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Germany's automotive supplier Schaeffler announced it will close four locations and eliminate thousands of positions, including its Berlin site. It is the kind of news that has become a fixture of the morning front pages: a storied industrial name shrinking its footprint to manage its costs. The lawyer for August Hanning, the former intelligence chief held on suspicion of espionage, is now moving to lift his arrest warrant. He maintains that further investigation will show no state secrets were betrayed. Elsewhere, police conducted raids across several federal states to disrupt suspected violent left-wing extremist groups. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due in Berlin today for talks with Friedrich Merz, an arrival that has put the capital under a heavy security operation. Domestically, the political mood remains fractious: a new left-wing alliance in Berlin faces organized resistance before it has even formed, and a power struggle in Saxony-Anhalt is testing the CDU.

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Automotive supplier Schaeffler plans to cut thousands of jobs and close several locations in Germany, impacting the workforce across multiple cities including Berlin.

t-online: Thousands of jobs to be cut: Schaeffler plans to close five sites

Automotive supplier Schaeffler is planning to close five of its locations, resulting in the elimination of thousands of jobs.

WELT: Automotive supplier Schaeffler cuts 3460 jobs and closes four sites

Automotive supplier Schaeffler is cutting 3460 jobs and closing four of its locations in Germany.

ZDFheute: Auto Supplier Schaeffler Closes Four German Locations

Automotive supplier Schaeffler will close four of its German locations, affecting thousands of jobs across Europe.

n-tv: Schaeffler to Cut Nearly 3,500 Jobs

Automotive supplier Schaeffler is cutting almost 3,500 jobs, with several locations facing closure.

t-online: Schaeffler cuts hundreds of jobs in Berlin: Site to be closed

The automotive supplier Schaeffler is eliminating hundreds of jobs in Berlin as it plans to close its facility in the city.

The lawyer for former BND chief August Hanning, who is currently in custody on suspicion of espionage, is requesting his arrest warrant be lifted, asserting that investigations will prove his innocence regarding state secrets betrayal.

DER SPIEGEL: Lawyer on BND Affair: "Further investigations will show that Mr. Hanning did…

The lawyer for former BND chief August Hanning, who is in custody on suspicion of espionage, is requesting the arrest warrant be lifted, stating that investigations will prove Hanning did not betray state secrets.

Police conducted major operations, including raids in multiple German cities and federal states, targeting individuals suspected of violent left-wing extremism.

WELT: Police act against suspected violent left-wing extremists in raids

Police are taking action against suspected violent left-wing extremists, with raids being conducted in multiple cities.

DER SPIEGEL: Raids Against Suspected Left-Wing Extremists: Police search apartments in…

Police conducted searches in apartments across multiple German federal states targeting individuals suspected of left-wing extremism.

In Berlin, resistance is emerging against the proposed formation of a left-wing political alliance.

t-online: Berlin's left-wing alliance: Resistance is forming

In Berlin, opposition is emerging against the formation of a left-wing political alliance.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to visit Berlin for a meeting with Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz, prompting a large-scale police operation.

t-online: Police in major operation: Zelenskyy to visit Merz in Berlin

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is planning to visit Berlin to meet with Friedrich Merz, prompting a large police operation.

The cost of gas has risen sharply, becoming 202 percent more expensive for consumers.

t-online: Gas prices rise by 202 percent

The cost of gas has increased significantly, making it 202 percent more expensive for consumers.

Leag has secured a contract in an auction to utilize old coal power plants as part of Germany's electricity reserve.

DER SPIEGEL: Auction for Power Reserve: Leag gets the contract for old coal power plants

Leag has been awarded the contract in an auction for old coal power plants to be used as part of Germany's electricity reserve.

The CDU Secretary General announced a candidate for the presidential election from within the Union party, while a power struggle is intensifying within the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt.

n-tv: CDU Secretary General: Presidential Candidate from Union

The CDU Secretary General announced a candidate for the presidential election from within the Union party.

t-online: CDU power struggle in Saxony-Anhalt: Things are getting tense

A power struggle within the CDU party in Saxony-Anhalt is creating a tense political situation.

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