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Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union suffered election losses in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin on September 21, 2026. According to TRT World, the results mark the second major blow to Merz's coalition in three weeks, following what the outlet describes as a record 44 percent...
On September 21, 2026, voters in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania participate in regional elections two weeks after the Alternative for Germany (AfD) achieved its first major regional victory. Polls suggest the far-right party could win in both states, marking a potential expansion of its influence...
Regional elections are underway in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on September 20, 2026, with results seen as a barometer for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's centre-right government. Merz has scheduled a crisis meeting and canceled his attendance at this week's UN General Assembly to manage potential fallout,...
In an appearance on Fox News's 'Special Report,' German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius discussed defense cooperation between Germany and the United States, including NATO security commitments and ongoing tensions in the Middle East.
Swiss public broadcaster RTS Radio Télévision Suisse investigated cadmium contamination in French food supplies, linking the exposure to widespread use of phosphate fertilizers. According to the RTS report, the heavy metal—classified as carcinogenic and toxic to the reproductive system—is exposing the French population, particularly children,...
The Alternative for Germany (AfD), a far-right party, is leading opinion polls ahead of Sunday's election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany's least populous state. Social Democratic Party (SPD) state leader Manuela Schwesig, who has governed the region for nearly a decade, is campaigning under the slogan...
Berlin voters are heading to polls in a state election where the conservative CDU, far-left Left Party, far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), and the Greens are separated by only a few percentage points, according to DW News. The tight four-way race makes coalition-building extremely difficult,...