Austria

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Austria’s plans for Hitler’s birth house stir controversy

BERLIN (JTA) — Plans to turn Hitler’s birth house into a police station have turned a small Austrian town upside down.

https://www.jta.org/2023/08/23/global/in-line-with-the-dictators-wishes-austrias-plans-for-hitlers-birth-house-stir-controversy?

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An espionage scandal rocks Austria, laying bare alleged Russian spying operations across Europe

VIENNA (AP) — Austria faces its biggest espionage scandal in decades as the arrest of a former intelligence officer brings to light evidence of extensive Russian infiltration, lax official oversight and behavior worthy of a spy novel.

https://apnews.com/article/austria-spying-scandal-russia-ott-marsalek-wirecard-8921f3ce95b30646ee1952bf8949a43f?

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Lawsuit Links Wild UAE-Financed Smear Campaign to George Washington University

The smears spurred Austrian police to raid Islamophobia scholar Farid Hafez’s family home. Then the terrorism charges fell apart.

https://theintercept.com/2024/04/20/farid-hafez-muslim-lorenzo-vidino-gwu-uae/?

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Organizers cancel Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna over fears of an attack

VIENNA (AP) — Organizers of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna this week called them off on Wednesday after officials announced arrests over an apparent plot to launch an attack on an event in the Vienna area such as the concerts.

https://apnews.com/article/austria-extremism-arrests-security-taylor-swift-7ece0b264f6e4152b8214c9fba8c425b?

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Suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows were inspired by Islamic State group, officials say

VIENNA (AP) — Both suspects in a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows in Vienna appeared to be inspired by the Islamic State group and al-Qaida, Austrian authorities said Thursday, and investigators found bomb-making materials at one of their homes. Officials said one of the two confessed to planning to “kill as many people as possible outside the concert venue.”

https://apnews.com/article/austria-taylor-swift-concerts-canceled-extremism-arrests-17b494f1a164b205128d7faeb607e731?

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Austria’s Freedom Party secures first far-right national election win since World War II

VIENNA (AP) — The Freedom Party secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria on Sunday, finishing ahead of the governing conservatives after tapping into anxieties about immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other issues. But its chances of governing were unclear.

https://apnews.com/article/austria-national-election-far-right-freedom-party-1a22057b230a2576e0ca0ee69607cf6e?

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A far-right leader could soon take the helm in EU member country Austria. Here’s why it matters

VIENNA, Austria (AP) — A party that advocates an end to economic sanctions against Russia and has called for the “re-migration of uninvited foreigners” could soon give Austria its first government led by the far right since World War II, with a leader who has a provocative style at its helm.

https://apnews.com/article/austria-nehammer-kickl-chancellor-european-union-d5de1b28909f9e469d8151a057dbb4ed?

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Austria is getting a new coalition government without the far-right election winner

VIENNA (AP) — Three parties reached a deal on Thursday to form a new centrist Austrian government, two weeks after a far-right party that won an election in September failed to put together an administration.

https://apnews.com/article/austria-new-government-coalition-stocker-2d39904a00c33d382b1c94cb021d0c0c?