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Germany's Far-right AfD Basks In Spotlight Of Musk Support

All other German parties see the far-right AfD as a threat to democracy, but the anti-immigration party has a powerful friend abroad: Elon Musk, the loudhailer voice of Team Trump.

International Business Times

Conservative Leads German Election Race In Shadow Of Far Right

When Germans go to vote in one week's time, after a polarising election campaign overshadowed by a far-right surge, they are expected to hand the chancellery to conservative Friedrich Merz.

International Business Times

Ukraine war briefing: US and Russian officials to meet in Saudi Arabia without Ukrainians – reports

US secretary of state Marco Rubio and Russia’s Sergei Lavrov discuss removing ‘unilateral barriers’; Trump’s Ukraine envoy suggests Europe will be excluded from negotiations. What we know on day 1,089

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Woman and daughter, 2, die of injuries after Munich car attack

A mother and daughter have died of their injuries after Thursday’s car attack in Munich with left 39 injured, police said

Evening Standard

German Election Favourite Merz Sets Out Foreign Policy Plans

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz pledged a stronger role for Berlin in the EU and muscular support for Ukraine as he outlined his foreign policy vision at the Munich Security Conference.

International Business Times

German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Far-Right Party, Says 'Experiences of Nazism' Are Reason for 'Firewall Against Extreme Right-Wing Parties'

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized Vice President JD Vance for comments he made in support of the AfD party just days before Germany's national election.

Latin Times

JD Vance’s Munich speech laid bare the collapse of the transatlantic alliance

The US vice-president was hypocritical and insensitive, but bracingly clear in his resetting of relationships

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Germany rebuffs ‘dictated peace’ for Ukraine at Munich security summit

Chancellor Olaf Scholz also rejected the call by US Vice President JD Vance to open Germany’s door to far-right parties.

Al Jazeera

Europe needs its own army to counter Putin, says Zelensky

His comments came amid growing fears that Donald Trump plans to weaken US support for Ukraine

The Independent UK

France, Germany reject US interference after Vance urges Europe to accept far right

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday firmly dismissed any foreign interference in German elections, following remarks by US Vice President JD Vance urging Europe to welcome far-right parties. France’s foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, echoed the sentiment, stating that "no one can impose" their model on Europe.

Radio France Internationale

'Fatal Mistake': Activists Say Climate Ignored In German Polls

German activists rallied on Friday to push the climate crisis up the agenda in an election campaign where the issue has been overshadowed by debates on immigration and the economy.

International Business Times

Munich car attack believed to have had Islamist motive, says prosecutor

Gabriele Tilmann says suspect’s online communications point to extremism but investigators have found no links to jihadist groups

The Guardian - UK

JD Vance says Germany should work with the far right AfD and not ignore ‘the will of the people’

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been buoyed by support from the Donald Trump administration

The Independent UK

Munich car ramming: What happened, who’s the suspect, what’s next?

The Munich incident took place during an election campaign in which immigration and security are prominent issues.

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Evening Standard

Suspected Munich attacker named as counter-terrorism police take over investigation

At least 28 people have been injured after a car veered into a crowd in the German city of Munich

The Independent UK

Munich car attack suspect: What we know about Afghan bodybuilder and asylum-seeker Farhad Noori

The arrested suspect Farhad Noori had hints of an ‘extremist background’, police investigating attack that injured 36 people say

The Independent UK

German chancellor says Munich car attack suspect ‘must leave country’

German chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the Munich car attack and warned that the perpetrator "cannot assume that he will be able to remain here."

International Business Times

Germany's Commerzbank To Cut Jobs To Fight Off UniCredit

German lender Commerzbank said Thursday it plans to cut about 3,900 jobs, around 10 percent of its workforce, seeking to fight off pressure for a tie-up from Italian bank UniCredit.

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The Guardian - UK

‘There is fear of what lies ahead’: Germans divided as snap election looms

Voters share which party they are backing on key issues from immigration to economic stagnation amid a fractured political landscape

The Conversation

German party leaders are united against immigration – but there is little evidence for a key part of their argument

As Germany elects its next Bundestag, migration remains one of the most important issues to voters. But politicians are not debating how to attract the 288,000 migrants the country needs every year to maintain its workforce. Rather, parties struggle over who can promise the most deportations and the tightest border…

The Independent UK

Germany extends border controls by 6 months as election rivals focus on migration ahead of poll

Germany’s outgoing government is the border checks it imposed on all its frontiers last fall by another six months as it attempts to cut the number of migrants arriving in the country

The Guardian - UK

Canada, Mexico and EU criticise Trump’s metal tariffs amid fears of trade war

Ursula von der Leyen says tariffs ‘will not go unanswered’ as Justin Trudeau says Canadians will ‘stand up if we need to’

The Guardian - UK

EU says it will retaliate immediately if Trump imposes new tariffs

Bloc’s leaders also promise to protect EU interests after US president announces escalation in aggressive trade policy

International Business Times

Germany's Scholz, Merz Clash Over Far-right AfD In Election Debate

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused election rival Friedrich Merz of having broken his word by accepting support from the far-right AfD to push an anti-immigration motion through parliament.

International Business Times

Germany's Scholz, Merz, Clash Over Far-right AfD In Election Debate

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his election rival Friedrich Merz of having broken his word by accepting support from the far-right AfD to push an anti-immigration motion through parliament.

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