Germany will immediately launch an airlift to deliver humanitarian aid into Gaza as it considers stepping up pressure on Israel over the "catastrophic" situation in the enclave, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday.

Last May, Germany’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) took office promising a tougher approach to migration and asylum, imposing checks on all German borders and promising “more pressure on returns”.

The European Union's two largest economies, Germany and France, have criticised the trade deal struck between EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and United States President Donald Trump. The French prime minister said the agreement was tantamount to a "submission" to the US leader's tariff threat.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday he was not satisfied with the result of trade talks with the United States, but "more simply wasn't achievable" and added the German economy would suffer "significant" damage due to the agreed tariffs.

Mahler came to his right-wing antisemitism and Holocaust denial after beginning as a left-wing activist who represented a Nazi hunter.

Supporters of the Alternative for Germany say they might quit voting if the party is outlawed. Some opponents are against such a move, too.

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany plans to cut energy costs for consumers and businesses by 42 billion euros ($48.69 billion) between 2026 and 2029 by drawing on its Climate and Transformation Fund, a draft of the 2026 federal budget obtained by Reuters showed.

Israel will coordinate airdrops of aid into Gaza from foreign countries in the coming days, an Israeli security official confirmed to ABC News.

The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has adopted a code of conduct for its members, without changing its positions on immigration and other issues.

Whey product imports totaled 89.9 million pounds, down 26.6%, “Amidst a tense trade war with the U.S.,” says HGD. “Whey imports dropped to the lowest monthly volume on a 30-day adjusted basis since Feb. 2024 and the smallest June volume since 2019.”