Horst Seehofer: Bavarian hardliner turned Merkel nemesis Long angered by influx of mostly Muslim refugees Merkel’s hard-line interior minister has threatened to openly defy her. Updated 03 Jul, 2018 10:28am
German AfD hardens radical, anti-Muslim course BERLIN: The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party started the year by railing against “barbaric, Muslim, gang-raping... Published 11 Jan, 2018 07:10am
Merkel fighting to stay Germany’s ‘eternal chancellor’ Chancellor faces battle for political life after collapse of coalition talks. Updated 21 Nov, 2017 11:20am
Anti-migrant, revisionist: Germany’s hard-right AfD BERLIN: The Alternative for Germany (AfD) claims to be a force of “patriots” but some of its new lawmakers have... Published 28 Sep, 2017 07:24am
Germany’s G20 street chaos puts political heat on Merkel ‘Destruction across city’ ‘Worst fears come true’ HAMBURG: Raging street battles that marred Germany’s... Published 09 Jul, 2017 06:58am
Far-right plot, abuse scandals rock German military Abuse scandals have sparked a war of words between Germany’s defence minister and the military. Updated 04 May, 2017 09:38am
Right-wing populist AfD shakes up German political landscape BERLIN: The success of the anti-migrant AfD marks a turning point for Germany’s usually stable and ... Published 15 Mar, 2016 06:15am
Under fire in refugee crisis, Germany’s Merkel goes on offensive Merkel has come out swinging, insisting “we will manage” the crisis set to define her nearly decade-old chancellorship. Updated 09 Oct, 2015 09:13am
Merkel: communist-raised ‘Queen of Europe’ German Chancellor Angela Merkel is nearing a decade as leader of Europe’s biggest economy. Updated 08 Dec, 2014 08:24am
