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Russia announces the closure of the German consulate in St. Petersburg
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Foreign Ministry on Monday announced the closure of the German consulate in St. Petersburg, a tit-for-tat move that reflected the simmering tensions between the two...
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanese village kill 11, state media say
Israeli air strikes on a village in southern Lebanon have killed at least 11 people, including two children, Lebanese state media say.Nine people were killed in one strike that...
Germany’s AfD Is Not ‘Far Right’
(Jens Schlueter/Getty Images)This week I predicted that Germany's Alternative for Germany would likely win Sunday's state election in Saxony-Anhalt, a development I called "earth-shattering."The AfD has now moved from...
German far-right set for big win in eastern state – projections
Germany's AfD is heading for a big victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, far ahead of its mainstream rivals, according to initial projections. It is not yet clear...
Police launch investigation into swastikas graffitied during break-in at Pardes Hanna-Karkur school
Several swastikas were graffitied across the windows and tables of an art classroom at the school, in addition to other destruction of property caused in the room.Israel Police launched...
From ‘remigration’ to home-schooling: what does Germany’s AfD want?
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) was founded in response to the euro crisis, but its focus has shifted firmly to the far right.A stridently hardline anti-immigration stance, developed during...
Somalis, roiled by famine and climate displacement, brace for El Niño
Thousands of people in Somalia have already left their villages to seek refuge in bigger cities in the Horn of Africa amid a hunger crisis.Many are desperate after months...
Remains of 55 people recovered from Gaza rubble two years after strike
Civil defence officials in Gaza City said on Saturday that they have recovered the remains of 55 people from the rubble of a residential building destroyed in an Israeli...
Is Russia proving better at protecting friends than fighting enemies in West Africa?
When mutinous soldiers seized a strategic military base in Niger's capital last Saturday, the country's ruling junta turned to a foreign partner it has increasingly relied on since coming...
German president calls for unity in democracy ahead of landmark vote
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday called for the country's democracy and rule of law be protected from those "who scorn and trample all over them," ahead of Sunday's...