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59 million set to vote

Polls open in high-stakes German election

The cupola of the Reichstag building in Berlin housing the lower house of parliament

Heading to the polls

Germany may face long wait for new government after vote

The Taiwanese board game '2045' is a zero-sum contest of military strategy and individual self-interest that puts players on the frontlines of a simulated Chinese attack

Simulated reality

Taiwan players go nuclear in Chinese invasion board game

Germany's election campaign period has been shaken by a series of deadly attacks

Unprecedented hostility

Attacks, 'firewall' row, Trump: rocky run-up to German vote

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, on the left, and his conservative rival Friedrich Merz in a TV debate

Round-up of key aspects

Top issues in Germany's election campaign

Forensics teams worked to gather evidence before the rain washed it away

One dead, several wounded in 'Islamist' knife attack in France

Alice Weidel, top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany, calls for the 'total closing of Germany's borders' and 'large-scale repatriations' of irregular immigrants

Openly gay woman

Alice Weidel, unlikely queen of German far-right AfD

'We're going to get our money back because it's just not fair,' said Trump

Raising questions

Trump says US wants return on Ukraine aid money

From top left to bottom right: Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), Alice Weidel (AfD), Friedrich Merz (CDU), Robert Habeck (Greens), Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) and Christian Lindner (FDP)

Three-party 'traffic light'

Cheat sheet on Germany's colour-coded politics

US President Donald Trump stunned Kyiv and Europe by opening talks with Russia

Political shift

Trump shakes transatlantic alliance with Russia pivot

Newly released Israeli hostage Omer Wenkert reacts as a military helicopter takes him to hospital upon release from Gaza

Fragile ceasefire

Israel delays Palestinians' release after six Gaza hostages freed

Merz told jubilant supporters they were headed for victory

Germany on eve of vote expected to see far-right surge

Polls suggest British support for Ukraine is strong

Hundreds gathered

Londoners march in support of Ukraine to mark three years of war

Around 4,000 people attended, an AFP photographer estimated, signalling rising discontent with Orban

judicial independence

Thousands join Hungarians judges' rally

Mohamed Amra had been on the run since May 2024

France says convict freed in May shootout arrested in Romania

Police arrested a Syrian man at the memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin after a knife attack on Friday

'Abhorrent crime'

Syrian suspect in Berlin stabbing wanted 'to kill Jews': police

US President Donald Trump is upping the pressure on Ukraine

US urges backing of 'simple' resolution as Trump calls for Putin-Zelensky talks

Maine Governor Janet Mills speaks during a gathering of governors at the White House with President Donald Trump

'See you in court': Trump, governor spar over trans rights

A hand written message is placed in a candle of Pope Francis outside the Gemelli hospital

'Not out of danger'

Pope begins second week in hospital, cancels Angelus prayer

Female chefs have hit back at Michelin-starred restaurateur Jason Atherton

In an open letter

Female chefs condemn sexism in British kitchens

Sailors aboard an Australian navy ship look out at Chinese vessels on February 13, picture by the Australian Defence Force

Confusion continues

New Zealand says Chinese naval vessel fires live rounds in new drill

A Ukrainian-European text proposed at the United Nations stresses the need to redouble diplomatic efforts to end the war in 2025

'Swift end to the conflict'

US proposes Ukraine UN text omitting mention of occupied territory: diplomats

Online footage of massive anti-AfD protests has been doctored to seem like demos supporting them

'Destroy confidence in democracy'

Disinformation blizzard targets Germany before election

Arab leaders pose for a group photo at a summit in Riyadh called to craft a Gaza reconstruction plan to counter Donald Trump's proposal

Post-war reconstruction

Arab leaders meet in Saudi Arabia to hash out Gaza plan

Sailors aboard an Australian navy ship look out at Chinese vessels on February 13, pictured by the Australian Defence Force

'Disconcerting'

Australia says no live firing seen or heard from Chinese ships

Posters show portraits of Shiri Bibas (C) and her two children Ariel (L) and Kfir (R) -- militants kidnapped them and took them to Gaza on October 7, 2023

Not in accord with ceasefire

Netanyahu vows militants to pay as Hamas cites 'error' over Bibas body

A man approached police at the scene before the officers wrestled him to the ground

Suspect arrested after stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial

American conservative activist Steve Bannon made a gesture at a Washington conference that a French party leader said was 'alluding to Nazi ideology'

Jordan Bardella

Ex-Trump aide's 'Nazi ideology' salute sparks French party leader's protest

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