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Supporters of Germany's Green Party celebrate after estimates were broadcast on television in Berlin at their electoral party on Sunday after the German general elections.

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Smaller, Younger Parties Will Likely Determine Who Runs Germany's Next Government

6:14pm September 27, 2021

by Rob Schmitz

It will likely take three parties to form a government. Two smaller parties — an environmentalist, progressive party and a libertarian party — appear to be banding together to call the shots.

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Gas Stations In Britain Are Running Dry Due To The Post-Brexit Truck Driver Shortage

5:39pm September 27, 2021

by Frank Langfitt

Gas stations across Great Britain are running dry due to a post-Brexit shortage of truck drivers. The government announced a plan to issue 5,000 temporary visas for truckers.

U.S. Takes The Ryder Cup In A Historically Dominant Win

5:39pm September 27, 2021

by Tom Goldman

A team made up of the best male golfers in the U.S. is celebrating a dominating win Sunday in the Ryder Cup. The Americans tallied a record-setting number of points against the European team.

German Election Results: Social Democrats Narrowly Beat Merkel's Bloc

7:50am September 27, 2021

The center-left Social Democrats have won the biggest share of the vote in Germany's national election, beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right Union bloc in a closely fought race.

News Brief: German Election Results, Biden's Agenda, COVID Data

7:43am September 27, 2021

On Sunday, Social Democrats beat German Chancellor Merkel's bloc. President Biden's agenda will face many tests this week. New COVID-19 cases have fallen by 20% over the last two weeks.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at the Konrad Adenauer House in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. German voters are choosing a new parliament in an election that will determine who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel after her 16 years at the

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Germany's Social Democrats Narrowly Beat Outgoing Merkel's Bloc In Sunday's Vote

3:43am September 27, 2021

by The Associated Press

Germany's center-left Social Democrats won the biggest share of the vote in national elections in a closely fought race that will determine who succeeds the long-time leader.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives applause during the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) election event on Sunday in Berlin. Voters have gone to the polls nationwide in elections that herald the end of Merkel's 16-year chancellorship.

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Early Results Show The German Election Is Too Close To Call

4:14pm September 26, 2021

by Rob Schmitz

Germany's two largest parties have emerged from Sunday's election in what amounts to a dead heat, according to preliminary results.

People queue in front of a polling station in the Moabit district of Berlin, Germany. German voters are choosing a new parliament in an election that will determine who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel after her 16 years at the helm of Europe's biggest e

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Exit Polls Show An Extremely Close Race In German Election To Succeed Angela Merkel

12:43pm September 26, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

After 16 years in office, the German chancellor is stepping down. Early results show a razor-thin margin in what is expected to be one of the closest outcomes in years.

In this Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021 file photo, people take part in the Zurich Pride parade in Switzerland. Swiss voters will wrap up a referendum on Sept. 26, 2021, to decide whether to allow same-sex marriage.

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Swiss Voters Approve Same-Sex Marriage In A Nationwide Referendum

11:14am September 26, 2021

by The Associated Press

Official results showed the measure passed with 64.1% of voters in favor and won a majority in all of Switzerland's 26 cantons, or states.

Mohammad al-Muhammad (left) and Hatem al-Hamad in the Krnjaca asylum center in Serbia. Muhammad fled his home in Syria and managed to cross into Romania in December. He says he lost 85% of his eyesight after Romanian police caught him and beat him with a

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Afghans Are Among Thousands Of Migrants Hoping To Reach Europe Via Serbia

8:02am September 26, 2021

by Elisa Oddone

Some 5,000 refugees and migrants are in Serbia, trying to reach European Union countries. With EU leaders fearing an influx of refugees, "Serbia is in a difficult position," says a refugees' advocate.