The New York Times14d
The Iron Curtain Casts a Long Shadow Over Germany’s Election
The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to neo-Nazis. Where the AfD won the most votes. Hamburg Berlin Cologne ...
The New York Times14d
How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right
Understanding the Alternative for Germany’s success in Sunday’s elections. By Amanda Taub The Alternative for Germany party came in second in federal elections on Sunday, doubling its vote ...
The Indian Express14d
Why Germany’s top court ruled that Birkenstock sandals are not works of art
After years of litigation, Germany’s top court — Federal Court of Justice — on Thursday (February 20) ruled that Birkenstock sandals do not qualify as works of art. The development came in a case ...
CNN15d
Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany ...
ProPakistani15d
Google’s New Video AI Costs This Much to Make a 1 Minute Clip
In a quiet update, tech giant Google has revealed the cost for Veo 2 its latest AI video generation model announced late last year. Users will be charged 50 cents for each second of AI-generated ...
Bangkok Post15d
Birkenstock sandals are not art, German court rules
They may be the trendy footwear of choice for Hollywood A-listers and pop stars, but Birkenstock sandals are not works of art, Germany's top court ruled last week. The German sandal maker had ...
BBC15d
Friedrich Merz: Risk-taker who flirted with far right
Friedrich Merz - leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) - is set to become Germany's next Chancellor. His party is projected to win around 28% of the vote. The question now is who he might ...
Wall Street Journal15d
The Race to Save Germany
Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Bill McGurn, Jillian Melchior, and Kyle Peterson. Photo: Joel Marklund/Zuma Press/Damian Dovarganes/AP/Omar Ashtawy Apaimages ...
Politico Europe15d
The inside story of how 31 days made Merz chancellor — and changed Germany forever
According to those who know him well, Merz ― Germany’s next chancellor ― is a person who is just as likely to be swayed by his own emotional reaction as through cold political calculation. That night ...
Time15d
What to Know About Germany’s Election Results—and What Comes Next
BERLIN — The opposition conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in Germany’s election Sunday and Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest showing for a ...