EuropeAlternative for Germany looks set for a record election - but it doesn't seem to be enough to become the largest party.
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USA condemns German police raids against “thought criminals”
World“Insulting someone is not a crime. This is Orwellian, and everyone in Europe and the US must reject this lunacy", JD Vance declares.
Asylum seeker plows into crowd in Munich – 30 injured
EuropeThe suspected driver, a 24-year-old asylum seeker from Afghanistan, was arrested after police fired shots.
Discussions on banning the AfD could begin next week
EuropeAlternative for Germany allegedly pose a threat to the country's migrants and LGBTQ people and should therefore be banned, according to establishment politicians.
Reports: Chinese firms interested in Volkswagen’s struggling factories
EconomyHowever, it is likely to face opposition from both the trade union movement and the upcoming new Bundestag.
Eva Vlaardingerbroek: The establishment dreads that Germany will stop feeling guilty
Europe“If Germans finally let go of their World War II guilt complex, it’s game over for the globalist powers”, says the Dutch commentator.
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Saudi man arrested after terror attack on German Christmas market
EuropeA doctor in his 50s from Saudi Arabia has been arrested after driving into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, killing several people.
AfD leader questions Germany’s future in NATO
World"NATO is not currently a defense alliance", says outspoken AfD leader Tino Chrupalla.
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Scholz government collapses in Germany
EuropeThe country will hold new elections in February.
IKEA gives millions to former GDR forced laborers
EuropeNearly €7 million will be distributed to the German fund.
German government crisis could lead to new elections
EuropeThe government has fallen following Chancellor Olaf Scholz's decision to dismiss Finance Minister Lindner.
Mercedes CEO: “Germans take too many sick days”
Europe"When sick leave in German car factories is occasionally double that of other European countries, it leads to economic repercussions".
Germany’s Christian Democrats want to ban Alternative for Germany
EuropeS and CDU accuse the party of "fighting parliamentarism".
German train conductors exempt from inspecting foreigners’ tickets
EuropeRailway company gives staff dispensation - deplores migrants' behavior on public transport.
Germany tightens border controls: “Must protect the population”
EuropeThe government now says that Germans must be protected from Islamist terrorism and crime.
“Historic success” for Alternative for Germany
World“Without us a stable government is no longer possible at all”, declares AfD leader Alice Weidel.
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CDU party leader: “Immediate immigration stop for Afghans and Syrians”
WorldChristian Democratic Union of Germany party leader, Friedrich Merz, does a complete 180 after Friday's fatal knife attack.
Activist sentenced for pro-Palestinian chant
WorldAva Moayeri was fined €600 for chanting "From the river to the sea - Palestine will be free".
German car dealers turn down electric cars
EconomyThe cars are described as "almost unsaleable" and customers are reluctant to spend large sums on vehicles whose technology is quickly becoming obsolete.
New finds shed light on ‘Germany’s Stonehenge’
ScienceAt the Pömmelte Ring Shrine, archaeologists have found traces of 140 houses and 78 grain silos.
Study: Most transgender people ‘outgrow’ their diagnosis
ScienceTwo out of three young people diagnosed with gender dysphoria will no longer identify as the opposite sex within five years, study shows.
Europeans have little contact with refugees
EuropeWestern Europeans are more supportive of Ukrainian refugees than migrants from non-European countries, survey shows.
German leaders want NATO to shoot down Russian missiles
World“Defending the airspace over Ukraine from Poland and Romania should not be ruled out in the long term”, says Anton Hofreiter of the Green Party.
German people say no to continued Muslim immigration
EuropeMany people are concerned that Germans are becoming a minority in their own country.
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