Costume designers tell stories through clothes—so it was no surprise that their own Oscars looks came with interesting backstories.

“We want to be part of the solution, in terms of creating new business opportunities and diversifying trade,” said Tjorven Bellmann, Germany’s ambassador to Canada. She was speaking at a ...

Celebrating its best-ever result, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has made extraordinary gains in the last few years. It has doubled its vote share since 2021 with more than 10 million ...

BERLIN – After snap parliamentary elections, Germany is set for a change in both leadership and policy. The conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will likely lead a new government under ...

Berlin — Provisional results confirmed that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation's second-largest.

Young Germans leaned to the far ends of the political spectrum in Sunday’s election, with most backing Die Linke (The Left) and the far-right Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD), or Alternative ...

Understanding the Alternative for Germany’s success in Sunday’s elections. By Amanda Taub The Alternative for Germany party came in second in federal elections on Sunday, doubling its vote ...

Christian Democrats leader Friedrich Merz will likely be the next chancellor of Germany after his party won the majority of the seats in the country's election. Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via ...

Germany’s “people’s parties” might be in danger of losing the support of the people. The Social Democratic Party (SPD), whose three-party coalition collapsed last year after three years in ...

Friedrich Merz, centre, the chancellor candidate of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, addresses supporters at the party's headquarters in Berlin, Germany, after the CDU finished first ...

The conservatives and the far-right have swept up nearly half the votes in Germany’s national election, but the results look very different between regions and among different demographics.