The German parliament on Thursday approved legislation that is intended to ease deportations of unsuccessful asylum-seekers as Chancellor Olaf Scholz seeks to defuse migration as a political problem. The legislation foresees increasing the maximum length of pre-deportation custody from 10…
Court orders preventative detention for horror house abuser
A man accused of repeatedly abusing women, in his house in western Germany is to be placed in preventative detention after serving his prison sentence. Two of the women have dead as a result of the abuse. The man, named…
5 injured, beds destroyed as fire guts refugee centre in Germany
No fewer than five people were injured and a dozen beds damaged as fire razed a refugee centre in central Hesse, Limburg town in Germany. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Police were called to the centre…
German Chancellor to meet with African leaders at Berlin summit
The heads of state and prime ministers of numerous African countries will on Monday begin a two-day talks in Berlin to discuss closer economic cooperation with Europe. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to hold bilateral talks with individual heads…
Zelensky tells Leipzig conference Russia threat to Ukraine’s neighbours
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also joined the German-Ukrainian municipal partnership conference in the eastern German city of Leipzig on Wednesday. He emphasised that it was not only Ukraine that was under threat from the Russian regime, neighbouring countries were also…
Scholz pledges greater security for Germany’s Jewish community
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced increased security measures for Jewish institutions in Germany following an attempted attack on a synagogue and community centre in Berlin. “It is very clear that we will not and will never accept attacks against…
Germany hits back at Elon Musk after he wades in on migrant debate
Germany has hit back at Elon Musk after the billionaire businessman waded into the country’s debate on migration. Musk reshared a post on the platform X, formerly Twitter, that criticized German NGO operations in the Mediterranean for “unloading illegal immigrants”…
Bundesliga: German railway workers want football fans behave carefully
German railroad workers have appealed to football fans for respect ahead of the start of the new season for Germany’s Bundesliga. They noted numerous incidents around match days during past seasons. The railway workers’ union, EVG, also demanded that German…
Wolfsburg start pre-season without coach Kovac
Bundesliga club Wolfsburg started pre-season on Monday without coach Niko Kovac. According to the club, Kovac missed the first training session due to personal reasons and is expected to join his squad on Friday. The session was led by his…
Trials of Coronavirus vaccine makers begin in Germany
German courts on Monday prepare to hear two civil cases against the manufacturers of Coronavirus vaccines for allegedly damaging the health condition of some persons. In one of the cases, the Regional Court in Rottweil in the south-western state of…