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65 years after the conclusion of the German-Turkish recruitment agreement, the Federal Government Commissioner for Integration, Natalie Pawlik, still sees racism and discrimination against Turkish people. “Anyone who has to give 120 percent to be considered 100 percent is not badly integrated, but is treated badly,” she told the Rheinische Post. In 1964, family reunification became possible. As a result, 870,000 workers from Turkey came to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1973.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel on Monday, according to a media report. This was reported by the news portal Axios, citing two sources familiar with the matter. The Pentagon declined to comment. Hegseth told social media that he had visited US soldiers in the Middle East. Previously, US President Donald Trump had pledged Netanyahu for the upcoming parliamentary support.

The number of coal-fired power projects has increased worldwide despite the targeted energy transition and climate goals. According to the environmental organization "Urgewald" came in 2025 for each deferred coal project three new projects. While 76 planned coal projects were put on hold or cancelled last year, 257 new coal projects were announced worldwide in the same year. In large parts of Europe, wind and solar power have now surpassed coal power generation, but Turkey is lagging behind.

Nvidia-backed data center operator Nscale is facing a billion dollar deal with AI developer Anthropic, according to a media report. Nscale is negotiating with the provider of the chatbot Claude about the sale of computing power worth about 45 billion dollars, reported the news Agency Bloomberg, citing Insider. This is a second facility on the Monarch campus in West Virginia. This should supply 460 megawatts and be equipped with the Vera Rubin AI chips.

The inflation and interest rate surge triggered by the Iran war burdens homeowners and the construction industry in Germany equally: real estate loans in Germany are currently as expensive as since 2009. The average interest rate of ten-year loans has a value of just under 4.5 percent, according to financing broker Interhyp. That said Interhyp CEO Jörg Utecht. In May, the average interest rate was 3.9 percent. At a good 4.4 percent, the interest rate high of the end of 2023 is now exceeded.

Today, the Berlin Left is once again discussing anti-Semitism and positions on Israel and the Middle East conflict. In a digital meeting, the group’s executive committee discusses how to deal with MEP Vanessa Emde, who had triggered several discussions because of her positions critical of Israel. Emde is invited for consultation – she could threaten the expulsion from the left-wing group in the House of Deputies. During the election campaign, the MP had focused on the issue of Palestine solidarity.

A landslide in a gold mine in southwestern Colombia killed at least 14 people. The accident occurred on Monday in a rural area of the municipality of Santa Barbara de Iscuande on the Pacific coast of the department of Narino, the regional government said. At least seven people were injured, according to the Department’s Secretary for Peace and Human Rights, Alex Gonzalez. According to local media, over 40 people worked there at the time of the collapse.

From the point of view of cash doctors, those insured by law have to wait longer for a doctor's appointment from 2027. According to the Chairman of the Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung (KBV) Andreas Gassen, the Federal Government has just cancelled more than 50 million appointments in ambulatory care by cutting the funds for outpatient care. The KBV had criticized an extended “date reporting obligation” in the course of the reform of the emergency care. In the future, there will be fixed quotas for appointments that doctors must report.

An increasing number of carers in the next few years could have a noticeable negative impact on the labor market. According to an analysis by the Bertelsmann Foundation and the research institute Prognos, an estimated 229,000 jobs could be at risk in 2045. If nothing improves in the current situation for carers, the progressive social ageing with more people in need of care will increasingly deprive the labour market of work potential.

US President Donald Trump has accused Ukraine of lacking in return for US support. “We gave Ukraine a lot – it gave us nothing,” he said. In addition, Trump criticized that the Ukrainian president was “no real help” in the peace efforts. According to the portal "Axios", Ukrainian President Zelensky complains that Washington is withholding arms supplies. Accordingly, Defense Minister Pete Hegseth does not approve the delivery of Patriot and air defense missiles.

After a phone call with Russian President Putin on Friday, Pope Leo XIV Now also with Ukrainian President Zelensky about the dramatic situation in Oleshky. The southern Ukrainian front city is occupied by Russian troops. As the Vatican announced, the Pope also referred to the request already made to Putin for a humanitarian ceasefire. Leo hoped that the provision of food and medical assistance as well as a voluntary evacuation of the city could be guaranteed.

In the US state of Florida, an arrest warrant has been issued against Cuba's former head of state Raul Castro. He is accused of shooting down two small aircraft of an exile Cuban organization by the Cuban Air Force in 1996. "This was not an accident, but murder," Florida's genera said