August Hanning is accused of helping foreign governments. His arrest shook the German political world and had roots in a steakhouse-heiress kidnapping plot.

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August Henning is accused of helping foreign governments. His arrest shook the German political world and had roots in a steakhouse-heiress kidnapping plot.

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After winning a state election last month, the Alternative for Germany is the first far-right party to oversee a state legislature since the Nazi era.

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