Italy is reporting 250 new deaths related to the Covid-19 coronavirus.

As Germany tries to come to terms with the latest terror attack to hit Europe, Angela Merkel must ready for the populist hard-right declarations, writes Josh Lowe

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives were yesterday licking their wounds after strong setbacks in state polls raised doubts about their favoured coalition’s chances of winning a looming general election.

A leading German conservative today said he was confident the country’s two biggest parties would succeed in forming a governing coalition, but he pressed Angela Merkel’s claim to replace Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.