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Merz: Last chance to stop the far-right

Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz faced each other on Wednesday in the last TV debate before the German election. And much was about immigration and the far-right.

Merz: Last chance to stop the far-right

The World Responds to Trump: Absurd

Donald Trump calls Volodymyr Zelenskyj a "dictator". The response came quickly from a long line of European politicians: "Wrong and dangerous" and "deeply unreasonable".

The World Responds to Trump: Absurd

The backlash shakes up the German election: "Unacceptable"

The days leading up to the German election on Sunday are expected to be dominated by the debate about alleged US interference. I will not let an American vice president tell me who I can talk to here in Germany, says Friedrich Merz, the favourite to win and CDU leader.

The backlash shakes up the German election: "Unacceptable"

Europe after the meeting: Must build up

The need for European armament is the most important message from the Paris meeting, according to Denmark's Prime Minister. Russia is now a threat to all of Europe, says Mette Frederiksen after the meeting.

Europe after the meeting: Must build up

Car rammed into crowd – suspect arrested

A man has been arrested after driving a car into a group of demonstrators in Munich. Nearly 30 people were injured, and for some of them, their condition is said to be life-threatening.

Car rammed into crowd – suspect arrested

German border controls extended ahead of election

Germany is extending the country's border controls for six months, announces Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The border controls, which exist along the entire EU country's border, were due to expire in mid-March, but the issue has been highlighted in the German election campaign.

German border controls extended ahead of election

CDU Leader Merz Rules Out Cooperation with AFD

The Christian Democratic CDU leader Friedrich Merz – who has good chances of becoming Germany's new Chancellor in the election on February 23 – rules out all cooperation with the far-right in Germany. .

CDU Leader Merz Rules Out Cooperation with AFD

EU leaders on Trump's tariff threats: We're ready

The EU promises to respond "with firmness" if the US threatens with tariffs and trade war. We are ready, says Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

EU leaders on Trump's tariff threats: We're ready

Starmer to Scholz: Wants to Restart EU Relations

The UK's Prime Minister Keir Starmer received the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at his country estate on Sunday. The hope is to "reboot" the relationship with the EU, announced Starmer at the meeting at historic Chequers.

Starmer to Scholz: Wants to Restart EU Relations

Controversial asylum law rejected in Germany

Germany's federal parliament voted down a proposal for an asylum law that the conservative CDU had put forward with controversial support from the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AFD). .

Controversial asylum law rejected in Germany

Scholz's challenger breaks tabu – gets support from AFD

The migration issue dominates the German debate ahead of the election in February. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's challenger Friedrich Merz has no objection to support from the far-right to push through tougher rules for immigration.

Scholz's challenger breaks tabu – gets support from AFD

Migrationsförslag antaget med högerextremt stöd Migration proposal adopted with right-wing extremist support

The German Bundestag has adopted a proposal to introduce tougher rules for immigration. .

Migrationsförslag antaget med högerextremt stöd Migration proposal adopted with right-wing extremist support

Frederiksen: "Very strong support" for Denmark

Russian aggressions, but also the Greenland issue, are the main numbers on Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's lightning-fast round trip to Europe's great powers. .

Frederiksen: "Very strong support" for Denmark

Support for the far-right AFD: Preserve German culture

The American tech billionaire Elon Musk aired thoughts about the greatness of the German people when he appeared at an election rally with the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AFD). Massive protests in several German cities marked great discontent with the far-right's election rally.

Support for the far-right AFD: Preserve German culture

Preschool children stabbed to death – anger grows in Germany

Armed with a kitchen knife, the 28-year-old mentally ill person followed a group of preschool children on an outing – and launched an attack. Wednesday's hair-raising deed in German Aschaffenburg, where a two-year-old boy was hacked to death, sparks outrage and disgust across the entire country.

Preschool children stabbed to death – anger grows in Germany

Olaf Scholz : Musk's actions a threat to democracy

Elon Musk broadcast a conversation with the party leader of the German AFD. The billionaire also took the opportunity to praise the nationalist party - just weeks before the country's federal election.

Olaf Scholz : Musk's actions a threat to democracy

Ulf Kristersson: May Need to Quickly Increase Defense Spending

Europe must expand its military support to Ukraine. This is claimed by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Germany's Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz at a joint press conference in Berlin.

Ulf Kristersson: May Need to Quickly Increase Defense Spending

German economy continues to shrink

The EU's economic engine, the German economy, contracted for the second year in a row in 2024, according to the country's statistics agency Destatis. And no major recovery for the export-dependent economy is expected to come in 2025.

German economy continues to shrink

Fear and doubt as Musk intervenes in Europe

How should X-owner Elon Musk be handled when he increasingly openly gives his support to the far-right – and even gets involved in an election campaign? European leaders are hesitant, out of fear of clashing with Donald Trump. .

Fear and doubt as Musk intervenes in Europe

Striking back at Trump: No one gets to threaten the border

France is guarding the EU's borders after Donald Trump's new outburst about the USA taking over Greenland. Borders are not moved by force, Germany emphasizes.

Striking back at Trump: No one gets to threaten the border

The Federal Diet Dissolved – New Election in Germany

Germany's president Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolves the federal parliament and announces new elections on February 23. .

The Federal Diet Dissolved – New Election in Germany

Germany mourns after attack on Christmas market

People in Germany are mourning after Friday's attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg where five people, including a nine-year-old, were killed. The motive appears to be dissatisfaction with how Saudi refugees are treated in Germany, according to prosecutors at a press conference.

Germany mourns after attack on Christmas market

Nine-year-old among the dead at German Christmas market

Among the five people killed in Friday's attack on a Christmas market in German Magdeburg is a nine-year-old. The motive appears to be dissatisfaction with how Saudi refugees are treated in Germany, according to prosecutors at a press conference.

Nine-year-old among the dead at German Christmas market

Anger after Elon Musk supported German far-right

The tech billionaire Elon Musk has written on X that only the far-right extremist Alternative for Germany (AFD) can "save Germany", something that has been met with harsh criticism. .

Anger after Elon Musk supported German far-right