Germany will grant police the power to shoot down rogue drones like those that have disrupted airports across Europe and that some European leaders have attributed to a hybrid war being waged by Russia.

The closures are the latest after mysterious drone overflights in the airspace of European Union member countries.

Germany's Federal Police force is to be granted additional powers to defend against drones after sightings disrupted operations at Munich Airport last week. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Cabinet on Wednesday approved an amendment to the Federal Police Act,

Germany’s Munich Airport has reopened after authorities shut it down for the second time in less than 24 hours after two confirmed drone sightings.

The German FA said in a statement: “Brajan Gruda has been forced to leave the U21 training camp in Leipzig early due to injury. The Brighton and Hove Albion attacking player is unavailable for selection for the upcoming international matches due to persistent knee problems resulting from the last Premier League match against Wolverhampton.”

Germany striker Nick Woltemade returned to light individual training on Wednesday after recovering from a flu, as the national team prepare for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and Northern Ireland.

German women's national team coach Christian Wück is not happy with the amount of playing time his players are getting in the Bundesliga and abroad. Wück told reporters at the German Football Federation (DFB) campus that "the development in this important area is too slow for my liking.