Germany's far right, Japan's GDP and a $320m crypto hack — September 8, 2026

Germany’s far-right AfD won nearly 44% of the vote and 39 of 83 seats in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election. Friedrich Merz ruled out cooperation with the party and said the result shook his party “to its very foundations.” The Germany sequence uses Reuters footage from the election gathering. 1

Japan’s second-quarter GDP was revised to 1.4% annualised growth from 1.1%, after business spending proved less weak than first estimated. The Tokyo sequence is illustrative live-action context footage. 23

Liquid Network reported that about $320 million was withdrawn from its federation wallet in a hack and said it had halted new transactions. The closing crypto sequences are illustrative live-action context rather than footage of the specific incident. 456