Deutsche Welle: DW.com – Germany

• Germany's political landscape is more fractured than ever
  The AfD and BSW, two populist parties in Germany, won almost half of the votes in the state elections in Saxony and Thuringia. The result has fundamentally changed the German party system.
• German navy vessels sail through Taiwan Strait
  Despite Chinese protests about the use of the waterway — which it claims jurisdiction over — German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has insisted that the ships are in international waters.
• Floods in Europe caused by Vb conditions. What are they?
  With the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany preparing for heavy rainfall and flooding, here's what you need to know about the extreme weather phenomenon "five B" and why it's getting worse.
• Europe: Extreme weather warnings in Germany, Poland, Austria
  Heavy rainfall particularly in the Czech Republic is expected to have knock-on effects in neighboring Poland, Germany, Austria and Slovakia. Meanwhile, the first heavy snow of the year is expected in the Bavarian Alps.
• Germany: Suspect detained in plot to kill soldiers
  A 27-year-old man is accused of planning an attack on soldiers in a northeastern Bavarian town. Authorities said the man intended to use two machetes to kill as many German soldiers as possible during their lunch break.
• German state bans Islamic center over alleged Hamas links
  The interior minister of Brandenburg said the Islamic Center Fürstenwalde has links to Hamas. Police conducted raids where they retrieved laptops and a "considerable" amount of cash.
• When Germany targets Jewish artists as antisemitic
  An open letter signed by more than 150 Jewish personalities has expressed concern that Germany's draft resolution to protect Jewish life is focusing on the wrong people.