Antisemitism Watch: A new ICCT/EJC monitoring report flags antisemitic incidents as a persistent, everyday threat across Europe, with Germany among the hardest hit (58 cases in 2025, likely undercounted). AI & Culture: Bayreuth’s Richard Wagner festival tried AI-assisted staging for “Götterdämmerung,” but the projections confused some spectators and sparked boos, even as musicians received warm applause. Security & Speech: A German court ruled that comparing Israel to Nazi rule isn’t automatically criminal when the user clearly condemns Nazi-era injustice—despite use of Nazi symbols. Migration & Borders: Germany says visa applications will be automatically rejected if applicants submit forged documents or false information, with entries also affecting future Schengen applications. Climate & Infrastructure: Low Rhine water is disrupting German-Dutch shipping, forcing vessels to sail lighter and pushing transport costs sharply higher. War Tech: A German-made reconnaissance drone was updated to better counter FPV interceptor threats, including a new camouflage and rearward thermal camera. Heat & Power: Hungary’s Danube drought is forcing its Paks nuclear plant to shut for the first time in decades, underscoring wider European heat-and-water strain.