In Germany on Tuesday, former head of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) August Hanning was arrested on suspicion of attempted treason. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office said investigators believe he was involved in buying access to secret documents and using information containing state secrets in favor of a foreign intelligence service.

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Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the operations of the «Russian House of Science and Culture» in Berlin and checking its tenants for possible sanctions violations. A month ago, the German government closed the building and expelled its employees to Russia.

#Berlin #Germany #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanUnion #Rossotrudnichestvo #RussianHouse

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Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Germany briefly suspended operations because of an unmanned aerial vehicle. The restrictions were lifted at 21:05 after the drone was spotted at 20:00 local time (21:00 MSK).

#DFS #BerlinBrandenburgAirport #Berlin #Germany #drones #Russia

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Friedrich Merz’s government is preparing to restrict the authorities of the state of Saxony-Anhalt from accessing the classified Bundeswehr plan in the event of a new Russian attack in Eastern Europe. Berlin fears the document could end up in Russia through the local branch of the AfD.

#AfD #Berlin #BorisPistorius #Bundeswehr #Germany #SaxonyAnhalt

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«The Left» has for the first time in its history taken first place in the election to the Berlin House of Representatives and, after 92.3% of precincts have been counted, is receiving 25.7% of the second votes. The CDU is second with 18.8%, and the AfD is third with 16.0%.

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Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and chairman of «United Russia» Dmitry Medvedev said at a conference call with secretaries of the party’s regional branches that Russia cannot exist without «greatness». According to him, «our country can be either a great power, or it will not exist at all».

#Berlin #DmitryMedvedev #UnitedRussia #west #Russia #Kherson

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Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office has charged 57-year-old Berlin businesswoman Ilona V., a citizen of Germany and Ukraine, with espionage activities in favor of Russia. The charge, based on a 74-page indictment, came almost eight months after her arrest.

#Berlin #VladimirZelensky #Germany #Gru #FriedrichMerz

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Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office has filed a 214-page indictment in the case over Hamas plans to carry out coordinated attacks in Berlin and Vienna by October 7, 2025. Seven men have been charged in the case, and all remain in pretrial detention.

#AlQassam #Berlin #Vein #Germany #Hamas

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The German government is expected to announce in the coming days whom it believes was behind the suspected drone attack on a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle airport on August 4, and to coordinate its response with EU and NATO partners. Chancellor Friedrich Merz told public broadcaster ARD that the investigation is nearing completion and that the federal government has already reached a common understanding on the response.

#Berlin #Halle4 #EU #Leipzig #LeipzigGermanGovernment #NATOChancellorFriedrichMerz

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Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner said that the German capital was subjected to blackmail after the hack of city systems and the theft of data earlier this month. According to him, the authorities will not comply with the ransom demand that arrived on Thursday evening.

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