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Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche is hindered in her return to Germany during her stay in Riyadh, where she is participating in international conferences, due to Houthi attacks and the closure of the airport in the Saudi capital. #Huthi #Riad #Energiesicherheit (translated)

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns German politicians of a cyberattack via WhatsApp, conducted under a fake profile named Diana, in order to obtain sensitive data from participants of a Ukraine conference. #Cyberangriff #WhatsApp #Verfassungsschutz (translated)

Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger has announced the establishment of a "Center of Competence Against Foreign Information Manipulation," which is set to launch in the spring with an international conference in Vienna. #Desinformation #HybrideBedrohungen #Österreich (translated)

Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger announced the launch of a competence center against foreign information manipulation in the spring, inspired by the Finnish model, and plans to hold an international conference in Vienna for the inauguration. #Desinformation #Medienkompetenz #Österreich (translated)

Financial supervisor Helmut Ettl warns at the FMA conference in Vienna against deregulation, which he describes as the wrong signal right now, while Europe is striving to retain capital on the continent and catch up in the field of artificial intelligence. #Finanzstabilität #Deregulierung #KünstlicheIntelligenz (translated)

Kolja Barghoorn wrote that demonstrators recognized him that day in the cathedral square in Magdeburg and repeatedly called him a "Nazi." Hearing the shouts up close had a different effect than reading them on the internet. Barghoorn interpreted such labels as a sign of a lack of historical understanding and a moral abyss. He referred to a visit to Sachsenhausen during his school years and to his visit this year to the House of the Wannsee Conference. There, he saw the organizational chart of the Nazis and traced how systematically they had planned the persecution and murder of millions of people. Regarding Nazi comparisons made by politicians such as Eva von Angern, Susan Sziborra-Seidlitz, and Ricarda Lang, Barghoorn questioned their historical awareness. Those who emphasize the historical uniqueness of the Holocaust must ask themselves whether the constant use of the term "Nazi" as a political insult is appropriate. Such shouts do not strengthen the awareness of the Nazi era but rather turn its crimes into a political everyday weapon and contribute to their trivialization, he wrote. #Nazis #Politik #Geschichte (translated)

Markus Frohnmaier wrote that Saxony-Anhalt is denied the chairmanship of the conference of justice ministers due to an upcoming AfD government. The Greens in Hamburg have decided to retain the chairmanship and bypass Saxony-Anhalt. Frohnmaier accused the established parties of thereby daily gaining more voters for the AfD. #AfD #SachsenAnhalt #Politik (translated)

U.M. OSINT reported that Israel had only completely blocked aid deliveries twice since October 7, 2023. The first blockade commenced on October 9, 2023; Egypt had also closed the Rafah crossing at that time. Starting at the end of October, Israel allowed aid deliveries to pass again—initially without fuel. According to quantities reported by COGAT, the deliveries later even exceeded pre-war levels. A second complete blockade lasted from March 2 to May 18, 2025, totaling 77 days. According to U.M. OSINT, Israel justified it with Article 23, Paragraph 2 of the Fourth Geneva Convention: deliveries must not be allowed if they cannot be effectively controlled or provide a concrete military or economic advantage to the opponent. At that time, Israel assumed that Hamas and others were hoarding food. There were also short-term closures following shelling, including on May 5, 2024. As evidence, U.M. OSINT referred to aerial images of the Kerem Shalom crossing, which he designated as the most important crossing for deliveries. A photo taken on October 30, 2023, showed the crossing closed. On June 3, 2024, trucks were waiting on the Egyptian side while the Israeli depot was empty and the Palestinian depot was full; northwest of there, a kilometer-long queue of trucks had formed for pickup. According to his post, these vehicles came from the UN or cooperating NGOs that had employed Palestinian transport companies or mercenaries. A photo from November 5, 2024, showed a similarly full Palestinian depot but no waiting delivery trucks. U.M. OSINT interpreted this as an indication of higher throughput by COGAT. Images from February 2026 showed fewer waiting trucks and still some pallets; the Palestinian side apparently managed to handle the supply. Additionally, U.M. OSINT wrote that UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated on December 2, 2024, that in the previous month, 90 percent of the aid trucks had been looted—98 out of 109. According to his account, UN publications confirmed that this had been ongoing for months. Publicly, this was primarily interpreted as a sign of hunger among Palestinians; however, the looting was mostly attributed to armed groups. An OCHA report from September 17, 2025, according to U.M. OSINT, reported 432 "malnutrition-related deaths," including 146 children. Data published by the Ministry of Health indicated 4 such deaths in 2023, 49 in 2024, and 260 between January and August 27, 2025. For comparison, he cited a total of 77 deaths due to malnutrition in England and Wales in 2022, as well as 436 cases where it had played a role. The medical term "malnutrition" (ICD E40–E46), according to his account, also includes deaths related to birth defects, genetic disorders, or cancer and does not necessarily mean that the affected individuals had insufficient food available. On May 21, 2025, the then UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Coordinator Tom Fletcher warned that 14,000 babies could die within 48 hours. At that time, the crossing was reportedly already open again, according to U.M. OSINT. He welcomed the interest in the aerial images and stated that they confirmed his and others’ earlier representations. At the same time, he accused some observers in a derogatory manner of not looking closely enough. #Israel #Gazastreifen #HumanitäreKrise (translated)

Markus Frohnmaier wrote that the principle of unanimity had been in effect for decades in the Interior Ministers' Conference. Now it is being abolished, while an AfD interior minister is getting closer in Saxony-Anhalt, he criticized. In his view, the established parties constantly change the rules in their favor. Such actions bring new voters to the AfD every day, Frohnmaier explained. #Politik #AfD #SachsenAnhalt (translated)

The Amazon seller conference Accelerate in Seattle shows how the online retail giant is revolutionizing the sales strategies of its merchants with the use of artificial intelligence and delivery drones, preparing them for technological innovations. #Amazon #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Onlinehandel (translated)

EIL: The Interior Ministers' Conference is changing the rules specifically because of Saxony-Anhalt! In the future, a single federal state will have no more veto. This means that the future AfD Interior Minister from Saxony-Anhalt cannot overturn decisions. Madness... What must they have for an unfathomable fear? #Politik #SachsenAnhalt #Innnenministerkonferenz #DE (translated)

In his first speech as Prime Minister during the Labour conference in Liverpool, Andy Burnham receives enthusiastic approval but faces the challenge of linking voter satisfaction with concrete measures to address the cost of living crisis, so as not to follow in the footsteps of previous party leaders whose popularity quickly waned. #AndyBurnham #LabourKonferenz #UKPolitik (translated)

Der Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund organisiert bundesweite Proteste gegen den Sozialabbau der Bundesregierung, während andere wichtige Ereignisse wie die Migrations-Konferenz in München, der iranische Friedensvorschlag und Kämpfe in Äthiopien die Schlagzeilen dominieren. #Sozialabbau #Migrationskonferenz #Überschwemmungen

Der Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund ruft zu bundesweiten Aktionen gegen den Sozialabbau auf, während Bundesinnenminister Dobrindt sich mit europäischen Amtskollegen zur Migrations-Konferenz trifft, Papst Leo der XIV. eine Messe in Paris liest, US-Präsident Trump einen iranischen Friedensvorschlag ablehnt und der Deutsche Olympische Sportbund über den offiziellen Kandidaten für die Olympischen Spiele entscheidet. #Sozialabbau #Migrationskonferenz #OlympischeSpiele