STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN

Associated Press
Zee Borger from Israel, a survivor of Buchenwald concentration camp, speaks to journalists in the event hall at the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora concentration camps., Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Bodo Schackow/dpa via AP)
Former German president warns of far right at 80th anniversary of Buchenwald liberation
Germany has marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis’ Buchenwald concentration camp, with warnings against “radicalization and a worldwide shift to the right.”
 
Austrian party leader Christian Stocker of the Peoples' Party (OeVP) addresses a news conference after agreeing to form a coalition government with the Social Democrats (SPOe) and NEOS in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Feb 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)
Austria’s new government takes office after a record 5-month wait
Austria’s new government has taken office after an unprecedented five-month wait for a new administration. Christian Stocker took over as chancellor at the head of a previously untried three-party coalition on Monday.
 
Austrian party leaders Christian Stocker of the Peoples' Party (OeVP), center, Andreas Babler of the Social Democrats (SPOe), left, and Beate Meinl-Reisinger of NEOS, right, pose with their government program after a news conference on forming a coalition government in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Feb 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)
Austria is getting a new coalition government without the far-right election winner
Three parties have reached a deal to form a new centrist Austrian government, two weeks after a far-right party that won an election in September failed to put together an administration.
 
A part of Arak heavy water nuclear facilities is seen near the central city of Arak, 150 miles (250 kilometers) southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Jan. 15, 2011. (Mehdi Marizad/Fars News Agency via AP, File)
Iran accelerates production of near weapons-grade uranium, IAEA says, as tensions with US ratchet up
A report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says Iran has accelerated its production of near weapons-grade uranium as tensions between Tehran and Washington rise after the election of U.S. President Donald Trump.
 
People mourn at the site of stabbing a day after an attack that left a 14-year-old dead and five others injured, in Villach, Austria, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Suspect in fatal stabbing in Austria had an ‘Islamic terror motive,’ officials say
Austrian authorities say the stabbing of six people that left a 14-year-old boy dead was carried out by a man with possible connections to the Islamic State group who appeared to have acted alone.
 
The leader of Austria's Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, arrives at his party's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)
Austrian far-right leader’s efforts to form a new government collapse
Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl says his talks on forming a coalition government with a conservative party have collapsed.
 
Exterior view of the Austrian Peoples' Party's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, Jan. 05, 2025. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)
Speculation grows that Austrian far right leader Herbert Kickl will be asked to form a government
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen says he will meet with far-right politician Herbert Kickl as speculation grows that he will ask the Freedom Party leader to form a government.
 
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer attends a press conference in Vienna on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)
Austrian Chancellor Nehammer says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time.
 
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer attends a press conference in Vienna on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)
Talks on a new 3-party Austrian government collapse as the smallest party pulls out
Talks on forming a new three-party government in Austria have collapsed as the smallest of the prospective coalition partners pulled the plug on the negotiations.
 
FILE - The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)
UN nuclear agency’s board condemns Iran for the 2nd time this year for failing to fully cooperate
The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board has condemned Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency, the second time it has done so in just five months.
 
FILE - The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)
Iran defies international pressure, increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, UN says
The U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran has defied international demands to rein in its nuclear program and has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.
 
FILE - A worker sits on his water tank truck next to the business tower Lakhta Centre, the headquarters of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)
Austria says Russia’s Gazprom will cut off natural gas supply this weekend
Austria’s chancellor says Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazrom will cut off supplies early Saturday to Austrian utility OMV.
 
FILE - Herbert Kickl, leader of the Freedom Party of Austria waves to supporters, in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, after polls closed in the country's national election. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru, File)
With or without the far right in power, Austria’s links with Russia cause concern among allies
Ever since Austria held elections last month, the prospect of the country’s first far-right led government since the end of World War II has raised concern among its allies.
 
Herbert Kickl, leader of the Freedom Party of Austria celebrates with supporters, in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, after polls closed in the country's national election. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
European far right celebrates Austrian election win. But Austria’s political future is uncertain
European far-right and nationalist parties are celebrating the far-right Freedom Party’s win in Austria’s election.
 
Herbert Kickl, leader of the Freedom Party of Austria waves to supporters, in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, after polls closed in the country's national election. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Austria’s Freedom Party secures first far-right national election win since World War II
The Freedom Party has secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria.
 
FILE - Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer attends a press conference in Vienna, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)
A far-right party is looking for a historic election win in Austria
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party could win a national election for the first time when Austria votes on Sunday.
 
FILE - The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)
Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN says
The U.N. nuclear watchdog says that Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels in defiance of international demands.
 
People lay flowers near the scene of a knife attack in Solingen city center, Germany, Saturday Aug. 24, 2024, after three people were killed and at least eight people were wounded Friday night at the festival. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)
Islamic State group claims responsibility for knife attack that killed 3 in Solingen, Germany
The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Solingen, Germany, that killed three people and wounded eight more at a crowded festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary.
 
FILE - The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 6, 2023. Diplomats say the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board of governors on has censured Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency. It called on Tehran Wednesday, June 5, 2024, to provide answers in a long-running investigation and reverse its decision to bar several experienced U.N. inspectors. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)
UN nuclear agency’s board votes to censure Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the watchdog
Diplomats say the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board has censured Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency.
 
UN monitor says Russia recognizes it would be unsafe now to restart Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog says Russia may eventually restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant that it seized in southeastern Ukraine but shares the view of international monitors that it’s not practical and possibly dangerous to do so now.
 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, Rafael Grossi, addresses the media after arriving at the Vienna International Airport in Schwechat, Austria, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The head of the United Nations' atomic watchdog traveled Monday to Iran, where his agency faces increasing difficulty in monitoring the Islamic Republic's rapidly advancing nuclear program as tensions remain high in the wider Middle East over the Israel-Hamas war. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)
Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, watchdog says
A report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says that Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels. The confidential report was seen by The Associated Press on Monday.
 
Russian court freezes assets of 2 German banks in gas project dispute
The Russian state news agency Tass says a court in St. Petersburg has ordered the seizing of assets of Germany’s Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank in Russia.
 
FILE - The logo of payment company Wirecard is pictured at the headquarters in Munich, Germany on July 20, 2020. Austria faces its biggest espionage scandal in decades as the arrest of a former intelligence officer brings to light evidence of extensive Russian infiltration, lax official oversight and behavior worthy of a spy novel. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
An espionage scandal rocks Austria, laying bare alleged Russian spying operations across Europe
Austria faces its biggest espionage scandal in decades as the arrest of a former intelligence officer brings to light evidence of extensive Russian infiltration, lax official oversight and behavior worthy of a spy novel.
 
FILE - Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer speaks with the media as he arrives for a EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 21, 2024. The arrest in recent days of a former Austrian intelligence officer on serious allegations of spying for Russia suggests that Austria needs to boost its security to thwart Russian infiltration, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Monday, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File)
Chancellor says Austria needs to deter Russian infiltration after allegations of spying emerge
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says the arrest in recent days of a former Austrian intelligence officer on serious allegations of spying for Russia suggests that Austria needs to boost its security to thwart Russian infiltration.
 
Austria expels 2 diplomats from Russia’s Embassy in Vienna. An official says it’s related to spying
The Austrian government says that it has ordered two diplomats from Russia’s Embassy in Vienna to leave the country.
 
German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius speaks in the Bundestag, Berlin, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. German lawmakers on Thursday approved a motion calling on the government to deliver “further necessary long-range weapons systems and ammunition” to Ukraine, but voted down an opposition call explicitly to send Taurus long-range cruise missiles. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)
A look at Taurus missiles, the weapon at the heart of a leaked audio and Russian-German tensions
On the day that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow, Russian state media leaked an audio recording of German military officers discussing the hypothetical use of Taurus long-range missiles in Ukraine.
 
FILE - IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi attends a joint press conference with head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami in Tehran, Saturday, March 4, 2023. Iran has further increased its total stockpile of uranium, according to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press on Monday, and continues to bar several of the most experienced inspectors from monitoring its nuclear program. The IAEA report estimated that as of Feb. 10, Iran’s total enriched uranium stockpile was at 5,525.5 kilograms, an increase of 1038.7 kilograms since the last quarterly report in November 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
The UN atomic watchdog’s director says he’s heading to Moscow for talks on nuclear safety in Ukraine
The U.N. atomic watchdog agency’s director said that he’s due to depart for a trip to Moscow on Tuesday for high-level talks with Russian officials to discuss the issue of nuclear safety in Ukraine.
 
FILE - A student looks at a model of Bushehr nuclear power plant in an exhibition of the country's nuclear achievements, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Iran has further increased its total stockpile of uranium, according to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press on Monday, and continues to bar several of the most experienced inspectors from monitoring its nuclear program. The IAEA report estimated that as of Feb. 10, Iran’s total enriched uranium stockpile was at 5,525.5 kilograms, an increase of 1038.7 kilograms since the last quarterly report in November 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
Iran has further increased its total stockpile of uranium, UN nuclear watchdog report says
According to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press, Iran has further increased its total stockpile of uranium and continues to bar several of the most experienced inspectors from monitoring its nuclear program.
 
This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)
The Taliban release an 84-year-old Austrian man who was detained in Afghanistan last year
The Austrian government says ans 84-year-old Austrian man who traveled to Afghanistan last year and was arrested there has been released by the country’s Taliban rulers.
 
3 women have been found dead in a Vienna brothel. A suspect has been arrested
Police in Vienna say they have launched a criminal investigation after three women were found dead in a brothel. A witness discovered traces of blood outside the building near the Danube River and alerted police on Friday evening.
 
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