Germany: State CDU, AfD leaders clash in Thuringia TV duel

Two leading candidates of the conservative CDU and the far-right AfD in the state of Thuringia, Mario Voigt and Björn Höcke, clashed over issues such as migration and Europe. A good five months ... Read More

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday, a long-awaited trip to Berlin the British leader hopes will ... reported on Friday. The World Bank is expected to ... Read More

Far-right German politician charged with second count of using Nazi slogan

Björn Höcke, a prominent figure in ... Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world. Read More

Museum worker hangs up his own painting hoping for a big break — gets fired instead

A German art museum worker and aspiring artist ... his true calling,” a spokesperson for the Pinakothek told the Guardian. He mounted his piece, which was 23 by 47 inches, in an empty passageway ... Read More

Trial of alleged leaders of German coup plot scheduled for May

A criminal trial of the alleged ringleaders of a plot to overthrow the German government by far-right extremists in the so-called "Reich Citizens" scene will begin on May 21 in Frankfurt ... Read More

German army sets up first overseas bases since Second World War

Two dozen soldiers departed from Berlin on Monday morning to set up the first permanent German army bases on foreign soil since the Second World War. In a landmark moment in the history of the ... Read More

United flight returns to German airport shortly after take-off as toilet mishap causes poop to leak into cabin

United Flight 59 took off from Frankfurt, Germany Friday afternoon and was supposed to land in San Francisco before it made the U-turn a couple of hours into the trip, German outlet Bild reported. Read More

Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany amid trophy hunting dispute

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi is threatening to send 20,000 elephants to Germany after the European ... roam Botswana — about a third of the world’s elephant population, according ... Read More

Trial set for alleged leaders of German coup plot

The alleged ringleaders of a suspected far-right plot to attack the German parliament and overthrow the government will go on trial in Frankfurt starting in May, a court said Tuesday. Nine ... Read More