Germany’s far right set for historic win, short of majority | CNN

Germany’s far-right AfD is on course for a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt, a result that could put it closer than ever to leading a state government, though rival parties have ruled out cooperation and could block it from taking power. The win delivered the AfD 39 of 83 seats in parliament, just short of the 42 it needed for an absolute majority.

When flash floods hit the China-Nepal border late last month, surveillance footage captured the dramatic moment a five-story building was engulfed by a wall of water. CNN’s Simone McCarthy was among the first group of foreign media to visit the site and see what it’s like now.

Mount Anak Krakatau in Indonesia is on its second straight day of a major eruption. Volcanic ash has caused the suspension of flights out of Jakarta's main airport.

The US military said its forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles toward two US Navy warships, but did not hit them. The strike marks the latest escalation between the US and Iran near a critical route for global oil supplies.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited Palestinian-Americans in the occupied West Bank who are repeatedly subjected to Israeli settler attacks. Huckabee, a longtime supporter of Israeli settlements, called the attacks "terrorism" but characterized the perpetrators as a small minority, saying the US has limited leverage over their actions. CNN's Jeremy Diamond pressed the ambassador on those comments and spoke with residents skeptical anything will change.

The UN voted to swap the 16th century Mercator map for the more accurate Equal Earth projection. CNN’s Larry Madowo explains the difference between those maps, and why Africa’s size has been minimized for generations.

Rescuers in Nepal have pulled a Chinese national alive from a hydropower tunnel 10 days after floods caused devastation on the border, according to the Nepali army.

Ulrich Siegmund, the far-right alternative candidate for Germany's Saxony-Anhalt region, has been dubbed 'Germany's most dangerous man' by Der Spiegel magazine. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen explores why.

德国极右翼政党德国选择党（AfD）有望在萨克森-安哈尔特州取得历史性胜利，这一结果可能使其比以往任何时候都更接近组建州政府。不过，其他政党已排除合作的可能性，并可能阻止其上台执政。此次胜利使德国选择党在议会83个席位中赢得39席，距离获得绝对多数所需的42席仅差一步之遥。

上月底，中尼边境遭遇突发洪水，监控录像记录下了令人震惊的一幕：一栋五层楼房被洪水吞没。CNN记者西蒙娜·麦卡锡是首批前往现场了解灾情的外国媒体记者之一。

印度尼西亚的喀拉喀托之子火山已连续第二天发生大规模喷发。火山灰导致雅加达主要机场的航班暂停。

美国军方称，在伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队向两艘美国海军军舰发射弹道导弹后，美军对三艘伊朗原油运输船发动了袭击，但导弹并未击中目标。此次袭击标志着美伊两国在一条全球石油供应关键航线附近局势的最新升级。

美国驻以色列大使迈克·赫卡比访问了被占领的约旦河西岸的巴勒斯坦裔美国人，他们屡遭以色列定居者袭击。赫卡比长期以来支持以色列定居点，他称这些袭击为“恐怖主义”，但同时又将肇事者描述为少数人，并表示美国对他们的行为影响力有限。CNN记者杰里米·戴蒙德就此言论向大使施压，并采访了一些对现状能否改变持怀疑态度的居民。

联合国投票决定用更精确的“地球等距投影”取代16世纪的墨卡托投影地图。CNN的拉里·马多沃解释了这两种地图之间的区别，以及为什么非洲的面积被低估了好几代人。

据尼泊尔军方消息，洪水袭击尼泊尔边境10天后，救援人员从一条水电站隧道中救出了一名中国公民。

德国萨克森-安哈尔特州极右翼候选人乌尔里希·西格蒙德被《明镜周刊》称为“德国最危险的人物”。CNN记者弗雷德里克·普莱特根对此进行了探究。