Alternative for Germany (AfD) has surged to first place in regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, marking a breakthrough for the far-right party and a big electoral setback for Germany’s established political parties.

Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, and the party's top candidate Ulrich Siegmund, attend AfD's final rally before the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Magdeburg,

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday (September 6), ​exit polls showed, putting a far-right party on the cusp of power at state level for the first time since World War Two.

Exit polls in Germany indicate that the far-right AfD party has won 44.5% of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, its strongest result in a regional election. Support for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU is projected to have almost halved,

State-run media in Tehran said the U.S. vessel was trying to enter an area that Iran says is restricted in the Strait of Hormuz, but a spokesperson for the U.S. Central Command called it "a total lie.

Iran has said that it attacked an American ship in the Strait of Hormuz, according to state media. Iranian state-run media outlet Press TV reported Sunday that a U.S. military vessel, which was

American forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers after Iran launched ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy warships on Sept. 5.

The U_S_ military has denied Iran’s claim to have struck an unmanned American military vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a “total lie.”

Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, forcing the temporary suspension of flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport

Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted and it has caused flight cancellations at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The eruption occurred early Sunday with volcanic ash

Volcanic ash spread across parts of Jakarta and Lampung province on Sumatra’s southern tip, Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said.

An eruption of Indonesia's Mount Anak Krakatau caused six airports to suspend ​flight operations on Sunday, affecting hundreds of flights at Jakarta's main airport, after some school activities and fishing were halted.

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to arrive in Kyiv as part of a renewed diplomatic push to hold talks over Russia’s war against Ukraine

The arrival came only a day after the two envoys held more than three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a discussion both sides described as "substantive."

Arrival marks the pair’s first visit to Ukraine and comes day after ‘substantive plans’ were discussed in Moscow

U.S. peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv ​on Sunday as the Trump administration renewed its push to end Russia's four-and-a-half-year war in Ukraine.

Trump's latest warning also comes amid a broader effort by his administration to use tariffs as leverage in trade negotiations.

The US may be the bigger trading partner, but Canada shouldn't be counted out quite yet in the escalating trade fight.

Canada is shifting from emphasizing critical minerals cooperation with Washington to prioritizing domestic processing, new power infrastructure and deals with other allies. The change is political leverage,

The US dollar currently trades at around 1.38 Canadian dollars, meaning one Canadian dollar is worth roughly 72 US cents.

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About 20 Chinese rescue workers in bright orange operated excavators, shovels and ground-penetrating radar detectors on Sunday in an

A massive flood disaster has struck the Nepal-Tibet border region, causing widespread destruction. China has officially released casualty figures for the first time following the catastrophe, confirming 31 recovered bodies and 531 people missing on its side.

More than 5,500 people are still missing in China and Nepal after catastrophic floods across the two countries.