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Will Germany’s far-right AfD break through the firewall and take power?

Trump talks of a third term amid growing concerns about a constitutional crisis

Vance floats US troop withdrawal from Germany over free-speech concerns

Is Germany’s far right really attracting Jewish voters?

Caribbean leader urges Ursula von der Leyen to push for slavery compensation

Elon Musk’s DOGE is inspiring an army of British copycats
Stéphane Séjourné is on a nuclear mission as EU industry chief
With Germany embroiled in political and economic difficulties, nuclear advocates see an opportunity to score points in Brussels.
Angry farmers push Poland away from Ukraine
After nearly three years of war in Ukraine, protests by Polish farmers are opening up social and political fractures in a once-unshakeable alliance.
Ukraine could become the EU’s ‘Afghanistan,’ Viktor Orbán claims
The Hungarian leader repeated Kremlin talking points in an interview with Tucker Carlson.
Ukraine’s Brit allies cry ‘appeasement’ as Trump talks to Putin
Cross-party outrage greets Trump’s bid for Ukraine peace — with specter of Neville Chamberlain’s fateful World War II deal raised.
Trump’s plan for Ukraine a great deal — ‘for the Kremlin,’ Kyiv’s backers say
“Let’s not mince words about what this represents: a surrender of Ukraine’s interests and our own, even before negotiations begin,” says U.S. Senator Adam Schiff.
Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs could target EU’s value-added taxes
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a reciprocal tariff executive order Thursday.
As Trump torches overseas aid, will Britain step up?
Britain used to lead the world on international development. But in the era of right-wing populists, its Labour government is now treading carefully.
5 times politicians were humiliated by WhatsApp leaks
Numerous UK politicos have found their group chats getting two ticks — from the entire British public.
Germany’s far right woos the workers in election battle
Long the preserve of the center left, factories now provide fertile territory for the populist AfD party.
The real significance of Trump’s tariffs
It represents another major effort to expand presidential authority.
Super Bowl: The NFL team Trump loves to hate
The president has left a breadcrumb trail suggesting nothing would make him happier than to see the Eagles get slaughtered in the Super Bowl.
Baltic countries sever final power ties with Russia
Disconnecting from the Soviet-era grid faced an intimidation campaign — but it’s Moscow that could be left in a precarious position.
Britain’s handover of the Chagos Islands is pleasing nobody
Labour’s decision to grant the geopolitical archipelago to Mauritius has sparked criticism from all sides.
Farage offers Trump tips to take on the banks
Debanking went stateside in November, but has a well-trodden history in Britain after Farage was kicked out of Coutts bank.
Trump says US will ‘take over the Gaza Strip’
He provided no details on how this was possible.
We need a Draghi report for banking, say EU’s 3 biggest countries
Report should include a list of “concrete” policy recommendations for the sector which the European Commission would then implement.
German far right may benefit most from Merz’s self-inflicted wound
Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.
Musk’s ‘move on’ from the Holocaust plea challenges enduring German taboo
“Acknowledgement of the dark past of the country” is vital, says the chair of Israel’s Holocaust remembrance center.
Ultranationalist Algerian influencers wage war on France
Several online activists have been arrested over the past few weeks for inciting violence. Some have TikTok accounts with more than 400,000 followers.
Trump launches savage attack on bishop who asked for ‘mercy’ for minorities
U.S. president calls the clergywoman a “Radical Left hard line Trump hater,” “ungracious,” “nasty” and “not compelling or smart.”