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January 2, 2024

Membership in Germany’s right-wing AfD jumps 37%

BERLIN: The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Tuesday marked a 37% surge in party membership from last year.

In a statement, the AfD said its membership has climbed to 40,131, or a 37% rise from 2022.

The party got 10.3% of the vote i…

Freedom of press ‘just a tool’ used to smear others: China

ISTANBUL: China Tuesday blasted the US, the UK, and others on Hong Kong, saying the ‘so-called freedom of the press’ is a ‘tool some countries use to attack and smear others.’

Beijing was reacting to a statement by the members of the Media Freedom Co…