and its Christian Social Union (CSU) sister party have gained the most in the polls, along with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the populist leftwing Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW).

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) form the Bundestag’s conservative opposition block. It is a convention for parties not to collaborate with the AfD, who are branded as extremist by German security ...

Christian community in Pakistan celebrated Christmas today [Wednesday] as elsewhere in the world. Addressing a special Christmas ceremony at Prime Minister House in Islamabad today, Prime Minister ...

A car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg — which left six people dead shortly before Christmas — will not be investigated as a terrorist attack, the country's ...

With this knowledge, the couple wanted to see what Germany looked like for themselves. “It’s always been a trip where we wanted to go on and see where our family came from,” Prichard said. “Christmas ...

Germany (end Nov – early Dec) was a bit more relaxed. All my previous visits to Europe were in Summer, and this was the first time I got to experience European winter and the famed Christmas markets.

The Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) phenomenon is deeply rooted in German culture, offering a quintessential holiday experience. For an authentic taste of these festive fairs, consider visiting ...

Germany’s economy, the largest in Europe, contracted for the second year in a row in 2024, official data showed Wednesday, underscoring the challenges facing the region as it tries to get ...

Germany has been struggling with a cost of ... The collapse occurred when Scholz asked for Finance Minister Christian Lindner to resign. Linder and his business-friendly Free Democrats (FDP ...

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the driver behind the Bourbon Street attack on New Year’s, researched New Orleans and the deadly Christmas market attack in Germany in the hours and weeks before the attack ...

Nothing says festive season more than a fairytale Christmas and New Year on Germany’s Romantic Road. Yes, there really is a route known as the Romantic Road! Picture a 350 km route studded with ...

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