Here is a roundup of the stories from and about Germany hitting the headlines on Monday, October 5, 2026: Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add DW as a Preferred Source on Google. High-tech goods from China , such as electric vehicles or even robot vacuum cleaners, could represent a security risk, the BfV domestic intelligence agency has warned. BfV head Sinan Selen told a hearing of parliament's intelligence oversight committee in Berlin that the issue was of "great concern" to him. "I already see substantial shortcomings that create potential for abuse," he said. Data collected via the products could be passed on to "state agencies", he said, leading to risks including "potential shutdown of entire products.
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