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The AfD leader’s fawning over Elon Musk should sink her party. Instead, it will boost it

Alice Weidel’s livestreamed chat with the X owner made for excruciating listening – but even talk of Hitler won’t deter her supporters, says Berlin-based journalist Thomas Vorreyer

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Syria: how the fall of Assad has affected the asylum debate in Europe

After the fall of Bashar al-Assad and his family’s 50-year dynasty of fear, several European countries announced a suspension of asylum application procedures. Germany, France and Sweden are among the countries which have also paused all pending asylum requests from Syrians. Austria, meanwhile, has signalled it will soon order refugees…

The Conversation

Germany and US have long been allies - that could change with Trump

Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States in November 2024, the German state-owned news service Deutsche Welle published an article with the headline “Trump’s election victory is a nightmare for Germany.”

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The Syrian refugee whose selfie with Angela Merkel changed his life

Anas Modamani took a photo with the then chancellor when he was 18, before the image went around the world

The Guardian - UK

Germany accuses Musk of election meddling over AfD support: What we know

Elon Musk praised AfD and its leader Alice Weidel in an opinion piece for German newspaper Welt am Sonntag.

Al Jazeera

Sorrow And Fury In German Town After Christmas Market Attack

The German city of Magdeburg was in mourning Saturday over a car-ramming attack that brought death and carnage to its Christmas market, but the sorrow gave way to anger when the politicians showed up.

International Business Times

Friedrich Merz lashes out at Greens as German election campaign starts

Favourite to be country’s next leader rails against possible coalition partners even as he says he will restore harmony

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Friedrich Merz: German Conservative Gunning To Become Chancellor

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, is a millionaire ex-corporate lawyer who promises a return to his CDU party's conservative roots as an alternative to the far right.

International Business Times

Under-fire Scholz To Trigger German Elections With Confidence Vote

Germany's embattled centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz traded angry blows with his top rival ahead of a parliament vote Monday that was expected to trigger the process towards February 23 elections.

International Business Times

German Chancellor Scholz loses no confidence vote ahead of February elections

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday lost a confidence vote in parliament, paving the way for an early general election on 23 February. Scholz had been expected to lose the vote after his three-way coalition fell apart last month.

Radio France Internationale

‘Do we go back or not?’: Syrians in Germany weigh up returning after fall of Assad regime

While celebrating, many see situation in their homeland as precarious and have made new lives

The Guardian - UK

Syrians in Germany worried by some politicians' eagerness for them to go home after Assad's fall

Nearly a decade after hundreds of thousands of Syrians arrived in Germany, many are now well-integrated and settled in jobs — and tens of thousands have gained German citizenship

The Independent UK

Why is Europe pausing Syrian asylum claims after al-Assad’s fall?

Some European countries are freezing asylum applications for people from Syria in the wake of the fall of its regime.

Al Jazeera

Who is Friedrich Merz, the pilot politician tipped to be German chancellor?

CDU leader once sidelined by Merkel loves private planes, hates tax bureaucracy, and backs Ukraine

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The Independent UK

Angela Merkel seeks to calm European nerves over second Trump presidency

The former German chancellor has spoken to The Rest is Politics podcast

Salon

France's Macron faces his Waterloo

Macron was never the anti-Trump savior of democracy — now his vanity and arrogance have led France into chaos

Angela Merkel admits EU felt ‘abandoned’ by UK in Brexit referendum

The former German chancellor also revealed she had no regrets over Russian gas deal and denial of Ukraine Nato membership

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Angela Merkel Reflects On Trump's Fascination With Strongmen

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel reflects on interactions with Trump and Putin, highlighting challenges faced by Europe and the importance of upholdi...

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‘She is an eyewitness’- how Merkel’s ‘office manager’ played key role in memoir

Little-known Beate Baumann’s partnership with the former German chancellor goes back to 1992

The Guardian - UK

Freedom by Angela Merkel review – her lips are sealed

The ex-German chancellor’s memoir details the myriad issues she faced, from the 2008 financial crash to Covid-19, but studiously avoids much in the way of insights and analysis

International Business Times UK

Germany Clamps Down On Migrants: 'Assimilate To Our Culture, Language, and Laws or Stay Out'

CDU also stressed that non-European migrants will be turned away and requested to migrate to other European countries.

International Business Times

Scholz, Rival Trade Blows As German Election Campaign Kicks Off

Three months before elections, Germany's embattled Olaf Scholz kicked off the campaign Saturday by attacking his conservative rival as cold towards the poor but a hothead who would play "Russian roulette" with Moscow.

The Guardian - UK

‘We miss her so much’: fans welcome Angela Merkel’s return to stage

Events in Berlin to promote former chancellor’s autobiography remind people of when ‘everything was more or less OK’

Evening Standard

Things to do in London this weekend, from Yunè Pinku to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

From a South Korean superstar to Christmas at the Albert Hall, here’s everything to get up to in town this weekend

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