschland (translated)

The author said Hungary’s experience served as a warning to other countries, arguing that a radical shift after a moderate campaign and the exclusion of political opponents had occurred, or could occur, in the United States, Israel, Germany and Poland. https://t.co/LNIPZyrXN7 #politics #democracy #Europe #HU #US #IL #DE #PL

Berlin marks three years since the Hamas October 7 attacks with a memorial at Brandenburg Gate, amid renewed fears over rising antisemitism in Germany. #Berlin #Antisemitism #Israel

Berlin marks October 7 anniversary with memorial installation and Israeli flag display

In the article, Jewish Berliners Milena Glimbovski and Ben Salomo discuss differing views on antisemitism in Germany, expressing concern about both left-wing and right-wing extremism, with Glimbovski focusing on dialogue and a perceived greater danger from the right, while Salomo sees the left's potential rise in Berlin as a serious threat to Jewish safety. #Antisemitismus #JüdischesLeben #Deutschland (translated)

Antisemitismus in Deutschland: Zwei Juden streiten über Gefahr von links und rechts

The author wrote that they believed Ukraine had prevented a third world war in 2022 by refusing to give Russia what Germany had gained from Czechoslovakia, which they said had doubled Germany’s industrial capacity while armies were already on the move. #Ukraine #WW3 #History #UA #RU #DE #CZ

The post said August Hanning, who led Germany’s BND from 1998 to 2005 under Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, was arrested on 6 October 2026. It said Germany’s Federal Prosecutor suspected him of treasonous espionage and obtaining state secrets. https://t.co/CEaenODnbe #Deutschland #Treuheit #Sicherheit #DE

The author wrote that Frank-Walter Steinmeier commemorated on "January 37," the anniversary of the liberation, the Jews murdered in Auschwitz and the German SS guards. They had endured under the most difficult humanitarian conditions during their flight from the approaching Red Army. https://t.co/bWv6Dv23ch #Auschwitz #Gedenken #Erinnerung #Germany #PL (translated)

The author argued that foreign intelligence agencies could exploit the ability to bribe BND staff undetected for years, and said Germany’s poor record of modernising its security services meant the opportunity was likely to continue. #Sicherheit #Intelligenz #Korruption #DE

The author said an unidentified man had become vice president of a German federal county’s parliament and claimed that Russia was taking over Germany while its democracy failed to defend against it. #Deutschland #Demokratie #Politik #DE #RU

The author argued that if Czechoslovakia had stood up to Germany, World War II and the Holocaust would not have happened, half the world would not have spent the rest of the century in what they described as a communist dystopia, and nuclear weapons would not have threatened the US mainland. They said events would instead have followed the Ukraine-Russia playbook. #Czechoslovakia #WW2 #History #CZ #DE #UA #RU #US

The author said Germany relied heavily on intelligence tips from its allies and described its own agencies as poor at gathering intelligence. They questioned how willing allies would be to share information after what they called the latest debacle. #intelligence #Germany #allies #DE

The author claimed that a former German intelligence chief had been arrested for treason and sold secrets to a foreign power, noting that it was not Russia and asking which country had received them. https://t.co/PMeqDNUYvE #Treason #Espionage #Germany #DE

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Although Tobias Rausch's role is largely symbolic, opponents have described the result as a watershed moment. #AfD #Germany #FarRight

AfD candidate elected speaker of German regional parliament for first time

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The author wrote that if Gerhard Schröder could not be imprisoned, August Hanning might be, if convicted, referring to Hanning as Schröder’s “henchman”. The author said Hanning had led Germany’s foreign intelligence service under Schröder and had been arrested on suspicion of treason. https://t.co/wZAd4574oC #Deutschland #Treason #Politik #DE #GER

The author reported that former German intelligence chief August Hanning had been arrested over alleged espionage. They said Hanning led Germany’s BND from 1998 to 2005 and that the federal prosecutor alleged he had obtained confidential information from another BND member. #Spionage #Deutschland #Nachrichten #DE

The author argued that Poland should respond firmly to any distortion of history, without exceptions or double standards. They questioned why Polish diplomacy had shown determination in responding to Tucker Carlson but, in their view, lacked the same resolve in dealing with Germany. The post then began referring to Donald Tusk’s government and the foreign minister but ended mid-sentence. #Polska #historia #dyplomacja #PL #DE