Germany
German spy agency brands main opposition party as ‘extremist’. The US is not happy
A report found the far-right AfD to be racist and anti-Muslim, allowing security services step up monitoring. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said it was “tyranny in disguise”.
- Sarah Marsh and Friederike Heine
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Children rescued from four-year COVID ‘horror house’ lockdown
The kids – eight-year-old twins and a 10-year-old – appeared amazed that they were finally allowed outdoors, breathing deeply and touching the grass.
- James Rothwell
Europe’s biggest buzzkill airport has football pitch-sized wastelands
This major European hub may be as big as an intergalactic shopping mall, but it’s without the fun stuff.
- Flip Byrnes
World in pictures this week, May 1, 2025
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors
Port guide: Regensburg, Germany
Don’t miss one of Europe’s most attractive old towns, which has a lively, lived-in atmosphere thanks to its university and manufacturing credentials.
- Brian Johnston
Berlin doctor charged with serial murder of palliative patients
He is accused of 15 deaths but suspected of dozens more. If convicted, the doctor would be the most prolific serial killer in Europe in two decades.
- Christopher F. Schuetze
World of photos, April 12, 2025
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors.
‘Brutal’: Macron vows to protect Europe after US lands shock trade blow
The French president has called on EU nations to stop all investment in the United States after Donald Trump announced a 20 per cent tariff on European imports.
- James Crisp, Nick Squires, James Rothwell and Sarah Newey
All hail the sausage to rule all sausages
When it comes to the world’s best sausages there’s Spanish chorizo, South Africa’s boerewors and English Cumberland. But nothing beats Germany’s bratwurst.
- Ben Groundwater
Israeli airstrike destroys Gaza’s only cancer hospital, ceasefire ‘bridges’ on the table
Meanwhile, E3 countries say they are “appalled” by the violence in Gaza and called for an immediate stop to strikes.
- Brahim Hazboun, Sam Mednick and Nidal al-Mughrabi
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