At Least One Killed After Car Drives Into Crowd in Germany
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At Least One Killed After Car Drives Into Crowd in Germany

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines One person was killed and several others injured when a man drove a car into a lunch-hour crowd in the southwestern German city of Mannheim, the police said on Monday. The police said the driver had been arrested, and that they were investigating…

German Central Bank Loss Points to More Economic Woes for Germany
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German Central Bank Loss Points to More Economic Woes for Germany

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The president of Germany’s central bank, which on Tuesday reported an annual loss for the first time in more than 40 years, said Germany faced another year of economic stagnation, more gloomy news for a country that is struggling to grow. “It is…

How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right
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How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Alternative for Germany party came in second in federal elections on Sunday, doubling its vote share from four years ago, in the strongest showing for a German far-right party since World War II. Some segments of the party, known as the AfD,…

How Denmark’s Social Democrats Are Succeeding With Stricter Immigration Policies
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How Denmark’s Social Democrats Are Succeeding With Stricter Immigration Policies

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines These policies made Denmark an object of scorn among many progressives elsewhere. Critics described the Social Democrats as monstrous, racist and reactionary, arguing that they had effectively become a right-wing party on this issue. To Frederiksen and her aides, however, a tough immigration…

Elon Musk Congratulates AfD Leader on Germany’s Election Results
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Elon Musk Congratulates AfD Leader on Germany’s Election Results

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The hard-right Alternative for Germany might not have done as well in Sunday’s election as its leaders had hoped, but its groundbreaking performance was enough for a congratulatory phone call from Elon Musk. Alice Weidel, the chancellor candidate for the party, known by…

How TikTok Helped Germany’s Left to a Surprise Election Showing
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How TikTok Helped Germany’s Left to a Surprise Election Showing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Her fans call her Heidi. She is 36 years old. She talks a mile a minute. She has a tattoo of the Polish-German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg on her left arm and a million followers across TikTok and Instagram. She was relatively unknown in…

The Meaning of Germany’s Election
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The Meaning of Germany’s Election

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Germany yesterday became the latest country where voters rejected a left-leaning government largely because of their unhappiness over immigration and the economy. Germany’s next chancellor is likely to be Friedrich Merz, a former corporate lawyer who has promised to crack down on migration,…

Who Is Friedrich Merz, the Man Poised to Be Germany’s Next Chancellor?
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Who Is Friedrich Merz, the Man Poised to Be Germany’s Next Chancellor?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Friedrich Merz, the man who is almost certain to be Germany’s next chancellor, is a conservative businessman who has never been a minister and was forced out of government years ago in a power struggle with Angela Merkel. The leader of the conservative…

Friedrich Merz German elections – The New York Times
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Friedrich Merz German elections – The New York Times

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Germans voted for a change of leadership on Sunday, handing the most votes in a parliamentary election to centrist conservatives, with the far right in second, and rebuking the nation’s left-leaning government for its handling of the economy and immigration. Early returns and…