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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament on Friday and confirmed the expected February date for an early general election after the collapse of Olaf Scholz's government last month.

The coming 12 months can’t promise the bumper crop of elections we saw during 2024, when countries home to about half the world’s population headed to the polls. Still, voters will cast ballots in several important elections throughout the year – and many of the themes persist: the impact of…

Slovakia is dependent on gas passing through neighbouring Ukraine, and it has ramped up efforts to maintain those flows from 2025, after a five-year agreement expires

Andre Gleissner was among the five dead following the attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany

Authorities deemed previously suspect ‘no specific danger’ following a risk assessment

Police said the man has been issued a warrant for pre-trial detention on five counts of murder.

André Gleißner tragically died when a car rammed into a massive crowd of shoppers in Magdeburg

German government to investigate whether more could have been done to prevent car attack that killed five

The German government faced growing questions Sunday about whether more could have been done to prevent the Christmas market car-ramming attack that killed five people and injured over 200.