with Belarus, Germany's Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Thursday, as she and her EU counterparts

country. The new measures would begin immediately, said Interior Minister Nancy Faeser.... Faeser

Faeser said in a statement.... " It was already high before the attacks in Moscow and has remained

. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said the latest figures reflected measures taken to restrain

BERLIN( Reuters)-Germany has started working on strengthening its basement shelters as well as building up crisis stocks in case of war, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported on Saturday, citing the country's interior minister. After decades of attrition of Germany's armed forces, Russia's war in Ukraine has led to a major policy shift with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledging to increase defence spending and injecting 100 billion euros($ 109 billion) into the army. The government is also loo

BERLIN: Germany’s overall crime rate continues to decline, but the country has seen a steep increase in the distribution of child pornography and cybercrime, top security officials said on April 5. The distribution of child pornography in Germany more than doubled last year, going up 108.8% in 2021 compared to the year before, officials told a news conference on the country’s annual crime statistics report.“ The appalling extent of sexualised violence against children is a clear mandate for me t

BERLIN( Reuters)-Two German-Russian nationals have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting sabotage attacks, including on U.S. military facilities, in an effort to undermine military support for Ukraine, officials said on Thursday. Authorities have searched the homes and workplaces of the two suspects accused of working for a foreign secret service.... One of them, identified as Dieter S., had since October 2023 discussed possible plots with a person linked to the Russian secret servi

Miles of traffic jams have formed in the capital of Ukraine as citizens attempt to flee from Russian forces invading the country.... Long lines of cars soon blocked roads leading out of Kiev as people tried to leave for other parts of Ukraine and abroad, while others descended on the train station.... Countries across Europe, including Poland and Germany, have said that they will offer support to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the conflict. Recommended Ukraine-Russia news: Putin declares war What

Another large group, just under 1 million people, fled or were displaced to Germany immediately after and as a result of World War II.... This was mainly due to an increase in net immigration to around 300, 000 people, according to Destatis. Most refugees residing in Germany in 2021 arrived from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.... Since early June, they also receive basic income benefits as" recognized refugees." According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees( UNHCR), the number of

BERLIN-Two German airports temporarily suspended flights on the morning of Aug 15 after climate activists breached their airfields as part of a larger protest action targeting four airports nationwide. The Last Generation campaign group said in a statement that eight activists had stopped or reduced traffic at the Berlin, Cologne-Bonn, Nuremberg and Stuttgart airports, and published pictures of activists with their hands glued to the tarmac. The activists did not enter the runway area, it added.