Europe

Visualizing how Ukraine has changed in the 3 years since Russia’s full-scale invasion

By Soph Warnes and Lou Robinson, CNN

Germany's Social Democrats turn page on defeated Scholz

By Cécile Boutelet (Berlin (Germany) correspondent)
Five takeaways from Germany’s historic election — in charts

Non-voters and young people turned out for the AfD and far left, depriving the CDU of an enthusiastic mandate

By Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, Martin Stabe and Jonathan Vincent
Merz warns Europe should seek ‘independence’ from US after conservatives win German election

By Sophie Tanno and Helen Regan, CNN

Latest Europe

Conservatives win German election but far-right AfD doubles support

Preliminary results show CDU/CSU will be largest party but success of Alternative für Deutschland likely to complicate formation of a government

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Editors Desk

The CDU/CSU candidate, Friedrich Merz, appears best placed to be tasked with forming a ruling coalition after clinching roughly 29% of the vote. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

Can Moldova – population 2.4m – show the world how to stand up to Putin?

The tiny former Soviet republic’s determination not to be cowed by the Kremlin could provide a template for the west on how to hold back the tide of subversion and corruption

1 years ago

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Editors Desk

What to know about Germany’s 2025 federal election

Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is expected to make historic gains.

1 years ago

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Editors Desk

Friedrich Merz, the chancellor candidate of the Christian Democratic Union party, closes out his campaign in Oberhausen, Germany, on Friday. (Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters)

Germany is holding a national election. Here’s what’s at stake

1 years ago

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Sebastian Shukla, Nadine Schmidt and Claudia Otto, CNN

People queue to vote in an advanced postal ballot for the upcoming general elections at Steglitz-Zehlendorf district postal ballot polling station, in Berlin, Germany, on February 10, 2025. Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Ukraine will be a ‘buffer’ state – Orban

The Hungarian PM has said that instead of being admitted into NATO, Kiev will remain a partition between the bloc and Russia

1 years ago

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Editors Desk

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. © Global Look Press / Ricardo Rubio/Keystone Press Agency/Global Look Press

‘Knife attack’ horror at Holocaust Memorial

There is a major operation in Berlin following a terrifying knife attack at the Holocaust Memorial.

1 years ago

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Annabel Bate - The Sun

There is now a heavy police presence in the area. Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Grave fears as Pope, 88, remains in hospital

The pontiff was admitted with bronchitis last week after suffering breathing difficulties, but has since developed pneumonia in both of his lungs.

1 years ago

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AFP

A candle with a portrait of Pope Francis is set at the bottom of a statue of Pope John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalised for tests. Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP

Europeans explore troops for Ukraine ceasefire — and want U.S. support

The prospect of troops in Ukraine gained traction as Europeans seek a role in talks between the Trump team and Moscow that could shape the continent’s security.