Germany’s opposition leader vowed Thursday to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected chancellor next month, as a knife attack by a ...

He added that "my impression from the last few days is that the new American administration also sees it this way, at least in part".On his other foreign policy priorities, Merz said he would seek to ...

In Germany, a toxic national debate on Muslims and immigration has fueled the rise of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland. Polling second place ahead of February’s federal elections, mainstream ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become the next chancellor, said on Thursday he wanted to win back the lost trust of key allies and ensure Berlin is more assertive on the global ...

Violent attacks linked to foreign suspects in Germany, including a deadly stabbing on Wednesday when the attacker targeted pre-school children, have prompted political parties to demand stricter ...

After years in which Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been accused of treading lightly on European and world stages, conservative election ...

Germany's opposition leader vows to toughen migration policies following a knife attack by an asylum-seeker. He pledges to ...

Germany's opposition leader Friedrich Merz calls for a comprehensive reform of migration policies following a deadly attack by an Afghan asylum seeker. This incident sparks political debate and fuels ...

The arrest of an Afghan asylum seeker suspected of killing two people in a knife attack targeting children in a German park ...

After years in which Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been accused of treading lightly on European and world stages, conservative election front-runner Friedrich Merz has vowed a bold return to ...

German voters head to the polls in a winter election next month, but likely will not have a new government until well into the spring.