A leading member of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was fined on Tuesday by a court for using a banned Nazi paramilitary slogan, German media reported. The fine for Bjoern Hoecke by a court in the eastern city of Halle was set at 13,000 euros ($14,062), according to media including NTV and Spiegel. Hoecke, head of the AfD in the state of Thuringia, is part of the nationalist wing of the AfD, officially designated by the domestic intelligence agency as "right-wing extremist". In May 2021, Hoecke ended a campaign speech in the eastern town of Merseburg with the...