The assignment from IS was to murder at least ten police officers and other individuals at the Riksdag in Stockholm. Now, a German court has sentenced two men to prison for the terror plans.
Swedish politicsThe Social Democrats (SPD) make a strong finish and win the state election in the German state of Brandenburg.
World politicsThe extreme right is experiencing successes in Germany, but it is another fringe force that can gain real influence. The left-wing defector Sahra Wagenknecht has climbed in the opinion polls with a policy that largely coincides with the one pursued farthest to the right.
ConflictsIt became as expected: The far-right party AFD becomes the largest in German Thüringen after the state election. Despite this, they have no clear path to power, since all other parties have said no to cooperating with them.
WorldThe Far-Right Party AFD appears to be becoming the largest party in the German state of Thüringen after Sunday's state election, according to exit polls. A historic success, says the party's co-chair Alice Weidel in a statement.
World politicsOne is a convicted right-wing extremist who throws around slogans from the Hitler era. The other is a left-wing defector who wants to repeal the Russia sanctions and hold peace talks with Putin. Together, they seem to be getting close to half of the votes in the German state of Thuringia, which is now going to the polls. The result could be a nightmare for the government in Berlin.
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