Voters in Frankfurt an der Oder head to the polls on Sunday in a run-off that could give the far-right Alternative for Germany its first mayoral victory in a German city. Independent candidate Axel Strasser and AfD contender Wilko Möller are facing off after leading the first round of voting on September 21, when Strasser received 32.4% of the vote and Möller 30.2%. Candidates from the centre-right Christian Democrats and the centre-left Social Democrats were eliminated in the first round. Political scientist Jan Philipp Thomeczek, of the University of Potsdam, told dpa that a victory for Möll...
A group of 30 Youth Demand activists have been arrested for blocking Tower Bridge as they lit flares and waved Palestine flags. The Met Police told the Standard its officers responded to a group of Youth Demand activists blocking Tower Bridge “causing serious disruption” at around 6.30pm on Saturday. The protest group shared footage of protesters wearing keffiyehs and holding a banner reading “stop arming Israel” and chanting “we demand reparations”. In the background, green smoke from a flare covered the famous bridge and several activists can be seen waving Palestine flags. The footage later...