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Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Weidepfuhl expressed his regret and outrage to his Polish counterpart, adding that any attempt to profit from the crimes of the Shoah is abhorrent.

The International Auschwitz Committee says the artefacts belong to the victims' families or to museums and should not be degraded to mere commodities.

For NPR News, I'm Esme Nicholson in Berlin.

And I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News, in Washington.

Among the items up for auction was a yellow star of David Patch from Buchenwald concentration camp.

its condition described as having signs of wear.

Letters belonging to the murdered camp prisoners and Gestapo documents were also among the collection due to go up for auction this week in the city of Neuss near Düsseldorf.

Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul expressed his regret and outrage to his Polish counterpart, adding that any attempt to profit from the crimes of the Shoah is abhorrent.

The International Auschwitz Committee says the artefacts belong to the victims' families or to museums and should not be degraded to mere commodities.

For NPR News, I'm Esme Nicholson in Berlin.

Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr says closing airports cannot be the solution to drone incursions and is advocating for the speedy installation of drone defense technology at all airports.

Speaking to public broadcaster Deutschlandfunk, the airline chief stressed the aviation industry guarantees passenger safety at all times and anti-drone policy must catch up.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz's cabinet has drafted a bill to strengthen police and military powers to shoot down rogue drones.

Germany is among a number of European countries that have seen drones fly over airports, military bases and critical infrastructure.

Mertz says he suspects the drones are Russian, something Moscow denies.

For NPR News, I'm Esme Nicholson in Berlin.

In a speech to parliamentarians, Denmark's Prime Minister Meta Frederiksen said mobile phones and social media are stealing our children's childhoods, adding that by allowing their use, we have unleashed a monster.

She said many children have difficulty reading and that screens and social media expose young people to things they should not have to see.

Earlier this year, Denmark's Wellbeing Commission found that 94% of Danish 7th graders had a social media profile, despite not being 13, the minimum age for many social media platforms.

The proposed restrictions follow similar measures in some other countries, such as Australia.