Germany updates: new drone research 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.
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil expressed strong disapproval of Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's recent comments calling for the targeted killing of Palestinians in Gaza. Klingbeil stated that Ben-Gvir's words were inhumane and Europe should consider sanctions against the far-right politician.
Klingbeil, who leads the Social Democrats (SPD) in Germany's coalition government, emphasized that the German government would speak out clearly against such actions. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt informed the European Commission that Germany would extend its border checks for another six months from September 15, should the Commission have no objection. Dobrindt argued that continued control was necessary to combat illegal migration.
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