The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, trounced its rivals but was left unsure if it will be able to govern in Saxony-Anhalt. The result shocked Germany.Ulrich Siegmund, the lead candidate for the far-right party Alternative for Germany, with colleagues in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday.
A vote in eastern Germany has given fresh momentum to hard-right parties hoping to win elections across Europe next year, analysts said.Ulrich Siegmund, center, the lead candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany, celebrating after polls closed on Sunday.
Gen. Christopher T. Donahue’s vision for fighting future wars won him powerful supporters around the world. Could they save his career?Gen. Christopher T. Donahue greeted service members before the 2023 renaming of Fort Bragg in North Carolina. The general had extensive combat experience and strong
The president has made peace with Michael D. Cohen, his onetime lawyer who turned against him. But contrary to Mr. Trump’s claims, Mr. Cohen has not recanted the testimony that helped convict his former boss.The relationship between Michael D. Cohen and President Trump has arguably been one of the m
The hiring of Nate Hochman, who lost his job amid an uproar over a video containing a Nazi symbol, underscores the administration’s willingness to overlook past transgressions.Nate Hochman is a deputy director in the State Department’s policy planning office, according to documentation reviewed by T
The filing puts the legality of the president’s push to impose limits on mail voting squarely before the justices even as states begin sending out ballots.Lawyers for the Trump administration urged the justices to clear the way for new U.S. Postal Service rules to go into effect before the midterm e
The state has not elected a Republican to the Senate since 2010. But Chris Pappas, the likely Democratic nominee, anticipates a tough race against a well-known opponent, John E. Sununu.Former Senator John E. Sununu and Representative Chris Pappas
The authorities are charging the man, who they said did not draw his weapons, with misdemeanor assault.Dr. Amy Acton, at a primary election night campaign event after winning the Democratic nomination for governor in May.
During an anti-Muslim diatribe, the former mayor called for Mr. Mamdani to skip the ceremonies. The mayor has said he is going.Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, center, attending a Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in New York last year.
Secret military audits reveal a military procurement system riddled with mismanagement. In 2024 alone, Ukraine lost $1.2 billion to fraud and waste.Ukrainian soldiers firing a mortar toward Russian positions on the outskirts of Kupiansk, Ukraine, last year.
The documents amount to an autopsy of the weapons-contracting process.Ukrainian soldiers from the 14th Mechanized Brigade firing a Grad multiple rocket launcher toward a Russian position near Kupiansk, Ukraine, in 2023.
The U.S. military is helping oil get out of the Persian Gulf on tankers, but Iran is still attacking the ships and scaring operators away.Vessels off the coast of Musandam, Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, was up about 1 percent as trading resumed on Sunday, while the national average price of gas was nearly $4.15 a gallon.A gas station in Minneapolis on Friday. The national average price of regular gas has jumped nearly 40 percent from its prewar average of
Alberta produces 40 percent of Canada’s honey. This year, rain and President Trump’s trade war have combined to threaten the industry.
As Route 66 turns 100, tourists in search of Americana try to keep war, inflation and politics in the rearview.Route 66 is filled with homespun and hokey museums and souvenir shops, including this one in Afton, Oklahoma.
The fight reflects a larger American phenomenon: Churchgoers increasingly want decisions to be made at the local level, not by a national denomination.Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas.
Two police shootings last week underscored the challenge police officers face in confronting emotionally disturbed people who are violent or threatening violence.Fatal police shootings in Times Square and on the Brooklyn Bridge will be investigated by the department and the state attorney general, a
A hot meat pie from any roadside bakery is a staple on a long Australian road trip, but what does it take to be crowned a winner?Winning entries on display at the Official Great Aussie Meat Pie Competition in Melbourne.
“Furious,” the new police procedural on Hulu, turns out to be the perfect thriller for a post-Epstein world.
I realized that in this country Indians were not supposed to be happy or to pursue happiness. We were supposed to suffer and to pursue suffering.
A year after a longtime staff member was killed at the celebrated dance center in Western Massachusetts, the recovery continues.
