A political tidal wave is crashing across Germany. That’s what the hard-right nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party firmly believes. It is labelled “radical”, “racist” and “anti-democratic” by opponents. Germany’s…
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Germany: Final push for votes as frontrunner vows to lead in Europe
Germany’s rival political leaders will take their fight for votes right to the last minute in a push that reflects the pivotal nature of Sunday’s election, not just for their…
UK: PM Keir Starmer backs Zelensky after Trump ‘dictator’ claim
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has expressed support for Volodymyr Zelensky as a “democratically elected leader” after Donald Trump described the Ukrainian president as a “dictator”. Sir Keir spoke to…
France: Europe’s leaders divided over their tactics with Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron got straight on the phone to Donald Trump and, separately, to Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday night, after fellow leaders of Europe’s biggest military powers left…
Germany: Tensions laid bare as Germans worry about immigration ahead of election
“I was crying,” says Alya, when she saw news of last week’s Munich attack that left a toddler and her mother dead. “Why should someone do something like that? Why?…
Germany: Olaf Scholz rebuffs ‘dictated peace’ for Ukraine at Munich security summit
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz launched a strong defence of Ukraine saying a peace deal to end the three-year Russian invasion cannot be imposed on Kyiv. “There will only be peace if…
Germany: Three guilty of plot to blackmail family of Michael Schumacher
Three men have been convicted by a German court of trying to blackmail the family of ex-Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher. Yilmaz T, 53, was jailed for three years for…
Germany: Vance ‘blast’ Europe ignores Ukraine and defence agenda
This year’s Munich Security Conference (MSC) was supposed to be primarily about two things: how to end the war in Ukraine without giving in to Russia, and how Europe needed…
Germany: Jihadist motivation in Munich attack, prosecutors say
An Afghan man arrested on suspicion of driving into a crowd of people in Munich, injuring 36, has admitted carrying out the attack and appears to have had a religious…
Germany: Car ramming happens as migration is at forefront of German elections
Given the profile of the man accused in the suspected car-ramming attack in Munich, the incident will undoubtedly have an impact on Germany’s parliamentary election in ten days. Farhad N,…