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Ulrich Siegmund, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's top candidate for the regional elections in the eastern federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, speaks to the delegates during the state party convention in Magdeburg, eastern Germany on July 11, 2026. (Jens SCHLÜTER / AFP)
July 11, 2026, 5:35 pm
Germany’s AfD vows to expel all migrants without legal status if it wins eastern region
Far-right party, which is leading rival conservatives in polls, says it aims to shift school curricula away from what it deems an excessive focus on Nazi-era guilt
By AFP
Tino Chrupalla, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party speaks at a campaign rally in front of the Berlin City Hall on June 29, 2026. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP)
July 3, 2026, 12:52 pm
Far-right Alternative for Germany buoyant as it eyes slice of power in regional elections
Anti-migration nationalist party upbeat ahead of weekend summit despite expected protests, as it looks to take state government in Saxony-Anhalt in September vote
By Geir Moulson
Irish rap group Kneecap band member, Liam O'Hanna, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, speaks to supporters outside Westminster Magistrates' Courts in London on August 20, 2025. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
July 2, 2026, 12:36 am
Controversial anti-Israel rap group Kneecap plays secret gig in Berlin
Band members, who have been investigated for terror support, lead chant of ‘free Palestine’ at their first-ever concert in Germany
By AFP
A delegate casts his vote during the re-founding of the AfD youth organization in Giessen, Germany, November 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
June 30, 2026, 5:40 pm
German intelligence says almost half of AfD party members potential far-right extremists
Government report estimates 28,000 of Alternative for Germany’s 70,000 members have potential for right-wing extremism, as far-right party outstrips chancellor’s in national polls
By Miranda Murray
Police forensics work at the scene where six people were killed in a shooting in Stade, northern Germany, June 29, 2026. (Ibrahim OT / AFP)
June 29, 2026, 8:14 pm
Six shot dead at German youth welfare center in ‘family tragedy,’ police say
All victims are adults, according to police spokesman, who says male gunman and female companion arrested nearby after fleeing the scene
By Ibrahim Ot and bryn Stole
The city of Lyon, central France, is seen during a heat wave, June 27, 2026. (Laurent Cipriani/AP)
June 28, 2026, 4:11 pm
France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme European heat wave
Record-smashing temperatures spark fires in east German forests contaminated with WWII ammunition; Berlin cops cool down locals with water cannon; Greece on high alert for fires
By Kirsten Grieshaber and John Leicester
Children cool off in a fountain in front of the Berlin Cathedral during a summer heat wave, on June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
June 27, 2026, 12:39 pm
Germany hit by record temperatures as deadly European heatwave moves east
Authorities urge people to save water, as temperatures climb way above seasonal average; heatwave in Germany to give way to thunderstorms on Sunday
By Thomas Seythal
Martin Reichardt, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's chairman for the state of Saxony-Anhalt, speaks at the AfD's federal party congress at the trade fair in Magdeburg, eastern Germany on July 28, 2023. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP)
June 27, 2026, 8:16 am
German far-right leader appears to make ‘Hitler salute’ in photo as party surges
2020 photo shows AFD lawmaker Martin Reichardt raising his left arm as another man kneels before him, apparently while applying to join party and calling Reichardt ‘Mein Führer’
By Shira Li Bartov
Josef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany (Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland), addresses guests during the Council's New Year's reception on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, on September 17, 2025 at the Jewish Museum in Berlin. (John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
June 26, 2026, 7:21 pm
2 men go on trial in Germany over alleged Iran-backed plots targeting Jews
Both exercise right to remain silent; prosecutors have said one of the suspects took orders from IRGC’s Quds Force
By AFP
People cool off in a fountain at the Cinquantenaire Park in Brussels, June 25, 2026. (AP/Omar Havana)
June 25, 2026, 8:40 pm
Europe continues to bake under heat wave that has killed dozens, disrupted power
Britain and Switzerland hit record temperatures, with at least 48 dead in France, 20 in Germany in drowning incidents, as schools are shuttered and nuclear plants taken offline
By Agencies
Illustrative photo of a man holding a Nazi-era German passport that belonged to his grandparent, October 5, 2016. (Frank Augstein/AP)
June 4, 2026, 10:01 am
Number of Nazi victims’ descendants given German citizenship jumped 61% in 2025
Federal authority figures show 12,000 people gained citizenship under restitution laws, though unclear how many were Jews; one in five people naturalized in 2025 was Syrian
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A composite image showing the antisemitic message reportedly sent to Israeli tourists by Hotel zum Hirschen in Lam, Germany, posted by Israel's consul general Talya Lador on June 2, 2026, overlaid on the booking.com website. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law/Booking.com illustrative screenshot)
June 2, 2026, 10:27 pm
‘Sorry, there are no Jews allowed’: Israelis denied booking at German hotel
‘Are we back in the 1930s?’ asks Israeli consul general, sharing message sent by Hotel zum Hirschen in Lam, Bavaria; booking site removes hotel from listings after complaint filed
By ToI Staff
Comedian Mario Adrion is coming to Israel for a string of sold-out stand-up shows. (Courtesy)
May 22, 2026, 2:20 am
Funny dynamic: German comedian finds Israelis have ‘the darkest sense of humor’
About to play a string of sold out shows in Tel Aviv, with a US tour to follow, Mario Adrion has built a career riffing on his Jewish wife and joking about taboo topics, including in his special, ‘My Struggle’
By Amy Spiro
From left to right, Dr. Joseph Goebbels, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, Reichs Sports Leader Hans von Tschammer und Osten and General Field Marschall Werner von Blomberg observe the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany in August 1936. (AP Photo, File)
May 21, 2026, 7:08 pm
Berlin okays bid to host Olympics on or after 100th anniversary of Nazis’ 1936 Games
Mayor’s plan for ‘summer fairy tale’ provokes ire of residents and opposition lawmakers, who point to high costs; German president has called centennial ‘historically problematic’
By Ciaran Fahey
The managing director of the Central Council of Jews in Germany Daniel Botmann, left, and the President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany Josef Schuster greet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, prior to a ceremony to mark the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht in the Beth Zion synagogue in Berlin, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (John Macdougall/Pool Photo via AP)
May 21, 2026, 5:41 pm
Alleged IRGC operative charged with plotting to kill German Jewish leader
Prosecutors say Ali S. was arrested in Denmark in June for plots against Josef Schuster, as well as two Jewish grocers and a pro-Israel politician; alleged accomplice is in custody
By AP and ToI Staff
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