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Explainer-What can Germany's far-right AfD do with its regional blocking minority?
BERLIN - The far right's first victory in a German state election since the Nazi era does not mean it can form a government, as other...
Sep 12, 20243 min read


Explainer-How Germany plans to tighten border controls in immigration crackdown
BERLIN/PRAGUE/WARSAW - Germany announced plans this week to extend controls to all its land borders and turn away more asylum seekers in...
Sep 12, 20243 min read


Germany tightens controls at all borders in immigration crackdown
BERLIN - Germany's government announced plans to impose tighter controls at all of the country's land borders in what it called an...
Sep 11, 20243 min read


Analysis-Far-right state win shakes Germany's fragile coalition
BERLIN - German state elections that dealt a heavy blow to the parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and historic wins for two...
Sep 2, 20244 min read


Germany resumes deportations to Afghanistan
BERLIN/FRANKFURT - Germany said it resumed flying convicted criminals of Afghan nationality to their home country on Friday, days before...
Aug 31, 20242 min read


UK's Starmer calls for European cooperation to tackle far right
BERLIN - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed concern at the growing threat from far-right groups in the United Kingdom and...
Aug 29, 20242 min read


Analysis-Eastern Germany's economic success leaves voters cold
EISENACH, Germany - Statistics show that Germany's east has done fairly well in catching up with the wealthier west over the past decade...
Aug 29, 20244 min read


Factbox-What is Islamic State, the group implicated in Germany stabbing?
DUBAI - Islamic State has described the 26-year-old Syrian man taken into custody after a stabbing rampage in the western German city of...
Aug 25, 20243 min read


NATO air base in Germany raises security level due to 'potential threat'
BERLIN (Reuters) -The NATO air base in the German town of Geilenkirchen has raised its security level "based on intelligence information...
Aug 23, 20242 min read


Germany seizes almost $28 million in cash in crypto ATM sting
BERLIN - German authorities have seized almost 25 million euros ($28 million) in cash in a nationwide operation targeting cryptocurrency...
Aug 21, 20241 min read


Factbox-What is G7's plan for financial aid to Ukraine?
The Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies agreed in June to use proceeds from frozen Russian assets to give Ukraine $50 billion in loans,...
Aug 19, 20243 min read


Lithuania begins construction of base for German troops near Russian border
RUDNINKAI, Lithuania - Lithuania on Monday began construction of a military base, which will accommodate up to 4,000 combat-ready German...
Aug 19, 20242 min read
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