Ruairi Casey

While the AfD per­formed poor­ly in Ger­many’s fed­er­al elec­tion in Sep­tem­ber over­all, it came first in east­ern states.

Ef­fects of cli­mate change are slow­ing a key ocean cir­cu­la­tion sys­tem with im­mense con­se­quences for Earth’s cli­mate.

Teenagers and young adults are now some of the most promi­nent fig­ures in the glob­al push to tack­le cli­mate change.

Scholz has be­come chan­cel­lor, end­ing Ger­many’s 16-year Merkel era.

Ger­many’s So­cial De­moc­rats have edged out Merkel’s con­ser­v­a­tives, but coali­tion talks will take months.

Tens of mil­lions of Ger­mans to cast bal­lots in what is seen as the first real con­test in many years.

Ger­many’s vote on Sun­day marks the end of Chan­cel­lor An­gela Merkel’s 16 years in of­fice.

Hun­dreds flock to Gör­litz town square to hear par­ty lead­ers rail against the po­lit­i­cal elite, mi­grants and vac­cines.

En­vi­ron­men­tal cam­paign­ers say au­thor­i­ties are not mov­ing fast enough to cut car­bon emis­sions and curb cli­mate change.

Since 2015, Chi­na has been Ger­many’s largest trad­ing part­ner, but close eco­nom­ic ties are un­der in­creas­ing scruti­ny.