“This has shaken us,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz said after Ulrich Siegmund led his Alternative for Germany party to victory in Saxony-Anhalt.

Ulrich Siegmund and his Alternative for Germany party sent tremors through establishment political circles in Berlin, Brussels and other capitals across Europe.

Alternative for Germany, labeled “extremist” by German authorities, polled first in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt but still might not control the government.

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.