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…

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…

North Koreans on Chinese Tuna Boats Boost Revenue for Kim Jong-un
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North Koreans on Chinese Tuna Boats Boost Revenue for Kim Jong-un

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines They spent up to 10 years at sea, toiling in some of the harshest conditions distant-water fishing crews ​can face. Many never set foot on land because their Chinese captains did not want them to be seen by the port authorities. Most of…

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…

Why the Far-Right AfD Is Unlikely to Join Germany’s Next Government
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Why the Far-Right AfD Is Unlikely to Join Germany’s Next Government

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Germany’s next government will almost certainly be a coalition of multiple political parties, to form a majority in Parliament. But one party will almost certainly be excluded from that coalition, no matter how well it ultimately performs: the hard-right Alternative for Germany, or…

Next Likely Chancellor Promises a Tougher Germany
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Next Likely Chancellor Promises a Tougher Germany

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Friedrich Merz, the man favored to be Germany’s next chancellor after elections on Sunday, is a conservative businessman who has never been a government minister and was forced out of party leadership years ago for challenging Angela Merkel. As a Christian Democrat and…

Hezbollah Plans Show of Strength at Killed Leader’s Funeral
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Hezbollah Plans Show of Strength at Killed Leader’s Funeral

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hezbollah was preparing a show of strength on Sunday with an elaborate and sprawling funeral for its assassinated leader, Hassan Nasrallah, an event the Iran-backed militant group hopes will revive its battered image in Lebanon after the latest war with Israel. Tens of…