They cannot level such serious accusations and then be opaque about the evidence. We see this as a significant breach of the ...

A German spy agency deems the party a threat to the “democratic order,” but voters say otherwise—should they be silenced, too ...

The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has described the country's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz as a ...

Germany's domestic intelligence agency has officially designated the country's main opposition party a right-wing extremist ...

Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been designated as right-wing extremist by the country's federal office ...

Far-right AfD party leader Alice Weidel, at the AfD party headquarters after the German national election, in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. MICHAEL PROBST / AP Germany's domestic ...

Germany's foreign office says history shows that right-wing extremism "needs to be stopped", after criticism from the White House.

Germany's spy agency on Friday classified the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as "extremist", enabling it to step up monitoring of the country's biggest opposition party, which decried the ...

The classification will help authorities seek greater powers to monitor the party with phone taps and undercover agents, and has fueled fresh calls for an outright ban on the AfD. The party's ...

Leader of right-wing AfD Alice Weidel waves a German flag at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after the German national election. (AP Photo/Michael Probst ...

BERLIN — Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday designated the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, as an “extremist endeavor,” a move that lowers hurdles for the spy ...

BERLIN (AP) — The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party on Monday sued the domestic intelligence service for ...