Projections showed the nationalist, anti-immigrant AfD, labeled “extremist” by German authorities, winning by a wide margin in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Projections showed the nationalist, anti-immigrant AfD, labeled “extremist” by German authorities, winning by a wide margin in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

The nationalist, anti-immigrant party known as AfD, has been labeled “extremist” by German authorities, but is running strong in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

The visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner was aimed at reviving negotiations that have been in a deep freeze for nearly eight months.

The visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner came as negotiations have stalled with little sign of a path to peace.

The U.S. envoys are expected to meet the Russian and Ukrainian presidents in turn. The effort comes as negotiations have stalled with little sign of a path to peace.

The Russian president’s remarks at a 3 a.m. news conference — and Moscow’s intensifying strikes on Kyiv — suggested that he sees little chance of a deal to end his war in Ukraine.

Russia is pounding Ukraine with jet-propelled drones, forcing Kyiv to adapt once again in an arms race that is increasingly defining the war.

A regional security meeting in Kyrgyzstan highlighted the increasingly close military and political alliance between Moscow and Tehran.

Two sold-out shows in St. Petersburg were scrapped, highlighting wartime ambivalence about Western culture and the rapper’s past antisemitic remarks.