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AfD makes historic gains in west German election

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The party gained record-breaking support in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg outside of its political heartland. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has scored a record...

German media tycoon to buy out conservative UK newspaper

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Media powerhouse Axel Springer SE has moved to purchase Tory party-affiliated British newspaper The Telegraph. Germany’s Axel Springer SE, the owner of Bild, Politico, and...

EU manipulating polls in bid to oust Orban – German opposition leader

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Brussels is using “every means necessary” to force “regime change” in Hungary ahead of April parliamentary elections, Alice Weidel has said. The EU is desperately...

Suspected assassin of ex-Ukrainian presidential adviser detained in Germany (Video)

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Former Yanukovich aide, Andrey Portnov, was gunned down in Madrid last year. Spanish police have arrested the alleged gunman in the 2025 assassination of Andrey...

The latest Nord Stream ‘revelation’ is part of a sinister info-control strategy

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Finally admitting the obvious – that the CIA knew of the attack in advance – is a step towards normalizing it. Only a few will...

The Munich Security Conference 2026: Much hype, little substance, no hope

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Western Europe remains willfully blind to its own mistakes of the past two decades, choosing to escalate crises and blame others. What a relief, it’s...

German state blacklists right-wing party for first time

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Designating the Lower Saxony AfD chapter as a surveillance priority is politically motivated, the party has said. Authorities in the German state of Lower Saxony...

Outrage at Olympic ‘Nazi propaganda’

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Event organizers have defended the sale of a T-shirt commemorating the 1936 Berlin Summer Games. A German politician has blasted the International Olympic Committee (IOC)...

German cities grind to halt amid massive strike

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Tens of thousands of public transport workers have walked out just as freezing temperatures set in. Tens of thousands of public transport workers have gone...

German defense chief gives pep talk on ‘happy farts’

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Boris Pistorius has urged his compatriots to “stand up for democracy” at home and abroad, saying that costly support for Ukraine must continue. Germans should...

EU ‘a trampled worm’ – veteran German politician

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Banning Russian gas and deepening energy dependence on the US locks the bloc into economic decline, Sahra Wagenknecht has said. The EU is destined for...

Germany ends troop deployment to Greenland

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Germany has concluded its initial military deployment to Greenland, with the Bundeswehr confirming that a small contingent of soldiers has now departed the Danish...

Top US court to review suit against German chemicals giant

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The $1.25mn case centres on Bayer’s Roundup herbicide, which the plaintiff has claimed caused his blood cancer. The US Supreme Court will hear an appeal...

Kremlin welcomes EU calls to resume talks with Russia

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The Kremlin has reacted positively to what it describes as a notable change in tone from several Western European leaders regarding the prospect of...

Why are EU leaders suddenly being nice to Russia?

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The German chancellor, French president and Italian prime minister appear to have seen reason in making up with Moscow. But is it genuine? Sometimes a surprising...

Climate extremists claim responsibility for major German blackout

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A large-scale power outage has left five districts in southwestern Berlin without electricity, affecting up to 50,000 households and more than 2,000 businesses, as...

AfD allowed back as Munich Security Conference reverses participation ban

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Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party will be permitted to take part in the 2026 Munich Security Conference, marking the end of a...

Top German biathlete sidelined with myocarditis ahead of season

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German biathlete Johanna Puff has announced she is stepping away from training and competition for several weeks after being diagnosed with myocarditis. Puff revealed the...

German Communist Party de-banked

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Germany’s Communist Party has accused financial institutions of politically motivated repression after being informed that its bank accounts will be closed at the end...

Russian assets seizure: Macron accused of stabbing Merz in the back

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French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of betraying German Chancellor Friedrich Merz by quietly blocking a plan to use frozen Russian assets to...

‘Stupid’ decisions by Merz blamed for Germany’s economic slide

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing mounting criticism over what a senior Russian official has branded a series of “stupid decisions” that have left...

EU set to soften 2035 combustion engine ban, lawmaker says

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The European Union is poised to scale back its planned phase-out of internal combustion engines, with senior lawmaker Manfred Weber saying automakers will no...

Trump slams European leaders as ‘weak’ and ‘stupid’

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The US president has unleashed a scathing critique of Western Europe, branding the EU-aligned region a “decaying” collection of states run by leaders too...

Merz under fire: German Chancellor’s 5k complaints against critics coincide with record public discontent

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under fire as new reports reveal he has filed nearly 5,000 "defamation complaints" against online critics while public dissatisfaction...

Protests against military conscription erupt across Germany (Video)

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Youth-led demonstrations have swept across Germany as thousands protested the government’s move to overhaul military service laws, accusing Chancellor Friedrich Merz of quietly paving...

Merz’s approval rating crashes to record low

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has hit a record-low approval rating, with only 22% of respondents in a new Forsa poll expressing satisfaction with his...

Namibian politician Adolf Hitler Uunona drops controversial name after fifth election win

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Namibian regional councillor Adolf Hitler Uunona says he is officially removing “Hitler” from his name after securing re-election to a fifth term, ending decades...

Violent clashes erupt as protesters attempt to block launch of AfD’s new youth wing (Video)

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Chaos broke out in the German city of Giessen as left-wing protesters clashed with police during a major demonstration aimed at disrupting the launch...

Rising security costs threaten future of German Christmas markets, organisers warn

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Germany’s beloved Christmas markets could face closure as soaring security costs make many events financially unsustainable, organisers have warned. The Federal Association of City and...

Schumacher’s son joins IndyCar

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Mick Schumacher, the 26-year-old son of Formula One legend Michael Schumacher, will race in IndyCar next season after signing with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. The...

Rio mayor calls German Chancellor a ‘Nazi’ after critical remarks about COP30 host city

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A diplomatic dust-up has erupted between Brazil and Germany after Rio de Janeiro’s mayor, Eduardo Paes, briefly branded German Chancellor Friedrich Merz a “Nazi”...

German man arrested for ‘Darknet kill list’ targeting public figures

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German police have arrested a 49-year-old man with alleged neo-Nazi connections accused of running a darknet platform that called for the assassination of politicians,...

Germany faces mass protests over plan to reinstate military conscription

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German peace activists have announced plans for nationwide protests in December against the government’s proposed reintroduction of military conscription, warning that Germany should become...

Germany prepares to host 800,000 NATO troops in potential conflict with Russia, general warns

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Germany is ready to act as a central logistics hub for NATO in the event of a war with Russia, with plans in place...

Germany’s war fantasy has progressed to Tolkien levels

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A baffling clip celebrating a new tank brigade stationed in Lithuania shows the depth of Berlin’s military delusions. A dark clearing in a forest at...

German activist seeks U.S. asylum citing ‘political persecution’

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German influencer and free-speech activist Naomi Seibt has applied for asylum in the United States, alleging she is being persecuted in Germany for her...

Germany is doing to itself what even its defeat in WWII couldn’t

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Once, the US wanted the country deindustrialized but ultimately decided against it – now, Berlin’s incompetent authorities are wrecking it themselves. Toward the end of...

Leading Think Tank warns Germany facing ‘dramatic economic decline’

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Germany’s economy is in “dramatic decline” after years of stagnation, falling private investment, and surging government spending, according to a new report by the...

Italian court clears extradition of Nord Stream suspect to Germany

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An Italian appeals court has approved the extradition of Ukrainian national Sergey Kuznetsov to Germany, where he is suspected of coordinating the 2022 Nord...

China snubs German Foreign Minister as trade tensions deepen

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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has been forced to cancel a planned trip to Beijing after Chinese officials reportedly refused to arrange key meetings,...
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