AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoGerman Politics Shock: AfD surged to 43.8% in Saxony-Anhalt, nearly taking a majority and leaving Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU reeling—while coalition talks look grim as rivals vow not to govern with the far-right. EU Security & Russia: EU foreign chief Kaja Kallas warned that Moscow-linked sabotage and hybrid tactics are edging closer to Europe’s borders as pro-Moscow sentiment gains ground. Culture & Heritage: Swiss theatre-maker Daniele Finzi Pasca brought his hope-filled solo “Icaro” to Cairo for CIFET’s 35th-anniversary run. Women’s Rights in Public Space: Eiffel Tower staff staged a strike after reports that women were sidelined during a religious visit, prompting Paris officials to investigate. Sports, With a Cultural Twist: Team USA bounced back in the FIBA Women’s World Cup, while France set a record with 22 threes in a 111-56 rout of Nigeria. Art & Memory: Russia closed Germany’s St Petersburg consulate and Goethe-Institut branches in a fresh cultural-diplomatic tit-for-tat.
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