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German state vote tests public mood as energy crisis bites
German state vote tests public mood as energy crisis bites
World
by  AFP

Germans in the coastal state of Lower Saxony headed to the polls Sunday in a closely-watched regional election seen as a test for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats amid an acute energy crisis. A win would be a boost for Scholz's SPD after it lost the last two state polls to the CDU, in North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein, where voters punished his handling of the Ukraine crisis.

Germany probes rail 'sabotage' amid Russia tensions
Germany probes rail 'sabotage' amid Russia tensions
World
by  AFP

German police were on Sunday probing an act of "sabotage" on the country's rail infrastructure, with some officials pointing the finger at Russia in the wake of the Nord Stream pipeline explosions. Given that the Nord Stream leaks "pointed to the Kremlin", "we can't rule out that Russia could also be behind the attack on the rail services," he said.

UK ministers urge party to back under-fire PM Truss
UK ministers urge party to back under-fire PM Truss
World
by  AFP

Four ministers in Liz Truss's government on Sunday urged Conservative colleagues to back the embattled UK prime minister following a punishing week that exposed deep divisions within the party. "So the choice for my colleagues and for us is as party is simple -- Back Liz or get (Labour leader) Keir Starmer, hand-in-hand with (SNP leader) Nicola Sturgeon."