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  • Aerial view of Guzelbahce fishermen's port in Izmir, Turkey.

    US military
    Two US soldiers assaulted by nationalist youth group in Turkey, authorities say

    Fifteen suspected assailants, members of the Turkey Youth Union, were detained after attack in port city of Izmir
  • The AfD took top spot in Thuringia with 32.8% of the vote and second place in Saxony with 30.6%

    1:21

    Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)
    AfD tells Scholz to 'pack up bags' after 'wake-up call' German elections – video

  • Demonstrators hold placards during a during the trial of a man accused of drugging his wife for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home.

    France
    Man accused of enlisting strangers to rape drugged wife goes on trial in France

  • Midshot of woman in turquoise against light background

    Germany
    Anti-immigration leftists have potential to upend German political scene

  • The assembly line at the Volkswagen plant in Zwickau, Germany

    Volkswagen (VW)
    Volkswagen considers German plant closures to save billions in costs

  • An explosion after a Russian missile strike in Kyiv on 2 September

    Ukraine war live
    Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian foreign minister urges its partners for permission for long-range strikes into Russia – as it happened

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Opinion & analysis

  • Björn Höcke, leader of the AfD in Thuringia, leaves the AfD election party in Erfurt, Germany.

    The Guardian view on the rise of AfD: winning an election won’t mean it wins power

  • Hanno Hauenstein

    The AfD has stunned Germany – but this was no surprise victory

    Hanno Hauenstein
  • Björn Höcke raises his arms in the air as he walks down steps

    Success of far-right AfD shows east and west Germany are drifting further apart

  • Larry Elliott

    The German problem? It’s an analogue country in a digital world

    Larry Elliott
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Brexit news

  • a young man wearing a striped top and dark denim apron pours frothed milk from a jug into a cup behind a coffee machine

    EU states working on fresh proposal for youth mobility scheme with UK

  • Scholz and Starmer shaking hands

    Starmer appears to leave door open for potential EU youth exchange scheme

    • Olaf Scholz and Keir Starmer pictured at the Nato summit in Washington, DC last month

      Keir Starmer vows to ‘turn a corner on Brexit’ before Germany trip

    • At least ten rows of cars queue to check-in at the Port of Dover.

      UK ports given £10.5m to prepare for EU biometric checks

    • Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves look at robotic equipment at a materials research facility in Liverpool last October.

      Renewed calls for UK industrial strategy to bring in investment and fix Brexit damage

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Pictures & video

  • Neighbouring Nato member Poland activated Polish and allied aircraft to keep its airspace safe during the attacks

    0:44

    Kyiv hit by barrage of Russian missile and drone attacks – video

  • At least seven killed by Russian strikes on civilian areas in Kharkiv

    1:43

    Girl, 14, among dead as Russian strikes on Kharkiv hit playground and residential towers – video

  • Zelenskiy dismisses air force commander after F-16 jet crash

    0:39

    Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismisses air force commander after F-16 fighter jet crash – video

  • The moment a high-profile German politician is sprayed by a red liquid, thought to be paint, at a campaign event in the eastern city of Erfurt

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    Moment German politician is sprayed with red liquid at a rally – video

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