Elon Musk pens German newspaper opinion piece supporting far-right AfD party | Germany
Tech entrepreneur and Donald Trump confidante Elon Musk has taken a surprising new public step in support of Germany's far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD), giving the country's Welt Am.・Published a supportive guest opinion article in Sonntag newspaper. He urged the commentary editor to resign in protest. The German-language commentary was published online on Saturday […]
German Parliament Dissolved, Setting Date For Feb 23rd Snap Elections
Germany will elect a new government seven months early after the acrimonious collapse of the previous one in November, the country's president confirmed Friday morning as the Bundestag was dissolved. It's time for a liberal democratic “competition of ideas” to find “the best solutions to the challenges of our time” including economic stagnation, mass immigration […]
EU faces challenges amid German and French instability
Political instability appears to be becoming a feature of the European Union, with major countries struggling with internal turmoil. Some may be tempted to dismiss these developments as part of the give-and-take of democratic institutions. However, the motion of no confidence against Olaf Scholz was rejected. center left governmentIt signals a deeper undercurrent in Germany, […]
Magdeburg attack has cast ‘dark shadow’ over Christmas, says German president in call for unity | Magdeburg Christmas market attack
A fatal car attack at a German Christmas market casts a “dark shadow” over this year's celebrations, the president said on Tuesday, calling on people not to be turned away by extremists. Four days after a brutal attack in the eastern German city of Magdeburg that left five people dead and more than 200 injured, […]
AfD Leader Alice Weidel Surges to Top of German Chancellor Polls
Alice Weidel, leader of the anti-mass immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, has risen to the top of the polls for prime minister in the upcoming February election. by questionnaire carried out According to INSA polling company build newspaper, AfD leader Alice Weidel rose 3 points from last week to 24 points, while centrist neoliberal […]
German Police Admit Receiving Warnings About Christmas Market Attack Suspect
German police have admitted that they failed to act on warnings from Saudi Arabia about the potential danger of the Magdeburg Christmas market attack suspect. Holger Münsch, head of Germany's Federal Criminal Police Agency (BKA), said the agency had received a tip from Riyadh about Taleb A., a Saudi refugee accused of ramming his car […]
German authorities received a warning last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack
German authorities have been alerted to a suspect in last year's Christmas market car attack, authorities said on Sunday, providing further details about the five people killed in the attack. The Federal Office for Immigration and Refugees said on Sunday in X that the report, which it said was received late last summer, “like many […]
German Christmas market attack suspect Taleb al-Abdulmohsen held on murder charges
The man suspected of driving the attack that killed at least five people and injured many others at a German Christmas market has been charged with murder and attempted murder, police said Sunday. Police in the central city of Magdeburg, where Friday's attack took place, also reported scuffles at a far-right demonstration attended by about […]
Driver Plows Car Through Busy German Christmas Market In Apparent Attack
A car plowed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday, leaving several people pinned to the ground. Footage of the attack shows a car speeding down the road and plowing into a large crowd attending the festival. Formerly German Security Service feared Islamic terror attacks could occur at Christmas markets […]
Car Plows Into German Christmas Market Crowd in Apparent Deliberate Attack
A car plowed into a crowd at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday night in an apparently deliberate attack.Update 2115: The Magdeburg tragedy has prompted a flurry of reactions from political leaders. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said: “Reports from Magdeburg suggest bad things. My thoughts are with the victims and […]