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Secret services typically work away from the limelight, but Germany's top domestic spy, Hans-Georg Maassen, has repeatedly crashed into the public eye, with his latest outing pitting him directly against Chancellor Angela Merkel. After anti-migrant protests rocked the eastern city of Chemnitz, Merkel firmly condemned ...
German authorities target far-right party's youth wing, suspect it's tied with extremist groups
German authorities said Monday they're stepping up surveillance of the far-right Alternative for Germany amid growing concern the third-largest party in parliament is closing ranks with extremist groups. Activists for AfD, the nationalist party's German acronym, marched in the eastern city of Chemnitz alongside leading ...
Around 25,000 people braved the rain in Munich on Sunday to protest the hard-line immigration stance of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies three months before they face a tough state election in Bavaria. The protest is another sign of the Christian Social Union's (CSU) waning ...
Weakened Merkel wins fourth term, rocked by nationalist 'earthquake'
Chancellor Angela Merkel clinched a fourth term in Germany's election Sunday, but her victory was clouded by the entry into parliament of the hard-right AfD in the best showing for a nationalist force since World War II. Merkel, who after 12 years in power held ...
Beer hall putsch the sequel: Munich court tells pub of Hitler fame to let right-wing party gather
A court in Munich has ruled that the tavern where Adolf Hitler gave his first public speech must permit a right-wing party to hold an event. The dpa news agency reported Thursday that the Hofbraeukeller must honor a contract with the Alternative for Germany party ...
