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320,000 March in France for a Third Straight Weekend as Youth Protests Spread to Germany
Police deployed 70,000 officers and moved the Paris march to the capital's edge, but clashes with tear gas still broke out at dusk on Halloween.
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WorldMasked Rioters Loot Frankfurt Stores as Gen Z Cost-of-Living Protests Turn Violent
Largely peaceful rallies in more than 30 German cities gave way to clashes with police in Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg on Saturday night.
WorldGermany Arrests Ex-Spy Chief August Hanning, 80, on Treasonous Espionage Charges
Federal prosecutors say the former BND president used about 2,000 classified documents supplied by his old chief of staff and wrote an analysis for a foreign intelligence officer.
WorldMerz Unveils $1.5 Billion Ukraine Aid in Kyiv as Russia Strikes Academy of Sciences
The German chancellor arrived by train as a Russian drone attack killed two people at the National Academy of Sciences and damaged a Dnieper bridge.
ScienceDivers Clearing a Gas Pipeline Route Found a 400-Year-Old Shipwreck in a German Lagoon
Tree rings date the clinker-built vessel to the 1620s or 1630s. Archaeologists recovered more than 60 objects in 12 days, including a clay brick no one can explain.
WorldThe AfD Won Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the Far-Left Die Linke Won Berlin, and Chancellor Merz's CDU Fell to About 5% in a State Where It Once Governed, the Party's Worst Result Anywhere Since 1945
Projections put the AfD at roughly 37% to 38% in the northeastern state and Die Linke at about 25% in the capital, where a Turkish-German lawyer named Elif Eralp declared that 'love and justice have triumphed over hatred.' The AfD's co-leader called Merz's response 'more than feeble' and demanded his resignation.
WorldFriedrich Merz Canceled His Trip to the U.N. Because 'His Presence Is Required in Berlin'
Ten days after the AfD took 43.8% in Saxony-Anhalt, the chancellor's party is polling at 7% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and 78% of Germans say he is the wrong man for the job. Two more state votes come Sunday.
WorldThe AfD Took 44% in Saxony-Anhalt. No Far-Right Party Has Led a German State Since 1945
Ulrich Siegmund's party more than doubled its 2021 result and left Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats at 18.5% after 24 years running the state. Every other party still refuses to govern with it.
WorldVolkswagen Will Cut 100,000 Jobs by 2030. That Is Roughly One in Seven Workers
The supervisory board signed off unanimously on another 50,000 cuts on top of the 50,000 already agreed. Four German plants sit on the list, and no full-scale German factory has ever been closed.
WorldThe AfD Is Polling at 41% in Saxony-Anhalt Two Days Before the Vote. The CDU Is at 24%
Ulrich Siegmund, 35, could become the first far-right state premier in Germany's postwar history. Every party but one has refused to govern with him, which makes an outright majority his only route.
WorldGermany Says Russia Flew an Explosive Drone at a Ukrainian Cargo Plane. It Is Closing a Consulate Over It
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the device found at Leipzig/Halle Airport on August 4 matched known Russian hybrid operations. Putin, speaking in Kyrgyzstan, said the evidence "has been planted."
WatchTop NewsVan Plows Into Berlin Pride Crowd Near the Brandenburg Gate, Killing a Woman and Injuring 16
The driver fled on foot after the white van struck a tree in Tiergarten park, and Berlin police say they have identified a suspect known to the city's Islamist scene but have not arrested him.
WorldAfD Reelects Weidel as 30,000 Protesters Clash With Police in Erfurt
A Thuringian court overturned a ban on the far-right party's congress just hours before it opened, as tens of thousands flooded the city trying to shut it down.
WatchTop NewsWorld Cup Kicks Off This Week as U.S. Falls 2-1 to Germany in Final Tune-Up
The United States dropped its last warm-up before co-hosting soccer's showpiece, where 48 teams open play June 11 across three North American nations.
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Neo-Nazi Candidate Reaches Mayoral Runoff in German Town, Breaking Post-War Taboo
For the first time since World War II, a member of a neo-Nazi party has advanced to a mayoral runoff in Germany, raising concerns about the far-right's growing influence in eastern regions.
TechOrdinary WiFi Networks Can Now Identify People With Startling Accuracy
German researchers demonstrate new form of surveillance using radio waves, raising privacy concerns about ubiquitous wireless networks.
WorldNATO Allies Quietly Plan for an Alliance Where the U.S. No Longer Leads
Trump's decision to launch the Iran war without consulting NATO — followed by his 'naughty and nice' list punishing Spain and the U.K. — is driving Brussels and Berlin toward independent defense planning, including a revived Franco-German nuclear umbrella.
WorldGerman Leaders Clash With Intelligence Chiefs Over Iran Domestic Threat
Intelligence agents privately warn of potential hybrid attacks from Iran-linked groups, but political leaders including Chancellor Merz publicly downplay the risks.
WorldGermany Misjudged Trump's Anger Over Iran War Criticism, Faces Troop Withdrawal
Chancellor Friedrich Merz offered no public sign he believed Trump's threats to pull 5,000 US troops were serious after criticizing American military action in Iran.
Top NewsU.S. to Withdraw 5,000 Troops From Germany Following Diplomatic Tensions
Pentagon announces major troop reduction after President Trump expresses frustration with German chancellor's Iran war comments.
PoliticsTrump Threatens to Withdraw U.S. Troops From Germany After Chancellor's Iran Comments
President lashes out at German leader Friedrich Merz following remarks that Iran has 'humiliated' the United States.
WatchWorldTrump Eyes Closing Ramstein Air Base and Rota as NATO Allies Refused to Back Iran Campaign
Senior U.S. officials are discussing relocating forces from Germany and Spain to Poland and Romania after NATO partners declined to grant airspace or basing rights for Iran operations.
WorldGermany Plans €10 Billion Independent Military Satellite Network, Alarming EU Partners Over Defense Fragmentation
Berlin's SATCOM Stage 4 constellation of 100+ low-orbit satellites would parallel the EU's own IRIS² program, raising fears of costly duplication in European defense architecture.
