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The highly unusual killing had raised fears about press freedom and the risks facing local journalists.
Minority groups are warning that the AfD’s policies wouldn’t just impact local or national politics.
In Thuringia, which has a population of 2.1 million and where the famous Buchenwald concentration camp memorial is located, the fiercely anti-immigration AfD is leading with...
Young people are leaving Germany's most south-eastern city of Zittau in droves. Houses are also abandoned in the city of Görlitz in Saxony, that sits on...
Closely watched elections in the former East Germany are likely to reveal a still-divided country and yield a worrying challenge to Berlin.
The spectre of additional border controls looms over the Schengen Area after a deadly attack in Solingen, Germany.
The German chancellor spoke after laying a white flower at a makeshift memorial in the western German city.
Thuringia is traditionally a stronghold of the far-right AfD party, which polls suggest could become the second strongest in the state's parliament.
Experts warn that politicians need to take Russia's so-called "hybrid war'' more seriously and populations should be better prepared.
The incident comes amid jitters about possible infrastructure vulnerability to potential Russian sabotage.
