Skip next section Merz and Macron in German-French show of unity
07/24/2025July 24, 2025
Merz and Macron in German-French show of unity
German Chancellor and French President put on a show of unity during the latter’s visit to Berlin on Wednesday.
But while the two presented a united European front in response to tariff threats from US President and an intention to discuss corruption issues with Ukrainian President , disagreements remain regarding the development of the joint Franco-German FCAS next-generation fighter jet and the condemnation of .
“Big topics, great unity,” headlined German public broadcaster Tagesschau on Thursday morning, while Der Spiegel news magazine quipped: “No fish rolls, at least” – a reference to when Merz’s predecessor treated him to a Fischbrötchen, a local Hamburg delicacy with an acquired taste.
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Skip next section German Catholics criticize ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian crisis in Gaza
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German Catholics criticize ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian crisis in Gaza
The Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) said on Thursday that it was “appalled” by the suffering being endured by Palestinians in the and called on the German government to ensure the enforcement of international law.
“The humanitarian situation for the civilian population in Gaza is catastrophic,” ZdK President Irme Stetter-Karp told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND).
While acknowledging that “has a legitimate right to defend itself against the terrorist organization ,” she said that didn’t absolve the from its responsibility to respect international law.
Stetter-Karp also said Israel’s military operations were impacting the civilian population to an “unjustifiable” extent and highlighted the acute threat of starvation, illness and death facing children in the besieged enclave.
“We are aghast that 875 have been killed while trying to access aid at the distribution centers in Gaza,” she said. “This approach by the Israeli government must end immediately!”
Stetter-Karp also highlighted the plight of Palestinian Christians in the , who she said were increasingly the targets of Israeli settler violence.
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Skip next section Munich airport planning special deportation terminal
07/24/2025July 24, 2025
Munich airport planning special deportation terminal
‘s second-largest airport is reportedly planning to construct a special deportation terminal in which police will process the repatriation of migrants to be deported.
According to a planning document seen by the Reuters news agency, the so-called “repatriation terminal” at is to be around 60 meters long and spread over two floors.
The facility, which is designed to facilitate “up to 100 arrivals and departures processing up to 50 individual measures and group charter flights daily,” is planned for 2028 and will also include a “central check-in in order to coordinate repatriations efficiently,” according to the document.
German Interior Minister and Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann, both of the , the Bavarian sister party of the conservative , have taken a strong stance on deportations of migrants with criminal convictions or rejected asylum claims.
Mayor Dieter Reiter, of the center-left , said the deportation of those convicted of crimes to their home countries was a sensible measure. “Therefore I don’t think it’s fundamentally wrong to propose such a terminal,” he said.
But political support is not universal. Local politician Gülseren Demirel told the Süddeutsche Zeitung broadsheet: “We are more than critical of a specific terminal for deportations.”
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Skip next section Welcome to our coverage07/24/2025July 24, 2025
Welcome to our coverage
Guten Morgen! Welcome to DW’s coverage of developments in on Thursday, July 24.
Despite , we all have to carry on, so here’s what’s on the agenda today:
- The Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) has the criticized the “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in the
- airport is planning a special new deportation terminal where police can process migrants leaving Germany
- Everything else you need to know from Germany as it happens
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