Over the weekend two cables in the Baltic Sea were cut — including one connected to Germany — with European governments suspecting foul play. A Chinese vessel that was in the area has also raised suspicions.

Most of the jobs Ford intends to cut will be in Germany with some 2,900 layoffs expected. The US carmaker urged Berlin to set a "clear policy agenda" to promote electric cars amid a slump in sales.

German auto giant Volkswagen has said it aims to cut billions from its budget amid a financial crisis at the company. Workers have promised to meet this plan with mass resistance.

The Russian Federal Security Service said a German man was involved in organizing an explosion in Kaliningrad and had returned to Russia "to organize acts of sabotage."

Today, with this article, the English news service from the Bonner General-Anzeiger, GA-English, is coming to an end. In four articles a day, three on Saturdays and a collection of news briefs every Sunday – with the only exception of Christmas and New Year’s Day – the team brought news from Bonn to you, the readers, for eight straight years now. Thank you for reading the articles, and also for supporting and challenging the team – it was an honour for us to do this job.

Since the withdrawal of the Miles fleet from Bonn, car sharing vehicles can only be hired from stations. From the beginning of August, however, flexible rental vehicles will once again be available in the city centre. The provider is no stranger to this.

Victoria Bartetzko has joined the UN University band as lead singer and has found many musically active colleagues.

Return after more than ten years: Ralf Schumacher is once again taking the plunge from expert to active driver for a ‘personal cause’ - with a special team-mate in a race at the Nürburgring.