Germany news: Police operation in Cologne after shots fired
Police have cordoned off part of southern Cologne, reporting multiple shots fired at an apparently empty cafe early in the morning. They did not report casualties but were searching the area for a suspect. DW has more.
In a recent German news report, Cologne police conducted an operation after shots were fired. German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil expressed irritation over the United States inviting Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to the G20 meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. Klingbeil stated that Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine had no normal situation and that he had directly told Siluanov that the Russian government must end the war and that Germany would continue to support Ukraine.
At the G20, the Russian finance minister was represented by under-secretaries, but during bilateral talks, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent advocated for President Trump's peace plan for Ukraine. Klingbeil expressed no normalization or relaxation of the situation, asserting that Russia alone bears responsibility for ending the war.
The leader of Germany's Free Democrats (FDP) said he did not believe an Alternative for Germany (AfD) state government in Saxony-Anhalt would be a threat to democracy, though he noted that the federal government could enforce federal laws if necessary. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned of the consequences of a far-right AfD state government in Saxony-Anhalt, stating that the eastern state must not become an experiment for enraged citizens.
During a campaign stop in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Merz was greeted with boos, insults, and calls for him to resign.
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