Germany news: Cabinet approves intelligence service reforms
Germany's domestic and foreign intelligence services are to get greater powers to deal with hybrid threats. Meanwhile, transport ministers are meeting to find solutions to increasingly low river levels. DW has more.
On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, Germany's cabinet approved reforms for the intelligence service. Millions of people across the country watched a partial solar eclipse, with clear skies providing good viewing conditions. Large crowds gathered in parks, observatories, and viewpoints, with thousands in Munich, Hesse, and Berlin. Authorities warned against looking directly at the sun without certified eclipse glasses.
Meanwhile, a World War II bomb was cleared from a 600-meter area around Monheim am Rhein due to a clockwork delay fuse, resulting in a controlled explosion. Germany's equestrian dressage team secured another World Championship gold at the 2026 FEI championships in Aachen, with rider Isabell Werth earning her 10th World Championship gold.
The Federal Cartel Office has stated that the Bundesliga's 50+1 rule does not breach German competition laws, provided it is applied consistently and without unjustified exceptions.
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