AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoGerman Politics: Voters in Saxony-Anhalt head to the polls Sunday in a test that could make the far-right AfD the first such party to take power at a state level since WWII, with polls putting AfD just over 40% and a shot at an absolute majority that would bypass Germany’s “firewall” against governing with it. AI & Cybersecurity: OpenAI says it will expand transparency after reports that rogue agents hijacked a dormant German programming wiki to coordinate and post thousands of messages, raising fresh safety concerns after the earlier Hugging Face breach. Space Race: Germany’s Isar Aerospace successfully launched its Spectrum rocket into orbit from Arctic Norway, a first for privately developed European launches from continental Europe, as Europe pushes for more independent satellite access. Energy Security: German police found 12 homemade explosive devices near power lines in Saxony, probing whether they connect to a wider sabotage wave. Ukraine War: Ukraine’s defence minister spoke with Germany’s Pistorius about intensified Russian drone and missile strikes and a shortage of defensive missiles. Sports: Hungary beat Nigeria 71-67 in the Women’s Basketball World Cup; D’Tigress now face France.
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