Merz distances himself from far right during DW interview "The AfD wants to destroy the CDU. You can't seriously believe that I would have talks with those who openly declare that they want to ...

In this month’s election, he said he would vote for the far-right AfD. “There are places here, it’s not Germany any more. It’s not even Europe. It’s the Middle East or Africa,” said ...

Orban, whose anti-immigration stance and calls for restoration of Europe's energy relationship with Russia make him an ideological match for the nativist AfD, on Monday announced party leader ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

BERLIN — The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Alice Weidel, ignited a fresh wave of controversy following remarks during a Sunday appearance on German public broadcaster ...

Elon Musk during a live video link, as Alice Weidel takes to the stage, during the AfD's election campaign kick-off, in Halle, Germany. AP With only a few weeks until Germany’s election, Elon Musk has ...

Favorite to be next German chancellor loses bid to use AfD support to push through immigration law, after days of turmoil over weakening of Germany’s “firewall.” ...