Sahra Wagenknecht's populist-left party, BSW, has offered to cooperate with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to challenge mainstream parties. The move, particularly targeting eastern Germany, aims to break the 'firewall' against the AfD and potentially siphon voters.
Martin Reichardt, a senior lawmaker for Germany's far-right AfD, is under pressure after a photo allegedly showing him making a Nazi salute surfaced. Reichardt denies the gesture was a joke, but two witnesses claim otherwise. The revelation comes ahead of crucial state elections where the AfD leads polls.
A privately run beach in Halle, Germany, is refusing entry to swimmers who don't speak sufficient German to understand safety instructions, citing accident prevention. This policy has ignited a political dispute, with the city's mayor calling it xenophobic and the right-wing AfD party supporting it, linking it to Germany's immigration debate.
As the song that has accompanied them on their maiden European adventure promised all along, Crystal Palace are on their way to Leipzig. Sixteen years after rescuing the club he supported as a child from administration, Steve Parish watched on from the stands with pride as Oliver Glasner’s side held off a spirited challenge from Shakhtar Donestsk to book a showdown with Rayo Vallecano in eastern Germany on 27 May.The Austrian manager may be set to leave Palace after what will be the 60th game of a marathon season but whatever happens after this, he will always have a special place in the club’s history. Reports from Spain in the hours before kick-off suggested that Andoni Iraola – Palace’s preferred candidate to succeed Glasner – could yet be persuaded to take over at Selhurst Park next season despite having plenty of other suitors. Continue reading...
