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If you’re looking for a sign of the new Germany, then how about this? A seat held by Angela Merkel’s party for 30 years has just been won by a candidate from the Social Democrats, who’s just 27 years old herself.

The German Greens are celebrating their best ever result in a national election, and no doubt hoping that will give them a key role in any government coalition.

There are no resounding winners in yesterday’s German election, but there were some clear losers.

The Labour Party like everyone else will be watching the results in Germany very closely. 

Rivers of lava and ash have been pouring out of a volcano in the Canary Islands for a sixth day running, forcing three more villages to be evacuated.

Germany’s outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel has backed her centre-right party’s candidate Armin Laschet to succeed her, as Germans head to the polls tomorrow.

From Switzerland, we spoke to Professor Matt Qvortrup, who has written Angela Merkel’s biography.

Angela Merkel has done something rather rare in European politics these days. 

A senior Taliban official in Afghanistan has warned that extreme punishments like executions will resume in the country, claiming it’s “necessary for security”.

British tennis star Emma Raducanu has split from the coach who helped lead her to her US Open triumph, saying she needs a more experienced mentor to take her to the next level of tennis glory.

We spoke to Pauline Brünger, a student and climate activist, who was among the organisers of the Fridays for Future demonstrations across Germany, and Marina Weisband, a political activist and author who first arrived in Germany as a refugee from Ukraine.

Oktoberfest has been downsized thanks to Covid, but German politics has gone into full and final gear before Sunday’s election. 

In Germany and across Europe, governments are desperate to appease angry consumers who see their bills rising. 

The violent and chaotic scenes in Washington this January, when the Capitol was stormed by Trump supporters seeking to overthrow the Presidential election results, shocked America. 

German Green Party MEP Reinhard Bütikofer claims the party will be the “strongest ever” after the country’s elections, adding the group is ready to stand up for human rights and foreign policy.