Germany’s AfD leads poll for first time, beats CDU with 26% support

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Germany’s rising populist right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has beaten out Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a mainstream conservative party, in popularity in a new survey.  AFD garnered 26% of support in the poll put out by the Forsa Institute …

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Soft US inflation boosts Asia markets

Pedestrians walk past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on Wednesday. Photo: Kazuhiro NOGI / AFPSource: AFP Japan’s Nikkei hit a second record high in as many days Wednesday, as hopes of US interest rate cuts following soft inflation data cheered equity investors across Asia. The S&P …

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Chatbot Grok stirs confusion over suspension after Gaza claims

Online users are increasingly utilizing AI-powered chatbots in search of reliable information despite rampant misinformation. Photo: Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFPSource: AFP AI chatbot Grok on Tuesday offered conflicting explanations for its brief suspension from X after accusing Israel and the United States of committing “genocide” in Gaza, as it lashed …

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ChatGPT’s model picker is back, and it’s complicated

When OpenAI launched GPT-5 last week, the company said the model would simplify the ChatGPT experience. OpenAI hoped GPT-5 would act as a sort of “one size fits all” AI model with a router that would automatically decide how to best answer user questions. The company said this unified approach …

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James Hetfield’s net worth and life story revealed: How rich is he?

James Hetfield’s net worth is allegedly $300 million. He has made this fortune from music, real estate, angel investments, and buying music catalogues. The singer is largely known for his contributions to Metallica, Spastik Children, and Leather Charm Metallica’s lead singer, James Hetfield, performs on stage at Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano …

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German gas drive fuels fears of climate backsliding

The German government wants to build more gas power plants. Photo: Ina FASSBENDER / AFPSource: AFP Germany’s conservative-led government has launched a drive to rapidly build more gas-fired power plants, fuelling fears about climate policy backsliding and sparking unease even within its own ranks. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition has made …

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India reels from US tariff hike threat

Jewelry is on display at a store in the ‘Little India’ neighborhood of New York City. Photo: ANGELA WEISS / AFPSource: AFP Indian exporters are scrambling for options to mitigate the fallout of US President Donald Trump’s threatened tariff salvo against the world’s most populous nation. Many warn of dire …

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