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Scholz's challenger vows tough border rules as attack puts migration in German election spotlight
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
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 rejected asylum-seeker spills over into an election campaign in which he is the front-runner.
2 people are killed in a knife attack in Germany. Scholz says there must be consequences
Two people, including a 2-year-old boy, were killed and three others injured in a stabbing attack in Bavaria on Wednesday. The suspect, a former asylum-seeker who was supposed to be leaving Germany, was arrested.
Germany's Friedrich Merz calls for permanent border controls after knife attack
Friedrich Merz, currently leading in polls to become German chancellor, said Thursday if elected he will impose strict border controls.
Germany's Likely Next Chancellor Demands Migration Crackdown After Knife Attack
Germany's main opposition leader vowed on Thursday to impose immediate border controls if he becomes chancellor, as expected, after elections next month, a day after an Afghan asylum seeker was arrested for a deadly knife attack targeting children.
German frontrunner vows permanent border controls after knife attack
Friedrich Merz says he will close Germany's borders to irregular migrants, including those with a right to protection.
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.
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.

Scholz and Macron 'stand together'

Weakened Macron and Scholz Seek Common Ground to Handle Trump
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris Wednesday as the embattled leaders try ...
Germany's Scholz responds to Musk, saying freedom of speech must not back extreme-right
U.S. President Donald Trump demanded OPEC lower oil prices and the world drop interest rates in a speech to global business ...
Scholz Reminds Germans Of Responsibility For Holocaust
Chancellor Olaf Scholz reminded Germans Thursday of their responsibility for the "civilisational rupture" of the Holocaust, in a speech marking 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz.
President Trump will ‘be a challenge,’ German Chancellor Scholz says during visit to France
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said the presidency of Donald Trump would "be a challenge" but stressed he wanted ...
Germany's Scholz says rivals 'lying to the public' over Ukraine aid
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday insisted that a new aid package for Ukraine must be financed by lifting strict ...
In Davos, Scholz calls for 'cool heads', cautious optimism in face of Trump
Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced cautious optimism on Tuesday on the potential for German-U.S. relations under President Donald ...
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Germany’s Scholz slams Elon Musk for supporting ‘extreme-right positions’ over salute during Trump's rally
Elon Musk is facing backlash over a one-armed gesture he gave during a speech celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump ...
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 ...