Some German lawmakers want to ban Alternative for Germany, but the party has been embraced in Washington, and some of its leaders see Trump’s path to power as a road map.

Some German lawmakers want to ban Alternative for Germany, but the party has been embraced in Washington, and some of its leaders see Trump’s path to power as a road map.

Rheinmetall shares have nearly tripled since President Donald Trump’s military spending demands, making CEO Armin Papperger the face of Europe’s rearmament.

Banning Alternative for Germany, a far-right party, might seem undemocratic, but Germany’s constitution allows such prohibitions to prevent a repeat of Nazism.

Tensions rose after a blast damaged the Warsaw-Lublin rail line, which has been used to deliver aid to Ukraine, and a Russian missile attack killed at least 25 people in Ternopil.

Poland said that it would close the Russian consulate in Gdansk after a rail line in eastern Poland was damaged in an explosion. Romania said a drone violated its airspace.

Poland said that it would close the Russian consulate in Gdansk after a rail line in eastern Poland was damaged in an explosion. Romania said a drone violated its airspace.

The line links Warsaw to Lublin and continues onward to Ukraine. It has been used to deliver aid to that country.