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Germany:

AfD scores another victory as Merz suffers historic defeat

Germany’s AfD leads in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU records its worst state election result since World War II.

Over terror ties

Germany’s CDU calls for end to UNRWA funding

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Germany calls for an end to financial support for UNRWA, demanding stricter monitoring of aid to the Palestinian Authority and an immediate halt to donations.

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer elected as Merkel's replacement

Germany’s Christian Democrats elect Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as their new leader.

Merkel faces election drubbing over migrant policy

As Germans fume over liberal open-door policy that has brought wave of sexual assaults, polls show Merkel's party paying the price.