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The results of the Berlin election are as hard to predict as ever. Three parties are vying for first place, including the socialist Left Party and the far-right AfD. But one issue is most important to Berliners.
Charlotte Knobloch survived the Holocaust by passing as the daughter of non-Jewish farmers. She recently spoke with DW to express her shock following the AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt's state election.
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, September 18: Russia holds its first parliamentary elections since the Ukraine war. Since only parties loyal to Vladimir Putin are running, the elections are seen as nothing but a veneer of democracy. In sports: Zinedine Zidane will unveil his first selection as coach of the French football team. Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic organisers approve a croc-infested river to hold canoe and rowing events. Finally, the first new feline species in a century has been discovered.
French President Emmanuel Macron is meeting leaders of France’s political parties at the Elysée on Friday for talks on the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine and the consequences for the country’s security and energy amid soaring fuel prices.
The leaders of Plaid Cymru, SNP and Sinn Fein say the UK government should prepare for constitutional change.
Andy Burnham thanks well-wishers after his father's death
Sarah Cooper-Lesadd, one of 34 Reform MSs elected in May's Senedd election, defected to Plaid on Tuesday.
Nato chief Mark Rutte has said he is confident the UK government understands the need for a "credible path" to increase defence spending.
Laura Kuenssberg was given unprecedented access to the new prime minister’s first days in power.
Dan Thomas resigned as Welsh Reform leader and Sarah Cooper-Lesadd defected to Plaid.
The governing party's poll ratings have improved but they're only just ahead of Reform.
Economics editor Faisal Islam examines whether the north-west city can be a template for the entire country.
In an era when reputations can be made or broken with a single post, getting the balance right is tricky.
As Reform slip back in the polls, Labour and the Conservatives rediscover a familiar political divide, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
The Reform leader has been dogged by questions over his finances after receiving a £5 million sum from Christopher Harborne.
The party's continued prominence has brought what prominence always brings: scrutiny, says BBC political editor Chris Mason.
Nigel Farage's admirers in the party are calling for a stronger operation as the party aims for power.
It is hoped that coordinated action minimises the blowback to any one country from Israel or America, our political editor writes.
Labour MSPs Michael Marra and Joe Fagan are making their pitches as they aim to succeed Anas Sarwar.
Ron Bailey has been quietly changing the law for the past 40 years - how does he do it?
