Merz: Germany faces a "tectonic shift" after AfD victory

The election result makes continuing with business as usual impossible and will have consequences for the CDU.

The AfD achieved exactly what it wanted, writing history and sending a clear political signal for a fundamentally different approach.

The CDU has categorically denied working with the AfD, but internal unhappiness and limited coalition options leave the situation up in the air.

Merz is suffering from poor poll ratings and unpopularity, with whispers over whether he can see out his term in office. Merz's harder line on immigration was intended to cut into AfD support, but the reforms have dragged out and are unpopular.

The AfD is growing in popularity and leading polls nationwide, which the EU is watching very carefully because Germany is the EU's largest economy.

Public opinion in Serbia continued to revere Mladić despite the crimes, driven by a crisis of disbelief and denial of the international community's accounts. Mladić takes his place in a strongly entrenched tradition of turning men of violence into cherished martyrs in the cause of the Serbian nation.

The EU is very worried about Serbia's commitment to the rule of law and judicial independence, and funding for democratic transition is now in doubt.

Giving full state and military honors to a man convicted of genocide is very problematic for Serbia's EU accession process.

It is important to continue working together to keep diplomacy going.

Kiev has suffered more daily air raid alerts than at any time since the full-scale invasion, with new jet-powered drones forcing up to 13 alerts a day.

Ukraine is shooting down only 60% of the new drones, which is not enough, and needs to create cheap alternative interceptors.

Air raids cause travel chaos as metro trains stop during alerts, and students must repeatedly stop studying to seek shelter. The government is planning a new two-tier alert system to limit disruption, but the capital still needs a better way of defending itself.

AI is not a bad thing, but if we become too reliant on it, we might sacrifice creation, individuality, and forget the beauty of nature.

AI can never replace true beauty, and people will eventually realize the destruction AI has caused and try to reverse back to a more real society.

He will stand for re-election to run football's world governing body.

Infantino's decision to run is unsurprising given his lack of self-awareness and his political maneuvering to shore up support in Africa and South America.

The 2030 World Cup will likely have 64 teams, which will win Infantino even more support from countries around the world.

The escalation goes beyond alleged military targets and is intended to disrupt people's lives.

At least nine people were killed in Israeli airstrikes, and a Lebanese intelligence official recorded more than 5,000 Israeli violations of the ceasefire.

Hezbollah has repeatedly violated the ceasefire deal and embeds its military infrastructure in civilian neighborhoods.

Opting out of recommendation algorithms would provide a chronological feed of followed accounts, which might reduce exposure to harmful content.

Moving away from engagement-optimized algorithms would go to the heart of platforms' current business models, and they will likely resist it. People might not choose to opt out because they find algorithms useful for finding content and businesses rely on the visibility they provide.

James Stagg was an unsung hero who was forthright, obsessed with weather, and completely unafraid to speak truth to power. The stakes were enormously high, and it is wonderful that we can pay tribute to Stagg in this way all these years later.