Live Updates: 4 Dead; Suspect Was ISIS ‘Sympathizer’

A gunman was killed, and the authorities say that there is no indication of any other attackers having been involved in the shooting rampage in central Vienna.

A man who opened fire in central Vienna on Monday night while armed with an automatic rifle, a pistol and a machete and wearing a fake ( Read more... )

Government falls apart after vice-chancellor resigns because of compromising secret video

Austria is heading for snap elections after the far-right vice-chancellor resigned over a video that appeared to show him promising public contracts to a woman posing as a Russian backer, in return for help in his election campaign.

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Teenager fearing persecution has claim rejected as official did not believe he was gay

An Afghan teenager who said he feared being persecuted in his home country for being gay has had his asylum application rejected by Austria after an official said he did not “walk, act or dress” like a gay man, according to reports.

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Austrian president rebukes far-right leader over media jibe

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria’s president rebuked the far-right deputy head of government on Friday for accusing the national broadcaster and one of its journalists of lying.

Heinz-Christian Strache, who led the anti-Islam Freedom Party (FPO) to third place in last year’s parliamentary ( Read more... )

Freedom party’s Norbert Hofer congratulates independent rival Alexander Van der Bellen and says he is ‘endlessly sad’

The rightwing populist candidate for the Austrian presidency has conceded defeat and congratulated his Green-backed independent rival on winning the election.

In a Facebook post published shortly after the first exit poll, Norbert ( Read more... )

Dogged by the migration crisis and the traumatic business of Brexit - to name just two current, existential challenges to their project - those who run the European Union felt they had enough on their plates before Donald Trump seized the White House ( Read more... )

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OP: The first article is from just before the U.K.'s 'Brexit' vote, which has been hailed by Europe's far right.
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Europe far-right leaders rally against Islam, EU

At meeting in Vienna, Europe's major far-right parties rant against EU, "radical Islam" and asylum seekers.
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