Feb 13 Far-right AfD party appears to be heading for its strongest result in Germany’s election By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and is fielding its first candidate to lead the country. Continue reading
Jan 05 Heavy snow, freezing rain cause widespread disruption across the UK and Germany By Pan Pylas, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press With the weather set to stay inclement on Sunday in the U.K., there are concerns that many rural communities, particularly in the north of England, could be cut off, with up to 40 centimeters of snow on the ground above… Continue reading
Dec 31 2025 begins around the world with light shows, embraces and ice plunges By Charlotte Graham-McLay, Associated Press American Samoa will be among the last to welcome 2025, a full 24 hours after New Zealand. Continue reading
Dec 29 Musk’s backing of far-right AfD party creates uproar in Germany ahead of key elections By Associated Press Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest. Continue reading
Dec 23 Magdeburg mourns Christmas market attack victims as fear of deeper social divisions builds By Associated Press Mourners are laying flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack as investigators puzzle over the motive of the suspect. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 2:34 News Wrap: 2 U.S. Navy pilots rescued, 1 injured after Red Sea friendly fire incident In our news wrap Sunday, the U.S. military says an American fighter jet was mistakenly shot down over the Red Sea in a friendly fire incident, Israeli airstrikes killed nearly two dozen people in Gaza, the Christmas market in Magdeburg,… Continue watching
Dec 22 What we know about the suspect in the German Christmas market car attack By Michael Probst, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Authorities say the suspect does not fit the usual profile of perpetrators of extremist attacks. The man described himself as an ex-Muslim who was highly critical of Islam and in many posts on social media expressed support for the far-right… Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 2:16 News Wrap: Germany mourns victims of Christmas market attack In our news wrap Saturday, Germans are mourning the victims of an apparent attack at a Christmas market, Israel blamed Houthi rebels for a missile attack that injured 16 people in Tel Aviv, world champion skier Lindsey Vonn is back… Continue watching
Dec 21 Death toll in German Christmas market attack rises to 5, with a 9-year-old among those killed By Kirsten Grieshaber, Geir Moulson, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press City official Ronni Krug said he didn’t have further information on the adults who were killed on Friday night. He said 200 people were injured, of whom 41 in serious or very serious condition. Continue reading
Dec 20 Driver hits crowd with car at Christmas market in Germany, killing at least 2 and injuring 60 By Ebrahim Noroozi, Chris Stern, Geir Moulson, Associated Press A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring at least 60 others in what authorities called a deliberate attack. Continue reading