Lower Saxony’s municipal runoffs saw the AfD lose three executive races while Greens held Hanover and gained other urban posts.
German investigators are probing whether a crashed drone near the Wunstorf air base involved explosives, raising wider infrastructure-risk concerns.
A Kremlin-linked bot network spreads false German media-style content to influence voter sentiment ahead of September regional elections, targeting all but pro-Russian parties.
The US Pentagon orders a withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany within a year, reflecting strategic military adjustments and signaling shifts in transatlantic defense relations.