Germany has this week deployed a permanent military brigade beyond its borders for the first time since the end of World War ...

The German federal police controls vehicles coming into Germany from Austria at the border control station Kiefersfelden, southern Germany, on May 15th, 2025. Photo: Michaela STACHE / AFP Germany ...

Berlin (AFP) – Germany's new government on Wednesday said that it would reject most asylum seekers at its borders as conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz seeks to limit irregular immigration ...

Germany’s new government has ordered border police to turn away undocumented immigrants, including some asylum seekers, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt says. Dobrindt on Wednesday announced ...

In the two days since the new German government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz tightened border controls, 19 people who had applied for asylum have reportedly been turned away. Germany has begun ...