Two leading candidates of the conservative CDU and the far-right AfD in the state of Thuringia, Mario Voigt and Björn Höcke, clashed over issues such as migration and Europe.

Right-wing groups in Germany are actively exploiting protests against pandemic restrictions to push their own agenda. We spoke to a woman who has been fighting right-wing extremism for decades and now worries about growing radicalization.

Violent, antisemitic and pornographic content is being increasingly shared by children. It’s a growing problem in schools, but hardly anyone is willing to talk openly about it. What can be done to protect children and teenagers?

If the United Nations agency responsible for aiding Palestinians collapses from lack of funding, the economic and political impact will be felt far beyond Gaza.

Ever more people are visiting Turkey from abroad for nose jobs, hair transplants and similar procedures. Prices are low, but could there be risks?

Across Germany, tens of thousands of people have rallied against right-wing extremism. At least 150,000 people gathered in Berlin alone to protest against racism and xenophobia and show support for democracy.

Talking Europe hosts Andrej Plenkovic, the prime minister of Croatia. We unpack the dense agenda of the October 26-27 EU Council and debrief the summit's conclusions on the Israel-Hamas war, particularly the call for "humanitarian corridors and pauses" to ensure aid to the Palestinians in Gaza. We also discuss developments in southeastern Europe, such as the recent re-introduction of border checks, and ask what those mean for Croatia and the other countries concerned.

The court in Russia decided to make the latest trial of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny closed to the public, barring access to reporters. The opposition leader faces up to 30 years in prison on the "extremism" charges.