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This mechanism, which has been blamed for a lack of investment, has emerged as an important election issue.

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Defending champions Real Madrid face city rivals Atletico in the Champions League last 16, while Liverpool play PSG.

Former Brazil footballer Giovane Elber poses with the Champions League trophy.

Polling at 21% before Sunday’s election, AfD remains a pariah among major parties in Germany.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks on-screen during a central election campaign event of the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) in Halle (Saale), Germany, January 25, 2025 [Karina Hessland/Reuters]

Fake tickets for a one-way flight out of Germany for undocumented migrants have been handed out by the far-right AfD.

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German citizens will take to the polls on February 23 for a snap general election.

Election campaign posters for Friedrich Merz of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Social Democratic Party Germany (SPD)

Mainstream parties struggle to retain voters in a fragmented political landscape.

A placard of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic party CDU of candidate for Chancellor Friedrich Merz is seen besmeared in Bonn, Germany, January 23, 2025. The placard that originally read "Diligence must be felt in the wallet again. Both votes for CDU" has been altered to "Diligence must be felt in the empty wallet again. Both votes for AFD". REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy warns that ‘fragile ceasefire’ with Russia would be a ‘prelude’ to another war launched by Moscow.

Even the biggest EU proponents of preserving a close bond with the US know Europe cannot afford to remain dependent.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance attends a bilateral meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas at the residence of the U.S. Ambassador in Paris, France, February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Chancellor Olaf Scholz also rejected the call by US Vice President JD Vance to open Germany’s door to far-right parties.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks at a podium.

Here are the key developments on the 1,087th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Servicemen of the 5th Separate Heavy Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces drive in a Leopard 1A5 tank, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine.