Germany: Olympic Champion Rauhe Named Sports Minister; Attacks on Arms Firm, Goethe-Institut Closure

Chancellor Merz appoints Olympic canoeist Ronald Rauhe as Sports Minister, announced via Instagram. Concurrently, German authorities investigate a Molotov cocktail attack on a construction site and arrest two suspects in a fire at an arms company, while Russia's Lavrov announces closure of the Goethe-Institut in Russia. These events signal heightened domestic security concerns and escalating Russia-Germany cultural tensions.