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1. Germany's AFD could become 1st far-right party to hold state power since WWII. What could that mean?

   

   Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party is soaring in popularity in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. It could form government in an upcoming regional election and become the first far-right party to hold state power in the country since the Second World War.

2. What did she see? The intelligence scramble to retrace an accused spy's footsteps

   

   The arrest of Canadian Biwei Zhang on espionage allegations has set off a transatlantic intelligence scramble. From NATO headquarters to Canadian and European agencies, investigators are retracing a decade of internships and government work to determine what she accessed, what may have been compromised — and whether she was working alone.

3. Romanian prosecutors indict influencer Andrew Tate for trafficking minors, money laundering

   

   Romanian prosecutors officially indicted social media influencer Andrew Tate on Friday for trafficking minors, money laundering, sex with a minor and witness tampering and his brother Tristan for complicity, years after they began investigating them.

4. Trump looms over U.S. midterms. Will he help or hurt Republicans?

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump is promising to campaign alongside Republicans who are at risk of losing their Congressional races in the upcoming midterm elections. Many Democrats are secretly hoping this is one promise that Trump keeps.

5. 2 trapped workers rescued from hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods

   

   Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday, raising hopes of reaching a dozen others believed to be trapped nine days after catastrophic floods devastated towns and swept away villages.