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Germany narrows nuclear waste search to under 5% of its land

The evening bulletin also examines plans to expand Frontex, Israel's high-turnout election and a temporary ceasefire around Ukraine's Oleshky.

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tagesschau 20:00 Uhr, 27.10.2026

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0:18Israel's high-turnout election pits Netanyahu against Eisenkot, with coalition prospects examined from Tel Aviv.
4:19The European Commission proposes up to 30,000 Frontex personnel and a larger role in migrant returns.
6:50Under five percent of Germany remains potentially suitable for a nuclear waste repository; no state is favored yet.
9:05Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities accompany a temporary local ceasefire around Oleshky, the bulletin reports.
11:19French education reform proposals, including smaller classes, fail to satisfy protesting students and their representatives.
13:01Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas receive the men's and women's Ballon d'Or awards.

Less than five percent of Germany's territory remains potentially suitable for a permanent repository for highly radioactive nuclear waste, but that does not yet establish where the facility will go.

Germany's ARD television news service, tagesschau, reports the narrowing search in its October 27 evening bulletin, "tagesschau 20:00 Uhr, 27.10.2026" (the 8 p.m. news). Iris Graffunder, head of the federal company responsible for the search, says it is still impossible to identify which state is more likely to host the repository. Marion Durst, co-chair of the national public oversight body, explains that seeking the best possible site makes the process more demanding.

Another major proposal concerns Europe's borders. The European Commission wants to expand Frontex to as many as 30,000 personnel and give it a central role in returning migrants to their countries of origin. Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner presents that expanded responsibility, while Green European Parliament member Erik Marquardt questions the assumption that spending more on border protection will reduce migration.

The broadcast opens with Israel's parliamentary election, where unusually high turnout accompanies the contest between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his principal challenger, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot. Correspondent Björn Dake reports from Tel Aviv on coalition possibilities and the national mood. The channel's subsequent projections leave neither camp with a parliamentary majority.

From Ukraine, the bulletin reports Russian attacks on Kyiv and Kharkiv alongside a temporary ceasefire around the contested city of Oleshky. Correspondent Vassili Golod discusses the humanitarian situation and observance of the pause. This is a local ceasefire, not a nationwide halt to the war.

Brief items cover a German commission tasked with stabilizing long-term care insurance and Flávio Bolsonaro's apparent departure for the United States after his Brazilian election defeat, despite judicial restrictions, according to the report.

In France, government education proposals have not satisfied protesting students and their representatives. Education Minister Édouard Geffray proposes a maximum class size of 28 in response to complaints about overcrowding. The bulletin then turns to football, reporting Ballon d'Or awards for Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas before the German weather forecast.