Lower Saxony’s runoffs showed strong local incumbency, Green urban gains and the AfD’s limited ability to turn vote share into executive power.
German investigators are probing whether a crashed drone near the Wunstorf air base carried explosives and may be linked to Leipzig sabotage.
A Kremlin-linked bot network launched a disinformation campaign in eastern Germany aimed at influencing regional election outcomes by spreading fake media content.
The Pentagon orders withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany within a year, reflecting a strategic reassessment of American military presence in Europe.