German far-right party AfD poised for state election victory in east | Germany
Far-right parties have become the largest party in Germany's state parliaments for the first time since World War II, while a new populist force on the left has gained a firm foothold in the country's political landscape, exit polls showed on Sunday. Two highly-anticipated elections in the eastern former Communist bloc made clear their dissatisfaction […]
Anti-Mass Migration Parties Make Big Gains in German State Elections
Anti-mass immigration populist parties made major gains in German state elections on Sunday, with the right-wing Alternative for Germany expected to win a landslide victory in the state of Thuringia. Exit polls in the eastern German state of Thuringia showed the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party leading with 30.5% of the vote, beating the […]
German political party with Nazi ties on verge of winning
A far-right German party whose leaders were sanctioned for making pro-Nazi comments is on the brink of victory in two state elections. The Alternative for Germany (AfD), which is running a pro-Russia, anti-immigration campaign to secure seats in the former communist east Germany, is leading in several opinion polls and is expected to win around […]
Woman Arrested as Six Injured in German Bus Knife Attack
BERLIN (AP) — Police have arrested a 32-year-old woman in connection with a knife attack that left six people wounded on a bus heading to a festival in western Germany, and authorities said Saturday there was no evidence of a political or religious motive. Police said Friday evening that three of those attacked were in […]
German chancellor calls to restrict immigration after ISIS takes credit for lethal terror attack allegedly by Syrian refugee
The Germans are bigger limit The government has imposed strict restrictions on immigration policies after the ISIS terror group claimed responsibility for a deadly attack blamed on a Syrian refugee. Islamic State said on social media that the 26-year-old suspect was an “Islamic State soldier” and that the attack was motivated by “revenge against Muslims […]
German terror attack suspect identified as a Syrian refugee, chancellor vows to implement strict immigration
Authorities have identified a 26-year-old man as the suspect in a series of stabbings at the festival. in Last week, a Syrian man suspected of having ties to the Islamic State carried out an attack in Solingen, Germany, killing three people and wounding eight. Germany's federal prosecutors identified the suspect as Issa al-H., withholding his […]
Dollar edges higher ahead of key data; euro weakens on German inflation – Investing.com
Investing.com – The US dollar rebounded from recent lows and edged higher on Thursday ahead of a series of key economic data, while the euro fell. As of 4:10 a.m. ET (9:10 a.m. GMT), the dollar index, which indexes the greenback against six other currencies, was trading up 0.2 percent at 101.182 after falling to […]
EUR/USD Price Forecast: Bounces-off key support near 1.1110 ahead of German/ US data – FXStreet
EUR/USD bounced off the key Fibonacci support at 1.1107 as US Dollar selling resumed. Risk aversion and fears over pre-German inflation and US GDP could limit the pair's upside. Daily technical setups continue to remain constructive for EUR/USD in the near term. EUR/USD It moved back into the green zone early Thursday, reversing some of […]
Ex-Dem pol Robert Telles found guilty by jury in 2022 murder of Las Vegas reporter Jeff German
LAS VEGAS — A Nevada jury has found a former Las Vegas-area Democratic politician guilty of murder in the killing of an investigative journalist who wrote a story critical of his conduct in office. Robert Telles shook his head and slumped as the verdict was read Wednesday in Clark County District Court. Jurors had deliberated […]
German officials failed to deport Syrian migrant who allegedly butchered Germans at Christian concert
A 26-year-old Syrian asylum seeker is in custody after allegedly admitting to brutally killing three people – two men, aged 56 and 67, and a 56-year-old woman – and seriously injuring six more at a Christian music festival in Solingen, Germany on Friday. Left-wing politicians, who stand to lose to the right-wing Alternative for Germany […]