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Robert Habeck präsentierte sein Buch ‚Arctic Meltdown: Die Neuvermessung der Welt‘ beim Literaturfestival Lit.Cologne spezial und äußerte sich zur deutschen Geschichte und deren Auswirkungen auf die aktuelle Verwundbarkeit gegenüber ausländischer Einflussnahme.
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Deutschland wird verstärkt ausländische Desinformationskampagnen ausgesetzt sein.
Likely · Within months
Die Debatte über die Regulierung von Algorithmen sozialer Medien wird in Deutschland an Bedeutung gewinnen.
Possible · Within months
A YouGov survey commissioned by the German Press Agency showed that 48 percent of respondents see Angela Merkel as Chancellor better suited to solving today's problems in Germany than Friedrich Merz. Only eight percent consider Merkel to be less suitable, 29 percent see her as equally well or poorly suited as Merz.
The number of crimes related to the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt has increased significantly compared to 2021. According to the Interior Ministry, 747 crimes were recorded during the election campaign, including 570 cases of damage or theft of election posters, mainly affecting the AfD, the Left and the CDU. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, too, the number of election campaign crimes rose to over 490.
In Hamburg, despite the introduction of an online portal in February, asylum seekers still have to wait an average of 98 working days for a decision. The left-wing MP Carola Ensslen criticizes the Senate for the lack of solutions and points out the increasing burden on the social courts.
An alliance of DGB, IG Metall, Ver.di, Caritas, Diakonie and VdK rejects the planned cuts in social policy and care and warns of a threat to social cohesion and democratic stability. They are calling for greater taxation of high assets and inheritances to finance them.
US President Donald Trump has appointed intelligence chief Jay Clayton as the new AI commissioner. Clayton is expected to lead a government panel that will report on AI risks and opportunities within 120 days. The body, dubbed the “Super Intelligence Force,” is designed to keep the U.S. in AI leadership. Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are also said to be members.

In the parliamentary elections in Latvia, Prime Minister Andris Kulberg's United List electoral alliance is leading with 36.6 percent of the vote, ahead of the populist parties "Latvia First" (13.4 percent) and "Sovereign Power" (11.6 percent). Kulbergs ruled out a coalition with “Latvia First” and emphasized the security policy importance of the election in view of Russian threats.