Politics

Germany’s AfD is pressing rival parties to enter coalition talks after winning a state election but falling three seats short of a majority. Every other major party has so far refused.

Eine sprengstoffbeladene Drohne auf einem deutschen Flughafen, ein Wiener Geschäftsmann, der einen prorussischen Politiker außer Landes schaffen will: So weit auseinander diese Bilder scheinen, sie gehören zusammen. Sie sind Teil jener „hybriden Kriegsführung”, mit der Moskau die NATO-Ostflanke unter der Schwelle des offenen Krieges auf die Probe stellt. Rumänien steht dabei an vorderster Front –…

A UN Human Rights Council expert is warning that Zambia’s post-election crackdown, including at least 17 detentions and radio station shutdowns, threatens the country’s democratic foundations. The intensifying repression comes nearly three weeks after disputed presidential and parliamentary elections.

Two people are dead and 81 injured after two explosions ripped through a Bolivian army base in Cochabamba on Thursday. The Defence Ministry confirmed the first blast involved stored pyrotechnic black powder, while the cause of the second, larger explosion is still under investigation.

A federal immigration officer has been charged with making false statements after allegedly lying about his role in the shooting of a Venezuelan man during a January crackdown in Minnesota. The case is drawing sharp scrutiny to ICE enforcement tactics and accountability.

Tyler Robinson pleaded not guilty Monday as a judge greenlit prosecutors’ push for the death penalty in the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The capital trial, already drawing national attention, is unlikely to begin before early 2026.

From a surprise ceasefire announcement in the Western Balkans to a record-breaking heatwave gripping southern Europe, August 30th is shaping up to be one of the busiest news days of the summer. Here’s everything you need to know at midday.

Kazakhstan’s newly elected unicameral Kurultai held its first session Tuesday, prompting the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov’s cabinet under the country’s new Constitution. A new government is expected to take shape within weeks as President Tokayev prepares to nominate a fresh prime ministerial candidate.

Iran executed a foreign national Thursday over his alleged role in the January 2026 Isfahan protests, becoming the third person put to death amid the unrest. Rights groups are warning that forced confessions and flawed trials are driving a campaign to silence dissent.

A forensic psychiatrist told the court that Lindsay Clancy was in the grip of postpartum psychosis and hearing command hallucinations when she killed her three children. The testimony closed the defence’s case as the trial heads toward jury deliberations.