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German Opposition Leader Vows Tougher Migration Policies

Germany's opposition leader and Chancellor candidates propose stricter immigration policies following a tragic knife attack by a rejected asylum-seeker.

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After Musk Gesture, Activists Project 'Heil' On Tesla Plant

Political activists in Germany said Thursday they had projected an image of Elon Musk's infamous raised-arm salute and the word "Heil" onto the outside of his Tesla plant.

International Business Times

Germany’s election: who are the key players and what is at stake?

Conservative parties and far-right AfD lead in polls, with CDU’s Friedrich Merz likely to become chancellor

The Guardian - UK

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Alice Weidel is the presentable face of the AfD. And the one its opponents should fear the most

By avoiding the standard cliches, the far-right leader comes across as moderate even as she backs extremist rhetoric, says historian Katja Hoyer

The Guardian - UK

Trump's Return Darkens Mood As Germany Heads To Elections

Donald Trump's return to the White House has darkened the mood in Germany a month before elections, as multiple crises shake the foundations on which Europe's biggest economy built its post-war prosperity.

International Business Times

Knife Attacker In Germany Kills Two, Including Child

A knife attacker in Germany killed a two-year-old child and a man and seriously wounded two other people on Wednesday, said police, who arrested an Afghan suspect at the scene.

International Business Times

Why Musk's trolling salute fell flat

As Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said to defenders of Musk's provocation, "People can officially stop listening to you"

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‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk’s apparent Nazi salute

Some say it was an unambiguous Nazi salute but others are unsure and say focus should be on Musk’s stated support for far-right

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk at Trump’s inauguration: What’s the history of the Nazi salute?

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk comes under fire for making gesture at President Trump rally similar to Nazi salute.

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk believes he got Trump elected. Now he’s coming for Europe

Experts say the EU can wield its digital services rules against election interference – but even that won’t be easy.

Al Jazeera

Austria’s ‘firewall’ against the far right collapsed. Could the unthinkable happen in Germany too?

Events in Vienna are forcing Germany’s bickering mainstream parties to rally together. But the AfD could yet outflank the centre

The Guardian - UK

French NGOs to quit social media platform X following Trump inauguration

More than 80 French NGOs and organisations have said they will stop using the social media platform X – formerly Twitter – as of 20 January, the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration. They consider the site's owner Elon Musk, a close Trump ally, a "danger" to freedom of expression and…

Radio France Internationale

Germany is gripped by election fever … but Trump is pulling the strings

The machinations of Elon Musk and the incoming US president loom large in the minds of politicians and voters

The Guardian - UK

Giorgia Meloni to join far-right figures at Donald Trump inauguration

Italian PM’s office confirms she will join foreign politicians including France’s Éric Zemmour in Washington

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EU asks X for internal documents about algorithms as it steps up investigation

Musk’s company has been accused of manipulating systems to give far-right posts and politicians greater visibility

The Independent UK

Germany's leader says Musk's support for European far-right is 'completely unacceptable'

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Elon Musk’s support for the far-right in Europe is “completely unacceptable.”

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk knows little about UK and Germany and should not interfere – poll

Exclusive: Majority polled by YouGov viewed billionaire negatively – except among Reform UK and AfD voters

The Conversation

Elon Musk is elevating Trump’s foreign policy of deliberate disruption to a new level

Donald Trump’s first term gave the world a taste of deliberately disruptive unwanted involvement in the domestic affairs of other countries, with examples ranging from Britain in the throes of Brexit to North Korea where the 45th US president attempted to forge a personal deal with Kim Jung-Un.

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Germany’s snap election: playing for the highest of stakes

Editorial: February’s election is shaping up to be one of the most consequential since the second world war

The Independent UK

German far-right party posts fake ‘deportation tickets’ to immigrants

About 30,000 of the bording pass shaped fliers were distributed

Latin Times

Far-Right German Party Endorsed by Elon Musk, Accused of Distributing 'Deportation Plane Tickets' to Immigrants

The flyers were addressed to "illegal immigrant" and listed the destination as "safe country of origin."

The Guardian - UK

German police investigate AfD flyers resembling plane tickets for immigrants

Karlsruhe police say they have opened inquiry into ‘persons unknown on suspicion of incitement of racial hatred’

The Guardian - UK

AfD launches manifesto as campaign season for German election begins

Polling for far-right insurgent and its extreme policies is rising but other parties have closed ranks against it despite their weak popularity

International Business Times

German Far Right Emboldened By Austria

Buoyed by the endorsement of Elon Musk and enjoying new highs in the polls ahead of elections in February, Germany's far-right AfD is hoping for a further boost from the success of the far right in neighbouring Austria.