3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (940+ words) Alice Weidel, the co-leader of Alternative for Germany, leaves for a news conference in Berlin, Sept. 7, 2026. By Ned Temko, Columnist “Deeply shocked” was how German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described his reaction to last Sunday’s landslide victory by Alternative for Germany…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (926+ words) Sept. 10, 2026, 12:51 p.m. ET | London “Deeply shocked” was how German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described his reaction to last Sunday’s landslide victory by Alternative for Germany – the first time a far-right party had won a state-level election since World War II. Yet with…...

6+ day, 44+ min ago   (1580+ words) Sept. 08, 2026, 11:03 a.m. ET | Magdeburg, Germany Germany is taking stock of a dramatically changed political world in the aftermath of a stunning election. “For many, all that remains is disbelief,” reports Munich’s Süddeutsche Zeitung. “It is an unimaginable moment,” adds the Frankfurter…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1005+ words) Sept. 05, 2026, 6:48 p.m. ET Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on Saturday for talks to try to revive a stalled push to end the Russia-Ukraine war. President Putin, Mr. Kushner and Mr. Witkoff…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1017+ words) Sept. 04, 2026, 4:13 p.m. ET | Magdeburg, Germany Whatever the result, Sunday’s election in the state of Saxony-Anhalt is a clear signal flare that the foundations of modern Germany are groaning. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), which has been declared extremist by the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (432+ words) Sept. 03, 2026, 2:08 p.m. ET | Berlin The German government did something Wednesday it has so far largely avoided. It pointed a finger at Russia. Russia and the West have basically been in a low-level conflict since Soviet days, but things have ratcheted up…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (304+ words) After 4 1/2 years of war in Ukraine, public patience in Russia is wearing thin. As Fred Weir reported from Moscow recently, Ukrainian counterstrikes with drones deep into Russia’s heartland have made it harder for ordinary citizens to ignore what once was…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (37+ words) 0831-crimea The Christian Science Monitor Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Critical Threats Project Return to the free version of the site This message will appear once per week unless you renew or log out....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1067+ words) Aug. 31, 2026, 2:59 p.m. ET | Kyiv, Ukraine Across Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine’s summer drone campaign is taking a toll on residents, even as it deprives Russian forces of safe bases and logistics hubs for its war against its smaller yet resilient neighbor. The aim…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (947+ words) Aug. 26, 2026, 3:17 p.m. ET Much of that effort now looks spent, with Mr. Assad ousted from power and living in exile in Russia since December 2024. Syria’s new government is using new leverage to revamp the relationship, stripping back privileges Moscow once enjoyed…...