The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank ...

The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far-right has hurt his ...

These are dramatic days in the usually dull world of German politics. Last Wednesday, midway through a fiercely fought ...

The hardline party has ‘an increasing influence on public opinion’, say analysts, as voters prioritise migration.

Maassen has been repeatedly accused of using antisemitic codes, ranting about 'globalists,' a 'new world order,' or an ...

When Angela Merkel rose to lead the CDU parliamentary group in 2002 and entered the chancellery in 2005, the much more conservative-minded Merz withdrew and stayed away from politics for years.

What’s driving the day in Brussels. By EDDY WAX Send tips here | Tweet @NicholasVinocur @swheaton @EddyWax | Listen to ...

According to the Instagram account @snackolator, Shamrock SHake season will begin Tuesday, while some locations already have the St. Patrick's Day treat. What is a Shamrock Shake at McDonald's ...

The Shamrock Shake debuted in 1970 and the Oreo Shamrock McFlurry debuted in 2020. McDonald's Shamrock Shake typically returns to menus in February ahead of St. Patrick's Day. A medium Shamrock ...

open image in gallery Angela Rayner was stripped from her role as chair and campaign coordinator after the party suffered a devastating loss in the Hartlepool by-election of May 2021. (PA Archive ...

Mal is played by Samuel Anderson, a 42-year-old English actor known for his roles as Crowther in The History Boys and Ross Kirk in Emmerdale. His credits also include Doctor Who and Trollied. Siobhan ...

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