The forecast shows that German opposition leader Friedrich Merz's conservatives achieved a bland victory in a national election on Sunday, while Germany's alternative nearly doubled. The strongest performance of far-right parties since World War II. Prime Minister Olaf Scholz failed for his center Social Democrat after what he called “painful election results.” Broadcasters ARD and…

The Vatican said Pope Francis was still in critical condition Sunday, with blood tests showing early renal failure, but he remained vigilant and “good-oriented” and attended Mass. The Vatican said Francis has never had a respiratory crisis since Saturday night, but still receives a lot of supplemental oxygen. Some blood tests show “initial, mild, kidney…

The leader of German upstart Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) shared her fears in her initial forecast that the new arrivals may not have reached a 5% threshold for entry into parliament. “We have to sweat now,” Sahra Wagenknecht said in Berlin. But the leaders of the Populist Party told supporters that they had a “huge”…

Overnight, Russia launched 267 drones in Ukraine, destroying infrastructure and killing at least three people, the third year of the world's day before Moscow's comprehensive Invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media that this is “the biggest attack since Iranian drones began to attack Ukrainian cities and villages.” The Ukrainian Air Force said…