Germany updates: new drone resarch center to be opened
Two weeks after a drone security breach at Leipzig airport, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is set to open a new drone research center. Meanwhile, an historic aquarium is set to reopen in Berlin. DW has more.
German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil denounced Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for his recent calls for targeted killings of Palestinians. Ben-Gvir had suggested that many Palestinians in Gaza do not deserve to live and that Israeli forces should remove 30 or 40 per night, even if they were not militants. Klingbeil deemed Ben-Gvir's remarks inhumane and called for serious consequences.
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt informed the European Commission that Germany will extend its border checks for another six months, starting September 15, unless the Commission objects. The checks have been in place at Germany's external borders since September 2024, with the extension being its fourth. German Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan announced an increase in aid to combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo by €11 million, focusing on mobile laboratories and training for healthcare workers.
The Central Council of Jews in Germany condemned Ben-Gvir's remarks as inhumane, shameful and irresponsible, damaging Israel's reputation. Vietnam's Ministry of Construction ordered Vietnam Airlines and the country's aviation regulator to cooperate with German authorities investigating an incident involving a Boeing 787-9 that landed back at Munich Airport due to technical issues.
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