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Austrian Coalition Talks Collapse, Averting, for Now, a Far-Right Chancellor
The plan by the far-right Freedom Party to run Austria was halted by a disagreement over who would lead the all-important Interior Ministry.The New York Times - 2h -
‘The far right wants us to play by their rules’: Can German Greens survive ‘witch-hunt’?
As AfD says Germany is in grip of ‘eco-dictatorship’, Green party tones down mention of climate action. The crowd had crammed into a concert hall in central Berlin to hear crunch-time election ...The Guardian - 4h -
Talks to form far-right-led coalition government in Austria collapse
Disagreements over key posts and issues like migration mean snap election is likely, with far-right Freedom party ahead in polls. Europe live – latest updates Austria’s Freedom party (FPÖ) has ...The Guardian - 5h -
Far-right AfD is ‘future’ of Germany, says Hungary’s Orbán
Hungarian leader mends ties with Alice Weidel 10 days before German electionsFinancial Times - 5h -
Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl says talks to form a new coalition government have collapsed
Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl says talks to form a new coalition government have collapsedABC News - 6h -
Government must confront the civil rights challenges of facial recognition
It is critical to fully understand how these flaws in technology translate to real-world consequences.The Hill - 4h -
Austrian far-right leader's efforts to form a new government collapse
Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl says his talks on forming a coalition government with a conservative party have collapsedABC News - 6h -
Hungary's Orbán meets head of far-right German party AfD, calling her 'the future of Germany'
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is hosting Alice Weidel, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's candidate for chancellor, a rare meeting between a European leader and Germany’s far-right ...ABC News - 7h -
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East Germany is a far-right stronghold — and economic concerns helped make it happen
The far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) is dominating polls in East Germany just weeks before the federal election on Feb. 23.CNBC - 12h -
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By courting the far right, the man tipped to be Germany’s next chancellor may have sealed his own downfall | Florian Ranft
Conservative Friedrich Merz shattered a political taboo. His blunder gives the centre-left a chance in the 23 February election. There are moments in every election campaign when the fate of a key ...The Guardian - 1d -
German city scarred by Nazi past grapples with rise of far right
Pforzheim is a microcosm of migration and economic debates boosting AfD ahead of Germany’s federal electionsFinancial Times - 1d -
Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study
Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries. Far-right populists are significantly more likely to spread fake news on social ...The Guardian - 1d -
Care workers mistreated despite UK government efforts to tackle abuses
Unison survey shows more than a quarter of migrant staff were paid less than the statutory hourly minimumFinancial Times - 1d -
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Romania's president announces resignation under pressure from far-right
One Romanian political analyst says President Klaus Iohannis' decision to resign means "the populists can say they won."CBS News - 2d -
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Why more young men in Germany are turning to the far right
The far right here and elsewhere in Europe attracts an increasing number of young people, particularly men.BBC News - 2d -
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Far-Right Leaders Rally in Spain to ‘Make Europe Great Again’
At a gathering in Madrid, members of Europe’s far-right parties set aside any trepidation they might have about President Trump’s threats and instead focused on a common enemy: the European Union.The New York Times - 3d -
Revealed: how a shadowy group of far-right donors is funding federal employee watchlists
Project 2025 architects are among those behind the American Accountability Foundation and their blacklists targeting people of color . A rightwing non-profit group that has published a “DEI Watch ...The Guardian - 3d -
Germany's front-runner Merz: Risk-taker who flirted with far right
A look at the conservative leader who broke a German taboo by accepting support from the AfD.BBC News - 3d -
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War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years to end deadlock
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022.NBC News - 4d -
Europe’s emboldened far right lauds Trump at Madrid rally
Marine Le Pen, Viktor Orbán and Geert Wilders endorse call for EU to copy US president’s policiesFinancial Times - 4d -
Merz’s gamble: Germany’s centre-right leader splits voters by flirting with hardline AfD
Would be chancellor Friederich Merz breaks post-war convention of no political deals with far right. On a foggy, frigid morning in Saxony, far-right MP René Bochmann could not believe his party’s ...The Guardian - 4d -
Lebanon forms new cabinet after three-year hiatus
New government will seek to enact reforms in order to tap much-needed aid from donor countriesFinancial Times - 4d -
New Orleans, Las Vegas, Miami should form the core Super Bowl rotation
I started covering the Super Bowl and the week preceding it in early 2009.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
At least 200,000 protesters rally in Munich against far-right AfD ahead of German election
More than 200,000 protesters have demonstrated in Munich against far-right extremism ahead of the German general electionABC News - 4d -
War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years
Lebanon’s new prime minister haa formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022ABC News - 4d -
Chemical weapons watchdog delegation meets with Syria's new leaders
A delegation from the global chemical weapons watchdog has arrived in Damascus to meet with Syria’s new leaders for the first time since the fall of former President Bashar AssadABC News - 4d -
Flirting with the far right
Conservatives in Europe are increasingly entwined with more extreme forces but circumstances differ nation by nationFinancial Times - 4d -
The Far Right Has a New Hero: Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s takeover of the federal government has inspired adoration from far-right communities online that used to be reserved for Donald Trump.Wired - Feb. 5
