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Esme Nicholson
South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Emmet Livingstone, Esme Nicholson | Oct 9, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC
South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing human rights and international law.
Germany's ex-foreign intelligence agency chief is arrested on suspicion of espionageEsme Nicholson | Oct 6, 2026, 9:46 PM UTC
Following far-right and far-left gains, Germany's center struggles for relevanceEsme Nicholson | Oct 2, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC
Germany's political center fights for relevance after far-right and far-left gainsEsme Nicholson | Oct 2, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC
Germany's leader stands his ground after his party loses in state electionsEsme Nicholson | Sep 21, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
Germany's far-right achieves an electoral breakthrough in key state election
Germany's populist, far-right Alternative for Germany party has declared victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt after more than doubling its share of the vote in the first of several regional elections this fall.
Esme Nicholson | Sep 6, 2026, 4:36 PM UTC
Germany's far-right AfD party is poised for power in a state election
Germany's AfD's TikTok-fueled rise in Saxony-Anhalt is raising fears the country could see its first far-right governor since World War II.
Esme Nicholson | Sep 4, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
The Austrian nuns who fled their care home are now in Rome and visited the Vatican
The three octogenarian nuns, who made headlines last year after they broke back into their convent, joined others at St. Peter's Square for a general audience with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday morning.
Esme Nicholson | Apr 29, 2026, 9:48 PM UTC
Hungary's Viktor Orbán concedes defeat, ending 16 years in power
Hungarian voters turned out in the greatest numbers since the 1990s to turn away from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing populist Fidesz party.
Esme Nicholson, Nick Spicer | Apr 12, 2026, 8:14 PM UTC