Passengers on a high-speed train in Bavaria fought and overpowered a man after he started attacking people with an axe. The ...

The leader of the right-wing populist FPÖ in Austria, Herbert Kickl, congratulated Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on its improved result in Sunday's parliamentary election.

VIENNA — Herbert Kickl’s bid to become Austria’s first far-right chancellor since World War II and enact a Trump-style shake-up of the country stalled after coalition talks collapsed this week.

But Kickl makes French far-right leader Marine Le Pen "look like Mother Teresa", he said. Kickl has avoided debates and interviews, denouncing the media for their "lack of objectivity".

The leader of Austria's Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, arrives at his party's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

Freedom Party of Austria (FPOe) Chairman Herbert Kickl gives a press statement after the end of the coalition negotiations between the FPOe and Austrian People's Party (OeVP). Austria's far-right ...

The leader of Austria's Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, arrives at his party's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Credit: AP/Heinz-Peter Bader By The Associated PressUpdated ...

The leader of Austria's Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, addresses a news conference, in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

Secretary General Christian Hafenecker of the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) Herbert Kickl holds a press conference in Vienna on Wednesday (AFP photo) VIENNA — While negotiating with the conservatives ...

My first and only encounter with Herbert Kickl, the current leader of the far-right FPO, took place in 2009. At the time, he was the party's general secretary, and we debated the Swiss minaret ban ...

Head of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) Herbert Kickl, centre, celebrates with supporters during a final election campaign event at St Stephen's Square in Vienna, Austria, Friday, September 27 ...

Herbert Kickl, who now has good chances of becoming Austria's next chancellor, has radicalized the FPÖ in recent years. He seems to enjoy his role as the ultimate evil.