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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...
At least 37 killed by toxic fumes during alleged petrol theft in Nigeria, reports say
People watched on anxiously as locals organise a rescue effort [YEAC]At least 37 people have died after inhaling toxic fumes while allegedly stealing petrol from a pipeline in Nigeria's...
Looming far-right win in Germany sparks security worries
If the AfD wins key regional elections on Sunday and becomes the first far-right party in post-war Germany to form a state government, experts fear far-reaching consequences for security...