The world’s third largest economy goes to the polls Sunday under the shadow of unusually brusque interventions from the Trump ...

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan As the US drifts closer to authoritarianism, the words of Hans and Sophie Scholl and the White Rose collective remain vital: We will not be silent.

Stories of a pre-election state of emergency, police escorts for toddlers and forged ballot papers -- a blizzard of online ...

Germany’s rocky path towards Sunday’s early elections began when the outgoing coalition government collapsed on November 6, ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has seen a surge in popularity, even drawing support from tech billionaire Elon ...

Last month, Friedrich Merz, leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the likely next Chancellor, introduced tougher migration policies that passed with AfD support. The backlash ...

G ERMANY’S DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE AGENCY has classified part of the AfD, founded in 2013, as extremist, warning that it is a ...

Three trends, each a source of grave concern for Germans, form the backdrop to Sunday’s Bundestag elections: an uncertain, even threatening international outlook; a tense, divided domestic political ...

Can you express your opinion freely in Germany? Yes, but not unconditionally. Rules on speech are stricter in Germany than, for example, in the US. A comparison.

BERLIN - Germans go to the polls on Sunday in a snap election called after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way ...

On February 23, Germany is heading to a crucial poll which will decide the country’s future and how it will operate in a turbulent world. The polls are being conducted at a pivotal time in the country ...