- Aug 7
Suspected explosive device near Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane forces overnight shutdown of Leipzig/Halle Airport
A suspected explosive device found near a Ukrainian Antonov Airlines cargo plane forced an overnight shutdown of Leipzig/Halle Airport on 4-5 August, as German authorities investigate potential Russian hybrid warfare and the Bundeswehr reports several hundred drone overflights at military sites.
- Jul 22
Germany greenlights Russian-linked nuclear fuel production in Lingen despite political outcry
Lower Saxony's environment ministry issued the permit on 22 July 2026, with strict security conditions, but the minister himself called the cooperation 'fundamentally wrong'.
