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Tag: Germany
Election in Germany Helps Far Right Tighten Its Grip in the East
The Alternative for Germany party doubled its share of the vote in Thuringia, where it is led by the party’s most notorious ideologue.
Where Pugs Rule the Racetrack
Pugs enjoy a certain cultlike status in Germany, where their owners gather regularly to swap stories about the breed, and let the dogs compete to see who’s fastest. Or slowest.
Only a Locked Door Stopped a Massacre at a German Synagogue
The gunman who fatally shot two people made clear that he chose his target intending to kill as many Jews as possible and that he hoped to impress extremists beyond Germany.
Assailant Live-Streamed Attempted Attack on German Synagogue
A gunman tried to enter a synagogue in Germany during Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, in what officials called an anti-Semitic attack.
A Far-Right Dilemma for Europe’s Mainstream: Contain It or Join It?
Traditional parties are increasingly working with the far right at a local level, fraying a taboo. Will the cooperation defuse or enable a disruptive force?
As Angela Merkel and Boris Johnson Clash, the Odds of a Brexit Deal Fade
Hopes of an agreement, already faint, seemed all but dashed after a phone call between the German and British leaders.
Ukraine? Impeachment? Trump Can Survive It All, Foreign Analysts Say
The notion of this president demanding political favors from fellow leaders is such familiar behavior it fails to elicit much shock.
The Berlin Police Are Confident the Killer Is in Jail. They Just Don’t Know His Name.
The German authorities suspect the well-planned killing of a former Chechen separatist in Berlin was carried out by a Russian hit man released from prison for that purpose.
Sigmund Jähn, First German in Space and a Hero Back Home, Dies at 82
He spent almost eight days aboard a space station in 1978 and was hailed by East Germans as a symbol of socialist achievement.