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Germany’s New Leader Has a Tough Job. It Just Got Tougher.
Friedrich Merz’s halting path to the chancellor’s office inflamed his challenges at home and abroad, including a threat from ...
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Friedrich Merz, After Acceding to Chancellor of Germany on a Second Vote, Has To Deal With Resurgent Right
His countrymen, he declares, will have to ‘engage’ with the AfD, ‘factually and on substance.’ ...
As Trump administration officials defend Germany’s right-wing party, Berlin isn’t pleased
Marco Rubio and JD Vance were quick to stand behind Germany’s most right-wing political party. Officials in Berlin weren’t happy about it.
US senator says US intel should not help Germany monitor far-right party
The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate intelligence committee called on Wednesday for American spy agencies to "pause" ...
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Germany designates rising far-right AfD party as ‘extremist’ group
BERLIN — Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday designated the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, as an “extremist endeavor,” a move that lowers hurdles for the spy ...
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Germany's new govt orders border police to reject most asylum seekers
Germany's new government said Wednesday it would reject most asylum seekers at its borders as conservative Chancellor ...
80 years after WWII in Europe: How Germany’s past shapes its present
Never Again” – is not just a slogan, but also a civic duty. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
AfD Tells Merz to Resign, Call New Election After He Loses Key Vote
Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz narrowly lost a vote in the Bundestag to become the next chancellor in an unexpected setback that plunges the country into political uncertainty. Shane ...