Main City Bridge Collapses in Dresden, Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities are investigating what caused a concrete bridge to partially collapse in eastern Germany early Wednesday, cutting off a major traffic artery in Dresden and shutting down the heating system in the city nicknamed “Florence on the Elbe” for its Baroque architecture. The Dresden fire department said on its website that part […]
Germany Enacts Strict Land Border Controls to End ‘Irregular Migration’
Germany on Monday implemented strict new land border controls in response to the growing threat of illegal immigration and extremism. “We are strengthening security in the country through concrete actions and continue to take a tough stance against illegal immigration,” Interior Minister Nancy Fazer told a news conference. AP Reports The ministry said it had […]
Germany to extend temporary controls to all land borders in response to ‘irregular migration’ – Europe live | Germany
Main Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Germany tightens border controls German Interior Minister, Nancy FazerThe German chancellor announced on Monday that temporary controls would be extended to all of Germany's land borders in a bid to tackle illegal immigration and protect the country from extremist threats. The interior […]
Germany Looks to Use Rwanda Migrant Centres Paid for by Britain
Germany is considering using hundreds of millions of dollars spent by the UK on its now-defunct Rwanda migration scheme to send its own illegal immigrants to the East African country. As one of his first acts after taking office in July, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced he would halt plans to send illegal […]
An ‘earthquake’ at Volkswagen – and a crisis for Germany? | Volkswagen (VW)
“Earthquake at Volkswagen” read a grim headline in the newspaper. Wolfsburg Newsa newspaper serving a northern German city synonymous with the car manufacturer. News that crisis-hit Volkswagen is considering closing factories in Germany for the first time in its history, prematurely ending 30-year-old job protection agreements as part of a savings drive of around €10 […]
Munich police kill man who opened fire near Israeli consulate | Germany
“There is no place for anti-Semitism or Islamic extremism in Germany,” the German chancellor said after Munich police shot and killed a man carrying a “long-barreled gun” following a shootout near the Israeli consulate. Bavarian state police and prosecutors said in a joint statement that the man was believed to have been planning a terror […]
Germany Activates Own Air-Defence System, Citing Russia Threat
The German military on Wednesday began operating its Iris-T air defense system for the first time in the country, having delivered several advanced systems to war-torn Ukraine to shoot down Russian rockets, drones and missiles in flight. AFP Reports Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the surface-to-air system was part of a long-term strengthening of German and […]
Munich police shoot ‘suspicious person’ amid large operation near Nazi documentation centre – Europe live | Germany
Main Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Police found someone they believed had a gun and fired shots at the suspect, authorities said. Munich police issued a new update, confirming that officers had found a person believed to be in possession of a gun. Lageupdate zum aktuellen Einsatz: Durch […]
easyJet flight makes emergency landing in Munich, Germany after alleged drunk passenger tried to storm cockpit
An allegedly drunk passenger on board the plane tried to storm into the cockpit of an easyJet plane, causing chaos in the air and forcing the pilot to change course and make an emergency landing, terrifying passengers on board. Flight U28235 took off from London Gatwick Airport in the UK just after 3:30 p.m. on […]
Far-right party wins first state election in Germany since World War II
In Germany, a far-right party won state elections on Sunday for the first time since World War II, dealing a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a majority of the votes in Thuringia, beating the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and becoming the first far-right party to win a state […]