Overview

• On June 19, suspected right-wing extremists stormed a queer city festival in Bad Freienwalde, prompting police intervention at a school hosting Pride Week activities.
• Local AfD representatives and the CDU mayor described the violence as minimal, drawing criticism from LGBTQ+ advocates over the authorities’ response.
• Over 2,400 Afghan asylum seekers remain stranded in Pakistan after months of waiting for relocation to Germany, and some have filed lawsuits against the federal government to accelerate their resettlement.
• After nearly a week of reciprocal airstrikes between Israel and Iran, Germany deployed an Airbus A400M to repatriate 64 German nationals from Israel on June 21.
• Florian Wirtz’s €150 million transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool FC was finalized on June 20, ranking among this season’s most expensive European football moves.