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- Friedrich Merz: conservative set to be Germany's next chancelloron February 23, 2025 at 6:58 pm
Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz has vowed to rule Europe's largest economy by returning to his Christian Democrat party's conservative roots, ease restraints on business and crack down on irregular immigration.
- 'We have achieved historic result': Germany's far-right AfD jubilant after gainson February 23, 2025 at 6:04 pm
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) celebrated a record election result Sunday that fuelled its wildest hopes of one day entering government, a horror scenario for its many foes.
- Conservatives set to win German election as far-right AfD surges, exit polls showon February 23, 2025 at 5:03 pm
The centre-right CDU/CSU bloc is on course to win Germany's federal election with around 29 percent of the vote, initial exit polls showed on Sunday.
- German 'rust belt' town spotlights growing far right appealon February 23, 2025 at 2:53 pm
Sporting a cap with the Trump-inspired slogan "Make Duisburg Great Again", AfD candidate Alan Imamura was upbeat as he campaigned for the far-right party in Germany's ailing industrial heartland.
- Pussy Riot stages pre-election Berlin show for Ukraineon February 23, 2025 at 7:42 am
Russian dissident punk band Pussy Riot played at a pro-Ukraine protest in Berlin on Saturday, on the eve of German elections as the war nears three years.
- German election favourite Merz vows 'strong voice' in Europeon February 23, 2025 at 7:29 am
Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz promised Saturday in his last rally before Sunday's elections that if he takes power he will be a "strong voice in the European Union".
- Germany may face long wait for new government after voteon February 23, 2025 at 7:26 am
German voters head to the polls in a winter election on Sunday but may not have a new government for some time.
- Highlights from Berlin as film festival wraps upon February 22, 2025 at 3:08 pm
The Berlin film festival is set to hand out its awards on Saturday, with a selection of 19 films and documentaries competing for the top Golden Bear prize.
- Syrian suspect in Berlin stabbing wanted 'to kill Jews', police sayon February 22, 2025 at 12:33 pm
A Syrian man arrested after a stabbing attack at Berlin's Holocaust memorial that wounded a Spanish man had been harbouring a "plan to kill Jews", police and prosecutors said Saturday.
- Scholz hits back at US over Ukraine, free speechon February 22, 2025 at 12:29 pm
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday stressed his support for Ukraine's sovereignty and defended Germany's commitment to free speech in a pushback against recent broadsides from the Trump administration.