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France News Update  

Olympics Games Open in Paris: The 33rd Summer Olympics in Paris opened on Friday (July 26, 2024) with a spectacular show. Despite the constant rain, hundreds of thousands of spectators watched the atmospheric boat parade along the Seine.

Details: https://www.sportschau.de/olympia/olympia-paris-eroeffnungsfeier-,olympia-paris-eroeffnungsfeier-102.html

France News Update

Attack on French Railways Network: The attack on the railway network has caused anger in France - as it significantly dampened the joy of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. 

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/frankreich-sncf-angriff-100.html

Germany News Update  

Basic Child Benefit: The basic child benefit was planned as the biggest social reform of the traffic light coalition. But the federal government is far from implementing it. Why is that? And what happens next?

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/kindergrundsicherung-152.html

Germany and EU News

Germany News Update  

Deutsche Bahn: Billion Dollar loss in half year balance sheet - Deutsche Bahn incurred billions in losses in the first six months of the year. Now the company wants to react - and cut 30 thousand jobs over the next five years.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/deutsche-bahn-verlust-106.html

Germany News Update

Fight againt irregular migration: Scholz continues to rely on strict border controls

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/scholz-grenzkontrollen-100.html

Germany News Update  

Spahn explains statement on "pandemic of the unvaccinated": Following the recent publication of unredacted documents, Corona policy is once again up for debate. Specifically, it is about a yes or no to vaccinations. Now the then Minister Spahn has commented.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/corona-massnahmen-debatte-spahn-100.html

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Germany News Update  

Adhesive Protest: "Last generation" blocks Frankfurt Airport – flight operations suspended

Details: https://www.hessenschau.de/panorama/letzte-generation-blockiert-frankfurter-flughafen--flugbetrieb-eingestellt-v1,letzte-generation-flughafen-100.html

Germany News Update

Controlled Explostion today: Bomb found near the Niederwald Monument near Rüdesheim

Details: https://www.hessenschau.de/panorama/bombenfund-nahe-dem-niederwalddenkmal-bei-ruedesheim---sprengung-am-donnerstag-v1,weltkriegsbombe-ruedesheim-niederwald-100.html

France News Update  

Olympics Starts Tomorrow in Paris: Why Paris 2024 Will Be The Most High-Risk Olympics In History?

Details: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/paris-olympics-2024-global-tensions-terror-threats-paris-olympics-to-be-held-amid-high-risk-6183100

Germany and EU News

Germany News Update  

Traffic light coalition and the Union joined forces and agreed on a change to the constitution: To permanently remove the federal constitutional court from day-to-day political debate and prevent efforts to question its independence.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/bundesverfassungsgericht-schutz-extremismus-102.html

Germany News Update

Germany must improve its plan for clean air: According to a court ruling, Germany must improve its air pollution control program. The federal government's plan does not comply with EU requirements, decided the Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court.

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/umwelthilfe-klage-100.html

Germany News Update  

Islamic Center Hamburg Banned, Blue Mosque closed: The Federal Ministry of the Interior has banned the Shiite mosque association Islamic Center Hamburg. 

Details: https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/ndr-wdr/verbot-islamischeszentrum-hamburg-100.html