US secretary of state condemns classification of German far-right party as extremist

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 19:02 UTC

Secretary of State Marco Rubio advised Germany to “reverse course” following the domestic intelligence agency’s decision, which grants German authorities increased oversight and surveillance over the…

AfD ‘extremist’ label sets up political high-wire act for Friedrich Merz

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 19:02 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Incoming chancellor must now decide whether to ban flourishing far-right party amid widespread discontent

German spy agency labels AfD as ‘confirmed rightwing extremist’ force

The decision by Germany’s…

Ukraine is caught up in Trump’s Ostpolitik

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 19:02 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

The historical period that began with the reunification of Germany is ending now for Europe

German spy agency labels AfD as ‘confirmed rightwing extremist’ force

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 12:11 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Upgrade from ‘suspected’ threat will mean greater surveillance of party that came second in last election

Germany’s domestic intelligence service has designated the far-right Alternative für Deutschla…

Germany’s far-right AfD formally designated as ‘extremist’ – Europe live

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Minister says party ‘discriminates against entire population groups’ and insists there was no political influence over intelligence agency’s decision

Elsewhere, TikTok has been fined €530m for violati…

The TRUTH about Hitler's secret 'escape' plan, what really happened to the mountain of gold stolen by Germany during the war and the identities of hidden Nazis to be revealed in bombshell new documents

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Eighty years after Adolf Hitler's death and Germany's defeat, investigators are writing the final chapter of the history of Nazi Reich's sophisticated money laundering operation.

'I need to be in the Guinness World Records' - how Kluivert found home

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

Justin Kluivert says he feels at home at Bournemouth after a career that has taken him through the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France, Spain and now England.

Can this lynx born in a zoo learn to live in the wild?

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

It has been moved to Germany's Black Forest in preparation for its release

Germany's AfD classified as extreme-right by country's intelligence service

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

The AfD came second in February elections and has a record number of seats in the new parliament.

Germany’s staid-seeming new chancellor has a mercurial streak

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:48 UTC

a story from The Economist › Europe

Friedrich Merz’s career is one of unforced errors and puzzling missteps. But he is serious about Europe