Germany’s presumptive next chancellor could be weak from the start, for all sorts of reasons. He didn’t win a particularly high share of votes. Most Germans don’t think he’ll make a great leader. Many of the people who backed his…
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Top Facts From Germany’s Election
Germany is getting a new chancellor. Its current leader is heading out of power, but his party probably will stick around in a diminished capacity. And the Trump administration’s efforts to influence the vote don’t seem to have done much.…
‘Religious Motivation’ Possible in Berlin Stabbing, Police Say
The man detained in connection with the stabbing of a Spanish tourist at Berlin’s Holocaust memorial on Friday may have been planning for weeks to kill Jewish people, according to German authorities. The suspect, a 19-year-old Syrian refugee, was carrying…
Berlin Stabbing Attack at Holocaust Memorial Injures One
After an intensive search, the police in Germany detained a suspect in a Friday stabbing attack at Berlin’s iconic Holocaust memorial that left one person seriously injured. The assault, two days before a pivotal national election, occurred in the labyrinth…