Germany braces for pivotal state elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with Merz’s CDU under pressure
Christian Democrats risk losing all seats in eastern state as SPD frames vote as head-to-head battle with far-right AfD Germany…
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Fire at Berlin care home kills one
One man died and at least 25 others were injured in a fire at a care facility in Berlin on…
Germany: why the AfD won in Saxony‑Anhalt – and what happens next
Ed Turner, Aston University The results of Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 6 were far worse than feared for…
Failed migration policy puts AfD at centre of German political landscape
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s victory in Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt has sent shockwaves through Germany’s political…
AfD is projected to secure 39 seats, three seats shy of an absolute majority
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has won Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt with a record 44.4 percent of the…
Is Germany’s far right AfD about to take over a state government for the first time?
Ed Turner, Aston University Germans in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt will go to the polls on September 7 to…
Around 70 employees of the Russian Consulate General in Bonn to leave Germany
Around 70 employees of the Russian Consulate General in Bonn and their families are to leave Germany following the closure…
Unidentified assailants fired shots at a hair salon in eastern Berlin
Police in Berlin were investigating a shooting on Sunday, two days after a 22-year-old man was shot and wounded in…
Deutsche Bank: Strongest second-quarter post-tax profit on record
Germany’s largest bank, Deutsche Bank, reported on Wednesday its strongest second-quarter post-tax profit on record, driven by strong growth in…