Overview

• Lars Klingbeil was re-elected SPD chair and Bärbel Bas chosen as co-chair at the Berlin conference with around 600 delegates in attendance.
• Party platforms included plans to meet NATO’s defense spending targets and debates over a manifesto calling for direct talks with Russia.
• Iran’s foreign minister reported “considerable damage” to nuclear sites following US air strikes and Supreme Leader Khamenei warned of retaliation on US bases if attacks continue.
• A Bundestag debate over raising defense contributions triggered criticism from the Left Party’s Jan van Aken and a sharp rebuke from CDU’s Ruprecht Wadephul.
• Germany’s unbeaten U21 team heads into Saturday’s European Championship final against England under coach Antonio Di Salvo, buoyed by a visit from Julian Nagelsmann.