1. Reported crackdown on radical Islamists after Caliphate calls: German authorities launched raids in Hamburg targeting Muslim Interaktiv, a group accused of promoting a local caliphate. At least a hundred police officers involved, amid rising concerns over hybrid warfare and low-level sabotage by Russian-recruited agents.
2. AfD Party members accused of spying for Russia: Ruling coalition parties (CDU-CSU/SPD) demanded explanations from AfD after detailed parliamentary queries on Bundeswehr capabilities raised suspicions of intelligence-gathering for hostile powers. CDU member Jens Spahn called it potential "treason," sparking a major Bundestag clash.
3. Pro-Palestine activists attempted to occupy Berlin ZDF studio. Demonstrators stormed the entrance of ZDF's Berlin headquarters, protesting coverage of Gaza. Critics, including on X, highlighted double standards in media response compared to right-wing protests, amid debates on ÖRR bias.
4. Chancellor Merz faced backlash at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil. Merz's brief, "verklemmt" (stilted) appearance at the Brazil summit drew ridicule for limited engagement (he was on the ground there for just 20 hours). It fueled internal CDU turmoil and international tension with Brazil's Lula over climate commitments.
After hearing the brief speech....his 'push' was for technology to drive 'saving' the world.
5. There is a CDU internal rift going on....over Syrian refugee returns. The German Foreign Minister (Wadephul) contradicted Chancellor Merz by stating Syria isn't ready for refugee returns, highlighting conservative party divisions on migration amid dropping Syrian inflows.
6. The German dentists' pension fund Faces €1 Billion Loss.
Berlin's Versorgungswerk der Zahnärzte reportedly lost up to half its assets on risky investments, as exposed in investigative reports. There appears to be a internal power struggle going on.
7. If you are shopping at German grocery stores and notice chocolate 'Santas' pricing....it's a minimum of 30-percent higher than last year, and in some stores....maybe up to 60-percent higher.
8. So....a polygamous wedding story. Apparently, this took place last summer...quietly.
A Berlin pastor has apparently gone out (as the Protestant Church now says)...with a local clergywoman blessing a four-man marriage (to each other)....apparently....the theological superiors disagreed now.
9. Kaufland, the grocery, is saying that they will attempt to run a med-center (lite) in their operations. The way it's being explained....it's mostly a drug-store, with a on-line doctor who you will cite your problems, and he'll suggest medications. Yeah, it sounds like what Wal-Mart offers.
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