Two major wildfires have been burning in the eastern German states of Saxony and Thuringia. Meanwhile, several people were ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday defended his government's decision to retain electricity tax for most businesses ...

Western allies have sought post-war German rearmament before. While German defence spending has been miserly for decades, it ...

AfD leader Alice Weidel says labeling her party extremist is undemocratic and undermines the rule of law. She accuses German intelligence of overreach and sees no cause for self-criticism.

Comparing Weidel to her self-declared hero, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, professor Werner J. Patzelt, the research director at the right-leaning Belgium-based think tank MCC ...

Alice Weidel might not be what you would expect as co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party. She's gay with a Sri Lankan partner and is not a full-time resident of the country.

Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, is married to a woman of color, as is JD Vance. And Weidel and Vance both support mass deportations.

She’s been described as the politician of contradictions. Alice Weidel is the leader of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party but is married to a Sri-Lankan born woman. A gay ...

WEIDEL: (Speaking German). SCHMITZ: "Merz," said Weidel, "won't be able to form a stable coalition without us. He will face the consequences," she said, "when he crashes and fails." ...

Alice Weidel, a gay woman with a Sri Lankan partner, leads Germany's far-right AfD, which opposes same-sex marriage and champions traditional values. Her leadership has bolstered the AfD's support.

Alice Weidel, AfD parliamentary group leader, at a TV discussion on the federal election campaign on February 16, 2025, in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images ...