Münchner Merkur

If a German head of government believes he can openly and publicly violate Article 26, it could encourage even more people in Germany to advocate for aggressive wars.

— Dieter Hallervorden and 20 others filed a complaint against Friedrich Merz, arguing that Merz violated Article 26 of the Basic Law.

In that sense, the whole of Ukraine is ours.

— Wladimir Putin made this statement during the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.

The tethered bottle cap has not many friends in Germany.

— Matthias Unfried, head of the behavioral research department at NIM, comments on the unpopularity of the new caps.

There has been a threatening letter.

— CSD organizer Alexander Irmisch regarding the threat situation that led to the rescheduling of the Christopher Street Day in Regensburg.

The escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran is putting health facilities and access to health care at risk. The reports on the attacks on health so far are appalling.

— World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemned the attacks on health facilities in the conflict between Iran and Israel.

If the AfD came to power, then for me it would really be a fundamental consideration whether I would leave my homeland after 72 years.

— Reiner Haseloff, Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt, expresses his concerns about a potential AfD government in an interview with 'Bild' newspaper.

The fight against the LGBTQ community is 'a kind of gateway' to joining the far-right scene.— Thomas Strobl (CDU) in response to a request from the SPD faction.

If the aggression stops, our response will also end.

— Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtschi, who described the attacks as self-defense.

The Veteran's Day aims to make them more visible, to honor their service to the country and society.— Captain at Sea Kurt Leonards on the significance of Veteran's Day.

How one can even imagine closer cooperation with Russia at this stage is completely bewildering.

— Boris Pistorius on the ZDF show Maybrit Illner regarding the dispute over the SPD manifesto on foreign policy.

We need to be more competitive

— Federal Minister of Economics Katherina Reiche after the meeting with OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann.

I can say for Germany that we entered this year with support for Ukraine of four billion euros.

— Boris Pistorius at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.

You cannot militarily defeat Russia.

— Ralf Stegner, Member of the Bundestag and foreign policy expert, defends the controversial manifesto on the joint morning magazine of ARD and ZDF.

I know the taste of victory, I know the bitterness of defeat, but I do not know the word 'give up.'— Donald Tusk expressed optimism before the confidence vote, emphasizing his fighting spirit.

I have said that Viktor is making a serious historical mistake.

— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding Viktor Orbán's policy towards Ukraine.

More than a third of voters are satisfied with Friedrich Merz as Chancellor.

— This is shown by a survey conducted by the polling institute Insa for Bild am Sonntag.

He apparently met the requirements, otherwise he would not have legally obtained this firearm.

— Franz Ruf, Director of Public Safety, in ORF about the legal requirements for the perpetrator's gun ownership.