German authorities say they have uncovered evidence of an Islamic extremist motive in last week’s knife attack in the city of Mannheim in which a police officer was killed. Germany’s justice minister Marco Buschmann wrote on the social media platform X late on Monday that “there are now clear indications of an Islamist motive” for […]
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say they have uncovered evidence of an Islamic extremist motive in last week’s knife attack in the southwestern city of Mannheim in which a police officer was fatally injured. Justice Minister Marco Buschmann wrote on the social media platform X late Monday that “there are now clear indications of an […]
A powerful, rightwing lobbying group is promoting a hard-right policy agenda and cementing ties between the Republican party and the far right at at least 21 events involving senators, members of Congress, and both junior and senior political aides, documents obtained by the Guardian show. The documents offer previously unreported details of Conservative Partnership Institute […]
Germany’s intelligence services can classify the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a suspected extremist group, a higher regional court ruled on appeal on Monday, dealing a heavy blow to the party in a bumper election year. Germany’s intelligence services had classified both the party and its youth organization, Junge Alternative (JA), as suspected […]
Germany’s intelligence services may classify the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a suspected extremist group, a higher regional court ruled on appeal on Monday. Germany’s intelligence services had classified both the party and its youth organization, Junge Alternative (JA), as suspected right-wing extremist groups. According to the court, there is a well-founded suspicion […]
Germany’s intelligence services may classify the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a suspected extremist group, a higher regional court ruled on appeal on Monday. Germany’s intelligence services had classified both the party and its youth organization, Junge Alternative (JA), as suspected right-wing extremist groups. A lower administrative court in Cologne, where the intelligence […]
Deputy federal spokesperson for Alternative for Germany party (AfD) Peter Boehringer, left, and assessor on the AfD’s federal executive board Roman Reusch stand in the courtroom before the verdict in the appeal proceedings in the dispute over the classification of the AfD by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution at the Higher […]
A self-proclaimed Reich Citizen extremist has threatened police officers in western Germany with a knife, triggering an operation by the country’s SEK special forces. The special forces finally overpowered the intoxicated 30-year-old man in the town of Velbert to the east of the city of Dusseldorf and arrested him, police announced in the early hours […]
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A senior Islamic State group commander wanted in connection with one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. forces in Africa was killed in an operation by Mali’s security forces, the country’s army said. Abu Huzeifa, known by the alias Higgo, was a commander in the group known as the Islamic State […]
The far-right Alternative for Germany party in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt is taking legal action over its designation by the state’s domestic intelligence service as a confirmed right-wing extremist group. The state-level AfD party in Saxony-Anhalt filed a complaint in administrative court, deputy state chairman Hans-Thomas Tillschneider told dpa on Wednesday. A court spokesman […]
As former President Donald Trump moves closer to selecting his running mate, a major Democratic abortion-rights advocacy group is taking his pool of vice presidential contenders to task over their records on reproductive rights. EMILY’s List, a group dedicated to electing Democratic candidates who back abortion rights, is focusing its annual “On Notice” list on […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israeli-occupied West Bank settlers who have harassed and attacked Palestinians, as well as the founder of an organization whose members regularly assault Palestinians. The Treasury Department announcement comes as the West Bank has seen some of its […]