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Germany’s far-right AfD won the Saxony-Anhalt state election with 44 percent of the vote, more than double its previous result. The CDU came a distant second with 17 percent, but AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund remains three seats short of a majority and may struggle to form a government.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv after talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. No breakthrough was announced, while Ukraine continues to demand security guarantees in any peace agreement.
The European Parliament could end its Article 7 procedure against Hungary following reforms under Prime Minister Péter Magyar. MEPs will visit Hungary in October before deciding whether concerns over the rule of law have been sufficiently addressed.
Germany is planning stronger protection against drones, sabotage and cyberattacks after last month’s attack at Leipzig-Halle Airport. Mobile federal police units would be expanded and critical infrastructure given additional protection.
