Neo-Nazi Leader Gets 20 Years in Plot to Attack Baltimore’s Power Grid

Brandon C. Russell, 30, of Orlando., Fla., plotted with a Maryland woman to attack electrical substations in what prosecutors described as a plan motivated by their white supremacist beliefs.

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Horst Mahler, 89, Dies; Voice of the German Far Left, Then the Far Right

As a young lawyer and a Communist revolutionary, he helped start the violent Red Army Faction. Later, he went to prison as a Nazi apologist and Holocaust denier.

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Germany’s Far-Right Party May Be Banned. Its Voters Fear Being Left Voiceless.

Supporters of the Alternative for Germany say they might quit voting if the party is outlawed. Some opponents are against such a move, too.

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Merz Cracks the Trump Code With Friendly White House Meeting

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany spoke rarely but reverently, and found a warm reception in the Oval Office. Now he hopes to turn rapport into policy wins.

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Friedrich Merz, Germany’s Chancellor, Heads to Meet Trump at White House

Friedrich Merz is seeking to reassert his country’s role on the global stage, in part by building rapport with President Trump.

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‘Commander Butcher’ Who Led Neo-Nazi Group Faces Charges in Brooklyn

Michail Chkhikvishvili, arrested in Moldova, had plotted to have someone dressed as Santa Claus hand out poisoned candy in New York, prosecutors say.

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German Police Arrest Five Teenagers in Domestic Terrorism Raid

The group planned and carried out arson attacks on buildings housing asylum seekers, authorities said, warning that far-right extremist organizations are increasingly attracting young people.

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Teenager Charged With Killing Mother and Stepfather in a Plan to Assassinate Trump

A Wisconsin teenager was arrested last month on several charges, including two counts of first-degree murder. Federal investigators said he had a broader plot to kill the president.

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The Synagogue Massacre That Never Happened

They were two troubled young men, hurtling toward an atrocity. One was the grandson of a Holocaust survivor.

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Finland Finds Russian Mercenary Guilty of War Crimes in Ukraine

A court sentenced Voislav Torden, a commander in a Russian paramilitary group, to life in prison for the attack and mutilation of Ukrainian soldiers in 2014.

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