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Germany Interpreted

Germany’s far right crashes through the firewall

Did Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor, fall into a trap? Or is he forcing other mainstream parties to confront what many regard as the new reality — a harder, less welcoming Germany?

January 30, 2025 4:00 am CET

Ultranationalist Algerian influencers wage war on France

Several online activists have been arrested over the past few weeks for inciting violence. Some have TikTok accounts with more than 400,000 followers.

January 27, 2025 4:43 am CET

Brussels terror attack: Man arrested in 2023 killing of Swedish football fans

Belgian authorities said the suspect arrested on Friday was believed to have supplied the firearm used in the attack.

January 25, 2025 4:53 pm CET

Wie Aschaffenburg den Merz-Wahlkampf verändert

Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um 5 Uhr. Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team bringen euch jeden Morgen auf den neuesten Stand in Sachen Politik …

January 23, 2025 8:04 am CET

Elon Musk to fund Tommy Robinson’s legal fight, supporters claim

Robinson’s representatives post ‘heartfelt gratitude’ to the X owner on Telegram.

January 21, 2025 6:26 pm CET

Starmer warns of online radicalization in wake of Southport murders

UK prime minister signals threat posed by “loners, misfits” and “young men in their bedroom.”

January 21, 2025 11:37 am CET
Unpacked

What a non-handshake tells us about Syria’s new ruler

Ahmed Hussein al-Shar’a’s hands-off diplomacy is setting off alarm bells — as it should.

January 6, 2025 6:32 pm CET

Syria’s de facto new leader to meet French and German foreign ministers

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock seeks to revitalize relations between the EU and Damascus.

January 3, 2025 11:32 am CET

Trump says New Orleans attack confirms his rhetoric on crime

President-elect says his administration will “fully support the City of New Orleans.”

January 2, 2025 5:22 am CET

2024 by the numbers: From victims of war to a warming planet

Familiar trends characterized a year marked by elections and bloodshed.

December 31, 2024 4:00 am CET

Kurdish rebel leader reportedly suggests he’s open to ending insurgency

Abdullah Öcalan was quoted as saying he has the “necessary competence and determination to contribute positively to the new paradigm” in Turkey.

December 29, 2024 4:42 pm CET

Hundreds protest in Syria after Christmas tree set alight

Ruling HTS say they have detained the arsonists and promised to restore the tree.

December 24, 2024 3:11 pm CET
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Magdeburg attack fuels disinformation and mistrust in German leaders

Ahead of the February election, governing politicians are under fire over security failures while the far right is attempting to capitalize.

December 24, 2024 4:01 am CET

‘Insane’ Magdeburg Christmas market attack turns up heat on Germany’s politicians

Reports that suspect was a refugee from Saudi Arabia who hated Muslims raise complicated questions during German election campaign.

December 21, 2024 5:17 pm CET

US in ‘direct contact’ with Syria rebels, Blinken says

This is the first public confirmation of interaction with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the terrorist-designated group that ousted Assad.

December 15, 2024 1:18 pm CET

Germany to enable ‘voluntary, secure’ returns for Syrian refugees

The foreign office in Berlin has scripted an eight-point plan for a free and democratic Syria.

December 11, 2024 7:33 pm CET

Do Syria’s liberators still deserve the terrorist label?

Assad’s downfall was met with unbridled joy and relief among Syrians and Syria’s expatriate community.

December 10, 2024 12:47 am CET

UK: Too early to lift ban on key Syrian rebel group

Prime Minister Keir Starmer insists ‘no decision is pending’ on removing Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s status as a terrorist organization.

December 9, 2024 6:57 pm CET

UK promises ‘swift’ decision on banned Syrian group

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is a proscribed terrorist organization in the U.K., but played a major part in Bashar al-Assad’s ouster.

December 9, 2024 10:48 am CET

Terror attack on Bavarian Christmas market foiled by police

The 37-year-old suspect from Iraq had allegedly photographed the market in Augsburg and discussed driving a car through it.

December 6, 2024 10:51 am CET

Accusations fly after blast hits key Kosovo water system

A detonation on a critical aqueduct comes after a series of smaller incidents in the tense Serb-majority north of the country.

November 30, 2024 10:39 pm CET

Von der Leyen’s first Commission: The final verdict

Who’s at the top of the class and who flunked? Here are POLITICO’s grades for each 2019-2024 European commissioner.

November 29, 2024 4:23 am CET

DHL plane crash was not sabotage, Lithuanian defense minister advises

A preliminary investigation suggests a technical malfunction downed the aircraft, but suspicions of malfeasance run high.

November 27, 2024 5:40 pm CET

Lithuanian DHL plane crash could be sabotage, German foreign minister says

Russia has escalated its hybrid warfare campaign since early 2022.

November 26, 2024 8:53 am CET
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