Exit polls project Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) winning 44.5% in Saxony-Anhalt, well ahead of the conservative CDU on 18.5%. AfD leaders called the result historic, but whether they can govern will depend on which smaller parties clear the 5% threshold and how many seats the party secures.

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Voting is taking place in Germany’s eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt in a closely watched election. Correspondent Nick Holdsworth says an AfD-led state government would be the first regional government headed by a far-right party since the end of World War II and the dark days of Nazism.

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Voting has begun in Saxony-Anhalt, an eastern German state holding a closely watched election. Recent polls put the AfD just above 40%, ahead of Merz’s CDU at 23%. Journalist Shirli Stibon says the party’s priorities would include resetting the education system.

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Led by its 35-year-old top candidate, Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD has remained above 40% in polls for months. It could win an outright majority if several smaller parties fail to pass Germany’s 5% threshold for entering parliament.

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Voting has begun in Saxony-Anhalt, where a closely watched election could make the Alternative for Germany the first far-right party to lead a German state government since World War II. Sorbonne University German studies professor Hans Stark discusses why the party is so popular.

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After a federal judge stopped stricter mail-voting rules before the midterm elections, the Trump administration is once more seeking relief from the Supreme Court.

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Iranian forces targeted a US naval drone trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz. The incident followed the US military’s announcement that it had struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to what it described as ballistic-missile attacks by the IRGC on two navy warships.

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President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that Canada’s currency-dollar “imbalance” with the United States is unacceptable.

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US President Donald Trump criticised an alleged “imbalance” in the Canadian dollar as trade tensions between the United States and Canada intensified.

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US special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv to discuss ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, their first visit to the capital since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. The talks followed their meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, while little new information emerged and European security advisers also joined the discussions.

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US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Vladimir Putin in Moscow before heading to Kyiv as part of Donald Trump’s renewed effort to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Moscow described the talks as useful and constructive, while Russia’s demands over NATO and four Ukrainian regions remain major obstacles and the proposed peace plan is still unclear.

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The first round of talks in Kyiv between Ukrainian representatives and US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner has ended. Another round is expected soon, while national security advisers to the British, French and German leaders have arrived to join the discussions. Witkoff and Kushner earlier held talks with Vladimir Putin, described by his aide as substantive, constructive, extremely frank and trusting.

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US envoy Jared Kushner said Sunday that a US delegation in Kyiv was looking to make further progress in peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Fellow envoy Steve Witkoff said the team was “very encouraged” by what he called a “substantive, important” first round of discussions.

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US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday for their first official visit to Ukraine, as part of a renewed peace push more than four and a half years after Russia’s full-scale invasion. John E. Herbst of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center discusses the US objectives.

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US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner made their first official visit to Ukraine after holding more than three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. In Kyiv, they met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss peace efforts, military aid and security guarantees. Security advisers from the UK, France and Germany were reportedly also in the city for talks.

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Israeli air strikes have completely destroyed a hospital in southern Lebanon. Following an Israeli strike in Arab Salim, Lebanon, on September 6, people were seen carrying a body covered with a blanket.

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Israeli strikes killed four people, including two women, in southern Lebanon on Sunday, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. Israel said the attacks were retaliation for Hezbollah drone strikes in areas occupied by its troops.

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Israeli air attacks killed at least four people and wounded 20 in southern Lebanon despite a truce. The strikes hit Nabatieh, Arab Salim, Nabatieh al-Fawqa and Kfar Reman. Israel said they were carried out in response to Hezbollah launching two drones towards its forces.

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Israel's military said it was striking southern Lebanon early Sunday in retaliation for Hezbollah launching two drones at Israeli soldiers stationed in an area the military had designated as a security zone.

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Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon killed four people on Sunday, including two women, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Israel’s military said the strikes responded to an alleged Hezbollah drone launch aimed at troops in the Israeli-occupied “security zone” in the south.

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The Israeli army has demolished homes and villages in southern Lebanon, breaching a ceasefire reached in June. Israel says the strikes responded to a Hezbollah explosive drone that crossed the “Yellow Line”, an area it claims as a security zone inside Lebanese territory.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Germany’s accusations against Russia over the UAV incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport were “essentially the beginning of a real war.” He also said statements by Merz about restoring Germany as Europe’s leading military power were being put into practice and amounted to declaring war on Russia.

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Germany has presented no concrete evidence that Russia was responsible for the UAV incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport, military expert Gianandrea Gaiani told TASS. He said the accusations and claims about possible election interference, made before the Saxony-Anhalt vote, appeared to be an attempt to discredit Russia. The German government has rejected that view and announced countermeasures against Moscow.

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino plans to run for a fourth and final term in next year’s election, despite the outrage over his now-shelved proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. A FIFA spokesman confirmed on Sunday that nothing had changed since Infantino’s announcement in April.

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FIFA confirmed that President Gianni Infantino will stand for re-election in 2027. Elected in 2016, he has since won two more terms without an opposing candidate. UEFA said its 55 member associations voted to boycott FIFA-sponsored tournaments after Infantino proposed selling a share of World Cup commercial rights; CONCACAF also rejected the plan.

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FIFA chief Gianni Infantino will seek re-election. The next presidential vote is scheduled for Thursday, 18 March 2027, at the 77th FIFA Congress in Rabat, Morocco.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin told Meet the Press that President Trump has “undoubtedly” committed impeachable acts during his second term. He said a third impeachment could be a “critical tool in the toolbox” if Democrats regain control of the House, while cautioning that it would not solve everything.

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