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Thousands protest controversial migration vote in Germany's Leipzig
Thousands of people protested in the eastern German city of Leipzig on Thursday after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) helped…
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EU ministers embrace 'more rigorous and robust' course on migration
European Union home affairs ministers met in Warsaw on Thursday to discuss migration, a day after the German parliament backed plans for…
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Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote with far-right support
BERLIN (AP) — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country's…
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AfD's Weidel hails 'great day for democracy' in Germany after vote
Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), has celebrated the Bundestag vote in favour of more rejections at…
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German Christians slam conservative cooperation with far-right AfD
Germany's two largest Christian churches have jointly denounced opposition leader Friedrich Merz's plans to pass motions on migration…
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Tens of thousands protest in Berlin as far right's influence grows
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Scholz's challenger demands tougher migration rules as knife attack spills into German election
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's opposition leader vowed Thursday to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up…
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Germany's Merz: Teaming up with AfD would 'sell the soul' of party
Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), firmly rejected any cooperation…
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Scholz blasts conservative rival's stance on German citizenship rules
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has blasted his conservative rival's call for a rollback of recent reforms that makes it easier to obtain…
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NATO could circumvent Donald Trump on Ukraine peace plan
A German politician's speech in Kyiv has elicited questions regarding whether NATO could come up with a plan to circumvent President-elect…
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Germany announces new arms deliveries to Israel, rebuffs criticism
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced further arms deliveries to Israel on Thursday in a Bundestag debate marking the anniversary of the…
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Some 20% think German conservatives should work with far-right
Some 20% of those surveyed said if the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party wins the chancellorship next year, its…
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German opposition leader rejects further cross-party migration talks
Germany's conservative opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, on Wednesday flatly rejected offers from Chancellor Olaf Scholz for further…
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Germany's Scholz says government backing cross-party migration talks
Germany's coalition government will play its part in ensuring the success of cross-party talks on curbing migration, Chancellor Olaf…
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Saxony premier urges Ukraine talks ahead of key poll in German state
Michael Kretschmer, premier of the eastern German state of Saxony, repeated a call for talks to end the war in Ukraine on Monday, just two…