A far-right party that shaped 20th-century Europe
Thousands of protesters have mobilised in Erfurt as the far‑right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has held its national congress to re‑elect co‑leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla. Police have deployed large numbers to clear blockades; most delegates have reached the conference and voting has gone ahead as planned.
France is witnessing renewed antisemitism amid ceremonies marking Alfred Dreyfus’s exoneration. Authorities have heightened security after a suspicious vehicle near a Paris synagogue prompted a terrorism investigation. Police evacuations in Sarcelles and national commemoration events accompany debates over antisemitism and France’s Jewish history.