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Scholz's challenger demands tougher migration rules as knife attack spills into German election
Germany’s opposition leader has vowed to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected as chancellor next month, as a knife attack by a reject
Scholz Asks Why Afghan Knife Attack Suspect Was Still In Germany
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned a deadly knife attack Wednesday as "an unbelievable act of terror" and demanded to know why the Afghan suspect had been able to stay in the country.
Scholz's challenger vows tough border rules as attack puts migration in German election spotlight
His main election challenger, Friedrich Merz, whose center-right Union bloc leads polls, stepped up his party's vows to toughen migration policy. He said that Germany has had a mi
German frontrunner vows border ban on irregular migrants after knife attack
The conservative opposition leader tipped to lead Germany following next month's elections has promised far-reaching changes to border and asylum rules after a group of children were targeted in a deadly knife attack in Bavaria.
Germany Knife Attack On Children Reignites Pre-vote Migrant Debate
A deadly knife attack on a kindergarten group in Germany, where an Afghan man was arrested at the scene, reignited a bitter immigration debate Thursday, a month before elections.
German opposition leader vows asylum reforms after knife attack
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 rejected asylum-seeker spilled over into an election campaign in which he is the front-runner.
Germany's Scholz responds to Musk, saying freedom of speech must not back extreme-right
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to reiterate Washington ...
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Scholz hardens rhetoric on migrants after fatal knife attack
The chancellor, lagging in the polls ahead of the Feb. 23 election, called for an investigation into why the Afghan suspect ...
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Germany’s election puts Europe’s stalled engine to the test
The country's upcoming vote could determine the future of its struggling economy and Europe's political stability ...
How Germany declined under Olaf Scholz — in charts
Olaf Scholz became German chancellor with a pledge to modernise and jolt Europe’s largest economy from its paralysis. But just two months after taking office, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine ...
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Trump's return darkens mood as Germany heads to elections
Donald Trump's return to the White House has darkened the mood in Germany a month before elections, as multiple crises shake ...
Scholz and Merz Bring German Election Campaign to Davos
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FirstUp: Emmanuel Macron to meet Germany's Olaf Scholz and other headlines of the day
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the anniversary of the Elysee Treaty, signed ...
Germany's Scholz Does Not Expect US to Stop Ukraine Aid Under Trump
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that he does not expect the United States to halt military ...
Germany's leader says Musk's support for European far-right is 'completely unacceptable'
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Elon Musk's support for the far-right in Europe is "completely unacceptable." ...
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EU looks into Germany’s proposal of Europe-wide EV incentives
According to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the European Union is working on a proposal for EU-wide purchase incentives for electric vehicles. However, there ...
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German Chancellor Scholz: 'We do not tolerate anti-Semitism'
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday said it was "outrageous and shameful" that the Jewish community still faces discrimination, 80 years after the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.