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Germany shuts down Munich Airport due to drone sightings
Germany's Munich Airport temporarily suspended operations the evening of Oct. 2 due to suspicious drone sightings in the area, airport officials said. The closure follows a series of mysterious drone sightings in European airspace in recent days,...

Germany’s Drone Crisis: Mystery UAVs Shut Airports, Fly Over Sensitive Sites; Are Russia & China Probing NATO’s Defenses?
The drone incursions over Germany are more serious than they were previously anticipated, with swarms of unknown drones sighted over critical infrastructure as well as military facilities. Germany’s Munich airport halted flights after several...

Germany: Drone sightings disrupt Munich airport
Munich Airport said early on Friday that drone sightings on Thursday evening had forced air traffic control to halt operations. This had prompted the cancellation of 17 flights, disrupting travel for nearly 3,000 passengers at the airport in the...

Germany must provide reparations for 1904 Namibia genocide, Amnesty says
Amnesty International called Thursday for Germany to provide reparations for genocide committed against Namibia’s Ovaherero and Nama peoples between 1904 and 1908 — steps Germany has refused despite recognizing the atrocities as genocide. The...
Germany: IG Metall union agrees to cut in real wages for steelworkers
Thyssenkrupp facility in Duisburg [Photo by Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau / CC BY 2.0]The IG Metall union has agreed to a cut in real wages for around 60,000 workers in the northwest German steel industry. Just minutes before the no-strike period in...

Germany hands top general more power in defense ministry shake-up
The change, engineered by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, makes Breuer the undisputed operational boss inside the ministry. For the Bundeswehr, still infamous for its sluggish procurement cycles and overlapping lines of command, the reform is...

Germany: Munich airport shuts down after drone sightings; 17 flights grounded
Munich Airport temporarily closed early Friday due to multiple drone sightings, grounding 17 flights and affecting nearly 3,000 passengers, with 15 inbound flights redirected. This incident adds Munich to a growing list of European airports...

Germany says will back UN resolution for two-state solution to Israel-Palestine conflict
Germany will support a United Nations resolution for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but does not believe the time has come to recognise a Palestinian state, a government spokesman told Reuters on Thursday. "Germany will...

Saxony Back Open in Downtown Charles City After Next Door August Fire, Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Home/Local News/Saxony Back Open in Downtown Charles City After Next Door August Fire, Celebrates 50th Anniversary Just over a month after a fire in The Main Event building in downtown Charles City interrupted their operations, Saxony is back with...
Putin To Take Advantage Of Germany's Weak Spot? ‘NATO Can’t Shoot Down Russian Drones’
Germany's air defense is unable to stop unidentified drones, even as NATO nations face an increasing alleged Russian drone scare. The bombshell was dropped by Germany’s biggest newspaper BILD. From Poland to Romania, mystery incursions are shaking...

U.S. Approves $1.23 Billion Missile Deal With Germany
By Arun Bishnoi in Germany, Missiles, News, Ordnance, USA October 2, 2025 The United States has approved a U.S.-Germany missile deal authorizing a $1.23 billion sale of advanced air-to-air missiles to Germany. The Defense Security Cooperation...

France detains Russian shadow fleet tanker crew as drone sightings increase over Germany
French authorities have detained two crew members from a Russian-linked oil tanker suspected of belonging to Russia's shadow fleet, while Germany has reported unidentified drone sightings over critical infrastructure facilities. The French navy...

Afghanistan's Consulate Staff In Germany Resigns Over Accreditation Of Taliban-Appointed Officials
Last Updated:October 03, 2025, 04:02 IST Afghanistan's consulate staff in Bonn resigned after Germany accredited two Taliban-appointed diplomats to aid deportations, citing security concerns. The Acting Consul of the Afghan consulate in Bonn,...

Vodafone Germany Integrates Movius SCaaS for Enterprise-Grade Mobile Security
Movius, the leading global provider of secure, AI-powered, purpose-driven communications software, announced it has officially partnered with Vodafone, a leading telecommunications business. Through an initial rollout with Vodafone Germany, the...

Today in History: October 3, Germany reunifies after 45 years
Today is Friday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2025. There are 89 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 3, 1990, West Germany and East Germany ended 45 years of postwar division, declaring the creation of a reunified country. Also on this...

Drone sightings disrupt Munich airport in Germany, halt flights and impact thousands
World News A general view of the Munich International Airport in Germany (Reuters) Germany’s Munich airport said early on Friday that drone sightings on Thursday evening had forced air traffic control to suspend operations, leading to the...
Kazakhstan supplied 180,000 tons of oil to Germany via Druzhba in September, Kaztransoil says
Kazakhstan’s oil exports to Germany via Russia’s Druzhba pipeline totalled 180,000 metric tons in September, the pipeline company Kaztransoil told Reuters on Thursday. Oil supplies to Germany were at 190,000 tons in August, the company said...

Road Closure on High Germany Road, Washington County MD
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevant HAGERSTOWN, MD — The Washington County Highway Department announces the upcoming closure of High Germany Road for the bridge inspection of Sideling Hill Creek. The closure will occur on...

Munich, Germany: Airport closes as multiple drone sightings disrupt flights
Munich Airport has been forced to shut down operations on Thursday night following multiple drone sightings, making it the latest major European hub to be disrupted by unexplained drone activity. According to airport officials, 17 flights were...

Flights suspended, diverted after drone sightings at Germany’s Munich Airport
Munich airport suspended operations on Thursday night after air traffic control officials reported multiple drone sightings. The airport cancelled 17 flights and diverted 15 others to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna, and Frankfurt.Nearly 3,000...